High Elevation Solo Camping at 1600 - [ Vic High Country ]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- There's not much better than a High Elevation Solo camping trip in the Vic High Country, while watching a thundery storm brewing over the distant mountains ranges.
Not only was there a storm brewing over the mountains, i had a storm brewing on the campfire. Campfire cooking at it's best
I had a nice piece of steak and steamed veggies for dinner, and all prepared on the campfire.
Campfire cooking is the best, while out camping.
High elevation camping, with my swag rolled out on the Alpine snow grass with a small snow gum providing me shelter for the night and thrown into that, i also had stunning mountain views over looking Mount Hotham and patches of snow still remain from the Winter snow fall.
Im not sure it gets much better than that.
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Gee wizz mate, ya had me jumping out of my armchair wanting to head off up there !
You just can't beat some quality time in the high country mate !
Cheers 🤠👌
That’s a top spot mate for some quality time.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
I was the driver in the Troopy who stopped to say hello - amazing spot and was great to see you up there.
G'day Rich,
That was a top drive along the cliff tops and down onto the beaches.
I'll go back next year.
Thanks mate
Cheers Tim
Where about did you camp mate
It's a shame the fires destroy all the bio mass every few years, leaving only fire tolerant Eucalypts (weeds) covering the mountains. That was all once covered in Gondwana rainforest like Lamington National Park and Parts of Barrington Tops.
Yeah some of the fires in the high country have been pretty brutal over the years.
It would be great to think we will see less and less wild fires.
Don’t think that will happen.
Cheers Tim
How bloody beautiful buddy. I just came back from my trip and by Gee's it's was a mission one car of the edge on Brock's road went down there to see if they were alright before calling in the ambulance gave them comfort until they had arrived just glad everyone was alright couldn't of been a lot more serious.
Gee mate, doesn’t sound good at all.
But so glad to hear that everyone is ok, which is the important thing.
Cheers Tim
Just found your videos and think they are great. Turning 60 soon … is it safe to camp like this for single females? Thanks, scenery is fantastic.
Thanks Kathy for your feedback.
I’m glad you enjoy the videos on my channel.
Camping solo, you have to make sure you can handle any situation that may come along.
Maybe don’t go so remote for the first few solo camping trips and see how you go.
Cheers Tim
Hey Tim happy chirstmas ,Do you like the set up you have ? I bought new Isuzu mux wagon. Think do similar keep it kiss just swag table n chair n awning cheers kiwi 🥝
Thanks mate.
It’s hope your Christmas was a great day.
Yeah mate, I really like my setup, works really well for me.
KISS is the go, less hassles.
Cheers Tim.
Fantastic views Tim, what a spot! I like your cullender in the billy for the small veggies, Im going to try that. I did hope you would grill that steak rather than fry it tho?? keep up the great work.
Gday mate
It’s a great spot.
Very relaxing few days.
The veggie steamer works really well
I’ve made a video how I made it if you want to check that out.
I like my steak cooked either way.
I’ll grill the next one for sure.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
Magnificent.
Just came back from the 4wd and Camping show in Perth. It was full of all the fancy gear and you could spend thousands and thousands on all the unnecessary gear.
You have the all the gear you need for camping. Food, shelter and a view.
Yeah mate, the Melbourne show in August was filled with the same high priced gear.
I’ll stick with my basic, simple camp setup.
It works well.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
All those expensive pimped up 4x4’s then you look in the carpark and there is not one
Just getting away from the household & town AC emf field is worth a trip into the sticks , think clearly for a while
Absolutely mate, it's just what is needed some times to get away in the bush and relax.
Cheers Tim
Mate love your videos. Btw where did you get your steamer apparatus from ?
Thanks mate.
I made a video on how I made that steamer.
Check that out mate.
Pretty easy to make.
Cheers Tim.
Love the time lapse vision, keep ‘em coming.
Have you tried Brussel sprouts pan fried with soy, sesame oil, garlic and bacon , bloody magnificent!! Pays to quarter the BS’s before pan frying.
Looking forward to your next adventure!
Gday mate,
I do like to capture a few time lapse, sure adds to the video at the time.
I must try your cooking method of the BS, never tried them that way.
Sounds wicked.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim your diesel fuel you use in winter you have it mixed is that straight from the pump or is it you own special blend cheers Tony
Gday mate
I always mix my own anti freeze for diesel during winter.
I’ve got a few videos about how and why I mix my own diesel during winter.
Cheers Tim
Nice Camp Mate
Thanks mate.
Top spot.
