Kudos to you for roughing it out 😎 ... no Gucci kit all super simple nice to see ... some I've seen have "Jacked it" and back to the car 😂 ... Well Done 👍
I love the simplicity of what you do, chopping up your veggies in the openwith simple tools and no fancy equipment. I love your channel and hope you continue to make these videos.
I felt it, the cold, the wet, the muddy mess. This global warming lark does appear to be completely false ha ha. It's been a bad spring so far. That steak looked ace
Hi Darren, It's been one of the coldest and wettest Springs I have ever experienced. I'm growing as much food as I can in my garden at the moment so am very tuned into how the weather is going. I've known for a long time about the need for the gas of life, without it the plants don't grow and we would all perish! Hope all good in the Funky camp. Steak is always good when cooked and eaten outdoors:) Much better than Ze bugz. Do not eat Ze bugz :)
@@WiltshireMan hahaha absolutely no to ze bugz. Not playing that silly game, I do like playing the outdoor chill out game with a good steak, good fire, good beer and good friends. 100% with growing food. I talked about this last night on here. Best way. Alls good here apart from a rotten cold that's just not going away
Hi Lonnie, Yes a good woodstove and source of dry fuel would have made things more comfortable thats for sure. It wasn't too cold though but any dampness does accentuate the coolness. Apart from that I slept warm and dry and was awoken by the dawn chorus of bird song:)
Yeah, what a begrudging start to Spring it was. In my local wood we had a spring pop up in a new location due to the height of the groundwater/aquifer. But the birds are singing and the trees are flowering 🌱🌿
Me and my other half went into a cave in Laos many years back. We had a local man to take us in. All he had was a candle and from what I remember of it, the candle was just a little bigger than a Birthday candle. Yes our eyes got accustomed to the dark of the cave and the power of one candle light. Amazing how much we could see in the dark cave.. surprisingly how long one candle lasted. Think the tour was over 1.5 hrs long. Watching this video in a tent this morning, up in the peak District alas in a campsite 😅 Had owls out last night with their calls and later the morning birds. Beautiful sounds. Keep up the good work 👍
Nice one Tim, Yes a candle is all we need most of the time. One of the reasons I go out on these camps is to be able to hear the owls and the dawn chorus
Got home late from work and wanted an adventure in the rain, with a nice meal cooked on a small wood burning stove. You fit the bill perfectly.. I only had mashed potatoes & gravy, so I was eyeing up that nice steak of yours. Had a great time hangin’ out with ya..(and I had a beer too)
Another wonderful video Sandy👍👍. Bought back fond memories of our first camping experience. 1959, our first full year in Canada. Dad wanted to camp lol (cheap holiday), my uncle loaned us a 4 person tent and a Coleman lantern. Friday after dad finished work we set off on a 4 hour drive to Rock Lake Algonquin Park. Pitch black when we arrived. Dad and my brother set the tent up just before it started to teem with rain. No ground sheet, NO sleeping bags just newspapers for under the wool blankets that mom had folded in half and pinned together with blanket pins. We all huddled around the centre pole, 3 kids, 2 adults and our boxer named Fritz lol. What an adventure. The rain pounding on the tent and then the best experience ever, the eerie sound of wolves calling back and forth across the lake. We had no stove so we cooked over an open fire. Simpler times. You are a real ‘trooper’ . Stay safe and well. Judy🇨🇦
Hi Judy That is a fantastic memory to have and the sound of Wolves must be a real wilderness sound just wonderful. I can imagine that sound and the echoes and clarity of sound you get in some remote areas.
Hi Sandy. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR videos. They cheer me up so much and inspire me to travel more. I turned 60 this year and really admire your TRUE GRIT and courage in taking on all types of challenges and adventures. God Bless You. My doggy Henry and I love your channel. Xxx
Oh Sandy if only you'd managed to get the tent up in time , it might of alleviated the squelchyness a Tad , Eddie certainly did a good ole job on the skirts & tie out pouches sandy 👏👏👏 if you hadn't done this camp , we'd of never known of the conditions 🙌🙌 thankyou for taking us along Sandy 👍
The good thing about having the occasional foul weather camp is how much more you appreciate the fair weather camps. Hopefully, late spring and early summer will bring us plenty of sunshine and dry camps. Tasty looking steak there. It's amazing how much better they taste when wild camping.
