Woodland Camp with EastAnglianBushcraft. Tarp and Bivvy Shelter. Campfire Bangers and Mash.

In this video, I am in the woods for an overnight tarp and bivvy camp with Craig from East Anglian Bushcraft. After a damp and dreary camp up in the hills of Derbyshire, it was nice to return to the familiar comfort of the pine woodland.
Having set up our tarps, we go about the usual tasks of collecting firewood and preparing it for our evenings camp fire. Bangers and mash are on the menu, washed down with some fine IPAs and plenty of laughs and random conversations set to the flicker of the flames - a lovely evening, followed by a comfortable nights sleep on the forest floor.
The morning brings coffee, a hearty breakfast courtesy of Craig and a bit of time to enjoy our location before packing up and heading on our way.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
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[@EastAnglianBushcraft]

YEWWW. yes mate! pukka video dude! great trip mate i had a blast !

[@Mlucas47]

Hilarious end Craig😂😂😂😂

[@Bennybushcraft]

Yo ea how's it going buddy

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Me too dude! Canoe trip next time 😃🛶👍

[@thomasmacias5032]

So glad to see you back Simon I missed you last couple of weeks. You are an awesome bloke. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you Thomas!

[@cindymitchell6719]

You make me feel well in -25 . @@simonablokeinthewoods

[@nickc4518]

Necking Rioja out of the bottle, a true connoisseur. 😂

[@kermitthepog7063]

Branston beans! This man knows what he's doing.

[@stewartmercer19]

True, once tasted you never go back to others.

[@joanhuggett5164]

200 thousand subscribers. Good on you, Simon. Will celebrate when watching again with family tonight. We all think you should be 2M. You're the best channel on YT by far.

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

I think he is beginning to snowball as far as subscriber numbers go. If he doesn't have 500,000 this time next year I'll eat couscous with mushrooms.

[@joanhuggett5164]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 Oh no! For your sake I hope you are right :)

[@dhession64]

"Back with the fleas and ticks where we belong" LOL.....that's how you know where you're home.

[@trevorrandall6989]

Bangers & mash, beanz and beer. Can't get much better than that.

[@wired_0402]

A (not so secret) secret… love the vids and I’m always learning, so here’s one back at ya! Remember Avon? Grab a bottle of their Skin So Soft moisturiser if you get half a chance and say goodbye to those midges, mozzies, ticks and bugs (we have our fair share up in the Highlands and in the forestry)! It’s just a simple moisturiser (unlike Deet or Jungle Formula etc.), it’s good for the skin and works a treat. Cheap, non-toxic, 100% safe alternative to bug-spray that just works (plus your skin will thank you)!

[@coastie1961]

Used it all the time playing golf on the west coast of Scotland.

[@jamiepittman4855]

Bangers and mash… top man… 👍😎

[@wicksworld1438]

Congratulations on hitting 200,000 Subs! Cheers Simon, thanks for the ride.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!

[@gcarson19]

Craig is the Jeff Spicoli of East Anglia. The way Simon coils cable and packs away I'd swear he was a roadie for Def Leppard in his younger years.

[@JasonColeMBCSMIET]

Hello there, blazing saddles, with beans around a campfire. Classic

[@MrTwistedtoaster]

"We´re back in the woodlands with ticks and fleas, where we belong" That´s it, love it :D

[@Scorpio45Libra]

Men beer burping around the campfire.............awesome!! Great video! 🤩🌳🍻

[@johnberryhill8106]

I wish that those sausages and bacon were available here in Missouri USA.......looked AWESOME!

[@davidmorris4142]

Im a Suffolk lad so it was great to hear you call each other "Ba" . Lovely ole job ba!

[@9350mamamia]

❤ when I see a new video out by Simon a bloke in the woods...YES PLEASE!

[@craiglake6091]

What a great time with you and Craig. I'm glad the weather cooperated. Cheers.

