A Solo Kayak Wild Camping Adventure!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Hello everyone!!
Cheers for taking the time to click on the video it really does mean a lot !
This week i head out on my kayak up the River Little Ouse in Norfolk (East Anglia).
I head up the river towards Thetford before being stopped by a pair of angry swans protecting what i can only guess would be some young signets near their nest. I tried to get past for about 45 minutes before deciding it probably wasn't going to happen without getting nipped so i moored up and found a lively little pine plantation wood to set up my hammock for a nice woodland wild camp. I sink a few tinnies and cook a home made chilli on the campfire! i hope you enjoy the slightly longer version of video.
Big love everyone!
Craig.
EAB x
#camping #river #outdoors #nature #wildcamping
Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos, Craig. I can see you even do shots of yourself moving away from the camera, which obviously means backtracking. Also like listening to your conversations. Very relaxing. Thanks Craig! And Zeppelin Rocks!
Thanks a lot mate I really enjoy making them ! 👊👊👊
i have my kayaking level 1 license got it with my mum and my brother when i was like 14/15 and every summer wed go to the medway river like every other weekend we all had our own kayaks but around 2020 my mum got cancer and she got really sick so we stopped going and we end ed up selling our kayaks and after she died i always wished we could go kayaking one more time but i never relaised how happy it made me to just watch someone else kayak and have a good time looks like an absolute blast lad enjoy!
Where are you based Roger, I'm certain one of us fellow EAB fans are nearby and would welcome you out for a trip
@@georgeh01 my names james sorry for the confusion roger macanally is a commentator on fifa😂 I live in Portsmouth for uni but I’m from kent so Medway is the closest river to me. Been looking at buying a kayak for ages but just never had the money or the room to store it
Love the EAB community.
I used to kayak the Medway a lot and got used to dealing with the swans. Waving your paddle or shouting is not a good idea. You're then seen as a threat. Best way past them I found was to move slowly and stare straight ahead as if you're fixated on something ahead of you. Don't even look at them. When they realise you aren't aware of them they calm down pretty quickly, On the other hand if you're not comfortable doing that then absolutely turn around and avoid the encounter. Nothing to be embarrassed about mate.
In South Africa, there are people who use swans and geese as guard dogs. They won't bite the owners, but a stranger will get attcked garenteed.
Yep I lived over there and had a few run in’s with geese and swans! 😂
My pal had guard geese at his house. They were called Tebit and Tebitha....they were proper aggy
I know people with farms in the UK and they use geese to protect their chickens
Definitely, my grandad always had a guard goose in the garden.
I'm 63 and my Granny lived in a little village in Epsom, just outside London England. Her neighbour kept geese as guard geese.
Great stuff Craig! 👍👏👏 Chilli, eh? Well, I don't know but the missus does...quote " Sure. Use just tinned baked beans instead of the dried options and chuck in a few cubes of dark chocolate" I can vouch it's great!
Add loads and loads of garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, chilli and some DARK CHOCOLATE mate, game changer. What chocolate you don’t use in the chilli can be eaten as a wee energy booster snack. 👍💯
I love your channel, it has really inspired me with getting back into nature and ditching the distractions of modern life, keep up the good work
Thanks so much mate I really appreciate that dude 🤟🏻👊👊👊
Best chili...Cook the day before you leave, rest it overnight in fridge, then heat it up the following day over the campfire. Always tastes better the second day.
Good to know that mate !
Good to see you still have the saggen wagon
Great vid shagger. Love the no frills simplicity too. Chilli Tip: I like to add some cubed rump steak. Stick Tip: great idea...unless some dog buggers off with it!
River Pigeons? That’s a new one on me. You’re never too old to learn new expressions are you, lol.
always good to watch craig brilliant mate
some bad ass swans about
Awesome, a chili sounds good. Golly, those swans were vicious. 👍
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Yes mate, bumper video!!!
Chilli Tip: add a bottle of Duvel Belgium beer, cocoa powder and freshly ground cumin seeds.
For chili, add a tablespoon of cocoa powder or a bit of unsweetened dark chocolate. It will cut the acidity from the tomatoes & give it a good earthy flavor. Cheers from Vermont!
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Firstly great channel mate.
Chili tip for you, after you have browned the mince and onion add half bottle of corona or your beer of choice with some Tom purée let it cook out a bit then continue how you normally would.
Flippin beauty mate nice one
I like to add grated carrots to my chili. I'm watching from across the pond, in Ohio, and I thoroughly enjoy your content, and I tip my beverage in your general direction. Cheers! Be well and #keepcreating
😂swans scare me, my gran Told me they can really hurt you with their wings so I wouldn’t risk it. Great video mate
Repetition to teach. I have learnt a lot since I started watching you. I may be 75 and not out in the wilds, but you are preparing me in case of...... 😀🇦🇺
Thanks Jennifer !!
