Hi mate hope you and your family are doing well, I hope you're getting out again soon and producing more videos, I'm really enjoying your videos but running out.
If you tie the tarp to the top of one of the poles, just above the lashing, before raising it, its much easier to cover the teepee. Also, if you then pull the tarp around at a bit of an angle, it leaves a small, oval hole at the top. You can then run your chimney pipe to or/and through the hole. It works well and is much safer SO YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE. Great video as always. 👍
Some good points there, will do alterations on next visit. Chimney is 8.5 ft tall and tipi around 12 ft, so next time will widen the poles and drop the apex down a bit and might work having stove in the middle of the tipi. Will be better for warming shelter having stove in the middle
Nice one Damian. You’re like poke a Hondas the famous Native American chief. Wooly feathers. Love the way you “got it up” matron. A bit fettling it’ll be nice for the winter that. Imagine a nice hot sterve when it’s deep snaar ootside. I’m sold. Good to see you out. Atb. 👍
Thanks Andy, I dont like to be enclosed but a tipi makes sense for winter camping with minimal heat to stay warm. I am the warm weather wanderer so need to live up to the name. Hot tenting is the way forward you should try it mate.
Its very satisfying making a good shelter out of cheap materials. I'm gonna push the poles out a little more to widen it and add more tarps. Makes sense having more space as it doesnt need to be so tall. Thanks for watching..
Aaahhhh wee man great to see you oot and aboot... tell you what bud, Big Chief Running Water and his two son's Hot and Cold didn't have a wigwam that big, it will be like heating the Royal Albert Hall.....cheers brother, brilliant video.....👍👍👍🏴🏴🏴🍺🍺🍺
Great video bud can't wait till you upload the 2nd part of your tee -pee construction, hope your lower back didn't suffer from all that heavy lifting, i think mine would of broke in half 😖 lol , I would imagine the weather hasn't been very nice up there in Northumberland and delaying your build & filming progress hope yourself & family had a great Christmas & all best best for the New Year James { Bristol }
Part 2 is coming soon. The cold weather can be harsh but doesn't bother me if I want to be out, just took a break from the channel due to loosing my mother and haven't felt like getting out wild camping etc.. I'll probably mention all this in a future video. Thank you for your message and ATB to you and your family James.
@@Fell_Wanderer ahh sorry to hear your sad news, I feel for your loss thoughts & prayers from all my family to you & family , lost my father about 15 years ago and know the pain of losing a parent. Stay strong and only get back to making videos when your ready to, remember family comes first again stay strong can't wait for your future videos ATB James & Family
I actually quite miss your videos You used to upload quite a bit. I really enjoyed the ones where you would camp at the river El cheapo style that was funny. Honestly, hope you get out more in the new years. Fantastic videos you’ve got
Glad to see you out and about Damian. Nice to see you chopping down some forestry commission trees and getting value for money on the taxes you have paid over the years. There is plenty of them in Harwood… 😀😀
My Mum has died of Cancer so not in the mood right now. You didn't know and I haven't told many people, just checking through messages. I will upload soon, ATB.
I enjoyed your watching your camp, nice idea with making a teepee, I will try that with my boys, but it was a bit enormous hight wise - I kept waiting for the BFG to arrive!! Good job though & your stew looked delicious...
It is high but pole length matches tarp width. Smaller poles means I have to fold excess tarp underneath. I'm going to push out the poles which will lower the apex and create more area
You pinched my next camp idea 🤣🤣🤣 cracking video Damien good to see you out building something mate had me in stitches watching you lifting the main tripod it's hard work on your own good effort mate I'm sure it will get better as you keep adding to it will catch up soon mate atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍🤟🤟😜
I remember you saying about making a teepee so you were the first to suggest making one in Harwood. I have built one before on a previous video in my local woods but got it destroyed. They are brilliant for using in conjunction with a stove over the winter months.
