Before my mom passed away we used too sit in front of the pellet stove and just watch the flames while having a step 2

I'm hunkering down for the night with the 8 Weeks Winter Camping playlist. Thanks, Steve!

It's funny to see how Steve's commentary and overall interaction as host has changed from the early videos to his present stuff. He really.came out of his shell and speaks clearly and confidently compared to a few years ago. Cheers.

The dude has massive fortitude. Immeasurable. Hat's off Steve. I went back to school at 53, it was tough.

Hi Camping Steve! You are hilarious, with "the fish I caught today and the beans I grew today." So funny. Love your channel, so entertaining! Hello to beautiful wife. Take care Debra from Melbourne Australia

These are so soothing, especially right now with everybody isolated. Love your stuff!!!

When I'm feeling like shit its nice to watch Steve hunker. Also he doesn't lie about shitty hard work and delete mistakes. This is real life with a real person.

I am amazed by how well those wood pellets worked... amazing!

The Mr. Rogers of camping. Simple. Easygoing. Relaxing. Have a wonderful day in the woods.

Dude. Seriously. You are my hero. Taking care of bidness to provide for your family. You're the most Texan Canadian I've ever seen!

This is one of my favorite channels. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

You never told us how the fish was. Love your videos and thank you so much for sharing this journey. I feel like we learn a little more about you in each video!

Steve... I’m really impressed with how you give honest opinion on what works and what doesn’t. This is one of my favorite subscriptions and I don’t even “rough it” that much! Thanks for your experiences.

Steve, I love your vids! Its truly satisfying to see another brother crave that lifestyle....Its a great watch for anyone who lives & loves the "roughing it lifestyle"!.. Keep on keepin' it lit!

Thanks for the for the pellets. We bought our first bag today at the feed store and have a roaring fire in our stove tonight. One thing to watch out for is that most wood stoves aren’t meant to have the concentrated heat on the floor, which is why the baskets are recommended. We didn’t get a basket either though.

I know it all happened over 3 years ago, but I'm genuinely happy the pellets worked

You can actually buy a pellet burner tube and small hopper that self feeds with gravity. I made my own and it worked so well, I made another one for my wood stove that heats my home. It's much cleaner dealing with bags of pellets than messing with cord wood too. Of course I get my pellets for $3.79/40 lb. bag so it's also cost effective for me. I buy my pellets by the ton now so I have a lot of heat stacked up in the basement now!!

That fish looked like it fried up pretty well. The Pellets look like a great idea.

I had to come back and watch the episodes I started with. This 8 week series is what got me hooked.

Just be careful with the pellets. If they really get going they get very hot and may damage your stove by melting some parts.

Fish crisp is real good. My dad and I would use it on our shore lunches.

Looks like those pellets are a keeper for future cold weather hot tenting rather than normal fire wood…

Hey Steve, you should get a p38 can opener. They work pretty good! Very cheap and durable and can be carried anywhere. They came with the k-ration meal kits during ww2 FYI... Just thought I"d post this, been watching your vids during this global thing going on now. Love your content too BTW

Hi Steve, another great video. Thanks and be well.

I love watching these videos i love going outside and do this stuff i think that it is so cool how you make these cool videos on those kind of stuff

Just worked another 10 hour shift and drove home... Now it's time to hunker down and watch the rest of this playlist #campingwithSteve

Damn 120.000 subs came fast Steve...I for see half million by late 2020...keep up Good work

my father was a continental chef, and he always heated the pan before putting in most meat. If you cook a steak slow or start it in a slow heating pan, it will be tough. you should cook a steak hot and fast and without a lid.

2 years later, still waiting to know how the fish tasted...

When your out and about keep an eye out for a cheap sheet pan to place under your stove, it would reflect some heat up (especially with the pellets sitting on on belly of the stove) I've also heard of people putting sand or tiles inside on the bottom of the stove to protect the bottom?

This is the MOST Campfire time you've filmed, well done...😉

I learned how to.grow beams and catch fish with authority today 😄

Since you were asking for ideas, I would love another series like "8 weeks Winter Camping". I rewatch these episodes every week and would love to see you camping in a tent with a wood stove, cooking meals and surviving the elements. Cheers.

