Solo Camping DOWN UNDER - Blue Mountains Australia

I went for a simple overnight solo camp DOWN UNDER in Australia's Blue Mountains this week as I was feeling a little under the weather. Turned out to be some of the best views i've seen!
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The Coffee:
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MUSIC CREDITS:
Slow Drift - Harbours & Oceans
Hope and a Future - Edgar Hopp
Dreams of Us - Bonnie Grace
Reverie in a Heartbeat - Franz Gordon
Quiet confidence - Caity Dee

[@teresaoyarzun7518]

Love your channel mate,the way u describe things n explain is poetic.I hope your channel thrives u deserve it bro and your sense of humour is Top notch.

[@robertfredericks3587]

Hi Matt , the photography , music , combined with your sense of humor makes for a great video best wishes for the channel.

[@suncat5160]

"That's me pretending to hop out of the car for the first time since getting here" Lmao. Mate that is literally all I can think of every time I see clips of you guys walking anywhere! You poor bastards are constantly having to walk back to get your camera. I can't imagine how much extra time it adds to your trip. We appreciate it legend! Your videos are stunning, good on ya Max.

[@thehuntersministry]

😂that was my favourite quote

[@willheffernan]

I think about it too....but then I also think 'walk you bastard and do everything twice' just so I can enjoy your adventures at my leisure ;)

[@slothsloth4651]

Your facial hair is yerning for a beer froth liner. Loved the video. Thankyou. After watching heaps of your friends channel i realise your more my cuppa tea. Your attitude and personality are what iv needed and been looking for. One day il try be like you. Your cool.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Haha thank you mate! The mo certainly cops a few frothy’s don’t you worry about that 🤣 I’m glad you’re enjoying the content mate 🙌🙌

[@damedavidfrith55]

❤ it beautiful area nice to see your channel growing an hi from the uk 🇬🇧

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Good stuff mate. Love how someone gathered the worlds supply of cotton wool over night and stuck it in the valley for ya to enjoy the views 😂

[@DestinationOffroad]

Breathtaking, isn't it. My Home town, my place of peace. You are doing amazing work. Keel it up.

[@BrettWilliamson]

I live not too far from there - moved up here 6 months ago. Looooooooove it in the Blueys. We visited that exact spot a few months ago and no, it's not our glass. We love getting home from the grind of a work day in Sydney, eating an early dinner and heading out for a stroll on some easy bushwalks around sunset. It's like your having a mini weekend every day after work. So much to explore, we've seen plenty but there is far more to go.

[@leridotte]

Hi mate Is it near tablelands? Thanks

[@BrettWilliamson]

@@leridotte It sure is mate. I would give you the exact location if I could message you on your channel.

[@duffynorris-bailey854]

Another soul lifting experience. Hope you’re back to full health soon.

[@advanturest]

Those morning clouds 🤯 Absolutely epic

[@charlierussell2368]

Excellent Channel- glad I found it

[@DwarfDragonwulf]

Those views mate, just gorgeous. My family used to hike up the blue mountains when I was a kid. I wanna run away from my wheelchair and go bush...

[@TheSillySwagman]

Yeah it’s a beautiful part of the world! Ahh mate, I’ve just finished a few days filming out in the Jagungal wilderness, so stay tuned and I’ll take you out there myself! 🙌

[@mwe1337]

Absolute luxury if you find a great small tent. I have a lightweight one man hiking tent that has plenty of sit up and head room and plenty of room for all the pack and all the gear..I'd be lost without out it.😅

[@bryanmorrion9503]

All that beauty and only a few hours out of Sydney the clouds were spectacular 🦘😎

[@TheSillySwagman]

Yep! Yeah, beautiful hey!

[@Fiona_Chasing_Light]

I think moments like standing before a view like those amazing clouds ... especially alone, right? A seemingly solitary witness to something so epic in scale and beauty - I find it's hard not to feel something stirring deep in my bones, in my soul. I always have a "This. This is what I live for" moment. Another great nature emergency shared with us. And it was fun to interact live with you during the livestream - so glad it went well! (It's always fun spending time watching your videos.) Hope you feel better soon.

[@samswain1162]

Really enjoy your videos. Onetigris suck. I broke a tent pole of theirs with hardly any force. That was about two months ago and I’m still waiting for the replacement pole. Not impressed. I have the Scaena tent.

[@Dlydford]

Bloody hell hes gone and done it again, felt like i was right there with ya mate, what a view!

