Nice one Andy :) Great video and look at your EDC mate. Some good ideas and thought behind the kit. Thanks for taking the time Andy :) Have a great week mate, all the best, Mark :)
Cheers Mark, I'm glad you enjoyed it mate. Yeah the kit gets the job done and gives me peace of mind that I'm equipped if something does go wrong when I'm doing a recce in a new area. Thanks for taking the time to watch. Enjoy your weekend mate, take care.
Hay, Andy & Rusty, Great Day For A Lil Walk-About & Great Woodsman's Kit There ! Great Job Water proofing your Anorak ! Happy Trails From The Frosty Maritimes In Canada ! Scratch For our Friend, Rusty ! ATB T God Bless
Cheers Terry, yeah it was a great day for it and the kit did me proud for a few miles off the beaten track. Yeah I'm really enjoying this anorak, fights the wind off really nicely. It has a couple coats of a paraffin/beeswax mix. It proved fairly water repellent the day before during sleet and drizzly spells, but I'd like to put on a few more coats of the wax. I've got a psare few hours tomorrow so I'll probably re-coat it then. Thanks for watching, take care mate.
Cheers Ash, i'm glad you liked it. Lol, he was fishing of sorts, but for rocks in this case. He does it alot, snorkeling for rocks lol. Thanks for watching mate, take care.
Cheers Jonah, glad someone likes the beard lol. Tell the wife for me lol. Yeah these trousers are great, they're my go to every time. Unless the rainis gonna be full on then I have waterproof trousers for then. Thanks for watching, take care mate.
Cheers Jimmy, the kit has always done me fine when I go on my recce's. I can cover plenty of ground and see lots of new areas as I go. Thanks for watching mate, take care.
Cheers buddy. I got the jacket on Amazon (link below) I've modified mine a little with stud closure on the front pocket as it comes with velcro. Velcro's to noisy for my liking lol. Today I sewed in a zip at the neck closure and added some studs, as again, velcro. And I'm coating it in a paraffin/beeswax mix to give some water repellency. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BW5P4EY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Hope this helps, thanks for stopping by, take care.
Lol, I'll need to sweet talk the wife before I put together a Get Home Bag - although, the idea is in the pipeline mate. Thanks for watching John. Take care.
Good video mate. Beautiful dog too btw is that a chocolate lab? I too have one. Called her “Uisce” cuz she loves swimming 😏. Just found your channel and enjoying the content. Keep it up 👍
Hi buddy, yeah he's a chocolate lab. He's an awesome dog, great company, he loves swimming to lol. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks for watching mate. Take care 👍
Great Video Man you walked miles filming this 😱 For char cloth. Charity shop denim jeans, 50p or £1 Get shed loads 👍🏻 of char from 1 pair. Yep not free but cheap Loved the talk through. Reasons etc. Well Done 👍🏻
Cheers Michael, yeah i had a nice wee bimble round the woods. Yeah good shout on the charity shop jeans as char cloth, I think i'll stick to my punkwood though as i'm a cheapskate lol. Glad you liked the kit, thanks for watching mate. Take care.
Love it mate wicked we each have our own edc s. Everyone’s is different some may have a few items the same but in general if it works for u then that’s it isn’t it mage loved this video nice one
Cheers Paul, I'm glad you liked it. Yeah, EDC is the same as any kit, you put in what you think you'll need and what you're aim is with that kit. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.
Cheers Lee, I prefer scout carry over dangler style to. Yeah there's a fair bit, but I've missed a few things out - like a tarp, I don't plan to basha up when I'm out on these recce trips. I'm on the go non-stop apart from a water stop or map check. But if things do go wrong, then I've got the knife, saw, paracord to help build a n natural shelter in an emergency. Hopefully it'll never come to that lol. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.
"Having a bimble" lol. Didn't know anyone else said that but me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's really helpful for us "wanna be" types stuck in the urban sprawl.
Lol, we used it loads in the Army. We get told to stop bimbling around if we're not moving with purpose, or sometimes PTI's would say we're just going on a bimble round the area - which usually meant a 6/7mile beasting up and down the hills. All good fun lol. Yeah the kit will cover most areas if you were to get in a spot of bother, but you do need to practice various skills with those. I don't take a tarp with this setup as i don't plan to shelter up on these recce trips, but i take items like knife, saw, cordage to help make an emergency natural shelter if things do go a bit wrong. Thanks for stopping by Gavin, I'm glad you found it useful. Take care.
