Q: What do you get when you match a cheap ground sheet with a cheap tent floor? A: Twice filtered groundwater.

@Rose.Of.Hizaki

6 ай бұрын

Reverse teabag affect.

@windhamearl4544

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@robertstanton959

6 ай бұрын

No, tent proves itself. Ground sheet hides the flaws. Like tent poles used in weight claims. Change how you measure, easy to fraud the public. This is why "fact" is an "act".

@jamesbrownmiller808

6 ай бұрын

The last tent I bought had an available matching footprint( ground cloth). Secondly I always put a large trap over my tent!

@kristenvincent3622

6 ай бұрын

@@subarcticelectronic9885do they even have Walmart in the UK?

It seems like the kind of little tent that you put on your kid's bed. My son loved his bed tent so much that I had to get one for his little brother. It was just fun and gave them a secure feeling back in the day. No need to worry about rain or condenstation, but it did a great job of keeping the "boggieman" at bay. 😊

@01cthompson

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking that. My son used to love his bed tent.

The stove, the lantern, the food, the beer! Looks so cozy! Makes me wanna go camping as well (I'm actually packing my backpack atm)

Bushido ist KZreadr geworden und geht in England zelten und lässt uns daran teilhaben. Sehr schön. Spaß beiseite, ich mag deine ruhige Art

Ive got the same box stove, 11quid from ebay. Used it a dozen or so times, grille warped but the rest is fine. If you luft the 2 handles, you can drop the wire grille over them which holds the handles vertically and you can rest a pan/pot on them with around a 20mm gap from top of firebox to bottom of pan. Helps with airflow.

@TAOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the handles! Good to know 👍🏻

@kgsz

6 ай бұрын

looks wonderful indeed, I wish someone built the same from titanium (melting point at ~1600°C isn't terribly much more than steel, but still some. I have a couple of the cheap titanium stoves similar to this one (albeit not as well designed) and they have yet to warp)

@Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat

6 ай бұрын

I love twig stoves. I bought a wood gasification model for little over £12, from ebay. It's a beauty. It doesn't fold flat, but packs up like a Russian Doll, one piece inside the other. The packed size is a little more than that of an enamel mug.

I'm pretty sure I have that same tent! I *always* use a ground cloth, and this tent needed a light-weight tarp cover. Found it better than nothing, and it currently resides in the back of the car for emergencies. Bought a *slightly* larger tent which is used for short weekend camping, cost roughly double and have been *super* pleased with it.

so i allwalys would put a ground sheet under my tent wet or dry there are so many more gyou allood gadgets for camping these days compared to back in the 70 in my young days cant camp anymore so i get my fun watching all the bushcraft prorames on utube love to see how there are so many ideas buy thanks for doing these vidios they keep me going thats a great stove would like to spend a night in a tent in the woods wouldent get off the ground these days im 68 yrs young i love the sound and smell of wood burning guess i could get a stove and set it up in my garden only the neighbours would winge whith woodland are you in i am amazed at the amount of different ways you guys light a fire with i once went through an entire box of matches and still never lit any thing lol i guess one of those tents would do for a outside event for a few days if you used a large tarp over the top i live near where boontown takes place love going down the road seeing all the abandon tents there are some even blown onto the duel carridgeway where did you buy the stove thats how i clean out my pans also hate the winter nights

Only tangentially related but I once bought a "raincoat" from Primark and walked for 50 minutes during a heavy downpour and I was absolutely sodden by the end. Water leaked in through the nylon but also through the seams and my entire top body was soaking wet. I wouldn't have looked worse than if I didn't wear a coat at all. For the sake of a few more quid I would have been better off buying something with taped seams and better material which is the lesson I learned that day and have abided by ever since.

@rdj232

6 ай бұрын

that sounds like the rain coat the navy gave when i joined.the shoulders got soaked.

👍👍👍 .. a good share .. thanks. Tent and Stove both good buys (before the howling starts 😏) .. The Stove did what it was supposed to do. 4-6 compressed Charcoal Briquettes make for a handy addition to any wood stove setup. I take a pack of 12 with me when I'm planning to use a wood burner, for convenience and 'just in case'. The Tent .. ideal as a 'starter' with which to 'test the water' when considering taking on outdoor camping and such and before committing big time. Together with a good quality Tarp (the tarp will be kept), the tent should serve as a good wind / rain spray shield and with the door unzipped, condensation will be less of a problem. Then .. that tent will be ideal for the kids and dog/s / cats whatever, for weekend good weather backyard camping. One way of getting them interested in the Outdoors and keeping them off their electronic media devices and .. out of one's hair .. 😉😏. My kids and pooches (a female pittie and little male jack russel), especially my daughter, absolutely loved backyard camping overnighters 😊. Once again, thanks for sharing .. nice and simple 👍. Take care ..

