Bushcraft on a Budget - CLOTHING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2021
- The first video in a series for the bushcraft enthusiast who is on a budget. In this one we focus on clothing and have a quick overview of some of the tried & tested kit that I use, that is available and that won’t break the bank.
Here are some links to some of the gear you see in the video.
Forces Uniform & Kit
Jumpers, Thermals and Base Layers - Forces Uniform and Kit
Enjoy
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If you are interested in the gear I use have a look at these links:
Jumpers, Thermals and Base Layers - Forces Uniform and Kit
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Military surplus clothing and equipment has always been my go-to, even when I've had the surplus cash to buy the endorsed gear lol I remember making a wool blanket coat for mooching around the North Yorkshire Moors and East Yorkshire coast in my teens 😆 I bought a couple of military surplus wool blankets to make it and it was still going good in my 30's, eventually lost it to a goddaughter who needed it in her car for when it either broke down or got stuck in snow or mud
Pretty much the same on the KISS ideal. I know what quality the army gear is and if it's good enough for them - as I know - it's good enough for me. Stealth camping pretty much demands I wear and use camo kit. But I do have a lot of other stuff that's not. For cycle touring I use a mix - but on a bike bright colours are best and lots of lights.
Cook kit, clothes, canteen set, blankets, zeltbahn, haversack and so on. I think it is up to 99% military surplus and only the water bag in my pack is civilian made and my underwear.
Great video. For me, cheapness is an essential requirement for bushcraft clothes and tools. Not just because I'm poor but also because they are a better tool. I find that I am more restrained in using something I'm scared of damaging or losing. Charity shops provide much of my kit. If you're not in too much of a hurry, you can kit yourself out surprisingly well for a few pounds.
Keep up the good work.
I have a British army poncho I must have bought in the mid to late 80s. Still got it, cost nowt, packs down small enough and weighs nowt.
A lightweight British army jacket (smock) with hood, in dpm. Cost nowt and had that since the early maybe mid 90s. Still waterproof and like the poncho keeps most of the wind out. A Brit army basha bought late 90s, again cheap and still does it's job. Slightly heavier but packs down small and isn't exactly heavy. Good as a groundsheet under a tarp or even to extend the tarp if I need to. Great for a lean to shelter if you get a sudden bit of the wet stuff.
Stove is a trangia again bought in the early 80s, these things just do not go wrong. Overall cost given the time I've had it..next to nothing.
Sleeping bags..as I used to be an obsessive carp angler there are some cracking sleeping bags to be had..bit pricey depending on make and insulation, but darn good.
For jackets I've always like waxed cotton, you can buy quite decent ones on the ebay these days for not a lot of dosh. I still have an old barbour that still does it's job, had that for a long time. These things are waterproof, keep a lot of wind out, have good pockets including a poachers pocket, usually, and are tough as old boots. Boots? Again military boots can't be beaten for quality and cost. Good quality leather and easily kept waterproof. Want a cheap tent? Again ex military tents are cheap, not that bulky or hefty and put up with a lot of weather.
And so on..
German boots are good, a lot of Swedish army stuff is as well.
Nice video Neil, to the point. It just goes to show those thinking about getting into bushcraft you don't have to break the bank. Thanks for sharing, atb, Paul.
My canteen cup is the L handle canteen cup from 1942
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend. Greetings from Northern California, USA. Sincere thanks for sharing this informative video. You covered just about everything in the clothing category. The very best of good things for you for your good health and safety. See you on the one. 🤗
Where I am staying now it is better to wear a polar jacket or parka in winter. The windchill factor is dangerous. The jacket must also be windproof and waterproof. Orange or yellow color. You can see yellow in snow and in the dark. Also in foggy weather. A hood.
Great video, thanks. My go-to if I know I'll be doing anything mucky/physical is ex army gear; hard wearing, practical and can be had very cheaply. I've even bought old US ACU gear and dyed it to make me look less like a re-enactor!
