Two Year Kit Reviews - Three Underrated Items
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Time for another honest review of items that have survived my ownership for over two years. These are three simple bits of wild camping kit which are truly overlooked and underrated...
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Thank you for exemplifying the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Principle. We too often tend to overburden ourselves with "stuff" we probably won't need, but constantly worry that we might. (We, meaning me).
Instantly subscribed. Funny and relatable - my 3 fave items too! 🙌 😄
Just found your channel and glad I did. Your a breath of fresh air on RUclips. New sub here.👍
A plastic trash bag can be very useful. I've even used them to clean up trash in the woods.
second this. Not sure how I managed before this simple addition.
Yes - great tip!
Agreed JW. sometimes I carry around a plastic peanut butter jar with bags in it - never know what is out there to collect or clean up.
I always carry trash bags and sandwich bags.
I used one once as a poncho. I'm still amazed at how dry I stayed. They work as a ground cloth in a tent vestibule or under a hammock for shoes and other sundry items. You learn stuff when you forget stuff.
First one of your videos that I've ever seen, and based on your low-key rational and Common Sense approach to camping, I have subscribed to your channel and will watch more.
I'm exactly the same
"You can't beat a stick" but what can you beat with a stick? I'm glad I've just found your channel. Consider me a new subscriber 👍👍
I’ve just found your channel and subscribed, 👍🏼great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more of your good ideas.
The algorithm brought me here because Blackie was talking about a shemagh. I find you wandering around Dartmoor with your haunch sack. I subscribed mainly for your charming, amusing and informative narration. I was laughing most of the way through. I wonder if you write? I hope so. You’d be a breath of fresh air. I just wanted to thank you for this and I’m going to binge your videos for more adventures with your stick. All the best from East Anglia.
Thank you very much - enjoy trawling through my nonsense!
Fantastic video. I wish there were more content like this here on the bushcraft side of RUclips. When you spoke of not needing to drink your own piss because you carry a flask of tea, I was rolling laughing.
What wood is your walking stick made from, a coppiced piece of hazel perhaps?
Thank you! If I remember correctly it's made of birch - still going strong and I haven't lost it yet!
Great tips. The simple essentials. My best essential to share are zip ties. They are light, don't get tangled up, take up no space in your pack, and as far as throwing up a quick shelter to get out of the rain, nothing works faster. They don't snag, they hold lots of weight and clean up is a snap.
I love your humour brings me joy when I see a Dartmoor podcast in my bell list , cheers
Ah - thank you!
Hiking stick and a HAT! That's all you need! 😂😂😂
Just found your channel, very entertaining and a lot of truth!
An outstanding video, very beautiful scenery, and very practical advice
VERY well written narrative, and good video as well!
This was great! Thoroughly enjoyable 😊
New subscriber, good content, good filuming and nice locations George 👍🏻
I've always found a stick particularly useful in the campfire department. 😁 Seriously though; Subscribing because I figure if a man can successfully make a video about a stick, a napkin, and a fanny pack, there must be more humor in the future! Good luck to you Englishman.
It is such a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks a lot, once more.
I was half expecting the last one to be your lunchbox/plate/wafter 😄
Ah - the wafter! Another good item!
I've enjoyed taking a pair of wading shoes (or whatever they are called) to Dartmoor in the summer but you still need your stick or equivalent. A bit of a luxury, you can wade in the rivers without shoes but they do help with the blue green slime on the stones in the rivers.
Inslired choices 👌. Your channel, more than any other, inslires me to go out into nature 👍
I often don't actually make it over the doorstep...but you do inspire me 🙂
Great work George 👏
Thank you again!
@@thedartmoorpodcast You're welcome...I wrote the comment minus my specs...but being an English teacher, I knew you could figure out 'inslire' should be 'inspire' 🙄.
'Inslire' is a good word though, don't you think? It should be in the English language somewhere...
Just happy to be inslirational!