I have one of those cheap stoves. Works for what it is but the grill warped like a stormy ocean. That tent is definitely a windbreak at best. Thanks for testing it out for the rest of us!

@stewartmoore5158

6 ай бұрын

Like a stormy ocean 😅 I've never heard a grill described so poetically...

Keep it for your kids to camp in the backyard. 👍

I loved watching your pizza oven build and would love to see more builds similar to that and i love watching your building projects with you and your father you both have such good personalities and banter and make it really fun to watch

I'm a huge fan of Camping with Steve, which is what brought me here. This is only my 2nd of your videos, so far. You get a 10/10 for honesty. a 10/10 for trying new ideas. a 10/10 for simply being a genuinely nice guy. A 0/10 for an obsession with coriander. But you get a new subscriber who really enjoyed watching your channel and plans to continue to do so.👍

@TAOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Haha thanks! Welcome aboard?(i’ll work on the Coriander!)

I have the same folding fire box. Mines warped too but once it's locked into place, it still works perfectly fine and I love that I don't really have to assemble all the sides.

End of the day with a maybe a bivvy bag and few other things it’s all you need. Yes the tent could be better, but that what makes you look and think for maybe a tarp or other setup ? Great video Mike

Interesting coffee method!! Love that!! Really excited to try myself. Cracking view cheers Mike! Hope you and the fam are well.

I appreciating the cheeky cinematics. :)

I enjoyed that so much Mike Good videography Thanks and look forward to more and seeing your forest turn red maybe Have a good evening

I love how the Guiness was a surprise. Delicious!

Love the slo-mo flame footage!

My son wanted to buy one a bit like that some months ago. Glad I talked him out of it!

Great video Mike, thanks for sharing.

Eternal forest, eternal fire, eternal rain, eternal light, eternal wind, eternal peace. Thanks again for your wonderful videos.

Would be great to see the opposition with a really expensive one 😊 great content as always man x

Liked the stove, the tent not so much. Bed and a Bath, all in one. Enjoyed the video as usual, your videos are always entertaining and fun to watch. Thank you for sharing with us here in Arizona, USA. Kind Regards, Randy

I am glad you also got one of those wood stoves. I have a One Tigres stove, which has warped a bit and is difficult to assemble now. I am not worried about the grill warping, but I did have concerns about the hinges. I will be trying mine out this weekend. Thanks for the video.

A bit small and damp tent. May work in a pinch. I really like the little stove. What brand is it? Beautiful woods! So, you managed quite well, best call it a win mate!

Fun idea for a video, you may have saved a person or two from a bad night of camping. I think your kids may have just gained a fair weather play tent! Maybe you can find a good replacement for the grill on that clever wee stove? Cheers, Mike. 😊 🏕

Good Nz morning Mike. Back in the day, late 50s/early 60's our cheap pup tents were made of a calico. Coldest, most uncomfortable night i had down here, was August, middle of our winter. We had a 10°F ground temp, so nowadays we'd say neg 12°C. Scraping frost off the inside of the tent was the highlight. By the way altitude was 2000ft. Venting in those tents was a case of the flaps not being tied together, tightly. Someone came up with an idea of taking a heap of pencils and pencil sharpener, for tinder. Seemed to work ok. I was taught what wood to use, basically totara,rimu hardwood. You had to know how to start a fire in the wet, otherwise you never survived. Boys became men, at a young age. Like your fire box mate, very handy. Thanks for the upload and share. Take care and atb from down under.

loving your channel ⛺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚙

I loved my wee cheap tent. It came in a Millets "festival" deal - £30 for tent, sleeping bag and ground mat. The sleeping bag and mat were meh, but the wee Eurohike tent was decent. You could fit 2 in it just, but as a 1 person it was roomy and the waterproofing held up to Scottish weather

I have the same folding twig stove. I've had and used it for 2 years now it has warped but I try and bend it back into shape when I fold it up. Quick tip if you put the grill on with the handles front to back you can poke the stoves handles up through the grill handles, and that does stop it warping as bad.

