Nice video! - good to see someone bringing some much-needed sartorial elegance to the wild camping world. Made me chuckle, too - especially the endless passing vans!
Haha thanks! For anyone else reading this comment I would highly recommend taking a look at The Dartmoor Podcast's channel, both fact filled and fun filled, and lots of gorgeous footage of beautiful Dartmoor.
I have lived half my life in West Sussex and the other half in Hampshire. Both are beautiful counties and I feel hugely privileged to have lived in them. Gods country!
"tucked my sox into my trouser...deal with it" 😅😂 killer line 👍 the Petersfield Downs, my old stomping grounds & the best pubs in the known universe (I've lived in the NE for 32yrs now, but still miss those pubs 😞
Really loved it John. For me, it featured all the appealing aspects of T.O. These are all bordering, of course, on the slightly eccentric!!! But this is what makes it all the more enjoyable. And it is why you are forging your own unique style and following on YT 😀 👍
Thanks Giles! It may have come up before in another comment, but I wonder if you've read Belloc's The Four Men? As a man of that part of "Southern England" (as you put it) I think you might like it. It's essentially a novel about a long hike, although it goes off on a lot of strange tangents / flights of fancy.
@@tweedyoutdoors thx and no - I haven’t read it. But I’ve recently learnt that I can use my phone as a ‘Kindle’ - so anything’s possible !!! Cheers 🍺🍺👍
Thanks Matt! I'm not really very good at reviewing things to be honest, camping gear to me is largely a means to an end and I tend to lose interest when it gets into all the detailed facts and figures, but I'm glad you found the rest of the video entertaining! There didn't actually seem to be a lot of reviews on youtube for the Lofoten (lots more for the Telemark) - I guess it's a bit specialised for the ultralight / race tent use case, and most people proably quite reasonably don't consider it as a serious tent option for normal use. The pack size and weight are practically unbeatable - and being a bit of a wimp who hates having a heavy backpack I found that very attractive... but there are obviously big downsides: it's expensive, there's very little room inside (you can't really sit up in it) and partly as a consequence of that the condensation is quite bad. In hindsight I probably should have gone for the Telemark instead, only about 300g heavier and you can actually sit up in it, unlike the Lofoten. Or maybe the Terra Nova Laser Pulse 1, which is a similar weight to the Lofoten but you can also just about sit in - but that seemed to be sold out everywhere when I looked.
@@tweedyoutdoors Thanks for the detailed reply! Most helpful and much food for thought... I already own the TN Laser Compact which is brilliant, lightweight, and spacious. However, I also like the idea of having an even lighter rucksack - especially when you already have to haul so much gear to camp with. As a side note: love your idea of having one of the lightest tents on the market to make room for the bottle of wine, wine glass, and good food. Priorities in order!
@@MattWilkinsonGuitar Yes you have identified the elephant in the room there regarding any pretension I might have towards ultralight elitism! As you say though, priorities...
I have a slightly larger Nordisk tent - the Telemark 1. It’s not much bigger than your Lofoten but despite the lack of much room inside, I always sleep very well in it. I must start taking a drop of wine with me on camps - so elegant! 🍷 ❤️
Hi, this one popped up in my feed. My old stamping ground too, so I couldn't resist having a look. Lovely spot for camping, well impressed with the campfire👌👌 A bit further along the way there is a pathway down towards Elsted where in the woods there is an executive wild camping refuge .... well ok its an old abandoned pump house but we slept there a few times, I wonder if its still there? You weren't too far from Uppark, a country mansion where HG Wells lived for a while, nearby Iping was the scene for the opening chapters of the invisible man!! All the best!!
Thanks Ysgolgerlan! Yes as I think I mentioned in the video weather wise I didn't really need a tent on this trip, but I would have been very glad of it on that rainy outing!
Haha! I'm a long time fan of the Fulking Escarpment on the South Downs. At first glance at the sign you wonder why somebody has such strong feelings about an escarpment.
That brand of mash is really good for what it is. They do a herb one that’s great. Just got to you talking in your tent and had to comment on your night attire.. I know it’s your shirt but it reminds me of my grandads pyjamas 😂
Thanks Dan! I discovered it in one of your videos - I did originally film a shout out to you to say thanks, but it was part of a very long monologue going into my life's history with instant mash... Alas, on review I decided I'd have to cut it. Perhaps I'll make a deleted scenes special DVD edition? 😁 Your Grandad sounds like a very stylish chap!
