Thanks Neill! A little birdy told me Rob went and camped somewhere else!Someone turns up camping with a banjo and I’m moving forest 😂😂 Thanks for not murdering me!
It really looks like your firewood is much wetter than what we got up in northern Sweden. Really nice wood stove anyway. It's also interesting to see how green your winter is. / Matti and Stina in Jokkmokk
Thanks Matti and Stina! 🙂 yeah it’s been raining for weeks, the forests are always very damp in winter. The wood was so wet you could see the water being pushed out the top by the heat. The ground tends to be damp and muddy as well. It rarely gets cold enough that the forest floors freeze. Do you mean green because of the lack of snow and ice? Our winter average temperature is 5C - 8C so even the tallest mountains only have snow during cold spells. We have our first proper cold weather coming this week, maybe get down to -5C (which will be nothing for you!) but after that the hills and mountains won’t be as green. Of course every 5-10years we will get a rare freeze that lasts for weeks. Last big one was 2010
catching up on the vids - lovely spot for a murder! or to wild camp for an evening. I have the Solo Stove Bonfire for my patio and I love how it is 98% smokeless (just at the beginning) and the efficiency that it has in burning wood completely. usually less than a liter of ash if not less from a three to four hour burn time.
Think that in the end a small little stove like this one proves to be more practical than that Lofi one, which needs power to work. That's fine for one or two days with a powerbank, but you don't have to think about that with the Solo Stove. Nice video story telling btw ;-)
Thanks Peter. I like the LOFI for warmer weather when I just need to heat water. It’s much faster and easily to light than the Solo Stove. So I’d consider bringing it on a day hike too. And most people (in UK & Ireland at least) who go camping only go for one night so power isn’t a concern. But in winter it’s nice to have something that can stay lit for hours and provide some heat.
Pain in the behind if you feed the Solo with firewood. Either you have to lift your pot or you’re using toothpick sized twigs as fire wood with the expected short lived effect . To me the Bushbox XL Titanium is still the GOAT
Wasn’t too bad, the small pile of wood I prepped was enough to keep me going for a few hours. Obviously not as easy as putting in bigger sticks but the small burn chamber and smaller fire meant it didn’t feel any more difficult to fuel than a bigger stove. Just have to do the prep. Although I think I’d definitely value a larger stove on a really cold night. Might look into the bushbox.
Thanks Vic! 🙂 I’m slowly gaining the confidence to make slower videos like this. For a long time I was focused on very fast edits and shorter videos because that’s what everyone said to do. But realised that it very much depends on the niche and type of video. My CTR isn’t great for these videos but hoping that changes as I focus the channel more. Thanks for all the advice BTW!
Love the videos! Always so funny when you see the "the morning" shot of you "waking up" - but you know you actually had to put the camera out and then got BACK into the tent to "wake up" 😀 It's all about the story though!
Oh I didn’t get out of the tent to set the camera up 😂 Well not all of my anyway, just my arm. Filmmaking is all lies! 😂 Took me ages hiking in too because of all the shots I set up. Also one shot from early in the video was actually from the next day. It’s kinda obvious.
@@StephenJReid 😂 I’ve always thought it takes you 3x longer to do stuff as you have to set up, do the shot & then go back to get camera AND do it again
Still enjoy your videos! Thanks for putting smiles on faces and sharing scenery I may never experience in real life (at least not your side of the globe … maybe one day …)
@@LazyManJoe at least 3x as long! Sometimes I’ll have to do the shot 2-3 times if I’m not happy with the framing. But I see that as the difference between a vlogging and a filmmaking. A vlog is simply captured exactly as it happens, with few set up shots. A filmmaking is more deliberately constructed for the purpose of story. Sounds pretentious 😂
Yeah the littering is very frustrating. I saw abandoned pillows when I was there. I’m worried at some point the whole forest area could be clear-felled as its quite mature trees and probably managed forest.
