hello Simon! Due to my illness I can hardly leave the house! You probably won't read this message! But I want to say a big thank you for your videos! I'm Portuguese, 44 years old, a widower with 3 children and I'm on daily dialysis because I'm waiting for a kidney transplant! With your videos I can travel! I can smell nature! With your videos I can hope that tomorrow will be better! THANK YOU SIMON
Simon is that bloke you meet on holiday when you don't want to socialise with others but becomes a life-long friend. Love your videos and adventures. Happy New year
I'm going through a rough patch, was diagnosed with ADHD at 41, was quite overwhelming as a father and a sole bread earner to grasp this and the unpredictable work and personal life ahead, grabbing on to the bits, and Simon you give me hope, to persevere and overcome, God bless you.
Happy belated new year, Simon. May yours be filled with laughter, adventure, sausages, abundant beer and joy! Thank you for taking me to the woods again...
Happy New Year, and keep getting better! My best to Mrs Woods as well! This was a nice relaxed outing, and I hope to do the same thing soon, same tent even! Hard to find Black Pudding here, but some of our British or Irish restaurants do serve it. Love it with baked beans and eggs! Hope this is a good year for you all, and the woods await!
When I saw the title "Overnight Forest Camp in a Hot Tent" and then saw you walking with your pack, I never expected for you to have a stove in your pack. Great camp!
Strange watching you guys camping without a sealed up tent inner. Here in Australia you would likely end up spending the evening with critters that can kill you by looking sideways at you. Good to see you back out and about and glad that you're feeling a bit better. Nearly all our family and friends have had that same thing recently. Thanks for the video.
Thats why at 68, and traveled the world, I've never volunteered for Australia! I want to go for a month or so, but I'm sure I'd get bit, stung to death. We are always given safety talks before we go, but never do they rate the wildlife deadlier than human population! Except Australia..😆😁😄
@@stuartbrierley3381 - You don't get critters sometimes? Like raccoons, or rabbits? Those are critters..Deer wandering around your camp are also considered a "critter", but Bear tearing thru looking for food are not "critters". Camp wisely!
Again, a beautiful presentation. Your low light shots are amazing. You have the ability to tell a good story and illustrate it so that the visual and audio are better than being there. Good job!
Fascinating to watch, as usual. Interesting to watch the de-camping process. I rarely leave my sofa but I know how to light a fire, pitch a tent (multiple sorts), gather (and split) wood, cook a steak (well, almost), make breakfast and, principally, I know how to open a can of beer - or two. Love your videos. Thank you.
My grandmother love Black Pudding but made me gag...lol. Mind you, she's old school 1918 Irish born & eat some freaky stuff like Dripping Sandwich, Tripe, Bone Marrow & Fish Eyes.
Brrroooo! That food looked amazing and that beer is right up my street! Looks like I'll have to stock up for a future camp ha. I need to get myself a hot tent for later this year! Need to take the plunge into my wallet ha. ✌️⛺️
Glad you're on the mend, and I hope your wife starts to feel better soon! One Christmas several years ago, when my children were very young, I had a terrible dose of the flu. All I could do was like down as still as possible. Christmas basically ground to a halt that year because I was the kingpin that made everything happen. I felt so sorry for my boys that year!
@@simonablokeinthewoods it was! Boxing day they went off to the in-laws, leaving me lying on the sofa with a jug of water. They came home the next day and I was still in the same place. I could just about make it to the loo every now and then 😂
....we all need our space sometimes. These breaks of yours and Andy are pure entertainment for us. Long may it continue. Andy's got all the 'toys' though. 😁
Happy New Year, Simon. Wishing you and your family the very best in 2023. Sending special best wishes to Mrs. In The Woods as she recovers from illness. I hope that she is feeling much better now.
Any friend with Andy Kent survival is a friend of mine cat wait till you both camp again and kick it at the 🔥 drinking some brews love it thanks for your content. I am a new subscriber. Hell Yeah 👍
We were the same Simon. I got a terrible flu before Christmas, and as I started to get better, around the 20th, my wife got sick. We cancelled our Christmas dinner at our friends, and we're both still recovering. Good to see you back and yes, dinner looked good! Mike from Canada.
