BRITISH ARMY GORETEX Bivi Bag Wild Camp, Basic kit, SLUGS !
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Watch til the very end for the "Out Takes"! :)
First of a few camps that I plan on doing using very basic kit. In this video I camped in a British Army Goretex bivi bag in an ancient woodland.
Wild camping is not encouraged here so we elected to arrive at camp quite late (about an hour before sunset and leave quite early the next morning.
I had to cycle the 20 miles each way Bike packing all my kit.
The Bivi bag was more comfortable than I imagined but I did end up sharing it with quite a few slugs!
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Hope I didn't wake you... really appreciate all your work... knives and videos.... rarely do I watch in full screen and all the way through...very kindest regards
In a world of violence and crime....it's so refreshing to watch your adventures Sandy
I feel totally relaxed after viewing
Thanks again, Mark
Them slugs! Yuk! Reminds me of the film 'Slither! .. Still, good to see as a reminder to cover cups etc during the night..
Once again, great video. To sleep in a bivi bag in a dark forest, no fire after biking 20 miles, have to give you credit my friend. You are always an inspiration . Thanks for sharing. Tony.
Hi Tony, It was a nice place to camp despite the slugs:)
@@WiltshireMan Funnily enough I bought a British Army bivy bag for 20 quid from Brookwood market back in 2000 whilst residing there. Was very excited and keen to test its waterproofing immediately. Once home I climbed inside it in the bath and turned the shower on. My wife of that time came in and said what on earth are you doing. To which I replied field testing the camping kit. She shook her head and left the bathroom looking very bemused.
Something to consider when buying army surplus goretex is it's lifespan ,
Some of these bags have been in storage since early 2000s
They might be less breathable or scuffed up early goretex suffered terribly from this weakness
I had two very expensive jackets that gave up waterproofness under 6 MTs always at elbow high movement area for fishing .
It's a punt whether one in a warehouse after being shipped around is still in good condition
This could easily apply to old new stock and anything in a store but more so to army surplus that might even have had a squadie climb into it with boots on and belt buckles etc scuffing up that membrane on inside .
£80 for a good condition army bag
Or £50-£100 for a new latest model one I guess if you like dpm a pattern phased out in 90s btw and think every army is the best then youl spend the same if not more on army surplus maybe surplus shops should get prices down to more reasonable amount reflecting current market prices but would they take a minus 50% hit on something dpm fans are willing to buy because it's army 🤷
Sandy is the Slug Whisperer.
I could smell his pots from where I was sleeping! Good job we don’t have bears in the UK😉
Thank you Sandy, another great camp.
Thanks Sandy, didn't know that about Beech. Mark
Yes Beech tree's can be quite dangerous
Sandy your a top cameraman , your footage with your drone is fantastic 👌 good to get our even for a 1 nighter , love those bivvy bags it's just getting the XL model I need 😊 bloody slugs everywhere and not a wizard tree insight 😉🍻👍
Haaha, Martin the Wizard tree would have dealt with the slugs,. it would have made a beer trap. I just enjoy making these videos, it's all good fun
Great as always. Love the trick with the twig to light the Trangia burner, much easier than singing fingers with a match
Now doing this for a month of video editing and filming. A whole new respect to you and the hours of film and editing and putting this 20 min video together that people watch 3 min and move on! Nice job my friend!
Thats often what happens sadly but I always try and put together a nice video for those who have kindly given their time to watch
@@WiltshireMan I am a long time watcher and will continue to watch what you create. I understand that most won't watch mine as I make them for me and my audience is motorcycles, pipe smoking, guns and kayaking. The goal is to make a low budget film about a skilled nursing facility with a friend of mine. So I will see what this teaches me to progress
Great video here. I used my tarp and goretex bivvy for the first time this weekend. Even when the rains started falling at 1am I was dry and warm. This will definitely be my go to setup for the foreseeable future. Had so much fun and it was just a lovely feeling being so open in nature. Even with baby slugs popping in to say hello haha. Atb, Saxon
Glad you had a good experience. There is something to be said for sleeping in a bivi and simple shelter
@@WiltshireMan absolutely. No worries about losing or breaking stuff for starters lol
Nice camp Sandy, those slugs in your cookset would have been a surprise. Nice to see you out on your faithful old bike. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Wayne, the old bike rides better than my new 29er which has surprised me!
