Hey, Giles is back! What I love about your videos, Giles, is that you actually go for a hike to get to your campsite. You're not just walking a short distance to camp for a few hours. It's like a proper day-out and overnighter. Not just a wee saunter in the park.

That was epic sir. Minimal kit and what an adventure. Some fellow KZfaqrs of yours use trucks to get within 50 yds of the camp , fancy expensive tents , stoves , inflatable mattress and four season bags etc etc . How remarkably refreshing to see what can be achieved at the other end of the scale. Thank you and happy new year sir.

It's really nice to see someone with a channel that is not a showcase for and demonstration of high -end equipment. Any one could afford your style of camping. As they say, " The more you know, the less you carry ". 👍👍

No hesitation in saying yet again Giles, first class effort in the camp and indeed the making of the video. You take time to have a good ramble, make a simple but honest camp, with all the hard and time consuming efforts it takes to make a from bare bones fire, and being honest about it as well . First class in every respect. It's about time, your channel got some more coverage, for the honest and down to earth you show others, that you don't need all the Gucci gear. Thank you Giles. Iechyd da from Wales

Beautiful country 🔥

.... Couldn't believe you had no jacket on in January! .... You Southern types have it easy!😂 Nice to see you out again, ..( I'm off on a wee 48hr jaunt to Bute 1st ferry in the morning 😊).... All the best for '23 mate, ... I'd bet I'm not alone in thinking that you have the most genuine outdoors channel on KZfaq, ... please keep it up!👍

Great to have you back, Giles! Many of us will know the challenges that incessant rain brings on a camp, but it was great to see you battle through with your old school gear. It's always gives me a lift to see you have a new video out - my camping buddies do the tidying away of the fire dance to your music in your honour at every camp! 🔥

Happy New Year Giles, thanks as always for showing us the majestic beauty of the South Downs, and also for reminding me of that brilliant summer solstice video. I chuckled to myself at the end shot, imagining the reactions of any early riser seeing your hooded and capped figure moving across the Downs as your return home.👻 😱 Thanks as always Giles.

Much respect mate. You certainly do like pushing yourself and your skills. I salute you. 👍 All the best for 2023s adventures.

Epic...Thanks for your the 4/5 turn & twist the 'tail' around the 'lead' Knot, fabulous and reliable. I have used several times since. Great.

Love your videos and your way of camping. Thanks for all the videos.

Always loving what you do, where you go, and how you do it. Cheers!

Another great video, making the very best of some damp and dull conditions . Always a pleasure to watch your obvious joy at being outside in the countryside.

Great video Giles! Well done on enduring that challenging night in the rain and wind so we could all watch along! You seem to have a knack for finding spots where you won't be disturbed. I only seem to manage that by setting up once it's more or less dark already.

Good to see you again Miles. Happy New Year to you. Stay healthy and warm and let's all hope 2023 will be better. Take care.

Beautiful wintery hills but miserable rain. Props to you for your damp persistence in these conditions. At our Forest school, because we cook the kids a hot lunch over the fire, I prep and tie up little starter bundles of tinder and kindling and tuck a couple away in my kit to bring on wet days. They don't weigh much or take up much space and that way we know the fire will light!

A bit of a challenging one, my good man. And the fickle lady fire made you work for her warmth. But as per usual you managed to pull it off while making it look easy. Again, thanks for letting us tag along. Very inspiring stuff, Giles👍 Hope you & yours had a lovely Christmas. Looking forward to what 2023 has to offer.

I've missed your videos Giles. Top effort for sticking that one out with your minimal gear!

Always a joy to see your new videos Giles

THANK YOU FOR beginning the New Year with a fine video. We can see a basic winter camp 'warts and all': wet wood, no heavy knife for batoning, and water drops in the shelter. The supper was a good one: colorful vegatible medley and steamy grain to sustain one and to lift the spirits a bit!

