Love the video! When the wifey and I find firepits on top of root systems we pick up the stones and remake the pit where it should be. We figure most times the people that made the pit don't know what they did wrong and aren't dead committed to the spot they chose. So they don't mind the pit being moved. And most people will use a pit they find rather than make a new one. So if you are well informed its good to pick the spot for everyone else!
You know what, that is a brilliant way to look at it. I definitely should have done that, I may head back there for a camp and sort that out. Thanks so much for that, such a good idea 👍🍀
Thank you Jason for enduring all that you endured with those insects and pests - to graciously bring this video to all of your viewers. If I'm honest...I too am concerned about the chemicals in that spray. Truly love seeing your homeland. A bucket list journey for me one day. Hoping this means most of the back pain is a thing of the past and you are travelling well. Time for a cup of tea and a couple biscuits myself! Cheers friend!
They were horrendous, it was very hard to focus on filming when I was being bitten so much. I will only use that spray as a last resort now. I'm going to look into healthier alternatives. My back is still getting stronger but my entire right leg is not in a good way. All of my time and energy is spent working on it. I'm not out of the woods yet unfortunately 😄 Enjoy the tea, take her handy 💪
I make videos from mountains to woodland... I recently found a place that has a fire pit and so I make fires .. the relief it brings from midges and mozzies is glorious. Am back up in the mountains this week, so no fires.. I hope we have a breeze. Take care out there.
Beautifully put together video, Jason. Beautiful camera work, sound, transitions, story, colour. Beautiful. Content as always was A class. Thanks again fella
Great video only just found your Channel I'm thrilled to be following you now, And to see how your cope with all the rain next time no packet food start cooking ha ha
I just found your channel, glad to see another wandering soul. That's a lovely spot you found there :) Stay away from these crazy midges and maybe i'll meet you somewhere on a trail :)
Good to see you and all your wee friends joining you for a night in the woods..... I'd say it was all the Tabasco you ate that killed them on contact! Had some luck with Smidge before as a spray, but tbh, a head net and retreat to the tent is sometimes the only option. Thanks for suffering out there so we dont have to!
I was more than happy to retreat to the tent, they were more focused on the light than on me inside so it wasn't too bad that way. No worries, I'm happy to do it 😄
Hi Jason. It's a lovely location you found, just a pity your flying friends 🦟 paid a visit 😢. It's a nice looking tent to be fair, and it seems to be roomy. An enjoyable watch. All the best 👍
🤣Nice one Jason, that was a good crack, lovely location & stream... Midges on mass have gotta be worse than mossies, although the later bite worse & they got me bad last year... But hopefully I'm better prepared now... I also use that Jungle Formula pump spray, always pack a headnet, would never be without my UV Bug Zapper Lamp for inside the tent & also take a few citronella T-light candles & burn sticks to dot around if sitting outside & I usually hang a lamp over on a branch, to hopefully distract them away from the tent abit...🙏 U had me crying with laughter when U dumped all that Tabasco on your food, i bet it got your eyes watering too...!😂 Best wishes & keep up the good stuff...👍
I definitely need a better arsenal of things to defend myself against the midges. I'll be buying some citronella candles for sure. The tabasco was a mistake, I wasn't impressed with that ration pack at all to be fair. The coffee was the best part. Thanks a mill for watching, take her handy 👍
Jason when we are up the bog and getting eaten by midgies - we try baby lotion mixed with a bit of eurax. It seems to work. You might smell like a babys bottom but the hoors seem to get 'glued up' in the mix, and if you do get bit the eurax helps lots. Also l was laughing at you hoofing in the tabasco. I'm just the same. Go for it all! Then you get the mouth burnt off of you. Subscribed and great luck with the channel. Well done boyo :)
Awe lad.. spent four nights in a woods in Limerick over the June bank holiday. It's now two weeks on and the lumps and bumps on the back of my head from the midge bites are just starting to go down. I'm beginning to think the sea is where I need to be in summer. The feckers bit me in places I didn't know existed. 😂
@RamblingOn Never again! I'll keep the woods for the winter. I used a midge spray and it was like opening a free bar for alcoholics ... they were all over it like a rash 😅🤣
It's a beautiful little spot isn't it. After my discovery, it really cemented my decision to not mention exact locations in my videos. All these spots are out there for anyone to discover themselves and I'm delighted to hear that you got to spend some time there 🙌
The pegs came with the tent, very unusual to have decent pegs supplied like that. If you check out Hill-Zero's site they might sell them separately but I'm not sure
I got them off ebay from a chap in Germany, there's a few sellers on ebay so they're not hard to get. Just the postage is a bit steep due to the weight
@scalar6445 hi no, I just boiled it. Boiling the water kills all of the bacteria. If I wasn't going to boil it then I'd have used a filter like the sawyer squeeze of the katadyn befree
Looks like a tickinfested area. Check your body after. Working like a lab assistent with hands outside the protection. 😂😂😂 But o c, its a lovely place. Hej 😊
😄 needs must.. I'd imagine there are a serious amount of ticks int hat area, I once walked through a next of microscopic ticks. There must have been 60 on my trousers
I eat that Tabasco and when I saw you piling it in I thought, he's gonna suffer and lo and behold! 😅😅😅 I'm with you about the wall. Why destroy it for them just to have a fire? Absolute idiots. Winds me up that does. Lovely spot, shame about the midgies. Take care
Good video as always. Can't understand the need people see for lighting fires, must be be a primitive urge or something. Leave the bloody place as you found it.
