Urban Stealth Camping With Hammock In Residential Area

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
  • I secretly set up camp in a forested area, trying to remain as silent and undetected as possible due to the legal nature of random camping in the city. I finally tried out my cheap solid fuel stove and it worked very well. Made dinner, had some pretty good beer appropriately called "Happy Camper". I decided I should have a small fire as the night continued. Just me on my usual camping adventures :) Hunker down my friends.
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  • @jessh4417
    @jessh4417 5 років тому +5445

    I swear, I married the Bob Ross of camping. ♥️

    • @kellygast
      @kellygast 5 років тому +74

      LOLOL!!!! Love it! And, yes! Great analogy!

    • @mceithdavis3462
      @mceithdavis3462 5 років тому +62

      You have a nice great husband are trucks going down highway real close to the highway is there a real close dinner looks real good Steve with real tastey it looks real good

    • @ColetteMalette1
      @ColetteMalette1 5 років тому +118

      Married life certainly seems to agree with you Steve! It’s awesome that “You’re Beautiful Bride” supports your camping passion! All of life’s best is wished for you both! #HunkerDown

    • @jasonnikolic
      @jasonnikolic 5 років тому +72

      You mean Canadian Mel Gibson!

    • @tatomonticello520
      @tatomonticello520 5 років тому +34

      Everybody knows what time it is it's time to hunker down I just love camping with Steve AKA The Bob Ross of camping

  • @JasperLeroux
    @JasperLeroux 5 років тому +775

    You're a madman. Starting your video in the middle of a sentence, camping in sketchy places. Keep up the good work.

  • @davidoickle1778
    @davidoickle1778 2 роки тому +170

    Here's why people love Steve. He brings vac-pac meat but forgets to bring a knife . . . . then . . . . Eats with a miserable little plastic spoon, only to fund the real fork he brought, AFTER he finishes the meal. He represents everyone who's ever gone camping. Thank you Steve!

    • @nicholasdiaz9424
      @nicholasdiaz9424 7 місяців тому +3

      It's almost like the struggle of ADHD.

  • @SmellyBones
    @SmellyBones 5 років тому +2737

    It's illegal to sleep outside on the ground. If only our ancestors could see us now.

    • @harleygould7255
      @harleygould7255 5 років тому +82

      It is? ...perhaps in the town where you live, but such a law really is pretty unenforceable.

    • @SmellyBones
      @SmellyBones 5 років тому +119

      ​@@harleygould7255: Sure man. I've only ever been to one town.

    • @CastleBrookKrew
      @CastleBrookKrew 5 років тому +75

      Edmonton is a large city our river valley is massive they dont wanna encourage homeless camps

    • @harrynut3044
      @harrynut3044 5 років тому +25

      "Legal" Is not Law....Learn the Difference.

    • @ryandavis4689
      @ryandavis4689 5 років тому +91

      Hammocks prevent that problem

  • @silversparrow6656
    @silversparrow6656 4 роки тому +283

    In case you've wondered if he does the 'Bear Grylls' thing, and sleeps in a plush hotel between filming, just look at his face when he wakes up in the morning. It's clearly the face of someone who slept in a hammock in the woods all night.

    • @GM-Mermaid
      @GM-Mermaid 3 роки тому +15

      The best nights sleep i have ever had was in a hammock 10 feet above ground

    • @jennytalia6724
      @jennytalia6724 3 роки тому +14

      he does time lapse sometimes

    • @SpockBorg5
      @SpockBorg5 3 роки тому +6

      I don't think grylls stays in hotels, it would be impractical to travel from someplace like fairly deep in the Amazon to the local Hilton every single day. Granted his team does their prep, and lays out the course grylls will be following, but for the sake of practicality and expense once he sets out he's committed. Besides he's former SAS.

    • @scripulance.1901
      @scripulance.1901 2 роки тому +8

      @@SpockBorg5 bruh there's vids search em up people go to places Grylls went and they litterly right beside the highway

    • @just_nate_8694
      @just_nate_8694 2 роки тому +1

      @@scripulance.1901 I def have to check this out

  • @RedSoxFanatic4Life
    @RedSoxFanatic4Life 2 роки тому +49

    This video is over 2 years old, I’ve watched it multiple times, and it’s still so enjoyable every time. It’s amazing how rewatchable Steve’s videos are. They’re so fun and relaxing and comforting. Thank you, Steve. Keep up the great work.

    • @kelly171a
      @kelly171a 2 роки тому +1

      And don't forget, sometimes very comical. LOL

  • @Shadowwind4
    @Shadowwind4 2 роки тому +86

    Steve’s respect for nature is astounding, he’s a class act

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Рік тому +2

      yeah he's a pro with a go pro🤣

    • @Shadowwind4
      @Shadowwind4 Рік тому +1

      @@raven4k998 are you looking for a husband?

  • @remylebeau5279
    @remylebeau5279 4 роки тому +310

    Man, I'm 31 now and ive lived like this for basically 17 years. Of all these kind of channels yours is the best as you get across that nervousness of being caught and your videos have a legitimate feeling to them. Basically you've inspired me to start my own channel for how to do this in England where it's illegal to wild camp anywhere in the country but hundreds of people have no choice but to do so. Maybe I can help some people steer themselves out of shop doorways and Into safer more secluded areas.

    • @brandoncontreras7999
      @brandoncontreras7999 4 роки тому +12

      Do it!!

    • @frequencyfluxfandango8504
      @frequencyfluxfandango8504 4 роки тому +20

      I once lived for many years, on traveller sites (UK mostly) until late 1997, when harassment became intense. It's so weird everywhere is blocked-off today..every field, drove, lane, common land. Even simple camping is a drama now. Many people back then, said this would happen here someday, and sadly it has. Our freedom ended in 1984 !

    • @anonb4632
      @anonb4632 4 роки тому +13

      Some wild camping is allowed in Scotland but some folk are wrecking it for everyone by leaving a lot of rubbish and even tents, behind, so there is growing hostility to it.

