That chair is grand. I'm going to make one in my woods. I think that would be perfect. I plan to put lawn chairs along the hiking trails to rest on. That would work wonderfully. Cool.
totally brilliant film yet again. love watching your stuff feller, humble, non pretentious, entertaining, funny, quality, with none of the usual macho nonsense that comes with a lot of other wild camp films. thanks for taking us all along on your trips out!
Hi great video and great review on the water filter as i have one on my i would like list its number one on the list now. i look forward to your next video Take care Gillian
Best wild camping vids in uk for me, nice to you out again, looking forward to next one. The seat is a gem too, a tarp over that in the rain would have been awesome! Bobby
Another brilliant video. Entertaining and informative as usual. I did my first ever wild camp in Thrunton Wood the other night. I got bitten by the midges
Hi Fell Wanderer, I have used the straw and the water bottle. Both seem good as I have never been ill using them, I do however use the water bottle more. I drain the water through a home made filter to clear the debris and crap from it then use the bottle, if I can I boil it too. Nice video mate
They are decent filters, I like the idea of being able to fill a Camelbak from a water source without removing it from my backpack, thanks for the sub, atb, Damian.
3.9%! That's near beer. Here in Ohio they just lifted the ABV% limits. Could never find anything above 6% before, been enjoying some 9%+ double IPA's lately. Cheers! Great video.
Hi I have been watching your videos for a few months now and really enjoyed watching them. You have put an idea in my head lol. I have been getting a kit together, waiting on my tarp to come back then I will be going on my first night out in South Wales. Been scouting a few locations, the Mrs thinks I am nuts.........just me and the dog. Look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thanks, Kev.
Welshwanderer 9926 There are some beautiful places in Wales to go wild camping, got family there and visit occassionaly. Gower is nice and so are the Brecon Beacons. Let me know how you get on and maybe upload some footage for us to watch, Atb, Damian
Christopher Roberts Thanks, that camp is about 1/2 a mile from your house along the Wannie, its a quiet spot when when people aren't along there on their motorbikes, Atb, Damian
This is the first video of yours i've properly seen and am really impressed dude, great set up you had and use of kit. Great editing too so thanks for sharing your trip with us brother ~Peace~
Same here, now that the weather here in Blighty is starting to ease off hopefully we'll get more of an opportunity to get out. Not sure if youve checked out my videos but ive only just started posting myself so if you have anytime i'd luv your feedback on them as you seem like a guy with a lot of experience
Popped up in my recommended, thought I'd watch it again. I remember watching this yrs back. that sleeping bag and foam combo still unsettles me yet. I did reason at the time, if you're in the SAS its the sort of thing you'd be expected to do.
great video pal - enjoyed it - good idea with the bush chair. interesting watching the water filter in use though I think I would have maybe still boiled it if it came off a farmers field. Really good video. regards.
alan kelsall The filter has charcoal inside but you are right its still best to boil first, Ive took chances in the past by drinking un filtered water from it without any problems but maybe I was just lucky those times, thanks for your comment
Really enjoying your vids mate. Hope you guys get some dry weather this spring/summer. It's just cooling off hear now. Subbed ya, G'day and safe travels.
We are starting to get warm drier weather here now which is nice, our spring is now your autumn and I'm looking forward to getting out more, have subbed you back, thanks for watching..
Absolutely interesting well put together vid, thoroughly enjoying, loved the tripod chair. the First Need Elite Portable Water Purifier is also a great filter similar in shape to yours, slightly heavier slightly more expensive Removes: Bacteria, Viruses, Giardia, Cryptosporidia, Parasitic Cysts, Pesticides, Algae, Odours, Colours, Sediment, Foul Tastes, Herbicides, Organics, can also be used as gravity feed without the pump which you may be able to do with yours and with a do it yourself in line car petrol pre filter (new) of course to extend life of the master filter attached between the master and first filter works great and is far better and lighter than carrying loads of water as you said. Thumbs up.
I will have a look at the First Need Elite Portable Water Purifier now, sounds like better specs than the Katadyn Hiker Pro, the gravity feed is a good feature in case the pump breaks then you still have a filter, which Ive never tried it with mine yet. Im going to get a backup filter and havent decided yet but will go and check out the one you suggested, thanks for your comment
Played fine on my laptop pal. Thoroughly enjoyed that, you did really well to get out I live in Derbyshire peak district not far from Chatsworth House and it seems to have been raining here forever. looking forward to your next vid pal well done
The upload is fine now, it just takes time for Hi-Def to process, the bad weather is now easing off, I can cope with most conditions but have to choose decent weather as its difficult to film in rain and wind, can I be as bold to say Spring is now here?