Really enjoyed that Stephen, done a similar video back last January from Foffany, nice to see how a professional does it 🙂 Cracker wee stove, though must resist the urge to feed my stove addiction 🙂Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! It’s a great spot for making a video. Mostly because it’s only 20mins from the carpark 😂 yeah stoves are a black hole, I’ve got a few now! Always something new or novel
Woke up at 7 am , everything is close in canada for the new year, I was actually looking forward to watch your videos! Always so inspiring! Btw, you are very lucky to bump into strangers 😅! Glad you still alive 🎉
@@StephenJReid I have an old go pro I use for chatting, I use a Canon 24mm prime (when battery permits) and a 50mm for photography, it weighs more than my kit 😁🤣
I have zero interest in camping gear. I am not a fan of it, for several reasons. I like the *idea* of camping stoves and ways of heating my 3-season porch [it's glassed in]. All that is besides the point. The point is, you can always tell who on CZcams is a pro and who is not, and you sir, are a Pro. The production quality of your videos is amazing. And I bet it doesn't take you a ton of time, either. Thanks for continuing to inspire me in my own videos. :D
@@RoadReality Depends on the video. Some simple ones I can edit quickly but for a video like this I'll do a rough cut. Then I'll go back and build up sequences with music or sound design. I'll do another pass to tighten up those sequences, layer in more sound design, adjust audio levels. Then I'll do a final pass where I colour grade all the shots and fine tune each one individually.
@@StephenJReid Yep, that sounds very similar to my workflow, except I am using Alex Audio Butler and Clarity Vx plugins to manage my audio fidelity, levels, and mixing. But I do the rest in the same order when I'm doing an off-bike video. I've done a few product reviews lately, and those are all 3-7 hour edits, doing exactly what you said. FWIW, in this video, the contrast stuck out to me, and it had an added warmth to it that was really cool. You just don't see stuff like that all the time - most YTers have a style they stick to for everything, but your color grading and such changes for the type of video - this one was warm, but your ranty runs are usually more saturated, a little less contrast, and then other videos are somewhere in the middle, it's kinda wild.
I appreciate being able to wake at 5:30am and start my day watching one of your camping videos. With my coffee and the camping view, it was a great way to wake up. Love the channel and love your approach to and take on life.
Ahh, memories of pre-family weekends out in the Scottish hills. Your kit is level up from what I had available on my budget back then. Once the kids are old enough though...BTW, your Chicago Gangster cameo was a bit *too* convincing!
@@timovehkaoja Most of the mountains here are quite barren looking, very few trees grow on them. Nearly all the forests in these mountains are small commercial forests, so you could camp there one month and return the next to find the trees gone. We have very little natural woodland anywhere in Ireland, most deforested country in Europe. But there are some nice areas and on video it’s easy to make a forest look bigger.
This was such a cozy relaxing video until the human interaction jumpscare 😂 It’s pretty cool seeing two strangers able to randomly bond over a shared hobby though.
Thanks Dazzy! Video production is my day job so trying to take a more filmmaker style approach to some of my videos. Other times I’ll just grab my GoPro.
Ooooh I do like the little stove , handy you can also pop a trangia in too 👍 I have a cheap bush box type one but I do have little bellows tho. Guessing that wasn’t filmed on a GoPro far too good in low light . Cracking camp perfect conditions unlike my last one on a hill in the wind atb Dave
Thanks! No not a GoPro video. I used my best camera for this one, Sony A7siii. It’s my main camera for client work and is amazing in low light. GoPro would look like mush in these conditions without a lot of light.
