Exploring Europe's rare Bear-country WILDERNESS! | 4 Day Wild Camping Trip (Ep. 1)

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024

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  • @SmoothGefixt
    @SmoothGefixt  2 роки тому +59

    Folks, A new Series!! This is part 1 of 3 episodes. Watch the following episodes here: ua-cam.com/play/PL0g1kSwASIt2PL9CJyrT4r3DM9AVKT3BJ.html
    Also, please help conserve these Old-growth forests and try and bring this to the attention of the EU again! >>> openpetition.eu/!loggingromania Please sign the petition and share it as well as this video series. (it will cost you hardly any effort). Thanks a million!

    • @merijnniemeijer6271
      @merijnniemeijer6271 2 роки тому +2

      Misschien een leuk idee om in nederland een workshop tegeven over survivallen ofzo iets zou daar zeker bij willen zijn

    • @jozefkozon4520
      @jozefkozon4520 2 роки тому +1

      Glad to see you again.

  • @ciprianungur7121
    @ciprianungur7121 2 роки тому +27

    Hi there!
    I just discovered your channel through this video and, as a local resident of Romania (actually, Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca city) and an avid hiker and camper, I can tell you that bears aren't usually a nuisance here. There are places where it's unwise to camp because of them but those are generally spots where they are used to human activity and food offerings. Brown bears in our country tend to be quite timid and avoid humans if you make your presence heard/felt in some way and take care of how and where you eat and leave your food. I had encountered them quite a few times but they never did any harm to me. I once woke up in my hammock, during the night, with a bear searching for food around me! But my food was far up in a tree and the bear went away once I woke up and made some noise. So, unless you're a shepherd and defend your sheep from them or sleep with smelly food in your hammock or tent, you should be fine regarding bears.
    Very nice series you've got here about your trip to Fagaras. I'll definitely watch more :)
    If you ever come back to the Carpathians, I humbly give you some advice: put your hammock higher off the ground, eat further away from your camp, never wear deodorant, perfume or smelly things on you that could make animals curious, always make sound while travelling in dense bush and be careful of wild boar rather than bears. Boars are idiots and tend to attack much easier than bears. AND: tend to pee close to your camp, around it (10-15m away). The smell is usually a warning for animals. If possible, make a wood fire. Even if the flames die out, the smell of burnt wood will be a useful deterrent as animals tend to associate it with human activity.
    ALSO: there are quite a lot of illegal logging activities in Romania, sadly. Be careful where you go, film, use your drone. Some people might get aggressive towards you because of this...
    Cheers from Transylvania.

  • @JamesBrooksco
    @JamesBrooksco 2 роки тому +28

    SO glad to see you back. Really excited for this serious.
    If you want to do an outdoor cooking adventure together - I’d be so down! 🔥

  • @JH-6
    @JH-6 2 роки тому +2

    Happy to see you back. I hope we still get to see your time spent living in the round house.
    Thanks for sharing

  • @HalsPals
    @HalsPals 2 роки тому +52

    Bummer that the round house summer survival didn't happen....

  • @valentinceafalau
    @valentinceafalau 2 роки тому +7

    Wow! What a big surprise! Smooth Gefixt in my home country! Hope you had a great time! Thank you for visiting and promoting Romania!

  • @VMCop
    @VMCop 2 роки тому +5

    Great to hear from you again! Smooth Gefixt in my country! Mad respect!

  • @maxifrae
    @maxifrae 2 роки тому +4

    early this october i went right there on a week long horseback riding trail and it was. so. damn. beautiful. i never imagined romania to be as mesmerizing as i learned it to be and i'll never forget this beautiful place of nature

  • @leotroe3878
    @leotroe3878 Рік тому

    Believe it or not I did the same trip with two off my mates and saw the mother bear with her three cups, truly chill moment and yet one of the best ones in my life

  • @Zoltoks
    @Zoltoks 2 роки тому +3

    Don't know much about Romanian bears, but here In the USA the grizzly bear (brown) can and will easily descend a mountain or steep hill at speeds far quicker than the average climber.