Happy new year Giles! Great video and thanks for taking us along... A real challenge in that weather with minimal, traditional gear😳You're a hardy man indeed👊💪KTF🙏

I've just found your channel and have watched nearly all of your videos over the past 2 days. I'm finding your approach to camping really inspirational, and I'd love to see you do a video giving a breakdown of your gear and techniques. You've got a lot to teach. I feel like your "style" of camping for want of a better word is a lot closer to how our ancestors over hundreds of years would have done things, and I really respect that despite how uncomfortable it may seem to me! Thanks for the videos ✌🏻

Hello again, Giles, I hope you've had a peaceful yuletide. Thanks for another great video. This one was quite the adventure! I'm still amazed that you can fit everything into that size of pack; food, shelter, sleeping and cooking gear, I don't know how you do it. Some great views again! When I climb a trig point it always feels good that I'm the highest person above sea level for quite a few miles around. I love the different greens you can see in things like the mosses and lichens. Stunningly beautiful and even therapeutic hues. The weather was good to test your gear which, although you had some rain coming through a bit was generally holding out well. Your fire seemed warm when it got going, though as you say it was hard to keep going with the damp wood. Tht sounds like a familiar story! It was nice that you had some hardwood to use, as I find around here it's difficult to find decent hardwood locations. I remember going out once with lots of plans of things I was going to do on the outing, but when it came to it so much time was spent processing firewood and tending the fire to keep warm, cook, etc. that there was actually no time for anything else at all. It was a perpetual cycle of processing, stacking by the fire to dry and warm, then burning, that kept me busy the whole time. I must say, I'm always surprised how thick your twigs are when you light your fires, but your waxed disks usually get them going without much bother. I generally find sleeping sideways across the entrance more agreeable as I hate the thought of my feet and legs getting cold at the end away from the fire. Sideways-on, I can roll over and so swap the side that is facing the fire. I wish you well for another year, Giles. I hope you keep up the videos, it's always a joy to watch your travels and sights. Take care my friend, and bye for now.

My hat off to you. I in joyed your adventure thank you for sharing it. Plus you did it on foot 🦶. Your bush craft is beautiful too see. This is one of the best wild camping I’ve seen on here.

I've watched about four of your video's in a row and have really enjoyed each one. Good work!!

Hello Giles! Great new video. The scenery looked fantastic. A bit of a difference in the weather compared to the 40 degrees of the summer. You did very well to keep the fire going while making the kebabs. It couldn't have been easy trying to light the wax disk with the Ferro rod either. Wishing you a great 2023. Iain.

I love your videos, I love your old school non synthetic gear too. "Leave no trace" Amen.

Great video as usual. I am flying to The U.K. immediately to give you a lesson on The Trucker's Hitch. I figure I'll be saving you about two hours of time with each shelter set up. Maybe I'm exaggerating a little. Watching you run that line around that tree about 100x's was painful. You show the viewer, better than the other Bushcrafters in UK, what a beautiful place The UK actually is! Much appreciated and I can't wait for your next adventure. Be well!

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about to dance in the rain" and you Giles sum the old saying up so well. Bravo my friend, Bravo!! What a sodden trip that was, your endless optimism and resilience always entertains. ATVB2U .Scott Somerset

Good to see you out again, a challenging camp that one, happy new year Giles 👍

Really enjoyed watching that Giles. Well done for getting out there and taking the time to share your experience with us. 👍

Looks more like a survival scenario than an over-night haha. Great to see older/traditional kit. Inspiring!

Happy New Year to you! Nothing worse than camping in miserable weather but you made the best of it and kept your spirits up! A little bit of whiskey would have helped a bit. But you tought it out,bravo! I'm a fairly new subscriber but have real enjoyed all of your videos! ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam

Alway a joy to watch your camping trips with nice views of the countryside Giles keep making them 👍👍

Another breath of fresh air. I see you can beat Black Bears on to Trig Points, let alone up trees. Well done Giles.

Fine Art minimal Wildcamp Giles. Kebabs looked very tasty :) It's nice how heat intensifies the flavours. A damp camp but atleast it remained fairly mild. Happy New Year Sandy

Looked like a heck of a good time, that weather just wasn’t wanting to cooperate! You really hung in there! That food looked incredible! Great video!

Well done Giles you put many so called wild campers to shame, great channel you're developing. Cheers and Happy new year.

Excellent stuff Giles!

Blimey, that was a bit damp Giles! I think three wax discs in those conditions is pretty good - I'd probably have needed double figures.. I suppose this is where a small/'legal' knife doesn’t really cut it (no pun intended 😀), when you could do with battening some wood to get at the dry stuff. Thanks for keeping the videos coming, here's to a 2023 of great adventures!