Very enjoyable to watch, I could almost feel you wet feet! The modifications to your tent look very good and I am sure you will be able to keep the drafts out. I can't wait until you cook a meal with veggies from your garden. Over the years I have come NEVER to trust what the meteorologists forecast....they have their heads in the clouds! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Hi Joe, I reckon the weather men still get things wrong, but they get them right a lot of the time too. The veggies are really growing fast now that we have some warmth, so good food is not too far away
I enjoy your video and those of one Mac Tightwad & co. There's room for all kinds within the hobby. As a semi Prepper I think camping hard wires skills to the brain. In the times they're needed they come automatically to the practical application. K.i.s.
Wonderfully Sandy, I love the wet camps , very cozy ! I am watching in my bed and living as I do in the Vienna woods with my window ope it feels like I’m camping too withe birdsong,damp earthy woody aroma but with the comfort of my bed.
Great effort Sandy, the dawn chorus fair lifts the mood on a soggy morning. I would have carried a bottle of whisky rather than two cans of beer, but that is a Scotsman for you.
Rather you than me, every footstep had a squelch to it. Rain always makes me feel cold, even on a warm day. Like you say, things are sometimes beyond your control, and nature puts everything right for us in the end.
Yes Bry, every footstep was accompanied by a Squelch. I was beginning to doubt myself a bit when the rain started to puddle in the front of my shelter but all was good. I always sleep well when it's a little cool and rainy, I snuggle into the sleeping bag and doze off to sleep, I find it very soothing when the rain is gentle.
Hi Leonard, I was quite dry in the sleeping compartment of my tent so the imflatable mat was fine, a cot bed would just add extra weight and bulk, I have one but don't use it much
Hi Sandy, what a soggy one ! Yesterday i went to Avebury and walked up on the Ridgeway and had a solo wild camp near the Polishers stone. Home now with my feet up enjoying your latest camp. Have you seen Englishman just walking channel ? He is walking the Appalation trail ! On Friday we went to the cinema at Greenbridge and watched The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harrold Fry. Take care, hope we meet up again soon, Jim ( from Shrivenham )
I’ve just been on a school residential that I do in Term 5. Go then as it’s good weather!!!! Clouts Wood was the muddiest I’ve ever seen! Kids enjoyed it tho. You said you’d camp; well done 👍
We sure have had more than our fair share of rain lately. I know we still like to get out and do our thing, for I have been caught out a few times this spring. I am not sure if it is fun or madness to keep taking a chance on the rain. I take my hat of to you braving the rain and the mud for a local camp. Cheers.
Thanks Charles, my take on wet weather is that skin is waterproof and you can always get dry and warm when your back home. Go out and get a good soaking:)
Hi Sandy it’s not so much the rain. What gets to me more, is the mud and the cold. Living in the Uk we have put up with such conditions if we don’t want it to stop us getting out. Cleaning the bikes after every ride can be a bit of a pain though. I bet drying the tent is more of a faff though. Once again they are talking about a hot summer we ca but hope . Cheers🚲🚲🚲⛺️⛺️⛺️👍🍺🍺
We can always rely on our good ol English weather to dampen things down Sandy, you stayed the course mate and enjoyed the experience, nice one and all the best to you 👍🏻
Sure need to pick the right spot to pitch ya tent in those conditions bro. Had a very wet spring and summer here so only the hardy would have been tent camping I would say with the ground being so saturated. Just had a 3 day drought now rain is back it seams to never stop. Sunday and Monday are down for heavy rain, that will be more flooding and road closures I guess. Anyway enjoyed this video. Safe travels
We are looking at a rainy weekend this week, it is a bank holiday after all lol. We used to use unburnt sticks et. in a muddy entrance. Take care and stay safe.