9ft poles will still give 8ft wide or more diameter but will have a lower apex than my tipi. I chose 13ft poles because tarp is 12ft wide, shorter poles means I would have had to tuck excess tarp underneath and is wasteful. The dimensions of your tipi depends on the dimension of tarp you have and there are calculators online for working this out. I need to push the poles further out as it is to high, this will give me more area but if I widen it too much then I need to add more length to the tarp as the cone shape of the tipi gets wider then a larger circumference means longer tarp. The pole length's don't change so the width of the tarp doesn't either, if that makes sense?
Really good effort Damien, my your a grafter. It's amazing how you made a such a big living area and home cooking. Looking forward to more innovation on the site. Stay well and safe. Atb. Harry.
Hi Damian, Great video and a great channel. I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for inspiring me to get out there and do some wild camping. “You know it makes sense”. I have put a link to your channel in my most recent vid which is my first solo wild camp on Dartmoor. Keep up the good work, Keep inspiring people and keep adventuring. All the best. Mark. 👍
There's no link but I'll check out your channel anyway. UA-cam removes links when you post them, this has happened to me when commenting on other channels so if yours has been removed then understand it wasn't me. I like to promote good channels with similar interests as mine so thanks for your comments, they mean a lot, ATB.
Brilliant video pal.. can't beat a bit of hot tenting 😁 you can buy 45 degree flue pipe sections that keep the chimney well away from the top of your shelter, that'll stop sparks falling on it😉think I'd make the flue guard at least twice as big 🧐hope that helps..all the best Lincoln 🤙👍
Thanks for the tip Lincoln, I will have to invest in the 45 deg extension. I won't be able to chill or sleep knowing the tarp might hole or catch fire.
Great video Damian. Definitely looked like a hard wildcamp setting the shelter and stove up. Beef stew looked cracking and probably good to get the warmth off the stove. Looking forward to your next one mate. Atvb Andy 👍
Nice video, welcome back to a camp, we have our third beaver in the forest, lol, tipi is going to be ace, are you going to tie deadfall over it using a step ladder to break up the tarp ? A true beaver would make some steps out of the wood, couple of eight foot pieces and five cross pieces, it looks strong enough to lean on, looking forwards to your progress. Keep em coming
Good idea about making the ladder. Someone mentioned tying a stick to the top of the tarp before lifting which is a great idea. Wish I'd thought of that earlier.
More power to ya, this whole video terrified me! I just knew you were gonna come a cropper lifting those ginormous poles, and that set up with the tarp next to a hot stove pipe, omg! While the video is incredibly entertaining, please stay safe out there on your own; You know it makes sense
What I didn't show is, I had to lift the tripod twice because I didn't remove all the sharp side branches which would have holed the tarp. Pleased it all worked out in the end. Thanks for you comment, ATB.
Cracking video was surprised to see you on the tele last night searching for the northumberland yeti. We are up in belford no sign yet but always on the look out.👍
Thank you, there have been plenty of sightings and strange goings on in Northumberland, I've experienced and been told over the years. Enjoy the great outdoors and if you see or hear anything, let me know.
I've had another person say they've seen me on the telly, UK documentary on the wildman. I thought you were referring to UA-cam. Was it in the film Elusive or something else? please send link if possible, thank you in advance..
Nice video mate. I like to experiment a bit with set ups, but that one looks too much work for me lol. I do think I need to look into a decent tent and stove set up though. Best wishes.
The hard work is worth it in the end for a shelter that will give many months of use. You can buy ready made hot tents but I would find more pleasure from modifying an existing one and would be a lot cheaper as well.
Thanks, I will try that. I would imagine if the mesh is too fine, it will eventually clog up with tree resin and chimney wont draw very well but its better than risking the shelter catching fire.