    • @pinut187
      @pinut187 4 роки тому +5

      Its been three months, where are the videos?

    • @roxasparks
      @roxasparks 4 роки тому +5

      Its illegal to wild camp... what can you do?

  • @Phiz787
    @Phiz787 4 роки тому +59

    I can't stop watching these. They're addicting somehow

    • @421bb4
      @421bb4 2 роки тому

      dude's a gentle drug

  • @Nick-cy2tn
    @Nick-cy2tn 5 років тому +1457

    This dude is responsible for 90% of sasquatch sightings

    • @yoy58913
      @yoy58913 5 років тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @mitch5146
      @mitch5146 5 років тому +7

      LMFAO

    • @yourrnamee1280
      @yourrnamee1280 5 років тому +12

      and for scaring the heck out of women who hoped to be safe in the woods. Stealth camper? No, freak in the bushes who thinks it is cool.

    • @carolinesmyth127
      @carolinesmyth127 5 років тому +35

      @@yourrnamee1280 stealth camping is cool.

    • @Wintermute909
      @Wintermute909 5 років тому +13

      A sams-squamch!

  • @LordZeebee
    @LordZeebee 5 років тому +827

    Coming from Scandinavia the idea of camping in the forest being illegal is so strange

    • @RuSosan
      @RuSosan 5 років тому +42

      Yeah, even thinking they don't have legally protected "Every man's rights" regarding that is just... Sad.

    • @Samthemancharles
      @Samthemancharles 4 роки тому +131

      Norway... Loved it, did a bicycle tour back in the early 80s one summer, cycled from Oslo to Bergen and back. Camped every night in the woods, free, no hassles, drank the water direct from the lakes. Serious mosquitos, Great time.
      Lost my watch, never knew what time it was in the mornings, I would get up cycle get to a store and see what time.
      I need to revisit that trip, should do that in the next year before I'm 70 :-).. Im from the US.

    • @italianviking8849
      @italianviking8849 4 роки тому +14

      This is America for you, honestly can’t wait to go to Europe

    • @YourmanMogga
      @YourmanMogga 4 роки тому +71

      slightly different, im pretty sure this this is just a bunch or trees in between peoples houses, not even a wooden area near a town

    • @moarsaur
      @moarsaur 4 роки тому +54

      @@italianviking8849 Well, it's Canada.

  • @josephcostanzo4968
    @josephcostanzo4968 4 роки тому +49

    Steve your videos have helped me tremendously with my homeless situation. Thank you so much

    • @dougwhiley4028
      @dougwhiley4028 Рік тому +5

      I camped in Australia for 2 years. I was only 10 minutes walk from a supermarket. I didn't get any bother from anyone. It's much better than living on the street.

  • @N1Buoy
    @N1Buoy 3 роки тому +45

    Recently came across Steve and I can’t stop watching his videos. Viewing this one hunkered down in my hammock in the in the English countryside, avoiding farmers and game keepers.

    • @markas5
      @markas5 2 роки тому +1

      Could be me but I don't remember Bears roaming the English countryside,,,lol

  • @H2Dwoat
    @H2Dwoat 4 роки тому +86

    Hi, I clicked on the video because it reminded me of a time 30 odd years ago when I was hitchhiking and working in Europe. I would follow the harvests and seasonal work, grape picking in France, apple picking in Greece, hotel work in Switzerland. I would here of work and hitchhike my way towards it. Sometimes it could take all day to get a lift and I might end up being dropped off late at night with no chance of a ride. I would do a quick 360 and find somewhere to set up a tent or just get my mat and sleeping bag out. There would typically be some cover nearby but i think my favourites were a massive roundabout near the motorway in Italy, plenty of shrubs and small trees for cover and at 2am very little traffic so easy to access. A different story in the morning when I had to try and get of the round about to be on my way. Always get up early before most people are on the move is key to successful stealth camping😁. In Greece I camped in a partially built house’s garage and woke up to a large Greek family looking down at me, fortunately one of the children had been learning English at school. I explained myself to this bewildered family who one they understood insisted on taking me into their home and feeding me. I didn’t know at the time that a lot of houses in Greece were unfinished because it helped a lot with their property taxes.
    I did this for a little over a year and I have never felt so alive and free, anyway this is a long way of thanking you for triggering my nostalgia it sure put a smile on my face 👍👍👍👍.

    • @christophercrawford2736
      @christophercrawford2736 4 роки тому +6

      H2Dwoat wow that’s amazing. And here I’ve barely left California...

    • @customerguy8581
      @customerguy8581 2 місяці тому

      Did you see his roundabout video? I bet you'd get a kick out of it. Thanks for sharing your stories.

  • @davidhelton22
    @davidhelton22 5 років тому +167

    I have thought of doing this. Thanks for changing my mind.

    • @wtffy204
      @wtffy204 5 років тому +3

      Lmao. Nice one

    • @CaptainFalc0nPunch
      @CaptainFalc0nPunch 5 років тому +4

      This gets the anxiety going doesn't it?

    • @albertbatfinder5240
      @albertbatfinder5240 5 років тому

      Beautifully written.

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 5 років тому +1

      @John Taylor Some people don't find it fun to do. When you are homeless you don't do this for a vacation. You do it for a place to sleep away from people.

    • @critty79
      @critty79 5 років тому +8

      @John Taylor jesus christ neck beard... Take a breather.. It was a light joke . not every comment is directed towards you and your problems.. And hoping other people suffer just to ease your sore feelings is a pretty shitty way to go about it anyhow...

