A freezing camp on Dartmoor 12.3.13. This is now my 10th wild camp!
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- čas přidán 13. 03. 2013
- NB see this video about what I have taken for Bess for many trips.
• What's in Bess' Pack
There are a few comments worrying about Bess being cold. You will see from the above video that she has plenty of options and we took them ALL for all early deep into winter trips! However I discovered that Bess wasn't needing them. She kept warm with her thick coat and plenty of food. I monitored Bess carefully and she was never cold or uncomfortable!
I found the foam mat was the single most important piece of kit for her when cold as it separated her from the ground. The foam mat is not in the above video as I discovered it later. This is an early look at what I was trying and taking. Also note she wore a water resistant coat by day to help keep her dry.
Thanks for watching.
flyingdogphotography.blogspot.... my write up and KIT LIST :-)
A year ago I set off down this same track for my first ever wild camp • Staika on Dartmoor wil... today was my 10th wild camp and the first down this same track since last August, I must admit it brought back a few memories.
The weather was VERY cold and harsh, my toughest so far, but thankfully too cold to rain!
It is quite long so put the kettle on, sit back and enjoy.
I'll add a blog post and kit list to my blog sometime soon, please chack back later in the week or early next week, cheers :-) - Zábava
Hiker - My beloved wife, will you join me on a backpacking trip ? It will be long, cold and treacherous.
Wife - Bloody hell no. Leave the credit cards before you leave.
The dog - I will be by your side master. To watch over you and keep you warm. You can also use my fur and meat if it comes to that.
We all know who the best friend is.
Seeing that wide open space makes me appreciate the woods that much more. That wind would drive me batty. I love the silent. Thank you for your hard work making this video.
Peace
Thank you :)
Really enjoying your videos Tony. It makes me homesick seeing the wonderful English countryside, and I like seeing all the MLD gear that you keep rolling out!! Keep them coming..
This was great fun..watching someone in a bit of misery :-) but I think you were having fun! I miss Bess now..sorry for that but she seemed quite happy to be doing what she was doing. Very delightful video..and yes..oddly I felt like I was there. Well done.
Thanks for your very interesting videos of Dartmoor and kit. Hope you do more in 2014. All my lads who did 35,45,55 m ten tors some 5 to 8 years ago would have learnt some great tips from your adventures. Keep up the excellent broadcasts.
Great vid Tony. I'm just about to start wild camping again after 20 years off. I'm learning a fair bit from your channel and having a laugh along the way too! I wasn't expecting a strip show in an outdoors vid! Thanks for sharing...I'm off to watch another :-)
Graeme.
Haha, find the camp that's a month before this one ;-)
Glad you're learning and laughing, that's what it's about, well, the laughing :)
Thanks for watching.
great video, thank you for posting and for the effort! I must admit, camping under a tarp brought on flashbacks of similar camping in Germany with the family. we were awoken at 2am by an unexpected downpour. result: a river running through the front and out the back. 😂 luckily it was a summer storm.
Watched this a 2nd time as Im injured at the mo and needed to escape!! Cant wait to make the trip from W sussex down to Dartmoor when the snows down and Im fixed! Great video.
Hi Tony, I liked how paused and calm you are in this video despite the weather conditions.
Also that you were not talking only about gear as the vast majority of "youtubers" out there. Keep the good work!
Thanks for kind comments and watching.
really liking your vids and especially the write ups, it always good to see and learn about the gear others use and how they go about and approach it.
Keep up the vids and the camping mate and all the best to you
There is no need to keep your meths warm as the freezing point of meths is -97 C, also is you buy a survival blanket, one of the thick ones, you place it with the silver side up and it will reflect your heat back up to you as well as stopping the base of your inner tent from getting holes.
Loved it Tony thank you. Your videos are honest and you don't pretend to be something your not. Sorry about Bess mate, I've got three and the thought of losing em is dreadful.
Again, great video, really enjoyed it.
Rozza
Hiya, thanks for dropping by and commenting :-)
I just took Lassie on her first ever camp the other day to the foot of striding edge I'll try to get it up asap but I'm a bit behind at the moment.
