Winter Overnight Camp in a Canvas Swag. Campfire Cooking. Groat Pudding. Lockdown Camping.
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2021
- In this video, I head out like the jolly swagman into the darkest depths of the Norfolk wilderness (well, to the end of my garden anyway) for a muddy winter lockdown overnighter.
My shelter of choice is a super comfortable canvas swag from Outhaus co and tarp. After foraging firewood (from my log store) I set about processing it down into thinner pieces in order to get a cozy fire lit. Dinner is a new ingredient to me - an oddly named, but absolutely delicious sausage called Groats Pudding, lathered in taste bud tingling sauce from the lovely people at Norfolk based The One Food Company. A couple of scrumptious ales later and it’s time for the obligatory hot chocolate and a very comfortable nights sleep.
Morning brings coffee, a tour of my sleeping arrangements and the pricze draw for my recent 100k subscriber giveaway.
Congratulations to the winners!
I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
Links
Outhaus Rockhampton Canvas Swag
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TJM Metalworks Mini Fire Anchor
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Groat Pudding
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The One Food company
/ theonefoodcompany
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Very few UA-camrs create content that is as wholesome, entertaining and relaxing as you Simon. Thanks bro.
I always look forward to the peaceful wholesomeness that comes with your videos. No bad attitude to overlook. No Cruddy language. Thanks a million.
Simon, and The Fish Locker are my favorite channels on the Tube
I agree. Every video is a pleasure to watch and there is always something new to learn. Keep up the good work, Simon.
@@mnmikeoutdoors8595
Hi Mike, i just wanted to Ditto you about the language !!!! What a relief !!! I think Simon REALLY is " just a bloke in the woods " 😂 !!!
Awesome content as usual 👏
The neighbours must think....'Hello... He's upset her again'!
that's exactly what I was thinking :)
It was the click of the lock, seconds after I closed the door behind me that really made them think! 😂
Lol!
@@simonablokeinthewoods hahahaha.... "AND I'M KEEPING THE DOG WITH ME!!!" :)
This made me laugh. Cheers!
Simon, a bloke in the back garden. At least you can get outside and enjoy a campfire. I can't even imagine the horrors of lockdown while living in an apartment building.
I live in a block of flats, so content like this is keeping me sane
I bet Simon sleeps better in the swag than in his own bed.Nothing like a campfire and a simple meal cooked on the coals
I consider myself hugely fortunate to have a garden and live in a rural area during these times - and hopefully the videos help those who can’t get out so easily.
Am in suburban area but thankful I have a garden. Not one to camp in but big enough to chill in.
I live in an apartment building at the moment I wish to kill some kids for bouncing screaming and I don't have any kids you get the picture but I digress I just go out back and forth to work and grocery stores and well since I have mountain bikes and don't drive I go down to the parts that way and I do little bike camping quick overnights we can warrior crap if my headaches allow it and that's a big major if
You could start a new channel, ‘Lockdown Simon, a bloke in his backyard’.
Simon, a bloke in the garden.
You always make us feel like we are right there camping with you.
Man lights fire, cooks dinner and we are all fascinated. Keep up the good work.
Swags are a massive part of camping here in Australia 🇦🇺 they’re such a great bit of kit. Once again another great video mate 👍🏻
Frighty i have 2 part time jobs and on occasions have to rough it out bush for a day or two upto 2 weeks at a time and the Swag is a must. Add a 3x3m tarp and you live like a king. Love them I have a small one and a big daddy deluxe which is huge.
@@michaelpepper7230 Bloody oath mate, i have 2 swags too. A 900mm and a 1400 double Both are made by 23zero.
@@fishingwithfrighty1615 both jobs supply stretchers and swag so I don't even have to use my own, its great. Might be doing an overnighter next week to do some vehicle testing at the testing facility out on the highway towards Charters Towers.
Thanks mate!
@@fishingwithfrighty1615 just got got one from bcf its the bees knees bucko!!!
This is just what I needed to see on a miserable day in the UK 👍 cheers Simon 🙏. Can't wait to do some more wild camps in the summer 😊🌲🏕️
Well done to everyone that won, to the other 7501 entrants, yes I’m as disappointed as you lol, great video Simon 👍
Next time mate! 😁
oo, that looked really cosy mate! some nice bed time viewing :)
Such a down to earth guy! It is a plesure to sit down and watch 😊
I have absolutely no idea how I ended up seeing this channel, but it’s great 👍 you have a new subscriber Simon 😎
I can't imagine anything better than Maggie breaking into my garden! I'd just be sad she had to go back home. Congrats to the winners.