Its called the Outbacker Vista large window firebox stove. I bought it from outbackerstoves.co.uk/ Its worth paying the extra £15 for a bigger window IMHO. You really appreciate seeing the flames, makes you feel a lot warmer
Its called the Outbacker Vista large window firebox stove. I bought it from outbackerstoves.co.uk/ Its worth paying the extra £15 for a bigger window IMHO. You really appreciate seeing the flames, makes you feel a lot warmer
I had a Polish lavvu go up on me one night from the wood stove , from a smouldering ember to a full on tent fire in minutes. Luckily I woke in time to get out my pit and rip the lavvu off all my gear. The wife was surprised when I walked in at 1:30 in morning stinking of smoke
You were very lucky, canvas is a bit more forgiving than plastic but still have to be careful. I've used my Polish lavvu with a home made stove and in the morning noticed ash on the canvas, so definitely a fire risk. The spark arrester holes on my new stove flue are a bit on the big side, so thinking about wrapping fine guage mesh around existing spark arrester
Nice vid Damien,how's the fingers?🤣 must have hurt. I have the same stove,game changer,heavy but built to last. Think you had loads of sparks because of the soft pine wood. Hard wood is much better and lasts. Try put an eyelet through the tarp each side with a cable tie in each hole attached to the jack? Thanks for sharing 🔥 🏕
I prefer hardwood but there is none in the area. I did poke a small hole in the tarp and tie the tarp to the jack with twine but the pipe above still made contact with the tarp. A longer stove jack would be better or a 45 deg bend out and up so hot sparks dont fall down and melt the tarp. Fingers are fine, if they had made longer contact, would have been a nasty burn. Its funny how you do things without thinking lol
Check out some native american vids. I'm sure they attatch a long lightweight stick to top of tarp to assist wrapping around frame. Great effort and excellent vid. Poss a bit length on chimney and shove it out the top. 👌
Thanks for the tip, what a great idea, I never thought about that. Was thinking about taking a step ladder but you have solved it for me. I was so pre occuppied with filming and building, the obvious solution was staring me in the face and I didn't see it.
Good effort that. I don't think you need to lash those extra poles as the tarp keeps them in place and I do think that those Nomads who build these Teepees affix their tarp to the top of the last pole to hoist it up. Use a stick or two lashed together with Y forks to keep your tarp sheets off the flue pipe. I liked your kitchen utensil, but stuff it with fibreglass roofing insulation which will greatly reduce heat transfer. You can either raise the height of your chimney flue, but then, it might require guylines or getter a finer mesh, but those cheap tarps only need to be shown a cigarette lighter for a hole to develop. A roll of Black n Nasty Tape is useful for the holes you can reach.
Good graft on that , it was bigger than I expected, teepee that is ha. Sorry but I had a giggle of ya trying to get them logs up. But fair play ya did it , can't wait to see it finished. Did anything spooky happen?
Nothing spooky happened, I always bring the field recorder when possible but the rain would have spoiled the recording so left it at home. I had to raise the poles twice as the first time forgot to remove sharp bits off the wood which would have holed the tarps. I thought it would just be my luck if I failed to raise it second time out of tiredness, so pleased it all worked out fine.
Tarp width is 12ft so poles were cut a bit longer. Any shorter then tarp would have to be folded under. Needs some fine tuning and will be making it wider next time, that will lower the tipi.
Wow, that teepee is huge, good effort getting that thing erect! Lots of ingenuity here, like the stove jack. Reckon you would do well in the apocalypse. Great watch 👍👍
Its a bit too high if I'm honest but the pole length's are linked to tarp width, which is 12 ft. I'm going to widen it later which will lower the apex giving more area on the next trip.
I hear what you say regarding Instagram, I'm trying to progress as a photographer and like to upload exceptional pictures which don't happen to often, rather than just for the sake of it on an average sort of camping trip. Quality rather than quantity if you know what I mean.
I'm 55 also and getting a bit old for cold nights in the forest. I need a thicker mat as well, my hips are starting to tell me to quit wild camping lol
Great video Damien 👍
Missing your video Damien, wishing you well .onwards and upwards mate
Just watched the “Elusive Bigfoot Abroad” 💯 agree
Damian, you utter plank, there's a Travelodge a few trees down, HOW did you miss that?
00:35 Love it! That surely deserves a T Shirt Merch Slogan!!!👍👍
Hi mate hope you and your family are doing well, I hope you're getting out again soon and producing more videos, I'm really enjoying your videos but running out.
