Packrafting and Wild Camping. Solo Overnight Camp by the River. OneTigris Tetra Tent.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hi folks - thanks for watching! Don’t forget, there is a 40% discount code for the Travel Kadai, available for UK residents (valid until 12 December). These fire bowl kits are normally £99, but with the discount they are £59 - a bargain in my opinion! - make a very nice Christmas gift for somebody! Link in the description box for details. Cheers!

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

What i😊s the purpose of buying a pre-made firebox. If you can't make it stay on the couch.

[@jerryschneider145]

I wonder what it would be like paddling a packraft across an open lake with a head wind? You will have to try it out.

[@jamesmetzler2031]

Line from s US Army song from WW2: "Looks like rain today but we call it coffee anyway." Cheers, Simon!

[@sethcolin4641]

How nice to see someone making the effort to enjoy real nature on our soggy little island. Hats off.

[@billburr5881]

I think you mean bottoms up! I guess there was no sense carrying all that rum back home was there!

[@darrenmilo9565]

Christ you had a right day of it. Duckweed, forgot your groundsheet and the saw…I’ll be honest I’d have gone “balls to this I’m off home” and the video would never have seen the light of day. Well done for persevering.

[@craigwoodward7638]

Forgot to pack something important? You've been spending too much time with Andy!😂

[@mrfarty5017]

fart sniffer !!!!😳

[@Bigman1701]

Good ol' Andy

[@gordonmiller4439]

Nice outing, Si! If you look closely, this "big" Mountain House meal will compare fairly equal to say the freeze-dried meal by Real Turmat (Field Meal) Pasta Provence for quantity and nutritional data. The "3 servings " / nutritional data on the package of the Mountain House meal is written to fit within the US Food and Drug Administration nutritional requirements for food labeling. All the best, Gordon

[@jackiemorrissey8250]

Dear Simon, I'm always so happy to see one of your new adventure videos pop up! You inspire me to go out and enjoy Mother Nature. Thanks for all you do, Simon! Appreciate you.

[@NaturalExplorerNZ]

Well said, it does the same for me

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!

[@thebiglimey]

Great video, as always! One trick I've used on packraft trips, especially in marshy/wet ground areas, was to flip the boat upside down and either deflate it, or sometimes not even bother, then sleep on the boat - pretty decent insulation as well.

[@Lalunabreeze]

Good idea✅

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Pretty cool. Thanks for all the camera setups, Simon. Pain in the butt for you, but it makes great storytelling. 🙂👍🏕️🛶

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Simon . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

[@CherryBlossomHill]

This put me in such a good mood Simon! You’re energy and passion for being outdoors, making your own fun, living your best life, never letting something like a coffee pot get you down, sharing your joy with others, putting yourself out there, taking us along, and us carrying you in our hearts long after your video is over…we have been with you each week since the pandemic began and you are definitely the highlight to our long days and weeks, our inspiration, our reminder of how sweet life can be ❤

[@ronaldmoore2336]

When I saw those cows looking at you I could see it in their eyes. They were thinking, isn't that the funniest great big duck you've ever seen.

[@hazzardoutdoors]

That porridge idea is pure genius. Thank you so much I hate those dam pots.

[@grahamrobinson6455]

As always great video. And people ask me why I don't watch normal TV anymore. So many great videos on KZbin 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@JasonMcKnespiey]

Touche

[@jedinightstalker]

Programing on here is so much better. The ads are starting to get annoying though. Not nearly as bad as cable.

[@kwolekw]

The look on those cows faces is priceless. They're probably thinking... "What in the hell are you doing here?" lol

[@cindymitchell6719]

WONDERFULL thank you Simon.

[@wodgesad]

Love the pack raft I would have been tempted to deflate it and use it as a groundsheet

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Good call! 👍👍

[@monaleigh1862]

YaY - it is my favorite outdoorsman. Thanks so much Simon, love your vids.

[@HydroSnips]

Love the curious cows all coming in to take a look :D

[@atcay81]

Loved this video Simon and you still have lovely eyes, don't blush now 🤣🤣☺️

[@RobDekkers]

Like a true outdoorsman a bit of rain won't stop you from going on a trip. 💪👍 Thanks for the video, loved it!

