CAMPING in WIND - Cooking Steak & GEAR modifications

CAMPING in WIND - Cooking Steak & GEAR modifications
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Hi I’m Paul and I love the outdoors, especially wild camping in the UK
In this video I head out to the Long Mynd in Shropshire. I pitch my tent on a hill called Callow. it gets a bit windy but it was still a great little outdoor adventure.
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Timecode
0:00 Intro, The Hike in & views
3:33 Reaching the summit
4:20 Finding a pitch
4:54 Setting up the tent in wind
9:41 Extremities gloves & Terra Nova discount
11:59 Escaping the rain
12:31 Adjusting the tent
13:07 Setting up inside the tent
14:22 Gear mods I’ve made
17:20 Dinner time - Steak & spuds
24:00 It’s getting windy
25:35 KZbin & shoutouts
27:45 Coffee with malt whisky
30:02 Bedtime & night lapse
30:52 Morning - How tent performed
32:08 Breakfast - Scrambled eggs & cheese
35:09 Breaking camp & more tent thoughts
39:35 Finding wild ponies
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[@ABCampingTony]

Cheers for the shoutout Paul. Always a pleasure chatting with you. Tony

[@PaulMessner]

I might have to venture over to NZ and join you on a trip one day. No snakes or predators there 😂

[@andrewdavis9223]

Definitely long videos please your one of the few worth watching these days😊

[@davids9549]

You can learn the easy way, or the hard way. I learnt the hard way. It's all very well to urge caution, but cooking that close to your flysheet can end badly, as it did for me in Knoydart some years back. It's astonishing how quickly a canister-top stove can transform itself into a gas-powered blowtorch that consumes your tent in seconds. That gizmo for your pot is called a trivet, by the way.

[@cmorgan4515]

you sir are the king of side cooking

[@freddiecampbell]

I like the longer format, it's more escapism and slower pace which is relaxing. No ads? You seem to be exposing for the sky, which I think works really well.

[@PaulMessner]

Thanks for the feedback Freddie. I drop the exposure down half a stop. I like the colours it produces

[@Fellmandave1]

@@PaulMessner Mmmm. Interesting. Must try.

[@matthewganley5951]

Longer vids please Paul. It feels more relaxing to watch.

[@OutdoorsWithCWest]

Long format for the win !!!!!

[@whatalot6811]

Paul, your videos are what inspired me to buy a set of camping gear. Planning a wild camping trip into the lake district for the first time ever, in April. 22 years old and first time giving it a go

[@DONALDOBRIAN]

I appreciate you doing you!

[@oling2812]

Back to the old long form videos with 41 glorious minutes... Can't wait! For what it's worth your Rannerdale Knotts camp has got to be my all time favourite and the one that really got me into wild camping.

[@PaulMessner]

Thank you. Not everyone likes the longer vids so I'm experimenting to see how they perform. Hope you enjoy..

[@daitallon]

Definitely longer vids!

[@nightsketch5150]

@@PaulMessner definitely love the longer vids 👍

[@DatBRejectz]

Love the longer format, feels relaxed and the pacing is far more enjoyable for me.

[@MACK13]

Sat down with a cold Guinness and proper enjoyed your video. Thanks so much for taking the time to film and share. Mack and Maggie, Huddersfield

[@PaulMessner]

Glad you enjoyed it. Not had Guinness in ages

[@fucktheworld1207]

"Come on you slippery thing, get in" ...Oooooh Matron 🤪

[@PaulMessner]

I knew someone would comment 😂

[@fucktheworld1207]

@@PaulMessner I couldn't help myself...I'm a scouser 🤪🤪🤪

[@benjaminjh9779]

Loved the longer format Paul. Would love to see perhaps a two nighter. Also loved the idea of gear hacks. An idea you mentioned about the powdered egg, would you consider a series where you prepare and cook your meals at home then dehydrate them yourself and then review them when you're on a wild camp? Keep up the good work you're smashing it! Can't wait to possibly bump into one day up the peaks haha

[@fiercehan6791]

real wild camp

[@alasdairclosier8548]

When I pitch I high winds I generally chuck my rucksack inside the inner to keep it one the ground. This video is a good example of what a 4 season tent is for. Despite not having the extra poles it still sat there without issue. Another great video @Paul Messner

[@davidrenz5886]

Good tip!🙂...