Bimbling was a common phrase in the RAF when I was in during the 70s, and I came across it again when I was out but in the TA REME during the 80s, so it's probably universally used by all branches of UK armed forces.
blackboardbloke I think you’re right. I had a chat with my gf. She’s ex TA and laughed her head off. She remembers well the 6-7 mile slogs up and down the moors and throwing canisters of paracetamol around the squad like smarties. Guess we should all have a bimble more often
A zip lock freezer bag makes a good temporary map case, I like using the bulldog clip to keep it folded where you want it and I like the idea of putting pace beads on your compass, so I've nicked those ideas, ta. I haven't got any beads so I'm going to use small nuts to thread onto the cord. When I'm travelling light, but not aiming to overnight, I use a no brand 8L bum bag which has a padded hip belt, phone pouch plus under and top straps which I use to attach my USGI poncho and gaiters to or waterproof over trousers if the weather is very cold or foul. It also has an optional yoke if I load it up a bit heavier. On the hip belt I put a Lowe Alpine 1L bottle carrier for my aluminium Sigg bottle, but it works for a stainless steel 500ml bottle I have that is very similar to yours. The carrier is nylon covered foam which will soak up water which works to keep the water cool in hot weather as the water in the foam draws heat from the bottle to evaporate. I always carry a poncho in case of heavy downpour, and some paracord and 4 lightweight pegs as a quick erect shelter. A wee tip for your 1st aid kit (if you don't already carry some) which I learned about from our team doctor when I was on my local MRT in the 90s who rated Diolaryte as good if not superior to expensive Gucci sports drinks because they contain glucose and all the essential electrolytes the body loses through sweating (or if you have the runs) which water alone does not contain. The sachets are something I always have with me because they weigh little and are useful if you need an energy boost on a tough terrain trek because they contain glucose and can be life savers when you feel the effects of heat exhaustion (or see the symptoms in someone else) before it gets to heat stroke which requires hospitalisation for intravenous fluid replacement. When out and about solo in hot weather, on the MRT and when I've led guided walks, I've self treated and treated casualties numerous times over the years. When I was out in Malaysia I got food poisoning at a restaurant, which caused a major evacuation from both orifices, as my body ejected the bug, I downed pints of Diolaryte laced water after every evacuation and avoided hospitalisation. It knocked me for 6, I had cry out agony leg cramps due to serious dehydration, but I was fine after about 18hrs.
Lol, no worries mate, the bulldog clip and pacer beads you can have for free. Next time I start charging 😂 Good shout on the diorolyte sachets, I keep some on my main FAK, but yeah, I reckon I should carry a couple in with my cuts kit. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care 👍
@@Woodsman_wildcamper No probs, most folk don't realise that even in the UK, that there are more casualties of heat in summer than there are from hypothermia in winter and I always recommend Diolaryte (other chemists have their own versions) to combat heat exhaustion. Recovery is rapid because the liquid is absorbed straight into the bloodstream by the upper intestine after sipping and swallowing. Before I learned about Diolaryte, from the late 70s to 90s, I used to carry Dextrose glucose tablets and salt tablets. Whenever I hear or read about squaddies going down with heat stroke in the Brecon Beacons, I get angry and wonder what their supervising/monitoring NCOs are doing to allow it to get so bad that some die as a result or why these troops haven't the means to self medicate or haven't realised they're going down with heat exhaustion before it got serious if they do have the means. I never got around to using beads on a cord for micro navigation pacing on the MRT, I just used curling a finger up every 100m and then my thumb for 500m. Just occurred to me that using 10 small nuts might affect the needle so I'll look for some beads to put on my compass lanyard as an easier option. With an 8 figure grid ref, 1:25 000 map and an altimeter watch/wrist computer with barometer, to provide 3D navigation, is just as accurate as GPS. Indeed, as I'm old school, I've never had or wanted a GPS since they came out for civvies and only have one now because it's on my phone.
Cheers Patrick, I'm glad you liked it. The mix is 90% Paraffin and 10% Beeswax, so, 250g of paraffin with 25g of beeswax. I get 4 blocks from that about the size of a soap block. I got the recipe on the internet. So far I've given my jacket two full coats, I had it out on monday in sleet and drizzle and the water didn't seem to penetrate. I'd still like to give it a few more coats though. Hope this helps, thanks for stopping by, take care.
Cheers buddy, I'm glad you liked it. I use Corel Video Studio X9 to edit my videos, that's an old version, there's a 2020 version now. There are some free editing software you can download and try out to see if it's your thing before shelling out a tonne of cash. That's what I did when I first started out making YT videos, so I didn't waste my money on something I couldn't get into. Hope this helps mate, would be cool to see you on camera sharing the knowledge. Thanks for watching, take care.
i have a bit tricky question.. how would you rely on fire to boil your water if fires are mostly not allowed? and the ground in your video does seem dangerous to make a fire. i dont mean to advocate rules and laws here, we are pretty much in the same shoes as i m also an outdoorsman. just wanted to know your opinion on that..thank you.