[@gailknowles3804]

I just ate but got hungry again watching you with that meal. I want to know what is wrong with heating beans in a can. Plain food but nothing better. What I like the most is that you didn't have to spend time chopping and mixing. Just plain ole goodness. Just so you know, it has become a custom at my house, after watching your videos, to lightly toss your plate so that the fork makes a noise after you have a meal. Certain phrases have also become common here. Phrases such as "Just the ole job" and "That went down well" can be heard quite often around here. Needless to say, you have made quite an impression on my household. Thanks for all you do!!!

[@Dazzzzzzzzzzzzz]

I think it’s something to do with chemicals in the metal that can contaminate the beans. Ive done it for 25 years and not had issues

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Haha - I love that! Thank you 😁

[@Hortonscakes]

Those mashed potatoes look delicious with that gravy! I'm gonna have to make that next time I go camping! No hate on cooking the beans in it's can. Great video guys!

[@gordonloree5341]

👍👍👍 Nothing better than good friends wild camping !!!!!!

[@angelaaz6282]

Oh Simon…I just love your little 🥔 potato masher 😊😊too cute…

[@sizoromero2269]

Cooked in the can is how we used to heat our baked beans and bangers n beans on our campfires and bonfires as kids during the 70"s. Reassuring to see the technique is still alive and kicking 👌 Well done fellas!

[@brianlykins6663]

Glad to see ya back out in the woods Beans cooked in a can, I can't believe that's a big deal. I just turned 70 and when camping, I thought cooking in the can I'd what was supposed to happen. And you know there are some that makes a big deal out of using a wooden spoon, survived that too. LOL Great video, nice camp, nice weather, a friend to enjoy it with. Don't get much better. God bless and stay safe on your travels.

[@GoingCamping]

This is my absolute favorite guest camper that you've had on your channel! Your rapport and his energy are addictive!! Cheers, gents!!

[@KathyBeatty-yu3eo]

I've watched this many times & just noticed Simon has a knife & a fork ! hahaha !

[@bazbarrow6160]

Brilliant 😁👌 walk the dog, have tea, open beer and watch in that order!!!

[@531c]

Two thoroughly decent blokes enjoying a great wild camp, what could be better? Youre both experts in this field, oops Dad pun there. This is good for my mental health just watching both of you,either of you, individually or not. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@adrianhudson1116]

I'm off to the woods on Friday, can't wait. How many people find the more times you go away the better you get at it. Taking the right things, not wasting things you take etc. I'm not in Simon or Craig's league yet though. Happy days to all

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Have a great time Adrian! 👍

[@thizizliz]

Good to see you out in the woods having a good time. And it didn't rain!!!!!

[@AlexBayes]

Necking wine from the bottle. Top work.

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

Love you so much Simon. Such a good good man......Texas senior lady

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

“Let’s get chopping “ Then straight in with the onion getting chopped Love the edit The timing ! That’s gotta be a t shirt It works for ya in both wood and food Sounds awesome in your accent too

[@liammalarky3483]

Another great video, thank you. I still warm up tinned food (already cooked) near the fire. Back in the day we'd make a bain marie with our mess tins. I like fried sausages but I LOVE boiled sausages. I boil them and the onions in a pot then add the gravy granules at the end. It's about 630am watching this and I'm now ravenous!!!Thanks again.

[@jackidosen1791]

🦘🇦🇺🖐Hi Simon, found you from Andy 😊. Yeah nothing better than being with a mate 👍.,great food and drinks 🍷.Great job guys. 👍.

[@scottbellward4426]

What more could you ask for ! 2 legends on the same video absolutely brilliant. I usually have to watch one then the other. Need to see you simon and Craig more out together 💥

[@leswaters4935]

True soldier Craig 360 CTR before setting up camp 🇬🇧💂‍♀️

[@silviot5705]

Impressed by your chopping skills. Particularly with a penknife. Keep them videos coming.

[@lizdg3892]

Two Blokes in the woods. Great camp out with good company. Eating proper meals & beverages. ❤🎉

[@jonathanmarkbotterell1926]

..... great rapport between you two. This upload is a gem and Craig ("... you killed it man") quaffing back the Red, is quality.😎 viewing

[@cawstongreenway]

"Plenty of talking rubbish around the fire..." That is all that us blokes need, plus food and beer 🤣 Great vid from both of you 👍

[@SmithandWesson22A]

Woo hoo...Simon's back in the outdoors and taking me with him. 😊

[@tanjarott7535]

You two are such a nice couple of fellows. So neat that you can be friends and get to camp out together. Pines are always my favorite place to hang out. Thanks for this great video, Simon.