I personally prefer to use a stove but I'm not against having a fire. I just don't see the need to leave a fire scar or any trace of it. I've seen some of the bush craft channels, the good ones can have a fire and leave no evidence of it the next day. Fair play to those guys and gals
Don’t know what you were expecting camping near water this time of year. Just asking for trouble really. I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with camping near water in general. It’s always risky, even in winter
@@RamblingOn fair enough lad, but I reckon a few feet back might have made a bit of difference. And I know you don’t normally encourage damaging Forrest’s, so check out a small folding fire pit/ bbq. If you really want the water view, add a fire with a bitta schmoke to get rid of the bastards. Seriously though, if you are in a place they are rampant, not even a fire will help, but just moving a few feet back especially from any water source will defo make a difference. And if all else fails, attach a bright light about 10 feet away and use the fire for your camp light. Most important of all, don’t use any light getting into or out of the tent. If you do these things, midgets will never ruin a trip again.
@@NoelG-IRE you are spot on, I completely agree with you. I hadn't thought this camp through but I've learned from it and I'll hopefully be better prepared the next time. Cheers for the tips, it's easy to forget these things
@@NoelG-IREgreat info. I made the mistake of pitching by trees with a stream running through them a month ago, thinking it'd be a nice calming spot. I had citronella tea lights, bug spray and a fire going and still got ate alive for a few hours, woke up the next day absolutely covered in bites. The worst part is I had a huge open area beside me all to myself where I probably would have been free of them. Won't make that mistake again.
@@barrypatton6424 as a wise man once said, you only learn from your mistakes!!. I’m at the point now where I plan every trip around the weather. I don’t plan anything definite until about 2/3 days before and I’ll always pick the location based on weather. Have probably 2/3 places in mind just encase the 5 weather apps are all wrong. I don’t mind rain, snow, ice, or sun, but the wind is my number 1 enemy. It not only ruins camping, but also boating. Thank god for camper vans 😂😂😂
One of your videos came up in my recommended and really enjoyed it. Great content and a new subscriber. I have a hilleberg soulo and also anjan. Not getting the use id hoped but your videos are certainly giving me the urge to get out more. Without giving away the location, what county is this, Wicklow?
@tonwhelan thanks a mill for subscribing. Since I bought my Hilleberg soulo I've been looking at other hilleberg tents. They're just beautifully made, funny enough my next one will be either the Anjan or the Nallo but it won't be in the near future. I am delighted to hear that the videos are making you want to get out a bit more, there's nothing quite like sitting at your tent looking out at a nice view. Havjng a hilleberg or two is no harm either 🙂 This spot is in Co.Laois
you need a bee keeper outfit 😂 is there no place thats not wet ? 🌧☔🌧 🏞🕺🐳 menu 11 sounds good. i need some meat with dinner i need maltodextrin.. i can use all the "extra performance" i can get 😂 i used to use 100% deet pump spray.. it worked but now im dealing with what i guess it did to me.. lol i think if i ate all your meal gives a bathroom would be in a mainly night plan 😂
The bee keeper outfit is not a bad idea 🙂 I wonder would my citronella candle have competed with all those buggers... Menu 11 to date is my least favourite I have to say
Warning never take rocks out of the river to make a fire, when saturated rocks get hot they explode sending sharp splinters flying.
Thank you i didnt know about the rocks either
@@thedetectorist2419 UNLESS they are round river rocks...we use them in sweat lodges
Love the video! When the wifey and I find firepits on top of root systems we pick up the stones and remake the pit where it should be. We figure most times the people that made the pit don't know what they did wrong and aren't dead committed to the spot they chose. So they don't mind the pit being moved. And most people will use a pit they find rather than make a new one. So if you are well informed its good to pick the spot for everyone else!
