Bushcraft breakfast - steak and bannock. Canoe/tarp shelter. Ferro rods and bushcraft bellows! 

Hahaha - Yes, she’s a natural! Cheers, Simon

Oh, Maggie loves a swan! Not sure what she’d actually do if she caught one!! 😂

Simon, a bloke in the woods I hope the current isolation is not too hard on you both. Stay safe and well.

One hundred subscribers when this video was made. Now here you are at more than 185K, and well deserved. This is such a lovely wholesome channel. RIP beautiful Maggie. 💔

Thanks Mike! Luckily for us Maggie has never been a big drooler! 💦💦💦😂

doing a rewatch myself.....still enjoyable second or third time around

David Kitchen - Thanks Dave!! I should have been a teacher 🤓 lol!!

+Keith Orbell - Thank you Keith, glad you enjoyed the video and glad you found my channel! Stay tuned, there will be plenty more to come! Atb, Simon.

Great memories of your Dad and his sailing boat! Can’t beat a wooden boat! 😁🛶

woods thanks for all your responses.. I find your wood tools wonderful! Sustainable too. I thought since you were so good at creating..I'd give you a bit of a thought ...snipe patterns or better yet create your own class of boat.. Thanks..

John Finnis - Thanks Clarissa, glad to have been a service, if you can find that damned ferro rod John, it's yours!! I'm a strictly 'leave no trace' bloke and the number of sleepless nights I've had knowing I've left that thing there, I cannae count! Cheers matey!

Oi tellee what, chap - we'll have a stay on the island (rope that Lee git in as well) and find that rod, thus salving your conscience and generating a feeling of goodwill all round. Hurrah!

John Finnis -Now that sounds like a plan in the making old chap!!

Thank you!

Thank you! it’s important to have somewhere comfy to sit in camp!

+LoaferXcursions - thanks, yeah, she's great, a bit daft but puts up with me!!! Especially if there's something to eat at the end of it!! Cheers, Simon.

@@simonablokeinthewoods Haha, mine would never behave as well as Maggie. The black lab is hyper and my little dog, a rescue, is VERY bird orientated and vanishes. Maggie is great. I thought she was a Newfoundland cross, because she's smaller, until I saw the video about her X

+LiveSimplyFilms Mountain Mike - Hahaha! Sorry Mike! Glad you’re enjoying them enough to be a distraction though!! 😉 I think I might have to purchase a copy of your books if you have any stock? I’ll send you a pm later. Atb mate, Simon.

Nice! I think it is perfect for canoes- really light, strong and flexible enough, but also easy to repair if you put a hole in it! (I speak from experience!) did you make yours? Atb, Simon.

No but I did have to fix it up, it's like new now with an electric motor setup attached to it and yeah very light and fast I love it... It was a gift from God, while working one day, I prayed to God for a boat to go fishing with. About an hour later I was at one of my customers homes and he had it in his backyard just wasting away. I offered to buy it from him but he said no and just gave it to me... While praying, I promised God a first ride on it and that I'd take him fishing with me if he answered my prayer. We have been out together many times since then, I always invite him when I go... How's that for a story... An answered prayer.. :-)

chris bamman -Can't beat it! Cheers, Simon.

Cheers John! It’s been a bad year for all our rivers - the Stour in Suffolk was completely dry around Nayland! 😳🛶

++@@simonablokeinthewoods++ I wonder if all our rivers now run lower than they did thirty or forty years ago. In the 1950's I learned to swim in the Glaven where in some places, where it ran across an unimproved watermeadow it was six feet or more deep. Ten years ago the water was less than knee deep in those same spots and the water itself felt dead. Further upstream attempts were made in the 1980's to put some of the natural meanders back along a stretch which had previously been straightened. Volume and quality have not improved however and so far as I am aware the Glaven remains devoid of life along it's entire length.

Hi Maria! 😁

Thank you Max!