[@JoChadwick]

Wonderful episode Mattsy! All of it! Especially love your laid back style of presenting content, and those puffy fluffy pillow soft clouds when you woke up.. truly breathtaking! Thanks for showing us the wonders of our beautiful country through your eyes and enchanting descriptions! :) :).. oh and glad you sorted out the issue with your tent, Apart from the obvious fault, it looked nice and roomy :)

[@leridotte]

Good on you bud I like your honesty in front of the camera! Can I be a pain asking you for a quick hint of that location?? I will keep it pristine. Thanks

[@OliviaAxisa]

Awesome vid Mattsy, was keen for this one to be released. Hope the full-time tuber life is treating you well

[@forclift]

Awesome spot near Wentworth falls! I wild camp near here all the time :)

[@jarrededwards7854]

So majestical

[@stillshunter]

Best medicine. Outdoors, chicken soup, hot honey and lemon....the tea was just missing the generous drab of whisky for rapid relief and recovery. Happy and speedy healing mate.

[@shariglee]

Great video! Thanks for sharing the views

[@Russell-Aus]

Wow ... The view of the clouds was so beautiful, at first couldn't believe my own eyes and your breakfast is probably one of the best dish a man can ever have 😋 made me feel hungry at 12:23 am 😂

[@crane2]

Those morning cloud/fog shots were amazing!

[@soundslikesweeney]

I'm liking 'tent chat'. Also, thanks for the shout out. :) Awesome cinematography as always. What a landscape. Hope you get fully recovered soon!

[@richardeljay]

Creates a sense of yearning. Marvellous.

[@Uhmjazz]

Nice!!! Seeing the Blue mountains was awesome 👌 thanks

[@Ian-cp3fj]

Great video as always much love and respect to you

[@sydneyscape6335]

@25:16 wow that's Soo beautiful. I'm guessing that's near Lincoln Rock. Best view of the valley.

[@nicolewtsn]

Holy heck! What an incredible sight to awaken to. It was magical. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful place. Ironically we were eating beans while watching you eat your brekky! Great Sunday night watching.

[@kate-hybrid]

great video, awesome views, music and quote ... get well soon! bought back great memories of hiking and camping there when I worked in North Sydney many moons ago!

[@SamClarkPhoto]

Good on ya Mattsy! Such an amazing view! Something quite powerful about sitting atop a mountain. Hope you feel better soon.

[@kennb.3389]

Beautiful trip.Thanks for taking us along!. Hope your feeling better.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Thank you! All back to fighting fit now 💪 thanks for watching 😄

[@sailingseriously2035]

Thanks

[@mishamc93]

Thanks for being so genuine! Glad I found your channel. Hope you recover soon

[@Clad_a_goat]

Mattsy you've done it again! So many beautiful shots in this video

[@herbsmith6871]

Brother most of the rest of us don't have the coin either, Not a damn thing wrong with sharing common man, affordable gear. Keep it up my friend your doing awesome 🤠

[@liamsaunders7851]

Another groovy vid and adventure mate!! Thanks for bing your awesome, genuine and captivating larrikin self! Keep smashing it up Mattsy and yes, WE’VE DONE IT AGAIN!!! Whoooo!!! 🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿 -Liam 🇦🇺 🤙🏿

[@willheffernan]

How grouse is it that you've enough personality in the bank that you have us watching you make 'outdoor' content from a carpark...LOL.Still watched every minute :)

[@TheWanderingBushman]

Mate that was great simple video, even on a basic adventure your personality carries through. Thoroughly enjoyed!

[@francisday3187]

That cloud inversion in the morning was amazing! Such beautiful views.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Pretty special wasn’t it!

[@Stevej2013]

Thanks bro. You take care. Hope you feel better soon.

[@fishinjosh]

Another great episode man!

[@fionabeasley8454]

Ya did it again Mattsy! So glad to hear the cool outro song back.

[@shanehowlett6170]

Nice one cobba. Love it

[@TheSillySwagman]

Cheers Shane!

[@camgrice]

The colour of the tent is much more on brand 💅

[@truthseeker922]

"Stay hydrated or die-drated" 😂 not sure if you made that one up but you could make a t-shirt out of that quote. And beautiful view with the clouds.

[@bugsy7436]

He's done it again boys and girls!

[@shaungill6992]

Great stuff mate 🍺

[@the-marker-nate-ah]

The tent conundrum and setup had me 😂

[@simplylifeau]

What a spot, well done for getting out, hope you on the mend mate…👍

[@shandysbar4464]

Great Video Lad

[@bercik5670]

I really like your editing style Mattsy it feels like watching a movie. Good job mate!

[@petracollins8623]

Made the right choice Matty, gorgeous view. Have a tent almost exactly the same. They are so easy to set up by one person,bug and rain proof.

[@petracollins8623]

Very odd the missing tie back for door flap and the little vent?

[@Bicycle_Fungi]

Majestic views, love the background music too. Stay classy. 👊

[@naturalist7022]

oh the majesty, what a sight to behold in the morning! Hope you're feeling better now Mattsy. Such a beautiful camp out. I like the look of that tent, I'd say give it a second try.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Not bad at all hey! Yes, feeling back to normal again now 😄 glad to be through it. But yep, that morning was spectacular!

