Alright I don’t need any more wet wipes in these comments telling me you can’t use phones. Just use them when teachers aren’t watching. I thought that was obvious 🤷🏻♂️
the tips for those too lazy to watch: 1. bring a roll of bin bags 2. bring a gas stove, a gas canister and a kettle 3. make sure everything you bring is waterproof (plastic bags and protective covers) 4. you can use your guide ropes as washing lines 5. keep food in your front pocket or most convenient place 6. you can use the snapchat map to stay on track to find other people 7. DRINK WATER - keep 1 litre bottles on each side 8. make plastic bags with meals in each one 9. when wearing your bag, make sure the majority of your weight is on your hips 10. bring a portable charger if you’re bringing a phone (keep them in a plastic bag) 11. if you’re walking through bogs, stay near grass 12. bring a bit more clothes than you think you need 13. BRING SUNSCREEN 14. bring some money and earphones for the bus journey 15. bring a pen knife if you’re allowed 16. don’t bother bringing a pillow (use your coat, jumper or a pillow case which you can stuff) hehe thanks and sorry matt for stealing your watch time.
Another tip! Want a pillow? Take a pillow case and stuff your clothes and jacket in it Also you can store your clothes inside the pillow case so your bag stays organised
I'm doing my silver d of e in Brighton and it was kinda warm this week and I was all excited then I checked the weather forecast AND IT'S SNOWING ON THE WEEKEND WTF
If you get stuck in a bog, (from experience) you have two options: 1- Give up you're already at least knee deep. 2- Throw a sweet trail to try to tempt your friends (or wild animals) to the area you are situated in to either trap them too or have them attempt to save you :)
all the people in year 10 doing DofE either came into school barely being able to walk, didn't go back into school or cheated the route. Not gonna lie pretty glad I didn't do it , seems kinda pAinuful
•bin bags r life savers •bring kettle (boils water quick) •keep snacks in pockets •DRINK water •meal preps (lunch 1,dinner1 etc) •make sure weight of backpack is on hips or u will die •take a power bank to keeps phone charged •waterproof everything with plastic bags •if near bogs make sure there is long grass so you won’t sink •if you’re a ginger bring sun cream even if it’s gonna rain •bring money and earphones •pen knife •DONT bring a pillow they’re useless
we watched this in class(well we watched a different video of DoFE but then my teacher went out of the class and this was next and everyone found you so funny😂 then people died when they heard the Wii music
I've got my real one tomorrow- for the practice, I fell off the coach stairs ON THE WAY TO THE CAMP and hit my forehead... that was 4 months ago and now I have a scar for life😂 MY ADVICE IS MAKE SURE YOUR LACES ARE TUCKED IN YOUR SHOES!!!😂😭
So in 3 days I have my practice expedition and I don't have a sleeping bag. But my assessor put my name on a list for the stuff I need but people are telling me things like "good luck" and " there's nothing much you can do". I have to bring my ruck sack to school tomorrow and keep it there till the expedition
I know this was 6 years ago but these hacks are LIFE SAVERS. I'm on my silver and I am definitely using these again this year. They were so helpful for my bronze.
I have just passed my bronze DofE Expedition and the thing that was most handy to me was to use your fleece as a cover and use your sleeping bag as a pillow and also to have a 4 litre water bladder at the top of your bag so you don’t have to keep taking your bottle out and back in
I want to do DofE now. Also, this reminded me to sign up and check if I missed the open evening. You have good ideas on how to survive. I liked this so much. Wait should I sign up?
