My only complaint is your lack of awe, at the cuteness of those donkeys.

@ollieb9875

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, they are everywhere, they are belligerent, they will break in to your tent and steal your food! They are cool though yeah. 🙂

@donnashields1194

4 жыл бұрын

@@ollieb9875 And I was wondering why he didn't go and pet them!

@brabhamfreaman166

3 жыл бұрын

That’s really very much a female reaction. Shocked, you probably won’t be. But they also weren’t really all that ‘cute’; certainly not deserving of awe.

@rosep5672

3 жыл бұрын

@@brabhamfreaman166 yawn

@lizh1988

3 жыл бұрын

Donkeys=non-tree-head doggos. I was surprised he said nothing.

I suffer with anxiety and Im so happy I found your channel. This calms me right down and I wish to have the courage to go out hiking alone like you. Nature is pure medicine. For now Ill keep watching and keep getting inspired. Im always trying to identify the mushrooms and plants and berries and nuts befor you say the name and I find that quite fun. Thank you so much for sharing your trips

@carolparizon4900

4 жыл бұрын

He calms me too!

@ryanmg92

4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much safe to do in the uk in most forests etc, so long as your generally physically ok, your fine. Especially these days with offline maps and such you can easily save your car etc location and just wander off and always find your way back

@ryanh361

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the same dude I suffer with bad anxiety and these kinds videos help so much

@ericktheapple3367

3 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more! :D

@pumpkin6429

3 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't suffer from anxiety on some level? Anxiety is normal, and levels of such can vary depending on whatever you're going through. You're supposed to feel things and some of those feelings will be negative. Learn how to regulate your feelings rather than allowing them to control you.

Kept waiting to hear..right let’s get this out on to a tray..

@jamble7k

4 жыл бұрын

nice

@d_o_ugieuwu6299

4 жыл бұрын

Nice hiss

@Alibm80

4 жыл бұрын

Right, let's get this out on to a tree ;)

@Luna-lp9op

3 жыл бұрын

there must be MRE spoons everywhere out of the camera view

@cbrooke879

3 жыл бұрын

This is real testing of a ration pack!!!!

for the record, it was "beef, stewed", not "beef stew". It's referring to the method of preservation (pressure-cooked in a can).

@ZeroPlayerGame

4 жыл бұрын

also, yes, these types of vitamin drinks you've got there are meant to be dissolved in hot water, which is probably why you didn't pick up much flavor - from the looks of it, most of the stuff remained undissolved! It's okay flavor, we in Russia have cold medicine in that kinda form-factor.

@scladoffle2472

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZeroPlayerGame We have the same in the UK called 'Hot Lemon', basically paracetamol with electrolytes in it that you mix with hot water.

@ianbutler1983

2 жыл бұрын

@@scladoffle2472 and booze!

Sitting here in Russia I didn’t expect to stumble upon a video about our military rations on your channel! Thanks for a very soothing video!💚

@Lollaksyotuube

Жыл бұрын

I hope you managed to escape by now?

@nico258788

Жыл бұрын

Dude definitely died in Ukraine

Awesome video, liked the pop-up stove you have. These 'in the field' videos are great.

@AtomicShrimp

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I enjoy getting out in the woods to make these videos. BTW, I reviewed this stove in a previous video (link below) - it was pretty cheap and I have found it quite effective. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWd62LSChLDUYbA.html

@edward4828

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasparkinson4123 he works in IT

Good video. Nice change of pace. Some channels become monotonous fast, not here. Thanks. Cheers, mate.

@Vollification

4 жыл бұрын

This is why I like this channel. Many channels are just doing "one thing", here's everything :D

@rayskitten78

3 жыл бұрын

Its lovely that half the video is not taken up with a sponsorship or bad advertising for something we don't want or can't get

@Rob88

3 жыл бұрын

@@rayskitten78 agreed

I was looking at that stove of yours, and I don't know if you had a picture or something that you were copying, but at a glance, this is how I thought it was supposed to work: Fold the corners down, and use them as a stake to secure it in the ground, allowing for use on slightly uneven surfaces by digging them each in to the appropriate depth, then fold the center bits up, so you'd have a flat square at the top, with a much larger windbreak on each side, I think. Put your boiling container atop it and light it through one of the corners.

@Jennyandersonjenny

Ай бұрын

My thoughts too. But i have never used one. They should have included a picture.

