What do you guys think.. gimmicky nonsense, or useful multi-purpose bit of kit? I don't think poncho shelters are overly practical but I think this would be great as an emergency hiking shelter. I've got a couple of bad weather camps coming next on the editing pile, and hoping to get out on a lil adventure soon :D Happy New Year Wild Ones! ✨✨ May your adventures be great and your skies be sparkly ✨✨

@RickINFJ

4 ай бұрын

I think it's an incredibly useful video.😊 If you're in a pinch, it's good to know how to make the best of what you have.

@awatt

4 ай бұрын

It's neither fish nor foul. On day walks I carry a cheap poncho I picked up from Flying Tiger that opens out into flat sheet. It has a grommet in each corner so can be pitched as a tarp which I do to shelter from the rain when eating my lunch. Costs a fraction of the of your one and packed away a lot smaller. The material won't stand up to a strong wind but ok for occasional use.

@royanroyer790

4 ай бұрын

You should visit 🇩🇲 would mean alot to you going there

@Benjamin-Outdoors

4 ай бұрын

Happy new year, C. 🎉 Hope you & George had a superb festive season. 🙏 Well, gimmicky or not, good question. Personally, I find them very useful as they fit more with the bushcraft side of me these days. Hence Santa brought me the Helikon tex Swagman roll (check it out it's fab if you haven't already) and matching American GI Poncho that toggles on to it. Along with the HT Bergen 18L pack too😃. I still prefer a bivvy and tarp though. It's a difficult one isn't it, as our HT superlite tarp comes in at just 448grms Vs this 640grms I think you said. Add a sea to summit mozzi pyramid at 200 grms with tarp 🤷 and your still under. Or your DD superlite tarp. Horses for courses I guess, for different experiences and environments. But one thing I have found over the years, as you know I'm a complete gear slut 😂 is that each year due to progressive knowledge I carry less and less and am becoming quite the minimalist, even though my purchasing isn't lol. If it were to be an emergency shelter, again, Life Systems do a great emergency shelter and is only 180 grms too from memory, bright orange though, but weighs much less and lives in the bottom of my pack on every day hike. A question I asked myself recently was, if i was to choose one gear set up for life, or bug out circumstance, what would it be? I've reduced it to 3 set ups at the moment 😂 and I'm trying hard to refine. The problem with so much gear is too many options, sleep systems, cook systems, packs. Recently I got the snugpak jungle blanket 660 grms, and jungle sleeping bag 900grms with built in mozi net too. Highly recomendable for your summer excursions and the pack size are very very small. You'd love it. Anti-bacterial fabrics, thin, but shockingly warm sleeping bag. I'd love to learn what your definitive set up would be too? Bet you'd struggle as much as I with it, C. 😂 As one sized doesn't fit all environments, terrains, seasons or circumstances does it. Oh, I got the Wisport SilverFox 2 40L pack too in Coyote, that's serious quality 👌another superb Polish brand. Great video though, good to see you well. One Tigris do some quality gear too. Regards Benjamin (Marbella)✌️ Ps. Your begining laughter 😂 I so know you were thinking: what am I doing, I look like Quasimodo 😂 but chill, he never had that stylish jiggle of yours 😂

@RickINFJ

4 ай бұрын

I used one at a 3 sided shelter on the AT to block a sideways rain from coming in the shelter. I was sooo glad we had it! Happy New Year Beare.

This vid is 3 months old, so I don't think anyone's reading it, but thanks for making this content. It's cozy and calm and wholesome and it helps me shake off all the jittery ambitious energy I carry around so I can go to bed.

@tomaszprzyjemski3489

Ай бұрын

👋

@_JoyceArt

Ай бұрын

Ive been watching her videos before bed as well. She has the coziest, most pleasant vibe.

I dig the aesthetic of the poncho, makes you look like a merchant from another planet.

@stuartreed944

Ай бұрын

Reminded me of the Junk Lady in the Labyrinth.

@rusenakman

12 күн бұрын

Serious Dr Who vibes LOL

All joking aside, I love that Lantern, great use of already used canisters that don't cut it for cooking ❤

@fleotusbing

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I love that lantern for that reason-- to use up all those pesky 1/4 filled cans.

@Jac70

4 ай бұрын

The only thing I wonder about is why it doesn't have a mantle. Like a traditional oil lantern.