Fair question mate. I'm living in Scotland now, so Wildcamping is allowed as well as a campfire as long as you practice LNT. I used to live in England, where you couldn't wildcamp etc as most land is Private land where you need permission. However, the kit I've displayed in this video is gauged more towards having myself prepared for most eventualities. So if I needed to have a fire, in a situation where I or someone I was with was beginning to feel hypothermia effects. Then I'd most definitely have s fire regardless of who's land I was on. To answer the question of having a fire on the ground, I'd say take care to dig down a few inches to remove any prominent tree roots so that they dont ignite and smoulder under ground. I hope this helps, thanks for watching. Take care 👍
Fair one Si, we all have our vices lol, if i had my way i'd have a pack of peanut m&m's over the cashews. But my eczema says otherwise. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.
Always a pleasure Andy & Rusty, Take care.........Les
Cheers Les, thanks for stopping by mate. Enjoy your weekend, take care 👍
:)
Nice to see some blue sky and sunshine
Yeah a nice day for it, thank for stopping by John. Take care.
Hey buddy nice loadout. Nice and light without much bulk, perfect for a day hike. Cheers mate🍻
Cheers Wade, yeah it gets the job done. Thanks for stopping by mate, hope you're keeping well. Take care.
Nice one Andy :) Great video and look at your EDC mate.
Some good ideas and thought behind the kit.
Thanks for taking the time Andy :) Have a great week mate, all the best, Mark :)
Cheers Mark, I'm glad you enjoyed it mate. Yeah the kit gets the job done and gives me peace of mind that I'm equipped if something does go wrong when I'm doing a recce in a new area. Thanks for taking the time to watch. Enjoy your weekend mate, take care.
Hay, Andy & Rusty, Great Day For A Lil Walk-About & Great Woodsman's Kit There ! Great Job Water proofing your Anorak ! Happy Trails From The Frosty Maritimes In Canada ! Scratch For our Friend, Rusty ! ATB T God Bless
Cheers Terry, yeah it was a great day for it and the kit did me proud for a few miles off the beaten track. Yeah I'm really enjoying this anorak, fights the wind off really nicely. It has a couple coats of a paraffin/beeswax mix. It proved fairly water repellent the day before during sleet and drizzly spells, but I'd like to put on a few more coats of the wax. I've got a psare few hours tomorrow so I'll probably re-coat it then. Thanks for watching, take care mate.
8:32 excellent field tool.
Great upload enjoyed watching ❤
Some good kit there mate 👍🏼 thanks for sharing. Was rusty after fish at the end there 😂
Atb
Ash
Cheers Ash, i'm glad you liked it. Lol, he was fishing of sorts, but for rocks in this case. He does it alot, snorkeling for rocks lol. Thanks for watching mate, take care.
Lovein the beared👍 nice kit I've got them same pants love them 😁
Cheers Jonah, glad someone likes the beard lol. Tell the wife for me lol. Yeah these trousers are great, they're my go to every time. Unless the rainis gonna be full on then I have waterproof trousers for then. Thanks for watching, take care mate.
Nice one andy I like these types of video's so can see what other people carry atvb Jimmy 😎😎
Cheers Jimmy, the kit has always done me fine when I go on my recce's. I can cover plenty of ground and see lots of new areas as I go. Thanks for watching mate, take care.
thanks for sharing! I can't recall ever seeing a jacket like that.
Cheers buddy. I got the jacket on Amazon (link below) I've modified mine a little with stud closure on the front pocket as it comes with velcro. Velcro's to noisy for my liking lol. Today I sewed in a zip at the neck closure and added some studs, as again, velcro. And I'm coating it in a paraffin/beeswax mix to give some water repellency.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BW5P4EY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope this helps, thanks for stopping by, take care.
love it mate wicked video love my edc s
Cheers Paul, I'm glad you liked it mate. Thanks for stopping by, take care.
Andy, you need to do a 'van'/poosibles bag for your new job
Lol, I'll need to sweet talk the wife before I put together a Get Home Bag - although, the idea is in the pipeline mate. Thanks for watching John. Take care.
