Well this has brightened up a really boring night at the Travelodge while I’m working away. Dreaming of getting out into the countryside now 😊 Enjoyed that Simon, thanks for sharing
Maggggggiiiiiieeeeeee!! Laughing my butt off watching her eyes go from the rabbit, to you, to the rabbit, to you. LOL As to the gasifier stove commentary, you are one of the few people that as ever spoken about packing the stove well vertically and doing a top fire ignition. I saw TH-cam video where a guy showed this very well, and he got an excellent burn from it, without repacking every 37 seconds, without constant attention, etc. Cheers.
Cheers Ray! She looked quite expectant didn’t she, her patience astounds me sometimes!! The vertical stick stacking/fire on top is my next method to try - I’ve a feeling it’ll be better than the pellets but perhaps not burn for so long, we’ll see! Atb and thanks! Simon
@@simonablokeinthewoods , i wonder that the pellets are too close together and don't allow enough oxygen to mix in to burn well, your oxygen issues notwithstanding.
Cheers Chris, hopefully they will - it’s not often that I’ll want to carry the pellets in as fuel, but there will be times when it’s convenient - hopefully a sort of mesh cage will keep the air moving a bit. Atb, Simon
Cheers Simon! Where did you paddle? The weed is bad at the moment isn’t it! Needs clearing annually really! Hope you had a nice paddle despite! Atb, Simon
Hi Simon, from Scole Bridge. Managed to squeeze under the fallen willow, and had to get out and push a few times. The reeds are almost blocking the entire width in places. Paddled for about 45 mins and stopped for lunch. Then decided as it was hard going and we would have a strong headwind on the way back, best to call it a day there and head back upstream to the car. It was still a fun way to spend a few hours :-)
Hahaha - thank you Jason! It tasted pretty good too, could have done with some flour to thicken up the gravy a bit, but the flavour was great with those blackberries in! Cheers, Simon
I bet it was good. It's been years since I've had rabbit but we raised them on the farm when I was growing up. I can still remember the first time seeing one at the kitchen table and thinking "hmm, that's odd... that chicken has four legs."
Nice recipe, although I'd have chosen a non-gaarlic variety of sausage, or maybe a bit of bacon (because garlic makes me ill). Rabbits (even wild ones) can be fat, but it's almost all right under the skin, which we almost invariably remove. The only real alternative is to singe the fur off the skin, but the process stinks! Oh, and if you aren't sure how to pronounce Knorr, you could look up how messrs Flanders & Swann described the spelling of "gnu" (if you don't already know they consider themselves the knicest work of gnature in the zoo!). It's worth a laugh, at any rate (along with many - or even most - of their other works).
it makes me feel good a bit more easy that I am not the only one pilfering mac donalds sugars salts peppers straws and serviettes from their restaurants!! the moral of this story is dont be or get identified on yt bye any macdonalds security experts!! I once got challenged for taking to many sugars from a mac donalds in Plymouth!! but they are handy!! so I had to plan organise a 2nd raid!! which was successful
Please can you create a playlist of videos featuring Maggie? Videos featuring her are fantastic as it combines my love of your videos and my puppy's love of watching dogs on the TV!
That sounds delicious!! I love prunes! I’ve cooked rabbit on the bone before, I only didn’t this time due to the size of my pot. You get less waste when it’s cooked on the bone too. Cheers! Simon
Haha - damned slippery peppery stuff! That was the island we paddled past - somebody had been on there recently and cleared a nice sized spot of nettles! Cheers mate!
Definitely matey! From this point of the year until late spring it’s at its best, nettles die down, river vegetation recedes, water level picks up a bit and the berries are out! Any time buddy!!
Great video. When you mentioned rabbit being tough you've had in the past I think it is because the rabbit we get here can be old as usually shot and have no idea of age when I was in Malta rabbits are bred to eat and it was always tender and amazingly tasty. In ww2 there was no meat in Malta and rabbits were dropped of for troops to eat and became a national dish shallow fried in garlic, white wine then chicken stock tastes amazing.
Another lovely video. I have never successfully cooked rabbit, maybe I will give it another go. I am amazed you said the wood cat-litter was ok as cat-litter. About 30 years ago when I had 2 new kittens that were supposed to be house trained and I decided to try the wood litter (maybe a different formula but looks the same) both cats refused to use litter tray and weed next to the litter tray. Eventually I sussed that the reason they did it was when weeing, the urine soaked into litter, expanded and made it very uncomfortable for kittens with little legs. Dumped that stuff in favour of clay type litter and all was well. Looking at your comments at the end of video I can't help thinking that wood pellets are totally useless!
