Ok im new to the channel, But I think everyone deserves to have a beer dispensing rock in their yard.

His kids looking out the window “mom he’s cutting up the trees again.” 🤣😂😆

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@wastelandwarrior9738

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I laughed out loud at the end when you threw the finger cutting saw in the trash. I'm still chuckling while I'm having my hot chocolate. It's a tradition for me now, hot chocolate with Simon's on. Great news about Maggie and well done.

@jamesellsworth9673

3 жыл бұрын

THANKS TO SIMON'S INTRODUCTION, our family always has a pouch or two of OH BOY! cocoa mix in our pantry.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! Can’t beat a hot chocolate! 😁

@garethflower3403

2 жыл бұрын

I laughed too with the saw. If your budget is slightly flexible, definitely go for a Bahco Laplander. Incredible bit of kit for just over twenty quid you can't go wrong.

@martymartin2894

Жыл бұрын

Why not a builders handsaw instead of these little saws there useless because there so short. Or bow saw..

I am actually surprised you still have useable wood left in your garden by this point Simon :D

@russellgough7801

3 жыл бұрын

He went next door for the wood :-)

@trakyboy5128

3 жыл бұрын

@@russellgough7801 LoL 😆 👍🏽👍🏽

@bonpecheur4565

3 жыл бұрын

@@russellgough7801 I was thinking that myself too 😂 his neighbors must wished the end of the restrictions so that the bloke leave their garden alone

@bobuncle6962

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered if his wife knew he cut down her bush?

@wrylife57

3 жыл бұрын

lol

At the beginning of the video I so wanted your neighbour to pop his head over the fence and shout Simon will you turn that bloody banjo music down Lol

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

“I could get a spoon from my kitchen 30 feet away, or I could fashion one out of wood while I wait for this stew to cook over the fire I started next to the bed I made” I assume everyone else wants Simon to be their dad, even if he’s approximately the same age as themselves?

@wrylife57

3 жыл бұрын

In my case he'd have to be my son but, yeah.

@lindac7146

3 жыл бұрын

He would be my son too, and I'd find him a treasure. My pride and joy.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! (Sondad 😂😂😂)

@lawnerddownunder3461

Жыл бұрын

I'd make one out of oleander and wonder wh...

Fair play to you for keeping these videos going and cheering us up Simon during these difficult times. Always good content and I totally forget that you are in your garden! All the best

Never thought I'd enjoy watching someone camp out in their backyard so much. Brilliant ending!

3-4 black bin bags filled with leaf debris.. cheap as chips and no more back pain!

Keep them coming Simon, you are much appreciated, soon be out👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

@derekmcmanus8615

3 жыл бұрын

This...☝️

@drummingearth5326

3 жыл бұрын

You've actually waited lol.

@syncrosimon

3 жыл бұрын

@@drummingearth5326 for the purposes of KZread videos, yes😂

You bring a sense of calm and peace to your videos. It’s like order out of chaos and I find it very relaxing to watch each week. Keep up the awesome work! Thank you

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That walk-in though.....must be a killer !

@lauriebloggs8391

3 жыл бұрын

certainly with that bag, I have one.!! Now only used for as occasional bag in the canoe, lol!

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

It was brutal!!! 😂

I would imagine that Mrs A Bloke In The Woods and Mrs Outdoors have quite a chuckle comparing notes whilst describing what their crazy husbands are doing in the back garden....this time. 😉😋👍🙂

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Mrs in the woods just thinks there’s something wrong with me.....

That sleeping bag and water bottle bring back memories. The bag especially, is fantastically warm even when in a snow hole in Norway. I just hated carrying the thing lol.

@gourdarchibald6588

3 жыл бұрын

Per Mare, Per Terram. 👍

@Alan-DPhotos

3 жыл бұрын

@@gourdarchibald6588 Not quite. I was attached as an honorary boot neck :-)

@Morio412

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alan-DPhotos Full arms course?

@Alan-DPhotos

3 жыл бұрын

@@Morio412 nothing that glamorous :-)

@Morio412

3 жыл бұрын

then either boat crew or air crew on a jungley/merlin

What a great video for the beginner campers. Bringing along a thick blanket from home - which I will assume most people have - could be a good solution to the somewhat more comfortable bed. Well, at least that's what I would do.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Good call! 👍👍 Thanks Maggie!