@@simonablokeinthewoods We are. I'm just on my way to get the left leg removed, 11:45 am. Once I'm healed I will be able to embrace the woods again mate! Cheers to you and yours!
Happy New Year Simon!! Your meal looked wonderful. You, Andy and a few others prove that camp food doesn't have to be a can of beans a some bread. which is great if that's what one wants! But really it 's all about how much effort one wants to put into a meal. Thanks for sharing your overnight adventure with us!! Can't wait to see your canoe trip in a couple of weeks! I love those adventures! Stay safe, warm and healthy!
I was so happy to see this pop up in my notifications today. I so needed to see something so peaceful and relaxing this afternoon while I was stuck inside at my computer. I always enjoy your videos. Sorry to hear ya'll were sick during Christmas. Hope ya'll get back to top speed quickly! Thank you for all your hard work last year, sharing your adventures with us. So looking forward to your new adventures this year. Take care, rest all you can and take care of yourself! 👍👍🧡🧡😊😊
And sorry you have been ill. So many have been and still are. I hope your wife gets well asap. Personally I hate this time of year. Anything can go wrong. Take care 🙏
Cracking video Simon thanks for that. Thanks for the chopped up black pudding and tinned tomatoes food idea as well, you can't beat a bit of black pudding 👍🏻
empathy for the sickness over Christmas time, never fun. prayers for the Mrs. recovery and health. great relaxing video as always. may your New Year be filled with hope, joy, peace. will be looking forward to your canoe trip video(s) thanks for being you Simon.
Thanks for the great video, Simon. Sorry to hear about your family's downtime over the holidays; hope you're all on the mend. I loved your little stove, but didn't catch the name; must look through old videos to find it. I'm a long-time viewer, but rarely comment (as I tend to watch YT on the TV in the living room). But love your content and always wait for the next episode. Cheers from Japan.
Another great video thanks Simon. I got back into camping as an adult a couple of years a go to take my son and make some memories. Amazes me that when we do a night or two on a camp site we fill a small van with gear. You create a great camp including a hot tent stove and fill a rucksack 😂
Yey 😃😃😃😃 back out !!!! I’ve had a hard day graft today so was absolutely overjoyed to see your tranquil come down video from my sofa in front of my open fire. Loved it Simon, thank you for taking us with you. Just what the doc ordered on a Friday evening 🥰🥰🥰. Oooo canoe trip 👏👏👏 can’t wait 😆
Lovely to visit the woodlands of the UK again with you. We had a Christmas and New Year's very like yours and Mrs. Woodlands. Except my brother had concussion. Hope she's better soon.
We were all sick throughout Thanksgiving and Christmas in our family. Made for a sad holiday but what can you do? So don’t feel alone. I’m sure there were many like us as well. Glad to see you’re better.
Happy new year, Simon! We are all looking forward to this year's trips. I've drawn great inspiration and encouragement from your adventures and easy-going philosophy. Also, perhaps you could offer some sage advice regarding marital relationships. To wit: How on God's green earth do you get to go on so many trips away from home, hearth, and spouse??
Happy new year to you your beautiful wife daughter and Tom. Sounds like you have had the virus. I do hope the kids swerved it. And Mrs Simons in the woods is soon feeling fine and dandy. Great to see you out in the woods again. xx xx
Very entertaining again. English cooking. I think you have to grow up with it. I am always amazed how many items you manage to take with you. Have a good year.
Happy New Year Simon. I hope your wife gets better soon. I'm glad you mentioned the Imperial Stout as it reminded me I've got a bottle of Black Sheep Imperial Russian Stout begging to be opened. 🙂
Fun glow of your fireplace in the woods. The only thing close to your blood sausage that I like is chicken livers, Pate', and turkey sausage with sage .....Thanks
getting sick sucks. but loosing ur taste REALLY sucks. glad ur better now we just the misses back n running !!!! cant TOTALLY relate 2 wanting 2 get out after sweating it out in bed 4 x amount of days !!!! FOOD!!!!!!!!!! sooo good 8)
I helped on a friend's family farm in Norway summers when at university. Farm Mom made me something else first time she made blu sausage. I did 5 years in Navy before school, and told her that I would eat what she made. No substitutes required. Kind of like liver.