Cheers Tim
I now know why you have been trying to get rid of all that extra weight off your truck. To cater for the 200kg of cast iron 😂
Yeah, cast iron is heavy, but i will never stop cooking with cast iron.
It's so good to cook with.
Cheers Tim
Where did you camp in the high country - was it Dimmicks lookout
Up near Blue Rag mate.
Cheers Tim
they say its called the high country because its high, and its out in the country
That pretty much sums it up mate.
Cheers Tim
Is that spatula a concrete pointing trowel with the tip cut off?
I ran my bricklaying business for nearly 30 years.
When I closed it down a while ago, I couldn’t throw away my last trowel.
Way too many great memories, so I cut the point off and it’s now in my camp box.
Cheers Tim
Have you camped at devils hollow ?
I’ve been out there, but not camped.
Cheers Tim
hey, I just wondered where you get campfire cook stands from? thanks!
They are hand made mate
Not from a shop
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures ah gotcha that's what I thought! Damn I want one too! Haha
great video, thanks for sharing. Mate is that a plasterers trowel with the end cut off? What a great idea
Thanks mate.
Nah, I ran my bricklaying business for nearly 30 years
When I did my last job, couldn’t throw my trowel away.
So, I kept it and cut the point of it and it’s now in my camp box
Great memories with that trowel lol.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Such a great idea and you even use it to help tip your billy up! So many uses with something that size, well done
@@AseanNomad thanks mate
It’s very handy
Hey mate is that an Akubra you're wearing? can't tell what model it is. Great video, cheers.
Could smell that steak as soon as it hit the pan.
Haha lol
Great cook up it was.
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim,love your videos,inspired me and my mates to go high country over Xmas,is it ok to take a camper?want to go from Mansfield through to Dargo,or is it to rugged for a camper? All the best.
G'day mate,
Mansfield through to Dargo can be done with a trailer, but i wouldn't recommend it mate. Getting to Dargo after Wonnangatta, the tracks are very steep in the dry, in the wet they would be impassable.
Im picking up my first camper trailer tomorrow for some of the longer trips for next year.
Thanks mate for your feedback, im glad you enjoy my videos mate.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Thanks Tim,appreciate your feedback
@@brettrobinson2730 no worries mate.
G’day Tim, great spot. I’ve got the same trusty old Burke and Wills Redgum swag. The made in Oz ones from years ago. Still going strong. I notice yours has the canvas base like mine. Do you put a tarp under yours to stop moisture coming through when it’s on the ground? If not, do your blankets end up getting wet? Cheers Stu
Gday mate
Yeah I have three B&W old school all Australian made swags.
Mine are almost 20 years old.
Not sure what the new ones are like today.
If the ground is wet on setup, I’ll throw a small tarp on the ground first.
I’ve never been wet inside it.
Great old swag.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim. Bloody ripper. They’re a great swag.
@@stuainsworth3432 they are mate.
not watched this vid before tim, great camp mate. wish november was like this here on orkney, scotland..lol.. might i ask which akubra hat is the one you wear mate ? ive 2 snowy river ones and a really old one, (no idea which one} tatty but my favourite.. cheers mate, food looked fair dinkum...
A well cooked steak 😵💫
Thanks mate.
It was really nice.
Cheers Tim
Mate; I was gonna dead set blast you on how long that steak was cooked for; but in the end; each to their own. Looked like a rippa spot though. Nice and simple set up. Love it.
Cooked perfect for how I like steak cooked.
Ripper spot.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures I won’t stop watching just cause of a well done steak! Keep up the great content. Much appreciated.
@@cpezza1358 thanks very much.
Cheers Tim
What a beautiful location for a solo camp, the steak looks great how did the 'Fart' balls (Brussel sprouts) work out?
Nice one mate✌
Thanks mate
Cheers Tim
That site looks gorgeous. I'd love to camp somewhere similar in the US right now, but it's getting too cold to really enjoy it. You're transitioning to summer, but it's transitioning to winter here in the US. Where I live, it gets cold with snow only falling every few years. I have to run an electric heater in my bedroom because the vent for the HVAC ends high up on a wall, and there's barely any insulation in the walls. Stay safe out there, Tim.
Yeah mate, we are coming out of Winter into Summer.
We didn’t really have a winter this year.
Very little snow and rain.
Summer is forecast to be very dry and a high bush fire season.
See how it all pans out.
Thanks very much for your feedback all the way from the US.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Glad you've had a safe winter. Dry conditions with a fire danger level on the high side makes camping less fun because you have to pay more attention to your fire than normal, if you can have one lit in the first place. Hope your summer goes well.