Bess was a great companion back in the day :-)
Excellent video. Great fun to watch. I haven't enjoyed one so much for ages. I love the fact that you chat away and leave the camera on. Always good to see how people go about things. Funny isn't it how a camera can keep you company. I often feel the same. Off now to watch your other vids.
Nice video Tony
I lost camping when i was told i had colitis, and when i though i got it back and was going to walk the wall i had a accident and now have arthritis in my spine.
I have taken up fishing now and spend 4 or 5 nights on the bank, not the same as i now have a nice bed and a barrow to take my kit.
thanks for the entertainment mate
Hope you're still enjoying your fishing. Thank you for stopping by :)
excellent video spent many days/nights on the moors back in the day, take a tip from a former RM, keep your boots/socks/clothing in your sleeping bag with you, always a must especially in this type of weather gonna sub you. i do miss Dartmoor going to get a trip organise with my son hopefully this year.
We are glad that you did it also. You had a good companion for the duration. Thank you for the enjoyment.
thank you for your comments and taking time to watch
Hats off to you ! That was a cold night ! Thanks for the vid ...
Thank you.
Hi tony another great video really enjoyed seen you out there braving the elements once more
Yup, spot on Ryan. In fact Bess was sometimes producing so much internal heat her coat steamed, that was amazing to see! Cold, no chance :-) Another thought occurred to me that I may have said elsewhere in a comment, her coat is probably layered and certainly thick, putting a coat on her, with retrospect, would have compressed her own coat, like compressing down, and maybe cooled her! She did amazingly well, now in retirement, sadly, but age catches up. Thanks for dropping by :-)
I'll be watching more of your vids tomorrow hopefully after work.
Already hooked, I can see I'm going to be spending a lot of money on this new found hobby :)
This is awesome!!! What a great idea to take your best friend :)
Super keen to do this now!!! :D
Thanks :)
Good luck
Love this video, really it makes me feel like a complete girl and a wuss for going off on little camping trips in the summer. But even those can be quite rough compared with staying in a 5 star hotel so I'm sure you must be suffering a lot more staying out in the winter. Respect.
aww thanks for lovely comment
it was quite comfortable, only getting out and dressed was a bit of a shock but do it quickly.
summer camping is lovely, hope you have many more good ones
From the comments I understand you lost Bess. My condolences, that must be rough.
Thanks Terry
Yes it was sad, she was missed a lot, she'd carried me through three years after my wife died with these videos and got me out walking at home.
I'm glad I now have Lassie to carry the flag :)
cracking vids mate
obvious yr a happy camper
and love the dog with the pack and mat
keep em coming
cheers jon
7:06 Too hot for me, l'll pass 🤣😎 l actually love such conditions. l'm sure you were in absolute solitude out there. l love it! 😻
Yeah that’s toasty for you
God alone knows how you manage in -20c !
Lowest I did was once or twice -8c ish and that was chilly
Down south here it now seldom even gets to zero lol thanks for watching an oldie
really enjoyed the video Tony.....,well made and thought out
Glad you enjoyed it. Check out the one (9th camp) before this camp. It's quite funny with me changing lol.
I just make them up as I go, but they work out well going by the lovely comments I get. Thanks for the sub, too :-)
Take care.
this was a very enjoyable video thanks for making it !
Honest, I wasn't trying to spy you knickers! Thanks for taking us along.
Many thanks!
Very enjoyable, dogs are not stupid, they find the warmest spot they need, ignore the nay sayers. Look forward to watching more vids now I have found your channel.
Ian
Thanks Ian, and for the sub :)
Welcome to my mad house lol
Enjoy the other videos lol bit different here.
All the best.
Thanks for comments re Bess. You'll see in the recent videos I had to have her put down last Dec. But I'll be getting a border collie puppy in February.
Take care :)
A handy tip when walking in freezing temperatures is to carry your water bottle up side down, then although the bottom freezes, you can still drink from it. Of course as the temperature drops well below freezing the whole thing turns to slush, then freezes. But that's life. Thanks for the video.
Another handy tip is to go home.
haha thought my luck was in! Pleasure, hope you continue to enjoy my little adventures.
Hello Tony. Loved the video mate. I'm doing some wild camping myself in april on the 'west highland way'... this will be my first of many wild camps i hope.
Hi Gary,
Thanks for subscribing and comments.
Good luck with your trip.