@@thedartmoorpodcast ☺️👍
You got a new subscriber with that knowledge
I just stumbled across your channel and I think you inspired me to finally go on my first solo backpacking trip. Cheers, keep up the great videos!
Awesome - don't 'survive', but do survive, please!
I love your videos, you always make us laugh, educational (sometimes 😂) but always, always entertaining! 🥰
Ah! Thank you very much!
Here in my part of Australia carry water, always! & Sun protection, also a fly net because if you don't die of thirst or heat stroke the flies will drive you insane!😂
Nice video, thanks for sharing it.
JT
Brilliant!
Excellent video bud 😊
100% on survival, I did a whole series on practical survival and the basic gist is, learn navigation because we are never further than 3 miles from a road in England and First aid, because the most likely thing stopping you getting to that road is an injury. Yes, I cover basic shelters too but again, if you have hours to build a MTV Cribs shelter, and you are fit and able to do that, you are better off using it to get to the road and flag down help!
You are so right, you can't beat a good stick. My dad took a stick much like yours when he walked from Ipswich to London to start his degree, and Colin Fletcher used his when he walked the length of the the Grand Canyon. I often walk solo, and it gives me someone/thing to talk to. Yes, every walker needs a stick.
Ha! Haven't started talking to mine yet, but it's only a matter of time. I was wondering recently if the walking stick could even be linked to the reason we've evolved to walk upright compared to the other apes. It would have been a very advantageous simplistic tool to our ancestors - I'll need to see if anyone clever than me has already pursued this line of thought.
I enjoyed that, a very nice video. I know those woods well too, its a shame people don't respect them. Thank you
Yeah, it's a shame. I'll keep an eye out for you!
I am a big fan of: GOOD SOCKS( bring a backup pair),hiking sticks are a great help, head lamp/torch and the booty pouch/ Fanny pack/ bum bag / hip sack etc.
But
If my feet aren’t well it’s almost always due to poor socks. Poor/ bad socks ruin more hikes or camps than any other item. So, go for Good Socks whenever possible.
Ah - putting on fresh socks in your tent after a long day's walking is a great feeling!
bloke..
i flippin love your style..
keep the podcast up..
with more pods..
Thank you! Will do - a big adventure is on the way...
Good to the point video. Thanks.
Nice one George 👍
Excellent. The importance of a walking stick. Hard for me to believe how many hikers/campers on RUclips do not use one.
Absolutely brilliant video! Love the narration, really funny 😂👌
I agree with the stick, not sure about the bum bag but as I carry a 'satchel' I'll let you off...but no British person should be without a kettle!!
Ah! The iconic Rialobran kettle!
Nice, subscribed.
Brilliant! I subscribed 👍
My underrated items are my axe, fire steel and saw for when I want to weigh down my pack with unnecessary shite 🤣
Haha!
One afternoon out near Manga hill (looking for the stone) after pushing my Hazel stick into a shallow puddle , only to see the full 6ft length disappear straight down to my wrist i can concur George!! invaluable .
First time I think I've ever seen someone recommend a stick. Bout time. Sticks are awesome! Rump Satchel hahaha
What a refreshing point of view and well narrated channel! There's so many clichés in Bushcraft that I'm a bit ashamed to call myself a bushcrafter. I guess I fit the description myself all too well. I like a bowdrill challenge every now and then and I got a thing with knives, saws and axes in combination with tarp camping. Perhaps I should be brave enough next time to just wear that flashy colourful T-shirt next time I attend a bushcraft gathering. Something I've fantasized about but have not yet mustered up the guts to do so! 😂
Ah - very kind! I don't mean to 'throw any shade' (as the kids say) at the bushcraft community, it's just that I'm too busy birding, exploring, or filming to complicate my camping. That said, I'd like to try a bowdrill myself at some point - I bet it's a real sense of achievement - maybe I'll set myself a challenge if it ever stops raining later this year!
This is great 👍🏻
A good video and funny aswell.