Ohh!!! Melt in the mouth Char sui style pork and noodles. Lovely woodland scenery. Finally a few cans of 10% Black Treacle . Whats not to love? . Thank you Simon. Happy New Year to you and your family. Sorry to hear of your health misfortune over the xmas period as long as you are all now fine is the main thing .
Watching this 8 months after you filmed it. I was ill too at that time and it lasted for quite a while so I send my best wishes to you and your family. Illness at Christmas and NY always feels worse. I love watching your adventures and share your love of woods and the peace they emanate. Wonderfully grounding. Thanks for all you do, it's much appreciated by many.
Nice video Simon. I look forward to your canoe video. I really enjoy watching them. By the way, here in the states I don't know anyone who says they like blood pudding, lmao. I still want to try it for myself, lol. Take care bud.
Happy new year Simon. Hope Mrs in the woods is feeling better. You had a right treat with the black pudding, Phillip Warren is the best butcher in the south west by far. Thanks for the vid and look forward to the Canoe trip. Take it easy.
hello Simon! Due to my illness I can hardly leave the house! You probably won't read this message! But I want to say a big thank you for your videos! I'm Portuguese, 44 years old, a widower with 3 children and I'm on daily dialysis because I'm waiting for a kidney transplant! With your videos I can travel! I can smell nature! With your videos I can hope that tomorrow will be better! THANK YOU SIMON
Sending you so much light love abundance and healing!! Angels be with you
Simon is that bloke you meet on holiday when you don't want to socialise with others but becomes a life-long friend. Love your videos and adventures. Happy New year
Thank you mate! 😁
If it wasn't for you and Andy I would'nt get any fresh air at all. Happy new year.
I'm going through a rough patch, was diagnosed with ADHD at 41, was quite overwhelming as a father and a sole bread earner to grasp this and the unpredictable work and personal life ahead, grabbing on to the bits, and Simon you give me hope, to persevere and overcome, God bless you.
Happy belated new year, Simon. May yours be filled with laughter, adventure, sausages, abundant beer and joy! Thank you for taking me to the woods again...
..and the same to all the ‘blokers’ on this channel!!
Haha - thank you! 😁
Happy New Year, and keep getting better! My best to Mrs Woods as well! This was a nice relaxed outing, and I hope to do the same thing soon, same tent even! Hard to find Black Pudding here, but some of our British or Irish restaurants do serve it. Love it with baked beans and eggs!
Hope this is a good year for you all, and the woods await!
When I saw the title "Overnight Forest Camp in a Hot Tent" and then saw you walking with your pack, I never expected for you to have a stove in your pack. Great camp!
It’s amazing how small it packs - makes hot tent camps a very real possibility on backpacking trips 😁🔥👍
Strange watching you guys camping without a sealed up tent inner.
Here in Australia you would likely end up spending the evening with critters that can kill you by looking sideways at you.
Good to see you back out and about and glad that you're feeling a bit better.
Nearly all our family and friends have had that same thing recently.
Thanks for the video.
I hear that ! It’s same way in Florida! Way too many critters like coral snakes in my neck of the woods!!! 😬 But , we still go camping ⛺️! 😁
From South Africa you and me both, you might have BIGGER mosquitoes 🦟 than us, but we got the maleria carring ones...
Thats why at 68, and traveled the world, I've never volunteered for Australia! I want to go for a month or so, but I'm sure I'd get bit, stung to death. We are always given safety talks before we go, but never do they rate the wildlife deadlier than human population! Except Australia..😆😁😄
Critters?
@@stuartbrierley3381 - You don't get critters sometimes? Like raccoons, or rabbits? Those are critters..Deer wandering around your camp are also considered a "critter", but Bear tearing thru looking for food are not "critters". Camp wisely!
Don't take Kent Survival on ya white water trip as he'll probably loose his jacket and fall overboard again...LMAO
Simon thank goodness you’re back we have missed you I love your videos 💪🏻👍🏻😀
Again, a beautiful presentation.
Your low light shots are amazing. You have the ability to tell a good story and illustrate it so that the visual and audio are better than being there.
Good job!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
I just have to say, when I saw your vlog on how to make that Bucksaw, it was sensational. That is TRUE craftsmanship. 😊
You always make my day better!! Please never stop
Yes!! Great to see you 😀
Fascinating to watch, as usual. Interesting to watch the de-camping process.
