The world needs more people like you.

Love the fact you enjoy the outdoors, take the time to share it with us and don’t push the “new stuff” “click on the link”, join patreon etc etc reviews so many outdoor channels have been reduced to. Thank you for keeping it simple. I savour your new output and save it for when I have time to watch properly.

This is a great example of what a champion at life looks like. Live your dream and do it your own authentic way,,,,,,

Thanks a million for another great video Giles. You have created quite a set up system for yourself with the old school gear. We'll thought out. I am 58 now and still love every chance I get to go out with my old school gear whether it's for a day hike or a weekend . Thanx Giles. Keep up the good work on your videos.

Thanks for braving the cold to bring us another great video Giles. Totally get what you said about we wild campers choosing to be out when others have no choice, whether in other countries or even in our own. Keep well mate 👍🏼

Thank you for these videos ❤

Nature is a beautiful thing when it wants to be, nice words spoken at a very tragic time in the world. On a much lighter note, good to see the ‘blazing saddles beans’ back again. Plymouth Pete.🌈

Thankyou so much Giles.Cant tell how much I love the videos so much soul food

The one true 'Cool Camper'

Its so nice that the popular hills have easy access car parks, it keeps the rest of creation lovely and quite for us explorers😊

Hi Giles, what a very strong point you made about those poor unfortunates suffering the cold through no fault of their own. I was reminded as I often am of the nights I spent whilst on operational deployment in bone chilling cold with no light or fire for fear of drawing enemy fire.. But as you rightly said Giles WE had a choice. Thanks as always Giles. 👍👍.

Thanks for another wonderful adventure video Giles dear friend - Waiting for the next video 👣🌲🌲🌲

Another splendud transmission on the wirelss Giles Old chap! Taking inspiration on how you pack all your items so neatly. Love your one pot meals and grills and creativity with them! Always look forward to you transmissions! You scaled that marker post like it was nothing and what a view! Should have built a pillbox there in WW2 to see Jerry the Blighter! 🤔😁♨️✊🙏 Thanks awfully Old Chap!

Always enjoy these adventures my friend!!😊✌️💚✊️🔥

Thank you Giles for another great video. Your simplicity is fabulous.

The best Sunday viewing there is, cheers Giles, your videos are always the best, as I've said many times before, honest, informative, and enjoyable.

Another great video Giles. I'm always impressed with your fire preparation and lighting skills. No batoning, no paper or even dry grass, just your homemade waxed fire starters and small twigs. I'm glad to see that you survived another night in the woods, despite it being freezing cold.

Thanks for taking us along with you, as one with nature again & blend in with the woods. very relaxed. ✌peace.

Thank you

Another cracking vid there Giles . A chilly one too. Yes its terrible , what with natural disasters and wars causing people all sorts of hardships in their lives . Take care Sir 👌🏕

I get very jealous of you, Giles. Why? Because you mount them trig points like a man of 20! 😁 I truly admire you for your basic living whilst camping. Something we should all try, at least once. Thanks for another grand video, Giles!

Great video Giles. You are about as old school as you can get mate 😊. Good on you and I always enjoy you videos. Keep them coming mate 👌🏻

Your comment on the people who are out in the cold not because they chose to but due to very unfortunate circumstances are very much to the point. Did I get it right that you spent the night under the tarp WITHOUT any wool blanket or other form of cover over your body? That's amazing.

Smoke aways tends to follow me around an open fire regardless of moving several times😁 , all the best Giles.

Outstanding cinematography my friend, opening is done fantastically. Camera composition and overall quality are phenomenal here! 🔥🔥

I'm reminded lately that bread and cheese and ale made a sustaining meal for many a working family.

Good to see you again Giles. Deer hunters use ladders and seats. Not Giles. He just leaps onto a trig point and scouts for bears! Admired your comments about people in other parts of the world less fortunate than ourselves!

