7 days alone in the Norwegian wilderness | Femundsmarka

[@wohlhabendermanager]

Great video. thanks! I will be in Femunden next week, plan to hike from Elgå to Langen, and then take the boat back to Elgå. Don't have too much experience being outdoors yet, so I will be using the marked paths and stay at or close to huts, but have a tent with me as well. Let's see how that goes. :)

[@jeroenbrink4710]

Great video !!

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Thank you!😊

[@bonpecheur4565]

He's back !

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Hehe, hello! Hope you're ready for more questionable fishing technique😁

[@bonpecheur4565]

@@Giskeoutdoors watching the video right now , see you later for more comments , so stoke to see you back on KZbin 😃

[@Giskeoutdoors]

@@bonpecheur4565 I noticed now that the 4K rendering isn't done, but will be in 30 minutes or so😊

[@bonpecheur4565]

Wow ! Great adventure ! The editing and the choice of music was top notch ! I could feel your pain and misery and I really cant remember you using the F word so frequently in other videos 😂 . The horse flies are really a pain in the a@$# when they come out and start buzzing around you . Maybe the tent needed to have the seams sealed off before the trip . I was wondering why , while you where being soaked inside the tent , you didnt put you puncho tarp over it to protect at least the vent section ? I dont know much about this tent , is this a low budget tent ? Never had this problem with my Marmot tents , in rain or snow . The scenery was beautiful , I hope you still enjoyed it . The terrain was really rugged at times , did you know about the boulder field before hitting the trail ? Lucky you didnt twist an ankle or something . Where you the only one at the cabin , wich was pretty nice btw ? As for your fishing , I didnt notice anything wrong from your part , sometimes the warm weather push the fish deeper where the water is cold , even more if they are trouts . Its been nice to see you back , hope everything is good with you and your wife , or future wife . Take care Jon Oh I forgot , do you know how we call the reindeer here in Québec ? Caribou

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Thank you so much Sylvain! And yes, haha, this would probably recieve a more mature rating than some of my other outings😂. The seams on the tent were taped, so I thought it was very strange that it seeped through, although it was indeed a budget tent at 100$. There wasn't much wind either, so very odd that I seemed to come through the vents. Just judging by the video, it's possible the stitching around the vents was done differently, and that the prolonged rain event just saturated it. Definitely still enjoyed the scenery, and the views, despite my many trials! Very rugged terrain, so much so that I went and got a Garmin Inreach device after the trip, so that I'm able to call for help if I need it next time. Slipped on boulders multiple times in areas with no coverage, faaar off trail, and that would have been pretty bad with no such device. When I got to the cabin there were 5-6 other people there. Very nice men and women, who largely had been having just as bad luck as I had with both fishing and rain. I would agree with your point that the fish seems to have been in the cold deep. After the rain, there was waay more activity in the water, I just didn't have the time to stop and enjoy it. Everything is great with me and my wife, we got married in august :) Hope you are well!

[@cross117]

Stilig jon åge👍

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Mange takk😊

[@LousyFIBs]

That poncho tarp is really nice! Do you leave the guy lines attached? Or do you attach them only when you need it as a tarp? Also, it looks like some areas had enough trees for hammock camping. Do you do that much, or at all?

[@Giskeoutdoors]

I tried leaving them attached, so it would be faster to pitch in a hurry, but it did make it less usable as a poncho. So I think I will have to do some more testing to find a better way to use it. I love hammock camping, it was my go-to when I lived in the more forested eastern norway. Now that I live in the mountainous west, I mostly go for tents or just straight on the ground. There are still trees here, but I would be much more limited in camp site selection with a hammock.

[@3ligius304]

Great Video! Just found your channel and now watching your videos one at a time. May i ask, from which brand is the mosquito jacket? Greetings from Germany :-)

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Thank you! Great to hear, hope you enjoy them (maybe the newer ones more so than the older😅). The jacket is by the brand Alaska. I liked it a lot, except that the arms were very short. I'm getting a larger one for this summer.

[@Mike-zl4rp]

Next time, put the poncho on top of your tent my friend;-)

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Haha, yes I figured that out eventually😅. New tent now though, so hopefully I wont need to🤞

[@Mike-zl4rp]

@@Giskeoutdoors thank you for sharing your story. Nice trip but sucha challenge with all that rain. Well done😀

[@Giskeoutdoors]

@@Mike-zl4rp thank you! Hope I manage to deal with it better next time, lesson learned on the rain gear😅

[@burned-toast1950]

Hey very cool, have been looking into going here this July/August. What's the situation with cellphone reception? I'm planing to go alone and I'm not sure if I would need to get a Satellite phone. Also any tips regarding maps?