[@captjjamey]

I’m like you heated beans in the can all my life and so did my dad he’s the one who taught me. Cheers love your videos

[@franmcintyre8823]

So...as soon as I saw those trees...I knew everything was good! Great dinner! :)

[@michaelwolf8781]

Good company, good drinks, good food. It can’t get any better.

[@DarkDestroyer98]

That bangers and mash with beans looked fantastic. Also Simon's shirt is great.

[@jamescoffey5225]

Beans, bangers, & mash? Hmmmh . . . must have been lots of gas in camp that evening. 🙂 Great food, some really good hooch, and a great video. Thanks.

[@JenniferA886]

Great vid 👍👍👍

[@gordonloree5341]

The three basic liquids of life, beer, coffee and tea !!!!!!!!!

[@HolisticPatriots]

Great seeing you and Craig doing videos together. Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more collabs with the both of you.

[@jefffletcher3376]

Nice to see you dry camping after the wet camp. Nice to enjoy the fire and food.

[@JasonMcCann841]

Craig is a great guy and hope to see a few more vids with you both. That sure seemed like a great camp in contrast to the cold and wet night before. "200 THOUSAND subscribers" Awesome and well deserved Simon! Cheers from Newfoundland Canada.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!

[@CampOutWest]

Two of my favourites, loved the video guys 🙌

[@celticnorthman3615]

The bloopers at the end were fabulous! Need more of those, good show!!!!

[@texasford]

The wife & I missed you Simon ! Absolutely wonderful video. Bangers & Mash 🍺

[@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure]

'Hushed quietness of the pine forest!' Loved watching the video, keep em coming!

[@carolbrand181]

Thankfully i was eating my dinner of baked pots & cheese with baked beans when watching this otherwise i would be hungry . Great vlog as always xx

[@seanchristie9146]

top camping food i allways add a fresh egg to my mash makes it even creamier

[@dominicmacklon7225]

Best bushcraft channel on youtube

[@Mohdock]

Couldn't agree more on the alcohol. Sausages & mash, proper camping food! Great video. I definitely eat out of a frying pan when camping.

[@BethDoublekickChick]

I love the way you cook your beans, mate! 🤘😆🤘 Loved the blooper reel at the end! 😂

[@blister4walken]

Great adventure. Lovely grub. Bit of banter. Camp in the woods. Perfect. Cheers chaps. East Anglians represent 😀

[@robertfuegel7234]

Good thing no bears there🐻🤣👍

[@thegreatoutdoors3990]

I've never seen a tattie get peeled so quick....you were definitely hunger struck 😂 another belter of a video

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

😂😂😂

[@phillipwilliams5246]

Awesome as always Simon.Really enjoy it🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@8bitwarrior581]

Im from Canada and love your videoa if ever im in the UK id love to spend a weekend with out in the woods. Im a feelow bushcrafter myself and love your videos and the woodlands your in. love the meals you make too gives me ideas for my own camping feasts. cheers simon.

[@BeeKay4444]

I was stoked to see a video from you. I have missed you. Always enjoy a camp out with your channel. Your subscribers are positive and fun. Have a great weekend!

[@gigi3242]

A Simon cooked dinner before midnight? That was amazing! lol Thanks for sharing your adventure. Take care, be well

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

At the 7:00 🕖 mark we see Simon absolutely loving it and having to hold back his joy watching his new good mate Craig do his thing on camera with the guava . So so cool haha I was smiling along n watched it a few times I love your episodes ! Both of ya So good and just a big Thank you 🙏🏼 for all the work you do . Thank you lads

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Nice video Simon & Crage 👍👍. Luvd the camp fire banter, especially when you've had. A delicious meal & a couple of beers 🍻 😋 👌. That's what we do in Canada 🇨🇦, good food lots of great friends 😊😊. Plenty of beers 🍻, sitting around a camp fire. Telling stories 😊😊.

