Overnighter with a View - Sleeping under the Mere Sky

My first overnighter for almost exactly one year! As last time I went to Bjuröklubb at the Bothnian bay, Bottenviken for some magnificent views over the still frozen sea. The evening was quiet, and the morning filled with the sound from thousands of migrating birds. A great time to be out!
The sleeping bag is my old Western mountaineering ultralite. The temperature was -1°C at the coldest, so I stayed warm and nice. The sleeping air mat is Sea to summit ether light, with the Z-pad on top.
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  • @michaelwaterman8216
    @michaelwaterman8216 Жыл бұрын

    There is nothing quite like the feeling of the first rays of sunlight warming your face on a crisp morning while wrapped up in a sleeping bag. This film does an excellent job of portraying it. Absolutely brilliant work, as always! I'm happy to see you were able to get out for an overnighter again.

  • @erik_normark

    @erik_normark

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Michael!

  • @foretell6819

    @foretell6819

    Жыл бұрын

    @@erik_normark are your socks Dachstein boiled wool socks? If so, I have the exact ones haha, very warm but very thick

  • @paulwildcamper
    @paulwildcamper Жыл бұрын

    Morning coffee... a Holy moment... 👍🏻

  • @user-zy7hq9sv1s
    @user-zy7hq9sv1s3 ай бұрын

    Как же хорошо, тихо и спокойно)). Эти видео умиротворяют и подбадривают, как природа)). Спасибо))

  • @cowboy6591
    @cowboy6591 Жыл бұрын

    What a tranquil sound track. The wind through the pines is hypnotic!! Thanks for this.

  • @Ganonne
    @Ganonne9 ай бұрын

    Depression was kicking my ass. Your videos have helped me get by and I am truly thankful for your content. Thank you for making such amazing work.

  • @gregpenny4384
    @gregpenny4384 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a great video, it brings back so many memory's of a much simpler times in my life back in the 5o's and 60's you had the back country to yourself only draw back the heavy equipment!

  • @outdooraf
    @outdooraf Жыл бұрын

    That ship you saw in the beginning of the vid was carrying Erik's coffee straight from Colombia.

  • @ewengillies9826
    @ewengillies9826 Жыл бұрын

    There's not enough superlatives to describe what we feel from interacting through Erik's vlogs. A beautiful warm feeling of contentment makes my day when each vlog drops. A true professional at large. Thanks for sharing Erik. Bushyboy Oz.

  • @willek1335
    @willek1335 Жыл бұрын

    Always nice to sleep out like this. By the evening you may wonder where the sun went, but then it dawns on you.

  • @susanholmes4452

    @susanholmes4452

    Жыл бұрын

    Got it, i love puns...

  • @willek1335

    @willek1335

    Жыл бұрын

    @@susanholmes4452Not everyone gets it. I guess it groan on you.

  • @Andeimir
    @Andeimir Жыл бұрын

    Happy to see how much your channel has grown over the years, Erik. Your videos were one of the motivators to invest in the means necessary for experiencing this part of the world, which I'm looking forward to do come late summer.

  • @countrybowwow
    @countrybowwow Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Nice video. Thanks for sharing it. Your video is awesome and fantastic. Have a happy day.👍

  • @mileadamovic2024
    @mileadamovic2024 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Erik, I watched you video again, today. Amazing scenery and experience to sleep under open sky on the end of winter. I live in Toronto, Canada and am familiar with cold and quiet winter nights up north - except for some birds that spend winter here. I love seeing you making your cup of coffee and giving it a thumb up! We have not see you post a new video for a while, I hope that you are doing ok, and I wish you all the best.