@hypo345

4 ай бұрын

@@Jac70Doesn’t need one as it isn’t burning bright, just a warm flame 🔥

@Kev.B.4311

4 ай бұрын

​@@Jac70 Random comment reading through😄, but agree, I've got a mini screw bottle gas lantern with that cloth type mantle, it's real small but, gives off a bright light on low gas & also a good bit of heat, sure I could cook over it...!🤔🤣 Got it from Amazon or eBay, average about £15, think I got mine for £12, & comes in a protective orange plastic box, nice...!👍😄

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Me too, such a great lil bit of kit :D yeh I have loads of used canisters that I never take out as I'm worried they'll run out, so this is a great use for them. I've heard you can transfer gas between canisters somehow but I'd probably blow myself up

So glad I found your channel, binging on your recent adventures,you are amazing and you inspired this 63 year old man to get out into the hills again

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Ahh that's so great! Welcome to my lil channel, happy trails Sir! 🙂👋

@ingeleonora-denouden6222

4 ай бұрын

Hi 63 year old man, here's some encouragement from a 67 (almost 68) year old woman. Just do it, camping in nature feels good!

The reason I love this channel is there is nothing that gives me a warm fuzzy dophamine release more than watching someone skillfully making shelter in the rugged elements and then being all cosy! It's very life affirming and makes me happy!

Used to do that sort of thing in the late 70's. Rucksack with food and spare clothes for 60 Hours, eiderdown army sleeping bag, a poncho and two lengths of welding rod for a weekend traipsing round Dartmoor ranges covering the biggest Tors twice.

She always seems to make me smile when I watch her videos!

@alainlefebvre9860

4 ай бұрын

Also gets the heart going a bit. 🥰

I just get through one of your videos and zzzzzzzzzz - I am out like a light. Not only are your videos awesome - your voice is so soothing to listen to. Maybe one day you could read a book while camping and publish it. I would buy it in a heartbeat! Happy New Year.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Aw thanks, that's so nice! :) I would love to do that one day 📚 Happy new year to you too friend!

As 2023 was coming to an end, I spent time reflecting on what provided value to my life over the past year. One of the things of value was you. You are a ray of sunshine in a storm filled sky. Thank you for all you do for all of us. The world needs more like you!!! Best wishes always!

It's good to have a little bit of WildBeare in my day again. Thanks for the post, Claire.

Even as a hunchback, you’re cute 🤣 don’t think it beats your Hilli, great vlog Claire 😊👍🏽♥️⛺️

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Hehe thanks :D yes the Hille is not feeling threatened haha! Happy new year ✨✨

@christal-clear4505

4 ай бұрын

@@WildBeare Happy New Year 🎉🎊 camping, plenty more in 2024 😊⛺️

@agnesskibicka

4 ай бұрын

​@@christal-clear4505happy new year from 🇵🇱 my channel and countryside 🏡😊🐶

Thank you for the lovely video, Claire Beare! Since the days of your sliding tarp adventure, you have never failed to bring a smile and a chuckle to this old Oregon woodsman!♥️🧸🌲

@frankbeck3071

4 ай бұрын

I have a gran'ma Gatewood cape. It works for a poncho and a tent. It also has a vestibule.

@Demun1649

4 ай бұрын

@@frankbeck3071 There's always one. Ain't there?

🙂.. it’s WildBeare Claire in the New Year!!! Looking forward to what adventures you have in store for us this year.

Liking the hunchback of Notre Dame look 😂

@Lex-Hawthorn

4 ай бұрын

I always check to see if someone else has already gone there. You did. Although i was thinking more of an old hag look. LOL

The Pancho may be a miss, but your lantern is cool. Always good to go on these trips with you Clair. Happy new year

Nice vid, when i camp in winter i use boiling water in my stainless steel water bottle, then i put the water bottle into a wool sock then into my sleeping bag, it does the job lol Keep doing your channel love it

Just brilliant and fun, as always! Six Moons Designs makes a poncho tarp tent that has a vestibule. You are so much fun! Happy New Year! May it be full of joy in the great outdoors

@jeffreyallen1290

4 ай бұрын

I have one and it works very well to keep rain out, but it's a tight fit inside the net tent under the poncho/fly.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Heyy, thanks! Ooh, I just had a look, very interesting :D it is on my list of potential gear to try. You too friend, happy trails! 💚

A lot of years ago in the army we had what we called a gas cape. A cape to keep the rain off on the move and we used it as a small tarp shelter when bashered up. We regarded it a slightly better than nothing.

My first thoughts were. The bells the bells 😂

The poncho equivalent of the Sinclair C5 :)

@MervBennett

4 ай бұрын

Wildbeare C5?

