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Mountain Camping with my £21 Tent • Staying Warm & Dry with Questionable Shelter

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The long wet winter of 2024 continues, so what better time to try out my £21 tent in the mountains. I'd put this one off for ages because I thought it would be pretty grim (I was right)
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@blakesimmons5130 4 месяца назад

I love how camptubers wake up, set their camera up, and then pretend to wake up for us 😂 even though its an illusion, it feels like something's missing when people leave that bit out

@ShortAndNarrow 4 месяца назад

I would include the setup for the laugh, part of the fun. 🤣

@antoniocicalese9944 4 месяца назад

Soooo true I thought the same thing 😂😂😂

@fallingwater 4 месяца назад

I like to think they leave a camera on the night before and cut away 99% of the recording :D

@yerunski 4 месяца назад

"Camptubers" 🤣

@Wagoo 5 месяцев назад

I'm quite a positive fellow, but wow - Frank is just next level! He didn't even pack a sleeping bag, preferring to rough it in his pants all night.. but come morning he still had that wide grin on his face. Really an inspiration to us all! :)

@juliehilton1701 5 месяцев назад

This made me literally laugh out loud and everyone is in bed shhhhh😂😂 😂 in fact I’m going to screen shot it so I can read it again if I need a boost one day 😂😂😂

@DJ-XTRM 5 месяцев назад

We took a Frank Clone named James Bonded on Tour with us in Iraq... I will say he didn't go down well... 🤣🤣 True story. 👽🙏🕊💫🛸 XTRM EXRMC686

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Hahaha quite something isn't he!!

@TheStuart31 5 месяцев назад

To be Frank, he could be stealing the show here 🤣

@caroleharden3055 5 месяцев назад

Hilarious 😂

@alandavies55 5 месяцев назад

As a lifelong biker, I have spent a lot of time camping, including the well known Dragon rally where the wind chill on a Welsh hillside in winter can be life threatening. I have always used cheap tents with a good tarp over the top, making sure that the tent is at least 2ft longer than me, and I have never got really wet. Now in my 70s I have to be a bit more careful, so my son got me a long low double skinned survival tent, which is side opening. Great for me as I can throw a spare tarp out of the door in the morning and then just roll my arthritic carcass out onto it. Sorted.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

That sounds great :D kinda like my Snugpak Ionosphere.. I'd deffo rather be in that than this haha! So impressive that you're still out in your 70s, I so hope I'll be able to keep going like you :D thanks for watching my lil video

@topcat43truffles15 5 месяцев назад

Happiness is spending 15 minutes with Claire…..🥰 (Wherever in the world you are) How can you not love someone that always finds themselves out in miserable weather, with sometimes questionable equipment, and yet always manages to smile and bring joy to all that partake in her adventures! RU-vid brings people together that in most cases never get the chance to actually meet and our lives are enriched for it! All the Best to you Claire. 👍🏻🍻❤️😎

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Poor Frank's looking a bit deflated isn't he

@gberish602 5 месяцев назад

I hope you didn't let him down 😅😂

@brewswithviews 5 месяцев назад

Ive just had quite a spooky experience on a hike but nothing is as freaky as Frank

@timmooney7528 5 месяцев назад

Looks like Frank was a sacrifice to the tent spirits :)

@DJ-XTRM 5 месяцев назад

To be Frank eh? 😂🎉

@DJ-XTRM 5 месяцев назад

@@timmooney7528Naaa he just looks a bit tents 🎉😅

@pepawg2281 5 месяцев назад

Hmmmm. Looks more suited for the kids in the backyard.

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Deffo!

@talbenavraham1478 5 месяцев назад

Only if you hate your children.

@scarletkinkajou1 5 месяцев назад

@@talbenavraham1478and expect a call from child services

@STATENS-adventures 5 месяцев назад

@@talbenavraham1478😅😅

@that1geographyfanatic 4 месяца назад

@@talbenavraham1478lol

@Zoso14892 5 месяцев назад

I'd hate for anything to happen to you, obviously, but the idea of you being rescued with a blowup doll on tow cracks me up! 😅

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

It would certainly be a tale to tell wouldn't it 😄🤭

@Zoso14892 4 месяца назад

@@WildBeare I can almost see the headlines!

@Hdcgg334 4 месяца назад

Hi l want yo be your friend please @WildBeare

@barrybritcher 4 месяца назад

Single skin for the bin. That's my motto

@kaitlynstephens4326 4 месяца назад

First time viewer, I am so happy to see a woman solo camper. It makes me happy and proud to be a woman, you’re inspiring to me!

@telmomoreira7616 4 месяца назад

Nobody is gonna talk about fact she went to woods alone with blow up doll?

@ZuluWarrior3 4 месяца назад

It is gross to be woman seriously !