Nice one Giles, looked like a good walk and a good bit of grub too. Sausage, beans and bannock is one of my all time favourite camp meals. Thanks as always for bringing us along 👍

Thankyou for another great video Giles as always I enjoy watching your attention to detail.

Full on Giles, thankfully the warmer weather is on the horizon and we'll be blessed with those wonderful summer nights when sleeping out is actually more comfortable in sleeping in. Great film as ever.

Now your just showing off :) I still think you should add a lightweight wool blanket to your kit, and the 14cm Zebra Billy Pot. Its stainless steel, and comes with a inside "Tray" you could use as a small frying pan. Oh, and a good tomahawk :)

That looked like it was going to be a cold night Giles! Well done indeed💪👊I loved your reflections on the homeless too, nicely put👌KTF🙏

Hi my friend you make your camps so relaxing and peaceful thanks for letting me join you on another camp 🏕

Thank you for taking us along on another wonderful if challenging camp. Something I thought I would share in case of any interest is a low bulk option I’ve used many times over the years in cold conditions. If you can get hold of a cotton sniper veil you can fold it in half and wrap around your middle two or three times. If folded it gives four or more layers of the veil much like wearing multiple string vests. You can then layer sleep clothes over the top. I’ve found it really helps to keep the lower back & kidneys that bit warmer in harsh conditions when under wool & canvas. Finally, as mentioned already, some very sobering reflections on the poor souls experiencing such terrible conditions currently. Thanks & take care Giles

My Word! You can still climb those pylons! That is more than I can say for myself. I'll let you supply the adventure.

Myself and my daughter enjoyed your latest episode. My daughter in her special school talked about your pictures taken on your previous video She is taking her one GCSE in photography. This is good wholesome viewing which is sadly missed these days “we will look forward to the next episode”

A good point there Giles about choosing to be out while others have no choice. We are fortunate indeed. Also, I think it's lost on many who watch these outdoors vids just how dangerous near-zero or sub-zero camping can be. And doing it how you do makes the fire an essential. Another great vid my good man.

PEOPLE OUT IN THE COLD: I join with you in giving thought to those who are 'out in the cold' through no wish of their own. One difference between us, on the one hand, and them on the other is that we didn't have our shelters come down on our heads with great force in the early hours. Another difference is that WE have the equipment and have thought about how basic living could be done. I ALWAYS view our camping life from the perspective of how it does not work for concentrations of people over ANY period of time.

Another relaxing video Giles and you really are in the elements using such minimal kit. Yes, both home and abroad there are too many people homeless right now. And we call ourselves civilised. Thanks for Another great video.

Thanks Giles, it's good to feel uncomfortable once in a while. It makes a warm drink, hot food and the heat from a fire feel a whole lot better.

YOU 'took the road less-travelled.' And to good purpose!

your so cool

Bless you Giles for the thought for thinking of all the people that’s out living rough with no fault of there own A thought for a bit of extra warmth boil up some water and fill your canteen up a nice little hot water bottle

I like the leave no trace dance.

Great video Giles. Really enjoyed the pace and peace you've managed to capture :) Subscribed!

Hello Giles. Good to see you .some roaring sounds in those woods lol as always thanks for sharing .

Great video as always Giles. i must admit this one made me feel cold ! You're a braver man than me... and I struggle to climb trig points these days !

a other nice one always so calm effect as a scot came of social media news to calm down thanks 👍

The best things in life are free mate 🔥👌great for putting life into prospective 👍

