Great job I’m off this weekend need to get out of the city ❤thanks for this peace

When I hit around 45 I started having days where I was feeling pretty low. I've started long distance hiking around some of Norfolk/Suffolk's footpaths and I think you're absolutely right that it is so good for your mental wellbeing to just get away from it all. I've found I even well-up sometimes when I come across an area where its just you and a view for miles. I've done a few 20 mile day hikes and I did a 48 miler in one day for some stupid challenge I set myself. Now I'm thinking about doing some multi-day hikes which is why I find myself on your channel researching sleep systems. Thanks for your video, its encouraged me to go for it.

Really enjoyed coming along with you.

How far a you from the peak district?

Could not have made a better video. I have the same setup. For really humid nights, I use the sea to summit mosquitoe net under tbe tarp. Super light. Thanks for video

Love to see the Cotswolds Highlighted. Thank you

Matty; this vid was really enjoyable, thank you for the effort. Liked and subbed :)

Loved this mate 👍🏻

Congratulations, 107 miles! What time of year did you do this? I'm hoping to walk at least part of the CW in June 2024.

As a fellow vegetarian, i respect your food choices...

Looks nice! I'm about to buy my first tarp camping gear and I'm having doubts about buying a bivy due to the condensation issues everyone mentions. What's your experience with condensation inside the bivy? Thanks!

You get condensation on a tarp, and suffer that condensation just like a tent. the key is a breathable bivi under the tarp. another thing I like to do is have an extra bivi pole to lift one of the corners when conditions allow.

Love the Tarp set up! Great video! Liked and Subscribed

It's sad to see that you've traded your innocence (and that of the children you're raising) to deface the lovely skin God gave you to protect

Mate, just watched all your episodes.. you suffered a little bit with your feet eh! :) I would like to recommend Injinji inner toe socks, i used them coupled with regular hiking socks (darn tough) in my case for the south west coast path and the cotswold way, that i completed last week. wasnt it epic, totally exceeded my expectations. Wild camped 4 times so did it in 5 days, did it south to north so at Chipping Camden had a bit of nightmare and couldnt find a taxi for love or money so had to retrace my steps back up the hill then down to Honeybourne, an extra 4.5 miles, and then had to jog for 10 minutes not to miss the train! lol anyway just made it uff, ended up doing like 33 miles according to my app, omg my feet were ruined! lol Anyway, I took along a bag of 2Toms Blister Shield for the SWCP and added the powder daily then every other day then like began forgetting or couldnt be bothered.. but looking back i think the toe socks might have sufficed, but the added powder is defo a great back up and option to explore.. On the swcp i kinda had zero issues, just some weird ones on the inner edges of the smallest toes, just leukotaped up and after a few days took off all good, the areas had to turned into hardskin/callous like armour, so all bloody good there.. and i used trail runners but dumped them at Falmouth for regular hiking boots as i got depressed with dirty wet sock management.. that wet grass was a killer lol Anyway, bloody well done for completing the cotswold way, you did it bro, thats what matters, you went back and finished it off!!! and you smashed out that 30 miler, when you were talking about 30 miles with 2 days left i was thinking nah mate, do it in one and you did!! if you can do 25 you can 30 then 35 etc.. lol my feet were absolutely killing me walking that 1 mile drive thing, omg that got super pyscological lol.. but amazing trail, you defo had much worse weather than me.. when i first started it i thought about 4 days, but as i got to the end of day 1 i said to myself no way fella, gonna have to be 5 now... those hills were tough, longer and more never ending than those on the swcp and but fewer, thank god lol but the views from them were insane and a great achivement every time you got to the top.. broadway was quite tasty after 25 miles lol oh, when you start to feel youre getting a hot spot make sure you treat your feet there and then.. whip out your pre cut leukotape strips and as for compeeds they are a last resort in my opinion, the sign that youve not stopped to address the hot spots in time.. take care mate

Well done for completing the Cotswold Way and particularly for the 30 mile effort on the last day. Brilliant memories you created for yourself will last a life time.

Good video. Loved the Cotswold Way, which I completed it in 2019. Last weekend I did the 100K Ultra Cotswold Way in 23hrs.

his is there water taps along the footpath

Totally agree with you! When I'm in nature it's like coming to visit an old friend: myself....

Thanks for these vids. Really well made and very informative. I'm going to do this walk this year and this has been so helpful. Thank you

Great informative and relaxed video, will have a look at your other videos as I've only just found your channel

I like using a tarp, also, mainly for the versatility and the roominess. But, I have a 3F Lanshan II. Because it has 2 vestibules I've never had any condensation problems. But I agree about the lack of room for gear and hitting your head against the end wall, especially when you're on a thick mattress. I enjoyed your video and will be following you. Thanks.

