Dan, the thing is, you’ll have people leave and people come. Like me! I only found you after 2020. And now I try to never miss an episode since I really enjoy your personality, the information, equipment, etc. Don’t worry about the critics.
Top video as always Dan really enjoyed it, one little idea when you do another stealth camp is to take the camera far back and show how stealth it looks from a distance, that would be good to see👍
Stop worrying about what others think. 40k subscribers, you are doing something right! I watch 4 main channels, yours, funny and good equipment and food reviews, haze outdoors, again funny and good tips, messner, good equipment reviews and wild beare, she knows what she is doing and really pushes herself and a dam sight more attractive than you three! 😁. Lots of people doing it now but you guys have a certain personality that people enjoy watching. Keep them going.
I agree, stop worrying about what people think, your subs keep going up so you must be doing something right!! Lol. Just keep on doing you and everything will be fine!! 😂😂😂
@@veganoutdoorsman opposites attract lol Good on you keeping Non vegan Dan company though whilst Scotts been cleaning his shed for the last three months lol
Apart from admiring a man who can wax philosophical while having a grain of rice balanced on his right eyebrow.... about camouflage. As a former NCO instructor on the topic first of all accept you can't hide from people walking by closely; you will be seen eventually. So long as they aren't actually looking for you, often just staying still does the job. And don't look at them; people sense when they are being watched. As for camo nets; I hate them. Faff machines. They scream premeditation; you are obviously aware you are not supposed to be doing this so makes it harder to talk your way out if sprung. Better to set up the tarp then drop it until after dark. Set it up in daylight with a quick release knot, then drop it... unless you need it for shelter in which case fewer people are moving around anyway. I wouldn't bother carrying a net, just keep a low profile with the tarp. No light, no sound, no movement... but then ask why are you doing this? I stealth camp so I am not bothered by other people, time on my own but not time spent bored or scared of discovery. Worse time is insertion and extraction to your harbour area. Enter the cover away from your chosen spot and circle around, coming back on your path but off to one side so you can spot any tails. Have fun.
I think it is very easy to overdo camo. Being dressed as a soldier will only bring more attention regardless where you are. Plain dark coloured hiking/bushcraft trousers and a plain green woolen jumper will help you blend in and not look conspicuous. Camo is useful to stop you been seen from the sides. Not much point putting it on a tarp that is already camo style. A good idea with camo is to keep it a little bit away from the tent/tarp. If it is all on top of each other it can be more conspicuous. so camo doesn't always blend in with it surroundings even if you are in a wood. In the video there was some green leaf trees that actually clashed with the camo. A black bag rather than a camo back will draw less attention. If you want to avoid light slipping out at night may be worth looking at a cover sheet for tent/tarp. It should prevent some light slippage. A headlamp with a red light will be less conspicuous. A wind cover for the cooking set will prevent the fire been seen. Good video. Keep it up.
I like the idea of using a tarp with the geertop for a little extra space and also you can keep the bivvy open and use just the bugnet so will be no condensation
Your such a genuine bloke with your stories poor budgie I remember when my parents went away on holiday and my mums canary died and my older brothers glued it to the perch so they didn’t have to tell my mum 😂😂😂 Excellent video and the worst it of cameo is straight lines such a tell tell sign
That is why the good Lord created hot sauce....to smother the taste of the MRE. Forty-one straight days of MREs, a medium bottle of Tobasco saved our poor souls and taste buds 🤣
I've been binge watching all your old videos this past week, so I was really happy to see a fresh release when I opened up RU-vid today! Thank you for doing what you do! :D
💥Challenge 💥Try making a video with no speech? Let your actions do the communicating and directing. Ok I have the same British (original) 30 liter sack (Northern Ireland) for extended stealth country club golf course pond small lake fishing. Sweet love military surplus vids. Your tarp looks decent? I have the standard British army desert camo basha tarp which is 💣 proof plus the aqua quest defender woodland 10x10 tarp also 💣 proof. But your geartop bivy is on the box store quality side 👎🏼 thus smart for your tarp. I really like hoop bivy (snugpak) ionosphere but at 6”4 235 stone I don’t fit in anything on the current market. As for stealth in general I love it! I take my hyper lite 40 liter pack for extended movement or US marine 15 liter assault pack basha tarp, 5x8 tydex ground cover, big Agnes 20* sidewinder winder sleeping bag with MSR pocket rocket stove, fuel canister and grub for high traffic zones. Never seen/spotted along trail or neighborhood shopping malls. I’ve also got the Tigris one bushcraft bungalow shelter it’s sweet!. Great job thanks for sharing.