  • @notquiteultralight1701
    @notquiteultralight170110 ай бұрын

    Hi Erik. I’m just checking in and seeing how you are doing. I hope you are feeling well. I haven’t seen you in a while. Take care and we’ll chat soon. NQU

  • @Chenxi_love_music_fairy
    @Chenxi_love_music_fairy Жыл бұрын

    Camping with a set of super light equipment including the Trangia cook set, is perfect

  • @rickkearn7100
    @rickkearn7100 Жыл бұрын

    The quintessential Erik Normark film - spectacularly good as always. The bay hasn't iced out yet, I wonder if that's typical for the date. Anyway, thanks for another gem, Erik. Cheers.

  • @TheCanadianXplorer
    @TheCanadianXplorer Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos Erik! Very inspiring. A big fan from Canada.

  • @audio.paisajes
    @audio.paisajes Жыл бұрын

    i'm glad of you overnighting after a while

  • @hoboesque_
    @hoboesque_ Жыл бұрын

    Mindful , minimal . Exceptional

  • @raomudasir6490
    @raomudasir6490 Жыл бұрын

    Extremely satisfying deep breath after coffee sip.. Thanks for the wonderful sharing...

  • @Lathan-Lets-Plays
    @Lathan-Lets-Plays Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a little overnight tour from you again. I hope this is a sign that your health is starting to improve.

  • @candidagomes2774
    @candidagomes2774 Жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful vídeo!!🙏🌅💐 Congratulations!!🎉🎉 I like the sunlight in the trees, the sound of the wind... of the Nature is terapêutico!!🌅🌅🌲🌲🎉🎉 Best wishes!! 🎉🎉💐🤗

  • @benjibones
    @benjibones Жыл бұрын

    My weekend, early morning ritual: sharing a cup of fresh hot coffee with Erik while I watch one of his gloriously beautiful and serene videos. Thank you, Erik.

  • @japeltoni
    @japeltoni Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely magnificient, Erik! Glad that you had chance for an overnighter. Not many are practicing open skies treats 😊. You have great inner and external recources for all of this! Greetings from Finland, Janne

  • @hackerblubb
    @hackerblubb Жыл бұрын

    good to see you out there again, hope you will feel better soon

  • @journeyman7189
    @journeyman7189 Жыл бұрын

    What beautiful scenery to wake up to Erik. Truly a magical trip. Hope this mean your health issues are on their way out. Take care Nate

  • @MrWipex
    @MrWipex Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! No words needed. Thanks for bringing us along. 🤗👍🏻

  • @rodoutdoors
    @rodoutdoors Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. I'm glad you're able to get out an do an overnighter. Hope you're feeling better 👍

  • @outdooraf
    @outdooraf Жыл бұрын

    Exceptionally warm bag, but the damn zipper keeps snagging.

  • @backpack_and_boots
    @backpack_and_boots Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you again on an overnighter after such a long time. A nice start to the day!

  • @mangjanagks2830
    @mangjanagks2830 Жыл бұрын

    Pemandangannya begitu indah erik..hari yang cerah..

  • @runningman4459
    @runningman44599 ай бұрын

    Simple but fantastic.

  • @MrOmdahlsPhoto
    @MrOmdahlsPhoto Жыл бұрын

    Great to see you backpacking again. :) Ha en flott vår :)

  • @danvanderwoude4446
    @danvanderwoude4446 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning experience! Great to see you out again Erik!

  • @davidkrobar
    @davidkrobar11 күн бұрын

    Fantastisk Erik! Dette er balsam for sjelen

  • @johnbrown-cn8uh
    @johnbrown-cn8uh Жыл бұрын

    Excellent !!

  • @gwynjames2077
    @gwynjames2077 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Eric you really make my Sunday mornings.

  • @gennarocamper
    @gennarocamper Жыл бұрын

    Excellent and just beautiful. This video is relaxation and morning meditation at the same time. Image editing and sound are brilliant. Thank you for your exploration..

  • @maigloeckle
    @maigloeckle11 ай бұрын

    Dankeschön! Thank you so much.

