3 days solo bushcraft camping trip - northern wilderness, fishing, canoeing, Lavvu, wood stove etc.

3 days in the same camp with tent and wood stove. Catching fish, a day trip in a canoe, make candle sticks, birch bark container and leather bag, cooking fish over campfire, washing cloth etc. Open the full video description for more information.
This is the long version - here is the short version • 3 days solo bushcraft ...
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Date: 07-08-2019 to 09-08-2019
Day: 10°C (50°F)
Night: 8°C (46,4°F)
Location: Sapmi - the land of the Sami people in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Clean and remote classic northern wilderness. Fresh water rivers. Pine, spruce and birch forrest. Mountains, bears, wolves, eagles, reindeers etc. No wildlife is giving campers problems. I can't give you any information about my location, only that I am somewhere in Sapmi. You need to be the owner or get the owners permission if you want to do the same.
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Consuming:
Water, chaga tea and hot chocolate. Dish with fish (pike), salt, oregano, wok vegetable mixture and tomato source. Pike over fire with no seasoning. Wild cloudberries and blue berries. Store bought pizza that just need some heat. Crispbread with syrup and apricot jam. Pancakes (just water and flower) with apricot jam.
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A few questions:
1. Is the water safe to drink?
Yes. Sapmi is clean (and cold) and all water is safe to drink, especially on remote locations. Meltwater from nearby mountains.
2. You did you keep the matchboks design so simple?
The plan was not too but the birch bark turned out to be a bit too dry and brittle and I just made a quick one. Also just not the best choice of joint to use on a design without using glue. The bark was in this case not green cut from a green tree, but just some dead bark about to fall off a green tree - offen not ideal bark, but sometimes manageable. The ideal is to use green bark cut from living trees doing the harvesting season in spring - it is a lot more fleksibel and don't need hot water before bending.
3. Any tips about fishing with a fishing rod?
No. This was one of my first times using a fishing rod. I usually do my fishing with nets... I barely know the names of the gear I did use or how to use it... but lovely experience to do some fishing with a rod and will defiantly spend the time learning more about it... but so far don't I have the experience to give any tips - not other than ask locals, ask the local fishing gear store and use the internet.
4. What kind of leather did you use for the bag?
Unknown. Just some thin and very soft skin from a local store.
5. What kind of sewing kit is that?
Traditional sami belt sewing kit, homemade. Just a small one you always carry with you - in base camp will you usually have a bigger sewing kit.
6. What knife are you using?
Puukko, homemade. Traditional Scandinavian knife design. Video about how I made it here on the youtube channel.
9. What kind of soap did you use?
Traditional bar soap, just cut into small pieces. Use that for washing hands and washing the shirt and washing just about everything.
10. Can you give a few points on what makes the wooden clothespins works?
Yes. You want a piece of branch with a knot or similar in one end preventing the split to go any further. The bigger the diameter of the stick, the tighter the clothespins hold. Splitting the wood like I do in the video is a great and safe way to do it - just make sure to hold the knife and work piece exactly like I do it (so you are unable to cut yourself in case the splitting goes faster than expected).
11. Why did the fish say that sound when you killed it?
It is just my hand squeezing air out of the fish - very common sound if you hold a fish tight on the stomach or sometimes the fish release some air on its own. Dead or alive fish - they all make a variation of that sound. So the fish is not screaming or anything like that - it is dead.
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Some of the gear used:
1. Pants = Klattermusen Gere 2.0 Regular
2. Boots = Redback original
3. Backpack = M39 swedish military
4. Pot and kettle = Eagle 10L and 1.5L
5. Tent = Savotta 4P
6. Stove and owen = Winnerwell
7. Canoe = Ally 16.5
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Video gear: Canon EOS RP, Canon 50 1.8, Røde videomicpro+, Zoom h2n, iMovie.
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[@sportyrida4033]

Okay is it just me, or does it look like this guy is always genuinely smiling? He's so happy at whatever he does!! Wish I can do this stuff more often

[@DuDe-ju6ky]

I was thinking the same thing but wasnt too sure if hes actually smiling

[@ChrizZleStyLe]

Thought the same every time bro

[@lilybautista4850]

I thought the same

[@cyber8_8_8hg9]

@Brian Waas Do you mean the monetization of his videos from YT? I've supposed 143M views overall for all his videos its much more money made...