Just discovered your channel, enjoy your videos…so far. Never knew sealskinz socks existed. Great info,will be watching. Thank you!
Woolly jumpers are a good shout, I bought a Miltec German Navy jumper for £25, hard wearing, warm and practical.
Thanks for the advice, I like the Belgium smock, added to my shopping list
Great video and sound advice, not just for those new to bushcraft but also old hands, or tight Scotsmen like me. 😁Buying surplus or used gear also gives you a chance to try stuff out to see if it works for you before you go buying it at full price. Keep safe Neil and all the best.
Great advice for bushcrafters of all experience levels.
As usual good sensible advice from a man who isn't endorsing a particular brand or free piece of kit he's been sent.👍. The only thing I would add to your recommendations, is something like the commando head over, there's civi versions now by a company called buff, all bright and colourful, mines soft and olive green from Highlander, but I still carry my issue one as well. But one of your scarves would probably do as well when out in the field.
Here in New Zealand, those of us in the know have shifted to possum merino wool mix. Buy it second hand off the trademe site, when fat buggers buy it too small to fit them.MKM does a nice hooded jumper , long to cover your arse. Summer is the time to buy.and get a nz$30 bargain
All good Neil - i have a mix of good army surplus and civvie gear. I'm getting ready for a bike tour next year from Edinburgh to Athens. (via Denmark and avoiding France and Italy). I will be wild camping as much as possible. Using Esbits and Fire Dragons, Trangia's and Firebox for fuel and cooking and staying off of the big roads as much as possible. A drop off at Essen to see old pals would be cool too. I have found on such trips that ponchos are the dogs. A shelter, cover all and make shift tarp even. I've made a sleeping bag cover for between the bivvy and bag out of old army blankets and waterproofed it for the very cold nights, tested on the moors when outside was 2 degrees c and inside the sleeping bag was 16c - no sweating either. (air pad and insulation mat underneath). I have YHA style liners too for my sleeping bag. (£19.72 for all of it).
Brilliant video buddy. Content is always great.
great new series Neil, superb suggestions. I’ve always found it worth digging through the surplus offerings, good on you for bringing up several I’d not seen. 👍👍
Enjoyed the video Neil. Great advice.
Useful discussion here. Thanks! I'm looking for a pair of pants for spring-summer-autumn (sturdy, Breathable, big side-pockets + shin-pockets, somewhat water-repellent, padded knees), but can't seem to find what I'm looking for. The "fashion" seems to be moving away from classic WW2-para baggy cargo trousers with huge side pockets - toward slim and overpriced Fjalraven-style with multiple useless tiny pockets (more ways for essential items to get lost/forgotten). The choice is either that, or G3-style "tactical" pants that are made for CQB, and not bushcraft or nature. The huge side-pockets are important to me cause that's where I keep my map, compass, admin, mylard, paracord, poncho, bin-bag, Kochanski scarf, aquatabs, Sayer, etc (many items for unforeseen emergency overnighter). What do you think of cheap Work Pants from ScrewFix or eBay (you know, the ones that contractors wear)??? Are they water-repellent? Will they suit bushcraft situations? One could roll up the tools-flaps on a velcro, sew on the shin-pockets, waterproof the bum and lower leg-areas with silicone/white-spirit solution, insulate the bum with thin neoprene or polyplene. I haven't seen anyone on TH-cam doing this. D'you recon it's a legit solution?
Awesome review of a variety of kit, well done.
I've had a few bits from Aldi over the years, they'll often do camping stuff etc, picked up one of their work wear fleeces for £1.99 a few weeks back, already been up on the Moors wearing it.
Interesting and useful as always . Some great tips and advice 👍
A great video as always Neil. Some really solid advice and can’t go wrong with thoughtful army surplus selections. If ever I do want to try a ‘big brand’ item I will often pick it up second hand via Ebay or similar. With a bit of patience and some lateral thinking there are some real bargains to be had.
