WW2 Bunker Stealth Camp / Busted by the Cops!!!!! /

The plan was to find and spend the night in a coastal WW2 machine gun bunker ........... but plans don't always go as you expect 😆
The "just three words" locations of the two pillboxes I decided were "campable" are :
Pillbox 1 : ///sometimes.goofy.quilting
Pillbox 2 : ///sneezed.convey.laces
I would recommend you park at the Rattray Head lighthouse car-park or get someone to drop you off if you intend to do an overnight at these locations.

[@STTC]

What an amazing place brother, great history lesson, excellent location with some excitement at the end, what more could we ask,,,,, brilliant

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I am glad you enjoyed it - it was an "entertaining" trip. Thanks for your comment.

[@333ridge]

You're gonna have to stop saying 'if something bad happens....' you're creating a negative thought pattern. Magick and all that mumbo jumbo! Most enjoyable and exciting! Keep 'em coming. Regards from The Emerald Isle.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I rarely camp in spots where I think I will get hassle - this one I had a concern, but I didn't think it was going to be my van that caused the issue! Thanks for your comment.

[@southernrebel]

You brought up something I have never thought about. Cops arresting my wife for something I did? WOW!!! I don't know how I would have responded to that????????? I will have to put some thought into it!!! Glad everything turned out ok. You just lost some sleep!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I think you just have to watch where you park and leave a note - that way they are not knocking on your door when you are not there. Thanks for your comment.

[@crazyobservations3080]

Its always the darned car. This is why I don't camp much. leaving a car somewhere is always a problem. Towing, vandals and thieves. Best to hike, bike or just get dropped off.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I often just hike in, however in many years of using the car and leaving it overnight all over Scotland this is the first time I have ever had a problem - and Ironically I was 3 miles from home!

[@buzz5969]

Ever heard of getting dropped off? Biking? Hiking in? Taking a taxi? Many options amigo.😊

[@theinvisiblecamper]

@@buzz5969 Yep - I regularly bike in and get dropped off, I didn't park there for the drama - I genuinely believed it wouldn't be a problem as I had parked there before when walking my dog and it was literally miles from the gas plant.

[@bernardgrice]

Its the first time that I have watched you and although idiot cops spoilt it for you I found the history side of it was really interesting. I have rung the little bell and look forward to more of your adventures 👍🏻

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I'm glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the Sub. I did a camp after the pillbox video in January - here is the link to the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXKmZmsgd-sr7c

[@KiwiUKOutdoors]

Enjoyed the history of this video bud , Mick from Hampshire outdoors and survival put me onto your channel nice work

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video - I will thank Mick for the mention👍

[@ARout666]

bully boys once again..seems to be a pattern of recent times!! great video!

[@BlytheWorld1972]

I am going to enjoy this channel .

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks

[@PhilWaud]

Great video mate, thanks for sharing. The info about why bunkers are there was fascinating. Good campsite too, shame about the cop bit! Ive subbed!

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for the Sub and comment - glad you enjoyed it. I don't usually get bothered by the cops - I take a little more time picking my parking spot these days.

[@VernsSeaFishing]

You need to do a Steve Wallis and get dropped off for a stealth camp. Good video nice clean boots.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Steves vids are great, I didn't think there was going to be a problem parking there - what do I know eh? Got to keep your boots clean - you never know who's watching😂

[@arthurgraham7011]

I’m so glad your channel is getting the views it deserves. Cracking videos love the content of history and wild camping. Bravo sir.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thank you very much!

[@brianbeatens3518]

If you want plenty of ww2 defences and get left alone come to the moray coast between lossiemouth and findhorn, ive had many nights in peace on my own.

[@AnthonySandqvist-jm7zm]

My first time watching and I love it

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks Anthony - I don't "fall out" with the police in all of my videos, but I do go to some interesting places. Thanks for your comment.

[@oldirtybeuner]

Your video is booming really well! Congrats and well deserved!

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Its mad - a channel with under 500 subs getting 17k views on a vid in less than a week - very pleased and surprised. It has also had some great comments.

[@Hojangle]

Oh wow! Great video. Such a cool pill box, perfect to camp in. That sucks about the cops threatening to tow your car. They definitely got carried away!

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Yep a great spot - thanks for the comment.

[@oldirtybeuner]

This was really a great video. It was definitely an anticlimax for you, but worth watching every second. Superb location, I told you already I like the history you give and the end is unforgettable. Great how you told those cops in the car. We can all use some more @urbanrats police. 😉

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comment.