What an ace watch so funny with them swans 😂😂😂 food looked yummy dude
For a great chilli get some dried guajillo, ancho and chipotle peppers, Deseed and then put in a small amount of boiling water to rehydrate, blend it then add to chilli with beef stock.
Lovely mate 👌👌
An amazing addition to a chile is some diced chorizo👌
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😂😂😂 you’ve got one of those infectious laughs you probably made over 1000 people laugh with this video… loved it
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Try a 50/50 mix of chick peas and kidney beans, tastes great. You can also try braising steak instead of mince, tastes awesome 😃👍
Add a square or two of good dark chocolate to your chilli, makes it lovely and rich.
Thanks to everyone that made this years community camp so special
Mate gday, when I make a chili I use chuck steak (get butcher to mince it) 70% dark chocolate (i use four squares), which will give it more richness and body, also half a teaspooon of sugar helps offset the acididity from the tomates. I picked up these tips from a flat mate when I was at uni. 👍🍺
Lovely mate thanks for that !!
Yes, I have been attacked by a Swan, on the Great Ouse. It just wouldn't let us get past, eventually we had to do like you did, take the dinghy out and walk round.
Chilli tips, I always add some cocoa powder, 1 or 2 teaspoons for the size you're doing, and sometimes some American corn meal, which really helps thicken the sauce.
Nice camper car you need to take that out for a adventure soon, next time you out paddling you need to get a swan pass. 🙃
Nice video once again, I'm sure it will get mentioned but a few squares of dark chocolate will go well in the chilli.
Loved watching it,so peaceful and relaxing. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks bud !!
Gangsta swan's 🙌
I'm still buzzing from the Scarborough camp it was a fantastic weekend and over far too quickly 🌲🌲🌲🌲
😂 great vid brother. The Swan bit was so hilarious! Safe travels!
😂😂 thanks mate !
Great vid as always Craig and looking good on the chilli front. Whack in 3 tablespoons of tom purée at the onion stage just before the meat, crumble in a beef oxo cube then fry meat, add a tablespoon of soy sauce and a half a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce then the fried tomatoes and half a teaspoon of marmite (my secret ingredient), simmer as long as possible. Try that and feel the love 👍🏼
Used the oxo and the purée mate good to know to do the purée before the meat as I did it after 👊👊 soy sauce oooh nice marmite yummmm pukka thanks a lot for that mate !!
Worcestershire sauce too 👌👌
Chilli tip!
Chuck in a stick of cinnamon bark, 80% dark chocolate AND secret ingredient, liquid smoke! Looks bangin as it is though!!
Swans aint to be messed with mate. Especially when nesting. Those feathered fiends will F you up proper! Great camp fella. On the chilli front, my bro in law always puts a bottle of lager or ale in. That's a standard sized bottle. A bigger bottle will need drinking first😎👍🍺
Hell yeah your brothers got it down hahah !! Yeah angry bastards eh haha
Nice voyage. The swan was just looking after his mrs. Add pure grated cacao to chilli, yum 🤤
Thank you Craig! Dont worry about changing the content for us. The woods is just great, we love them best too! Enjoyed the video very much!
Good to see you again! Thanks for sharing this jaunt. Needed something like this tonight for sure. Cheers. :)
❤ ur channel as it’s a refreshing rawness to it that makes it worth watching,never tried a hammock yet 😊
Big love for that mate !!!
This video was great it cheered me up👍I watched it on my break at work🌲
Thanks bud 👊👊
WHEN SWANS ATTACK !!! 💥🤣
Doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing it’s what YOU bring to the content that matters Craig…
AUTHENTIC ..HONEST and FUNNY!!!
Love it - another classic as always - Top man !!!!!
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With the chillie a coffee been and dark chocolate 👌👌👌
Nice one Craig...enjoyed that
Hahaha love it! That swan stand off… been there! 😂 don’t mess with swans!
Scarborough was a brilliant camp met so many new faces! 🤙🏻
Campfires make a camp for me… mountains or hills are great for views but… not a fan of being battered by 60mph gusts 😂😂
Good video mate as always! 💚 was nice to see you and Kat at the weekend bro 🤘🏻
Cheers brother big love Jordan lad ! 💚
Big up Beardo.. great to meet you in person at the camp.. Henry. Aye
@@eastcoastslider heyup! Same goes to you mate! 😁
Brilliant Craig mate! Good bit of swan action 😂. There used to be a bad old boy down on the Stour near Henny, he would always chase us in our kayaks. We used to chuck crisps behind like chaff and flares 😂 to distract him. ATB bud
use pork and beef mince would be my top tip for chilli mate 50/50, tiny shavings of 70 -100% caco dark chocolate for richness, dash of red wine,bit of cubed carrot for bulking up . love the videos dude !!!!!!!