Giles! Great 👍 to see you again, My Friend. Been waiting anxiously for a new video. Just remember though, you do what you can, when you can. I’m a patient person. Nice hike. I like that, but you had some steep hills there. And, some gorgeous views. Does look 👀 a little damp over there, and you had kind of a soggy camp, but you got right to it and made it work. Love your “old school” approach, but I always worry about you staying warm. I have a suggestion, that you may already considered. If you put one or two 🖐 hand warmer packets in each of those extra socks you put on, it would help keep your feet warm. Yes, I know they are not “old school”, just a thought. I use them in my mittens when I work outside in winter 🥶. Seems I can never keep my fingers warm. Well, Giles, it was great to see you again. Yours are among my favorite videos. Take care, and stay warm 😉

Hi Giles, another great video pal, what rotten weather, that wood must have been soaked to have to use 3 of your magic pads lol, loved the cooking too, thought it would of been your stew on such a damp night. Great to see you out again pal stay safe.

Only just got around to watching this Giles and really glad I did. I enjoyed it no end. It’s alot different to what I do but I love it all the same, and it’s so much more interesting, exciting and engaged with a challenge than a lot of the fayre on KZfaq. The night of the 3 wax discs!🤠👍🏼

As always really nice video Giles! I agree with your followers you need more appreciation, instead of all those wannabe bushcraft and so called specialist in survival with high tec gears. Really nice to see what you can make with some old school gear. Keep up the good work, don’t stop walking🤘 Peace from Sweden

Those look like some tough conditions Giles. Glad you made it out none the worse for wear. See you on your next adventure. Cheers.

Nice video again,giles look forward to the rest of the 2023.

I Say Jolly splendid Giles Old Chap! Not easy that persistent rain and I thought you did a marvellous job with that fire... It would have taken me 10 wax pads and some! The Zeltbahn is a decent piece of kit and loving the walk off in it as a poncho. Jerry did make some good gear.. But Mum's the word, walls have ears and all that Jazz! It was great to get a shot from inside of the fire and see the kebabs cooking. Enjoyed immensly Old Chap! Thanks awfully ♨️ Steve

I enjoyed that one too, Giles. As they say; if it ain’t raining, it ain’t training! Tough old fire time when the rain came down but you showed it who’s boss 😉👍🏼 Nice to see you back out good sir!

That was great buddy 👍 abit wet but look like fun keep them coming .

Great video Giles, lots of altitude in this one, you certainly cover some ground👍👍

Brilliant, it makes my day when a new Giles vIdeo appears, it looks like you set up just in the nick of time.

Thanks for the nice video and the effort. You must have walked many miles back and forth to collect your camera after each video clip. And as always, watching you just snuggling down with no bag or blanket had me shivering. All the best for the New Year. 👍

Great video of perseverance. One simple suggestion: move the wind reflector back 3 inches and put wet wood in between it and your fire to dry. Each time you add those bits to the fire, move more of the wet wood to dry. It may make it easier to keep your fire going. Cheers!

Great camp that Giles. Those views were certainly awesome, and that gnarly old wood you camped in look full of character. Looked a damp one mate . I know how tricky it can be getting a fire going for just a short time in that weather can be . So keeping it going all night must be even more tricky . Still don't know how you don't even use a blanket. Takecare good Sir 🏕👍

Good Evening Giles .. 👍👍👍 .. it's nice seeing you again and hearing your signature 'ditty'. From the scraping of arthritic fiddles to the catchy mis-stepping, almost tripping jangle of the banjo. Always a pleasure and a 'deliverance' 😏 from the city to the outdoors 😊. Yes, rain can often stop play, but in your case and this instance .. nope. Those waxed cotton makeup pads work like a charm .. use them too. To fit into my tin, I trim the edges. The 'twirl' cut off that results also helps in getting reluctant burns going. I've said before, 'Simplicity has a Beauty of it's own' and watching your posts proves it .. and encourages one to follow suit. Thanks for sharing my friend and I look forward to the next. Take care .. Tommy

Yay!! You’re back! It’s nearly spring, and you know what that means…. Plotting camping trips with the grandson! If she’s being nice we may take his mum! X

awesome video as always, I'm slowly taking a leaf out of your book with minimal gear, still use the odd synthetics poncho and sleeping bag for winter I'll brave the half lavvu and blanket in summer and aiming to get out walking more,, look forward to your next video,

Hi Giles, Great video, really enjoyed it. All credit to you filming in what looked like really bad weather. Look forward to your next one (hope the weather is better for you).

