WILDCAMP at last. BIKEPACKING the SOUTH DOWNS WAY

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  • Here is the re upload of our bike packing trip in 4K
    Join us as we head out for a wild camp for the first time in an age.Out on the Ebikes again we spend the night under a tarp on the SDW. One things for sure, it was brilliant to get back out there!

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  • @stevob6489
    @stevob6489 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great watch but haven’t you already published this one 15hours ago?

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes but im just about to delete it as it only uploaded in 360 so the quality is really bad , this ones in 4k

    • @stevob6489
      @stevob6489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 Feet Forward That would explain it. Have a good holiday 👍

  • @PrisonersNoLongerAccepted
    @PrisonersNoLongerAccepted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great as always. WOW the girls face that walked past you in the beer garden.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha , your not the only one to notice her. She was a bit , let’s say , stuck up 🙄

    • @PrisonersNoLongerAccepted
      @PrisonersNoLongerAccepted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward 🤣

  • @john3Lee
    @john3Lee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you.... Very enjoyable...

  • @BernardChestney
    @BernardChestney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi both watched the video last night. It's fantastic your back and enjoying your channel. The bikes are cool and I looked where you both went. Look forward to the next video. Roll on Wales and Scotland. Enjoy.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was great to get back out. We may even pop into the Lakes as well hopefully . We’re leaving in the morning so not long now 👍

    • @BernardChestney
      @BernardChestney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you enjoy the trips have fun.

  • @AlanMETALMAN
    @AlanMETALMAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blowy old day but looks like those hedgerows helped a bit and a nice ride to the pub. Sounded like the sea bass really did go down well lol but think I would have binned it at those prices 🙀😡. Good to see the wind died down in the night allowing a good nights sleep. To be fair, you could not pay me to go abroad at the moment and I am all for buying and supporting Britain. I hope the North Wales and Scotland trips go well, we will be doing both next year, when I retire for good, cheers Alan

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Alan, yes , a bit of a shocker the prices down this way and the wages don’t match at all . Wales was ace and Scotland has been great so far . We’re on the west coast at the moment and loving every minute 👍. Then off to the lakes for a couple of days so we’re making the most of the van 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @timhawkins2502
    @timhawkins2502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the area and video!

  • @dml5053
    @dml5053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cant tell you how much I enjoyed this video.At 54, my e-bike was a game changer for me as well and I bike tour as much as I can....im so happy to see you both bike-packing! Your talent for telling the story and bringing us along is amazing, I feel like im on a trip with a few friends lol...great job and I look forward to the next one.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you that’s great to hear. We absolutely love our ebikes , they’ve opened up a whole new load of adventures for us. We’re parked up at Cord y Brenin as I write this and about to start another trail today 👍. Happy biking 👌

  • @NotAnotherAdventure
    @NotAnotherAdventure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see you both back out!

  • @davelucraft5825
    @davelucraft5825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i have come late to this video but enjoyed it because i have walked and e biked most of the South Downs Way. Great memories. As a fellow van camper I might mention that the Cocking car park where you parked up is an ideal spot for wild camping. Also I have a suggestion to resolve your problems with kissing gates and the like - apply the rear brake and pull the bike up from behind so it is sitting vertically on its rear wheel and then just release the brake and roll the bike on its rear wheel through the gate.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you but you honestly couldn’t fit a child’s bike through those gates they were so small . I think this was a walking path from the village to meet the SDW so I don’t think we were meant to be on it really 🙄

  • @carolinemason4210
    @carolinemason4210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant to see u guys out again! Cant wait to see more!

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, it was great to get out again 👍

  • @welshboyoo715
    @welshboyoo715 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see you out again, just bought a light from the link Lucy posted. Hope you have a good trip around Wales and Scotland. Greets from sunny and warm Wales. Dave G.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Dave 👍 just hope it’s going to be better at the weekend 🤞

  • @ScottishWanderer
    @ScottishWanderer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome mate good to see you back out camping you always find better spots after your set up atb stuart

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Yep sods law 👍

  • @AntSurviveTheNight
    @AntSurviveTheNight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see you both back out and camping! Great video, I’ve missed you both 👍, cheers Ant.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. It was awesome to get in a wild camp 👍. Cheers.

  • @bikersi9821
    @bikersi9821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video matey. Yet to do bike packing and I’m very jealous. Hopefully soon. Stay safe!

  • @Martin-kq3qw
    @Martin-kq3qw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WELL MISSED !!! Thanks for posting 👍

  • @BrianthatiscalledBrian
    @BrianthatiscalledBrian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just love that you can go for a ride, hit a pub, and head out again. The Uk is great for that. Thanks for the video. 👍🙂🍻

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We’re at it again today 🚐🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🍺. Cheers .

  • @eb6057
    @eb6057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's about the great content. No worries on the video quality. Keep 'em coming! I usually sit back with a nice single malt and lose myself in your adventures.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you . That sounds right up my street 🥃. Cheers.