[@lindyhearn5217]

Great video Simon! I loved the cows and the nice addition to your hot chocolate! Keep them coming!! Cheers

[@binkysullivan]

Hot Chocolate and Rum sounds delicious! Great video as always Simon. Stay healthy and safe.❤

[@Hortonscakes]

I'll pass on the tent, but the raft and esbit are on my bucket list! Thanks Simon! 🤘🍻💯 Congrats to the winner! 🍻🥂🖖

[@Algorithmicgeneratedwordsalad]

What a lovely video to watch in the middle of a blizzard

[@daylightdies7194]

Boating on the broads is brilliant providing you have a dog to defrost the ropes in the morning 😂 like we used to

[@dianebannister965]

Nice video simon, always love seeing a new one to watch, makes my day, thank you x

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Awww I love this wee location 🙏🏼🫂

[@shortyw1029]

Great to see you in a Packraft Simon they’re super fun and really can take you places you would never imagine 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tonjaprice9]

I love the way the cows look at y'all when you're floating by...

[@My24hradventure]

Those brandy hot chocolates did look good. I had a good smile over that, nice one! 😋

[@anndebaldo7381]

Love your campsite! So nice and cozy...so nicer to be with you...not missing only is Maggie,,,a nice peaceful and entertainment encampment! Love it! Thanks.

[@markc6207]

LOL the cows are looking at you like"what's he doing?"

[@wildeone1636]

You didn't waste any time buying a packraft. I'm looking forward to watching you play with your new toy😀

[@davidbrankley1645]

Nice adventure Simon. The amount of duck weed is surprising for late November. At least you didn't have to contend with a light icing. In a winter voyage on America's East Coast I often had to plow my kayak through thin ice along shore, even in brackish waters. Once a very thick snowfall brought my boat to a rapid halt, and I had to camp at that spot. Another time I was brought to a conclusive halt on a small Chesapeake island for a month when freeze up marooned me there. Water weed is inconvenient. Ice is game changing.

[@jeffreyhooton4520]

Awesome, you got yourself a packraft.

[@p3ggy80]

Thanks Simon. A pleasure as always watching your content.

[@efficaciousgentleman3148]

16:00 if only you knew someone who makes his own folding bow saws................ :D great video, thanks for sharing

[@timberdogz]

Thanks for another great video! Good to see the tent held up!

[@deborahhoch2662]

Thanks Simon, great video!

[@lscblackwell9202]

This was the perfect video to pop up in my notifications today. In the Upstate of South Carolina in the US, it has been a dreary morning and this was a bright of of sunshine, even though it rained on your adventure, too! I hate to rush Christmas and New Year but I am really looking forward to Spring. I really don't like winter! Thank you for sharing with us. Take care and be safe out there!🧡👍☺

[@doctorpro5430]

Perfect timing for a Simon video to go live! Will make the perspective of the day take on a whole new light! Great work, Simon!

[@WarrenKimpel]

another nice video THANKS

[@davidneal6920]

Very cool video Simon, thank you!

[@MarkoCoomo]

glug-glug-glug-glug-glug ... ooo I may have gone a bit heavy on the rum! 😄😄 Great video as usual. 👍

[@anthonysandqvist7704]

It always fantastic work to watch your videos and keep up with the fantastic outstanding work

[@craiglake6091]

It's great to see someone is having rain. We haven't had much rain at all the last few years. Thanks for the wonderful video Simon.

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

Nice looking packraft and a really small pack size. A great way to get strong coffee out of that type of coffee pot is choose fine grind. It takes longer for the water to be forced through and is stronger. Some brands will call it espresso grind. Loose grind is better for a cafetière

[@harrikaijansinkko8387]

Thanks again! You have a lot of green in the landscape still in the end of november! Here in Finland the landscape colour is a mix of brown and grey except coniferous trees. This year we have now a couple inches of snow even here in Helsinki region!

[@clovermark39]

A proper camping adventure. Hiking, canoeing, cooking the lot. Well done as usual. Thanks.

