I think the Pronto is perfect for me. Yes, I am a big Trangia fan, and I enjoy a good stew. You'll see I use Trangias in lots of my videos. Thanks for the watch, and the sub. Its much appreciated.
I know it’s dumb but god it’s good to hear my own accent in a video for a change. Great video thank you, I’m looking at the pronto 5 so this was really helpful.
I dont think Ive got an accent. I sound fine to me. I was intending to buy a Pronto 5, but they were out of stock so I went for the 4. Suits me perfectly. Thanks for watching.
@@OAPAdventuresI guess it’s an accent to everyone else, I’ve been watching so many Australian and Canadian reviews on this, so it was a bloody nice break to hear someone that sounds like me.
Thanks for the encouragement. I have had some not-so-nice comments recently, so your comment comes at the right time. I appreciate you watching the vids.
@@OAPAdventures No problem, you keep doing you don’t worry about the negative folk I like the videos I’ve been to a lot of the spots in your videos pigotts hut the other weekend for example. But not all so nice to see some new places and some familiar places.
Mate, the world is full of trolls - but you are the real deal. Watching your video, nicely edited, lots of different angled shots, good solid tripod, and you cooked on a tranja (not sure about the gas variant!). Keep walking, camping and looking at the stars. @@OAPAdventures
@@benwoofit Thanks for the encouragement, and the kind words. Much appreciated. I use the gas as there are camping places that dont allow meths or alcohol stoves to be used.
Thoroughly enjoyable video - excellent editing, nice and sharp closeups, and very enjoyable commentary and overall content. Congratulations :-) I'm a bit of a Zempire fan, so was also interested in how you got on with the Pronto 4. It's a great weekend tent being so fast to pitch and strike, and with enough room to be comfortable for say a long weekend camp. Certainly in the UK and Europe, which is arguably their largest market, they have a formidable reputation amongst experienced campers; so nice to see them growing in sales here in Australia and New Zealand.
Thanks for the kind words about the video, and thanks for watching. My first large tent, so I wasnt sure which one to pick or what style and brand would work for me. I did the rounds of the shops and tried a few different brands and styles on for size before deciding. I'll be using it for 1 or 2 nights as opposed to a lengthy stay and add that to its very impressive value for money, it was the obvious choice.
Thanks Nostra-Dave. Nice prediction. Correct, too. I know you are a long supporter of my channel, I think you're one of the first subs, so your congrats and support means a lot to me.
Really engaging video thanks.i have a zempire evo and trangia as well with the triangle adds more scope.makes for a 2 burner set up in small package.i use meths for one and gas burner for other.many thanks from the uk
@@OAPAdventures Mangatawhiri River if I'm not mistaken, I once thought I would packraft down it but even in those conditions there is not enough water. It used to be one of the major transport routes to the Waikato a few hundred years ago.
@@akcarlos yep, thats the Mangatawhiri. I've fished for trout along most of its length. Im surprised that it would be flowing enough. Once out of the park, its seems OK.
UCO MESS set : Le mot mess a été emprunté à l'anglais au xve siècle ; le terme anglais lui-même vient de l'ancien français mes (que l'on écrit mets en français moderne), issu du latin mittere. Le mess désignait au xiiie siècle un plat cuisiné ou liquide (comme la bouillie ou la soupe), puis au xve siècle un groupe de personnes mangeant ensemble. 😉 Super vidéo, Good Job !!!
Thanks. How the French and English language was mixed to produce the words we use today is rather fascinating, especially as I am on the other side of the world. Thanks for watching.
Yep, I dont think I have found a more comfortable stretcher. I am planning to upgrade the mattress to the Zempire one at some stage. Thanks for watching, and you comments, it is much appreciated.
