They seem fine. The latest issue is all of a sudden I get warning lights for ABS, AT Trans Oil Temp, Hill Descent and the cruise symbol flashes! Car drives fine. I've disconnected the battery and it goes away. Had to do it twice so I think a relay or sensor is playing up. Video on that coming up.

I took a few years to go from buying a hammock to actually sleeping comfortably in one. Now I love my lay flat Helsdon Hammock tent. It can be used on the ground if no trees. For hiking it is a bit heavy but I mostly car camp so no problem. If hiking I will use a tarp and inflatable mat, bug net and ground sheet.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 I rarely use a hammock, even though I have two of them. One for me and one for my brother when he visits. I just don't feel like setting up the hammock and disguising it is a bit more difficult but not impossible. I think I made a video about it once.🤭

The British Army dixies are deeper than the Australian Army ones. Not the best but I'm familiar with them and they do the job and are pretty versatile.

It is a handy place to have; not the most scenic but no other people!

@@fatmanfaffing4116 Where there are no people there is less stress with them. 😏

It is a nice spot but gets crowded. Mid-week in winter you can have it to yourself.

It is on 113,000km (70,600m). I have had to add 1litre (1qt) twice between oil changes, but not every oil change.I change oil every 10,000km (6250m) I bought it at 75,000km and changed at 80,000, 90,000, 100,000 and 110,000. I refilled oil between 90 &100 and 100 & 110. What about yours?

@@fatmanfaffing4116 My one has 85000km , I change oil between 6k and 10k max , the most I have topped up was 600 ml . The service book recommends 0w20, I never liked that oil engine sounds rough , I exclusively use 5w30 Castrol magnetic which has the same standard as the manufacturer I live in a super cold climate . I checked with the dealer in the hottest countries they even use 20w50. Therefore I don't believe they designed the engine specifically for a super light oil.

@@supernova1976 I had the Castrol magnetic last change because it is recommended due to the single most annoying thing in the car... auto stop. I despise that and myself if I forget to switch it off every time I start up. As I serve legal documents for a living I stop and start sometimes 20 times a day and the auto stop has cut in while waiting to make a turn. But I digress!

@@fatmanfaffing4116 Yes I don't like stop start systems it doesn't save anything in most situations, thankfully my car doesn't have it. My other car a honda has it , another extra cost is the battery, they use a special battery that costs more than 3 times compared to a standard led acid battery. All in the name of fals claim emissions figures to meet the requirements, thin oil, stop start , plastic engine parts, and 20 computers low friction piston rings causing oil burning issues which eventually damage the cat. Can we just have a simple car please 😂

@@supernova1976 Sadly they will just get more and more complex till they drive themselves.

Coldest I have slept in that I know for sure was -5C. We get a few nights below 0C where Iive but if I camp up in the Blue Mountains or just over the Great Dividing Range in the Lithgow or Oberon areas it regularly gets below zero and there is the chance of snow overnight. And then it can hit 42C during the day in summer but then it will usually be 20C overnight. Alton make some good gear; very 'teur' but good quality. I have their -10C unltralight top quilt and a -5C underquilt, the tarp, the bugnet, the bathtub groundsheet, a standard ground sheet and the chair warmer.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 my coldest night was a icy and stormy snow night with - 15°c. The Rucksack was frozen outside 👋😅

@@BushcraftOst that kind of weather can be lethal. One reson I love my Helsdon Hammock is that the rucksack comes inside with me so nothing is left outside to get wet... or freeze. Being on the ground in that weather... awesome.

Except for the High Country, our bush stays green all year long. Or brown if it gets a bit dry but always leaves on the trees.Go up in elevation and the trees will soon start shedding their leaves like in Europe. Years ago in the army we had Swedish made barracuda cam nets which were two sided; summer and winter. Up close, struggling to get them over your vehicle it was hard to tell but from a distance if you used the wrong side up in the mountains it stood out like the proverbial canine genitalia.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 I also have a camo net green brown lying around here. I rarely use it because I can camouflage much more effectively with the homemade camouflage nets. This works quite well from spring to autumn and in winter without snow.

@@BushcraftOst I hate camo nets with a passion having struggled with them back in the day. Try camming up a low loader semi with a bulldozer on it with just three of you. Your home made jobs certainly look like they work. No camo net survives scrutiny once people get close and then they start asking why are you hiding?

Doesn't bother me. I am fat. I used to be pretty well built when a professional self defence instructor but age, diabetes, double hernia, arthritis, bursitis, cellulitis and heart disease mixed with a fair amount of laziness and lack of self discipline means I am now fat. Or obese, whichever. What word do you use to describe the fat on a steak?

Well I don't eat steak

@@user-yk7yv8rb5i Are you a vegan? I wonder why you bothered to comment as you did. It tells me so much, coupled with your lack of any content on your channel. You can refrain from using any words you like, just don't bother telling random strangers. Have a nice life, Phillip.

@@fatmanfaffing4116Hey bro, I lost a LOT of weight going paleo and simply walking and hiking. Don't let these low-T vegans hold you back from success. Things like eggs, steak, butter and liver are the real super food combined with going low carb.

@@bigmambahful I lost 20kg doing low carb, carnivore based eating. Got ill and put another 10kg back on but I'm getting back down; slow and steady.Cutting out sugar has helped and lowering carbs. Appreciate the comment.