The spoons are a kind of emergency standby - most troops would carry their own mess kit with them. Sometimes ration packs are distributed at sites of natural disasters, where not everyone is going to have cutlery. You ought to try to get a British ORP Spork, or a long brown US MRE spoon. They're sturdy, and built to last.

@jadelapont6450

Жыл бұрын

Just fun trivia for you since your comment reminded me of this. The US Military MRE spoon has 1 confirmed kill.

@vitamins-and-iron

8 ай бұрын

@@jadelapont6450just checked this out and it’s true! for those wondering, a ranger stabbed a terrorist in the neck with the spoon

I love that you've created a channel that's just us watching you live your best life. Your channel is very enjoyable without the constant overstimulation of even my favorite channels. I usually only watch the scam baiting episodes but I honestly think I'm gonna explore more of the channel. This episode was really cool. I also love the deer and the occasional "can I help you 😑" look they would have on their faces. I guess them watching us wondering through their forest would be the equivalent of us watching a stranger rooting around in our backyard or more accurately inside our home.

"she'd just want to run with the tree-head doggos" 😂 you're hilarious, sir

@brabhamfreaman166

3 жыл бұрын

I *did* hear that right! Made me smile too.

@hgrunt100

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely lovely lmao

@wanettarenay8215

3 жыл бұрын

I SWARE THAT DOG IS ATTEMPTING TO SPEAK ENGLISH, I HAVE EXPECT HIM TO SAY, ' COME ON DAD, BE A SPORT, CAN WE HAVE SOME TEA AND A BISKEY? WHATS FOR PUD?'

@ITI-xi5zx

3 жыл бұрын

@@wanettarenay8215 so cute!

@Bill23799

2 жыл бұрын

Haha...oh I get it now.

Limited budget challenge idea, design your own RP for a day for 2 pounds, use anything you can pick :d

New Forest pony broke in to my tent and ate my biscuits. They are funny 😁

@ollieb9875

4 жыл бұрын

I had to manhandle the beast out of the vestibule, very heavy!

These hour long walk videos are perfect to wind down to before bed 😊

@JavonAnonimni

3 жыл бұрын

Surprised to see your comment here man, I like your aoe3 commentating style.

Great vids but just a note you had the stove upside down 😂😂 x

@OriginalDonutposse

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking maybe if he had flipped it over, then there could be a heating “surface” to use for more efficiency

Found you by accident your videos are strangely comforting most enjoyable

@jimbo4576

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍

I recently subscribed to your channel and have not been disappointed, as the content is varied and interesting. please keep the coming.

The best part about the IRP-P ration is that its abbreviation is a sentence when said aloud

@Kitty-ion

3 жыл бұрын

I are pp

Love the way you are doing these videos. Maybe you should do some more ration videos. I really enjoyed it. Keep it up!

i love it when you mix and combine the different ingredients and meals together, bc thats exactly what the soldiers and people who get these kits do, they mix everything they can together to try to get a decent meal

Fun fact: mistletoe is a protected plant in Germany. Despite it being a parasitic plant, it provides (some) shelter for birds during winter, when all the disiduous trees have lost their leaves, so people aren't allowed to collect it or remove it.

I subscribed ... I was searching for how to find morel mushrooms and you're Channel came up... if I was able to watch only one channel it would be yours because you do a very good job of covering many topics... All other channels have to stick to their single formula in order to be entertaining.

@AtomicShrimp

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Interestingly, I have never yet been successful in finding morels. I will try again this spring...

I could watch this man do this for hours and never get bored of it it's relaxing, calm and really does help you get rid of stress and help you get over a bad day or a hard working day.

2:51) "... she'd just wanna go and run with the *tree-head doggos* ..." LMAO!!! Am I hearing this correctly?! Hope so bc I love it!

@LulledAwake2

4 жыл бұрын

I came here to say this hahaha that was great. I'm pretty sure that's what he says hahahaha

@dionlindsay2

Жыл бұрын

@@LulledAwake2 Me too. I'm going to find a use for that. Maybe a term of affection for my beloved, who is a dear.