Thanks David! Yes the tent definitely has its pros and cons, but I love the pack size / weight, and it was probably the best night's sleep I've had wild camping to date. We are very fortunate with the history - I suppose that's the upside of living on such a small crowded island!
Thanks Lilith! I wanted music which gave an air of a man who doesn't really know what he's doing setting up a tent badly. I think it fits quite nicely!
I stocked up the cellar in better times! I thought the boot wine glass holder thing was a standard trick but maybe most people don't take stemmed wine glasses with them camping? 🤔
Yes and no - I love how lightweight and compact it is, plus it's quite quick to pitch... but obviously there are some trade offs you have to make for that. It's absolutely tiny inside, and not high enough to sit up. That works for me because I like to be fully outside as much as possible, and just want some kind of shelter for when I'm sleeping... but it probably wouldn't be good if you were planning on spending a lot of time inside your tent (or on a trip with severe weather where you were forced to).
Thanks, but sorry to hear about the homesickness! I had a short stint living in Japan many years ago, and didn't realise how much I loved the English countryside until I was taken away from it. Surprisingly (to me) I welled up a bit when I saw the white cliffs etc on my return home.
@@tweedyoutdoors As much as I love living in Nova Scotia now, there is something very special about the English countryside. I grew up in East Sussex and spent most of my life exploring Forest Row / Ashdown Forest and the other wonderful places in the surrounding counties. There are just so many wonderful towns and villages to explore. So, watching you explore those places is very heartwarming. Keep up the awesome and authentic content and I wish you every success in your endeavours, for whatever you have planned.
@@theflourishing I think part of what's special is where the English countryside sits on the spectrum between genuine wilderness (entirely untouched by man) and the sort of heavily managed fenced-in countryside you get in some parts of the world - you know: rivers lined with concrete banks etc. There's almost nowhere in England that hasn't been affected by man / agriculture at some point, and you're rarely more than a few miles from a village with a pub - but there's a widely held sensibility about the importance of preserving what we do have, and still enough green space to feel you can get away from it all, without having to worry you'd be in serious danger if anything should go awry. Anyway, thanks very much for the very nice comment!
Thanks Daniel for watching - and subscribing! Yes the misty morning in the woods was great, in a way maybe even nicer than a sunrise (having already enjoyed a nice sunset the evening before). I love that about being in the great outdoors, you never know quite what it's going to serve up for you today...
Once again I absolutely loved it! Those little stoves are awesome! Next time I'm in the U.K. I would totally be into stealth camping with a bottle of wine with the Gentleman in the Tweed suit! 🎩🍷⛺
I thought about buying that tent myself for long distance hikes in the past. Nice pub. Love the autumn colours at the moment really enjoying it in your video.
Thanks for watching Richard! The tent is a bit pricey (although I shopped about a bit and got a relatively decent price), and it's tiny inside, plus doesn't really have enough height to sit up properly... but the weight and pack size are almost unbeatable. The Terra Nova Laser Pulse 1 would have been a good alternative, but seems to be out of stock everywhere at the moment.
@@tweedyoutdoors have you tried it out in strong rain. Be good know how it does. I still using a old Jack Wolfskin tent nowhere near as light but can handle some strong weather and much cheaper.
@@4seasonbackpacking So far this video has been its only outing (only got it last week!). I'm not exactly sure whether it rained or not that night: I thought I could hear rain, but maybe it was just the mist condensing / dripping from the trees. The fly sheet fabric feels really thin - I guess it has to be to keep the weight down - so I doubt it would hold up well well to very bad weather. The hydrostatic head is apparently 1600mm, the internet tells me that's in the range of a three season tent. Probably fine in a moderate shower, but it would likely struggle with sustained heavy rain and strong winds.
I loved the boot as a wine glass holder - hilarious ;) The fake steaks sound nice - do you know what brand they are as I'd like to look them up for my wild camps? It looked a much more pleasant evening than the Lewes rain storm, and always makes for a good atmosphere with a firebox on the go :)
Thanks Sally-Ann! Yes wine glasses in a boot look a bit odd but it's very practical. Wheaty is the brand of fake steaks. Definitely a more pleasant evening than the one spent battling the rain!