@marky59 5 месяцев назад

Imagine Mountain Rescue opening your Tent and seeing Frank in the Tent with you - how you explain that one :)

@MyScottyboy1 5 месяцев назад

or even worse, found dead with deflated Frank, imagine the eulogy.

@Saxtoo 5 месяцев назад

Maybe Frank was sweating a lot inside that tent.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

Haha! It would be an interesting story for them I guess 🤷‍♀️😄

@OfficialCyruss 5 месяцев назад

You have a decent track record of going camping and getting wet! This is enough to deter most people but your courage to endure the element honestly astounds me :O

@daizein5971 5 месяцев назад

It is not even ‘the elementS’ anymore, just one element 😅

@markwalker4485 5 месяцев назад

It UK. That’s why they have the best rain kit ever. That’s why Canada has the best winter stuff ever don’t want to get wet don’t go to UK or Ireland@@tfinde

@TheBobbymcd 5 месяцев назад

@@markwalker4485 i bought a sheepskin jacket from canada...weighs a ton and is really warm...my doctor said she would use it as a bed weight haha

@Sunshineandroses1 4 месяца назад

It helps that she makes cash and it's a choice not a homeless situation lo

@stevecrickmar8600 4 месяца назад

A track record of going camping and getting wet... Sounds ideal!

@GRWINNER 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Claire Beare! You never fail to put a smile on this old Oregon woodsman's face! 🌲🐻😁

@LaurelsChannel 4 месяца назад

When my son was six or seven, I remarked that something in the store was cheap. He replied, "the good kind of cheap or the bad kind of cheap?" That tent is the bad kind of cheap.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

Haha yes absolutely 😄 your son has got it figured out

@scottmoore4039 5 месяцев назад

"It will be donated to someone with kids or I dislike" - That gave me a giggle 😆 Thanks for another amazing video Claire! Also, I gasped when you said 21-pound tent in the beginning being and American lol

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Haha yeh it made me giggle too 🤭 ohh that would be a heavy tent 😅 thanks for watching my lil vid!

@kylereese4822 5 месяцев назад

@@WildBeare A mad idea.... how about a home made tent from water-proof jacket & pants material from a 2nd charity shop and some 2nd hand dome tent poles.......

@kylereese4822 5 месяцев назад

@@WildBeare That tent would benefit from a lightweight tarp over the top giving it a second layer of protection and provide a place to put your equipment and maybe a bike on its side on the ground...

@kylereese4822 5 месяцев назад

@@WildBeare Waiting for a sheep or cow to be staring at you and give you the fright of your life when you open the door.... 🤣🤣😂😂

@user-oo8xp2rf1k 5 месяцев назад

In the late eightees I walked back from an illegal rock festival. 50 miles across Wiltshire and Hampshire. The tent was tiny and had metal poles and ridge tube. They could have been gas pipes and were superby heavy. It was so tiny we laughed out loud when we first got in it. It must have weighed 3.5kg . We had no proper rucksacks, just seventies style schoolbags, one of whoms straps immediately broke and had to be replaced by baking twine. We used a single pint plastic milk carton that didn't have a proper seal lid as our water container. Didn't have a gas stove just some matches a pot some vegetables and stock cubes . On the final day we ran out of money and food and resolved ( not proud of this) to shoplift food if we couldn't get a hitchhike lift by nightfall) Caravan style square sleeping bags. It was hellish. But the landscape was fantastic. I resolved to buy decent stuff one day I did this in the following order: functional rucksack ( Norwegian army £8) sleeping bag with hood (Chinese brand £30) , rubberised rainsuit - heavy but effective (Issued by work). Then , some years later a VANGO Odyssey micro tent for a then staggering sum of £156. It was like walking into a new era of luxury. In some ways I love the modern world .. I love my half decent brand gear, my jetboil and fresh coffee. There's a Starbucks behind every rock. My suggestion - buy the tent and a cheap 4mx4m plastic tarp to peg over it for a huge vestibule . Plastic emergency bivvy sacks are really useful cost nothing, weigh nothing and will save you from extreme discomfort ( and possibly death )..

@davidcarter8457 5 месяцев назад

That is the sort of tent that will convince a newbie to never go camping again. 🤦‍♀️ Hello from Utah Claire! 🦬🦬👌👍❤️

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Hehe yep! Helloo from UK :D 👋

@doogsm6013 5 месяцев назад

Appreciate your dedication to the channel Claire (oh and Frank).

@patrickhartman6818 5 месяцев назад

Frank your supposed to step out of the tent. Don't leak in the corner.😂

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Damn it Frank!! Honestly he can be such a nightmare

@mikebeacom4883 3 месяца назад

Good old Pneumatic Frank

@johnbiddal5951 5 месяцев назад

As most people attending Festivals seem to be out of their heads within an hour of arrival I think the tent is ideal. By the time beddy byes arrives on the first night, the occupants are completely immune to any discomfort whatsoever..🤣

@bujin1977 5 месяцев назад

Most of them probably don't even make it back to the tent. End up sleeping face down in a pool of mud.

