Great video, Tweedy. My wife and I are having fun binge watching all of your Outdoors videos. You are giving us so many ideas. There’s a great village in Berkshire called Stanford Dingley. There’s a nice pub called the Old Boot and a lot of nice trails for hiking. Take care
A fantastic sunset with a good meal and wine in a beautiful place on hiking journey. Doesn't get any better than this. Love it! Now on to part 3..🎩😊✌🌳🌿🌾🍾🍷⛺
Thanks Priest, sorry to hear you're having a tough day though. Getting outside in some green space always helps me when I'm going through a rough patch.
Absolutely amazing places that you find to camp. Here in Southern California we have the deserts and the Sierras, but I’d love to camp in England someday. I’m glad I’ve found your channel, really have been enjoying it 🙂
Thanks Jason! I've never been to Southern California but I have been to the north - around San Francisco - and did a drive out further north from there to see the giant redwoods. There's some incredible nature there. There's something about the English countryside I love which I've never quite found anywhere else in the world - it's not too wild or intimidating (you're never more than a few miles from a pub!), but it also doesn't feel overly managed or artificial. Plus there's the density of history underpinning it. Obviously as an Englishman I'm very biased! ...but surely we all feel there's no place like home? I love that closing scene in Blood Diamond where Leonardo Dicaprio is dying on a hill, clutching handfuls of red earth. "I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be."
@@tweedyoutdoors Camping in the English countryside is something that I want to do someday, looks amazing! And with a pub within a few miles of a campsite I’m definitely looking forward to that in the future 😀
Another good one John , great to see the blue sky and fabulous sunset . Hmmm not sure about that meal tho . Still laughing about the April fool vid lol , really appreciate you doing these wild camps , always make me smile , Cheers
Thanks Stuart! Yes as I said on the video I don't think the meal was my finest hour, it was cobbled together at the last minute from what I found in the cupboards. Can I pass that lack of preparation off as "keeping it real"? 😁
Yes I'm not sure I really conveyed (vocally at least) how much I liked Bronkham Hill in the video. It was a very serene and peaceful spot, I really enjoyed the sunset and the place had quite a special atmosphere.
Thanks Giles! I think you might be the only person to comment positively about the meal though! 🤣 I think the basic idea was sound, it's quite a practical one pot camping meal, as long as you have a separate bowl or plate to put the couscous in. It probably would have worked / looked better with some chopped tomatoes to give it more colour, and if I'd actually used apricots rather than that odd improvisation with mango.
@@tweedyoutdoors I use similar cooking methods and little in the way of cooking equipment. Camp cooking is camp cooking and at the end of a days hiking that dinner would be very welcome - more tasty indeed than an MRE methinks 👍
@@gilesbinyon Agreed! I really enjoy the challenge of camp cooking, figuring out what will work with limited equipment and ingredients. Sometimes the results are better than others but you're right the walk really helps to build an appetite and even the less successful meals are very much appreciated.
Awesome farming country. No wonder the Vikings thought it was a better place to live than Denmark! Nice camp and sunset . I thought a proper Englishman would have Tea for Breakfast - not Coffee ☕ lol. Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🇳🇿
Thanks Dave! Yes I see what you mean about the tea, it would be a bit more fitting! I like both, but I drink coffee black vs tea always with milk, so it's a bit easier to have coffee when camping then I don't need to bring milk along.
Nice little spot you found there. Beautiful sunset, but W.T.H. was that meal? 😳😆 Also, you're the only Wild Camper I've seen to take an actual bottle of wine. I've seen others take wine, having had it decanted, but not take the actual bottle. Good job you have a lightweight tent! (Also, did I spy you using 2 Pillows there 🤔 ? I myself am a two pillow man, but use a dry/compression bag as my 2nd pillow) Off to pt 3 👍
Thanks Dave and Buddy! Yes I agree, not one of my most impressive camping meals - it was just improvised at the last minute from what I had in the cupboards. It tasted better than it looked though! I did start out by decanting the wine in some of my earlier videos but the atmosphere suffered a bit, there's not much to show in the video if it's just being poured out of an anonymous plastic pouch and I quite like the ritual of opening the bottle etc.. Plus I was always slightly nervous the pouch thing (I think it's called a Platypus Preserve?) would split in transit... but yes the glass bottle weighs about 700g, which is more than my tent! Yes I use two pillows, the second one is because I'm used to sleeping at a funny angle, sort of part way between on my side and on my front, so one pillow is there to prop a knee up. Maybe too much information!