Definitely agree with what you have said especially with the stick and the cloth scarf 👌🏻
A Shemag is also a towel if you need one in summer, or a picnic blanket or seat cushioning or a makeshift packing bundle when something happened to your backpack. It's got so many uses.
Unfortunately you got to pay attention to the choice of colour and pattern with these things nowadays to not provoke assumed political associations which really aren't there for me in the first place. But in the woods you'll be fine, I guess. :-)
A metal cup and magnifying glass are good to have. Plus one on a real walking stick and not trekking poles.
I was thinking, say stick first George go on and you did 😁🤣😂. I'm so with you on the stick, I have my Father's thumb stick that has been all over Dartmoor (and beyond with me), it has been my saviour many times (very handy for checking depths of potential swim spots as well as everything else), but now I find it heavy to carry and I can't stash it if i don't want it and I am afraid that it is now semi retired in favour of two nasty (they aren't nasty at all) hiking poles (better for my shoulders I'm afraid) although I might bring it out again in the summer when we will be swimming again. I love it. I also love my arse bag (what great names) for camping, we pitched up and wanted to go swimming and rather than leave phone etc with our tent I just took my fanny pack (another great name 🤣), also useful in the summer when shorts don't have enough pockets 😁
Never tried a hiking pole as I'm happy with the stick, but appreciate that they are probably better in every way except for the 'vibe'! And yes, they're super useful for swimming, too!
@@thedartmoorpodcast I only went over to poles as I was having problems with my right shoulder and thought possibly due to being one sided with the stick, I do miss it and hope it will come out again with me at some point, have to say with my ankle injury the poles have been invaluable (being balanced with two). Looking forward to your next 'podcast' :)
Good tips. I walk with a hazel staff (approx. 6' 2" ) Bloody useful.
I have even used my Shemagh (Shemar as we used to call it) to wipe my ar*e. Better than moss or leaves. You never know what's on them.
My Bumbag holds a bivvy bag, and a No.1 field dressing, amongst other things.
Enjoying your work.
All the best.
As long as it wasn't then used as a scarf again! Good tip for putting a bivvy in the bumbag - just the right size. Thanks for watching!
@@thedartmoorpodcast Rest assured I did wash it before using it as a scarf again. However I did forget and blow my nose on it before that!
Love all the intelligent vids, which are over my head. But finally, my level of vid, and better still as it started I thought, go on G. talk about the stick. Yesssssss, 1st item boom yaaaa. However think further information on type of wood, cut from tree, or found on ground, bark on bark off, where to buy a stop cap. These are all details which need to be discussed lol
Enjoyed.
To answer only the tad bit of serious I detected: is the stick surviving what you are putting it through, and can it hold your weight? I think I have had only 4 "real" walking sticks through my life besides the impromptu pick-up of a given day because they lasted up until their demise, and two of them are still in the house with me.
1- dogwood, died at a scout camp being mistaken for firewood.
2- cedar sapling, still in use, but became so adorned with medals I loathe to lose it in the woods
3- saguaro cactus spine, rugged, slender, and strong; served me well in the desert through a multitude of terrain, but I couldn't legally bring it home (a stick so good I still remember it from 2011)
3- crape myrtle branch, still in use and one heck of a strong wood used for all sorts of trails and smacking things.
Ha! I have gone through quite a lot of sticks as I tend to lose them, but this trusty companion has lasted a good while.
I *think* this one's just a birch sapling I found which filled the criteria of being fairly straight and didn't look too healthy (so I didn't feel bad about cutting it down). It would have been a nice summer afternoon sitting by the river stripping the bark off and sanding it down, but nothing more than that.
Sound like good sticks! I'm so bad at looking after stuff that I tend to focus on them just being the right size and relatively straight rather than the wood type, as I accept they probably won't last that long anyway. That said, this one has survived a good long while - at least three years - and is made of birch, which isn't considered a particularly good wood for the job.
From S Africa. Carry a staff 6 ft when in bush. Hat (SA army bush hat style), knife and compass. Water bottle. Scarf no, too hot here , never a moon bag, but rather light camo backpack. Different world here.