I think that your Camouflage Net would work much better with your Bivvy Sack on its own tbh. Great video though Dan! It’s a pity you don’t find many Reversible Camouflage Tarps or Nets? One side for Summer (Green) and the other Side for Winter (Brown)?
Being Ancient myself , I can remember when you would get a good Hammering from your Father , after you had a clout round the ear from the Local Bobbies , lol .
There are only 3 things guaranteed in life Birth Taxes and Death and let’s face it we can’t do anything to avoid any of them stay who you are buddy that’s what we like about you honest and true to life roll on 50k subs lol
I think the camo net is definitely good to use for stealth. Because it has depth and texture it’s better than just a camo pattern tarp or tent Also want to comment about new RU-vidrs coming along and taking interest away from your channel. I don’t think that will happen. I and lots of others enjoy your videos not just for the camping itself, but because of your honest, down to earth attitude, great perspective, and easy going nature. Others can’t replicate your personality, which is one of the things that makes you popular. There’s only one English Woodsman
Hi Dan,i live in Scotland and regularly stealth camp,just because i dont want people to find/see me,pretty much using army surplus gear like a basha and hooped bivi set up,i like the buzz of being hidden and no bugger knows you are there,i find it quite funny,all the best man.
I was raised on beatings and bread lol… we where pretty poor back then so if you wanted to fill your belly you had to have 5 breads with your meal, back then my mum and dad would batter me and I had two older brothers that used to beat me up for fun lol.. bonus was I was never scared to fight kids my age because I had worse off my brothers at home🤷♂️🤣🤣🤣
Still a Newby catching up on old videos. You're humour and honesty keeps me watching subscribing, even telling mate's to watch. The type of fella you feel like you know but have never met. Made me laugh with the discipline of the70/80s😂😂. I remember I'm 10 years older. Ps, I love you're number one Target, your family. ♥️🎯
631 in a month is epic! If your having fun and people are also enjoying it then thats awesome.. I was also giddy for 1000 subs, now I’m there I stopped looking.. as long as I make videos I enjoy and some people are watching then im happy, just as long as I have people watching I dont mind if its 10 or 10 thousand
About camo-nets. It is ok to use those if you are willing to carry the extra weight. But if using, then use them the right way. Break the silhuet of the thing you are using to hide. Make straight lines a bit rounder. Use sticks and branches for that. Straight line over a paracord is like a "that is man made!". Break the silhuet...
Hunting blind . You can see through but anything passing at distance can't see you Made of fine cloth with various printed patterns loads out there weigh abt as much as a midge net maybe less . £20/30 I think I got mine for £18 in real tree pattern .
Great video! I love to stealthcamp and you showed lots of good gear and tricks. Love the camo stuff too, but you don't need it always to stealthcamp safe. In my last video I stealthcamped in colorful cowboyclothes. Overkill can be stealthy too. Nobody would call cops and try to explain there is a cowboy hiding in the woods😂🤠
Definitely. When I was a teenager in the '80's I subscribed to a magazine called 'SWAT' (survival, weaponry and techniques) and there used to be loads of articles on the best camo, different countries military used different camo in all environments, it was fascinating to me as a spotty 15yr old! It's still great now that I'm 52!
I got a wack off my old man once cos I got run over 😂. Ran across the road without looking and got clipped by a car. The woman who was driving was really concerned to make sure I was alright. My old man watched it happen and gave me a wack for my trouble 😂😂
Similar happened with me with my dad in the 70s, ran out in front of a car, driver got out to see if I was ok and it was someone my dad owed money to! Got brayed all the way home, lol!
80's and 90's transition years. I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Even the neighbors could beat the devil out of us! I'm glad you're shedding off gear. Someone will cherish it, and grin ear to ear, every time they use it!!! Keep up the good work!
That ration pack is the bomb! Nicest one I have ever seen.. got all the good stuff in, think Im gonna buy a few of those menu 3’s.. do you buy yours off ebay?
Hi great video. Especially like the bit where you start to talk about RU-vid and not chasing Dream full time RU-vidr.. I like to see more segments like this in your videos if possible . Really enjoyed when you started talking about Camping in general, You tube , opens up a whole new dimension to your videos . Keep on making great videos like this can’t wait for your next instalment
When it comes to your Channel , you are a down to earth , Man of the People Dan , Honesty goes a long way mate , plus you are a Yorkshire lad too ! , Be well my Friend .