In regards to the stove, get in the habit of carrying three things extra on your person. 1) A small baggy with vasalene covered cotton balls, 2) One to two lighters. 3) A pocket Life Straw. The cotton balls light very well and putting one with the stove tablet would have helped to light it. The lighters would give you extra fire power and the Pocket Life Straw would have ensured you would have clean water to drink if you were able to find a water source. These things are small enough to keep in a coat pocket or small waist pack or even in your pocket. Bravo on the backup stove! Take care! 😊

I declare this channel is a treasure on youtube

I love videos like this where you're out and about in the woods

And somewhere far away, you can hear the faint echo... "Let's get this all out onto a tray... Nice! Mkay..."

Some of these landscapes were beautiful, really wished I could be there

@douglasparkinson4123

4 жыл бұрын

ha, he got the good weather, normally we get rain or big cloud.

@harrickvharrick3957

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, exceptionally uninterrupted nature, especially for the UK that is mostly is cut up into plots the size of a stamp, that're devided by roads with only bushes & woods that usually are a set max of five trees - I wonder what part of it this is

@blacksquirrel4008

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrickvharrick3957 New Forest

I love these videos. My parents would walk through the woods and identify every plant and tell me the uses of them. I remember a small amount of what they taught me. Mainly, the plants I can eat on the spot.

This channel really does help me chill the ef out when my mind is scrambling. So wholesome, calm and you learn so much! Thanks Atomic Shrimp!

My best guess at "intended use" of this concerning the hot drinks, is that you were expected to have sugar in your tea, and milk powder in your coffee. I think that's more common "on the continent" whereas having milk in tea is really a very British thing. Generally speaking, British tea is also much stronger than what I have seen in other European countries, so it makes more sense to dilute it with milk, and it is probably also why Mr. Shrimp was a tad disappointed in the strength of these tea bags. No idea about Russian habits in specific though and it's entirely possible that my West European experience is not applicable there at all.

@cccpredarmy

3 жыл бұрын

Russia is a tea-drinking country aswell. "Mayskij Chai" is a cheap tea brand. Soldiers do not expect much from it. As you pointed out correctly - put a lot of sugar in it for taste. Otherwise russians love to drink all sorts of herbal teas, chaga and strong black tea.

@jdraper12

3 жыл бұрын

Storng, black tea with lemon and sugar is the Russian way

@pambrown6260

2 жыл бұрын

Milk bonds with the tannin in the tea. Note the white foam ring, tannin, in mug. Considering how much the British are identified with tea i don't understand how they brew it.

@Сайден

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Russian and I love adding milk in my tea, however, doing that not very popular over here. In fact, many people find it weird. Perhaps I have a British soul lmao

@ZealotOfSteal

2 жыл бұрын

@@Сайден I'm from Bulgaria and I"m the same. People just think it is weird to drink tea with milk. Kind of funny when I ask for that in a cafe and get a mix of confusion and disgust :D

That tree with the burr that rotted out looks like the kind of thing that would spawn myths like wood nymphs being hatched from trees or some such.

Could you do one of these with British army rations? I wonder what they are like.

@peterclarke7006

3 жыл бұрын

Basically, they're the military equivalent of someone wheeling in the dessert trolley- the savoury stuff isn't anything remarkable, but the cakes and sweet rations are luvverly, and there's normally lots of tea and biccies. 🤗

@brianartillery

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterclarke7006 - Spot on. I had one not long ago, and whilst all of it was pretty good, I was impressed with how big the 'Brew Kit' was. Everything a British person needs for a good cup of splash, and plenty of it.

@eraldorh

2 жыл бұрын

British 24hr ORPs are really good, they have alot of energy in them. The breakfasts and main meals are pretty dam good. I love the all day breakfasts and the nepalese pork curry and rice, i dont think they do the later anymore. The drink mixes they have are pretty awful as they are way too sweet.

@blahza12345

2 жыл бұрын

My ration pack in the Israeli Defense Forces was spam, tuna, Halva (quite lovely), cocoa spread, and a bunch of bread. Can't remember what else..? That's for basic training (Boot Camp) for office jobs

@ScootsMcPoot

2 жыл бұрын

Probably beans

No hello to the beautiful donks🥺 I love these videos. I scrapped what I was watching to take a walk in the woods in England 😍

I know this is an old vid, but I just wanted to thank you for the content you make. Back during Covid, and then when my now wife was away at school, I spent a LOT of time alone in my tiny apartment. Long form videos like these would be my companionship when I was lonely, playing in the background. I still bring you out for tasks at home like dishes or laundry. Thanks Shrimp

I watch you while I am making bread because your so calming and you make the hours pass by!