Cheers,
Colton Magby.
@@ColtonRMagby thanks mate.
I just hope we don’t get the summer that the forecasters are predicting.
@@timbates4wdadventures Amen.
Great meal and good times.
Pretty simple times mate.
Just the best.
Cheers Tim
Old asbestos hands bates
Hahah
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Love that setup in your utensils tub mate, with the plates and knives in the lid. Is that a custom jobby or can you buy them somewhere?
Cheers
Appreciate your expertise, guised inhumble, down to earth simplicity Tim. A great relief from all the 'tech gear' noise.
Thanks very much Bec.
Simple camping is just how I like it.
Thanks for your reply
Cheers Tim
Tim, try cutting Brussels in half a light fry them in salt and pepper with some garlic paste for something a little different.
Anyone know what brand of camp boxes he had with the plates and knives on the lid?
top spot Tim
Crackn spot mate.
Cheers Tim
What camp spot was this? Beautiful view's
on ya Batesy... showing camping how it should be !
unlike all those "other influencers" with their latest unnessesary gadgets.
I still reckon you're the best in the game !
oh, just one tip !... me reckons you could've thrown some milk and butter in to the pan after you removed the steak, could've made one magic Diane Sauce
Only suggesting !
Gday mate
I do enjoy the simple life when it comes to camping.
I appreciate your feedback mate and the milk and butter tip.
I should try it out.
Cheers Tim
Awesome place mate.
Can you please tell me where about it is near blue rag?
Secret camping spot Batesy? Magic mate 😋
Hot tea royal to boot . . pity radio is so sinister these days to listen to while peering out at the gloom at night
10/10 Tim, have missed your outings and cook ups mate.
Open tracks in the VHC and still looks chilly. Currently 32c here in Brissy mate!
Stay well!
Thanks heaps mate.
It was a chilly night, sure wasn’t in Brissy temps. Lol.
Cheers Tim
Sensational cookings. Camping on high country is a smart way to escape from the summer heat, flies and mozzies😂 We live in Canberra and Kosciuszko region is where we’d go camping during summer.
Thanks mate.
It was nice and cool uptop compared to the low country.
Cheers Tim
Absolutely top shelf old mate! Can't beat a solo camp in a such spectacular setting that you have to clear the mind and body from the hustle and bustle.
Keep up the fantastic work 👍
Thanks heaps mate.
It’s one of those spots that’s great to get away from the hustle and bustle.
I appreciate your feedback
Cheers Tim
Another great clip! Love a good brussel sprout mate! Hadn't even considered taking them on a trip before... got me convinced now! Another magic spot mate! Surprised to see so many flies at that elevation... that normal for up there?
Thanks mate.
Magic spot.
That’s the first time I have taken them on a camp trip, won’t be the last. Lol.
Always get a few flies up high, but no where near as many down in the low country.
Cheers Tim
I want to camp!
Nice views great looking food.wish i could do some camping.
Thanks mate.
I hope you can get some camping in some day mate.
Cheers Tim
Love it Tim. Can’t wait to go camping again. Especially when the kids are old enough to enjoy it some more. It’s hard work taking them away at this point. Onya mate.
Thanks mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great spot.
You’ll get back out camping again when your kids get a bit older, they will love it.
Great having kids out in the bush camping.
Cheers Tim
Livin' the good life there Tim! Like ya billy with the spout!
Thanks heaps.
That billy has been through the wars, but it keeps doing the job.
I’ll keep it for sure.
Cheers Tim
Well clearly a crappy spot with crappy views and a crappy meal 😫good thanks. And the weather bunged it on for ya even more crappy. 🤣👍🍻🍻just awesome Tim.
Haha
I sure had it all on that trip.
Cheers Tim
Cracking spot Tim, looked awesome. Cheers Steve
Thanks mate.
Top spot.
Cheers Tim
Stunning Tim mate, nothing like a hot brew at first light in the fresh morning air. Nice to see you back out in the canvas mate.
Matt
Thanks mate, a fresh brew with a morning sunrise always gets the day off to a good start.
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim, Love your channel. No gear wankery that everyone is going for these days.
Thanks mate.
I keep my camping setup pretty simple.
Works really well.
Cheers Tim
I like Russell Sprouts fried with bacon pieces ,Angus and pepper snags 🥰🥰
Now that’s a good addition for the Russell sprouts lol.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim , as always enjoyed the video . What a great spot to camp . Any plans to catch up with Buck at some stage ? Keep up the great work and keep ‘em coming . 👍👍🍻🍻
Gday mate
Thanks for that. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Top spot.