You know what, that is a brilliant way to look at it. I definitely should have done that, I may head back there for a camp and sort that out. Thanks so much for that, such a good idea 👍🍀
What an absolutely beautiful place!!! ❤😊
Thank you Jason for enduring all that you endured with those insects and pests - to graciously bring this video to all of your viewers. If I'm honest...I too am concerned about the chemicals in that spray.
Truly love seeing your homeland. A bucket list journey for me one day.
Hoping this means most of the back pain is a thing of the past and you are travelling well.
Time for a cup of tea and a couple biscuits myself! Cheers friend!
They were horrendous, it was very hard to focus on filming when I was being bitten so much. I will only use that spray as a last resort now. I'm going to look into healthier alternatives.
My back is still getting stronger but my entire right leg is not in a good way. All of my time and energy is spent working on it. I'm not out of the woods yet unfortunately 😄
Enjoy the tea, take her handy 💪
@@RamblingOn You are UP early friend
@@joebarzo9935 I'm working the night shift
This is great thank you. Informative, well filmed, laugh out loud… and left no trace 🏆
Thank you for joining me Debbie 🍀👍
Great to see you back. Hope all is well
Thanks a mill, I'm definitely getting out less than I used to. I hope all is good with you 🤞
I make videos from mountains to woodland... I recently found a place that has a fire pit and so I make fires .. the relief it brings from midges and mozzies is glorious. Am back up in the mountains this week, so no fires.. I hope we have a breeze. Take care out there.
I'd much prefer to be up in the mountains, even a slight breeze is enough to keep them grounded
😂 You're a madman! I'd have run away faster than a greyhound 😂
Beautifully put together video, Jason. Beautiful camera work, sound, transitions, story, colour. Beautiful. Content as always was A class. Thanks again fella
Cheers Alyn 💪
T zips are great for access, especially for bugs theres always a hole were they meet. Top vid shame about the wall, Nice one!
T zips are really nice. Maybe that gap is how the bugs were creeping in. I never thought of that
@@RamblingOn yeah worth checking some are better than others
Great video only just found your Channel I'm thrilled to be following you now, And to see how your cope with all the rain next time no packet food start cooking ha ha
You missed a wee trick with your UCO lantern; the citronella candles you can get for them really do help with the wee beasties.
I agree, I'll have to get some 👍
Great video as usual Jason lovely wee spot you had there keep up the good work looking forward to the next one ATB 👍
Great video as always Jason. Get the snickers into ya 🤣🤣🤣
I just found your channel, glad to see another wandering soul. That's a lovely spot you found there :) Stay away from these crazy midges and maybe i'll meet you somewhere on a trail :)
Great video's Jason, but I have to say, every time I watch, I find myself getting up to brew a cup of tea LOL!
😄 I used to make tea so often that I'd just fill a flask to save me boiling the kettle 🤣
Good to see you and all your wee friends joining you for a night in the woods..... I'd say it was all the Tabasco you ate that killed them on contact! Had some luck with Smidge before as a spray, but tbh, a head net and retreat to the tent is sometimes the only option. Thanks for suffering out there so we dont have to!
I was more than happy to retreat to the tent, they were more focused on the light than on me inside so it wasn't too bad that way. No worries, I'm happy to do it 😄
Tobasco is what makes an MRE the best. I'll never eat one without hot sauce!
You're far more diplomatic than I...
I'd agree
I try to keep it PG
I sometimes burn sandlewood insence to discourage the bugs.
Fair play Jason. Nice looking spot, totally different to the open mountain side.
You lasted four nights? You are a better man than me 😄 I'll be staying up in the mountains, a nice stiff breeze never hurt anyone 🤔
Lovely video. Makes me wanna pack up and go camp out immediately
top tip for bugs avon so soft moisturiser with citronella works a treat mate, also norwegian summer balm it smells like smoke
Thanks a mill I'll have a gander at those 👍
Good to see you back out again j .... good video
Hi Jason. It's a lovely location you found, just a pity your flying friends 🦟 paid a visit 😢. It's a nice looking tent to be fair, and it seems to be roomy. An enjoyable watch. All the best 👍
I'll be looking forward to getting back to the mountains after this one, a nice breeze is highly underrated 😄
I was actually scratching myself watching this and not a midgie around me😂😂
🤣 you should have seen me trying to edit it. They were relentless at times.
