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As you allude, Time is the best camouflage. I only stealth camp in Summer, and I go by bike. Recce the camping spot in daylight, then move well away to a neutral space ... maybe a mile or two. That's where I prepare my meal and hot drink. When the Sun is well down, slide into the chosen spot and make a cold camp. I use a hammock, exclusively, nowadays. Up with the birds and move well away. Takes no more than a few minutes to pack hammock, bag and tarp (if used). Again, find a neutral space in which to prepare food. No fires. No torches. Google Earth is wonderful for preparations. Not as much fun as having a hearty fireplace, but it has a pleasure all its own. In respect of red lights. You might be surprised by their visibility, even at long ranges. I've spotted a guy at well over half-a-mile, who was using red light in woodland. It would make a good video, if you experimented with various light sources. Oh, and my top tip for stealth camping ... leave the dog at home!
id say if yoiur worried about who might see you your camping in the wrong place anyway or your fearful about being attacked..which might be a healthy fear?
One of the things you missed is how your white dog really stands out. Your going to need to paint him brown and green camo if your taking him with you.🤗
Go do it bro. Extremely rewarding even if you're not a big outdoorsman. The secret sauce if you want to make it super comfortable is bring Thermacell, a small camping cot and memory foam to put on top.
That was insane how much a difference the camo tarp made to hide the tent. I knew it would make a difference but like that someone would have to be looking to find it.
One advantage of the Dakota fire hole is that, after you cook/etc. with it, you can fill the hole back in and set up your tent over it. The heat that the earth has adsorbed will slowly seep up and keep you warmer.
@@gezzerrolla If you screw up something as simple as dumping a couple of feet of dirt into the hole, maybe. On the other hand, I just can't see the type of person who would be in that situation being that incompetent, though.
Put some dry rocks around your fire to heat up put them on top of your fire when you go to bed and put your breakfast in there covered in soil, it will keep you warm and your breakfast will be cooked by morning.
Yes :D I went camping once and it was the kind of camping, that is good to do quietly. Although we had decent camouflage and in the morning there was no trace of us. My friend snoring so much at night :D It was almost unbelievable that no one found us :D
Couple things I've learned about stealth camping: 1) just when you think you've found a great spot, someone will come by; 2) get up before dawn, and by on your way by first light; 3) remove any reflective material on your clothing or gear; 4) check out a possible camp site when it's still light out, because sites that seem stealthy in the darkness can be quite conspicuous at dawn; 5) avoid staying in one spot for more than a day, but if you do, have one place where you sleep and a different spot to relax or hangout.
@@TheManInTheRing they treat all homeless like convict's. I know I did that for a while they really treat you like a criminal just trying to survive in nature and the issue with that is many people actually do end up destroying area's while I kept my places clean I have seen others create junkyards and that is why homeless people get a bad rep..
@@TheManInTheRinggot denied the use of toilets, have had people look into my car despite only being there under an hour to eat outside for a change. People HATE homeless people and beggars.
@@alvinmortimer7536 They have to tell us that we are in some way, so yeah. We must be allowed the chance to survive their plots. The unwritten rules are so much fun.
@@GhostBlueEternalFlame they don't have to tell us anything, and they don't. You are forgetting our own FBI and CIA conspired against an elected President. No meant to be disrespectful but you're very young I assume? By young I mean under 30 years old. Age does not bring wisdom or knowledge, a lack of it highlights naivete though.
Important for safety: always look up and make sure you are not camping underneath dead trees or dead branches that could fall any time, be aware of things that could fall/roll off the hill above you and don't camp in the path of a possibly loose rock or dead tree, and be aware of animal trails to avoid running into boars or other big wildlife, especially when they have young. Enjoy your time outdoors!
Ha ha boars & big wildlife 😀 He never goes beyond the Cotswolds, those girls are farther t'North. 🐄 Loose Rock and Dead Tree are Blues singers in Memphis yeah? Right about them widow makers thaw 🤠
I followed all your tips and made my camp was amazingly well hidden :D. Unfortunately, I lost my camp after a quick trip to the river. I lost around 4000 dollars of equipment, but at least I know how well hidden the camp is!
A tip on the Dakota fire hole is to dig the main hoke with a bell shape being wider in the bottom than the top. It creates a chimney effect that draws air through the air hole even faster making a hotter burn meaning less smoke. It also makes it easier to cook on, all you have to do is place a couple of decently large rocks on the sides of the hole and manure them so that you pot rests on them. You could also use green sticks but when they begin to burn they will give off smoke.
You should really try one day. Out there it's so peaceful and nice, just calming, especially at night with a campfire. Sucks coming back to the city tho.
@@Totonbo I don’t think anybody was giving you hard time they were just encouraging you. Relax. I say don’t go camping. The less people we have out there trashing sites and littering the better.
Stealth camped a couple of years ago in a small wood and the farmers decided to come up the road and do some hedge trimming until about 10.30 p.m. That was a bit nerve-wracking. The previous year the police were chasing someone near our camp in a small wood. Helicopters, flashing lights. Heard a motorbike whizz by, saw flashing torches from my bivvy bag. I thought "Okay, this is when some psycho holds us hostage." On both occasions everything was fine and no one appeared to have spotted us. Didn't sleep well though. All part of the fun!
Camo netting, a ghuillie suit, and a boonie hat’s loops all have the same purpose. They’re intended to have sticks, leaves, and grass shoved into the holes to help blend it into the surroundings.
You make a very important point. Technology provides an app that can detect the patterns of all the camo nets manufactured. It's why there are people out there making bespoke camo nets. Every one has a unique pattern. Bloke down the pub told me so it must be true.
For best results when using sticks and leaves, grab whatever has fallen onto the ground to minimize your “footprint” on foliage that may draw attention
so what? Does anyone really think that this stuff matters to anyone except soldiers? (who will have had better training than a few youtube videos, unless they're russian)
In 1998, I did a 5000 mile bicycle trip from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale. Stealth camped most of the way. After riding all day, sometimes we would get stuck in places with no campground or anything around. I remember one night we were out in the desert on a highway, maybe New Mexico. There’s nothing but a gas station. And a short gravel road that ran behind the store for may be 500 feet and dead ended at the desert.. My girlfriend and I rode to the end of the road, and then walked way out into the desert. well over a quarter mile from the highway. Around 1 o’clock in the morning we hear a four-wheel-drive pick up truck that had driven out into our area and they were spinning around doing donuts in the dirt. We had an olive colored tent, and it was virtually invisible in the dark. I was just as worried that they would see us as I was that they wouldn’t see us and run over us. It went on for about 10 minutes and they left. My girlfriend was very pretty. It was really nerve-racking for me. We were extremely vulnerable. We got lucky that night. There were a handful of moments like that over the course of the whole trip, but we made it home safely. And we were on the receiving end of many complete strangers total generosity to us. We were invited to stay on peoples properties or in their houses multiple times. This one couple offered to buy us a dinner at a lodge in Yosemite just so they could hear our story. Anyways, we stealth camped in all kinds of places. In Texas we camped in a huge cow field with oil derricks. When we got up in the morning and were putting the tent away, I found a couple of tarantulas that had snuggledup against our body heat outside the tent.😂 In Biloxi, we camped in a huge graveyard, going back to the 1800s. We went out into the middle of it and pitched the tent under a big oak tree. Slept like a baby. Good times. We stealth camped in Yosemite one night, and we woke up to a bus load of Japanese tourists. They were filming us like we were wildlife in the park. 😂The day we left the Grand Canyon, it was late in the afternoon, and my shifter cable broke on my bicycle. We decided to stealth camp because it was so late in the day. We literally brought our stuff right to the edge of the canyon. We woke up to an amazing sky before the sunrise. It was pink and purple. We were literally 25 feet from the edge of the canyon and we had the most amazing view. The tent was pitched, and our bicycles were leaning against a small dead tree. I stepped away about 50 feet of and got a beautiful photograph of our bikes and tent with the canyon and sky in the background. In California, I think it was around a place called Rio Dell, we stealth camped at a place called College Park. It was nothing but woods and trails. It was on the ocean, but there was like a 75 foot cliff. We found this one little spot where we had room to pitch our tent right on the edge of the cliff. It was almost dark, and foggy when we got there. We could hear seals barking all night long down on the beach. We woke up to another picture postcard view. Yeah, stealth camping beats a campground every time. OK I’m done.
Wow this was so wonderful to read! Do you think you could share more of your story with me? I'm a 16 year old guy who is fascinated with travelling and camping. I would love to do some long distance camping trips by bicycle!
That was a brilliant read! Very interesting and entertaining i loved every second of it. Thanks for sharing it with us 🙏 however, could have done with being 12,450,000 words shorter just for convenience of reading
I've wild camped for over a decade in nearly a hundred countries and it really isn't complicated. 1. Arrive late 2. Pack up early 3. Look for land that doesn't seem to obviously belong to anyone, with a bit of cover. Forest is often perfect. 4. Green tent 5. If struggling to find a suitable place, don't be afraid to knock on a couple of doors and ask permission. 4 out of 5 people will say yes, if you're respectful and friendly. 2 out of 5 will bring food. 1 will bring beer.
Have you ever been caought? And if so what was the interaction like? and also why is it such a bad thing to be caught? or why does one need to Stealth camp at all?
@@XxKINGatLIFExX For various reasons. The challenge of leaving as little trace as possible is a main one. Next, you might be in a foreign country where amenities are not readily available. (For example, another TH-camr named Shiev backpacks across Eastern Europe because EE really doesn't have cheap infrastructer for travelers and he himself is big on parkouring in places he shouldn't.) You may also be homeless and have no choice.
Two more important tips I learned while living on the road, overnight urban camping while on long bike rides and camping in areas that it wasn't legal. One, camp in a crappy spot that has some cover but hard to get to, not particularly scenic, full of nasty sharp rocks, thorns and other deterrent foliage. Two, dress like a bum and carry reliable but crappy looking camp gear, hide your ID and act crazy but non violent so if you do get caught by the authorities typically they will just tell you to split and not cite or arrest you. All they are after is money and they don't want to deal with a smelly looney bum. Even my expensive custom made all titanium mountain bike I used ride all around Southern California with I uglied it up by spray painting it flat black, put 99 cent store lights and accessories on it and even some duct tape on my expensive prostate friendly gel seat to make it look torn and worn out. The few times I got spotted by park rangers or cops they just told me to beat it or be out of there by morning.
The loan survivor , your blending in and being what authority’s are used to seeing over and over again is genius … people who dress in camo use brush to cover there tent make officials nervous.. why are you hiding? They know why homeless mental victims are camping out….
Underrated comment. 2 important methods of social stealth. Know how to act like & look like you belong. Know how to act like & look like someone most ppl don't want to interact with. A bum with a mental issue is a good 1. Just don't method act too long lol
@@JorgenRomeMojo you’re not wrong. It’s people over years who have shaped the laws by doing stupid things. I’d love nothing more than to get out into the woods and spend time under the stars, but there’s nowhere locally to me, plus get caught with your knife and it’s taken away and you get slung in a police cell.
@qbdb1 Most camp worthy land is either a state/national park or owned by bureau of land management with camping or entrance restrictions. The park rangers really hate people who have no intentions to pay anything. even if you pay them, they still won't let you camp outside of the camping area.
@qbdb1 depends on where you live. I lived in southern California for a while and pretty much anywhere within an hour or so of a city banned camping on public land. I now live in montana and the only restrictions for public land is that you can't camp in the same spot for more than 14 days.
I have not camped in an appropriate camping area since I was a kid. I always stealth camp . Camping areas are boring. Camping by the river or lake in a place you would get in trouble feels so much more rewarding.
I just used a kid sized dome tent from Walmart when I was a hobo. Bright green and yellow but it was very short, and I could sleep in it diagonally. The main thing is to stay out of sight, set up late and pack early. The only thing that's really hard to hide is a car. Anything else can be camouflage if you find the right background. For food, lots of honey roasted peanuts and sardines and apples because those things have a lot of calories and don't get dinged too bad it make a mess in the pack. Ramen if I could get away with a fire - it was a treat. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Great tips. Many of these have served me well over the years. I generally prefer low hanging hammocks and tend to setup at sunset and pack up at sunrise. Never been busted so far. And ALWAYS Leave No Trace.
For stealth camping, I would always go for a butane or propane mini cooker. Any sort of camp fire would leave traces, especially fire holes. When stealth camping, you don't only want to not be seen when you are there but want the spot to look like you never been there after you left.
@@JoeWayne84 There's literally people who are paid to make sure people don't camp at certain places or check that you have a proper permit to be there.
@@jaunbeltza7661 then just maybe you go to a place your supposed to be camping at???? Hahaha wtf is going on with people that they or acting like camping outside is a drug and something they got to be sneaky and outsmart the man so they can sleep on the ground under a tarp and eat out of a can. Haha it’s a hilarious concept that this is actually a thing. Stealth Camping is the most tell me your a lonely loser without telling me your a lonely loser thing I have ever heard of in my life. It would be different if they had to to survive but these people or doing it just so they can sleep in the trees behind a shopping mall hahahaha
Its great that you're sharing this even though I personally have no use for it as my country has something called "allemansrätten" (roughly translates to "all mans right") It is a set of laws that let you as long as you're not on somebody's private property or breaking any other law hang out practically anywhere in the woods and harvest wild berries, mushrooms and flowers (with the exception of endangered plants) and you're allowed to set up camp basically anywhere as long as you're not lighting any campfires on top of cliffs (the heat from the flame can make the rock split in some cases and that is incredibly dangerous) or otherwise harming the environment or causing property damage
When I've done this in the military(scouting alone), I choose a spot very difficult to get to. An enemy or intruder usually won't bother going into a thick thorn bush. But if they do it won't be without making tons of noise and using lots of energy.