Lovely set up , very inspired

👍👍👍 Good Morning Giles .. Another good one from you. To repeat myself .. again 🙄😏 .. Aye, the Beauty of Simplicity 😊.That high vantage point being a wee bit out of the way and overlooked. Perhaps a good thing and a gem for those who take the trouble to get there .. less chance of being spoiled. The bannock bread .. ('and now for something different' .. aka 'useless information' 🙄). The Australian 'Swagmen / Sundowners' called them 'Twisters'. I recall reading, back in the 70's, an article about a Swagman settling down for the night under a tree in the Outback. His supper consisted of, inter alia, of a 'twister' baked over a small fire. The dough was rolled into a thin 'snake' and then 'twisted' around a suitable stick, leaving a small gap between each loop. This increases the surface area of dough exposed to the fire and subsequently quicker cooking. I've tried this method and it does what it's supposed to. Perhaps Giles, worth a go sometime? Even more useless info 😴 .. I'll be visiting my Son and Family in the UK .. Lincoln / Birchwood coming March. Will be seeing my first and only Grandchild 💕 for the first time. She recently turned two. Previous attempts to visit were scuppered by Covid .. restrictions and actual illness on their side 😣. Hopefully 🤞🙏 this time, all will go well. They live near a small wood and I'm hoping at the very least to be able to rustle up something on the Bushbox LF Wood Burner therein and thus 'leave my mark' .. presence only that is .. no trace, obviously 😁. Also .. during my time in the UK, the 'Swiss Grannies' will be spared my shenanigans and associated predations 😁. Winter overnighting .. wool blanket or not. The choice between the additional bulk and weight to carry vs the comfort that it can perhaps afford. Thanks Giles, for taking us along with you .. always a pleasure being a passenger sitting in the 'Peanut Gallery' 😊. Until next time then, take care .. Tommy

My husband and I love watching your videos. After just seeing this one and you mentioning vegan sausages, wondered if you have tried Sainsburys Shroomdogs. I find them the best. Best wishes for all your future ventures. Take care

Nice trip Giles Sobering reflection too.

Morning Giles, great video again. So glad you showed some of our hills, I am sure people in the north think its all flat down here on the coast. Regards Allan.

Good to see you again, Giles. I always look forward to your videos. Interesting little pine bough shelter you ran across while hiking. Might be an interesting place to stay, maybe improve on a little. One thing I know would help you stay warm, is a few inches of leaves our pine boughs under the tarp you lay on. It would help your sheep skin insulate your body from the cold ground. I found your thoughts about people in war zones, in natural disasters and just homeless having no choice about being in the cold. About not being prepared for it, interesting. When we choose to be out in the cold and are prepared for it. There’s a big difference. You are a caring fellow, mate. Love your videos! Keep up the good work. You are in my thoughts and prayers. 😊👍🇬🇧🍺

Great video Giles . Just got back from walking very near to there . Some beautiful woodland and wildlife .

I guess any hill seems high if it tops the hills around it, even on the downs. Agree with thoughts about those forced to be out in the cold without choice. We offered Forest School sessions for the children of local Ukrainian refugees and received a reality check: their families were very glad to be safely housed and did not want their children 'going backwards' to campfires in the outdoors! We are lucky to be comfortable enough to want to seek adventure.

Dear Giles, thanks for sharing your video. I am always surprised about how eager you are to spare plastic and synthetic fabrics. Your plash palatka seems to be a small shelter. Have you ever think about to use a Nessmuk Oelskin Tarp. It's quit a good alternative. I wonder that you stand the cold without even using a wool blanket. And you are absolutely right that nowadays a lot of people are forced to be in the cold because of reasons without a choice. We should be thankful to have the choice to go to places close to nature and doing an overnighter or to watch videos about friends doing it! Best regards

Another great video Giles. Always amazed you can keep warm enough with nothing to wrap up in. Really close to the fire with no synthetics to catch sparks helps I guess, am going to have to try it one day.😀