[@connienelson1515]

Have fun coming back (haha)!

[@johnfineberg2112]

I love these videos they are brilliant. The way you filmed this I felt as if I was there also. The longer style of video and more in tent discussion really works. Thanks J

[@jazztoad54]

Just down get vids up to 3 hours!

[@Theorangeman.]

Love these longer videos. Binge watching even more now ive broken my ankle

[@Billbob228]

Nice MOD for your Stove would be 3 or 4 pieces of sturdy wire rod bent into a U shape and stake into the ground over stove feet to keep it from tipping over 👌

[@CheeseOnEverything]

Yum, Glenn is my favorite, goes down so smooth

[@StuffOffYouStuff]

Loved this. Very relaxing to watch, esp the cooking in the tent bit!

[@joebeatty4405]

Great Video Paul . If you pop a t-shirt around the top of the sleeping pad then you can you can put the pillow inside and it will stop it moving around.

[@Kyle-Russell]

I love the fact I have days off during the week and can often have the countryside to myself.

[@PaulMessner]

It's a game changer for me now. Weekends are way too busy

[@Kyle-Russell]

@@PaulMessner must be so much easier to film with no one around.

[@BulldogBadger]

That steak looked spot on mate, and those skillets are superb pans 👏

[@PaulMessner]

It’s a really good pan. Nothing sticks. The steak was decent too 👌🏻

[@Harrycowlton]

In the land of the Mons! My stomping ground!

[@nopretribrapture2318]

im a very simple things in life type person,im at my most happiest far away from crowds,and towns, you can't beat being in the countryside and places of scenic beauty;nature and wildlife are the best!😊

[@DJunclepaul2nd]

Nowt wrong with a longer vid 👍. The look on your face when you were listening out for horses in the night 😂

[@yvonnemassey3658]

Loved the longer video with more on pitching camp, gear, weather, etc. and before I started it I went and made a coffee with a bit of Baileys in it. The view was absolutely stunning. I like how you showed us the modifications you made to your gear. Looking forward to your next trip.

[@thatbusinesstrainer1414]

Got to get that Mobberley Ice Cream Company bobble on for one of these videos...LOL

[@raroo296]

Never wouldve thought to use your spatula as a make shift cutting board allowing one to NOT scratch their pan. Splendid job ole chap!

[@TheNorthEastWildcamper]

Just a fyi... The cross poles aren't for wind, mainly for snow loading on scarp 1.

[@Gordonafloat]

Back in the early 1990's for 3 years I used to camp most weekends and every holiday on the Long Mynd in all weathers to save the money the gliding club bunk house would have cost helping to pay my flying fees. I should have offered to test equipment because I was camping at least 100 nights a year and tents rarely lasted more than a year up on those hills. Your video brings back many happy memories of time spent in a tent on the gem that is the Long Mynd.

[@cavemansee7110]

Mate with the metal zipper that bangs around in the wind I put some heat shrink on anything that can rattle around in the wind

[@aaronlarge6244]

loved the longer format

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

Your an inspiration to a lot of people Paul . Keep going and good luck James

[@richardthomas3382]

I have the same lighter, like a mini flame thrower...... new to my kit 2 weeks back, love it. SOTO...... Japanese I think.

[@PaulMessner]

I love a gadget 😂. This works a treat. Very impressed.

[@keithguy8573]

Spent many a happy hour there.

[@MicroFourNerds]

I love the sound of the wind on the tent… until bed time anyway haha

[@coops1221]

@25:20 without a doubt the best camera set up to feel the wind. Excellent

[@smittylite02]

....or a smaller ribeye 😂. Great video Paul. Perfect length to watch during my morning stint on the stationary bike.