I know this is old. But at least three of the equipment is the best in the world. Mug n bottle, sleeping bag and tarp. Used this regularly when on exercise in Germany.

Miss these kinds of vids. Budget kit. Less E bike and more getting in the woods. Keep the content coming, cheers!

Just ordered an old Italian Rucksack same model. Didn’t want a newfangled super duper hiking pack. It looks HUGE. Though i’ll be mostly carcamping it’ll be nice to fit everything in to one bag- dd tarp and hammock, cooking and sleep systems, etc… recognized the pack immediately and came straight back to this vid to verify. Thanks for the ideas, Simon.

Crossing my fingers for a Kent Survival/Simon Bloke in Woods reunion!!!! Great vid Simon! Very enjoyable 🤘🏻

Thank you for being honest on your sleep. Makes it more real.

A lot of people have the gear already, but don't realize it. My first camps were with cheap tarps, pocket knives and older blankets. Bushcraft, to me, is using what you have to enjoy nature. I've used tin cans as billys, gotta remember to burn em out first! I love the Mora Companion; I only have 7 of them tho, haven't got all the colors yet! I love garage sales and flea markets for finding axes and saws. Have many antique tools found like that in my kits. I don't have an army surplus store near me so that makes military gear hard for me to find, but I drive by 2 when going to visit my parents so I do haveza few items. I find 'liquidation stores' (my name for the modern dollar store) have good cheap gear that you can use for a couple trips; if you pick through what's on the shelf to find a good one. But hardware stores seem to have the best tools, tarps, and camping gear, in my area anyway, relatively reasonably priced if you buy their brand. Packs are one of those things that they really nail you for though. I bought chinese copies of 511 bags on wish that have held up so far 2yrs now. For less than 20% of what 511 wants for the same bag. But my favorite is the one that I made myself out of an old pair of work jeans. Thrift stores are another awesome spot I've found occasional gold star gear for next to nothing! Great video! I like the advice too: if you want to go out, go out with what you have and you'll quickly figure out what you want to have, and what you need.

Be great to see you and Andy misbehaving in the canoes!👍🏻

Hack. The gloves have leather tabs inside, put a hole in them and a small karabiner so you can clip them, I use Briers all the time, great gloves. Fiskars do good saws at the same sort of price as the Laplander. I had an Italian Army pack back in the 80's, they're prone to fail after 20 years of hard use...

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Not a bad innings! 👍👍 I’ll bung a carabiner on them gloves too. 👍

Great budget build. I’m always looking for “budget heroes”, like the laplander, that punches way above it weight.

Really useful video Simon - thanks. Glad to hear Maggie's fighting fit again too!

The old bloke I used to work with had a saw similar to that, he scrapped the handle and made himself a new one out of plywood. Great vid.

Out logging when my chew can gets empty I look for pitch wood saw dust when falling. The heart wood of a spruce or doug fir. Wet takes farro rod immediately👍

Great video. The amount we spend on kit is a bit like filling a pack. If you have a 50L pack your have what you need. If you have a 70L pack you have what you can bear to carry. In this case you had what you needed for less than $150 dollars. Perfect.

Another great vid thanks mate. In the army we used to call those sleeping bags ‘bouncing bombs’, due to their shape and Barnes Wallace famous design. Glad to hear Maggie doing well and glad you went with Irish Stew. As a native of Belfast, I can confirm I’ve never had corned beef and cabbage 😂 Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

And to you sir! 😁👍

@rogerhudson2814

3 жыл бұрын

Giant Green Maggot.

@jgstevens5169

3 жыл бұрын

I'm American with Irish heritage, never understood corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's. The Irish Stew was spot on. Thank you Simon! Btw... Great way to end your video with the saw going into the trash bin!!

@Thedagda801

Жыл бұрын

Bacon and cabbage surely!

Discovered this channel today via a recommendation from a friend, and I think I'm hooked! There's something so very wholesome and unfiltered about Simon's videos, it's like coming home after being away for a while... Love it!

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the channel! 😁

@edwardfletcher7790

3 жыл бұрын

You might like Rune Malte Bertram too then....

Too Mrs in the woods, you are a very accommodating lady for Simon's expeditions. An absolute rarity in a woman.👍

I have one of those Italian backpacks which I bought in the 90's, still going strong and very roomy. If you were in the wild you could always pad that raised bed with ferns/bracken and it would be more comfortable and, of course, be free and fit in the £100 budget. Great video Simon and glad to hear about Maggie back to her old self.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely - I was eyeing up my hedging thinking it would make a nice soft mattress - not sure Mrs in the woods would have been too impressed though! 😂👍

When it gets warm enough you should do a camp in your tree fort. Also I loved the back to basic vid to let young bushcrafters know that you dont have to spend a lot to have fun!