It's scared me away from the woods for quite a while 😄
@@RamblingOn I usually come out in lumps when the bite me
@@sheamrowan oh I've never had it that bad. Sounds nasty
@@RamblingOn mabe the midges can work their magick on the silly campers!
Nice to see you enjoying live after destroying the ring in Mor'dor, Frodo!
🤣Nice one Jason, that was a good crack, lovely location & stream... Midges on mass have gotta be worse than mossies, although the later bite worse & they got me bad last year... But hopefully I'm better prepared now... I also use that Jungle Formula pump spray, always pack a headnet, would never be without my UV Bug Zapper Lamp for inside the tent & also take a few citronella T-light candles & burn sticks to dot around if sitting outside & I usually hang a lamp over on a branch, to hopefully distract them away from the tent abit...🙏 U had me crying with laughter when U dumped all that Tabasco on your food, i bet it got your eyes watering too...!😂 Best wishes & keep up the good stuff...👍
I definitely need a better arsenal of things to defend myself against the midges. I'll be buying some citronella candles for sure. The tabasco was a mistake, I wasn't impressed with that ration pack at all to be fair. The coffee was the best part. Thanks a mill for watching, take her handy 👍
I do like these MRE reviews. Some look very appetising. I was surprised how liberally you splash the Tabasco 😂
A decision I lived to regret 😂
Jason when we are up the bog and getting eaten by midgies - we try baby lotion mixed with a bit of eurax. It seems to work. You might smell like a babys bottom but the hoors seem to get 'glued up' in the mix, and if you do get bit the eurax helps lots.
Also l was laughing at you hoofing in the tabasco. I'm just the same. Go for it all! Then you get the mouth burnt off of you. Subscribed and great luck with the channel. Well done boyo :)
Cheers for the tip, I have to try something because that other stuff I used must just be pesticide 😄
Great video Jason, love watching ❤❤
Try some insense sticks my friend for the little flying things
I'm definitely going to give them a go next time 🙌
What a beautiful place. Interesting channel. Subscribed.
Thank you for subscribing, I hope you enjoy the videos 🍀
Awe lad.. spent four nights in a woods in Limerick over the June bank holiday. It's now two weeks on and the lumps and bumps on the back of my head from the midge bites are just starting to go down. I'm beginning to think the sea is where I need to be in summer. The feckers bit me in places I didn't know existed. 😂
You lasted four nights... You are a better man than me 😄
@RamblingOn Never again! I'll keep the woods for the winter. I used a midge spray and it was like opening a free bar for alcoholics ... they were all over it like a rash 😅🤣
Lovely camp apart from the midgies! Hope your back is not giving you any trouble.
I'm not out of the woods yet with my back and my right leg. I'll get there, thanks for checking in 👍
Passed ur camping spot this afternoon. Midges were out in force. I can imagine what it was like at night
It's a beautiful little spot isn't it. After my discovery, it really cemented my decision to not mention exact locations in my videos. All these spots are out there for anyone to discover themselves and I'm delighted to hear that you got to spend some time there 🙌
Nice one Jason, enjoyed the vid. I'd be interested to know what carbon pegs you're using and how you've found them?
The pegs came with the tent, very unusual to have decent pegs supplied like that. If you check out Hill-Zero's site they might sell them separately but I'm not sure
@@RamblingOn Ah OK, I'll have a look on their site, thanks
Enjoyed that thanks jason,very informative 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a mill for watching 👍
Where are you buying the ration packs?
I got them off ebay from a chap in Germany, there's a few sellers on ebay so they're not hard to get. Just the postage is a bit steep due to the weight
Funny thing ? Dogs love peanut butter. Lol
Hi do u add anything to water before boiling thanks
@scalar6445 hi no, I just boiled it. Boiling the water kills all of the bacteria. If I wasn't going to boil it then I'd have used a filter like the sawyer squeeze of the katadyn befree
@@RamblingOn cheers thanks for getting back, really enjoying the videos.
I believe they preferred to be called "little flies".
🤣
Paul, I can believe you assumed their pronouns!
Looks like a tickinfested area. Check your body after. Working like a lab assistent with hands outside the protection. 😂😂😂 But o c, its a lovely place. Hej 😊
😄 needs must.. I'd imagine there are a serious amount of ticks int hat area, I once walked through a next of microscopic ticks. There must have been 60 on my trousers
Very cool video
I think I read somewhere to use Skin so Soft from Avon for your bugs.
