Being Vegetarian myself your attempts at outdoor vegetarian cooking are most welcome and most inspiring. I now need to persuade my wife that we fore-sake our usual cold packed lunch and embrace cooking alfresco when we next do some Chiltern hikes. Your wine at sunset endings are always the icing on the cake. This one was a belter. Thank you Tweedy. 👏👏👍😀🍷🌞
Thanks Andrew! There are of course downsides to this kind of al fresco cooking - even on a daytime hike I seem to end up with a surprisingly full backpack! ...but I do enjoy it, I like the challenge of seeing what I can do with very basic cooking equipment, and as a nice side effect it forces me to stay in one place for a longer period of time and really appreciate my surroundings!
@@tweedyoutdoors A full backpack taken up all those escarpments is indeed not to be underestimated. But the reward of a hearty meal, and a glass of wine is a worthy reward. 👍😀
As is so often the case for RUclipsrs, triumph rises from adversity! What a lovely video with beautiful countryside and engaging commentary. I know it gets busy there, but the woodland of Ashridge is lovely. It looked nice in its winter coat, with a few early signs of Spring. How dare that lady suggest YouTubing is about vanity. As if we do this for the attention. I see it as a public service, since the telly is so pointless now!
Thank you Mr WC21! I did my best, despite the (rail induced) difficulties of getting out of London. I don't think I included the (rather boring) bit of footage where I gave a full account of how I wasted most of yesterday morning. After my first two plans for the day were scuppered by rail closures I got the tube down to Waterloo, briefly got on a train to Winchester, found it to be uncomfortably packed, and got off again. So I ended up getting the tube back up to Euston and heading to Tring / Ivinghoe Beacon instead. It was a lovely day out in the end though so perhaps this is just how it was meant to be! I agree the woodland of Ashridge is lovely, and I think my curmudgeonly protestations about seeing other people could have been avoided if I had taken more minor paths rather than that main track which leads from the Bridgewater monument to Ivinghoe Beacon. Yes I did find that accusation of vanity a bit of an affront! I do sometimes wonder about the number of people who have likely watched videos on RUclips which include footage of somebody holding a camera pointed at themselves in a public place, but would then vocally question it if they saw it happen in real life - how do they think those videos were made...?
Yes that's my understanding too - so it's magical to walk along them, people sometimes use phrases like "shaped by history" in a figurative sense but in this case it's very literal!
It makes perfect sense! I sometimes wonder why I don't see other people doing this in outdoorsy videos on RUclips but of course the reason for that is most people don't take along a bottle of wine and a stemmed wine glass on a hike!
Thanks Hedley! I agree, Ivinghoe Beacon has been spectacular every time I've been there - and always a bit different, to keep it interesting. This is probably the first time I've been there when it hasn't been windy!
Hi a nice chap and camping RUclipsr called Novice Wild Camper, Dartmoor based I think has designed and makes a version of your table which is flat on top! Have a look when you come to replace your one.
@@tweedyoutdoors Or you could treat yourself to one of those Soto folding ones. Pricey but convenient and sturdy. I made a table out of discarded estate agents sign board by cutting part way so as to make a hinged leg then used a bit of wire coat hanger to brace it. It works quite well in small sizes which suits me but not sure if it would work that well if any larger.
Lovely video capturing the twilight so well. Our back yard backs straight on to forty square miles of forest. I would love to go deep into it and cook something in the open air but with 600lb black bears a plenty, cougars and the occasional hungry wolf pack, the menu may be subject to sudden change.
Thanks for the mention @1:22 John!! That stew looked really tasty. I’d eat it 👍🏻 ☘️ stunning scenery as per usual, Ivinghoe Beacon looks heavenly as you reach the brow. What a beautiful land you live in.
Thanks Seán - I'm really glad to hear the stew looked acceptable to you! Even though I probably got just about every single ingredient wrong - maybe the onions were the only uncontroversial bit? 😂 Yes we're very fortunate to have Ivinghoe Beacon so surprisingly close to London.
Hi John, That did look good and what a place to cook it too 👌👌. ......... A police car and a screaming siren We always used to have our eyes peeled when driving through Ashridge park for the deer. Not sure if we ever saw any though🤔🤔 .......... A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete Fantastic sunset shots👌👌 .......... A baby wailing and stray dog howling Amazing views from the Beacon👍👍 .......... The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking What are all these cryptic lines I hear you ask, well it's a riddle. It's what we think of your videos!! All the best!!