[@hampshireoutdoorsandsurviv9340]

theres always some idiot who panics and over reacts get and the trouble is if you complain it just puts a target on your back great video though and loved the cooker

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Agreed and yes the coleman stove is brilliant.

[@KenMcintyre-qr2xt]

nice and informative good video

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks

[@rachellsignor6650]

Man sir thanks for sharing that was cool I love seeing things from around the world and when u bring camping in to it it’s even better thank you have a good day

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Glad you enjoyed it😀

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Great video & history. There's always someone wanting to spoil others enjoyment. I was stationed in East Angela during the early 1980's and i saw some of the ww2 defenses still in place.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for your comment, I'm please you enjoyed the video👍

[@stewartlancaster6155]

you were stationed in East Anglia.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

@@stewartlancaster6155 yes

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

@@stewartlancaster6155 Bentwaters/Woodbridge.

[@survival-sam]

A very good video, if that had been entered in the history challenge, i think it would of been in with a good chance of winning. . When you first told us about the bust, i thought they had found you camping, which would of been fair enough to move you on, but to just find the car parked legally and phone the wife , was just a big over reaction !!! Very good video, really enjoyed.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks - I try to camp in a place with some history as I am a massive history nerd! The problem was they didn't ring me or my wife (which they could have done as they have my details) but chose to go to my house and bang on the door and then get stroppy with my wife - a poor show on the part of the cops!

[@willytee585]

Interesting video pity your evening was cut short by a jobs worth !! Subscribed and watching some more of your uploads 👍 i live in the lake District so lots of interesting places here as well 👍

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for the sub - glad you enjoyed the vid😀

[@OldStag72]

I enjoyed that; some good history there. I remember as a child playing in sand filled bunkers up by Burghead, back in the early 80s. Thanks for sharing, found your channel through Outdoor Ally.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid - thanks for your comment.

[@richardwebb5317]

Pillbox in the sea at Roseisle is worth a visit.

[@arcticradio]

I camped in an old WW2 lookout on Skye years ago. Luckily nobody bothered me but I was up in the morning but yes the car……the fuzz are paranoid about parked cars they think everyone should be home tucked up in bed like little children. Here we simply don’t have that problem as it’s so remote and everyone goes fishing overnight or to a remote cabin. Nobody worries about cars and you can leave a note at worst case.

[@thetaeisenberg9902]

New subscriber here , I totally agree police Scotland need a reality check, you were not in the wrong as us Scots are protected by the right to roam law

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I am well versed with the rights of access in Scotland, however sometimes it's just better to go home if you have a problem - this was one of those times😀

[@thetaeisenberg9902]

@@theinvisiblecamper totally agree trying to explain to a copper about anything isn't worth the effort to be fair 🥴😁

[@pcat1378]

Not on Military land you do not

[@theinvisiblecamper]

As I said in the video - there is no MOD land in the area, it is a piece of privately owned land that is patrolled by the MOD police - I was a long way from it where I parked and camped.

[@benji.B-side]

I really enjoyed watching this and you telling the background history and such. Shame the fuzz wrecked your night but still loved the content.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed the video, if I get a break in the awful weather we are having I will get out and do another camp/film.

[@brumlordgoesoutdoors54]

Scrolling through KZbin on telly last night and came across your channel. Ended up watching all your vids and thoroughly enjoyed them, plus the history content of these places you camp at. Very interesting. New sub here. 🙂👍Going back to add my likes to all of them.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thank you for the Sub - I am glad you enjoyed the vids😀

[@user-il9wv2vk6v]

Nice to see someone still using a closed cell foam mat well done mate

[@theinvisiblecamper]

A foam mat works for me - I have a love/hate relationship with blow up pads - they eventually will let you down IMO. Thanks for your comment.

[@CurtisMassey]

The history bit was really cool. I'm sorry the Ms. got harassed. I wasn't expecting that. I expected a policeman to poke his head in and wake you.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid - thanks for leaving a comment😀

[@johnho2006]

i am a new subscriber, and just what we need for the Christmas , great video, stay stealthy and embrace the camouflage .