  • @alistairreid9565
    @alistairreid9565 2 роки тому +12

    It's been way too long without you, glad to see you back again.

  • @etilalkohol8002
    @etilalkohol8002 2 роки тому +13

    Really glad to see you in the Balkans, can't wait for the video, i'm sure the experience was wild! Great to have you back!

    • @niculaevisan4798
      @niculaevisan4798 2 роки тому +2

      Carpathians ( Carpați ) , not Balkans. It's not the same. Probably at some point it will even reach there.

    • @etilalkohol8002
      @etilalkohol8002 2 роки тому

      @@niculaevisan4798 Good for you!

  • @praugie4530
    @praugie4530 2 роки тому +7

    What a smooth adventure, I’m excited to see where this adventure takes you next! Will be tuning in next sunday

  • @ghemarian7536
    @ghemarian7536 2 роки тому

    Welcome to my country! Surprised and glad you're here!

  • @tudorantonescu7848
    @tudorantonescu7848 2 роки тому +2

    Hei!! Nice to see a new video uploaded! And one from my Home country!! Salut din România!!!

  • @Habbibby
    @Habbibby 2 роки тому +5

    So pumped! Welcome back

  • @dawidruben8359
    @dawidruben8359 2 роки тому

    Glad to see you in my country, Romania. Hope you have fun.

  • @MJK808
    @MJK808 2 роки тому +4

    So glad you're back! Take care about nature, everyone!

  • @LVTHN69
    @LVTHN69 2 роки тому +2

    Will always be waiting for your next video. Thumbs up are already prepared in advance.👍🤘🔥

  • @alivekicking5415
    @alivekicking5415 2 роки тому +1

    thankYOU thankYOU for sharing with us another one of your awesome adventures ✌😊

  • @rokpodlogar6062
    @rokpodlogar6062 2 роки тому

    marvelous. i've always wanted to backpack solo, ride the rails. no guts, no glory I guess. Good luck on your next adventure!

  • @nickbezanson3549
    @nickbezanson3549 2 роки тому +4

    Great to see you back with new content! The withdraw has been REAL!

  • @tediumswing
    @tediumswing 2 роки тому +1

    Yoo, Julian! Glad to see you again! Much love

  • @foxriverbushcraft2345
    @foxriverbushcraft2345 2 роки тому +8

    LETS GO ! SMOOTH GEFIXT

  • @sineadconran4964
    @sineadconran4964 2 роки тому +3

    Great to see you back 🥰🥰🥰

  • @thesamoanscouttv
    @thesamoanscouttv 2 роки тому +2

    Romania is such a beautiful country. Probably one of the best place I've been to. Constanta is beautiful 😍 🤩 👌 ❤️ ♥️ 💖

  • @ralphblankenship3462
    @ralphblankenship3462 2 роки тому +6

    Very glad too see you guys making more videos keep the videos coming ❤

  • @markbrooks5278
    @markbrooks5278 2 роки тому +1

    Man !! You Rascal !! Sure have missed you!!

  • @awencounters
    @awencounters 2 роки тому +3

    Hello! Nice video. I always like these kinds of adventures. I do them myself and also I have my own channel. I often camp in Romanian bear country but didn’t have any problems with bears. The more dangerous ones are bears that got used eating human food because they lost their fear of men. The wild bears avoid people as much as they can. By the way, if you didn’t notice, at minute 12:33, there’s a bear track right in that oil patch. Cheers from Romania!

    • @SmoothGefixt
      @SmoothGefixt  2 роки тому

      Thanks for the comment friend! Much appreciated, i see the bear paw now there;)

  • @Liqweed1337
    @Liqweed1337 2 роки тому

    imagine, wandering fully prepared into the woods you know nothing about, to be lost there for a few days. great experience. especially on magic mushrooms

  • @madalinradu11
    @madalinradu11 2 роки тому

    I am so surprised and excited to see you in my country, good luck friend !

  • @PK13719
    @PK13719 2 роки тому +1

    Good to see you back here on YT Bois!