Oh me too she is Gorgeous xx
You say that, but you havnt seen what she likes to leave behind as a ‘little’ gift! 😂
Well, that's one way to save diesel on the Land Rover! Seriously, that's dedication at 100% and I'd have been so, so tempted to sneak back indoors that close from home! I'll echo the comments of Survive the Night, and my heart felt thanks to you for getting us through the madness of the past year - believe me, your videos have been a massive support. Keep it up, and I wish you and your family well - and hope, of course, we see Maggie in less muddier times! Congrats to the winners btw - some seriously nice prizes!
Thank you!!
I think we need to rename this episode to Simon a Bloke with a bloody massive back garden 😉😆
Hahaha - it’s not as big as I made it look 😂
I hope you appreciate that I interrupted watching the Presidential Inauguration to watch this! Excellent as always Simon. 😊
Was just gonna say the same. 👍🍸Enjoying my tenth anniversary single debt free
Hahaha - well I feel honoured!! Thank you!
woohoo! congrats to the winners. nice camp, but man that thing looks bulky even if comfortable.
It is bulky - you could easily reduce that by taking an inflatable mattress instead of the foam one - most of the bulk is the mattress 👍
Thank you for letting us camp with you, I enjoyed hearing the bird song in the morning, congratulations to those who won, stay safe Simon x
You can take a man out the woods but ya cant take the woods out of a man lol great video and well done to all the prize winners👌👍
Good thing Maggie had the good sense to stay indoors and keep her feet dry. 😊
"Simon...Simon... I hope you are not pooping behind the trees" shouts the missus out the bedroom window.
Doesn't matter where you practice, as long as you practice. No exchange for hands on. Rained quite a lot here also. Shame i didn't win but always enjoy your videos. Always look forward to each one.
And congratulations to the 3 winners! Bravo👏 👏👏👏👏
Congrats to all the winners and thanks simon for running the draw
Be careful out there Simon, be sure to take a map and compass with you! Great video as always.
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We bought a campervan between lockdowns....Yes we've been driveway camping...😂. Love the vid
Great video Simon! Love that new swag 👍🏼Congratulations everyone who won some prizes!
My wife would love it if I took to camping at the end of the garden :D
Congratulations to the winners!
Congrats to the winners and thanks Simon for these great videos.
Thanks for a very nice , different video. Congratulations to all three winners.
A Northern Monk and sausage I’m surprised Haze didn’t pop up.
Don't encourage him, that lad do anything for a beer sausage 😆
A big congratulations to all the winners! Thank you so much for the opportunity. That was very kind and generous! I am so looking forward to more content in 2021! Hello from Franklin Kentucky USA.
Maggie is always welcome in my garden! “Keeping us entertained through this madness” 😂❤️👍🙏
Im always confused by the large number of things you guys call "pudding" lmao, awesome video man! looking forward to the next.
bread and butter pudding, black pudding, yorkshire pudding, christmas pudding, suet pudding, steak and kidney pudding, rice pudding, white pudding, it can even be used as a friendly insult, " you pudding " haha 🍮there are more but you get the gist 😊
@@xaraxania LMAO in the US we have Pudding... (chocolate, vanilla, banana, etc) but its all basically the same thing.
@@Fenrir6Gaming mmmmm... puddiinnngggg 😛
In Hawaii, we call it *poi* 🤙😎
Sweet things are Desert for the uk xx
Simon, I'm so glad I watch you recordings for the ideas and viewer enjoyment.
I'll look into that outhaus 👍
Congratulations to all winners 👏
I love the content. It is amazing how you make it fun and interesting just camping out in your back yard. You are so talented. Thanks
Simon you’ve got a great backyard! Not a bad place to spend the evening if you can’t get out. And the sound of roosters in the morning was awesome!
Congrats to the winners. Thanks for the videos Simon. They bring a welcomed peace to my day.
Thanks for another great video. Its amazing how you can make a backyard camp so enjoyable to watch. All your video's are always good quality and my family can watch with me. Hope soon you can get out back in the woods.
Another great video Simon.
Looking forward to seeing what adventures you’ll have in 2021. All the best.
