Sometimes a video come along on RUclips that just ticks all the boxes. This was, in my view, your best video yet Rich. Beautiful editing and storytelling; calm and relaxing. The effort that goes into making vlogs of this quality needs major respect! It takes ages and it totally pays off. Absolutely loved this and thank you. - Ben 👍
Wow you have really made my morning Ben - very kind words, thank you! Yeah it is an irony that the more relaxed a camp seems on RUclips, often the more hard work has gone into it 😅. I love it though, as I'm sure you do - it doesn't always happen, but when you know you've got lucky with weather and location and captured something half decent and you can't wait to get back and edit it together, that's a great feeling. Almost as good as camping! I hope the weather is in your favour as we move into spring sir, and I look forward to some more Londoner adventures. Cheers my friend. Rich 👍
Enjoyed this, as always Rich. Not sure how I missed it when first published. You can’t beat a crisp morning like this. I hope you are well? ATB Jiffy 👍
Cheers Jiffy, and all fine here thanks sir. Could do with the ground drying up a bit though eh? Hope your property is over the worst of the sogginess now mate, and that you are doing well. 👍
Watching after seeing this video recommended by Ben's Hikes and Camps. I don't camp myself (just hike) but find camping videos very relaxing. Beautifully filmed and lovely sounds of the fire and the stream.
Aah he’s a good man is that Londoner! Thank you for checking the video out, and I’m pleased it didn’t disappoint. I actually got into camping a short while after watching relaxing, no talking camping vids myself - they can be very soothing! Cheers. Rich 👍
There's something Zen and calming for the soul watching this Rich. Then there's the tasty meal, I was impressed! and for that I'm buying you a cup of coffee!
Cinematics, German army mat, DD 3x3 in a Plough, babbling Brook 👍 What's not to like ❤ Nice to see you back out again Rich, such crisp footage 👌 simple meal with no frills = Perfect. #HeadHealth 👍
Well I for one don’t like the fact that I look like the coat hanger Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark when I’m putting my chair together 🤪 Cheers Lee! 👍
It was very chilled, literally and figuratively, and I didn’t see another human for 24 hours. Magic! Thank you for your watch and comment, appreciated 👍
This was an excellent video, thanks for producing it and the effort in making it. You sure picked a cold spot down in that dip, you looked nice and warm though. 👍
Yeah I did think 'what's the worst place to camp on a still, cold frosty night? Oh yeah, at the bottom of a steep valley' 😅. To be honest the -4 was a conservative guess as that was the temp in the nearby town - it may well have been a bit less where I was. I struggled with the fire - the wood wasn't much cop, I need to educate myself more in identifying good species for firewood. Well, at least the sun came pouring into the gulley by 9am! Hence my grateful defrosting... thanks for watching and commenting sir! Rich 👍
That was wonderful Rich. Loved the transition at the beginning from suburbia to the tranquil countryside. Looked like a really nice comfortable camp too, good bit of scran as always. Hope you're getting on well with the Sabre 45 too. Thanks as always for sharing 👍
Thanks Barney. Yeah loving the Sabre thanks - it just oozes quality and inspires confidence. Not exactly Osprey levels of comfort on my back over longer distances anyway, but then I have Ospreys for that! Cheers for taking the time mate 👍
Cheers Mick - yeah it's certainly a step up this camera, but it still struggled in the cold - it went from 100% charged to 14% next morning without being used! That's why the morning bit ended up a bit brief 😅. Nice one pal. Rich 👍
Cheers Tim. I still keep 'hearing things' in the bubbling stream occasionally, which freask me out for a few seconds. However, being a grown man with a tiny bit of self respect left I don't try and make that into a 'Something Spooky Making Noises In The Woods' video, unlike certain eejits on RUclips these days 🤣.
Yeah a bit of a small burn up does wonders for the cooking, the core temperature, and the morale eh? Cheers Dave - looking forward to checking out your chilly vid later today! 👍
This is awesome mate, one of your best yet. Easily. Great shots and enjoyable to watch, except for the rice scraping which made me shudder and think of nails on the school blackboard 🤣 Brilliant. What mat and pump are you using? I’m on the market for something decent, finally. Been making do with a cheap foil thing.
Haha I totally agree about titanium on titanium - it didn't sound that bad when I was there but playing it back made my teeth itch 😅. I had a wooden spoon with me n'all! Anyway, cheers Chris, always means a lot coming from a pro like yourself. Pump is just a Flextail mini one (I wish I'd got the one with the lantern built in to be honest...) and mattress is the Thermarest XTherm. Painfully pricey but just about the warmest you can get, and a bit more robust than their slightly lighter Xlite (the yellow one you see everywhere). Right, I've seen you've uploaded what looks like a nice crisp and sunny January coffee vid, so I'm all over it! 👍
@@CottonBudgonna have to invest in one at some point I guess. Although I did do quite a few trips at the start with no mat at all, so anything should be luxury 🤣
Haha! I’ll take that thank you. But overwhelmingly the main response I find is all to do with the cold… even many people who happily camp in the woods for three seasons say ‘I can’t wait for spring when I can start camping again’ as if winter camping is impossible or unenjoyable. From late autumn to early spring in the best time in the UK, in my opinion - especially for an open tarp and bivvy camp like this. No bugs and slugs! Cheers for watching and the kind words. Rich 👍
One of my favourite tarp setups, simple and effective. Might have to do this myself again soon! I've been wearing barefoot shoes for a while now and really rate them, can I ask how you find the vivo boots? Been looking at the trackers myself, but I can see you have the forest version.