I'm crossing Scotland with Chris Townsend. On tgo challenge in May.
I fell in love with Scotland about 5 years ago when me and a friend walked up 'ben nevis'... absolutely stunning scenery.
I'm working through the route Chris has done it looks spectacular on maps.
Hi Tony, love the videos, quick question. What's the maximum windspeed you'd say was sensible to have the tarp tents out in. As in what wind speed would you say na, I won't risk being blown away?
World Survivalist Hi
the Trailstar I'd say 50mph won't even bother it. over that you won't sleep lol seek shelter in trees or valleys. but you'd be safe over 50 mph too.
other tarps and mids I'd not risk that speed! Supermid would be ok to 30 plus add in gusts. not tried it but I'm sure it would hold up to a beating. but it's not a Trailstar
Hi Gareth, thanks for the sub, and watching. The coast path is great, I walked a small section with Colin Ibbotson. Glad you enjoyed this video and hopefully some of my others will help you choose kit or point you in right direction. Holler if I can help or try to help.
Thanks Larry good luck
Great video- looks like a nice setup- plenty of room. Braver man than I am with those temperatures though! I think I'd be dragging around an expedition tent and wood burner, and a little caravan of pack mules!!
Great Vid,Thank you Tony..Tops...
Nice relaxing viewing while eating lunch. Cheers
Another great video Tony, some comical stuff lol. Off down there on 23 March 12 to one of your recommendations Lints Tor cant wait!!!!!. No real plan this time unlike last time following matin saints route never the less still looking forward to it.
Thanks Gary, appreciate the mind words.
Tony it's great to see the progress. Your psychology in solitude is recognised and referred to well. I've seen amazement and a wonder in life come to a few folks up there (as you seem to find), and others become a mess. It's clear your filming puts you in mind of those here who tag along "with you", but I wonder what anyone you have encouraged to go up there themselves, made of their experience? It can be a powerful, fascinating, revealing & perhaps healing journey - ideal for NHS funding maybe!
Yup, I always wondered how you ladies manage! Especially if there is no cover nearby! I suppose you just have to get on with it and hope no one looks.
For me, my water system shuts down if I'm near people, it's a pain at times, so I'd have to either go in shelter or hike half a mile to that distant bush lol! One advantage of solo. Or just a couple. Or a partner.
If you hit the bullseye do you win a fish ;-)
Great vid. Thanks for sharing. I've only completed two wild camps but only posted a vid of the last one. Cheers from Ohio
Hi Lyn, good to hear back from you, on Dartmoor you can legally (it's the only place in England and Wales where it's "legal") camp on the moor. As long as its away from fences / boundaries and properties / roads. Of course we must follow the LNT principles. Leave No Trace.
Great compliment, thank you!
Darn sorry to hear that, get well soon then take it easy and enjoy a camp :-)
I live in Devon and want to do a winter camp in dartmoor this year, nice video mate! I would take my dog too but she’s got short hair I think she’d be too cold
love it a realy good vid .first time i have seen your site will subscribe now thanks
Thanks David, glad you enjoy it :)
My first camp was in a tent but I always had it in my mind to camp as close to nature as possible, you don't need a tent, just make sure everything is up to scratch. Learned a lot the last 18 months. Many in UK use a tent and whilst I'm not alone I wonder if my videos highlight there is an alternative even in the UK. I blame Chris Townsend, he often uses single skin shelters and used this shelter (his not mine here lol) on his Scottish Watershed walk. Good luck :)
really enjoyed it....thanks for sharing
Lovely video Tony. Felt like I was there. :-)
Great video - amazing how people worry about the dog when obviously the dog wasn't worried - they always know best and she was in no danger.
Personally I'd prefer a lightweight tent for comfort and keep my basha setup for warmer times (even though I do hammock in snow etc lol) but I respect your getting out of the comfort zone mentality.
I sound a hardened veteran, but I'm a big Jessy really lol, love my bed and shower and sofa, and tv and mod cons, but its very relaxing and refreshing. I guess I came in with no preconceptions no ideas of what was right and wrong and made it up lol :-) Sort of stumbled on my way. Story of my life... :-)
It made me feel cold just looking at you if I remember that day was a one, I have a couple of recommendations for you 1. I use a alley water bottle filled with drinking water then I heat the water up in a pan then fill the bottle again with hot water I placed the bottle into a wool sock then folding over the sock a couple of times I stick it in my sleeping bag it stays warm for the entire night. the good thing is that you can use the water cup of tea in the morning.chris
How much is a tarp like you stayed in?