I enjoyed that one lad, very good feed back about the water filter and pump, i have a milspec CB and will look at the connections. Great vid, good to see high spirits in carp weather. i sub'd by the way.
mounty27 I think the milspec camelbak is better made and of higher spec than the regualr one and has the quick link connectors and anti abrasive sleeve on the drinks tube, its a bit tougher and great for hooking up to a water filter. If you buy the regular model (Blue colour version) you can still attach to a water filter but have to buy extra cpc quick link connectors, Atb and thanks for the sub, Damian
Very good videos, Fell Wanderer. Question the health value of using, discarded bedding, In the bedding, Any dormant critters would come back to life from your body warmth.
There was one on the groundsheet I was lying on but I cut the tarp a little small for winter camping and used pva glue to adhere the space blanket which wouldn't stick very well, the glue became sticky when left in the damp woods so abandoned the idea of using it reflective side up, your right it would have been a good idea, I should have used a better method of gluing in the first place, its getting milder now in the UK so wont need to use that method till next winter hopefully
Check out the Sawyer Mini and Sawyer regular. Much smaller in size and will filter 1200 gallons of water. Simpler to use and can be rigged for gravity feed, My water looks much worse than yours so I carry a Millbanks bag to prefilter it, Works great and cuts down on filter cleaning. I like the coffee filter idea! Great video!
I have plans to get a sawyer mini as they are really good, more versatile with better specs than the Hiker Pro, although I'll still need to get a carbon filter. The only thing I'm concerned about the Hiker Pro is it has moving parts (pump) which might break down in the field so a back up filter is a good idea, thanks for watching
Can't beat the price either. If you look about in big hardware stores in the plumbing sections where they sell water filters you might be able to pick up an in-line carbon filter that you can cobble into your system. I have used harwood charcoal mixed in my Millbanks bag with the water then allow to drain and then filter through the Sawyer or the Hiker Pro. You are right too many things could go wrong with the HP. I try to work on the KISS principal. Still they both work and clean water is necessary.
Get yourself some plastic 2" plumbing pipe, about 5" long. Put the green bit from a scourer pad in the bottom, add cotton wool on top of that, then some activated charcoal from an aquatic fish tank supplier, on top of that add some fine sand then top it off with old cotton rag. Filter all yer water through this first, then either straw or bottle into the webtex. Safe as houses mate
thats a good way to filter water with every day items lying around, in a survival situation that would be great, I'd boil the water afterwards then it would be totally safe
works a treat prior to the needed rolling boil.For the size it will not take much room in a bag or pocket and is ready when needed. Cost is about £4, so quids in mate.
Like the simplicity and set up. Nice woods. Missed the guitar lol. Cant beat metal mug. Not so sure abt farm-run water (chemicals no water system can remove) :(( dont like katydn myself bt just my opinion. Thanks for sharing and ur humble cheeriness.
I think under Normal circumstances it's just fine to drink water in the back county filterd with your filter an not boiled. And anyone who thinks a Sawyer mini is a better filter your wrong. Sawyer minis should be considered disposable, the ONLY reason I buy them is there 22 bucks. I know it says 100,000 gallens but trust me (I have used them ALOt) you'd never get anywhere close to that before it got completely clogged up. I always have 3 ways to process water to ensure good times in the backcountry.
Ah, you need to start on 240p for the settings then all works fine after, another fantastic video mate. Have you ever tried the Webtex Surviva-Pure Water Purification system, after filtering to save some work with the filters works great.
I've sussed it, hi-def doesn't work straight away thats why the screen was blank, it takes a while for the video to be processed, it was only on 360p when I last looked and now its gone right up to 1080p while I'm writing this, I've not tried the Webtex Surviva-Pure system although looks a good system does it kill viruses?. it has a 0.2 micron filter so better than the Hiker Pro, I've previously only used chlorine tabs or boiled water, thanks for your comment
I love your videos, but when you grabbed that grotty old sleep stuff to use, I got the heebie jeebies. No matter how many tarps I put on top, I would know they were there! I’d be like the princess and the pea. And didn’t they stink? Still love your vids.
brad threadgill Thanks your comments they mean a lot to me, you can email me through this channel. I really should organise a meet up for people off here, it would be nice to put faces to names and get to know them better, Atb, Damian
Its a small world I'm only 1 mile from you and you're spot on about the location, we live in an area that's scarred by industry, mining etc.. but you only have to visit somewhere like Bothal, 2 miles away to realize just close we are to lovely places to visit.