[@cyber8_8_8hg9]

@Brian Waas I meant - looks like with over 143 million of overall views on his videos of the channel, with 1,18 million subs - he should make much more than 50k USD you mentioned.. I've been trying to calculate it myself a half-year ago or something, based on my own 'knowledge' of YT monetization system, and i've got something like about 350k USD..Maybe i was wrong, i am not a specialist in YT monetization.. As Rune said in description to one of his last videos - he's bought a piece of land there in Denmark & live there now, currently with just a solid tent & stove etc.. But Denmark is pretty expensive country, i doubt its possible to buy a piece of land there for just a 50k USD (again, maybe i am wrong...)

[@stevenensminger5737]

My friend you have the knowledge of a man who has spent he's whole life in the wood . I'm 63 years young spent 30 of them in the woods doing survival bushcraft I know a lot but I still learn things from you love watching your vids don't ever stop my brother.....oh by the way I'm still in the woods 4 out of seven days till I die.

[@tachinomicoffee8500]

Honestly, your videos help me to fight my insomnia and anxiety at night... thank you so much

[@jpdel31]

I prefer this complete version, I can't stop watch the true way of living.

[@happyeddy317]

All the ways are the way of living man

[@papabaer6069]

I would live in the bush if my children weren't so young, but with Covid/No school I don't think they would suffer socially at this point... Hmmmm

[@papabaer6069]

Although this looks like Shangrala, there's quite a bit of editing involved. Bushcraft is exhausting, tedious... And fun as hell!

[@carlmorrow1]

The elemental sounds of water, fire and wind really give your videos an immersive quality, thank you for sharing.

[@In_the_shed]

Don’t forget the sound of that screaming fish, that really kept me immersed in the realism

[@carlmorrow1]

@@In_the_shed The Screaming Fish. A good name for an indie rock band.

[@jmkmini]

In the Shed I freaked when I heard that! 😢

[@jorrrdanT]

Living in a city during this pandemic this is the only place I find peace. Thank you.

[@vindiquell]

1 hour long video? Yes please.

[@richardmacyczko1580]

Thank you true bushcraft. I learn a lot from you. Too many bushcraft channels talk too much and turn into fishing, canoeing, or sales channels. You're the real deal and have stayed that way. Thank you again.

[@Sudirman-kx2xm]

If I watch your video before Sleep, can make me relaxing Greeting from Indonesia

[@NavyOmen77]

Imagine camping out in a place like this and then all of a sudden fall asleep while working because the atmosphere is so peaceful, great video :)

[@Danny_mahi]

Your videos really brings peace to me...it's the connect with the nature and the places you visit and making me feel as if I am there this whole effect takes place cuz you didn't add any artificial sound to the video...it's just the nature's sound. It's just pure and heavenly... Thank you for doing this...

[@luismagno2890]

silence speaks so much louder then word, one love one soul time flys river roll this is him on the song

the wood stove is a state-of-the-art piece of equipment :-B

[@SilentBushcraft]

Wonderful video again! Nice adventure and so relaxing! Great!

[@Neskapade.bushcraft]

There is always two versions: short or long.....I always choose long! It's as a therapy. 🌊🔥🌲🏕🤠🔪🍖

[@kaczan3]

I with there was a super-long version.

[@Ледимир]

@@kaczan3 Bertram don't have emough batteries for that 😂😂😂

[@stegtflaesk]

Oh yes! The Bush Viking is back!

[@extremistcontent1337]

4:53 literally the first time I've seen you clean your hands xD

[@chuckhainsworth4801]

You are constantly washing hand in the bush. Basic food handling is still important. You just tend to arrange work so dirty hands stay dirty until you cook.

[@rubahkecil_]

Yeah, so satisfying :'D

[@extremistcontent1337]

@@rubahkecil_ like absolutely all of his content he uploads. Such an amazing artist

[@selfmade6142]

With a video of you, you have pure relaxation. Thank you for the nice pictures.

