I can hardly decide if its the beautiful backcountry that keeps me watching those episodes or you, the presenter, in soooo much enjoying what you do. I just told my wife: watch Batesy if you want to see one happy guy! One just can't ACT happiness, this is the real deal and it shows. Wonderful, thanks for sharing, can't wait for the next episode.

I never tire of watching you set up with no narrative. Makes me feel like I’m there enjoying the serenity. Cheers!

Your multiple camera angles and editing are on another level, knowing your having to move that camera around multiple times while editing in certain shots to make it flow. I appreciate it man, good work

You sure know how to spot the best views! Brilliant scenery! Enjoyed the high country cooking show as well! Gotta watch more of these!

heard a high altitude kookaburra and wattle bird, wonderful

Tim, hope your ok mate - have not seen a vid from you in ages and missing you you larrikin!!

I solo hiked the Australian alpine trail took 56 days. I promised myself i would go back with a 4wd and swag. That was 24 years ago and still havent gone back. Your camp site has given me the bug once again. Great video

Why the hell am I paying for Netflix when I can watch this?? Great work mate, really enjoyed it!

Gday mate, just watched again, one tip is a handful of grated cheese under the lid of the pies, tastes great……. Cheers Tim 🍺🍺

Don't forget to like and sub Lads .... It really helps one of the best Aussie 4WD channels we have here on KZfaq .....

natures fan forced oven lol good one

G'day Batesy.....Bloody ripper video mate.Great setup for the quick getaway, it looked bloody cold too.subbed to your channel years ago but thought it was about time to say G'day from the Yowies,and if you ever drop by Mildura way,We will take you to all our favorite Yowie campsites and do a colab..lol Cheers mate love your style ya so Aussie.....👍👍🔥🔥

G’day Tim I loved how excited you were about your secret pie mix Great video, as ever, mate Chris

MAGNIFICENT Thanks Tim 👍👍👍

Life doesn't get any better, warmer maybe but not better

23:26 - That sky in the background. Can't beat a winter sky!!!

Stunning!

😍Love it

Awesome as all ways Tim, thanks for the ride

Pies looked a treat Tim, nice idea. Might try it myself but just with a touch of chilli and garlic...yummmm

It’s always great to watch the master set up camp.👍👍

What an absolute ripper of a spot. Great work Tim 👍

Perfect timing Tim. Lockdown 5.0 and your clip takes me to a happy place 👍

Another great one Timbo!! Cheers Steve

another ripper video tim very good thanks again.

Enjoy this one heaps mate well done

Cracking video Tim; absolutely cracking.... 👌👌

One of the most amazing views I've ever seen. Great spot there Tim 👍

what a magical place. great video !

Another great vid mate, the pies out of the camp oven look amazing……cheers mate stay safe 🍺🍺

Great video Tim, glad to see you don't always get the good weather.

Lov your camping trips buddy, make me want to get out there, keep it up 👍 cheers

Thanks Tim for reminding me of the steep little walk & those wonderful views from the Pinnacle lookout, magnificent views all right. I can’t lie, I had a chuckle when you said “Batesys pies, who would of thought” 😂 such passion mate, I would love to pull up a chair and have a chat and a beer & devour a couple of those High country hand made pies. All the best Tim Bates you living legend.👍

Definitely add that camp spot to the list

Good bachelor food👌

Great SOLO camping trip with professional videography skills, really enjoyed it ... thanks

Top video mate. Magic spot and great cook up. Great effort. ❤🍺👍🇦🇺

What a video batesy! Those pies looked awesome! I gotta give that one a crack for sure. Awesome spot too!

Loved this one Tim. The straight audio of the sounds of the bush while you were setting up camp were frigging awesome!!

Beautiful spot Tim . Its an amazing place our Australia mate , bloody beauty cheers buddy :)

G'day Tim,absolutely magnificent camp spot with those views,being a top ender you can keep that stuff,too cold for us.Thanks mate...

Great spot Tim looked cold but cracking views makes it worthwhile

Ripper video as always goodonyah Batesy.👍👍

Yet again tim another outstanding vid never get tired of watching the mighty GU do its things as well as you showing your beautiful country you live in thankyou from New Zealand mate

thanks tim for the awesome trip video. Definitely sad to see all the snow the resorts had, hopefully out of lockdown with around 40cm forecast for weekend.

You never cease to amaze me with your videos Tim great job. Made me hungry with Batesy pies cheers from Loz

What a cracking video Batesy , amazing spot, awesome home made pies & chips, it really does not get any better. Perfection mate!