If you tie the tarp to the top of one of the poles, just above the lashing, before raising it, its much easier to cover the teepee. Also, if you then pull the tarp around at a bit of an angle, it leaves a small, oval hole at the top. You can then run your chimney pipe to or/and through the hole. It works well and is much safer SO YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE. Great video as always. 👍
Some good points there, will do alterations on next visit. Chimney is 8.5 ft tall and tipi around 12 ft, so next time will widen the poles and drop the apex down a bit and might work having stove in the middle of the tipi. Will be better for warming shelter having stove in the middle
Nice one Damian. You’re like poke a Hondas the famous Native American chief. Wooly feathers.
Love the way you “got it up” matron. A bit fettling it’ll be nice for the winter that. Imagine a nice hot sterve when it’s deep snaar ootside. I’m sold. Good to see you out. Atb. 👍
Thanks Andy, I dont like to be enclosed but a tipi makes sense for winter camping with minimal heat to stay warm. I am the warm weather wanderer so need to live up to the name. Hot tenting is the way forward you should try it mate.
Thats a lot of work Damian but when it's finished it'll be a grand shelter for 3:) Stove lloks very nice. You know it makes sense:)
Its very satisfying making a good shelter out of cheap materials. I'm gonna push the poles out a little more to widen it and add more tarps. Makes sense having more space as it doesnt need to be so tall. Thanks for watching..
Aaahhhh wee man great to see you oot and aboot... tell you what bud, Big Chief Running Water and his two son's Hot and Cold didn't have a wigwam that big, it will be like heating the Royal Albert Hall.....cheers brother, brilliant video.....👍👍👍🏴🏴🏴🍺🍺🍺
I was thinking about widening the poles to make the area bigger communal area but might make it harder to keep warm. Thanks for watching.
Hi Damian hope your keeping well and all your family are ok , Dave northwest uk
Always pleased to see a new video 👌
You must have been knackered after all that work, great video, ATB !
I definitely felt it in the evening, the lack of food didn't help, having to wait ages for a hot meal.
Wasn’t sure you’d manage those poles into position, but you persevered. Pretty slick shelter. Good on ya!
Needs some fine tuning on the next trip, thanks for your comment.
The master at work. Back out again 👍👍
Very good tent...
Nice to know you channel 👍🏻😁
Thanks for coming
Good effort setting them log up mind!!!!
Yes, thanks for watching and commenting.
Really enjoyed watching this you've smashed it's and the stew looked yummy
Great video bud can't wait till you upload the 2nd part of your tee -pee construction, hope your lower back didn't suffer from all that heavy lifting, i think mine would of broke in half 😖 lol , I would imagine the weather hasn't been very nice up there in Northumberland and delaying your build & filming progress hope yourself & family had a great Christmas & all best best for the New Year James { Bristol }
Part 2 is coming soon. The cold weather can be harsh but doesn't bother me if I want to be out, just took a break from the channel due to loosing my mother and haven't felt like getting out wild camping etc.. I'll probably mention all this in a future video. Thank you for your message and ATB to you and your family James.
@@Fell_Wanderer ahh sorry to hear your sad news, I feel for your loss thoughts & prayers from all my family to you & family , lost my father about 15 years ago and know the pain of losing a parent. Stay strong and only get back to making videos when your ready to, remember family comes first again stay strong can't wait for your future videos ATB James & Family
Brilliant mate 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Thanks for watching
Great shelter the stove worked nice . Another good wander
Thanks 👍
Nice one 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
You know it makes sense. Cheers from the South Carolina Lowcountry:
glad to see you again mate
Thanks for watching.
im glad the wife let you out for a bit of wild camping great hot tent
The Yeti isn't allowed out, not me lol.
@@Fell_Wanderer ahh so his wife is thye problem hed rather be out with his chums
Hi there. Great to see you back out. Very entertaining. Supper looked delicious.
Look forward to your next trip. Keep it up mate.