[@theresabass685]

Hey Simon: I remember way back when you said you had stomach issues. Well sure don’t show it based on that delicious gravy and dish you prepared. 😊 I would be up all night after that one. This looks like another successful Bushcraft camp ⛺️ that young man has good experience hanging with you and adding to his skills. Good video with good company love this one ❤👍🏽🔥⛺️

[@chrisponsano4378]

If I ate like Simon, I'd be on serious cholesterol medication.

[@theresabass685]

@@chrisponsano4378 😂😂😂

[@Lalunabreeze]

@@chrisponsano4378lol. If I exercise as much as Simon I weigh 30 lbs.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

It was a good experience for me too - I learned a lot from Craig! If was my heart that had the issues - all fixed now though. My stomach is made of cast iron 😂👍

[@KathyBeatty-yu3eo]

Great to see Craig again, great video as always !

[@angelaaz6282]

Great woodcutting you guys…at least it’s not raining and you have some dry wood for your fire 😊😊

[@vs2066]

Really enjoyed this one. Always good to have some company on a cosy camp like that. Brilliant stuff 👏🏼. Well done chaps!

[@daleoutinthestix6298]

I'm not allowed beans when the Mrs is camping with me 🚶💨😂 Branston beans are the best tho 👍

[@thewheelchairprepper8070]

GREAT VIDEO...AND ; ENDING👍👍👍👍👍

[@roaming-aus]

Another great video. Here’s a tip to try next time you do mash. Put an egg through as well. Adds another dimension to mash. You’re all welcome🤣

[@garphykeks]

Awwww guys🤗 I'm in such a good place now...... I'm heading out to my permission tomorrow for a 'coffee camp' and I'm revved up watching this👏👌😎

[@anndebaldo7381]

Love to see you two together! What a grand time and a contrast with the bleak hours spent in your tents in the storm! Thanks for another grand video! Already looking forward to the next one. ATB to you both!

[@MHarenArt]

This was more like it Simon in the forest the proper campfire. It's nearly 10:00 PM here and I'm tempted to go out to the kitchen to make sausages and mashed potatoes. Yours looks so good. But I guess I'll wait till tomorrow for dinner. Thanks for sharing stay safe and healthy. EDIT: I was still wanting your food when I woke up next morning, so I just finished off a sausage, two rashers of bacon, two fried eggs, and some beans with a piece of naan. Oh Boy. That's what I call breakfast!!!

[@roberteastwood9886]

Absolutely loved seeing you guys together, I hope you can do a canoe trip soon!

[@FarterBoom]

Simon, a chef 🧑‍🍳 in the Woods 🥘

[@alexday5892]

Sat here with you from my bed here in Sydney. Wish I could light a fire but they are banned due to the heatwave we are due to have. Really miss making a good campfire. Nothing like the satisfaction of getting a fire going from the smallest spark onto some silver birch bark and feeding with kindling. Made myself laugh when I started forming a windbreak around your fire with my hand. Great vid guys and who knows, maybe one day I’ll go camping in the outback and have a fire. Might even film it to prove I can build a fire. Cheers

[@Andrewoutdooradventures155]

Great to see you back Simon missed you for couple of weeks glad your back cheers Simon for this awesome video thank you Simon 😊 👍👏

[@carpenterpilot487]

Simon you keep it traditional nothing wrong with that I like it Keep IT Simple Stupid KISS ! Yes! so glad you are back.

[@neilsmith7547]

Glad to see you back again Simon. Great video and fingering food as well 😊

[@Kenbur]

In the woods again! YES

[@russellwhitford6849]

I like the fiddle tunes, grew up listening to it

[@alanrobertson5497]

Cracking stuff, definitely. Love watching❤❤

[@Hiltok]

The issue with cooking in a can is that you do not want the thin plastic liner of the tin cooking/burning to produce nasty carcinogenic chemicals that then taint your food. If you do want to cook in the tin, it is important to ensure you don't use too high a temperature. A safe method is to put the tin inside another container with water, or as we saw Simon do in this video, place them a little away from the high temp heat source, on his cooking rack. Don't cook a tin directly in a fire or very hot coals.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

If you did a little real on the ground research you would find that MOST if not all, tinned Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce DO NOT have any plastic liner and if they do, it is usually only a thin strip over the weld/join in the can. Other safe cans without any plastic liners include tinned Pineapples and other acidic foods. Dog and cat foods also don't usually have any form of plastic liner and therefore make decent cooking pots, safe to use at any temperatures.

