Hi Simon, you mentioned about fire safety I'll give you a true example of a complete accident which occurred some years ago. During a walk with a colleague I noticed that someone had made a fire due to the scaring of the ground you could see that the area of the fire had been well doused with water. The actual fire scaring seemed to be quite a few days old because new growth of plants was coming through, my colleague and I stopped for a drink and I happened to ask him, "can you smell something burning" he replied "yes" we looked around and found a slight amount of smoke coming from the grass I felt the ground which seemed to be a bit warm which seemed unusual because we hadn't had much sunshine for a few weeks, we dug down to about a foot deep and found the ground smoldering we poured our water onto the area which more ore less turned to steam immediately so we informed the fire brigade they arrived quite quickly, the used a thermal imaging device and found the heat source covered around 100 m2. For 4 plus days 24hrs a day they fitted static pumps in order to put out the underground fire eventually the ground collapsed and they could get to the source of the fire and put it out. A fire man said if anyone would have walked across this particular area the ground could have given away and they would have been killed, you see, the upper surface of soil and grass, the soil had baked hard & acted like a lid and the peat underneath just smolderd away thus leaving a large cavity underground. So your advice on fire safety is sound, care must be taken.
What a story! But be careful? I don't see how to avoid that by being careful other then just not having a fire on the ground... I would always use a firebox or some other container that keeps it off the ground...
@@lodewijkbergkotte260 That's why the universe gave us rocks and stones! A well lined fire pit may not be able to ensure 100% that a well maintained fire won't spread, but it will certainly help. It would also be good to soak the ground, before lining the pit. Thoroughly soak the ground! Even after lining the pit, the rocks will transfer heat, after all. Fortunately, they don't transfer open flame. Stay safe out there!!
Sadly, such horrific deaths have occurred. Searching "coal seam fires" online will quickly reveal just how devastatingly common underground fires are across the world's coal-mining regions. One of the more infamous examples, which forced the abandonment of Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning since 1962. Peat deposits are, of course, on their way to becoming coal if someone doesn't ignite them first. Peat just needs to be more deeply buried and subjected to pressure over geological time scales.
Lol i always get excited when i see the notification that simon uploaded another vid and the moment it starts, i feel relaxed and joy comes in. Thank you simon❤️
You can use tortilla wraps as a sort of pizza/calzone. They work better as a calzone, fold them over with cheese etc inside, then cook like you would do a pizza, or dry fry them in a pan.
We love that your kit contains items that you’ve used for years upon years. You’re not a reviewer of the latest corporate phase. Thank you. However, if you’d like, you could sell a million of those folding leg tables. Pizza anyone? Skillet
I've been making naan bread pizzas since I was a teen. They make a great base for a pizza. My mum was a catering teacher at the time and stole my idea to teach in school as a quick pizza method. So it gets two thumbs up from me!
Sleeping on the ground is harder for me now than it was 40 years ago. I was recently pleasantly surprised by how much more comfortable a hammock can be.
As a 76 yr old man, the only camping we have done is in the nineties at Glasto, brilliant times. Your vids of your adventures are great to watch and therapeutic value must high. Thank you Simon...
That was fun Simon. Sorry to hear about the back; take heed it's warning and look after it. This getting older lark can get harsh here and there. Certainly was not like this in the brochure! 😉Be well.😊
Ahhh Simon, you are by far my favourite in this genre. I really enjoy your upbeat attitude, even when things are not going well you manage to see the bright side. Always a breath of fresh air. Thanks for another wonderful video.
Your filming and editing are great, love the flow. I giggled a little when you put on a long sleeve in the evening, here in South Texas August it can be 80 to 90 at night. Your Island nation has many charms as well as a fascination of being one of my ancestral places. Be well Simon Thanks for sharing.
Yes I feel you, we aren't spring chickens anymore... Getting up hurts, bending down hurts, sleeping wrong hurts lol... I guess being in our 40's it is what it is unfortunately 😔 👍
Sorry to see your knife was pinched! When going to bed he takes off his boots, puts his knife in one of them. When he gets up in the morning he is able to don both boots without encountering the knife placed there the night before! The only conclusion - knife bandits visited in the night! Another great video Simon - those pizzas look delicious!