Thank you! Will do!
Brilliant Damian.....
Thanks for watching
Try wrapping a fire blanket like the ones you can get for kitchens around the section that pops through the tarp
Thanks, I need to look into a good solution, there are also those silicone heat resistant trays used for cooking.
Brilliant.....ya one of the best damien appreciated all the best mate 👍 👌
Thank you for the comment, it means a lot, ATB.
I actually quite miss your videos You used to upload quite a bit. I really enjoyed the ones where you would camp at the river El cheapo style that was funny. Honestly, hope you get out more in the new years. Fantastic videos you’ve got
I explain why I've not been out in my latest video, thanks for your patience.
this was a good winter camp bring the crazy yeti out next to the winter tipi and and the banjo player in the background
Great video Damian just what I needed after a hard day at work great to see you out again
Thanks for watching.
Great video you don't film that much lately oh well you have a nice Christmas hope to see more of tent in the woods
I explain why I've not been out in my latest video, thanks for your patience.
Glad to see you out and about Damian. Nice to see you chopping down some forestry commission trees and getting value for money on the taxes you have paid over the years. There is plenty of them in Harwood… 😀😀
Even though the trees are a crop, its sad to see all the trees which have come down because of storm Arwen.
Damien.... we need another video mate. Im checking your channel everyday in anticipation. Keep them coming mate. All the best
My Mum has died of Cancer so not in the mood right now. You didn't know and I haven't told many people, just checking through messages. I will upload soon, ATB.
Brilliant and the banjo playing at the end was superb
I enjoyed your watching your camp, nice idea with making a teepee, I will try that with my boys, but it was a bit enormous hight wise - I kept waiting for the BFG to arrive!! Good job though & your stew looked delicious...
It is high but pole length matches tarp width. Smaller poles means I have to fold excess tarp underneath. I'm going to push out the poles which will lower the apex and create more area
Excellent upload Damian 👍🏻
Thanks for the visit
You pinched my next camp idea 🤣🤣🤣 cracking video Damien good to see you out building something mate had me in stitches watching you lifting the main tripod it's hard work on your own good effort mate I'm sure it will get better as you keep adding to it will catch up soon mate atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍🤟🤟😜
I remember you saying about making a teepee so you were the first to suggest making one in Harwood. I have built one before on a previous video in my local woods but got it destroyed. They are brilliant for using in conjunction with a stove over the winter months.
You are welcome to use it anytime Jimmy. Was thinking of extending the poles out and adding more tarps to make it a more communial shelter.
Do you guys think 9ft poles would do? To give an 8ft footprint?
9ft poles will still give 8ft wide or more diameter but will have a lower apex than my tipi. I chose 13ft poles because tarp is 12ft wide, shorter poles means I would have had to tuck excess tarp underneath and is wasteful. The dimensions of your tipi depends on the dimension of tarp you have and there are calculators online for working this out. I need to push the poles further out as it is to high, this will give me more area but if I widen it too much then I need to add more length to the tarp as the cone shape of the tipi gets wider then a larger circumference means longer tarp. The pole length's don't change so the width of the tarp doesn't either, if that makes sense?
@@Fell_Wanderer I get what you mean mate 👍👍
Always makes sense.
Thanks for watching
Brilliant mate I thought for a minute that they logs were coming down on top of you. Well in mate what a tipi that is. ATB sam
Thanks, well worth the effort to build and relatively easy to make.
Was laffing mi ead off with the heavy tripod lift. Pissed mi sen when you said oh yer Bugger
Good to see you out again great video damian x
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching.
Evening mate, bloody great mate 👍. Good work put in place for the video, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Tc Andy
Thanks, there will hopefully be more improvements on the next one.
Great video very enjoyable
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Really good effort Damien, my your a grafter. It's amazing how you made a such a big living area and home cooking. Looking forward to more innovation on the site. Stay well and safe. Atb. Harry.
Thanks, I might push out the poles and add more tarp which will give more dwelling area. But on the down side willl take more wood to keep warm.