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

The tree house is rotten - I’d probably end up in A and E! 😂

@biblebeliever4570

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonablokeinthewoods and i was going to say the tree house is next to be cut for fire wood.

When we were kids my dad (an industrial plumber) made us a frame from galvanised piping that just screwed together. And an old piece of canvas draped over the top of it. no base sheets, just a piece of plastic sheeting to keep the damp out. Thinking back it was cold and uncomfortable as hell but we didn't care. A hell of a lot of fun

Thanks for showing the bit where the feather stick didnt catch first strike. Makes me feel better

One of your best Simon - superb! 👍👋👍 Simon

Must admit my apartment balcony is starting to look good for camping, pigeons and all ;-) thanks

Happy Patrick’s Day to everyone! Great news about Maggie, mate. Good, sound advice for all - always worth spending an extra few quid to get decent tools. Another great video, and look forward to watching you and Andy together next month. Cheers, buddy!

For £100 you could have a night in a Premier Inn and a couple of pints in the bar 😃

@MrMr00119922

3 жыл бұрын

Where's the fun in that?

@johnnymc843

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMr00119922 came on to write a comment ant you’ve used my exact words

@leoreodcinn9153

3 жыл бұрын

I'd take a raised stick bed over a Premier Inn bed anyday... now that I think about it there's not too much difference between the two ;-)

@stewartsetter3921

3 жыл бұрын

Spent way too many nights in a Premier Inn.. I'd take the camp bed and an open fire over that any day.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - you’d have a long wait for your pint in the bar at the moment! 😉🍻

Excellent ,Simon.

Great video! Can't believe we have to wait another week😅 Great to hear Maggie is doing well too. Keep the videos coming, you are THE most watchable on the topic on you tube! Love watching these, thanks for doing them and bringing the world a little joy.xxxx

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Samantha! 😁

Pure, respectful and nspirational . Thumbs up big time!!

Hi Simon, Great video and the stew was perfect, just how my Irish mother and grandmother made it. I have a few items of budget kit, like a German army day sack with the integral carrymat, never get a wet backside with that around. I also have a Mora companion knife I have had for some years. Swear by it, does me for all sorts of things, carving, battening, gardening and opening Amazon boxes. I will do that mod though for the ferro rod. Got Mr Miffy a bright orange Mora for Christmas because he is always losing things. Congrats again on the video.

The gusto with which you attacked that shrubbery was outstanding.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - hard pruning!

Thanks, that i call, pure Camping with minimal equipment.

Great Video content, simple and detailed! Thank you, Simon!

I've been watching your videos for about a year now. Seeing you cope with lock-down is educational. Well done. Life as we know it does not have to end.

Yes! He has done it again...*makes herself comfy 🤤

Great video sir., Semper Fi., from a US Marine. Toledo, Ohio. USA, Long live Anchovies.,!!

enjoyed watching it again, thanks again

Great stuff Simon. That sleeping bag looks very interesting, I'm going to look into one. I would wager you could market the spoon and cutting board. I thought it was very lucky you finding two cans of Guinness in a tree stump... Stay safe.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

My lucky rock! Never know what it will dispense! 😁

Great music as usual

Glad to hear Maggie is well and running well, looking forward to seeing you and Andy next month on your trip out, hope there is more to come, stay safe x

Soon becomes a must watch. Thanks for showing much needed skills.

What a great video Simon! With all the great content on bushcraft, etc. out there it’s so easy to become paralyzed with all the options and ideas that you never get out the door. Well done showing how it’s about the plan and the doing of the thing and doesn’t have to be complicated with tons of gear. Two things: 1) a great inexpensive saw option (at least here in the states) are Corona folding saws, I use them at work and they are very good. And 2) I’m gonna just go ahead and say what has to be on everyone’s minds; when are we gonna get the video of ‘Simon’s Treehouse Adventure’??

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Haha - that treehouse is as rotten as a pear! Thank you mate!

@chrisv7787

3 жыл бұрын

If we only knew someone with the requisite skills to mend it...🤨

Excellent really interesting I was thinking if you would mention the saw but the bit right at the end summed it up and a laugh out loud moment 😂😂😂😂

Thank goodness some kind soul left all that precut timber out for you to find Simon!