would you like added slugs for breakfast and a slug of slugs in your coffee?! 😂😂😂
nice place, shame about the slimers
Regarding eye protection, when out riding my bike I use PPE glasses that I got for when I was using my mini grinder. Daft looking or not these ppe might look I don’t care. I had a stroke in my left eye and after all the injections and implant in it then a cataract opp I want to protect what I have.
Great video 👍 looking forward 2 testing out my Geertop 1 tent similar 2 d Tigris one tent
Cant go wrong with a bivi bag Sandy, so many boxes ticked..
We call it Goretex but it's more of a sick joke than an actual reflection of its waterproofing. It's heavy, cumbersome and water resistant for one use.
Nice to see you guys out and about having fun, cheers.
Glases are a good idea cycling. Getting hit in the eye by a bee is no fun.
Still got my Dutch army DPM bivvy
I need to get out in it or flog it ffs 😂😂😂
Ugh! Horrible slugs! I had snails on my tent last week but not as bad as you. Still, all adds to the experience 😂
LOL, the slugs did your washing up for you. I had a mod on my bpm bivi, had a center zip put in it for easier access. like most people I started out with the cheap army bivi then by inches got lighter and lighter ones, but, nothing seems to beat the army bivi for keeping condensation to a minimum.
so now settled on using that all the time.
And as you can see by my paltry donation I can't afford a one of your beautiful knives
Mmmm slugs, I have a plentiful supply from my allotment. If you want any as i'm sure there are some the size of goats.
That’s what I’d call a slugfest!!!
A slug fest bro, well at least they did not carry you 2 off to their den. Safe travels. Ken.
Urgghh! I hate slugs, roaches and caddis flies. I've spent many a night in bivvy bags - I prefer to use them inside a hammock or under a tarp, I prefer the hooped bivvy of all them, must have an insect mesh.
Another lovely relaxing (for us watching) video. I love both pieces of music on this - so beautiful. Thank you Sandy. God bless you!
Think I’ll skip breakfast lads…thanks.
Still making quality videos!
I try to Peter, thanks for watching
Again great work bud very enjoyable cannot beat a bivi bag got dutch army also the British
Thanks, Sandy. You really capture your surroundings. The trangia burner and cook set is quite powerful and convenient.
I would rather have slugs than ticks or leeches.
When you were getting into the bivvy bag the light looked like one of you had a good idea.
Hey, Sandy! Someone has "imported by mistake" those yellow slugs down here to my country in South America. They appear after dark (eleven ~ twelve PM or more if they detect human activity) in my property, even in my kitchen. If you dont bother them till sunrise, they clean all (even my dogs and cats mess kits), and they do not leave traces. I am just getting to considering them as new pets...
Sounds like they are doing some good atleast. I guess everything has its place:)
@@WiltshireMan :D
Ah I know where you were. Love it there. How the hell do those slugs get so huge. Quite versitile those Army bivvy bags...always a pleasure.😚
Thanks Ralph, yes you know where these woods are:) I see you have a new vid up, I'll watch it later:)
West Woods?
pretty much
Not Devilled slugs for breakfast again Dad!!
oh, you've got the new one with the camo that doesn't work. I still have one in DPM.
I couldn’t believe how well Sandy’s bivi stood out compared to my plain green one😂
@@tonyhawkins1258 it was pretty much glowing in the dark ;-)
I've wondered about camping there too, but thought that it would be too busy, given my experience walking there.
I guess I've got the previous 1994 model bivi - single colour olive green.
Just done that trip.
That slug invasion was awful, I hate the things!
