My Top Three Luxury Wild Camping Items.

In this video, I will be showing you my favourite three luxury items that I like to take camping with me. This was a challenge for me to narrow this down to just three, like most people, I have a lot of kit and some luxuries are more appropriate to certain trips more than others!
To continue the tagged link going, Id like to nominate the following KZbinrs to share their items, if you get a chance, please check out their channels - great content, lots to learn and very enjoyable to watch!
Swamp Valley
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Carlisle195
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Greencraft
/ @greencraft4783
Thanks to Tom Outdoors for nominating me in his video.
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I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
Links
Chammock Hammock Chair
www.chammockco.com
Thermarest Trekker Chair
www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15914574...
British Army Landrover Chair
www.surplusandoutdoors.com/la...
O’Boy Hot Chocolate
www.scandikitchen.co.uk/produ...
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Music: Big Sciota by Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties

[@tanjaontour2932]

"Maggie was an obvious one for me..." - loved that.

[@Uglehytten]

I nearly dropped off my chair smiling like a loon when I saw that huge bear of a dog smothering you with hugs and kisses. Of course Maggie is in the top three. Awesome :) I hope you are having a wonderful summer Simon. I am fishing like a madman in every puddle and secret lake available. Cheers from Denmark!

[@mikew4760]

Fantastic to see Maggie as one of your top things to take camping 🙂. Keep up the good work. ATB

[@robertm4050]

Well you just ruined 1/3 of the video for. Next time put a spoiler alert?

[@oldpisces49]

TY Simon& Ms Maggie!! Now that Im over 70, gonna definately look into that hammock chair option since the ground keeps gettin further and further from my backside it seems!! Bless U BOTH! Stay well friends..

[@alansteele3757]

Nice to see that you picked basic items as your luxurious one, obviously Maggies top dog 🐶

[@LaoxingPicnic01]

have a good day! so happy!

[@davidpercival4016]

LOL love that Maggie is your tinder magnet 👍

[@GrumpyGrunt]

#3 is the best item of all. I'd take that one with me everywhere. 😍 I never thought about Mags being such a tinder magnet. It's funny because it's true. 🤣

[@Gordie79hamilton]

Yay! Go Maggie! Definitely the goodest camp dog. 😍

[@moistoregon9049]

Great choices. Can't beat a good pup and a nice seat.

[@allengrant]

Tinder magnet !? ... laughed out loud with that one !! My blondie is a constant companion. Man's best friend, No explanation necessary.

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Nothing better than a warm body!

[@JoonesAdventuresMC]

Maggie is a multi tool. Pillow, tinder collector, heater for the tent, ballast for the canoe, entertainer and a really good company. I guess she even could carry your other luxury items. Atb Jonas

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hahaha - now there’s an idea! 😁👍

[@aynsleycooper365]

Simon, we've only recently viewed this one, and the sight of Maggie coming to you was a joy indeed. J & W A Cooper

[@UTFamilyLawAttorney]

Loved it. There's nothing better than a good dog for backpacking.

[@jimmybamber4378]

Sounds perfect

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

Always nice to have a few comfort goodies when in the bush.

[@BushcraftRidge]

Thanks for sharing, brother!

[@MichaelR58]

Simon, thanks for sharing 👍

[@dianejacklin4338]

Another great video Simon. The naan looked great. It was lovely to see Maggie

[@LiuYan07]

The stove looks cool

[@nevaalderman4478]

Awesome choices 👌! Especially Maggie!❤🥰❤

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Awesome Brother! Thanks!

[@keithmcewan7799]

Great choices One of mine is honey to go with my tea. Started packing it 2 years ago

[@TudorThomas]

3 wonderful choices Simon! Another great video. Thx for sharing

[@robertcachia6484]

Newfound landers are great dogs and the people of Newfound land are pretty great too. I have to have a tin of cashews when I'm camping.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Simon, this is the boost I needed to get back to it, I'm heading out to the woods today 👍 All the best mate. Skye

[@steveoutdoorsuk1788]

Awesome choices Simon! Thanks for sharing mate. Take care, Steve. 👍👍

[@alexandr.p.281]

Thank you Simon, positive video !!! 👍

[@marinex9592]

Good items, looking forward to your next video.

[@KaylynnStrain]

Thumbs up for Maggie !!!!

[@jacobroberts1434]

Great insight Simon!

[@harryb1745]

Great choices, looking forward to the next adventure. Cheers from CDN.

[@sixeagle6466]

I like Maggie, Newfoundlands are among my favourite breeds. I used to do a lot of winter camping and cooking chilli with a lot of spices always kept me warm overnight, and I also liked to bring along some chamomile tea because it helped me digest all that flash frozen food

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

"Food, glorious good...hot chocolate and....Com' on Maggie, light my fire!" Aahh, wooden it be luverly.

