Solo Bushcraft Camp in a Bug Infested Forest - Giant Ants, Spiders and Mosquito
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Date: 2019-09-10
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The Four Crows
Hi Mike, i really enjoyed your video, your filming and editing are inspiring to watch, i think i need to up my game lol. I hope you don't mind if i could share a couple of tips, i am not trying to teach you how to suck eggs or anything like that, just some that may help you out in your future camps. Regarding the natural cordage, when working with coniferous roots, i have found, if you first dry out the roots either naturally or by the heat of a fire, their longevity will increase, as any natural fiber which is used straight from harvesting will shrink over time( shrinkage occurs greatest upon first drying) thus making your cordage weak, and that could have disastrous consequences for you at a later date, i e. you go back in a few weeks, and try to use the bed again. Also rather than twisting them up into cordage, which is time consuming, if you instead braid them into a 3 strand ply(like girls use to braid their hair) you will be able to make the cordage up quicker, saving on time. I have made 10 feet in less than an hour by braiding the roots. Another tip regarding the smudge fires, i noticed that you put them out in front of your shelter set up, and the breeze was blowing the smoke away from the bed, an alternative to this would be to put them under the bed set up, like the native Aboriginals from Australia do, to keep biting mosquito's at bay, by allowing the smoke to permeate up through the bed structure. Lastly(you say thank god, he can go on a bit) a tip for your bannock, rather than putting the Brambles/Black berries through your dry mix, then adding water, then kneading the mixture, resulting in a purple bannock, i make the dough up first then add the berries to the dough, by folding them in gently, and when cooked you break open the hot bannock, revealing the squidgy luscious cooked fruit (aaaarrggghhh hhmmm hot Bannock. Sorry about that i just had a Homer Simpson moment there, and drooled all over my key board. Anyway i digress, please don't take my comments as criticisms, they are just merely the mumblings of a Bushcraft anorak. And thank you again for the delightful video. All the best. Cheers Stuart. (Subbed)
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Hi Mike, i really enjoyed your video, your filming and editing are inspiring to watch, i think i need to up my game lol. I hope you don't mind if i could share a couple of tips, i am not trying to teach you how to suck eggs or anything like that, just some that may help you out in your future camps. Regarding the natural cordage, when working with coniferous roots, i have found, if you first dry out the roots either naturally or by the heat of a fire, their longevity will increase, as any natural fiber which is used straight from harvesting will shrink over time( shrinkage occurs greatest upon first drying) thus making your cordage weak, and that could have disastrous consequences for you at a later date, i e. you go back in a few weeks, and try to use the bed again. Also rather than twisting them up into cordage, which is time consuming, if you instead braid them into a 3 strand ply(like girls use to braid their hair) you will be able to make the cordage up quicker, saving on time. I have made 10 feet in less than an hour by braiding the roots. Another tip regarding the smudge fires, i noticed that you put them out in front of your shelter set up, and the breeze was blowing the smoke away from the bed, an alternative to this would be to put them under the bed set up, like the native Aboriginals from Australia do, to keep biting mosquito's at bay, by allowing the smoke to permeate up through the bed structure. Lastly(you say thank god, he can go on a bit) a tip for your bannock, rather than putting the Brambles/Black berries through your dry mix, then adding water, then kneading the mixture, resulting in a purple bannock, i make the dough up first then add the berries to the dough, by folding them in gently, and when cooked you break open the hot bannock, revealing the squidgy luscious cooked fruit (aaaarrggghhh hhmmm hot Bannock. Sorry about that i just had a Homer Simpson moment there, and drooled all over my key board. Anyway i digress, please don't take my comments as criticisms, they are just merely the mumblings of a Bushcraft anorak. And thank you again for the delightful video. All the best. Cheers Stuart. (Subbed)
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CJ Hobby Fly
Hi there, big fan of your videos, just starting out with bushcraft and wild camping myself with an aim of hopefully one day making some videos myself. I'm a professional historian and I am currently researching meals and foods that soldiers would have eaten at various points in history. One Scandinavian dish which Danes and Norse raiders would have eaten is shark, placed in a box and buried in sand for two weeks then eaten, I presume raw. how i'm a big fan of Sharks in general so I was wondering if you could give me some advice, what with the excellent fishing vids you do to. would dogfish be a good substitute for Shark for me to try this method out? Also if you know of any other historical meals which people ate in the past I would appreciate the info: ) All the best, thanks for your time and of course any help too. CJ Linton.
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Hi there, big fan of your videos, just starting out with bushcraft and wild camping myself with an aim of hopefully one day making some videos myself. I'm a professional historian and I am currently researching meals and foods that soldiers would have eaten at various points in history. One Scandinavian dish which Danes and Norse raiders would have eaten is shark, placed in a box and buried in sand for two weeks then eaten, I presume raw. how i'm a big fan of Sharks in general so I was wondering if you could give me some advice, what with the excellent fishing vids you do to. would dogfish be a good substitute for Shark for me to try this method out? Also if you know of any other historical meals which people ate in the past I would appreciate the info: ) All the best, thanks for your time and of course any help too. CJ Linton.
