Wildcamping with my Hammock & Basic Navigation

[@jamesfleming555]

Yes! The ax undercut and the saw back-cut! Granted I don't follow a bunch of "bushcrafter" channels, but you're the first one I've seen do the safest way of dropping a tree. I quite enjoy your channel Martin.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks! This winter I attended a certification course for chain saws. I learned a few new things there. Maybe I should make a video that goes a bit deeper into safe felling of larger trees at some point :) - Martin

[@markgross928]

Martin, thank you so much for sharing your videos. I have never made videos, but I can imagine that it is a lot of work setting up the camera and then walking past it, just to walk back and get it and do it all over again. I appreciate videos like this one because I can see how you use your skills in real life experiences, not just in a pre-staged situation - like a classroom. Your teaching is very easy to understand and basic enough that even young children can understand. I like that. Thank you, again and keep them coming. - Mark

[@NorwegianWoods]

You are very welcome my friend. It takes a little work to make the videos but I do enjoy it a lot :) Thanks for stopping by - Martin

[@WyrdWoodsIreland]

Fantastically shot and interesting adventure Martin, you capture the serenity of nature wonderfully in your videos. Thanks for your efforts.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I enjoy making these videos. Glad you enjoy watching :) Thanks - Martin

[@tooterr102e.9]

The scenery is very beautiful there. Fast moving creek, lakes and fantastic woods. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for watching. I really like that forest. I will go back there to make more videos in the future :) - Martin

[@PumpkinVillage]

Very beautiful country side. Your videos are very good and I am enjoying catching up. This year we also have a small doe hanging around our yard. Very nice to see. Last year we had a herd of 10 or 12 deer every night. Take care, Al

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for stopping by. I love to go out in the woods but I see more roe deer around the house where I live. It is a strange thing that they stay in these populated areas. I guess they enjoy the absence of predators and hunters. - Martin

[@WELSBYROOTS]

Another great adventure! thanks for sharing and explaining your understanding on navigation.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@Smedley60]

Your country is spectacularly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your journeys.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Glad you like the videos :) Thanks a lot for coming along - Martin

[@krisdouglas6536]

Brilliant. Loved that method for felling the tree. Keep up the great videos friend

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Kris Douglas This works great on smaller trees. Just be careful if you want to take down something bigger :) - Martin

[@maddogbushcraft1475]

Hi NW , good set up the chicken looks good . thanks for sharingATB Pete

[@NorwegianWoods]

+madDog Bushcraft The set up worked great. Thank you for stopping by :) - Martin

[@acedecs]

what a spot to camp, total camp envy!!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+acedecs It is a really nice area. I will go back to do some more camping in the future. Just so you know, it is free for everyone to go there :) - Martin

[@ariadanzig434]

Great video,what a beautiful forest!

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you. Glad you like it :) - Martin

[@swish2727]

Thank you for sharing

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for watching :) - Martin

[@southpawbushcraft7522]

Martin thank you for this video, great demo of basic navigation and what a beautiful place to show it. What an amazing sunset there too around the 25 minute mark. ~Dawn

[@NorwegianWoods]

+SouthPaw Bushcraft Glad you liked it - Martin

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

Great video again Martin. Such beautiful country to camp in. Lovely to watch.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks my friend. I really appreciate you watching :) - Martin

[@paulprotheroe1814]

nice video martin keep them coming :) always look forward to see what you will cook and eat, chicken did look good :P ...Thanks :)

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks my friend :) More videos and more cooking are coming soon - Martin

[@swish2727]

Martin, that would be a great experience . I will connect with your Facebook and hope to experience your wonderful country sometime. Cheers

[@NorwegianWoods]

Do so my friend. Maybe you have some ideas on what I could include in that kind of lesson or experience. I have never taken part in that kind of activity. There are a lot of nice nature around here that is open for wild camping so there are a lot of possibilities. - Martin

[@TheMendipman]