  • @ТУРИСТ-АВАНТЮРИСТ
    @ТУРИСТ-АВАНТЮРИСТ 2 роки тому +2

    Great adventure, beautiful landscapes and views from the heights, I myself have recently started documenting my adventures, I love this direction. Good luck on your adventures. Greetings from a Belarusian tourist!

  • @RIMjobSTEVE69420
    @RIMjobSTEVE69420 2 роки тому +3

    Damn that bear encounter

  • @_bigbuddhacheese9369
    @_bigbuddhacheese9369 2 роки тому +2

    really fancy a beer after this

  • @MasqueradeBogdan
    @MasqueradeBogdan 2 роки тому +2

    Hello, love your videos ! So glad to see you in my home country, hope you had a great time, best wishes from Romania, and keep up the good work

  • @Mysticfateee
    @Mysticfateee 2 роки тому +15

    Always love when a new adventure starts up! although i am curious about what's happening with the celtic roundhouse? From what i remember the next series was meant to be spending 60 days there?

  • @ABartsLife
    @ABartsLife 2 роки тому

    My fav UA-cam channel, always good to see a new vid posted.

  • @Serp69
    @Serp69 2 роки тому

    Wow, welcome to the land i'm from. First time a youtuber i watch visits my country. Welcome welcome and i'm sure you enjoyed it!

  • @ElliotsM3
    @ElliotsM3 2 роки тому +1

    Went to the Romanian mountains last year honestly one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been! Lots of bears

  • @Whitklep
    @Whitklep 2 роки тому

    Survivorman vibes. And that's a good thing.

  • @jamesgilbert6443
    @jamesgilbert6443 2 роки тому +3

    Been looking forward to this great to see you guys again

  • @avonneave2131
    @avonneave2131 2 роки тому +4

    Hope you guys are well. There'll be an exodus without the completion of the Round House Adventure. It was all so very exciting and interesting. Have been missing your content. All the best regards from here on the West Coast side of Australia 🌏🖖🙏🤟🇦🇺 Batavia Coast

  • @trymberge3462
    @trymberge3462 2 роки тому

    Extremly Nice video, love the background music and editing! Glad to see you back!

  • @isigo
    @isigo 2 роки тому

    Oh, wow! That 17 minutes went quick! Nice to get some new content, I'm excited for the next episodes. ✌

  • @BackcountryKiwi
    @BackcountryKiwi 2 роки тому

    Always happy to see a video from you Julius! Looking forward to part 2.
    Cheers

  • @wallball7442
    @wallball7442 2 роки тому +1

    Man I miss watching y’all’s weekly vids I would wait every Friday!

  • @stenkossmagk164
    @stenkossmagk164 2 роки тому

    Dankeschön.

  • @Jeffsterren
    @Jeffsterren 2 роки тому +2

    Professioneel in elkaar gezet man. Dit is echt quality content! Hoop dat je nog veel meer van dit soort avonturen gaat filmen.

  • @Daytonecaliknight951
    @Daytonecaliknight951 2 роки тому +1

    Let's Go Smooth. Been patiently waiting.

  • @EzeAdventurer
    @EzeAdventurer 2 роки тому +1

    5 mins in, can't get over how good your editing and music work is mate. Congrats big time.

  • @AdrianHalPov
    @AdrianHalPov 2 роки тому

    im form romania ! eyy i whatch u for 3 years already , i love this !

  • @mehditate
    @mehditate 2 роки тому +3

    THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!! I just moved to the nordic woods of Sweden from Miami and I have grown my respect for nature sooo much! I upload on UA-cam as well :)

  • @nevjones6529
    @nevjones6529 2 роки тому

    Tnx for documentary👍well done!👍🏕

  • @docholiday8618
    @docholiday8618 2 роки тому

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @PoPodkay
    @PoPodkay 2 роки тому +2

    Great adventure, beautiful nature, i love it. Love from Indonesia

  • @AllenKopic
    @AllenKopic 2 роки тому

    hey mate, when you are the next time in austria, say hello, i can show you some amazing woods and places for bushcraft. cheers

  • @danwar9762
    @danwar9762 2 роки тому

    Missed you bro . Super glad your back

  • @tomoutdoor
    @tomoutdoor 2 роки тому +1

    Smooth gefixt brother!🔥🔥

  • @josedegregorioleyva1688
    @josedegregorioleyva1688 2 роки тому

    Nice to see you back! And btw, outstanding performance by the wasp👏👏

  • @maasvanduijnhoven2230
    @maasvanduijnhoven2230 2 роки тому

    Lovely :) this is exactly the content that i wanted and needed, such a great adventure and such a good video! I cant to see the rest of the journey.