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for the sub - don't worry they'll never take my camo 😂

[@qwadpj5093]

Next time bring some whaskey

[@mtbalot]

Dam, that was a great spot too. Shame there was no snow to block the windays :D

[@theinvisiblecamper]

It was a great spot - as for the snow, that should stay on the mountains where it belongs🥶

[@douglasevans932]

Awesome cool cool 😎 👍

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks 👍

[@sawdustandsurvival]

I've just subscribed! What a great video! I really enjoyed that. Nice and straightforward, interesting info and enjoyable to watch. Well done!! I think you'll do well on YT with some persistence.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks - I will try to keep the vids coming👍

[@paulwilliams8725]

Great video 👍

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks 👍

[@jessicapayne8622]

*packs ‘running away bags, plenty of food and drinks. *grabs the grandson. BYE MUMMY. We’re off to do some woarrrr history x😊

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😂

[@jthemad1]

quality😂🤣😂

[@davidrayward7533]

Good to see an interesting, informative and intelligent stealth camp for a change. Not someone shoving spoonfuls of carrot and potatoes at the camera is if we’ve never seen the like before. Liked this though. Car incident was uncalled for…

[@theinvisiblecamper]

My camps are probably not true stealth camps to some and I guess they are more like low profile wild camps - I don't do the urban camps. I am a history nerd so most of my locations usually have a historical link of some sort. The car thing could have been avoided - the PS cop massively over reacted and the whole thing could have been avoided if I had chosen a better parking spot - lesson learned for me😀

[@davidrayward7533]

@@theinvisiblecamper over reacted was right. Middle of the night - not on. Get the car safely tucked away ( which it was!) somewhere above all suspicion next time and the camp should be a good un👍

[@handsomenumber1393]

fantastic mooshtash Sir

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks

[@TruesdaleTV]

I enjoyed that little vid m8 very informative. Its a sub from m8 👍

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the sub😀

[@richardwebb5317]

I enjoyed the history bit. Living and cycling a lot on the east coast, the WW2 stuff is a constant companion. The coast north from Aberdeen is a very enjoyable place for touring on big tyred bikes. Ratray Head and St Fergus have a very other worldly feel and I hope nobody is put off from visiting.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid.

[@TheCoopsvids]

Deffo worth a sub that my man 👍🏻🎅🏻

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for the Sub😀

[@Tominthetent]

Thats crazy ! ps i wanna see you slurp your noodles ! 🤣 👍

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks - but the world doesn't need video evidence of me inhaling my food🤢

[@Squirrel_Alt_Delete]

liked the content enough to sub

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for the comment and the sub👍 Glad you enjoyed the vid

[@williambrennan3009]

Possible charges against the alarm and distress might want seek legal action

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I see your point, but it's not the way I swing - we will just put it down to experience.

[@Ben22904]

I'm in new sub here

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks for subbing!👍

[@questionableendeavours]

Pity about the police carry on spoiling your night. I'm always paranoid about leaving the car for any length of time and will usually leave a note on the dash if camping as I've had do-gooders call out mountain rescue/coast guard before when I've been camping or kayaking which is both bloody annoying andna waste of time.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Yes - a note may have helped defuse the situation, I honestly didn't think there would be any problem leaving the van there. Thanks for your comment.

[@anonymousmc7727]

When you see the cops……run like helll😂

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😂

[@tonybuttie3038]

i used to live in the NE Scotland for 20yrs, in my experience 1 of the disadvantages is that there are few real crimes, so the police have bugger all else to do, so to the local police this is a major incident, lol

[@pasqualepicariello4648]

get dropped off next time! great video!!

[@theinvisiblecamper]

It's not always an option to get dropped off and I like the "plan b" option of having a vehicle available to bail out if needed - parking in a public place shouldn't be such a problem.

[@Mr808islands]

super gem condition than haiku stairs communication building.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks

[@Mr808islands]

@@theinvisiblecamper your welcome

[@dbharrold]

I think that is worth a complaint to the police. Get some compy to buy new kit 😂

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Not the way we roll - we will just put it down to experience and maybe leave a note on the van next time!

[@fi1bo]

Thanks for not eating on camera 😂

[@theinvisiblecamper]

It is a service I provide 😂 - no one wants to see me inhale noodles (except Tom who is odd)

[@user-gm3pl4io3r]

Go and steal from shops, the bizzies would leave you alone if you did that.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😁

[@kittenkiller10]

Police Scotland at their best - just don’t ask them to investigate a break-in, car theft, etc 😂

[@theinvisiblecamper]

It wasn't their finest hour that's for sure!