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One tip when leaving your van is to take the rotor arm out of the distributor the van won’t go any where … a tip a copper gave my mom when I was a kid and kept borrowing her car without permission 😂
great videos mate .
Haha that’s brilliant mate !!!
@@EastAnglianBushcraft watch out for them thetford bears 😂I’ve just seen an article.. thought it was a joke at first .. do you know if that’s true?
Never heard of them or seen any mate haha
Hello Craig , There was a Gin factory , that used to use Swans as Guards , They had over 50 of them in the grounds , fenced off from the main buildings , I would love to see someone try to break into that place ! 😂🙂
Hahaha good ol guard swans mate !
Swans mate for life, that’s why they’re so grumpy.
I paddle down my local river and I always meet swans. I just leave them to sort themselves out . Don’t be embarrassed mate. And I always use a bit of dark chocolate in chille. Another great video btw
Awesome Craig, great to see you back out in the wild. Loved this video. Brilliant video.
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Hhha thanks a lot mate !!!
You’ll probably start having fucking nightmares bro..
Loved the info about the rivers dude, a good segment.
Great to see you again at Scab 🤙
Thanks Simon mate
Old wives tail. I was asked to remove a swan from a ladies drive way. It was a building site in Scotland and I was being hit with all the same stories. The thing was being aggressive and doing a bit of hissing, there was no cygnets about so I threw my yellow jacket over his head, lifted him under my arm and returned him to the river. I dare say they may provide a problem for women and children but your a big burly man with an oar in your hands. I'm sure you'll survive 💪
Another great video fella, I’m out on the little Ouse tomorrow and looking forward to it even more now! Keep up the good work 👍
Nice one mate! Can't believe you shied off the swans! You have to growl at them. I had some near cattawade that came after me. I growled at them and they kept away.
Easiest way to deal with swans is take a couple of bread rolls or slices, or some seeds/oats in a bag and if you do get a feisty swan to pass, you can usually turn them from a foe into a friend with a bit of grub🙂. Best way to pass swans is just drift past them with your paddle at your side and avoid paddling if you can. Don't panic and start thrashing around, just chill and offer a bit of food if necessary. If they calm down and go for the food, just get by gently while they are eating it. Approach them as a friend, don't show fear and get by as smoothly and quietly as possible. Most swans are just fucking with ya! I've had them eating food from my hand on the kayak before and you can get by most feisty swans if you're confident with them and don't go steaming through.
If none of that works, then you can shit yourself😂!!
Swans are great fun funny thing I have ever seen is in the winter coming in to land on ice....."...ROTATE..."full flaps under carrdge down and locked......oh shit its Fing ice......to late......and slide......crash into bank...and then they get up shake wings and tail feathers.... so whats so funny lets see you do any better fatso...!!!!!
Dad swan told me exactly what I could do with my bread rolls. I took to the towpath and he still saw me off.
That's nuts about the swans! Never knew that about the birch sap, but i saw a documentary on resistance fighters in WW2 who got oil from birch sap and even used it to power motors! Must be the same stuff.
Haha was waiting for the swan stand off 😂 They have a right attitude this time of year! 🛶 Looked like an awesome little camp mate! 🏕
In the late nineties, my canoing instructor (who had a massive lisp, like Chris Eubank) was warning us about swans. I was kinda laughing a bit, and he looked at me, raised his shirt and shouted 'A SSSWAN DID THISSSS!' with his huge lisp.
On his torso ran a massive scar about a foot long. Jesus. Been freaked out by swans ever since.
Good one Craig, I just camp anywhere even if I'm not allowed. My home is my castle and my home is my country 😆 🤣 😂
Got to be careful of wings. Nose is easily broken. Always waiting for your next video. ❤😀🇦🇺
You should have brought your ghillie suit Craig, then they might have just thought you were a bushy log floating by 🤣
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Great video as per usual Craig. It was great meeting up with you in Scarborough, me and the Mrs had the best weekend. We met and connected with so many fantastic people and definitely made new friends, including giving a stranded one a lift home with us. Cant wait for the next camp.
So glad to hear it mate thanks for coming bud it was great to meet you both
Great video excellent content as usual.
Love the videos. In regards to a gopro you should look at the insta 360 cameras. Might suite your needs
You’re a legend Craig, showing my mate your channel now, gonna throw a few random comments on your videos to help the algorithm
Legend thanks dude 👊👊👊
Thanks for the video dude, your videos are great. They arent samey at all, everyones here to see you and what ya up to imo!
Thanks buddy !!!
Good call dont mess with em with babies, they can break bones with their wings.