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biggles123ful
Great video Mike. Impressed with the cordage too. Made me hungry watching you eat the mackerel but hey: -) Like the way you held the fire steel on the feather stick to catch the sparks. This is the kind of, seemingly simple thing, that makes a difference. Grats on the 100K. Good work dude. If you're every down Bristol way, hit me up and I'll bring some top Belgium beer to camp.
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Great video Mike. Impressed with the cordage too. Made me hungry watching you eat the mackerel but hey: -) Like the way you held the fire steel on the feather stick to catch the sparks. This is the kind of, seemingly simple thing, that makes a difference. Grats on the 100K. Good work dude. If you're every down Bristol way, hit me up and I'll bring some top Belgium beer to camp.
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Jim Bain
another highly informative vid ends too soon. if your an amateur, cant wait to see what u come up with when you turn pro im gonna defo try your fruit bannock looked brilliant. Im also a big fan of the burnt bits, more flavour Brilliant stuss P. S. Ill invite you and your dad up to Scotland for a coupla days out on my boat next year, maybe visit the Western Isles. Stay safe.
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another highly informative vid ends too soon. if your an amateur, cant wait to see what u come up with when you turn pro im gonna defo try your fruit bannock looked brilliant. Im also a big fan of the burnt bits, more flavour Brilliant stuss P. S. Ill invite you and your dad up to Scotland for a coupla days out on my boat next year, maybe visit the Western Isles. Stay safe.
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Dennis van Nieuwenburg
I love your videos man Very nice content. Im from the Netherlands but we dont have permission to camp like you do, nether at all. How do they handle this kind off stuff in England or do you have permission for it? Keep going this direction man Dont only love your videos but your complete attitude. Good to see there are still real man haha.
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I love your videos man Very nice content. Im from the Netherlands but we dont have permission to camp like you do, nether at all. How do they handle this kind off stuff in England or do you have permission for it? Keep going this direction man Dont only love your videos but your complete attitude. Good to see there are still real man haha.
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kaneas petros
What is the law in UK about camping or build a small wood cabinet in forest. Its legal? what is your job? The director of the videos very professional. You must put the salt on fish 1 hour before cooking to absorbed deep in the flesh. Very live and relaxing and educational videos with experiences from a good father and mother.
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What is the law in UK about camping or build a small wood cabinet in forest. Its legal? what is your job? The director of the videos very professional. You must put the salt on fish 1 hour before cooking to absorbed deep in the flesh. Very live and relaxing and educational videos with experiences from a good father and mother.
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andyzot
Dont get YouTube, didnt come across this in my subscription list but it just appeared this evening and wow Im glad it did, one of my favorite videos so far Mike. It had a bit of everything, the filming was superb (obvious limitations of camera, loads of info, some great skills and I love your sense of humor too Brilliant
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Dont get YouTube, didnt come across this in my subscription list but it just appeared this evening and wow Im glad it did, one of my favorite videos so far Mike. It had a bit of everything, the filming was superb (obvious limitations of camera, loads of info, some great skills and I love your sense of humor too Brilliant
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RumMonkeyable
ALL of your videos are so informative, Mike. The close-up filming (especially, the ugly varmints) and editing was excellent. These two activities are what make your videos superior to most other outdoor/bushcraft YouTubers, IMHO. Thanks for all of your hard work in bringing us these videos.
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ALL of your videos are so informative, Mike. The close-up filming (especially, the ugly varmints) and editing was excellent. These two activities are what make your videos superior to most other outdoor/bushcraft YouTubers, IMHO. Thanks for all of your hard work in bringing us these videos.
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Marie Mitchell
Subbed about a month ago. Binge watching. Thank you for this one. I learned a lot about how to use the natural resources to our advantage. Never thought of making rope out of tree roots before or the bug torches. Makes me wanna get out there & try my skills at doing the same. Thank you
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Subbed about a month ago. Binge watching. Thank you for this one. I learned a lot about how to use the natural resources to our advantage. Never thought of making rope out of tree roots before or the bug torches. Makes me wanna get out there & try my skills at doing the same. Thank you
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Vinyl & Coffee
Are you just allowed to do all this in England? In Belgium you Can't take down a three when it's dead, not even when it's on your own land. And camping or making a Fire in the woods? No one in Belgium can do that. Bushcrafting kinda sucks here; ) but we make it work as good as we can
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Are you just allowed to do all this in England? In Belgium you Can't take down a three when it's dead, not even when it's on your own land. And camping or making a Fire in the woods? No one in Belgium can do that. Bushcrafting kinda sucks here; ) but we make it work as good as we can
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