The practice one was TORTURE...And the real deal is this Saturday =D I'm supposed to be packing my bag but... OH GOD IM GETTING FLASHBACKS D; oh and he's right bin bags are your only savior on D of E D; i wanted to take music but WE ARENT ALLOWED and that's just death in itself ;(
bhavanx Is your DofE today or next weekend? Yes I agree practice was horrible we went through nettles through the rain for like at least half an hour! ;_; app the actual thing is better tho so idk
Josh Smith my practise expedition was a few weeks ago (bronze) and we walked 7ish hrs both days. i was soo sore when we got back but was better by the monday (got home saturday)
It depends on where you love in the UK. We did ours in Malvern and the Cotswolds. Malvern was a beast. We climbed through some guys massive garden for a shortcut but ended up leaving a water bottle behind as we jumped across the mini lake. That was too long of a day
look... if you feel shit about your expedition, just remember that my group walked for 4 hours uphill, just had to follow a canal to the end, the followed it the wrong way all the way back to the start. that was a fun day
NO I AM BRINGING A PILLOW IDC!!, On the bronze expedition i brought a pillow case shoved with my clothes and i could not sleep at all. So this time im bringing a pillow. IM GLAMPING💋❤☀️ xx
Under-rated tip(s) You know them £1 inflatable pillows. Bring it. It helps. Like just bring it. Please. Bring digestives, they make u happy. Bring a waterproof pouch thing for ur phone that goes over ur neck (i forgot what its called) Dont give ur teacher food they take all of it (i offered him a singular m&m and he took a handful) Take deodorant (even the travel stuff) u will need it. Listen and bohemian rhapsody on repeat. I was so thankful to my team for encouraging me on this journey. I got to sleep in my own tent during our final expedition. I am not the “fittest” of people ever and im so overweight but still managed to complete it so please dont feel like ur weight should destroy ur goals to complete this because i did it (it sucked at the time) but i would do it again if i could.
It was raining that hard on the practice day of dofe that we had to go back home before even camping because the rain was that bad :) loved every minute whoop
DofE in Scotland allows you to do what you want but there’s only 2 rules. Don’t leave the area for the expedition and make it to the camps on time (but if your late they really don’t give one 😂)
My silver dofe was absolutely awful. It rained for 3 days straight, there was a thunderstorm, nearly died, fell into a river, my friend group fell apart, broke my glasses, nearly set the tent on fire, and was bullied
I remember when they were telling us about the expedition, he was like “it will be sixteen hours of walking” I didn’t think it was that bad. “...over two days” *i choked*
Can I just ask how you guys passed your exped (particurlaly thr other group) as you are not meant to take any technology due to google maps other locational apps
This is actually helpful to me as a lot of this could apply to this program we have in certain US states called 4-H. Depending on your state, grade, and what your willing to pay for, there's certain camps that take you deep into the wilderness. (Ha! Like I'm doing that) But luckily for me, I haven't been to any that were really wildernessy, and my mom wouldn't want me to go. I stick to the more civilization ones and thankfully your allowed to bring cell phones now as before I would 4 days and 1 half day behind on everything.
Anyone else have some weird experiences with animals? My first d of e bronze group nearly got trampled by cows because we were in the wrong field and in my silver practice group we had goats following us and we had to scare them away so they wouldn't leave their farm too far
If your pack weighs in at 15 kg for a 4 day and 3-night expedition set within one or maybe 2 different environments, I would seriously look at reducing pack weight somehow. A possible source of information would be to look at the American long-distance walkers even if you are not intending to walk a long distance. Andrew Skirka is a good one to look at for guidance. Though to be fair, The D of E guidance will probably overule anything.
Alright I don’t need any more wet wipes in these comments telling me you can’t use phones. Just use them when teachers aren’t watching. I thought that was obvious 🤷🏻♂️
Matt Evans We Weren't even allowed to listen to music, nearly flung my phone when the teacher came around the corner😂
Our school was super relaxed about phones and stuff, we used Bluetooth speakers to blast music as we walked 😂
Literally just commented saying we couldn't use phones 😂😂😂😂 I love your videos. They're amazing.
Our school search our bags... 😅
our school searched our bags and put our phones in sealed envelopes so they’d know if we used them :/
My dofe guide promised us all fish and chips at the end of it all.
He lied.
Was sad.
Cri.
Kro Kun
That's so cruel 😂
Ooof that's cruel.
I feel your pain
Mine promised KFC and pizza
My teacher is promising us McDonalds, hope she isn't lying!
Another one for bin bags - A girl in my DofE group wore a bin bag.
Ted Hailwood lmao 😂
Ted Hailwood i looked like a bin bag in my waterproofs
I bet she looked so amazing!!