Good video mate. Beautiful dog too btw is that a chocolate lab? I too have one. Called her “Uisce” cuz she loves swimming 😏. Just found your channel and enjoying the content. Keep it up 👍
Hi buddy, yeah he's a chocolate lab. He's an awesome dog, great company, he loves swimming to lol. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks for watching mate. Take care 👍
Great Video
Man you walked miles filming this 😱
For char cloth. Charity shop denim jeans, 50p or £1
Get shed loads 👍🏻 of char from 1 pair.
Yep not free but cheap
Loved the talk through. Reasons etc.
Well Done 👍🏻
Cheers Michael, yeah i had a nice wee bimble round the woods. Yeah good shout on the charity shop jeans as char cloth, I think i'll stick to my punkwood though as i'm a cheapskate lol. Glad you liked the kit, thanks for watching mate. Take care.
See Andy, I’m a tight arsed Yorkshire man. But as a Scot you take it to a whole new level 🤪🤪🤪🤪
Still love yer and yer videos though. 👍🏻
Love it mate wicked we each have our own edc s. Everyone’s is different some may have a few items the same but in general if it works for u then that’s it isn’t it mage loved this video nice one
Cheers Paul, I'm glad you liked it. Yeah, EDC is the same as any kit, you put in what you think you'll need and what you're aim is with that kit. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.
Cool EDC Andy, I like scout style carry, hopefully going to use mine on Friday, a lot of kit there but didn't look like you had that much. Nice one.
Cheers Lee, I prefer scout carry over dangler style to. Yeah there's a fair bit, but I've missed a few things out - like a tarp, I don't plan to basha up when I'm out on these recce trips. I'm on the go non-stop apart from a water stop or map check. But if things do go wrong, then I've got the knife, saw, paracord to help build a n natural shelter in an emergency. Hopefully it'll never come to that lol. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.
It looks like a nice kit 👌🏻 I know who I would want with me in a survival situation 😂👋 good video
Cheers buddy, glad you liked it. Yeah i should be able to manage an emergency overnighter with this lot if needs be. Thanks for watching, take care.
"Having a bimble" lol. Didn't know anyone else said that but me.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's really helpful for us "wanna be" types stuck in the urban sprawl.
Lol, we used it loads in the Army. We get told to stop bimbling around if we're not moving with purpose, or sometimes PTI's would say we're just going on a bimble round the area - which usually meant a 6/7mile beasting up and down the hills. All good fun lol. Yeah the kit will cover most areas if you were to get in a spot of bother, but you do need to practice various skills with those. I don't take a tarp with this setup as i don't plan to shelter up on these recce trips, but i take items like knife, saw, cordage to help make an emergency natural shelter if things do go a bit wrong. Thanks for stopping by Gavin, I'm glad you found it useful. Take care.
Bimbling was a common phrase in the RAF when I was in during the 70s, and I came across it again when I was out but in the TA REME during the 80s, so it's probably universally used by all branches of UK armed forces.
blackboardbloke I think you’re right. I had a chat with my gf. She’s ex TA and laughed her head off. She remembers well the 6-7 mile slogs up and down the moors and throwing canisters of paracetamol around the squad like smarties.
Guess we should all have a bimble more often
A zip lock freezer bag makes a good temporary map case, I like using the bulldog clip to keep it folded where you want it and I like the idea of putting pace beads on your compass, so I've nicked those ideas, ta. I haven't got any beads so I'm going to use small nuts to thread onto the cord.
When I'm travelling light, but not aiming to overnight, I use a no brand 8L bum bag which has a padded hip belt, phone pouch plus under and top straps which I use to attach my USGI poncho and gaiters to or waterproof over trousers if the weather is very cold or foul. It also has an optional yoke if I load it up a bit heavier. On the hip belt I put a Lowe Alpine 1L bottle carrier for my aluminium Sigg bottle, but it works for a stainless steel 500ml bottle I have that is very similar to yours. The carrier is nylon covered foam which will soak up water which works to keep the water cool in hot weather as the water in the foam draws heat from the bottle to evaporate. I always carry a poncho in case of heavy downpour, and some paracord and 4 lightweight pegs as a quick erect shelter.
A wee tip for your 1st aid kit (if you don't already carry some) which I learned about from our team doctor when I was on my local MRT in the 90s who rated Diolaryte as good if not superior to expensive Gucci sports drinks because they contain glucose and all the essential electrolytes the body loses through sweating (or if you have the runs) which water alone does not contain.
The sachets are something I always have with me because they weigh little and are useful if you need an energy boost on a tough terrain trek because they contain glucose and can be life savers when you feel the effects of heat exhaustion (or see the symptoms in someone else) before it gets to heat stroke which requires hospitalisation for intravenous fluid replacement. When out and about solo in hot weather, on the MRT and when I've led guided walks, I've self treated and treated casualties numerous times over the years.