[@noameier46]

Definitely love the longer format. You get a real essence of what it could be like out there yourself! Love the work, thanks so much! I'm an expat in Tokyo and these videos give me a great taste of home :-)

[@dudeymcduderson]

Short videos, long videos they're both brill. Keep doing what you're doing cos it's all good.

[@aland6785]

Great to see you adventuring in new areas, love the kit mod's. great stuff👍

[@PaulMessner]

More mods to come. It’s time that gear was how I want it 😂. New areas to explore in the coming months.

[@novicedronepilot]

Another great upload Paul thanks for sharing.

[@PaulMessner]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@peterprior1]

Thank you again. Enjoyed the longer, slower pace with my dogs and 5am coffee.

[@martywilson5358]

Great video Paul, love the longer videos myself 👍🏻

[@PaulMessner]

Thanks for the feedback Marty. I’m experimenting at the moment

[@symy92]

Great video as usual. Loved the time lapse, and your video colors are so vibrant. Those were some really strong winds, I admire your enthusiasm. I will be going on my second wild camp this weekend thanks to you and a couple others' encouragement.

[@PaulMessner]

Thanks. I thank the gopro for the colours. Where are you off camping?

[@symy92]

@@PaulMessner I camp at a 2000 acre nature preserve 10 minutes from my house where I am a volunteer. The good news is that it isn't open to overnight camping, so I have it all to myself, but the bad news is that I don't have the amazing views that you have, lol. You and Jo are welcome to join me, but...I live in Texas. :)

[@cliffdmb1237]

More of these long length vids please!

[@martijnlangeveld817]

Prefer the longer formats, even if that means less videos. Much more interesting to watch!!

[@Ghhhhhjjccvv]

I love watching AB camping I’d have no problem if you started making longer videos long or short they’re good either way👍

[@aland6785]

That sky in the morning!!

[@PaulMessner]

It was lush

[@ukpaul9221]

Hi Paul - greetings from the Midlands. 'Callow Hill' - to me that's the site of one of the collieries that Maggie scuppered nr Swadlincote in teh 80s, S Derbys but - to digress. Now that looks a tent that might defy the wind better. Terra Nova posh gloves between £35 and £60+ - THEY OUGHT TO DO YOUR JOBS FOR YOU! They cost more than some of my tents. My kid gloves with the lining stripped out cost me a fiver and keep the wind and cold off sufficient for all my needs. I didn't see you as a 'brands' person. Their Meridian gloves AT NINETY POUNDS could buy a host of camping kit! YOU COULD ONCE GET A DECENT PAIR OF HIKING BOOTS FOR THAT! I know it's not you but somebody is kidding somebody. My Alkita M/cycle gloves cost 60% less than that and have to deal with a lot more weather and several other (extreme) events. I don't think I'll be taking up the Terra Nova discount business discounts. But thanks all the same. Sleeping kit - I'll stick to my usual. In less than warm weather I use a silver survival blanket (cheap as chips used to be) + foam mat + Trad full-length Thermarest self-inflating mattress with a basic sleeping bag to suit the season, Rarely had a bad night's sleep. Silver blanket unnecessary in hot weather when ground is warm. I like the way that you attach spreaders underneath the stove to give it more stability. Truly good sense, especially in a confined environment. My Trangia avoids those problems. Brilliant pack mods. OH NO! STEAK AGAIN! See my other comments. As for wind. the look and sound of it was more like Force 4-5 - it was certainly no breeze. Correction - more like 5-6! Last comment - Glenfidich is a malt. Try Glen Moray if you can get it - usually slightly cheaper and it will surprise you. All best wishes to you , bro',and despite some of my comments, Count me as a 'fan'. Paul

[@KeithPierce1000]

Using a couple or three ground pegs makes the stove a lot more stable.

[@avatarluke]

I don't normally leave comments but I have to let you know I'm a huge fan of the longer videos. I managed to watch this with my headphones while the Mrs watched EastEnders.

[@michaelbrown3731]

I like all your videos, long and short.

