Forest Access, Dealing With Wet Clothing and Kit, Tarp Lines at Head Height |

[@PaulKirtley]

Yet another in the #AskPaulKirtley series. Make sure you check out the earlier episodes too, collected together in the following handly playlist - kzbin.info/aero/PLZd0Jw9pFXqWC0M1g73AGS49i7KtCK_v4

[@kravist518]

#AskPaulKirtley and your other videos are in my opinion the best Bushcraft videos on KZbin, not only do you give multiple options with kit but your philosophy on Bushcraft is not the usual “my way or the highway” that you find on other channels, thanks for sharing with us

[@PaulKirtley]

Thank you. I try to be as resonable as possible :-) I'm glad you appreciate my approach. Warm regards, Paul

[@TestSpaceMonkey]

Another idea for tying lines up higher: run heavier ropes between the trees: one at stepping height and another to lean on once up there. You can even bias the step to one side of the trunk so it's a bit to the side of the top line you're working on. Got that years ago from a fun channel that goes by "really big monkey 1" who is in the American South and sometimes has to contend with a lot of dampness and even shallow water under hammock setups. Lots of great outside the box thinking.

[@landisdell8996]

In terms of tying a ridgeline above shoulder-height, I find both an Evenk hitch and taught-line hitch can be tied loosely at chest level, slid up to where I need them, then tightened. Once they’re in position, I can get them as tight as I need.

[@kevinharry7418]

Excellent info Paul

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

A little Paul Kirtley with my morning joe thanks Paul!

[@PaulKirtley]

Enjoy!

[@bushcraftstevesonnyokeeffe]

Hi Paul hope you're well excellent video thanks steve

[@rockeastwood]

Thank you, as always. Keep 'em coming.

[@stephenzevetchin]

Thanks Paul. I'll listen throughout the day!!!

[@PaulKirtley]

Enjoy!

[@nickpeers9026]

Thanks Paul, great vid as usual. Love the sneaky non book plug! 😂

[@PaulKirtley]

Haha glad you liked that one. Possible Fight Club influence... ;-)

[@Rudecheers]

Great talk as always Paul, always a pleasure to see a new video of you in my notifications on YT.

[@nigelgregory4777]

Wow Paul, another great presentation, you're knowledge and willingness to share it is (Knight worthy, what's an MBE 😀) Your section on dry kit was a big reminder of why I chose to do a training course with Yourself and Ray, hillwalking I only took day/wet kit and night /dry kit, now doing more low and slow multi day camps with camera carry to be comfy, however now starting to get the feeling of the canoe (after only being in one for two weeks) I think I need another set of kit 🤔😢😢, the main thing that you both pushed was just how much it takes to keep kit dry, I thaught a single canoe bag would be all that I needed, Ray put us all right on that, I thank you both for two excellent weeks of my life in a troubled year 👏👏👍☕. My advice to a novice reading this is, get some proper tuition at the start from the people who have done it, they will tell you how to keep kit dry and safe and enjoy your journey, Happy travels to all your followers Paul, many thanks for a great year with Frontier Bushcraft. Nige 👍👍👍🍻🍻

[@andyhall3369]

Boom! Afternoon DIY listening sorted.

[@PaulKirtley]

Nice! :-)

[@andyhall3369]

Fluffy ulfrotte socks now on the Xmas list....sounds cosy.

[@PaulKirtley]

Very.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very good video, thanks for all the information!

[@PaulKirtley]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. I appreciate your feedback. Best, Paul

[@WayPointSurvival]

@@PaulKirtley You're welcome!

[@modestadventurers]

Thank you Paul.

[@theraven5935]

If you need to dry a sleeping bag.Best way to do is fill it with hot stones.Heat them up in fire or on a cooker and wrap them in a towel or tshirt .And turn the sleeping back from time to time. Caution ! Not melting hot ,of course.

[@aaronwilliams007]

Thanks for your content!