Hope you’re well and you’ve had a full summer of camping Giles. Really looking forward to new videos!! 😉

Thanks Giles, but that looked like you had to dig deep on that camp. Well done, great video. 👍

Nice one Giles, William and I enjoyed watching this. Atb.

We have similar weather, it always seems to rain whatever weekend we find to get away. But wow, that tiny tarp! Too small for me, brutal! Canvas will swell when wet, sealing off the leaks, maybe that’s what was going on. I salute you!

Happy New Year, sir from Wisconsin USA. Ugh, rain. Better than snow I suppose.

You're a hard soft man, well done sir.

Great video Giles and perfect timing for me, I’ve just got back from a bike ride, made a cuppa and was wondering what to watch and the notification popped up😃….regarding the cold feet I wonder how empty your rucksack is once you’ve set up camp, I’d put my feet in that, it’ll keep the cold air off you and be another layer, might make a difference 🤔, thanks for the video 🙂👍🏻

Hi Giles, I'm playing catch up with the vids at the mo!! Looked like a challenging yet rewarding camp. Good on you for persevering through that awful weather. It can certainly be a pain keeping the fire ticking over in those conditions and sourcing dry sticks. Even the dead standing wood is pretty sodden at the mo. Nice bit of grub though with the kebabs. I was just thinking about your comments in the morning. If you pitch the Palatka slightly lower, would that enable you to peg it out wider and enable you to lay across the fire. I shall have to get out for another camp in mine soon. Thanks as always for sharing 👍

Hello Giles , I can't beleive that the shelter was leaking at one point , I am sure that you Wax it often , Be Well my Friend , Strength , Honour and Respect .

Great stuff as ever....you looked like someone out of Game of Thrones at the end!

Wow. Have fun stay safe.

Excellent, thank you

Love your videos keep em coming ATB

Great video, testing conditions by the look! Nothing worse than wet wood for sure

WOT NO PUB with a Cosy Log Fire and a Pint or two as your arm is twisted! 😉😜 Full respect to you for sticking that out in an open wet and windy shelter. No idea why the Zeltbahn started leaking. You usually have Coconut oil with you and I was thinking about smearing some on the topside of the wettest part. I'm out everyday in the local ULU with the dogs and one thing I detest is MUD - it sticks to my boots and raises me off the ground a few centimetres, but nothing I can do about it except try to detour around it where possible. I was thinking perhaps you ought to seek out and tryout one of the older Military Canvas BIVI bags. This would allow you to raise the Zeltbahn off the ground giving more room and the BIVI would stop the draughts getting at you. I doubt there would be too much weight difference between one canvas BIVI and one Zeltbahn. Nice to see you wearing it too and straight away one can see it is a Zeltbahn and not a Plash Palatka as the latter only has one ARM HOLE. 😉 Keep dry and safe my friend and not long before that 5k Subs is reached and well earned it is too.

Always good to catch a new Giles Binyon overnighter!! Thanks so much sir!! Great views and great camp! Just wondering if the waterproofing wore off there because it catches the heat of the fire and therefore breaks down faster than the rest of the tarp. Giles could you hand rub some boot grease into the tarp. A lot of work boot grease has only beeswax and one or two other ingredients that are nonpetroleum based. Just a thought. Really glad to see this on my notifications. Take care Giles. NQU

Nice to see you out and about again giles brilliant video nice viwe to see the hope didn't get to cold I bet you wife get worried about you in this cold weather

Hi Giles. Good to see you out . Really don't know how you do it with such minimal equipment. But love to watch . Was out a few knights ago in a tent with full kit. Still can't get my feet warm . Regards

Hi and Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉 Great video thank you, your filming inside the shelter was fine, I could see well 😀 Also how about trying the little hand heat up in the air hand warmers, you can use them for your feet maybe, they do get hot after a while, so maybe not right on your skin 😀🔥 I am going to try them for my legs, feet and hands, I get sooooooo cold when camping in the winter ❄ Happy 2023 🌞