Yes there are a lot of nice secluded camping spots along the wansbeck and up in the woods around Morpeth. If you go about it in the manner you do you've nothing to fear from land owners and the like. You are a good ambassador for wild camping Keep doing what you're doing, no doubt our paths will cross at some point. All the best
The camo jacket is just army surplus and I think its cotton or polyester/cotton mix and is only shower resistant unless I coat it with repellent, the berghaus jacket I have in some of my video's is gortex and very warm
Coming up on my feed says 4 years ago Damian come on mate your videos are fantastic but you need to go, Cheviot sasquatch hunting in 2019 and dont forget to take Dave the blade nutter with you as im sure he will have a few new blades to show us and dont forget the horns 🤘 mate.
just a thought mate but looking at it from a builders angle :) when you was having trouble with not enough depth in the stream for your filter would digging a small sump hole in the stream bed work out any better ?.. just a thought ..
martin spaldingYes that would have been a good idea, dig a small sump and wait for the sediment to settle. A great technique when there is not much flow and only a trickle of water
Subcribed loved your vids however i wouldnt leave a plastic bottle exposed to the elements like that mate the chemicals in the plastic will leak into your water unless its BPA free. Direct cause of cancer especially breast cancer. Thought i would raise a bit of awareness haha. Great vids tho mate keep em coming.
Ron Haugen chemical run off from farmers land is always a possibility, the filter does has activated carbon which would help to reduce any contaminants present
..@.Fell Wanderer does camp in dire conditions and un-savoury places not that winter camping in damp local woods is an bad idea because when the going gets tough you do need that resource..Once i had to camp between barbed wire fencing and an lay-by on an Belgian "N" road near the town of Maledgem i woke-up confused to foolishly proceed down the road in the wrong lane what an fright when trucks appeared heading straight for me...I now use arrow stickers on the mirrors of the cycle or motorcycle to mark out which side the pavement should be on when on the continent...Also having been forced off the A1 in torrential rain ive bunked down in an public park next to Doncaster race course to wake-up with all my gear wet and motorcycle checked out by police as i slept..but the nice guys they never woke me up...Fell Wanderer its an fact with prolonged camping you do become more aware of intrusion even in sleep..Is that the latent animal still present in humans perhaps an descendant of the reported UK wildman...I wonder..?
...@Fell Wanderer wild men such ourselves are more aware than most the primordial being within and your quite right to point to the frailties of the human condition not conducive to circumstance..Many scientific finds confirm your belief skeletons in ancient Egypt America and elsewhere with elongated cranial formations are found and still today world-wide Big Foot/Sasqauch phenomana is reported...Its intresting you note an superior being over men with stated abode of the heavens called God because in 21AD with mans exploration of the cosmos his technological scientific advances the concept of God the philosophy of religion and the historical miracle of mankinds faith in this the age of advancement should certainly be far more worthy of scientific scrutiny...One point to note despite scientific edict it would appear that life on Earth could not possibly be of Earth its so archaic without witness of any evoloution taking place here..Its in all probabilty phenomana as old as the universe itself possibly deliberately or accidentally present on earth as life and man are particularly advanced in intellect and physicality (Bipedal) without any un-natural pre-requisite for clothes etc that you point to...I think most would certainly agree there is something out there in the cosmos perhaps an God perhaps not ...But Fell Wanderer with luck may we all have its protection on our wonderous travels and adventures?..I ask the forum again please report to keep us informend on the growing UK Big Foot/Wildman/Alien phenomana have any seen it out there..?
hows goes! liken ur vids man, informative, new to the wild camp set-up and wanted ur opinion on a water filter iv just bought-the drink-safe travel-tap, claims 1600ltrs, have used it already from a lake using a sock first as a pre-filter,water looked green but tasted great, the flow is ok, but regarding viruses do i need to boil also, im in ireland,,ta mate..keep it wild!!a sub from muself..