Sorry I got distracted by that bit above your eye while you were talking, especially with all the bird muck on the tree. Awesome setup and thanks for the news about Mick. Will follow your channel always, can’t get into others that easily! Stay safe Dan atb 👍🦊
Bother you philosophy is how i really feal. I'm still under 1k subs and totally feel the way you do about just being yourself. Don't change. This is a great community and the small talk is worth it. Nature is therapy.
Great video mate, as a serving soldier my stealth set up is a British army basha using bungees with a British army bivi bag and my RAB 3 season down bag with a foam roll mat with a inflatable mat on top of it. I pitch either A frame or a simple lean too depending on the ground, I always set up at last light if I can depending on what I’m doing and nothing above waist height regarding the basha height. Army ration packs have improved but those seed bars are tooth breakers 😂 I use tabasco source to add flavour to the meals . Jet boil flash is my go to stove 👍🏻 Cam nets are rats, I never use them when I’m camping. Keep up the great videos mate, don’t worry about others mate, you will never please everyone 👍🏻💪🏼 atb Pete
Another brilliant enjoyable video Dan....Have you a link for your meths stove as I cant find it or its holder any where....Take care and stay safe.............................
You do a great job Dan, you are a natural, you arent boring, you inject a bit of humour and above all else you are honest which of course is important. In a troubled world you bring light so be proud, shun the doubters and keeo doing what you do because you do it well 👍
I think if you keep your camp no More than waist height and you can get the Camo net over all your camp/Tarp/Tent it will definitely blend in to your surroundings course it will it breaks up your outline and looks like leaves !!! Enjoy your Night !!😊
Don't let anyone tell you that cammo netting doesn't work. It sure as hell does! I know it appears it doesn't because you are set up out in the open. Obviously for filming purposes. Set up back in the foliage add some natural veg and you disappear. Good vids.Cheers from Texas!
Do you know Dan, you brought back some memories for me here. I was brought up in the 50's/60's and correctly teachers did give us beatings. I went to an all girl's school when we had full uniforms, including, yes, straw boaters and winter hats, up to 14 yes old. We had the strap and cane and needless to say, I was on the headmistress' radar at least once a week for the strap. Again, yes, when I got home with strap marks across my palms, you know the answer 🤣😭. Too funny now.
I always giggle when people upload vids about stealth camping wearing full DPM and the rucksack to match as well. Unless your camping on the fringe of a military site, hiking in DPM's is a proper giveaway to dog walkers and walkers that your gonna be camping. Element of stealth immediately gone. Go with neutral colours. Don't stand out.
It’s good to be out with mates, but when I go for a cheeky stealth camp it’s to get away from people. Just be alone in the wilderness. So I guess if we got the right to roam, I’d still be a stealth camper. Plus it’s a bit of childhood fun, hiding yourself away. Being somewhere secret that’s just for you. I always love hearing people pass (not too) close by and knowing that they don’t know I’m there. But of relaxation, but of a thrill - bit of back to basics. Them’s the ingredients for a proper stealth camp!
Nah then, ey up me duck. For what it's worth I personally like it when you're talking about things other than camping, it adds more of a personal touch to your channel. I find that much more interesting than watching a vid of someone just talking about camping all the time and nothing else, that can get boring very quickly. Just carry on doing what you're doing me owd cocka, it's obviously working judging your sub count. *From a RU-vidr who's struggling around the 300 subs mark 🤙
Nowt wrong with Army surplus gear mate, I served for 16 years and I know from experience it’s brilliant gear and can be bought cheap. Keep up the great videos buddy 👍🏻
Hi pal! I like you little rant about subs, numbers and rubbish like that and glad you said you dont care too much about all that. Family and being outdoors comes first and its true. I will be a father soon so I hope I can relate to that. I do want to start making videos as well and go out whenever possible like you. Got my Trekker 1.0 seem great, but its a tent so its 'easy'. Always wondered about bivis and how they would work if taking for a few days walking trip. Not sure got to hide or where to store my backpack, boots etc seems like tart to go with it is good idea but then carrying both and you need trees to send up seems a bit difficult. Maybe one day I will try. Got speedster alcohol stove to try also, dont want to use noisy gas stoves all the time. Anyway I live in Scotland, I know it easier, sucks you need to hide, steal camp in England. Government rules sucks bit time and those idiots dont let us do too much as always but nevermind. Cheers from Edinburgh. Regards
I used to get a few hidings as well. I remember me and a lad called Dean climbed up a tree and wouldn't come down and we're telling our mums to F off 😂. We were only about eight. Up there for hours, got caught eventually and got my arse well and truly leathered by my ma's trainer 😂 Sounds bad now but it was the eighties for you.
