Hammock Wild Camp - Testing My Bikepacking Setup With a Solo Overnight Camp

[@robertjackson2069]

thank you for sharing your adventure, Good video.

[@matryderadventures]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting 👍

[@claireamey2451]

Just started watching your videos I like your sense of humour keep them coming!

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks. I'll do my best. Thanks for commenting👍👍

[@RogerByrne]

Haven’t used my hammock setup for a while, have a couple of Selva underquilts too, nice and toasty 👌

[@matryderadventures]

It's a really nice quilt. It's way more loftier than my other ones. Cheers 👍

[@brettatkinson4325]

Good video pity you melted 🔥 your yellow cup 😁

[@matryderadventures]

A straight up tragedy... I've bought another and it's survived so far.

[@christineryder92]

Sneak out for a night eh! I’d expect nothing less. 😊x

[@matryderadventures]

You are very much alive to me Mum 🤣🤣x

[@mylesmills3614]

Whoooo Buddy! Sleeping in style my man!

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks. I love my hammock! Nothing can beat it for comfort!

[@timparsons2741]

I have a Warbonnet Black bird that I only used a couple of times . I'm a side sleeper so hard to get use to .

[@matryderadventures]

Same here. The lady I currently have is better than the last one when I'm on my side. I've tried but just can't sleep on my back.

[@jacqueline7118]

Thank you for sharing your adventure and congrats, your up to 393 subscribers as I comment! When I am in my hammock my feet get cold as well and as someone said below it is most likely circulation or perhaps because of being on the edge of the hammock the underquilt may not be giving full coverage. I wear bed socks over another thin pair or down booties, helps a lot. :) Enjoy your sense of humour and yes, beer always saves the day! LOL

[@matryderadventures]

I know!!! 393. It's going well. I think your suggestion that my feet are beyond the underquilt makes perfect sense. I'll likely get some of the down boots. I'm sure they'll help. Thanks for watching and commenting. You're one of my regular viewers!!!

[@edzeppelin933]

Just found your channel Mat. Love your sense of humour. Looking forward to following along on more adventures from Australia!

[@matryderadventures]

Brilliant! Thanks for following. Now I have an Australian subscriber!!! 👍👍

[@jacqueline7118]

@@matryderadventures One from Nova Scotia, Canada too! :) :)

[@matryderadventures]

@@jacqueline7118 Excellent. It's amazing to me that people from all over the world watch these videos. Nova Scotia looks like a fantastic place for a hammock camp..

[@jacqueline7118]

@@matryderadventures Yes, a ton of awesome places! We have a lot of public (Crownland), very fortunate. :)

[@robertmarr9104]

I've watched most of your videos now and I notice that after stirring a pot or cup you never lick the spoon or stirrer. You only tap it and set it aside. It's driving me mad! 😊 Superb video. I really enjoy your style.

[@matryderadventures]

🤣 I'll lick the spoon next time, and you will know it was done purely to make you happy!! Anything for my subscribers 🙂.

[@robertmarr9104]

You're a gem, Mat! Not at all like other celebrities who neglect their fans once they become famous.

[@matryderadventures]

@@robertmarr9104 Wait until I hit 10K subs...

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

I really enjoyed this video,have a great weekend when it comes debs xx.....

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks. It's coming early for me. I'll be out on my canoe for an overnighter today. Hope you have plans for the weekend 👍

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

@@matryderadventures yes taking kayak out 😃

[@matryderadventures]

Enjoy!!

[@scottsugimoto8223]

Mat , your unpretentious manner, is inviting. Happy I stumbled across your channel. I am learning from and with you . As well its reassuring and inspiring to see other " mature " fellows out challenging themselves.

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are enjoying my videos. It's always nice to hear that people are following along. It keeps me motivated. Thanks 👍👍

[@juliethrower1185]

Lovely to see the wilderness. You're like a little chrysalis in the 🌳 trees. Good to see that your wrong way is the right way to go🤣. Nice review on IPA, that should get you a few more subscribers 😀 I am always amazed at how much you can make in your cup, variety is the spice of life. Enjoy

[@matryderadventures]

I don't think I emerged as a butterfly sadly. Maybe more of an aged moth.

[@Welshadventures]

Awesome video new sub here

[@matryderadventures]

Excellent. Thanks for subscribing 👍

[@jamesbeaumont1202]

Class mate I go all over on my bike I love the wolds way I normally tent up but just got full hammock set up il testing it out in the week at Brantingham can't wait. Your vid was class

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks 👍. I'll look up The Wolds Way. I used to live over that way but never knew about it. Good luck with your hammock set up. You won't get a better night's sleep. Cheers 👍

[@jamesbeaumont1202]

@@matryderadventures thanks all the best mate

[@Bikepacking]

Cool love Dutch ware gear i have a lot of there clips but use dream hammock and Cuban tarp

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks!! Hammocks are very cool!