Great vid mate. Try using Cajun seasoning in your chilli instead of your usual Mexican seasonings. 👌
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10:45. "I;m not scared of swans .....(I'm just scared of that one)" 🙂 We've got big black swans on the Swan River here in Perth. When they're nesting and you get too close, they just come at you like bloody destroyers! I'm not worried too much about fighting them, it's the thought of being tipped out of my kayak! Haha.
Great video mate! 👍
Cheers brother
Damn the Swans man! Full speed ahead! Said no one ever!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Birch bark and fatwood are some of the best inventions ever.. :D
Thank you for explaining fat wood! I'm a camper since childhood and this is something I've missed somehow... too much time in the city I guess
Thank you for this video! I laughed so hard I cried with all of the swan excitement. You handled it well! Love it!
Thanks so much mate 💚💚🤟🏻
The music that introduces the videos is so calming. I have so many times watched tbis mans content to calm myself snd stop panicking its therapeutic, idylic and soothing its art
Thanks mate 👊👊
I can see the hill that's the source of the Great Ouse from my window. Not any navigable wild water near here, so it was lovely to see you glide through the 'flat lands'.
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Another great one mate.
You should have shown the swans the cans of Stella, they would have shit themselves and let you pass 😂😅
Smoked Paprika is a belter to add, and some Tumeric.
Love your videos Craig, love your attitude, would love to sit around a fire with some beers and chew the fat my friend!.
Keepin' it Cosmic
Si
u look a lot happier Craig bro all the best
Cheers bud yeah feeling it mate !!
Cheers Geezer - well chilled video!! On the verge of my first Thetford wild camping! Still scouting for places! Thanks for all the pointers!
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Hi Craig, fantastic vid as alway's. I look for them every week , to see if i haven't missed one. Iv'e got a tent now from my mate in Saxmundon. A old biker mate. Then get some gear, off witch i take note off the stuff you've got.. As i say dammed good vids. From a retired engineer, mental health prob's bloke from Essex... Se'ya fella.
Top man Ian good on you mate and thanks a lot dude much appreciated !!
Hahahah I love the river angels blocking your path
Keeping you out of harms way bruv
Think you made the right choice, wild camper meets wild swan, that was great!
Haha cheers 💪
a stick of cinnamon in your chilli will blow your mind!! french bread and grated cheese on the side. have heard peeps putting chocolate in their chilli!! but my chilli hack is use Old El Paso Smoky BBQ Fajita Seasoning. smokey flavour chilli. nom!
would love come over and share in the woods!
Sounds bloody lovely mate !!
Thankyou 👊👊
Hi Craig ,
Bloody swans , bane of my life , on my first PGL holiday in Wales , 40 years ago !!. Nice vid , as usual , buddy !!!
Cheers
Phil
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chilli tips; dark chocolate, brown sugar and cinnamon - ooooh; yeaaaahhhh
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Top man ! Really been loving the vids recently keep up the good vibes ! Hope your well bro 🙏🏼💙☺️
Thanks mate !!! I’m good dude 👊👊👊
chilli's one of my favourite meals and that looked unbelievable 😍
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28 minutes. Cocoa powder or hot chocolate powder in. about a tablespoon for a 4 person chilli. Extra depth. You Top Shagger LEGEND!!!
Year and a bit later still rely enjoying these vids. Best channel this
Thanks man!!!!
I thought you were going to take a Swan dive 🤣🤣 nice one Craig you ended up in a nice spot i get were your coming from about camping in the woods nothing better than chilling out in front of a nice fire with food and a few drinks but i must admit I've really enjoyed my last two trips up in the cheviot hill's i was on hedgehope hill on Saturday 714 metres the view's were amazing atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍🤙
Sounds absolutely lovely mate well in bud !! Haha cheers dude appreciate it bro!! 👏🤙🤟🏻👊
Loving Ur videos .just thought I'd mention about swans that here in Cambridge we had a swan that was actually given an asbo as it just attacked everyone who ever was on the water .they called him Mr asbo lol.
You had me laughing quite a few times Craig! Great fun! I always put a teaspoon of Cinnamon in with the Chipotle and Cumin Seeds. Sliced Chorizo sausage goes in well also! I'm like you with Chilli, I love it!
Dark chocolate in the chilli mate🤘🏼 always a winner
Sweet video dude, my top tip for a decent chilli is an extra pinch of salt and a couple of squares of dark chocolate at the end! Bangin' 🤟👌
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Omg I love the video.
I have the same kayak but bright green. Cambridge zander.
I absolutely love paddling with the sup board or kayak.
I have not tried camping yet but this year will be the time as I am new to paddling.
This month its 1 year paddling anniversary.
Thank you for taking us on your journey love it.
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