This will be useless 40 years from now unlike freeze dried unsweetened. Unbelievable level of childish behaviour here
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I brought a friend out to the woods yesterday. It was fun showing all the details of nature and survival. we even found a bee hive. You are inspiring Funky!
Got rain and rolling thunder on my tablet and phone and listen to it most nights and it never fails to send me off to sleep.... Hey Mr Wiltshire great vids too bro
Always loved the sound of rain tucked up in a sleeping bag in a tent. If you ever make it BC Canada (Just outside Vancouver) we'll show you around on the 4x4 trails we go on. We do a yearly trip to the "Whipsaw" which my highlight. Enjoy your videos Funky. Thanks for taking the time to shoot/edit and post these. Priceless. A Welshman living in Canada.
Good video ! The reason youve got a good following is because your very real mate ! It's what a lot of people want ! Something the mainstream media don't understand! Keep it going, you do a great job !!
Nothing better then a open fire & fresh air. Happy new year to all. The weather here in Canada is very warm too, only had couple days of cold. We never even got snow till after Christmas normally around November the snow comes. Nice to see you out of the man cave (shed)
Great series really enjoyed them. Good job on the fire, yeah you just can't quit. Always enjoy the rain nothing more relaxing and calming for sleep. Looking forward to the debrief. atb Opal
I allready spend the night with only a poncho with a small fleece blanket and a cooking pot.. i loved it. :)) I've been wildcamping for 23 years. (long distance cyclist)
absolutely brilliant series mate enjoyed watching all of it, I had my eye on them fire dragon gel blocks I'm glad you tested them out I've got the same set up as you, a small hexi stove and a small pocket bushbox contraption massive props for the video, and as always, stay funky
Cracking little series of vids Darren. Nice to see you persevere with the Birch bark and ferro rod 😃 Looking forward to learning more from you. ATB Sean
great series. You opened my eyes up to a few things I will have to give a try. I liked attaching your pegs tot he basha, fast take down. The Mountain House food is great stuff. Started last summer using my "car" kit. Very good advice, always good to use what you carry. Hope you have a great New Year and look forward to seeing more vids from you
Thanks for the "Gear test" Funky! I live in a Urban area so testing my B.O.B kit poses quite a lot of challenges because I don't drive. Learned a lot from your tests and will be taking this knowledge "on board" with my own gear!
Thanks for the effort mate. Rubber bands around the pegs may help prevent guy rope tangles. Set the Basha up, then drop the ridge cord during the day for stealth camp site. Thanks Greg
Great videos, its been raining a lot here too and very mild weather for Winter. However, the silver side down theory just doesn't hold up. Mylar works by reflecting infrared energy, so it can only work one way. Cold is in essence the absence of heat, so you won't be reflecting the cold. Looking forward to more videos!
that mountain house meal you have. the photo on the front of it is mt hood. i live on that mountain right below the tree line. that lake in the reflection. is trillium lake. i made a video rafting across that lake. hope your doing well. just enjoying this series. stay funky brother. peace.
Nice one Darren, really enjoyed this series. Was thinking of changing from hex, but don't think i'll bother now. Was also thinking of getting rid of my dim for ftp, but think i'll keep that, too. Stay funky!
Good series of vids, tired of everyone showing and not going. I'm just in the beginning stages of getting my things together for a family of 4 so I'll be doing a test run soon but was really diggin your gear n things you were using thanks for the vid
Darren great series! Looking forward to more vids. Side Note I've tried all the different cube type fuels excluding the tri-ox you will normally need to use or count for 2 fuel cubes for every boil when temps are a factor to boil water as you may have found this out during your test. tri-ox cubes are larger and will burn as 2 cubes of other types of fuel. some cubes smell worst than others but I've personally had better luck with the esbit fuel and pocket stove it is smaller and hold either of my cook cup (same as u use) and my max pot and does smell to bad.
the style of fuel for your stove, I have never been a fan, Have you considered a liquid burner, they are very light and effective, I prefer to use the folding firebox mini with fire wood and small twigs it cooks well with feeder wood into the bottom slats.
Funky, great set of videos, will be having a serious look at my set up,surprised about those fire dragon's, I've added a cam net to my basha set up.total agree about dpm vrs mtp.atb.Russ.
Firebox has a shelf made for the fuel blocks that substantially raises the height. . Might work nicely or the Dragonfire. Or stick a lid under your little tin to raise it up.
Nice vid bro, in fact been looking for a SHTF vid from start to finish set in the uk and found yours, I love all this SHTF shit it's great, it's just shit I can get away too many commitments and why don't I ever see you guys ever light up a nice small storm (hurricane) lantern? All this sitting in the dark personally I'd fire up my Feuerhand which means fire starting, bit of warm (in fact gives of loads of heat when been glowing for a bit) could fire up that little folding stove ting too and not forgetting light for about 6ish hours on low setting, could be a great addition to one of your vids, anyway great work bro, thumbs up...