[@csofmaine]

Love the new tent!

[@nickbotfield4721]

Thanks Simon, always great videos. For your morning coffee you can't beat an Aeropress travel version. Keep up the good work. thanks.

[@chrisponsano4378]

Yea! Another SABITW adventure!

[@ScottBroomVideos]

Spreading camp joy, despite the thin coffee. Nice job, Simon.

[@mikemulvihill6895]

Good to see you back on the water mate. Great video

[@matthewbradbury2259]

I absolutely love these overnighter videos such a treat to watch.

[@gypsywine]

We haven't seen your workshop since you were re-working and old WWII German knapsack years ago. I'd love to see where you store snd how you organize your equipment. How far ahead to you plan a solo trip. How do you decide where to go, what equipment to bring and the menu. I think it would be so interesting to see the whole planning process, and then maybe the editing.

[@jimrogers1853]

Just assumed you'd buy a pack raft after your first adventure, amazed it took so long. Loved the vid

[@tomgrainger9566]

Just reading "Wild Camping" by Stephen Neale ..great info on the UK & he is an advocate for greater public access. Great show Simon 👍

[@MA-uu3sb]

Can’t wait to get in here and watch. Thank you for taking us a long with you

[@chrisavalon6198]

Awesome adventure

[@mattyp80]

Thank you so much for these vids, they are very peaceful and gentle. It is comforting that at least one other is getting the opportunity to get outside!

[@briankirkup]

Very good little video. Simon i did like the Packraft very handy ANYHOW ALL THE BEST CHEERS BK

[@tthomp57]

Man, come on over to the US. We've always got room for one more! Especially a bloke like you. Lot's of wide open space!

[@thomascraig7230]

great video sir. Your videos keep me interested in camping. It has been awhile since I have been out in the field. I am way over due for another adventure. I liked the small three sided stove for the fuel tab. I Use to use fuel tabs a lot in the field when I was stationed in South America back in the 80's. Take your packraft to Norway next year. stay safe.

[@TheDavewatts]

Looks a cracker that pack raft.😁👍

[@scottfromfl6828]

I just bought my first canoe for one hundred dollars. It needs a paint job but otherwise it's in good shape. Thanks for your videos

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Happy paddling! 👍👍👍

[@timsytanker]

I did that section of the river earlier in the year and it was bank to bank chocked with weed near the Dove, there was also a couple of stinky, stagnant muddy bits. It added to the adventure!

[@jasonward6723]

i just use cotton wool dunked in vaseline or any cheap petroleum jelly works perfectly everytime keep a load in a plastic tub love watching your videos mate keep up the good work

[@deutschmanxspike]

Hi Simon Great Video as usual. I’m absolutely positive that taking a packraft across/along lake Rogen, Femund when it’s windy will be a whole new world of hurt…. We have been to the area about 4 times now longest was 17 days and we went all the way to Røros. Sometimes it’s too windy to travel on the lakes at all, but the easiest way to combat the wind is going Tandem in a 16’ + canoe (we were in a 15’ prospector the first time and still had room for all our gear and food for 17 days, although we did a 6km portage over a mountain to get to Femund…..Hell….) I’m sure the packraft would be awesome for the river sections and smaller less wind affected lakes though. And hiking instead of paddling on the big lake. But then you have to go pretty light on gear…. Anyway just my thoughts…..

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

That sounds like a seriously brutal portage!!! Yes, I think a windy crossing of those big lakes might be a bit too far haha! A night crossing is probably the way to go - when that wind drops as it often seemed to do. 👍👍

[@texasford]

Another great trip video! Remember with enough Rum the rain won’t matter 🍺🤠 really enjoy your videos & enjoying the outdoors on your “island “.

[@mikedelacruz3135]

Awesome episode Brother, and Congrats to the winner of the “Giveaway”!! Cheers across the pond, California 🇺🇸👊🏼😎🤙🏼

[@opsoverseas]

Thanks for showing us the random picker thing , I haven't done one yet. As for cold wet nights, hot water bottle! If you've made energy from fire don't waste it, and well done for hitting the flask, I see too many worthy campers eschewing a few drinks in their posts, get on it Simon opsoverseas another bloke, different woods...

