Can we complete a Straight Line Mission across Somerset? Inspired by GeoWizard

[@Louis.Martin]

As a big Geowizard fan I was wondering how you would do this differently, the parallel two-line competition aspect is genius and a great twist. Well done mate!

[@Rupenbritz]

Can't agree more, quite nice addition!

[@jasonharding9490]

I love that you described that apple as a 'russet', where anyone from outside Somerset woul have called it an 'apple'. My dad (a fruit tree grower from Somerset) would be proud of you guys.

[@manulettleur8577]

I've now watched 3 non-GeoWizard straight line attempts and this one has to be the most entertaining of them, great work! Actually thinking about doing one as well in my municipality.

[@toffinabof1353]

14:17 those red berries are actually hawthorn berries. They are perfectly edible as long as you watch out for the tooth shattering stone in the middle. Lots of red berries are edible but it is just safe to know what to pick. Some deadly berries like Belladonna are really black too so it isn't always the red ones

[@thcredeye4016]

allmost what i was going to say; the rule is do not eat ANY plant or mushroom you do not know what is., if in a crisis or u pick a berry ur unsure about and it taste bitter, spit it out

[@berternie6181]

Plants wont help you survive they just bring more risk for little calories. Berries don't grow much, humans should be looking for insects and small game instead if they want to survive.

[@toffinabof1353]

@@berternie6181 What about roots? For instance burdock root. Burdock root is full of calories, pignut is also really good for that. Are roots worth considering?

[@berternie6181]

@@toffinabof1353 any source of sugar is good and should be consumed or kept in storage if in a survival situation. Roots can absord alot of nasty compounds too so only source from well drained soil and from plants you're sure about. All just my opinion though there are many ways to do things

[@drsquirrel00]

90% of red/blue are edible, 90% of white/yellow are not. But, this is a kind of surival only thing you shouldn't rely on it otherwise.

[@cykanahui]

I know this is a pretty small niche and you wont get too many views on a video like this (If your name isnt Geowizard), but I really appreciate people who share their attempts ar a straight line mission!

[@bigbasil1908]

He has geowizard in the title so I reckon he'll get plenty of views. I got this video suggested to me as I've watched a couple of geowizard inspired straight line journeys in the last couple of days - so I reckon the video is probably starting to trend somewhat now.

[@luggiswold]

Well I'm hoping you're looking back to your comment now in 2024. These guys definitely earned their place in the "British blokes do strange outdoor geography related challenges" community with lots of views incoming

[@cykanahui]

@@luggiswold thats true! I loved the river series and the straight line race!

[@LeeFlemingster]

I love these. Parallel lines is genius.

[@zachgreen250]

Dude, yes! I can't wait to watch this when I get some time. I love Geowizard's content and am glad to have found this straight line mission to watch too!

[@adamfieldhouse42]

If you want to see the same thing again but in a lower quality and from an un bias perspective: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmmvm2mZiKyAkJo

[@archiefieldhouse]

Hahaha

[@archiefieldhouse]

Your video is so bias

[@prebenlm]

I'm so accustomed to watching GeoWizard-videos and not hearing some words in other circumstances, so whenever you say words like "farmer" and "brambles" it almost feels as though you're doing a trademark infringement 😂

[@ZenPossum]

The 'Get in' at 13:46 definitely was lol

[@MassiveChetBakerFan]

As long as they don't include cutesy synthesizer music, I think geowizard will hold off on the lawsuits!

[@SmartStr33t]

I keep thinking how subversive these straight line missions are. All you do is walk in a straight line, not hurting anyone or anything, and the police and landowners are all like, "How dare you walk in a straight line in your own country. You should be punished."

[@NoJusticeMTG]

That's why the Norway one was my favourite, there's a free roaming law so you get none of that stuff

[@SmartStr33t]

@@NoJusticeMTG Also his new 'No Roads' mission is great. Why are cities built so that it is so difficult to walk and not be next to a road? I know Tom is more a man of action than philosophy, but his missions really make me think about how we've set up our country.