IN RANGER school they taught us to look at the terrain and identify the nastiest place you would never willingly go into.....welcome to your next patrol base.
About the colours: Black is generally not used for low vis anymore. It stands out against more natural tones, so greens and browns are generally less visible against nature.
@@Rocknoob49 Ya if you want that you want a grey, you're never going to find dark black in nature because there'll always be some light, but a dark grey you can find and it's far less harsh against shadows
I have a gray & black jacket that blends well in the shade/shadows. Have noticed alot of county and Hwy patrol vehicles with same grey/black colors that blend well, even on asphalt that has grayed over time. They to have realized the camo effect. Many times I didn't see them hiding in the shadows until I'm right up on them.
One thing about rolling up the sleeping bag+bivvy in the rain (or even heavy dew) - if using goretex then when rolled up your sleeping bag is likely to get wet. So you should build some time into the day when you can separate them and dry them out a little - sleeping in a damp sleeping bag can be pretty cold and miserable. I generally pack around dawn, set up camp around dusk, but have a nice long snooze around noon somewhere where I can pitch up a cover and dry things out a while. Hadn't considered camo netting - but I was really impressed how well it worked! That said, I didn't have a hoop in my bivvi so it was slightly less necessary/obvious. Others have commented about being careful about roots (and peat!!) for sunken fires. I'd go as far as to say that in general it's just best not to have an open fire when stealth camping - smell, sight, potential loss of controls, ashes, etc - I just don't think it's worth it.
Yeah, I wasnt clear why he has a hoop in his bivvie bag. Seems un-necessary. Extra weight. Extra height. Probably colder too, since the insulation is not against your face.
Thank you. I found it funny when I was hiking the Appalachian Trail (2023), I often heard hikers say they were going to do "stealth camping." But I would see them setting up their tent almost on the trail or in sight of the trail or within sight of a shelter. I agree with your method of remaining incognito in the woods.
I think you have to be careful with the Dakota fire hole (3:10) that the roots of the surrounding trees and shrubs don't rekindle/maintain the fire after you are done.... At least in regions where the ground is dry. It is possible that the roots act like fuses and carry an ember to a fuel source. From what I understand, such a root fire can last for over a month before flaring up again. It is tedious, but a lot safer to line the walls of the pit in stones or cover it in a coat of clay before you ignite the fire. It's not that relevant in middle and northern Europe where the soil is damp year round, but good to keep in mind for other regions.
Can confirm. Used to be a firefighter, we had quite a few occasions where there were remindles despite thousands of gallons of water being put on the fire, with the only thing connecting the two fires being the roots
Even if the ground is damp it can happen. In Alaska, they fight the same fire every year because the roots of trees will smolder under the snow and ice all winter and flare up again once it melts.
agreed, underground fires are pretty hard to extinguish fully too. We burned a slash pile and every time it rained for the next six months you could see steam coming out of the ground.
Another good tip is to carry IR night vision goggles of scope & scout the area at night to look for any trail cameras. They generally use infrared lights to capture images of animals at night which make them easy to spot with most modern night vision equipment. If you are going to be relying on an alarm to wake you consider in investing in a watch with a vibrating silent alarm. They are generally a lot quieter than the vibration from your phone and have batteries that last much longer.
Make sure your tent is dry each time you store it away. You’ll compromise it’s water shedding integrity if you don’t. Also set up early warning devices to let you know if someone is near. Also have your needs ready. That way you’re only entering your area once. It draws less attention.
Not a good idea. You might end up with a hooked bear, buck or a very angry racoon. Add in if for some reason you have to bug out in your haste you might hook yourself.
@@dylldobaggins4594 depends, I've seen a video recently of a guy who used thorn vines and natural "plants" in situ for his protection on the sides and back of his tent.. If it looks kinda natural.. then no alert..
If you want the camo net to blend in even more just put some of the natural foliage on it. Yes it may make it harder to clean but if you're worried more about blending in it helps drastically.
Back in the day, the UK army used to make us suspend a tarp from the trees. Always rained a lot, and the tarps were junk. Later on we used bivvie bags. They were sooooo much better. And super easy to use too. No need to spend half an hour in the dark trying to suspend the tarp over the shell scrape, which just ended up filling with water anyway...
If you're stealth camping and really concerned about being found, I'd avoid cooking and fire altogether (except in emergencies, but at that point, being found is the least of your worries). The smell from cooked food travels farther than you'd think and light can be an instant giveaway unless you're using red/subdued white/green under a poncho/blanket/etc
the dakota fire pit, as described in the video. tried it myself and there is 0 smoke. unless you’re camping in a hot environment with clean water, or for a VERY short duration, a fire is a necessity for survival.
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 Smoke isnt the biggest concern tho as it disappates easily, The smell though is the real issue as it can be smelled for many hundred meters away
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 some rudimentary filter and chlorine tablets. or the opposite to hot climate, the mountain water above tree line is chill to drink never gotten sick from it, nor many people gets. heat is not a problem if you have food and good gear.
@Duffelbag Drag they also work well at music festivals. but a surprising amount of light and mobile wilderness camping techniques transfer well to become very useful music festival camping techniques lol.
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 have you ever seen a cigarette while wearing night vision? It's like a signal light lighting up the sky. If that's what a cigarette looks like, imagine a Dakota fire pit. If you're really worried about getting caught, don't light a fire. Eat that food cold and carry some water purifying tablets or a purifying straw for water. There's very good reasons we weren't allowed to smoke while on guard duty and why we were never allowed a fire in the Army. Even if we are in sub zero weather and sleeping outside.
I had never heard about stealth camping before this video, and I couldn’t figure out why it was even a thing for civilians (in other words, not military snipers)… then I realized that not every country is like Norway, where regardless of who owns the property, you have a law protected right to camp basically anywhere, as long as it’s far enough away to not disturb any nearby houses. There might be some restrictions in regards to actual camping, but at least you can hike wherever.
@@declanlee6894 yup. A long time ago, the government sat down and said “look, our nature is pretty damn beautiful. We should make sure as many people as possible can experience it.” And thus, the law “Allmannsretten” or “Every Man’s Right” was born. I will say, it doesn’t mean you can’t just chop down other peoples trees to make your campfire.
Like in Sweden then, we are not allowed to camp on someones yard. Anywhere else is fine, but only for 24 hours without explicit permission. Its called "allemansrätten" here aswell
In my country, we can sleep in any wood one night. More nights is "camping" and it is forbidden. But still much better than in USA - shooting trespassers. Other exceptions are national parks - there you can sleep only in camps. But national parks are almost everywhere, where is nice nature.
Great ideas! I like the alcohol stove for stealth, small and silent. Those canister stoves sound like a jet engine and can be heard hundreds of feet away.
I traveled a little over 9K miles around the US with a (Diamond Brand), Marine Corps 2-man tent. One side of the rain fly was desert tan, the other camouflage green-brown and tan. *It can be set it up from a sitting position, stealth mode. * If you don't stretch the rain fly tight it looks like bushes or dirt. * wait till dark to make camp. *never cut fences, never camp near livestock. *pee in a Gatorade bottle inside the tent, cap it, empty it in the morning. The less you move around outside, the less attention you draw. *break camp before dawn, leave the area as you found it. (dig a cathole to poop, cover it after)
My "stealth" camping experience was when I lost my home in hurricane Harvey, I went and asked the owner of a gas station if I could sleep behind his building. He said sure and even gave me his phone number in case police ever harassed me. They never did. But every night, I'd go to sleep after it got dark, and I'd be out of my sleeping bag the second the sun started coming up. I stored what stuff I had left in a bush nearby, and then I promptly began searching for work to get by. I then started working for a couple people who let me stay on their property while I worked to help them rebuild a property they had just bought. After that, I had made enough money to leave Texas and go somewhere better. 😂
@@litamtondy Thanks . What exactly makes them better , and what exactly do you not like about Texas ? Asking because I'm seriously looking for a place in the south to get land and grow fruit .
@@WindsongSoundBath I don't feel safe there, too many gun nuts thinking it would be okay to pull out a .45 when a kid knocks on their door to sell cookies. Infrastructure is really bad. I don't really know if it's that bad of a place if you want to grow fruit though, it actually might be fine for your needs. Good luck for your research and your plans. Cheers.
For ultimate stealth use an alcoholstove. Flame is only visible in the night and there it is still extremely dimm. It makes no sound and is light and compact. Only downside is that it is not as quick as a gas one would be
@@benc589 If God and jesus show up at my door tomorrow morning, and can prove they're who they say, I will follow them to the end of the universe. Until then...
There are stealth camping experts who have a lot of useful and interesting info, but I found your video to be particularly so. You are a good teacher. Thanks.
When trying to identify an object at night, do not look directly at the object. Your sight picture becomes much clearer if you focus on the space beside the object. Just discovered your channel, going to binge it now for things to help my current predicament of homelessness. Consider me subscribed.
I discovered this as a child looking up at the stars at night in the back of my parents car. I would see dim clusters of stars that looked like galaxies from my peripheral vision, but when I’d look right at them they’d disappear. Look a bit away and they’d come back. Glad to see I wasn’t crazy!
You're homeless too? Sounds like you're educated and have the drive to keep going, moving forward in the rebound from this situation. We got this. I'll check up with ya every day or two if you're okay with that
I hope you get back on your feet.... If you are homeless in America a good place to go to is Florida. It's the easiest state to at least get into a crappy trailer quickly. They might not be the nicest but it's a roof and a shower.
This works because the human eye has two different types of photoreceptor cells, 'rods' and 'cones'. Cones give us colour vision and are concentrated in the center of our retina and help us see fine details. Rods are pretty much the opposite, so are better at detecting low level light (where colour isn't important) and for peripheral vision. Hence the retina has approximately just 6 million cones but some 120 million rods. So it's actually much easier to just look to the side of such an object, rather that "focus on the space beside the object".
Personally I'd be encouraging the leave no trace ethic for all aspects. No fire, no chopping down any plants or trees, no digging holes. If a land owner/guardian starts finding evidence of camping they'll start being more vigilant, making wild camping more difficult. If you treat your camp as purely a place to sleep by cooking and eating elsewhere, pitch up after dark and get moving as soon as the sun rises (difficult/less comfortable in summer) you'll probably be fine.
Realistically unless they're a pretty decent tracker, no land owner is going to be able to tell the difference between a hole dug and filled in by a person and one dug and filled by an animal.
@@sykessaul123 if there's any ash at all it's a clear giveaway and anybody would notice, also if there's no residue in the hole (like feces) it could be a sign that its human made
@@bigbrainbuck6295 You can quite easily bury the ash from a dakota firepit because there's very little of it due to the high oxygenation of the fire that also means there's very little smoke. You just need a fairly dry fuel so it's not great for if it's been pouring it down for days on end. And really you should bury your (biodegradeable) waste too. I said "a hole dug and filled in" for a reason.
During covid I built a bush shelter in the park near my house along the river. I made a circular lean to and covered it with grass and weeds and then braided a fence around it with grass and weeds. I camped in that shelter off and on for an entire year before it was found and moved into by a homeless man
What a great angle on outdoor camping. All these tips genuinely work. We practice stuff like this on a large woodsy acreage (102 acres) we have in Muskoka, between Huntsville & Bracebridge. Friends come up to camp, practice their camping skills, etc. There's about 9 or 10 different "micro-environments", everything from thick cedar forest to open fields and anything in between. Anyone in southern Ontario interested in practising camping skills [on a leave-no-trace basis] like this guy in a safe (knowing you're not gonna get tossed off the property) environment, is welcome to reply here and get in touch.
One of the few cons of the red night is if you're trying to use map and compass to navigate, a lot of maps have roads or information written in red. Sometimes a red light will make it almost impossible to see any red writing, it just gets washed out. Some maps are made with this in mind and don't use the color red
for people who are not used to these techniques you have made it incredibly easy to not only learn but have the confidence to do so should they want and more importantly, need to. Thank you! God bless you and your family. 🙏🌎🕊️🎖️
With cammo netting it's worth setting up a couple of poles around the edge of the netting to create 'lumps & bumps'- otherwise anyone familiar with hooped bivvi's will recognize the shape as being a hooped bivvi beneath a net. For tarps, I've used agricultural sheep marking paint to make a DPM pattern - spray the paint into a paper plate and then dab a sponge into the pooled paint and then dab onto the tarp. Agri paint isn't as harsh on the tarp as other aerosol paint (as it's to be used on wool) - but it's colour palette is limited. On torches - the factoid I used for people is 'The human eye can detect a match being struck at 10 miles distance'.
My 6 year experience of backpacking. My best setup is a tarp, hammock, military grade Paracord. Setup the hammock at about a foot below nearby brush, keep the tarp about a foot above the down branches of the tree. If you use a clove hitch, and use nearby foliage to tie off. You can break down and pack up in less than 5 minutes.
