My favourite bit of cheap kit is a piece of antislip mesh I got off Aliexpress for about £1.50. Think I got 60x100cm. It always goes under my inflatable pad and when sleeping my pad has never moved a fraction of an inch since I've used it.
Nice video. My fave bit of cheap kit is a little connector valve that lets me transfer butane from a big canister into a tiny one that's lighter and smaller to carry around.
ooh yes I buy the 450g isobutane combo (for colder weather) and move into a full 100g. My canisters when full are 205g but it varies by canister manufacturer. I have 2 100g canisters one full one part full and which whichever to suit a 2 or 5 nighter. If more than 5 nights I carry 2 solid fuel tabs as a backup / extra rather than a bigger / additional canister, for a bit of diversity in case the stove went awry. But for
Went camping in Snowdonia with my boys and we were attacked by midges. Fortunately, some of my kit was in Supermarket mesh veg bags. 30p for an emergency headnet - bargain !
I love my Opinel 8. Bought it when I was farming for cutting open bales of hay and opening feed bags. Now it's my go-to for just about anything that doesn't need a huge blade - takes an edge like a razor.
I barely use any other knife, even when cooking at home, the opinel 8 is so good I just use it all the time. I have many other knives both in my kitchen and for my outdoor stuff, but unless I need one for a heavy duty work, I just find myself using the opinel.
Much of the same or similar items. A bic or Zippo lighter. Cooligans pop out cup. Several cheap stainless steel cook pots 1 or two quart, a thermos for coffee tea water. Generally a pint or 500ml. Flashlight, gloves, cloth jersey. Blow up pillow with cover, water proof matches all kinds of items
We have a mail order outfit here in the states that sells unique backpacking and some budget gear called “Garage Grown Gear.” For example a similar folding sit pad for $10A, which is 7.81 British pounds. Free shipping over $50 domestically. I believe they ship to the U.K. Anyway worth a look.
The Opinel 8 is amazing, unchanged for decades, still handmade in the Alps and dirt cheap. But beware if you properly sharpen and strop the blade - it is fiercely sharp. Probably the keenest blade I have ever known. Nicked my finger on Wednesday, it bled like a tap and took a long time to stop. I didn't even feel it. Now that is sharp.
carry superglue. Lower the cut to let the blood flow out to "rinse" the cut, then superglue it, you get a clean heal. As the wound heals the set glue becomes a prominent ridge as it's pushed out from beneath just let it fall off after a few weeks.
Did the same thing a little while ago, it healed up surprisingly quick. The power of a sharp edge. Tbf I had just sharpened it, but I'm an amateur. Did just play around with it a tiny bit just now and it shaves pretty easy. Proper sharp!
I love body glide , it works miracles for the bigger body when we suffer with chub rub , I use the under armour 6’ boxer jock and I’ve never had better undercarriage protection, Some fantastic items on that list Paul , I love my eastons and my z lite seat and of course my x-mug
Not 100% sure but I think Paul showed the 6 - it's too short, for cutting food go with the 9 so the hinge is further from the food. The most popular is a 8. They are not legal carry in UK due to lockring which maybe why it appeared to be a 6 which doesn't have lockring?
@@GeekfromYorkshire afaik the 6 still has a lock ring, the 4 (keychain) does not though. You can of course always remove the locking ring yourself. But also if you carry the knife in a camping backpack it's already less of a problem than carrying it directly on your person.
I spotted some smoke flares in different colours in a shop recently. Pull a ring on the cardboard tube and they burn for ninety seconds. I thought it would be a good idea for camping on hills if one had a fall. The smoke would be visible for quite a distance and might help a rescue team home in on your position quickly and easily. They could be useful if used from a kayak or paddle board at sea, if you have drifted too far out and need rescued. The shop was selling them for a fiver each.
I have a cheap but sturdy plastic compass and thermometer, both probably 25 yrs old. I take them with me on every camping trip, hanging the thermometer in the tent close at hand so when I complain about the cold, or the heat, I have a number to back up my complaint. I call my "emergency" fix it bag, my "Oh shit!" kit
Lovely one, need to get sorted with one of those head nets for sure. Yes, a bit middle aged but Nalgene bottles are a game changer. Think they might have been originally designed for medical samples !?! Had mine for literally decades. Not a knife freak in any way but love an Opinel. From when i was born, to my late teenage years, my family spent a huge amount of time in rural, South West France. Everyone had Opinels, big ones in the kitchen, smaller ones as pocket knives. Never forget the worn down, strangely shaped blades after years of sharpening. Yes, my best "bang for your buck" are a button compass, still strangely useful in the age of GPS etc. And a British Army headover - like a buff. As effective as another warm layer but tiny and weighs almost nothing. Funny - the tent, Goretex jacket, the rucksac are all great but a lot of us have the most affection for that little bit of equipment that quietly gets the job done.