Brilliant video and I definitely need to look into making a Billy hanger with a pulley system like yours seemed to have. And also, was that an old collapsible vegetable strainer that you used as an ash try for the fire? Maybe a detailed video is needed for me? 🤔👍🏻

nice one as always good effort hats off

Missing you, man. You have been an inspiration to me, setting an aspirational level that isn't easy to equal living in Norway like I do, but I try.I have also noticed how your 'leave no trace' philosophy has influenced so many other KZfaqrs, though none of them has perfected the 'Binyon Ash-Stomp Boogie' as well as you. Hope all is well and that we may get to see you again, one day.

Hi Giles a very good video. I loved your setup especially when you were cooking over the fire. What did you use for your platform for the fire? Old school, great!!!

Thankyou Giles for another great video challenging conditions for you and as always you have demonstrated what can be achieved with minimal gear . Did you ever resolve your leaking shelter ? Regards Richard.

Great video once again. Giles would you consider do a video giving a little history about yourself; it would be nice to know some of you background and about your life.

The only thing I would carry different, is a bigger tarp, and a wool blanket roll, with canvas cover. Like a cowboy bedroll. Oh, and lots of water, and maybe a Trangia burner, after all they have been around for many many MANY years, so could be considered old school.

That looked like a wet night out Giles but it's all good fun isn't it mate you put myself and Roney to shame the amount of kit we take on a night out but we are very comfortable and warm 🤣🤣 it's hard work keeping the fire going in wet conditions we had a hard time ourselves constantly splitting wood catch you on the next one atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍

You could light a fire on your first hill too be seen from another , its a smashing area that , geocache down hill in bus stop nearest to the morse escarpment route down. I always wonder if I'll bump into you on the Downs share a couple of pints. All best Will

Ha ha Giles, smashing those hills.

Most impressive

Hey Giles. I'm just curious to know if you ever hung about and spent nights and days up at South Woods over Houghton/Amberley way back in the 90's. There is something about you that is very familiar to me. Loving your content, mate. Really great stuff and very inspirational. All the best to you

Found via YT recommendation 👍 and subbed. How far was the hike to your "campsite"?

What a wet and windy one, Giles! Congrats on braving the UK weather. Did you work out why your shelter leaked at first, then improved later?

5.30ish Damn, the wall that grew itself haha, build a damn cabin off that already :-p

Have to agree with the last guys comments Giles( Pageant was it) compared with your Bushcraft u- tube competitors, you really do stand alone. A very wet Plymouth Pete.( keep ‘em coming good buddy’

Love your videos Giles, but I could not brave a wild camp, that must take some nerve. Two things though, it’s a shame that you feel compelled to ‘Leave No Trace’ when you aren’t doing anything wrong. Putting leaves back where you found them in a wild environment seems a little like trying to please the authorities, when frankly you’re hurting no one. As long as you leave no litter, that should be enough really, but I see why you and others do it. Secondly, your OUTRO always amuses me, 50 yards, left turn, every time, and it makes me smile 😊 keep up the good work, it’s very therapeutic this end. Thanks, Rich

Truly an amazing video Dear friend I have a lot to learn from you THANK YOU 👣🌲🌲🌲

This weather, mate. I’m up the road in Somerset. Stayed out last Saturday just under a poncho with a few trees around me. Cor,the wind and rain, about 3.30am. It was so windy, I saw a chicken lay the same egg twice! All the best.😉👍🏾🇬🇧🏕

What backpack do you use great videos as as ways

Well done Giles for braving the weather, but it ment some good photos and filming, the Tarp with its dark wet damp patches looks like its losing its water 💧 shield, their are products on the market at outdoor stores that can waterproof clothing when they lose their water shield abilities so I imagine your can be re water shielded. Giles .

That was a bit of a wet one. Well done with minimal gear that weather.

was just watching you clear the floor for the fire and was thinking this is going to be a struggle, lol. if i haven't got a decent knife and the woods wet then i saw half way on one side flip it over and saw half way on the other side about a foot apart, then hit it against something, 9 times out of 10 it will snap along the saw lines and expose the dry wood in the middle.