Hello again, Giles, I hope you are well and doing ok. I started my early Sunday shift at six, like last time, and was overjoyed to see in my notifications that you'd posted a new video. As always, it's really great to see you out and about in nature and the elements for another peaceful and relaxing episode (for us, at least, and I hope for you too, despite the cold night!). That was quite an interesting looking boulder there at 3:19, it looked a bit out-of-place, as though it had been thrown there by some bored giant. Some lovely old trees on your way up, and a really nice view all round from the top. Good that you got another trig-point to stand on. When we're out with the children on walks and we come across them, we always have to take it in turns for a go. Everyone always wants to be the first up! :) I thought someone had beaten you to it there when you got to the woods and found that nice little shelter. You weren't tempted? :D Thanks for reminding us that you choose to be out there in the cold, it helps to allay the slight feelings of guilt that can come over us when watching you out there in the cold, from such a warm vantage point here at home! Seriously though, nice one Giles, for considering those around the world that might be stranded out in the cold through no choice of their own. Some of them probably don't even have the most basic of equipment such as that you have here: means for shelter, food, clean water and a source of warmth. It's hard to imagine trying to cope with such conditions unprepared, and easy to forget about those with much harder struggles for survival than our own. Well done for making it through another cold night with the bare minimum of comforts and conveniences! And thanks for sharig it with us. Take care, Giles, and already I'm looking forward to the next time. 🌳🔥🍲⛺🌿

Another great video. Hi from Wisconsin USA

Nice one Giles loved the woodland your in hopefully the weather is starting to warm up a bit now what I like about your channel is you do a nice walk and look at different things before setting up atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍

I just found your channel, Giles, and think it’s great; it’s my kind of camping! Would you consider doing a dedicated video on/about your “flower-blossom” fire pit. I’ve never seen anything like it and wouldn’t mind acquiring one. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us. Doc (from Mississippi in the USA).

Hi Giles old pal, another great video, as iv said before love the way you camp, I often think of the homeless especially the ex military, this can be a cruel world at times I for one never look down on anyone only help them up . Brilliant pal beans looked great too.

Hi Giles. Hope your well. Another great vid and so inspiring. I ‘pinched’ your wax firefighter idea, but I used 1” lengths of old cut up T shirt, and rubbed vasaline into them, then rolled them up into coils. Places about 10 into a old Altoid tin, so easy to pack away. When lighting a fire, I just unroll one and place under the kindling. Works like a charm, even when windy. All the best, Giles, and keep on keeping on.👍🏾🇬🇧🏕

Great video

Nice outing and yes it would suck to be homeless in a disaster or war zone…we can only offer or thoughts and charity…have fun stay safe.

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Nice camp if you accept voluntarily freezing your bits off. 😁 I think that the smoke goes into your shelter as your fire wishes to show its disgust of being misused to cook 'cardboard' sausages. 😉🤦‍🤷 Nice touch (pun intended) with the Artist's Brush. No way at my age could I get up on that Trig Point without a Ladder nowadays. 😏‍

Another great video

Just made some of your Veg stew using the soya chunks. VERY NICE! I didn't have any dehydrated veg so used frozen (it was a trial run at home) but yep def be carrying the stuff to make this around with me when I go out! Thank you. The soya chunks remind me of boiled pork cubes slightly Chinese lol.

One might find a multi-pronged fork in a conifer and trim that for use as a rake. If I could find one, I would use it here...and in many other Bushcrafters' camp making.

I love your videos really great. can I ask what is the name/make of your hat please

Another great vid, I’m halfway through. What are those big noises in the background that happen every so often?

Thanks for the nice video and the effort in making. Nice comment half way through. This type of camping beneath a small triangle of canvas really appeals to me, watching you tucked up beneath it is great. I use the Polish half by the way. All the best.

Really enjoyed this one, I’m really trying to figure out where you are, I’ve spent a lot of time around Goodwood to Midhurst, some of it looks familiar. I’ve done a fair few walks in West Sussex. I’m from Pompey. We’ve been exploring Dorset last year but since the cancer the walking is limited. Nice one Giles. All the best 😊👍

Surely stopped in that ready made den👈

Another great adventure!! How much does your set up weight when your loaded up ready for the night out? Did you modify your pack to haul everything? Love the setup I can’t say that enough!

