Solo Tarp Camping & Cooking Beef Curry in the Woods

[@WildBeare]

Hello Wild Ones it's the summer hols here in UK so I'm editing at a bit of a slower rate for the next few weeks but I have a crazy/beautiful 3-night adventure filmed and on the editing pile 😍Can't wait to get started on it next month. Hope you're all good and having a lovely summer (..been a bit drab so far eh!) Much Love 🌿🐻 CB

[@JOHN-6-45-i-dont-belong-here]

Start doing a superhero landing.

[@JOHN-6-45-i-dont-belong-here]

In the beginning of your video I want to see you land one fist down one knee down with your hair covering your face and then throw your hair back

[@StevenKeery]

​@@JOHN-6-45-i-dont-belong-here: Steady lad. 😂

[@mrbailey8653]

@@StevenKeery😂😂😂

[@JOHN-6-45-i-dont-belong-here]

@@StevenKeery yea your right... this woman kills me. God I want to see her throw her hair back

[@grant7934]

You're always happy, and happy people make me happy. Love your videos.

[@shaneoconnor5319]

It can be hard to be happy but it’s always worth the effort 😊

[@catherinewalks1207]

This was a lovely one, and that tarp configuration is really nice. Whether you're battling back home from 100 miles away or just enjoying the woods your videos are a joy. Thank you.

[@WildBeare]

Aw thank you :) have a lovely weekend 🏕

[@kendillenburg7862]

I must tell you I look so forward to your videos. They are so relaxing and uplifting. Thank you!

[@WildBeare]

So glad you enjoy them, thanks for sharing them with me :)

[@Nobby77]

Thank you Claire, much appreciated mate. Love the variety in your excursions. I'll get you on a moped yet lol

[@WildBeare]

Haha with my clumsiness probably not a good idea 😄 No probs Lee hope you and family are good :) Xx

[@dalroache]

Her videos are a blessing to me and when I watch one of her videos where she's trying different camping methods and her mood is always cheerful it cheers me up also.

[@Sonjaorleans]

Beautiful Claire ❤

[@geobloxmodels1186]

I love your videos. One of my favorite things is to watch videos about people bushcrafting, primitive camping, and especially tarp camping. I have done a lot of solo bike touring and backpacking with tarps. If I am having trouble getting to sleep at night I often think about some tarp camping video like this one to calm down. Last night, I had terrible nightmares. My gf was away working, and I was more than a little worried about some health issues I have. I am a 62 yo guy in Texas, but thinking about some of your tarp adventures put me to sleep like a baby. Thank you, Claire! You do more good than you can possibly know.

[@arakheno4051]

True true. A fellow Texan here. 59. And I have committed the 3m x 3m single tarp tent to memory. I like it better. More solid ground and wind coverage. Truely a simple tent and better than 99% of the stuff you see. Incrediable simple and easy to set up. 😊

[@kentv999]

…at 60 and just getting into backpacking. It’s great you guys have had those amazing experiences. I look forward to (hopefully) having my own adventures! Her videos are definitely inspiring!

[@WildBeare]

Ahh hope tonight is a better one for you 🤗 thank you so much for the kind words, when I was going through tough times I used to watch Joe Robinet and Dixie (Homemade Wanderust), they bought me a lot of calm so it means a lot to me to be able to do the same for you. Hope all will be ok friend 🌿🏕

[@timberdogz]

It’s called a “plow point tarp configuration”! A classic tarp set up, and you did a marvelous job!

[@WildBeare]

Thank you :D I didn't even realise this was a form of plow point!