Nice video, in spite of the slugs you both seemed to enjoy it.
Must admit I'm not fond of them crawling over my face
copper tape to repel the slug army?
Mmmmm slug tea! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't feel obliged to camp under beech - you know better sandy.
It has to be said that the spot we camped was carefully chosen to mitigate beech limbs falling on us.
Sandy is the Slug whisperer, Definitely more on his side. Clean pots and put them out of reach is the lesson of the day!
Yes alright. Your correct... As always:)
@@WiltshireManA lesson we both learned!
Escargot Sandy !!!! Sandy how do you camp out in the summer, and the mosquitoes do not eat you up? dit dit
Generally sleep in a shelter with an insect net, I did wear a net over my head on this camp
Five Stars again. But we didn't get a wrap on the bivi. I guess the slugs did that for us? :)
From my point of view the simple bivi is the economical way to start wild camping, obviously they are weather dependant but I do not find the simple bivi in any way restrictive, if I want to sit up I just sit up! Small tents and hoop bivis are restrictive though.
As a cheap start up you just need
A 2 season sleeping bag
A used military bivi
A small cookset
And a sleep mat
Just keep an eye on the weather and you are away!
Thanks again, Sandy. Loved the drone shots. 👍🙂🏕️
That was just a simple shot but it showed how expansive the woodland was
You do yourself Sandy well Hi I was riving with hunger cheers fro now es Thanks again
Thats the way it should be Trig:)
You get out in any weather shows us all can be done and great fun do fancy trying going on my old MTB I've got a pannier rack for back so big stuff on that n off 😂
An old MTB will do nicely, no need to waste money on a new bike, they probably don't run any better
Thank you for sharing your adventure! I really enjoy your channel. Cheers!
Your welcome Dan
Little bit of garlic butter and the slugs are just like escargot 😊
I think I'll pass on that:)
If you'd gone the extra mile you would have got the pot of gold at the rainbow Sandy. We realised way back you're an old slugger mate .. lol. Something quite different from you. Thanks for sharing. Bushyboy Oz.
I sure am an old slugger:)
Ewww re the slugs horrible slimey things ….got a pair of those Glasses for when on my bike too Sandy work great 👍🏻
They're good glasses Coops, I couldn't be without mine now
Saw you out an about on Sunday, riding your bike back from Ashbury. We were off out to Ashdown to walk the dog 😊
Yes I was heading towards Shrivenham, I had been along the Ridgeway previously
Hi Sandy / Tony..enjoyed that . Did you stop off at Krumbs Cafe for a full English on the way home ?? 👍. All the best
We did drop into costa on the way back, the slugs put us off cooking breakfast!
I have the Dutch army hooped bivi. Used it a few times & always been good. Since Bill moved to Dorset no one had been fool hardly enough to come on a stealth adventure with me. So it sat collecting dust these days. Great fun
You'll have to be brave and do a solo Andy either that or get Bill to pick you up and come on over to Wiltshire
@@WiltshireMan Im up for it Andy. However id probably meet you at Sandys as its a big detour for me. Im walking 100 miles along the D Day beaches in September so would have to be after that or in 2024.
Nice to be out again Sandy, threw my Alpkit cloudbase mattress out this afternoon, the flippin thing has never held air all night sinceI I got it! Back to my thermorest! Learnt some housekeeping tricks last night for slug invasion prevention!
If you check back a few comments on this video there's one from Steve who owns that lovely woodland where you want to camp:)
Similar to camping in the middle of a rainforest here.
It can be very claustrophobic and at night, absolutely pitch black. That’s like camping with an Australian Army Hootchie and groundsheet, as basic as you can get but it it’ll keep you dry.