Hi funky prepped loving your vids. Keep up the good work. Just wanting to know where's best to get some off the gear if your on a budget. I'd love to get out and have go at bugging out but money's night at the moment. Thanks Ian 👍
Hey Darren, I enjoyed watching this SHTF training session. What do you plan to do with your wife and pets during a bug out scenario? Do they ever come out on your training outings? Cheers, Gordy
I was thinking exactly the same thing... let's be honest, it's all just an excuse to buy gadgets n gear an spend time outdoors (away from the wife!) basically fishing without the fishing
another great vid Funkster, and yeah no point ever buying anything from the states/canada although they do have some really nice gear we get gouged on postage and packaging and import duty and customs charges and the total cost of an item is sometimes 2-3 times what the original item costs :( especially seeing as i buy stuff from china all the time and it's delivered with free p+p and as they don't really care for our laws they devalue the total on the packaging to avoid duty and customs charges. Nice use of exit music for a film towards the end also.
Yeah it looks like the Fire Dragon might really only be useful as a fire starter. You would think something like that would out do the hexi blocks! Great advice about individually tailoring your BOBs. What works for me may not work for you. Great video series Darren and hopefully it inspires people to get out and test your kit and not leave it packed up for ages! As we say in the Marines "If it ain't raining we ain't training!" lol Ken
SHTF pouring down the rain picked up something with cinnamon eat it or throw it away-given it eat it- Kill it eat it-buy it eat it-practice or game your choice
Hey Funky, I hope to out my thoughts down after the last vid, but, regarding the fire dragon: Keith Zero Pence made a spirit burner with one of those tins, adding a coke can inner sleeve. I wonder if the FD would burn more efficiently if you did the same. It is a very recent vid of his. I don't have any FD to try it myself, but if it melts as you say, it might be worth a try.
Thanks for about 3 hours of tv entertainment my friend, great to see someone out in the shit doing what needs done. Would have liked a bit of a view of your sleeping kit other than the basha but it was nice to see you toughing it out in the pissing rain. Nice meal choices, sorry about the tyranical shipping cost of the Canadian product ;-) . Be well D, see you on the next one.
hi funky great video this has prompted me to try a overnighter with my BOB had it packed for ages and never tried it out( REMEMBER IF IT AINT RAINING IT AINT TRAINING) ATB MAD TRAPPER
I get that you may not care for Cinnamon but as a note from on vet to another try to think of the bennies of having cinnamon in your meal. It fights Inflammation, cancer, blood sugar spikes, fight bacterial and fungal infections and several others were I th look it up. I mix some with baking soda and use it to brush my teeth about once a week. I hate onions and bell pepper and would rather suck a pigs ass till his head caves in rather than eat either though I know onions are suppose to be good for me. Guess that paints a picture of what I think of onions and bell pepper. I prefer the cinnamon and mix some with my superfood drink each day. Thanks for the training video.
In Canada we have instant oatmeal, already sweetened, for perhaps 1/20th the cost of your fancy freeze dried meals.
This will be useless 40 years from now unlike freeze dried unsweetened. Unbelievable level of childish behaviour here
I brought a friend out to the woods yesterday. It was fun showing all the details of nature and survival. we even found a bee hive. You are inspiring Funky!
We are always learning. Loved the sound of rain. Practice makes perfect.
Sandy
+Wiltshire Man Yeah im with ya on that mate. The sound of the rain is like sleeping tablets to me...I sleep like a rock when its raining.
Got rain and rolling thunder on my tablet and phone and listen to it most nights and it never fails to send me off to sleep.... Hey Mr Wiltshire great vids too bro
Always loved the sound of rain tucked up in a sleeping bag in a tent. If you ever make it BC Canada (Just outside Vancouver) we'll show you around on the 4x4 trails we go on. We do a yearly trip to the "Whipsaw" which my highlight. Enjoy your videos Funky. Thanks for taking the time to shoot/edit and post these. Priceless. A Welshman living in Canada.
Good video ! The reason youve got a good following is because your very real mate ! It's what a lot of people want ! Something the mainstream media don't understand!
Keep it going, you do a great job !!
Excellently executed my friend. 😎🇺🇸👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Nothing better then a open fire & fresh air. Happy new year to all. The weather here in Canada is very warm too, only had couple days of cold. We never even got snow till after Christmas normally around November the snow comes. Nice to see you out of the man cave (shed)
Thoroughly enjoyed those 3 vids. Thanks!
Great to revisit these older vids. Really enjoyed that series. Perfect. Cheers mate, ATB Moose
Great series chief!!!! Great night out. LW.
Another great series of videos Funky!
Thanks for sharing, most enjoyable.