[@Bikepacking]

@@matryderadventures yeah if i could hammock camp all the time i would get rid of the tent

[@matryderadventures]

@@Bikepacking me too! I always sleep well in my hammock.

[@Bikepacking]

@@matryderadventures yeah I invested a lot of time and money in to my hammock setup but get a perfect sleep every time and can setup in less than 2 minutes … but the issue is above tree line how to hang .. was thinking just using the tarp and cowboy camp if above tree line

[@matryderadventures]

Cowboy camping above tree line sounds like an idea. I imagine your hammock set up uses a sleeping pad and not an underquilt if you consider cowboy camping when you can't hang?

[@tonypaddler]

I must admit I squirmed a bit when I realised that you were sleeping above your bike! I prefer having a soft landing area below me when hammocking, just in case 🤞

[@matryderadventures]

Ha. I didn't even consider that! I think I'll keep the area beneath it clear from now on. It could have been painful, or costly. Either way a bad thing. Good advice. Thanks for watching.

[@tonypaddler]

@@matryderadventures I'm enjoying your videos, thank you very much 👍

[@JP-hy6ud]

Great video, it makes me want to bike camp with my hammock now. I'm wanting to use my trangia for cooking rather than just boiling. What fuel are you using here?

[@matryderadventures]

I love the hammock. I takes up more room on the bike but it's worth it. We use methylated spirit with the Trangia. I'm not sure if it's the best stuff to use but it works. Cheers 👍

[@carolinebugg8462]

You didn’t mention the stew flavoured coffee 🤷‍♀️ surely you didn’t wash the pot 😱. Another great video and glad you avoided a visit to a&e with the awkward conversation about how you landed on a bike pedal 🤦‍♀️ xx

[@matryderadventures]

🤣I'm used to food flavoured coffee now. I probably shouldn't put pointy things under the hammock from now on 🤣 xx

[@outdoorpilgrim2213]

That beef stew looked loads better than the godawful pork belly, black pudding “BBQ” sandwich in Wales.

[@matryderadventures]

But that sandwich was epic!?! 🤣. The stew was good too.

[@ramblinonandon]

​@@matryderadventures I've only just started watching your channel, so I didn't see the Welsh sandwich, but it sounds perfect. Really enjoying your style of recording.

[@matryderadventures]

@@ramblinonandon To be fair, it didn't really work as a sandwich but it was delicious. It's in the Brecon Beacons video. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers 👍

[@HubertJ1909]

A really enjoyable video again, those hammock straps do look like they make life easier, would you consider taking a hammock for a long bikepacking trip?

[@matryderadventures]

Thanks. The straps are extremely well designed. I think you could use a hammock set up on a bikepacking trip but you'd have to take a sleeping pad for when there are no trees. I've been discussing this with another subscriber too. It could be done but it's not something I'd do. For now anyway. Cheers 👍

[@thewelshwolverine9093]

It’s like a modern day A-Team, and your Col.John ‘Hannibal’ Smith ! ( you even got the same hair colour 👀)

[@matryderadventures]

I can live with being Hannibal. You know who you have to be. Steve is Murdoch or Face. It's up to you.

[@thewelshwolverine9093]

@@matryderadventures I’ll get the van😂😂

[@matryderadventures]

🤣🤣👍👍

[@parduez]

@@matryderadventures I’m obviously Face. C’mon people…

[@matryderadventures]

@@parduez watch out for dem Cylons Bro

[@parduez]

I didn’t watch it so I don’t know I’m dead to you. I need to learn the truckers hitch.

[@matryderadventures]

Shame Bro. You were always not an inconvenience to be with.

[@duksis85]

at 21:35 - I assume your feet got cold because they are higher then rest of your body and blod is not properly flowing.

[@matryderadventures]

Maybe. I'll have to look into it. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for commenting 👍

[@leonardmcdermott7703]

Matt do you have a link for the underblanket ?

[@matryderadventures]

Here you go. cumulus.equipment/uk_en/down-underqulit-for-hammock-selva-450.html

[@leonardmcdermott7703]

Cheers.

[@zzlee14]

You are hanging left that is to say that your head is right and feet left. Most hammocks are designed to hang right that is to say head left and feet right. If your hammock works fore you all is fine. Try your puffy zipped up over your feet. :)

[@matryderadventures]

I didn't know that. I think I have it the right way but I'll have a proper look next time I have it out. I sleep extremely well in this hammock so I guess it works. I'll try the puffy jacket tip too 👍 Thanks for watching 👍

[@zzlee14]

@@matryderadventures You may be able to switch the the bug net end fore end. Dutch " With the patent pending zipper, you can flip over the top cover or bugnet so you can lay in a " :)

[@matryderadventures]

@@zzlee14 I can reverse the bug net. I will experiment with my set up next time I'm out. Thanks again 👍