Plenty of practical real-world advice here. Many thanks.

Beautiful video, thank you for sharing :)

Great video.

Very well explained thanks

Great video - thanks for sharing. I live near Bath and have thought about walking the Cotswold way and wild camping. Some useful info here about camping locations and food/water supplies. Plus the mileage you tried was interesting too. Again I've wondered how much I could fit into a day. 15 miles sounds about right. I switched to hiking shoes a few years ago, aswell as other lightweight stuff. One thing you might like to try is a Mountain Marathon like the OMM - where you have to trim down your gear to the bear minimum. It's surprising just how little is required. I've take a lot of that over to general hiking.

I did the bivvy and tarp for a bit but bivvys were very claustrophobic so I just do the plough point tarp, and bedroll now.

Enjoyed this one mate. Like your camp set up.

It's been nearly two years, but thanks for the video! I walked the Cotswold Way as well, seems about the same time you did, in September 2019. Only my second time walking in Britain, and my first thru-hike. It was an incredible experience. Met some really cool people along the way. I started out fully intending to walk the Way on my own. I've always been more of an introvert. I value the quiet and the solitude. But I ended up joining up with a few of them, different people on different days, and it turned out to be one of my favourite parts of the walk. I was supposed to thru-hike the West Highland Way in 2020, but that got cancelled because of COVID. I thought this year might be possible, and it very nearly was, but I had to cancel again. I live in Singapore, which, I don't know if you know, is a country that is also an island that is also almost entirely city. The entire country is 50km across, a third of the Cotswold Way! There's not a lot to walk. It gets a bit depressing sometimes being stuck here. I miss the nature. I miss the sky. Of course, you sort of have to learn to live with it, make peace with your circumstances, find your own simple joy wherever you happen to be. But this video brings back a lot of lovely memories, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to watching the rest.

You’ve been very quiet Matt…. Anything upcoming? Hope you are well..

well done for getting there in the end, wasnt sure if you would make it again on the second attempt with your feet being so bad, maybe youll do it again one day , i think if youd started with different shoes youd probably have found it easier.

Can I make fire place like this and not get in trouble?

No shame in calling it a day Matt. Blisters can just make it impossible to continue. Pleased you managed to get back on the trail and finish it. I had issues with shin splints when I walked the Cleveland Way last year and had to bail after 90 miles. Such a tough decision as mentally I felt so good. I managed to finish the last 20 miles a few weeks later. I stumbled on your video series as I’m looking for a trail to walk next month as part of my preparations to walk the Pennine Way in September. This looks a great trail and one I’d not really considered but definitely will do now. Thoroughly enjoyed the series of videos 👍

Really loved this video,new fan here and stay safe debs.

Hi mate. Good video. Weather looked brilliant. Tough call but you can always go back. When pain is involved it is never pleasurable. I always carry lots of paracetamol and bruffen in conjunction with taping my feet up before I walk. But I think the biggest factor is doing too much daily distance. Pounding for 20 to 30 miles a day / every day, is going to hurt. I am going down to 12 - 15 miles a day tops now. Good luck with your ventures.

Nice tarp setup 👍🏻

Thank's for sharing Matt. Natures therapy. Just put your subscribers up by one mate. All the best Clive

Tidy set up liked the look of the tarp like that

Nice video, thanks.

Hey Matt, just found your channel. Reading the negative comments regards to your wood stove. I have been using the same stove for ages, I always try and put in on a rock or old tree stump as it does leave a small fire scar. However having said that, the likelihood of you starting a bush fire with it, is minuscule. Regards to peat catching fire, certainly not in the forest and certainly not unless it has been dried due to no rain. Since covid, I too have been on Dartmoor a lot, virtually every weekend. Never underestimate how the place can be good for your mental health!

Great to see you out and about again. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store now we are released!!

Nice walk mate 👍 it's funny I have just been out on the same tail, ok I was on my gravel bike walking up the hill, as I live in Dursley great ride or walk around the top, then dropping off down and across to North Nibley 😀 laters Steve

Nice tarp pitch as well. looks wind resistant.

Man I need to get to dartmoor. Looks so nice.

Another great video Matt... glad you are getting out and posting new videos!

Great video and really useful tips, but not sure if you are aware fires are not allowed on Dartmoor.

The hikes you present are a pleasure to watch.

Good to see you out and about again. You have had a real hard time in the uk. Onward and upwards.

3.50 great wild garlic ideal bit of wild foraging.. make you own Pesto