[@NoJusticeMTG]

@@SmartStr33t I highly recommend the channel "Adam Something" who talks a lot about urban planning and how captured modern design is by the need to accomodate cars. He's really good. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqPJpIeEg6iVhpI

[@jackyback2578]

@@SmartStr33t Really highlights how most cities these days are roads, parking lots or overgrown wastelands that aren't used anymore, kind of sad how much we've given up for the sake of not walking

[@MarkPentler]

Just to say, double line thing, great spin on the idea to keep it interesting, nice job

[@yenra]

This video is a lot of fun. My favorite parts are of you waiting for Adam to make it through, such as at 16:29 Great job!

[@Josh-ui7nq]

Great attempt, ngl tho you are so unprepared it is kinda funny (I think this is what I'd be like if I ever tried it). I like the 10m difference thing tho

[@tigrecito48]

people do straight line missions.. but has anyone tried a circle mission? great thing about doing a perfect circle of whatever diameter you like, is you end up back at the start, where you parked your car.

[@patrickinternational]

I added this video to a list of various straight line missions that I could find on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3SQYYBjdqZobrs Also, here is a straight line mission I did recently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX-TcmSkjt2sgNU

[@slobben]

The double line competition was a fresh twist!

[@joewalker4710]

Tried this across Norfolk and got yelled at by some angry farmers! Props to you for trying this its a lot more challenging than people think

[@hawksls3610]

norfolk is the worst place to try it for sure

[@tincanblower]

@@hawksls3610 Norfolk is the worst place for lots of reasons! Haha

[@timbervalleyproductions]

Great work lads 👍

[@MassiveChetBakerFan]

13:00 Now that is a hedge!! Beats anything I've ever seen in Wales.

[@bigbasil1908]

Those pigs at the pigfarm are funny looking things. They in some way resemble chickens :p Rabbits with no ears. Rubber dinghy rapids bro :D

[@GeoffreyHellington]

Even a cheeky 'get in!' got in!

[@ab8jeh]

12:35 Brilliant! Geowizard would be proud of that one.

[@stromming1465]

it's getting recommended to geowizard audience. very fun video, make another one

[@polarbearsss]

i love the parallel line aspect of this challenge :)

[@RhydzSkidz]

I still find it so weird how nobody can ever beat how Tom did it. He is just god at all Straight Line Missions. Hands down. Fair play though guys, smashed it! HAIL KING TOM! (GeoWizard)

[@iansmith8944]

He is what I’d call a professional. He puts an incredible amount of time and money into his missions, something that isn’t as easy for many people

[@willbick7889]

I wonder if she ever got her mojo back?

[@archiefieldhouse]

We like to think she did, at some point that week

[@pandarosamusic5751]

13:45 "YES! GET In...!"

[@Siberius-]

Well this is entertaining. Not only did youse learn from Geowizard's repeated glove mistake, but youse even brought spares! With gloves, there is no straight-line mission on earth that can't be completed. Your friend Adam seems to constantly be getting the rough end of the stick lol.

[@arkencraft8095]

was wondering how a strait line mission would go with the local terrain, looks like great fun

[@jackmathieson1903]

Great video! I've looked on Google Earth and the line you showed doesn't start or end at the county border. Did you actually cross the county?

[@dancer1]

Nicely done

[@chillykoti9561]

Coming from Geowizard, here's another subscriber for you ^^

[@WillGittoes]

Use the audio from the other person's video/mic when you're showing long shots of them from your PoV. That way we can hear what they're saying! Man I hadn't thought of doing a cross-county one, that's a great idea. Unfortunately the state I live in is bigger than even blimmin Wales is, so I've got no hope.

[@Superkuh2]

"Easily jumpable." *crash*

[@TehAwesomer]

Insta-subbed. Great content! two line aspect is excellent! 🙌

[@TehAwesomer]

Having now watched it, some entertaining lads and a well filmed video, looking forward to more! 👍 Could maybe use a little more after-the-fact voice over narration to provide greater context on progress?

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

14:16 - those are hawthorn berries, perfectly edible, and people make jam out of them

[@JackHeywood]

Good job lads, keep it up!