  • @TheMendipman
    @TheMendipman Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you out camping again. Take care - and Best Wishes Noel

  • @danconlin3456
    @danconlin3456 Жыл бұрын

    Couldn't be more peaceful. Just loved that coffee on the bench sequence. I miss the subtitles for the birdsongs - always nice to see the Swedish names.

  • @Matthew-ut6ed
    @Matthew-ut6ed Жыл бұрын

    Erik, you did it again. Haven't watched for a while then I come back and you hit me with another beautiful video! A miniature work of art... And I'm always amazed at how small that big sleeping bag packs up...

  • @joeyt684
    @joeyt684 Жыл бұрын

    I love watching you fill your kettle with scoop after scoop after scoop of coffee. The caffeine would likely put me into convulsions. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @shane19959
    @shane19959 Жыл бұрын

    Greetings to you,Erik. From Cincinnati, Ohio - no snow but the sounds of migrating birds I hear. Thank you for this video. All the best.

  • @md37346
    @md37346 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff,,,

  • @jlo272
    @jlo272 Жыл бұрын

    Spectacular

  • @pimacanyon6208
    @pimacanyon6208 Жыл бұрын

    amazing you're able to sleep out like that. I'd wonder about the inflatable getting a puncture sitting right on top of the rock. I'd probably go with two pads, one between the rock and the inflatable, and one between the inflatable and the sleeping bag. Beautiful video.

  • @markluke8447
    @markluke8447 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful scenery, I especially like the shot from behind and looking at the sun, beautiful.

  • @JoeZUGOOLA
    @JoeZUGOOLA Жыл бұрын

    It's like an instructional video for sleeping out doors after a hike. Nobody ever seems to film this bit but it's the hardest part to get right for some.

  • @jimf1964
    @jimf1964 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful place, beautiful weather, and thank god for the oil and chemical industries for all the plastic that went into your gear.🙂

  • @_janjonas
    @_janjonas Жыл бұрын

    A perfect trip 👍 I'm going soon too.

  • @TCUteacher
    @TCUteacher Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you Erik! I hope you’re doing well 💜

  • @chri_ritsch
    @chri_ritsch Жыл бұрын

    nice video with great atmosphere!

  • @fj401968
    @fj401968 Жыл бұрын

    What a great outing. Nice to see you sleeping out under the stars again. Scares me to see that inflatable, directly on the jagged rock. I guess that is a testament to the durability of it!

  • @bikenbeers
    @bikenbeers Жыл бұрын

    How simple, yet how riveting. Another beautiful film by Erik.

  • @residentgeardo
    @residentgeardo Жыл бұрын

    Wow... you are truly blessed with your surroundings. To get to a view about that beautiful I'd have to make quite a long train/car drive and a long mountain hike. That bag for inflating the mat is cool. I always inflate mine with my mouth, but maybe I should get such a bag as well. Looks handy and after a long days hike inflating the mat with my mouth always makes me feel a bit dizzy. 🙂 Thank's for sharing!

  • @veritywolfe960
    @veritywolfe960 Жыл бұрын

    When Homer Simpson says, "Ahh, I'm just a big toasty cinnamon bun" 6:15 😊

  • @Exduper
    @Exduper Жыл бұрын

    Very glad you were able to get back out there! Love the videos. Thanks so much for sharing some of your beautiful country. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙

  • @craigrobertson6082
    @craigrobertson6082 Жыл бұрын

    Great overnighter, its always a special treat to be able to have time and quiet. Having my coffee here with you.

  • @dupree1854
    @dupree1854 Жыл бұрын

    Another classic. Wonderful. Thanks Erik.

  • @womat4704
    @womat4704 Жыл бұрын

    Super great footage! Looks like like a really pleasant outing.

  • @MrBluoct
    @MrBluoct Жыл бұрын

    Always majestic - Thanks EN !