Hammock is better for speed, but probably less good for stealth, I would imagine, and worse in colder weather. Being off the ground means being higher up in general, which is harder to hide
@@sydneygorelick7484sort of, you can use them as a bivy the same as this guy had. Plus they pack up tiny. They pack up so small I keep one in my single man military tent just incase
The best tip I used to give my trainees is to build camps in places where people are going to most likely avoid passing through. Under a fallen tree or in a ground gap etc.
The LAST thing you want to do while stealth camping is to cut brush and attempt to "hide" in the middle of a clearing. You also don't want to locate your bivvy sack in a depression in the ground. Instead, find a dense strand of brush free of all "leaves of three" and dive in. Also, artificial camouflage works best when used behind natural camouflage. Good on the Dakota Hole Fire. As our eyes are most sensitive to green light, chem lights are NOT stealth. Good on most of the others. DO NOT kick sticks and leaves back over your fire! LEAVE IT BARE, including a good six feet around it. Many forest fires start because even "out cold" campfires can start back up and travels along sticks and twigs until it catches brush or trees on fire.
I really enjoy stealth camping, i have military gear to help me blend in but i always consider that in an emergency camoflauged clothing and equipment might not aid your your recovery, that is why i always carry a high viz vest. It is something that can be worn or waved about to actually let people know where you are when needed.
I have gone stealth camping twice this year: with a "regular" one-person Jack Wolfskin tent. Even set it up, while it was almost dark 🙂 Twice in quite wooden areas (I hope the creature I heard crashing through the brushes at 3AM, and that I kind of heard snoring very nearby wasn't, a Yeti, lol.) In my country it is illegal... Getting caught would mean a (big enough) fine. Arriving late and leaving (very) early is a good tip. The camouflage netting is a great idea.
Have been stealth camping since the mid-1980s and the best thing I bought in 1993 was a Trangia meths-burning stove. I still use it regularly 30 years later. It's slower than gas but it's silent and you see no flames. You can also use this inside your bivvy/tarp or tent if you are careful. There is less waste, too, as I calculated that 1 litre of meths can cook as much as 5 gas cannisters.
@@stuartwallis2251Aluminium isn't great to ingest, but the surface of your cookware will oxidise quickly and aluminium oxide is pretty unreactive. What you need to be careful of is cleaning it with anything abrasive, which can remove the oxide layer and expose the aluminium again.
One problem with meths (or Brennspiritus in Germany) is that the combustion product is smelly and unpleasant if you are cooking in a confined space. Another is that it is easy to spill some of the fuel as you set the stove up.
@@petertaylor4980 aluminium oxidising is so rapid that as soon as you remove a layer it will return. No worries at all, just don’t bite into the metal :p
Yeah, used a Trangia for many years myself, suited me great. Until I went to Central America for 6 months and found it near impossible to find such pure fuel, and when I did it was ridiculously expensive. That however, was 35 years ago. Now, by the sounds of it, I wouldn't go there again, Trangia or not.
Our ancestors have been sleeping on nature for 500 millions years. What is crazy is people that don't want to experience the connection between you and the planet your feet are planted.
Great video, I may have some tips / tricks you can use:-) The places I have been were places where you definitely could not dig a hole, cut trees or build anything, so I invented some small additional "tools". 1) To cover the small gas burner did I buy some air duct tubing with a large diameter, painted it black on the outside. The tubing is maybe 1 inch when folded, but 8 inches when unfolded. 2) Nightlight of the best kind, buy a small travel handle-free light-umbrella for photography, It has inbuilt light. If you place the umbrella on the ground, face down, will no light be visible at all, only if you lift it slightly will there be light underneath the umbrella. Plenty to read with and takes no space in your back. :-)
great video and some good info just one observation from me is the use of black tends to stand out quite a lot in nature and is often darker and sharper than dark shadows etc. So if your going to use black then try to keep it to a minimum. Browns, greens, some shades of grey are ok, as for the cam nets be sure to use them the correct way around believe it or not there's two sides to a cam net one side for winter and one for summer you will notice this if you look at the side which is more dull and matt colour that's the winter side , the more bright and plush looking side is for summer ,its these little things that can be the difference between being caught or not, one of the biggest reasons for being seen id colour change i.e. using the more black colours will draw the eye from the natural colour, and the cam nets thing again use the wrong side and it will look different to the rest and drawing the eye, but probably the easiest way not to get caught is to find the most inaccessible area around you this is a combat indicator that nobody will regularly walk that area and less likely to get bumped, then you can be tucked away with lower risk and enjoy your stealth camp without worry,
8:00 Glowstick tips: - keep the stick in the package and only expose end to reduce how far people can see the stick. - shove a glow stick into the ground near your tent and leave just the tip exposed. Then when you are trying to come back to camp in the dark you will see the glow when you’re close enough.
Great video - I'm planning a 300-ish mile kayak trip from Wisconsin to sault ste marie MI next year and this has been on my mind a lot. I know there are shoreline rules but doing a big journey like this requires the ability to camp where you get to. Sometimes Mother nature tells you how for you can go in a day...and therefor where you sleep that night.
It always confused me that of all countries, the US prohibit wild camping. The country is so ridiculously large and so over the top on "personal freedoms", but camping somewhere in the woods for a night is illegal in most places.
In Boy Scouts we learned a variation of the Dakota Fire Pit, where a 6” trench is dug with the opening under your shelter (no using tents) and then flat stones are placed over the trench with earth over the top. So you have 3 holes: 1 vent, 1 for the fire, and 1 for the warm air. And for the fire, it’s built so flames do not crest the ground, and is largely coals (so you can cook but also don’t make much smoke so you don’t smoke up your shelter). We tried it on a 100-miler Canoe Trip and it was amazing!
I've slept 'under the stars' a few times, mainly on and around Leith Hill just outside Dorking, Surrey and no matter how far I bury myself into the wilderness, before I get my head down the one thing that makes me feel uneasy is this: people walking their dogs. No matter how stealthy you are or how far off the beaten track you are, if some dedicated local wonders into the vicinity, his or her dog will smell you a mile off. I'm not THAT bothered about it because most likely I'll be woken up by the 'death of a thousand licks' a waggy tail and lots of barking. It's just that when I do this, it's my feeble attempt to take a break from humankind and I could do without the embarrassment of trying to explain myself to an officious local, bleary eyed and at 7 in the morning. Thumbs up BTW ...much appreciated information.
From camping in semi camping restricted areas, on my biketrips I found it the best way to set up late and spontanious. Also I will eat before looking for a sleeping spot, so I can go to sleep right after setting camp, so I dont get seen unnecessarily roaming around my campside while making food. If I set up to early people would usually take notice and ask stupid questions.
In Britain there really is no need to do any al fresco cooking at all whilst 'stealth camping', there are supermarkets everywhere which sell pre-cooked or edible raw food. Going up into the mountains to stay a few days, or over a long hike, is not 'stealth camping'.
As a former student in debt with no property and a hate for work and a normative lifestyle this will be very useful. Would've been even better if you could show us how to stealthily procure food and water at no cost 👀
I’ve always dreamed of that as well,. unfortunately, only pets and babies can do this. Every living creature has to use energy, or work in some shape or form to sustain life. I hate adulting
There are 400,000 plant species in the world, of which 300,000 are edible by humans. Nearly all animal species are edible; birds, rodents, reptiles, fish, even insects and other invertebrates. The modern diet consists of some 20-30 species of plants and typically a dozen animal species; broaden your horizons and you'll see you have a lot more options than you think. Water filtration systems and boiling can make most water safe to drink, with solar stills and other condensation systems collecting it from the air. Rain catchers can harvest mostly clean water during storms. You have plenty of options for food and water. But that lifestyle is not easy or comfortable or, quite frankly, safe. If it's how you wanna live, you've got ways, even in urban or semi-urban areas. On that note, don't be afraid to dumpster dive. Yes, even for food: there was a time when I was hard on my luck and saw some folks who were moving had thrown away what must have been their entire kitchen pantry; cans and jars galore, all of them perfectly edible. For reference material I recommend Dave Canterbury's books on bushcraft; Bushcraft 101, Advanced Bushcraft and The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering and Cooking. Those 3 stay in my go bag. I also recommend Lee Allen Peterson's field guides on edible wild plants; there are ones specialized for different geographical regions so get the one for your area. Also useful might be Randy Penn's The Handy Book of Knots; those two stay on my bookshelf for home reference since they're more specific and not as condensed as the other three.
I did a lot of stealth camping in my younger days. And I didn’t camp out in the open. I camped close to falling brushes and hillsides and pulled the fallen branches over my tent. It was illegal to camp there. I was never caught. The Ranger on his horse road right by me and couldn’t see me. In addition. Don’t build a fire at all use MRE‘s
Just stumbled across your channel and to be honest first I thought "yet another wannabe bushcraft guy". But THANK you for not being that! I like your calm way of talking, how straight you get to the essential points and telling things as they are. There are too many drama-queens out there who describe every raindrop, any temperature below 20degs and any potential wildlife nearby as a grave danger to their lifes. I got soo tired of those. 🙈 I have some military experience and been enjoying sleeping outside ever since. These days I live at the Arctic Circle which brings some extra challenges when sleeping outside, but I will enjoy two weeks weeks of stealth camping in Southern Europe end of September. Your video now made me look forward to it even more 🙂
Great tips. My most informative campouts were when I set up my small camp. Pit fire and tiny lantern sat on ground for cover. Left camp about 200 yards then tuned around looking for it by moon light. Made changes to my light pollution levels
awesome video! we practiced some of this stuff in the army. we weren't allowed camp fires though because even then some of my knuckle head friends almost started wildfires. our MRE's had a water activated heating pouch that got really hot. I think they are pricey though but it maybe worth looking into. I also had the sarcophagus tent, as a civilian, which was great for packing but a nightmare for changing clothes in during the rain. stay safe out there.
I've been on the run for 4 months now. Great tips! You can also get the camo sheet at places like Joanne's Fabrics or places like that if you think they might have posters up at the army surplus store or anything like that.
For 9 years I have wild camped in the same area simply by leaving no trace. I also clean up other less conscientious peoples rubbish too. In this way no-one spoils my fun and I am doing my bit to ensure I can re-use that place for another few years. I say leave no trace and if possible remove others too!
Great video, these are all great tips. Also appreciated the bit about leave no trace camping as its really important to me but seems like it's not practiced as often as it should. Well done 👍
Even as designated campgrounds with dumpsters available it's amazing how many lowlifes leave trash around. Especially people who have fores going, you can burn a lot of trash in most areas as long as it's not plastic or toxic
Great video. I would suggest, if camping inside a bush, to take rope and tie the bush branches to your tent or tarp without cutting them off the bush. That way when you leave you have no cleanup and all you need to do is untie the rope and leave.
Even though I was fully employed, in a relationship and a surfer, I spent a whole year stealth camping. There's definitely a lot of trial and error but I ended up developing a system like this but hammock camping primarily. I wish I'd seen a video like this before hand, I could have slept a lot better a lot sooner 😂 I managed to figure out a technique for hanging hammocks amongst rocks and boulders along the coast using ratchet straps then 4x4 snatch straps 😉
@@J-K-A I was pretty obsessed with Stoicism at the time and really wanted that kind of experience. I recommend everyone try to live outdoors for a while at least once in their life, it makes you appreciate what we have
@@pinealism i think you're my spirit animal. do you have any pictures? i have a friend whose lived completely in the wild twice before and also recommends it. i'd love to do it myself.
@@3nertia Wow yeah, people seem to be pretty interested in the unusual hammock locations. Give me a little while and I'll make a quick video to link here
When cleaning your campsite it is still obviously a disturbance to most people. Dropping a random turkey feather will disguise who scratched up the leaves. "Leave no trace" is a nice ideal but impossible to hide from experienced woodsmen but you can sometimes convince them it was something other than human activity. Cutting live vegetation leaves bright plant pith material or heartwood showing. This can be minimized by dabbing mud or charcoal on the stems or stump. The best guarantee of an isolated campsite is to intentionally explore areas most people avoid; briar patches, very dense stands of saplings, etc. People instinctively avoid severe grades, muddy areas and stands of fallen trees. That is your best bet in avoiding anyone stumbling across you. Tracking and awareness skills are paramount for outdoor survival. It's worth the time and money to find good teachers and put in your own dirt time. Just the satisfaction of learning more about nature makes it worthwhile.