I cant comment on your filter as I dont know it but filters will remove fine particles giving clearer water and if they are fine enough, around 0.2 or 0.3 microns will remove larger bacteria like Giardia and Cryptosporidium, virus's are much smaller so you will need to boil your water, also you will need a filter with activated charcoal to help remove chemicals like pesticides and other nasty stuff than runs off the land and into the rivers, boiling wont remove chemical only concentrate them. EDIT, just looked up your filter and it seems really good, I'll cut and paste some info here, Quote, "Proven to remove waterborne disease causatives; Bacteria, Protozoa including Cryptosporidium, Giardia, E-coli, viral disease causatives and Anthrax immediately Taste and taint Chemicals Herbicides Pesticides Purification chemicals and Fluoride Sediments and heavy metals" end quote.
I'm in a bivvy bag and the woods is quite sheltered anyway, if the SHTF I'd flip the bivvy upside down so the hood is on the top and won't let water in. I enjoy the bivvy experience so see no need to go for the tent option, atb
I take as little as I can get away without having a bad nights sleep or putting myself in danger, after each trip I can think of something to leave at home for the next time to lighten the load, its a balance between comfort and necessity, it can be hard work to prepare and light an open fire then cook on it, and its easier to turn the tap and light the gas but that's just like cooking at home, part of the fun and challenge is using what resources are around you even if its junk that someone has left behind, its kind of recycling I guess :-)
Fell Wanderer Guess I'll really have to try and be a little stricter with myself. surplus to requirements items seem to also find a way of creeping into my pack, even on a days walk!
I found that the bigger the pack the more you are tempted to fill right up to the top, having a small pack makes you think hard what to take and what to leave behind, I'm using a 35L bag and thats fine for a couple of nights but any longer and during really cold weather would be a little too small so it really depends on the situation
Thanks for the reply, its the same on my pc (sound with no video) but strangely its playing ok on my tv which has the youtube app, and on my tablet?, I will give it till tomorrow and re upload if it doesn't sort its self out
That chair is grand. I'm going to make one in my woods. I think that would be perfect. I plan to put lawn chairs along the hiking trails to rest on. That would work wonderfully. Cool.
totally brilliant film yet again. love watching your stuff feller, humble, non pretentious, entertaining, funny, quality, with none of the usual macho nonsense that comes with a lot of other wild camp films. thanks for taking us all along on your trips out!
Its always so refreshing to watch your videos.please keep them coming.Best regards pal
I have watched all your videos at least twice and they are all fantastic, without doubt my favourite youtuber, great stuff damian, all the best Jimmy
That bush chair is a great idea and this is a great video!
thanks for watching
Hi great video and great review on the water filter as i have one on my i would like list its number one on the list now. i look forward to your next video
Take care
Gillian
Thanks, its a decent filter and with a little care should give you many years of use before you need to replace the cartridge, thanks for watching
Best wild camping vids in uk for me, nice to you out again, looking forward to next one. The seat is a gem too, a tarp over that in the rain would have been awesome! Bobby
Cheers Bobby, thanks for your comment
Another brilliant video. Entertaining and informative as usual. I did my first ever wild camp in Thrunton Wood the other night. I got bitten by the midges
Hi Fell Wanderer, I have used the straw and the water bottle. Both seem good as I have never been ill using them, I do however use the water bottle more. I drain the water through a home made filter to clear the debris and crap from it then use the bottle, if I can I boil it too. Nice video mate
Great video, I'll look into one of them filters. You seem like a guy who knows his stuff, definitely worth a sub!
They are decent filters, I like the idea of being able to fill a Camelbak from a water source without removing it from my backpack, thanks for the sub, atb, Damian.
3.9%! That's near beer. Here in Ohio they just lifted the ABV% limits. Could never find anything above 6% before, been enjoying some 9%+ double IPA's lately. Cheers! Great video.
Hi I have been watching your videos for a few months now and really enjoyed watching them. You have put an idea in my head lol. I have been getting a kit together, waiting on my tarp to come back then I will be going on my first night out in South Wales. Been scouting a few locations, the Mrs thinks I am nuts.........just me and the dog. Look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thanks, Kev.
Welshwanderer 9926 There are some beautiful places in Wales to go wild camping, got family there and visit occassionaly. Gower is nice and so are the Brecon Beacons. Let me know how you get on and maybe upload some footage for us to watch, Atb, Damian
Great video I like the fact when you leave you put it back the way you found it which is the way it should be
If we didn't keep the countryside clean it would only spoil it for ourselves and future generations, thanks for your comment.