Great spot mate! Now the pies… you know you wanna tell us. 😂👍🇦🇺

Great work Tim. Last time I walked to that fire lookout tower there was about 8 inches of snow on the ground, was so good to see it like that

That looked bloody cold, great job on the pies

Great video Tim the pie 🥧 man and just as good a view. Went there once and it was a white out.

what a great spot Tim. love the pies and chips you gave me some ideas. i just got back from my solo trip in the mountains. i have a 4x4 sprinter van with a built in diesel heater/block heater it heats a cold motor fast and me too. its the best time of the year hey.

I came across your videos and subscribed to your channel. I love the simplicity of how you do things unlike other 4x4 and camping videos they highlight all their expensive gears as if saying if you do not have an expensive set up and those expensove gears, camping and the road trips wont be worth it. But the way you do things is simply awesome, you give people like us the reason that camping and road trips aint about the expensive gears and equipment but it's more about simplicity and enjoying the outdoors with what you have. I am a fan of your videos mate, Keep them coming.

Your camera skills are amazing mate. You really know how to make your audience feel like part of your adventures

Nice one mate, the pie and chips looked amazing👍

Majestical . Thanks Tim 😀👍😀👍

Norm maned the older Pinnacles fire observation hut back in 1998 - 99 ish. And I use to bring up supplies once a week and have a good chat about things, I definitely learnt a lot about the isolation and people who are very dedicated to the job and protecting lives. I haven't seen the Pinnacles fire observations hut in about 22 years. Thank you for your dedication olso. It's not that far from the Briagolong local so I hope you pop in there for a chat when you get time. Cheers 🤠

This is me attempting this 12 or so months… looks magic

Sensational.... Bates’s high country pies. Nothing beats home cooked with views to die for

Thous pies looked delicious there Tim I'll be needing that recipe 😂😂😂 your not Australian if ya don't like pies 😉😉

Bloody rippa Tim! Pies looked amazing mate.

Very nice camping spot Tim and another great video to watch from you. Thank you for the 26 minutes of your camping experience which was a pleasure to watch while being in lockdown Victoria with camping envy. If your pies were perfect great stuff. If they were a little dry try adding 2 TBSP of gravy on top of the meat before you seal them up. You can also make extra gravy sometimes for the chips. Not every time though. Happy camping Tim.👍

Nice one Batesy, I have added the pies to the list of things to bake in the fire - thanks mate. Just gotta remember to take puff with me. Cheers mate.

That feed looked good Tim.

Certainly BYO firewood up there as snow gums would have to be the worst firewood out there. I’m blessed with river red gum along the Murray here. Ever checked out Bryce’s Gorge?Magnificent walk in the high country.

When you said about cooking up a feed… I thought of shanks straight away…. Didn’t think of pies.. nice one tim.

Silence solitude the sound of the bush Tim awesome hold on to the hat

I know exactly where your camped , good spot , I always seem to tend to camp down a bit lower to get out of the wind but you don't get that view , love the pies and chips in the camp oven will have to give that a crack , something to stick to your ribs on a cold night love it.

You are tough Tim, makes my mouth water for chips and pies. Great video and thanks for the write up

The tao of Tim. No pretense, just showing what its all about. im enjoying this from lockdown, mentally planning first trip out. Top job on the pies too

Awesome chill spot mate man I'd love to pop over the ditch one day and see some of that place its beautiful!!

Good one mate from uk 🇬🇧

Great video mate. Cant beat the peace And that Awesome view bloody ripper! Bit exposed up there mate Have to definitely pick the right day for that one. Again great video mate. PS the Pies look great. DJ.

What a cracking spot mate. Magic. I make the same pies Tim, oval pan but same idea. Try cutting your pastry at 12,3,6,9 its helps when you drop it in the pie tin, the slits are folded over each other and leave a nice clean base and less trim. Nothing better than a home made pie in the dead of winter at camp. Stay safe. Until the next freedom from this Covid mess. Can't wait.

Tim ive camped in that exact spot during winter last year its a great spot.

that's a crackin vid cobber

Your positive nature is a credit to you, Can you do a video on how to mix your own alpine fuel, Others may like that, Cheers

Another great vid Tim. It's refreshing watching a vid that isn't full of product plugs and rubbish music. I've got to do this asap. Looks like off Maroka Rd. Thanks for sharing

Hi Tim. Tony from Briagolong. I was thinking as l watched you set up camp, geez l hope the wind doesn't blow while you're there it'll blow you back home, then again the price you pay to camp with a view. I did a summer up at the fire tower back in 94 when the old timber building was there. One of the best views in the VHC l reckon. The only job I've done where l got paid to gaze out the window and not get in trouble by the boss !!! Maybe Tim this time of year try and stay in a few of the huts, l can think of a few in lower elevation areas. Cheers Tony

drinking game.. during lockdown every time Tim says " look at that" or have go at that, you got to drink, haha enjoyed it tim mate always a great watch

