Solo hammock camp in the remote Aussie Bush
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- After a few months I'm back! Join me for an adventure exploring some rarely visited country. I survey the damage done to some amazing temperate rainforest by the recent bushfires. I climb down into a remote creek and have a lot of fun hiking up stream. I find a great campsite, hang up the hammock and stoke up the campfire. I try cooking something new and just enjoy spending time in the forest. A tricky hike in and out, but a great trip.
Creators note: I was playing with my camera settings so you may notice some focus pulsing, hopefully I have figured this out and it wont be repeated in future videos.
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Good seeing you back out again
Thanks mate - good to be back!
Good to see you're well and great to have you back. Beautiful little creek. Great video again. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks Erik. Cheers mate.
Thanks mate!
Real enjoy your Channel, one of the best Australian channels. Got to say that besides the awesome country you go through I love the Cooking! Thank you please keep it going.
Thank you, that's great to hear!
Great to see you back mate. I’m sure it must have felt nice to be back out there after a busy period at work. Even though those rice paper rolls wouldn’t win any presentation awards 😂 they still looked bloody tasty and a great idea for a fresh tasty dinner in the bush. Ps love the little stumble at the end. I too have my fair share of them lol
Thanks Scotty, was great to be back out again and yep dinner was super tasty even if I did loose points for presentation. Haha I was so angry at that stupid stick, but felt I had to leave it in the video. Wasn't the only time I stacked it on that trip either lol.
lovely video
Great video Erik. Love your hikes into the bush. Can't wait for the next one. Cheers!
Cheers mate, next one won't be too far away!
I am very happy that I stumbled upon your fascinating and original videos, at my age 65 it get difficult to get my old bushwalking mates out camping. However due to your inspiration I am going solo and minimalist too. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Neal, great to hear and glad you stumbled across the channel. I started solo because I couldn't get my mates to come out very often either. I still enjoy hiking with friends, but I find there is something special about being out there alone. Enjoy your time out bush and stay safe. Cheers mate.
wow Erik, a very beautiful camp. Great to see you doing OK
Welcome back! Was wondering were you were... good to see you back out getting some campfire therapy. It's good for the soul.
Looking forward to see the video of your 5 day adventure. :)
Thanks mate. I was looking forward to the five day trip too, that was until I did ~17km with a 20kg pack yesterday . I've just weighed all my gear to see where I can save some grams lol.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK LOL, I learnt that one the hard way too when I did the Overland Track in Tassie years ago... I think back then I took all my SLR camera gear and lenses, my pack was close to 23 Kgs. Never again!
So great to have you back Ecka. Love it.
Cheers mate!
Beautiful creek - looks like a perfect hike
Good to see you back out in the bush
Yes! You're back for a trip vid😁, have been constantly checking to see if you had one out and so glad to see you back, enjoyed this one, great spot and so peaceful👌
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great to see you out again Erik. I love rice paper rolls too, great idea! Have a look for the smaller rice paper sheets... you'll have to make more rolls for the same feed, but they'll probably be easier to keep uncracked. I hear you on keeping the best places to yourself... that's fine by me, just love seeing you getting out and explore 👍
🤣 I love that you left that last bit in!
Thanks Amy, good idea on the smaller sheets, I should have some in the cupboard and will give them a go next time. Glad you enjoyed the stack lol. Cheers Erik
Have a look at @bushcraft solo , particularly the glad wrap shelter ! Very unusual , left me a little dazed , cheers !
Welcome back we’ve missed you
Glad to see you back mate its been too long, another great vid erik looking foreword to the next one.
I live south of Nowra at Jervis bay. We were very lucky but around us got smashed. Scary times when the fires hit. Great video mate . Looking forward to getting out this weekend….LOL loved the rice paper rolls. You can get papers that are the size of small tacos. Might be easier for transport mate.
Lost me at rice paper rolls and coriander 😂😂😂 can not believe you went to all the trouble to carry all that in. Makes for interesting viewing I guess. Well done enjoyed the fire and the Aussie bush making a comeback as it has done for eons before we walked amongst it.
He's back!
Sure am!
It is great to have you back - you were missed. Reminds me I haven't been out in the NZ bush camping for awhile either - hopefully soon. Recently went and did a couple of day trips on the Milford Track and Keppler Track. Maybe one day when the borders are open again you can come over and experience some NZ exploration. You don't have to worry about ants or snakes over here :-)
Thanks! Yes walking in NZ is great, not having to worry about snakes saves an enormous amount of energy and you can spend more time enjoying the scenery. Visited a couple of years ago and did lots of day walks, definitely keen to comeback one day.