[@shanedirden6206]

No trees no me..lol I'm spoiled to living in the Shawne Forest.

[@moe_1886]

Enjoy either format. Always great viewing Paul. Thanks Mate

[@minimobilereview6570]

longer videos so much more entertaining

[@goprocaz4019]

Another cracking video Paul, keep up the good work.👍

[@PaulMessner]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

[@rayingram6012]

Yeah definitely the longer ones...gives us more of your wonderful knowledge...thoroughly enjoyed that Paul...big thanks from me and all of us for all of your time and effort..

[@laurac976]

Love the longer videos!

[@oldout2846]

Could do with modifying the canister holder to take a couple of pegs to secure it to the grass to stop it being top heavy :-)

[@anangrysalad8256]

I saw a comment once on your channel from another user I want to echo, I think what makes your videos entertaining is the constant changing of camera angles and the different shots used. It keeps things engaging as a viewer even on the longer form videos. Personally, I prefer longer videos because the shorter ones tend to follow the same format due to being condensed, its always going to be walk up, arrive, pitch, cook, sleep, break, leave. I think you run the risk of "seen one, seen em all." I appreciate longer form ones are similar but you get more opportunity to make each video a bit different and show whats unique about a trip which is what will keep people coming back. That's my 2 pence.

[@TheMadmacs]

my top tip for cooking is take a couple of pie dishes, one for keeping the gas canister stable and one for hot pots

[@robertireson3950]

loved the longer video style!!

[@kellygonzalez7335]

AWESOME VIDEO PAUL. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING US THE PERFORMING OF THE TARPTENT.

[@derrickmurphy9859]

Great outing there and you brought me back to my school days when you mentioned pineapple chunks lol.Back in the day it was cola cubes pineapple chunks or appledrops lol.cheers for the cramp.and I don't know how you cook and eat lying down sideways lol.

[@VidaVidaVida80]

Always top content. Good video length nice to see the breakdown of gear in longer format. Thanks Paul 👍🏽

[@donaldmichaellumsden2714]

Yes Paul I like thr longer videos

[@PaulMessner]

Thanks for the feedback. More longer videos to come

[@edwardkenny2356]

A nice, tight tent set up in a strong wind. Impressive! 👍 Thanks for this video, Paul.

[@MattGriffiths81]

I like the longer videos personally, when it's relevant. I suppose a 50 minute video on your favourite hiking boots would feel excessive, but when there's content to be put in the video, I'd always say put it in. I mostly watch videos whilst I'm working, they play on the TV like a bit of background entertainment. I'll rewind or pause when required, but a longer video always feels better to me.

[@simonhill7850]

Nice to see you venturing a little bit further South. The steak looked tasty.

[@beargreenuk]

Great video as always Paul your a true inspiration. Would never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy any Terra Nova products again. Customer service is poor and its impossible to get spare poles, even for a tent that is barely 3 month old. The lady I spoke to would not even walk to the warehouse or ask an engineer for another pole set I could buy and butcher to fix my pioneer 2.

[@terranovaequipment]

Hi, we're so sorry to hear that you've had a bad experience. We want to rectify this immediately. If you want to get in touch with us again we'll be sure to deal with this as soon as possible.

[@uknighthuntingvision93]

The only freeze dried food I carry is for unexpected emergency forced stay out in the wilds (beyond my planned outing). Other than that I always take 'real' food for my meals; a lot cheaper, far better and healthier on the tummy; oh and much more filling! Freeze dried food, is a thing that is going out of fashion! Paul keep the longer videos coming, love em.

[@Pupsaremyheart101]

Love it!

[@jimdoggydogg]

Loved the longer video!

[@holmesaway]

It’s about time you came to South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Stay away from Pen Y Fan and you won’t see a soul! Garreg Las is a must for a future wildcamp! Loving the videos as usual, no matter how long! 👍🏻

[@PaulMessner]

Been a few times there. Actually camped Pen Y Fan. Will surely head that way again this year but a few other spots to visit first

[@jlockwood131]

Really enjoyed that! As a Scarp owner for many years I would recommend pitching the ends as tight as possible before you guy out the sides/trekking pole guys

[@catretriever1]

Great vid Paul. Very much enjoyed the longer format. I think a few of these every now and then would be spot on.