[@willsmeg1967]

That looks amazing. And as a veteran I’d fallen away from the camping and wild adventures,but you’ve reignited my passion for this . Thank you Claire. Wills 🇬🇧 😊

[@andymatts8010]

In all this turmoil you make me smile thanks❤

[@wondrousjaguar8907]

I just love how real and humble you are. Not a tap of ego when I think we’d not even question if you did. Your clearly a very capable competent outdoorswoman… yet you’re our still just like “I dunno what im doing”.. im so in awe of you!! ❤

[@WildBeare]

Aw thank you. Well I'm just fiddling about really, I enjoy it and know some basics :) the more technical things like knots I keep trying to teach myself but they fall out of my brain again soon after haha! Have a lovely weekend 🏕

[@BobLouden-r9q]

​@@WildBeare Make sure you have your SAFE word in place, before trying out your knots.

[@Carlz1965]

@@WildBeare Hi Claire, I'm an ex-Royal Navy sailor and, being left-handed, always had trouble learning knots and such, because I was always 'the wrong way round' I found the best way was to just take the teaching as a starting point, figure out how 'my way' worked and build muscle memory by practicing. I still have bits of cordage around and practice, as it's a skill that can degrade and I looove the outdoors and hiking, so it's a skill worth keeping. Great vid and keep on keeping on!

[@aaronblack2897]

Your videos inspired us to go camping for a few days with the kids for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Not quite as wild camping as you but nights spent in a tent all the same. The kids loved every minute.

[@WildBeare]

Ahh that's so lovely, so glad you got some time out together 💚 memories they will never forget I'm sure :) 🏕

[@Flupper-p9s]

I love you and your campinggggg and your special box! ❤

[@derekstevenson8885]

Always inspirational always uplifting every time I watch you thanks for sharing your amazing life with us

[@thesandtiger]

i dig how your always so chill and seem to be very happy in your video ..i seen on your longest hike home that you had a rough patch but you work through the cows and the feeling down i thing that is just awesome ... interesting tarp shape i like this one but i think i like it to be closed when i was sleeping ..

[@Danny.1.007]

Claire you really are a great example of someone enjoying life and the great outdoors please keep up this great channel, well done 😊

[@WildPawOut]

A true lady of forest cuisine. I love your videos, they motivate me to go deep into the forest 🏕️

[@terry_1952]

Thank you Claire for sharing your romantic dinner with the small light and yummy food. You did a great job putting everything together for this camp. Have a wonderful time and stay safe.

[@denspri5844]

Claire you are making me so nostalgic for the British woodland. Moved over to the USA many years ago and now living in dusty Nevada. I once, in a time long gone, walked to work every morning as a countryside ranger through a bluebell wood. It was the best of times.

[@WildBeare]

Ahh bluebell season is so beautiful isn't it! What a nice job too :) thanks for watching my lil video, hope you have a great weekend

[@anastasiia9511]

Seeing you cook several tasty dishes while camping in a forest was a real inspiration, thank you.

[@jmedaugh]

thanks a million for promoting tarps - they are so underrated and versatile!

[@WildBeare]

I agree, I love them :D

[@iansmith7369]

For me. That was your best video, That should inspire a parent to take their young kid into the woods and copy what you’ve just done with some small branches and a small/medium tarp 👍

[@antmassey6135]

Not only lovely, but you're an inspiration. Much love.

[@stevensad38]

The essence of laid-back tarp camping, well done.

[@blowduke]

With the country in such a state at the moment it’s great to switch off and enjoy your camping trips your a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day thanks ,as a motorcyclist I watched lees trip it was a tough one

[@MultiFloyde]

I always look forward to your new videos Claire !

[@CreatorInTrng]

A simple shelter to keep the elements away and light weight. Great. And, and, every time I get such a kick of your popping in and out. (Yes, I saw one of your episodes of you 'perfecting' the technique.) Such joy.

[@WildBeare]

Haha thanks, glad you enjoy my popping about :) have a lovely weekend 🏕

[@jamesgeorge1709]

Claire what could be better. You always amaze me, such a talent. Always look forward to your adventures. Love ya Gal.❤

[@CraigH999]

So simple so fun. Thanks for bringing this to us all.