💀
'you are your mum but living in a tent' - matt 2k17
but like for real you ARE
the tips for those too lazy to watch:
1. bring a roll of bin bags
2. bring a gas stove, a gas canister and a kettle
3. make sure everything you bring is waterproof (plastic bags and protective covers)
4. you can use your guide ropes as washing lines
5. keep food in your front pocket or most convenient place
6. you can use the snapchat map to stay on track to find other people
7. DRINK WATER - keep 1 litre bottles on each side
8. make plastic bags with meals in each one
9. when wearing your bag, make sure the majority of your weight is on your hips
10. bring a portable charger if you’re bringing a phone (keep them in a plastic bag)
11. if you’re walking through bogs, stay near grass
12. bring a bit more clothes than you think you need
13. BRING SUNSCREEN
14. bring some money and earphones for the bus journey
15. bring a pen knife if you’re allowed
16. don’t bother bringing a pillow (use your coat, jumper or a pillow case which you can stuff)
hehe thanks and sorry matt for stealing your watch time.
You’re stealing precious Ad revenue from me but I appreciate the effort
Inflatable pillows are better unless they pop
Though too lazy to read...
what a legend
@@abdullahazmi2176 nah they are so uncomfortable
Another tip!
Want a pillow? Take a pillow case and stuff your clothes and jacket in it
Also you can store your clothes inside the pillow case so your bag stays organised
Its so uncormfatable thoo 😂😂
@@mazmaple7460 tried it ain't really conmftibe but its better that sleeping on ground XD
@@LynJuice You know when i went on gold dofe to the lake district i fitted a whole pillow in my bag😂😂
Just use ur bag
Yes, the best tip here. I used a dry bag with all my clothes in.
the best bit of dofe was sitting round the tranja in the campsite playing cards
wow that sounded so tumblr lol
I’m bringing cards lol
Triangia
Is that Wii music in the background?? Where you create a character?
Ruthio21 yeah he uses the Wii music bc public domain
YEAH IT IS what a banger honestly
I am realising that I recognised the music and accepted it without a second glance 😂
Ruthio21 yepp
Ruthio21 FOR THE MEMES
I'm doing my silver d of e in Brighton and it was kinda warm this week and I was all excited then I checked the weather forecast AND IT'S SNOWING ON THE WEEKEND WTF
Madalina Mazur 😂 I have mine on Saturday as well
haha so last minute prepping, right? Have fun!
Madalina Mazur mines in a weeks time in Brighton too
Omg England weather ew 😂 we're doing our Silver at the Peak District soon and it's meant to be so pretty-- but if it rains well... ;_;
Noo 😭😭
I think I can confidently say that DoFE was THE WORST experience of my life
Inspires? Insfires? Infires man! agreed
HeyIt'sTaz! :D hey I’m doing mine soon!
Can u warn me about what the worst parts were lol 🙈
@@maydini5259 infires man yeahh
I used the sc map ..... and i was disqualified
ConnorVonJamJar youre not allowed a phone dipshit.
Harvey Roper you’re allowed phones, just no maps
Evelyn BunnyMountain No maps? Yes you are... They would rather you map read than use Google maps.
When I said no maps I meant no google maps, not that you were allowed google maps, as thats banned!
Evelyn BunnyMountain ohhh ok 😂😂
If you get stuck in a bog, (from experience) you have two options:
1- Give up you're already at least knee deep.
2- Throw a sweet trail to try to tempt your friends (or wild animals) to the area you are situated in to either trap them too or have them attempt to save you :)
(or sink into the underworld)
Happened to me lol
lol
watching this a day before my practice expedition. Expecting sunny days :)
Whyatt G4ming 'oof' is an expression of relief or annoyance
@@leotran2198 haha yes
Leo Animations lol me too
Then was it really d of e 😂
all the people in year 10 doing DofE either came into school barely being able to walk, didn't go back into school or cheated the route. Not gonna lie pretty glad I didn't do it , seems kinda pAinuful
Cowbelly's bitch ngl i cheated on the internet E-DofE thing we had to do
we have to do it in year nine 😫😪
It was one of the best experiences in my life!😁
Literally same
@@mazmaple7460 thank you so much. Everybody is saying that it's hell and it's making me hesitant
•bin bags r life savers
•bring kettle (boils water quick)
•keep snacks in pockets
•DRINK water
•meal preps (lunch 1,dinner1 etc)
•make sure weight of backpack is on hips or u will die
•take a power bank to keeps phone charged
•waterproof everything with plastic bags
•if near bogs make sure there is long grass so you won’t sink
•if you’re a ginger bring sun cream even if it’s gonna rain
•bring money and earphones
•pen knife
•DONT bring a pillow they’re useless
It seems like the rain really traumatised you 😂😂
I used my sleeping bag cover and filled it its clothes to create a pillow no that's what I call smart thinkinggg
You are literally the smartest gorl
Emily Woodcock gorl? Wtf are you Gru from despicable me or something
Hi TH-cam ok calm down
K&D wdym
Not DofE, I've done bronze and silver. In silver the field flooded and we got hailed on, and then a fucking thunderstorm happened.
also London Pride was fucking amazing.