Tony,
Allow your feet to get cold before bedding down, you'll get in the bag and a warm sensation will stay with you MUCH longer than warm feet that cool down in the bag... Your body may reject this phenomenon...
Greetings again from Illinois ;)
glad you enjoyed
and idea about your shoes, just put them inside one of the bags and close it that way you keep them dry a bit worm and bug and critter free, really enjoy your videos, keep it up
hi,
Little tip, any kit you need to keep warm/stop from getting cold, put it in
Your sleeping bag, preferably at the top near your torso or at the bottom of the bag for convenience
Thanks, I'll try that especially with battery operated kit.
Thanks Darren :)
Thanks Tony 😁
Looks great out there.
Which PHD jacket is that you are wearing please ?
All the best. Andy
Hello Andy
Wow great to see an older video getting an airing lol that is a good question and it's one I for sure still wear now. Minimus? Not sure but sewn through design probably rated -5c very very nice. There is none better although I've not really looked lol thank you for watching from the archives
@@TonyHobbs Hi Tony, thanks for replying to me. I will have a look at the jackets. I have usually used tents and still do but I too have that desire to be closer to nature and the elements. I'm seriously considering ordering a Trailstar after watching several of your videos and also listening to Chris 😁 Not sure how it will go here in Australia with the slithering, creeping and biting creatures but could always get the net inner too. Definitely would be great for my UK trips.
Thanks again Tony, I enjoy watching you and your unique style. Keep up the good work mate. Cheers.
Yes definitely get an inner lol as far a know the long distance hikers use open tarps a lot in usa and they have a few bugs lol Chris crossed arizina sleeping under stars and didn't wake with a scorpion snuggled up so you'd probably be ok. Thank you again for watching and especially for enjoying lol good to be unique. Hope yo see you around again in comments and tell MLD you saw my videos lol must be good for a laugh 😃 great that someone so far away found my channel 😄
Don't or you'll make me cry. Seriously that's a lovely comment, a special dog :-)
What a great video thanks for sharing it.
Great video, really well put together. I grew up on the edge of Dartmoor, now live in Exeter and started wild camping a couple months ago. I tend to take too much with me when I go and I've only just got myself a rucksack to carry my things in. My camping is mostly spontaneous (like last night). Where exactly were you, that groud looks amazingly level! Most places I go are on a slope, still looking for new places to go.
Hi Tony great watch again have you ever took the temperature difference between in the trailstar and out.I get a 6 degree C gain from being in my tent.I ask because i have never used a tarp and on my last 3 trips its averaged about -5 air temperature at night.....it looks cold in there.
Hey Tony firstly just want to say the videos are great, im heading off to south dartmoor next month and just wondered if you know any places to visit there and i heard you say about adders how often do you come across them.Thanks.
nice video,thanks man..greetings from croatia
Thanks Big Chief :-)
Hi Tony, I know I've read it before, but will you remind me why you put your bathtub at the side of the TS? I know it's personal pref etc? Just wondering benefits. I always love waking to the view out of the mouth of the TS and having an expanse in front of me to sit etc.
good man and bless bess as well have you climbed any peaks ?
Last August Rhinogs is on video here :)
Also last June watershed with Chris Townsend and half way across Scotland with Chris this may.
But mostly dartmoor alone :)
Thanks for comments
Hiya, it went up easily, only issue was I pitched it a bit high so spent ages fine tuning it, I forgot best pole height! But that's user error not its. Glad you enjoyed it, it was fun to make and report back on. :-)
Do you filter your water your water from streams
...Great video @Tony and Bess i occasionaly camp up in the Pentland Hills in the dead of winter near Edinburgh my home tony and i know from experience just how extreme your adventures really are particulary on open exposed moorland such as Dartmoor with its fearsome reputation and utterly deep freeze temperatures..Your cleary expert pal looking as if you enjoy an experience most would surely dread..The balalclava is something i intend to get following my adventures the face gets really cold when sleeping..Hey i like that meth cooking stove i use gas with parabolic dish heater as precaution...Your gear packed down real small tony you travel light too my freind and Bess is an great companion also because i had some animal (Fox?) try to get under my ground sheet one frozen night...Your issues with electronics put simply down to temperatures when devices wiil draw more i cant think of anything other than close to the body in pockets and the sleeping bag to save battery drain...Thanks Tony and Bess...!