  • @kflecha1
    @kflecha1 Жыл бұрын

    Another majestic piece of video Art 🖼️ ❤ I love his content ❤❤❤

  • @georgemartin1498
    @georgemartin1498 Жыл бұрын

    Spring in Sweden looks a lot like spring in the Rockies. A day or two of brilliant sunshine with crunchy early snow, later turned by the sun to slush! Thanks for this inspiration Erik as I’ve been lazy in awaiting the perfect day to do a spring overnighter but now thanks to you, I’m on it!😊BTW, I appreciate your taste in sleeping bags! I have two of them, pretty’s sure the same two.😊. Looking forward to your next production!

  • @tomdoepker
    @tomdoepker Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Very well done.

  • @karukun0212
    @karukun0212 Жыл бұрын

    Erik, nice to see you out again. We are amazingly close on gear selection, I always think.

  • @nitramoe7677
    @nitramoe7677 Жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @mikaelbjessbo3229
    @mikaelbjessbo3229 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful morning. Many thanks

  • @Mike-vd2qt
    @Mike-vd2qt Жыл бұрын

    Yep, every time I crawl into my Western Mountaineering bag I appreciate the zipper design. The zippers never jam, or get stuck in the baffle.

  • @guillermovillanueva4002
    @guillermovillanueva4002 Жыл бұрын

    Peace and tranquility .. Thank you : )

  • @ysgolgerlan
    @ysgolgerlan Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the nice video. Glad that you are well enough to do an overnight camp. 👍

  • @emil1981111
    @emil1981111 Жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome Erik. Always nice to sleep under the stars like that.

  • @grimlightwildoutdoors
    @grimlightwildoutdoors Жыл бұрын

    Love your chilled out channel, hope you are well and your sorting out your heart issues, speedy recovery 👊👍👌❤️❤️❤️

  • @Summitclym
    @Summitclym Жыл бұрын

    The Sea to Summit pads are awesome gear. Though I may have put the pad beneath so it doesn’t puncture. Great filming.

  • @terrysmith6676
    @terrysmith6676 Жыл бұрын

    thanks again for another satisfying video. Really look forward to every new video, hope all good with yourself

  • @stojankos1164
    @stojankos1164 Жыл бұрын

    Spremljam vas že vrsto let. Želim vam veliko zdravja in obilo užitvov v sožitju z naravo. Bil sem v Laponski leta 1918. Vračam se, če bo zdravje in mir, v letu 2023. 😊Stojan

  • @ibh2022
    @ibh2022 Жыл бұрын

    Erik, good to see you're back out again.

  • @RegiPavan
    @RegiPavan Жыл бұрын

    That looks so awesome, but I believe he had a terrible sleep. After all, it was worth it.

  • @pyramusk3264
    @pyramusk3264 Жыл бұрын

    Nothern Sweden is fantastic but i must admit i really do enjoy the much warmer climate here in Denmark right now. The t-shirt has been out a couple of times here already. Thank you for another video though. May the +15 degrees hit you soon :-)

  • @Pali65
    @Pali65 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see that. Holy moment. Anytime I make coffee in the woods I give you thumb up. ☕

  • @user-xq4tq1bj9d
    @user-xq4tq1bj9d Жыл бұрын

    いつも楽しく拝見しております😁景色最高🎵大好きです👍

  • @woodlandium
    @woodlandium Жыл бұрын

    Excellence once again 🙏

  • @Grandpa_in_California
    @Grandpa_in_California Жыл бұрын

    As always, Class AAA content. Greetings from Central California. Mr. Erik, you never disappoint!! Serene captures, and the~never~fail "Coffee-time Thumbs Up"!!! Seeing you set up/take down your "sleep-over" site, and making the famous cup of coffee, is enough for this subscriber! You are a very Special Human Being!! BTW: Better late than never ... Until next time ... Take Great Care of Yourself!!