Very basic camping for sure Peter
Spent many a uncomfortable night in a bivi! Lol… now I’m older and my knees are worn out i much prefer the french army f2 pup tent! They open both ends and are easily put up in a couple of minutes! Plenty of room in them too! Definitely worth considering and currently are very good value! Worth having a look at mate! I’m going to the woods this weekend coming so hopefully will be using it again then! Excellent video as always Sandy really enjoyed it! Take care my friend 👍🏻👍🏻😎👌🏽
Hi Andy,
I've seen a few folk using the French tent but I've heard they can leak quite badly so uptil now I've steered clear of them. I do like the retro look though, perhaps the canvas version is the better one?
I can honestly say that I’ve had no leaks at all with mine, maybe I just got lucky? The only issue I have had is that one of the zippers has got damaged and doesn’t close properly now, but nothing that some scaper tape can’t sort lol… 👍🏻👍🏻😎
Those curly exterior downpipes in Manton village were something different. I approve! I'm less a fan of bivi camping as too claustrophobic. Can't argue that was a beautiful spot though, even if it was slug central 😂 😂
I think that was Manton school Oscar
Another great video Sandy, I must try my British Army bivi bag although I'm not a fan of slugs and snails🐌
An open bivi is a nice thing to experience Kerri but Slugs can get in too and so can ants and a lot of other things:)
@@WiltshireManyou wish😘
On one wild camp I Had some left over grapes I’d put in my kettle with the lid on thinking they’ll be safe in there, next morning a whole colony of ants had decided this was their new favourite place to stay, must have crawled in via the spout but at least they left me alone 👍
Haa, better to have ants in your kettle than in your bivi bag, thats for sure
👍👌
Excellent lads, slugs.😂
Yes, lots of slugs on this camp Andrew:)
Any chance of a 10 month update on the Brompton? I’d love to know what changes you have made especially after the Oxford trip showed up the saddle. Also what bags you find most useful. I’ve very recently purchased a 2016 Brompton M6H; after watching you catch the bus to Morecombe and do your shopping down the road from your home, it seemed obvious I should do the same. Thanks for the inspiration. Your Fellow UA-camrs Stu and Julian helped get me over the line too, I must admit.
The Brompton is the ultimate Utility bike I reckon, good for a bit of road touring and the weekly shop etc but the only downside is not very good for off road adventuring.
I'll do an update on the bike at some point. My mate Dave has modded his bike more than mine so maybe I'll show that too
@@WiltshireMan That would be awesome Sandy. And yes, including Dave’s mods would be very interesting. He always seems very confident in his decisions. And comparing your 2 bikes very helpful. Just a thought; back in the old days of bike gangs, not that you and Dave constituted a gang, there were Mods and Rockers. Do you think Mods refers to boys who highly modified their motor scooters? I’m thinking Quadraphenia by The Who? Just a thought.
Beautiful woodland. Gets more camera trails up sandy. Nice watch. 😂😂
I prefer the American Bags . Side entrance makes it much easier to burst out .The UK ones once you are battle dressed , kit inside and rifle ….. joke trying to get in and out !!
I'll remember that next timeI go wild camping with mySA80 and full combat dress, but yes in a battle situation you would be more compromised with this bag
@@WiltshireMan my days …FAL’s
But given the chance a nice Diemaco C7 would be weapon of choice 😎
We know where you went!
So do I :)
I know the woodland. I love my British Army Goretext bivi bag ideal for bikepacking mate.
I am with you Sandy , I don't think I would like a bivi. I will stick to my hammock. I do have some tents. But I don't like sleeping on the ground. Too old I guess. Lo.
You deserve a medal for that camp, I like roughing it but sharing with that many slugs. Great video though.
Always good to see things from you... makes up for the times I can't get out... seeing the world from your perspective and learnings things :)..as for the alone bivi/camp in woodland I have to say I feel my safest..secure in the thought I'll be alone ... its not the dark or the woodland enviroment thats unsettling its poeple..
Can’t beat a night or two in the forest Sandy, but yeah beech can be iffy, the edges are a better choice. Slugs galore 😂 unlucky but still a good trip out mate.
Any trip out is a good trip in my book Paul
@@WiltshireMan Can't argue with that mate.