  • @williemonje02
    @williemonje02 2 роки тому

    Glad to see u back! Cheers

  • @memyself3579
    @memyself3579 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful country, but that's a dangerous challenge with beers around! 😱

  • @diy-hyrum9842
    @diy-hyrum9842 2 роки тому

    glad to see you putting out videos again! I was worried with the summer break!

  • @wiremonkeyelectric
    @wiremonkeyelectric 2 роки тому +1

    Miss seeing you .
    Keep up the great work!

  • @pruteanugeorgian
    @pruteanugeorgian 2 роки тому +1

    Yo what a sick video thank you!
    About the bear thing: bears have problems with walking down hills so if u ever get chased by one the only chance of escape u have is to run downhill since their ankles cant hold their weigh. Bears can run and climb very good so dont try to climb up something u loose definetly 😂
    Im live in switzerland and share the same intrests as you my parents are from romania and i have been multiple times in the mountains of romania. A true paradise!
    Super hyped for the next episodes
    Take care out!

  • @EzeAdventurer
    @EzeAdventurer 2 роки тому +2

    can't wait bro looks sick

  • @hamishmills2813
    @hamishmills2813 2 роки тому +1

    I've walked a bit in the Carpathians beautiful area and really dose feel ancient and natural. I'm guessing I got the same train as you to, which was a bit of an adventure in itself.

  • @John..18
    @John..18 2 роки тому +1

    Take care Julius,, we'd hate to lose you, for a bears lunch,, 🐻🐻

  • @c.johnstonblacksmith
    @c.johnstonblacksmith 2 роки тому

    Here in Canada the wolves and bears are plentiful ,although you would be lucky to see one, and even then it’s likely running away.

  • @michaelhoskins832
    @michaelhoskins832 2 роки тому +3

    Seems odd,seeing Jullius without Dylan around.

  • @Tolmalion
    @Tolmalion 2 роки тому

    Check out Slovakia when you get a chance, we have most bears per capita in Europe, really easy to meet one here.

  • @rigdigwus
    @rigdigwus 2 роки тому

    Haha even the bears are more aggressive in 'Murica than in Europe :D thats kinda funny
    good ol european bears

  • @samdegroene6526
    @samdegroene6526 2 роки тому

    Toemaar heren leuk dat jullie terug zijn met een nieuwe serie

  • @Zulval0r
    @Zulval0r 2 роки тому

    We need more frequent content from you 🙏 amazing as always

  • @laurynas.viskelis
    @laurynas.viskelis 2 роки тому

    Super excited for the whole adventure!

  • @Warity-s3d
    @Warity-s3d 2 роки тому

    They back!

  • @damagecase3370
    @damagecase3370 2 роки тому +1

    Noch ein bier! Noch ein bier!

  • @roymendoza7843
    @roymendoza7843 2 роки тому

    Finally a New Video. I missed you guys lots.

  • @tatuh4597
    @tatuh4597 2 роки тому +1

    Good stuff!

  • @Fetzi18
    @Fetzi18 2 роки тому

    Great to see you're back! Love the video. Whats the name of the song/tune that start at 4:22? Thanks!

  • @TheRealDoctorBonkus
    @TheRealDoctorBonkus 2 роки тому

    I am greatfull for the algorithm! This looks dope

  • @quattroesp
    @quattroesp 2 роки тому

    Beautiful Romania ❤

  •  2 роки тому

    Nice shot with that WASP who spontaneously came by to say Hallo to us!

  • @gavinobrien3715
    @gavinobrien3715 2 роки тому

    Cant wait to follow this adventure!