I like the rabbit hole your going down lol. Yea mate always bring your tomahawk just incasey lol. U should get onto the lads who make the Honey/ hive stove and get a freebee and bushbox XL titanium. And silky , and get the big boy. And DD tarps get yourself the 3x3 superlight and the 1.5 X 3 superlight. Raider and tarp the ticket. Although my theory is set the tarp up have a fire etc and put the raider a bit outta the way so if it all goes up the left, u still have a bomb proof sleep. Taut line hitch knot and some DD tarps carabiners work great in strong winds. Carabiners bend and knots slide, tie of points breake. Also the little Toaks titanium meth burner works better in cold weather and only 23g. Obv if u keep the meth up your jumper
Haha what rabbit hole do you mean? I actually have the 3x3 superlight tarp, used it a few times but never in a video. Definitely an endless amount of kit out there though and everyone has something they swear by.
Rabit hole, Bigger fire,bigger saw bigger axe ( like your axe tho ) bigger food (stop eating boilin the bag stuff lol ( ridge monkey) bigger tarp, bigger chillllllllll out, bigger fun. Learn the knots and spend hour setting up mad tarp set ups ha ha ha. Feck the hibride stuff goo total comfort and fun and zero bs. Raider and tarp 👍👍👍.
I like to take elements from various places ultralight camping, bushcraft, fast packing and combine the ones I find interesting or useful. I rarely do the same camp twice, sometimes I’ll bring my pan and cook something proper, other times I can’t be bothered and I’ll use a pack. I do have a bigger axe, was doing more bushcraft stuff a couple of years ago but it was my worst performing content at the time so I moved away from it. Kinda coming back around to it now but trying not to buy too much more. Really I have enough. One of my first videos was a tarp and bivvi camp. But it’s tricky to keep camera equipment dry and warm the same way, which is why I’ve favoured tents more recently. Plan on attempting hammock camping again next year.
I hear ya. When I can't be botherd cooking I use the Ridge monkey to heat up pre cooked burgers, sausages rolls etc add a cheese slice sorted. Had a crips sandwich and a cup of tea camped on top of donard best one I ever tasted lol. It's great in winter to dig out the Jolly green gaint rucksack and fill it up ha ha ha. Never hammocked. Looking at doing more bike packaging and possibly a canoe trip. Joy of being a beginner.
Soooo ahhhh. Honey stove 3 pie tin foile things only one needed for the bush box. Awsome prices of kit I been using this year Henionesx Pancho . And the swagman's roll. The DD 1.5 X 3 set it up and if it's really pissing it down clip on the Pancho. Same with the 3x3. If the wind changers clip on the Pancho. Been using it for if u see a rain storm coming sit on your pack put the Pancho over u and wait 5 mins all good.
that’s a great video! lovely visuals as usual. I love the stove - a lot lighter than my bushcraft essentials box 😅 how was the condensation in the rab on such a cool night? i’m thinking of getting one. great stuff thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Zero condensation inside the Rab, it’s a single layer but whatever the fabric is, seems to work really well. Not my first choice for winter though due to lack of space but my other tent is being repaired
@@StephenJReid wow, I’m really surprised no condensation at all, but I know the fabric is Pertex and that has very good breathability I think. What was the ambient outside air temp on the night if you know please? Thanks for all your help!
Brilliant race! I’ve run it last 4 years. This year is in doubt though as I haven’t done much hill running in nearly 3 months. I might do it but not vlog it this year, just enjoy the run for once!
Depends on the system, I’m going by meteorological winter. I refuse to accept that most of December isn’t actually winter 😂 On the ancient Irish calendar winter starts even earlier in November.
@@StephenJReid thank you for the reply, i found your channel after looking for tips and reviews on the 360 x3 and bonus is that like myself you go hiking/camping, thanks again
Thanks! I shot this on my camera that I use for my professional work, Sony A7siii, it’s phenomenal in low light. Btw thought I spotted your green tent in Donard Wood last Saturday.
It’s a great wee stove and more efficient than a folding box stove, doesn’t take much wood to keep it going. Still trying to decide if I prefer it or my folding box stove
Great video Stephen. Just curious, are you still using the Hyke & Byke Eolus sleeping bag or have you switched to one of the bigger brand bags like Rab?
