I miss when I hadn’t watched all of Steve’s videos, and when ever I needed I could come watch a new adventure. Now I patiently wait till Thursday so I can kick back and have a step two while living vicariously through Steve. Not all heroes wear capes.

If you're working your way through the archives like I am, don't forget to like the videos as well

Just discovered your Long Hair era videos. They're like your pilot episodes.

Ok, I just discovered Steve 3 days ago with the newer 'Stealth in a Roundabout' video, I binged the stealth vids for 2 days (no really - 48 hours straight, I had severe alcohol withdrawals and sleep was not an option) and decided to go all the way back to video 1 and work up one after the other. Every vid gives me a mild "HEH" at least a few times, Steve has a very subtle sense of humor. But the kidney bean "murder scene" had me truly laughing out loud each time he says it. I wish we could have seen it.

love the simplicity of your videos, it is refreshing to just see real life living while camping.

...And then the dog viciously attacked him , the passers by seen the blood trail but gave no notice , thinking it was just Steve rinsing his beans again . Nice series so far man , thanks for the entertainment

Hi Steve I've just found this video and seeing as it's nearly 2 years old now I'm not sure how much of your solar heater you've changed but I noticed where you can improve its efficiency, the pipework inside the chamber I noticed goes round in a spiral. 1,Try having the pipe so it works from the bottom to the top, it might be hard bending the pipe through 180° at each end but the warm water wants to naturally rise 2, install pipe lagging on the feed and return. 3, make a insulated jacket for your header tank,( maybe move it inside the tent) and keep it off the cold floor ?? I'm no expert but have installed a few Ground source heating units in private houses so have a good idea how they work. Love your vids bud, no nonsense or bullshit just a genuine guy doing what he loves 🤘

A whole year without camping , yeah 2020 is a right off. Steve has kept me going, though the urge to head out is even stronger now, I need to stop hunkering down :)

KZfaq is amazing, you just stumble into jems. I enjoy your vids, keep up the great camping.🐺🖤

The ice fishing shelter with the wood stove is genius. I plan on modifying a hunting blind the same way....

Nifty idea getting the onion and stuff from the salad bar

getting peppers and onions at the salad bar for your chili is clever, i will admit that.

There are heaps of ice fishing shelters similar to yours! Look for eskimo, outbound, frabill. It's all pretty much the same. Respect, again satisfying video!

Binge watching all your old videos and sending you love whilst you are in Nova Scotia for this very hard time..🙏 I'm going through one myself too mate, your videos are helping me immensely and thank fark you have so many! Luv ya Steve, from Perth Western Australia 💜🤘🦘🇦🇺

Well Done. Your focused goal setting has been an inspiration.

Thanks, Steve. This is a great playlist.

I just found your videos by accident and find them to be quite entertaining and Incredibly informative. Kudos to you I'll continue watching. Bravo Zulu

The simplicity of your videos is the genius of them. They are so oddly compelling. You live like every guy stuck in a sucky existence wishes he could live. Simple, rugged, outdoors.

I love how simple your setup is!

We'll thanks for your simple chilli recipe I'm thinking about living small all your meals are simple and tasty looking.

The first thing i did with my new tent, was cutting a hole and making a flap, to dig a beer pit underneath, to keep em cool in the summer. And i put a plastic bag in the hole fill it with water and dump in some step 2. Lot better than warm beer. :)

I’m gonna start a gofundme to get you a bigger pot and a proper wooden spoon.

This gives me hope how far Steve has come in just 5 years. I'm sick and tired of this miserable rat race life and just want peace in nature.

I love Canadians. Im sure theres idiots from Canada but Ive never met any. Steve reinforces that. My other youtube camping Canadians are Slim Potato Head and Forestforestry. Both awesome dudes.

Ive lived off grid for 8 years and the best results ive got for hot shower is 8 gallon pot with lid on woodstove and $40 zodi brand push button camp shower. Just pump and nozzle. Mounted up high on a 2x2 piece of wood. . Good pressure and wood heated water is amazing.

Good score at the salad bar for the vets! Peppers alone are way more expensive!

Not sure if anyone has made the coment but, just use Salsa for your chili .......it has most of the indgredients already and salsa dehydrates nicely. You would only need to add spices.

Another great video! I don't know about the bulkiness of that solar water heater...I guess it would be for lengthy camp times in the truck,...I am so hooked on your videos Steve....Best ones out there....Step # 2 is my favorite part!