Hi Giles. I’ve been meaning to ask you for a while. What size vegetable steamer are you using and what is your folding knife does your windshield stop your fire being seen Thanks Giles for another great video Nice camp thanks for sharing another pot hang system

There’s people in our country living on the streets.

Take my hat off to you

Why are there big boulders in the middle of a field. Forgive me if I'm wrong but I dont think they would be glacial. Good vid by the way 👌

Love the video. Interesting windscreen. Did you make it, or buy it?

Greeting from Indonesian bro 🇮🇩🤝

This was a great watch there Giles! Very thoughtful conversation regarding the plight of those in turkey and syria. As well as those who are homeless for other reasons. You’re a good man Giles. Just wondering if you could wear a wool hat as that would be non synthetic as well. That would help with sleep at night when its colder. Just a thought. You take care sir. NQU

Nice little setup but I think your at your max for low temp and with hard rain you struggle with small plough and fire on a metal Platform, I think for a -7 night I’d go for a half lavuu,army twin wool blanket and small long log fire bout 3ft and wouldn’t add much weight if you ditched the onesie 👍

Yet enough great video giles well said about the world m8 you most walk some mile m8 I bet your wife and family most worry about you been out in the cold

Hey hello Giles. Thx for your videos, i always love to watch them! I have a question...... Is your water bottle you carry on your belt a german ww2 style water bottle???

Good little wildcamp. Do you not find the old non-synthetic equipment gets overly heavy though?

Love the video Giles only doubt is you don't use a sleeping bag I know you got the fire going but I definitely use a sleeping bag mate be alot warmer lol 👍

Hi Giles Love your old school gear. I'm interested in your gaiters, I'm guessing they're canvas? I tried gaiters and over jeans years ago, I found I got quite wet underneath them with condensation. I think they may have been waterproof ones. Your trousers I'm guessing are cotton, like jeans, which gaiters do you use? I want to gets some for muddy walking.

What do you use as a sleeping pad? That's pretty much only thing keeping me from going fully plastic free. I've been thinking using a sheep hide but not sure if it's enough in zero degrees etc weather.

Have you ever thought about adding a wool blanket to your kit?

I've been watching your videos from Western Canada for quite a while now and one things stands out to me that I just have to ask: why are so many of your camps set up in what for us would be "scrub", off the trail and away from any clearings or views? Are you "stealth" camping? Here, I prefer more open territory on the edges of clearings with more open sight lines, mainly for a sense of security in terms of having a better chance of seeing "visitors" - bears, wolves and cougars are all in our area and roam around at all hours. Such wildlife may not be a concern for you in Southern England so I wonder if you're just trying to avoid human contact, which is another reason I like to get out in the woods! Anyway, every one of your videos is really enjoyable. Who knows, maybe you'll convert me to vegetarian sausages!

Have you ever fought about using a clapsable bow saw for bigger type fire logs , the sausage and beans meal is basic but feels the point . The UK always tries to help those out in the cold 🥶 that never wanted to be out in cold through natural disaster or war .

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Love your vids, but why a vegan meal shaped in a sausage? Lol😜

Could you say where you get your dehydrated soya chunks from please? Having trouble sourcing them.

I love the way you look at and history and the love you got for land, i'm a fairy new sub but i've been watching your videos on your channel for a month now. So please don't be offended by me for asking but way don't you use daysack/rucksacks, why old school gear and not synthetics, i see the way your daysack hangs down your back it looks "to me" uncomfortable. I'm a 53yr old ex-bodybuilder, ex-kickboxer and been around construction most of my life, so i suffer with a knackered shoulder and back problems so i use a Crib gogh Constrictor 35L rucksack and it's a comfort to my body it's not cheap but you get them sometimes on ebay, I really do like watching you on your treks like i said i mean no disrespect, i've got a 2 litre water bladder if want it free. All the best from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales, keep them videos coming.

Are you secretly wearing two hundred jumpers ? Cheers