  • @swatsullivan
    @swatsullivan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had my 50th birthday in July during this COVID quarantine. Definitely not a great time to celebrate. Was going to backpack for a week! Maybe next month.
    What a great place to bike camp. I think that would be a lot of fun. Will have to find a place near here to do that. Beautiful views! Love that countryside! Definitely different than Wales, but still very nice.
    Happy hiking!!

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Belated happy birthday then ! My 50th was a week before lockdown started over here and we had gone to Europe in the camper. We had a restaurant booked in Holland but that was cancelled as we drove through Belgium. We just parked up for the night a then drove home . Bloody virus .

    • @swatsullivan
      @swatsullivan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward And Happy belated to you as well! Lockdown was in full swing for my birthday. so we did nothing. But I am still going to do that trip at some point in warmer weather. Thinking the Spring now.

  • @WelshGallivanter
    @WelshGallivanter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one chaps, have a great time in the van 👍 must say im missing ours 🙁 atb

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks . Have you sold it then , I had no idea ?

    • @WelshGallivanter
      @WelshGallivanter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward msg you on Insta 👍🏻

  • @biggaspirit1
    @biggaspirit1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed it again, second time round.

  • @dawnmason2378
    @dawnmason2378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid, good to see you both back out again. We haven't done anything since March but off up Scotland end of next week, cannot wait😉

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. Have a great trip! We will be in the borders that weekend 👍

  • @oddjob4877
    @oddjob4877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you want to get an ebike through a kissing gate, then pop it up onto its back wheel and go through upright. Easy peasy.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Not this one , you wouldn’t get a child’s bike through .

  • @paulbroadbent5872
    @paulbroadbent5872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trying to get an ebike at the moment but there’s non about.We must have been born around the same time as my 50th was the 16th of March . Thanks Paul

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Paul , then you’re a day younger than me then 👍. There really is nothing around is there . As I said we had to go online to Spain to get Lucys and we only managed it because Lucy is an XS . I wonder if they’ll be a few second hand for sale in the next 6 months.

    • @paulbroadbent5872
      @paulbroadbent5872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 Feet Forward the second hand ones are just cheaper than new with no warranty,so I am ordering a 2021 model and just waiting 😁

    • @paulbroadbent5872
      @paulbroadbent5872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 Feet Forward just purchased a carbon cube 140 race. Had to go to Durham to get it but it’s already got 80 miles after 3 days 😃

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh very nice 👍 it’s a whole new world of riding isn’t it ! We’re in Keswick tonight and so far I’ve done 145 miles off road with 24,000 feet off climbing on this trip . I’d have never managed that on my standard bike at my age . Absolute game changer ! 👍

  • @leonachrispye1591
    @leonachrispye1591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watch them all your bike vuds

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice one . Have you got a mountain bike? If not better get your dad to buy you one 👍

    • @leonachrispye1591
      @leonachrispye1591 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2FeetForward ido 7 gears 3 cogs

  • @MrDazP1adv3ntures
    @MrDazP1adv3ntures 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok Cheers Austin. I thought the other video looked a bit grainy !

  • @richsmart321
    @richsmart321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m not far from Amberley - next time you’re that way try out the Sportsman inn for food and drink. Very nice terrace with great views but the food is something special there.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you we’ll definitely give that a try 👍

  • @southwesterncamper4848
    @southwesterncamper4848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great vlog guys.
    I remember that pub very very well from when I used to live in Storrington, just up the road. There's another one half way up the hill too, The George and Dragon if my memory serves me correctly. That blonde girl who walked passed you while you were filming looked at you rather suspiciously 😂😂
    Enjoying the bike vids to be honest, girls are getting there first bikes this Christmas.... About time I got a new one, not had one for years, do miss it
    Here's to a fantastic trip in Wales and Scotland, enjoy 👍

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. Yes she wasn’t impressed was she lol. It’s great to back biking again. I love hiking but always been a biker at heart. We will go hiking still but before winter we’re going to take advantage of the distance you can cover on the ebikes 👍 . Can’t wait for the trip , we’re off in the morning so not long now 🚐

    • @southwesterncamper4848
      @southwesterncamper4848 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2FeetForward 👌 enjoy

  • @barbarab.6818
    @barbarab.6818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You've got me thinking about an electric mountain bike! I miss mountain biking. 😊

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So did I ! I can’t recommend one enough . It was the slogging up endless hills that was putting me off riding again but the ebike has been a game changer 👍

  • @jcascroft
    @jcascroft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So sorry to hear about Marley 😪

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. We really miss him 😔.

