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Hi all, Thought I'd share this video on here because I did actually do some 'bushcrafty stuff' this time around! I spent two nights in the woods. I brought some good food to cook over the fire, my meals were planned specifically so that I could play with a new Evernew titanium frying pan! I...

Thought I'd share my latest video with you all. This time I went out for a hike and wildcamp with my 'old skool' wool bedroll and canvas Plash Palatka. I had a lovely camp, cooked some nice food and enjoyed having the fire close by. Unfortunately a lot of rainfall through the night confirmed my...

Hi de hi campers, I thought I'd share a link to a video that I've just posted up on the tube. I've lusted after a Brompton bike for ages now and recently bit the bullet. In this video I take it out on its first camping adventure. I enjoy a traditional camp using my canvas tarp and wool bedroll...

Hi all, It's been a while since I posted on here so I thought I'd share one of my recent uploads to youtube from the Easter weekend. I camped under a Plash Palatka, slept in a wool bedroll, kept a fire going through the night for warmth, cooked some good food and did a bit of crafting around...

Hi de hi campers, hope all is well. I thought I'd share my latest video from last weekends camp. I headed to my usual spot in the woods and tried to keep my kit fairly minimal this time. I made up a basic wool blanket bedroll, chucked in some suitable clothing and practiced some firelighting...

Hi all, I thought I'd share a link to a video that I published from last weekends woodland wild camp. I slept under my Helikon Tex Poncho with the British Army bivvy bag and a foam pad. I cooked up some sausages on a stick, did a bit of carving, drank a lot of tea and had a wonderful camp.

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience of the Pomoly tipi tents? I've seen lots about them on YouTube, but the reviews are typically by folk who have been sent them. They are invariably going to encounter some bias so I wonder if anyone has actually splashed the cash on...

Hi de hi campers, hope all is well. I got out on a camp at the woodland permission over the weekend and thought I'd share my video of the camp. I met up with a friend of mine (Descattys on youtube) and we practised a few skills. I tried my hand at making nettle cordage for the first time - was...

Hi de hi campers, hope all is well. I recently posted a blog about my first camp after lockdown and it also happened to be a trip down to Joe O'Leary's Wilderness Survival School to attend his carving masterclass. I had a great time and in this blog I tried to capture some of the lessons learnt...

Hi all, Thought I'd share a link to a video that I made during last weekends woodland wild camp. I packed in my little 1litre dutchy and baked a nice loaf of bread. I also had a bit of fun practicing feathersticks and enjoyed some success. This was also my first camp out in a new Dutch army...

Hi All, I thought I'd reach out to you guys and gauge your thoughts on hooped bivi bags. I'm out camping once a month, every month (have been for the last 3 and a bit years) and have been doing a lot of bivi camps. I'm enjoying it and fancy treating myself to a posh new bivi bag. Part of the...

Hi de hi campers! Thought I'd share my latest vlog from last weekends wildcamp. I joined a few friends for a night in a local woodland. As part of this camp I loaded up my rucksack and walked 5 miles into camp. It proved to be a bit of a beasting for me as my rucksack weighed a ton (I had 5ltr...

Hi de hi campers! I headed out to the woods last weekend for a wild camp using only the kit that we could fit in our day packs. It's a bit of fun, but proved to be a really interesting exercise. It really got me thinking about how I could minimise the kit that I take out with me on my camping...

Morning all, hope you are well. I thought I'd share a link to one of my recent blog posts. In this post I talk about my December wildcamp in Essex. It was very wet, very windy. And, as some of you will no doubt attest, when those two forces of nature combine, it can make for quite a challenging...

Hi All, Thought I'd share my latest blog post. Things went a bit awry on this camp. I was initially due to camp down on the north kent marshes on the Thames foreshore. But, alas, my plans were scuppered by a horny Bull! I beat a hasty retreat back to my woodland permission and ended up having a...

Hi all, Thought I'd share a video of my recent camp over the easter break. It was an overnighter in my usual spot (I have permission to be there). The weather was glorious, the woodland was stunning and the wildlife was singing; it was a good'un! I went for a bit of a mooch about the woodland...

Hi all, Thought I'd share a piccy of my first attempt at carving a Kuksa. I used a piece of Sycamore which I'd 'foraged' from a nearby tree felling job. It's far from being the most aesthetically pleasing, but I'm relatively happy with the outcome. I wrote a blog post about the process here...

Hi all, I braved the winds of storm Eric(?) over the weekend and headed to the north Kent Marshes for a hike and wild camp. Feel free to head over to my blog to read my full trip report: https://barneysbimbles.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-2019-wet-and-windy-wildcamp.html It was very windy...

Hi all, I've just posted a new post up on my blog here: https://barneysbimbles.blogspot.com/2018/11/november-2018-wildcamp-camping-and.html I join a couple of youtubers and go for a walk along the Essex side of the Thames Estuary. We explore some war time relics, find a spot to set up camp and...

Hi all, Thought I'd share my latest blog post from a camping trip down to the glorious North Kent Marshes. I also have a rant about Adventure meals and try to supply myself with 24hrs worth of food for the same price as a single Adventure meal (it's a bit of a fun!). Feel free to click on...