I wonder how flammable those cheap tents are. Looks so nice and peaceful there 🙂

Maybe the espresso pump could double as your sleeping pad pump! Love the video. Makes me wonder how you might "hack" the cheap tent to make it better. At minimum, some scotch guard water proofing spray. ?

I use one of these "tents" with an OEX waterproof sleeping bag cover ( bivvy ) Keeps rain off and bugs out, i think of it as 360° tarp! Packs away fast, free standing so ideal for bikepacking overnight if you have a spot thats not exposed to much wind. Then they buckle like a wet noodle!

@TAOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

😂 with those tent pegs I can imagine this turning into a kite in strong winds.

@Ukraineaissance2014

6 ай бұрын

Just use a tarp

@margaretbarclay-laughton2086

6 ай бұрын

​@Ukraineaissance2014 he has done that umpteen times

@Ukraineaissance2014

6 ай бұрын

@@margaretbarclay-laughton2086 who has?

@meinname777

6 ай бұрын

@@Ukraineaissance2014 @TAOutdoors who else... 😅

Make my own candle-wax sawdust briquetes from old candles.... use alu-foil around them as a base for making a fire in....they burn about 30 minutes.....

I own a similar if not identical tent, just a different color scheme and bag. I needed a small tent for western fire details and started with this cheap one. Somehow it has survived 2 fire crew trips, with my last one requiring the tent to be set up and taken down daily (great for morale) and being tied onto my fire bag going through 3 airports each way. Small, dinky, and minimalist but just enough for me to get my change of clothes and gear in with me every night. Cool to see you talk about and use it!

The first tent I bought was at Kmart. A pup tent. After a few uses, the nylon fabric was stretched so much it was unusable, even though there were loops on the sides to help pull them out. I cut the floor out and many, many years later I still use the floor as a tarp to drag piles of leaves on every fall. Even though it didn't last long as a tent, I still think I got my money's worth.

Thank you for the video.

Really love your videos bro. Way better than the silent no talking vids out there. It's like i'm there with you as your dialogue invites us in to yoir personal space. Lovin it 😊

Great video Mike. I bought a tent years ago from Kwiksave for £12 and used it as a fishing bivvy for years. That one was waterproof though. I was just looking at the one you used and thought "Maybe you could sew in a better groundsheet?". I'd make my own out of waxed cotton I think. You'd have an okay tent then quite cheap.

great tip with the rain cover over your feet. thnx

The stove you have is the same one I got 4 years a go and it's the best of all the camping wood stove I have purchased. For the past 3 years it has sat out side all brown and rusty with heavy use. But whenever I need it, I fold it up put it in is bag and I know it will serve me well.

you got me back out in the woods after years. you should do a Lavu camp again! that was such a neat setup ide like to find one for myself at some point.

This is what you buy a kid going on his first camping trip with his buddies. Personally, I would put the ground sheet INSIDE the tent, since it still absorbed water, with the tarp under the tent. This would encourage the young person to do a few more chores, or mow a few lawns [in the USA] to earn money for a better tent. OR, buy a top dollar tarp and learn to camp that way, with a diamond/ Adirondike set up [Joe Robinett's favorite tarp setup.] Everything has a season, and everything has it's place. We all have to start somewhere and that is usually with what we can afford. Thank you, for bringing us along.

I remember buying a cheap crappy Walmart RIG tent like that and I used it for a straight month before it started falling apart! I also utilized some of the same methods you did such as the tarp on the bottom used as a base sheet for the tent and another tarp on the top used as a wind and rain shield as well as some industrial 7 inch inch hook pegs used in combination with the cheap little pins they included with the set. BTW I really enjoy your bush crafting skills! Quite impressive in my opinion good stuff!👍👊💪 Thanks for the helpful TIPS!

Thank you for sharing ✨️🧚‍♂️🌟

Defo a kids play tent, that stove it's mint had mine for a long time love it and cool coffee gadget great watch too

As an American, I was very skeptical of that tent weighing 20 lbs haha then I realized you were talking about £20. Fun video!