Lets get this out on a tray. Mkay nice!

Love these long walk vids

This may not be the same thing but my mom would never let me take the last of anything on a grocery shelf. I always had to leave something for others. And still to this day, I can't take the last of anything even in the woods. Shame on the mushroom reapers

@paolamura3497

2 жыл бұрын

Well someone has to get that last item!😃

@tb124.gaming

2 жыл бұрын

No offence but that’s not really smart lol… Someone always has to take the last item…

@dionlindsay2

Жыл бұрын

Good point of your mother's. If something is in short supply, increase the chances of it going to someone who needs it more than you.

I like the UK (been there only once so far, unfortunately), british cuisine and british pronunciation so I subscribed. Appreciation from a russian-speaking person for this review, спасибо :)

It's 6.33 am where I am and I'm having my coffee whilst watching this

@memegod4433

3 жыл бұрын

That's a vibe

I keep watching your cooking videos as they help to calm me down. Thanks again for your amazing content.

Kudos to you for not panicking when coming face to face with a band of Marauding donkeys! Brilliant video loved all of the hike along with the nature guide, have a lot more mistletoe knowledge now.

I'm very glad you brought a back up stove. I can't imagine a whole day in the forest without a good cup of tea!

On the edge of the forest, we have 2 of the famous, hardly-ever seen, wild donkeys!!! 1:45

You know what they say, hunger is the best sauce!

Your videos are so good for mindfulness, thank you :) I can’t find any other channel like it

Rather have the link to your little folding stove love. LOL but thank you for setting the link if we care to try theirs. Enjoyed the field test.

How blessed you are to live near the new forest its beautiful thank you for your time...

You survived the forest then. Hope you didn't come across any trolls as there's plenty on social media 😜

Another terrific video 😁❤️ what beautiful woodland and such interesting content. You are so very knowledgeable, it's a joy to listen to you talk! Xx

I seen many videos testing rations and most of them do it "at home". Great thing you actually do that in field so things like problematic stoves become clear.

There's an American Marine on KZread in a base in Korea who tests all the different ration packs of different armies worldwide. The UK ration pack was in his top 3.

@nicoles7550

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh, what's the channel name, please?

@paullangton-rogers2390

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicoles7550 kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6Ceqq9mhN2rYbA.html He's a great guy and an anglophile drinks English tea and does a lot of reaction videos to British military :-)

@neilwilliams2907

9 ай бұрын

@@nicoles7550 This guy tries out vintage MRE's and is entertaining - www.youtube.com/@Steve1989MRE/videos

The US Army did one thing right with our MRE’s the spoon. It’s strong,long and will last a while . As far as rations go some are good and some are horrible but they do pack them up with other stuff that will get you what you need. If you want I can send you a few to try.

I'm going through your back catalog. The good old days before corona! Wouldn't touch mushrooms(don't know what I'm doing) but the chestnuts on the other hand, I'd fight the squirrels for them

26:00 aged like milk lol

@vitalik38815

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna comment that too

The IRP-P looked good. Great isea to review it in the forest. 2 thumbs up.

Russian tea is usely served black sometimes with lemon so that might explain the weaker tea bags

@UserUser-ww2nj

9 ай бұрын

Russians and Ukrainians like their tea wek unlike Brits . When my mother in law makes herself tea it looks like she has just waved the bag over the mug of hot water 😂

2 years too late, but you need to rough up the fuel tablet with your knife/a twig. That way the flame takes hold and melts the solid fuel which helps to continue the cycle. Great video, thanks!

Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your varied and random content. I found your channel from the scam baiting videos and stayed for everything else. You're doing your thing and enjoy sharing it with us. You're a great inspiration for my life moving forward.

I love how beautiful the places you forage and walk to are. So much moss, and trees around, as well as beautiful plants and fungi. It also looks so clean there. Makes me feel a bit jealous.

Thank you for your videos. They are so calming, entertaining and very educational. Much love from Georgia, USA.

I love the variety of content on this channel :)

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and found it informative. Thank you my friend. Take care xxxx

A very interesting and informative trip thru the New Forest, thanks 👍

That stag is checking you out, you're in his territory!! I went into a field once by some woods and a bull chased me out! I had to dive over the fence. Love your hat, I had one similar khaki coloured but left it in a hotel in Spain near Gibraltar :-/

i know old video but love watching it when you go to the new forest, used to go camping there as a kid and loved that place so much

This is interesting and enjoyable, should have more views, keep up the great work!