[@jno5]

Just what I need sometime outside on the river & in the woods but without getting cold, wet & muddy….Cheers Simon 🍻

[@Tgtbt23]

Gave a like and will watch it later.

[@ghostofkadesh9041]

A new Simon upload, yes please 😃👌👍

[@spotweld]

What a guy, heads out even though he knows it going to rain..👍

[@Rob.1340]

Thank you. Stay well and safe travels. All the best. 👍🐾🐾😎

[@James-vq7mg]

Love your videos, I have myself a camping trip for several days once a year, it's all the time I have, thank you for a great channel, Tommy from North Carolina

[@misolgit69]

to quote a certain Captain "there's always the Rum" 😇

[@JasonMcCann841]

Those packrafts sure seem like a great way to get out there. Tent is nice too. Cheers Simon.

[@gud2go50]

That Tetra Tent you have is a great cross between a tent and a tarp. Darn you for showing this!!! Now I have to have one. Lol. I have been trying to decide between my Lynx 1 tent or 5x7 tarp to take camping and my EDC pack that goes in my car. If I ever break down and have to get home on foot, I want something fairly light to carry. You had one heck of a workout getting through that duckweed. Nice little set-up you put together there. Great video. Thank you.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

enjoyed the video

[@kjh789az]

Great video as usual! Thanks, Simon.Those Esbit coffee makers are not cheap - hope you're returning your new faulty one.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

I’m temped, but I think I’ll repair it and work on ways to get a better strength 👍

[@williamkenyon9858]

Always good to see you out and to see what you guys on the other side of the pond do in different situations.

[@woudinyferraz6764]

Gosto muito dos seus vídeos. Quem sabe um dia vc vem aqui na Amazônia brasileira acampar . Deus abençoe vc e sua família

[@andrewforrest8938]

Great video Simon thanks for sharing like your new tent and Canoe like the end of the video you paddle through the Reeds good you made it well done Simon 👏

[@paulmanley-cooke3237]

Great camp again Simon

[@ronanholland9660]

Really good video as always 👌

[@theautumnalcyclist7629]

Great video Simon, going away camping with the Scouts this weekend and everytime it's rained or the temperature has dropped a notch a Scout (or parent) has cancelled! You're a great inspiration Sir, looking forward to my special hot chocolate this weekend 😉

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hope you have a great weekend! And enjoy that hot chocolate!! 😉

[@vetworker]

I’m really liking the pack raft. Like that if packs up to a small size. Certainly a lovely part of the country you camped in. Shame the river is poorly managed. Great video 😊😊😊😊

[@Ash12530]

After watching this brilliant video that popped up in my KZbin feed, I instantly subbed!.. Thanks for taking me along, great little overnighter ⛺️ 👍🏻

[@carpenterpilot487]

Simon I alway love your videos to help you out about that saw it haves a bad off set teeth, wasn't made right. Keep them coming!

[@glynhewitt441]

Great Vid, you've always struck us as a rum un!! Blessings from Mid Wales😀😀😀

[@markyoungman7267]

Cheers from Louisville, KY!

[@jamescoffey5225]

Rum out of the flask? Oh yeah! Rum and hot chocolate??? I dunno. 🙄 The Mountain House meal looked delicious. A great little overnight camp-out and another great video. Thanks.

[@jeanprefontaine4432]

It’s quite amazing to see green foliage at the end of November. Today’s high in Fort St John BC: -25C. Great video Simon, as always.

[@littlejamsandwich]

Lovely stuff Simon, Your videos always relax me and connect me with nature which I greatly appreciate.

[@sarahingle5622]

Hi Simon, thanks so much for all your wonderful videos. I watch them with my son Sam, and we both thoroughly enjoy your adventures. Have just used your discount code to treat ourselves to a travel firebowl, thanks for that, really super discount. May you continue to delight and inspire us! All the best, Sarah and Sam 🌝🌠

[@noelmckendry-yr9hc]

Great places