Hi Martin I don't know if anyone has said this already, but in the UK the pile of rocks on a summit is caledl a cairn. Cairns can also show a route up a bare mountain, of course, as they stand out from their surroundings. Noel

[@NorwegianWoods]

Hello Noel. Someone mentioned that. It looks like they can be found all over the world. I guess they are a really old tradition. Thanks a lot for stopping by - Martin

[@FlintandSteelSurvival]

AWESOME! dedemandy sent me! Subbed! That looks like a fun trip!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Flint and Steel Survival The trip was all good, would have been better if I could have stayed a couple more days :) Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. - Martin

[@Snowalker13]

Your pile of rocks is called a Cairn in English Thanks for sharing Martin Brian

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Snowalker13 Nice of you to stop by. Thanks for the information :) - Martin

[@markwilson3941]

I'd like to set up camp at 24:10 heheh. I wonder if the rock piles are placed over top of something buried there. Treasures or something? Lol

[@NorwegianWoods]

That is a nice little lake for sure. Maybe a future camping spot :) I suspect that the pile of rocks is placed over top of more rocks... Thanks for stopping by - Martin

[@hermit6208]

"I brought a little bit better tools, my long sword and battle axe, to make a little bit more firewood with less effort. Viking power!!" Sorry Martin. Goofing around. Nice video, as always.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I guess swords and battle axes are better suited for rage and plunder than for wood processing. I am a big believer in bringing the right tools for the job :) - Martin

[@hermit6208]

Absolutely. :) Thank god you have a sense of humor.

[@jeger2610]

Very nice area you live in, I plan to travel to Norway one day, this seems like a good place to check out!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+jeger26 Norway has some nice nature and a lot of variation. Many people just go up in the mountains but there are many things to see and do. It is an expensive country though.

[@jeger2610]

+NorwegianWoods Yes I have heard, hopefully I can get enough money to go there. It shouldn't be that pricey if I don't go to the major cities though correct?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+jeger26 The good thing is that you can stay where ever you want for free out in nature :)

[@jeger2610]

+NorwegianWoods oh yeah I remember reading about those laws, that is very good then. But having a lot of gear to take on a plane will cost a lot and be a hassle though

[@NorwegianWoods]

+jeger26 There are some cheaper ways to travel in Norway. It all depends on what you want to see and do.

[@RM-io7qo]

Another wonderful video and surprising to learn that the forest has so little visible wildlife in it. Mind you, the view of the deer sitting outside your home makes up for the lack of it in the forest. Perhaps that you need to spend a day sitting and waiting inside a hide or shelter just to see what may well be lurking in those forests? I use a similar compass to the one you use, since it's easy to carry and very accurate when working with a map of the region you're walking in. Well, we saw the things you eat on your trips, but what are you drinking, tea, coffee or even water? As for having fires, or rather not having them in the nature reserves, it's the same here in our Nation Parks, but many still have them regardless. Thanks for sharing your most enjoyable video, Martin. Take care...

[@NorwegianWoods]

I run into wild animals from time to time but not often. I would love to do some trips just looking for wildlife. I guess I would have to make a lot less noise on that kind of trip :) For drink I just use water and coffee, some times I bring some hot chocolate as well. I guess people make fires when they are not supposed to over here as well. I try to obey the laws :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@willsatozlife4359]

Good ax

[@NorwegianWoods]

I like it a lot :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@BushcraftSweden]

Very nice video! beautiful place aswell, my 2nd of your vids, seems like i just found a nice channel.. see you soon

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Bushcraft Sweden Thank you. I am really glad you like my stuff :) See you - Martin

[@NorwegianBushcraft]

Veldig fine bilder igjen, har amme kompass jeg også. veldig gode. Odd

[@NorwegianWoods]

+NorwegianBushcraft Takk for det :) Jeg har ikke så veldig mye erfaring med alverdens kompassvarianter men dette fungerer veldig bra. - Martin

[@Dodo_Nature]

Hy, Nice video again enjoyed it very much. What nature reserve were you in? In August I will go to Norway for two weeks. Become my first time, am curious about all the beauty. Greetings, Dodoan.