The only other items I would add to your 3 which I agree with and use on a regular basis are a hat and folding forage bag and my victorinox camper and I find I use these nearly every outing. Enjoyed watching this 🙏👍
Good shouts!
A walking stick is a most indeed!
You are so right do not need a lot expensive did escape and servile in the forces 👍
I totally agree.
Am on the look out for a bit of blackthorn to have a go at making a shillelagh. Never seen an adder on the moor, but it's only a matter of time, I expect. Second the comment below re taking a small rubbish bag in the bottom of your backpack - that was a game changer for me on (wild) camping trips.
Nice! Yeah the adders tend to be very shy... until they aren't!
The shemagh, love mine, and pairs really well with the "sniper veil" equivalent scarf (when you need shade, but more see through). Both make a good extra cushion under the pack straps when needed.
@ChrisSmith-vc7xs - if you need extra cushion under the pack straps, lighten your pack!
@@mannihh5274 - yes, one way to do it.
You make this so entertaining and fun to watch! 😊x
Ooh! Public kisses!? x
@@thedartmoorpodcast It's not the first time, darling! 😄xxx
Awesome video 🙌🏻 the stick is a great idea!
Yeah - people often take the mickey out of me and my stick at the start of a walk, but by the end, they've borrowed it to cross rivers and rough ground and have become a convert. Can't live without it!
Sensible choices!
good video! 😄
Thanks!
Entertaining as ever!
Excellent advice 👌
What's brown and sticky? ... George's number 1 piece of kit, guaranteed to ensure he doesn't survive 😂
Hi, watched a few of your videos and liked , nearly didn't bother watching this one as it was a review video but glad I did , I burst out laughing at that tarp, I thought you were going to say it was your first ever tarp, I wasn't expecting the piece of shit comment, at this point my 15 year old son came to see what was so funny , we then laughed at you chucking your saw, fire stick and axe away and laughed again when you said that you don't drink your own piss. At this point I said to my son that I think you are an English teacher from previous videos and said that I would have loved to have someone like you teaching at my school and although you probably don't speak like that in class, kids would find it hilarious if you did, my son also said he'd like you as his English teacher , that coming from someone who doesn't like school !
I am also now aware that I am typing to an English teacher and have probably put commas, exclamation marks and various other things in the wrong place, twinned with no doubt some ridiculous predicted texts I haven't noticed , oh well !!!;;/:"' ,
Enjoyed all of the videos I've watched but this is the one that's made me subscribe .
All the best with your channel .
Haha! Don't worry, I'm not checking the spelling and grammar in the comments. Thanks for the the kind words - it's made my day :)
Arse vessel...lol
Your pack is too low on your back eliminating your basic pace speed. Adjust it above your hips to regain your basic pace speed. Your pack is too deep causing excess side to side thrusting generating wasted energy and increased fatigue. If you need to carry that much gear then perhaps you could add shoulder strap compartments which aid in altering your center of gravity forward to increase your stride, conserving energy, increasing endurance and reduce fatigue. Reducing the depth of your pack if you have or add pack depth restraint rope. The backpack has 5 to 8 bio-mechanical inefficiencies which reduces speed, endurance & safety and increases waste energy and fatigue for about a 20% loss of potential efficiency.
That sounds like good advice, and exactly the sort of thing I normally ignore! XD I'll tighten up the straps, to adjust it and see how it feels - thank you!
This can't be for real. I don't recall Dan Becker saying anything about sticks before.
Did you mean to post this 2 days ago? SMH. 🤣
Haha!
Apart from making your own, where can one get a well made stick from...
Any ideas...
Good question... anyone?
Yay 🎉
you shall not pass🤣🤣🤣
I try and keep the LOTR references down to one per video.
No water bottle and food?
Oh, I always bring plenty of food! Camping is largely an excuse to pig out. My Osprey 1L canteen is definitely an essential, too.
Arse vessel 😂