[@TrissyT73]

Rune, dude your videos are just the best!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.🤟🏼

[@oliviermalige3279]

As allways, thanks for sharing!!! Great sound and image quality!!

[@szaszi4964]

Beautiful video! Thank you very much! I was glad to see the new puro and the old tools I already know well. :) I couldn't watch your video this summer, but I've been following your work better since the fall, which means a lot to everyone.

[@GrimkhazThalassa]

Your bushcraft and camera skills are getting better with every video, the locations, the sound, the meals, the palette colours... What a wonderful life you live in. That soil looks so fun and soft to play with, and almost everything around you is good dry wood. A magnificent and quiet spot away from people... Someday it would be really nice to see some takes behind the scenes while you set up all the camera gear, just saying... Tak Bertram!!!

[@Perseverence]

A green country, a beautiful country! Thank you for sharing.

[@joolwing]

This video has everything! Especially enjoyed your matchbox and leather sack creations as well as the Winnerwell stove!!!! Leave it to a blacksmith to make a woodstove glow! LOL

[@johnsmyth6283]

Watching this at night, ready for sleep. Listening to the water lapping at the shore and hearing an owl in the tree close to my house. I shall sleep well. Thank you for the peace and relaxation

[@MoeWhiskey]

First time I ever seen you wash your hands....Loll

[@bgd_ton6648]

I was looking for a comment about it. I couldn't be the first ti think about it! lol

[@horndog7357]

Lol

[@papabaer6069]

Was that borax he used or what?

[@carlosmembriveocana7391]

😂😂 I agree

[@ayiered2918]

Hahhaha

[@АндрейМ-ф1г]

Смотрю и как будто оказываюсь в другом мире в котором хочу оказаться! Очень душевно!

[@andreyschneider9934]

Когда вы уходите далеко в лес, когда ваш телефон молчит, он не ловит сигнал, а спальный мешок заменяет вашу любимую кровать! Когда ваш обед кипит в черном котелке на горячем огне, а вся ваша одежда насквозь пропитана дымом. Ты забываешь обо всех своих проблемах, их просто нет, есть ты и тишина леса! Тишина, от которой глушит. Ваши чувства обостряются, когда вы слышите ветер, шелест травы и листьев. Скрип стволов. В этот момент вы чувствуете, что вы живы, вы живы сейчас, вы слушаете свое дыхание, свое сердце, Ничто не может заменить эти чувства. Вы очищены от всего, что давило на вас вчера. Только ты и природа. И ты сам по себе. Теперь ты жив, и это все, что имеет значение. Для этого мы идем в лес. Испытать это снова и снова. Те, кто пережил это, поймут. У тех, кто этого не испытал, все еще впереди.

[@AlexanderAtlas]

welcome back to 21th century! :) Finally modern devices: rod and stove :). Enjoy your trips!

[@1stankowski]

Hey Rune Malte, i very much like the way you are acting… slow, never in a hurry. Every time i realise that i am acting fast, i say to me: calm down… do the Rune Malte 😉 Keep on going that way… i am 56 and still learning… like from you. Thanks 👍

[@DonnaConrady]

This was my favorite video so far. You could have titled it 'Real Life' :) Fantastic stove and oven; complex but simple all at once. It was a little graphic to hear the sound coming from the fish but I knew it was the air being squeezed out. My Dad taught me and my sisters how to butcher chickens for our dinner; he swung them around until they fainted and we chopped their heads off with the hatchet. Often they flopped around :( Thanks for showing some domestic tasks actually being done by a man. Nobody else wants to do it for you, guys :) Have you considered making a Kayak oar for the canoe? How about straps for the frame to secure the rod and/or oar? Thanks for the video; I learned alot. Donna

[@BertramCraftAndWilderness]

Thanks. Yes would like to make my own boat. A kayak is too small... Need at least the space a canoe provide or a bit larger. But will not be making my own in the near future - I will buy a old used handmade one first - easy to find one to buy up here.

[@cyber8_8_8hg9]

@@BertramCraftAndWilderness Hey, Rune!! What are you doing? Will you make new vides this summer?