Another great informative video, like you age, creaps up and aches occur more often. Maybe like me at 66 years i lightened my kit considerably, which with the heavy back pack was the cause of back ache.
Lovely to see you having a refreshing break in the woods. Kudos for carrying in that jerry can of water and making sure your fire is totally out. Great message too about being careful. Very responsible example to others!
@@simonablokeinthewoods Dave Canterbury just did a video making one in the new Swedish mess kit, just seams like there popping up all the time, I think maybe youtube sending them my way after watching one video...
I love that Naan. I use it for everything. Toasted w/butter, peanut butter, cheese stuffed/ just warm with dinner like dinner rolls. I buy them like 30 in a pkg, place in freezer, use as needed. But never made pizza. 🍕 after seeing your I will,soon.
Here in the US I like to use English muffins. Kids love to make their own. Metal sandwich makers over the fire make good pizzas too. Like your idea too!
Great video! Loved the music you chose for the beginning of the video. It set a beautiful mellow mood. Thank you for talking about fire safety. Here in the States we’ve had several devastating fires because of careless campers. It’s such a shame not only to lose the forest but also the personal property that has been burned. I really like how you end your camping videos by making every effort to leave no trace! You set a great example!!
Good show. You and Andy always do a great job in helping so many people in what you do. Trust me, it helps to learn as much as you can in this day and time. Just never know when the skills you teach us will be needed to live on. Thank you sir.
Simon, nice video. Try cheese, onions only without tomato sauce. If you need salt season the sauce. Cook the pizza with sauce cheese and if you want it warm, sausage. The remaining season put them after cooking. Tate must improve. Tks
Thanks Simon for going out camping and sharing it with us. Bloody love watching your channel. Very much looking forward to your Scandinavia trip with that Kentish Cheffing Chap hope all goes well and no one gets sick this time. Keep up the good work. Hopefully the Landy keeps going for another few years before needing anything else major. Please get yourself a long handled spork, I saw your spoon a few years back and thought a spork would be better. Not looked back. Pepperoni Spoon, brilliant.
@@simonablokeinthewoods I get the impression that you wouldn't suffer in any way if you became homeless ....in fact ,you'd probably live better than I do at home .inspiring . Thanks .
I am glad to hear someone else is reusing plastic bottles rather than just throwing them away after the first use. Also you mentioned about it on this highly popular channel.
Hi Simon, I always look forward to your videos; I find them refreshing. I like the natural setup you used for your camp, especially by the fallen tree; which served many purposes. I like the pizzas, great idea. I like your responsibility in working with fire and keeping everything safe. Thanks for sharing and Rich Blessings.
I love your channel and have learnt so much about equipment, ways of achieving the simplest of tasks, and general safety and due care of surroundings, espec,. fire care.I would love to do the same as you and just take off to a camp somewhere,but my life style prevents, so i follow you, and enjoy every minute, thank you for your vids.Take care and have fun,(dont forget to record it!).
I used to be a pizza chef for a few years and I know your not making your own pizza based in this video but if you do you could try folding your base over and making a pizza pasty, you can put anything you want in them and they don’t make much mess 👍
I really like this content. apart from seeing the forest that is still lush and natural. You are also very creative in building a resting place, I'm from Indonesia🤝❤️
Great job as usual Simon. Hope your back limbers up soon. I know how you feel. Not a young man myself any more. Thanks so much for taking the time to film. I look forward each week. God bless my friend.
This is great, as always! Every time I see your videos I get inspired! Reading all the comments I see that we are so many that appreciate what you do. Thanks for sharing your adventures! I am sure you help a lot of people getting out in the woods and enjoying the wilderness.