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Haha yes you have a point there 😄

@DavidDewis 5 месяцев назад

It’s also worth noting that recent high profile festivals have been left with hundreds of abandoned tents after everyone used, this low price point may be targeting those that have no intention of taking it home. Sad really.

@om617yota7 5 месяцев назад

Andy from Kent Survival here on YT tested a cardboard tent specifically made to be recycled after a festival. His video is worth a look.

@user-pk8yx5ix3b 5 месяцев назад

@@DavidDewis There are groups that collect and recycle the camping gear left behind by rich students, i've requisitioned some useful stuff my self, not to mention all the booze.

@scottw.3258 4 месяца назад

In 2020 i decided to see how cheaply i could camp. I bought a pop up tent for around £20 and took it out for a night once the initial covid restrictions had lifted. It was a similar experience to this. I then decided to try to build around the tent, so i bought a huge tarp(5m x 8m), some camo netting and some poles. and set off again. That one was much better. I had the tent set up, with the tarp set over a framework of poles, in essence creating a larger tent around the tent, which i used as a vestibule area where i stored my gear, cooked and ate. I then used the camo netting as a door over the opening in vestibule to enclose it all. I finished it off with a set of solar fairy lights which i draped over the framework of poles. I have to say, it was a fantastic set up and took me back to my childhood, building gang huts and camping out in the back garden. I stayed out for 5 nights in that. If i remember right, the tarp was about £30 and the camo netting was £20, the poles were around £30, so it wasn't bad value for roughly £100.

@sneccles 5 месяцев назад

You are a breath of fresh air in this mad world we live in. Always enjoy your videos. Stay dry and give Frank my regards.

@alistairwidmer604 5 месяцев назад

hello, my weekly dossies of happiness hearing your voice and seeing your video!Love it and greetings from Switzerland 🥰

@williamwyn 5 месяцев назад

hmm

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Ahh helloo, best wishes from a continually soggy UK 👋

@richard_n 5 месяцев назад

There is nothing worse than it being wet inside your tent. Especially in any season but summer. That's why waterproof is the most important quality in my book.

@tubybubi 4 месяца назад

The tent is waterproof. The moisture comes from your body. Problem on most small tents is ventilation.

@tweekins 4 месяца назад

1: I like that your phone screen is chipped. The fact that it still works and you haven't just replaced it for aesthetic reasons implies, to me, that you're practical. 2: I love that in the few videos of yours that I've watched, you always seem to be camping in a place so damp that I'd consider it a nightmare. I don't particularly like deserts, but I'm much more comfortable sleeping in them than in wet areas. Maybe that's why I like your videos. You camp in places I would not. I assume it's Scotland. If so, you've put me off the idea of ever going there without having a reservation in a nice hotel.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

Haha thanks, well it's not the screen that's chipped, it's one of those tempered glass screen protectors. I'm always chucking my phone around as I'm clumsy as hell so I get through many less screens that way 😄 Mm this is north Wales and we've had a particularly wet winter, one of the wettest on record I think I read.. there's no escaping it at the moment. I don't blame you with the hotel at all haha. Thanks for watching my lil video, have a lovely week :) Claire

@stephenmason759 5 месяцев назад

Where did you and Frank meet? Was he already into wild camping before he met you? To be honest he seems a little on the quiet side but it's company for you.

@TheStuart31 5 месяцев назад

Well at least you could use Frank', as a Life raft. If you do get flooded out. 🤣. I laughed all the way through your wee vid. Well done for putting up with the wee red tent. 😂

@vassabatielos4740 5 месяцев назад

Och aye

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Haha yes very true, Frank is so useful 😄 thanks for watching my lil vid :)

@williamwallace5711 4 месяца назад

excelent observation

@LeonTrotsky6782 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Wildbeare you are awesome & always so watchable & inspirational. 🙌❤️

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Ahh thanks! Appreciate you sharing my lil trips with me :)

@user-wx7wg5cn1m 5 месяцев назад

Getting wiser with each post!- is it Franks, Thanks! Leave it with smiling Frank, he’ll just keep on smiling. Hey Claire I need to get myself a bivvy! Thanks for the misery you spared us with the hard lesson you took for us- we are grateful! Love ya!❤🏃‍♀️🌿🧘🏼🙏

@Wilbz68 5 месяцев назад

FairPlay to you for camping out there in that £21 tent, I winced the way you grabbed Frank in the vestibules 😂😂😂 you are made of sterner stuff for sure 💪🏻

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

Haha thanks, yes I need to be more gentle with poor ol' Frank don't I. I'm surprised he still comes out with me!

@phillbrotheridge4014 5 месяцев назад

As subtle as a porcupine in a nudist colony. I'm using that one. Really funny Claire.