[@user-sb1uz6wi7k]

Great vid, thanks! Blue mountains put up some truly epic views. I was surprised the high tech esky didn’t get a look given you were car camping!

[@troymorris4590]

Reminds me of the movie from over 35 plus years ago " The Earthling " with William Holden and Ricky Schroder filmed in the Down Under. one of my favorite movies. Thanks for your video.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Thanks Troy! I’ll have to look that one up 😄

[@OutdoorSilence]

Impressiv view man, amazing 😍

[@TheSillySwagman]

Pretty stunning isn’t it 👌 Thanks for watching mate

[@WeirdOneOz]

Well done on the sound track and cuts between shots it made it into a polished production.

[@tij3000]

Comment for the algorithm! Nice little overnighter 😊

[@craig2795]

I think you should do more gear reviews Mattsy - I’ve seen a few on the OT Cosmito recently and that was the most honest yet. Screw all the stats others feed us. Just tell us exactly what it’s like trying to use it 👍👍👍

[@iamlewiblake]

The shot of you cracking the egg was classic 😂

[@lizmondel2003]

So effortlessly between sillyness and reverence. You're a one-off Swagman :)

[@luischicas9556]

"Found some eggs" next shot cooking an egg 😂😂

[@danieldallison]

That’s one of my go to mountains spots! Every time I go there people have left their rubbish everywhere. Hope you didn’t have that problem. Good watch mate

[@mikegallagher3250]

Are these legal camping areas?

[@craig2795]

Streuth - Spooky on the John Muir quote. I have literally just had 2 of his books arrive from Amazon and read the intro this morning. 😮

[@PaulMacDonald-bc2nx]

Amazing bug flying silhouette footage 😂

[@thelazylizardmatt]

Looks like a good spot for a wind farm 😉

[@davef5916]

What a stunning morning!! great video mate. 11K INCOMING.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Thanks mate. Oooh yeah! 🙌🙌

[@amiebelleri1595]

Those clouds looked amazing. Your cook up reminded me of your Sunday cook ups after a big Saturday night out 😂

[@brettmccormick8554]

Me, just getting the insta shot pretending my tent isn't absolute garbage. That's gold!

[@getoutthereanddoit]

I would say they are probably snake eggs matey but I couldn't be sure!

[@cookscatapults]

Hahahahaha Super Magical and Radness......

[@OnCountryWithMick]

Brilliant video mate and what a stunning spot. I spent the weekend camped in a spot like this in the Watagan Mountains and to wake up to the views is brilliant. The clouds in the morning in your video are stunning too. Congrats on going full time mate and all the best with it.

[@TheSillySwagman]

The watagans are brilliant too. Pretty blessed around this stretch hey! Thanks a lot too, mate. I appreciate it 🙏🙏

[@OnCountryWithMick]

@@TheSillySwagman that we are mate. Some really amazing natural spaces.

[@mudgutzadventures436]

Cloud inversions are a beautiful thing to see. Came across one in one of my videos out at Burragorang. Really makes you feel like you're ontop of the world

[@TheSillySwagman]

It really does. Like something out of a kids fantasy/adventure movie or something. Pretty unreal

[@amandab2337]

I live near the Blue mountains 💙 The nature here is truly mesmerising (but also very different for me as I grew up in Sweden) Great video :)

[@TheSillySwagman]

It is isn’t it! Ah yes, quite a bit different to Sweden indeed 😄 I do hope to get over there one day!

[@Pink_Sky_By_Night_Adventures]

You may find mostly folding the doors then a small roll to finish will hold them in place with one tie back😊

[@TheSillySwagman]

Ahh ok, thanks mate, I’ll give that a whirl! Cheers

[@janet33465]

Your intros are always great and makes me smile 😊, another awesome beautiful adventure and upload, hope you get better soon, breakfast looked banging 😋 😊. The insta shot and garbage tent comment though 😂

[@craig2795]

I think most of my memories of Australia are the times of me just stopping and taking in the views. Life just sucks in such moments

[@fishedmen3771]

Hey mattsy, those eggs are snake eggs. Not sure whether Eastern brown or red bellied as they look nearly the same. Love the content!

[@TheSillySwagman]

Just looked them up, yeah I think you must be right. Definitely checks out for the shape and size. Thanks for watching mate!