[@nntimberwolf2197]

This was a great video. I never thought of my dog being a luxury item but it sure makes since. I enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing

[@AntSurviveTheNight]

I’m really impressed with the kneel mat chair Simon, I’ll be looking for one of those. Loved your third choices the most though 👍, cheers mate, Ant.

[@hazzardoutdoors]

Love Maggie. A beautiful breed. Good choices too.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks mate! 👍😁

[@finnbriody5387]

Great to see Maggie up there what a dog, great music and great video Many thanks Simon Padraig Co Tipperary

[@counterdebate]

Good to see you and Can't wait for the next long trip and video 😎

[@roberts6219]

Very good list Simon!!!

[@cgriggsiv]

At work right now but I will watch this later on tonight have yourself a great day

[@tyrion3575]

Cheers Simon. Always enjoy your vids...

[@CHANNELTAKIZAWA]

大きくて可愛い犬ですね🐶 トランギアは自分もよく使います。犬とアウトドア最高ですよね😆

[@ColHatley]

Great choices for R&R, an of course Miss Maggie would be my Fyrst Choice...

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Great choices!!!

[@michaeljack5268]

That was so cool ! Mags 😎 the tinder magnet.

[@cavetreasures5475]

Beauty!

[@dianejacklin4338]

Thank you for another interesting video.

[@iloveshowbiz]

I love that you included your beautiful Maggie : ) Thanks Simon for another great video.

[@sandradanen8738]

Nr 3 must be the best 🥰

[@1967AJB]

Nice.

[@aliceg9571]

I’m with you on your Third luxury, Maggie, most definitely. Of course, weather permitting. ATB

[@garylawrence9347]

Nice one Simon, always looking forward to your fresh content, enjoyed it in the garden on the laptop.

[@rodh2168]

Enjoyable and informative...as always. ATB Rod

[@jeffstevens763]

Top three choices there Simon a good seat a nice drink and your dog laid at your feet nothing better just looking at our Harry a lab laid under my wife's feet snoring like a trooper great ATB

[@markmullins3432]

Did not see the third choice coming, ha. Great choice...✌👍🍺

[@keithmcewan7799]

I met a lady coming out of a store today with a Dutch oven. She was going to try her hand at camping this summer. We talked for quite a bit and I gave her some tips. I also gave her your name to look up on your episode of making bread in a Dutch oven. I learned a lot from that one.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks Keith! I hope she doesn’t end up with a burnt bottom like I did!! 😂🔥

[@keithmcewan7799]

I really liked that you showed what you used and how you made it. Watched others where they had the dough made up already but no ingredients listed.

[@markdale8301]

Thanks for the insight Simon. Interested in the Thermarest chair. Always looked very portable, but I wasn’t convinced in the comfort value. Good point re wet ground. Got me thinking again. Cheers

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

They’re certainly comfortable - for me, a back rest makes all the difference lean back and relax! 😁👍

[@johnnybushman651]

Cheers Simon! , thanks for the video and I’m going to say that Maggie and hot chocolate would be my #1 pick for luxury items on a camping trip. Have a good day , ATB .

[@charlesknight3204]

Your priorities are spot on!!! Love your videos!!! Take care, be safe, all my best and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas USA. 🤠

[@barryhopesgthope686]

Joe Robinet makes the tripod chair too.

[@philipw7557]

Good on maggi 😎👍

[@TheTfortwo]

Bloody loved it Simon you are a true trooper my friend

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Cheers Steve! 😁👍

[@jasonmcknespiey1]

Luxury Item #1 #2 and #3 is definitely Maggie.

[@jovahsangel]

Great video!😎

[@wildessex8615]

Great video and choices, mate.

[@rammur1]

'Nice !

[@jonfisher9214]

I always used to make hot chocolate for my sons at bedtime when we were camping. Warmed them up but also a great way to persuade them to get to bed! My own luxury item was coffee the next morning.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

With you on the coffee! I’d be a dribbling wreck without it! 😂

[@tonybrown7847]

I love Maggie ❤🐕‍🦺

[@unclepoutdoors2420]

Came across your channel a few days ago, great videos really enjoying them, fantastic viewing on a cold rainy day here in New Zealand, keep up the good work, cheers

[@markevans1973]

Great video simon

[@darcygeorge7023]

Ace job..... Again

[@deedowning3327]

Love this video. Maggie would be #1 with me for sure!