YIKES i mean i had rain all 3 days sooooooooo
MattsThirdTimeLucky at least we went to bluewater as we couldn't cook food
Basically all British weather 😂
Ali Does Music silver is a walk in the park😂 almost literally. it’s about as hard as Gold base camp.
"slightly useful at most"
accurate tho
we watched this in class(well we watched a different video of DoFE but then my teacher went out of the class and this was next and everyone found you so funny😂 then people died when they heard the Wii music
Archock Encanto ... this video
We're not allowed phones😭😭
Whyatt G4ming actually, not everyone is allowed a phone, so shut up
Whyatt G4ming our school isn’t so shut the fuck up
Same
Your allowed phone but only for music and emergency call and use away from teachers sight.
I think its 14 to 24
Finn Price ehhhh whatever 😂
Year 9 to 24
I've got my real one tomorrow- for the practice, I fell off the coach stairs ON THE WAY TO THE CAMP and hit my forehead... that was 4 months ago and now I have a scar for life😂 MY ADVICE IS MAKE SURE YOUR LACES ARE TUCKED IN YOUR SHOES!!!😂😭
lol
What did you do for the 3/6 month things
So in 3 days I have my practice expedition and I don't have a sleeping bag. But my assessor put my name on a list for the stuff I need but people are telling me things like "good luck" and " there's nothing much you can do". I have to bring my ruck sack to school tomorrow and keep it there till the expedition
YOU STILL GOT BURNED OH MY GOD MATT
i am GINGER
lmao im gonna die send help
Space Giraffes we’re not allowed nuts lol
Whyatt G4ming why so rude?
yep so relate able rn
Got mine this weekend and I’m dreading it
Mines next weekend... 😭 have fun!😂
I know this was 6 years ago but these hacks are LIFE SAVERS. I'm on my silver and I am definitely using these again this year. They were so helpful for my bronze.
Icon!! I’m 23 now but I’m glad my 16 year old self still speaks facts
'it's horrible'
it's even more horrible when you're sharing a tent with your crush.
Wait boys and girls allowed in the same tent? I dont think thats a good idea
Spxrkd no, my crush isn’t a guy...
I have just passed my bronze DofE Expedition and the thing that was most handy to me was to use your fleece as a cover and use your sleeping bag as a pillow and also to have a 4 litre water bladder at the top of your bag so you don’t have to keep taking your bottle out and back in
THE DIFFERENT INFLECTIONS ON THE SIGN OFF IS NEW AND GREAT AND I APPRECIATE THEM
THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU WHY ARE WE YELLING
I have it so bad. There’s barely anywhere to volunteer when your doing bronze DofE at 13!
OMG TOTALLY AGREED!!
The wii music 😂😂😂
I want to do DofE now. Also, this reminded me to sign up and check if I missed the open evening. You have good ideas on how to survive. I liked this so much. Wait should I sign up?
Not Any Experience open evening for what??? 😂
MattsThirdTimeLucky DofE to explain about it.
MattsThirdTimeLucky I'm not quite sure about it though
bronze is EASY, silver is annoying but alright if you're mates with your group.
@@MattEvuns im gonna do gold ;(
I was going to do it but then my school showed my year a video of it and there was so much walking and I was like OH HELL NO!
yeah it's a LOT of effort i walked like 40km how about noooooooooooooo
the expedition is calm but I'm struggling with the other sections
Got DofE in three days, this made me laugh and was very helpful
OMG THE TRIP YOU WENT ON OH MY GOD MATT
Liz Mitchell YES LIZ THE TRIP I WENT ON
My group did the snap chat hack too. We thought it was original. But we used it to see how far behind we were.