Never cooked blackberry with meats , but like blackberry raw or with fried meats . Tender venison fried , hot biscuits, fried potatoes and muskadine jelly is a favorite with me
you'd have gotten so much more flavor from the rabbit if you had cooked it all whole with the bones and all. Then pull off all the meat. Hope you saved the bones for future use or fed then tot he dog! :)
Cheers! Yes, in hindsight, that would have been better, I’d not have wasted any meat either - it’s hard to get it all off the bone before it’s cooked! Next time!! Atb, Simon
Another fine video... Tweaking is half the fun... I'm thinking of taking a bit of string and making a tight little bundle the diameter of the burner I made after watching your video on diy stoves. In about 2 years 6 months (or sooner) I retire. Then I'm going to live this stuff. I may get my own maggie if the wife won't come along... :)
A bit of sweet and sour hare... to funny.... would adding holes decrease the second burn? Then the jet reminding me of the song ..Jet.. if that's the name.. thank for the talk on vertical burn in these small stoves. I make my campfires different than most of the men on youtube .. I have noticed. I just use a two log as a base.. then build a bridge graduating up twigs to logs.. leave the airspace open below.... start in the air space feed small stuff as needed...thanks
Cheers Jevan! That is a good idea - I will try a funnel shaped insert - that will be easier to make and like you said should provide more airflow. Thank you! Atb, Simon
Your one lucky guy, sure wish I could get away like you. I've got a Jenson 18 foot Kevlar 40 lb. Canoe for 2 people but don't have a partner to go out and about.
Cheers Steve! I’m sure they are better (the ones you get, that is), probably burn for longer too! It was a worthwhile experiment, I’ll modify the fire bowl and try it again. Atb, Simon
Try making a small alcahol stove stand one just big enough to slide down into this stove it will fold flat for easy transportation and should hold the mesh screen off the bottom
Omg I want this for my all American Thanksgiving in the woods dinner.. the blackberries grow wild all over the coast here in California. We have plenty of wild bunnies here also, though I'm not used to hunting/butchering ..that's the man's job! Ha Anyways it's fun & clever how you include the wonderful backwoods recipes! And your pup seems pretty excited to join you for dinner & boating adventures.. my dogs only dream of the day. I could fit us all on a barge maybe ❤️ question: I've seen you making breakfast in the videos, how do you succesfully transport eggs (without breaking) while back packing & boating? Is there a secret compartment in your backpack or cooler in your boat?
Thanks Zanni! Yes, Maggie is a good girl - she loves the canoe and enjoys tagging along - especially if there’s food on offer! As for the eggs, I use an egg box - made for me by a subscriber a couple of years ago - he 3d printed it and has these clever sprung egg holders inside - supposed to withstand a fall of 1m (3’) onto a hard floor without them breaking - not tested it, but I’ve never broken an egg in transport! 👍😁
@@simonablokeinthewoods my goodness that egg transport sounds amazing! I would like to make eggs over easy flopped on top of homefried potatoes as my mountain morning meal
There are a lot of people on here with very nice carbon fiber canoes but there is a lot to be said for an old school wooden boat. You have a handsome boat!
Looks like a great day. The wood pellets would make sense especially for those of us in the desert where there is little firewood & we are strongly discouraged from burning it. Yes, a bit of fruit in savoury dishes makes an extra layer of flavor & nutrition. Nice recipe.
Hi Simon, I’m a dog lover and a outdoor lover too. I recommend off amazon a sweetie hands free dog lead. I use them with my Labradors. So when your carry things you can put on the hands free lead, but still have her attached to you.
That sounds like a good idea Daniel! The lead I use (a homemade job) has a plastic snap buckle that I can use to attach her to my belt etc, but I’ll look at those purpose made leads- thank you!
Simon, have you spent a lot of time in Hong Kong? I've noticed in a few of your videos instead of saying "ouch" or "aghh" you do just like the Cantonese and go "aiyahhh!" or ""eyah!". Curious ;)
I hadn’t noticed I did that until you said haha! I have visited HK and I have had a lot of Chinese friends over the years - maybe I subconsciously picked it up. 😁
Well spotted! Yes, it is the same place, so ‘rabbit stew island’ could be in the running for the naming along with ‘beef stew island’ and ‘spam island’ hahaha
@@simonablokeinthewoods Looks like your "Island Getaway" to me. Everyone needs a "Secret Retreat" to go to for a recharge. Keep up the great work. I need to work on my channel and do me an intro.