Congratulations to the winners. Thanks for your videos Simon. Take care.🇺🇸🔪🔥🌲
Hello Simon, I am Brazilian, my name is Lopacinski, and I enjoy your videos a lot, I am retired military man, I have already camped very professionally and today I like to enjoy good times in nature. Congratulations.
Thanks for the loads of time you take to make this content. Have much enjoyed watching you over the past few years. Much of the adventures you have shared have motivated me a lot in my own life. Cheers to a great New Year 😊
Glad you enjoyed the swag, they are a great bit of kit. Thanks for the cold camp feeling 🤣 not missing the current UK weather. atb 👍🏻
Congratulations to the winners! Great video, Simon! Today is a good day. People won excellent prizes from you. Cheers! - Ian
You can definitely see where he camped overnight after he left! Another great video, spreading hope in these dark times - makes us all winners!. Congratulations to the draw winners.
Even when it's just the back garden, no Mrs. In the Woods! Another great video Simon, thanks so much for reminding us it doesn't require a journey to have spend time outdoors and enjoy ourselves. And again, I love the voice-over your prepping the wood, excellent production!
Thanks Chris! Very little chance of Mrs In the woods making an appearance I’m afraid, even if it is in the garden 😂
Congratulations to the winners. The twig stove kits look great and always a great video Simon.
Thanks for another entertaining and relaxing video Simon. You have no idea how many of us need this to get through lockdown. ⛺
Oh, and congrats to the lucky winners!
Glad to see you staying safe at home and not making unnecessary Journeys even if it's just to keep us entertained, cheers.
Recent new edition to your channel this lockdown via the Norfolk Coastal walk vlogs and loving the channel! I’m living vicariously through you Simon! Thank you! Can’t wait to catch up on your back catalogue! 👏🏻👌🏻
Thanks Simon. Keep up the great adventures. As you can see lots of us need & appreciate it.
Lockdown content at its finest 👍. If only I had a garden like yours Simon. Loving the swagman. It definitely has it's own unique place in the great outdoors. Congrats to all of the winners, I'm genuinely quite jealous, enjoy. Take care Simon. Atb, J 👍.
Maggie would never go anywhere she shouldn’t! She is a good dog!
Wow I love the idea of that swag!! Like you said quite bulky but what a game changer and excellent addition to a truck load out 👍
Congratulations to the winners and thanks for the video Simon a great sleep system.
Looks like I’ll have to order my own twig stove and skillet!
Keep the videos coming and congrats again on the 100k subscribers
What can I say! Absolute fan-bloody-tastic Simon, massive thanks mate, what a prize to win! Big congratulations to the two other winners too.
I’ll be taking these straight out the door and in to the woods when they arrive mate 👍.
I am in love with that Swag tent, that is one cosy looking shelter and looks well built too.
The sausage is something different, not heard of that before, reminded me a bit like haggis?
A top lock down camp Simon and once again mate thank you.
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Congratulations on your win as well! I can't wait to take these items out to the woods here in Pennsylvania. They will be put to good use!
Cheers Ant! And congratulations!!
Hope you have fun with them mate. 👍👍
@@WIZ-IN-PA thank you Wiz. Ahh wicked mate well you enjoy them pal 👍
@@simonablokeinthewoods thanks again mate, can’t wait to get out and cook some awesome grub with the gear 👍👍
Great video, congratulations to the winners, we all are gaining from your work Simon, thank you again
Glad you're keeping up the quality videos through another lockdown. It really helps me and I'm sure plenty others
Well done Simon, that's a hell of a kit. Looks like glamp edition.
Groat pudding! A childhood staple from Cornish camping holidays! Thanks for the nostalgia, Simon! Love it!
Love it! I’ve been looking for a swag like this available in Britain for ages! Just ordered mine now. Love your great, down to life attitude to camping and getting out doors 👍
Arrived today, it’s amazing, I can’t wait for some sunnier weather to season it before I take it out on the first camp... I got the bigger 1100mm version and so happy!
Pleased your healthy and able,lovely to see you out,its all up in the air and a bit vicarious at the moment,consider how lucky you are with your well being ,great content and a lot of work behind the scenes
Massive congrats on 100k subs Simon great video as always mate. Great to see your channel growing here's to 1 million subs
Thank you!
Another amazing video, thank you for taking the time to go on this super long and dangerous hike!
😂😂👍
Simon, you put out some down to earth videos. It's great to see. Keep them coming. Thanks, Dale
I always look forward to your videos Simon!