The practice one was TORTURE...And the real deal is this Saturday =D I'm supposed to be packing my bag but... OH GOD IM GETTING FLASHBACKS D;
oh and he's right bin bags are your only savior on D of E D; i wanted to take music but WE ARENT ALLOWED and that's just death in itself ;(
bhavanx
Is your DofE today or next weekend? Yes I agree practice was horrible we went through nettles through the rain for like at least half an hour! ;_; app the actual thing is better tho so idk
Josh Smith my practise expedition was a few weeks ago (bronze) and we walked 7ish hrs both days. i was soo sore when we got back but was better by the monday (got home saturday)
“I just wanted death the whole time”
It depends on where you love in the UK. We did ours in Malvern and the Cotswolds. Malvern was a beast. We climbed through some guys massive garden for a shortcut but ended up leaving a water bottle behind as we jumped across the mini lake. That was too long of a day
We live in the Malvern district council area and my son's school did it somewhere in Wales. Did you get to go to The Kettle Sings?
ok but sherbet lemons honestly stopped my from killing my self of DoFe last time
look... if you feel shit about your expedition, just remember that my group walked for 4 hours uphill, just had to follow a canal to the end, the followed it the wrong way all the way back to the start. that was a fun day
NO I AM BRINGING A PILLOW IDC!!, On the bronze expedition i brought a pillow case shoved with my clothes and i could not sleep at all. So this time im bringing a pillow. IM GLAMPING💋❤☀️ xx
Under-rated tip(s)
You know them £1 inflatable pillows. Bring it. It helps. Like just bring it. Please.
Bring digestives, they make u happy.
Bring a waterproof pouch thing for ur phone that goes over ur neck (i forgot what its called)
Dont give ur teacher food they take all of it (i offered him a singular m&m and he took a handful)
Take deodorant (even the travel stuff) u will need it.
Listen and bohemian rhapsody on repeat.
I was so thankful to my team for encouraging me on this journey. I got to sleep in my own tent during our final expedition. I am not the “fittest” of people ever and im so overweight but still managed to complete it so please dont feel like ur weight should destroy ur goals to complete this because i did it (it sucked at the time) but i would do it again if i could.
You wont get wet if you buy decent equipment
MAAAAAAAATE waterproof is a _lie_ it never stopped raining and EVERYONE got wet
DofE was hell back when I did it. Glad you suvived it. 😂😂💚
MyNameIsToren i don’t think i did tbh 😂😂 i hope yours went well 👍🏻
It was raining that hard on the practice day of dofe that we had to go back home before even camping because the rain was that bad :) loved every minute whoop
I do it with cadets
Pans?
Nah bro we had mess tins
Use a bum bag to put snacks in, easy to access!
DofE in Scotland allows you to do what you want but there’s only 2 rules. Don’t leave the area for the expedition and make it to the camps on time (but if your late they really don’t give one 😂)
I’m in the process of my bronze DofE and I’m going on my expedition in June when it’s warm
My silver dofe was absolutely awful. It rained for 3 days straight, there was a thunderstorm, nearly died, fell into a river, my friend group fell apart, broke my glasses, nearly set the tent on fire, and was bullied
Why was u bullied didnt u not punch them !!?
The bin bags tip is the best I basically wore them as shoes for like 2 days
I’ve got mine next weekend nd I just know I’m going to over pack...whoops
My personal hack is like to include is do not suck it up and walk when you sprain your ankle on day 1.
Don’t.
I remember when they were telling us about the expedition, he was like “it will be sixteen hours of walking” I didn’t think it was that bad. “...over two days” *i choked*
I don't even do DofE, but 90% of my year are doing it on Friday so....
So is it actually worth it? I’m I’m year 9 and I’m curious. Apparently it’s good for your CVs?
I’m going to university in september and I know full well that if I hadn’t done DofE nothing would be different 😂
My school in Kuwait took us to Oman for the dofe that bin bag tip was 🔥
i did dofe in a desert so it’s interesting to see what it’s like in the UK
There's the duke of Edinburgh where a bunch of 14 year olds are on their own...