I've been stealth camping and bushcrafting in my native Wales since leaving the army 20 years ago. It was only recently I got busted for the first time ever. I'm getting complacent and lazy lol. Anyway I got spotted by an eagle eyed farmer from across a field, he's shouting over I'm trespassing, private property blah blah. So I'm breaking camp and hastily packing up. As he approaches I plead ignorance and apologise intending to make a quick getaway. As I'm strapping up my pack he spots my Welsh moral patch, and various regimental badges I have pinned to it. He says oh veteran are you was that your regiment? (I won't say which) I said yeh put 10 years in, spent most of it sleeping on a nato roll mat, and just like getting out and about for some peace and quiet. As luck would have it, one of the farmers sons was currently serving in the same unit. So he went from angry farmer, to granting me permission to use a particular portion of his land and woodland any time I like. So the moral of my story, and hopefully a helpful tip. If your a veteran who enjoys stealth camping, load up with patches and badges, and don't be afraid to use your status as a veteran. You'll find most land owners and farmers far more forgiving when they find out and more inclined to back down. Even in Wales where stealth camping is generally frowned upon.
i got spotted by the landowners on my very first stealth camp(forgot to use my camo),i parked near ancient ruins but parked at the back rather than within them my tent was also low profile im guessing they spotted my tent but because i didnt pitch within the ruins,my tent was very low profile and 1 person,it was raining and at 11 oclock at night also there are streams ponds and wildlife im thinking they probably thought i was a fisherman or a photographer just keeping out the rain,they shined their torch on my tent as they passed by and on the way back but never approached me,i left early before light and took my rubbish with me and cleared my area
All you need is a shovel and a basha/tarp. Dig a hole the size of a shallow grave, spread the basha over the top and secure it tight with pegs. You're completely invisible horizontally. Not a very enjoyable experience but will keep you hidden much more effectively if not being detetected is your main priority.
I'm about to start doing stealth camping videos here in South Florida. I've been scoping spots out and preparing my gear. Watching other stealth camps. Steve Wallis who does amazing Canadian stealths, has given me inspiration to get out and hunker down. Thanks for the ideas
There are alot of spots out there. I camped around south florida for like 2 months. There are places literally basically right outside the city or even in the city where you won't see other people for days. You just gotta stay away from all the main places where all the old snowbirds be
@@jta3556 Not really. And probably most definitely. Also, we have bears, coyotes, bobcats, florida panthers, deer, etc. I plan on doing some intracoastal Island camping first though, because the wildlife is limited here in the palm beach area. Amazing snorkeling. I live in Loxahatchee and I see gators everyday in the canals here so it won't be anything new. Thanks and happy camping!
In Hamburg, Germany, it is generally illegal to camp in the forests. So, there are two tactics: 1.) Stealth camping 2.) Knowing Hamburgs legal definition of camping: Setting up a tent and/or sleeping on the ground. Campers circumvent the law by setting up sleeping places 1 meter above ground, using spanners between trees.
@@KrasniyByk Camping in forests is forbidden (afaik) everywhere in Germany. Germany is much more dense populated than the US or even England and France. And Hamburg is a so called City-State: almost the whole area of the state is occupied by the second largest city in Germany. In Germany and particularly in Hamburg there is no wilderness, maybe except for some national parks - and there camping is forbidden for environmental reasons.
Dont use fire holes in the Forest when it is dry. It can start a an invisible fire and turn to a big one even hours after the main fire stoped without you noticing! It will lead to a burning roots!!
@@johnnyjoestar5965 they flammable, at least for coniferous trees. Theres also enough oxygen to burn a very flammable fluel i think. I remember when my father and brother were making a fire and once it was done they covered it with like four buckets of sand. Next day smoke still was emiting from it. Be carefull with fire.
Brilliant list! As a hammocker i often use a wood stove (because i automatically need to be in the woods) and I use a wood gasifer because it emits almost no smoke. Plus if I get caught, it's just a windshield and potstand LOL
Gonna use this for my longer fishing sessions, the fish like to keep close to the margins, it's so important to be perfectly quiet as they become wary or spook when they hear human voices and footsteps, makes them so hard to catch, but often random people , other fishermen, including my friends like to come over for a chat, hiding sounds like my cup of tea, sometimes its nice to be left alone!!
I pitch my tent at sunset plus 35 minutes, and wake at sunrise minus 45 minutes and break camp at sunrise minus 30 minutes, but depending on your latitude and cloud cover ie. actual light levels. Always know your sunset and sunrise time and you can figure out your own preference.
My two cents: carry a length of window screen to use for lean-to or A-frame because it requires less wooden frame and keeps the debris from getting in your face. The nylon screen blends in better but the aluminum screen is more durable, either is very lightweight. Or it can be used to brake up the outline of your bivy or tent, especially if you add local foliage! I prefer to use a folding esbit stove with a folding aluminum wind screen which reflects heat back inward. Spray paint the outside of the screen with high temp black paint to reduce its visibility. Solid fuel tabs are much more compact and give more burn time than any canister fuel, and if you run out of fuel tabs then twigs, leaves, pine needles, even dry manure can be used with the esbit. Tea light candles also work well with this especially if you pre-warm the wax and sink some cotton pads into the wax giving you much more flame and heat, though a shorter burn time, of course! If you dig a hole for a dakota fire pit or cat hole, first place down a piece of cloth or plastic beside the future hole and place the fill dirt on it making it much easier to fill and hide the hole afterwards!
i was homeless for a good few yrs on and off ,i had 18mnths 2 very cold winters in my local nature reserve ,was 80 to 90 yards away from a path and 200 to 220 yards from public tiolets ,my shelter i dug down about 1and a half to 2 foot in line with a big fallen oak tree ,right up against it ,had bushes and brambles ,nettles growing all around it ,i had black bin bags filled with screwed up paper and leave in the base of the ditch and a ile of logs at one end and stones the other full length was 5ft 8inches had old roofing insultion and tarp under me and over the top of the oak tree ,covered with small bushes and leaves ,was warm dry and kept me alive,without it ,id have froze to death a small hadmade rocket stove for heat and cooking as well,couldnt see it unless you fell on it ,
As a South African these skills are brilliant to know because of current pre-shtf crime rate. Excellent delivery and presentation as always TA Outdoors. Respectfully, Guardian Prepping.
@@suecollins3246 Stay as prepped as possible, specifically regarding knowledge and skillsets. :) Also, edit out your location in the comment. Trying to help, you're welcome to check out the content I make on TH-cam, keep safe!
@@smolbrain2061 rolling blackouts that last almost the whole day everyday , the majority are breaking and stealing anything to try get money , farm murders , a collapsed infrastructure governd by a corrupt goverment and the military are trying to buy all of the white ranks out and kids and children are being killed and shot in areas and nothings being done about it its sad that these type of headlines dont make world news. All the goverment does do is they blame the past for everything thats gone on meanwhile its the anc thats caused this
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This kind of video is really helpful Mike 👍
As you allude, Time is the best camouflage. I only stealth camp in Summer, and I go by bike. Recce the camping spot in daylight, then move well away to a neutral space ... maybe a mile or two. That's where I prepare my meal and hot drink. When the Sun is well down, slide into the chosen spot and make a cold camp. I use a hammock, exclusively, nowadays. Up with the birds and move well away. Takes no more than a few minutes to pack hammock, bag and tarp (if used). Again, find a neutral space in which to prepare food. No fires. No torches. Google Earth is wonderful for preparations.
Not as much fun as having a hearty fireplace, but it has a pleasure all its own.
In respect of red lights. You might be surprised by their visibility, even at long ranges. I've spotted a guy at well over half-a-mile, who was using red light in woodland. It would make a good video, if you experimented with various light sources.
Oh, and my top tip for stealth camping ... leave the dog at home!
id say if yoiur worried about who might see you your camping in the wrong place anyway or your fearful about being attacked..which might be a healthy fear?
WINZ Wilderness here on TH-cam is using some of your footage in their video shorts. They don't seem to be giving you any credit though.
Great video... keep up the good work... stay safe always..
As an escaped convict currently in hiding this has helped thank you mate .👍
stay free brother
They will find youuuu
you have a gofundme page?
@@littleziontree No. exactly, all do. Yes they do society deserves justice. That’s stupid you will murder others to avoid justice.
@@dboijahskush1251 no dirt bag
Great info, currently on the run from my wife and 3 kids in the backyard garden, but still have cell coverage so looking for survival tips.
Kinda mad this only has 2 likes
@@archeop5520 69 likes now, thanks to me
Kettlemen is that you?
Good luck mate.
We're right behind you mate! Don't give up! Does anybody have a plane so we can drop food parcels for him?
One of the things you missed is how your white dog really stands out. Your going to need to paint him brown and green camo if your taking him with you.🤗
Unless it’s snowing 🤣
Get a camo coat for with snaps lol.
chuck some rabbit ears on him🐰🐇
I meant for the dog lol
@@Ohheythatsmybike someone would be eating rabi-dog lol
Me, who has no intention of ever going camping: "Yes, this will prove useful at some point."
I think all men are programmed to find survival tips useful even when they never go outside. Like me.
Yeah looking for something to fall asleep to.
[Stores info in brain harddrive]
This is mine now.
Haha same
Go do it bro. Extremely rewarding even if you're not a big outdoorsman. The secret sauce if you want to make it super comfortable is bring Thermacell, a small camping cot and memory foam to put on top.
That was insane how much a difference the camo tarp made to hide the tent. I knew it would make a difference but like that someone would have to be looking to find it.
Yeah, it looked like a vine-covered log after
Yeah, I never found mine after hiding it with a tarp.
That is a really dramatic difference! Think I will get some of that camo stuff.
Did this a few years back. Still haven't found it again.......
That’s why it’s excellent for hunting.
One advantage of the Dakota fire hole is that, after you cook/etc. with it, you can fill the hole back in and set up your tent over it. The heat that the earth has adsorbed will slowly seep up and keep you warmer.
Now that's dam good thinking!
Very smart! Thanks for the tips!
@@gezzerrolla If you screw up something as simple as dumping a couple of feet of dirt into the hole, maybe. On the other hand, I just can't see the type of person who would be in that situation being that incompetent, though.
Put some dry rocks around your fire to heat up put them on top of your fire when you go to bed and put your breakfast in there covered in soil, it will keep you warm and your breakfast will be cooked by morning.
@@hetrodoxly1203 Key word here is DRY rocks.
Me: uses map, scopes out the place, perfect setup with camo, hole for fire, use minimal light, etc.
Also me: _snores loudly_
I was thinking the same thing as I watched the video lol
Yes :D I went camping once and it was the kind of camping, that is good to do quietly. Although we had decent camouflage and in the morning there was no trace of us. My friend snoring so much at night :D It was almost unbelievable that no one found us :D
OOF
Sleep on your side to avoid snoring
@@patnic8190 :D
Couple things I've learned about stealth camping: 1) just when you think you've found a great spot, someone will come by; 2) get up before dawn, and by on your way by first light; 3) remove any reflective material on your clothing or gear; 4) check out a possible camp site when it's still light out, because sites that seem stealthy in the darkness can be quite conspicuous at dawn; 5) avoid staying in one spot for more than a day, but if you do, have one place where you sleep and a different spot to relax or hangout.
@@TheManInTheRing they treat all homeless like convict's. I know I did that for a while they really treat you like a criminal just trying to survive in nature and the issue with that is many people actually do end up destroying area's while I kept my places clean I have seen others create junkyards and that is why homeless people get a bad rep..
@@TheManInTheRinggot denied the use of toilets, have had people look into my car despite only being there under an hour to eat outside for a change. People HATE homeless people and beggars.
@@IloveJellow👍 agreed
I have no idea why youtube thought I would need to know how to stealth camp, but I enjoyed this video 😊 thanks 👍
Probably on some government list.
@@alvinmortimer7536 😂🤣 could be, I better start paying more attention to these videos then
Same but with the way the last few years have gone, I feel like it was worth paying attention to lol
@@alvinmortimer7536 They have to tell us that we are in some way, so yeah. We must be allowed the chance to survive their plots. The unwritten rules are so much fun.
@@GhostBlueEternalFlame they don't have to tell us anything, and they don't.
You are forgetting our own FBI and CIA conspired against an elected President.
No meant to be disrespectful but you're very young I assume? By young I mean under 30 years old. Age does not bring wisdom or knowledge, a lack of it highlights naivete though.
Important for safety: always look up and make sure you are not camping underneath dead trees or dead branches that could fall any time, be aware of things that could fall/roll off the hill above you and don't camp in the path of a possibly loose rock or dead tree, and be aware of animal trails to avoid running into boars or other big wildlife, especially when they have young. Enjoy your time outdoors!
And never slap a man who is chewing tobacco. (Ive been drinking)
@@scojo6377 hahaha 😆
@@scojo6377 damn right...
Ha ha boars & big wildlife 😀 He never goes beyond the Cotswolds, those girls are farther t'North. 🐄
Loose Rock and Dead Tree are Blues singers in Memphis yeah?
Right about them widow makers thaw 🤠
@@scojo6377 This is a pretty good safety suggestion lmao
I followed all your tips and made my camp was amazingly well hidden :D. Unfortunately, I lost my camp after a quick trip to the river. I lost around 4000 dollars of equipment, but at least I know how well hidden the camp is!
Bro rippp I’d recommend making a beacon for example carving a word or something into a tree near the camp.
May I suggest GPS waypoint your camp next time.
you’re totally kidding, right?
Rookie mistake you have to build a dirt tower so you dont lose your base
How high were you? Lol
A tip on the Dakota fire hole is to dig the main hoke with a bell shape being wider in the bottom than the top. It creates a chimney effect that draws air through the air hole even faster making a hotter burn meaning less smoke. It also makes it easier to cook on, all you have to do is place a couple of decently large rocks on the sides of the hole and manure them so that you pot rests on them. You could also use green sticks but when they begin to burn they will give off smoke.
Me, who has never been camping in his life: "Yes, this should be good to know"
You should do it. To me, it was mandatory in the military, but the experience is unmatched.