Hi Tim, you inspired me to get back to basics. Picked up a few items for cooking over the fire and have ditched the gas. Had the best flame grilled T-bone last weekend just up near woodfood at Running Creek and heading to Gordon Country for retreat camping in August. Can't wait. Thanks! D

Mate if I was to go back to working for someone I’d definitely be going for the job of watching those ranges. I never knew about the fire watch towers and alpine fuel being a thing until I watched your video ! Keep it up mate. Love it 👍🏼

A couple of Rat's Coffins cooked on the campfire. Timbo is a man's man.

Interesting to see how you cope with the Australian winter! For a bloke from the other side of the planet, this was new and made me reflect on the matter. Of curiosity, I searched for information on the diesel classes for Australia, and Victoria in particular, and the cloud point/ambient temperature requirements they have to meet are (ref. Australian AS 3570 standard): for Victoria, Jan +9 °C, Feb +6 °C, Mar +3 °C, Apr +1 °C, May-Jul 0 °C, Aug +1 °C, Sep +2 °C, Oct +4 °C, Nov +6 °C, Dec +8 °C. That doesn't give you much leeway, in the Victoria high country winter! No wonder you prefer to mix your own fuel. Good thinking, so you always come well prepared! In comparison, here in Norway the diesel fuels must comply with the EN 590 CFPP standard and depends on which climate region of the country: for the alpine regions south of the Arctic Circle the Winter diesel class must meet GO-24 (down to -24 °C), while for the Arctic region of 66th to 71st parallel North, Arctic diesel class GO-32 (down to -32 °C) is delivered at the service stations. Below -32 °C, and the diesel starts to coagulate, if we don't mix the fuel some extra like you do to avoid having engine start problems to deal with. 4x4s in the Nordic countries come with larger alternators and larger batteries with more cold-cranking Amps, as standard. At very low temperatures, we put a cover in front of the radiator (e.g. makeshift cardboard sheet) to avoid cooling the engine too much and to bring up the temperature of the cabin heater. Using the correct engine oil (viscosity for cold climate), apply extra lubrication in locks and hinges, cleaning and applying silicone lubricant on all rubber door seals, refill with winter class washer fluid, these are also important to remember before the winter arrives up here. Waxing and polishing the paint in autumn is also a good idea, because washing the car is practically impossible during some very cold weeks of winter. (...And yes, some of us enjoy winter camping). Thank you for this video, Tim. Great stuff!

Awesome video Bud !

Wonderful part of Aussie Tim thanks for showing, nothing beats local knowledge. PS I m a fan of that vest looks like oil skin with wool lining?

Try using puff pastry,with most of the heat coming from the top I’ve had the top puffed right up🤗enjoy your vids and the extra mile you do for your shots👍

Love ALL of your videos.. I just can't do cold.... ever.... yeah nah

I’m number 100👍

About time you did up some Batesy pies. Looked good mate , But i was never surprised to see them come outta your camp oven.

Another awesome video. My wife has some pie trays hmmmmmmm I might have to steal them haha

Hehe nice cook up,l still in cane toad country and fire wood is scares as the pigs stop coming up to my camp site,that's the 4 legged ones. I will be putting that site on our list to camp if you let us back into Vic,l feel like l got the plaque.

Another cracking video Tim. Always enjoy them. Always try to count how many cameras you use on your videos. I'm guessing 2, one GoPro and one of those multi angle cameras. 😉 Good tip on converting bonnet to keep engine warm at night... Modern cars nowadays also have insulation under the bonnet for that matter... Maybe a simple mod you might like to do on the ol' Patrol to install one under the bonnet. 🙂

No sauce on the chips?? Another great video Tim! Love it!

great video love your work instead of pie tins have you tried to make your pies like a paste or turnover as your meat is already cooked it will give you less waste of the pastry we have done this in the camp oven and they come out quite well all the best to you and stay safe

Were bloody spoilt here aren't we Batesy? Awesome views and another great vid.

bought a home made pie at a shop in Stawell once made be crook food poisoning lol. never went there again, didnt put me off pies though you cant beat them for a meal l reckon.

Give you the top tip tim, Diesel spec is changed monthly, over the winter months the cloud point is very low. You can fill up at any servo and youll be more then okay.

Hi Tim : you sure know what comes first…. A cold one,,

Great video ol mate, just in regards to the canvas over the motor in cold temperatures, it actually works better if you open the bonnet and drape the blanket or canvas over the actual motor…