  • @TruesdaleTV
    @TruesdaleTV Рік тому +5

    I'm back here again watching this video 3 years later lol. This is one of my favourite videos Steve. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @alexanderweaver9182
    @alexanderweaver9182 5 років тому +67

    Hi Steve! I love to stealth camp in a nearby state park which is closed at 7pm. I carry the smallest backpack which looks like a school backpack for a boy but it is a woodland camo. My stove is exactly what you have I picked up at a military surplus outfit for 5 bucks. Also bought a a dozen Trioxane cubes. The trick to lighting them is to scrape the top it with your EDC pocket knife: never carry a knife on your belt unless it can be hidden (hard to do in the summer wearing shorts and a tee). The particles light very quickly which lights up the remaining cube. I'm surprised you didn't use your four dinner foil container for the burrito as well. Pour a little amount of water into the bottom and place your aluminum foil wrapped burrito into the container, place a sheet of foil or the original paper cover you extracted on top; the steam will warm your burrito adequately. My tarp is the USMC MARPAT (marine pattern), the hammock a Snugpak with bug net and I use one of those green reflectix emergency blankets (11 bucks at Walmart) for an under blanket secured with 550 paracord or #36 bank line. There have been some stealth camp sites where I used a 5X7 camo net to disguise my set up. Stealth camping is a learning tool for me: packing light taking only absolute essentials, being totally in tune with your environment and deciphering sounds in the dark.

  • @dvtye3378
    @dvtye3378 4 роки тому +287

    Me seeing my first Steve video: Why would anyone watch this?
    Me 5 videos in: Not gonna lie how he talks and what he does is really relaxing and calming.

    • @JakeInGeorgia
      @JakeInGeorgia 4 роки тому +11

      DVTye YES! First video I was like “what an idiot”. Now I’m sucked in and watch every night before bed. With that said... goodnight!

    • @geraldturner9764
      @geraldturner9764 4 роки тому +3

      Sleeping in the median is cool. Then step 2.

    • @Hindungee
      @Hindungee 4 роки тому +4

      Literally commented the same thing on my first Steve video. *High Five*

    • @atonesb5251
      @atonesb5251 4 роки тому +19

      By 10 videos in you're considering spots in your town to stealth camp.

    • @rogueyardgnome3090
      @rogueyardgnome3090 4 роки тому +8

      its his professional level of fuck it that impressed me

  • @theJackman121
    @theJackman121 4 роки тому +274

    I'll be honest bud, when you said "you might as well sub if watched this far" you earned a new sub who is really excited to see more of your shenanigans.

    • @Armystalker1
      @Armystalker1 4 роки тому +1

      AbjectLlama/Corsair Shill lmaooo

    • @mysticnomad3577
      @mysticnomad3577 4 роки тому +5

      Just wait till you see his blow torch.

    • @theMemesOfYourDreams
      @theMemesOfYourDreams 4 роки тому +1

      I started laughing and then I hit the subscribe button

    • @ryandavison4923
      @ryandavison4923 3 роки тому +1

      Thats us all

    • @JelloFluoride
      @JelloFluoride 3 роки тому +2

      This is the first video of his that I saw and also the video that made me subscribe.

  • @rockhardfreak
    @rockhardfreak 4 роки тому +39

    This was my first camping with steve video, and it got me hooked ever since. Really enjoyed the boondocking doc. Thank you steve for being you.

  • @RashardG
    @RashardG 5 років тому +192

    “You might as well subscribe if you’ve watched this far” 😂😂

    • @jackmc2475
      @jackmc2475 5 років тому +2

      Rashard Gayle stfu

    • @Taolan8472
      @Taolan8472 5 років тому +6

      Hey, he's got a point. His content is very consistent.

    • @EspenFrafalne
      @EspenFrafalne 5 років тому +6

      Yeah, that stuff was actually pretty funny XD This guy seems pretty cool, so i subscribed :P

    • @Gillysaurxx
      @Gillysaurxx 5 років тому +6

      I subscribed as well. Hes comedic humble style is awesome

    • @akeeperofoddknowledge4956
      @akeeperofoddknowledge4956 4 роки тому +1

      I did!

  • @joelfrombethlehem
    @joelfrombethlehem 2 роки тому +21

    I may have watched several of Steve's videos before this one in 2019, but this one really got me hooked on Steve's camping adventures. I liked and subscribed and chose the ringing bell - for all notifications after this video. I've never been disappointed in any of his videos. This August 29, 2019 entry is my favorite stealth camping video. Thank you, Steve, and may you rest in peace, Jess.

  • @tooyoungtobeold8756
    @tooyoungtobeold8756 4 роки тому +291

    "I'm just going to wrap this up and head off to the bank as I am the manager there and I have to open up"

    • @TrashBagB
      @TrashBagB 4 роки тому +3

      Exactly.. POSER!

    • @TrashBagB
      @TrashBagB 4 роки тому +1

      "Let's see how obvious my green hammock is to spot in the trees while I crack one of these subscriber sent free craft beers tastes..

    • @TrashBagB
      @TrashBagB 4 роки тому +2

      Camp for longer than 11 hours and see how life really is..

    • @sheriffrust
      @sheriffrust 4 роки тому +11

      FiRST NAME LAST NAME! Why can’t the man just enjoy himself. Also I’m sure you wouldn’t bitch if someone wanted to send you a beer

    • @satellitereigns
      @satellitereigns 4 роки тому +19

      @@TrashBagB who hurt you lol

  • @stephenhaslam6642
    @stephenhaslam6642 3 роки тому +13

    Thank you heaps Steve, for being who you are. My partner and I, are down-under. We camp full-time, probably for the rest of our lives now, we love your videos, and specially important to us, is how you are so natural. Cheers bro, from Stephen & Mary

  • @maxiepattie85
    @maxiepattie85 5 років тому +105

    I really felt like I was hanging out with you. good times

  • @Sarah-no7lv
    @Sarah-no7lv 5 років тому +157

    1:00 I love watching those shots knowing you have to walk back and get the camera.

    • @chrism7067
      @chrism7067 5 років тому +2

      yeah these shots became really popular because of casey neistat and i was laughing even then
      But he shows a lot of the time, him going back and snagging the camera lmao

    • @MichaelOrtega
      @MichaelOrtega 5 років тому +11

      Chris M Its the price you have to pay for basic Cinematography. It may seem not necessary but the extra effort does make for a more interesting video.