@tomwalters2385 5 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the video. Such a beautiful country. I’m always amazed how a mountain can have areas of what seems to be grass floating on water. Claire, your attitude and personality are “healing “. Greetings from Savannah, Georgia.

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Ahh, thanks, yes so beautiful up there, my spiritual home 💚 thank you for watching, best wishes from soggy UK :)

@user-ov9ob7zz4t 5 месяцев назад

Hi, Claire! I almost laughed to tears with this video, as I had my own "Titanic adventure" with such a tent-like thing ;) :P I was tempted by it as I once needed a substitute for true ultralite camping gear (then beyond my budget) when I go for autumn/spring outings and need an emergency shelter "just in case", without carrying a true tent. I'm not a fan of bivy bags ;) So I bought from a department store such a "tent" like this one in the video. Had little opportunity to test it prior mountains, just a weekend kayak trip in September with little to no rain. So far so good ;) Then I risked to take it in November for serious solo hike in mountains. I'm not that stupid - I was about using huts and solid shelters accesible in the range, but just needed 1-2 wild camps at the very start/end. So I went... The evening weather on the 1-st day steered towards wind&rain pretty fast. I chose a protected place in small forest on the mountain pass and set up my camp. The first 1-2 night hours were nice, but then realised that my sleeping bag has some wet problem. Quickly found quite deep pool of water inside the tent. I could use my drinking cube for pumping it out and had to continue all night. So my Titanic was sinking till the very dawn, pumps were operated all time, just the orchestra had deserted somehow, I had to sing alone :) I had to quit and fall back home (all the way from neighbouring country), fortunately had enough time to dry my gear and after a day to join my friends in another mountains closer home :) Regards, -J.

@PhilCherry3 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking on this challenge & for taking one for the team. I couldn’t do it!😂. The biggest issue I have with gear such as the tent you used for this outing is that much of this great is recklessly mis-advertised to the consumer. This increases the probability a novice outdoor enthusiast will get in trouble using it. Then the absolute misery they experience sours them on camping & hiking! To me the reality is nearly all tent/shelters are best paired with a good quality true camping tarp. Who cares about the extra weight! Staying dry in inclement weather at 2:00 am is worth it! Leave all the discussion/experimentation with ultralight gear to the hardcore outdoors people. In the case of this tent, if paired with tarp, it would at least shelter & insulate its occupant. Notice I didn’t say occupants.😏

@patrickhartman6818 5 месяцев назад

Lucky Frank ❤

@watch-Dominion-2018 5 месяцев назад

Simp

@chillindave1357 5 месяцев назад

Oh the jokes I could say!

@MediaRedia 5 месяцев назад

Lucky? Frank has an inflated ego.

@patrickhartman6818 5 месяцев назад

@@chillindave1357 that's why I left it there .lol

@alvinmorris5404 5 месяцев назад

Lucky frank?! I counted at least three times he was in the way an he was quickly moved by a rather firm and hasty grab to the manhood !😮😂 one should wonder if that's the way this lovely woman handles men? Hmmm black leather, a whip? oh I think I'm in love ❤️ 😍 🥰😜😘

@cranefly23 5 месяцев назад

I think I shall have to watch this video a second time. I missed half of it laughing at your antics with Frank! It miffed me a little that you still got more sleep in that tent than I get in my bed. 🙀 Great entertainment, Claire. Thank you. x

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Haha glad you enjoyed it, Frank secretly enjoyed it I reckon.. 'type 2 fun' as they say. To be honest it surprises me how much sleep I manage to get in these bonkers arrangements too. Thank you for watching :)

@rogerbaldridge7135 Месяц назад

type 2 fun as opposed to the more popular type 1 fun

@scotch141 4 месяца назад

So the moral of the story is you get what you pay for. I bought a similar tent by Ozark Trail for about $27 U.S. it seems a bit bigger than this one. I’m 5’9” and I fit pretty well inside. The tent is pretty water proof and overall a decent tent for the price. The only downside to it I’ve found so far is one, not the best in cold temperatures because like the one you’re using it’s only one layer and it has poor ventilation causing condensation from your breathing. Other than that it’s actually a pretty decent backpacking tent for the small price. Would love to see you review it. ☺️🤙

@RickINFJ 5 месяцев назад

Did Frank lose weight? 😂 Well, if you weren't near a water source, you could harvest all the condensation you could ever need! Oh Claire, you gave me a camping flashback. Went camping with my daughter and her boyfriend. Their tent broke on setup, so I gave them mine, and we went to town to find me a cheap tent. It was exactly like this but yellow. I'm only 5'5" and still couldn't lay straight. Major condensation! I didn't sleep a wink. We went back to town, returned it, and got a proper tent. Thank you again for a lovely video. You never disappoint Beare. 🌲⛺️🌲

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Yep deffo no water shortage concerns 😄 ohh gosh, they're terrible aren't they! Without a bivi bag it could be pretty disastrous. Thanks for watching my lil video :D