[@mr_monologue2680]

Love the long form videos Paul! Lets us get really immersed in the adventure.. Keep it up :)

[@grahamhaines9931]

I remember training on the Long Mynd for the Cambrian March in 1975. Never been back but it does remain on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.

[@Rogar0]

Yep Paul taking time to smell the Flowers or perhaps sheeps douvers, lol! Thanks for taking us along and the highlighting of Shropshire! ⛺️👣🦉🍷🍷👍😎

[@ashropshirelad]

Aye up Mr ‘M’ sir. Great to see you liked the old ‘home turf’ there. It’s still my favourite spot over here. Many thanks for the mention. Very much appreciated. If you ever fancy another trip and want someone to natter to in the next tent, give me a nudge. It would be great to meet up. All the very best to you and yours. GJ. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@NeverTooOld22]

I enjoy all your videos mate. I don’t even do wild camping, but I’m getting tempted the more I watch! I find it useful learning about all the kit and your fair on reviews. Keep it up pal and you’ll reap the rewards. 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻

[@BurtReynoldstash]

I’ve not used my x poles with my scarp 1 yet. I’ve had it out in decent winds too. I’m a kite surfer/windsurfer so a little more attuned to the strength/ direction of wind than normal folk. Tent handles owt you can chuck at it 😂. I’m going to a scarp mod video as I think it may help a lot of people out. Keep your eyes peeled. 🤙

[@ericsweetadventure]

Around here it’s never a good idea to cook even near your tent or other gear. Best case it’s raccoons that will visit in the night, worst case a bear. You don’t want food smells in your kit. Looks like fun though! In rain we toss up a tarp over a ridge line and cook away from sleeping area. Keep tarp away from tent/clothing kit when packed.

[@stephengardner9128]

Great video Paul enjoyed that you enjoyed being out on the fells. As for the negative folk they can say what they want, You and I and a good many others enjoy what we do simples.

[@florindagonzalez5700]

I really like your hat!

[@GoingSoloOutdoors]

Really pretty spot and a nice little mod for the stove! I really enjoyed the length of this video. Feels like we are getting to experience the entire camp with you! However, I am a bit biased towards making longer videos lately myself. I also found it interesting to see how the scarp handled the wind without the additional poles so I appreciated you showing that! Great video Paul! ATB

[@lomino6478]

Longer videos for me Paul, how can you not want more of a good thing? I watch Tony 's 3 hour plus videos, very relaxing, you feel like you've been on the trip with him 👍

[@verykeen2please]

welcome to my neck of the woods

[@Bokooda]

Longer vids with the same great content, but a more leisurely pace... More chance to see the surroundings and scenery and hear you chat a bit more about stuff and life in general, info/history about the local area... works for me. The longer ones for when I have more time with a🍺and I'll keep the gear reviews/short ones for when I need a quick fix ☕and I should have gone to bed an hour ago, some of us poor souls still have to go to work in an office (you lucky bugger).

[@stuarthatton1973]

cracking trip , I like the longer videos

[@jens-kristiantofthansen9376]

I'm very happy with the longer format - nice to sit back and have a cup of tea while just taking it in. I suppose there's a balance to hit so probably it's a question of having some of each, all depending on the individual trip out.

[@steveb1972]

Certainly a good test of the tent! Great to see you cooking again Paul!👍🏻

[@robertvanderputten9891]

Love watching! Find what you are doing really inspirational!

[@tomchad7]

love it as always Paul

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Great video, as usual. We were up on the Long Mynd last Autum in a campervan. Great area.

[@chrisweldon2817]

I use a mossi head net to keep my pillow in place, weighs nowt and just lives in my pack, works a treat. Like the look of the windburner. Great video.