Hi Simon That’s a recipe worthy of celebrity master chef ...I’ve eaten 100’s of rabbits in various sauces etc but never blackberries ‘ I will give it a bash though, I will be trying some wild haggis in a couple of weeks ..recipe to follow... another very enjoyable video dude
The commercial wood gasifier/twig stove we purchased for testing came with several extra pieces. There is a small, round grill with folding handle. It is good for one burger, a small steak, chop etc. Also included is a pan to protect the ground as live coals and ash fall through the burner and a small pan for burning alternate fuels. In addition to wood, we have used liquid alcohol (spirits in many parts of the world), fuel tabs, gelled alcohol and cans of Sterno type gelled alcohol meant for emergency stoves and chaffing dishes. We have even placed our Trangia spirit burner inside this stove in windy conditions and it worked very well. A simple change in how you configure the stove makes the unit very flexible. No need to carry a wind screen as the stove casing acts as your wind screen. Great combination for apartment/condo dwellers for emergency use during a power outage. The sill of an open window (non-flammable masonry) or small space on a veranda and you are good to go. The only thing we would NOT do with this unit is grill food directly over fuel tabs or gelled alcohol as they give off a slight unpleasant odor. A trip to a local pack or wooded area should supply you with all the renewable fuel you could ever need.
Beautiful boat and dog. The stew looked tasty. All in all the video was a cracking success. Always enjoy watching and learning from a master. Be safe and well
Hi Simon That’s a recipe worthy of celebrity master chef ...I’ve eaten 100’s of rabbits in various sauces etc but never blackberries ‘ I will give it a bash though, I will be trying some wild haggis in a couple of weeks ..recipe to follow... another very enjoyable video dude
Yes, really enjoyed that, great editing again, but I was thinking I should call the RSPCA when you were cutting up that Rabbit as it was pure torture for Maggie (the Show Stealer.). I don't always watch your videos as soon as I receive a notification of an upload because, a) I know they're usually motivating, but b) totally relaxing and so, I save them for like now, when I have a spare hour to sit with a beer and enjoy. How much do you pay for the Cat Litter I wonder. I have a wood burning pellet stove in my apartment on the Black Sea and I pay around 4-5 Euro for good quality wood burning pellets that come in 10 or 15 Kg bags - surely, must be better for the task than cat litter, but I wouldn't know for sure. A small set of hand bellows that are lightweight might help you get a better burn as you rightly identified, you're starving your burn of oxygen with the way it is now, but you'll work it out. I don't know if it is Simon a Bloke in the Woods or Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as you both have a relaxed TV voice and an interesting way of delivery. Perhaps you should do, ''Simon - Riverside Island'', I read the book, saw the film and tasted the stew. LOL. .
Hahaha - thank you!! I think the bag of pellets was about £3 for I’m guessing 5kg, so much more expensive and I’m sure the fuel pellets are better quality and probably burn for longer! The bellows are a good idea - I actually had my blow-pipe bellows with me too, just didn’t think to use it! Really appreciate your kind words! Atb, Simon
We have Red Kites about, but they are quite rare - more likely to be a buzzard, they’ve made a spectacular come-back in recent years after a very successful breeding program. I love them!
Could be a red kite, but I don't think I've seen or heard one for the past 15 years or so. Black kites are around here in the season, they sound much like buzzards but with a bit of a tremolo in the cry. We have a little river, the Bourbince, with a gorgeous 12thC romanic bridge over it at some 70 meters from our house and after high water levels black kites often come to scour for carrion.
We have those Knorr gels in the States too and they are by far and away my favorite. They taste almost homemade. I would suggest a little dredge of flour for the rabbit prior to cooking. It will help get a better browning and flavoring and will also add flour to the stew to help thicken. Just a thought on how to add a touch more flavor and texture to the stew. FYI, onions are very bad for dogs even small amounts.
I forgot to say you should age your meat a little. Larger the animal the longer the aging. You can dry age in your fridge or brine it for a couple 1-3 days for something like a rabbit. It helps release water content and make it more tender.
Cheers Robert, I meant to take some flour to thicken up the gravy, but in my rush to get out the door, i completely forgot it!! I do know that about onions, I was careful to remove as much as I could from Maggies portion, although she has eaten a whole pan of fried onions before with no ill effect!! (She swiped it off the kitchen side!) she must have guts of steel!! Good advice about brining the rabbit, although this one was lovely and tender. I’ve had tough ones before that certainly would have benefitted from it! Cheers, Simon
I am sure you get loads of comments from us keyboard warriors telling you how to do things, you are always great about it. The onions hurt the kidneys and stop them from functioning and pretty much anything in the allium family can do it. Maggie is pretty big and healthy so it probably didn't bang her up, thankfully. Those Knorr packs are amazing and the base to many of my dishes too. Hopefully I will make a video up at some point and you can tell me how to do things "better". Lol.