Now I have found your channel I am addicted to your videos and also I would love to spend a day with you in the woods you sound like a really nice guy to get to know

Great video. I love these outdoor ration reviews.

Been subscribed for a couple years, shop glad to see the grown on your channel. Love your food budget videos!

you didn't fold the legs down to allow more air, lighting solid stoves require little wind to light. The same reason a kettle will not boil in a windy space, it has to be shielded from the wind.

Omg. He said tree head dogs while literally showing deer. How long did it take me to realize! Half the video!

Thanks for sharing this nice daytrip of yours :-)

Oh god this is so soothing I love it

I love these extended videos, they always seem to finish far quicker than the length of time that they are. Thank you very much.

With so much annoying and loud crap flooding youtube, i really enjoy watching your channel

Loved the pack of food and the hike. Thanks!

I’ve been binging all of your videos and trying to find the right one to leave a comment, I hope you see this and keep up all the fun and interesting work!

Well, after watching some of your videos I have this feeling you're very nice, wholesome human being

"there is no really wild wilderness here in the south of England" I was going to comment when the video started... "are there really any wildernesses in the UK left?"

@sarahstrong7174

4 жыл бұрын

There is some wilderness left in the U.k. Not as much as in bigger less populated lands. In the South West there is Dartmoor & Exmoor, not enormous but big enough to get lost in if you are on foot & to get sucked down into a bog & never be seen again if you are unwise & un-prepared. Once the light starts to go, or in a storm or a fog it is more or less impossible to tell whether you are about to step from solid land into a morass or not. Or fall down an old mine shaft. The weather is very changable too. I have seen it snow on Dartmoor in June & for a short time it became a white-out.

@zakr1187

3 жыл бұрын

Peak District

@gar3th27

3 жыл бұрын

It's true. The UK has little that can be classed as wilderness. Previous generations have sanitised almost every acre. It's so disappointing when you see places like Canada where they have huge swathes of land where maybe only a few hundred people MAY have set foot there, in all of history.

@isobelmatheson8036

2 жыл бұрын

Parts of Scotland are wild, empty, and very dangerous if you are unfamiliar with the area

Thanks, that was the first time I have seen someone review a 24 hr ration pak eating it out in the wild so to speak.

Note to self side with the french in any upcoming wars, better rations

@myguychris7739

4 жыл бұрын

Plus it'll be a much shorter war compared to other countries since you'll be the first country to surrender 🙃

Sounds like the meals in tins are quite good quality. All that beef! Chicken would have been cheaper to produce. I guess the manufacturers recognise the people eating them need decent nutrition, fats and calories.

What's it like walking when you have the knowledge you do? It's fascinating

Mistletoe here in Australia grows on pretty much everything. I even have it growing on my backyard citrus trees.

watched this for the full hour. such a great video. you need your own show lol.

My fav. Season. When you start cold but never really over heat.. And were not gana mention the donkeys?!?!

Great video! Takes me back to exploring country parks with my father and brother- fungus forays, animal sightings, nightjar walks. Halfway through my biology degree and still look back fondly.

Now the days are getting longer and we're in BST, I'd love to see more of these "day in the woods on rations" videos, even if it's roughly more of the same or something different, I'd be glad to watch. That is, if you're willing and able - I guess these days out can take their toll with all the walking.

Enjoyed the day in the forest,thanks,

3 years since this was released! still very entertaining

I listen to this while a sleep. I’m 3000 miles from what I used to call home. This helps.

I don't know why but I really like your accent and the way you explain and talk about things lol, better than some of my teachers explain things

I bought myself a book today on amazon, i thought you would be interested in it, it is called secrets of a devon wood, nature journal. The author Jo brown hand drawn each page beautifully and now it is available to buy. Alot in there that you do videos on mushrooms, wildlife etc, really great book.

The only bears in the UK are refugees from Darkest Peru.

@zakr1187

3 жыл бұрын

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@alisongarrod3115

3 жыл бұрын

Zak R Paddington

14:00 Such a lovely spot to watch the airshow from!

Thomas Hardy's passages-long, descriptive, and melancholic or rapturous-regarding the English countryside came to mind as I watched you wander through the wood.

That's beautiful country you're hiking through.