Solo Hunting Trip & DD Frontline XL Hammock
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- In this video I go on a small hunting trip and test out the DD Hammocks Frontline XL Hammock. Winter made an early visit so I got a taste of the cold weather.
- The giveaway is over and the Hammock has got a new owner -
The lucky winner is HalfQ from Wales. He said that he will make a video with the hammock when he gets it. Here is a link to his UA-cam channel: / halfq
Here is a link to the Hammock I used on this trip: www.ddhammocks....
Here is a link to the Tarp: www.ddhammocks....
#norwegianwoods #scandinavia #norway #bushcraft #camping #hiking
After owning a frontline abd a nest hammock for almost a year, I just bought this one for a little more room in the summer months for more breathability. Great design on these hammocks....too old and worn to ground dwell nowadays, so that extra comfort is much needed. Great video buddy. Best wishes from Kent, England
I freakin love watching these. It’s always so relaxing, almost like I’m there!
Greetings from Galicia (Spain). What a quiet and lovely place you have to camp in Norway!! Sometimes the peace of the wilderness makes the cold warmer. What I like the most of that hammock is the mosquito set up, it seems to me very spacious and where I live the bugs are very annoying when the winter ends. I love your videos, you really show the spirit of the nature, keep it up!!!
Agree with you 100% Martin. People against hunting these days have forgotten where we have come from. There is no natural food on Earth that a Human can eat that does not require the taking of life in one form or another. Glad to see a fellow hunter on the other side of the world enjoying nature and respecting it.
This hammock seems amazing! It is rare to find a hammock that is truly 4 seasons. You'll still need to have an underquilt, but that's almost too easy to make. And the double layer construction is great to stuff debris (leaves) for insulation. It packs down small and light. I just love it. I went to the DD site and liked much of what I saw. McQ bushcraft talks about the 3X3 tarp too. I think that would be a good camping combo. I would love to have the hammock if choosen. 😁
You have a gift for communicating an honest review plus your opinions about equipment. We all miss you when you are busy doing other things! In part, because you give a fine videographic picture of the Norwegian Woods, with really sharp photography and imagination, we would always welcome a new video. I replay your overnight or longer ones just to get the feeling of being in your company. You have that gift to reach out to people and to engage them. I have to feel that this is YOUR channel and you know best how to plan, pack, videograph and explain woods craft. As a strong, active person, you SHOULD take as much as you want to carry to 'smooth it' as one of the greatest of America's early bushcrafters put it. After all, you are CAMPING; not trekking to cover the kilometers.
I like the versatility of this system. I like the bug net arrangement and that I can slide a sleeping pad in between the layers for colder weather. I would use this for backpacking trips.
Hi I am really enjoying your videos.It is refreshing to see you use proper sized tools for various tasks.The reason people don't understand your backpack is because they have never met a full sized Norwegian.I was fortunate enough to work with such a man a long time ago his size and strength redefined what was possible.He had been in the Norwegian Airforce in the late 1960ies.So much of what he learnt as basic training is now major youtube content.
Keep up the good work.
Another great video, Sir! My reason or desire for this hammock; I'm a regular canoe tripper from Ontario, Canada, and my main trip partner is my dog. We do solo trips and group trips together throughout the summer months, and the issue I always have, "too much gear". Really it relates to my own over packing, but having a small dog along, who isn't able to viably carry his own gear and food, this does not help my over packing. Long story short, for awhile I've been thinking about switching from tent sleep system to a hammock, to save on space. Even just getting a smaller tent would help, yet I've been researching decent hammocks, and your review of this one really sold me on its features. Anyway, enough begging for gear, I wanted to mention your rifle; a beautiful piece, even the rounds and shells looked good, excellent choice. With love from Canada
Well the reason I would like to have it is because I have a grand son that is border line Autistic. When he gets upset he often leaves his moms house and goes in to the woods to be alone. So I thought this would give him something to enjoy and get more involved in the outdoors. He is 18 but this would provide him something to sit in or lay in and enjoy. Love your videos and the country side. Thanks!
I made my own hammock a couple years back but never had a bug net, which was a problem more than once when you camp in a rainforest, so that's why I'd love to have one like this with the built-in mesh I could use (or not) depending on the situation. I'm about the same size as you (more or less) so it's good to know it can handle someone like us. Keep up the great videos, of course!
I really like the snugpak hammock cocoon for cold weather. Awesome video and beautiful country.