This was so peaceful this afternoon. Sitting at my desk with thunder rolling overhead, praying for rain, and watching Simon camp and cook! Makes me want to cook something with FIRE! You know, something other than just charcoal briquettes. 😄 Thank you so much for sharing with us. Hope you all are well! Take care! P.S. I am convinced that a person could put a really nice marinara sauce and some lovely soft melty cheese on an asphalt shingle and it would be delicious! 😂
I reached that age a good while back and everything hurt. Gave up ground dwelling and thanks to my dear mate Chey...I'm now still out in the woods at every opportunity...in a hammock this time. No more bad back and joints for me. Loving the leave no trace policy still being shown...seems too many are still not getting the message. Humans are monsters when it comes to this and the message must still be pushed. Great video mate...not ready for that coffin bivvy yet lol
Cool idea with the mess kit oven Simon! Look up backpackers pantry outback oven. It's for the stove. Might be able to find one on eBay. They stopped making them about 15urs ago. Cheers!
Hi Simon, you mentioned about fire safety I'll give you a true example of a complete accident which occurred some years ago. During a walk with a colleague I noticed that someone had made a fire due to the scaring of the ground you could see that the area of the fire had been well doused with water. The actual fire scaring seemed to be quite a few days old because new growth of plants was coming through, my colleague and I stopped for a drink and I happened to ask him, "can you smell something burning" he replied "yes" we looked around and found a slight amount of smoke coming from the grass I felt the ground which seemed to be a bit warm which seemed unusual because we hadn't had much sunshine for a few weeks, we dug down to about a foot deep and found the ground smoldering we poured our water onto the area which more ore less turned to steam immediately so we informed the fire brigade they arrived quite quickly, the used a thermal imaging device and found the heat source covered around 100 m2. For 4 plus days 24hrs a day they fitted static pumps in order to put out the underground fire eventually the ground collapsed and they could get to the source of the fire and put it out. A fire man said if anyone would have walked across this particular area the ground could have given away and they would have been killed, you see, the upper surface of soil and grass, the soil had baked hard & acted like a lid and the peat underneath just smolderd away thus leaving a large cavity underground. So your advice on fire safety is sound, care must be taken.
Blimey, what a way to go that would be. Let's all be careful.
What a story! But be careful?
I don't see how to avoid that by being careful other then just not having a fire on the ground... I would always use a firebox or some other container that keeps it off the ground...
Fantastic story and I hope all that watch this video read what you wrote.... It just ain't worth it in this weather or on peaty ground
@@lodewijkbergkotte260 That's why the universe gave us rocks and stones! A well lined fire pit may not be able to ensure 100% that a well maintained fire won't spread, but it will certainly help. It would also be good to soak the ground, before lining the pit. Thoroughly soak the ground! Even after lining the pit, the rocks will transfer heat, after all. Fortunately, they don't transfer open flame. Stay safe out there!!
Sadly, such horrific deaths have occurred. Searching "coal seam fires" online will quickly reveal just how devastatingly common underground fires are across the world's coal-mining regions. One of the more infamous examples, which forced the abandonment of Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning since 1962. Peat deposits are, of course, on their way to becoming coal if someone doesn't ignite them first. Peat just needs to be more deeply buried and subjected to pressure over geological time scales.
Lol i always get excited when i see the notification that simon uploaded another vid and the moment it starts, i feel relaxed and joy comes in. Thank you simon❤️
Same
Likewise
Ditto from my end too!
Same here dudes, and exactly what i thought today the second the video started :) I just relax and smile :)
I'm in hospital at the moment and this video is perfectly timed to help get me through the boredom!
I hope you recover soon! 👍👍
You can use tortilla wraps as a sort of pizza/calzone. They work better as a calzone, fold them over with cheese etc inside, then cook like you would do a pizza, or dry fry them in a pan.
Good call!! 😋
I dunno what velcro keeps that hat on but I want me some! 🤣🤣
Hahaha yeah me too bud
It’s Velcroed to his syrup
We love that your kit contains items that you’ve used for years upon years. You’re not a reviewer of the latest corporate phase. Thank you. However, if you’d like, you could sell a million of those folding leg tables. Pizza anyone? Skillet
I've been making naan bread pizzas since I was a teen. They make a great base for a pizza. My mum was a catering teacher at the time and stole my idea to teach in school as a quick pizza method. So it gets two thumbs up from me!