[@SpinXOGaming]

Great Vid Lads

[@noahfisher926]

How did you get the line on your phones ? I plan on doing one in the future but don’t k me how to get the line on my phone or anything

[@TheAndrewSS]

This is the content I was lacking

[@wilfsymes1098]

Super stuff man

[@pokermusik]

great video...did you every get to checking out that cave thing?

[@pokermusik]

looks like a hobbits home :)

[@koogel1379]

04:39 made my day

[@jeffreybail353]

great vid

[@ash0787]

its a shame because some of the places in the straight line missions seem like they would look nice in summer but its always done when the plants are dead.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

coz in summer it would be way harder

[@martinst]

When you enable Trip Recording Plugin in OSMAnd you can see the line where you were going.

[@jjacob7995]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@bigbasil1908]

When I clicked on this video I was kind of expecting west country carrot cruncher worzel accents. Subbed. I hope your channel can grow well. They have some pretty well established dense hedgerows down in somerset, compared to the often sparse and gappy hedgerows here down in the south of essex/north east greater london

[@dancer1]

Nice

[@MrAvacardo]

what phone app are you using?

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

cor blimey you cheeky nutters

[@DanielDavies-StellularNebulla]

What time of year is it there? Geowizard has always said he hasn't done any missions during the summer because the ferns and brambles get 3 metres high and if it was summer during this video I can understand why

[@BillyF2LJeffs]

I'm your 200th sub! Awesome work! :D

[@alienhatz3265]

Hi from geowizard

[@archiefieldhouse]

Hi Tom, is this your 2nd account?

[@ImMarley]

Hey im a bit late to the party but im from bridgwater and have been debating doing this since a saw geowizzards video, i had a different line to you guys but its cool to see how close they were

[@eadweard.]

Bridgwater: the most stinking town in England.

[@ImMarley]

@eb8696 no lies were said I'm your comment

[@lonelyPorterCH]

Its not a country, but you have to start somewhere^^

[@ididnothither]

13:46 Was that "get in" inspired by GeoWizard too?

[@ArloQuilt]

What app do you use for the line?

[@The3Insiders]

what app did you use man. great job by the way!!

[@number316]

Please let me know if you find out, I’m also wondering what it is

[@insanimal2]

Now I'm wondering if a straight line mission across a UK county via roman road would be cheating :/

[@shhshshshshs9817]

Anyone know what app they are using, I want to do this but getting a gps is too much. Great vid by the way !

[@archiefieldhouse]

We were using Osmand maps to view our line and current location!

[@shhshshshshs9817]

@@archiefieldhouse amazing thanks mate

[@erho2967]

Out of all the straight line vids out there, investing in a good GPS is most important. I wouldn’t rely on cell phone

[@archiefieldhouse]

- Although next time we will be using a proper GPS

[@jamesgoudie5040]

Legends

[@TheFriendoftheFunk]

You have nice dimples ☺️

[@MrBoss1]

What gps app did you use to track you straight line?

[@archiefieldhouse]

We used Osmand Maps - although next time we will be using a proper GPS

[@archiefieldhouse]

@@MrBoss1 no worries. We used Strava to track our progress, and osmand to view line and current location

[@MrBoss1]

Thank you this will be a lot of help as a gps can be quite expensive

[@Nooticus]

Great idea, though the editing and storytelling aspects are really lacking! Maybe you get better at that in your Scotland series do I’ll take a look at that

[@dumbbellenjoyer]

Lets gooo

[@Sinke_100]

Why not sharing same line instead u got 2

[@davidsquall351]

Fun to watch but bramblemania doesn't seem fun to do lol

[@eadweard.]

Thornography.

[@MrHaztastic]

Bramble-mania did not look fun!

[@damienfieldhouse]

Sooo much better than Adam's Video!

[@archiefieldhouse]

Worth the wait!!!???!

[@damienfieldhouse]

@@archiefieldhouse 100% 👌👌

[@bigbasil1908]

12:34 I don't know why he's trying to climb over on an elder bush, they are very fragile with their almost hollow branches