[@simondrewery6428]

Yet another great video, keep up the excellent work simon

[@SweetLilyofPeace]

I love your luxury items, especially Maggie. She is gorgeous :)

[@xaraxania]

I'm going to be festival camping this weekend, my luxury items are a chair, my Pillow an air bed, although i might say they are also necessary as my old bones have to be comfortable :D thanks Simon, great little film, hugs to Maggie :D

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hope you enjoyed the festival! 😁

[@Andersbork]

Great choices! I also pick O'boy every time ☺ All the best, Rob

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Cheers Rob! No other hot chocolates come close! 😁🇸🇪👍

[@zulvalor7266]

Love my dog 🐕

[@brettsallotmentgarden7501]

Grand video Simon got a thumbs up just for the intro music!!!

[@marksadventures3889]

Maggs, yup best choice cause she's lovely, hot chocolate is something I took with me a lot, a hot water bottle for cold nights and my wok, yes it weighs but it's best for cooking in. I found a little wok - 7" diameter and very versatile and 1/3 of the weight.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Good idea! I’ve heard of a few people who use a wok for camps - super versatile! 👍

[@outdooradventureHungary]

i like your third Item :)

[@steamboatmodel]

I have a shooting stick seat that I take with me in the bush, not great for long rests but for five minutes or so it is great.

[@billyaitken1713]

Japanese homewares stores are full of floor-chairs like your kneeling-mat chair 😳👍. Remember the old Maxpax vending machines? - the Suchad hot chocolate was awesome. Not wrong about the heat from Maggie 😍⛺️🔥, good intruder alarm too

[@ejd52]

I've seen you do that chocolate before and now I must find some. Great list. When Maggie came running, I shouted her name with a big grin! Wonderful choice indeed.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you! 😁

[@snorkherder]

Thanks Simon, a Maggie is the best luxury Item ;) ATB

[@ClearTheDeck]

Slurp-slurp-slurp, slurp-slurp-slurp, slurp-slurp-slurp ... one of the characteristic sounds of a Newf. We had one 15 years ago, and she was a great companion indeed. I also sympathized when Maggie leapt out of your canoe in an another video of yours. Gosh, I remember our Toby leaping into a boggy creek one time and she was a muddy mess; but so joyful that you just couldn't be angry about it. Like Maggie, she somehow managed not to upset the canoe in the process of leaping out. Quite a trick, really! P.S. Recently subscribed. Enjoying your content very much. It's time to plan this year's canoe trip here in Ontario, Canada.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hahaha - dogs are great aren’t they!! 👍

[@MHarenArt]

Loving your camp hammock chair!! After watching so many camping/bushcraft videos, I might agree with you on your three items. I'd have to think about ti more though, but I might Include something that makes cooking easier since cooking is one of my favorite things to do! I'd want a good grill to use.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks Maggie! Yes, a good grill would be a great item - saves having to make a tripod, gives you more heat control and puts the cooking up at a better, more comfort height. 👍😁

[@Myn6211]

Hahaha! I just knew from your definition of luxury items that Maggie was going to be one of them. 😃

[@aleencross]

I would choose Maggie too!!!

[@SCQT]

My list is basically the same, but being in the green hell of Florida my #1 is an easy choice of USB fan. Helps extend the season when its 85f and disgustingly humid in the middle of the night. Sweat..... So much sweat..... I have been doing the bush chair thing but going to have to look into that Chammock, seems like a solid option. I dont have a Maggie, but i do have a McGee. So, pretty close.

[@tonyboloni64]

Nice surprise to see you were reading "Spoon". My copy just arrived from Amazon.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Great book isn’t it! An inspiration! 👍😁

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Fine and well-reasoned suggestions. I'm guessing Carlisle 195 should include gourmet coffee mix and cakes!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hahaha - id be shocked if it wasn’t! 😁

[@menkfranceart]

I love the “tinder supplier.”

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Cracking video Simon iv just been taged in this challenge as well great 3 items atvb Jimmy 🤟🤟🤟

[@skyblue-df2od]

Think u can buy that hot choc at the scandi kitchen in Soho, london. London's cool 😊

[@TrixieDevani]

Hi Simon, hope your weekend is going well. I am imagining you will be, or have recently consumed some lamb. 👍👍👍

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

I’m reading your comment a week late, but yes - lamb roast last Sunday! Have you been spying on me? 😂😂😂

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Maggie is #1 Great Video 👍🏻

[@hermit6208]

Magggggiiiiieeeeeeee! I got a little teared up when Maggie came running over like that 5:27. 😊😊😊😊🐕 Dogs are the best.

[@lauriebloggs8391]

Brilliant music, brilliant choices, lovely video...……… I don't think a couple of housetrained ferrets equate to a single Maggie, lol!