@@OAPAdventuresNice vid. I have that Macpac mat too, very comfortable. I believe it’s essentially the same as the Zempire one (and similar from Exped etc), 10cm thick light foam inner bonded to inflatable outer.
nice looking tent, you certainly are having a rough time with the weather from what I've seen, expat in the UK and I thought we had a lot of rain here lol
Sure. Burner, stove set etc all come from Trangia, a Swedish company, trangia.se. The lanterns have been with me for 30 plus years. They are made by UCO, ucogear.com/
Food looked tasty 🙂. Have you tried cooking shakshuka in your trangia? I saw a video by Redswede Oudoors where he made it and it looked delicious, so i tried it at home and it's just the sort of thing for trangia cooking. Cheers for your hard work filming this.
Great stuff. I have a different brand air tent and love it. Perhaps I need to take it out this winter but worried the ground is such a swamp with all this rain. Good to see the UCO gear in use, what did you think of the candle lanterns?
I liked the UCO candle holders. I'll show a little more of them next time. Once I turned off the filming light, they made the tent feel great. I was worried about the boggy ground, but it was fine. Wet. But fine. So much so, Im going to do it again soon.
Awesome thanks. Great channel by the way. I'm thinking of starting my tramping hiking adventures at 55 just got to get the fitness up lol.. keep up the good work.
@@lesballard9959 I struggle with a few physical limitations, so I just do what I can within my limits. I often think Im the slowest tramper in the country! There's a spot in the Hunuas called the Lower Mangatawhiri Camp, a 2 hour flat walk to a grassed area. Its a good place to try your gear and ease into things. I go there 3 or 4 times a year just to cook, camp and relax. Most of my tramping vids are on relatively easy walks.
I find you are correct with canvas tents, they have a habit of leaking where you touch them, but I have not had a leak issue with the better quality nylon ones. Certainly no problems with the Zempire.
Just watched your video on the Pronto 4 V2 tent which I'm considering. One thing that I'm concerned with is the rain fly doesn't cover much of the side windows. Did you have to zip up the inside window to keep the rain out? BTW. Your stew looks delicious.
Yep, The windows have to be closed otherwise the rain will come in. I was in much heavier rain on the next trip and all waterproof around the windows, once they were up. There is heaps of ventilation, including a large panel in the back of the tent. Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the stew.
I have the same tent, its awesome, holds up to wind and rain really well 😊
I cant find anything to complain about with the tent. For the size and price, its got to be the best quality on the market.
I have the pronto 4, excellent tent, especially in bad weather. Came here to see the trangia in action. Stew looks awesome. New Subscriber 😊
I think the Pronto is perfect for me. Yes, I am a big Trangia fan, and I enjoy a good stew. You'll see I use Trangias in lots of my videos. Thanks for the watch, and the sub. Its much appreciated.
Great video. Nice camp and food. Definitely the way to go with the weather recently!
Thanks. It was great to shake off the winter mood and do some camping.
Great video mate . You're a natural at car camping . Hopefully some more in the future 👍
Thanks for the kind words, and for stopping by and watching. Yes, I hope to do more.
Great to see you rocking a Victory Knife for meal prep, awesome spot
I've had that knife for a while. Holds an edge, easy to sharpen. Just a great knife. Thanks for stopping by and watching.
I know it’s dumb but god it’s good to hear my own accent in a video for a change. Great video thank you, I’m looking at the pronto 5 so this was really helpful.
I dont think Ive got an accent. I sound fine to me. I was intending to buy a Pronto 5, but they were out of stock so I went for the 4. Suits me perfectly. Thanks for watching.
@@OAPAdventuresI guess it’s an accent to everyone else, I’ve been watching so many Australian and Canadian reviews on this, so it was a bloody nice break to hear someone that sounds like me.
@@deViIle I get it. There arent too many Kiwis doing this, thats for sure.
Really nice video. I enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere. Nothing like sleeping in a tent in the rain.
When the rain is steady and the trees aren't dropping huge drips onto the tent, its very relaxing.
@@OAPAdventures usually those big drops land right on the back of my neck and slide down my back. A great way to start the day. 🙄
That looks to be a great trip out.. I have been enjoying all of your videos nice work.. also some Trangia action as well👍
Thanks for the encouragement. I have had some not-so-nice comments recently, so your comment comes at the right time. I appreciate you watching the vids.