@brindlebucker4741 5 месяцев назад

The note you ended on, this is the gospel. So many people go out into the elements and have a bad experience with rain and water in the tent. And that clouds the way they think about camping from then on. All tents have condensation issues. But... what I want is a shelter I can trust and that I know will not let in the rain. The Hilleberg Akto is a pretty old design by now, and apparently the Enan is better- lighter, just as good. But what I know when I pitch my Akto is- I'm gonna be dry, and it's going to stand up against the wind. That's all I want at the end of the day. I'm willing to slog 10 miles through wind and rain, so along as when I get where I'm going, I can pitch a shelter and get in out of the elements. The Akto is yesterday's design, but still solves today's problems. It has a generous vestibule for a solo tent. So, you can pitch in the driving rain, get into the vestibule (it will be cramped), and get your sleep system in place, undress and get into the inner tent without getting it wet. If you're unsure what to buy, but you come across an Akto on Ebay for a really good price, snap it up. Back in the day, it was considered ultra-light. Not so these days. But it's still fairly light, and it will stand up to the elements. If it's still raining when you wake up and you have to break camp in the rain, remove the inner tent first and store it separate. Then break the outer and store it somewhere in your ruck that it doesn't matter if it's wet. You can pitch it wet again, install the inner from the vestibule (cramped but it works), and eventually when you get good weather, you can dry everything out.

@davidsykes5635 4 месяца назад

The Akto is also very easy to pitch. Thanks for advice on packing away when raining, I will practice when rain stops !

@proffessorclueless 5 месяцев назад

After questioning his life choices Frank felt a bit deflated. Although at 2:26 he had no complaints. 😘

@burgienl 5 месяцев назад

Does that qualify as assault or inappropriate intimacy? 🤣

@proffessorclueless 5 месяцев назад

@@burgienl I thought it was why Frank had a big smile on his face. 😜

@eant1234 5 месяцев назад

That's the comment I was looking for :D :D

@TrekExplore 5 месяцев назад

At the beginning of this month, we helped a couple of teenagers set up a tent they thought would be big enough for both of them. It was so tiny, I initially mistook it for a pet's tent! The weather in the Lakes was merciless-rain, sleet, and snow all at once. Thankfully, they wisely chose to call off their camping weekend. I am glad they did after I saw your video. Definitely not the ideal conditions for their first camping experience, even at a campsite.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

Ohh yeh that would have been grim! I'm glad they did too, probably would have put them off for life haha. Thanks for watching :)

@thelionofluton4940 5 месяцев назад

It felt like ages since your last post, ive had my fix now, thank you, i look forward to the next one 😊

@petedavis4282 5 месяцев назад

Brave girl, even Frank went limp at the thought ! Always good advice, will help a lot if beginners , cheers

@brianlykins6663 5 месяцев назад

Nice video. Bad equipment. This is a perfect example of what I would say her in Texas USA, tape a quarter to it and get rid of it. That way when someone finds it, they can say they found something worthwhile. You are correct with your advice. Save up, buy the best gear you can afford. Bad gear, new campers / hikers, very bad scenario. Having bad gear can certainly turn a new experience into the last for a lot of folks. Love your videos young lady. You are a courageous, smart, beautiful young lady. God bless and stay safe on your adventures.

@lancerevell5979 5 месяцев назад

A very tight tent! I'm 6'4", so I'd never have a chance of stretching out! I'd take my old bivytent over this thing. 😮

@user-yg7cx2uy6k 5 месяцев назад

I am a relatively new subscriber. I love your gentle view of nature as well as your sense of humor! Add in your talent for camera shots, editing, and appropriate music selections and it always creates a wonderful end result! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. It would be much easier to camp without making them so your time and effort is definitely appreciated!!

@Alan-DPhotos 5 месяцев назад

I had to chuckle when you said what the tent was 😁 We use that tent as extra storage when out in the campervan to throw in chairs, dog bed (not the dog! 😇, even he avoids it! 🤣), cookers etc. Hopefully you've save someone from actually using it to camp in but without the poles could be used as an emergency shelter type thing! End of the worl senario! 🤪

@stephenellis3430 5 месяцев назад

When you were pegging it out. It moved and looked as durable as a Blancmange. Love your adventures Claire.

@heihot 4 месяца назад

Hello from Norway! Thanks for this travel companion tip. I'm going camping alone for many days this summer, but now I will get myself a Frank. However I will not bother deflating him every day. I will just strap him on my backpack when I continue hiking 🤣 🖖

@LaziUK 4 месяца назад

Lets be honest, for £20-£25 its obviously just a decent play tent for the kids in the garden.

@simonholding8390 5 месяцев назад

I look forward to you camping for a couple of days, with the best of equipment possible, when we get some much needed warmer weather. Always enjoy your videos Claire. Thankyou.