Thank god you're back, I thought we'd lost you!!!!
Still got a few videos in me hopefully! Cheers mate
Welcome back , it has been too long since your last video. Had to laugh in the final shot , tripping over the stick ! I think the audio, video quality is much improved, thank you.
Good to see you back Erik. I've been wondering when we would see you again. A stunning spot you found for yourself there. Laughed my ass off at your "Structural Integrity" comment. As for the rice paper rolls, when they're broken like that, try overlapping a couple, or just make them at home before you leave. As for myself, I'm too lazy to mess around too much when camping. I chop, slice or dice whatever I think I'll need and vacuum seal each ingredient, or pack some things together and vac them when practical. Locations, yep, totally agree with you. Appreciate you showing us these locations in your videos but I don't blame you one bit for keeping mum about the details. Thanks for a great video. 😀
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers Erik
Great vid, thanks
Ahhh, the uniqueness of Erik (That's what makes you the best my friend)...so pleased you have invited us all back mate!!....waited far too long!!
*Was that beer tune familiar from somewhere else perhaps....lol...
Love ya work Champion (as always)
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Thanks Jeff! Next trip is only a couple of weeks away, so the wait won't be so long next time. Haha found a string version of Drunken Sailor, I just really like the sound of it so use it sometimes when I show a beer. Cheers mate.
We don't get bull ants here in the UK so I had to look them up. Now I'm glad we don't have bull ants in the UK :)
where ya been missed all the adventures!
Welcome back, been far too long 👍👍
Not a lot of Aussie content to choose from unfortunately but your doing o.k. so well done and keep up the good work :-)
🏞️thanks for sharing 🌏 hope you're well ✌️
Hey mate cracking video, just one thing I've never got a clear answer on... In nsw it is fire permit season currently, do you need a permit for your campfire? And if so how do you go about obtaining one? Thans and keep it up
I believe the fire permit season refers to having a fire on ones property, not in a national park. To have a fire in a national park, you need to check the plan of management for the park and check the NPWS website to see if a park fire ban is in effect for the particular park. Hope that helps mate.
@@ScottysGoneWalkabout hey Scotty thanks for the reply. That was what I assumed
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. In addition to what Scotty said, the NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment website has some useful information on campfires in National Parks (noting different rules in different places). Cheers Erik
Hey mate, what’s the intro song? It’s only about 5 seconds long... keep up the good work!
Believe it's a snippet from Tumbleweed Texas, by Chris Haugen sourced via RUclips Studio.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK thanks heaps mate! Love that track.
Hey Erik, what‘s the story with ticks and the (in Europe very common) lyme disease in the Aussie bush? Also a well known unpleasant phenomenon? ... By the way, I totally get your approach not sharing these magical places, that‘s what it is about: Exploring and finding out yourself.
Hi Pia, thanks for watching and yes that's absolutely what it's about! We do get ticks here, although luckily not very often where I walk. I have actually only seen them / been bitten once (in more than ten years). I think they are more common in other parts of the country though. My understanding is that we don't have Lyme disease in Australia. Cheers Erik.
Between you and me, how many snakes do you come across when you go off track. I stay on track 95% of the time and I am walking around 1 to 2 per hike
I haven't seen one for a while actualy. I tend to come across more near water than when walking on ridges etc. Record for me is over 20 in one day. Thankfully that hasnt happened for a while lol.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK watching your videos, with long pants and gaiters are alot less stressful than other hiking RUclipsrs😄🪱🪱🪱
Thanks Eric .... what are the gaiters you use?
Have been using Sea to Summit Quagmire gaiters for more than a decade, recently switched from the Event to the Canvas version.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK Thanks Eric ... what's your opinion on snake proof gaiters?
Erik, how do you filter and treat your water??
On this trip I used a Sawyer mini hooked up to a CamelBak bladder as a gravity filter (it will be in the background hanging from a tree in one of the hammock shots in this video). It works well, but is on the heavier side. I'll also regularly use Micropour tablets when I'm on the move. Have just picked up a 3L Befree so hoping that will work well.
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Good idea Erik.
Keep the locations private mate.
Less bitchin and nagging as well if somebody's dope crop goes walkabout.😂😂
Your dance moves at 16.12 to 16.22 were great. I put you on mute and put on Beyonce in the back ground.
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