    • @expressfashionman89
      @expressfashionman89 5 років тому +2

      Michael Ortega just get a drone or a new released Boston dynamic spot

    • @jtc6262
      @jtc6262 5 років тому +3

      It reminds me of Survivor Man

    • @conservat1vepatr1ot
      @conservat1vepatr1ot 5 років тому

      MAC
      Mind reader...

  • @heymambootialiana
    @heymambootialiana 2 роки тому +38

    Daily dose of Steve. Hopefully he is beginning to heal.

    • @donscarborough1951
      @donscarborough1951 Рік тому +2

      Praying for Everyone...

    • @oxymoron02
      @oxymoron02 Рік тому +1

      Watching the videos, late to the party, and it seems this channel IS his healing. It gives Steve something to aim toward doing, people to engage with, a reason to be.

  • @visnuexe
    @visnuexe Рік тому +3

    It all looks so simple. It is planned out to parculiar detail. He can't have a full pack that would show the obvious intention to camp in the park. Yet he had all the elements required, including the camp fire, and enough room left over in his pack to pick up the litter. Many lessons learned from this, Steve. Thanks!

  • @tonycrabtree3416
    @tonycrabtree3416 4 роки тому +31

    “Bob Ross of Camping”. That is perfect.

  • @wearenowintheprocess
    @wearenowintheprocess 5 років тому +138

    "Get comfortable and crack a beer"
    Best line of the video

    • @Tricklarock
      @Tricklarock 5 років тому +1

      I concur.

    • @sci-figuy6668
      @sci-figuy6668 4 роки тому +2

      You gots to have a little hootch while camping.

  • @Erik-ti3sp
    @Erik-ti3sp 5 років тому +64

    You could always hang leaves and branches over the tarp to break up the geometric outline

    • @donaldvaldes5680
      @donaldvaldes5680 5 років тому +5

      That's exactly what I was thinking :)
      Or maybe a light weight commo net

    • @raymondo162
      @raymondo162 5 років тому +5

      I use travel-lodge and hide under the duvet. with beer.

    • @jckdnls9292
      @jckdnls9292 5 років тому +8

      What about camo pattern tarp

  • @MopedRich
    @MopedRich 4 роки тому +32

    "If you've watched this far, you may as well subscribe" had me lmao your right... subscribed

  • @davidmacdonald2845
    @davidmacdonald2845 4 роки тому +9

    There's something about you dude that makes me like your videos more and more.
    I started getting into camping last year to teach my kids to enjoy nature more.
    I like your ideas on keeping it simple and enjoying yourself without all that fancy gear.
    Also the way you talk in a kinda controlled methodical voice instantly calms me down.
    I'm looking forward to your future vids.

  • @Winston_Smith_84
    @Winston_Smith_84 5 років тому +240

    Sometimes I'll be driving somewhere and think....I could camp right there and nobody would know 😁😁😁

    • @garyfairbrother5532
      @garyfairbrother5532 5 років тому +11

      PBRstreetgang I do that too! I often think about how long a person could live bushcraft style in a State Park or National Forest. I’d be a Yogi Bear and raid picnic baskets for food and drink.

    • @Jazzywazz
      @Jazzywazz 5 років тому

      Yup!

    • @radarlovedr
      @radarlovedr 5 років тому +10

      I think about people living in medians of highways that have a lot of trees on them. Like right there camping in the middle between the the highway lanes.

    • @mcgillicuddy4008
      @mcgillicuddy4008 5 років тому +1

      YES! I have thought that too, even in a forested interstate cloverleaf exit! Using a Kelly Kettle.

    • @WoodcraftLeagueOfAmerica
      @WoodcraftLeagueOfAmerica 5 років тому +1

      I've done that quite a few times, just find a secluded spot...set up camp and rest.

  • @beanzbeanz
    @beanzbeanz 5 років тому +525

    Homeless skills are something a lot of us should develop.

    • @richardf.dossii3900
      @richardf.dossii3900 5 років тому +8

      Just keep an open mind of utilizing what's around.

    • @jaydodsworth3063
      @jaydodsworth3063 5 років тому +2

      Rude

    • @youngsamuel1
      @youngsamuel1 5 років тому +8

      Especially in the US

    • @beanzbeanz
      @beanzbeanz 5 років тому +4

      @@jaydodsworth3063 to whom?

    • @beanzbeanz
      @beanzbeanz 5 років тому +23

      M Smith A job is just not an option for some people and going forward there will be more and more of these people.

  • @davem.8681
    @davem.8681 4 роки тому +12

    I watch all these videos, because you never know when these skills may come in handy.

  • @TheTylersully
    @TheTylersully 4 роки тому +749

    Oh so the guy living in the woods in my town isnt homeless, hes just urban stealth camping

    • @opulenceluxury8548
      @opulenceluxury8548 4 роки тому +69

      Probably had 100k subs and you didn't know it.

    • @tamie341
      @tamie341 4 роки тому +22

      Ton of "urban stealth campers" up here in Portland lol this sends such a bad message

    • @thedoddydodsucks
      @thedoddydodsucks 4 роки тому +6

      lol, why can only hear Jerry Seinfeld sayin that

    • @ahmedsheikh-hussein8307
      @ahmedsheikh-hussein8307 4 роки тому +4

      I swear this makes it seem like its downplaying real homeless people. "Urban stealth camping"" so fucking stooopid

    • @axlent123
      @axlent123 4 роки тому +6

      tamie341 yes.. well, up here in Portland, they’re not all that stealth.. the shopping carts and pallets, and brightly colored tarps are no so stealthy.
      The transients used to be much more stealthy when I was a kid. And there was less of them.
      Steve, you’d have a problem stealth camping in Portland.. well, maybe not Forest Park ( our huge urban park).