ATB
Mac
Great series really enjoyed them. Good job on the fire, yeah you just can't quit. Always enjoy the rain nothing more relaxing and calming for sleep. Looking forward to the debrief. atb Opal
Great series Funky!
I allready spend the night with only a poncho with a small fleece blanket and a cooking pot.. i loved it. :))
I've been wildcamping for 23 years. (long distance cyclist)
what no first aid kit, signal tools, food, water purifier.
your more than lucky lol
Great stuff Funky.. Learned quite a bit. Thanks mate.
A.t.b......Gary.
Good informative video thanks Darren
2 and a half hour overnighter thats what im talking about! great video good to see you back out there.
Great Series Funky.
Fantastic set of videos Funky.
absolutely brilliant series mate enjoyed watching all of it, I had my eye on them fire dragon gel blocks I'm glad you tested them out I've got the same set up as you, a small hexi stove and a small pocket bushbox contraption massive props for the video, and as always, stay funky
I learned a few things from all 3 videos , great kit , thanks for sharing :-)
Good on you for "leaving no trace". A good tactical habit also.
Awsome Funky show us how you cut that cigar brother...there is nothing better than a good camp and good friends
Cool Training, same harsh conditions. Great stuff Darren ;) Take care my friend.
Great series and training, Darren! Very well done, Sir!
Cracking little series of vids Darren. Nice to see you persevere with the Birch bark and ferro rod 😃 Looking forward to learning more from you. ATB Sean
great series. You opened my eyes up to a few things I will have to give a try. I liked attaching your pegs tot he basha, fast take down. The Mountain House food is great stuff. Started last summer using my "car" kit. Very good advice, always good to use what you carry. Hope you have a great New Year and look forward to seeing more vids from you
Thanks for the "Gear test" Funky! I live in a Urban area so testing my B.O.B kit poses quite a lot of challenges because I don't drive. Learned a lot from your tests and will be taking this knowledge "on board" with my own gear!
Great series of vids thanks again for the effort much appreciated. Thoroughly enjoyed
Thanks for the effort mate. Rubber bands around the pegs may help prevent guy rope tangles. Set the Basha up, then drop the ridge cord during the day for stealth camp site. Thanks Greg
Great videos love the humor, sound and music. Makes a good comic relief! lol
Great videos, its been raining a lot here too and very mild weather for Winter. However, the silver side down theory just doesn't hold up. Mylar works by reflecting infrared energy, so it can only work one way. Cold is in essence the absence of heat, so you won't be reflecting the cold. Looking forward to more videos!
Most enjoyable series Darren :) Good Wishes..........Les
Great series Darren, I am looking forward to the debrief and lessons learned!
I really enjoy your ideas my friend, hope some day to camp in person. Thanks for bringing us along
that mountain house meal you have. the photo on the front of it is mt hood. i live on that mountain right below the tree line. that lake in the reflection. is trillium lake. i made a video rafting across that lake. hope your doing well. just enjoying this series. stay funky brother. peace.
Nice one Darren, really enjoyed this series. Was thinking of changing from hex, but don't think i'll bother now. Was also thinking of getting rid of my dim for ftp, but think i'll keep that, too.
Stay funky!
I love your videos Awesome
Smashing success brother. I wish I could have gone with you. Be blessed my friend. John
Great set of vids Darren. Loved it mate. You really are a top geeza lol. Better than TV mate. Niceeeeee lol. Now onto the debrief vid :)
Good series of vids, tired of everyone showing and not going. I'm just in the beginning stages of getting my things together for a family of 4 so I'll be doing a test run soon but was really diggin your gear n things you were using thanks for the vid
Thanks! --- Clark
Always look forward to watching ur videos Darren just wish u could come up to Scotland some time
great set of vids good watching
Darren great series! Looking forward to more vids. Side Note I've tried all the different cube type fuels excluding the tri-ox you will normally need to use or count for 2 fuel cubes for every boil when temps are a factor to boil water as you may have found this out during your test. tri-ox cubes are larger and will burn as 2 cubes of other types of fuel. some cubes smell worst than others but I've personally had better luck with the esbit fuel and pocket stove it is smaller and hold either of my cook cup (same as u use) and my max pot and does smell to bad.
5* Bug Out, Nice series
the style of fuel for your stove, I have never been a fan, Have you considered a liquid burner, they are very light and effective, I prefer to use the folding firebox mini with fire wood and small twigs it cooks well with feeder wood into the bottom slats.
Funky, great set of videos, will be having a serious look at my set up,surprised about those fire dragon's, I've added a cam net to my basha set up.total agree about dpm vrs mtp.atb.Russ.
Firebox has a shelf made for the fuel blocks that substantially raises the height. . Might work nicely or the Dragonfire. Or stick a lid under your little tin to raise it up.