Hi Damian, Great video and a great channel. I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for inspiring me to get out there and do some wild camping. “You know it makes sense”. I have put a link to your channel in my most recent vid which is my first solo wild camp on Dartmoor.
Keep up the good work, Keep inspiring people and keep adventuring. All the best.
Mark. 👍
There's no link but I'll check out your channel anyway. UA-cam removes links when you post them, this has happened to me when commenting on other channels so if yours has been removed then understand it wasn't me. I like to promote good channels with similar interests as mine so thanks for your comments, they mean a lot, ATB.
Brilliant video pal.. can't beat a bit of hot tenting 😁 you can buy 45 degree flue pipe sections that keep the chimney well away from the top of your shelter, that'll stop sparks falling on it😉think I'd make the flue guard at least twice as big 🧐hope that helps..all the best Lincoln 🤙👍
Thanks for the tip Lincoln, I will have to invest in the 45 deg extension. I won't be able to chill or sleep knowing the tarp might hole or catch fire.
Great video really enjoyed it .Great to see you out .All the best take care 🙂 👍👍👍👍
Thanks, you too!
Great to see you back out in the woods and look forward to the next part of the build.
More content to come, I don't mind being out when its cosy and warm.
Great video Damian. Definitely looked like a hard wildcamp setting the shelter and stove up. Beef stew looked cracking and probably good to get the warmth off the stove. Looking forward to your next one mate. Atvb Andy 👍
Cheers and thanks for watching.
Nice video, welcome back to a camp, we have our third beaver in the forest, lol, tipi is going to be ace, are you going to tie deadfall over it using a step ladder to break up the tarp ?
A true beaver would make some steps out of the wood, couple of eight foot pieces and five cross pieces, it looks strong enough to lean on, looking forwards to your progress.
Keep em coming
Good idea about making the ladder. Someone mentioned tying a stick to the top of the tarp before lifting which is a great idea. Wish I'd thought of that earlier.
More power to ya, this whole video terrified me! I just knew you were gonna come a cropper lifting those ginormous poles, and that set up with the tarp next to a hot stove pipe, omg! While the video is incredibly entertaining, please stay safe out there on your own; You know it makes sense
What I didn't show is, I had to lift the tripod twice because I didn't remove all the sharp side branches which would have holed the tarp. Pleased it all worked out in the end. Thanks for you comment, ATB.
Nice one mate enjoyed this 😄
Glad you enjoyed it.
As always very enjoyable
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic video mate!
Thank you, ATB.
Shocked you got that TP up
It was the second time as well because I forgot to remove all the sharp wood from the poles, pleased it all worked out in the end.
Cracking video was surprised to see you on the tele last night searching for the northumberland yeti.
We are up in belford no sign yet but always on the look out.👍
Thank you, there have been plenty of sightings and strange goings on in Northumberland, I've experienced and been told over the years. Enjoy the great outdoors and if you see or hear anything, let me know.
I've had another person say they've seen me on the telly, UK documentary on the wildman. I thought you were referring to UA-cam. Was it in the film Elusive or something else? please send link if possible, thank you in advance..
@@Fell_Wanderer hi it was on the channel Blaze. Elusive bigfoot in Britain shown last thursday.
Hope this helps?
@@emmadudney2504 Thank you for your help
@@Fell_Wanderer your welcome 👍
Where ya been buddy! Hope all is well.
Nice video mate. I like to experiment a bit with set ups, but that one looks too much work for me lol.
I do think I need to look into a decent tent and stove set up though.
Best wishes.
The hard work is worth it in the end for a shelter that will give many months of use. You can buy ready made hot tents but I would find more pleasure from modifying an existing one and would be a lot cheaper as well.
Damian, I have seen people chop a sieve up and push into the stove pipe to improve the spark arresting
Thanks, I will try that. I would imagine if the mesh is too fine, it will eventually clog up with tree resin and chimney wont draw very well but its better than risking the shelter catching fire.
Damien, you make my day every time I watch a vid , top banana mate
Thanks for nice comments
great vid damion we want more thank you
More to come!