Anyone could say not one of these items was essential however i believe every single item worth every penny and every ounce, great selection of ease, comfort and functionality, 👏
Nalgene bottles are amazing! I picked up a couple in Outside in Hathersage and have since bought loads. The wide neck ones are great for cracking eggs into so you can take eggs for cooking without having to worry about breaking the shells.
Great video - thank you! Just a note to add that Duct Tape is also a great fire starter. I've already spent all my money on kit - need to save up now for a few of those items.
Light Af mat , BRS3000, Nylofume pack liner and Wildo fold a cup all my top choices 👌 nice viddy good to see some of the more useful budget friendly gear 🙏
Great list Paul 👍. My 3 cheap favs: Atwood Micro Cord 3/64 in 1.18mm x 125ft 38m spool. Trangia Handle Pot Lift. Hultafors Trekkers Little Helper, it’s actually £25+ but my DIY clone was less than half price.
I got the Seat To Summit X mug on your recommendation last year, and it’s top kit! (I got the green version though!) Love the videos, keep them coming! My 5 month old son also loves watching you everyday, it’s almost part of his daily routine now! 😂
I've used bodyglide and it's great if going on long walks. I recently spotted an "anti friction" stick (made by aptonia?) in decathlon, think the price was cheap but worth a try if your in decathlon and you see it
Have equivalents to most of the stuff but need new small/alcohol bottles. Old ones were from Boots of all places, they were fine just keep loosing them. A new headnet too, tied paracord on my old one and put cans of beer in the headnet, put them in a river to cool down. Headnet didn't survive but the beers were rescued and cool.
Yes depends who makes them. Smartwool I found not itchy, but yes the Buff own brand is itchy around neck. You can use one of their coolmax buffs around neck and the Merino buff over that.
1 thing under 20 that should be part of any kit... the best knife for the money.. a trusty MORAkniv including sheath...weighs like almost nothing and you can bash it trough a log.... and you can get it for TEN bucks.
My 3 cheap favs: Atwood Micro Cord 3/64 in 1.18mm x 125ft 38m spool. Trangia Handle Pot Lift. Hultafors Trekkers Little Helper, it’s actually £25+ but my DIY clone was less than half price.
The two best pillows I have ever used, OEX one for £12 and a Hi-Gear one for £10, the Hi-Gear one is still in stock from Blacks and Go Outdoors. Both self inflating. Sit mat £6 from Mountain Warehouse absolute lifesaver and a bargain, the little silver torches (Eurohike I think) at the till of every go outdoors are brilliant at £4.
tarp clamps come in at next-to-nowt and helped me out with a set up recently.. added some folded old MTB inner tube too but the gaffer tape would suffice. A few grammes each but wouldn't trust them in anything but light winds.
Hey Paul, liked your video. Put your Opinel in a pot with Veggi or Olive oil and toast it for a good while. Not only the wood gets darker, but the blade gets less friction as for the wood does shrink a fair bit. I can open my opinel single handed now or even flip it to open and closure .
My bargain buy has to be my £10 Sealskinz merino wool fingerless liner gloves. Brilliant for keeping warm and still being able to operate your stove or fiddling with that bloody sleeping bag zipper. 👍
Tack, Paul I don't like the opinel knife, when they get moist the wood swells, and they won't open. I use a Mercator knife, from Solingen, Germany, lovely sharp high carbon steel blade. Locking blade. fits easy in the pocket or rucksack. Brilliant bit of kit.
@@MrKrupp42: If it is a carbon blade you can add a patina to the blade by soaking it in white vinegar. That will help to stop it rusting but will turn the blade to a shade of grey. You can also buy Opinel knives with stainless steel blades, which I prefer for food prep. I also prefer the size 9 as my hands are slightly larger.
I got very similar 9 inch stakes from aliexpress 12 of them for about 12 quid absolute bargain. I got some stepone boxers a few years ago now and i will nwver wear anything else ever again!! Just bought another 10 pairs 👍
Those Easton pegs I found the ends pull off eventually too easily. I bought 2 Tarptents and they come with the longer gold and shorter blue ones. The gold ones the ends came off, but I also use them where it matters, complemented with short pencil pegs in a few spots to reduce flapping. Also have the merino buff. Also useful to keep sun out of eyes as the days get longer seeking a bit more sleep. Theatdoesn't look like an Opinel 8? Looks more of a 7 or a 6. I didn't see you rotate the lockring which would make it a 6. I found I needed a separate knife but never a separate fork/spoon so I got a titanium spoon+fork combo and carry it with the Opinel 9 with laggy bound around to make a cutlery unbreakable kit.
Please order local as much as possible. If you don’t, the Chinese will win and you won’t have other options. Same with Amazon and Walmart (if they’ve invaded your country) - using these stores exclusively runs the the local or specialist stores out of business.
@@candifluffy6769 The freezer trick works because the low temperature bursts the cell membranes of any bacteria thereby destroying them and any associated smells or tastes. It works for smelly footwear too, genuinely, just remember to put the footwear in a bag or something to prevent cross-contaminating your freezer.