[@plainsimple442]

Hi Claire, you are so fortunate there that you can cook, eat and camp in the same location without animals such as bears, racoons, and mice bothering you. I really enjoy your adventures. Regards, Rick

[@WildBeare]

Thanks Rick glad you like them :) yep we've got it easy here in the UK! All I really worry about is ticks

[@markwalker4485]

I hear ya. Noting like walking 100m at night just to go bathroom. I don’t mind the cook than move a minimum of another 100m i general go another 1-2km.

[@aravr_project]

As usual, it is an inspiring video. Thank you too for supporting veterans.

[@midwestkayaker3471]

Always a pleasure watching your videos, and your dinner looks delicious.🤤

[@jeandavid304]

Merci pour cette configuration. Je vais la tester demain soir. J’adore les fonds de musiques aussi. Merci pour tes videos ❤

[@WildBeare]

Amusez-vous bien en camping 🏕 Merci d'avoir regardé :)

[@billykreger9765]

Plow point -“forest tent”. How can one not love your content and amazingly adorable attitude. We’ll done you🫶🏼☺️

[@Hiltok]

In the UK, that would be a Plough Point.

[@paulcooper6953]

Some good strong cordage to hold down the flappage whilst camping by the foliage. Curry washed down with a tasty beverage. Lovage 👍

[@francismccrossan1669]

Nice to see you nice claire hope all is well looks very nice in the woods but a bit windy long you enjoying your self that's main thing stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be

[@epsilonvonvehron5820]

I love how you sound so sweet and gentle and yet you can thrive in conditions that would have many balled up in a fetal position crying for a warm blanky. I’ve been camping for years at the other end of the globe where it’s more beaches and desert, these days in a 4x4 camper. Must admit I never realised how beautiful it is in the areas you camp. Thanks for showing us this part of the world. ❤

[@WildBeare]

haha ahh thanks! I do enjoy a certain amount of crazy, I try to be as prepared as possible for it though so hopefully it wouldn't turn nasty. Aw that sounds really lovely, 4x4 camper sounds amazing 🤩 thanks so much for watching, happy trails 🌿🌿

[@студентАнсэльм]

Much to thank you , dear Claire ❤ Your videos are very inspiring 😍 !

[@DogSKiD]

you make me chuckle with how you prance about doing camping stuff and say things all soft and flowery. it’s better than gruff and i like the fresh tent ideas and cooking, you make it look soft and easy.

[@paulseoighemcgee5772]

Brilliant chilled content WB , thanks !

[@IntenseAngler]

Great lil' tarp setup there Claire! Nice and cozy... and no trekking pole to get in the way either 👍 Thanks for sharing your fun lil' overnighter with us my friend :) Stay wild.... 🐻 -John

[@WildBeare]

Hey John! Hope you're good friend, yeh I loved this one! Thanks for stopping by my lil video, hope you have a great weekend :D Claire 🐻

[@akilby8022]

Wow that looked so cosy, definitely room for two, Frank must be gutted to off missed out 😂 on that dinner. An amzing meal in the woods👍👍

[@BobLouden-r9q]

Frank felt let down he wasn't invited this time.

[@michelle_ajema]

@@BobLouden-r9q You could say he was...deflated? 😏😏

[@BobLouden-r9q]

@@michelle_ajema One may say, poor Frank doesn't have an inflated ego. Or he had become depressed 😁

[@michelle_ajema]

@@BobLouden-r9q 😂😂

[@ChrisJohnson-qm2qu]

Flappage is my word of the week! 😂 Lovely video, thank you!

[@alextom6953]

Your adventurous spirit is truly amazing! Your courage and determination to explore is remarkable. Keep pushing boundaries and discovering new horizons. Can't wait to see your next adventure.

[@WildBeare]

Thank you so much 🌿💚

[@michaelowens944]

Claire you always make me happy!

[@BigDukeX]

Awesome lil hack with the tarp and tree limbs, Claire. Your campsite culinary skills are indeed trending towards legendary.

