DITCH CAMPING! Wild Camping in a Ditch

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DITCH CAMPING! Wild Camping in a Ditch

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Here is my WORLD EXCLUSIVE video of Ditch Camping. Yes, this really is camping in a ditch! I had a great wild camp at this location and this proved you don't have to drive miles away to go wild camping in the uk and have a great time. Ditch camping is a great solution for winter camping where you can get away from the cold.
I had a great stealth camping set up in the ditch surrounded by plants and a big fallen tree. This provided me with even more shelter from the harsh winter weather. My tarp and bivy did the perfect job and were the ideal pieces camping gear to take.
I got busted stealth camping 3 times by dogs! People couldn't see me in my camp shelter but the dogs sniffed me out.
I used an OEX expedition tarp, OEX bush pro bivvi bag and OEX sleeping bag as my sleep system along with my insulated Unigear sleeping mat. This was an ideal stealth camp set up.
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@MrKrupp42 2 жыл бұрын

Cracking little site that mate , always worth looking locally for places to camp , if you don't have time to be driving the Lakes , I am deffo trying ditch camping soon

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Do it, you can’t beat a stealth camp.

@mikebass3721 2 жыл бұрын

I have “ ditch camped” many times whilst working in security watching out for cable theft on the railways. I always found that it was better to be perched on the bank itself as both wet and extreme cold go to the bottom of the ditch. Much better if you had been actually under the bushes and tree growth

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍

@soggz4246 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I’ve unintentionally ‘ditch camped’ on the way back from a country pub, up on the Mendips, once!🤣😉

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@user-zc6jc5tv6q 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me but with bus stops 😂

@ilikethischannel5719 2 жыл бұрын

Ditch camping! 😆 Your embrace of been in the nature, and the mild, and supreamly polite manner that you have, keeps me wanting to see your videos...thank you. "But here, in my little ditch" 😃

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@ilikethischannel5719 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK Your welcome.

@leewilson98 2 жыл бұрын

You logic is a bit flawed Andy. Cold air tends to settle in low spots so it's likely you'll be colder. The point about the wind however is spot on. If it is a windy day then yeah it may be better to shelter in a ditch but if it's not windy, I'd rather camp at ground level.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but that’s not what I experienced!

@jean-christopheniedziela9468 2 жыл бұрын

Good setup man!! Good idea while there is absolutely no rain in sight for 24-48 hours.. Great stuff

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@nickforsyth2153 2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely an original idea. I’ve never seen anyone do it before. Great idea and it turned out amazing. Very sheltered from the wind.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@davidcarothers3311 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!! Hadn't thought about this idea before...

@rob45x 2 жыл бұрын

Unique, yes. Weird, yes. Did I love the video, YES ! Pretty cool dude !

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Weird, definitely 😂 Good fun though!

@johnsmewing6467 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a brilliant idea for open country in dry weather.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

It is, just don’t camp too close to a Public Footpath! 🐶

@cyrilhaessig27 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Really liking the setup.

@BackpackingUK Жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@doricduncan1 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your ditch video and the various links for gear, coffee etc

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@csul8087 2 жыл бұрын

Love the idea ,BUT it can be quite dangerous to camp in ditches especially if weather is changeable or a weather front comes in early .

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I made the statement early on.

@dobstar5776 2 жыл бұрын

I'm off down to Bournemouth at the end of the month for a bit of stealth camping for a few days, will defo check out ditches on my travels! Nice vid bro ✌👊

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great, good luck!

@SurvivalistChick 2 жыл бұрын

That is a brilliant idea for sure! Even if a landowner came across you, I can't imagine they'd be angry. I mean, it's not like you're damaging their property. You're in a DITCH! And that coffee bag is genius, too. Folds flat, no weight, and no faffing around with fancy equipment. Great video.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@it02s28 2 жыл бұрын

Love the enthusiasm! Not sure ditch camping is for me but it looks like you had good fun, and that's what matters - be it on a summit or in a ditch!

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@woodnugget1301 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea if the weather is steady if it rains heavy any ditch will fill quickly and you’ll be having a wet night.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, definitely!