Robert M - Not at all Robert, it’s always good to receive tips and advise from people! I’m no expert in anything I do, and one of the great things about TH-cam and in particular feedback from viewers is that the huge collective of expert knowledge can be shared - I love it - I’ve learnt loads from comments and feedback! So you certainly don’t need to worry about offering advise or correcting my inaccuracies for that matter (of which there are many I’m sure hahaha!) I knew about Onions other Allium family plants being bad for dogs, but didn’t know how or why, so thanks for the insight! I guess she was very lucky with the fried onions that time! Thanks Robert! Atb, Simon
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As always Simon a superb film. The rabbit stew looked really delicious and quite clearly Maggie thought so to. Cheers Simon and I’m awaiting your next adventure with Maggie. 🛶
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Well this has brightened up a really boring night at the Travelodge while I’m working away. Dreaming of getting out into the countryside now 😊 Enjoyed that Simon, thanks for sharing
Glad it helped Alex! Thanks mate! 😁
The trAvel lodge sounds good right about one
@@lucianbodie2212 did you see messages between her and her fuck boi
Wonderful,I love seeing Maggi...I must try blackberry with meat I've never thought of that.
Maggggggiiiiiieeeeeee!! Laughing my butt off watching her eyes go from the rabbit, to you, to the rabbit, to you. LOL
As to the gasifier stove commentary, you are one of the few people that as ever spoken about packing the stove well vertically and doing a top fire ignition. I saw TH-cam video where a guy showed this very well, and he got an excellent burn from it, without repacking every 37 seconds, without constant attention, etc. Cheers.
Cheers Ray! She looked quite expectant didn’t she, her patience astounds me sometimes!! The vertical stick stacking/fire on top is my next method to try - I’ve a feeling it’ll be better than the pellets but perhaps not burn for so long, we’ll see! Atb and thanks! Simon
@@simonablokeinthewoods , i wonder that the pellets are too close together and don't allow enough oxygen to mix in to burn well, your oxygen issues notwithstanding.
@@simonablokeinthewoods , found the video: 5:35
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Maggie seems very well behaved,
wooowww love it simon atlast u bring puppy🐕😍♥️
Yes, I thought it was about time she came out for a paddle! Cheers, Simon
You give Maggie a wonderful life. It's lovely to see the love you share xx
That looked mint pal I love rabbit stew never made one out side but thing it's going to happen now cheers for sharing 🖐🖐
Thanks - it was really good! Something about cooking outdoors always makes it taste better too! Atb Simon
Great video and well done Maggie!
Thanks Andrew! She did well didn’t she!! Atb, Simon
I fined if you just tip the pellets in fast you don't loos many and the burn is good to the end. Have fun.
"He very kindly shot it"
Choked on my drink at that phrase. Love the video as always Simon
Hahaha. 👍👍
Re-watched this video today, and chuckled at this moment 😁, it's a classic!
I always use pellets in my wood stoves (5), also in my Biolite. The mods that you mentioned will improve things. Love the dog.
Cheers Chris, hopefully they will - it’s not often that I’ll want to carry the pellets in as fuel, but there will be times when it’s convenient - hopefully a sort of mesh cage will keep the air moving a bit. Atb, Simon
Another good one Simon, we were out on the Waveney this morning, the duck weed was really thick!
Cheers Simon! Where did you paddle? The weed is bad at the moment isn’t it! Needs clearing annually really! Hope you had a nice paddle despite! Atb, Simon
Hi Simon, from Scole Bridge. Managed to squeeze under the fallen willow, and had to get out and push a few times. The reeds are almost blocking the entire width in places. Paddled for about 45 mins and stopped for lunch. Then decided as it was hard going and we would have a strong headwind on the way back, best to call it a day there and head back upstream to the car. It was still a fun way to spend a few hours :-)
Sounds like you had a tough couple of hours! Roll on the Autumn when it’ll die back again! I love an Autumn/winter paddle!
Chef Simon, a bloke in the woods. :) Looked good!
Hahaha - thank you Jason! It tasted pretty good too, could have done with some flour to thicken up the gravy a bit, but the flavour was great with those blackberries in! Cheers, Simon
I bet it was good. It's been years since I've had rabbit but we raised them on the farm when I was growing up. I can still remember the first time seeing one at the kitchen table and thinking "hmm, that's odd... that chicken has four legs."
Nice recipe, although I'd have chosen a non-gaarlic variety of sausage, or maybe a bit of bacon (because garlic makes me ill).
Rabbits (even wild ones) can be fat, but it's almost all right under the skin, which we almost invariably remove. The only real alternative is to singe the fur off the skin, but the process stinks!
Oh, and if you aren't sure how to pronounce Knorr, you could look up how messrs Flanders & Swann described the spelling of "gnu" (if you don't already know they consider themselves the knicest work of gnature in the zoo!). It's worth a laugh, at any rate (along with many - or even most - of their other works).
it makes me feel good a bit more easy that I am not the only one pilfering mac donalds sugars salts peppers straws and serviettes from their restaurants!! the moral of this story is dont be or get identified on yt bye any macdonalds security experts!! I once got challenged for taking to many sugars from a mac donalds in Plymouth!! but they are handy!! so I had to plan organise a 2nd raid!! which was successful
Another fantastic video from the archive. Melts my heart to see Maggie x
Did I here a buzzard mewing as the stove was lighting.