@@OAPAdventures No problem, you keep doing you don’t worry about the negative folk I like the videos I’ve been to a lot of the spots in your videos pigotts hut the other weekend for example. But not all so nice to see some new places and some familiar places.
@@pukkieswl1305 Thank you.
Mate, the world is full of trolls - but you are the real deal. Watching your video, nicely edited, lots of different angled shots, good solid tripod, and you cooked on a tranja (not sure about the gas variant!). Keep walking, camping and looking at the stars.
@@OAPAdventures
@@benwoofit Thanks for the encouragement, and the kind words. Much appreciated. I use the gas as there are camping places that dont allow meths or alcohol stoves to be used.
Enjoying your camping trips, from a UK OAP lol 👍
Us OAP's have got to stick together. Thanks for stopping by and having a watch.
Thoroughly enjoyable video - excellent editing, nice and sharp closeups, and very enjoyable commentary and overall content. Congratulations :-) I'm a bit of a Zempire fan, so was also interested in how you got on with the Pronto 4. It's a great weekend tent being so fast to pitch and strike, and with enough room to be comfortable for say a long weekend camp. Certainly in the UK and Europe, which is arguably their largest market, they have a formidable reputation amongst experienced campers; so nice to see them growing in sales here in Australia and New Zealand.
Thanks for the kind words about the video, and thanks for watching. My first large tent, so I wasnt sure which one to pick or what style and brand would work for me. I did the rounds of the shops and tried a few different brands and styles on for size before deciding. I'll be using it for 1 or 2 nights as opposed to a lengthy stay and add that to its very impressive value for money, it was the obvious choice.
I’m going to call it. Congratulations on getting to 1,000 by morning Pete, well deserved. 💯
Thanks Nostra-Dave. Nice prediction. Correct, too. I know you are a long supporter of my channel, I think you're one of the first subs, so your congrats and support means a lot to me.
@@OAPAdventures Yeah, I was your 18th, it’s not been an easy journey for you/us but the turtle with some tenacity gets there 👏👏👏
@@OutdoorsmanDave You are not wrong.
Came for the Zempire tent…stayed for a great video. New sub from across the ditch 👍
Gidday. Thanks for the sub, and the compliment. Its appreciated.
That was a very interesting video on the Zempire Pronto 4. A good review and that was an interesting little camping stove.
Im glad you liked it. I do like my Trangia stove. Thanks for watching.
Really engaging video thanks.i have a zempire evo and trangia as well with the triangle adds more scope.makes for a 2 burner set up in small package.i use meths for one and gas burner for other.many thanks from the uk
Thanks for watching. I agree the addition of the triangle makes for a very versatile 2 burner set.
Kia Ora bro. From Perth Western Australia. Need to get me one of these tents. Wish it would rain here, it's so hot. Nice video mate.
Thanks for watching, and the compliment. Nga Mihi.
Looks like a lovely little spot indeed!
Easy access, peaceful, no-one around until morning. Close enough to perfect for me. Thanks for watching.
@@OAPAdventures Mangatawhiri River if I'm not mistaken, I once thought I would packraft down it but even in those conditions there is not enough water.
It used to be one of the major transport routes to the Waikato a few hundred years ago.
@@akcarlos yep, thats the Mangatawhiri. I've fished for trout along most of its length. Im surprised that it would be flowing enough. Once out of the park, its seems OK.
UCO MESS set : Le mot mess a été emprunté à l'anglais au xve siècle ; le terme anglais lui-même vient de l'ancien français mes (que l'on écrit mets en français moderne), issu du latin mittere. Le mess désignait au xiiie siècle un plat cuisiné ou liquide (comme la bouillie ou la soupe), puis au xve siècle un groupe de personnes mangeant ensemble. 😉
Super vidéo, Good Job !!!
Thanks. How the French and English language was mixed to produce the words we use today is rather fascinating, especially as I am on the other side of the world. Thanks for watching.