[@totomilot4667]

Une heure tout en douceur ! En prenant son temps. Magnifique ! Un gros merci de France pour vos vidéos.

[@ΠατερΚλεωμενης]

greetings from greece.............. your videos are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@annupari5587]

so here we go.. now we are addicted to ur videos.. cant wait to see... god bless you darling 😘

[@donaven7915]

I've been wanting to live off grid for along time I'm Glade to see this your like a guru

[@ronh3792]

Love this Channel .. greetz from Germany

[@milaadams6836]

I saw the movie Viking with Kirk Douglas and saw the cooking the fish over the fire, and that's how you cook your fish, put the fish on the fish on the way you do. tree stick branch , that's how you cook your fish sometimes.that was good..we grill our fish on the fire too but not using tree branch...that I will try this summer. B.B. Q fish on the stick. Thanks for this video, Good job!!

[@ScottishWanderer]

Awesome 2 videos in one day keep them coming mate atb stuart

[@rockeastwood]

Amazing, as always. I particularly appreciate when you do the simple things like the birch matches case. Something rookies can try. Well done.

[@petitponey914]

Congratulations for the framing and editing video you are at the top level

[@ravenwolf3572]

loved the Match holder and the candles great Idea. great video

[@Kepul90]

Good video! I really enjoy that you do fishing now days More! Keep up The good work

[@matin5963]

Thank you for the inspiration from all your videos so far. I don't record, though I have started to go on 3-8 day trips. I bring some food with me, the rest I catch by fishing, and foraging for mushrooms and berries. I'm much happier now.

[@travisnguyen1475]

I like how he fishing and enjoy the meal. Imagining smell of fish on campfire then he takes it and enjoy.

[@slimebeach]

always stoked to see a longer upload from you

[@saberdonyaparast1399]

I've been addicted to these videos, is something wrong with me?!?😎

[@engelbennet6178]

Immer wieder traumhaft. du bist echt ein Meister in deinem Fach. Perfekt

[@80Tamiya]

haha i did not expect pizza. nice one!

[@treemontproductions2006]

I would love to be like you just being in nature not a worry in the world and being so humble

[@masterlance9937]

Wow, the Pizza was surprising. I thought you put the fish into the oven. xD

[@NostalgicLink]

Fortunate guy to be able to go to such places.

[@octttavio2106]

27:36 That's the first time i heard a fish screaming

[@BertramCraftAndWilderness]

Not a scream, just air. You can read about it in the video description.

[@noahadamson4642]

@@BertramCraftAndWilderness makes me feel better than

[@justinsteel6360]

I love to watch your videos. Simple beautiful life. My grandparents were old romany gypsies travelled by horse and wooden caravan. Simple lives are more fulfilling lives.

[@saniasmar7135]

Great video with the long version. Very peaceful. Viewer from Malaysia.

[@ishaqdifallah5774]

I can't stop watching it .. You re the best man

[@abdulrizaqshaheen5352]

I live in northern Iraq... And I'm following all your adventures. Actually, it's fun.

[@AsturSupervivencia]

Posiblemente el mejor video de bushcraft que veo en este año. Gracias por compartir

[@hanhphan6114]

Oh anh bạn có cái bếp nướng hay qúa sáng ý tiện thật 👍💐cái dù đi cấm trại thích thật

[@marcelomanfinfla29]

Great video , as always. Grettings from chile.

[@sab5043]

This man eating better in the wild than I am at home.

[@MeisterEck]

did you ever had to encounter 'humans'?? :D and if, problems with making open fire?

[@BertramCraftAndWilderness]

No and no. Sapmi can be remote. All is allowed to make fire almost all over Sapmi.

[@syedsardarhussain6282]

Hi, I'm from India..... I like your videos..... Actually I like nature.......

[@chrishumphries1516]

Wow ! I LoVe the matchstick holder..

[@giovanipoppi]

greetings from Brazil!