Thank you , Simon .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Please can you create a playlist of videos featuring Maggie? Videos featuring her are fantastic as it combines my love of your videos and my puppy's love of watching dogs on the TV!
simon you should have left the rabbit on the bone tastes better i have rabbit stew with prunes and brandy
That sounds delicious!! I love prunes! I’ve cooked rabbit on the bone before, I only didn’t this time due to the size of my pot. You get less waste when it’s cooked on the bone too. Cheers! Simon
♥Maggie♥ Great video Simon I love your explanations of your kit and the food xo from Canada
I am jealous of your island getaway Simon.. food looked top notch.. easy on the pepper though ;) haha
Haha - damned slippery peppery stuff! That was the island we paddled past - somebody had been on there recently and cleared a nice sized spot of nettles! Cheers mate!
I thought so.. maybe ill see it one day ;) haha
Definitely matey! From this point of the year until late spring it’s at its best, nettles die down, river vegetation recedes, water level picks up a bit and the berries are out! Any time buddy!!
Thanks mate :) we'll have to do a proper bushcraft camp... and no bloody pollen haha
Maggies face as you talked through the ingredients was just brilliant!!😄
Great video. When you mentioned rabbit being tough you've had in the past I think it is because the rabbit we get here can be old as usually shot and have no idea of age when I was in Malta rabbits are bred to eat and it was always tender and amazingly tasty. In ww2 there was no meat in Malta and rabbits were dropped of for troops to eat and became a national dish shallow fried in garlic, white wine then chicken stock tastes amazing.
That sounds delicious! 😋
It is amazing I eat a lot of it when I visit Malta.
Would make excellent camp food as its so easy.
I loved the way Maggie looked up when you mentioned sausages... as always great video, cheers Simon
Your videos are excellent Simon. I came across you as I watch Kent Survival but I think I now prefer your videos. No offence Andy :-).
Great Vid pal. Opinels and Zebra billys just rock. Bushcraft doesn't need to be expensive
Oh no Simon, I noticed that you are wearing a life vest but what about the poor dog.... you'll have the RSPCA down on you mate...lol
Another lovely video. I have never successfully cooked rabbit, maybe I will give it another go.
I am amazed you said the wood cat-litter was ok as cat-litter. About 30 years ago when I had 2 new kittens that were supposed to be house trained and I decided to try the wood litter (maybe a different formula but looks the same) both cats refused to use litter tray and weed next to the litter tray. Eventually I sussed that the reason they did it was when weeing, the urine soaked into litter, expanded and made it very uncomfortable for kittens with little legs. Dumped that stuff in favour of clay type litter and all was well. Looking at your comments at the end of video I can't help thinking that wood pellets are totally useless!
Never cooked blackberry with meats , but like blackberry raw or with fried meats . Tender venison fried , hot biscuits, fried potatoes and muskadine jelly is a favorite with me
Just as a cowboy of Wild west America. Make some delicious food. Eat and then relax with Hat on face. And with a loyal friend like Maggie 😀
My experience of the pellets was that within seconds of adding them you'd smothered your fire.
it's too easy to dismiss stuff about nature as fluffy, nowadays it's radical to b e outdoors. long live Simon, a bloke in the woods!
Maggie is a huge dog I’ve always wanted a Newfoundlander there beautiful dogs
Maggieeeee looking good 💕 as for the rabbit - yummy, our national dish 😋 xx
Hi Simon loved the video,and the christmas lunch vids,cheers blue.
The french say the british are awful cooks. Just let any one of them try to cook up something that good in the wilds...
Can't tell who enjoys your cooking more you or Maggie.
another nice video THANKS
6mm Expomet for the secondary filter?
Great video Simon
As always
Maggie is a doll!
Well you pronounce Saucisson Sec like a real french ! Nice !
Is it not ironic that he is eating Rabbits and blackberries and his shirt has RAB written on it.
A good dog: She loves your cooking but doesn't beg.
you'd have gotten so much more flavor from the rabbit if you had cooked it all whole with the bones and all. Then pull off all the meat. Hope you saved the bones for future use or fed then tot he dog! :)
Cheers! Yes, in hindsight, that would have been better, I’d not have wasted any meat either - it’s hard to get it all off the bone before it’s cooked! Next time!! Atb, Simon
Loved this video, thank you. The opinel worked like a charm ! Well done mate, cheers!
Class! Loved it!! Just got myself a German pup tent, quite roomy 👍
Cheers! They are good tents so I’m told! I should get one for Maggie haha! Atb, Simon
Hi Simon, what brand is that stove?