Laughed a lot during this video 😃 no peace for the wicked! If you're ever in the Iver/Fulmer area, you'll really enjoy a visit to the Jolly Woodman, very similar pub and good walk!
I regret discovering the joy of wild camping a bit late in life. I did a bit in my teens, perhaps not fully appreciating how fantastic it was at the time, but then in my 20s I got distracted by what I perceived to be "the finer things in life" and thought sleeping under the stars was no longer for me. Anyway I'm really enjoying it now, while I can, but very mindful of the fact there will come a time when this sort of adventure just isn't going to be feasible for me any more.
@@Priest92 Wining and dining mainly. I eventually got bored of swanky restaurants, although haven't quite shaken off the taste for decent wine. Very glad to hear you like the videos!
Nice video! - good to see someone bringing some much-needed sartorial elegance to the wild camping world. Made me chuckle, too - especially the endless passing vans!
Haha thanks! For anyone else reading this comment I would highly recommend taking a look at The Dartmoor Podcast's channel, both fact filled and fun filled, and lots of gorgeous footage of beautiful Dartmoor.
I have lived half my life in West Sussex and the other half in Hampshire. Both are beautiful counties and I feel hugely privileged to have lived in them. Gods country!
"tucked my sox into my trouser...deal with it" 😅😂 killer line 👍 the Petersfield Downs, my old stomping grounds & the best pubs in the known universe (I've lived in the NE for 32yrs now, but still miss those pubs 😞
Really loved it John. For me, it featured all the appealing aspects of T.O. These are all bordering, of course, on the slightly eccentric!!! But this is what makes it all the more enjoyable. And it is why you are forging your own unique style and following on YT 😀 👍
Thanks Giles! It may have come up before in another comment, but I wonder if you've read Belloc's The Four Men? As a man of that part of "Southern England" (as you put it) I think you might like it. It's essentially a novel about a long hike, although it goes off on a lot of strange tangents / flights of fancy.
@@tweedyoutdoors thx and no - I haven’t read it. But I’ve recently learnt that I can use my phone as a ‘Kindle’ - so anything’s possible !!! Cheers 🍺🍺👍
Came for the tent review, stayed for the entertainment!
Thanks Matt! I'm not really very good at reviewing things to be honest, camping gear to me is largely a means to an end and I tend to lose interest when it gets into all the detailed facts and figures, but I'm glad you found the rest of the video entertaining!
There didn't actually seem to be a lot of reviews on youtube for the Lofoten (lots more for the Telemark) - I guess it's a bit specialised for the ultralight / race tent use case, and most people proably quite reasonably don't consider it as a serious tent option for normal use.
The pack size and weight are practically unbeatable - and being a bit of a wimp who hates having a heavy backpack I found that very attractive... but there are obviously big downsides: it's expensive, there's very little room inside (you can't really sit up in it) and partly as a consequence of that the condensation is quite bad. In hindsight I probably should have gone for the Telemark instead, only about 300g heavier and you can actually sit up in it, unlike the Lofoten. Or maybe the Terra Nova Laser Pulse 1, which is a similar weight to the Lofoten but you can also just about sit in - but that seemed to be sold out everywhere when I looked.
@@tweedyoutdoors Thanks for the detailed reply! Most helpful and much food for thought...
I already own the TN Laser Compact which is brilliant, lightweight, and spacious. However, I also like the idea of having an even lighter rucksack - especially when you already have to haul so much gear to camp with.
As a side note: love your idea of having one of the lightest tents on the market to make room for the bottle of wine, wine glass, and good food. Priorities in order!
@@MattWilkinsonGuitar Yes you have identified the elephant in the room there regarding any pretension I might have towards ultralight elitism! As you say though, priorities...
I have a slightly larger Nordisk tent - the Telemark 1. It’s not much bigger than your Lofoten but despite the lack of much room inside, I always sleep very well in it. I must start taking a drop of wine with me on camps - so elegant! 🍷 ❤️
Hi, this one popped up in my feed. My old stamping ground too, so I couldn't resist having a look.