[@timetravelfilms727]

Sorry to hear of your bad experience. They could have easily traced your car to your mobile and just rung you directly or even triangulated your phone. The banging of the door was a fear tactic so you wouldn't do it again. The response was not proportional.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

It was a shit show and not Police Scotland's finest hour IMO.

[@simonsolo7750]

I've got the same stove

[@theinvisiblecamper]

The coleman stove is a great bit of kit - thanks again Mrs P😀

[@stevezodiac491]

I thought that it was Captain Mainwearing was responsible for home defence ?

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I think that was at village level - and every village had one😂

[@allano937]

i am surprised at the police response. I am ex military and understand why MoD cops might get nervous but you were no where near the place of interest. Police Scotland were in the wrong. Ok note where they saw your van, If it's there for too long without you they can start to worry.. we have the right to roam here so there is no problem with you camping in that bunker. I plan something similar at local bird watch hides

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I think it was just one cop overreacting - the MOD cops were ok. Agreed a note would have helped the situation - I genuinely did not think there would be any problems parking where I did. Thanks for your comment.

[@tonybuttie3038]

you need to make a complaint, and get some compo, as a threat to arrest, is considered an assault.? HNK Liverpool seem to be the best at dealing with police claims. in case of future police issue, pse instruct your wife that when dealing with the police, get your phone out and record it!!.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Thanks , compensation is not the way I role Tony - we will just put it down to experience and I will just take more care where I leave my car in future.

[@tonybuttie3038]

@@theinvisiblecamper i take it you live in the NE Scotland, i used to live in/around Buckie, 1 job i had was working in the forest/tree plantations in the Huntly/Elgin area, some times i had to leave my car on the road/gate, then get a lift by tractor etc, to stop the police/other people from bothering me. i put a A5 notice on he dash board, in big text, stating : 'This car is not stolen/dumped/abandoned/brokrn down, the owner is near by, bla,bla,bla etc, perhaps you should try that, my save you some time/others messing abt, ? regards g0whf

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Funny you should say about a sign - I made one yesterday that says "I am nearby taking night sky photographs" and it has my mobile number which should stop the same happening again. I have never had a problem before and have been abandoning my van all over Scotland for many years with no issue - I guess I was a tad complacent as I was five minutes from home.

[@kennethsalyers3809]

I see it's the same there as it is here.the police just say the same thing go home or go to jail.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

The reality is I could have argued and stayed as I could legally camp there - but after the shock Mrs P got it was only right I went home.

[@DaveWoods-ku5em]

Obviously Mr. Unseen debrief military man were you

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😎👍

[@joshuashewan2068]

I went to use old WW2 site which was used as a car park and the local Police came and gave me the big Q about what I was doing there. They made a fuss then drove off...

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😆

[@joohop]

Smart Vid Bro , Are You A Brummie ?

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Kinda sort of - born in Worcestershire - travelled a lot - spent the last 25 years living in Scotland and plan on staying put.

[@angelswithdirtyfaces1]

👍👍👍🙃

[@theinvisiblecamper]

😀

[@hypo345]

Seems like overzealous policing to me but these are uncertain times. If they went past your car several times and it was still there one can understand their concern not just because someone could be a potential terrorist but because the owner of the car was nowhere near it in the middle of the night. Cool to camp in the old pill box, ours look so inferior to the German ones but as you said in the commentary it was just to slow things down, the reality of any invasion would be the pill boxes being take out in no time at all.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I think it was just the local plods getting over excited - I will pay more attention to where I park in future. Thanks for your comment.

[@hoppy1970]

The law is that you can't camp in an immediate garden or on a "Crown Property". If you were on neither of these then you should go back.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Not my first rodeo - I know I could legally park where I did and camp where I did, but from experience know its not worth arguing you rights to camp with a police officer in the middle of the night. I may go back in the future but dont tend to camp in the same place twice as I am luckily not short of place to camp near by.

[@Aboutaweekago1787]

Why on earth up here in Scotland you would camp anywhere near somewhere that could get you lifted is beyond insanity. We've access to the best wild camping in the UK and it's free, unrestricted and you'll never get any grief from anyone. This just seems deliberately antagonistic. Why would anyone want to wild camp next to a shitty gas plant patrolled by MOD when you've got the most beautiful forest's and mountains on your doorstep to camp in hassle free is mental.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I take your point but - I was no where near the gas plant and was on pubic access land at all times, I am interested in history and wanted to see and stay in the WW2 bunker which I couldn't move to a different location. I camp all over Scotland year round and this is the only hassle I have had in many years - and the hassle was manly down to a police Scotland officer who appears to have got the wrong end of the stick - the MOD police were quite happy and were mildly interested why my car was where it was. I like to mix it up as far as my locations and have camped in plenty of forests and glens too - I will be paying more attention to where I park my vehicle in future though!