This was a very good video, great advice. I would've never thought to look at military surplus stores for the clothing. Nice and thanks a lot.
Sage advice there. And some great kit.
Excellent much needed video Well done!
Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated 🙂👍
Neil , good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Great vid Neil. That Italian base layer sounds pretty interesting.
Nate
Quality video as always Neil, some very good tips there, as most definitely can not afford named goods, as a aside, out with my son and best mate for the bushcraft for cancer camp, in Leicestershire, definitely raise a glass to mors, and sort some money for the cause too, brilliant as Always, good health and safe travels, cheers craig
I've just got the Helikon Tex Pilgrim anorak and waxed it. Brilliant bit of kit. Thanks for some brilliant suggestions Neil
Sound advice mate
Thank u, new subscriber here , I only just discovered your channel, and I’ve been watching bushcraft videos for 20 years, but a fine channel u have, and thanks for letting me know that aldis sells merino wool clothing, I no longer live near an aldis , but looked online sure enough I found some wool clothing, I bookmarked one other web site you mentioned, thanks again and cheers from west Oklahoma😊
Excellent videos!!
That Neil is a great tip 👍
Hello welcome back to the woods 🪵 😀
Hi from Syracuse NY USA brother and I use military surplus for my camping trips when I first started
Hello from Colorado, USA, long time subscriber. Love the series Neil. I was really looking forward to seeing some of the links you had mentioned in the video. Did TH-cam stop you from being able to include them in the description? I have been searching the internet for some of them, but I am not having very good luck so far on some of the items. Quite a lot of my gear is military surplus or DIY items
You missed your calling as a clothing model. “On the catwalk, on the catwalk “. Great video as always. I’m across the pond. So many of the places you purchase from aren’t available here, but I like looking for bargains. Stay safe.
I have always rolled with military surplus for the reasons mentioned. I prefer to stick with od green. I like the older stuff. Bush hat for warmer temps, wool cap and sweaters. Jungle wt gear for warmer temps, Vietnam issue type. I have the German military paratrooper pants, the pockets are huge. GI issue field pants. I have Swedish heavy wt wool sweater and the US mil wool sweater. For warmer temps Rocky boots with drain, jungle type. Rocky insulated boots for the colder wetter weather. Alan R
Great video Neil ! Where did you buy the jacket ? Checking on Forces Uniform and kit here but can't seem to find it !
Charity shops can be a good source of nice woolen items and jackets etc
Good video, agree with the other comments about Military surplus it generally lasts well and is pretty much bomb proof yes it can be heavier/bulkier than other items but will be long lasting.
Any chance you can do a video on equipment rucksacks water bottles cookers etc?
Take care and stay safe
That is the subject of the next one
Looking forward to it
Loved the video,John,Sheppey,S E UK
i love watching British and USA bushcraft videos. I'm in Australia. Most if not ALL our timber is hardwood Average temps? around 20C. In summer? 30plusC. No place for your warm woolens. Lighting a fire? Be VERY careful.
wanna make the flame of the burner more visible in daylight? Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the burners bed... clothing??? try goodwill and salvation army
No to fabricate softener, use vinegar in the rinse ,for the wool shirt.
What was that bark tube you got your teabag out from? I mean, did you make it etc? Isn't it fragile? Is it mainly functional, or a personal thing? Tbh Ilove it, do a separate video on it please if you haven't already.
It's one of my Birch bark containers. They work very well and look great too
Don`t use fabric conditioner as it clogs up the fibres cutting down the pile of the fabric, use vinegar ,soak for 24 hrs (ish )initially, rinse then wash .continue using vinegar in place of conditioner .
For rain Fog Togo’s or a poncho.