Good suggestion! I'm not generally a huge fan of couscous in normal day to day life but it is very convenient for camping, as it only takes 5-10 minutes to rehydrate with boiling water, and you don't need to keep your stove on once the water's boiled. I think I've read that at a pinch you can also rehydrate it with cold water. So it pretty much functions like one of those dehydrated / freeze dried camping pouch meal things but at a tiny fraction of the cost!
Yes it did feel surprisingly chilly by the time I turned in for the night. Having camped in Scotland in January this year I thought bringing along the same sleeping bag etc for this trip to Dorset in April might have been overkill, but as it turned out I was glad of it.
Stunning views, I actually like cous cous and vegetarian cooking in general. My favourite vegetarian dish would be a ‘turnip chestnut galette’ (you’ll have to google the recipe, from the famous Paradiso vegetarian restaurant in Cork, I promise you it’s worth making) did I catch a glimpse of your new pocket wellies also?!!
Very intriguing! I like that juxtaposition of galette (very French) and turnip (very non-French sounding). No the pocket wellies didn't make an outing yet, you may have seen my gaiters which I've had for a while already - they're not fully waterproof but help to keep the mud and the dew from wet grass off my ankles a bit.
Great video, Tweedy. My wife and I are having fun binge watching all of your Outdoors videos. You are giving us so many ideas.
There’s a great village in Berkshire called Stanford Dingley. There’s a nice pub called the Old Boot and a lot of nice trails for hiking.
Take care
A fantastic sunset with a good meal and wine in a beautiful place on hiking journey. Doesn't get any better than this. Love it! Now on to part 3..🎩😊✌🌳🌿🌾🍾🍷⛺
Thanks Jamie! The meal could perhaps have been improved on, but yes I thought it was a very nice sunset!
Just like an Edwardian oenophile with modern kit would be. Marvellous stuff.
Good video. I really enjoy it. Struggling today and it picks me up. Have a great day
Thanks Priest, sorry to hear you're having a tough day though. Getting outside in some green space always helps me when I'm going through a rough patch.
@@tweedyoutdoors thanks brother. Love your videos. Take care
Absolutely amazing places that you find to camp. Here in Southern California we have the deserts and the Sierras, but I’d love to camp in England someday. I’m glad I’ve found your channel, really have been enjoying it 🙂
Thanks Jason! I've never been to Southern California but I have been to the north - around San Francisco - and did a drive out further north from there to see the giant redwoods. There's some incredible nature there.
There's something about the English countryside I love which I've never quite found anywhere else in the world - it's not too wild or intimidating (you're never more than a few miles from a pub!), but it also doesn't feel overly managed or artificial. Plus there's the density of history underpinning it.
Obviously as an Englishman I'm very biased! ...but surely we all feel there's no place like home? I love that closing scene in Blood Diamond where Leonardo Dicaprio is dying on a hill, clutching handfuls of red earth. "I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be."
@@tweedyoutdoors Camping in the English countryside is something that I want to do someday, looks amazing! And with a pub within a few miles of a campsite I’m definitely looking forward to that in the future 😀
Another good one John , great to see the blue sky and fabulous sunset . Hmmm not sure about that meal tho . Still laughing about the April fool vid lol , really appreciate you doing these wild camps , always make me smile , Cheers
Thanks Stuart! Yes as I said on the video I don't think the meal was my finest hour, it was cobbled together at the last minute from what I found in the cupboards. Can I pass that lack of preparation off as "keeping it real"? 😁
What a great spot to camp 😊 lovely sunset. Great video
Yes I'm not sure I really conveyed (vocally at least) how much I liked Bronkham Hill in the video. It was a very serene and peaceful spot, I really enjoyed the sunset and the place had quite a special atmosphere.