Hi Sandy, just catching up on some of your great vids especially with adventures in scotland, I'd love a motorcycle again but recently been suffering bad arthritic joints knee and shoulder, wear and tear I guess, just wondered how you were coping being a similar age, especially in damp conditions, keeping mobile cycling I guess helps a lot. We both have cycles now, found my wife a nice little folding bike to use tracks around town and sea front, car stays at home a fair bit, main roads we try to we keep away from it's so busy with some reckless idiots out there. I thought about the dent in your bike frame, maybe clean & fill with some braze, reshape and paint.. I know the feeling as I put a dink in my best telescope, gutted. knife is still good and sharp great to use with the air rifle at the caravan deep in Dorset.. Hope all is good, Atb Tom..
Hi Tom I have a degenerative hip, it's been slowly getting worse over the last 3 years but cycling seems to help, apart from that all good here. Glad to know your doing some cycling too
@@WiltshireMan Hi yeah cycling and swimming has helped me a lot over time, I suffered stills disease a rare arthritis in the knees & almost ended up in a wheelchair, but waa determined to keep going...
Hi , Are you still doing your flying , I guess its the wrong time of year. Looked uncomfortable that camp but as always you made the best of it. Look forward to the next one
Bit of a shame there Sandy, you were unlucky with the weather. The ground just wasn't draining at all was it? Do you have places to camp that are on higher ground? It has been a wet spring tho. I've been out 6 or 8 times since March, think they were all muddy! February was a great month tho, long dry spells with lovely clear frosty night skies. Do you have a preference between winter/summer camping?
Hi John, Yers there are Bluebell woods near by and I always try and get some photography done at this time of year. Hopefully I will get there this week
EyUp Sandy, another great video keep making these videos. Please help. Can you tell me what size brass press studs you use on knife sheaths and where I can obtain them.
It really has been wet out, my garden seems to have been under an inch of water for weeks now. My allotment being heavy clay is only good for growing watercress. Glad you’re still managing to spend some time in our natural habitat. Curious to know, how would you go about cleaning your tent? Cheers 🍻 - Andy
Hi Andy, The tent didn't get too muddy, I won't ever clean a tent you'll probably do more harm than good. If it does get muddy it will soon become clean again when camping in the next rain shower:)
Lovely film Sandy. It must have been hard work setting up all those camera angles,especially when the rain was due.It’s easy to forget how much work goes into your films while being immersed in the viewing of them.Great stuff,and many thanks.
Nice saw Sandy. Would you say it is more versatile/efficient than a pull saw such as the Laplander? Going to the Isle of Wight on the Tiger next week…looking forward to using my Jacklore Scout in camp.
Both types of saw have their advantages, this one is great when you want to cut lots of small wood for the firebox stove because you can hold it with your feet like I did in this video
evening. I'm liking the candle lantern but I'm doing the usual 'research' on the web and finding they're 50 quid or more and need special candles. Hmmmm. I'll stick with the head torch. Or can you recommend anything that is either cheaper or really worth that kind of money? Cheers
Hi Neil I'm not a salesman for candle lanterns but if you have found one for £50 buy it, that is half what they normally cost. As for candles, I just use cheap candles from amazon and cut them in half to fit. They will burn for around 3 to 4 hours
Hi Sandy, well sir that was a wet one ! That mesh shelter pouch works really well on the front of your bike.. And it was one reason I made it out of mesh, nice for chucking in a wet tent and sorting it our to dry when you get home Sir,, Loved the nose bag..
Cheers Mack, It was a wet one for sure but I was warm cosy and dry in the sleeping area of the tent. What a fantastic job you have done on the Iron wall tent Mack, unbelievable quality and attention to detail this will make the tent much more usable especially during the Winter when the cold biting winds blow. I shall have to do something in return!!!! :)
Kudos to you for roughing it out 😎 ... no Gucci kit all super simple nice to see ... some I've seen have "Jacked it" and back to the car 😂 ... Well Done 👍
What a good way to saw logs!
Thank you for sharing your adventure! Thank you for taking me along, Sandy. Cheers!
Thanks Dan glad you enjoyed my muddy adventure :)
Hats off to you Sandy for sticking with it. Many would have turned around and gone home, good food always makes a difference.
I love the simplicity of what you do, chopping up your veggies in the openwith simple tools and no fancy equipment. I love your channel and hope you continue to make these videos.