@@StephenJReid great, thanks for the reply Stephen. Tested my existing bag (limit of -1°C, survival -10°C) and mat (R value 3.1) at -3°C last night and am on the fence about upgrading. Eolus could be a contender 🤔
@@GearTutorials only problem I’ve had with it so far is that you sometimes have to redistribute the down filling a bit or it can develop cold spots if it all gather in one place. But it’s a decent budget bag
The boots I was wearing in this were the Merrell MQM gore-tex boots. Very lightweight. Although probably not the best option for colder weather. I also have a pair of heavy leather boots that are pretty bombproof for long cold days but are heavy on the feet. www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16243278/merrell-mens-mqm-3-gore-tex-mid-walking-boots-16243278
Thanks Stephen...loved the gangster impersonation...gave me a chuckle. Also, I am assuming that you don't have the wee piece of material that stops your seat sinking into the ground, (maybe forgot it or lost it), but my friend that I go camping with, used an idea he got off someone on CZcams in the states, and it was was using plastic plumbing t -junction pipe joints (onlt a few quid from B&Q) held on with bungees, so they are always attached to never lose. Works a treat. Here is a link: czcams.com/video/7MWVL8WVds0/video.html
Thanks Ricky! I actually did have the seat feet support thing with me, but (wrongly) assumed the forest floor was solid enough so left it in my bag!🙈 that plumbing pipe is a neat trick. I’ve a friend with the same chair and he used training golf balls
@@StephenJReid Ha ha...brilliant...love peoples creative solutions to these little problems, especially when they can make a real difference to our enjoyment of the outdoors 😃
See the getting dark bit would be ok and the morning bit fine , but the pitch black inbetween I don’t think I could do by myself in a Forrest situation 🫣. Out in the open in the mournes no bother though 😂😂
Hi Neil, welcome to the channel. Thanks for not murdering Stephen.
😂😂😂😂 excellent mate. Should've brought my banjo!
Thanks Neill! A little birdy told me Rob went and camped somewhere else!Someone turns up camping with a banjo and I’m moving forest 😂😂 Thanks for not murdering me!
He'd replied later that morning... tells me he'd no signal 🤔 Until next time 😁
Even the craziest of axe-wielding madmen would be won over by your natural charm. You've nothing to worry about.
Haha not sure I’d want to test that theory but thanks!🙂
It really looks like your firewood is much wetter than what we got up in northern Sweden. Really nice wood stove anyway.
It's also interesting to see how green your winter is.
/ Matti and Stina in Jokkmokk
Thanks Matti and Stina! 🙂 yeah it’s been raining for weeks, the forests are always very damp in winter. The wood was so wet you could see the water being pushed out the top by the heat. The ground tends to be damp and muddy as well. It rarely gets cold enough that the forest floors freeze.
Do you mean green because of the lack of snow and ice? Our winter average temperature is 5C - 8C so even the tallest mountains only have snow during cold spells.
We have our first proper cold weather coming this week, maybe get down to -5C (which will be nothing for you!) but after that the hills and mountains won’t be as green.
Of course every 5-10years we will get a rare freeze that lasts for weeks. Last big one was 2010
catching up on the vids - lovely spot for a murder! or to wild camp for an evening. I have the Solo Stove Bonfire for my patio and I love how it is 98% smokeless (just at the beginning) and the efficiency that it has in burning wood completely. usually less than a liter of ash if not less from a three to four hour burn time.
I’m glad it wasn’t the murder option! 😂
Think that in the end a small little stove like this one proves to be more practical than that Lofi one, which needs power to work. That's fine for one or two days with a powerbank, but you don't have to think about that with the Solo Stove.
Nice video story telling btw ;-)
Thanks Peter. I like the LOFI for warmer weather when I just need to heat water. It’s much faster and easily to light than the Solo Stove. So I’d consider bringing it on a day hike too.