Another fine video... Tweaking is half the fun... I'm thinking of taking a bit of string and making a tight little bundle the diameter of the burner I made after watching your video on diy stoves. In about 2 years 6 months (or sooner) I retire. Then I'm going to live this stuff. I may get my own maggie if the wife won't come along... :)
Good idea - you could then carry a few bundles ready to go!
Not long to go then - I can’t wait to retire hahaha - I’ve got awhile to go yet 😞
Your cooking is my happy place
A bit of sweet and sour hare... to funny.... would adding holes decrease the second burn? Then the jet reminding me of the song ..Jet.. if that's the name.. thank for the talk on vertical burn in these small stoves. I make my campfires different than most of the men on youtube .. I have noticed. I just use a two log as a base.. then build a bridge graduating up twigs to logs.. leave the airspace open below.... start in the air space feed small stuff as needed...thanks
Nice technique - I’ll have to try that out. 👍🔥
How's it Simon, if you make your mesh into a funnel shape you'll keep the air flow and the ash can fall through the bottom. Lekker video
Cheers Jevan! That is a good idea - I will try a funnel shaped insert - that will be easier to make and like you said should provide more airflow. Thank you! Atb, Simon
Your one lucky guy, sure wish I could get away like you. I've got a Jenson 18 foot Kevlar 40 lb. Canoe for 2 people but don't have a partner to go out and about.
Get a dog like Maggie :) That's who I take every time, my golden retriever/lab... he is my best buddy besides the Lord!
Simon what one earth you been doing in Mac Donald’s? Great video thanks
Stealing salt, that’s all.........the burger just fell into my stomach 🤔😂
Another cracking film Simon I like a bit of rabbit myself must try it with blackberrys A T B alan
Cheers Alan - highly recommend! Apparently good with other game too - in particular Venison according to another viewer! Atb, Simon
Enjoyed this one though the wife wasn't impressed (she has pet rabbits) looked a nice spot for a paddle.
Thanks David - lovely stretch of river, if a wit weeded up at the moment! Please apologise to your good lady about the bunny! Atb, Simon
dude onions are poisonous to dogs !!!!!!
Great video Simon not sure about the cat litter pellets tho I buy the bio pellets specifically made for wood stoves and wood burners
Cheers Steve! I’m sure they are better (the ones you get, that is), probably burn for longer too! It was a worthwhile experiment, I’ll modify the fire bowl and try it again. Atb, Simon
Your are delicious Simon ! (La Plata, Argentina)
Hahaha - thank you!
Try making a small alcahol stove stand one just big enough to slide down into this stove it will fold flat for easy transportation and should hold the mesh screen off the bottom
Good idea Robert! Cheers, Simon
Omg I want this for my all American Thanksgiving in the woods dinner.. the blackberries grow wild all over the coast here in California. We have plenty of wild bunnies here also, though I'm not used to hunting/butchering ..that's the man's job! Ha Anyways it's fun & clever how you include the wonderful backwoods recipes! And your pup seems pretty excited to join you for dinner & boating adventures.. my dogs only dream of the day. I could fit us all on a barge maybe ❤️ question: I've seen you making breakfast in the videos, how do you succesfully transport eggs (without breaking) while back packing & boating? Is there a secret compartment in your backpack or cooler in your boat?
Thanks Zanni! Yes, Maggie is a good girl - she loves the canoe and enjoys tagging along - especially if there’s food on offer! As for the eggs, I use an egg box - made for me by a subscriber a couple of years ago - he 3d printed it and has these clever sprung egg holders inside - supposed to withstand a fall of 1m (3’) onto a hard floor without them breaking - not tested it, but I’ve never broken an egg in transport! 👍😁
@@simonablokeinthewoods my goodness that egg transport sounds amazing! I would like to make eggs over easy flopped on top of homefried potatoes as my mountain morning meal
try burning charcoal instead of pellets?
Yes, I think that would be better - longer, slower burn too. Cheers, Simon
Lovely, great video!
Little did Simon know a year later that using alcohol hand gel to start a fire is akin to using a tenner as bog roll!
Hahaha - not wrong there!! 😂
There are a lot of people on here with very nice carbon fiber canoes but there is a lot to be said for an old school wooden boat. You have a handsome boat!
Thanks Barry! 😁👍🛶
Whats the bag in this video?
Another great wee video 😎
Wood Gas Stove , awesome .
Looks like a great day. The wood pellets would make sense especially for those of us in the desert where there is little firewood & we are strongly discouraged from burning it. Yes, a bit of fruit in savoury dishes makes an extra layer of flavor & nutrition. Nice recipe.
Charcoal is another option when resources are scarce - light to carry too! 👍🔥
@@simonablokeinthewoods good point. Thank you.