[@toshirogasaki4670]

I always comeback and watch you thank you for the beautiful videos it makes me feel so relaxed and safe

[@rasmesrasmes5386]

Wonderful video i'm italian and I love your country e the location is fantastic Thank you

[@Tuananhjunying]

Anh dựng lều đẹp quá phong cảnh rừng núi tất tuyệt vời

[@nico_albrecht]

An un-domesticated human being in his natural habitat. Wonderful 👌

[@ThrashingBuddha]

That little oven is bloody brilliant, mate! You could use that to make simple yeast risen bread! Or you could make a simple sourdough bread which would be very good for you digestive system on these longer trips. Possibilities are endless. You just gotta haul some flour(and yeast) with you. Would be cool to see you make bread on a trip! :)

[@BambangPurnomo]

Live a live with nature. Very nice. You always be my favourite solo bushcraft.

[@Максим-ф2н5ц]

Видно, что человек далёкий от рыбалки.

[@cyndibee2289]

I much prefer the longer videos even if you make fewer of them. Also, I'm never buying clothes pins again. They look so easy to make even I could do it. Thanks!! And, cheers from Australia.

[@andreyalkhovik9818]

Я , когда в лесу на реке на природе в одиночестве, всё-равно разговариваю вслух сам с собой. Уговариваю пройти еще немного, обсуждаю где сделать привал , строю планы. Могу и песенку напеть.

[@thegrione8718]

Успокаивает

[@adityaputra359]

No music, no talk, just sound of nature. Calm and enjoy this video. Peace ✌🏼🍀

[@papabaer6069]

The death rattle of that fish was unnerving. Never heard a fish make that sound on dispatch, still awesome though! I bet Bertram was still smiling lol

[@sabarapitame]

He Is always smiling 😂

[@jeggonzales2951]

First video while working at the office today. Awesome video again! Thanks man!

[@SuperSkandale]

Simply the best. Rune should be staring him self in Vikings.

[@Nazarfest]

Спасибо большое Автор очень интересно вдохновляет

[@jasonreid611]

Okay, now you’re just showing off 👌...love the series ❤️

[@asitsrivastava9047]

no words in entire vedio... still poetic!!! awesome man

[@kingsofanime2924]

Indonesian viewers

[@aditgori3946]

Hey bro wkwk

[@kingsofanime2924]

@@aditgori3946 darimana masbro!?

[@piciaxvilchez7148]

Maravilloso.. adoro a este hombre!!!y las cosas que hace. Gracias

[@geoffroychaix2223]

you make me travel, thank's for that.

[@Leonid.29.]

Как всегда всё супер!

[@mariomanna6154]

Ciao ti seguo da molto tempo e ti voglio fare i miei complimenti. Sei un ragazzo veramente bravo sai fare di tutto e hai uno spirito di adattamento e avventura che e geniale. Complimenti i tuoi video sono veramente belli.

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Nice mate you are the N' 1 on you tube for me any way = wen I go and camp in my holiday is 3 week's in the same camp and cooking, have to do it hahaha all the best mate.

[@faisall.Mulyadi]

I want join with you Pleasee 😣😣

[@brianspencer4220]

Beautiful trip. Just about as close to perfect as a bushcrafter's trip can be. Stay safe & thanks for bringing me along. Brian 81

[@RedThumbsUpForYou]

Comeing!best Bushcraft channel

[@alejandrameneses6285]

Cada vez mejor ...la naturaleza y el buen pasar me encanta ....gracias por tus videos

[@soniamouro1807]

Hello from Portugal

[@brodybanister3290]

Best bushcraft channel!

[@songotnayla1980]

Mantap you man...tanpa merusak ekosistem N nature...succes forever

[@rudi.c]

Thank you for the hour sir, this is a good video God bless

[@andrewlast1535]

This might be my favorite one yet. Just simple and enjoyable.

[@crishidalgo9809]

Absolute DREAM you are living. I have the same wood stove and hope to include it in future videos! Love your channel, Rune!

[@mikefdez6052]

great vídeo ! I enjoyed very much. I am a hunter and I learn a lot from you. keep rolling ! saludos desde Acapulco, Gro. México.

[@mcgrooter61]

You really had me guessing what you were doing on this trip, you did so many different things. When you got out the oven and heated that pizza, i could hardly believe it! By the way, that pizza looked so delicious. Great video!

[@ReD1So4kA]

From Russia with love!)