28:54 every time you placed the grill on the fire box, you put the seam to the handles up. I bet that if you put the seam down, the grill won't slip around so much. 💖🌞🌵😷

bought the same tent before i knew better is only ok to use as beachshelter in summer really as is free standing

@TAOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Yeah handy for dry summer months (or festivals 😂)

Coffee item looks like you're milking a goat😂 great video Mike! Thanks

Great video. Honestly really enjoyed this one. Good to see you back doing what you love. I can't wait to get out and set up the hot tent ⛺

I too bought the "fakebox" and i think it's great. I drilled 4 holes in it so i can pass 2 cheap ( just like the ones in your tent) pegs through to support a trangia burner. Best £16 I've spent in a long while.

How about doing a few follow ups where you keep buying the next level up of each item stopping when you find something suitable for a newbie to camping. That might give people a better idea of where they can save but still get some quality.

Would love to see what your winter sleep system is. How to keep warm

A can of Scotchguard goes a long way with cheap tents. Also, replacing guy lines with paracord and replacing the stakes.

I have a tent similar. It said it's a "2 person", but I have to attempt to sleep diagonal. I have slept in it multiple times when out with the Girl Scouts. Cramped quarters. I feel you. Stay safe. ✌️

Ive used a pop up tent from Home Bargains no end,put a basic ground sheet underneath and over the top. Ive never had any problems in the woodland camps i do,quick,easy and no fuss

13:49 would you be up for doing a video of cheap gear recomendations? I think that could be really helpful to new folk, as your videos were to me when I was starting out camping a few years ago. No price range, just stuff like zebra billy can, mora companion, dd 3x3 etc.

This is an amazing idea Great vid 💯

Really cool and informative video. Best regards

Both WW2 tent and Lavu camps sound great. That tent was a real "steal" (where the unfortunate purchaser is the victim). That steak sure looked good. 👍

Lovely slomo sequence 😂 you'll have Countryfile makers jealous!

Beautiful nature🌿🍃. Very good work👍

Love your content

So nice to give the temp in celcuis. As we in south africa also speak of celcius with temprature.

Nice Guinness in the woods. Perfect! I'll bring one along next time 😂

Love these type of videos

@Bushy-73

6 ай бұрын

How about a Temu camping trip?

we always tarp under in Alaska...no matter the month. It really does matter. saves on the floor of your tent as well.

Always enjoy your videos. I paid more for my 10ft x 10ft (3x3m) midweight Redcamp tarp. It works great as a Plough point or diamond over my hammock

@TAOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, yeah I love a good tarp!

We used to have a similar tent... It was perfect for Abersoch beach, with three young children... Somewhere we could dry them and change them... Dump all their beach toys... Somewhere to keep all our food & somewhere to keep them central for lunch... And somewhere out of the breeze or (very occasionally) the sun for afternoon sleeps... And that was it's limit. But for £20, it was just fun.

AeroPress-Go is pretty good coffee press, nice & compact to , I have the bigger version as well , just so many coffees to choose from

A daring trip I should say! Would probably, for the next challenge, buy a really expensive tent and maybe make a comparison between the two?

Ive had one of these tents for years, its great!! perfect for Australia, really only need it for the bug net, I sleep diagonal in it too. The tent is only 1.2kg, then I take a big tarp with me thats about 800g. Between those 2 items its very versatile

Best video since the warm concrete box!

@kavalkid1

6 ай бұрын

Young Michael, how do I do this? @@taoutdoorsofficial

good vid thanks lee

Definitely a hot tent lavvu outing!!!! ALWAYS dig a LAVVU camp!!!

It varies.Years ago I went to the Faroe Islands and hotels were really pricey so I bought a cheap tent in England and took it.The weather there was pretty bad even in August with wind and rain but I don't think that I got wet,well not inside the tent at least!,and I camped in it for about 5 days.The tent will still be there as I gave it to a Faroe Islander when I came back.

The condensation on any single skin tent would be horrendous at this point in the UK. It could cost £1,000,000 and it would still be awful. They only work in dry arid climates and seasons.

I like your pump torch, which I couldn’t see a link for!

i use a strainer that usally for tea and just put 2 fingers high of coffee in it , perfect amount for 0.5 L cup ...pour hot water over it , wobble it around for a few seconds, perfect aroma... and just a little fine sand in the bottom of the cup all the other stuff is retained. Cost literally a buck or two..metal mesh , sturdy and multi use.

The light/pump lools like a small pumpkin which is appropriate given it's halloween when I'm watching this video in Fremantle!