Great vid mate. Thanks for taking us along. Take care.ATB Chris
Christopher Roberts Thanks, that camp is about 1/2 a mile from your house along the Wannie, its a quiet spot when when people aren't along there on their motorbikes, Atb, Damian
Absolute supercalifragilisticexpialidocious can't wait for the next instalment keep up the good work.
I will upload soon thanks for watching
I like your video's fell wanderer they always make me smile keep them coming marra.
Cheers and thanks for your comment
This is the first video of yours i've properly seen and am really impressed dude, great set up you had and use of kit. Great editing too so thanks for sharing your trip with us brother ~Peace~
Thank you, really looking forward to getting out soon, won't leave it too long to upload like my previous videos, thanks for watching.
Same here, now that the weather here in Blighty is starting to ease off hopefully we'll get more of an opportunity to get out. Not sure if youve checked out my videos but ive only just started posting myself so if you have anytime i'd luv your feedback on them as you seem like a guy with a lot of experience
I will check out your channel now mate
Popped up in my recommended, thought I'd watch it again. I remember watching this yrs back. that sleeping bag and foam combo still unsettles me yet.
I did reason at the time, if you're in the SAS its the sort of thing you'd be expected to do.
Thanks for the info, ATB.
Loving your vids
please keep em coming
Filter worked a treat, I could almost smell those meatballs and mash. Lovely.
great video pal - enjoyed it - good idea with the bush chair. interesting watching the water filter in use though I think I would have maybe still boiled it if it came off a farmers field. Really good video. regards.
alan kelsall The filter has charcoal inside but you are right its still best to boil first, Ive took chances in the past by drinking un filtered water from it without any problems but maybe I was just lucky those times, thanks for your comment
Really enjoying your vids mate. Hope you guys get some dry weather this spring/summer. It's just cooling off hear now. Subbed ya, G'day and safe travels.
We are starting to get warm drier weather here now which is nice, our spring is now your autumn and I'm looking forward to getting out more, have subbed you back, thanks for watching..
Absolutely interesting well put together vid, thoroughly enjoying, loved the tripod chair. the First Need Elite Portable Water Purifier is also a great filter similar in shape to yours, slightly heavier slightly more expensive Removes: Bacteria, Viruses, Giardia, Cryptosporidia, Parasitic Cysts, Pesticides, Algae, Odours, Colours, Sediment, Foul Tastes, Herbicides, Organics, can also be used as gravity feed without the pump which you may be able to do with yours and with a do it yourself in line car petrol pre filter (new) of course to extend life of the master filter attached between the master and first filter works great and is far better and lighter than carrying loads of water as you said. Thumbs up.
I will have a look at the First Need Elite Portable Water Purifier now, sounds like better specs than the Katadyn Hiker Pro, the gravity feed is a good feature in case the pump breaks then you still have a filter, which Ive never tried it with mine yet. Im going to get a backup filter and havent decided yet but will go and check out the one you suggested, thanks for your comment
How have I just discovered this vid. Loved the intro. Still watching
One of my early ones, thanks for watching.
Played fine on my laptop pal. Thoroughly enjoyed that, you did really well to get out I live in Derbyshire peak district not far from Chatsworth House and it seems to have been raining here forever. looking forward to your next vid pal well done
The upload is fine now, it just takes time for Hi-Def to process, the bad weather is now easing off, I can cope with most conditions but have to choose decent weather as its difficult to film in rain and wind, can I be as bold to say Spring is now here?
Good video i enjoyed watching it
I enjoyed that one lad, very good feed back about the water filter and pump, i have a milspec CB and will look at the connections. Great vid, good to see high spirits in carp weather. i sub'd by the way.
mounty27 I think the milspec camelbak is better made and of higher spec than the regualr one and has the quick link connectors and anti abrasive sleeve on the drinks tube, its a bit tougher and great for hooking up to a water filter. If you buy the regular model (Blue colour version) you can still attach to a water filter but have to buy extra cpc quick link connectors, Atb and thanks for the sub, Damian
couldnt agree more mate.
very good
very beautifull video as always ... go on my friend
Thanks your comment its most appreciated
Very good videos, Fell Wanderer. Question the health value of using, discarded bedding, In the bedding, Any dormant critters would come back to life from your body warmth.
derrick felix I still cover the old bedding with a groundsheet, theres not many bad bugs which can cause any harm here in thr UK, Atb, Damian
Great vid, if u attach an emergency blanket with spray adhesive to the inside of the tarp the heat would be alot better !