From an Aussie who always uses a swag, it was good to hear you say how well you slept mate. It’s amazing how a good nights sleep can change your day.
Hi Simon, So glad you have managed to get "out"... it's wonderful to see, even if I don't have the opportunity to with the lockdown!
Please keep producing these videos as and when you can... you inspire so many people to get out there and try something different (even if recent events have to make you roam closer to home).
Good health to you and yours.
James
Great video again Sir! Thank you for being so creative with entertainment during our lockdown in Ontario, Canada!
Congrats to the winners! And thanks Simon for another enjoyable video. The swag looks great!
Inauguration is not important. Simon is up now.
Not interested in Biden Inauguration,this is my kind of viewing xx
@@MC-mn8cz Shut up. Please. NO one wants to hear your rhetoric. This is a cool channel don't mess it up. miiklaa is that unfortunate Karen that shows up to every fun party and sucks all the oxygen out the room.
Thank you!
It wasn't legit so of course it wasn't important.
Simon is 100% legit. Love his content and style.
Always look forward to an interesting night in your company. Thanks Simon.
Ah jusy got back from work, now time to sit back and relax with a beer!
Cheers Simon. 🍻
Thanks Simon for another great video always look forward to watching them i dont know about anyone else but i always feel im actually on the camp with you. Congratulations to the 3 prize winner's and thanks once again for sharing your passion for bushcraft with us Simon atb Gaz
Superb, congrats to the winners. I might just talk myself into getting a swag I've seen a few videos with them now and all positive. Thank you Simon atb.
Another lovely video, that swag looked cosy and bet it didn’t feel like sleeping in a coffin! Missed Mags, congratulations to all the winners. Looking forward to more adventures in 2021
Thanks for the content Simon, from a grateful Brit down under. Stay safe. Looking forward to what you're up to in '21
Congratulations on 100K Simon, You have one of the best channels on this site. I enjoy your content and the way you present it.
Congrats to the winners. Love these videos mate as they make me switch off and relax so thank you for that.
Hi Simon you make camping fun and the way it is and it reminds me of all the times I gone camping with my dad and my brother keep up the great work
Very enjoyable video as always Simon , even with all the sloppy mud . Congrats to all the winners . Loving the look of the swag .
Great content as usual. Gutted I didn’t win but well done those that did. Keep up the good work.
Congrats to all the winners. Another great video Simon, loved how you feathered the wood never seen it done that way 👍🏻😁
It’s a very efficient way of feathering and you have more control too - just got to be careful of those fingers!! 👍
Never have I been so excited about a a video and a competition! Well done to the winners and a big well done Simon, on doing so well with your subscribers. You are a proper inspiration. :)
Thank you!
Ive had an Outhaus Swag for a few years now and it is a top notch bit of kit. Excellent after sales service from Ollie the owner of the company as well. Highly recommended.
He’s a top bloke isn’t he!
Really like the swag - it’s going to be hard to go back to using other sleep system/shelter combinations haha!
Congratulations to the winners. Thank you for the opportunity.
What a garden you have there, would love a garden that big for learning and teaching wood and bushcraft. Great videos enjoy watching them.
Thank you
Thank you for sharing yet another great video! Camping in the backyard is underrated :-) Keep up the good stuff 👍
Another great vid simon.
LOVE THAT SWAG, what a shelter.
congrats to all the winners, another great video
Congratulations to the winners. Another great video.
Well done to the winners. Thanks for giving us a bit of sanity in our current situation. Here’s to getting out and getting away when the chance comes.
That's a really good prize Simon! I'm still to fully enjoy and film mine. Congratulations to the winner. Congratulations on the 100K Simon. Thanks for doing what you do, agree with Ant (survive the night). Always look forward to them Simon.
Well done Simon, Many thanks for keeping us all entertained. And many congratulations on your amazing subscriptions 😊👍 Ian
Swags...! The way forward...! 💪🏻Great camp out Simon, well done to the winners 🥳
Aw man, if I knew that Oboy hot chocolate was going to be part of the prize packages, I would have entered!
Hahaha 👍👍
Congrats to the winners. Loved the video. That is a nice swag, even if its bulky. Can't wait for the next video. Stay well.
Thank you Simon - the pud looked delicious and perfect with the sauce wrap and ale..... thank you for the pleasant video in a time of confusing utter chaos.....Cheers
I thought for sure that Tom would get ONE round of Groat Sausage! 😋 Thank you, Simon...and congrats to the winners. 👍🙂