I rarely leave my sofa but I know how to light a fire, pitch a tent (multiple sorts), gather (and split) wood, cook a steak (well, almost), make breakfast and, principally, I know how to open a can of beer - or two. Love your videos. Thank you.
My grandmother love Black Pudding but made me gag...lol. Mind you, she's old school 1918 Irish born & eat some freaky stuff like Dripping Sandwich, Tripe, Bone Marrow & Fish Eyes.
"stupidly i've brought a spoon with me" we've all been there! 🤣
Brrroooo! That food looked amazing and that beer is right up my street! Looks like I'll have to stock up for a future camp ha. I need to get myself a hot tent for later this year! Need to take the plunge into my wallet ha. ✌️⛺️
👍🏻🤘🏻black pudding and sausage sandwich is hardcore 🧟♂️
Glad you're on the mend, and I hope your wife starts to feel better soon! One Christmas several years ago, when my children were very young, I had a terrible dose of the flu. All I could do was like down as still as possible. Christmas basically ground to a halt that year because I was the kingpin that made everything happen. I felt so sorry for my boys that year!
Thank you! Sounds like that was a very rough Christmas!
@@simonablokeinthewoods it was! Boxing day they went off to the in-laws, leaving me lying on the sofa with a jug of water. They came home the next day and I was still in the same place. I could just about make it to the loo every now and then 😂
....we all need our space sometimes. These breaks of yours and Andy are pure entertainment for us. Long may it continue.
Andy's got all the 'toys' though. 😁
BLOKERS! just saw that comment! So followers of Simon are 'Blokers', very fitting! Works for me !
Happy New Year, Simon. Wishing you and your family the very best in 2023. Sending special best wishes to Mrs. In The Woods as she recovers from illness. I hope that she is feeling much better now.
Any friend with Andy Kent survival is a friend of mine cat wait till you both camp again and kick it at the 🔥 drinking some brews love it thanks for your content. I am a new subscriber. Hell Yeah 👍
Glad you're recovering!
The red-hot stove feels cozy and nice to look at, and your laughter feels pure and clear.
We were the same Simon. I got a terrible flu before Christmas, and as I started to get better, around the 20th, my wife got sick. We cancelled our Christmas dinner at our friends, and we're both still recovering.
Good to see you back and yes, dinner looked good! Mike from Canada.
Hope you and your wife are feeling a bit better now Mike!
@@simonablokeinthewoods We are. I'm just on my way to get the left leg removed, 11:45 am. Once I'm healed I will be able to embrace the woods again mate!
Cheers to you and yours!
Happy New Year Simon!! Your meal looked wonderful. You, Andy and a few others prove that camp food doesn't have to be a can of beans a some bread. which is great if that's what one wants! But really it 's all about how much effort one wants to put into a meal. Thanks for sharing your overnight adventure with us!! Can't wait to see your canoe trip in a couple of weeks! I love those adventures! Stay safe, warm and healthy!
I do love my food and if I can, I’ll always try to take fresh ingredients with me and take time to make something tasty - not always possible mind. 😁
I was so happy to see this pop up in my notifications today. I so needed to see something so peaceful and relaxing this afternoon while I was stuck inside at my computer. I always enjoy your videos. Sorry to hear ya'll were sick during Christmas. Hope ya'll get back to top speed quickly! Thank you for all your hard work last year, sharing your adventures with us. So looking forward to your new adventures this year. Take care, rest all you can and take care of yourself! 👍👍🧡🧡😊😊
Dinner looked amazing but u can keep ur breakfast lol thanks for another cheerful relaxing video hope u and ur family get well fast!
Haha - it tasted better than it looked! Thank you!
Its enjoyable watching you cook and hearing the process is so relaxing lol wonderful content thank u!
Another great video. I recognized the flooded wooden walking path and the stairs from a previous video...with your dog and your soggy socks 😉
'It tastes better than it looks' seems to be easy sometimes... 😉
Love your impromptu wood spatula thingy!
Hey there! Here is a comment for the dang 'ol algorithm :) Keep 'em coming!!
Simon the bloke who has a bag for everything 😂😂😂😂
We’ve missed you, Simon!