Despite the rain and mud you still showed the appeal of a night out like that, the sound of the rain and the birdsong in the morning. So peaceful.
Sandy...excellent execution: assess, adapt, plan, improvise and then complete mission!
It's not normal for me to bail on a camp:)
You can’t beat a bit of mud and rain. Perfect timing for my coffee break this 👍
I hope you enjoyed the sound of rain as you drank your coffee Ken:)
I felt it, the cold, the wet, the muddy mess. This global warming lark does appear to be completely false ha ha. It's been a bad spring so far. That steak looked ace
Hi Darren,
It's been one of the coldest and wettest Springs I have ever experienced. I'm growing as much food as I can in my garden at the moment so am very tuned into how the weather is going. I've known for a long time about the need for the gas of life, without it the plants don't grow and we would all perish!
Hope all good in the Funky camp. Steak is always good when cooked and eaten outdoors:) Much better than Ze bugz. Do not eat Ze bugz :)
@@WiltshireMan hahaha absolutely no to ze bugz. Not playing that silly game, I do like playing the outdoor chill out game with a good steak, good fire, good beer and good friends. 100% with growing food. I talked about this last night on here. Best way. Alls good here apart from a rotten cold that's just not going away
@@WiltshireMan indeed very wet winter and spring ,stay dry .
Nice one Sandy, great video, you are definitely inspiring me to get out on my bike and explore. You see the world differently when your on a bike.
Without a woodstove in weather like that, that looked like a miserable camp to endure. Good on you for toughing it out and making the best of it.
Hi Lonnie, Yes a good woodstove and source of dry fuel would have made things more comfortable thats for sure. It wasn't too cold though but any dampness does accentuate the coolness. Apart from that I slept warm and dry and was awoken by the dawn chorus of bird song:)
Ye, that was a relaxing watch, thank you Sandy. Take care.
Wonderful seeing you share your adventures. My childhood was spent living in Wiltshire
It's a lovely county, lots of history here
Very enjoyable Sandy. Thank you. 🏕
Love your content thanks for sharing your adventures 🙂
aww your bike needs a tent too! 😊
bit damp but still a great vid! and that steak... cor!
No Geoff, the rain just gives it a wash. It needed a wash:)
Wonderful relaxing camping trip, you sold me the sizzle AND the steak with this video 😀
It had a good sizzle Oscar, thats all down to the stove, it puts out some good heat:)
Well done for sticking with it in poor conditions
Thanks Brian
The wonderful UK climate, remember 3 years ago in April we all got sunburn 😅😂
It will probably be hot next week too
great mods to the tent. mack is a trooper in that department
Top marks to Mack:)
Yeah, what a begrudging start to Spring it was. In my local wood we had a spring pop up in a new location due to the height of the groundwater/aquifer. But the birds are singing and the trees are flowering 🌱🌿
Me and my other half went into a cave in Laos many years back. We had a local man to take us in. All he had was a candle and from what I remember of it, the candle was just a little bigger than a Birthday candle. Yes our eyes got accustomed to the dark of the cave and the power of one candle light. Amazing how much we could see in the dark cave.. surprisingly how long one candle lasted. Think the tour was over 1.5 hrs long.
Watching this video in a tent this morning, up in the peak District alas in a campsite 😅
Had owls out last night with their calls and later the morning birds. Beautiful sounds.
Keep up the good work 👍
Nice one Tim, Yes a candle is all we need most of the time. One of the reasons I go out on these camps is to be able to hear the owls and the dawn chorus
Leave nothing but your footprints and you certainly did this time.😂
Yes I did, just goes to show that even being careful our impacts on the environment can be massive
That's some great mods to the tent, I can see those making a lot of difference in the wind.
It will be a game changer when the cold draughts of winter and trying to get in Si.
Mack is such a kind fella
You sure get about though mate. Top marks.
Got home late from work and wanted an adventure in the rain, with a nice meal cooked on a small wood burning stove. You fit the bill perfectly.. I only had mashed potatoes & gravy, so I was eyeing up that nice steak of yours. Had a great time hangin’ out with ya..(and I had a beer too)
Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed the video:)
Soggy and real....a nice little getaway.