Thank you! It’s bonkers isn’t it - a lot of people out there with insomnia!! 😁

Really comfy and Uber- lightweight! Got to have a comfy seat in camp.

Thanks James! 👍🛶

Cheers!! It was the steak that did it for me!

Hi Andy, I received your very kind message, but for some reason I seem to have problems with RU-vid messages! I have replied but not sure if my reply was sent. This is a problem I’ve always had with RU-vid - when ever I reply to a private message, it crashes! Let me know if it hasn’t come through and I’ll try emailing! Cheers, Simon.

Simon, a bloke in the woods Hello, no, nothing arrived, but that’s not a problem, it was just an observation :)

1967AJB - there is definitely an issue with RU-vid messages then! Are you on Facebook or messenger? I have a Facebook page - Simon, a bloke in the woods, if you drop me a quick message on there I can reply or email?

Thanks David! She’s good company! 😁

Lancashire Lad -Thanks Geoff! Maggie loves it, and I can relax a bit on the island cos she's less likely to run off and cause havok!! She stinks of river and woodsmoke now though - bath time me thinks!! Cheers, Simon.

That’s a unit of a bulldog!

Thank you!! 😁

Thank you! 😁👍

Thanks Clifford! Glad you came across the channel. The nice thing about bannock is there are a thousand different ways to make and adapt it. I hope the snow storm subsides soon! Atb, Simon.

Thanks Shane. 👍

Cheers! She’s a good girl and doesn’t complain much - especially if there’s steak on offer! 🐕

+Canoeman094 - Thank you kindly! Glad you enjoyed it, it was fun to make this one!! Atb, Simon.

Thanks Ann! You can buy raised fire pit platforms -designed for Dutch oven cooking -they’re a bit bulky and probably heavy, but if you’re camping from a vehicle, it’d work well. 👍🔥

Wiltshire Man - Hahaha - thanks Sandy! Actually, I’ve been completely amazed at the number of people who are interested enough to have subscribed! Appreciate the kind words! Atb, Simon.

Hi Sandy, Yes Simon has a good personality, and so do you mate. I have enjoyed watching every one of your video's that I have seen, I have not seen them all yet, however, I will indeed do that soon. I even enjoyed watching your camping and morse code video, probably because I already have an interest in radio. Sandy as long as you keep making video's, I will keep watching. Thank you brother bushcrafter.

You don't do so bad yourself Buddy x

Aww Thanks Dawn

Cheers Joe! Oh, she usually is!! She’s a bugger, especially for swans or pheasants! She’d never catch one, but she’ll run for miles trying, then I’ve usually got to run off to find her!! Atb, Simon.

Thank you Jane! 😁 and thanks for the sub!

AMBushcraft - Thanks mate! Really glad you enjoyed it, it was another nice one to make -and not just because steak was involved!! Lol! Cheers, Simon.

Thanks Jerry! Glad you like the videos! The dog and the cooking sort of go hand in hand - I cook, she eats!! Cheers and Atb, Simon.

Thanks Jonesy! 😁

Thank you Mark! Glad you enjoyed it - it is one of my favourite spots, quiet and secluded! And the canoe tarp setup works well - lots of room! Cheers and Atb, Simon.

Cheers Chris, glad you enjoyed it! 👍

Thank you! Great idea with the duct tape handle! 👍🔥

Essexplodder -Thanks Barry! I enjoyed this one quite a lot!! Cheers, Simon.

Paul Embling - Thanks Paul - glad you enjoyed it buddy. Atb, Simon.

Cheers Rick, a mans best friend - especially when there’s a chance of steak! Atb, Simon.

Cheers - I like this setup, it’s simple and really effective! And there’s something about the canoe providing a solid back wall - homely!

Thank you! Maggie is a great dog, very calm and loving, but it took a long time to wash her after she went in the river! Atb, Simon.

+kris4362 - Cheers Chris, glad you enjoyed it! Atb, Simon.