[@adelarsen9776]

Another excellent production. Thank you kind Sir. I always carry 2 compasses just in case I don't believe one isn't working. Do you prefer Leif Vidar grill pølse ?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Ade Larsen I often have the little button compass in my pack just to be sure that my main is shoving the correct directions. Sometimes it can be really easy to come to confused in the middle of dense forests. It has never been wrong but it does something with my mind when I get this confirmed. My pølse of choice is usually Gilde røkt kjøttpølse :) - Martin

[@justoutdoors2591]

brilliant videos, I'm planning a trip to Norway late summer time. could you recommend any good hammock camping spots. thanks again. keep the videos coming. 👍

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Just Outdoors Thanks man! Do you know what part of Norway you will visit? I guess most places with trees has some potential :) - Martin

[@justoutdoors2591]

+NorwegianWoods thanks for your reply. I've never been and I'm not sure of the rules of fires and where I can and can't go.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Here in Norway you can do camping where ever you want. We have this thing called every mans right. That states that I can camp in the wilderness all over Norway as far it is more than 150 meters away from houses, cabins or agricultural areas, and I don't spend more than 2 days in the same spot. As fires go there is a total ban against open fire between April 15. and September 15. That suck but if you bring some kind of stove you should be fine. I also think a wood gas stove would be OK. I don't know for sure about the last option but that is something I want to check out for my self. There are a lot of very different places in Norway so it can be nice to think about what you want to see. Some places do not have trees :)

[@hermit6208]

Very little hardwoods in your videos. I realize that Norway is quite far north, but seems you are north in the taiga, yes?

[@NorwegianWoods]

I sure am. There used to be some more hardwoods in these forests a long time ago. As I understand it, the Danish chopped down most of it to build ships when Norway where under the Danish king. These trees never grew back. - Martin

[@Wijkkie]

NorwegianWoods , Hi Martin, I wondering where in Norway these beautifull places are. I wanna go again to Sweden this year and travel back to The Netherlands via Norway. I will stay at the neighberhood of Mora and then go left towards Norway. Am I the to low or to high to find 'youre' parts of the woods ? I like youre video's very much! Regards, Jack

[@jeroenbrink4710]

Do you encounter bears often when making trips like this?cheers from holland

[@NorwegianWoods]

No. There are not many bears in my area. I don't know anyone that has run into them around here. Thank a lot for watching - Martin

[@swish2727]

Do you give lessons and Bushcraft experiences?

[@NorwegianWoods]

I have not done that yet. Maybe that could be something to do in the future. I don't think there are anyone that do that around here. - Martin

[@rakesh3136]

Have you ever seen a bear while hiking/backpacking?

[@NorwegianWoods]

I have never seen bears in the woods. There are some bears around here from time to time but it is years between the times they are seen. They are very few and very shy. I will let you know if I run into one :) - Martin

[@jbradshaw4236]

Hi Martin from West Sussex in the UK. Might I ask please, what is the mobile phone signal like in the areas you predominantly make your videos in? Im not suggesting for a minute that you would want to have one switched on or use one in such a beautiful environment, but I was just interested for emergency purposes. I have a young family so I often use mine to send a msg to say Im all ok.. here in the UK the phone signals are very good in many of our mountainranges but there are also areas where there is no signal coverage at all.. I have my phone in the bottom of my rucksac switched of for emergency calls.. Kind Regards, John.