  • @userjarabecko
    @userjarabecko 2 роки тому

    THAT LYNX AWWWWWWW❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @RockClimberAlex
    @RockClimberAlex 2 роки тому +2

    4:23 Fun fact. Camping is illegal in Romania anywhere except campings or private properties. That doesn't stop anyone, of course, because, it's Romania after all and you either get a moderate fine or you give the fine to the forester without a receipt if he's into that kind of thing or get a very small "fine" that's basically more like a tax, equal to what you would pay in a camping site. That's if they catch you, of course. Everyone knows it's stupid and you simply cannot enforce it, even if they wanted to, but hey, that's my country for you.

    • @tomlorenzen4062
      @tomlorenzen4062 2 роки тому

      What is wrong with Europe and their anti camping policies??

    • @RockClimberAlex
      @RockClimberAlex 2 роки тому

      @@tomlorenzen4062 If you're a politician with a couple of hotels or places to rent, but you see the plebs are not paying you and instead are enjoying themselves with cheaper and/or more enjoyable ways than moving from your 4 walls to rented 4 walls, you're going to propose a law to make camping illegal, without giving a reason and ask your other hotel owning buddies to vote for it. That's how this democratic system works. Or if you're in Arco and the locals see that rock climbers are increasingly using vans and not "contributing" to the local economy, you're going to make van camping illegal in the area.

    • @ms-ht1cj
      @ms-ht1cj 2 місяці тому

      ​@@tomlorenzen4062We don't have much space. If people camped anywhere, any forests would be littered, destroyed etc.

    • @tomlorenzen4062
      @tomlorenzen4062 2 місяці тому

      @ms-ht1cj that's a bunch of crap, you're much larger than my state ( Illinois) and we have 13 million people. Plenty of camping here.

    • @RockClimberAlex
      @RockClimberAlex 2 місяці тому

      @@tomlorenzen4062 It's been proven time and again, they hate when you can have fun for free. They want you to pay for camping, for everything, really. Same thing happened in Europe when people started using campers and cars. Signs started popping up everywhere in Europe "no camper vans", "no overnight parking" etc.

  • @jito7377
    @jito7377 2 роки тому

    Glad to *see* you back in action.
    Will there be an equipment video for this trip? This is a bigger one, where one can't you go back or rely on known enviroment.

  • @kirivanyam5969
    @kirivanyam5969 2 роки тому

    It's a good morning waking up to Smooth Gefixt.

  • @ЛЕШИЙ-вделе
    @ЛЕШИЙ-вделе 2 роки тому +1

    Love video the ia bunker

  • @kosmashiva7842
    @kosmashiva7842 2 роки тому +1

    Love your videos

  • @akai454
    @akai454 2 роки тому +2

    Yass good to see You guys again :)

  • @catchncookcalifornia1574
    @catchncookcalifornia1574 2 роки тому

    I definitely support sustainable logging, but the way those roads were cut and streams were flowing down them was certainly not good logging practice in my opinion. That sediment load will surely and unnecessarily silt-in fish spawning habitat downstream. Great to see you getting out to new areas though man! Keep it up! Always love seeing your content!

  • @LundysWildcampBushcraft
    @LundysWildcampBushcraft 2 роки тому

    Really enjoyed this looking forward to seeing more atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍

  • @oleh9931
    @oleh9931 2 роки тому +1

    awesome! greets from germany

  • @ibrahimkrasavitv8313
    @ibrahimkrasavitv8313 2 роки тому

    Full support !!!!

  • @Amanlow
    @Amanlow 2 роки тому

    SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH gefixed jonge!!!

  • @BrownianMotionPicture
    @BrownianMotionPicture 2 роки тому

    Lovely work.

  • @MO-vh5ch
    @MO-vh5ch 2 роки тому

    So glad you're back...muddy stream much? 🤣 Is the round house still happening?

  • @Zombie9
    @Zombie9 2 роки тому

    Coooooooool i am relaxing with yr videos better if sound rain in forest ❤️🌹
    Good job bro 👍🏻