4 Days Solo Camping in the Australian Outback (The Bungle Bungles)
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- Join me on a 4 day backpacking camp in the beautiful but harsh Australian Outback as I explore the Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was a tough hike in the heat, but an incredible one nonetheless.
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Your massive dehydration is called "Exercise-Associated Hyponatraemia". There was a study on the Kokoda Trail about drinking too much water and not replacing salts / electrolytes in the correct ratio. You are basically flooding good salts out of your body with too much water. 60 Minutes did an excellent programme on it.
I experienced this once, staggering all over the trail, limbs going numb…I was eating a banana (plenty of sugar and potassium) and drinking heaps of water and the symptoms didn’t subside at all…until the first mouthful of Powerade at the first shop we got to when we got out of the valley we had hiked out of…my body immediately knew that drink had what my body needed the overwhelming relief filled my eyes with tears of joy and within a minute I could feel all the sensation returning down my arms and legs and could feel all the cuts from staggering into bushes…so embarrassing, was a hard lesson learned well that day
Also ate a bag of salt and vinegar chips after the Powerade…both were so awesome
we blokes working outdoors in northern QLD get this almost daily.. a teaspoon of salt eases it immediately
@@Pyerite_steeltoots I remember reading a book written by Andy McNab many yrs ago where he said in SAS selection training in the jungle they had to put a pinch of salt in each bottle of water or else they were completely useless…this was back before the gulf war so maybe even before a lot of the studies on ideal balance of electrolytes in sports drinks to sugar and fluid intake
did this in an ultra a couple years back in 38 degrees and no tree cover. My body fell apart, vomiting out both ends and extreme nausea. 4 packs of smiths salted chips squared me up as the sun went down and I came alive again. A rookie mistake I have always ben so concious of and I dropped the ball in the hardest conditions I've raced in and have over compensated in races where I didn't need to.
Taking a zero day was the hardest lesson I had to learn in my 20's. As I've grown older I've learned to appreciate those days I bake into my itinerary where I do nothing but laze about camp.... Another beautiful vid Sir, thank you!! Also that Whippa bag is sweeeeet looking!!
Mate, this is life. I enjoyed with you ,what a beautiful country, and i came from another beautiful country, Greece.
I hope you are well and enjoy everything and every moment,take care and keep up the good job.
Thank you!
Hey I have to thank you for the whinging because it makes it way more relatable for those of us who aren't that hardcore and struggle sometimes on trips. Seeing chaps like you battle means I'm not a lost cause! Cheers mate
Hi Scotty, this was a great video of the Bungle Bungle Ranges in the Kimberley's. In all your TH-cam videos I have seen you have struggled the most with dehydration and/or exhaustion. Scotty you are a legend. The gorge that you explored was one the best in Australia and the scenery is some of the best in Australia. I didn't realise how hard it was bushwalking and camping there until this video. Thanks Scotty and stay safe and well. Pete from Adelaide
Great video as always! Glad to see you this a.m. Dehydration is no joke! I appreciate that you are showing how it really can be an issue and hopefully people from all over the world will listen up and pay attention. The area is beautiful and I so admire how you honor the places you visit and take such good care not to disturb them at all. That water looked so beautiful where you declined to swim in it. Deep respect for you and Australia and all who live there and care for your lands. Take care and drink up! Feel better. Keep up the great work! This old Texas lady appreciates you!
If you can't taste salt when you try some eat more, Until you can taste it. 21:30 .an awesome video Scotty always wanted to get that far , haven't yet though. Absolutely amazing out there. Totally love the outback I have so many fantastic memories, this video bought many memories back. Yes the heat can get around 50degrees c and drains you . That's for sure. Thanks for sharing 🇦🇺👍 . Given me itchy feet mate 😃
Great to see you back and with sponsorship well deserved mate your productions are excellent👊🏼
Hey ya Scotty, I've been waiting for this video to drop, you have just travelled through my part of the Kimberleys. Sorry about the weather mate, you were sweating bullets. I live this heat everyday and am used to it. The best time to travel the Kimberleys is from June to October which is our winter time, believe it or not. I do hope you get to do another trip over here, there is so much to explore. Loving the video.
Wow, looks almost prehistoric, absolutely spectacular!. Thankyou for your great efforts & to share & show us this gorgeous place.
You never fail to disappoint Scotty. That was a truly amazing adventure. A place that I’m unlikely to see myself. Take care of yourself out there. Cheers for bring us along with you. All the best Andy
Hello from the USA ! I live in n.w. Pennsylvania and we are in the middle of a heat wave all week long 90 f and high humidity . I am nearly 64 and I am still roofing ! The young guys were dropping like flies while I have putting in extra hours. After three bottles of water a sports drink and a lick of salt !