[@kevt7931]

Get it down yer...stop being a worrier for gods sake.

[@nattydred2593]

Guess what, during manufacturer, the bean can is pressure cooked and gets hotter that it ever will over a fire, so long as it's full with open lid. The liner on a can filled with liquid should not get any hotter that a can sitting in a water bath. Water conducts heat incredibly well, especially boiling water.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

@@nattydred2593 IF it has a liner, Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce usually doesn't and that's my point.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

@@swiftandsure9216 WATER! SPROG. Heated mine attached with wire to the manifold of my Landrover or with the Hexamine stove, but to be honest, NONE of our tins had this white plastic lining this lot are worried about. A tin of gnarly sausages tied to a flash bang and hoyed into the local pond was proper Bushcraft Fishing, just scooped the stunned fish floating on the top. I remember being on Salisbury Plains and giving my two 58 Pattern water bottles to the Recce Corporal who got the whole sections water bottles filled in the River Avon. A couple of puritabs and it was the best tasting water I'd had for a while. Let's face it, we only had Puritabs and Milbank Banks, nothing else.

[@lscblackwell9202]

I was so excited to see this pop up in my notifications. When I say I needed this, I am so serious. Love watching this while I have a snack! I have also found my way over to EastAnglianBushcraft and subscribed. Can't wait to catch up with his posts, too! Any friend of Simon's is good in my book! Thank you, Simon, for all your hard work to produce this fantastic content. I hope you have some idea of how much joy and peace you bring to your fan base! Y'all take care and be safe out there and we look forward to your next adventure! ❤👍☺🏕

[@louisea3478]

More out-takes please - they are so funny

Whhhhaaatt ? Cookiiinng beans like that ? Whaatttt ? I think we can forget ^^

[@LaughingMan44]

Reminds me of those dark long winter nights me and my mates spent in the woods huddled around a campfire with a few drinks during the lockdowns, good stuff

[@kloppsa951]

Hello Simon, good video as always. I wondered if you could do a video on how you deal with ticks or rather how you prevent them from biting you as I respect your opinion. I love the outdoors but have built up a rather unhealthy fear of the little buggers. All the best from a fellow east anglian

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you! I don’t use anything to prevent them, but I check myself thoroughly when I get home and remove them or daily if on longer trips 👍

[@kloppsa951]

​@simonablokeinthewoods okay thank you for the reply. As far as I know I've only been bitten once but i contracted lyme disease and now i really struggle to not think about them!

[@johnmichaels4330]

I know it's poison, but here in the states since the bio-weapons idiots released the Texas ticks all over with lymes disease, and they cover half the country now.... I use Sawyers or repell permethrin sprays. I'd rather detox the poison than get lymes disease. Here in Texas I just treat my clothing and bags, but if I'm on the east coast I treat everything and my skin. We really screwed ourselves when those idiot scientists let the contaminated ticks out into the general population.

[@tomcorr2024]

Hi Simon I'm Tom from Scotland, Sharon and I have watched your videos for years. You have helped both of us through very hard times, gave us inspiration to get up and go after very difficult circumstances. We think your videos are A1 honestly, everything you do from kayaking cooking tent's equipment is very well explained. I know you had a wee break for your own reasons but please don't give up as your actually no1 at this game. All the rest are trying to follow in your footsteps but unfortunately they are not you So plz if you can and able to get out there and show the world how it should be done lol give us some more of your talent to inspire people who need it Regards Tom

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Simon . 🐺Loupis Canis .

[@simonhjc]

Fabulous! Utterly fabulous! Many thanks simon for these great vids

[@jefftucker201]

Two top blokes!