  • @danielhooper27
    @danielhooper27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey bro. It was a pleasure to meet you working our way up a mountain. Cool content dude.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Morning mate . Likewise . Was great to have the company 👍. How was the ride down ? . The Rangers path was brilliant , bloody hard though. I’m sat in the van in the rain at Llandegla waiting to ride but it won’t be as cool as Snowdon . Hopefully we may cross paths on some other mountain one day 👍

    • @danielhooper27
      @danielhooper27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward ride down was excellent some narly dodgy bits but all good. I'm eating breakfast then of to bpw to shred some trails. Hopefully our paths cross again

  • @blackdogwildtrails3123
    @blackdogwildtrails3123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nearly fell off the sofa when you said you'd paid £18.75 for two glasses of red wine and a coffee in a pub!!! Haven't been in a pub since the plague but I'm sure that would be about a fiver in Wetherspoons!! Did you find your tarp shelter a bit draughty with 40mph winds? If you're coming to north Wales this weekend then let me tell you, the weather is shocking atm! Hope it improves for you.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know , it’s bloody shocking isn’t it . Luckily it wasn’t draughty at at all as the tall plants stopped the wind hitting low. You can peg it right down to the ground but there was now way I was moving those pegs . They’re all in the bin now the ground was so hard. It’s been pretty wet down here as well but it’s looking ok where we’re riding , fingers crossed 🤞

  • @johnhorner769
    @johnhorner769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That rear light/alarm looks interesting.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a great little gadget and you’d be amazed how well the break light works . I’ll put up a link when Lucy gets home 👍

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086QPS5QG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_uuusFbAJA9B5D Here it is 👍

    • @johnhorner769
      @johnhorner769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward thanks for that, I'm planning a overnight with my ebike so it will come in handy.
      Cheers John

  • @Chriswilliams-lx9mx
    @Chriswilliams-lx9mx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see you both out and about again and keeping well,where you off in n wales? Hope the wine was lovely especially at that price 🙄get yaself to Aldi 😂🤣😂

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. We’re definitely going to visit Coed y Brenin and Llandegla from Sunday and we’re stopping at Aldi’s on the way lol

  • @AndysmGray
    @AndysmGray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good to see you both back out again. The bikes performed well as did the tarp. Don't get me started on these twats that keep scarring our beautiful landscape😡 Being a true Scotsman, I think I'll give that pub a miss 😁
    Excellent stuff as always. Cheers A&L.................Andy 👌

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers Andy . We’re loving the bikes and that tarp is ace . It’s shocking the prices down this way , hence I’m in N wales as I type this 👍

  • @DaveGoodman1959
    @DaveGoodman1959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🍻👍

  • @caerleon9176
    @caerleon9176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys nice to see you back! What bikes do you have?

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Lucy’s is a Levi turbo hardtail and mine is a YT Decoy 👍

  • @charliekneecap
    @charliekneecap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How’s the Decoy Austin : not made the jump yet but it’s getting ever closer 🚐🥴😂

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a brilliant bike mate. I have the mullet version so it comes to life on the downhills and is a blast . The yt’s are just such a good price for what you get. We’re on a two week biking holiday at the moment and I’ve done 80 miles on the harshest terrain and it hasn’t missed a beat 👍

  • @pkelly20091
    @pkelly20091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Both of you guys look very capable of cycling without battery assistance, great video though.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you . Yes we are but I’ve spent the best part of 30 years slogging up hills so the bikes allow us to go further and faster without killing ourselves. Put it this way , most of us could walk to work but we don’t do we . It just makes it more enjoyable 👍

  • @stuartmead844
    @stuartmead844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you tell me the make of your ebike. I like the look of it. Cheers. Keep the vids coming very enjoyable.

  • @BorderRambler
    @BorderRambler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good to see you both back out , I converted my old marin to an E-bike now it flies lol but it dont look as tidy as yours mind . What sort of weight are they ?? atb Dave

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet that goes . They are heavy , mines 22kg and Lucys is 17kg . Cheers 👍

  • @ssxjake
    @ssxjake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great watch :) What is your camera setup when filming on the bike?

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry missed this one . I use an old Sony FDR 3000 Action cam but to be honest the GoPro are way better for stabilisation 👍

  • @williamjones8017
    @williamjones8017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does the e bike automatically turn off when you do downhill or do you have to do it manually?

    • @Davejohnpeel
      @Davejohnpeel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, love the vids. Have you got a link to that breakie light, Need one of those 🙌

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It stays on as such but it only ever uses power when you pedal so when coasting it’s uses nothing 👍

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ll get it off Lucy later 👍

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086QPS5QG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_uuusFbAJA9B5D. Here it is 👍

  • @SimsVlog
    @SimsVlog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Where did you get the tarp tent? It looks really handy and compact!

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you . I think it was from aliexpress and was listed as an MLD Trailstar Copy. Sorry we don’t have a link but we bought it a while ago now .

    • @SimsVlog
      @SimsVlog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward Thanks!

  • @jingodub
    @jingodub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have a link for the bike light / alarm.

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086QPS5QG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_uuusFbAJA9B5D
      Here it is 👍

    • @0hFFSmyeyes
      @0hFFSmyeyes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2FeetForward Thanks for the link

  • @RogerHolden
    @RogerHolden 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is wild camping permitted on the SDW?

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not legally unfortunately but it’s so common with it being a long distance route it seems to be tolerated. We’ve never had an issue and camped at least 20 times on the SDW 👍

  • @williamjones8017
    @williamjones8017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where abouts you off to in wales

    • @2FeetForward
      @2FeetForward  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We’ll definitely be riding in Llandegla and Coed y Brenin and will be in N Wales on Sunday onwards I think at Brenin first 👍