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Thank you for posting this😃 i have pretty bad anxiety with travelling and just overall anxiety. As of right now i dont see myself ever being able to experience going there nyself so being able to experience peoples travels through videos is very nice. Thank you🧍😃😃😃😃
ALSO THANKS ASWELL FOR PAUSING AT THE SCENERY TO SHOW US ALL ive been looking for painting inspo and all that scenery is gorgeoussssss
Mate, this is my dream hike! Thanks so much for doing this..watching in awe
Drop everything, the new Scotty just dropped!!!
I've always been really fascinated by the Australian outback. It just seems so wild and otherworldly, like you're on a totally different planet or something.
I'd love to take a road trip through the outback someday just to check it out for myself and see what it's like in person.
beautiful place! thank you Scotty. and thanks too for keeping it real: the world the way it is these days the honesty is very much appreciated. 👍🏼✌🏼🖖🏼
That was an amazing journey Scottie it truly is an incredible place ,thanks for bringing us along .Next time bring Mattsie along it would be a laugh for sure.
Makes me want to visit the Kimberly. Amazing place. Thankyou for sharing your trip.
Ah that was the best. Loved the reality and a good reminder about safety. Stunning landscape. “Our tiny brains” really cannot comprehend the age of the planet for sure. Keep on trekking Scotty. And thanks for sharing.
Awesome video Scotty! Thank you ❤
Two breeding grounds for sickness I reckon is Cruise ships and Airplanes. They are like mobile Petri dishes.
Scotty, a great expedition. About dehydration, you are actually drinking too much. Himalayan salt, & magnesium supplement in water ( minimal ) can regulate your internal thermometor.
Check the colour of your urine on your hikes, this will give you an indicator of your Ph.
A urine pH stick could be used.
The sodium factor for your meninges around the brain ( the covering ), dictates when you get a headache.
Take more Himalayan salt with water ( half a level teaspoon ), and one drop of active iodine ( ie Atomodine from the Heritage store in America). Hope this assists.
Great but taxing trip. Season can make all the difference on a trip. Glad you were able to handle the dehydration. Glad you have sponsors. Good luck from N.W. Alabama in the U.S.A.
Great vid, Scott. Looks like a stunning place. Just glad you made it out in one piece - that heat is no joke. PS: totally with you, re: hiking on sand. Massive pain in the arse!
Was nearly going to ask Pete W were you were yesterday and here you are, settling back to watch 🇦🇺
Have wondered what it is like to hike this country, stunning, thanks Scotty…🏡
Thanks for the memories Scotty, I visited the bungles in 1982, before the area became a NP we were sampling creeks prospecting for diamonds, there are several ultramafic intrusions that intrude into the flat lying clastic sediments that make the impressive rock formations, we were there in October November period yes very hot! Probably sieved out a tonne or so combined samples of creek sands to carry out for mineral checking. Sad to hear that cane toads have got there bus yes many many snakes we saw many king browns, your snake looked similar, if it had been stepped on not a good outcome!
As well as the water filters a UV stick would be good for the viruses along with water purification tablets, but those do spoil water taste
Olá amigo como sempre seu vídeo transmite muita paz, sem dúvida Austrália é um país diferenciado de tudo que eu já vi. Parabéns 👏🏼👏🏼
Another great video Scotty! I love your honesty, the way you talk about your equipment and supplies. I even found myself worrying for you?! Glad you made it through 👍
Rest up mate and I can’t wait for the next one!
Awesome as always Scotty I'm from WA and it's on the bucket list to get up there for sure 🤟
Heck yeah, always a great day when you drop a new vid!
Awesome adventure and film Scotty. Like you, The Kimberly has always held a fascination for me, probably because it is as far as you can get from Tasmania both literally (staying in Australia) and in terms of environment. Hopefully I’ll make it there one day.
Others have already hinted at it, but I reckon you were suffering from a lack of salts. Drinking lots of water without an electrolyte or spoonful of regular table salt for every 1-2 litres will quickly flush most the salt out of your body when you’re sweating that hard, not great for the body at all. I find myself having to 1:1 regular water with an electrolyte mix during the day every summer now, even in Tassie, to keep the salt levels up.
20:55, very correct, a little children's python, Antaresia childreni, just about the most harmless animal you can come across
Glad to have you back 😊
What a fantastic gift this morning. Thank you for taking us to this amazing place.
Good on ya mate. Love your videos...such an amazing vibe.
Good on you Scotty that’s putting you out of your usual southeastern comfort zone 💪 thanks for sharing this amazing hike 😎🤙
Don’t be hard on yourself, the heat is nothing like Victoria, even labourers in Nth WA start working 4am just to beat the heat, you cannot get too active during the day, it’s not possible, part of the experience up there is quietly surviving the elements 😎🤙
Have to say, you have inspired me!