Nice vid bro, in fact been looking for a SHTF vid from start to finish set in the uk and found yours, I love all this SHTF shit it's great, it's just shit I can get away too many commitments and why don't I ever see you guys ever light up a nice small storm (hurricane) lantern? All this sitting in the dark personally I'd fire up my Feuerhand which means fire starting, bit of warm (in fact gives of loads of heat when been glowing for a bit) could fire up that little folding stove ting too and not forgetting light for about 6ish hours on low setting, could be a great addition to one of your vids, anyway great work bro, thumbs up...
Thank again enjoyed the video's as usual and always something to learn atb william
Hi funky prepped loving your vids. Keep up the good work. Just wanting to know where's best to get some off the gear if your on a budget. I'd love to get out and have go at bugging out but money's night at the moment. Thanks Ian 👍
Best vids so far thoroughly enjoyed it :)
Great video's
cheers for the vid man
Brilliant 3 parter mate
alpine faire makes a oatmeal/strawberry breakfast that I LOVE, no cinnamon in that stuff friend, just strawberries. great video an good topic.
Hey Darren, I enjoyed watching this SHTF training session. What do you plan to do with your wife and pets during a bug out scenario? Do they ever come out on your training outings? Cheers, Gordy
I was thinking exactly the same thing... let's be honest, it's all just an excuse to buy gadgets n gear an spend time outdoors (away from the wife!) basically fishing without the fishing
Very Good video
Great set of videos Funky, and yeah, they ruin everything with cinnamon over here :)
Great trilogy Funky!
Quick question! What did you have under your stove to protect the groundsheet? Cheers Paul 👍🏻
another great vid Funkster, and yeah no point ever buying anything from the states/canada although they do have some really nice gear we get gouged on postage and packaging and import duty and customs charges and the total cost of an item is sometimes 2-3 times what the original item costs :( especially seeing as i buy stuff from china all the time and it's delivered with free p+p and as they don't really care for our laws they devalue the total on the packaging to avoid duty and customs charges. Nice use of exit music for a film towards the end also.
Yeah it looks like the Fire Dragon might really only be useful as a fire starter. You would think something like that would out do the hexi blocks! Great advice about individually tailoring your BOBs. What works for me may not work for you. Great video series Darren and hopefully it inspires people to get out and test your kit and not leave it packed up for ages!
As we say in the Marines "If it ain't raining we ain't training!" lol
Ken
kjumper1 you
nice video funky. ..
love the intro
Sent me to sleep the rain! What's the smock called?
SHTF pouring down the rain picked up something with cinnamon eat it or throw it away-given it eat it- Kill it eat it-buy it eat it-practice or game your choice
it is very good takes suger down points
Great series! did you just find a good random spot in the local woods? or did you get the land owners permission first?
Hey Funky, I hope to out my thoughts down after the last vid, but, regarding the fire dragon: Keith Zero Pence made a spirit burner with one of those tins, adding a coke can inner sleeve. I wonder if the FD would burn more efficiently if you did the same. It is a very recent vid of his. I don't have any FD to try it myself, but if it melts as you say, it might be worth a try.
When's the next prep per meet up and how old do you have to be
I had to watch this twice, due to the sound of the rain falling on your tarp, sending me to sleep! 😏
The heat is at the point of the flame.
I`ll put some Glenfiddich and a cigar in my pack aswell.
Thanks for about 3 hours of tv entertainment my friend, great to see someone out in the shit doing what needs done. Would have liked a bit of a view of your sleeping kit other than the basha but it was nice to see you toughing it out in the pissing rain. Nice meal choices, sorry about the tyranical shipping cost of the Canadian product ;-) . Be well D, see you on the next one.
Delicious meals anytime, anywhere... Except for first thing in the morning. Then you may want to give it a miss.
hi funky great video this has prompted me to try a overnighter with my BOB had it packed for ages and never tried it out( REMEMBER IF IT AINT RAINING IT AINT TRAINING) ATB MAD TRAPPER
I get that you may not care for Cinnamon but as a note from on vet to another try to think of the bennies of having cinnamon in your meal. It fights Inflammation, cancer, blood sugar spikes, fight bacterial and fungal infections and several others were I th look it up. I mix some with baking soda and use it to brush my teeth about once a week. I hate onions and bell pepper and would rather suck a pigs ass till his head caves in rather than eat either though I know onions are suppose to be good for me. Guess that paints a picture of what I think of onions and bell pepper. I prefer the cinnamon and mix some with my superfood drink each day. Thanks for the training video.
what kind of rucksack is this?
Yep...i peed in they're .....
Sharing
cinnamon all day every day in your porridge yum!
Postage from USA and Canada is a right rip off the postage often cost more than the products.
You took the weather like a champ. The water was a bit scary. Not my cup of tea....
Looked a bit damp LOL
Atb Alan
if its not raining you're not training
what's a basher
Nice one mate. Enjoyed all three.