Pita bread works well too
@@rowendraper6828….and Tortillas as well 😂
Sleeping on the ground is harder for me now than it was 40 years ago. I was recently pleasantly surprised by how much more comfortable a hammock can be.
Simon .... you have such a calming presentation and demeanor. One of the the best outdoor channels on You Tube. Cheers mate ... 🍺
who needs an Ooni when you can make pizzas this way? these looked incredible and such an ingenious way to cook them too
As a 76 yr old man, the only camping we have done is in the nineties at Glasto, brilliant times. Your vids of your adventures are great to watch and therapeutic value must
high. Thank you Simon...
That was fun Simon. Sorry to hear about the back; take heed it's warning and look after it. This getting older lark can get harsh here and there. Certainly was not like this in the brochure! 😉Be well.😊
Simple, yet so restoring to the soul. Reminds me to head out for an over-nighter just to clear my head. Thanks Simon.
I don't think this would be a proper Simon A Bloke In The Woods video without a good dollop of hot sauce! Hope you're enjoying summer 🙂
1.6k views in first hour! I'm not the only one to sit in wait every day then 😁
Ahhh Simon, you are by far my favourite in this genre. I really enjoy your upbeat attitude, even when things are not going well you manage to see the bright side. Always a breath of fresh air. Thanks for another wonderful video.
Your filming and editing are great, love the flow. I giggled a little when you put on a long sleeve in the evening, here in South Texas August it can be 80 to 90 at night. Your Island nation has many charms as well as a fascination of being one of my ancestral places. Be well Simon Thanks for sharing.
One of my old favorites; pizza and beer. Even better being outdoors.
Yes I feel you, we aren't spring chickens anymore... Getting up hurts, bending down hurts, sleeping wrong hurts lol... I guess being in our 40's it is what it is unfortunately 😔 👍
Great adventure Simon- Thank you. ! I also was rolling on my floor after catching You and Kent Survivals "Farts" 😂😂😂😂
good vid pizza man. just like it was. The way to be especially on borrowed ground.
Sorry to see your knife was pinched!
When going to bed he takes off his boots, puts his knife in one of them. When he gets up in the morning he is able to don both boots without encountering the knife placed there the night before!
The only conclusion - knife bandits visited in the night!
Another great video Simon - those pizzas look delicious!
Nice hanging out with you Simon. Your style, filming and conversing, is always so personable. Enjoy!
😲 Pancakes on a cast iron pan and no sticking? What sorcery is this? LOL Well done Si, I am very impressed with your skills 👍
It's quite simple. Just never wash your pan. I always just add a glug of oil and wipe it clean.
@@jonfisher9214 that explain why , lol , always see people wash with just water , no way it degrease the pan
Another great informative video, like you age, creaps up and aches occur more often. Maybe like me at 66 years i lightened my kit considerably, which with the heavy back pack was the cause of back ache.
Lovely to see you having a refreshing break in the woods. Kudos for carrying in that jerry can of water and making sure your fire is totally out. Great message too about being careful. Very responsible example to others!
Another great video, love to hear the wood pigeon again.
Naan breads make a superb pizza base. We have used them for years.
Franks red hot is awesome! those little pizzas looked good.
These pesky aches and pains seem to plague us as we get older!!!! Another great video Simon, Thank you x
Why is it always when I see one making pizza in a stainless steel Swedish Army Mess Kit, now everyone doing that. Amazing...
I saw a Dutch history hunter RUclipsr make pizzas in his about 6 or 7 years ago, wanted to try it since then, it’s not a new concept.
@@simonablokeinthewoods Dave Canterbury just did a video making one in the new Swedish mess kit, just seams like there popping up all the time, I think maybe youtube sending them my way after watching one video...
Those little coal fired pizzas looked absolutely incredible!