So true! Which is why I am sending the DPCU 'Jelly Bean' large field pack and the hootchie to a fellow You Tuber to use in Germany. I know he will use it. I love the thing but I have two and prefer the old AUS70 style pack (the green one) as that is the same design as what I used in the army in the 70s and 80s and weighs less. I don't walk far when I hike in but far enough at my age and fitness.

@@fatmanfaffing4116Hey man, if you're walking slowly, you're lapping everyone that's sitting on their couch.

@@fatmanfaffing4116No matter how slow you're moving, you are lapping everyone on their couches.

That is the DPCM, Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Material that was in from the mid 80s to the mid 2000 teens, say 2015. It is extremely effective in the Australian bush. we also called it the jelly bean pattern or Gucci-flage. The zeltbahn is called a hootchie, 1.9mx2.3m approx, from memory. It has press studs so you can join them together, the more you join the bigger your 'Taj Mahal'. If you are up for the postage I'm happy to swap some Aussie kit for German. I have two NVA zeltbahns but open to discuss. I just think it would be awesome to watch one of your videos and see Aussie kit used in Europe. I'm sure you'd get a few comments. It would also be interesting to see if it is effective in European landscapes.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 I think the Jelly Bean fits in well in some areas here. East Germany is the drier part of the entire country and some places have an almost desert-like character with heather growth. This could be a good camouflage pattern.

@@BushcraftOst it does remind me of that early NVA pattern, the flower one before the raindrop. I just checked postage and it would cost E50 just to send the hootchie there, maybe E120 for the large field pack and hootchie. I'd be happy to swap kit or just cover the postage and you can have the stuff as it is not getting much use here; I've got more gear than I can ever use. At least I know you'd use it and share that on KZfaq.

Not much, frankly. I was surprised it only leaked at those seam points; easily rectified. I like the traditional look of the tent and will keep it but I use a Helsdon Hammock, personally. When you say 'no rain fly', it reminds me of when I was a kid, all tents came with a rain fly. Then they seemed to do away with it and just be single skin. I also recall how an Aussie gear specialist, Paddy Palin, used to make tents out of jappara, one of those 'new, miracle' fabrics. Too expensive for my budget but a mate had one and it was good kit.

I just assume no tent is waterproof and use a ground cloth and an inexpensive tarp over it even after seam sealing. Saves hassle and regrets.@@fatmanfaffing4116

Last year some in the Land ROver Club said it was worth $30K , but none of them were in the market. It is worth what someone will pay and I'm hoping for around $15K. I had th seat rebuilt; just needs some love. I am open to offers.

186cm or 6'1"

@@fatmanfaffing4116 oh wauw, can you sleep comfi or all curled up?

@@simoneprins74 I can stretch out. I sleep alone (or slept as I have since sold the car) and can go diagonal so I get the extra length. I also leave the tail gate up, usually but there was always enough room to lie flat. I now have a Subaru forester but use a Helsdon Hammock tent.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 Thanx so much for answering, very valuable. Yes so you do go diagonal, I think there is the key and probably the extra space of the front seat is more than I think now. Thanx again and will try it out soon!! Open tailgate won't be possible with the cold but I love to know it is possible to sleep in my car with my length (without a lot of adjustments). Traveling up and down a lot and my hip and back problems make hotels to a bit of a nightmare. The flexibility of sleeping in one's own car is a huge advantage as well.

Appreciate the kind words. I'm not ready to fix bayonets and charge off into the night just yet but just getting down and back up is a nightmare! hahah. I am in Australia, western Sydney. No luck so far but Jimmy will go to a good home, soon enough.

I've done all the hard work, just need to get the fuelpump in and start him. so far, only one nibble but that's ok. Aussie ones are mostly chassis rust free as we don't salt our roads.

People think oh, Namibia, desert, hot right? Yeah... but just wait till an hour or two before dawn in July!

Fair comment but this set up gets the job done and weighs so much less than snatch blocks. I have to carry the kit in my car at all times and then hump it out and use it. Like most things it is a compromise with the focus being on practical useage rather than ultimate efficiency. Keep in mind my goal is to self-recover, forwards or backwards, on my own if necessary.

Previous horse, Trixie, was 15.2hh. Mocha is 16.3hh, a big boy.

Appreciate the feedback. I'm working on the back end of my content; better editing and so on.

And best of all, so close to home!

For me it is not just the weight but the time and effort needed to set up and pull down. My Helsdon Hammock is literally two minutes and a tarp (hootchie) with jungle knots cordage about the same. I do like this little tent and its classic looks, though.

It was a good steak. Good scotch fillet, nicely prepped with salt and pepper and grilled to medium rare. Yes, the set up needs serious work; that could easily have ended in disaster! I will take my solid folding table, use the grill with the legs set correctly and put the stove on the lower plate as well as add a simmer ring to turn down the heat. We live and learn. Glad you enjoyed it and really appreciate the comment.

We always have a good time. Hope the chopsticks tutorial works. Have you seen Natalie's fun with the collapsing camp chair on our last Wheeny Creek hang? Hilarious.

@@fatmanfaffing4116 No, I'll have to back and check it out.

Yes, well observed there, Maximuss. Usually I would have it the other way up but it is falling apart and kept collapsing so I swapped to the approved alternate position. Time to either get a new stove or somehow tighten up the old one. Thanks for the comment, feel free to Like and Subscribe; I need the ego gratification. 😁

@Fatman Faffing fair enough and well in on your videos and I'll be watching more

Methinks you're correct. I know altitude affects boiling time and temperature. As does re-boiling the water. The lid does keep the heat in much longer.