Yeah I realised that despite using the plough point a few times over the years, I'd never actually done it in a video. It was one of those nights where the breeze was due to swing round a good 90° or more between dusk and dawn, and I was able to pitch it so I stayed sheltered all the way through. Boots are great! I got sore heels walking for quite a few miles on tarmac with them when I first got them - you really do get the full shock of each step on the soles of your feet, so not necessarily the best for that (although you are supposed to 'toughen up' over time I beleive). But in the woods and even going up into the hills they are ace, and have so far been completely waterproof (even when I walked through an ankle deep ford about 6 times in a row on Dartmoor). A few months in, I'm loving them... Cheers Steve! 👍
Stumbled across you a while back. And been enjoying your videos eversince. Looked like a great spot there. Keep up the great work and enjoy what you do 😊👍
Sometimes a video come along on RUclips that just ticks all the boxes. This was, in my view, your best video yet Rich. Beautiful editing and storytelling; calm and relaxing. The effort that goes into making vlogs of this quality needs major respect! It takes ages and it totally pays off. Absolutely loved this and thank you. - Ben 👍
Wow you have really made my morning Ben - very kind words, thank you! Yeah it is an irony that the more relaxed a camp seems on RUclips, often the more hard work has gone into it 😅. I love it though, as I'm sure you do - it doesn't always happen, but when you know you've got lucky with weather and location and captured something half decent and you can't wait to get back and edit it together, that's a great feeling. Almost as good as camping! I hope the weather is in your favour as we move into spring sir, and I look forward to some more Londoner adventures. Cheers my friend. Rich 👍
nice quiet spot, very calming. happy to see you were able to leave the roar of the motorway behind. HNY Rich, all the best to you in 2024. 👍🏼✌🏼🖖🏼
Yes I did have to hop on a bus for a few miles just to get some real peace! Cheers TF, and all the best for 2024 to you too 👍
Enjoyed this, as always Rich. Not sure how I missed it when first published. You can’t beat a crisp morning like this. I hope you are well? ATB Jiffy 👍
Cheers Jiffy, and all fine here thanks sir. Could do with the ground drying up a bit though eh? Hope your property is over the worst of the sogginess now mate, and that you are doing well. 👍
@@CottonBud all dried out for now Rich. All good my end, thank you 👍🏻
Watching after seeing this video recommended by Ben's Hikes and Camps. I don't camp myself (just hike) but find camping videos very relaxing. Beautifully filmed and lovely sounds of the fire and the stream.
Aah he’s a good man is that Londoner! Thank you for checking the video out, and I’m pleased it didn’t disappoint. I actually got into camping a short while after watching relaxing, no talking camping vids myself - they can be very soothing! Cheers. Rich 👍
Hi
Another cracking camp
This will be me when I am back in the forest, when the midges have gone !!!!
Cheers Adrian
No midges here luckily, but you do get the odd mozzie... I agree though, summer is a pain for camping a lot of the time!
Cheers Adrian.
Rich
There's something Zen and calming for the soul watching this Rich. Then there's the tasty meal, I was impressed! and for that I'm buying you a cup of coffee!
Too kind Mr G! I shall raise a latte or three to your health sir, thank you!
Cinematics, German army mat, DD 3x3 in a Plough, babbling Brook 👍 What's not to like ❤
Nice to see you back out again Rich, such crisp footage 👌 simple meal with no frills = Perfect.
#HeadHealth 👍
Well I for one don’t like the fact that I look like the coat hanger Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark when I’m putting my chair together 🤪
Cheers Lee! 👍
@@CottonBud 🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant content good sir! Very meditative.
Cheers my friend! I think I would have been too cold too narrate 😅
What a wonderful looking camp. I need to get out myself asap!
It was very chilled, literally and figuratively, and I didn’t see another human for 24 hours. Magic! Thank you for your watch and comment, appreciated 👍
This was an excellent video, thanks for producing it and the effort in making it. You sure picked a cold spot down in that dip, you looked nice and warm though. 👍
Yeah I did think 'what's the worst place to camp on a still, cold frosty night? Oh yeah, at the bottom of a steep valley' 😅. To be honest the -4 was a conservative guess as that was the temp in the nearby town - it may well have been a bit less where I was. I struggled with the fire - the wood wasn't much cop, I need to educate myself more in identifying good species for firewood. Well, at least the sun came pouring into the gulley by 9am! Hence my grateful defrosting... thanks for watching and commenting sir! Rich 👍
That was wonderful Rich. Loved the transition at the beginning from suburbia to the tranquil countryside.