I love wood pellets. They're the best. If you can get your hands on some newspaper you can wrap the pellets and make wood pellet balls that you can just chuck into the stove. Much better than scooping by far.

Back for another watch! Steve is the best!

Oh, man, that fish looks good ... Makes me want to catch my own ✌️✌️

New subscriber here !!! Great idea for you to have a hot tent while going to school to save money !!! Please WASH YOUR CLOTHES WHEREVER YOU SHOWER , MUCH EASIER THAN THE WHOLE SNOW MELTING, JUST BRING A PLASTIC BAG WITH YOU FOR THE WET CLOTHES TO BRING BAG BACK AND DRY IN THE TENT. !! THE PELLETS SAY NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION SO IT'S MAYBE NOT SAFE TO COOK ON IT'S COALS !!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO !! LOVE IT !!!

Interesting re. the pellets! I did not know in Alberta you can't just chop up wood for free, and had to buy it! Now we will all know that when you are able to chop up free wood, you are filming from my province of BC :) We take it for granted here when camping that we can round up some wood while camping, although we do have wood for sale at gas stations and some campsites. I feel fortunate we never had to use pellets while camping or in our woodstove at home.

when it's golden brown it's time to hunker down! can't believe you didn't say that

4 fish filets and a can of beans. Thats hella food. A feast indeed... And dinner rolls. Delicious. Enjoy... Steve's like a bear. Stores the feast of fish as fat for lean times, such as those long days at trade school. Love ya' Steve...

That fish looked so good!! And I'm glad you tried the pellets , sounded way more economically sound. Looks like week 1 went well.

Steve you should think about getting a Swiss Army knife. Depending on what type you buy you could have a saw, bottle opener, can opener, knives and maybe a fork. Plus it could be on you so it could help you out.

When it's golden brown that's when we go to town!!!!!!!!

Great looking dinner Steve! Glad the pellets are working for you to stay warm. 93 degrees for a high where I’m at. Need ac today!

Great idea with the pellets, looks like the are really a special treat for cooking.

Also, Walmart sells pine chips in a large bag on the pet aisle for animal cages and that's very cheap.

I got to say Steve I admire what you are trying to accomplish. Going to trade school is hard enough from home, let alone in your situation. I remember my time 20 years ago and I got to say you got guts man. Just a few tips here on the wood and washing setup. You probably thought of this but I use to go to the carpentry shop in school and scrounge wood ends there. Also I would go to building supply stores and build sites around town and get broken/cut pieces of lumber for fuel. As so much for washing, the best thing I ever saw for in the bush was a electric cement mixer from crappy tire for 99 bucks. Keep up the studies and don't let the bastards grind you down. Peace brother.....O you know when someone can cook when they make a meal like that in a tent on a wood stove. yum yum.

Wow. Fish came out great

Never saw this one before. Whoa! Steve was drunk! The loud talking. The eyes. That was so weird seeing from all the other videos I’ve seen. Drunk Camping with Steve.

Never heard it called frito pie. We always called it a walking taco. They used to serve it at school for lunch when I was a kid. But I knew exactly what you were talking about when you said frito pie lol

I can’t wait to get out camping !!! That’s a cool thing your doing !

I think the key to effectively burn the pellets is to keep them right up front directly in front of the draft as you did.

"The fish I caught today, the beans I grew today" lol

Wow ! A bag of fish crisp last me for half a dozen fish fries....next time put in zip lock bag like shake n bake, the object is to lightly coat then fry..lol

Love it I stayed in a tent for 4 months and went to work at th same time .good job at the videos

My god man you make all this look soooo good and fun.

I'm insanely jealous of you right now. I absolutely love fish!

Nice info! Been doing this for sometime, a pressed logs and charcoal, it's best to haul once than have to search and haul, I combo with propane burner, it's huge wood gathering issues

awesome fish fry very tasty. that's cool the pellets worked out.

Man, that dinner looked so good. I'm gonna have to make that now haha

great thing to know i can burn some thing else in my stove thank you very much and loving the video's :)

for the night you could throw a big cow poo (dry) in the fire that wil last all night and its free energie. Cheers & Greetings,, Kitty. ps thanks for showing us your great idea.