Another great video bro. Safe travels
Thanks, you too!
Love that little stove. Where did you get it
Its called the Outbacker Vista large window firebox stove. I bought it from outbackerstoves.co.uk/
Its worth paying the extra £15 for a bigger window IMHO. You really appreciate seeing the flames, makes you feel a lot warmer
hats off to you once again damien - awesome pitch ... though don't give yourself a hernia! ... and a nice improvisation on the pipe 'protection' :)
Love that stove Damian bonus with the window
There is a cheaper version with smalll window costing £15 less but definitely worth paying slightly more for being able to appreciate the flames
@@Fell_Wanderer 100% m8
@@Fell_Wanderer i should pop over some time for a meet lol
Great video nice to see you back out again i proper miss your vids and looking forward to seeing your new camp set up 😊
Hopefully be out soon, thanks for watching
class video as alwaysDamien. Where did you get the stove mate. Its a little belter.
Its called the Outbacker Vista large window firebox stove. I bought it from outbackerstoves.co.uk/
Its worth paying the extra £15 for a bigger window IMHO. You really appreciate seeing the flames, makes you feel a lot warmer
I had a Polish lavvu go up on me one night from the wood stove , from a smouldering ember to a full on tent fire in minutes. Luckily I woke in time to get out my pit and rip the lavvu off all my gear. The wife was surprised when I walked in at 1:30 in morning stinking of smoke
You were very lucky, canvas is a bit more forgiving than plastic but still have to be careful. I've used my Polish lavvu with a home made stove and in the morning noticed ash on the canvas, so definitely a fire risk. The spark arrester holes on my new stove flue are a bit on the big side, so thinking about wrapping fine guage mesh around existing spark arrester
Nice little camp, mayby use Y branches to push the edges away from the stove pipe
Good idea, not sure how I'm going to tackle the stove jack problem in the future but on the night, the Y branch would have worked great, thanks.
@@Fell_Wanderer maybe use a fire blanket and fire sealant cement.
Nice vid Damien,how's the fingers?🤣 must have hurt.
I have the same stove,game changer,heavy but built to last.
Think you had loads of sparks because of the soft pine wood. Hard wood is much better and lasts.
Try put an eyelet through the tarp each side with a cable tie in each hole attached to the jack?
Thanks for sharing 🔥 🏕
I prefer hardwood but there is none in the area. I did poke a small hole in the tarp and tie the tarp to the jack with twine but the pipe above still made contact with the tarp. A longer stove jack would be better or a 45 deg bend out and up so hot sparks dont fall down and melt the tarp. Fingers are fine, if they had made longer contact, would have been a nasty burn. Its funny how you do things without thinking lol
Another great vid Damian 👍🙂
Glad you enjoyed it
@@Fell_Wanderer just seen you on telly , UK doc on wildmen 🙂👍
@@paulsstrollsnskywatching Was that the film called Elusive?
@@Fell_Wanderer yeah really interesting programme
Yes, film is called Elusive, hope you enjoyed it.
The local librarian rang. They said "Can I please have my glasses back?"
Nice one Damian 😊👍
Thanks for watching
Check out some native american vids. I'm sure they attatch a long lightweight stick to top of tarp to assist wrapping around frame. Great effort and excellent vid. Poss a bit length on chimney and shove it out the top. 👌
Thanks for the tip, what a great idea, I never thought about that. Was thinking about taking a step ladder but you have solved it for me. I was so pre occuppied with filming and building, the obvious solution was staring me in the face and I didn't see it.
Good effort that. I don't think you need to lash those extra poles as the tarp keeps them in place and I do think that those Nomads who build these Teepees affix their tarp to the top of the last pole to hoist it up. Use a stick or two lashed together with Y forks to keep your tarp sheets off the flue pipe. I liked your kitchen utensil, but stuff it with fibreglass roofing insulation which will greatly reduce heat transfer. You can either raise the height of your chimney flue, but then, it might require guylines or getter a finer mesh, but those cheap tarps only need to be shown a cigarette lighter for a hole to develop. A roll of Black n Nasty Tape is useful for the holes you can reach.