Have to agree, Pine forest might be my top tier environment type
Simon, great video!!! Great cool little stove!!! You are so lucky you have no bears in the U.K.
Привет Саймон,отличный отдых!!!! Привет из России
And sorry you have been ill. So many have been and still are. I hope your wife gets well asap. Personally I hate this time of year. Anything can go wrong. Take care 🙏
Gosh Simon that was a fab camp out . Amazed how much stuff your back pack holda . Fab meals too making me hungry for my breakfast later
Mr Man in the woods Richard's out and about he is making the flat bread ha ha i told him you will be watching ha ha ha take care Simon nice one
Hope your wife is all right , a good year 🍀🤗👍 to your family ...
Finding that concrete slab, you set your heater on was convenient!
I keep seeing this tent pop up on UA-cam channels. Looks like a great bit of gear for this time of year. Great video !
Like the timing when the music kicked in. 😊
Cracking video Simon thanks for that. Thanks for the chopped up black pudding and tinned tomatoes food idea as well, you can't beat a bit of black pudding 👍🏻
Hope your Mrs. Is feeling better! Keep the faith.
Thank you! She’s much better now 👍
I really enjoy your videos. I'm sorry your wife is sick. Also, I don't understand how the British built an empire on food like that.
😂😂😂👍
empathy for the sickness over Christmas time, never fun. prayers for the Mrs. recovery and health. great relaxing video as always. may your New Year be filled with hope, joy, peace. will be looking forward to your canoe trip video(s) thanks for being you Simon.
I'm convinced Simon eats all food with a spoon at this stage great video man
Really liked that tent. Hope your wife is feeling better!
Very nice Peddars Way revisited. Even more exited about the forthcoming canoe trip you announced. My favourites are your hiking and canoe videos.
Looking forward to the canoeing trip .
Keep off the rocks and remember to bring the tape🤘🤘
De France, merci beaucoup pour vos vidéo. Tous mes voeux de rétablissement pour vous et votre femme.
Thanks for the great video, Simon. Sorry to hear about your family's downtime over the holidays; hope you're all on the mend. I loved your little stove, but didn't catch the name; must look through old videos to find it. I'm a long-time viewer, but rarely comment (as I tend to watch YT on the TV in the living room). But love your content and always wait for the next episode. Cheers from Japan.
Thank you!
The stove is a SeekOutside cub, expensive but very light and compact!
Another great video thanks Simon. I got back into camping as an adult a couple of years a go to take my son and make some memories. Amazes me that when we do a night or two on a camp site we fill a small van with gear. You create a great camp including a hot tent stove and fill a rucksack 😂
😂😂
Surprising what you can cram into a rucksack
@@simonablokeinthewoods something I need to learn I think Simon 😂
"10% heaven" Love:) Is that a NEW Buffy Hat?!?!
Nice to see you out again. You are not knackered due to not doing anything over Christmas, it's because you had Covid!
HNY! Make sure you grill Andy for his white water canoe tips! 😉
😂😂😂
Yey 😃😃😃😃 back out !!!!
I’ve had a hard day graft today so was absolutely overjoyed to see your tranquil come down video from my sofa in front of my open fire. Loved it Simon, thank you for taking us with you. Just what the doc ordered on a Friday evening 🥰🥰🥰.
Oooo canoe trip 👏👏👏 can’t wait 😆
Another great and inspiring vid from Simon. Thank you and best wishes for future adventures.
I love that little stove, man.
Great videos, keep it up mate.
Lovely to visit the woodlands of the UK again with you. We had a Christmas and New Year's very like yours and Mrs. Woodlands. Except my brother had concussion. Hope she's better soon.
Happy New Camping and Vloging 23. Hope you all feel better soon! Black pudding yummy! Good gear, good you show the clean up! Thanks
I'm with you brother. We were either getting sick, sick or just sick. It sucked.
HNY ! What a perfect evening in a tranquil setting , cracking bit of dinner ,lovin’ the mini stove
Atb
Col
Glad ur feeling better buddy!! If u need a place to stop by over night on ur way to the Wales canoe trip ur welcome here, u know where we are 😉🍻👍
Man that stove was rippin hot
Nice spot for a camp. Looking forward to many "bloke in the woods" adventures in 2023
Happy new year, Simon! Thank you for all the work you do to take us along on your adventures (and even teach us a thing or two along the way)!