Always loved your bargain bushcraft advice and i shop in a very similar way (aided by yours vids!). Managed to grab aldi merino base bottoms last month but missed all the tops in local branches, so still hunting. Hunted for Italian wool tops when you mentioned last winter but only saw cotton tops (including the forces uniform site you mentioned, currently only cotton but strangely the bottoms are a blend ). I'm determined not to break the bank for an icebreaker top this month and find a decent cheaper one. Would you say the 80% merino/20% nylon etc, is a good balance for advantage of both materials? I feel I'd rather have atleast 80% for warmth
Yes, the aldi ones I got appear to be a mix. Try Endicotts for the italian wool tops, they are not on the website, but it might be worth giving Kev a call.
Excellent, I'll try that then, thanks fella!
About 15 years ago I found 3 pair of tan work paints a good will store cost ? around 15 dollars for the three. two pair were a bit lose the third a bit too snug, I talked she who must be obeyed into cuttin up the pair that was too loose and sewing on side pockets to the other two pair and adding some pockets to the knees which I slide in some old football knee pads... Viola bushcraft/camping/hunting paints
2nd hand jack pyke smock off bay under 20 qwid kept nov wind rain out in brecon beacons sweet as utter bargain .
There are always bargains out there, it doesn't have to be one of the big outdoor brand names
Hi where did you get the Belgium smock from as I couldn't find it on the net
@11:52 you're still obviously feeling the cold though
😁
Hullo.
On a slightly different note.
Keeping warm at night.
What sort of sleeping bags would you recommend?
How would you rate the old army surplus pattern 58 sleeping bags?
Regards.
Have a look at my video "bushcraft on a budget - warmth "
Could you give me the link to the trousers please. Dropped off you info. Cheers.
Can I ask, what is the benefit of your mid-layer if its not particularly warm?
It allows smaller adjustments in the temperature rating of your layers added together by removing or adding the mid-layer. Also the air trapped on both sides of the light mid=layer creates more warmth than the mid layer worn by itself.
@@roncadenhead9650 thanks
how do you find land to start bushcrafting/camping without tresspassing or renting land for lots of $$$
Many techniques can be mastered in your backyard, before moving out to the woods. Common land can be useful too, in doing this you learn a lot about leave no trace. There are many quiet areas of neglected woodland where no one notices you if you are sat whittling a spoon. You don't have to build a bushcraft Fort in the woods, instead practice minimising your impact on the land.
If you want land to practice on approach local land owners, a lot will say no, but you might get lucky. I hope this helps buddy
@@greencraft4783 thanks for the response even though it’s an old video!
What if you are alergic to wool?
Have you tried the different kinds of wool?
Army surplus is normally second hand. I would never buy an army sleeping bag the nick name of which when I was in the army was a wanking chariot
Varusteleka (sounds like a drunken german saying "where's the liquor?" or Var is da likka?)
I like army surplus gear. I've got several packs but my bob/inch pack is an alice pack that I upgraded the kidney belt and buckle on. It's not the most comfortable but I trust it not to fail. Some of their cloths are awesome too, especially the older stuff if you can find it in good shape.
Binge watching your vids mate and really enjoying them, but gotta say no to the fabric softeners. Regardless, you really should have a much bigger channel.
Thank you mate, I'm really glad you are enjoying the content. You are not the first to say the channel should be bigger.....but I have no idea how to do it. If you have any suggestions they would be greatly welcomed.
@@greencraft4783 I think it's all down to the algorithm and luck if I'm honest man. Erm, your strength is in teaching your very good at it. Maybe more dedicated videos on using tools specifically like an axe/hawk, or maybe find yourself a series to do. I dunno I'm half pissed here thinking off the cuff, maybe a stealth camp series but starting with super high end gear, then next one mid range and so on. Make folk excited to wait for the next. And everyone loves cooking, show us how make meals but regularly, whether it's MRE's (test in field maybe) or like Simon (bloke in woods) who cooks all kinds, people love that stuff. Anyway you asked a question you got an answer 😂👌🏼 keep it up tho, your on the right track