[@MufflerDindin]

I'm catching up on your videos. Where I live in northern California, there is a never-ending supply of woods. However, I have to be very careful with my food and watch my back as there are a lot of mountain lions and bears. With the frequent fire dangers, it is difficult to just go out into the woods and practice Bushcraft. I'm still trying to find people in my area that have a good routine figured out. Also, it's easy around here to walk into booby traps close to hidden marijuana plots in the woods. It's a good idea to carry a weapon. A lot of us have conceal carry permits for handguns. It's sad, really. So, I usually stick to semi-developed campgrounds or popular backpacking destinations. But those are not good places to cut wood. In any case, it looks like you picked up a new Helle Nying or is that still your old knife with the blade polished up?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Rugged Camper It sounds like you have more challenges that me when going out. Here we don't have much dangerous animals and we have a right to use nature everywhere. We do have fire bans in the summer though. Sometimes I go to developed campgrounds as well. They can be just as nice as the wilderness spots with easier access. Usually there are more people around, and that can be a good thing or a bad thing. I have not got a Helle Nying. The knife I used on this trip is a Helle Folkekniven. www.helle.no/products/knives/folkekniven/ - Martin

[@bjornekdahl5122]

+NorwegianWoods Hej! Jag tycker otroligt mycket om dina videor. Jag har dock en fråga gällande denna: Vad är det för lagar som gäller i Norge (tex allemansrätt) när det kommer till att hugga ner träd? Du hugger ju ner ett träd i denna video, men här i Sverige är jag inte säker på att man får göra det - man får bara ta fallna träd. Allt gott / Björn

[@NorwegianWoods]

Hei Björn. Loven er ikke helt klar på hvor grensen går når det kommer til å lage ved her i Norge. Det står at man har lov til å sanke ved. Det står at man ikke har lov til å ta noe som har økonomisk verdi for grunneier. Det er også ønskelig å la det stå noen døde trær i skogen slik at insekter og fugler har et sted å holde til. De fleste jeg kjenner som er mye i skogen feller små døde trær for ved. Jeg har ikke hørt om noen som har fått problemer for å gjøre det. Spesielt om vinteren er dette ofte den eneste muligheten man har for å få tak i tørr ved. Når det er kaldt trenger man også å ha litt større bål (eld) for å holde varmen. Hvis jeg av en eller annen grunn trenger et levende tre så velger jeg en art som ikke er av stor økonomisk interesse for grunneier. Håper dette var til hjelp :) Takk for at du titter innom - Martin

[@bjornekdahl5122]

Stort tack, Martin, för att du tog dig tid att svara! Min kommentar var alltså absolut inte menat som en anklagelse, utan bara som en fråga eftersom jag helt enkelt inte vet vad som gäller. Jag har alltid längtat efter att vara mer i naturen, och kan stolt säga att jag nu äntligen kommit igång med det (än så länge mest i södra och mellersta Sverige). Nu i helgen har jag varit på en underbar tur där jag faktiskt både sett kungsörn och havsörn! Tack för det arbete du lägger ner - det inspirerar!

[@NorwegianWoods]

Takk for det. Jeg håper du får mange fine opplevelser i fremtiden. Jeg tror det er litt forskjell på reglene i Norge og Sverige så du bør spørre noen hvordan dette er før du begynner å felle trær :)

[@Xzety]

Hvor får du alt maten din fra? Blir ikke pølser og diverse ødelagt i sekken? :)

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Xzety l Shitty CS:GO Clips Takk for at du tar turen innom. Jeg har all maten i sekken. For en eller to overnattinger har ikke det vært noe problem så lenge maten er pakket godt inn. Noe av maten jeg tar med er frossen når jeg reiser hjemmefra. Hvis det er veldig varmt ut vil det kanskje være lurt å styre unna noen typer mat. I vinterhalvåret kan det være et større problem at maten fryser enn at den blir ødelagt av varmen. - Martin

[@trangia12]

I want to start this review on a positive and that is I love you videos and the scenery. With that said, I teach land navigation and you did a poor job explaining how to use a compass. It looks like you aligned your compass with either true north or grid north. You never showed magnetic north. Also your compass wasn’t flat so it couldn’t move freely when you set up your azimuth. I recommend that people don’t use your video as a compass teaching aid.