No plans at this stage mate to catch up with Bucks, maybe down the track.
Cheers Tim
Just awesome. Looks amazing. Are you able to put together a 2-3 day trip in the mighty high country For me? Running a well set up GU and Drifta camper trailer
I once wrote fully detailed itineraries mate from 2 days right up to 14 days.
I don’t do them anymore, a lot of time goes into hand writing them.
Cheers Tim
What is that makes watching your camping trips so enjoyable, I guess we just wish we were there. Keep it up Timbo🔥🍻🏕
Gday mate
Thanks very much.
I’m glad you enjoy it.
It sure was a top spot with great views.
Basic campfire cooking just make it.
Cheers Tim
Love the bbq trowel
My old bricklaying trowel.
Works well.
Cheers Tim
Was up there last weekend. That is with about 250,000 other people.🤒
Not where I stayed
Cheers Tim
Great spot Tim. Fantastic editing as always. I really look forward to your camping/cooking videos probably more than any of the others I watch. Keep it up mate.
Thanks heaps mate, I greatly appreciate your feedback.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Cheers Tim
Certainly passed your greens test there. Magnifique
Haha lol.
I don’t mind a few greens with dinner.
Cheers Tim
Vintage Batesy, great vid, keep ‘em coming. 😎🍻👍
Thanks a lot mate.
Cheers Tim
Looks like the exact campsite we camped at on NYE 2022 , one of my favourite locations in VHC
Crackn spot mate.
Cheers Tim
Awesome Tim. In this day and age do you prefer to do your trips during the week rather than on weekends? Cheers rich
Gday mate
If I can go mid week, I will do that.
Mainly for the filming side of it.
I like catching up with people on the tracks.
Cheers Tim
Another cracking video Tim! That sunset was amazing! I'm hanging to get back out in the high country in a fortnights time 👌 cant bloody wait
Thanks mate.
You have a great camp trip when you head out in a couple of weeks.
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim
Just got back from my first solo camp to Howitt high plains.
Boy I loved every single minute.
Cannot beat Vic high country and scenery
Love you work
Beeeautifull
Gday mate,
I’m glad your first solo camp trip went well.
That’s a really nice area to camp up.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
Lucky bugger, I'm in need of another high county trip
Hope you get on soon mate.
Cheers Tim
Great video as usual. Have you tried the steak on the grill? Much better in my opinion
Thanks mate.
I have tried both methods of cooking steak.
Both a great. The grill is a good way to go for extra flavour from the campfire.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
Great video Tim, I was in a cabin out of Omeo with that storm, great storm but the dog hated it. That steak looked fantastic.
Ahh righto.
Yeah it was sure heading in the direction of Omeo.
Dogs don’t like storms at all.
Thanks for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim
That's the way Tim. Keep it simple. Great spot. Keep up the great work.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Good to see ya back out in the bush Tim,I noticed no garlic powder mate,(hahaha)
Haha lol
No powder on this trip.
Cheers Tim
Good to see you back making shows in the Victorian high county well done
Thanks heaps mate.
Cheers Tim
Good one mate. Great spot, although I find it amusing that all 4wd vids these days are becoming more like MasterChef on tour. 😂
No reason why you can’t eat well while out camping. Lol.
Top spot.
Cheers Tim
You’ve done it again Batesy. Top notch.
Thanks very much mate, glad you enjoyed the video.
Top camp spot.
Cheers Tim
What a spot so beautiful! Always an inspiration to me mate thanks so much for the effort to show us
Thanks heaps mate.
It’s a really nice camp spot.
Thanks for dropping in from over the ditch.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures always a pleasure Tim can't wait for ya next adventure 😉 awesome!
@@TikitourOverland thanks a lot mate.
Thanks Tim, I have to say that's a really lovely view. Thanks mate and keep them coming.👍
Stunning spot for the night.
Thanks heaps.
Cheers Tim
Another great video Tim. I was doing the same thing on the weekend, out camping with my son and cooking a steak over the fire.
Top stuff mate. Out camping with your young bloke is fantastic.
Hope your steak turned out ok.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
🇦🇺 Aussie On 🏕 🔥 Relaxing Vid To Watch Thanks Tim 🥃
Thanks a lot mate.
Crackn spot
Very relaxing trip.
Cheers Tim
Another great episiode, thanks Tim. I was camping and 'working from the mountain' last week - first camp of the season in the UAE. I had steak two nights running :) Did it reverse sear style - baked in the camp oven first, then seared on hot plate over the fire. Worked really well.