Great video! So glad to see another video from you. I don't currently have a hammock but I have been looking for the right one. I love the bug net feature how it holds it up over your head and has the ability to add an under quilt for winder camping. Brilliant! I'd love to have it and try it. I live in Oklahoma USA and it certainly doesn't get that cold here but winter is the best time to camp (especially according to my husband) with cooler weather and no bugs. With this I can join him more often! Again than you. I have family in Sweden and love the areas you show.
As for the hammock, I would love it, use it for a year and then pass it on to someone else who can enjoy it. In this way we wood lovers can share in the joy of trying different hammocks. Thanks again.
Great video, and of course the hammock looks amazing. I don't have any real camping gear so a Hammock like the Frontline would be a fantastic start!
lovely walk in views thanks for taking the time .i think the tarp is designed to be other way around so it covers the ends of your hammock,its no fun having snowmelt down the line into your warm hammock
I use a tent (Colman pop up)...don't laugh, I LOVE my tent...this hammock reminds me of it...small but with a cathedral ceiling...lol. It appears to be a nice hammock maybe an extra 12 inches and it would be perfect. You did a good job of showcasing it👍...p.s...love the way you kept feet on top of boots when getting out of tent as not to get your socks dirty/wet 😁...thanks for the video!
I have too many hammocks...
Your videos are fantastic.
Thank you.
Enjoy your coffee...
So basically this tarp as a whole is a suspended bivibag...when there are no suitable trees around, just put it on the ground and stake out the topends, insert the poles, add the insulation in the bottom and.... tadaa...instant bivibag / tent. Nice alternative to a hooped bivi that I was looking around for, and versitile. Hoping for weather like that down here :-) And I too do take more stuff with me than I need, as I too keep trying out stuff, combinations, what works - what doesn't... . Great video...as usuall, keep 'em coming.
Hi , This will be a really wonderful Christamas gift for my husband ! However I really enjoy your videos!
Great video! Glad to see you back in the woods. I hope to see more hunting videos form you.
Thanks so much for an other video. Love watching them. I would like to have the hammock so that I can take friends and family out with me into the woods. As of right now that's not that easy as they don't have their own gear. Thanks again for all your hard work, and looking forward to a new video. Best regards from a fellow norwegian camper.
Hello norwegianwoodsman just trying my luck here for that nice hammock, been watching your videos for almost a year now, keep up the good work.
Congrats on 10,000, Martin!! Looking forward to 20k. When I found your channel and watched 3 or 4 videos, I said "how does this guy not have more subs?!" This hammock would be a great upgrade to my current setup. Thank you for the chance to win.
Very happy to see your channel is doing well, even in the cold winters! I knew it would from you very first upload. Keep it up and thank you so much. I really enjoy your videos and your approach! I never imagined Norway to be this beautiful. The reason I'd like this hammock is I've seen it before and love the design. I think it would be much more comfortable than my one person tent. I think I would go out and enjoy nature more if I had it. Thanks again for your productions, congrats on your 10k subs and God bless!!
Excellent video! So much better than many of the more 'famous' UA-camrs out there . Many thanks.
Stunning, simply stunning. I little piece of Norway in the UK. Thank you
Why I need a hammock:
I'm starting to do exploring and wild camping in the National Park here in Portugal. Currently have a tent but am going more minimal.
During the summer there are a lot of mosquitoes and ticks so hammock sleeping with bug net is ideal.
Thanks for your videos.
They really make me want to know the woods in the northen countries more!
i would love to have this hammock for Australian conditions ,hot summers ,snowy winters and cool autumns ! its perfect 4 season system
I would like this hammock to start my forest trips that I am planing. We with my wife are start planning next year summer and cannot decide how to arrange nightsleep. This hammock let me decide how it is to sleep in hammock! And dude - you are good! I like to view your videos. Keep filming!
Wow... this seems like a great hammock. Great video.