@cernunos8153 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I’ve been dying for someone to make a video stealth camping underneath a hedgerow like a traveling knight. This is the closet I’ve seen yet. Such a cool spot. Awesome

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@geminirhythmspirit2573 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Andy, very inspiring

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@waynesallans2494 2 жыл бұрын

Omg this guy is Brillant ,,,, he’s priceless ,,,,keep up the good work ! Ditch camping …..I love it

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@sheilabutterworth5800 2 жыл бұрын

That tarp is big enough to fold under and make a small floor between you and ground , play folding the tarp can even make a tent love the video .

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Will do, thanks!

@iainbickerstaff7099 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, something different. Get yourself some bungees for the corners of that trap. Can I ask where you got the coffee Brewer from.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Good tip on the bungees 👍 The Coffee Brewer came from Amazon (link in the description).

@docink6175 2 жыл бұрын

everything in me is screaming NO, I mean it IS a nice site and there is the plus I suppose that being so low your light wont draw attention but if it rains.... there looked to be a nice little hole in that one bush you could have gotten into and been perfectly hidden.. I suppose thats one difference between wild camping in the UK and stealth camping here

@Bokooda 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he knows if it rains he'll wake up in a puddle, yes, he's checked the weather forecast... Love your enthusiasm Andy, thanks for posting 👍

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@ohforfxcksake 2 жыл бұрын

Loving it , I was hammock camping once and got woken up at the crack of dawn by a huge Alsation sniffing my face . When I was typing this the predictive text said I was woken up by a huge Albanian 😲

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@cherellegrant7439 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best yet love the stealth camp videos steve wallis eat your heart out

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

haha thanks!

@tweedyoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

I recently started a KZfaq channel (which gave me a newfound respect for people I watch on here - editing videos is extremely time consuming!). I headed out for a wild camp hoping to sleep in a ditch, much like this, but alas ran out of light before I could get to the spot I had in mind, so had to make do with a more conventional hilltop instead. Still looking forward to a proper ditch camp - it's a bit like that Oscar Wilde quote - we're all in a ditch but some of us are looking at the stars.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up with your channel, it's very time consuming but very rewarding too.

@Mr-Mark69 2 жыл бұрын

Well done how do you manage was it cold with no fire at camp, risky close footpath & dog walkers.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

It genuinely wasn't cold. To be fair, I didn't realise so many dog walkers would be around there as it's quite a distance from town.

@grahamscothern4319 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Andy What a great idea Atb Graham

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@InfiniteAdventuresPH 2 жыл бұрын

Glad that I found your channel. We’re into camping too. Keep safe.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@mickp3526 2 жыл бұрын

When I used to go walk about in my youth my go to where holly bushes in hedges always frost snow free and dry just a sleeping bag dog and gun ready for early morning rabbits. 70now still smile when I walk past holly bushes.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mick 👍

@kevpage 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve ditch camped many times 25 years ago when I was younger, I loved a fallen tree or low spanned branches to throw the tarp over

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@stealthandysteath1069 2 жыл бұрын

Can't do that in Pembrokeshire lol. They are full of rain 🤣🤣🤣👍✌️

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@audie-cashstack-uk4881 2 жыл бұрын

My dad cycled every path road lane of both Cornwall and Devon and leciestershire he would cycle for days ata time and always slept in ditches along with his bike

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing 👍

@lomino6478 2 жыл бұрын

Hurrah! Was wondering when you were going to go out camping 😂

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

The local ones just aren’t worth filming 😴 but there’s a big video coming out in Feb 😁

@lomino6478 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK good, look forward to it 👍

@aquaish 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Boom tingz bud

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@DartyD 2 жыл бұрын

Great Vlog buddy. Good Idea the only thing I would be causious about would be if the weather came in and the ditch became a filled with water as part of some drainage system. It will always be worth checking the topology before hand. 👍

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's why I made the statement at the beginning.