Thanks mate.
So many ways to cook up a great tasting steak.
I must cook mine on the grill next time.
Flavours from the campfire are amazing.
Thanks mate for your reply
Cheers Tim
Hey Tim, awesome lifestyle in the mountains. Would love to hear you reading some of AB’s poetry, would add some special feeling
That’s a nice thought mate.
Thanks heaps for your feedback
Cheers Tim
Your a man with our tastes, me and 2 mates go camping when asparagus and brussel sprouts are in season coz we don't get them at home. Cheers mate 👍 🐕 🤠
Haha lol
That’s gold. Someone else who likes Brussel sprouts lol.
Cheers Tim
You’re absolutely right old mate - it doesn’t get much better than that!👍
Spot on mate.
Simple setup.
Cheers Tim
Good to see ya back up there mate. Camping beside a river is great but nothing compares to being up high in a spot like that solo....doesnt get any better mate.
Thanks mate.
My next solo could be down on a river just to mix it up.
This is a great spot up high.
Cheers Tim
Timbo, Timbo, Timbo....what a bloody awesome surprise. Thanks. Look forward to your next video. Love Brussel sprouts roasted with salt, pepper and caramelised balsamic vinegar. Cheers.
Batesy, I am doing a solo trip from Birssy to Vic. Be great if you could share some camp sites. Only stops I need to do is Narromine (home town), Bourke (to see the oil engine my dad refurbished) and Port Campbell to catchup with mates. Apart from that I can detour. Mid to late November.
Can,t beat a good steak cooked on the fire and some veg and great views in the aussie bush .
Absolutely mate.
This trip had it all going on.
Just the best.
Cheers Tim
Very nice. Must get myself up 1 day. Mustn't get kookaburras at 1600, you couldn't walk away from a beautifully cooked juicy steak for 5 seconds at a lot of places I've camped. 🤣👍
Ive watched this video twice now tim its not often at that altitude its that still and that storm in the background was magic what a spot and great vid to boot 👍🍻
Thanks mate.
When camping at elevation, you e got to do your weather homework.
Wouldn’t take much to get blown away in strong winds if you get it wrong.
Cheers Tim
2:30 Brussel sprouts lots of garlic butter salt fresh cracked pepper, goes well with steak spuds and a Thai spice in olive oil mmm m 13:30 breathing slowly and deeply. 👍. …thanks for the video Tim..🇦🇺👍 oorroo
We are truly blessed with such a beautiful country.
Yes' we sure are.
So many amazing places to camp.
Cheers Tim
I will get to the high country one day, long way from WA. The only 2 veggies l eat are Brussel sprouts ( with you on that one)and peas. 80% meat eater. Great video.
Seriously?!?! Nothing ruins a High Country view quicker than Brussel Sprouts!🤣
Haha 😂
Come on mate.
Don’t knock ‘em until you try them. Lol.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures oh I have….I have
@@rogerclift2705 haha lol
Brussel sprouts are good for ya. get em in ya with some carrots, spuds, broccoli, cauli, cabbage. you can keep yuppie veggies, I'm old school haha
Great stuff Tim, love your work. Always made my Sunday watching your videos. So glad you are putting content on again.😀🚙
Thanks heaps mate.
Glad you enjoyed this video.
Great location for the night.
Cheers Tim
Magic spot mate.
Yeah Brussels was a must when growing up. Couldn't stand them but now i like them lol. Roasted with olive oil salt and pepper works a treat to.
Beautiful spot
A really nice spot to camp up.
Cheers Tim
bit of butter on the old brussel sprots batesy beautiful.
Yeah that would be very nice mate.
Cheers Tim
Another awesome video buddy, but when you said it doesn't get any better during your cook up I thought of my wife, she doesn't get the fascination & thinks its boring as bat shit 😂😂
Haha lol.
Never boring mate. Lol.
Cheers Tim
It’s a frying on a camp fire show,, isn’t it ?
Or is it about camping by yourself in the scrub ?
@@acacomiskey not sure how you go camping.
But when I go camping solo I have to eat.
So, showing what I eat and how I cook it is all part of camping on my own.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures
You go to great spots to camp mate and I look forward to seeing more of the area that you settle at, but would like more than just a cook up to watch,,, 4wdadventures.
Maybe try out on the Barwon, that’s an adventure.
@@acacomiskey great feedback mate.
I do appreciate it.
I’m not sure around the Barwon area.