I would say it's a fake tent. It's essentially a shower proof toy/play den. I first saw these marketed as beach/garden tents, in Home Bargains. It seems that our demand for cheaper and cheaper options has led some retailers/sellers to re-market them as budget camping items. As you said, you could keep it for use as an emergency tent/one night bug out shelter, but I think after having it's shortcomings highlighted, it would be wise to cycle them out of your inventory.

My first time camping, I found out my old tent had no zip. So we had to drive to argos and I bought a £16 tent and yet somehow that tent has been an absolute MVP for storms and snow since. Idk what miracle happened in it's production to make it so good.

@cavemaneca

6 ай бұрын

I've heard of some companies sinking cost on the first production batch of an item so people think it's great quality, then going cheap after that to get their profit back. It can take years before people stop recommending it after the quality has gotten terrible.

Amazing tent absolutely ideal for Mount Everest no problem 😮

love the videos

Back in 2002 I lived in a small tent in Holland, Germany, Poland and (AT that time) the recently separated USSR. It was a Saunders Space Packer. Sadly the company no longer exists but the tent does! 1.2Kg. Pitch the outer in under 4 mins. Outer first. I still use it in 2023. But then it was not cheap. Back then it was £275 but I knew what I was going to do and needed reliability.

I recently went camping with a cheap Wal-Mart tent in the pouring rain. You're supposed to have a tarp for a fly with the cheap ones. I stayed perfectly dry. Edit: Yeah, that tent is so much worse than the one I used 😂

I guess you get what you pay for. My 20€ Decathlon tent from 2010 is still doing great though. It has been a good shelter on many festivals since then, even in heavy rain and light storms. It features a proper ground sheet and some sort of ventilation though. Nice slowmotion shots. I like your videos.

Mike. I had an idea last year but it would involve a few KZreadrs just for the fun of it, but I'll say it anyway. The idea is to make a rubbish tent into a good one for the least amount of money. The rules: 1. Everyone has the same tent. 2. Sticking a tarp over the top of a leaky tent is against the rules, it just seems a quick way out. 3. Any alterations to the tent must look like they came out of the factory ( colour matching the fabric isn't included ) 4. Seam sealant tape, seam sealant are allowed, replacement of the floor is also allowed. 5. Any testing must include rain. There's other rules but I can't remember them. The whole idea is to have a good time and improve the tent for the lowest price. Given that the tent in this video had a cap on the top, the rules don't stop you making a bigger one or one that sticks out to make a porch. If you're interested in doing it then go ahead, it'll be fun. 😀👍

😮😊good video. I have a stove like yours and used it 3 days. It worked fine, the grill did not warp, but the ash pan Did not fit when I set it up at my daughters house😮. I will buy a better stove for my son-in law and granddaughters😊 thanks for sharing 😊

Should always have a bit of garlic granules/powder for your seasoning mate. Worth it.

Dave Canterbury posted a recent video and showed his first use of a tent similar to your military tent. I think his was either French or Italian. New old surplus. It had many excellent features and was much lighter than the one you showed recently. I really liked yours for car camping because I liked the heavy weight material. His is probably half the weight, yet well built and lots of venting options that are all bug-netted. He used a spray on sealant on all the seams as a more confident waterproofing solution rather than finding out the seams would leak in heavy rain and snow. I believe it was around $60.00 USD. Has a bathtub floor in it too. Leaky tents can sure ruin a camping trip. ✌️🇺🇸 oh yeah, I have that same stove and I’ve had no warpage issues. I think my grill is a heavier duty grade of metal though. The stove was covered in a blue plastic covering and that was a pain to get off.

hi Mike I have the same box I have used a few times and it's not warped good little box I take mine on walks with me

Loving your videos. Need to do some camping again soon. What's the watch you're wearing also?

lidl years ago had a decent little 2 person tent that was £20-25, was great besides being single wall, although we used it for temporary storage and my mum decided to drag it full of stuff off the grass onto the paved part and wrecked the underside completely

I couldn't stop thinking about my Decathlon MH100 that I bought for festival season which is only £29 and seems sooooo much better than that crappy tent you used. Poor you ! Thanks for the experience anyway.

I'd try that tent on top of a lightweight camping cot. The cot would then double as a sitting spot, ground tarp, no sticks/rocks poking through the tent, and no thermal conduction from sleeping on the ground. You can also use a sleeping mat for extra comfort. Since the tent has no vestibule, having the cot would give you extra storage space under to keep things tidy and dry.

So peaceful 😂