You should really try one day. Out there it's so peaceful and nice, just calming, especially at night with a campfire. Sucks coming back to the city tho.
go camping
Hey y'all, it's not like I am opposed to the idea of camping or anything, it's just not something I've ever done. Relax
@@Totonbo
I don’t think anybody was giving you hard time they were just encouraging you. Relax. I say don’t go camping. The less people we have out there trashing sites and littering the better.
Stealth camped a couple of years ago in a small wood and the farmers decided to come up the road and do some hedge trimming until about 10.30 p.m. That was a bit nerve-wracking. The previous year the police were chasing someone near our camp in a small wood. Helicopters, flashing lights. Heard a motorbike whizz by, saw flashing torches from my bivvy bag. I thought "Okay, this is when some psycho holds us hostage." On both occasions everything was fine and no one appeared to have spotted us. Didn't sleep well though. All part of the fun!
XD If those stories are true, that's awesome!
What fun is it if no one is looking for you
But the heli would have seen your body heat, if treu lol...
@@Private.Willie.Stroker Not necessarily
The “They Live” theme will play if that ever happens
Camo netting, a ghuillie suit, and a boonie hat’s loops all have the same purpose. They’re intended to have sticks, leaves, and grass shoved into the holes to help blend it into the surroundings.
You make a very important point.
Technology provides an app that can detect the patterns of all the camo nets manufactured.
It's why there are people out there making bespoke camo nets. Every one has a unique pattern.
Bloke down the pub told me so it must be true.
For best results when using sticks and leaves, grab whatever has fallen onto the ground to minimize your “footprint” on foliage that may draw attention
so what? Does anyone really think that this stuff matters to anyone except soldiers? (who will have had better training than a few youtube videos, unless they're russian)
In 1998, I did a 5000 mile bicycle trip from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale. Stealth camped most of the way. After riding all day, sometimes we would get stuck in places with no campground or anything around. I remember one night we were out in the desert on a highway, maybe New Mexico. There’s nothing but a gas station. And a short gravel road that ran behind the store for may be 500 feet and dead ended at the desert.. My girlfriend and I rode to the end of the road, and then walked way out into the desert. well over a quarter mile from the highway. Around 1 o’clock in the morning we hear a four-wheel-drive pick up truck that had driven out into our area and they were spinning around doing donuts in the dirt. We had an olive colored tent, and it was virtually invisible in the dark. I was just as worried that they would see us as I was that they wouldn’t see us and run over us. It went on for about 10 minutes and they left. My girlfriend was very pretty. It was really nerve-racking for me. We were extremely vulnerable. We got lucky that night. There were a handful of moments like that over the course of the whole trip, but we made it home safely. And we were on the receiving end of many complete strangers total generosity to us. We were invited to stay on peoples properties or in their houses multiple times. This one couple offered to buy us a dinner at a lodge in Yosemite just so they could hear our story. Anyways, we stealth camped in all kinds of places. In Texas we camped in a huge cow field with oil derricks. When we got up in the morning and were putting the tent away, I found a couple of tarantulas that had snuggledup against our body heat outside the tent.😂 In Biloxi, we camped in a huge graveyard, going back to the 1800s. We went out into the middle of it and pitched the tent under a big oak tree. Slept like a baby. Good times.
We stealth camped in Yosemite one night, and we woke up to a bus load of Japanese tourists. They were filming us like we were wildlife in the park. 😂The day we left the Grand Canyon, it was late in the afternoon, and my shifter cable broke on my bicycle. We decided to stealth camp because it was so late in the day. We literally brought our stuff right to the edge of the canyon. We woke up to an amazing sky before the sunrise. It was pink and purple. We were literally 25 feet from the edge of the canyon and we had the most amazing view. The tent was pitched, and our bicycles were leaning against a small dead tree. I stepped away about 50 feet of and got a beautiful photograph of our bikes and tent with the canyon and sky in the background. In California, I think it was around a place called Rio Dell, we stealth camped at a place called College Park. It was nothing but woods and trails. It was on the ocean, but there was like a 75 foot cliff. We found this one little spot where we had room to pitch our tent right on the edge of the cliff. It was almost dark, and foggy when we got there. We could hear seals barking all night long down on the beach. We woke up to another picture postcard view. Yeah, stealth camping beats a campground every time. OK I’m done.
Wow I love the sound of some the scenery. Would you be willing to share some of the photographs you took? I’d love to see their beauty.
Wow this was so wonderful to read! Do you think you could share more of your story with me? I'm a 16 year old guy who is fascinated with travelling and camping. I would love to do some long distance camping trips by bicycle!
I ain’t reading all that
That was a brilliant read! Very interesting and entertaining i loved every second of it. Thanks for sharing it with us 🙏 however, could have done with being 12,450,000 words shorter just for convenience of reading
Finally another 16 year old that hasnt been infected by memes @theguywiththebighead5432
I've wild camped for over a decade in nearly a hundred countries and it really isn't complicated.
1. Arrive late
2. Pack up early
3. Look for land that doesn't seem to obviously belong to anyone, with a bit of cover. Forest is often perfect.
4. Green tent
5. If struggling to find a suitable place, don't be afraid to knock on a couple of doors and ask permission. 4 out of 5 people will say yes, if you're respectful and friendly. 2 out of 5 will bring food. 1 will bring beer.
Have you ever been caought? And if so what was the interaction like? and also why is it such a bad thing to be caught? or why does one need to Stealth camp at all?
@@XxKINGatLIFExX might need to stealth camp if you're homeless, or maybe if you just enjoy it more than going to a typical camp site.
@@XxKINGatLIFExX if you have to ask...
Yeah, this exactly. I use a hammock and rain fly though, much more versatile.
@@XxKINGatLIFExX For various reasons. The challenge of leaving as little trace as possible is a main one.
Next, you might be in a foreign country where amenities are not readily available. (For example, another TH-camr named Shiev backpacks across Eastern Europe because EE really doesn't have cheap infrastructer for travelers and he himself is big on parkouring in places he shouldn't.)
You may also be homeless and have no choice.
Two more important tips I learned while living on the road, overnight urban camping while on long bike rides and camping in areas that it wasn't legal. One, camp in a crappy spot that has some cover but hard to get to, not particularly scenic, full of nasty sharp rocks, thorns and other deterrent foliage. Two, dress like a bum and carry reliable but crappy looking camp gear, hide your ID and act crazy but non violent so if you do get caught by the authorities typically they will just tell you to split and not cite or arrest you. All they are after is money and they don't want to deal with a smelly looney bum. Even my expensive custom made all titanium mountain bike I used ride all around Southern California with I uglied it up by spray painting it flat black, put 99 cent store lights and accessories on it and even some duct tape on my expensive prostate friendly gel seat to make it look torn and worn out. The few times I got spotted by park rangers or cops they just told me to beat it or be out of there by morning.
The loan survivor , your blending in and being what authority’s are used to seeing over and over again is genius … people who dress in camo use brush to cover there tent make officials nervous.. why are you hiding? They know why homeless mental victims are camping out….
Now *THAT* is camouflage, sir!
Underrated comment. 2 important methods of social stealth.
Know how to act like & look like you belong.
Know how to act like & look like someone most ppl don't want to interact with. A bum with a mental issue is a good 1. Just don't method act too long lol
@@Dang3rMouSe I keep an old hard hat and orange vest in my kit… makes a good I belong outfit after the disaster!
I spent 3 years camping in an area of dense gorse bushes. Never discovered. Rent of an apartment in the nearest town was €1,200 per month.
So glad I live in Scotland, where really the only thing you need to worry about is your own safety, being able to wild camp anywhere. Leave No Trace.🌲
That’s a dream of mine to get up to Scotland and spend time fishing and camping in the wild! I love Scotland and wish I could get there more.
Same thing in Norway. So much freedom in this.
What kind of freedom do they have in Britain really? Glad I live in Norway..
@@JorgenRomeMojo you’re not wrong. It’s people over years who have shaped the laws by doing stupid things. I’d love nothing more than to get out into the woods and spend time under the stars, but there’s nowhere locally to me, plus get caught with your knife and it’s taken away and you get slung in a police cell.
You are indeed blessed. Stealth camping just seems exhausting.
when you just wanted to go camping but everything is illegal.
Welcome to England
bushcraft illegal in usa?
@qbdb1 Most camp worthy land is either a state/national park or owned by bureau of land management with camping or entrance restrictions. The park rangers really hate people who have no intentions to pay anything. even if you pay them, they still won't let you camp outside of the camping area.
@qbdb1 depends on where you live. I lived in southern California for a while and pretty much anywhere within an hour or so of a city banned camping on public land. I now live in montana and the only restrictions for public land is that you can't camp in the same spot for more than 14 days.
I have not camped in an appropriate camping area since I was a kid. I always stealth camp . Camping areas are boring. Camping by the river or lake in a place you would get in trouble feels so much more rewarding.
I just used a kid sized dome tent from Walmart when I was a hobo. Bright green and yellow but it was very short, and I could sleep in it diagonally. The main thing is to stay out of sight, set up late and pack early. The only thing that's really hard to hide is a car. Anything else can be camouflage if you find the right background. For food, lots of honey roasted peanuts and sardines and apples because those things have a lot of calories and don't get dinged too bad it make a mess in the pack. Ramen if I could get away with a fire - it was a treat. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
dam
@@andros4323 wdy mean dam?
@@joedadda3105 he meant damn
@@Ottophil ik i just ment why did he say damn?
@@joedadda3105 cause he was homeless obviously
Great tips. Many of these have served me well over the years. I generally prefer low hanging hammocks and tend to setup at sunset and pack up at sunrise. Never been busted so far. And ALWAYS Leave No Trace.
Bro, who are you hiding from? Whose gonna bust you?
@@re-lmayer2546 In many public forests and areas it is illegal to set camp bro
@@re-lmayer2546 ukraine xDD
@@Snooopy28 In Finland everyone is allowed to camp, even on private forest land as long as you leave the nature the same way you found it
@@kallesirvio2695 yeah its the same is sweden, im so grateful for that
For stealth camping, I would always go for a butane or propane mini cooker. Any sort of camp fire would leave traces, especially fire holes. When stealth camping, you don't only want to not be seen when you are there but want the spot to look like you never been there after you left.
you CAN clean up after a fire to the point where youd never know but it does take a little bit of time and effort.
Alcohol stove made with two soda cans, works great, you can buy alcohol anywhere and it looks like it's been built by a homeless
What is the point of STEALTH camping??? Isn’t it just camping pretending someone is looking for you??? Haha
@@JoeWayne84 There's literally people who are paid to make sure people don't camp at certain places or check that you have a proper permit to be there.
@@jaunbeltza7661 then just maybe you go to a place your supposed to be camping at???? Hahaha wtf is going on with people that they or acting like camping outside is a drug and something they got to be sneaky and outsmart the man so they can sleep on the ground under a tarp and eat out of a can.
Haha it’s a hilarious concept that this is actually a thing.
Stealth Camping is the most tell me your a lonely loser without telling me your a lonely loser thing I have ever heard of in my life.
It would be different if they had to to survive but these people or doing it just so they can sleep in the trees behind a shopping mall hahahaha
Its great that you're sharing this even though I personally have no use for it as my country has something called "allemansrätten" (roughly translates to "all mans right")
It is a set of laws that let you as long as you're not on somebody's private property or breaking any other law hang out practically anywhere in the woods and harvest wild berries, mushrooms and flowers (with the exception of endangered plants) and you're allowed to set up camp basically anywhere as long as you're not lighting any campfires on top of cliffs (the heat from the flame can make the rock split in some cases and that is incredibly dangerous) or otherwise harming the environment or causing property damage
😮
When I've done this in the military(scouting alone), I choose a spot very difficult to get to. An enemy or intruder usually won't bother going into a thick thorn bush. But if they do it won't be without making tons of noise and using lots of energy.
This. Spend the effort getting to a spot no one else would bother.
I literally do the same thing in video games when I'm looking for a place to hide lol
@@Frontfight 😂🤣🤣
IN RANGER school they taught us to look at the terrain and identify the nastiest place you would never willingly go into.....welcome to your next patrol base.
Makes sense, go where a human would never dare.
About the colours: Black is generally not used for low vis anymore. It stands out against more natural tones, so greens and browns are generally less visible against nature.
Yep. Black is mainly for show, like a uniform. Or for hiding in shadows like a ninja. ;-)
Common sense lol
@@aaronperrell1580 I mean if you're hiding at night you might still believe black is a good choice. it's not. even in the dark.
@@Rocknoob49 Ya if you want that you want a grey, you're never going to find dark black in nature because there'll always be some light, but a dark grey you can find and it's far less harsh against shadows
I have a gray & black jacket that blends well in the shade/shadows. Have noticed alot of county and Hwy patrol vehicles with same grey/black colors that blend well, even on asphalt that has grayed over time. They to have realized the camo effect. Many times I didn't see them hiding in the shadows until I'm right up on them.
One thing about rolling up the sleeping bag+bivvy in the rain (or even heavy dew) - if using goretex then when rolled up your sleeping bag is likely to get wet. So you should build some time into the day when you can separate them and dry them out a little - sleeping in a damp sleeping bag can be pretty cold and miserable. I generally pack around dawn, set up camp around dusk, but have a nice long snooze around noon somewhere where I can pitch up a cover and dry things out a while.