Can I just ask how you guys passed your exped (particurlaly thr other group) as you are not meant to take any technology due to google maps other locational apps
your teachers dont follow you around 24/7 just take it anyway and use it when they're not looking :|
Matt Evans still cheating. What if one of your teachers see this abd the rules of dofe specify no technology
you may or may not have saved my life
i guess i'll find out in 2 months time
I want to do coin collecting for the bronze section but don’t know how to do coin collecting
I’ve got my practice overnight camping thing tomorrow and my rucksack is SO DAMN HEAVY and I have to walk 8 miles. I’m actually gonna die.
Brody Scott woah which one are you doing? mine is tomorrow and we’re walking 25 per day
tip:
put your water bottle in your friend’s bag so you can just walk over to them and get it :))
I’m doing the expedition on Friday and now I’m worried after hearing everyone complain about it😭
CAN I GET A HOYAAA omg me too
Lol 😂
I'm doing bronze in September WOOP
Andre Pancholi
I did my practice, next weekend I'm doing the acc thing haha
If Duke of Ed doesn't seem like fun then you shouldn't be doing it...
"I don't know what that was" when matt gets relatable to your life 😂😂 and the food tip is what I may do at work now
Lauren Macauley i’m basically having a crisis 😂 also i’m so glad my advice can help in so many situations
i looked like a binbag in my waterproofs
My bag straps were broken on my final practice so all my weight was on my shoulders for two days.
Thank you ! I will definitely use some of these hacks. My practise expedition is in 2 weeks 😁
This is a good tip:
Bring an empty pillowcase as it weighs almost nothing and then put a hoodie inside it when ur sleeping
Our phones are clingfilmed, sellotaped and bubble wrapped up so they are waterproof and so it’s obvious if we go on them... so...
This is actually helpful to me as a lot of this could apply to this program we have in certain US states called 4-H. Depending on your state, grade, and what your willing to pay for, there's certain camps that take you deep into the wilderness. (Ha! Like I'm doing that)
But luckily for me, I haven't been to any that were really wildernessy, and my mom wouldn't want me to go. I stick to the more civilization ones and thankfully your allowed to bring cell phones now as before I would 4 days and 1 half day behind on everything.
AWH THAT'S SO COOL glad i could help more than like 5% of the people who watch my videos lol
MattsThirdTimeLucky Really only 5% are brits. Whose the 95%
I have my dofe bronze this weekend
At the end of DofE this year I have a football match to go to 😂 get back to school and gotta leave to drive an hour and half to play
Love love love “that puddle girl from doctor who” !!!
I'm doing my DofE next week and u hooked me up, thanks lad
step 1: do a real event
I actually did the plastic bag of food with day 1 and 2 I just did my bronze
you have a rad sense of practicality
Watching this again as I have another training expedition tomorrow whoop
(also this was the first video I watched from you so that's fun)
What do u lot take for breakfast, lunch and dinner for dofE
I’m doing this literally next Saturday lol wish me luck
Good luck
Did my expedition last week and got attacked by a swan, stuck in a field with cows and got lost in a marsh land... fun.
I really like you because you reply to your subs
no i don't
yes you do
Should I do gold? I’m from Australia by the way
Anyone else have some weird experiences with animals? My first d of e bronze group nearly got trampled by cows because we were in the wrong field and in my silver practice group we had goats following us and we had to scare them away so they wouldn't leave their farm too far
If your pack weighs in at 15 kg for a 4 day and 3-night expedition set within one or maybe 2 different environments, I would seriously look at reducing pack weight somehow. A possible source of information would be to look at the American long-distance walkers even if you are not intending to walk a long distance. Andrew Skirka is a good one to look at for guidance.
Though to be fair, The D of E guidance will probably overule anything.
How do i convince my group that a joint hot meal is a better idea than invididual ones?
Make it sound like someone else’s idea and then say you agree with that idea so it already has backing lol
If you have trouble sleeping without a pillow you could always take an inflatable one
hahaha i'm going to do my bronze and now i'm having second thoughts about everything why are all of my teachers saying it's the best thing ever
SNAP MAPS AND LEMON SHERBETS SAVED MY LIFE DURING DOFE
6:23
I got an inflatable one from tesco. Gonna use it
Your back!!
I never left! (well i mean i did but i didnt mean to)
I have my practice one next week!
lol I did my gold practice and forgot to turn in the fold at the top of the tent and it rained overnight :) my shoes and bag were fcked :)