Addition. Thanks for the full list of videos Simon. Ive watched and enjoyed the full list and they have been very instrumental in helping me get through the lock down. Love the calm, relaxed attitude you have. Awesome site. Thank you for the effort. Keep it coming.

The story of how you know what its like to sleep on a badly made park bench sounds like its worth telling LOL. Great vid as always.

Cracking Video Mutton traditionally and Pearl barley too in Irish Stew. I’m a side sleeper and that would have crippled me on the bench. Great to show newbies what’s doable.

Thank you , Simon . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

A well timed video, very useful for those new to the hobby. Thanks Simon! 👍

Top tip on the head torch idea. I just tried it using a bungee as the headband and a rubber band to hold the torch. Worked a bloody treat thanks 🙏🏾👍🏾

Nice video Simon, this subject is for everyone, not just the one's with cash to spare so it's good to show that. Nice one. 👍

Living my life for me, cheers Simon.

This video is living proof that the best things in life, while not necessarily free, don't have to cost much. You just need to focus on the most essential stuff because aside from the money, you also save time from overthinking things.

Hi Simon, I love the way, you have brought your garden into, the woods you really love....so creative and enjoyable to watch....Thankyou 😊💝 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 xxxx

Thank you Simon always look forward to yr videos, please keep them coming, so much appreciated. Thanks for keeping us sane ☘️

Love the music at the start of the video. Reminds me of that tv series called Deadwood.

Just what I needed to see after a difficult day. Thank you Simon 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for another great video to help ease us through the lockdown. I felt sure you'd add a splash of Guiness to the stew,,,, or maybe that's just a thing done in the North East. Maybe next time?

Thanks so much for making these videos Simon I really enjoy them.

@41:00 - hahaha! :) Thanks again for another high-caliber video!

My husband started watching your channel for the camping tips. I started because of Maggie. We both watch now because it's better than any mindfulness session. Thank you and glad to hear Maggie is on the mend.

@simonablokeinthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Liz!

It's awesome what you can produce in your back yard. Well done Simon. I really enjoyed watching. I love that cheap little knife! 👍

Great to see some camp craft. Given me some ideas. Thanks.

Brilliant, informative and entertaining video as always Simon and I loved that bit at the end!

Brilliantly done there, loved it, thanks Simon

Simon, thank you as always

Brilliant I love your content always, but this is great info, and very considerate to spend your time and sharing your knowledge helping youngsters and people on a constricted budget to get out and appreciate nature, learning skills and an appreciation that can help us all.

Thanks Simon always excited to see what u have to show us. Well done. Mate.!

Thanks for being excellent. ♥💕❤

nice video. I hope many younger kids see it and decide to leave the b.s. behind and learn these ways

Love it Simon. Using what is available even in lockdown. Good stuff! Great an honest review of inexpensive gear!

What an amazing video!

Nice video as always. Thanks again!

You are so creative with the backyard video's. Great!

We love your oranger waterfalls being close by

Another great video Simon. Thanks for keeping us entertained and I look forward to news on your trip with Andy. All the best from the suffolk coast 🙏👍

Spot on. Perfect video.

Mate your videos are so easy to watch. Can't tell how relaxing I find them. Really looking forward to seeing what you and Andy get up to. All the best to you and yours and Maggie.

Top video Simon. So good to see your channel still growing with everything that's going one m8. Great content as always

Glad to hear Maggie is doing well. Great video and can’t wait to see you and Andy out on a trip again!!

You are an exceptionally good teacher Simon. Please keep up with the videos :-)

Lidl did a half-decent folding saw I got the other year for I think is was about £6 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for celebrating St. Patty’s Day with us, across the pond. You’re a “bleedin’ massif “ guy !!! It’s supposed to be a compliment for all you did to celebrate the occasion. Thanks again. Texas

Great to see you back Simon... Blessings to you and your family. From a fan in New Zealand 🇳🇿. Amen brother 🙏

Thank you for showing what's possible with a minimal set up. I've yet to have an overnight trip or to even try some of these things out, but you're really inspiring me and teaching me loads.

Good one, cheers Simon.

You must have great neighbors their probably like honey what’s going on out back oh it’s just Simon sleeping in the yard again 😂 he says it’s Maggie going through our garden but I know it’s him looking for beers 😂