My daughter has exact same bed as you and she loves it and usually up early but she will sleep in when sleeping on her stretcher and mat
Yep, I dont think I have found a more comfortable stretcher. I am planning to upgrade the mattress to the Zempire one at some stage. Thanks for watching, and you comments, it is much appreciated.
@@OAPAdventuresNice vid. I have that Macpac mat too, very comfortable. I believe it’s essentially the same as the Zempire one (and similar from Exped etc), 10cm thick light foam inner bonded to inflatable outer.
@@Wharariki I didnt know it was similar to the Zempire mat. I do know its very comfortable.
nice looking tent, you certainly are having a rough time with the weather from what I've seen, expat in the UK and I thought we had a lot of rain here lol
Yep, its been getting a little biblical with the amount of rain here. Thanks for watching.
Awesome, really enjoyed the video. You trangia is dam clean, mine looks like a bomb has hit it haha
I cant help myself. Ive got to give it a good clean when I get home. I dont know if its a good or a bad thing! Thanks for watching.
Both the fly and side walls of the tent have a 5000mm water head rating and seam sealed too
They do a great job of keeping the rain out. Thanks for watching.
That breakfast looks delicious! tramping luxury
Brekkie is the most important meal of the day. So is lunch and dinner!
Can I ask where you got your burner? I love that. And where did you get your lanterns.
Sure. Burner, stove set etc all come from Trangia, a Swedish company, trangia.se. The lanterns have been with me for 30 plus years. They are made by UCO, ucogear.com/
Food looked tasty 🙂.
Have you tried cooking shakshuka in your trangia? I saw a video by Redswede Oudoors where he made it and it looked delicious, so i tried it at home and it's just the sort of thing for trangia cooking.
Cheers for your hard work filming this.
Thanks for the comment and for watching. Ive had a look at Redswede and you are right, it looked great. Its certainly worth trying on the Trangia.
Great stuff. I have a different brand air tent and love it. Perhaps I need to take it out this winter but worried the ground is such a swamp with all this rain. Good to see the UCO gear in use, what did you think of the candle lanterns?
I liked the UCO candle holders. I'll show a little more of them next time. Once I turned off the filming light, they made the tent feel great. I was worried about the boggy ground, but it was fine. Wet. But fine. So much so, Im going to do it again soon.
Camping spot looked great. Where abouts did you go?
Upper Mangatawhiri Camping Ground, Hunua Regional Park, Auckland.
Awesome thanks. Great channel by the way. I'm thinking of starting my tramping hiking adventures at 55 just got to get the fitness up lol.. keep up the good work.
@@lesballard9959 I struggle with a few physical limitations, so I just do what I can within my limits. I often think Im the slowest tramper in the country! There's a spot in the Hunuas called the Lower Mangatawhiri Camp, a 2 hour flat walk to a grassed area. Its a good place to try your gear and ease into things. I go there 3 or 4 times a year just to cook, camp and relax. Most of my tramping vids are on relatively easy walks.
Thanks for that. I'll definitely look into it. Guess it only gets easier by doing.
@@lesballard9959 Yep. Good luck. Have fun, and ignore the nay-sayers, and if you are solo, get a PLB.
You not meant to touch the tent when it’s wet then it shouldn’t leak unless it’s pooling a lot. As soon as you touch it it will start dripping.
I find you are correct with canvas tents, they have a habit of leaking where you touch them, but I have not had a leak issue with the better quality nylon ones. Certainly no problems with the Zempire.
I would imagine this applies to porous (canvas) tents and polyester
Just watched your video on the Pronto 4 V2 tent which I'm considering. One thing that I'm concerned with is the rain fly doesn't cover much of the side windows. Did you have to zip up the inside window to keep the rain out? BTW. Your stew looks delicious.
Yep, The windows have to be closed otherwise the rain will come in. I was in much heavier rain on the next trip and all waterproof around the windows, once they were up. There is heaps of ventilation, including a large panel in the back of the tent. Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the stew.