It certainly was:)
Good on you for pushing on with the endurance programme, best to have headed home indeed. Until next time, stay well. Harry. Out
Cheers Harry, I was actually fine inside the sleeping area, warm and dry it was everywhere else that was wet
Another wonderful video Sandy👍👍. Bought back fond memories of our first camping experience. 1959, our first full year in Canada. Dad wanted to camp lol (cheap holiday), my uncle loaned us a 4 person tent and a Coleman lantern. Friday after dad finished work we set off on a 4 hour drive to Rock Lake Algonquin Park. Pitch black when we arrived. Dad and my brother set the tent up just before it started to teem with rain. No ground sheet, NO sleeping bags just newspapers for under the wool blankets that mom had folded in half and pinned together with blanket pins. We all huddled around the centre pole, 3 kids, 2 adults and our boxer named Fritz lol.
What an adventure. The rain pounding on the tent and then the best experience ever, the eerie sound of wolves calling back and forth across the lake. We had no stove so we cooked over an open fire. Simpler times.
You are a real ‘trooper’ . Stay safe and well.
Judy🇨🇦
Hi Judy
That is a fantastic memory to have and the sound of Wolves must be a real wilderness sound just wonderful. I can imagine that sound and the echoes and clarity of sound you get in some remote areas.
Character building Sandy..... Great vid as usual
Thanks Mark, despite the poor weather it was still a good camp:)
Putting aside the very wet site condition you did a great job of taking us on another of your excellent adventures. Thank you Sandy and Stay Safe.
Thanks John, The main thing is the sleeping area was dry and warm:)
Wilshire Man always eats well on his tramps. I usually end up with something freeze dried because I’m too tired to cook. Take care.
I really enjoy Your uploads thank you
Thankyou for watching them Mon:)
Sandy, thanks for this. I'd never do it at my age (similar to your own( , but can understand why and what you do.
Here we see Wiltshire Man in his true natural environment. Long may it remain so. 🙏
Hi Sandy. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR videos. They cheer me up so much and inspire me to travel more. I turned 60 this year and really admire your TRUE GRIT and courage in taking on all types of challenges and adventures. God Bless You. My doggy Henry and I love your channel. Xxx
Thanks, Glad the videos have been bringing you some joy:)
Got to say the dinner looked rather nice 😋
It hit the spot Paul
Oh Sandy if only you'd managed to get the tent up in time , it might of alleviated the squelchyness a Tad , Eddie certainly did a good ole job on the skirts & tie out pouches sandy 👏👏👏 if you hadn't done this camp , we'd of never known of the conditions 🙌🙌 thankyou for taking us along Sandy 👍
Old Tightwad is a great chap Martin and he is very clever with the sewing machine too, a rare skill for a bloke :)
Absolutely lovely! Thank you for bringing us along Sandy 👍😎
Thanks for watching Steve, I love my FFBS in Ti :) Best bushcraft stove by far
The good thing about having the occasional foul weather camp is how much more you appreciate the fair weather camps. Hopefully, late spring and early summer will bring us plenty of sunshine and dry camps. Tasty looking steak there. It's amazing how much better they taste when wild camping.
Food always tastes good in the woods Steve. Spring is in full swing now, it is glorious to be outside:)
I'm glad the rain paused long enough for you to cook up your dinner. Thanks for sharing your adventures. 👍
Thanks KB, I had a weather window
enjoyable video, just subscribed, its nice to be able to watch a camping video without any annoying music through it..
Basic and simple.....lovely, better than a night in front of the tv!
Definitely Alan
Hey, you made it through the night, enjoy the moment and get that chain lubed!
Chain all dried and lubed:)
I’ve done quite a lot of camping in the rain,, there’s something special about listening to the rain . This video is is nostalgic
Thanks Harold, it's the soothing sound of rain, there is nothing to beat it:)
Reminds me when I was a kid nearly every camp was wet and windy. Well done my man 👍
Haa yes I had some dodgy camps as a kid too John:)
Very enjoyable to watch, I could almost feel you wet feet! The modifications to your tent look very good and I am sure you will be able to keep the drafts out. I can't wait until you cook a meal with veggies from your garden. Over the years I have come NEVER to trust what the meteorologists forecast....they have their heads in the clouds! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Hi Joe,
I reckon the weather men still get things wrong, but they get them right a lot of the time too.