There was one on the groundsheet I was lying on but I cut the tarp a little small for winter camping and used pva glue to adhere the space blanket which wouldn't stick very well, the glue became sticky when left in the damp woods so abandoned the idea of using it reflective side up, your right it would have been a good idea, I should have used a better method of gluing in the first place, its getting milder now in the UK so wont need to use that method till next winter hopefully
Hi m8 fantastic basic set up just how i like it no noncence. Brill m8 atb Gordon
Thanks, you cant beat simplicity, a bivy and tarp and an open fire to keep warm and cook on..
Check out the Sawyer Mini and Sawyer regular. Much smaller in size and will filter 1200 gallons of water. Simpler to use and can be rigged for gravity feed, My water looks much worse than yours so I carry a Millbanks bag to prefilter it, Works great and cuts down on filter cleaning. I like the coffee filter idea! Great video!
I have plans to get a sawyer mini as they are really good, more versatile with better specs than the Hiker Pro, although I'll still need to get a carbon filter. The only thing I'm concerned about the Hiker Pro is it has moving parts (pump) which might break down in the field so a back up filter is a good idea, thanks for watching
Can't beat the price either. If you look about in big hardware stores in the plumbing sections where they sell water filters you might be able to pick up an in-line carbon filter that you can cobble into your system. I have used harwood charcoal mixed in my Millbanks bag with the water then allow to drain and then filter through the Sawyer or the Hiker Pro. You are right too many things could go wrong with the HP. I try to work on the KISS principal. Still they both work and clean water is necessary.
Great bush seat! .Take care.
derrick felix Thank you
Really good video . Great bit of inspiration. Thanks . Rich
richard eade Thanks for watching
On other videos did you ever find bigfoot lol.
no not yet but I'm still looking :-)
Loving the chair.
I enjoyed this . Good work !
Thank You
Fell Wanderer please can you tell me what the name of the song is in the beginning on your video .. thanks
Hello mate , very good video I enjoyed watching cheers atb Martin
Pleased you enjoyed it my friend and thanks for watching, Damian
I would love this! Meatballs and packet mashed potato I would love that in that environment!
They are very tasty and ready to eat out the pouch, Asda in the UK have them rolled back to £1
Get yourself some plastic 2" plumbing pipe, about 5" long. Put the green bit from a scourer pad in the bottom, add cotton wool on top of that, then some activated charcoal from an aquatic fish tank supplier, on top of that add some fine sand then top it off with old cotton rag. Filter all yer water through this first, then either straw or bottle into the webtex. Safe as houses mate
thats a good way to filter water with every day items lying around, in a survival situation that would be great, I'd boil the water afterwards then it would be totally safe
works a treat prior to the needed rolling boil.For the size it will not take much room in a bag or pocket and is ready when needed. Cost is about £4, so quids in mate.
Like the simplicity and set up. Nice woods. Missed the guitar lol. Cant beat metal mug. Not so sure abt farm-run water (chemicals no water system can remove) :(( dont like katydn myself bt just my opinion. Thanks for sharing and ur humble cheeriness.
I think under Normal circumstances it's just fine to drink water in the back county filterd with your filter an not boiled. And anyone who thinks a Sawyer mini is a better filter your wrong. Sawyer minis should be considered disposable, the ONLY reason I buy them is there 22 bucks. I know it says 100,000 gallens but trust me (I have used them ALOt) you'd never get anywhere close to that before it got completely clogged up. I always have 3 ways to process water to ensure good times in the backcountry.
Ah, you need to start on 240p for the settings then all works fine after, another fantastic video mate. Have you ever tried the Webtex Surviva-Pure Water Purification system, after filtering to save some work with the filters works great.
I've sussed it, hi-def doesn't work straight away thats why the screen was blank, it takes a while for the video to be processed, it was only on 360p when I last looked and now its gone right up to 1080p while I'm writing this, I've not tried the Webtex Surviva-Pure system although looks a good system does it kill viruses?. it has a 0.2 micron filter so better than the Hiker Pro, I've previously only used chlorine tabs or boiled water, thanks for your comment
Love your life .
Thank you
I love your videos, but when you grabbed that grotty old sleep stuff to use, I got the heebie jeebies. No matter how many tarps I put on top, I would know they were there! I’d be like the princess and the pea. And didn’t they stink? Still love your vids.
They were damp smelling but had a comfortable nights sleep. Thanks for watching.