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Thanks! Cell reception is very spotty, but if you can find a hill you might get lucky pretty deep into the park. After the trip I bought a garmin inreach mini, which lets me send messages through my phone as if I had reception and lets me get weather reports and do basic navigation. There are good paper maps, bought mine at the local sporting goods store south of Elgå. Main navigation was through the ut.no app, which lets you download maps and shows your position through your phones gps. There were several points in the trip were I was days away from the trail and moving through fairly rocky terrain. If I broke my leg or hit my head, I doubt I would be able to get help. Absolutely recomend getting some form of emergency communication device, such as an inreach.

[@burned-toast1950]

@@Giskeoutdoors Thanks a lot of the info. I tend to stay a bit closer to the trail. I reckon having the option to send for help is a bit easy on the mind.

[@mr.flopsyfudge1290]

I want to go there

[@jimbob-robob]

16:17 fancy crossing the river only having to go back and pick the camera up... perhaps a small Drone camera might help fly itself to you on the other side...

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Hehe, oh I wish, but drones are prohibited in national parks in Norway.

[@jimbob-robob]

@@Giskeoutdoors fair enough. Keep it pristine for the wildlife. 👍🖖✊️

[@LarsBergan]

Herlig å se film fra deg igjen, Jon! 👌 Fantastisk dyreliv du møtte på da! Og det er aldri mangel på mygg i Femundsmarka 😆 Det var synd med teltet, men du holdt ut. Testet du å forsegle sømmene etter turen? Kan være at det er alt som trengtes?

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Hei Lars, takk for gjensynet! Virkelig kjempekult å komme så nært innpå mer eller mindre ville dyr, neste gang må det bli med noe bedre fotoutstyr kjenner jeg! Har ikke testet noe mer på teltet nei. Sømmene var jevnt over teipet fra fabrikk, så stussa veldig på at det skulle gå gjennom likevel, men kan nok tenkes at en ekstra silikonbehandling kunne ha gjort det noe bedre. Får se om det er verdt bryderiet å lappe på der det er slitt gjennom ved ene ventilstanga, og etterforsegle sømmene. Sleit med teltet på vidda også, men da var det at det ikke var robust nok for vinden. Kjenner jeg vil ha noe som tåler naturkreftene bedre, kanskje det er noen som vil arve det😊

[@LarsBergan]

@@Giskeoutdoors Ikke lett å få til ordentlig zoom på noen av de avstandene, men du fikk komme nært på dem allikevel 😊 herlig tur, selv om det er trått å være så nær, men allikevel så langt unna. Synes du gjorde en bra jobb med filmingen, selv om det var tungt. Noen ganger har utstyret gjort sitt, så du får se om det er noe å reparere. Om ikke annet kan det være et godværs-telt 😄

[@olastenseng3510]

En flott video forresten, jeg følger..

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Her så jeg svaret ditt litt seint😅 men jo, det har du helt rett i. Endte opp med et Barents Snota på camp villmark, og er godt fornøyd med det på de turene jeg har hatt så langt, så vurderer jeg å beholde det andre til utlån når folk vil slå følge på tur😊.

[@LarsBergan]

@@Giskeoutdoors Det er jo et flott telt da, det må du få filmet litt ekstra fra på neste tur 👍

[@jimbob-robob]

Nature's cruel trick. Beautiful scenery, wildlife, weather... yet the mosquitoes and flies want to eat you alive...

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Aint that the truth! This summer I'm waiting until august to go into the woods😅

[@lotuschamp7796]

Du burde sjekke ut barfotsko hos fotbutikken dot no - ganske kjipt å gå i og tørke de tunge fjellstøvlene etter en elvekryssing

[@Giskeoutdoors]

Takk for tipset, skal ta en titt! Disse støvlene er uforede, altså bare skinn og gummi på innsiden, så var faktisk ikke noe mer fukt i de enn det som naturlig kommer etter en tung marsj. Før jeg kryssa elva tok jeg ut også ut sålene, så de ikke skulle trekke vann😊.