Lovely spot for camping, well impressed with the campfire👌👌
A bit further along the way there is a pathway down towards Elsted where in the woods there is an executive wild camping refuge .... well ok its an old abandoned pump house but we slept there a few times, I wonder if its still there?
You weren't too far from Uppark, a country mansion where HG Wells lived for a while, nearby Iping was the scene for the opening chapters of the invisible man!!
All the best!!
'... or some other dog related activity!' LOL
I was just about to retire to bed when this video came up on my UA-cam feed - Tweedy Outdoors you are a legend and I’m glad I found your channel
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Thanks very much for that really nice comment, and sorry to be interrupting your sleep routine!
Thanks for the video and the effort. You will be glad of the little tent if and when the weather turns nasty. 👍
Thanks Ysgolgerlan! Yes as I think I mentioned in the video weather wise I didn't really need a tent on this trip, but I would have been very glad of it on that rainy outing!
Keep up the excellent work. These videos are brilliant! You are really forging ahead with your own genre of camping videos.
Thanks Roy! Glad to hear my odd take on the great outdoors has some entertainment value!
Two minutes forty and already on second or third laugh, love it.
Thanks Natscat! Really glad you enjoyed the video and especially my bad sense of humour!
Stick with it the content is brilliant,especially the wine reviews.The camping and cooking are another essential part of the content.
Thanks Paul! It's an odd mix but I'm glad to hear some people like it!
I love these. Really look forward to your next video.
Thanks Daniel!
Thankyou Tweedy outdoors great video and you were less than 10 miles from where I live really enjoyed this . 👍
Thanks Richard, and envious that you live in such a beautiful part of the world!
I got excited for a second because I thought the sign said Sharting. It would have been up there with Great Coxwell.
Haha! I'm a long time fan of the Fulking Escarpment on the South Downs. At first glance at the sign you wonder why somebody has such strong feelings about an escarpment.
That brand of mash is really good for what it is. They do a herb one that’s great.
Just got to you talking in your tent and had to comment on your night attire.. I know it’s your shirt but it reminds me of my grandads pyjamas 😂
Thanks Dan! I discovered it in one of your videos - I did originally film a shout out to you to say thanks, but it was part of a very long monologue going into my life's history with instant mash... Alas, on review I decided I'd have to cut it. Perhaps I'll make a deleted scenes special DVD edition? 😁
Your Grandad sounds like a very stylish chap!
@@tweedyoutdoors 😂😂
Very nice. Great tent. You have some amazing history in your country
Thanks David! Yes the tent definitely has its pros and cons, but I love the pack size / weight, and it was probably the best night's sleep I've had wild camping to date. We are very fortunate with the history - I suppose that's the upside of living on such a small crowded island!
wonderful video! also, loved the choice of music!
Thanks Lilith! I wanted music which gave an air of a man who doesn't really know what he's doing setting up a tent badly. I think it fits quite nicely!
I could probably afford the tent . . . but not the Gevrey-Chambertin. (Nice touch using the boot to hold the glass.)
I stocked up the cellar in better times! I thought the boot wine glass holder thing was a standard trick but maybe most people don't take stemmed wine glasses with them camping? 🤔
Hi, really cool video thanks. Would you recommend this tent based on your experience please?
Yes and no - I love how lightweight and compact it is, plus it's quite quick to pitch... but obviously there are some trade offs you have to make for that. It's absolutely tiny inside, and not high enough to sit up. That works for me because I like to be fully outside as much as possible, and just want some kind of shelter for when I'm sleeping... but it probably wouldn't be good if you were planning on spending a lot of time inside your tent (or on a trip with severe weather where you were forced to).
Love these videos - even if they are making me a little homesick.
Thanks, but sorry to hear about the homesickness! I had a short stint living in Japan many years ago, and didn't realise how much I loved the English countryside until I was taken away from it. Surprisingly (to me) I welled up a bit when I saw the white cliffs etc on my return home.
@@tweedyoutdoors As much as I love living in Nova Scotia now, there is something very special about the English countryside. I grew up in East Sussex and spent most of my life exploring Forest Row / Ashdown Forest and the other wonderful places in the surrounding counties. There are just so many wonderful towns and villages to explore. So, watching you explore those places is very heartwarming. Keep up the awesome and authentic content and I wish you every success in your endeavours, for whatever you have planned.