Yes I did get just about every single ingredient wrong, but I enjoyed it anyway! Perhaps if I'd just called it brown stew instead it would have been less controversial!
Are you aware that you filmed an area which was used in Episode 4, Entitled Sorry Baby. I run along that path from Bridgewater Monument and The Beacon very often, its lovely and forms part of the Ashridge Boundary, which I am sure you are aware. The gate on the left as you look over to Pitstone and Paul's Nob, was featured heavily in a chase in this episode. The main protagonist chased a terrified guy (forgot his name) up to and over that gate where Eve's car was waiting to pick him up. Anyway, random trivia for you. Steps Hill which you passed was used in Star Wars but I dont know which episode and I am less inclined to seek this.
Wonderful video, thank you! First video I'm seeing of you there. I've come to this channel via your pubs channel and have been enjoying. I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but is your stemmed glass glass, or a plastic version that is easier for travelling with? And could those woods be possible for wild camping in? I'm getting the urge to get out and about a bit, thanks to content such as yours. For fear of bombarding you with questions, I also wondered if you had recommendations to begin the journey of acquiring lovely tweed suits such as you wear? In case I've not seen if you've answered this before.
Thanks Graham! I'm really glad to hear you've arrived here from the pubs channel as I get the sense these more eccentric videos might not appeal to most of the pubs crowd! Alas the wine glass is actually a type of plastic (I think this particular kind is called tritan). At home I only ever use proper glass glasses, but I've had a few breakages when trying to use glass glasses outdoors, some of which ended up being quite a palaver to deal with, and eventually I had to concede defeat and switch to plastic. I would love to find a better solution as I'd much rather be drinking out of proper glass! Most of my tweed suits are from a company called Walker Slater - they have shops in London and Edinburgh, and also sell online, although obviously it's a bit more challenging to get the right fit with online shopping. They have a great selection of cloths, and I think their prices are comparatively good. One of the things I like about them is that they sell all the pieces individually - so, for example, if your waist size for the trousers is a bit at odds with the corresponding typical chest size for the jacket, that's fine. If you want a three piece suit you can get that, but it you only want a two piece that's fine too. Or indeed if you only want a jacket that's also fine by them. The trousers of one suit I bought from them wore out after about seven years of heavy wearing and I was able to buy a replacement pair in the same cloth - nobody would know they weren't the originals.
@@tweedyoutdoors Hi Tweedy! I appreciate the considered and informative reply. I know what you mean about the dangers of glass outdoors. Many years ago I purchased a sort of 'picnic backpack' with a section containing cutlery with plastic plates and glasses, along with proper linen napkins. There is also a padded, insulated section for food and drink etc. I've not used it much, but it's been handy when I have and the use of plastic for the glasses made sense. Thank you for the information about the suits. I've had a look at their website and it certainly looks like a great place to buy them. I'm not far from London so I look forward to visiting one of their shops to avoid any issues with fit, as you say can be an issue when ordering online! Keep up the great work with your channels, I'm looking forward to following your inspiration and getting out and about a bit more! To enjoy the outdoors and some lovely beer.
Thanks for another video, the stew looked delicious. What GoPro do you use to film and did you use it to take the great night shots. I have just upgraded from an ancient GoPro 3 to the 10, not the latest but it will do for me. 👍
Thanks Ysgolgerlan! I know the ingredients of that stew probably wouldn't have been everyone's cup of tea but I promise the end result was actually really tasty! I'm using a GoPro 10 too. It often pleasantly surprises me with low light filming - as long as there's some remnant of a sunset or something, and if I remember to keep it still! The stabilisation is really good in daylight, but it deteriorates pretty quickly in low light so I have to keep reminding myself to do more static shots when the light starts to fail.
I've had it for a while! First featured on my Burns Night wild camp just over a year ago: ruclips.net/video/L1eEl_Y-klw/видео.html ...I took it on that trip because I thought it looked vaguely Scottish, but kept it in my backpack since then because I thought it might help for a bit of heat insulation with hot pans etc.
In california , I once ate at a restaurant and on the menu was fake meat and jamaican stout. That restaurant is now out of business. Yours looked pretty good though.
What a coincidence! Was it presented as some kind of fusion cuisine? As explained in the video mine was done that way purely because they were the only ingredients I could get hold of... It did actually work surprisingly well though!