I'd love it if you could include gear links.
I do try to list gear in the description box below the video, but perhaps I didn’t in this one. 👍
Hi Simon,
I’m a dog lover and a outdoor lover too. I recommend off amazon a sweetie hands free dog lead. I use them with my Labradors. So when your carry things you can put on the hands free lead, but still have her attached to you.
That sounds like a good idea Daniel! The lead I use (a homemade job) has a plastic snap buckle that I can use to attach her to my belt etc, but I’ll look at those purpose made leads- thank you!
Simon, have you spent a lot of time in Hong Kong? I've noticed in a few of your videos instead of saying "ouch" or "aghh" you do just like the Cantonese and go "aiyahhh!" or ""eyah!". Curious ;)
I hadn’t noticed I did that until you said haha! I have visited HK and I have had a lot of Chinese friends over the years - maybe I subconsciously picked it up. 😁
Haha that's awesome! My parents are from Hong Kong but I live in the US. I'm looking forward to practicing your tips in the Florida wilderness :)
Great trip there Simon! That looks to be that same secret island that you guys camped on in your last video. Thanks for sharing!
Well spotted! Yes, it is the same place, so ‘rabbit stew island’ could be in the running for the naming along with ‘beef stew island’ and ‘spam island’ hahaha
@@simonablokeinthewoods Looks like your "Island Getaway" to me. Everyone needs a "Secret Retreat" to go to for a recharge. Keep up the great work. I need to work on my channel and do me an intro.
Hi Simon
That’s a recipe worthy of celebrity master chef ...I’ve eaten 100’s of rabbits in various sauces etc but never blackberries ‘ I will give it a bash though, I will be trying some wild haggis in a couple of weeks ..recipe to follow... another very enjoyable video dude
Thanks matey! Well worth a go - the blackberries give a nice sweetness! Wild haggis!! Sounds interesting!! Atb, Simon
Rabbit and bramble stew!!!!! hummmmmmm, nice
Cheers Mike! It was a fine tasting stew! Bunny and bramble! Atb, Simon
What a beautiful dog 🐶 (Bitch) Maggie is, well behaved, great video and
enthusing
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Thanks Michael! She is a good girl! Very patient with me! Atb, Simon
Simon, she's a diamond.
Sorry don't know where or how I tryped enthusing, I thought 💭 I typed inspirational 👍🏻
Love Maggie.......
The commercial wood gasifier/twig stove we purchased for testing came with several extra pieces. There is a small, round grill with folding handle. It is good for one burger, a small steak, chop etc. Also included is a pan to protect the ground as live coals and ash fall through the burner and a small pan for burning alternate fuels. In addition to wood, we have used liquid alcohol (spirits in many parts of the world), fuel tabs, gelled alcohol and cans of Sterno type gelled alcohol meant for emergency stoves and chaffing dishes. We have even placed our Trangia spirit burner inside this stove in windy conditions and it worked very well. A simple change in how you configure the stove makes the unit very flexible. No need to carry a wind screen as the stove casing acts as your wind screen. Great combination for apartment/condo dwellers for emergency use during a power outage. The sill of an open window (non-flammable masonry) or small space on a veranda and you are good to go. The only thing we would NOT do with this unit is grill food directly over fuel tabs or gelled alcohol as they give off a slight unpleasant odor. A trip to a local pack or wooded area should supply you with all the renewable fuel you could ever need.
Beautiful boat and dog. The stew looked tasty. All in all the video was a cracking success. Always enjoy watching and learning from a master. Be safe and well
What is the lid you have the rabbit sitting on?
It’s a chopping board/strainer made by Trangia, fits on top of the Trangia 25 and 27. 👍
Hi Simon
That’s a recipe worthy of celebrity master chef ...I’ve eaten 100’s of rabbits in various sauces etc but never blackberries ‘ I will give it a bash though, I will be trying some wild haggis in a couple of weeks ..recipe to follow... another very enjoyable video dude
Good video. I've been struggling to think of something different to eat on a wild camp. This is my next meal ⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺
YUM!!!
What a fabulous inspiring video. Thank you for creating and sharing
What make woodgas stove do you use?
It’s a lixada (I think!) 👍
Hi Simon, what pot is that (size) great for fitting stove in. cheers!
Don’t know what scene was better- Maggie eating her stew, the shot of your beautiful canoe, or your finished stew. All beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Well done on another great video. I was waiting for Mags to jump out at the swans but she was great.
Really like your adventures when I myself can't always get into the woods. Always a pleasure seeing Maggie's reactions to the food and the environment
Yes, really enjoyed that, great editing again, but I was thinking I should call the RSPCA when you were cutting up that Rabbit as it was pure torture for Maggie (the Show Stealer.). I don't always watch your videos as soon as I receive a notification of an upload because, a) I know they're usually motivating, but b) totally relaxing and so, I save them for like now, when I have a spare hour to sit with a beer and enjoy.