The problem with camo gear is that it doesn't often match the natural foliage colours and patterns of where you're at. Sometimes it can have the opposite effect of making you stand out more. Jack Pike do a decent job with their camo stuff though. Peace
You don’t need to try and explain everything to people do what makes you happy. Nobody stealth camps on RU-vid with all the white light for their camera anyway. Have fun stay safe.
I am 49 years old I grew up in southern Missouri and when we were kids if our parents weren't at home and we were misbehaving our neighbors would beat our asses then when our parents came home from work the neighbors would kill our parents what we did and why the neighbors beat our asses then we would get a ass beating again for inconveniencing our neighbors that is why a lot of people in my age group we know better we've learned and we don't do stupid shit. Cuz I live in America because when you start giving away equipment I don't think you're going to want to ship stuff all the way to America which is disappointing because a lot of my equipment is either used or of a Walmart variety because I'm on disability and can't afford anything really and the things that I am lacking or a camouflage tarp and a cook stove.
On a personal not I would probably have pick a spot tucked under a Bush and had tarp ultra low down guess that's the ex Royal engineer me thinking but great video once more Dan aka @englishwoodsman keep up good work stay safe fella
I would not 'full on' stealth camp, but I would try to camp a little stealthily or discreetly, if that makes sense? Just to minimise my visual impact on the environment, all part of 'leave no trace', and so as not to spoil someone else's beautiful view with a dayglo tent stuck in the middle of it. And as you say, it's fun 👍
When it comes to purchasing kit for going bush, I have always been of the opinion that if it's good enough for soldiers, then it's good enough for me, as most likely it will be hard wearing and perform well, but watch out for the imitations.
Blending in is easier than you think, and that is for one simple reason. 99% of people are lost in their own little world, and are too busy or preoccupied. This is your life, not anybody else’s. Most people will think that you’re doing something cool.
It always seems you and a lot of you tubers haven t explain yourselves all the time I’ve been watching you for a long time probably when you first started you don’t seem to enjoy what you’re doing anymore and I’ve noticed a lot of RU-vidrs are the same I was thinking of doing it myself but I decided against it I go out and enjoy myself at what I doIt’s a shame you have to do that to keep your subscribers happy sorry not for me
You are right to use the netting over the entrance. That's the only problem with the DD tarps, they are so light on the underside. Little tent and a big tarp for working space is a good combo. 👍👍
It's not just about new faces it's the person themselves. I find you entertaining and interesting to watch. I've tried other channels and found there personality boring
I bought up in 70s yes we were disciplined for doing wrong yes I like stealth camping yes i would do stealth camping even if it was legal we do have a right to roam in England just can’t do wild camping for some strange reason
I think in the summer months it's a better option to camp using a tarp as it can be a lot cooler and give you the option of a lot more room. I'm yet to try it as I don't have the gear yet, but hopefully I will before the summer turns to winter 🥶 Great video btw 👌 👍
when I was in school back in 1950 and early 1960 it was the nuns that was the ones that would hit us and in junior high we were in physical education class where we would have to change into our shorts and tee shirts and and go play and a bell would go off and had to go back into the gym and shower and change back into our street clothes but when we were in the shower we would run and slide on the floor but if you got caught the teacher would bring out a paddle that he called the board of education and he would swat us. N Joy mate
The right camo net with the right gear works wonders - as demonstrated by one of the latest videos by T A Outdoors (entitled 20 stealth camping tips and skills) where he covers a hooped bivi. The difference it makes is clear to see. I'm all for stealth camping methods as it saves a lot of hassle from getting caught.
Hay dan I used to be in the forces mate, fuck what anyone else says you do you,you seem like a good egg so fuck the haters ,I'd have a pint with ya any day
0:17 there is a reason the army uses that type of equipment and almost all of those reasons fit right in stealth camping.. whoever is blind enough to not see that is blind enough to call someone stolen valor for wanting to just stay out of sight adequately