You blokes have the best twigs over there in the UK
Thank you , Simon .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Thanks for the video
I love that Naan. I use it for everything. Toasted w/butter, peanut butter, cheese stuffed/ just warm with dinner like dinner rolls. I buy them like 30 in a pkg, place in freezer, use as needed. But never made pizza. 🍕 after seeing your I will,soon.
Yup, still like to watch Simon eat!
Hi Simon beautiful camping good job 👍❤️🙏
Love your Vlogs Simon keep them coming all best David
Those old cast iron fry pans are awesome for frying chicken. Even heat and no stick. Those mini pizzas looked so yummy
Another gem, thanks for the opportunity to see the wild side of britain, thanks from Australia :)
Here in the US I like to use English muffins. Kids love to make their own. Metal sandwich makers over the fire make good pizzas too. Like your idea too!
We do that here in Australia too, also Lebanese flat bread works well 😊
Great video! Loved the music you chose for the beginning of the video. It set a beautiful mellow mood. Thank you for talking about fire safety. Here in the States we’ve had several devastating fires because of careless campers. It’s such a shame not only to lose the forest but also the personal property that has been burned. I really like how you end your camping videos by making every effort to leave no trace! You set a great example!!
Pizza’s in the bush make such a treat😁
Nice little cheeky camp!..those pizzas look so delicious! Well done Simon 😀
Good show. You and Andy always do a great job in helping so many people in what you do. Trust me, it helps to learn as much as you can in this day and time. Just never know when the skills you teach us will be needed to live on. Thank you sir.
Muchas gracias por tu tiempo, me haces sentir como si yo también estuviera en el campamento, un saludo desde España 🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦
After a hard days work there’s nothing like a Simon a bloke in the woods video to relax by……ahhh!
Nice spot! Especially with that big log to sit on.
@richard outdoors spying overhead? 🤣✈️
Simon, nice video. Try cheese, onions only without tomato sauce. If you need salt season the sauce. Cook the pizza with sauce cheese and if you want it warm, sausage. The remaining season put them after cooking. Tate must improve. Tks
Ooo la la…158k! Amazing brother. A lot of hard work to get there. Congrats. D😎🇺🇸
Lovely even.
Those little Pizza's are Genius!
Can of Pillsbury biscuits roll out wonderfully
Great and enjoyable video Simon! I love that you slept in your hat. Nice form mate! LOL
After watching war ,politics , religious maniacs( from all forms) this is an absolute uplift ,if only the world could rejoice in footage like this !
Thanks Simon for going out camping and sharing it with us. Bloody love watching your channel. Very much looking forward to your Scandinavia trip with that Kentish Cheffing Chap hope all goes well and no one gets sick this time. Keep up the good work. Hopefully the Landy keeps going for another few years before needing anything else major. Please get yourself a long handled spork, I saw your spoon a few years back and thought a spork would be better. Not looked back.
Pepperoni Spoon, brilliant.
Haha - thanks Adam! 😁
@@simonablokeinthewoods After years of repairing LR gearbox’s a spork was always handy!😁
@@simonablokeinthewoods
I get the impression that you wouldn't suffer in any way if you became homeless ....in fact ,you'd probably live better than I do at home .inspiring .
Thanks .
That's some very delicious looking pizza 🍕 one day I will try it
Love you.plus kent survival.💪❤️
Thanks for your time
I've been using naan bread for pizza base for 6yrs now and cook them in a Ridge Monkey 🐒 and they come out great 👍
I am glad to hear someone else is reusing plastic bottles rather than just throwing them away after the first use. Also you mentioned about it on this highly popular channel.
Against backache : vitamins ! 💊🧈🥪🫐🍎🥕🍉🥭🍊🍋🥝🍐🍓🍒🍅🌶️🥕🥑 🫒🫑🍆🤗👍
Hi Simon, I always look forward to your videos; I find them refreshing. I like the natural setup you used for your camp, especially by the fallen tree; which served many purposes. I like the pizzas, great idea. I like your responsibility in working with fire and keeping everything safe. Thanks for sharing and Rich Blessings.