Hadn't considered camo netting - but I was really impressed how well it worked! That said, I didn't have a hoop in my bivvi so it was slightly less necessary/obvious.
Others have commented about being careful about roots (and peat!!) for sunken fires. I'd go as far as to say that in general it's just best not to have an open fire when stealth camping - smell, sight, potential loss of controls, ashes, etc - I just don't think it's worth it.
Yeah, I wasnt clear why he has a hoop in his bivvie bag. Seems un-necessary. Extra weight. Extra height. Probably colder too, since the insulation is not against your face.
Thank you. I found it funny when I was hiking the Appalachian Trail (2023), I often heard hikers say they were going to do "stealth camping." But I would see them setting up their tent almost on the trail or in sight of the trail or within sight of a shelter. I agree with your method of remaining incognito in the woods.
I think you have to be careful with the Dakota fire hole (3:10) that the roots of the surrounding trees and shrubs don't rekindle/maintain the fire after you are done.... At least in regions where the ground is dry. It is possible that the roots act like fuses and carry an ember to a fuel source. From what I understand, such a root fire can last for over a month before flaring up again.
It is tedious, but a lot safer to line the walls of the pit in stones or cover it in a coat of clay before you ignite the fire. It's not that relevant in middle and northern Europe where the soil is damp year round, but good to keep in mind for other regions.
Can confirm. Used to be a firefighter, we had quite a few occasions where there were remindles despite thousands of gallons of water being put on the fire, with the only thing connecting the two fires being the roots
if you're worried about getting caught with your butane stove, just spend an hour loudly digging a hole with a stick
Even if the ground is damp it can happen. In Alaska, they fight the same fire every year because the roots of trees will smolder under the snow and ice all winter and flare up again once it melts.
agreed, underground fires are pretty hard to extinguish fully too. We burned a slash pile and every time it rained for the next six months you could see steam coming out of the ground.
where does the oxygen come from?
Another good tip is to carry IR night vision goggles of scope & scout the area at night to look for any trail cameras. They generally use infrared lights to capture images of animals at night which make them easy to spot with most modern night vision equipment. If you are going to be relying on an alarm to wake you consider in investing in a watch with a vibrating silent alarm. They are generally a lot quieter than the vibration from your phone and have batteries that last much longer.
pvs 14 is like 2000 quid but kinda sick so worth the money ig
Older cell phones pick up that light in the camera mode! Go out and score up some of those illegal government trail cams!
if you have no nvgs, an oculus quest should work fine because of the IR cameras. i use mine with an IR light strapped to it as ghetto NVGs
I barely feel the vibration from my vibration watch :/ my phone does a better job
@@jbed6 you serious?!
Make sure your tent is dry each time you store it away. You’ll compromise it’s water shedding integrity if you don’t. Also set up early warning devices to let you know if someone is near. Also have your needs ready. That way you’re only entering your area once. It draws less attention.
😁 tie up fishing line with lil hooks tied in..
That will alert you..
😳
Always wanted to solo camp but paranoid of my safety. What warning devices to use while I sleep? Lol
Not a good idea. You might end up with a hooked bear, buck or a very angry racoon. Add in if for some reason you have to bug out in your haste you might hook yourself.
Warning devices will tell the intruder you’re around. Like tracer, they work both ways.
Far better to concentrate on not being found.
@@dylldobaggins4594 depends, I've seen a video recently of a guy who used thorn vines and natural "plants" in situ for his protection on the sides and back of his tent..
If it looks kinda natural.. then no alert..
For the camo net it is still recommended to add some local shrubbery to it. It will help it look less out of place.
If you want the camo net to blend in even more just put some of the natural foliage on it. Yes it may make it harder to clean but if you're worried more about blending in it helps drastically.
Or you could get a Blank netting and just stick leaves moss and twigs in it. That’s how Snipers make Ghillie suits
@@ItsBroTato that may be a bit too much work for the payoff for most people unless they're being hunted by the Marshals or something lol
As a former Infantry scout, we always slept on the ground and bivy sack depending on the weather. No tents or tarps. Excellent video btw.
Did you at least dig a shell scrape?
Might have to move into one of those full time soon. Any tips?
And yet my team smoked yours in airsoft
You always did it - depending on the weather?
Back in the day, the UK army used to make us suspend a tarp from the trees. Always rained a lot, and the tarps were junk. Later on we used bivvie bags. They were sooooo much better. And super easy to use too. No need to spend half an hour in the dark trying to suspend the tarp over the shell scrape, which just ended up filling with water anyway...
If you're stealth camping and really concerned about being found, I'd avoid cooking and fire altogether (except in emergencies, but at that point, being found is the least of your worries). The smell from cooked food travels farther than you'd think and light can be an instant giveaway unless you're using red/subdued white/green under a poncho/blanket/etc
the dakota fire pit, as described in the video. tried it myself and there is 0 smoke. unless you’re camping in a hot environment with clean water, or for a VERY short duration, a fire is a necessity for survival.
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 Smoke isnt the biggest concern tho as it disappates easily, The smell though is the real issue as it can be smelled for many hundred meters away
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 some rudimentary filter and chlorine tablets. or the opposite to hot climate, the mountain water above tree line is chill to drink never gotten sick from it, nor many people gets. heat is not a problem if you have food and good gear.
@Duffelbag Drag they also work well at music festivals. but a surprising amount of light and mobile wilderness camping techniques transfer well to become very useful music festival camping techniques lol.
@@dndjxnskdbajd4561 have you ever seen a cigarette while wearing night vision? It's like a signal light lighting up the sky. If that's what a cigarette looks like, imagine a Dakota fire pit. If you're really worried about getting caught, don't light a fire. Eat that food cold and carry some water purifying tablets or a purifying straw for water. There's very good reasons we weren't allowed to smoke while on guard duty and why we were never allowed a fire in the Army. Even if we are in sub zero weather and sleeping outside.
That camo netting is way more effective than I’d ever imagined it could be
I had never heard about stealth camping before this video, and I couldn’t figure out why it was even a thing for civilians (in other words, not military snipers)… then I realized that not every country is like Norway, where regardless of who owns the property, you have a law protected right to camp basically anywhere, as long as it’s far enough away to not disturb any nearby houses. There might be some restrictions in regards to actual camping, but at least you can hike wherever.
Really? That’s incredible. People would lose their minds in the us if strangers could just hike all over their land.
@@declanlee6894 yup. A long time ago, the government sat down and said “look, our nature is pretty damn beautiful. We should make sure as many people as possible can experience it.” And thus, the law “Allmannsretten” or “Every Man’s Right” was born.
I will say, it doesn’t mean you can’t just chop down other peoples trees to make your campfire.
Like in Sweden then, we are not allowed to camp on someones yard. Anywhere else is fine, but only for 24 hours without explicit permission. Its called "allemansrätten" here aswell
In my country, we can sleep in any wood one night. More nights is "camping" and it is forbidden.
But still much better than in USA - shooting trespassers.
Other exceptions are national parks - there you can sleep only in camps. But national parks are almost everywhere, where is nice nature.
Until Covid, and your lock downs.
For stealth, it's also good to cook the evening meal in one spot & then relocate to another spot just before dusk.
@@bannah6400 what in the world are you smoking
@@bannah6400 Best wishes. I hope you have a long, happy life. Don't short-change yourself.
This also will help if youre in bear country so the food smell wont linger around your sleeping area
Great ideas! I like the alcohol stove for stealth, small and silent. Those canister stoves sound like a jet engine and can be heard hundreds of feet away.
I use an Esbit
I totally agree mate. Even multi stove are very loud. Thank you for bringing that up.
if you use a jetboil, sure. Most stoves don’t spew out fuel at such a wasteful rate.
. I actually tried a few IDEARS and made my first stealth camping video ..THANKS FOR THE TIPS MAN. I SERVIVED THE NIGHT
I traveled a little over 9K miles around the US with a (Diamond Brand), Marine Corps 2-man tent. One side of the rain fly was desert tan, the other camouflage green-brown and tan.
*It can be set it up from a sitting position, stealth mode.
* If you don't stretch the rain fly tight it looks like bushes or dirt.
* wait till dark to make camp.
*never cut fences, never camp near livestock.
*pee in a Gatorade bottle inside the tent, cap it, empty it in the morning. The less you move around outside, the less attention you draw.
*break camp before dawn, leave the area as you found it. (dig a cathole to poop, cover it after)
Why?
What did you do for food over such a long period? Did you have money saved up and just used that to buy from local stores?
@@Vaed_ yes, and when that ran out I went to food pantries and churches.
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Did you do the 9K all at once, or was it a lot of shorter trips?
My "stealth" camping experience was when I lost my home in hurricane Harvey, I went and asked the owner of a gas station if I could sleep behind his building. He said sure and even gave me his phone number in case police ever harassed me. They never did. But every night, I'd go to sleep after it got dark, and I'd be out of my sleeping bag the second the sun started coming up. I stored what stuff I had left in a bush nearby, and then I promptly began searching for work to get by. I then started working for a couple people who let me stay on their property while I worked to help them rebuild a property they had just bought. After that, I had made enough money to leave Texas and go somewhere better. 😂
Good for you man. May I ask where is better than Texas and what exactly makes it better there? Thanks. Cheers.
Hope you're doing fine brother, Texas is pretty high on the places you know. Cheers from Moscow
@@WindsongSoundBath Just pick a world map and throw a dart, wherever it lands you've found a place better than Texas. 😂
@@litamtondy Thanks . What exactly makes them better , and what exactly do you not like about Texas ? Asking because I'm seriously looking for a place in the south to get land and grow fruit .
@@WindsongSoundBath I don't feel safe there, too many gun nuts thinking it would be okay to pull out a .45 when a kid knocks on their door to sell cookies. Infrastructure is really bad. I don't really know if it's that bad of a place if you want to grow fruit though, it actually might be fine for your needs. Good luck for your research and your plans. Cheers.
For ultimate stealth use an alcoholstove. Flame is only visible in the night and there it is still extremely dimm. It makes no sound and is light and compact. Only downside is that it is not as quick as a gas one would be
Sometimes a Trangia can be even faster than a gas stove! :) And more ecological for it is easy to create alcohol. :)
If you insist on having hot food. I don't bother. Extra weight, mess, and you might be seen.
@Rick3y Rick3y You should eat warm food at least once a day if you plan on staying in the woods for more than a day or two.
@@benc589 If God and jesus show up at my door tomorrow morning, and can prove they're who they say, I will follow them to the end of the universe. Until then...
@@benc589 " stop glorifying yourself on social media " HAHA Stop spreading your BS on social medial like TH-cam
Just the sage advice Jeffrey and Rupert need when rambling in the Cotswolds
There are stealth camping experts who have a lot of useful and interesting info, but I found your video to be particularly so. You are a good teacher. Thanks.
When trying to identify an object at night, do not look directly at the object. Your sight picture becomes much clearer if you focus on the space beside the object.
Just discovered your channel, going to binge it now for things to help my current predicament of homelessness.
Consider me subscribed.
I discovered this as a child looking up at the stars at night in the back of my parents car. I would see dim clusters of stars that looked like galaxies from my peripheral vision, but when I’d look right at them they’d disappear. Look a bit away and they’d come back. Glad to see I wasn’t crazy!
You're homeless too? Sounds like you're educated and have the drive to keep going, moving forward in the rebound from this situation.
We got this. I'll check up with ya every day or two if you're okay with that
I hope you get back on your feet....
If you are homeless in America a good place to go to is Florida. It's the easiest state to at least get into a crappy trailer quickly. They might not be the nicest but it's a roof and a shower.
Been homeless in a van for a short time in the early 2000s. Hope your situation improves soon!
This works because the human eye has two different types of photoreceptor cells, 'rods' and 'cones'. Cones give us colour vision and are concentrated in the center of our retina and help us see fine details. Rods are pretty much the opposite, so are better at detecting low level light (where colour isn't important) and for peripheral vision. Hence the retina has approximately just 6 million cones but some 120 million rods.
So it's actually much easier to just look to the side of such an object, rather that "focus on the space beside the object".
Personally I'd be encouraging the leave no trace ethic for all aspects. No fire, no chopping down any plants or trees, no digging holes. If a land owner/guardian starts finding evidence of camping they'll start being more vigilant, making wild camping more difficult. If you treat your camp as purely a place to sleep by cooking and eating elsewhere, pitch up after dark and get moving as soon as the sun rises (difficult/less comfortable in summer) you'll probably be fine.
Realistically unless they're a pretty decent tracker, no land owner is going to be able to tell the difference between a hole dug and filled in by a person and one dug and filled by an animal.
@@sykessaul123 if there's any ash at all it's a clear giveaway and anybody would notice, also if there's no residue in the hole (like feces) it could be a sign that its human made
@@bigbrainbuck6295 You can quite easily bury the ash from a dakota firepit because there's very little of it due to the high oxygenation of the fire that also means there's very little smoke. You just need a fairly dry fuel so it's not great for if it's been pouring it down for days on end. And really you should bury your (biodegradeable) waste too. I said "a hole dug and filled in" for a reason.
@@sykessaul123 fair
Local cattle rustlers made shoes that left hoof prints...