  • @adventuredogs8773
    @adventuredogs8773 4 роки тому +56

    Love this. I particularly like the bits where you're slightly alarmed that people are suddenly pretty close and might find you - you're real, not trying to be anything else, not hiding anything about yourself by editing those bits out, just doing what you love without trying to p!ss anybody off. I totally dig it - thanks for sharing these awesome stealth micro missions, you help inspire me to finally get out and do some myself :) ~ Amy, NZ

  • @bugoutbubba3912
    @bugoutbubba3912 5 років тому +419

    This defeats the thrill of camping for me. My love of camping revolves around the idea of being far away from people.
    I do like the illegal aspect though.

    • @sethreed1567
      @sethreed1567 5 років тому +35

      You liking the illegal aspect got you another subscriber

    • @Guenonymous
      @Guenonymous 5 років тому +5

      Bugout Bubba I agree but it’s nice to consider, there’s probably something good about the idea

    • @user-fz3ip3ke8p
      @user-fz3ip3ke8p 5 років тому +4

      @@sethreed1567 count me in

    • @zZzjabzZz
      @zZzjabzZz 5 років тому +23

      I like the fact that you can do the camping and being in the outdoors without having to go to far from home if you have these surroundings nearby. Or pack super crazy. Kinda like a quick getaway. I can dig this.

    • @thunderusnight
      @thunderusnight 5 років тому +7

      I like the fact I could be watching someone in the middle of the woods at midnight without them knowing

  • @MitchBen
    @MitchBen 4 роки тому +5

    There is just something about how genuine and excited you are about these videos that keeps me coming back :)

  • @jeepgirl1653
    @jeepgirl1653 4 роки тому +18

    Steve, you need to watch a vid on packing a bag. Many good ones from preppers. You don't need a knife, you need two! Haha. I've used those stoves for years. Had fun watching. Thank you.

  • @byrdland5790
    @byrdland5790 4 роки тому +30

    I was listening to deep purple 30 minutes ago idk how UA-cam sent me here but I think I'll stay for awhile these videos are great man keep up the great work

  • @botero29love
    @botero29love 4 роки тому +8

    Love it! So much fun, especially cause it's cheap and simple. Thanks Steve

  • @42Channel42
    @42Channel42 3 роки тому +30

    Watching Steve should be a recommendation for all UA-camrs to learn how to really do it.

  • @nickjohnson7226
    @nickjohnson7226 5 років тому +3030

    Anyone else here because this video was randomly on the suggested page?

    • @courtneygerbracht5506
      @courtneygerbracht5506 5 років тому +50

      Yes, but it was interesting so I watched the whole thing.

    • @donstoob
      @donstoob 5 років тому +8

      not random. people pay to get suggested

    • @Hardpee789
      @Hardpee789 5 років тому +1

      Huh...

    • @petearanda7056
      @petearanda7056 5 років тому +4

      Nick Johnson Yep. Subbed?

    • @random4969
      @random4969 5 років тому +1

      Pop a friends pimples with a rusty old pin 😆

  • @Sc0uts420
    @Sc0uts420 5 років тому +42

    “We’re gonna be quick and quiet”
    Proceeds to film B-Roll

  • @tubularap
    @tubularap 5 років тому +45

    14:21 - "I don't have to worry about bears for once ... cuz that was starting to become a little bit annoying."
    Great video !! Pleasant attitude and presentation. Subscribed.

    • @LOLJUDGER
      @LOLJUDGER 4 роки тому +1

      I was just thinking the same thing, also love how he started mid sentence, so ya a subscribe was dropped on my new homie

  • @corcor9001
    @corcor9001 3 роки тому +14

    It’s official, I’m gonna try it. I live in Calgary and there’s a huge section of trees near by my house with not a lot of traffic.

  • @TheLordZoka
    @TheLordZoka 5 років тому +671

    Broke: Homeless encampment
    Woke: Disadvantaged people settling
    Bespoke: *Urban Stealth Camping*

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 5 років тому +31

      @John Taylor yes

    • @berg6964
      @berg6964 5 років тому

      Lol!

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki 5 років тому +3

      oh..oh...oh you're good...you're really, feely good

    • @YourmanMogga
      @YourmanMogga 4 роки тому +13

      @John Taylor Your parents worked the hardest and you inherited all they did for you, then fucked everything up for the following generations because you are so entitled. also, learn to take a joke. save your self the stress.

    • @krieghart5515
      @krieghart5515 4 роки тому +9

      @John Taylor translation: bwaaaaaa I pretend I don't care no one likes me, but I keep coming back here for any form of human contact, bwaaaaaa

  • @user-22-
    @user-22- 5 років тому +163

    I had to chuckle each time he said 'forest' (I.e. Tree line between the road & suburbia) 😄

    • @bear8903
      @bear8903 5 років тому +5

      2 2 forests are rare at this point

    • @blakew5672
      @blakew5672 5 років тому +7

      Danny DeVito
      Based on what exactly?! I’ve been to plenty of legitimate forests all over the country that span millions of acres.

    • @capngrim
      @capngrim 5 років тому

      @John Taylor were they bitching dick cheese?

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 5 років тому

      @@bear8903 Come to Colorado and you'll find plenty of nice and big forests

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 5 років тому

      @John Taylor They weren't complaining about anything.

  • @udmbfckx2916
    @udmbfckx2916 5 років тому +27

    Steve Wallis is a:
    1) Instant Adventure Guy..."Eee there is some brush there....let's go camping!"
    2) Instructor for the Homeless "And this is how you hide in plain sight in the city"
    3) Practical, Deluxe-Camper High-Cuisine Chef "Here is my Filet Mignon with au gratin potatoes"
    4) Stealth/environmentalist "Always use a hammock for little or no footprint, you can't be accused"
    5) Canadian Lager connoisseur "Should have brought some Molson"
    6) Almost an inmate "Out of here.....and not a moment too soon"

  • @nicolas9329
    @nicolas9329 4 роки тому +12

    I wandered into this and I love the videos. I have now watched several. Steve makes urban camping seem pretty adventurous. lol, definitely makes me want to be outside. Keep up the good work.

