Bikepacking and Wild Camping in the South Downs - Sub Zero Overnight

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @rickbargar3145
    @rickbargar3145 Месяц назад

    My wife and I having been watching your videos for approximately a month and really enjoying them. Apologies for not giving you a thumbs up on everyone we've watched because they are all awesome. Be safe and keep up the good videos.

  • @theexplorer6813
    @theexplorer6813 Год назад +4

    Absolutely perfect video. Felt part of the journey. No background music for a change, well done for that.
    Thanks for sharing the root.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      Excellent. I'm glad you liked it. Interesting to hear your opinion on music. I'm the same. It gets on my nerves when over used too. I'll get the gpx and put it in the description this evening 👍👍

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      Is this what you're after? If not, let me know 👍 www.komoot.com/tour/1066079676?ref=wtd

    • @theexplorer6813
      @theexplorer6813 Год назад

      @@matryderadventures music totally ruins the video. The viewer becomes detached from the experience. The whole point is to enjoy nature.

    • @theexplorer6813
      @theexplorer6813 Год назад

      @@matryderadventures this is it. Thank you

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      I agree!!

  • @StarEssences
    @StarEssences 2 месяца назад +1

    My dad taught me that too ( I believe to also save on unnecessary additional spending) to be 'meticulous' of what you have. He said this to me; "What you have, be sure to take care of them" (so you don't have to keep spending additional money for new items).

  • @HubertJ1909
    @HubertJ1909 Год назад +1

    Wonderfully enjoyable video again, Horesley/Horesham/Shoreham is lovely.

  • @riverspondsandcampfires
    @riverspondsandcampfires Год назад +2

    Loved the adventure... just subscribed! Keep up the great work.

  • @chrissywissythewishwishfairy
    @chrissywissythewishwishfairy 2 месяца назад +1

    Watching these old ones to fill the gap between new ones. Engine warning light on? No worries.

  • @christrisnan6209
    @christrisnan6209 Год назад +2

    Very good video. Beautiful scenery

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      Thanks. I'd recommend the South Downs to anybody. Lovely place.

  • @derekbarlas8092
    @derekbarlas8092 11 месяцев назад +1

    I recently discovered your channel. I like this video and your previous ones too - now subscribed. I enjoy your sense of humour: seems to be essential when things don't go exactly as planned. Looking forward to watching your upcoming GDMBR series.
    Cheers, Derek in Ottawa

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks Derek. I hope you enjoy the GDMBR videos. It was an amazing trip. Cheers 👍

  • @liamcofelldwyer
    @liamcofelldwyer 8 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely video! Just finished your GDMBR series and was exploring your other videos. My mom and I are flying to the UK later this summer from Minnesota to ride the Old Chalk Way and maybe the King Alfred's Way! Very excited!

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  8 месяцев назад

      You've picked a couple of great historic trails. I'm sure you'll have a great time over here. Thanks for watching. Good luck!! Cheers 👍

  • @dannyk3718
    @dannyk3718 3 месяца назад

    Like you watching John Wick in twisted back to front way ..I'm working my way through all your vids in a twisted back to front way but unlike John Wick I find your content relatable , enjoyable , entertaining and humorous. Yourself and Ross make a great little production team mate. Thank you both for your effort and time for making these vids.

  • @thewelshwolverine9093
    @thewelshwolverine9093 Год назад

    Another great video . Best of Britain .

  • @patdunne3277
    @patdunne3277 Год назад +1

    New sub chanell looks amazing!! looking forward to scrolling through all your videos👍

  • @Flintynicknacks
    @Flintynicknacks Год назад +1

    Gosh - I have an almost identical set-up to you! Coffee-wise I take a Soto Helix filter thing. A few papers and just enough ground coffee for the trip. I also make my own meals in a dehydrator. I too appreciate the lack of background music. Just the sound of wheels through mud (English Gravel?😂) is fine. Re. stuff- take what you want, not what other people think you should have- it’s your trip!

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      I'll take a look at the Soto Helix filter thing. I'm always looking for easier ways to make good coffee. I think I'll take your advice and stop obsessing about the gear I'll be taking and draw a line! Cheers 👍

  • @michaelwolf8781
    @michaelwolf8781 9 месяцев назад +1

    I was in Wales 2022 for the Global Bushcraft Symposium with a rental car. The roundabouts were the only thing stressing me out a LOT.😄

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  9 месяцев назад +1

      I bet. You don't see many in the US. I didn't know there was a Global Bushcraft Symposium...I would have gone. Cheers 👍

  • @edzeppelin933
    @edzeppelin933 Год назад +1

    Nice one! I'm glad to see someone else who usually grinds their coffee beans fresh having to put up with instant rubbish.
    Are your bars the Velo Orange Crazy Bars?

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      I always regret taking instant coffee. Especially that hideous stuff I used this time.
      They are Velo Orange Crazy bars. The aluminium ones. I really like them so far.