"You know, I'm a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with that hump." "What hump?"

I love how you’re honest and show your bloopers. I’ve always been curious about this particular product I have other one Tigris products.

@kerrir1955

4 ай бұрын

There was a blooper in that comment. Lol

My "tentsformer" is my new go-to for two years now! A nice video for the new year!

I love your enthusiasm for your camping trips and your excitement when you solve problems….always makes me smile….you are definitely the “wildBeare”…..❤

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Hehe thanks! :D

It's got that hunchback of Notre Dame look 👍

Hi Claire love that tent 🏕️ its Awesome and Amazing so cool 😊

I think the second poncho is worthwhile if there are two people and, as you say on a day hike it can make a good lunch/emergency shelter for one. Great video!

Oh yes! New video on my fav channel. Great start to the new year

You looked like a grizz bear wearing that poncho, great vid and editing as usual , dont think poncho for me either but was very versatile, good on you, hope you had a nice Xmas and happy new year to you 😊

It's Claire the hunch-bear!

The opening clip I thought ‘Hagred cleans up well after a shave’! 😁

The Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape is a better and lighter shelter with all round protection from the weather. More expensive but, in my view, well worth it and you can buy a mesh inner for it. The inner has a zip at the back so the rear space can be accessed from within. I love mine although I use a separate waterproof. I had difficulty using it as a cape for the same reason you did.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Geoff, a few others have mentioned this one too, tis on my list of potentials to try, looks great with the lil vestibule too. Happy 2024 to you!

Happy New Year Claire! Wish you have a blessed, healthy and successful 2024!

I use two sides and make a one man teepee. Also works as a hot tent if you leave one door unzipped in that configuration.

I've purchased a second. I suspended my first one from a ridgeline instead of the pole. I then flew a 5x7 tarp in a diamond configuration making a porch. Since I've picked up a second poncho. Love it as a shelter on day hikes for having a brew and lunch. I think it's a great emergency shelter and rain poncho to have in your day pack. Great video. Cheers from Cape breton Canada 😊

Happy new year Claire.

Happy new year, and thanks for the video. I have used for years the GateWood Cape from Six Moon designs, which is a poncho you can setup as fully enclosed tent. You can use the inner named Serenity Net Tent from the company, or the one coming with Lanshan 1. Was very happy with this gear when storm was coming, or when wind was too cold. Like in a nest :)

@dustinvallier3728

4 ай бұрын

+1 on the Gatewood Cape. That's been my primary ground shelter for 17 years or so. I have the Serenity net inner, but mostly use a light bivy underneath to maximize interior room. It's huge as raingear, but the sides can be folded/snapped up to make it more manageable. I carry a wind jacket that can handle rain for a few minutes when the cape is in shelter mode.

hunchback of notre dame tent 🤣👍

That poncho tarp over your rucksack makes you look like a Skeksis from the dark Crystal!

I would be interested to see you review the Hilleberg Bivanorak. Happy New Year, I look forward to your adventures this coming year. Thank you Claire for all your hard work keeping your audience educated and entertained.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Ooh, I just had to look it up, this is very interesting indeed!! Thanks for sharing, it's another one on my list of potentials to try :D Happy new year to you too ✨

Happy new year. 🎉

I'd recommend the SMD Gatewood Cape over this knockoff any day. Brilliant innovation for the ultralighter rather than being a knockoff that takes money away from the inventor. Besides, the Gatewood Cape has 360 deg coverage and the serenity net tent (sold separately) fits perfectly in it as well as the SMD Deschutes Tarp (and in many other tarps also). The only thing difficult about the Gatewood cape is it is silicone coated on both sides of the fabric so it wants to slide off you when you're putting it on as a poncho. I fell over backwards wearing it over my pack once and I felt like a turtle on it's back. It took me 20 minutes to get up!! Haha!

I might consider the inner mesh tent with a tarp. I like tarps and hammocks. Tarp up 1st and the last item down & packed in the morning. Rain , no problem , I have a dry area to unpack , relax , & then pack under.

Happy New Year to you Claire and wonderful to see you smiling out from your new Poncho/tent. A big nice surprise to complete my day.