  • @cory.vanskike6494
    @cory.vanskike6494 5 років тому +50

    if you ever get questioned just say youre training for the Appalachian trail. Thats my go to

    • @iamtoday874
      @iamtoday874 5 років тому +2

      Love this lol. Also, how often have you been caught. Just curious

    • @cory.vanskike6494
      @cory.vanskike6494 5 років тому +7

      none, but thats my plan

    • @blakew5672
      @blakew5672 5 років тому

      I tend to just tell people it’s none of their business lol.

  • @JoeBlow-vx5po
    @JoeBlow-vx5po 5 років тому +37

    You need digital-camo tarps to for the cover. They come in many patterns and color schemes. You'll be almost invisible up to 20-30 feet.

  • @davearonow65
    @davearonow65 5 років тому +132

    I like to stealth camp in people's living rooms at at night when they are upstairs asleep. It's quite the challenge to not get caught. It's fun. You should try it.

    • @ericgonzales3605
      @ericgonzales3605 5 років тому +9

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 just a lil fire though... 😂😂😂😂

    • @maxmackinlay618
      @maxmackinlay618 5 років тому +4

      @@ericgonzales3605 and a lil baked potato

    • @paulo8001
      @paulo8001 5 років тому +14

      I am doing right now. If you hear anything through the night, don't come down, I like to sleep naked...

    • @macmike8329
      @macmike8329 5 років тому

      Ill pass.

    • @jamesthornton3339
      @jamesthornton3339 5 років тому +3

      Last time I tried that, they came downstairs while I was hanging my rainfly!

  • @Nflguy4949
    @Nflguy4949 4 роки тому +26

    I’m not sure why but the part where he sees a sleeping bag in the woods and doesn’t want to camp anywhere near it had me laughing out loud.

    • @goober9983
      @goober9983 Рік тому +1

      Bad karma. he never goes near those spots

  • @jen9774
    @jen9774 5 років тому +38

    Loved your video. My husband and I used to go car camping in our national reserves, a long time ago - miss those days, miss him more. Off to see your older videos. Subscribed.

    • @tylerk.7947
      @tylerk.7947 5 років тому +8

      This comment just broke my heart. So sweet and sad. I hope you have a beautiful day today Paula.

    • @Joe-uz7yz
      @Joe-uz7yz 5 років тому +1

      Tyler K. Same how sad. Hope she’s ok

    • @mystriddlery
      @mystriddlery 2 роки тому

      Why’d you kill him though?

  • @myriotsmind
    @myriotsmind 5 років тому +36

    Gotta get an underquilt. Makes hammock camping much warmer.

    • @myriotsmind
      @myriotsmind 5 років тому +2

      @John Taylor laying on a sleeping bag flattens the loft in the insulation of the sleeping bag. Won't work in cold nights.

  • @TheGreatMoonFrog
    @TheGreatMoonFrog 5 років тому +173

    "Look at that, someone else is stealth camping out here." Sure Steve, sure he is.

    • @wesleymoclair7405
      @wesleymoclair7405 5 років тому +15

      John Taylor get outta here rickety

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 5 років тому +4

      @John Taylor I mean, he is just making a joke.

    • @Randomvids395
      @Randomvids395 5 років тому +9

      John Taylor Ok Boomer

    • @hbhoons2398
      @hbhoons2398 5 років тому +5

      John Taylor Santa Claus lookin ass, why are boomers so fucking angry all the time shut the fuck up dude

    • @sacredcobra155
      @sacredcobra155 5 років тому

      @John Taylor Go home grandpa you're drunk

  • @lukelucas7953
    @lukelucas7953 3 роки тому +13

    How awesome to be camped where you want to be! I'm going to start that this year. This just going to try. I'll let everyone know how it turns out!

  • @randythompson1957
    @randythompson1957 5 років тому +1432

    He forgot the mosquito repellent, he forgot a knife .
    He's not camping , he got kicked out of the house.

    • @fishing-4x4
      @fishing-4x4 5 років тому +18

      So what

    • @randythompson1957
      @randythompson1957 5 років тому +78

      @@fishing-4x4 Did that trigger you?

    • @randythompson1957
      @randythompson1957 5 років тому +26

      @@Bramble20322 why?

    • @m.a.r.4880
      @m.a.r.4880 5 років тому +9

      @@fishing-4x4 the what is the fact that every backpack has pockets. one of those pocket should have a canteen empty, if you're don't want to store stale water, a knife , a very small first aid kit, something to start a fire with and piece of 550 cord.

    • @moakley
      @moakley 5 років тому +15

      He has his pants

  • @joesphschramm3754
    @joesphschramm3754 4 роки тому +62

    People walking down the trail realizing the smell of broccoli and cheddar coming from the woods

  • @AsterixChaos
    @AsterixChaos 5 років тому +36

    The whole reason that the tarp/hammock are visible from the trail is the straight lines from where it's pulled taught. Straight lines don't happen in nature, and they tend to draw the eye. If a camper were to add just a little bit of foliage to break up the lines or even a $20 realtree camoflage tarp to get a little bit better of a blend, they would be fine.

  • @benmak917
    @benmak917 5 років тому +15

    Steve you're very clever guy. Making this camping best possible way. People belong to forest, not crowded urban sprawl. Cheers 🍻

  • @TheScotsalan
    @TheScotsalan 5 років тому +22

    Reminds me of when I lived on the Isle of Man. Once a month I would head out to camp only a few miles from home, on a little headland jutting into the Irish Sea. The stormier it was the better. Few cans of beer, a good book and a AA maglight. Great to be snug whilst a hooley is blowing around you😃

    • @fyiaustralia9686
      @fyiaustralia9686 4 роки тому +1

      Sounds awesome Alan. It's on my bucket list to travel to Scotland one day and stand in the middle of a freezing, dark storm on the coast feeling snug in a warm wind jacket...