Looked like a really nice comfortable camp too, good bit of scran as always. Hope you're getting on well with the Sabre 45 too.
Thanks as always for sharing 👍
Thanks Barney. Yeah loving the Sabre thanks - it just oozes quality and inspires confidence. Not exactly Osprey levels of comfort on my back over longer distances anyway, but then I have Ospreys for that!
Cheers for taking the time mate 👍
Good camp as always Rich ,grub looked delicious ,new camera working well I see all the best Mick
Cheers Mick - yeah it's certainly a step up this camera, but it still struggled in the cold - it went from 100% charged to 14% next morning without being used! That's why the morning bit ended up a bit brief 😅. Nice one pal. Rich 👍
What a chilled camp there, Rich.
Nice one mate 😉👍🏼
Like the stream too !
Cheers Tim. I still keep 'hearing things' in the bubbling stream occasionally, which freask me out for a few seconds. However, being a grown man with a tiny bit of self respect left I don't try and make that into a 'Something Spooky Making Noises In The Woods' video, unlike certain eejits on RUclips these days 🤣.
Really well filmed my friend, I enjoyed that.
Cheers JB! 👍
My kind of camping. Excellent stuff.
Was a particularly satisfying one this, can’t lie - cheers sir! 👍
That was up there with the best yet Bredge. Beautiful vid
Cheers Bredginald! Got very lucky with one of the few crisp and sunny days in the last 6 months…
Loved this, nice setup , hand pump the mat for more chill it's quite loud. 9 out 10 great video.
Thank you! And naah, was miles from anywhere or anyone, and I have the pump for a reason - much more ‘chill’ to let it do the work on this occasion!
@@CottonBud O, I understand yes , that works well then no faffing. atb.
A perfect wildcamp film!
Aw shucks... I can see loads of things that could be better... But I'm very grateful to take that compliment Tim, thank you! 🙂
Excellent filming as always Rich , the scoff looked top notch too. Can’t beat a little heat to keep you warm on these cold camps 🔥⛺️👍 atb Dave
Yeah a bit of a small burn up does wonders for the cooking, the core temperature, and the morale eh? Cheers Dave - looking forward to checking out your chilly vid later today! 👍
This is awesome mate, one of your best yet. Easily. Great shots and enjoyable to watch, except for the rice scraping which made me shudder and think of nails on the school blackboard 🤣
Brilliant. What mat and pump are you using? I’m on the market for something decent, finally. Been making do with a cheap foil thing.
Haha I totally agree about titanium on titanium - it didn't sound that bad when I was there but playing it back made my teeth itch 😅. I had a wooden spoon with me n'all! Anyway, cheers Chris, always means a lot coming from a pro like yourself. Pump is just a Flextail mini one (I wish I'd got the one with the lantern built in to be honest...) and mattress is the Thermarest XTherm. Painfully pricey but just about the warmest you can get, and a bit more robust than their slightly lighter Xlite (the yellow one you see everywhere). Right, I've seen you've uploaded what looks like a nice crisp and sunny January coffee vid, so I'm all over it! 👍
@@CottonBudgonna have to invest in one at some point I guess. Although I did do quite a few trips at the start with no mat at all, so anything should be luxury 🤣
@@chrishomer I can’t believe that mate, you must have been frozen! Nails… go on, treat yourself!
When anyone asks, " Why do you camp in the woods?" I will send them a link to this video.
Haha! I’ll take that thank you. But overwhelmingly the main response I find is all to do with the cold… even many people who happily camp in the woods for three seasons say ‘I can’t wait for spring when I can start camping again’ as if winter camping is impossible or unenjoyable. From late autumn to early spring in the best time in the UK, in my opinion - especially for an open tarp and bivvy camp like this. No bugs and slugs! Cheers for watching and the kind words. Rich 👍
One of my favourite tarp setups, simple and effective. Might have to do this myself again soon! I've been wearing barefoot shoes for a while now and really rate them, can I ask how you find the vivo boots? Been looking at the trackers myself, but I can see you have the forest version.
Yeah I realised that despite using the plough point a few times over the years, I'd never actually done it in a video. It was one of those nights where the breeze was due to swing round a good 90° or more between dusk and dawn, and I was able to pitch it so I stayed sheltered all the way through.
Boots are great! I got sore heels walking for quite a few miles on tarmac with them when I first got them - you really do get the full shock of each step on the soles of your feet, so not necessarily the best for that (although you are supposed to 'toughen up' over time I beleive). But in the woods and even going up into the hills they are ace, and have so far been completely waterproof (even when I walked through an ankle deep ford about 6 times in a row on Dartmoor). A few months in, I'm loving them...
Cheers Steve! 👍
@@CottonBud Awesome, I should be fine then, my feet are already solid 🤣
Stumbled across you a while back. And been enjoying your videos eversince. Looked like a great spot there.
Keep up the great work and enjoy what you do 😊👍
Thank you for the words of encouragement - really glad you are enjoying them! And as soon as it stops being fun, I’ll stop 😁. Cheers. Rich 👍