Hi Eric
I somehow missed a few replies to you and others here, loved reading your detailed comment and experiences. It's why it's so good to share.
It's a fab place but as you say, still don't take it lightly.
Stay safe :)
...Likewise @Tony Hobbs and also with particular gratitude for taking the time to reply ..An safe journey too for you and Bess on that wayward bound may our paths yet cross one day...Thus from Scotland and Eric Jarvie an big thank you to Mr Tony Hobbs..An star..!!
Hi Eric, Bess sadly is on her last journey with the angels but she's still walking with us. My new steed is Lassie :)
I always try to reply but sometimes some slip the net.
It was one from someone saying but a tent that brought me here, glad he did as I spotted yours :)
May our paths indeed cross.
...@Tony Hobbs how foolish of me to forget Bess's sad passing because i had seen you with lassie in your later videos..All the best for you and lassie for future travels and isnt that just an proud Scots name for an girl you may note...!!...Tony you must come up to scotland one day and legally camp where you wish you are heartedly welcome...!!
Thanks for the advice Tony,i don't have much camera equipment but hopefully i can get some footage of the southern parts with my camera on my phone and post it up.Thanks Again.
I ought to stick it outside, I also ought to check between ground inside and apex. My December (?) trip gave best idea -5 inside TS and -9 outside I think...! The Trailstar helps but a sealed tent must be warmer (?). Must admit I love being open to outside :). I was cosy :-) had a down coat spare and a jumper that I never needed. I'm really chuffed by it all :-)
Great video is great.I was looking for ideas for camping gear for exposed areas.There are a lot of videos about forested areas.This did the trick.
hi how do u keep ur tent warm beside having good sleeping bag?
Yes that's correct. The shelter protects from the elements. Rain and most wind.
Hopefully lol
The sleeping bag is rated well below what I'd expect to experience, I'm a cold sleeper, so take a warm bag. My head is protected with a merino balaclava.
Hi Blaze, it's a tarp lol, and I needed space for my dog, but in reality for winter camping the space is very welcome. I'll be using it this winter. Thanks for watching and commenting, always good to get other peoples thoughts. Gets my grey matter working :-). Especially thanks for the sub.
Thanks Jon, glad you enjoying them, keep watching and I'll keep filming some madness or other :-)
Hello mate
Just subbed to your great channel, thanks for the vids. Ignore the Trolls mate, most of them never leave their council flats. Look forward to your next adventure.
Hi Mark, More head room is one reason, I think lol :-) easier to get in and out, don't need to crawl to back. I can put Bess at the back away from cooking. Closer to view. So your like a bit of sheeting in front of groundsheet :-) Can't beat looking out, don't see point of shutting oneself up unless rain or bugs getting in, so keep door open on mids :-) One last thing, not tried it but I could move door if rain got in and be at back just by moving door. I think. Thanks for watching.
What are you filming with Tony? Nex 7? And are you using a tripod/monopod as well as an attachment for your pacers?
Awesome video great fun it looked like here in MA usa it gets below 0 alot and lots snow good luck have fun
Hi Blaze, out of curiosity, can I ask why you think a smaller "tent" would be better? It's a really interesting thought. Cheers.
Hi Mark, I have an order in with Sean, when he's ready, in the meantime I have the MLD innernet which I uused once last year in Duomid, its good for its small size. My custom inner with Sean is a bit bigger. For the Trailstar again an order is with Sean, but the MLD bug bivi is OK for its size, used once, more room would be advantage. But this stuff is minimalist :-) Dartmoor not too bad for bugs. I'm sure Scotland worse lol!
love your dog :-)
Cheers
She sadly passed away late last year of cancer, but we have these memories. Take care.
Hi Daniel, no worries, words of reason. Thats one vital thing I love with this is the support I get. Cheers.