[@johnseabrook1703]

Because, we are not all the same. I bet there are things you do, which I might question.

[@oldirtybeuner]

It is healthy to go mental sometimes! And it is great fun too. I loved the video, it was even very educational. It is not because you don't get it, that stealthcamping isn't a great thing to do.

[@richardwebb5317]

Scotland has some amazing long beaches, really good for touring with a fat bike. I stayed near there in the dunes on a tour a couple of years ago. Probably just far enough away - was not bothered. Car was in Inverbervie. They can be a bit arsey around Peterhead power station too. You dont need to be near strategic energy infrastructure to be hassled, during the photographer = terrorist paranoia of the 2000s, I had four home visits for photographing farmland. Was under orders to inform Police before taking any photographs of scenery. Aye right! Been quiet the past 10 years though.

[@DaveWoods-ku5em]

You should wrap your gas up in newspaper so it works in cold weather failing that use some meths and triagia

[@theinvisiblecamper]

I often use a trangia particularly if I'm going full on stealth and have also been bought a better gas stove for cold conditions - i think the problem was both cold and a half empty gas cartridge - the new stove cope with both better. Thanks for your comment.

[@buzz5969]

If you was BUSTED you wasnt very stealthy amigo..Might wanna change your name from INVISIBLE CAMPER to VISIBLE CAMPER.😊

[@theinvisiblecamper]

May be the video should have been called -"My car got busted!" 😂

[@Adventurer_Dave]

Sounds lihe Old Bill were a bit 'disproportionate' in their approach. I hope your going yo stick in a complaint? Because it sounds as though someone needs a bit of training in dealing with members of the public.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

We will just put it down to experience - and I will take my choice of parking location more seriously.Thanks for your comment.

[@steveclark..]

It's not just in Scotland, many other areas of the UK too, lots of examples of law abiding citizens being treated badly especially since the whole convid restrictions.

[@andrewdaley5480]

​@@theinvisiblecamperi would just leave it also they can be very very vindictive. 🇬🇧

[@shackwishprice6924]

You cant do nothing no more freedoms are gone 💯

[@theinvisiblecamper]

👍

[@silversolo9995]

Get a jet pack.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

Now that would be fun- but probably less stealthy than my old diesel van😂

[@silversolo9995]

Electric jet pack lol@@theinvisiblecamper

[@theinvisiblecamper]

See - showing my age there thinking about the jet fuel ones - being an old petrolhead😂

[@frederick6008]

Have your wife drop you off and can call her for a pickup.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

But where's the fun in that😂 - joking aside if I thought there would have been a problem over where I had parked I would have done something else.

[@skylongskylong1982]

Why do these guys seem to have fetish for army surplus camouflage. I am ex military, and never wear camo, got the t shirt, got video, move on with your life.

[@catrionawilliams8195]

The game is stealth camping. I don't believe he has a sexual paraphilia for wearing camo. I think he doesn't want to draw attention to himself whilst "stealth camping"

[@theinvisiblecamper]

By these guys I guess you mean Me - I wear surplus gear because it is good hard wearing kit, it is cheap to buy and the camo helps you blend in to the background which is the whole point of stealth camping. Oh yes I'm also ex military and never saw it as "getting the shirt" - I don't wear camo gear round the house, but when its the right kit for the job I do. Thanks for your comment.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

​​@@theinvisiblecamper i wear a mtp smock when im camping usually and take a bergen, as you say good hard wearing kit , ive always liked all the pockets in the smock , ex army also and not trying to re live the glory days , its just fairly cheap , tough reliable gear 👍🏕

[@greyhikes5236]

The man can do what he wants, its surplus equipment it works so why wouldn't you use it? Its cheep and proven, The only one going on military is you!

[@justlee2164]

​​@@theinvisiblecamper great reply you always get that one who just finds something negative to say . well said mate if he's ex army he should of known why your yt name should of gave him a clue. Great video thanks !!!! just apart from what the old bill did lol