@@bundufundi We are officially 2 days into Spring. Have had a couple of nice days in the upper teens. Cherry trees are blooming. Snow forecast for tomorrow...go figure. Are temperatures getting cooler there?
Do you remember your hike with us in the Chimanimani mountains as a three and a half year old? You insisted on carrying your own little back pack with your choice of an item of survival food! So proud of you!
Nice Trev, the mountain environment is not to be underestimated, I found that out the hard way. Nice idea with the survival tin/pot. Once I was lost on a munro due to mist, I sed my map and compass, but my gut instinct said it would be the wrong way, logical thought needed and i trusted the map and compass which turned out to be the right decision. It's very easy to get lost! I like the idea of two compasses, just in case. Nice to see you back, cheers.
Thanks Chris, I bet things can turn hairy quite fast up there, much more remote and risky. I like the comfort of an old analogue compass, battery powered versions are high risk in the cold and if you have no means for charging them when you are stuck somewhere!
Great to see a vid from you Trev! I've got a very similar kit setup based around a little aluminium trangia 500ml kettle. Hexamine tablets, Vaseline cotton balls, ferro rod, lighter, teabags, powdered milk, sugar, folding cup, SAK, snakebite bandage. Has come in so handy over the years. Your larger pot and the addition of the alcohol stove is a great idea! Keep up the vids mate!👍👍
Thanks mate! It’s so useful having something to hand that you can drop in your pack without thinking about it too much. I find I am much more likely to quickly grab the tin and the first aid kit than having to think through what to take each time. Are you managing to get out into the bush much?
@@bundufundi been getting plenty of bush work in but not really any off time for just fun stuff. Aussie Bass fishing season opened a few days ago but then it started raining again!😡🌧
I had a very similar tin for many years until I lost the handle. I should probably consider replacing it soon. On a recent trip to northern Ontario I completed a hike up a tall bluff and was rewarded with wild blueberry bushes all around. I ate what I could before having to hike back down. If I had my tin I would have been coming home with lots more. Lesson learned.
Great advice Trev 👌 I remember putting together one of the tobacco sized survival tins based on Lofty's, back when I was a teenager. It quickly developed into an ammo pouch size kit, contained in an old mess tin. Similar to the ESSE ones today but at a fraction of the cost 👍
@@bundufundi I'm currently snowed under on the home front at the moment Trev, so not getting out as much as I'd like. Hopefully things will settle down again soon buddy 🤞
The blackberries this year have been incredible. We have been stocking up and bottling them for a taste of summer when it gets cold and dark in winter!
Good advice Trev..the weather can change in the fells in seconds.. definitely worth carrying..all the best Lincoln 👍🤙
Hey Lincoln, you folk have pretty much the same weather we do. Cold and wet most of the year!😂
Excellent video Trev. Very well thought out kit. Being prepared still resonates with me...Boy Scout days perhaps.
Thanks Brett, my Boy Scout days taught me some useful stuff too. Any signs of spring down in the South yet?
@@bundufundi We are officially 2 days into Spring. Have had a couple of nice days in the upper teens. Cherry trees are blooming. Snow forecast for tomorrow...go figure. Are temperatures getting cooler there?
@@brettbrown9814 after an unusually hot summer, it has started cooling down now. Not looking forward to the long cold nights of winter!
Do you remember your hike with us in the Chimanimani mountains as a three and a half year old? You insisted on carrying your own little back pack with your choice of an item of survival food! So proud of you!
Nice Trev, the mountain environment is not to be underestimated, I found that out the hard way. Nice idea with the survival tin/pot. Once I was lost on a munro due to mist, I sed my map and compass, but my gut instinct said it would be the wrong way, logical thought needed and i trusted the map and compass which turned out to be the right decision. It's very easy to get lost! I like the idea of two compasses, just in case. Nice to see you back, cheers.
Thanks Chris, I bet things can turn hairy quite fast up there, much more remote and risky. I like the comfort of an old analogue compass, battery powered versions are high risk in the cold and if you have no means for charging them when you are stuck somewhere!
Great to see a vid from you Trev! I've got a very similar kit setup based around a little aluminium trangia 500ml kettle. Hexamine tablets, Vaseline cotton balls, ferro rod, lighter, teabags, powdered milk, sugar, folding cup, SAK, snakebite bandage. Has come in so handy over the years. Your larger pot and the addition of the alcohol stove is a great idea! Keep up the vids mate!👍👍
Thanks mate! It’s so useful having something to hand that you can drop in your pack without thinking about it too much. I find I am much more likely to quickly grab the tin and the first aid kit than having to think through what to take each time. Are you managing to get out into the bush much?
@@bundufundi been getting plenty of bush work in but not really any off time for just fun stuff. Aussie Bass fishing season opened a few days ago but then it started raining again!😡🌧
@@kurts64 we always think of you guys basking in the sun!😂
@@bundufundi 🤣🤣not lately! Lousy climate change!
Great to see you in the bundu again!
I had a very similar tin for many years until I lost the handle. I should probably consider replacing it soon. On a recent trip to northern Ontario I completed a hike up a tall bluff and was rewarded with wild blueberry bushes all around. I ate what I could before having to hike back down. If I had my tin I would have been coming home with lots more. Lesson learned.
The wild berries have been particularly good around here this year. It's always a good feeling to forage wild food.
Great advice Trev 👌 I remember putting together one of the tobacco sized survival tins based on Lofty's, back when I was a teenager. It quickly developed into an ammo pouch size kit, contained in an old mess tin. Similar to the ESSE ones today but at a fraction of the cost 👍
Thanks Jason, are you getting out much, enjoying the last of the nice weather?!
@@bundufundi I'm currently snowed under on the home front at the moment Trev, so not getting out as much as I'd like. Hopefully things will settle down again soon buddy 🤞
Blackberries here in South Cumbria.
A fresh brew when out can only be bettered by fresh eggs and bacon, to go with it!
The blackberries this year have been incredible. We have been stocking up and bottling them for a taste of summer when it gets cold and dark in winter!
@@bundufundi yep.
Blackberry jam, and damson jam.
@@bundufundi it helps add some winter weight!
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