[@WildBeare]

Aw thanks haha! Have a great weekend Mr Big Duke

[@francismccrossan1669]

Nice to see you nice in the woods camping hope all is well and you enjoying your self but it's nice to see out and about stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be

[@freedom_323]

I'm new to your channel, been watching older vids to catch up. I feel like I just spent some time with a cherished friend after each of your vids...THANK YOU 🥰🥰🥰

[@michaelhess7414]

You are looking way more happy compared with your long hike home from near Birmingham. You definitely belong to wilderness. There you perfectly blend in. Even the deer respect you. Your easy and tasty dinner makes me feel hungry! Cheers, Wildbears!

[@WildBeare]

Ahh thanks haha yeh I'm not one for the towns 😄 have a lovely weekend! 🌿🌿

[@victordevonshire807]

That would be nice on how we can survive in the wilds when in a inhospitable landscape. The water filter is brilliant. Keep teaching us. 🤠💪👍

[@MackMoore-q2n]

Your my calming down go to it’s been so hot and muggy here in the state of SC that you can’t think for the weather the hurricane just passed by us and we need rain but I making progress on my little camper getting ready to bug out when the fall kicks in I don’t sleep on the ground anymore lol I’d have to call somebody to get me up but I love to sit outside under the tarp in the rain and just drink a cup of coffee and chill. Thanks again you’re the so calming to listen to. God bless you and stay safe.

[@stevetaylor8446]

Love those lanterns...I have three of them...they make another type, thats much more fragile...these ones are awesome. How lovely to capture the deer like that. The curry looked really tasty

[@jonrose5114]

That was a fun looking tarp setup. Looks like a Pup Tent. In the Army we used shelter half pup tents with no floor. Each guy would be issued one half of a tent that would snap together at the top edge. Together they are about the size you had but the front and rear ends had flaps to close up. Always setting them so our heads were uphill. If rain was likely we dug a small trench along each side and rear edge of the canvas then had the trench lead away from the tent and downhill. We learned very quick how to keep dry after waking up laying in a few inches of water a time or two😅. Thanks for sharing!

[@Klunge]

Thanks for your highlighting of PTSD etc. As a sufferer myself, you should know that your peaceful, natural, calm videos have provided me mental respite in an otherwise cluttered mind. So thank you.

[@WildBeare]

🤗 so sorry to hear of your struggles. Thank you so much for sharing these with me, hope you have a lovely weekend 🌿🌿

[@Klunge]

​@@WildBearethanks WB. You too 😊

[@Pviy]

Hey Claire, thank you so much for your crazy and awesome adventures..... Well done wonder woman 🙌🙌🙌 😲😲 Ps. Cook your spices with the onions so they release all the flavours, add some water for not burning if u need then add your meats , give some colour then add the sauces, once boiling slow it down till meat is tender and the sauce has thickened to your taste..... Xxx

[@massivley]

Love watching your videos they are so therapeutic

[@PIRTERDIFLSH]

keep on aspiring and inspiring Claire and keep on doing what you're doing. Luv your adventures.

[@jamesb1717]

What a lovely home for the night. That food looks ace! 😊

[@noelhudson6606]

I'm so jealous of your life, I wish I was confident enough to go to similar places you go! They look so peaceful! I love your videos they really help my anxiety in life when you self reflect at the end and talk about how short life is and how these adventures help your soul. Definitely what I need ❤️ Thank you for sharing them with the world Claire xx

[@WildBeare]

Aw bless you, I have quite a normal life, my son is at his Dads on alternate weekends so that's when I go out and have my lil trips, the rest of the time I'm at home doing housework and working and paying bills, although you only see the fun stuff from my alternate weekends of course. It is very peaceful out there 🌿mostly haha. Hope you can get out and enjoy nature in whatever way you feel comfortable :) have a great weekend! Claire 🐻

[@noelhudson6606]

@@WildBeare I'd love to go to places like that! I really want to go to Shetland and see wild Orca along the coast, just I don't have the people to share the experience and my anxiety holds me back from doing it alone. Same with your wild camping. Thank you so much for your reply! Means so much to hear back from you! I hope you and your son are having the best of week! Enjoying the summer holidays and making beautiful memories together!