@DartyD 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK Got ya mate 👌 👍 keep up the good Vlogs 👍

@BulldogBadger 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Andy 👏

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@robblake4449 2 жыл бұрын

Andy love your videos as always, very informative and this one definitely unique! Could you share what you use to film on? Camera mic etc and what you use to edit, would be a good insight as always good quality! Cheers buddy keep up the good work! Heading out next week for my first wild camp! Could I ask about your bag you used for this one? Exact model and is it good down to freezing? Many thanks buddy regards Rob

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! I use my Iphone 12 Pro (4k 24fps), Rode Wireless Go mic and the iMovie app. A fairly basic set up but it seems to work.It also saves me carrying around loads of equipment. Have a look at my Naturehike Snowbird 2 sleeping bag review, it's much better than this one. However, if you don't want to spend that much the OEX EV400 can be found for around £50 but it's useless in minus degrees. Good luck with your first camp 👍

@robblake4449 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK cheers buddy yes seems to work well! I did see that review, I have the nature hike cwz400 but strictly a summer bag, nice and small tho! And brush army winter double bag set up, but almost fills my aether 65 on its own! Will go for the snowbird I think! Did you get it direct from naturehike? Will watch that review again tonight, the answer is probably there knowing you lol! Cheers buddy much appreciated! What next stealth camping in a hedge? 😂

@traceyevans6412 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see the morning after the night before! Were you visited by any critters in the night?

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

I don't look to good in the mornings after camping! 😂

@lukejefferson7822 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good 👍

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@gfp9336 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant video, ditchs are very stealthy xD

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Shukkatapow 2 жыл бұрын

cracking idea 👍

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@kennethcarter5720 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video often wondered if I could get away with it . Would have appreciated you showing how you get in and out of the bivvy

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit clumsy getting into a bivvy! I edited that bit out 😂

@kennethcarter5720 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK everyone does. I am dying to give it a go. But at 66 I am not sure what the best technique would be to get in and out and if I could manage it 😊

@StanTatws 2 жыл бұрын

My man giving me some good advice!! Diolch mate

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

No worries 👍

@JohnHawkins 2 жыл бұрын

Weird that this showed up in my recommendations: I often tell friends/family how I dream of sleeping in a ditch (I'm not sure they understand the appeal), and here you are living that dream.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

haha no way!

@billyandrew 2 жыл бұрын

Nature's foxholes. Having dug a few, I prefer the ditch in summer and the 'grave' in winter. Yes, it's difficult work, digging into solid, often frozen ground, but you warm up quickly and, besides, ditches aren't always at hand, are waterlogged or became victim to fly-tipping, so needs must. Dug at least four foot deep and a snug fit to meet your personal preferences with a tarp under you, an IPK over you and myriad choices between pads, mats, sleeping bags, bivvies, blankets, etc, I find the twice, sometimes three times, a year I go for this option is a good opportunity to keep my hand in and put stealth skills to the test. Some think it morbid, but I'd sooner sleep in my foxhole than a coffin, should SHTF. I'm glad you're opening minds to other possibilities, if only for them to give consideration to the proposal and, if any give it a go, well, it's winner-winner, chicken dinner and, at the least, they'll get a warmer, more comfortable night's sleep/sporadic doze and might even save a life that would otherwise be lost to hypothermia, so we'll done you and thanks for uploading the vid! 👍 Subbed, Incidently.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@billrogers3139 2 жыл бұрын

I would say the most important thing you can do if ditch camping. Check the weather, even if there's the slightest chance of rain dont camp in a drainage ditch, just an FYI. But great video.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree!

@singechamberlain2967 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen tree camping but never "Ditch" camping lol - I guess that is the ultimate stealth camping. Even the farmers won't see you :-)

@FaysbokiyaTv 2 жыл бұрын

🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@jonathananderson2642 2 жыл бұрын

There's also almost zero wind outside the ditch either, you can tell by the leaves and shrubs up higher. The direction of the wind matters too. If the wind was blowing at all or parallel to the ditch you'd feel the wind too. Nice try though mate.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

During the day maybe but not in the evening or night time. I was sheltered from the wind with the wind blowing over the top of me.

@TheCanadianBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Watch out for your back. Somebody was following you at the start of the video. With my luck, I would try an adventure like this and mother nature would pull a trick on me and decide to make me swim for the night. Keep following your nose Andy.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@Jay-lh2py 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. However, even if it rains slightly upstream from you. You are going to be absolutely screwed. I don't see any advantages to this way of camping. You could have just camped two meters to yours left or right. Why?