Wow, what a trip, such beautiful scenery. Thank you Scotty.
I went camping last week at Woodward in Oakdale California and it was 104 that how I felt didn't want to eat but still did, drinking beer and water 😅 had a good time first time here on your video will follow
Hiya Scotty. I feel like just writing "Ditto" after each video. Coz I like 'em all. Pete
This trip was awesome! so beautiful! It's good you listen to your gut feeling about the watering holes, but yah the heat is brutal, I could tell. A person could expire pretty fast from dehydration, honestly I could not handle what you just did in this video.
This was an epic video!! Thank you.
Far out, Scotty!! What a bloody adventure!! I've been wanting to explore WA for so long! That looked so wild and beautiful!!
The heat out there is real! I worked in the Pilbara for a while, and as much as I loved it, the heat was killer!!
Thanks so much for this one! Absolutely loved it!!
I just love your amazing videos and I want to be at the Kimberley’s now !This is one of the most beautiful videos I ever seen . I am sorry you felt sick but you really showed us how amazing the Bungle Bungles are .
Well done Scotty, so glad you made it, hope you recovered well 👍 you are extremely brave, thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks, awesome video Scotty! I just can't believe how much SPACE and real wilderness you have down under compared to Europe where every square metre has been cultivated over the centuries...
There are still places in Australia where man has not set foot. Those areas are way too unhospitable.
Cheers Scotty!! For another epic adventure. And the realism and genuine of the adventure too!
being there in person would be a WOW moment every second with the scenery, sounds and smell. Keep smashing it up mate and take care. Looking forward to the next adventure!
Yewwwww!!
-Liam 🇦🇺 🤙🏿
Another great video , the kimberley is my favorite place on the planet, be back for my 3rd visit September
Absolutely beautiful country. Great trip, well done Scotty, thanks for sharing 😊
I've followed you since COVID I believe. Its nice to see you humbled by nature, nice to learn about your beautiful country, nice to learn about new gear, nice to see you have a couple of sponsors. And ya, nice to see the powdered milk and muesli for breakfast once again. Cheers from Canada Scotty.
One of your best videos Scotty! I live in WA and the Bungle Bungle is also on my list! I have done Karijini national park, and that is just as amazing! You should definitely check out Karijini
Fantastic video, thanks for sharing and especially talking about the challenges the walk threw at you.
This is the best ever. Thanks for bring it to us.
Great video Scotty. My great great great grandad lol was one of the very first in the Kimberley. He had a set up at Argyle. I think you over did it in first couple days. Like in survival guides best to move early and late but never in the heat of the day. Even in winter.
I’d love to see you return soon but this time do your video with a black fella who can show you stuff and places thatll blow your mind and blow up your channel. Contact Gija community for that area. Different skin groups for all the areas. Would be really something.
And no not whinging it is what it is and serves as a warning. You can imagine summer 🔥🔥🔥 hope your good now and thanks again 👍🏼
Amazing and beautiful country. God certainly has blessed you. Take care of yourself. Seeya next video.
Hi Scotty, you don't realise how high the cliffs are until you get there. The rock formations are huge. A bit like the shock you get when you see Uluro, or the red cliffs of Palm Valley for the first time. The snake looked like a 'Woma Phython' mate. Thanks for sharing mate.
My opinion for what it's worth is that you walked through very sacred sites, some are welcoming, some are not. I have experienced great exhaustion in the bush for no logical reason but when I check with the local people, they may say it's a Clever Fellas site or a Womans area. Of course the heat would affect you as well. The advice given to me is to yell out that you are only passing through and not staying. That's been working so far....
This sounds hallucinogenic and not based in reality
I love your comment, there is so much more than the eye can see :)
What a load of BS
The cause was pretty obvious- not enough salt intake and he wasn't acclimated to the heat. Nothing spiritual going on here.
Mate that is wives tales and the indigenous community are full of those make belief stories, yes it's all fair and well to have those beliefs but scientific data does not lie. It was not the sites causing those problems it was simply what happens when the water you are drinking lacks the necessary components our body survives on.
I have visited many of the sites & like every other place on the planet that is supposedly bad or sacred you don't get cursed or punished for being there, & they arent places for certain genders etc.
Just be respectful about all areas you visit but you won't be cursed or punished because those things do not exist.
Looking forward to this!
The king of thumbnails well done!, will be watching Scotty.
Amazing beauty, really appreciate you sharing your trip. Perhaps your honesty with hydration will help others prepare who are planning to go there 🙂🙏
Living my dream! Epic place, sweet trip Scotty
Wow! WoW! BEAUTIFUL & MAGICAL AUSTRALIA
I absolutely love the crows in this video. Idk why I love them so much but they call to me.