How much do you pay for the Cat Litter I wonder. I have a wood burning pellet stove in my apartment on the Black Sea and I pay around 4-5 Euro for good quality wood burning pellets that come in 10 or 15 Kg bags - surely, must be better for the task than cat litter, but I wouldn't know for sure. A small set of hand bellows that are lightweight might help you get a better burn as you rightly identified, you're starving your burn of oxygen with the way it is now, but you'll work it out.
I don't know if it is Simon a Bloke in the Woods or Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as you both have a relaxed TV voice and an interesting way of delivery. Perhaps you should do, ''Simon - Riverside Island'', I read the book, saw the film and tasted the stew. LOL. .
Hahaha - thank you!! I think the bag of pellets was about £3 for I’m guessing 5kg, so much more expensive and I’m sure the fuel pellets are better quality and probably burn for longer! The bellows are a good idea - I actually had my blow-pipe bellows with me too, just didn’t think to use it!
Really appreciate your kind words! Atb, Simon
Hey, at about 4'40 wasn't that a black kite crying?
We have Red Kites about, but they are quite rare - more likely to be a buzzard, they’ve made a spectacular come-back in recent years after a very successful breeding program. I love them!
@@simonablokeinthewoods
Could be a red kite, but I don't think I've seen or heard one for the past 15 years or so. Black kites are around here in the season, they sound much like buzzards but with a bit of a tremolo in the cry. We have a little river, the Bourbince, with a gorgeous 12thC romanic bridge over it at some 70 meters from our house and after high water levels black kites often come to scour for carrion.
Such a lovely dog. Makes me miss my dog buddy.
We have those Knorr gels in the States too and they are by far and away my favorite. They taste almost homemade. I would suggest a little dredge of flour for the rabbit prior to cooking. It will help get a better browning and flavoring and will also add flour to the stew to help thicken. Just a thought on how to add a touch more flavor and texture to the stew. FYI, onions are very bad for dogs even small amounts.
I forgot to say you should age your meat a little. Larger the animal the longer the aging. You can dry age in your fridge or brine it for a couple 1-3 days for something like a rabbit. It helps release water content and make it more tender.
Cheers Robert, I meant to take some flour to thicken up the gravy, but in my rush to get out the door, i completely forgot it!!
I do know that about onions, I was careful to remove as much as I could from Maggies portion, although she has eaten a whole pan of fried onions before with no ill effect!! (She swiped it off the kitchen side!) she must have guts of steel!!
Good advice about brining the rabbit, although this one was lovely and tender. I’ve had tough ones before that certainly would have benefitted from it!
Cheers, Simon
I am sure you get loads of comments from us keyboard warriors telling you how to do things, you are always great about it. The onions hurt the kidneys and stop them from functioning and pretty much anything in the allium family can do it. Maggie is pretty big and healthy so it probably didn't bang her up, thankfully. Those Knorr packs are amazing and the base to many of my dishes too. Hopefully I will make a video up at some point and you can tell me how to do things "better". Lol.
Robert M - Not at all Robert, it’s always good to receive tips and advise from people! I’m no expert in anything I do, and one of the great things about TH-cam and in particular feedback from viewers is that the huge collective of expert knowledge can be shared - I love it - I’ve learnt loads from comments and feedback! So you certainly don’t need to worry about offering advise or correcting my inaccuracies for that matter (of which there are many I’m sure hahaha!)
I knew about Onions other Allium family plants being bad for dogs, but didn’t know how or why, so thanks for the insight! I guess she was very lucky with the fried onions that time! Thanks Robert! Atb, Simon
Aaah, an idyll _and_ proper scran. Super!
That stew looked very tasty never thought of blackberries in a rabbit stew mmmm love ya canoe and a great video Simon atvb jimmy 😎 😎
Cheers Jimmy! It goes really well together (in my opinion, but then again, I like jam and marmite sandwiches too haha!) Atb mate, Simon
Great vid but can you get Maggie to do the washing up LOL
Nice one, Simon. I love rabbit stew, great bit of scoff. Thanks for sharing, take care.
Me too matey, very underrated meat! Got to be better than shop bought, farmed meat hasn’t it? Oh, but there’s steak......theory smashed! Cheers Andy!
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Thanks Donna! I do love apple and blackberry crumble! Mmmmm, with custard! Atb, Simon
Great video Simon, nice bit of info about the gas stove at the end 👍😁
As always Simon a superb film. The rabbit stew looked really delicious and quite clearly Maggie thought so to. Cheers Simon and I’m awaiting your next adventure with Maggie. 🛶
Thanks Mike! It was very tasty! I do enjoy a bunny! Atb, Simon