  • @kn4try302
    @kn4try302 5 років тому +7

    We called those heat tabs in the Marines. Used them forever. They make a canteen cup that fits around a canteen and then a small stove that goes with it. All in one small package with a quart of water.

  • @Joygrosz1
    @Joygrosz1 2 роки тому +2

    I get the biggest kick out of watching you get excited when you’re really enjoying yourself out there👍😃

  • @LordSunrunner
    @LordSunrunner 4 роки тому +9

    I've spent well over a year's worth of nights (350+) in my Hennessy hammock. It's funny b/c you're using the same pack as I have as well, for the past 4 years. I did a 6 month permaculture venture in latin america. One of the wild horse ranches I worked at ordered 3 hammocks after my visit. Those items & a compact sleeping bag is a perfect answer for mobility on trips, when you don't have the money for a hotel or even a hostile. Sometimes bussing cross-country you get dropped off at night after-hours, and your only option is to dive into the jungle or forest like Steve is. I also did a 6 month survival stint near the Redwoods California border with such basic equipment. The common hobo stove is invaluable for a quick coffee or meal. You'd never catch me out there without knives, headlamp(s), or a firestarting kit. Thanks for sharing Steve!

  • @Moroni108
    @Moroni108 5 років тому +11

    LOL!! This video is ranked 10 out of top 10 for originality and coolness. Steve took this small patch of outdoors, wilderness in the middle of a city area and totally extracted the outdoors experience and wilderness feeling. It's so cool because these trees, dirt and shrubs served him 100% in this camping trip and he was able to seek it out and receive it without having to travel to such great lengths... What an original video but so awesome!!!

  • @AngelicOutcry
    @AngelicOutcry 5 років тому +27

    "T-cup" candles melted down with a cotton ball installed can last up to 30 minutes or more. One will boil your water. I use them as fire starters. They even work immediately after being submerged in water. I dig a knife into it pulling up a makeshift wick and light it. They can be extinguished and reused like a candle should the need arise.
    Your tent needs camouflage the triangular straight lines are not consistent with what's found in nature.

    • @keelanesquivel3854
      @keelanesquivel3854 4 роки тому

      Kevin Tanner can you elaborate please? I don’t quite understand what you mean?

    • @AngelicOutcry
      @AngelicOutcry 4 роки тому

      @@keelanesquivel3854 I put T-cup candles on a hot plate to melt the wax. Then I place a single cotton ball into the melted wax after removing the wick. Once the wax Fry's it can be lit like a candle. The difference is the entire cotton ball acts as the wick in turn causing a much larger flame lasting long enough to even start wet wood. Hope this helps.

  • @andyparker8747
    @andyparker8747 2 роки тому +1

    This was the first episode I ever watched. I've gone back to your first ever episode and have been watching 1-2 each night in order. Back here now. Catching up fast!

  • @simonjones1678
    @simonjones1678 5 років тому +517

    That constant road noise is soul destroying.

    • @blzt3206
      @blzt3206 4 роки тому +16

      It's actually cool in person though. Edmonton has more undeveloped river valley area than any other city

    • @thomasmann9216
      @thomasmann9216 4 роки тому +38

      Your soul must be easily destroyed.

    • @sansnom1458
      @sansnom1458 4 роки тому +7

      You would never survive here in New York LOL! It's actually therapeutic/calming for me, ik a lot of New Yorkers that feel the same way.

    • @bloodyoneiric9641
      @bloodyoneiric9641 4 роки тому +22

      I really hate cars and sirens noises. Just reminds me of life when I'm trying to escape from it by chilling.

    • @ModernGentleman
      @ModernGentleman 4 роки тому +1

      All part of the experience 👍

  • @HayabusaOrlando
    @HayabusaOrlando 5 років тому +14

    Steve, your videos are the BEST!!! Your presentation is hilarious. You're so at peace with yourself even though you do some crazy stuff. Keep it up. And stay safe!

  • @Oseanyboy
    @Oseanyboy 4 роки тому +28

    So many young men today feel insecure and lost, we lock ourselves in our bedrooms and poison our bodies and mind and deprive ourselves of growth. If just one bloke watching your videos makes a lifestyle change - oh man, what a beautiful thing. Thank you for your videos Steve.

  • @juggalo4life247
    @juggalo4life247 4 місяці тому +1

    I love going stealth camping.I was inspired by Steve to go out and to create my own adventure.its funny how basic of a setup I had on my first trip compared to now.I just purchased my first hammock yesterday,and can't wait to get out and use it.anything is better than sleeping on the ground!!

  • @JoshDogMoto
    @JoshDogMoto 5 років тому +22

    you just made anyone on that trail hungry....the aroma must have been amazing

  • @Glavin883
    @Glavin883 4 роки тому +5

    Incredible, your gear is much like mine. Love the tri-stool, I use a tent hammock as well, and over the past 6 years I've created my own back-country camping pack with the philosophy of light & compact in mind. Good work dude, coming from a Manitoban (who also Stealth Camped in Europe)

  • @trevorsaggers4597
    @trevorsaggers4597 4 роки тому +11

    Thank you Jess for sharing your husband with us, we do appreciate it. Although I think you enjoy the peace and quite when he is out camping and not annoying you LOL

  • @thestealthymaltesefalcon
    @thestealthymaltesefalcon 8 місяців тому +2

    Dogs, a Stealthers worst enemy. Thanks for the Video Steve. I love all your work.

  • @kieranr2527
    @kieranr2527 5 років тому +111

    A knife is like the number one camping tool to have. How did you forget a knife but brought bear spray to camp in the city?