During covid I built a bush shelter in the park near my house along the river. I made a circular lean to and covered it with grass and weeds and then braided a fence around it with grass and weeds. I camped in that shelter off and on for an entire year before it was found and moved into by a homeless man
I hope you charged him rent.☺️
What a great angle on outdoor camping. All these tips genuinely work. We practice stuff like this on a large woodsy acreage (102 acres) we have in Muskoka, between Huntsville & Bracebridge.
Friends come up to camp, practice their camping skills, etc. There's about 9 or 10 different "micro-environments", everything from thick cedar forest to open fields and anything in between.
Anyone in southern Ontario interested in practising camping skills [on a leave-no-trace basis] like this guy in a safe (knowing you're not gonna get tossed off the property) environment, is welcome to reply here and get in touch.
I might, one day in the far future. Jot down "Stinkybirdhouse" on a post it note and keep it somewhere that works for you
How do you know they aren't already doing this?
My buddies and I strongly value respect and camping skills, we'd be super interested in camping out this Fall if your offer still stands
@@mrillis9259 The bears keep in touch and report back on their meals. . . . . . 😆😅🤣
(Ju-u-ust kidding...)
@@dylanlanigan4442 Not a problem. You got a social media account I could DM you at?
One of the few cons of the red night is if you're trying to use map and compass to navigate, a lot of maps have roads or information written in red. Sometimes a red light will make it almost impossible to see any red writing, it just gets washed out. Some maps are made with this in mind and don't use the color red
In the military many older red night lighting systems have been switched to blue.
Mark your map with ink, and as you spend more time in an area you will begin to recognize more features, as well as activate your memory.
for people who are not used to these techniques you have made it incredibly easy to not only learn but have the confidence to do so should they want and more importantly, need to. Thank you! God bless you and your family. 🙏🌎🕊️🎖️
Cheers 👍🏻
I like that this term “stealth camping” is a just a guide on how to be homeless and not get in trouble…
With the benefit of being able to go home afterwards too
With cammo netting it's worth setting up a couple of poles around the edge of the netting to create 'lumps & bumps'- otherwise anyone familiar with hooped bivvi's will recognize the shape as being a hooped bivvi beneath a net. For tarps, I've used agricultural sheep marking paint to make a DPM pattern - spray the paint into a paper plate and then dab a sponge into the pooled paint and then dab onto the tarp. Agri paint isn't as harsh on the tarp as other aerosol paint (as it's to be used on wool) - but it's colour palette is limited.
On torches - the factoid I used for people is 'The human eye can detect a match being struck at 10 miles distance'.
Also they should be mudded like a sniper’s ghillie suit. You can muck it. Let it dry at your house then pack it up and it’ll be bug free
@@RavenG22 Had a mate that used a poster paint & polyfilla mix to 'rough up' hard straight edges
over do the cammo & some 4x4 dude on a night hunt might run you over !
My 6 year experience of backpacking. My best setup is a tarp, hammock, military grade Paracord. Setup the hammock at about a foot below nearby brush, keep the tarp about a foot above the down branches of the tree. If you use a clove hitch, and use nearby foliage to tie off. You can break down and pack up in less than 5 minutes.
I water-resistant all my fabric every year.
Hammock is better for speed, but probably less good for stealth, I would imagine, and worse in colder weather. Being off the ground means being higher up in general, which is harder to hide
@@sydneygorelick7484sort of, you can use them as a bivy the same as this guy had. Plus they pack up tiny. They pack up so small I keep one in my single man military tent just incase
I'm curious why you don't use a bivvie bag and rollmat? Bivvie bags are sooo easy to setup. Like just unroll them...
The best tip I used to give my trainees is to build camps in places where people are going to most likely avoid passing through. Under a fallen tree or in a ground gap etc.
@@benc589 There's no such thing as messiah. Disasters occur every day, nothing new. It's part of the brutality called normal life.
@@DrBrunoDzogovic you aren't as intelligent as you attempt to come off "dr.". Stick to whatever subject you got your doctorate in.
Great place for bugs too
The LAST thing you want to do while stealth camping is to cut brush and attempt to "hide" in the middle of a clearing. You also don't want to locate your bivvy sack in a depression in the ground.
Instead, find a dense strand of brush free of all "leaves of three" and dive in.
Also, artificial camouflage works best when used behind natural camouflage.
Good on the Dakota Hole Fire.
As our eyes are most sensitive to green light, chem lights are NOT stealth.
Good on most of the others.
DO NOT kick sticks and leaves back over your fire! LEAVE IT BARE, including a good six feet around it. Many forest fires start because even "out cold" campfires can start back up and travels along sticks and twigs until it catches brush or trees on fire.
What’s the name of your videos?
There are chem lights in other colors. Also in general it's "usable" as a backup since it's diffuse and can be wet .
I really enjoy stealth camping, i have military gear to help me blend in but i always consider that in an emergency camoflauged clothing and equipment might not aid your your recovery, that is why i always carry a high viz vest. It is something that can be worn or waved about to actually let people know where you are when needed.
I have bright orange micro fiber towel for that purpose as well as a towel ofcourse.
Also brilliant.
Very good point 👍
I have gone stealth camping twice this year: with a "regular" one-person Jack Wolfskin tent. Even set it up, while it was almost dark 🙂
Twice in quite wooden areas (I hope the creature I heard crashing through the brushes at 3AM, and that I kind of heard snoring very nearby wasn't, a Yeti, lol.)
In my country it is illegal... Getting caught would mean a (big enough) fine.
Arriving late and leaving (very) early is a good tip.
The camouflage netting is a great idea.
Illegal to camp? Or in the area? Weird
@@thetvbaby83 Germany has awful camping regulations for example.. Almost any mid-forrest camping is not allowed basically
@@fedagon3376 wow that sucks. I had no idea bro.
@@thetvbaby83 It's probably on someone's land
@@christianhathaway5423 Everything is someone's else's land.
Hence the stealth camping bit.
You in the Royal Marines? Because you look it? Good info brother. I always used same as day night vision
Have been stealth camping since the mid-1980s and the best thing I bought in 1993 was a Trangia meths-burning stove. I still use it regularly 30 years later. It's slower than gas but it's silent and you see no flames. You can also use this inside your bivvy/tarp or tent if you are careful. There is less waste, too, as I calculated that 1 litre of meths can cook as much as 5 gas cannisters.
@@stuartwallis2251Aluminium isn't great to ingest, but the surface of your cookware will oxidise quickly and aluminium oxide is pretty unreactive. What you need to be careful of is cleaning it with anything abrasive, which can remove the oxide layer and expose the aluminium again.
One problem with meths (or Brennspiritus in Germany) is that the combustion product is smelly and unpleasant if you are cooking in a confined space. Another is that it is easy to spill some of the fuel as you set the stove up.
@@petertaylor4980 aluminium oxidising is so rapid that as soon as you remove a layer it will return. No worries at all, just don’t bite into the metal :p
@@stuartwallis2251 aluminum is a neurotoxin, sadly. iron has the biggest margin of safety. copper should be ok too.
Yeah, used a Trangia for many years myself, suited me great. Until I went to Central America for 6 months and found it near impossible to find such pure fuel, and when I did it was ridiculously expensive. That however, was 35 years ago. Now, by the sounds of it, I wouldn't go there again, Trangia or not.
Joining a community of crazy people who like sleeping in public areas and abandoned lots was never in my vision for the future but here I am
It's a wild ride, stay safe brother :)
Crazy? I'd say you're one of the sane ones! The world is going to hell and learning to exist undetected will soon become a matter of survival.
@@paradoxicalcat7173 like how you think
ay these comments are soo genius.....
Our ancestors have been sleeping on nature for 500 millions years.
What is crazy is people that don't want to experience the connection between you and the planet your feet are planted.
Great video, I may have some tips / tricks you can use:-)
The places I have been were places where you definitely could not dig a hole, cut trees or build anything, so I invented some small additional "tools".
1) To cover the small gas burner did I buy some air duct tubing with a large diameter, painted it black on the outside. The tubing is maybe 1 inch when folded, but 8 inches when unfolded.
2) Nightlight of the best kind, buy a small travel handle-free light-umbrella for photography, It has inbuilt light.
If you place the umbrella on the ground, face down, will no light be visible at all, only if you lift it slightly will there be light underneath the umbrella. Plenty to read with and takes no space in your back. :-)
These are great tips for keeping things low profile but maybe not the best practices for leave no trace camping.
great video and some good info just one observation from me is the use of black tends to stand out quite a lot in nature and is often darker and sharper than dark shadows etc. So if your going to use black then try to keep it to a minimum. Browns, greens, some shades of grey are ok, as for the cam nets be sure to use them the correct way around believe it or not there's two sides to a cam net one side for winter and one for summer you will notice this if you look at the side which is more dull and matt colour that's the winter side , the more bright and plush looking side is for summer ,its these little things that can be the difference between being caught or not, one of the biggest reasons for being seen id colour change i.e. using the more black colours will draw the eye from the natural colour, and the cam nets thing again use the wrong side and it will look different to the rest and drawing the eye, but probably the easiest way not to get caught is to find the most inaccessible area around you this is a combat indicator that nobody will regularly walk that area and less likely to get bumped, then you can be tucked away with lower risk and enjoy your stealth camp without worry,
8:00 Glowstick tips:
- keep the stick in the package and only expose end to reduce how far people can see the stick.
- shove a glow stick into the ground near your tent and leave just the tip exposed. Then when you are trying to come back to camp in the dark you will see the glow when you’re close enough.
Or take more of smaller glow sticks. Even with tiny inch fishing glow stick you can read a book. Maybe some maps, if necessary.
Excellent ideas - thanks!
Great video mate! I mostly travel in India and Pakistan, maybe one day I can build this aspect into a trip in the more remote areas. Thanks again.
Never expected to see you here mate. Stay safe
Love your channel, strange seeing you here
🅱️ilot for pakistan
Great video - I'm planning a 300-ish mile kayak trip from Wisconsin to sault ste marie MI next year and this has been on my mind a lot. I know there are shoreline rules but doing a big journey like this requires the ability to camp where you get to. Sometimes Mother nature tells you how for you can go in a day...and therefor where you sleep that night.
It always confused me that of all countries, the US prohibit wild camping. The country is so ridiculously large and so over the top on "personal freedoms", but camping somewhere in the woods for a night is illegal in most places.
you're going through nowhere, so camp anywhere you want !
In Boy Scouts we learned a variation of the Dakota Fire Pit, where a 6” trench is dug with the opening under your shelter (no using tents) and then flat stones are placed over the trench with earth over the top. So you have 3 holes: 1 vent, 1 for the fire, and 1 for the warm air.
And for the fire, it’s built so flames do not crest the ground, and is largely coals (so you can cook but also don’t make much smoke so you don’t smoke up your shelter).
We tried it on a 100-miler Canoe Trip and it was amazing!
Thats neat tho! Wanna see honestly
@@user-vd5si1rs3d easy to do
I've slept 'under the stars' a few times, mainly on and around Leith Hill just outside Dorking, Surrey and no matter how far I bury myself into the wilderness, before I get my head down the one thing that makes me feel uneasy is this: people walking their dogs.
No matter how stealthy you are or how far off the beaten track you are, if some dedicated local wonders into the vicinity, his or her dog will smell you a mile off.
I'm not THAT bothered about it because most likely I'll be woken up by the 'death of a thousand licks' a waggy tail and lots of barking.
It's just that when I do this, it's my feeble attempt to take a break from humankind and I could do without the embarrassment of trying to explain myself to an officious local, bleary eyed and at 7 in the morning. Thumbs up BTW ...much appreciated information.
From camping in semi camping restricted areas, on my biketrips I found it the best way to set up late and spontanious. Also I will eat before looking for a sleeping spot, so I can go to sleep right after setting camp, so I dont get seen unnecessarily roaming around my campside while making food. If I set up to early people would usually take notice and ask stupid questions.
very very smart
In Britain there really is no need to do any al fresco cooking at all whilst 'stealth camping', there are supermarkets everywhere which sell pre-cooked or edible raw food.
Going up into the mountains to stay a few days, or over a long hike, is not 'stealth camping'.
His wife is a saint.
“Where’s your husband this weekend?”
“He’s hiding in a bush 15 minutes away from here.”
As a former student in debt with no property and a hate for work and a normative lifestyle this will be very useful. Would've been even better if you could show us how to stealthily procure food and water at no cost 👀
I’ve always dreamed of that as well,. unfortunately, only pets and babies can do this.
Every living creature has to use energy, or work in some shape or form to sustain life. I hate adulting
There are 400,000 plant species in the world, of which 300,000 are edible by humans. Nearly all animal species are edible; birds, rodents, reptiles, fish, even insects and other invertebrates. The modern diet consists of some 20-30 species of plants and typically a dozen animal species; broaden your horizons and you'll see you have a lot more options than you think. Water filtration systems and boiling can make most water safe to drink, with solar stills and other condensation systems collecting it from the air. Rain catchers can harvest mostly clean water during storms. You have plenty of options for food and water. But that lifestyle is not easy or comfortable or, quite frankly, safe. If it's how you wanna live, you've got ways, even in urban or semi-urban areas. On that note, don't be afraid to dumpster dive. Yes, even for food: there was a time when I was hard on my luck and saw some folks who were moving had thrown away what must have been their entire kitchen pantry; cans and jars galore, all of them perfectly edible.