Tried it and don't you know, it seemed to only attract more of them 😄
Your laugh is infectious 😂 good craic
What is the quilt you're using?
It is a Hyberg Loner 350 🍀
What quilt are you using Jason?
It is a Hyberg Loner 350
@@RamblingOn Sound
I've seen Stephen Reid using citronella tea lights in the porch of his tent and swears by it.
I'll be giving them a go 💪
Try garlic ...bugs dont like it...
Where do you get the mres?
I got mine off ebay, search for US MRE menu 1-12 and you'll find a few sellers
@@RamblingOn thank you
I eat that Tabasco and when I saw you piling it in I thought, he's gonna suffer and lo and behold! 😅😅😅 I'm with you about the wall. Why destroy it for them just to have a fire? Absolute idiots. Winds me up that does. Lovely spot, shame about the midgies. Take care
If you're going to do something you might as well do it right 🥵😄
Burn orange oil...
Cheers I'll look into it 👍
Lol. Tabasco isn't really hot. Stick at it, you soon build up a resistance to it.
I'm just not man enough 🥵😄
@@RamblingOn 🤣🤣🤣
What's the hydrostatic head of the tent?
He said in the video -- 1500mm.
what he said 😄
Good video as always.
Can't understand the need people see for lighting fires, must be be a primitive urge or something. Leave the bloody place as you found it.
I personally prefer to use a stove but I'm not against having a fire. I just don't see the need to leave a fire scar or any trace of it. I've seen some of the bush craft channels, the good ones can have a fire and leave no evidence of it the next day. Fair play to those guys and gals
Don’t know what you were expecting camping near water this time of year. Just asking for trouble really. I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with camping near water in general. It’s always risky, even in winter
I love water, just a gluten for punishment 😄
@@RamblingOn fair enough lad, but I reckon a few feet back might have made a bit of difference. And I know you don’t normally encourage damaging Forrest’s, so check out a small folding fire pit/ bbq. If you really want the water view, add a fire with a bitta schmoke to get rid of the bastards.
Seriously though, if you are in a place they are rampant, not even a fire will help, but just moving a few feet back especially from any water source will defo make a difference.
And if all else fails, attach a bright light about 10 feet away and use the fire for your camp light.
Most important of all, don’t use any light getting into or out of the tent.
If you do these things, midgets will never ruin a trip again.
@@NoelG-IRE you are spot on, I completely agree with you. I hadn't thought this camp through but I've learned from it and I'll hopefully be better prepared the next time. Cheers for the tips, it's easy to forget these things
@@NoelG-IREgreat info. I made the mistake of pitching by trees with a stream running through them a month ago, thinking it'd be a nice calming spot. I had citronella tea lights, bug spray and a fire going and still got ate alive for a few hours, woke up the next day absolutely covered in bites. The worst part is I had a huge open area beside me all to myself where I probably would have been free of them. Won't make that mistake again.
@@barrypatton6424 as a wise man once said, you only learn from your mistakes!!. I’m at the point now where I plan every trip around the weather. I don’t plan anything definite until about 2/3 days before and I’ll always pick the location based on weather. Have probably 2/3 places in mind just encase the 5 weather apps are all wrong. I don’t mind rain, snow, ice, or sun, but the wind is my number 1 enemy. It not only ruins camping, but also boating. Thank god for camper vans 😂😂😂
One of your videos came up in my recommended and really enjoyed it. Great content and a new subscriber. I have a hilleberg soulo and also anjan. Not getting the use id hoped but your videos are certainly giving me the urge to get out more. Without giving away the location, what county is this, Wicklow?
@tonwhelan thanks a mill for subscribing. Since I bought my Hilleberg soulo I've been looking at other hilleberg tents. They're just beautifully made, funny enough my next one will be either the Anjan or the Nallo but it won't be in the near future. I am delighted to hear that the videos are making you want to get out a bit more, there's nothing quite like sitting at your tent looking out at a nice view. Havjng a hilleberg or two is no harm either 🙂 This spot is in Co.Laois
you need a bee keeper outfit 😂
is there no place thats not wet ?
🌧☔🌧
🏞🕺🐳
menu 11 sounds good. i need some meat with dinner
i need maltodextrin.. i can use all the "extra performance" i can get 😂 i used to use 100% deet pump spray.. it worked but now im dealing with what i guess it did to me.. lol
i think if i ate all your meal gives a bathroom would be in a mainly night plan 😂
The bee keeper outfit is not a bad idea 🙂 I wonder would my citronella candle have competed with all those buggers... Menu 11 to date is my least favourite I have to say