[@Tarantio1983]

Firstly, thanks for this informative video! It's highly appreciated, Paul! Secondly, on wheelchair access to land... I am not a legal practitioner, thus this is not legal advice (go ask Daniel at the Blackbelt Barrister KZbin channel, he can better explain the law than a layman like me!). But to the best of my understanding, if a location (building or piece of land) is "openly accessible to the general public" then it has to be openly accessible to all members of the public... and thanks to the Disability Discrimination Act circa 2010, that means that "all reasonable adjustments must be made to allow for disabled people to access it", i.e. ensure that pathways are clear of debris and passable for at least 3/4s of the general public. My advice is to check an Ordnance Survey (O/S) map to see if a patch of land is classed as "Open Access Land", then ask local people if that land is accessible for a person in the disabled person's specific condition (based on size, weight and sturdiness of the wheelchair and the amount of mobility that the individual has)!

[@PaulKirtley]

Hi Cal, thanks for your comments. I really appreciate you adding to the conversation. Warm regards, Paul

[@Tarantio1983]

@@PaulKirtley you're welcome, just thought I would add that we have a law that says any publicly accessible places have to make reasonable adjustments to allow for as many people as possible to access the space. Not everyone knows that the DDA 2010 means that public places should do whatever they can (within reason) to allow access, but I think Daniel at Blackbelt Barrister would be better able to handle the question!

[@andrewplaysoutside]

So, I’m just getting around to watching this, and YOU TOOK MY QUESTION!!! I know you’re not Beyoncé or something, but I’m super honored and a little starstruck lol.

[@davidbratley5318]

mmm, wheelchair access to woodland in the UK, a interesting question, I think it's a matter of the type of access you are using, public footpath, permissive footpath etc and is a wheelchair classed as pedestrians access or vehicular access? in the UK for example bicycles are not allowed on public footpaths.

[@Dr.D00p]

" What do you do when/if things go horribly awry and all your gear and clothes get wet?" Well, I don't know about anyone else but that's when I tend to say 'sod this for a game of soldiers' whip out the debit card and go find a B&B or Hotel...😁

[@PaulKirtley]

And that may well be a sensible option when available :-)

[@Dr.D00p]

@@PaulKirtley Yeah, but I suspect my threshold for going with that option is a lot lower than yours, Paul! As the great man himself, Clint Eastwood, once said..'A man's got to know his limitations' 😉

[@PaulKirtley]

haha you just made my day. And you are not even a punk ;-)

[@johncrouch8988]

@@Dr.D00p I’m with you. Safety and enjoyment first. Take a night and day out. Get everything dry and a good night sleep in a hotel. Not a problem camping in the U.K. unless you have also got an injury and are stuck until rescued. If that’s the case then you’re going to be out using whatever you have and are going to adapt and overcome anyway. As Paul said it all depends on the context you find yourself in. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@bertheemskerk3273]

Ah Jason and my mishap are mentioned 😅

[@thelmaviaduct]

We were instructed in Army basic training to sleep in wet combats in our doss bags. Miraculously they would be bone dry in the morning 👍🏿

[@thelmaviaduct]

Heard others say bag it up and wear wet clothes in the morning. I would honestly rather sleep in wet clothes (that will dry overnight) than put wet clothes on in the morning and have to wear them all day. 👍🏿

[@PaulKirtley]

I think it depends on where you are. The wet-dry kit seems quite common SOP in jungle environments.

[@thelmaviaduct]

@@PaulKirtley yeah definitely, heard the same for jungle. My experience was uk winter. Seemed crazy when we were told, but definitely worked. Was almost a morale booster waking up in dry kit for the day ahead. The doss bags were thick and heavy. Them old skool roll mats were a godsend under a tarp in your shell scrape. A lad thought he'd save a bit of weight and not take his, he didn't make the same mistake again 😂🤣👍🏿

[@thelmaviaduct]

@@simon4133 yeah, we fixed things 👍🏿