You are my best youtuber I love what you do, I really want to meet you and go wild camping
brad threadgill Thanks your comments they mean a lot to me, you can email me through this channel. I really should organise a meet up for people off here, it would be nice to put faces to names and get to know them better, Atb, Damian
you deserve more then a million subs
Skullsweets|RobloxMinecraft| Thank you that means a lot, atb, Damian
Your videos are well edited and really entertaining unlike other camping people.
Fantastic thank you.
I’ve heard of sheep shagging but at 10:43 pumping seals is new to me!
Sounds like you're from Newcastle, if my memory serves me right. Been years since I moved out from Gateshead.
O' that glorious rain!!!
Great film your local woods are mine too
Thanks, where are you from, did you recognize the location?..
Did'nt recognise the location but at a guess i
would think its on the banks of the wanny between Sheepwash and Bothal. How did i do? I'm in Stakeford
Its a small world I'm only 1 mile from you and you're spot on about the location, we live in an area that's scarred by industry, mining etc.. but you only have to visit somewhere like Bothal, 2 miles away to realize just close we are to lovely places to visit.
Yes there are a lot of nice secluded camping spots along the wansbeck and up in the woods around Morpeth.
If you go about it in the manner you do you've nothing to fear from land owners and the like.
You are a good ambassador for wild camping
Keep doing what you're doing, no doubt our paths will cross at some point. All the best
thank you
good vid enjoyed it.
Jeff Holmes Thanks, pleased you enjoyed it
John Lennon: You get your tan from standing in the English rain.
Loved that film fellah, can you post some more soon ?
yes I will try and get out soon, thanks for your comment
I like your jacket, am presuming it's gortex..looks quite warm too.....
The camo jacket is just army surplus and I think its cotton or polyester/cotton mix and is only shower resistant unless I coat it with repellent, the berghaus jacket I have in some of my video's is gortex and very warm
Fell Wanderer Thanks for that. I believe you can get gortex army surplus jackets, will hunt around.
Yes I think you can get the camo in gortex and with multicam becoming more widespread you might pick up the dpm jacket at a bargain price
Coming up on my feed says 4 years ago Damian come on mate your videos are fantastic but you need to go, Cheviot sasquatch hunting in 2019 and dont forget to take Dave the blade nutter with you as im sure he will have a few new blades to show us and dont forget the horns 🤘 mate.
Thought I was already Subb'd to you Damian, well I am now :)
Have enjoyed your videos.
Have a Great 2015.
Cheers.....Les.
fepowson Thanks for the sub and good luck to you for 2015, atb, Damian
Some really cool vids ya got there mate! just got yourself another Sub :D
Cheers for the comment I'll sub you back
just a thought mate but looking at it from a builders angle :) when you was having trouble with not enough depth in the stream for your filter would digging a small sump hole in the stream bed work out any better ?.. just a thought ..
martin spaldingYes that would have been a good idea, dig a small sump and wait for the sediment to settle. A great technique when there is not much flow and only a trickle of water
nice one
Subcribed loved your vids however i wouldnt leave a plastic bottle exposed to the elements like that mate the chemicals in the plastic will leak into your water unless its BPA free. Direct cause of cancer especially breast cancer. Thought i would raise a bit of awareness haha. Great vids tho mate keep em coming.
Jackal Daz thanks for that, I try to be careful what I put in my body and the hazzards that exist, ATB, Damian
Nice
Hey there my friend did u think about the chemicals and pesticides from the farmers field water run off. Hope you didn't get sick.
Ron Haugen chemical run off from farmers land is always a possibility, the filter does has activated carbon which would help to reduce any contaminants present
..@.Fell Wanderer does camp in dire conditions and un-savoury places not that winter camping in damp local woods is an bad idea because when the going gets tough you do need that resource..Once i had to camp between barbed wire fencing and an lay-by on an Belgian "N" road near the town of Maledgem i woke-up confused to foolishly proceed down the road in the wrong lane what an fright when trucks appeared heading straight for me...I now use arrow stickers on the mirrors of the cycle or motorcycle to mark out which side the pavement should be on when on the continent...Also having been forced off the A1 in torrential rain ive bunked down in an public park next to Doncaster race course to wake-up with all my gear wet and motorcycle checked out by police as i slept..but the nice guys they never woke me up...Fell Wanderer its an fact with prolonged camping you do become more aware of intrusion even in sleep..Is that the latent animal still present in humans perhaps an descendant of the reported UK wildman...I wonder..?