[@stevelewis2444]

Mattsy keep doing you brother..the insta garbage tent shot got me😂....love your vids man

[@BushKayakersCampingAustralia]

Nice little mission Matsy . Ya in my stomping ground . the best time of the year to be up in the Blue mtns The eggs would have been lizard or snake

[@kurts64]

Good on ya for addressing more of the live stuff, that was a good show. Bit of hunting would be awesome, maybe start off w something fairly simple like goats, not as much recon work as deer. Funny thing about The Revenant: id seen YT ads for it and was hanging for like 7 months for it to come out. Couldn't stop thinkin about it, finally a decent woodsy movie! Finally the time came, i dragged the missus an hours drive to the "local" cinemas all excited, 9pm session after a hectic work day in the bush. Sat thru 2-odd hours of the most epic stuff ever, then started dozing off, missus poking me trying to keep me awake. Eventually crashed out just as they were about to do the final fight scene! Missus was so cranky she wouldn't tell me who won, made me wait another 3 or 4 months till the dvd came out to see the end! Devastated! 🤣

[@TheSillySwagman]

Dude! I actually think I did the exact same thing when I finally got round to seeing it at the movies! But I woke up at the final fight scene and wondered how it got to that 😂 Great movie though. I actually fell asleep about 15 minutes into on this night. Earliest nights sleep I had all week haha Good idea about starting with goats. I’ll keep that in mind mate

[@bryanmorrion9503]

I am a watcher of all your vids and this one was excellent as well and gave a little product selections/ reviews 👍but that coffee grinder had me saying yes 🦘😎

[@TheSillySwagman]

Haha I love this coffee grinder! Even using it at home 😂 I think it’s mostly because of the smell of freshly ground beans. So good! Thanks for watching mate

[@iankerrphotographs]

What a great spot, absolutely loved that morning fog BTW my name is Ian but my nickname is prounced Ian-oh, thanks for getting to my question! You have earned your coffee stripes with the mini hand grinder/bishop choker. I have a rhinowares one but the design is exactly the same. Freshly ground beans out in the bush is one of lifes simple pleasures. I use a small moka pot instead of the frenchie press as you don't need as much grind.😃

[@KaylebOConnor]

Knew we were on for a banger when we started with a “we’ve done it again”

[@DaveandBuddyOutdoors]

Mornin' Mattsy. Shame about the problems with the tent, you're the 2nd KZbinr I've seen have problems with one. Still, nice pitch and you got some crackin' views, that inversion in the morning, wow! Hope you're back to full health soon. Take care All the best D & B 👍

[@unfi6798]

Hi Swagman.! Hope you get better soon, You still need to get the Kelly Gang back for vid, maybe a survival challenge.? Anyway Blue Mountains.....been there, done that & conquered the Sisters. Love the people, love the place & enjoy your vids. Cheers.

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Sounds like a plan to me 😉

[@tevoro12]

"Yup that's me pretending to hop out of the car for the first time I got here" that alone deserves a Like. Love your humour mate. Keep it up, Mattsy 😂😂😂

[@TheSillySwagman]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed that one 😂😂 Thanks a lot mate!

[@Luke93602]

Hey Matsy, new to the channel, discovered you through Scotty. Love your work and congrats on escaping the rat race and going full time.

[@Br0ckUs1234]

We've done it again! 💪💪

[@alexandervalaris72]

Alright a new video!

[@rhystattersall2132]

Hahah mate, don’t you love it when brands don’t bother with research and development…I swear by my naturehike tent, hasn’t done me wrong for years. Love the blueys, you’ve got a stellar spot there man 👌🏻

[@Nurr0]

Great video, really funny and that view was beautiful. Happy to hear the ending song return, I can only assume the livestream was responsible for that haha.

[@ericchilver9113]

13:50 bugs Mattsy , bugs , they’re not mozzies but, lol seeking your attention, wanting the lime light. Love your going with the flow mate…adapt and improvise, is that how ya spell it….Mattsy you’ve done ir again . A1+ well done…what a view, think I’ll grab a jet boil. To add with my collection..o yeah , need more coffee too. Absolutely loving your channel, congratulations on taking it on full time. A big plus for my enjoyment.👍🇦🇺. 15:36 chillin….20:06 Erik off track Mattsy, he’s on Instagram mate…great channel. Too with awesome content, a collab would be great with him..25:36 wow. 25:45, I remember as a child around 5 we as a family were in the blue mountains . I was walking to step on the grass , what I thought was grass was the tops of trees on the bottom , we were on the top of a cliff, mum said to dad better grab me.26:48 awesome piece of photography Mattsy.👍

[@bloomvagabonds]

Best bit at the start when you acknowledge the pretending to get out of the car for the first time 😂 No one who vlogs ever acknowledges that hahaha

[@TheSillySwagman]

Hahaha I’m glad you appreciated that one 😂😂 Sometimes it’s fun to call out the obvious haha

[@RileysAventures]

😊😊😊

[@joelspiteri1580]

Man your funny aye had me laughing the whole time. Nice work mate.