The veggies are really growing fast now that we have some warmth, so good food is not too far away
Thanks Mr W, nothing beats a nice walk/cycle & cooking a nice meal in the fresh air. Maybe not when it’s that wet though! 👍👌
All good Victor, skin is waterproof:)
I enjoy your video and those of one Mac Tightwad & co. There's room for all kinds within the hobby. As a semi Prepper I think camping hard wires skills to the brain. In the times they're needed they come automatically to the practical application. K.i.s.
Hi Mark, I guess K.I.S is Knowledge Is Strength
@@WiltshireMan KIS or to some KISS Keep It Simple - (stupid) I now omit.
May have been a good time to use your hammock Sandy!
Sure was a wet one Sandy , still you made the best of it . Got to love the dawn chorus to wake up to .
The dawn chorus this time of the year is at it's best, all the birds are singing their hearts :)
Wonderfully Sandy, I love the wet camps , very cozy ! I am watching in my bed and living as I do in the Vienna woods with my window ope it feels like I’m camping too withe birdsong,damp earthy woody aroma but with the comfort of my bed.
You are a lucky chap Ian:)
Give me hope your vids that I will get out for my first camp you just get on with it and enjoy your time out at david
Welldone David, there is only one person who can make it happen and one person who will stop you :)
That is nuts! I have that exact USB LED light on my rig. Love it.
Great effort Sandy, the dawn chorus fair lifts the mood on a soggy morning. I would have carried a bottle of whisky rather than two cans of beer, but that is a Scotsman for you.
I have been know to carry some whiskey :)
Well done fella. Not easy in our lovey English climate at times.
Well done Sandy, we have camped like that a few times once by a river which over night flooded through our tent.
That must have been a bit scary Anne, a river bursting it's banks is quite something
Nice to see you still getting out. thanks for sharing.
Always good to be outdoors Oz
Great video buddy
Thanks Benny
Rather you than me, every footstep had a squelch to it. Rain always makes me feel cold, even on a warm day. Like you say, things are sometimes beyond your control, and nature puts everything right for us in the end.
Yes Bry, every footstep was accompanied by a Squelch. I was beginning to doubt myself a bit when the rain started to puddle in the front of my shelter but all was good.
I always sleep well when it's a little cool and rainy, I snuggle into the sleeping bag and doze off to sleep, I find it very soothing when the rain is gentle.
The things we do in the name of fun😂
Haaa yes indeed Howard. A stainless knife would have been great for this trip, my Classic got wet and I had to dry and oil it this morning
Wettest muddiest camp and yet we have a drought and hosepipe bans...
Lovely video Sandy. There’s nothing like the great British weather.
Always a wet day in Britain Charles I agree lol
That was a lovely watch, thankyou
Enjoyable overnighter, to watch, anyway. Thanks for sharing your trip.
Thanks for watching:)
Sandy great to see you looking well and enjoying the country side. Have you thought of investing in a cot bed for future inclement weather?
Hi Leonard,
I was quite dry in the sleeping compartment of my tent so the imflatable mat was fine, a cot bed would just add extra weight and bulk, I have one but don't use it much
Thanks for posting this Sandy, another really good video, only one comment, John Smiths.... and I had you down as a real ale drinker 🙂
We Rob all I can say is I didn't buy them, they were given to me :)
Hi Sandy, what a soggy one ! Yesterday i went to Avebury and walked up on the Ridgeway and had a solo wild camp near the Polishers stone. Home now with my feet up enjoying your latest camp. Have you seen Englishman just walking channel ? He is walking the Appalation trail ! On Friday we went to the cinema at Greenbridge and watched The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harrold Fry. Take care, hope we meet up again soon, Jim ( from Shrivenham )
Sounds like you had a great camp Jim, what tent did you use? I will check out the Englishmans channel
@@WiltshireMan i used the Fox OEX V11, nice and low profile. Really cold though. Forgot my thermals 😬
Must be lovely lie there listen to wildlife loved noise birds 😂
Spring greens look abundant. I like the tent mods. Mud is not my friend in the spring here. Have a lot of clay and it gets pretty slick.