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

There's a beautiful 2-nighter on the editing pile :D although first I've got another mad one to edit haha. Thank you for watching :)

@nxmrjake 5 месяцев назад

Calling the stores out for their b.s. descriptions is brilliant 🎉

@richardjohn7991 5 месяцев назад

Claire. It looks like you are being reborn. When you come out of that tent. 😁

@davidr1431 4 месяца назад

Seeing Frank gave me the best smile today. very funny.

@WildBeare 4 месяца назад

He's very glad to hear that :D

@jamesdunne5638 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant, Clair! It's got to be next stop the crisp packet!! 😂😂

@WildBeare 5 месяцев назад

Haha yep I think you're right 😄

@jfergs.3302 5 месяцев назад

Yup, deffo more of a toy tent this one. Only suitable for the kids to play in, in the garden in the nicest of weather. It did however bring back funny memories of my first tent. It had twice the space of that one, but all the dodgy issues you raised here too 🙂

@christopherforder8966 5 месяцев назад

I love the way you throw Frank around. The tent seems a perfect tent to either take to the beach for cover, or for kids to play around in the garden and for them to try camping in a safe space in the garden with their mates. It’s definitely not a hiking camping tent, a festival tent at a push.

@tomcappy3956 5 месяцев назад

Two years ago I bought a tent from Decathlon, the Quechua MH100. $49. Actually got it for $20 due to a flash sale. 20 bucks. I have taken that tent out in crazy windy rainy times (I was curious). It's my winter tent now; so many times its stood up to a morning dump of snow. Now true, when I go snow camping, I'm usually pulling a pulk. But I have had it a time or two in my pack. It's flukey really. Yet a half dozen of my group members all have the same tent. It's shortcomings?? Heavy. That's it. But not crazy heavy. 5 lb 7 oz. Certainly not a backpacking tent--not in the league of my Durston X-Mid-1, that thing is 28 ounces. But you know what, for let's say 50 bucks, it's stable, well made, not drafty at all, has multiple guy outs, and is simple to set up and pack away in its slick roll up bag. Also, flukey in that it has next to no condensation woes. I really can't fault it. BUT true to this video, sometimes you DO get what you paid for. Look at Frank. He's vinyl, a little pale, looks leaky on his own.

@neverwise 5 месяцев назад

Frank!!! 😂😂😂 Frank is emaciated and in need of a few good meals. As we say in Glasgow 'he's got legs like a sparra!'

@CursedWheelieBin 5 месяцев назад

And he’s cuttin’ about in his undercrackers

@neverwise 5 месяцев назад

@@CursedWheelieBin he is, aye.

@camphomosexual9272 5 месяцев назад

@@CursedWheelieBin She treats the poor man appallingly. I'm waiting for Frank, if he wants a more comfortable tent experience. He's a bit of a hunk!

@russ8544 5 месяцев назад

She's entertaining and hilarious, keep it going gal

@troyshilanski380 5 месяцев назад

I can tell you back in early 80s in boyscouts we camped in Minus 32 degrees farenheit. Im surprised we didnt die. Tents didnt matter, they were old army. We didnt have any new fangled sleeping bags. Just lotsa fire and crappy sleeping bags. But it was snow so no freezing rain. We made it . Try lighting a fire when your hands cant use matches or a lighter. We figured it out.

@Darignobullseye 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for your perspective!! "Any tent has issues. ... not to be complacent .. have back up plans .. bivy .. towel" Thank you for another wonderful adventure! Say hi to Frank for me. 🙂

@jamesdicko3074 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Claire, enjoyed this vid. Could you maybe do a pillow review as I can never find anything suitable that supports my neck comfortably.

@tomcappy3956 5 месяцев назад

There's a new partially inflatable Nemo that folks are raving about. I'm using the Thermarest packable pillow and I like it because I can adjust it's firmness.

@patrickh7368 5 месяцев назад

You made the classic mistake putting the bendy poles up… if you do the “over” pole 1st then the “lower” pole is fighting against the “over” pole and takes great effort to distort the now restricted “lower” pole… hopefully my explanation makes sense… 😊

@jamesellsworth9673 5 месяцев назад

This is good advice. In my day, we had to seal seams on top-quality tents ourselves and bring a sponge to deal with condensation. This with a tent and full-coverage tarp. The coated fly would stick to the walls of the tent and block ventilation. I agree that the tent is just the start to having a shelter. The rest is adapting the equipment to the needs of your trip.

@The_man_himself_67 5 месяцев назад

All that condensation.....I guess Frank had a good time! 😂

@desmagennis7830 5 месяцев назад

What a miserable looking tent,….only ‘wildbeare’ could spend a night in that thing !!!….well done that woman 👍👏👏

@nonook2010 5 месяцев назад

Nothing like being wet and miserable camping. Glad you went prepared and was able to make the best of it! I agree with you about “things can still go wrong” camping. As always, I really enjoyed the video. Stay safe Claire!!