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not a good idea if it rains! It’s nice to do a stealth camp every now and then. My spot was great!

@cherellegrant7439 2 жыл бұрын

Why not? Made a great unique video!

@harashigomari1690 2 жыл бұрын

Good one, what type of rucksack is it

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Osprey Kestrel 48 👍

@wrongun635 Жыл бұрын

Don't know about that. Might find a dead badger or fox or two.

@BackpackingUK Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@penny6658 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!! A ditch camp. It certainly looked very cosy and sheltered. I really loved the bit where the dog walkers were discussing you - and the smell! Hilarious. Thank you so much for a great idea and a fabulously entertaining video.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@TheSillyDucker 2 жыл бұрын

Just gearing up to do the #bivvybagworldrecordattempt 2022 and saw this vid. This is a great concept as a fallback position if the wall I have lined up to shelter behind proves a bit chilly without a tarp. Good one. 👍

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck, hope the weather is as good for you as it is here! ☀️

@TheSillyDucker 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK its looking great. Frosty and clear. Star gazing cosy warm. Im also doing the Tommy Sleep Out next weekend, so this is a test. I havent bivvy'd before. I reckon it'll be awesome.

@Delete_DeLolz 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think ditch camping in heavy rain would be a good idea🤔

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I made the statement early on.

@ldh10647 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it does not rain heavy . there maybe a reason it is a ditch1

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a dry day camp!

@3rubberboats 2 жыл бұрын

Another stealth camping with Steve from Canada happening now in the UK.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Who on earth is that 🤷🏻‍♂️

@3rubberboats 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK Its Steve Wallis KZfaq channel. He stealth camps in all kinds of places. Check it out if you wish.

@cr0cket01 2 жыл бұрын

nice takes me back to the 1980's when i did that every school holiday i would go from bedford to lincoln then along coast to skeggy and over the humber bridge. all i took was axe tarp (was old side from a lorry tap back then they as cotten) a couple knives and a catty . a ag and water bottle . the streams and rivers was clear and you could drink from them and all the ditches was clear, there used to be water fountains in all villages. being in eec and corropt goverments building all over place and moron drivers and cyclist have ruined it now compared to what it was.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍

@Dan-iv9tg 2 жыл бұрын

This site is stealthy, for sure, but if it rains, that ditch is going to fill with water.

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely!

@colinmoorcock770 2 жыл бұрын

just to let you know your vid was good but i did notic some one following you maybe you should play bacck this vid and you will see him behinde you

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

It was just off a public footpath. It’s well out of town but quite a few people must have been going for long walks because it was a nice day.

@minislayer2010 2 жыл бұрын

New game. Every time he says "ditch camping" you take a shot. How drunk are you getting?

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@LeonardoSummers 2 жыл бұрын

Good video pal but make the cooking scenes more exciting get some steak on there, spit roast chicken etc

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Will do. I cooked a steak on my Devil's Kitchen video 👍

@FaysbokiyaTv 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings to you, success and success always and forever. Videos are on the level. A wonderful channel that deserves to be followed. I hope the communication will continue, and I wish you a palace in heaven.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🎈

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

@peterkavanagh64 2 жыл бұрын

Good but he prefers in . Nit a lead but to be inside. Hunger is fir adukts fat but a famikt miderate. I qm nit evil onky miror the in need fir mire where kess us a need. Farm is best but hunger us

@citizenphaid1880 2 жыл бұрын

And it’s not technically wild camping 😂 so you don’t fall foul of the law lol 😂

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@gizmodo29 2 жыл бұрын

rats ?

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Not this time, probably because the fields are empty.

@gizmodo29 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK so many nice places to camp why a ditch ? why /

@stephenclarke3990 2 жыл бұрын

I was always told cold finds the lowest parts of the ground ❗️❓

@BackpackingUK 2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, summit camps are colder! 😂

@stephenclarke3990 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackpackingUK Of course, on the summit of a mountain it will be really cold. I was only saying what I had been taught. Again cold will always settle in low lying areas. I could but wont give you all the in and outs of how and why, however, Im sure you'll be happy to know I wont, as this would then be an essay, not a reply. Anyway, you take care, stay safe and I do enjoy your videos.👍🏼