A full english breakfast is always the answer!

I love Donkeys as they have huge ears

Great video. I had an encounter with 6 Donkeys in the forest a few weeks ago, came round a corner and there they were, 6 abreast, ignored me & kept on going / donking.

Good going once more, Jethro! A less stubborn biker would have been happy with a night in a campsite cottage but your rough style makes it more fascinating for us viewers, lazying and cosying in the warmth of our sofas 😁

Cheeky fry up and then fish and chips at the end of the day?!.😊

Looks as wet as the Everglades in places ! Perhaps stop and have some jambalaya for second breakfast !

Considering the time of the year, it looked rather good. 👍

Looks amazing

At this time of year, take what it offers mate. An overnighter vs an ad-hoc duonighter where possible isn’t really a thing

Great video. I am very lucky and live 5 mins from lyndhurst in ashurst, and the new forest is my stomping ground.

Yes you are right about breakfast. If I’m on a cycle tour i look for somewhere i can get the full fried menu, bacon , eggs beans . Not something i eat too often at home , being a bit concerned about my arteries ,but essential when on the road.

Porridge gives a good start to the day, especially if you use it to power yourself to a greasy spoon cafe for that long lasting plate of fried energy! Waking up in a tent I usually just want to get on with the day's journey so I'll have porridge for its quick energy and prep time, then after a couple of hours of cycling and I feel that I have started the day proper, I'll aim to have something substantial as I'll usually be cycling until about an hour before sunset. TLDR; porridge for roadies, fry-up for tent-ies .

Great stuff, a good old fashioned Jethro adventure!

Nice to see the exploration of the New Forest where I grew up all rhe way down to the sea. Think you had fish and chips in Milford on Sea, couldn't quite tell. Very enjoyable filming and excellent choice of music so I think as a family we can all enjoy this. Looking forward to the next one. Ride safe! 😊

It's pretty cool seeing the donkeys in the wild. Egg, milk, bread, maple syrup, butter. Three to four slices of French toast is a good start to a day of riding but that requires some perishables. Blueberry oatmeal is fine as well to get going as long as I can find more protein.

If you want your oats to give you long-lasting energy, don’t use instant oats. You need to use either steel-cut oats (best), or rolled oats. Since cooking them in camp uses up too much time and fuel, soak the oats overnight so that they are ready to cook the next morning. Then, aside from the nuts and fruit you already put in, also add in full-cream butter (it should be fine for a few days, unless it’s very hot), and, in the case of savory oatmeal, exclude the dried fruit, and instead put in full fat milk powder, bits of fried bacon, and a soft-boiled egg. That way you get enough fat and protein to keep you going longer. Instant oatmeal is like candy: it breaks down too quickly. You can also add in sour cream for thicker consistency and satisfaction. I’m curious, what is that toothed contraption adorning your neck? I did see quite a few donkeys throughout your journey… that wasn’t a yoke by any chance? I once bicycled through the area north of Hannover in Germany and happened upon a military training zone. It was late October, cold, pouring rain, and I couldn’t find a place to stay . The youth hostel earlier in Lubeck wouldn’t allow me in because I had lost my youth hostel card, so I had pushed on in the dark to find a campsite. The military zone seemed to go on forever. At one point, I don’t know how it happened, but I got so sleepy that I started veering left and right, and before I knew it, I found myself careering off the steep side of the road in a ditch roaring with runoff. I dragged myself and the loaded bicycle out of that, and, dripping wet and shivering, managed to make it a few more kilometers, until I found a small copse off the road, hidden by thick bushes, and there I put up my tent and collapsed into sleep. I totally got your feeling at the end of your video!

You're eating the porridge wrong, you need a 1.5 L pot 😂 and heaps of dark chocolate, and maybe several big spoonfuls of peanut butter. But I always eat again before 2 hours of riding has gone by anyway. Usually something like cookies or muffins or twix bars for second breakfast. Then fish and chips! I eat at least 5 times a day. And when I'm sweating I'll eat potato chips nonstop, they're a perfect electrolyte replacement with massive amounts of potassium. I prefer to eat most of my protein later in the day after I've done most of the riding.

You’re right on with the porridge, I’m always hungry within 2 hours of my breakfast porridge, but it is very good for you though Jethro. Sets you up for a second breakfast, in a caff somewhere later. Ha ha! Whereas a good fry-up keeps you going far longer. You’ve done well to get out in this unpredictable weather, and to camp out too, good man. I’ve enjoyed this vid, thank you.

Really enjoyed that post, a great little adventure with some truly lovely riding &scenery. Laughed out loud when you recounted the tale of those vicious, vicious donkeys🤣 bless them, they look adorable. Totally agree about the porridge! Being a carbohydrate it causes an insulin high, and when the pancreas has balanced the sugar hit, it leaves a craving for another sugar high. Tastes nice, but useless really. Folk eat it because they've been told its a soluble fibre and good for lowering cholesterol. If you buy into that..erm story! But the protein and fat from a good old fry up (so long as you don't use vegetable oil to cook with), is perfect for energy, satiety, and muscle repair!😋 Great post Jethro, really looking forward to the next video, and to find out if you were mauled in the night by roaming, bloodthirsty donkeys!?🤣 Take care Jethro!😊

And yes, totally agree on the full fry up start! 🤗

There's your problem. Porridge is water, oats and maybe some salt. Done. That'll set you right up

Donkeys, bears, crocodiles. Your greatest video ever!

Dude! Sweet Henrietta definitely dwells within that forest at night. You’re lucky you made it out!

Thanks Jethro 😊

Always love your adventures !

No room at the Inn?….You should try getting in a corner and trying not to bother anyone😅way of the Jethro👊

You had a lucky escape my friend. Those donkeys are fearsome beasts but I’m thankful you didn’t encounter the Gloucester Old Spot pigs that I saw roaming the forest in a very intimidatory manner this week. I’ve mentioned before that the Forest is my home patch, pigs are normally only let out in the autumn to eat the acorns (pannage) so I don't what these beasts were doing out this time of year but It makes me uncomfortable. You will have done well to keep talk of full English breakfasts to yourself until safely on the train back to Berkshire.

Great to see you out and about! I know you have the Tensile tree tent, but have you tried real hammock camping? Keep yuz off that wet ground… ✊

You should have popped over to the island ,As I'm the King of this forbidden island You would have been treated well .

Uk camp sites are terrible, 95% are only open from easter to October. And loads have stopped taking tents. And don't get me started on the price 😂

rode that area last summer and sat on that very sandbar, glorious. P.s. Flap Jacks are the way Jeffers, get ya 40 miles each (well white choc and cherry ones do anyway)

I have just been told I am pre-diabetic and have high cholesterol so thought I’d give porridge a go and I found the same as you. Weetabix all the way for me

Where’s the crunchy peanut butter🤷‍♂️

Excellent 👍 whereabouts in the new forest were u camping just out of interest as I am local & always on the lookout for new places in the forest to camp ?

Check out the 2 things that run behind you in the timeline 6:17 -6:19 most bizarre Always great content

Its a shame lots of campsites don't take tents anymore. But I thought camping and caravan club took cyclists with tents.