[@mark703]

Yum, the curry looked great and the shelter set up was fantastic Claire

[@richardmacyczko1580]

Love this. Fast, easy, and if you make your own pegs, all you have to bring is the tarp. I have a journal that I keep and I have a section of shelters. All of your greatest hits are in there. Thanks for sharing. Friend in Florida 🌴

[@EggMom1309]

Am I the only one that thinks you’d be PERFECT for this type content on an educational CBBC programme ❤

[@keeblem1]

That's a fabulous idea ❤

[@trenchcoatmafioso]

This video shows how anyone can enjoy a simple night in the woods. You should do more of these.

[@thelionofluton4940]

I know this was filmed a while ago but in a violent England in ever so grateful for your peace xx

[@williammize4352]

It was the summer of 1969 I think, a time before Lyme disease had made its way out west. Campbell Lake, Marble Mountains Wilderness area, Northern California, my uncle would restock this lake with rainbow trout via air drop 2 weeks after Boy Scout troop 112 camped there. We camped with plastic tarps. I digress. I just finished binge watching your Tarpology playlist. I learned a lot. I am old now, and have come full circle and am tarp camping again, So thank you for all of your great ideas. I may try a pit or trench in the snow this winter (Wyoming) and tarp cover it. The tarp I am currently running is a Hyperlite Mountain Gear 8.5" X 8.5" it weighs 8.3 ounces with the linelocs cut off and guylines bent on with bowlines. Please forgive me for using Imperial measures. They are human scaled and much preferred. Cheers and the best of good fortune on all of your adventures.

[@WildBeare]

Hi, ahh that's so great that you're getting out again :D the mountains in the US look so amazing, ours are more like big hills really for the most part haha. Wow that is so light! Sounds like a good bit of kit. Happy camping friend :) hope you have a great weekend 🌿Claire 🐻

[@DJDaveWhicker]

@@WildBeareno Bryan Adams gag? No problem, I’ll stand down 😅

[@jsl4228]

Yay! One of the highlights of my week!

[@jorymil]

"Forest tent" sounds good to me! And you now have a cooking channel. I'm going to try this one at home!

[@matthewsnyder4053]

I love creating tarp shelters! This one youʻve done looks cozy ad simple. I would like to suggest, if you donʻt mind, to use a timber hitch to start a diagonal lashing to lash your sticks together. Very useful and sturdy. Keep these videos coming as I look forward to them! Mahalo!

[@tonydevault3844]

What a pleasant surprise for your video to pop up this afternoon. Love the shelter and supper looks outstanding. Thank you for brightening my day. ❤

[@davesturgess]

love your adventures Claire❤

[@ElectricZap555]

I've been watching your videos for a few months, and I got my wife to watch them, you've reignited our interest in camping, and I just now realized we haven't subscribed! We have been LOVING your content, keep up the great work!!!

[@jimmycogsdil9518]

You have so much fun it is catching ❤ thank you

[@economises]

Ahh…Just got home from a long day of work on the road. What a treat to be able to watch your lovely little forest tent adventure. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@fiendeng]

Your adventures always make me so happy❤

[@darrentaylpr491]

Enjoy your videos much. You have a wonderful way of making a camping site feel like home.

[@user-qw7kh4ll3d]

So creative and absolutely gorgeous Claire ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@victordevonshire807]

No you do know what you are doing. That's the beauty of it. ❤

[@HimanshuSharmaPSA]

It's a warm summer evening and you look so pretty❤

[@sailorgirl2017]

Love your channel, Claire! The only suggestion I would make with your curry is to "bloom" your spices in the oil before adding the veggies and beef. It exponentially adds to the flavour profile! Cheers from the west coast of Canada!!

[@cranefly23]

Lovely bit of “flappage” there! Made me laugh out loud. Lovely video. Thanks, Claire.

[@stevencichy137]

Great job setting up your amazing tarp tent.