And most people (in UK & Ireland at least) who go camping only go for one night so power isn’t a concern.
But in winter it’s nice to have something that can stay lit for hours and provide some heat.
Pain in the behind if you feed the Solo with firewood. Either you have to lift your pot or you’re using toothpick sized twigs as fire wood with the expected short lived effect . To me the Bushbox XL Titanium is still the GOAT
Wasn’t too bad, the small pile of wood I prepped was enough to keep me going for a few hours. Obviously not as easy as putting in bigger sticks but the small burn chamber and smaller fire meant it didn’t feel any more difficult to fuel than a bigger stove. Just have to do the prep.
Although I think I’d definitely value a larger stove on a really cold night. Might look into the bushbox.
Duuuudddeeee - The audio / atmosphere / ambience here was superb!!! LOVE IT
Thanks Vic! 🙂 I’m slowly gaining the confidence to make slower videos like this. For a long time I was focused on very fast edits and shorter videos because that’s what everyone said to do. But realised that it very much depends on the niche and type of video. My CTR isn’t great for these videos but hoping that changes as I focus the channel more. Thanks for all the advice BTW!
Love the videos!
Always so funny when you see the "the morning" shot of you "waking up" - but you know you actually had to put the camera out and then got BACK into the tent to "wake up" 😀
It's all about the story though!
Oh I didn’t get out of the tent to set the camera up 😂 Well not all of my anyway, just my arm.
Filmmaking is all lies! 😂 Took me ages hiking in too because of all the shots I set up.
Also one shot from early in the video was actually from the next day. It’s kinda obvious.
@@StephenJReid 😂 I’ve always thought it takes you 3x longer to do stuff as you have to set up, do the shot & then go back to get camera AND do it again
Still enjoy your videos! Thanks for putting smiles on faces and sharing scenery I may never experience in real life (at least not your side of the globe … maybe one day …)
@@LazyManJoe at least 3x as long! Sometimes I’ll have to do the shot 2-3 times if I’m not happy with the framing. But I see that as the difference between a vlogging and a filmmaking. A vlog is simply captured exactly as it happens, with few set up shots. A filmmaking is more deliberately constructed for the purpose of story. Sounds pretentious 😂
Love that place, (will not name it) it's normally littered with rubbish.
Yeah the littering is very frustrating. I saw abandoned pillows when I was there. I’m worried at some point the whole forest area could be clear-felled as its quite mature trees and probably managed forest.
@@StephenJReid yeah that's a fear certainly
14.15 reminded me of Ace Ventura coming out of the pretend Rhino
😂😂😂
Really enjoyed that Stephen, done a similar video back last January from Foffany, nice to see how a professional does it 🙂 Cracker wee stove, though must resist the urge to feed my stove addiction 🙂Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! It’s a great spot for making a video. Mostly because it’s only 20mins from the carpark 😂 yeah stoves are a black hole, I’ve got a few now! Always something new or novel
Glad Neil didn't murder you. 😅 So beautifully filmed as always.
I’m also very glad! 😂
And thanks! 🙂
Woke up at 7 am , everything is close in canada for the new year, I was actually looking forward to watch your videos! Always so inspiring! Btw, you are very lucky to bump into strangers 😅! Glad you still alive 🎉
Thank you 🙂 Most places close here as well. Glad you enjoy the videos 🙂 and very glad to be alive! 🤣
Brilliant editing Stephen 👍 well done dude 📽️👊🍀
Thanks! Used my best camera for this one. My GoPro struggles with the low light of winter so choose the camera that works best in low light.
@@StephenJReid I have an old go pro I use for chatting, I use a Canon 24mm prime (when battery permits) and a 50mm for photography, it weighs more than my kit 😁🤣
I have zero interest in camping gear. I am not a fan of it, for several reasons. I like the *idea* of camping stoves and ways of heating my 3-season porch [it's glassed in].
All that is besides the point.