Tring, Tring. Hello, who is it? It’s Tweedy! Tweedy! Tweedy! By the way, not a gear channel, I know, but you might find a folding Opinel (N°7 or 8) more suited to chopping carrots etc without launching them into the woods. Equally “illegal”. Bah. Terrible content. Well done. Carry on.
Thanks for the tip Barry! Yes my knife is a bushcraft knife really, a bit too chunky for vegetable preparation. I originally got it thinking I'd be batonning logs to build fires but I rarely ever have the opportunity to do that.
I thought the Indian music gave the sunset timelapse bit an air of exotic mysticism! I'm hopeless at choosing music, which is part of the reason my videos hardly ever have any in - whatever I end up choosing it seems at least somebody doesn't like it! I only use music for bits of the footage like time lapses and photos where there's no natural audio at all, because I think it would be odd to just have complete silence for a while... but perhaps I ought to just record some stock audio footage of bird song or something to fill in those gaps?
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I'm definitely not a veggie, but that actually looked pretty tasty 😮😊
Being Vegetarian myself your attempts at outdoor vegetarian cooking are most welcome and most inspiring. I now need to persuade my wife that we fore-sake our usual cold packed lunch and embrace cooking alfresco when we next do some Chiltern hikes.
Your wine at sunset endings are always the icing on the cake. This one was a belter. Thank you Tweedy. 👏👏👍😀🍷🌞
Thanks Andrew! There are of course downsides to this kind of al fresco cooking - even on a daytime hike I seem to end up with a surprisingly full backpack! ...but I do enjoy it, I like the challenge of seeing what I can do with very basic cooking equipment, and as a nice side effect it forces me to stay in one place for a longer period of time and really appreciate my surroundings!
@@tweedyoutdoors A full backpack taken up all those escarpments is indeed not to be underestimated. But the reward of a hearty meal, and a glass of wine is a worthy reward. 👍😀
As ever, some great footage, Tweedy. You are now an honorary Gael!
Slainte, Damien
Very kind of you to say so - thanks Damien!
As is so often the case for RUclipsrs, triumph rises from adversity! What a lovely video with beautiful countryside and engaging commentary.
I know it gets busy there, but the woodland of Ashridge is lovely. It looked nice in its winter coat, with a few early signs of Spring.
How dare that lady suggest YouTubing is about vanity. As if we do this for the attention. I see it as a public service, since the telly is so pointless now!
Thank you Mr WC21! I did my best, despite the (rail induced) difficulties of getting out of London. I don't think I included the (rather boring) bit of footage where I gave a full account of how I wasted most of yesterday morning. After my first two plans for the day were scuppered by rail closures I got the tube down to Waterloo, briefly got on a train to Winchester, found it to be uncomfortably packed, and got off again. So I ended up getting the tube back up to Euston and heading to Tring / Ivinghoe Beacon instead. It was a lovely day out in the end though so perhaps this is just how it was meant to be!
I agree the woodland of Ashridge is lovely, and I think my curmudgeonly protestations about seeing other people could have been avoided if I had taken more minor paths rather than that main track which leads from the Bridgewater monument to Ivinghoe Beacon.
Yes I did find that accusation of vanity a bit of an affront! I do sometimes wonder about the number of people who have likely watched videos on RUclips which include footage of somebody holding a camera pointed at themselves in a public place, but would then vocally question it if they saw it happen in real life - how do they think those videos were made...?
The light was wonderful! Well done🎉
Thank you, liked the walk, liked the flashbacks, loved the gloaming images of the sheep and trees and sky. The sunset was spectacular.
Thanks Chris, really glad you enjoyed it!
Love the sunken English lanes. Goes to show how much foot traffic has passed through over the centuries 🇬🇧 🇳🇿
Yes that's my understanding too - so it's magical to walk along them, people sometimes use phrases like "shaped by history" in a figurative sense but in this case it's very literal!
Love the way you use your boots as a bottle and glass holder.
It makes perfect sense! I sometimes wonder why I don't see other people doing this in outdoorsy videos on RUclips but of course the reason for that is most people don't take along a bottle of wine and a stemmed wine glass on a hike!
I have never not enjoyed my trips to Ivinghoe. Splendid timelapse and photography Sir. Oh and thanks for the mention!
Thanks Hedley! I agree, Ivinghoe Beacon has been spectacular every time I've been there - and always a bit different, to keep it interesting. This is probably the first time I've been there when it hasn't been windy!