Dinner looks great.

Awesome adventure in life good luck on the test good to see the pellets work so well I'm going to try it in mine

I misread the title and thought you said pallets. You can quite often get pallets for free in the states in urban areas from various factories and such. I can get them for free out here in the Arizona desert from the pipe plant out out here as many as I can carry. Makes for great firewood for heating in the winter. I'd figure in Canada the same would be true. To hell with paying out the ass for the bundled firewood.

Pallets are everywhere in Edmonton or everywhere. That's whats get me through. Cheers from Thorsby.

Great idea burning wood pellets !

was waiting the entire video for that hunker down... you never let us down Steve!

Fish looked good,try putting some seasoning on it next time , I bet that would be even better.😊 theres a good seasoning called "slap ya momma" on Amazon. You can use it for everything

nice a good deal fish and pellits

I'm going to get the pellets as well, Thank you for the great video 😀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

The pellets seem like a really good idea.

fish and beans fish and beans everybody loves them some fish and beans

Boy those fish looked good! Yum.

at first i was like, "no step two?" but i can appreciate how step two doesn't happen on a school night.

Aww no Steve's famous tartar sauce? 😂

Love your vids Dude, keep them coming

Ok Sorry, I made the comment before I saw that you DIDN'T COOK IT ON PELLETS !!! PLEASE PARDON ME !!! I'M LOVING YOUR JOURNEY AND WILL FOLLOW THROUGHOUT YOUR TIME THERE IN THE TENT !!!😇👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😆

Great videos man love them.

8 weeks will be a challenge for sure. Good job. I have the same stove, just with a baffle I had welded in. How did the pellets perform compared to wood? I have used mostly mix of softwood/Jackpine and some hardwood, can get 3 hours of good heat out of stove through the night.

Hmm, I'm havin a fish fry for dinner ... sounds yummmmm

Lost my job and watching my savings disappear soon with America crumbling. Trying to learn your attitude. One room apt, wife left, now I just hunker, learn and step 2 wondering what's next.

Were you able to load that stove with pellets and have it last all night without reloading?

7:50 The dirt pattern on the right side of the tent wall looks like a pig being shot out of a cannon.

That fish looked amazing! Just gotta say you have beautiful eyes! Last random statement, where are your leafy greens? Eight weeks is a long time for meat and beans. Be sure to get some spinach. Tasty with just butter and salt.

Have a pellot stove in my house and was very pricy and miss the old regular fire place

First time watching your channel. I liked and subscribed. I’ve been using pellets in my solo stove and firebox stove. Works great. Now I’m going to try them in my tent stove. Thanx

Nice looks awesome

feel guilty watching this from warmth & comfort of my duvet

Hmm beans and fish...gonna have to cut another stove jack for "exhaust" hehe

wow man that fish turned out so good looking

Check kijij. There's always someone getting rid of old trees and pallets. I see people picking up pallets around YEG all the time. Just cook over it.

Try some House Autry medium hot fish breading sometime. Its fantastic

the ikea utensil holder works perfectly to burn pellets in a woodstove.

Wondering what you have to do for washing up cooking dishes/utensils? Just heat more water, I guess? I've never camped somewhere cold that didn't have a clean and unlimited (although you have to fetch it) water supply. If the tent laundry isn't cutting it, do some washing at school in the showers!

those pellets are sweet man ive used them before

Great series..of vids.. Just a thought but can you get a hold of shipping skids..a little bit of work cuttin em up..but it's free heat..I'd start at the local hardware store..or behind shopping malls

Your doing great, keep going..

I have a 10 x 12 wall tent that I set up with a stove like yours in it. Works fine. However, I have a Mr Heater propane heater that I use in a small RV and it might be better suited to your application. Constant easily controlled (hi and lo settings) heat and efficient. I can probably run it wide open for about 7 nights on a 20 lb propane tank which costs me about $15 if I remember correctly. Good information with the pellets though. I use the tent in the Rockies and firewood is expensive there too. Pellets might be the answer at least to some degree.

7:20 Ah, that famous freshwater Alberta haddock...