When I was out in Malaysia I got food poisoning at a restaurant, which caused a major evacuation from both orifices, as my body ejected the bug, I downed pints of Diolaryte laced water after every evacuation and avoided hospitalisation. It knocked me for 6, I had cry out agony leg cramps due to serious dehydration, but I was fine after about 18hrs.
Lol, no worries mate, the bulldog clip and pacer beads you can have for free. Next time I start charging 😂 Good shout on the diorolyte sachets, I keep some on my main FAK, but yeah, I reckon I should carry a couple in with my cuts kit. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care 👍
@@Woodsman_wildcamper No probs, most folk don't realise that even in the UK, that there are more casualties of heat in summer than there are from hypothermia in winter and I always recommend Diolaryte (other chemists have their own versions) to combat heat exhaustion. Recovery is rapid because the liquid is absorbed straight into the bloodstream by the upper intestine after sipping and swallowing. Before I learned about Diolaryte, from the late 70s to 90s, I used to carry Dextrose glucose tablets and salt tablets.
Whenever I hear or read about squaddies going down with heat stroke in the Brecon Beacons, I get angry and wonder what their supervising/monitoring NCOs are doing to allow it to get so bad that some die as a result or why these troops haven't the means to self medicate or haven't realised they're going down with heat exhaustion before it got serious if they do have the means.
I never got around to using beads on a cord for micro navigation pacing on the MRT, I just used curling a finger up every 100m and then my thumb for 500m. Just occurred to me that using 10 small nuts might affect the needle so I'll look for some beads to put on my compass lanyard as an easier option. With an 8 figure grid ref, 1:25 000 map and an altimeter watch/wrist computer with barometer, to provide 3D navigation, is just as accurate as GPS. Indeed, as I'm old school, I've never had or wanted a GPS since they came out for civvies and only have one now because it's on my phone.
Nice video, interesting. I'd be interested to know the recipe for your waterproofing wax.
Cheers Patrick, I'm glad you liked it. The mix is 90% Paraffin and 10% Beeswax, so, 250g of paraffin with 25g of beeswax. I get 4 blocks from that about the size of a soap block. I got the recipe on the internet. So far I've given my jacket two full coats, I had it out on monday in sleet and drizzle and the water didn't seem to penetrate. I'd still like to give it a few more coats though.
Hope this helps, thanks for stopping by, take care.
@@Woodsman_wildcamper Thanks for that.
Loving the EDC. Wish I knew how to do video editing, so I could make a EDC vid. What program do you use?
Cheers buddy, I'm glad you liked it. I use Corel Video Studio X9 to edit my videos, that's an old version, there's a 2020 version now. There are some free editing software you can download and try out to see if it's your thing before shelling out a tonne of cash. That's what I did when I first started out making YT videos, so I didn't waste my money on something I couldn't get into. Hope this helps mate, would be cool to see you on camera sharing the knowledge. Thanks for watching, take care.
@@Woodsman_wildcamper I made an old bug out video years ago lol
@@Woodsman_wildcamper ua-cam.com/video/xJeqysHMFok/v-deo.html
i have a bit tricky question.. how would you rely on fire to boil your water if fires are mostly not allowed? and the ground in your video does seem dangerous to make a fire. i dont mean to advocate rules and laws here, we are pretty much in the same shoes as i m also an outdoorsman. just wanted to know your opinion on that..thank you.
Fair question mate. I'm living in Scotland now, so Wildcamping is allowed as well as a campfire as long as you practice LNT. I used to live in England, where you couldn't wildcamp etc as most land is Private land where you need permission.
However, the kit I've displayed in this video is gauged more towards having myself prepared for most eventualities. So if I needed to have a fire, in a situation where I or someone I was with was beginning to feel hypothermia effects. Then I'd most definitely have s fire regardless of who's land I was on.
To answer the question of having a fire on the ground, I'd say take care to dig down a few inches to remove any prominent tree roots so that they dont ignite and smoulder under ground.
I hope this helps, thanks for watching. Take care 👍
@@Woodsman_wildcamper cool! I live in England, and visiting Scotland for wildcamping and trekking is my goal, I m preparing my kit:)
Video starts at 3 minute mark
Thanks for watching 👍
Good kit, being a 'Boomer' (almost) I need a kettle though ;)
Fair one Si, we all have our vices lol, if i had my way i'd have a pack of peanut m&m's over the cashews. But my eczema says otherwise. Thanks for stopping by mate, take care.