Amazing place Scotty. Thanks for sharing 😊
Holy shit, I’m saving this video so I can watch it before bed. Love your vids
Great video scotty. Very real and spectacular.
I really appreciate your authenticity. I would love to get up there at some stage
Extraordinary. Wonderful. Superb.
Feel better soon Scotty. Many thanks for a g8 video.
I hope you do this hike again Scott, once you can get the dehydration sorted. Each hike you do, you learn things so thanks for keeping it real and not glossing over how shit you really felt! Maybe when you get a moment, check out Barbara O'Neil vids on the importance of Salt and Water hopefully this may be of use to you for the tougher hikes you do! Cheers👍
Scotty, please don't feel you have to push yourself to please us. We don't mind if you make a good decision to stay in the one spot for your safety. It's enough that you can film your camping trip, your dinners, your usual fires, the night skies, etc. Most of the scenery is all the same anyway, but for someone incapacitated like me - it's like going camping and you are taking us there. Hope you recover soon.
Wow!!! Beautiful country! Nice adventure!
Well done mate! Shame about getting sick on the hike, but the scenery looked very special. Something magnetic about the Australian outback and as always you have managed to capture the landscape you were in so well.
I feel it in my bones that I'm due for an outback adventure now!!
Amazing. ❤ Hope your feeling better.
I didn't know about this hike. Thanks for showing us
Stunning scenery!
Hi Scotty what a gorgeous Awesome Amazing Beautiful scenery and the rocks 🪨 Beautiful 😊
Mate...... absolutely beautiful. That place is breathtaking. Such a shame you caught a bug. Amazing vid bud
Glad you didn't annoy the cave snek too much m8. Gonna need a few more of these uploads before you're done.
just amazin as always
Good one Scotty, always liked Sea to Summit gear.
Blow me down she is real. ❤❤❤ You've done good. ❤❤❤
Great vid mate. On my bucket list too. I think the snake was a Woma python.
Great video! Based on what you wear saying you were in the medical phase of heat exhaustion, I deal with this a lot in the army, like many others said make sure you get some salt in when your sweating that badly. We always tell our guys to grab a water bottle put a salt packet and a sugar packet in it and shake then sip don't chug and you'll start feeling better.
Also you mentioned that the lifestrpaw not filtering virus out, that is correct. however there is a video that the owner of Sawyer filters was on and discussed that viruses need a host to cling to in order to be transported and at least with the swayer filters there is no host that can get through there filters to transport a virus, but for legal and government policies Sawyer can't official say they filter out viruses. This all came up in a discussion on how Sawyer is giving water filter to needing countries and natural disaster locations.
Amazing video hope that little tip helps in your future adventures!
Well done son I can not go to those places video of it is the next best thing.
There is a pocket shower gadjet, your hat or the saucepan etc, In the off limits pools, carry water away from the pool in a container to use however which way, essential. Wonderful episode.
Just incredible. Good thing you left camp set up and didn’t try to carry all your gear over those boulders. Thank you!
Stunning scenery
Spectacular!! Those meals looked so yummy, not usual for hiking meals 🤭. Do you use electrolytes? Pretty necessary for us modern folk. Thanks for keeping it real, get over watching people do really hard walks & not showing how brutal it is.
This place is crazy
I sometimes wonder whether the filming/content aspect of an adventure can sometimes erode the fun factor for the TH-camr? It’s a huge commitment and a drain of energy to always be searching for the perfect angle, scene or just the pieces to camera. It makes every element of the adventure quite mentally challenging. I know I need a non-filming outing every once in a while as I do find the pressure of getting the shots for the viewer can sap my capacity, energy and even the enjoyment of a trip.
I get it that you’re sponsored and therefore have certain commitments and agreements to fulfill but make sure you do the odd trip just for you.
Many thanks as always for the video.
I had to google saltbush, had no clue, lol Glad you made it out ok, when you started describing how you felt, and I saw the way your eyes looked, that was a bit scary; of course I reminded myself that you uploaded the video, so. Probably good that they are upgrading that trail, and that they are on top of your arrival time; seems like a beautiful place that is easy to underestimate. Beautiful video, thank you.
Hi Scotty the food is Delicious looks real good 😊
Nice video out of Sydney. Awesome
What a cracking video mate and such a stunning part of the world. That would have been an amazing experience even if it did knock you for 6. Glad you got out of there ok though mate.
For all that effort you get a like from me. I also got Tony Anderson vibes from your opening music. Nice.
Did the same thing to myself 2 years ago. Ended up in the hospital about 5 days later.
Awesome adventure mate!!!
Great video