I can use it as a winter setup, with the double layer and make a tarp that fits over the hoops so you have a tent and a perfect winter set
Nice to see you out and about in the woods, I would like the hammock never tried one but really like it on my next camping trip
Fantastic video as always. I'd love this particular set-up, but I have two reasons why it seems perfect for me. I live in Scotland and love camping out in the few remnants of our natural ancient pine forests (particularly Glen Affric). Unfortunately, the midges here in the summer are awful and none of the hammocks I've looked at in the past seemed capable of dealing with that issue as well as affording space and a comfortable night's sleep. In the end I've always resorted to using a tent, which has meant that I don't really experience the full depth of camping in a forest. Instead, in a tent I always feel closed-off from nature. The hoops on this hammock look as though they offer a far less claustrophobic environment if the insects are biting (especially not having the mesh flapping in your face). All of those pockets, to save you having to get out to your rucksack in the middle of the night, and the ability to insert a sleeping mat underneath make it a very viable alternative to a tent both in insect season and in the winter. My second reason is, my family and I are hopefully taking a camping/canoe holiday in Norway or Finland next year and I'd love to test it out in its ideal environment - mile upon mile of pristine forest (and if my son is especially good, he can have the first try!) Cheers - love your channel and your laid-back approach.
Hello! I love your videos. It seems like you took a break. I am so glad you are back. I would love the Frontline XL. I have always slept in tents and bivy sacks. I have never slept in a hammock and I see no better hammock to start with. :)
Great channel. I don't own a hammock yet, and have been eyeing on this particular one for a while.
I have always been a tent guy but have always wanted to try hammock camping. This would be a great addition to my gear. Thanks for your review.
Hi Martin, great video as always! My wife and I take our kids (both toddlers) out camping at every opportunity during the year. I feel the more my kids can learn about nature, the better off they will be, and the more they can teach others. We've always taken the traditional tent, but never a hammock. It's not much of a good reason for sure, and no doubt there's more deserving people, but I think it would be a great experience for the little ones to spend a many nights in a hammock! Especially one with a story like this one.
Thanks again for all your work, and all the best!
I would need this hammock for four season camping in Finland. Like Norway, this is demanding to say the least! Awesome videos, really enjoying your channel. Thanx.
Great to see you back, was really missing your video's. The hammock is great especially the bug netting system. It would be excellent here in Australia over the summer when we have lots and lots of bugs. Haven't tried the hammock system but would love to give it a go.
A great watch and listen Martin. Congratulations on achieving over 10k subscribers. The DD Frontline XL is a beast of a hammock. I love my standard sized Frontline. I also like your utility line that you run under your tarp. Very useful. Have a great Christmas. Paul :)
I think we all need to agree that Martins Sweater is amazing. I want it! The reason i want this hammock is pretty random. I would want to trow up silver string lights on the ridge line, do a overnighter in the mountains, and imagine i am in Carl Sagans "spaceship of the imagination". Looks like the perfect vessel for my admiration of the cosmos. I love that it is like a cocoon, and i really want it!
Everytime i watch your channel i think: you live in a beautiful country! I love hiking, bushcrafting and camping together with my dog Balou. This hammock would be just perfect for us together :) I am doubting for a couple of months now if I should buy one or not. I really want to try hammocking instead of using my Polish Laavvu all te time. Congrats on your 10K subscriber. Keep on making this really nice vids dude!
Always a pleasure to watch Martin 👍
Nice set up! Beautiful area, looked like great time!
Great to see you back Martin. I was thinking of enquiring to check that all was OK.
Noel
I would like to have this one to explore hammocking as new way to camp. Have been using a tent for a few years and also built a bed in the back of a truck. Thanks for the great videos, hope you can upload more often in the new year.
Martin love your videos, the woods look fantastic in this one. I even bought a Kuksa! recently and I love to cook steak on my solo stove. I am a ground sleeper on the fells and by the tarns of the Lake District in England but after watching you and Shug in the woods I have tent camped in the forest. I would love a chance to hammock camp in the woods here. A hammock would help as flat spots in the small areas of woodland we have here are hard to find. Count me in for the competition. Keep the films coming you are a genius!
Congratulations on 10K subs. Well deserved milestone for an excellent channel.
I have watched a few of your videos and I really enjoy them you seem to really enjoy what you do. I also have looked at DD tarps and hammocks and own one of their tarps which I absolutely love. I have also checked out and really wanted to get that very same hammock system for both winter and summer time camping, I think it would be awesome to own it specially so I could give my wife my old hammock since she wont be hiking or camping much in the summer time. Thank you for doing what you do.
Congadulations on reaching 10.000 members . I have never used a hammock but through wathching and taking in your tips and considerations I feel a hammock would be a speacial add to my camping adventures .
Congratulations on getting to 10K subscribers , you have a great channel so its well deserved . As for the Hammock giveaway , it is a very kind jesture , you ask why I would want it , well having always camped on the ground with a tent or tarp/bivi setup , I would love to give a hammock a go as I am not getting any younger , though I live in England the insects are not to much of a problem most of the year , but I do go to Scotland and there they can be almost frightening . Plus I have plans to travel abroad to your part of the world and think this would be the ideal setup . Once again a great video .