Another brilliant video,I do like the cooking segment.
Wonderful shot, wonderful spot there at 10:35.
Thanks Tim! Yes I really liked that spot in among the gorse bushes, next to one of the barrows, with the sunset in the background.
Great spot and a great dinner. Good work John ⛺️
Thanks Giles! I think you might be the only person to comment positively about the meal though! 🤣 I think the basic idea was sound, it's quite a practical one pot camping meal, as long as you have a separate bowl or plate to put the couscous in. It probably would have worked / looked better with some chopped tomatoes to give it more colour, and if I'd actually used apricots rather than that odd improvisation with mango.
@@tweedyoutdoors I use similar cooking methods and little in the way of cooking equipment. Camp cooking is camp cooking and at the end of a days hiking that dinner would be very welcome - more tasty indeed than an MRE methinks 👍
@@gilesbinyon Agreed! I really enjoy the challenge of camp cooking, figuring out what will work with limited equipment and ingredients. Sometimes the results are better than others but you're right the walk really helps to build an appetite and even the less successful meals are very much appreciated.
Awesome farming country. No wonder the Vikings thought it was a better place to live than Denmark! Nice camp and sunset . I thought a proper Englishman would have Tea for Breakfast - not Coffee ☕ lol. Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🇳🇿
Thanks Dave! Yes I see what you mean about the tea, it would be a bit more fitting! I like both, but I drink coffee black vs tea always with milk, so it's a bit easier to have coffee when camping then I don't need to bring milk along.
Nice little spot you found there.
Beautiful sunset, but W.T.H. was that meal? 😳😆
Also, you're the only Wild Camper I've seen to take an actual bottle of wine. I've seen others take wine, having had it decanted, but not take the actual bottle.
Good job you have a lightweight tent!
(Also, did I spy you using 2 Pillows there 🤔 ? I myself am a two pillow man, but use a dry/compression bag as my 2nd pillow)
Off to pt 3
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Thanks Dave and Buddy!
Yes I agree, not one of my most impressive camping meals - it was just improvised at the last minute from what I had in the cupboards. It tasted better than it looked though!
I did start out by decanting the wine in some of my earlier videos but the atmosphere suffered a bit, there's not much to show in the video if it's just being poured out of an anonymous plastic pouch and I quite like the ritual of opening the bottle etc.. Plus I was always slightly nervous the pouch thing (I think it's called a Platypus Preserve?) would split in transit... but yes the glass bottle weighs about 700g, which is more than my tent!
Yes I use two pillows, the second one is because I'm used to sleeping at a funny angle, sort of part way between on my side and on my front, so one pillow is there to prop a knee up. Maybe too much information!
I usually chuck half a chicken stock cube in couscous. Even with the packets of flavoured couscous benefit from a chicken stock cube.
Good suggestion! I'm not generally a huge fan of couscous in normal day to day life but it is very convenient for camping, as it only takes 5-10 minutes to rehydrate with boiling water, and you don't need to keep your stove on once the water's boiled. I think I've read that at a pinch you can also rehydrate it with cold water. So it pretty much functions like one of those dehydrated / freeze dried camping pouch meal things but at a tiny fraction of the cost!
Looked somewhat freezing up there. I’d have needed a big coat. Onto the next one!
Yes it did feel surprisingly chilly by the time I turned in for the night. Having camped in Scotland in January this year I thought bringing along the same sleeping bag etc for this trip to Dorset in April might have been overkill, but as it turned out I was glad of it.
Stunning views, I actually like cous cous and vegetarian cooking in general. My favourite vegetarian dish would be a ‘turnip chestnut galette’ (you’ll have to google the recipe, from the famous Paradiso vegetarian restaurant in Cork, I promise you it’s worth making) did I catch a glimpse of your new pocket wellies also?!!
Very intriguing! I like that juxtaposition of galette (very French) and turnip (very non-French sounding).
No the pocket wellies didn't make an outing yet, you may have seen my gaiters which I've had for a while already - they're not fully waterproof but help to keep the mud and the dew from wet grass off my ankles a bit.
Lovely
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Great videos mate - cheers from Australia