Subscribed, just to help with the dry cleaning bill.
😂 Thank you!
@@tweedyoutdoors your Lewes bonfire video was worth a sub on its own.
Hi a nice chap and camping RUclipsr called Novice Wild Camper, Dartmoor based I think has designed and makes a version of your table which is flat on top! Have a look when you come to replace your one.
Thanks for the tip! One thing I find amusing about my silly table is it says "do not sit or stand on this table".
@@tweedyoutdoors
Or you could treat yourself to one of those Soto folding ones. Pricey but convenient and sturdy. I made a table out of discarded estate agents sign board by cutting part way so as to make a hinged leg then used a bit of wire coat hanger to brace it. It works quite well in small sizes which suits me but not sure if it would work that well if any larger.
Lovely video capturing the twilight so well. Our back yard backs straight on to forty square miles of forest. I would love to go deep into it and cook something in the open air but with 600lb black bears a plenty, cougars and the occasional hungry wolf pack, the menu may be subject to sudden change.
Thanks for the mention @1:22 John!! That stew looked really tasty. I’d eat it 👍🏻 ☘️ stunning scenery as per usual, Ivinghoe Beacon looks heavenly as you reach the brow. What a beautiful land you live in.
Thanks Seán - I'm really glad to hear the stew looked acceptable to you! Even though I probably got just about every single ingredient wrong - maybe the onions were the only uncontroversial bit? 😂
Yes we're very fortunate to have Ivinghoe Beacon so surprisingly close to London.
Irish Stew with Jamaican stout. You couldn't make this up! lol Looks good though.
Perhaps it will catch on?
Hi John,
That did look good and what a place to cook it too 👌👌.
......... A police car and a screaming siren
We always used to have our eyes peeled when driving through Ashridge park for the deer. Not sure if we ever saw any though🤔🤔
.......... A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
Fantastic sunset shots👌👌
.......... A baby wailing and stray dog howling
Amazing views from the Beacon👍👍
.......... The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking
What are all these cryptic lines I hear you ask, well it's a riddle. It's what we think of your videos!!
All the best!!
A perfect setting for your feast. The light and feeling of a hint of spring is inspiring. Loved the video, thank you for sharing :)
Thanks Warren! Yes spring really is just around the corner... Although I feel I have been saying that to myself for a month now!
Great accompanying you on your walk. Are you on Patreon? I'd love to contribute to your channels (I watch Tweedy's pubs also).
Looks like you really enjoyed your version of Irish stew, Tweedy. It looked wholesome. I'd prefer the Guinness on the side, though. 😂
Yes I did get just about every single ingredient wrong, but I enjoyed it anyway! Perhaps if I'd just called it brown stew instead it would have been less controversial!
Are you aware that you filmed an area which was used in Episode 4, Entitled Sorry Baby. I run along that path from Bridgewater Monument and The Beacon very often, its lovely and forms part of the Ashridge Boundary, which I am sure you are aware. The gate on the left as you look over to Pitstone and Paul's Nob, was featured heavily in a chase in this episode. The main protagonist chased a terrified guy (forgot his name) up to and over that gate where Eve's car was waiting to pick him up. Anyway, random trivia for you. Steps Hill which you passed was used in Star Wars but I dont know which episode and I am less inclined to seek this.
Shame you are not in London longer...
It seems RUclips ate yet another of my comments 🙄...Anyhoo, wonderful vid Tweedy.
Wonderful video, thank you! First video I'm seeing of you there. I've come to this channel via your pubs channel and have been enjoying.
I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but is your stemmed glass glass, or a plastic version that is easier for travelling with?
And could those woods be possible for wild camping in?
I'm getting the urge to get out and about a bit, thanks to content such as yours. For fear of bombarding you with questions, I also wondered if you had recommendations to begin the journey of acquiring lovely tweed suits such as you wear? In case I've not seen if you've answered this before.
Thanks Graham! I'm really glad to hear you've arrived here from the pubs channel as I get the sense these more eccentric videos might not appeal to most of the pubs crowd!
Alas the wine glass is actually a type of plastic (I think this particular kind is called tritan). At home I only ever use proper glass glasses, but I've had a few breakages when trying to use glass glasses outdoors, some of which ended up being quite a palaver to deal with, and eventually I had to concede defeat and switch to plastic. I would love to find a better solution as I'd much rather be drinking out of proper glass!