You have some of the awesomeness videos . Thank you so much for explaining things.
Absolutely awesome as always!! Waiting for your next video! Greetings from Germany!))
Congratulation for 10.000 Subscriber! I really enjoy your videos in such a lovely nature!!!
I really like watching your videos, I love the soft gentle way you present your subject matter. And the landscape is amazing. Keep up the good work my friend.
You do a very fine job of presenting equipment. PLUS your videos are full of valuable information. On hunting: I was raised as a farm boy and we raised food for our table as well as commodities to sell. I was fed by the adult chickens that I had slept beside when they were little chicks: I taught them to drink and to eat; I kept them safe from cannibalism; I kept them warm but not too warm by constantly monitoring air temperature. And, in the end, I harvested them, plucked them and prepared them for our family table. Were it not for our farming practices, I would not be here today.
I think it gives me a lot more respect for the food I eat when I know where it comes from. I feel blessed for learning about hunting and farming at this point. Up until two years ago I bought all my food in the grocery store.
Thanks for the kind words - Martin
Nice video review in a beautiful area. Looks familiar, like the mountains here in Wyoming. I would love to give that hammock a try here.
I think that with the quality of videos you put out there will be 10K more one day! Really great stuff!
I have never owned a hammock, so it would be great to start on one of the best 😄 and i really hope you get one for yourself too!
Keep up the great work you are allready doing. Waiting for your next adventure!
I would like this Hammock because it is one of the best out there for the money and has many more feature than the more expensive ones, it packs away small enough and as part of a system, it can be added to with other DD products such as liners and under blankets.
Another great video Martin, congratulations on 10,000 followers.
I would absolutely love that hammock because my little brother and I have been getting into bushcraft and outdoor winter camping and we don’t have anything this cool! I’d use it every weekend!
Just fond this channel today. So far very impressed. Keep it up!
This is first video of yours that I've watched. I really enjoyed it and subscribed to your channel. Sure, I'd loved to get the hammock system. Like you've had an early winter in Norway, so have we in coastal Oregon. But, ours has been rain and a hammock would be ideal for sleeping above the constantly saturated soil. Beyond that, I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos in the future. Keep up the good work. Cheers,
Congrats! You could call this Lumberjack TV too.
I would really really really like that hammock!!! Keep up that great job you do with your Chanel!!
Beautiful country you live in. I'm in Newfoundland Canada and it looks very much like my country side. I don't have a Hammock and I would love to have one. Keep up the great videos.
Hello Martin, I am so happy to see a video from you after 3 months. I thought that you we're eaten by wolves. I would like this hammock system because of my severe arthritis. It would be eaier to set up than tent. Thanks again.
Congraz for the 10000 and nice to se u back in the woods Martin...
Don't worry about the people who say you are taking too much stuff, if you're carting it they shouldn't complain
Would love that hammock, especially since I do not have a one and never camped in a hammock and want to start giving it a try - thanks for the chance!
Very good review. The hammock can also be used as a ground bivy as well and that is one way I would use it. Congratulations on your 10K milestone.
Always love your videos and the land that you travel. Would love to try your hammock system if I’m lucky enough. It would be great in north Georgia USA. Good trips to you my friend!
Good job on your weight loss, you look fantastic! Good video as always impressive.
Good day to you sir. I enjoy your channel. I could really use the hammock featured in this video as I need a second one for my wife. Thank you for your efforts in making your outdoor videos. Chow from Northern Ontario Canada.👍👍
I just imagine how many mosquito bugs i can avoid here in Brazil with that kind of hammock system hahaha...Nice video bro, keep going! Thanks
Nice video. I am always impressed with your command of the English language.
Would love an opportunity to own the DD. What i find most impressive is the versatility for multi-seasonal use, room for a sleeping pad for cold weather, and insect protection in the warm seasons
Nice vid bud, don't let anyone tell you how much stuff to bring. It's not like your making someone else carry it for you, just let them buzz off.
That hammock looks like a nice one and all those features sure do make it versatile. Definitely would get some good use if it was in my kit.
Thanks very much h for the videos and make sure to keep them up.
Cheers,
High Outdoors.
Heisann. En hammock som det der hadde hvert helt topp i sekken 👍🏻. Bra filmer 🙂🦆
Congratulations on reaching 10k subscribers! Thanks for your videos.