  • @django8395
    @django8395 Жыл бұрын

    i am always surprised by your braveness to put the z-lite on top of the inflateable. i know it's warmer but on a stone you must have real trust in the etherlight ;)

  • @cipher2
    @cipher2 Жыл бұрын

    LOVE

  • @johnwells4536
    @johnwells4536 Жыл бұрын

    Hope you got the ablation and are doing well. I think it's a small miracle that you can keep that closed cell pad from sliding off the air mattress! I'm usually not so lucky. Another superb video!

  • @woodsmanwanderer6897
    @woodsmanwanderer6897 Жыл бұрын

    Erik after coffee: ☕😐👍

  • @lars-goranabrahamsson7356
    @lars-goranabrahamsson7356 Жыл бұрын

    En film som andas stillhet i naturen. Vackert ! Själv ligger jag ute på tjäderspel och fotograferar nu. Har varit ute i 6 nätter nu..

  • @plofkraak6536
    @plofkraak6536 Жыл бұрын

    Sunday morning nature. Holy moment.

  • @Fjall-Anders
    @Fjall-Anders Жыл бұрын

    Helt sjukt bra stereo ljud. Du har verkligen lyckats . Jag ser alltid dina videor med hörlurar 🙂👍

  • @buffalo4127
    @buffalo4127 Жыл бұрын

    Erik, what an extraordinary land you live in. You have made the most of every moment… just wondering if you talked in your sleep..just kidding (-;. Good on you.

  • @user-nj8oj7im2z
    @user-nj8oj7im2z Жыл бұрын

    جميل جدآ ❤❤ و راحة نفسيى 😌😌

  • @tracykooken2606
    @tracykooken260610 ай бұрын

    Thats a serious sleeping bag !!! Is it below zero rated ??? I am not sure, but it sort of looks like a ' western mountaineering ' style or design. But bags look similar till you handle them, looking misc aspects of it !! I personally love their bags even though they are a bit heavier than some on the market. But what quality 😊 ATB NORMAN. PS... HOW IS YOUR HEALTH ISSUE DOING ? A heartthrob wasn't it ??? Hope to get a new vid from you again 😊 peace !!

  • @edpikestone6800
    @edpikestone6800 Жыл бұрын

    I always have wondered when you sleep on a rock like you did in this video that you do not slip off during the night. Obviously not, but I think if it was me I would be some way down the slope! Great video and good to see you out overnight again. I hope you health is improving.

  • @5und4nc3
    @5und4nc3 Жыл бұрын

    I really like your videos. Very often they are the last ones before I go to bed ;-) Perfekt to get calm. And I am also interested in your gear. Do you have a new windjacket? Which one is it?

  • @khadimsandar
    @khadimsandar Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @vicholm1000
    @vicholm1000 Жыл бұрын

    Missed ya .. 😎

  • @foxaleks.9176
    @foxaleks.9176 Жыл бұрын

    Спасибо за видео. Для Вас небольшое стихотворение: Лучи Солнца, восходящего, Пробуравили тучи, золотые, Сквозь белый туман, падая. Ом Мани Бадме Хум. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @BillMartre-uq1gg
    @BillMartre-uq1gg Жыл бұрын

    fantastique

  • @mescalon
    @mescalon Жыл бұрын

    Another nice and clean video. Congratulations 🎉, How is your health ? Hope you are doing better

  • @notquiteultralight1701
    @notquiteultralight1701 Жыл бұрын

    The peace and serenity of that magical place, the crisp blue sky and the quiet of a simple trangia stove transforming frozen water into a perfect cup o joe. Erik, I’m always impressed with the fact that you make your coffee out of hard crusty snow with nothing more than a trangia tea kettle and a trangia triangle. Quick question-- is it possible to melt snow so readily in that kettle with an alcohol stove because it has such a wide base that it captures the majority of the flame and heat from the alcohol stove? I would like to get away from using white gas fuel stoves in the winter but don’t want to put myself in jeopardy. Thank you Erik! So much. Take care. NQU