@@theflourishing I think part of what's special is where the English countryside sits on the spectrum between genuine wilderness (entirely untouched by man) and the sort of heavily managed fenced-in countryside you get in some parts of the world - you know: rivers lined with concrete banks etc. There's almost nowhere in England that hasn't been affected by man / agriculture at some point, and you're rarely more than a few miles from a village with a pub - but there's a widely held sensibility about the importance of preserving what we do have, and still enough green space to feel you can get away from it all, without having to worry you'd be in serious danger if anything should go awry.
Anyway, thanks very much for the very nice comment!
Look proper spookey 👻 in those woods in the morning.. Great channel. New subscriber..
Thanks Daniel for watching - and subscribing! Yes the misty morning in the woods was great, in a way maybe even nicer than a sunrise (having already enjoyed a nice sunset the evening before). I love that about being in the great outdoors, you never know quite what it's going to serve up for you today...
Once again I absolutely loved it! Those little stoves are awesome! Next time I'm in the U.K. I would totally be into stealth camping with a bottle of wine with the Gentleman in the Tweed suit! 🎩🍷⛺
Haha thanks Jamie! Maybe I could start doing guided tours? 😁
@@tweedyoutdoors I think that's a great idea! 🎩😆
Tiny tent indeed, great for space and weight saving though 👍
Anyone know if it's still cash only at the Harrow?
I thought about buying that tent myself for long distance hikes in the past. Nice pub. Love the autumn colours at the moment really enjoying it in your video.
Thanks for watching Richard! The tent is a bit pricey (although I shopped about a bit and got a relatively decent price), and it's tiny inside, plus doesn't really have enough height to sit up properly... but the weight and pack size are almost unbeatable. The Terra Nova Laser Pulse 1 would have been a good alternative, but seems to be out of stock everywhere at the moment.
@@tweedyoutdoors have you tried it out in strong rain. Be good know how it does. I still using a old Jack Wolfskin tent nowhere near as light but can handle some strong weather and much cheaper.
@@4seasonbackpacking So far this video has been its only outing (only got it last week!). I'm not exactly sure whether it rained or not that night: I thought I could hear rain, but maybe it was just the mist condensing / dripping from the trees.
The fly sheet fabric feels really thin - I guess it has to be to keep the weight down - so I doubt it would hold up well well to very bad weather. The hydrostatic head is apparently 1600mm, the internet tells me that's in the range of a three season tent. Probably fine in a moderate shower, but it would likely struggle with sustained heavy rain and strong winds.
Recently found and subscribed to your channel and loving your take on wild camping.
Thanks doubly (for the comment and for subscribing) Frank!
I loved the boot as a wine glass holder - hilarious ;) The fake steaks sound nice - do you know what brand they are as I'd like to look them up for my wild camps? It looked a much more pleasant evening than the Lewes rain storm, and always makes for a good atmosphere with a firebox on the go :)
Thanks Sally-Ann! Yes wine glasses in a boot look a bit odd but it's very practical. Wheaty is the brand of fake steaks. Definitely a more pleasant evening than the one spent battling the rain!
Laughed a lot during this video 😃 no peace for the wicked! If you're ever in the Iver/Fulmer area, you'll really enjoy a visit to the Jolly Woodman, very similar pub and good walk!
Glad you found it funny, and thanks for the pub tip!
Belloc shmelloc - no mention of the sign pointing you towards 'Sharting' ....childish but funny 🙂 Nice vid
Wow that actually didn't occur to me until now!
Chad jacket. Man I miss the days I could do this haha
I regret discovering the joy of wild camping a bit late in life. I did a bit in my teens, perhaps not fully appreciating how fantastic it was at the time, but then in my 20s I got distracted by what I perceived to be "the finer things in life" and thought sleeping under the stars was no longer for me. Anyway I'm really enjoying it now, while I can, but very mindful of the fact there will come a time when this sort of adventure just isn't going to be feasible for me any more.
@@tweedyoutdoors what were the finer things in live for you? Career? Love the videos. Steve Wallis collab coming I can see it!!!
@@Priest92 Wining and dining mainly. I eventually got bored of swanky restaurants, although haven't quite shaken off the taste for decent wine. Very glad to hear you like the videos!
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