    • @edzeppelin933
      @edzeppelin933 Год назад

      ​@Mat Ryder thanks! That shot at 28:25 is stunning!

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      @@edzeppelin933 I just had a look and it really is stunning... I can't believe how lucky I was with the weather.

  • @pauljoyce2442
    @pauljoyce2442 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hi Mat, Have recently come across your videos and have been binge watching all the bike packing ones. Noticed you have a Doblo van - have been looking at so many different vans to do exactly the same as you do - how do you rate it ?

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  5 месяцев назад

      I really like it. It's the long wheelbase version so long enough to fit a bed for anyone up to 6 foot. It drives really well (a bit slow but who cares). I've put 60k miles on it and it's been flawless. Mine is an ex BT van and I picked it up pretty cheap. I would buy another.

  • @reinhartbigl367
    @reinhartbigl367 Год назад +1

    Great video as usual!!
    Question…looks like you have oversized bottle cages…is that correct? If so, what brand are they?
    Thanks Mat!!

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. I have a Velo Orange Mojave bottle cage. It's designed to fit the 40oz Kleen Kanteen or, I think a standard Nalgene. It works well. Expensive though.

  • @bikepackingadventure7913
    @bikepackingadventure7913 Год назад +1

    I’m on the Hebridean Way 2 weeks bikepacking right now and it looks like your taking more bags and gear than me
    🤔😏😁😁

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      I haven't refined my set up yet. Most of it will probably go. I'll look up The Hebridean Way. It sounds good.

    • @bikepackingadventure7913
      @bikepackingadventure7913 Год назад +2

      @@matryderadventures if you do decide to go. It sounds an idyllic place and it is.
      However
      I would advise taking a good proper 1 person 4 seasons tent. Because if you don’t you probably won’t have a tent to sleep in the rest of the trip.
      My first night on Barra was absolutely brutal. The worst weather in terms of strong wind with huge gusts and rain I’ve witnessed outside of sleeping on a high mountain. And it was low level camping. 😳😳
      I’m using a six moon designs Luna solo and the only reason it survived is my second pitch was behind a building.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      Wow. Ok. I'll bear that in mind. I don't have a four season tent. Do you? Do you have a recommendation? Not that I'll need it for a while.

    • @bikepackingadventure7913
      @bikepackingadventure7913 Год назад

      @@matryderadventures I only have a Luna solo and I’m a seasoned camper. I was considering winds but Barra was brutal. It’s scared me a little as on the islands I’ve had sun, wind, rain, cloudy all 4 seasons of weather in a day (apart from snow) it appears unpredictable.
      I’m considering getting a 1 person durston tent.
      I don’t have a 4 season tent, but I would have problem sleeping without one or be prepared for your tent to collapse in the middle of the night.
      Even Uist is as bad as it’s very open barren land with no trees and very limited shelter.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      I'll leave that trip for a while then. It sounds like an awesome challenge.

  • @juliethrower1185
    @juliethrower1185 Год назад +1

    Lovely views as usual, I think Ross might be trying to kill you off with the various obstacles you need to lift your bike over and the variety of terrain! Looks all good fun though. Was that an eccles cake you had ? If so, it was criminal that you ate it with no butter on😱.
    It's great to see you're a safety guy being so attached to your helmet 😊
    Brilliant to see that your training for your trip is going well.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      Do you really put bitter on Eccles Cakes?? Seems excessive to me.

    • @juliethrower1185
      @juliethrower1185 Год назад

      @Mat Ryder try it, you will never go back to bald ones ! 🤣

  • @OUTDOORALLY
    @OUTDOORALLY Год назад

    Enjoyed that ! New sub here , keep it up 👍🏻🏕

  • @chromebook2724
    @chromebook2724 Год назад

    I raise my visor to its max when on long downhills when its really hot, i feel like i get more airflow to my head.
    ps, start the divide with full sintered brake pads.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад

      Thanks. I thought there must be a reason. That makes sense. I'll take your advise and get the full sintered pads. I'll take a spare set too. Any recommendations?

    • @chromebook2724
      @chromebook2724 Год назад +1

      @@matryderadventures i just use whichever brand i can get, nukeproof and hayes are my recent
      purchases, nukeproof for avid elixir and hayes for the dominion.

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  Год назад +1

      @@chromebook2724 Thanks 👍

  • @markhuckercelticcrossbows7887
    @markhuckercelticcrossbows7887 5 месяцев назад

    strip of duck tape/ gorilla tape on the rim, does the job, on the mug... you can tell you`ve gone rogue, if you was in wales, youd be heating your coffee with a dragon and using a sheep as a sleeping bag, sywalker style, have you gone soft lad? ha ha lol :)

    • @matryderadventures
      @matryderadventures  5 месяцев назад

      🤣🤣 I guess I have gone a bit soft. 'Skywalker style' 🤣🤣.