I have not tried your recipes out camping yet but they're pretty good at home😀👍👍

You really are an inspiration. So many people live beyond their means nowadays but you dont. You do what you have to do and make the best of it

Some wood stoves have piping in them for water heating. Might be a fun project to add to your stove. It'd probably be safer not to run a shower directly via the stove though. Recirculate the water through the stove to a reservoir.

The salad bar idea is genius. Never thought of that. Steve, your videos were gold from the beginning

The solar water heaters definitely work....My off grid place came with 2- 4x8 panels....I don't have them hooked up but when I drained them the antifreeze was scalding hot.... The antifreeze was circulated in copper pipes that went into a hot water tank, that heated the water....Great vid...

It's good to see how awesome you're doing Steve! I actually wait for your new vids, love the cooking tips, lol so I can cook them in the SUMMER camping! ( I'd probably fall and break a hip winter camping 😂 )

Hey Steve .... always love your videos. I have seen several winter ice fishing tents available on amazon.ca. One or two have insulated options which I would strongly recommend. I am also looking at the ShiftPod which is very much like your tent except it has a zip in floor, is fully insulated, has zipin/out windows/screens, stove pipe jack, dark walls for a better sleep in the summertime and reflective coating to reflect light and heat in summer -- is considered a shelter in hot or cold weather conditions. It is an American product and they have just started shipping to Canada. Looking at the Shiftpod 2 which is 12'9" corner to corner hexigon , 6.6 ft. high at center Cost is $1,499 US dollars ... so it is not cheap. I will be setting it up at my brother's cottage as a separate space for me during the summer and we hop to set it up inside the cottage during a winter venture (makes an easily heated space) using the cottage walls and roof as a wind break. Might also look at getting a Crua Duo Max cocoon winter tent to put inside the Shiftpod for sleeping -- really warm. I will subscribe Steve. Keep your camping videos coming please. Thanks mary

Your videos are amazing! I'm going to get setup for next winter. Fernie has some good spots for winter tenting

There's a guy here on YT who made a "stovepipe heat reclaimer", basically two 180 degree loops - would love to see Mr. Wallis' try something like that out.

Stove jack.....velcrow ....holds very well, even in windy conditions ! V-shaped free standing (mount on a 2x4 or 2 at base) sheet metal (fire hazard) behind stove .

Hero status on the comfortable camping . And camp chef 👍👍👍

Hi Steve. Another great video. Thanks and be well.

Hey Steve, wrap a copper coil around the base of your wood stove chimney and hook your pump to it. You'll have hot water in minutes.

4:53 Not sure why i laughed so hard. But i sure as shit did lolll

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned in the comments but the water you're warming outside, you're losing a lot if not most of the heat the panel generates because you're using a pot with no insulation. You could also run a copper pipe through your stove.

Ey. Nice to watch a vid again. Just discovered ur channel the other night and I binged watch ur vids. Ur like the Bob Ross of camping. Keep it up and cant wait to see another nature vids with killer soundtracks

Doesn't take long to appreciate his problem solving genius. Some soldier or shelter seeker is learning fast. Why be fancy when you can be done.

Love the video Steve! I am curious to know if you got the setup running any better for your tent? You can try running copper piping around your stove exhaust or around/inside the stove itself somehow... Get you a nice hot circulation that way too! I just recently built my own hot tent stove from a 5 quart canning pot stainless steel. it gets quite hot!! I don't know how long it'll last, but it was sure fun making it! It could heat my small trailer that I actually live in, for sure... Albeit would be a pain in the ass!..lol. But I want to explore the solar version as you have and see where it leads me. Step 2 Cheers bro!!

these videos are so relaxing

You looking good Steve, Hope is all well.

Love the videos its a nice casual camping trip not a do or die situation

Just love your stuff man, it’s like a novice style mixed with a sense of professionalisms and inprov. lol the camping with Steve and a dog that’s not yours was hilarious lol

My buddy has one of those hot water heaters but it is big enough to cover one side of his roof, facing south. Hot water all summer for the apartment sinks, bath, clothes washer/workshop and some outdoor showers, up to like 180 degrees Fahrenheit. On sunny winter days, it performs just as well, and not too bad even on somewhat overcast days. The rest he takes care of with the wood stove and electric.

like your approach,man! super genuine. thanks for these. all the best

So many people concerned about your chili. ..Myself included. Lot's of good advice here. Another thing is you could cook your chili at home and dehydrate it. Take care, man!

When I cook I want to cook all at once. Have a weeks worth of leftover. Cook 3 meals a week switch up add this to the meal you can have plenty of food and very little prep time.