A lot of good points you make, I should have done things differently. Next time I will make improvements, thanks for your input.
Cracking video Mate , terrific effort on your own
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
Good job Damien
Thank you
Where you at Damian get out again you know it makes sense🤘🏻
I explain why I've not been out in my latest video, thanks for your patience.
Nice to see you back damien crackin vid at one point i thought you were going to drop those three on ya napper 😂
It was touch and go to whether it went up or not. lots of overhead branches and I'm no spring chicken anymore lol..
@@Fell_Wanderer 🤣🤣🤣
Since you have been gone, Damien, I have my UA-cam channel 😂. Hey, we miss you. X
One to watch later 👍 Saved
Thanks for watching, ATB.
Have a good Xmas and New year all the best.
Sorry for the late reply, I explain why I've not been out in my latest video, thanks for your patience.
Time for a New vidéo.It's been 2 months and we need our dose👍
Brill job many thanks
Thanks for watching.
maybe you do a vid with blot outdoors show also with the yeti
Keep asking the Cheviot Yeti to get out but is always busy. Hopefully soon.
@@Fell_Wanderer blot outdoors is a i wouldnt bother making a video but cheviot yeti funny guy
Good graft on that , it was bigger than I expected, teepee that is ha.
Sorry but I had a giggle of ya trying to get them logs up.
But fair play ya did it , can't wait to see it finished.
Did anything spooky happen?
Nothing spooky happened, I always bring the field recorder when possible but the rain would have spoiled the recording so left it at home. I had to raise the poles twice as the first time forgot to remove sharp bits off the wood which would have holed the tarps. I thought it would just be my luck if I failed to raise it second time out of tiredness, so pleased it all worked out fine.
Good laugh as always but you sure that teepee is high enough, 😂
Tarp width is 12ft so poles were cut a bit longer. Any shorter then tarp would have to be folded under. Needs some fine tuning and will be making it wider next time, that will lower the tipi.
Hiya, when's the warm weather wanderer going to return? We are missing you!
II'm fine thank you, just come back from a trip and will be uploading in a couple of days time.
Hello Damien 👋 Missing your videos.
I'm fine thank you, just come back from a trip yesterday and will be uploading in a couple of days time.
Wow, that teepee is huge, good effort getting that thing erect! Lots of ingenuity here, like the stove jack. Reckon you would do well in the apocalypse. Great watch 👍👍
Its a bit too high if I'm honest but the pole length's are linked to tarp width, which is 12 ft. I'm going to widen it later which will lower the apex giving more area on the next trip.
You should post more of your pictures on Instagram,
btw just tie lateral lengths down one side as a ladder on your tipi.
I hear what you say regarding Instagram, I'm trying to progress as a photographer and like to upload exceptional pictures which don't happen to often, rather than just for the sake of it on an average sort of camping trip. Quality rather than quantity if you know what I mean.
@@Fell_Wanderer I fully understand, but it is still only Instagram and not British Academy of Photography, you should see the crap I post on there.
go steady dude.... without the rain you might have set fire to the forest floor!
Great point, ATB.
Is there anybody on fb that knows you have some info about harwood
I'm not on Facebook, email me at fellwanderer01@gmail.com
There was a few C hat moments in this episode. I was crying with laughter.
It is okay to go out for the day,and, go home for night. Me at fifty-five. You know it makes sense.
I'm 55 also and getting a bit old for cold nights in the forest. I need a thicker mat as well, my hips are starting to tell me to quit wild camping lol
Make a very deep underground waterproof camp that you do not have keep doing things every time you go back.
Where are you Damien?hope all's well.
I'm fine thank you, just come back from a trip yesterday and will be uploading in a couple of days time.
I thought you were going to put your back out getting that frame up 🥵
Back out?? 😂😂😂😂
I nearly did put my back out lifting the tripod twice, because first time forgot to remove sharp points on the poles which could have holed the tarps