[@rambling_rob7035]

Beautiful camp. Looked like a modified plow point set up with the tarp. That Curry looked so good. Bye!

[@brianlykins6663]

Well hello Claire. Always nice when your videos pop up. Sometimes the simple tarp pitch camps are the best. At first I thought you would miss any weather, but it didn't look like it was too bad. You are an adventurous beautiful young lady. You seem to be vigilant and alert to your surroundings. I hope you never have issues on your trips. Gid bless young lady and stay safe out on the trail.

[@WildBeare]

Thank you so much Brian! Yes the weather has been pretty kind to me since winter. I do like a bit of rain on the tarp :) thank you for watching and hope you have a lovely weekend 🌿🌳🏕

[@jamesellsworth9673]

A fine, relaxed camp in a surprisingly simple shelter. You set the tarp up with a firm ridge.

[@nicholasleonardo4788]

So nice to see you in the forest instead of the usual barron landscape.😊

[@Greybeard101]

My camping days are long gone but I camp vicariously through your videos🙂. However, I do cook. Onion, garlic, chillies (and ginger if you have some) in first. Fry until turning brown. Add your spices & cook briefly. Chop up that tomato and add. Yog can be added now but you can also stir some in at the end. Cook 'til it thickens. Turn your sliced sirloin in the paste until it loses its raw look. Add your stock and cook to taste. As someone commented earlier, sirloin's usually too fine a cut for a stew but since you want to eat quickly, it's perfect 🙂

[@JohnnieDoe183]

Love your outdoor cooking, Claire. Always looks so tasty! I have 3 questions: 1) What are the bags you’re boiling your rice in? 2) what do you use when our in the woods to disinfect your hands / prep surfaces after touching raw meat? 3) What do you do with the excess food overnight? Thanks for the awesome video. I could binge-watch your stuff all day long!

[@moorshound3243]

Why would you worry about touching raw meat? Just wipe your hands on your trousers

[@musiconly7447]

tarp camping is the best, so many ways to pitch it for any situation

[@musiconly7447]

definitely need more jazz in ur vids

[@fishngolf2]

Love our little visits!!!! ❤️❤️

[@Garryck-1]

@5:06 - I have that exact same canvas pouch of little bottles! 😎

[@infour44]

Love that seasoning set. Note to self: Must cook more whilst camping.

[@RickINFJ]

Very nice pitch, Claire! 👏 That curry earned you a forest Michelin star, looked absolutely heavenly. 👌 Have a great weekend. 🌲🏕🌲

[@WildBeare]

Ahh why thank you Rick! :D 🌳⭐🌳Hope you have a lovely weekend too :)

[@garphykeks]

Top coziness lass. Well played indeed👌😎

[@NK-dl2nc]

Your flappage is very neat and tidy. The whole thing is like tarp origami👍

[@heckelphon]

What a lovely video! Some great little touches, like that really neat fade into morning with the camera in exactly the same location as the night shots. I thought I'd view this before turning in in the small hours -- but now your food has made me hungry again: I swear I could smell that curry!

[@stephenjohnwylde5955]

Feral the hedger here, you've cracked it again, simplicity is the key,the old road saying,the less you have the more you know,I look forward to seeing your vids,you get out there in all weather,you love the solitude,good one👍🌈

[@WildBeare]

I like that saying :) thank you, have a lovely weekend 🌿🏕

[@stephenjohnwylde5955]

@@WildBeare go well🌈

[@RalfyCustoms]

Happy days Claire, looks idyllic, I'll be honest and confess, I'd drifted away for a while, but this one has me hooked again, thanks for sharing

[@SteveMuncaster-ji9dw]

Brilliant video 👍 thanks Claire xx

[@sassyboofle6983]

Looks great ,love the woods , one of my favourite places .

[@kevinromaine]

I always cook the meat with savory veggies first, the things that take more time, but if it turned out good by you, that’s what counts! What a lovely little idyll.

[@kennethcoutinho4439]

My mouth started watering 😊