    • @gettingoutdoors256
      @gettingoutdoors256 5 років тому +2

      Kieran R Excellent point 👍

    • @toetoegan8999
      @toetoegan8999 5 років тому +7

      @@Nathaniel2U i dont know bro id rather stab someone than spray them

    • @panaxhorridum
      @panaxhorridum 5 років тому +1

      I can tell you have camped a lot - not. A knife actually isn't that useful and heavy.

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 5 років тому +1

      Oh I see...you have never forgotten something important when going camping? If you go camping enough...you will.

    • @kieranr2527
      @kieranr2527 5 років тому +1

      G Henrickson forgotten lots of things. Never a knife

  • @miraclo3
    @miraclo3 5 років тому +25

    YEG??? i knew those trails looked familiar! thats awesome.

  • @alchouinard6090
    @alchouinard6090 4 роки тому +56

    Pretty sure the other "camp sites" you found along the river valley were used by homeless people. I've done mushrooms in that area several times and I always stumble across some hobos nest

    • @RideYEG
      @RideYEG 4 роки тому +1

      Have definitely come across some interesting things in our River Valley...

    • @joesphschramm3754
      @joesphschramm3754 4 роки тому +1

      What part of the country is this? Or, world? Canada or Northern US states?

    • @alchouinard6090
      @alchouinard6090 4 роки тому +3

      @@joesphschramm3754 Edmonton, Alberta Canada

  • @emilyjohnson5315
    @emilyjohnson5315 4 роки тому +2

    You have the most pleasant and calming way about you! You seem so humble and this was easy to watch.

  • @stevezeppieri
    @stevezeppieri 5 років тому +35

    Loved this Steve. Very therapeutic. Thank you. Looking forward to the next

  • @shottysheppard5352
    @shottysheppard5352 4 роки тому +30

    “U watched this far.... might as well subscribe” lol ur absolutely right

  • @brandondowning6243
    @brandondowning6243 4 роки тому +49

    Urban Crapping with Steve
    *Whispering* "I'm just popping a squat here trying to take a dump about 20 meters off the trail and there's a family walking their dog. Gotta stay quiet.🤫"
    *Accidentally farts loudly* "Well, it looks like the gig is up."

    • @jmupp2876
      @jmupp2876 4 роки тому +3

      I literally lol-ed

    • @bobbymatheson5807
      @bobbymatheson5807 3 роки тому +3

      I wonder how he is sure that a wild animal doesn't come along in the middle of the night and bite him right in the ass ?

    • @omniaparatus6147
      @omniaparatus6147 3 роки тому +2

      😂👌

  • @81klong
    @81klong 3 роки тому +3

    That second where you sat down and cracked open your beer and said "ah", I felt that! Such a good feeling 🙌

  • @michaelcottrell35
    @michaelcottrell35 4 роки тому +14

    Always wanted to try one of those stoves and glad to see they work well.

    • @rainbowlable
      @rainbowlable 3 роки тому +2

      the German army uses these stoves

  • @randymiller4978
    @randymiller4978 4 роки тому +42

    I was walking my dog in 8/2019 and smelled some uncle ben...

  • @ninakennedy7497
    @ninakennedy7497 4 роки тому +6

    If they ever question you you could always just say you're training for A PCT hike or something And you've got the gear with you to practice efficient set up and tear down of your camp :) I love your videos keep them coming :)

  • @djssquibbs3295
    @djssquibbs3295 4 роки тому +3

    that was amazingly cool I love that Adventure thank you for taking the time to make the content what also impressed me was that you were self critical and analyzing things as you went and not just acting like you were the most smartest person or whatever lots of people do on UA-cam. The hammock is amazing I'm so jealous

  • @nurichbinreel4782
    @nurichbinreel4782 5 років тому +116

    "quick and quiet" *sets up camera, films self walking up trail, goes back, picks up camera, walks trail up again* haha

  • @chubzero7342
    @chubzero7342 4 роки тому +28

    Someday, I expect to check my trail cams and see Steve.

  • @Hitch11
    @Hitch11 5 років тому +6

    I subscribe to a few camping channels that do longer vids and I find myself skipping a few seconds here and there when they're blabbing too much...I didn't do that with this video. You've earned yourself a new subscriber sir. Thank you for the content, I look forward to more. Stay safe out there.

  • @cdiddy609
    @cdiddy609 9 місяців тому

    Awesome spot despite the traffic of people in the morning. I'm glad the little fire worked out for you, it really does tie the camp together. The rice looked good, but I was a bit iffy about the breakfast burrito. Definitely a great stealther.. and it makes my heart happy that beautiful wife commented on the video. Cheers Steve, I'm glad you're still out there being a great steward of nature and camping with care

  • @georgehenry76
    @georgehenry76 4 роки тому +11

    That doll was art in nature if I ever saw it. The hair looked like the Kings Head statue from Lord of the Rings.

  • @offgridsweden
    @offgridsweden 5 років тому +54

    Awesome video man. Have an amazing weekend, Andreas from Off Grid Sweden 🇸🇪

    • @luckylivingfree6273
      @luckylivingfree6273 5 років тому

      Hail hail 🍀

    • @offgridsweden
      @offgridsweden 5 років тому +2

      @Simon Webster Well, I guess you have to watch a couple of episodes before you know the story of the Off Grid part 😉 I have never got this comment before 😂 Have an amazing week!

    • @offgridsweden
      @offgridsweden 5 років тому +1

      @Simon Webster No problem man. I understand it 👍

  • @cptcosmo
    @cptcosmo 5 років тому +4

    I agree with your comments about craft brewers over-hopping their beers. They could learn a lot from Bavarian and Belgium brewers...

  • @12monkeys64
    @12monkeys64 4 роки тому +3

    New subscriber. Loving this channel! Having had to urban stealth camp, I really enjoy seeing other people's methods. Hope to see more of your adventures in this vein. Thanks and be safe out there

  • @hfortenberry
    @hfortenberry 5 років тому +9

    "If you've watched this far, you may as well just subscribe" LOL, Dude you are so right. Subscribed!