@user-David-Alan 5 месяцев назад

You always have the logical point of view. I think that tent would be good for children in the backyard, maybe. Thanks for the video because it is always nice to see what you are up to. Can't wait to see what your big plan is. Stay well and be safe and hopefully you will get some better weather.

@jonrose5114 5 месяцев назад

Even with a lousy tent you make a great entertaining video with good one liners and advise. Thanks Claire!

@John-sg7ji 5 месяцев назад

AWESOME lessons! Poor Frank couldn't take it (stay inflated), despite you snuggling with him!! Thanks, Claire! Seriously, great lessons!

@zaneclone 5 месяцев назад

I paid £30 for a Gelert Scout 2 - 2 man tent many years ago. As a photographer (sports) I used it for shooting fell races in awful conditions. Poking my lens out of the front- it served its purpose very well. I've been out in close to monsoon weather and it held up really well ! I've also camped out in it also. Not so good for cold weather however- very chilly... I still have it- and I love it. Simple to pitch and peg and light enough... Your tent has the misfortune of short sleeves for the poles- leading to a shoddy structure !! A dire design...

@danielayers 5 месяцев назад

A very Frank review! :) Totally agree with your comments about back-up gear. Reminds me of my favourite saying: "Two is one, and one is none".

@geraldstauty8320 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your sunshine even when the weather looks awful!......until the next time -stay well! 🤓

@delaray7 5 месяцев назад

Aww, sorry about the water getting in and condensation problems. You truly exposed this one. Frank was still smiling though. At least you slept and remained mostly dry. Concerts won't happen in that weather, but they still advertise it as a hiking tent for two!! Thanks for the reveal, you're a Star.

@user-hf3mg9uu6w 4 месяца назад

here are my rain tips from years of interest. i now think an inflatable mattress is awesome for having a dry ground for your tent. then place a poly tarp over your tent with the doorway pitched up with a pole. look for a tent with its poles on the outside giving space between the tarp and your tent. look for a tent with a mesh door and roof. the air mattress is intex dura beam 6 lbs for a 4.5 ft wide one.

@clairwaucaush7225 5 месяцев назад

That tent is for little kids to use in the backyard. Where the house is close by! And that would have been a great day for someone to wander past and stop to chat. Then see 'Frank' in there! They'd think, "Poor woman..." Haha.

@vibeyandvibeless 5 месяцев назад

MA'AM NOT THE PUPPET 💀💀💀 On another note, this vid was equally funny, relaxing and educational. You are so easy to understand, even for a non-native English speaker, I could listen to you for hours. Thanks for the great content!

@STho205 4 месяца назад

Believe it or not these tiny tents are the best seller on Amazon....the name keeps changing but generic: 1.3m x 2m Tiny rain fly, tiny vent No windows...just the door Most aren't waterproofed. The rib stitch holes are huge as you see sunlight through it. Surprised this one is taped. Apparently not enough. The door can't help but leak. You must put an extra tarp over it. I bought 2 of these from my wife's store. They were on clearance for $5. I do use it motorcycle camping in cold dry weather as it is like wraring a windbreaker to bed...it is only 2lbs and a couple oz. It is basically a bivvy. My wife uses it on overnight dry hikes. I'll eventually give one to my granddaughter. But they do make very good supply tents, if you toss a tarp or woobie over it in the rain.

@deliaaguirre3945 5 месяцев назад

Awww I remember that tent and the struggles with the poles!! lol 😂Didn’t hold up well, but at least you gave it . ❤another go. Aww ❤that’s a wonderful idea and so sweet of you to think of the kids who will be blessed and enjoy it. Have a wonderful and blessed week!❤

@iknowyoureright8564 5 месяцев назад

I keep thinking one of these times I’m gonna click on to one of your videos and it’s gong to be beautiful sunny weather, not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind and just a great calm camp for you…….this wasn’t that video. Thought I be fair, your hair always looks great when you get soaked so that’s a plus. 😂 But here…..the clock go forward next Sunday, the weather will start to dry and warm…..the foliage shall return to the trees and hedgerows and we are all gonna have an absolutely awesome summer full of outdoors adventures and memories made. Can’t wait. 😊

@jimmyjenkins9240 5 месяцев назад

Your attitude is admirable! I guess you can check off this as a learning experience!

@jimbobaloobobname5767 4 месяца назад

Nice to see you've got your Garmin mini inReach, nice sensible piece of kit :)

@rb9580 5 месяцев назад

A few years ago I was asked to do the supervision for my daughter's group who were doing their DoE Gold expedition in the north-west Highlands, up on the Sutherland/Ross-shire border. Since they were using my mountain tent, I bought myself a £14 festival tent from Tesco and, you know, it worked surprisingly well. Yes, as a single skin tent, it had a bit of condensation and, yes, the vent mesh size was bigger than the Highland midges, but it was very light and packed small. If it had been flattened by a storm, I would have had to pass an uncomfortable night in the bivvy, but I concluded that these things have their place and as long as you know the limitations before you go and plan accordingly, they are OK. Where they are definitely not OK is with the increasing number of people who buy them for a single weekend, then leave them pitched where they have camped, surrounded by the rest of their camp debris.