Bess was very content to sleep where she was.
Thanks for the compliment.
I'm adding a link to the description as I have been nominated in the TGO mag for Personality of the Year for my videos.
your dog looks so badass with his pack on
Thanks Trooper haha and for a kilo less I used a tarp and was quite comfy :-)
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching and commenting, take care.
I'm watching tis again....
It is 25 September 2021, the time is half past six, pm (in Sweden)
I'm waiting for Tony's live stream (Tony in the mist) to start...
If the live stream doesn't work, I'll stick to the other videos on this channel....
So sorry we had no luck I thought the 4g would hold but alas it didn't
Next time
Hi Tony. Enjoyed your vis and subscribed. A Question. In an earlier reply yu sais that tou didnt need a closed tent because the warmth came from the clothing but in your commentary you said you awoke at 4 am and was cold. OK, leave th front open but why not have an inbuilt groundsheet to a) minimise ground level drafts and b) to control the internal the chill factor c) to defeat/minimise potential rain problems. Night time kit storage: Damp and spare socks go under arm pits and boots go inside and at bottom of bag. Batteries. You need at least one fully charged spare batteries per piece of kit needing them and these to be kept close to your skin in damp proof packaging in cold weather.Especially phone batteries upon which your life may depend & always assuming you have a signal. Continue having fun and recording.
Another good video Tony!! I hike/camp the same area. Tempted to replace my tent with a decent tarp (though I do occasionally use a bivvy bag/poncho combo).
Any chance on doing a video on the kit you take?
Can I ask why you wanted Bess properly on the bed so badly?
Also, what stove did you use out of interest? I love the Lixada woodgas stove with meths inside a stowaway pot. And why did you put the meths in your coat? I thought it works fine unless in the extreme minus temperatures :S
Thanks
Hi
it was very cold and I didn't want her getting cold on the bare ground when she had a bed to protect her from the ground.
I used back then a fire steel to light meths. it lights better from fire steel if it's not cold meths. now i use a jet lighter in a slightly different stove.
it's a Caldera cone sidewinder. the stove here is a 12-10. now I use the Zelph stove
similar but smaller to fit in the pan for stowage
+Tony Hobbs thanks :) I considered getting a bathtub floor and I'm not used to ground sleeping (been a hammocker for years) but think I'll risk it in a bivvy if it comes in time and a tarp.
that zephyr stove looks good, I just looked it up. I can't imagine how the cone would be portable, did it unclipped and flatten? bess is a good dog and companion, I wish I had one :p
The cone rolls up and fits inside the pot it's designed to fit. Must be correct.
A dog is a great companion :)
+Tony Hobbs interesting. I've seen it before on CZcams, seemed to be the almost pseudonymous stove lol. I have two dogs but both are unsuitable for long ventures and mainly for my grans company. I need one for myself for this stuff 😂 haha
What camera name and model is that?
thanks, near reservoir down past sourton tor. I've thinned it out quite nicely now.. I'm sure many of us take more than needed.. Hope you enjoy my other videos:)
its my pleasure its a great video cheers john
Thank you very much. Some bogs are deep but I avoid those ;-)
Yes, N7. Funnily enough bought an attachment for Pacer Poles from Pacer this week. Its wrong angle for my use, but a ball head may help. Not used it yet, when the mood takes me. I never know whats next :-)
I have a gitzo mountaineer lightweight tripod, about 860g, but using a Gorilla pod at moment about 250g! Its OK for the in shelter stuff. I hold camera in hand for the face on shots. I just make it up as I go :-) Seems to work lol.
pleasure and thank you for the kind compliment and the sub :-)
your mr bean of camping in a good way love watching your true videos
Haha, lovely comment :)
Seem to have failed to reply, excuse my forgetting
Tony Hobbs looking forward to next one
Thanks Mark :)
Got some work doing on house soon but as soon as done I'll be out again, probably May at this rate sadly.
when you got contractors working on your home you go to be there every sec .. when they worked on my home every time i turned my back they did something wrong and try to bill me for it
God I hope they don't fook up! I'll be keeping close eye, it's a guy I know.....
Excellent comment! Thanks. It's good to see my progress and I am getting some feedback from a few subs who have been encouraged to try it themselves. I think you're right about the healing.. .