For reference material I recommend Dave Canterbury's books on bushcraft; Bushcraft 101, Advanced Bushcraft and The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering and Cooking. Those 3 stay in my go bag. I also recommend Lee Allen Peterson's field guides on edible wild plants; there are ones specialized for different geographical regions so get the one for your area. Also useful might be Randy Penn's The Handy Book of Knots; those two stay on my bookshelf for home reference since they're more specific and not as condensed as the other three.
Go to Mexico and cross back, you will be well taken care of.
Water is straightforward, use a filter & Campden tablets, food used to be the back of supermarkets!
@@dick-parker yeah you can build shelter underground.
I did a lot of stealth camping in my younger days. And I didn’t camp out in the open. I camped close to falling brushes and hillsides and pulled the fallen branches over my tent. It was illegal to camp there. I was never caught. The Ranger on his horse road right by me and couldn’t see me. In addition. Don’t build a fire at all use MRE‘s
MRE?
it’s pre made meals it stands for meals ready to eat i think
You don’t even have to buy those there are plenty of foods and ways that’s are cheaper to make your own I would look into it if your tight on cash .
Lmao i rather eat homemade jerky
Just stumbled across your channel and to be honest first I thought "yet another wannabe bushcraft guy". But THANK you for not being that! I like your calm way of talking, how straight you get to the essential points and telling things as they are. There are too many drama-queens out there who describe every raindrop, any temperature below 20degs and any potential wildlife nearby as a grave danger to their lifes. I got soo tired of those. 🙈
I have some military experience and been enjoying sleeping outside ever since. These days I live at the Arctic Circle which brings some extra challenges when sleeping outside, but I will enjoy two weeks weeks of stealth camping in Southern Europe end of September. Your video now made me look forward to it even more 🙂
Thank you! I'm going stealth camping this summer and can't wait.
Great tips. My most informative campouts were when I set up my small camp. Pit fire and tiny lantern sat on ground for cover. Left camp about 200 yards then tuned around looking for it by moon light. Made changes to my light pollution levels
awesome video! we practiced some of this stuff in the army. we weren't allowed camp fires though because even then some of my knuckle head friends almost started wildfires. our MRE's had a water activated heating pouch that got really hot. I think they are pricey though but it maybe worth looking into. I also had the sarcophagus tent, as a civilian, which was great for packing but a nightmare for changing clothes in during the rain. stay safe out there.
I've stealth camped all over the usa for almost 20 years one of your best tips was camp late leave early
I've been on the run for 4 months now. Great tips! You can also get the camo sheet at places like Joanne's Fabrics or places like that if you think they might have posters up at the army surplus store or anything like that.
For 9 years I have wild camped in the same area simply by leaving no trace. I also clean up other less conscientious peoples rubbish too. In this way no-one spoils my fun and I am doing my bit to ensure I can re-use that place for another few years. I say leave no trace and if possible remove others too!
Great video, these are all great tips. Also appreciated the bit about leave no trace camping as its really important to me but seems like it's not practiced as often as it should. Well done 👍
Even as designated campgrounds with dumpsters available it's amazing how many lowlifes leave trash around. Especially people who have fores going, you can burn a lot of trash in most areas as long as it's not plastic or toxic
Great video. I would suggest, if camping inside a bush, to take rope and tie the bush branches to your tent or tarp without cutting them off the bush. That way when you leave you have no cleanup and all you need to do is untie the rope and leave.
Also, I rather like fleece, since it makes no noise, its surface diffuses light, it's light, cheap, dries quickly and insulates when it's damp.
Even though I was fully employed, in a relationship and a surfer, I spent a whole year stealth camping. There's definitely a lot of trial and error but I ended up developing a system like this but hammock camping primarily. I wish I'd seen a video like this before hand, I could have slept a lot better a lot sooner 😂 I managed to figure out a technique for hanging hammocks amongst rocks and boulders along the coast using ratchet straps then 4x4 snatch straps 😉
Wait why a full year?
@@J-K-A I was pretty obsessed with Stoicism at the time and really wanted that kind of experience. I recommend everyone try to live outdoors for a while at least once in their life, it makes you appreciate what we have
@@pinealism i think you're my spirit animal. do you have any pictures? i have a friend whose lived completely in the wild twice before and also recommends it. i'd love to do it myself.
I wouldn't mind some pics/video of your hammock setup where there are no trees, PLEASE???
@@3nertia Wow yeah, people seem to be pretty interested in the unusual hammock locations. Give me a little while and I'll make a quick video to link here
When cleaning your campsite it is still obviously a disturbance to most people. Dropping a random turkey feather will disguise who scratched up the leaves. "Leave no trace" is a nice ideal but impossible to hide from experienced woodsmen but you can sometimes convince them it was something other than human activity. Cutting live vegetation leaves bright plant pith material or heartwood showing. This can be minimized by dabbing mud or charcoal on the stems or stump. The best guarantee of an isolated campsite is to intentionally explore areas most people avoid; briar patches, very dense stands of saplings, etc. People instinctively avoid severe grades, muddy areas and stands of fallen trees. That is your best bet in avoiding anyone stumbling across you. Tracking and awareness skills are paramount for outdoor survival. It's worth the time and money to find good teachers and put in your own dirt time. Just the satisfaction of learning more about nature makes it worthwhile.
I've been stealth camping and bushcrafting in my native Wales since leaving the army 20 years ago.
It was only recently I got busted for the first time ever. I'm getting complacent and lazy lol.
Anyway I got spotted by an eagle eyed farmer from across a field, he's shouting over I'm trespassing, private property blah blah.
So I'm breaking camp and hastily packing up. As he approaches I plead ignorance and apologise intending to make a quick getaway.
As I'm strapping up my pack he spots my Welsh moral patch, and various regimental badges I have pinned to it.
He says oh veteran are you was that your regiment? (I won't say which)
I said yeh put 10 years in, spent most of it sleeping on a nato roll mat, and just like getting out and about for some peace and quiet.
As luck would have it, one of the farmers sons was currently serving in the same unit.
So he went from angry farmer, to granting me permission to use a particular portion of his land and woodland any time I like.
So the moral of my story, and hopefully a helpful tip. If your a veteran who enjoys stealth camping, load up with patches and badges, and don't be afraid to use your status as a veteran. You'll find most land owners and farmers far more forgiving when they find out and more inclined to back down. Even in Wales where stealth camping is generally frowned upon.
Some farmers are sound, others not so much..
Good idea, stay off other people's property.
i got spotted by the landowners on my very first stealth camp(forgot to use my camo),i parked near ancient ruins but parked at the back rather than within them my tent was also low profile im guessing they spotted my tent but because i didnt pitch within the ruins,my tent was very low profile and 1 person,it was raining and at 11 oclock at night also there are streams ponds and wildlife im thinking they probably thought i was a fisherman or a photographer just keeping out the rain,they shined their torch on my tent as they passed by and on the way back but never approached me,i left early before light and took my rubbish with me and cleared my area
Here's a better tip... *DON'T TRESPASS!!!*
You'd be amazed how well a camping excursion goes if you get permission to be on the land before hand.
@@StoneE4 you dont understand stealth do you
All you need is a shovel and a basha/tarp. Dig a hole the size of a shallow grave, spread the basha over the top and secure it tight with pegs. You're completely invisible horizontally.
Not a very enjoyable experience but will keep you hidden much more effectively if not being detetected is your main priority.
I'm about to start doing stealth camping videos here in South Florida. I've been scoping spots out and preparing my gear. Watching other stealth camps. Steve Wallis who does amazing Canadian stealths, has given me inspiration to get out and hunker down. Thanks for the ideas
There are alot of spots out there. I camped around south florida for like 2 months. There are places literally basically right outside the city or even in the city where you won't see other people for days. You just gotta stay away from all the main places where all the old snowbirds be
I look forward to seeing you videos.
Among the alligators?!? Jeeez 😳
@@jta3556 Not really. And probably most definitely. Also, we have bears, coyotes, bobcats, florida panthers, deer, etc. I plan on doing some intracoastal Island camping first though, because the wildlife is limited here in the palm beach area. Amazing snorkeling. I live in Loxahatchee and I see gators everyday in the canals here so it won't be anything new. Thanks and happy camping!
In Hamburg, Germany, it is generally illegal to camp in the forests. So, there are two tactics:
1.) Stealth camping
2.) Knowing Hamburgs legal definition of camping: Setting up a tent and/or sleeping on the ground.
Campers circumvent the law by setting up sleeping places 1 meter above ground, using spanners between trees.
Why is it illegal?
@@KrasniyByk Camping in forests is forbidden (afaik) everywhere in Germany. Germany is much more dense populated than the US or even England and France. And Hamburg is a so called City-State: almost the whole area of the state is occupied by the second largest city in Germany. In Germany and particularly in Hamburg there is no wilderness, maybe except for some national parks - and there camping is forbidden for environmental reasons.
@@kstoeb That’s a damn tragedy. Camping should be considered a human right in my books.
@@Skrenja totally agree
Dont use fire holes in the Forest when it is dry. It can start a an invisible fire and turn to a big one even hours after the main fire stoped without you noticing! It will lead to a burning roots!!
Fire makes fire. We get it. 🤣🤣
how can roots burn without oxygen?
@@johnnyjoestar5965 they flammable, at least for coniferous trees. Theres also enough oxygen to burn a very flammable fluel i think. I remember when my father and brother were making a fire and once it was done they covered it with like four buckets of sand. Next day smoke still was emiting from it.
Be carefull with fire.
Brilliant list!
As a hammocker i often use a wood stove (because i automatically need to be in the woods) and I use a wood gasifer because it emits almost no smoke. Plus if I get caught, it's just a windshield and potstand LOL
Gonna use this for my longer fishing sessions, the fish like to keep close to the margins, it's so important to be perfectly quiet as they become wary or spook when they hear human voices and footsteps, makes them so hard to catch,
but often random people , other fishermen, including my friends like to come over for a chat, hiding sounds like my cup of tea, sometimes its nice to be left alone!!
TA outdoors has finally inspired to me to move a shed I was given by my cousin into the woods, gonna make it a cabin. Love these
I pitch my tent at sunset plus 35 minutes, and wake at sunrise minus 45 minutes and break camp at sunrise minus 30 minutes, but depending on your latitude and cloud cover ie. actual light levels. Always know your sunset and sunrise time and you can figure out your own preference.
What was the white triangle thing called that you used to light the fire with please 🙏????
My two cents: carry a length of window screen to use for lean-to or A-frame because it requires less wooden frame and keeps the debris from getting in your face. The nylon screen blends in better but the aluminum screen is more durable, either is very lightweight. Or it can be used to brake up the outline of your bivy or tent, especially if you add local foliage! I prefer to use a folding esbit stove with a folding aluminum wind screen which reflects heat back inward. Spray paint the outside of the screen with high temp black paint to reduce its visibility. Solid fuel tabs are much more compact and give more burn time than any canister fuel, and if you run out of fuel tabs then twigs, leaves, pine needles, even dry manure can be used with the esbit. Tea light candles also work well with this especially if you pre-warm the wax and sink some cotton pads into the wax giving you much more flame and heat, though a shorter burn time, of course! If you dig a hole for a dakota fire pit or cat hole, first place down a piece of cloth or plastic beside the future hole and place the fill dirt on it making it much easier to fill and hide the hole afterwards!
i was homeless for a good few yrs on and off ,i had 18mnths 2 very cold winters in my local nature reserve ,was 80 to 90 yards away from a path and 200 to 220 yards from public tiolets ,my shelter i dug down about 1and a half to 2 foot in line with a big fallen oak tree ,right up against it ,had bushes and brambles ,nettles growing all around it ,i had black bin bags filled with screwed up paper and leave in the base of the ditch and a ile of logs at one end and stones the other full length was 5ft 8inches had old roofing insultion and tarp under me and over the top of the oak tree ,covered with small bushes and leaves ,was warm dry and kept me alive,without it ,id have froze to death a small hadmade rocket stove for heat and cooking as well,couldnt see it unless you fell on it ,
As a South African these skills are brilliant to know because of current pre-shtf crime rate. Excellent delivery and presentation as always TA Outdoors. Respectfully, Guardian Prepping.
Citrusdal here. Currently harvesting our main Winter crop - citrus. The whole Olifantsrivervallei is overrun...
@@suecollins3246 Stay as prepped as possible, specifically regarding knowledge and skillsets. :) Also, edit out your location in the comment. Trying to help, you're welcome to check out the content I make on TH-cam, keep safe!
Can someone explained what's happening?
@@smolbrain2061 rolling blackouts that last almost the whole day everyday , the majority are breaking and stealing anything to try get money , farm murders , a collapsed infrastructure governd by a corrupt goverment and the military are trying to buy all of the white ranks out and kids and children are being killed and shot in areas and nothings being done about it its sad that these type of headlines dont make world news. All the goverment does do is they blame the past for everything thats gone on meanwhile its the anc thats caused this
@Sonic The Hedgehog basically South Africa isnt far behind Zimbabwe
Thank you for your song. A great tribute for my ancestor and the ancestor of millions of O'Briens thank you