Great job Simon pizza looked lush.
Thank you. All good. 👍🐾🔥😎
Pizza's look fantastic
Sciatic stretching will definitely help your back. Seriously.
This video made me very hungry!!!
I love that gear.
Great video, looked so relaxing. Some good tips too, like the naan pizza base!
I definitely know how you feel 😅, pizza and pancakes looked amazing 🤤🤤🤤, looking forward to your next video 😁🤙🤙🤙
I love your channel and have learnt so much about equipment, ways of achieving the simplest of tasks, and general safety and due care of surroundings, espec,. fire care.I would love to do the same as you and just take off to a camp somewhere,but my life style prevents, so i follow you, and enjoy every minute, thank you for your vids.Take care and have fun,(dont forget to record it!).
Camping, pizza and beer. It doesn't get much better than that 🤪
Really enjoy the video thank you. Have a great week.
Love how you always mention what sort of gear you have! It really tells me what sort of person you’d be like after me a few drinks in the pub!
Just keep getting better and better Si. Can't wait for the great Simon & Andy adventure!
Pitta or nanny bread pizzas are the way ahead if you just want something quick and easy. We have them in our house all the time, love them. 👌
Another class video. Just the man!
Those pizzas looked good. 👍✌🍺
Thankyou for sharing, I loved it!
Great video Simon! I really love your music selections for all of your videos. Good stuff! Cheers!
I used to be a pizza chef for a few years and I know your not making your own pizza based in this video but if you do you could try folding your base over and making a pizza pasty, you can put anything you want in them and they don’t make much mess 👍
I really like this content. apart from seeing the forest that is still lush and natural. You are also very creative in building a resting place, I'm from Indonesia🤝❤️
Wow you’ve got some great looking videos! Just subbed 😊 and will start watching soon (should get some sleep 😴 now).
Thought the Pizza cooking was pretty neat. I know about the Back Ache enjoyed it Simon
Great video Simon - naan pizza’s definitely worth a go! Norfolk life looks good.
Great job as usual Simon. Hope your back limbers up soon. I know how you feel. Not a young man myself any more. Thanks so much for taking the time to film. I look forward each week. God bless my friend.
This is great, as always! Every time I see your videos I get inspired! Reading all the comments I see that we are so many that appreciate what you do. Thanks for sharing your adventures! I am sure you help a lot of people getting out in the woods and enjoying the wilderness.
Really great video! Must try making pizza like that next time I'm camping - thank you !
Good job. It is such a pleasure to ride along on you adventures. It’s like being there without the aches and pains.
Thanks again for taking us along.
Nice one Si great tip re the bread
This was so peaceful this afternoon. Sitting at my desk with thunder rolling overhead, praying for rain, and watching Simon camp and cook! Makes me want to cook something with FIRE! You know, something other than just charcoal briquettes. 😄 Thank you so much for sharing with us. Hope you all are well! Take care!
P.S. I am convinced that a person could put a really nice marinara sauce and some lovely soft melty cheese on an asphalt shingle and it would be delicious! 😂
😂😂 Probably!! 😋
Thanks man for the video..thats a awsome way to cook pizza..👍👍look forward to the next one
Our local shop cook pizzas on a crusty baguette roll with the usual topping, good stuff
I reached that age a good while back and everything hurt. Gave up ground dwelling and thanks to my dear mate Chey...I'm now still out in the woods at every opportunity...in a hammock this time. No more bad back and joints for me. Loving the leave no trace policy still being shown...seems too many are still not getting the message. Humans are monsters when it comes to this and the message must still be pushed. Great video mate...not ready for that coffin bivvy yet lol
Great vids man, your channel is ace, am liking the way you do things, military sir
You always look so comfortable at home in camp. Very relaxing!! Pizza looked good!! Thank you
Another great video Simon. Good to see you out and about
Cool idea with the mess kit oven Simon! Look up backpackers pantry outback oven. It's for the stove. Might be able to find one on eBay. They stopped making them about 15urs ago. Cheers!