Awesome bit of robust kit
I’m thinking hammock camping would be ideal in that area. Great video Sandy.
“Where’s my car” is fast becoming the Wiltshire Man theme Sandy. Great choice. Brilliant video as always.
Coming from the local area - I know where you were.
Added to that - I’m sat in The Bakers around the corner watching this.
Great film Sandy. I see that you are using your old bike and not the Bootzipper. Was that for any particular reason or you just fancied a change?
He hasn’t cleaned it from the last trip☺️
I'll be honest Neil, I think I prefer the smaller 26 inch wheels, they seem to roll just that bit easier than the heavier 29er wheels.
The old bike needs some new cables, I'll bring it around and you can clean the bike and fit the cables for he:)
Lovely wood Sandy but afraid slugs I would have been off😂
Sandy...nice video.Peaseful.Loved it
good one Sandy surprised the little buggers didnt steal your bikes ! ATB Trev
Brilliant timing, mate, just sat down. 👏
Cheers Dan, This was a very basic camp but good fun:)
If you dont pack them away, Sprinkle with Salt..if it goes on them ,starts to Disolve the Dirty Slimy Gits
fantastic a new video from Sandy, cup of tea and feet up.
ohh i need some them glasses then i have damaged left eye too sandy motor functions shot at i normally just use bike specific sunglasses with interchangeable lenses cheap ones Lidl brand
I just have to keep the wind off my eye, the glasses create a sort of micro climate and seems to work OK
@@WiltshireMan i have damaged eye mountain biking accident motor functions in that eye don't work properly
@@WiltshireMan silly guy took on too much broke scull in 4 places cheekbone eye socket jawbone nose in 6 places my left eye waters every morning i tried do a similar thing to you sandy with knifemaking as an anterior source income but im way behind your standards its hard knifemaking i still make them but just more as hobby
Great overnight camp Sandy.
At least the birds like the slugs.👍
Lovely bivi camp Sandy.
Enjoying your videos very much! Nice to see the beautiful countryside of England, even with the slugs!
Thankyou Kellie
Brilliant sandy just Brilliant lovely little camp I hope you enjoyed it..I think the trangias are good take mine every where..the music to your videos are really good...
Thanks Michael, this was a very enjoyable camp:)
I'm not a fan of Bivies either. I've given-up on the Snugpack Stratosphere and bought an OEX Phoxx 1V2. Hopefully, I'll make it to the woods before too long to try it out. (Minus the slugs, if I'm lucky.)
Steve, Tony says he would love to do a camp in your woodland at some point. The Phoxx 1V2 is a better option than a bivi bag thats for sure:)
Looks like good fun Sandy. A nice ride and a little camp. I think everyone could and should enjoy that. Nature calms the mind.
It sure does Jim, without nature I would go crazy and they'd have to lock me up in an asylum:)
I never bivi camp on the moor after mid July, we start getting dew up there from then and the slugs can be a real pain. Not sure I've seen that many though in one go.
Just have to use a tent Si and keep the buggers out. There were so many slugs in this woodland.
On a side note some of the stones from Stonehenge came from this place
Slugs! It's what's for breakfast! The other meal that kisses you back! Little salt and pepper. Yum!
Errr NO. I don't fancy them and the parasites and other bad things they harbour
Great video Sandy 👍
I bought the same bivi bag about 10 years ago, Sandy, and used it precisely once, for the exact same reason. Slugs!
Give me a tent or a hammock, every time.
Yes, Bivi bags do have their limitations:)
The slug whisperer 😂😂
Bad drills boys. Clean kit, stow it away ready for use next time, or in this case morning or feel the wrath of the sluggoes. 😂
Hahaa Yes I'm afraid you are right Marcus, nothing like experience to be a good teacher though:)
Slugs and more slugs, great video though with your friend camping under the beech trees . Loved the journey down to it on your bikes. Thank you Sandy.
Thanks Anne, it was a nice ride out and back, good to be in that ancient woodland