The point is, you can always tell who on CZcams is a pro and who is not, and you sir, are a Pro. The production quality of your videos is amazing. And I bet it doesn't take you a ton of time, either.
Thanks for continuing to inspire me in my own videos. :D
Thank you! 🙂 I think it took about maybe 10hours to edit this video.
@@StephenJReid wow, that's a lot longer than I take on mine.
@@RoadReality Depends on the video. Some simple ones I can edit quickly but for a video like this I'll do a rough cut. Then I'll go back and build up sequences with music or sound design. I'll do another pass to tighten up those sequences, layer in more sound design, adjust audio levels. Then I'll do a final pass where I colour grade all the shots and fine tune each one individually.
@@StephenJReid Yep, that sounds very similar to my workflow, except I am using Alex Audio Butler and Clarity Vx plugins to manage my audio fidelity, levels, and mixing. But I do the rest in the same order when I'm doing an off-bike video. I've done a few product reviews lately, and those are all 3-7 hour edits, doing exactly what you said.
FWIW, in this video, the contrast stuck out to me, and it had an added warmth to it that was really cool. You just don't see stuff like that all the time - most YTers have a style they stick to for everything, but your color grading and such changes for the type of video - this one was warm, but your ranty runs are usually more saturated, a little less contrast, and then other videos are somewhere in the middle, it's kinda wild.
I appreciate being able to wake at 5:30am and start my day watching one of your camping videos. With my coffee and the camping view, it was a great way to wake up.
Love the channel and love your approach to and take on life.
Thanks Chad! 🙂 I admire your alertness at 5:30am. I can’t concentrate on watching anything first thing in the morning. Like a zombie!
it's so funny and enjoy as the same time.
Thanks!
That was great - made us chuckle. Hope to see you do more winter camps 😀
Thanks! 🙂 I hope to get out and do more too
Loved the video Stephen, the footage is amazing, felt I was in the Mournes watching from my living room, now I want to go to the Mournes!
Thanks Nigel 🙂
Ahh, memories of pre-family weekends out in the Scottish hills. Your kit is level up from what I had available on my budget back then. Once the kids are old enough though...BTW, your Chicago Gangster cameo was a bit *too* convincing!
Thanks! 🙂 you seem suspiciously knowledgeable about Chicago gangsters 😂
Like the kit, def looking to create my basic camp kit for camping, like the on screen notes to what you have really useful.
Thanks Brian! I’ve stuck a few things in the description as well. I might make a video in the new year about my winter camping kit.
love from galway!
Ahoy! Lovely part of the country down your way
That landscape ❤ makes me miss lapland so bad!
Is it like Lapland?
@@StephenJReid some parts of it, yes. Lapland is a bit more barren and rocky.
@@timovehkaoja Most of the mountains here are quite barren looking, very few trees grow on them. Nearly all the forests in these mountains are small commercial forests, so you could camp there one month and return the next to find the trees gone.
We have very little natural woodland anywhere in Ireland, most deforested country in Europe. But there are some nice areas and on video it’s easy to make a forest look bigger.
Where do you live now?
@@StephenJReid about six hours from lapland. 👍🏻
Deliverance 2.0 🤣
Haha forgot my banjo!
That looked great, but I think I will wait for spring. I'm hoping to pitch a tent on my wee boat, guaranteed no midges or passing strangers.
Thanks David! Pitching a tent on a kayak?!
Such easily watchable content. Really enjoying subscribing.
Thanks 🙂
This was such a cozy relaxing video until the human interaction jumpscare 😂 It’s pretty cool seeing two strangers able to randomly bond over a shared hobby though.
Haha! I was just very happy not to be murdered 😂
Fantastic video mate. Your editing it skills are top notch 👍
Thanks Dazzy! Video production is my day job so trying to take a more filmmaker style approach to some of my videos. Other times I’ll just grab my GoPro.