We were all sick throughout Thanksgiving and Christmas in our family. Made for a sad holiday but what can you do? So don’t feel alone. I’m sure there were many like us as well. Glad to see you’re better.
Some Cumberland sausage would have been nice with that breaky!!!!
Happy new year, Simon! We are all looking forward to this year's trips. I've drawn great inspiration and encouragement from your adventures and easy-going philosophy.
Also, perhaps you could offer some sage advice regarding marital relationships. To wit: How on God's green earth do you get to go on so many trips away from home, hearth, and spouse??
Glad you and the Mrs are feeling better
Happy new year to you your beautiful wife daughter and Tom.
Sounds like you have had the virus.
I do hope the kids swerved it. And Mrs Simons in the woods is soon feeling fine and dandy.
Great to see you out in the woods again. xx xx
Very entertaining again. English cooking. I think you have to grow up with it. I am always amazed how many items you manage to take with you. Have a good year.
Brilliant video. Sorry to hear about your wife. My wife had the same. Hope everyone is well.
Great Job Simon,from Ohio,USA.
Happy New Year Simon. I hope your wife gets better soon.
I'm glad you mentioned the Imperial Stout as it reminded me I've got a bottle of Black Sheep Imperial Russian Stout begging to be opened. 🙂
Fun glow of your fireplace in the woods. The only thing close to your blood sausage that I like is chicken livers, Pate', and turkey sausage with sage .....Thanks
Love the music, Happy belated NewYear wishes🎉 Wishing you and your family health and all the best in 2023
Great video Simon, so relaxing and help so much with my anxiety, thank you for everything you do, it’s amazing! Ben from Buckinghamshire
BFB! 👑
Glad they help Ben! 👍👍
All the best to you and Mrs in the Woods …love that little cub stove …great video as always
Most enjoyable I say chap. 👍
getting sick sucks. but loosing ur taste REALLY sucks.
glad ur better now we just the misses back n running !!!! cant TOTALLY relate 2 wanting 2 get out after sweating it out in bed 4 x amount of days !!!!
FOOD!!!!!!!!!! sooo good 8)
Black Pudding, absolutely lovely, nice breakfast 👍
Happy New Year Brother. Truely awesome hot tent. Good to see a bit of traditional British / Scottish tucker! Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🏴 🇳🇿
The start of this video had me thinking I'd inadvertently clicked on a Giles Binion video!
Also, loved the music at the beginning and the end!
There’s nothing more enjoyable and relaxing than watching one of you’re videos awesome camp Simon can’t wait for the canoe trip
Feliz Navidad! from El Paso Texas USA
Hi Simon sorry to hear you were all ill over Christmas, hope S is better now! Great video, that was a serious ‘wodge’ of Black Pudding!
I helped on a friend's family farm in Norway summers when at university. Farm Mom made me something else first time she made blu sausage. I did 5 years in Navy before school, and told her that I would eat what she made. No substitutes required. Kind of like liver.
Ohh!!! Melt in the mouth Char sui style pork and noodles. Lovely woodland scenery. Finally a few cans of 10% Black Treacle . Whats not to love? . Thank you Simon. Happy New Year to you and your family. Sorry to hear of your health misfortune over the xmas period as long as you are all now fine is the main thing .
Watching this 8 months after you filmed it. I was ill too at that time and it lasted for quite a while so I send my best wishes to you and your family. Illness at Christmas and NY always feels worse. I love watching your adventures and share your love of woods and the peace they emanate. Wonderfully grounding. Thanks for all you do, it's much appreciated by many.
Good to see you out again, hope mrs in the woods gets better soon.
Nice video Simon. I look forward to your canoe video. I really enjoy watching them. By the way, here in the states I don't know anyone who says they like blood pudding, lmao. I still want to try it for myself, lol. Take care bud.
Happy new year Simon. Hope Mrs in the woods is feeling better. You had a right treat with the black pudding, Phillip Warren is the best butcher in the south west by far. Thanks for the vid and look forward to the Canoe trip. Take it easy.
So interesting great stove looking forward to your next video thanks 😊 👍
Noodles with a spoon is like eatieng soup with a fork. You need a spork :)