...@Fell Wanderer wild men such ourselves are more aware than most the primordial being within and your quite right to point to the frailties of the human condition not conducive to circumstance..Many scientific finds confirm your belief skeletons in ancient Egypt America and elsewhere with elongated cranial formations are found and still today world-wide Big Foot/Sasqauch phenomana is reported...Its intresting you note an superior being over men with stated abode of the heavens called God because in 21AD with mans exploration of the cosmos his technological scientific advances the concept of God the philosophy of religion and the historical miracle of mankinds faith in this the age of advancement should certainly be far more worthy of scientific scrutiny...One point to note despite scientific edict it would appear that life on Earth could not possibly be of Earth its so archaic without witness of any evoloution taking place here..Its in all probabilty phenomana as old as the universe itself possibly deliberately or accidentally present on earth as life and man are particularly advanced in intellect and physicality (Bipedal) without any un-natural pre-requisite for clothes etc that you point to...I think most would certainly agree there is something out there in the cosmos perhaps an God perhaps not ...But Fell Wanderer with luck may we all have its protection on our wonderous travels and adventures?..I ask the forum again please report to keep us informend on the growing UK Big Foot/Wildman/Alien phenomana have any seen it out there..?
getting withdrawal symptoms not having more of ya videos to watch
Good vid.
Thanks for watching
hows goes! liken ur vids man, informative, new to the wild camp set-up and wanted ur opinion on a water filter iv just bought-the drink-safe travel-tap, claims 1600ltrs, have used it already from a lake using a sock first as a pre-filter,water looked green but tasted great, the flow is ok, but regarding viruses do i need to boil also, im in ireland,,ta mate..keep it wild!!a sub from muself..
I cant comment on your filter as I dont know it but filters will remove fine particles giving clearer water and if they are fine enough, around 0.2 or 0.3 microns will remove larger bacteria like Giardia and Cryptosporidium, virus's are much smaller so you will need to boil your water, also you will need a filter with activated charcoal to help remove chemicals like pesticides and other nasty stuff than runs off the land and into the rivers, boiling wont remove chemical only concentrate them. EDIT, just looked up your filter and it seems really good, I'll cut and paste some info here, Quote,
"Proven to remove waterborne disease
causatives; Bacteria, Protozoa including Cryptosporidium, Giardia,
E-coli, viral disease causatives and Anthrax immediately
Taste and taint
Chemicals
Herbicides
Pesticides
Purification chemicals and Fluoride
Sediments and heavy metals" end quote.
yes tks for that..cheers mate..keep it wild..
That foam and sleeping bag looks bad ,yi can catch something off it ,you mad hobo 😂
The goretex bivy bag is a good barrier from the elements and things that bite
What happens if the wind changes in thenight get a tent.
I'm in a bivvy bag and the woods is quite sheltered anyway, if the SHTF I'd flip the bivvy upside down so the hood is on the top and won't let water in. I enjoy the bivvy experience so see no need to go for the tent option, atb
Tried the meatballs and mash, it's winner!
Definitely a winner and great value for money, I've tried a few in the "look what we've found" range and I still like meatballs the best.
Yeah, I've just stockpiled 10 packets while they're on offer for a quid each.
nice one
Works fine on my iPad bud.
Loved the video. You don't really take much kit do you? Sue
I take as little as I can get away without having a bad nights sleep or putting myself in danger, after each trip I can think of something to leave at home for the next time to lighten the load, its a balance between comfort and necessity, it can be hard work to prepare and light an open fire then cook on it, and its easier to turn the tap and light the gas but that's just like cooking at home, part of the fun and challenge is using what resources are around you even if its junk that someone has left behind, its kind of recycling I guess :-)
Fell Wanderer Guess I'll really have to try and be a little stricter with myself. surplus to requirements items seem to also find a way of creeping into my pack, even on a days walk!
I found that the bigger the pack the more you are tempted to fill right up to the top, having a small pack makes you think hard what to take and what to leave behind, I'm using a 35L bag and thats fine for a couple of nights but any longer and during really cold weather would be a little too small so it really depends on the situation
Hey Fell Wanderer, there is sound and no video bud.
Thanks for the reply, its the same on my pc (sound with no video) but strangely its playing ok on my tv which has the youtube app, and on my tablet?, I will give it till tomorrow and re upload if it doesn't sort its self out
Email me your address bud and I will send you one to review if you like.