Ooooh I do like the little stove , handy you can also pop a trangia in too 👍 I have a cheap bush box type one but I do have little bellows tho.
Guessing that wasn’t filmed on a GoPro far too good in low light . Cracking camp perfect conditions unlike my last one on a hill in the wind atb Dave
Thanks! No not a GoPro video. I used my best camera for this one, Sony A7siii. It’s my main camera for client work and is amazing in low light. GoPro would look like mush in these conditions without a lot of light.
@@StephenJReid and it showed 📷👍
Great film dude keep up the good work!
Thanks! 🙂
I’m new to your channel. Great video with lots of good advice for a solo camp. Thanks
Hi Mark! Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Looks like the perfect stove for forest camping, but will it burn sheep poo 💩
Haha, probably only if there’s a fire already going in it.
Stephen. Can you share the location. Great vid.
Watching this one again 😂
Haha, think this was my first camp in 2023
I like the rabbit hole your going down lol. Yea mate always bring your tomahawk just incasey lol. U should get onto the lads who make the Honey/ hive stove and get a freebee and bushbox XL titanium. And silky , and get the big boy. And DD tarps get yourself the 3x3 superlight and the 1.5 X 3 superlight. Raider and tarp the ticket. Although my theory is set the tarp up have a fire etc and put the raider a bit outta the way so if it all goes up the left, u still have a bomb proof sleep. Taut line hitch knot and some DD tarps carabiners work great in strong winds. Carabiners bend and knots slide, tie of points breake. Also the little Toaks titanium meth burner works better in cold weather and only 23g. Obv if u keep the meth up your jumper
Haha what rabbit hole do you mean?
I actually have the 3x3 superlight tarp, used it a few times but never in a video. Definitely an endless amount of kit out there though and everyone has something they swear by.
Rabit hole, Bigger fire,bigger saw bigger axe ( like your axe tho ) bigger food (stop eating boilin the bag stuff lol ( ridge monkey) bigger tarp, bigger chillllllllll out, bigger fun. Learn the knots and spend hour setting up mad tarp set ups ha ha ha. Feck the hibride stuff goo total comfort and fun and zero bs. Raider and tarp 👍👍👍.
I like to take elements from various places ultralight camping, bushcraft, fast packing and combine the ones I find interesting or useful.
I rarely do the same camp twice, sometimes I’ll bring my pan and cook something proper, other times I can’t be bothered and I’ll use a pack.
I do have a bigger axe, was doing more bushcraft stuff a couple of years ago but it was my worst performing content at the time so I moved away from it. Kinda coming back around to it now but trying not to buy too much more. Really I have enough.
One of my first videos was a tarp and bivvi camp. But it’s tricky to keep camera equipment dry and warm the same way, which is why I’ve favoured tents more recently.
Plan on attempting hammock camping again next year.
I hear ya. When I can't be botherd cooking I use the Ridge monkey to heat up pre cooked burgers, sausages rolls etc add a cheese slice sorted. Had a crips sandwich and a cup of tea camped on top of donard best one I ever tasted lol. It's great in winter to dig out the Jolly green gaint rucksack and fill it up ha ha ha. Never hammocked. Looking at doing more bike packaging and possibly a canoe trip. Joy of being a beginner.
Soooo ahhhh. Honey stove 3 pie tin foile things only one needed for the bush box. Awsome prices of kit I been using this year Henionesx Pancho . And the swagman's roll. The DD 1.5 X 3 set it up and if it's really pissing it down clip on the Pancho. Same with the 3x3. If the wind changers clip on the Pancho. Been using it for if u see a rain storm coming sit on your pack put the Pancho over u and wait 5 mins all good.
that’s a great video! lovely visuals as usual. I love the stove - a lot lighter than my bushcraft essentials box 😅 how was the condensation in the rab on such a cool night? i’m thinking of getting one. great stuff thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Zero condensation inside the Rab, it’s a single layer but whatever the fabric is, seems to work really well. Not my first choice for winter though due to lack of space but my other tent is being repaired
@@StephenJReid wow, I’m really surprised no condensation at all, but I know the fabric is Pertex and that has very good breathability I think. What was the ambient outside air temp on the night if you know please? Thanks for all your help!