Congrats on the ten thousand subs! Really nice hammock there and I could put it to good use here in S Florida USA. That bug screen is vital for the mosquitoes since you can just about throw a saddle on them and ride away! I really need the double liner type so I can put a sleeping pad in and not have to use an underquilt, just one more thing to lighten the back pack a bit. So I'd love to have it and really like the idea that you tried it out near a campfire so it will already have my favorite aroma! LOL
watching from New Zealand...love your work its been awhile....have been looking around for a hammock for awhile now for the fishing season...as i fish the high country lakes in the south island tents are out of the question as the terrain is rocky....plenty of trees to hang off though....id imagine shipping would cost the earth to send here so.....just keep up the good work....cheers!..macka
Congrats on your 10k subscriber mark. An excellent video as always. They continue to approve every time. Like the gun. My nephew just bought a Tikka 308 for deer season. A very nice rifle. My wife and I both like to watch your videos. I pack to much most of the time but I like to be prepared for most things. Take care and have a happy holidays, Al& Sue
Congrats on the milestone. Great vid, thanks.
Gratulerer så mykje med ti tusen abonnentar! Du held fram med å imponere eit veksande publikum, og kvaliteten er svært høg!
I would like this hammock because hammocks in general is a new sleeping system for me, and your honest presentation of this model was both inspirational and a motivator for me to make my intended plans for a new sleeping system into a reality. Thank you for all the effort and passion you put into making these videos. Takk og lukke til vidare!
Congratulations on the 10,000 & again another great video. I would love to have the frontline XL because I have the original frontline & it has seen better days now. Keep up the good work with the video's. Thanks again from Ireland. Kevin.
Congratulations on reaching 10k subscribers and greetings from Skåne, Sweden!
Excellent video my friend as always. I've never used a hammock, I would love that frontline I've had several heart attacks recently and three stents, so when I put up a tent I overheat easily (sweat) I really need something like that to encourage me to star making survival videos myself. Get me out there so to speak and look to the nicer things in life which ive not done reasontly. all the best
Congratulations on the much deserved subs mate, you have a great channel.
Many congratulations on 10k subs! love the channel, very relaxing to watch. Great review on the hammock, most thorough I have seen. I would love to have this hammock. Just gotten back in to camping and being older with a few back problems, hammock sleeping is about the only way I can go out for overnighters. I need something reliable to use and this hammock looks like it will fit the bill for summer and winter camping. Thanks for the giveaway!
Looks like a great hammock. Might get one really enjoy your vids man. From Scotland
Congratulations on the 10k, awesome achievement! My beautiful one year old boy is a blessing, but he is also keeping me on the floor, expensive little bugger! So a free tarp would be very welcome lol. Love your channel, keep doing what you’re doing. Much love and respect from Derbyshire, England
Martin, congrats on 10k subscribers....and keep doing the videos your way because they're great & very much enjoyed. Another DD hammock, the Frontline XL, so my partner can have one too would be great for our camping & hunting. Hope you enjoy your new rifle....love the over under barrel design for sure. Best wishes & hope to see Norway for myself someday. Thanks.
Love the video! Never tried hammock camping but I'd love to give it a go. Oh and if I'm ever lucky enough to bump into you one day I'll buy you a beer! Keep them coming! 😊
Thank you for sharing, I would love to have the hammock, it looks so comfortable. I especially like the double layers. Your tarp set up looks perfect for time being with the forest. As a knitter and longtime admirer of Norwegian knitting, I am also loving your sweater. It looks like the shoulders and cuffs are reinforced with fabric or suede. Keep up the good work!
You are creating very high quality videos my friend. Well, I've given away 2 hammocks to friends as they just didn't work out. The options for bug net AND to insulate it from the bottom is perfect. Would love it. The perfect hammock? Very likely. Thanks
10,001 subscribers now, really enjoyed the video regardless of the giveaway. Cheers from northern Ontario Canada
Another good ol' Norwegian video! Thanks Martin. Congratulations on reaching 10k subscribers!
I have to tell you that I already have a hammock just like that one and I agree with all your comments. If you want to exclude me from the draw that's fine. On the other hand if you decide to keep me in, and my name comes out, I have a good friend who would love a Frontline hammock so I would donate it to him.
Best wishes,
Noel
Congratulations for 10k subscribers! Well..who doesn’t want a hammock
Awesome:) Always wanted to try a hammock in winter!