Most of my tweed suits are from a company called Walker Slater - they have shops in London and Edinburgh, and also sell online, although obviously it's a bit more challenging to get the right fit with online shopping. They have a great selection of cloths, and I think their prices are comparatively good.
One of the things I like about them is that they sell all the pieces individually - so, for example, if your waist size for the trousers is a bit at odds with the corresponding typical chest size for the jacket, that's fine. If you want a three piece suit you can get that, but it you only want a two piece that's fine too. Or indeed if you only want a jacket that's also fine by them. The trousers of one suit I bought from them wore out after about seven years of heavy wearing and I was able to buy a replacement pair in the same cloth - nobody would know they weren't the originals.
@@tweedyoutdoors Hi Tweedy!
I appreciate the considered and informative reply. I know what you mean about the dangers of glass outdoors. Many years ago I purchased a sort of 'picnic backpack' with a section containing cutlery with plastic plates and glasses, along with proper linen napkins. There is also a padded, insulated section for food and drink etc.
I've not used it much, but it's been handy when I have and the use of plastic for the glasses made sense.
Thank you for the information about the suits. I've had a look at their website and it certainly looks like a great place to buy them. I'm not far from London so I look forward to visiting one of their shops to avoid any issues with fit, as you say can be an issue when ordering online!
Keep up the great work with your channels, I'm looking forward to following your inspiration and getting out and about a bit more! To enjoy the outdoors and some lovely beer.
Thanks for another video, the stew looked delicious. What GoPro do you use to film and did you use it to take the great night shots. I have just upgraded from an ancient GoPro 3 to the 10, not the latest but it will do for me. 👍
Thanks Ysgolgerlan! I know the ingredients of that stew probably wouldn't have been everyone's cup of tea but I promise the end result was actually really tasty!
I'm using a GoPro 10 too. It often pleasantly surprises me with low light filming - as long as there's some remnant of a sunset or something, and if I remember to keep it still! The stabilisation is really good in daylight, but it deteriorates pretty quickly in low light so I have to keep reminding myself to do more static shots when the light starts to fail.
@@tweedyoutdoors Thank for the info, I have tried it whilst cycling and the footage is super smooth, I have not explored it properly yet.
Stop the press. Did we spot a tweed place mat in use? Is there no end to this material's bounty?
I've had it for a while! First featured on my Burns Night wild camp just over a year ago: ruclips.net/video/L1eEl_Y-klw/видео.html
...I took it on that trip because I thought it looked vaguely Scottish, but kept it in my backpack since then because I thought it might help for a bit of heat insulation with hot pans etc.
Tweedy, what part of London do you live in?
in the Borough of Camden, so Euston is fairly easy to get to for the train out to Tring.
In california , I once ate at a restaurant and on the menu was fake meat and jamaican stout. That restaurant is now out of business. Yours looked pretty good though.
What a coincidence! Was it presented as some kind of fusion cuisine? As explained in the video mine was done that way purely because they were the only ingredients I could get hold of... It did actually work surprisingly well though!
not bad... but i say yerstaday more intresting)
Tring, Tring. Hello, who is it? It’s Tweedy! Tweedy! Tweedy!
By the way, not a gear channel, I know, but you might find a folding Opinel (N°7 or 8) more suited to chopping carrots etc without launching them into the woods. Equally “illegal”. Bah.
Terrible content. Well done. Carry on.
Tweedy! Tweedy! Tweedy! 🎉
Thanks for the tip Barry! Yes my knife is a bushcraft knife really, a bit too chunky for vegetable preparation. I originally got it thinking I'd be batonning logs to build fires but I rarely ever have the opportunity to do that.
Why are you playing Indian music? I thought we were in England/Angalond? Or maybe your right.😢
I thought the Indian music gave the sunset timelapse bit an air of exotic mysticism!
I'm hopeless at choosing music, which is part of the reason my videos hardly ever have any in - whatever I end up choosing it seems at least somebody doesn't like it! I only use music for bits of the footage like time lapses and photos where there's no natural audio at all, because I think it would be odd to just have complete silence for a while... but perhaps I ought to just record some stock audio footage of bird song or something to fill in those gaps?
@@tweedyoutdoors
Music every time. Personally I like your choice of music.
It's nice to mix it up a bit, try different styles and such.
*you're
If you're going to go all Little Englander on us, at least learn the language.