Hey man. New subscriber here. Enjoy passed vlogs and look forward to the news ones. Thx for sharing 👍🏼

He's probably destroying that lovely white snow outside after that chilly

Really love the channel. I think it lowers my blood pressure. Lol! Keep up the great work! Cheers.

I use an Eskimo Fat Fish 949 ice fishing tent I don't have a stove though. I do have solar panel set up with inverter to run a portable a/c in it for the summertime in Oregon

At least you can still make a half decent chili out there. Fresh beef = 10X better chili than canned. I made fish and chips last Sunday after watching your old video of you cooking it. Turned out good, had that classic flavor and texture

Smart idea with the salad bar grabs.

Ramen soups, bag of chips, hot sauce, honey, can of tuna and American cheese. Mix together and enjoy a breakdown.

Such humility this guy.

Meat Chili beans with the gravy and salsa that’s it. I know you like onions check at your in the fridge area by the lettuce and organic cold foods. They now sell a chili blend mixture.

New sub here, I love watching these vids. Keep it up, they’re simply great. I hope school is going well, too. Love from Newfoundland!

*Has a stove running* "Let's install a solar water heater to stop our water freezing."

great awesome videos youve helped me out alot i love you your my hero and saviour thanks keep up the step 2s

11k views and 12k subs....glad to see your doin good Steve.

You could also wrap the stove pipe with copper tubing and heat water that way. With proper piping you could do without the pump and let it thermosiphon.

Loving these videos from North Carolina!

I love your videos. Thank you for sharing with us.

What was funny is after steve said he finally got the courage to cut his tent a commercial popped right after he said he felt better after the stove jack was in. The commercial was for dawn. A lady was singing, "I'm feeling better now."

Smith Rock State Park in Oregon has a solar water heating system supplying 4 showers and 3 sink faucets with water hot enough to scald. Propylene glycol is used for heat transfer I believe.

Sweet videos!, My brother got an ice fishing tent from Costco seems alright. Cheers from Rocky Mtn House.

First time watcher. For a minute there I thought you said solar dishwasher lol. Nice vide buddy subbed.

That's a good place for the propane tank. Damn dude

Spray the inside and outside with Sumbrella marine waterproofing it will not leak rain! Stuff works great long as you treat both sides!

Steve look in to putting copper pipe around your stove pipe. Use the the heat from the pipe. Same idea with the thermal heater your buddy made for you. This way if no sun you still can shower and wash your items much faster then boiling water on the stove top.

Wrap your chimney pipe with copper pipe 3/8 and there hot water heater

Im in all the archives to. Been pretty fun. Seems like alot of people doing the same, you might get another award.... Didnt know you had only been married for 5 years. You can tell on you that it was a good time for you. It will be again. Keep your foot on the gas.......

You are one hearty person!

I always add a bit or more if Worcestershire sauce, and chili pepper, the kind for pizza.

Great looking tent

Times are a bit tough. So I searched back to how I first found your channel. Got a cottage pie, time for a bit of comfort TV

Good idea with the salad bar

Have you considered a fin tube heat exchanger on the water heater? An old electric base board heater could work for this maybe. Thanks for the videos, they’re the best.

You can water proof the tent by using a waterproofing spray or even candle wax. The spray product is often sprayed on shoes to make them waterproof.

Nice water heater! If you where to make the inside air tight, You could fill the space with CO2 or Methane - Both greenhouse gasses. This should cause the space to get hotter and retain heat better.

A shovel is a portable hole.

looking like a young Sean Penn in this archive episode

Go Save the 🐕 dog !!! Thanks for yet another Great video Steve !! Can't wait for next weeks !!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😇

I enjoy these videos. Someone please tell me why he calls beer a step two

The only recorded time Steve ever said he didn't need to make a massive meal was @0:27

Steve, try Brooks Chili Beans. I like the flavor of the sauce. You can use ketchup, too. Combine it with your seasoning packet.

You just need to wrap copper tubing around the stovepipe to make a hot water heater.

Steve: U're Camping With Steve.. And a Dog.. Its Not Mine..😄 Hilarious. Cheers Steve..

Ok I am subscribed finally, keep it up!

Happy to throw in for some

If anyone is interested in that style of shelter there are several made under different manufactures like Eskimo, Clam, Shappell and Frabil. Just type in any of those names followed by "ice shanty" and take your pic. Steve some of them are made of a heavier material and are also more rain resilient than the Rapala. Just FYI

Check out clam corporation, they have ice fishing tents and a lot of outdoor canopies! I have 3. Love the videos Steve!

To all that see this comment, go check out the documentary he did on boondocking. Such a great video, could easily be on tv or Netflix!