Are you planning to run the race over the glens Stephen? I booked on your recommendation this year!
Brilliant race! I’ve run it last 4 years. This year is in doubt though as I haven’t done much hill running in nearly 3 months. I might do it but not vlog it this year, just enjoy the run for once!
Officially, the first day of winter is December 21st
Depends on the system, I’m going by meteorological winter. I refuse to accept that most of December isn’t actually winter 😂
On the ancient Irish calendar winter starts even earlier in November.
@@StephenJReid haha, I definitely agree with your logic. Suppose we’re both “officially” correct in different ways 👍🏻
quality of the video is fantastic, what did you film it on please
This one was shot on a Sony A7siii but you could get a similar look with a camera half the price
@@StephenJReid thank you for the reply, i found your channel after looking for tips and reviews on the 360 x3 and bonus is that like myself you go hiking/camping, thanks again
Really professional video and audio. What camera are you using?
Thanks! I shot this on my camera that I use for my professional work, Sony A7siii, it’s phenomenal in low light.
Btw thought I spotted your green tent in Donard Wood last Saturday.
Looking at a solo lite. How are you finding it after using it for a bit
It’s a great wee stove and more efficient than a folding box stove, doesn’t take much wood to keep it going. Still trying to decide if I prefer it or my folding box stove
Great video Stephen. Just curious, are you still using the Hyke & Byke Eolus sleeping bag or have you switched to one of the bigger brand bags like Rab?
Yeah still using it. For colder nights I add a liner and chuck in a couple of hand warmers.
@@StephenJReid great, thanks for the reply Stephen. Tested my existing bag (limit of -1°C, survival -10°C) and mat (R value 3.1) at -3°C last night and am on the fence about upgrading. Eolus could be a contender 🤔
@@GearTutorials only problem I’ve had with it so far is that you sometimes have to redistribute the down filling a bit or it can develop cold spots if it all gather in one place. But it’s a decent budget bag
What kind of hiking boots do you use ?
The boots I was wearing in this were the Merrell MQM gore-tex boots. Very lightweight. Although probably not the best option for colder weather. I also have a pair of heavy leather boots that are pretty bombproof for long cold days but are heavy on the feet. www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16243278/merrell-mens-mqm-3-gore-tex-mid-walking-boots-16243278
What are your thoughts on the Merrell boots now that you have had them for a while?
Your feedback might make my decision for me lol
Thanks Stephen...loved the gangster impersonation...gave me a chuckle. Also, I am assuming that you don't have the wee piece of material that stops your seat sinking into the ground, (maybe forgot it or lost it), but my friend that I go camping with, used an idea he got off someone on CZcams in the states, and it was was using plastic plumbing t -junction pipe joints (onlt a few quid from B&Q) held on with bungees, so they are always attached to never lose. Works a treat. Here is a link:
czcams.com/video/7MWVL8WVds0/video.html
Thanks Ricky! I actually did have the seat feet support thing with me, but (wrongly) assumed the forest floor was solid enough so left it in my bag!🙈 that plumbing pipe is a neat trick. I’ve a friend with the same chair and he used training golf balls
@@StephenJReid Ha ha...brilliant...love peoples creative solutions to these little problems, especially when they can make a real difference to our enjoyment of the outdoors 😃
See the getting dark bit would be ok and the morning bit fine , but the pitch black inbetween I don’t think I could do by myself in a Forrest situation 🫣. Out in the open in the mournes no bother though 😂😂
I find being in the open more creepy, there’s a coziness about the forest. I feel more vulnerable out on a summit
@@StephenJReid you can see whats coming to some extent 😂😂