Clay and wet weather is a very sticky mixture Jim. I can just imagine how tricky that would be:)
I admire you for going camping anyway when you know it's going to rain. I bet you don't have many droughts in the U. K. Sandy.
We do get droughts here Bill, infact they have already issued a hose pipe ban for some parts of the country!
I’ve just been on a school residential that I do in Term 5. Go then as it’s good weather!!!! Clouts Wood was the muddiest I’ve ever seen! Kids enjoyed it tho. You said you’d camp; well done 👍
Hi Dave I know Clouts wood in Wroughton. Been there a few times but never camped there
We sure have had more than our fair share of rain lately. I know we still like to get out and do our thing, for I have been caught out a few times this spring. I am not sure if it is fun or madness to keep taking a chance on the rain. I take my hat of to you braving the rain and the mud for a local camp. Cheers.
Thanks Charles, my take on wet weather is that skin is waterproof and you can always get dry and warm when your back home.
Go out and get a good soaking:)
Hi Sandy it’s not so much the rain. What gets to me more, is the mud and the cold. Living in the Uk we have put up with such conditions if we don’t want it to stop us getting out. Cleaning the bikes after every ride can be a bit of a pain though. I bet drying the tent is more of a faff though. Once again they are talking about a hot summer we ca but hope . Cheers🚲🚲🚲⛺️⛺️⛺️👍🍺🍺
Afternoon sandy mate looked bit off a wett one mate hope all is well and okay and that the garden and dog's are doing well, take care of yourself mate
We can always rely on our good ol English weather to dampen things down Sandy, you stayed the course mate and enjoyed the experience, nice one and all the best to you 👍🏻
I did stay the course Paul, it was a nice camp:)
I'm not sure iv ever seen the sun here in England lol
Sure need to pick the right spot to pitch ya tent in those conditions bro. Had a very wet spring and summer here so only the hardy would have been tent camping I would say with the ground being so saturated. Just had a 3 day drought now rain is back it seams to never stop. Sunday and Monday are down for heavy rain, that will be more flooding and road closures I guess. Anyway enjoyed this video. Safe travels
Thanks Ken, there does seem to be more extremes of weather these days
The oceans warming up is behind these weather events and humans may have to do things differently as the years roll by.
We are looking at a rainy weekend this week, it is a bank holiday after all lol. We used to use unburnt sticks et. in a muddy entrance. Take care and stay safe.
Bank holidays means rain Dave:)
Another wholly relaxing video Sandy. I need to get into this sort of camping. I want to stealth bivouac in my home village soon this summer.
Go for it Mark, there is only one person who can make it happen and there is only one person who can make it not happen!
Sandy you would have been a lot comfier with a sewn in groundsheet
Cool. Very relaxing. Nice piece of steak. Do you not have a ground sheet for this tent?
No ground sheet only in the sleeping area Alex
Hi Sandy, just catching up on some of your great vids especially with adventures in scotland, I'd love a motorcycle again but recently been suffering bad arthritic joints knee and shoulder, wear and tear I guess, just wondered how you were coping being a similar age, especially in damp conditions, keeping mobile cycling I guess helps a lot. We both have cycles now, found my wife a nice little folding bike to use tracks around town and sea front, car stays at home a fair bit, main roads we try to we keep away from it's so busy with some reckless idiots out there. I thought about the dent in your bike frame, maybe clean & fill with some braze, reshape and paint.. I know the feeling as I put a dink in my best telescope, gutted. knife is still good and sharp great to use with the air rifle at the caravan deep in Dorset.. Hope all is good, Atb Tom..
Hi Tom I have a degenerative hip, it's been slowly getting worse over the last 3 years but cycling seems to help, apart from that all good here. Glad to know your doing some cycling too
@@WiltshireMan Hi yeah cycling and swimming has helped me a lot over time, I suffered stills disease a rare arthritis in the knees & almost ended up in a wheelchair, but waa determined to keep going...
Meanwhile not too far away from you, Devon & Cornwall, they have a hosepipe ban.