@reuventombing9221 5 месяцев назад

Your channel has grown tremendously. I used to watch your videos in your initial days. I returned today to watch it again. Lots of love to you .

@paulstringer9195 5 месяцев назад

Fab video, the old saying. Fail to prepare, then prepare to fail. Always have a backup.

@gitteken 5 месяцев назад

Hi Claire, Aluminium kitchen foil packs light and makes a good wind break for small gas burners. Can be used as cover for cooking utensils and various other camping needs. Love your videos!!

@douglasmcroberts9586 4 месяца назад

Frank is a lucky guy!!

@SimonAmazingClarke 5 месяцев назад

Hiking, yes. A mountain side in driving rain, definitely not. I'd be inclined to give the outside a good spray with waterproofing. Definitely a bit on the small side.

@hankhager553 3 месяца назад

I love your comments and your critiquing this tent you did it perfectly

@imranr4374 4 месяца назад

Hi Claire, it's refreshing to watch your adventures and your voice is very soothing. I hate to watch some of those immature ones. I am looking forward to your next adventure, be safe and perhaps we'll cross paths one day in Bedfordshire, God bless.

@roguetheotter 5 месяцев назад

i just upgraded my tent situation from a little Coleman Sundome, to the Naturehike Cloudpeak 2. it was on sale for like, $95 USD and i've watched just. a bunch of videos (including yours) and I feel good about it! I'm not new to camping, but I am new to wild camping and backpacking, so it felt like a natural progression. So with that said, thank you so much for doing videos like this where you review and test these things! I've gotten so much inspiration from you and so much knowledge, that its been brilliant. I'll be using my Naturehike for the first time in a week or two and I cannot wait!

@jackandrews5352 4 месяца назад

Ive been watching through your videos the past few days, and it has me dreaming of being outside again. You're living in the lakes - the correct way. Id be out there as much as i could if it was accessible. You're vids are amazing

@saysomestuff 4 месяца назад

Good point well made. I once had to sleep in a bush by my local nightclub and if I hadn't prepared myself properly by drinking 10 pints I might have been woken by the bin men at 7am. Instead, thanks to my prep I managed to sleep in until 10 😂

@terry_1952 5 месяцев назад

Claire this video made me laugh. I laughed when I seen the cheesey smile on Frank's face. Thank you for putting a smile on my face.

@johnmcquay82 4 месяца назад

I had a very similar tent, not sure if it was a EuroHike brand, but it was cheap...and not so cheerful. I didn't even use it in anger; I put it up at home and put my sleeping pad in it. My sleeping pad ended up like a banana as it didn't fit. I looked at the advertised measurements, and based on those, the sleeping pad should have fitted...just. I then measured the tent, and what I thought should be the internal dimensions, was actually the external dimensions between the peg holes, presuming they were pulled taught. Suffice it to say; the tent went back. I have since used another tent along the same lines (I borrowed it from my partner) and my sleeping pad fitted. There was still very little room for more than one person on a sleeping pad and a pair of boots; but for the odd night alongside my van, it did the job. I certainly wouldn't take it hiking.

@jimpreston3487 5 месяцев назад

I'm paraphrasing here but, "If you're getting into camping on a budget, I'd wait & save up a bit more [...] but if I had just 20 quid to spend, I'd get a tarp. Tarp camping is a great way to learn," is probably the best gear shopping advice in general, and the best tent shopping advice in particular, I've ever seen on the internet or anywhere else. Loving this channel!

@fjellgutten1603 5 месяцев назад

But theres ticks 3/4 of the year so remember bugnetting too then!

@tom-ehill2713 4 месяца назад

Oh--that rain and wind! Your a trooper dear. Thanks again!😎

@delaray7 5 месяцев назад

Hi WildBeare. At last you got a sewn in groundsheet! That's an absolute MUST HAVE for me. I don't get on with creepy crawlies in the night. Tent looks real sweet, just perfect for a ClaireBear.

@bennyhill4228 5 месяцев назад

14:20 love the break down of essentials, it will keep you alive indeed

@thomasmusso1147 5 месяцев назад

👍👍👍 £21.00 .. it is what it is. At most, a backyard good weather tent for the kids. Frank must have been disappointed too. It appeared that he had some fat wood stored away there but no chance of getting fired up .. Good comment on always having a Plan B and being properly prepared. Gear is not dangerous .. if .. it is used within it's design limitations, the user's competence and the environmental conditions. Thanks for sharing .. take care ..