I think it's because the infrastructure has not been put in place as the new builds went in, lots of folk crammed into a small part of the country
Hi , Are you still doing your flying , I guess its the wrong time of year. Looked uncomfortable that camp but as always you made the best of it. Look forward to the next one
NO I have retired from the paramotor now, just a few ailments get in the way so decided to call it a day
Bit of a shame there Sandy, you were unlucky with the weather. The ground just wasn't draining at all was it? Do you have places to camp that are on higher ground?
It has been a wet spring tho. I've been out 6 or 8 times since March, think they were all muddy!
February was a great month tho, long dry spells with lovely clear frosty night skies.
Do you have a preference between winter/summer camping?
One of my favourite stoves is the Coleman 533. It’s a pump up similar to a primes stove.
I have had two Coleman 533 stoves Harold and both of them have let me down. I prefer the Trangia alcohol stoves, they will never let you down!
ah, you have an agawa boreal too, very good and handy saw. Is that a 24?
A good friend is everything.
I always light my candle, good energy.
Candles are good hend. I think the saw is a bit smaller than 24
@@WiltshireMan i myself bought the boreal 24, don’t go without it.
Do you have bluebell woods near you they are so nice to see , thanks for the video,
Hi John, Yers there are Bluebell woods near by and I always try and get some photography done at this time of year. Hopefully I will get there this week
EyUp Sandy, another great video keep making these videos. Please help. Can you tell me what size brass press studs you use on knife sheaths and where I can obtain them.
15mm press studs Will, widely available on the internet but you get what you pay for
It really has been wet out, my garden seems to have been under an inch of water for weeks now. My allotment being heavy clay is only good for growing watercress. Glad you’re still managing to spend some time in our natural habitat. Curious to know, how would you go about cleaning your tent? Cheers 🍻 - Andy
Hi Andy, The tent didn't get too muddy, I won't ever clean a tent you'll probably do more harm than good. If it does get muddy it will soon become clean again when camping in the next rain shower:)
The Famous Four go Squelch in the Wiltshire Countryside (o;
Lovely film Sandy. It must have been hard work setting up all those camera angles,especially when the rain was due.It’s easy to forget how much work goes into your films while being immersed in the viewing of them.Great stuff,and many thanks.
It takes a bit of effort Neil but it's all good fun to me
I bet you jumped into a warm bath after that one.
Shame you didn't have a small HF set to play with during the rain lockdown.
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Awful mate qdos for sticking it out 👍🏻🚴
Nice saw Sandy. Would you say it is more versatile/efficient than a pull saw such as the Laplander? Going to the Isle of Wight on the Tiger next week…looking forward to using my Jacklore Scout in camp.
Both types of saw have their advantages, this one is great when you want to cut lots of small wood for the firebox stove because you can hold it with your feet like I did in this video
evening. I'm liking the candle lantern but I'm doing the usual 'research' on the web and finding they're 50 quid or more and need special candles. Hmmmm. I'll stick with the head torch. Or can you recommend anything that is either cheaper or really worth that kind of money? Cheers
Hi Neil I'm not a salesman for candle lanterns but if you have found one for £50 buy it, that is half what they normally cost.
As for candles, I just use cheap candles from amazon and cut them in half to fit. They will burn for around 3 to 4 hours
Hi Sandy, well sir that was a wet one ! That mesh shelter pouch works really well on the front of your bike.. And it was one reason I made it out of mesh, nice for chucking in a wet tent and sorting it our to dry when you get home Sir,, Loved the nose bag..
Cheers Mack,
It was a wet one for sure but I was warm cosy and dry in the sleeping area of the tent. What a fantastic job you have done on the Iron wall tent Mack, unbelievable quality and attention to detail this will make the tent much more usable especially during the Winter when the cold biting winds blow.
I shall have to do something in return!!!! :)
Crikey sandy, that looked like Glastonbury without the sex, drugs and rock and roll. ❤👍
Haaa I had much nicer music at this festive, a band called "The Dawn Chorus" played just for me:)
I thought I recognised the pouch the tent was in
That was made by Mack
@@WiltshireMan spotted it in one of his videos