You have a really lovely nature Claire, you never fail to cheer me up. I wish you and your family a happy and healthy New year 😊

I don't understand everything but the woman is so relaxing that a night under a poncho feels like a 6 star hotel.😂

Dear, Claire, thank you so much for your videos and reviews of camping gear! I love hiking in the forest and mountains and am inspired by you! You are so real and emotionally alive! ❤

😂😂. I don’t mean to laugh but that does look so funny. You do love to try new things Claire. To be fair. It does sound a good idea, mainly on a dry adventure maybe? Happy new year to you and your family. Have an amazing year. And I look forward to all the adventures and videos you take us on. 🏕🏕

@christopherlawley1842

4 ай бұрын

Ah. Claire does it so we don't have to. Thank goodness

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Such a good look isn't it 😄 Great as an emergency or lunch shelter I reckon, or lovely in the summer. Happy new year to you too friend, thanks for joining me on these :) ✨

Happy New Year and thanks for always sharing a chuckle, as well! I think I'll stick with a good 4-season tent considering the severe extremes in which I tend to photograph... lol 😊 Thanks for sharing this with us, all the same!

a Drizabone long oil coat is the perfect thing to sleep outdoors in. Just wear warm clothing under it

Genial 👌👍😂🎉asta ahora no he visto ningún pomcho a mi gusto

Happy new year WildBeare, always lovely to see you smile when you are enjoying yourself, you brighten up these dark days of winter. thank you.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Bless you, happy new year to you too friend ✨ Yes it seems to be getting dark as soon as it's getting light at the moment doesn't it haha

Using a dry bag just big enough, slip the hot water bottle in with a cozy on, should it bust (fingers crossed it won't) you don't get scalded or wet. I tried it and it works. You do have a tarp you could use for the vestibule! Have a great new year Claire.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Good idea! You too :D ✨

Beautiful Claire ❤❤❤❤

It looks like a great piece of kit in addition to a normal tarp, or as a backup. With an additional tarp, you would set up the tarp first to shelter your whole area, then you would pitch this under it, off to the side. It would also help with staying dry.

This is above and beyond! If that’s all you got for survival then it will have to do. Thanks for the education and for bravely putting yourself in situations of misery to prove that formidable challenges can be accomplished. Happy New Year! Wishing you safe journeys, peace, good health and good fortune. Happy Trails!

Nice little adventure, looking forward to seeing the double poncho set up. Happy New Year and a safe 2024.

@gajner

4 ай бұрын

Useless. The total weight would be around 1.5 kgs which is more than a single tent and a raincoat.

I do hope the makers of these products you review are taking note of the pros and cons! Thanks! Great fun👍

I always take a couple of bin liners,one for my boots and one for my rucksack to leave in overnight. They don't take up any space and could be useful for all sorts of things in an emergency

wow my favourite youtuber in the next thing i was planning on purchasing !!

You are always a breath of fresh air Claire ❤. Thanks.

I'm getting some Hunchback of Notre Dame vibes here. :D

Nice one Claire. You look like one of the creatures in the film fifth Element with that on haha, sorry 😊 Happy New Year, here's to great adventures this year

I could go on and on and on about Claire, she is simply a magnificently amazing lady ❤

These should be given out to the Homeless, These are a really great way to get some kind of shelter

@Takkforkniven

3 ай бұрын

Try pitching it on concrete.

@TheMusicTimeMachine.

3 ай бұрын

@@Takkforkniven so in your theory, homeless don't have the ability to walk to get to the nearest woodland or field and have to stay on the cold concrete 🤔

@Takkforkniven

3 ай бұрын

No, that is YOUR theory that you are trying to make mine.@@TheMusicTimeMachine.

@Takkforkniven

3 ай бұрын

No, that is YOUR theory.@@TheMusicTimeMachine.

@TheMusicTimeMachine.

3 ай бұрын

@@Takkforkniven no you stated concrete

You are definitely the prettiest part of the whole setup. Seems more trouble than it's worth. Lantern is a smart idea, i like that. Stay beautiful WildBeare. Thx

As always fantastic work and I can not wait to the next video 🎉🎉🎉🎉

9:44 was that a little mouse running (waddling) out from your tent??

@StevenKeery

4 ай бұрын

Thesunreport: I've watched it a few times now and I think it is a hedgehog. Cute little animals.

@thesunreport

4 ай бұрын

To me it looks a bit small for a hedgehog, and I think they are hibernating at this time of year??. Could be a young one who has woken up though I suppose, I guess we'll never know for sure. @@StevenKeery

@StevenKeery

4 ай бұрын

@@thesunreport : Yes, you are correct. I forgot hedgehogs hibernate. It might be a mole but is more likely a bank vole, given the woodland habitat. Claire might be able to make an enlargement of that clip of video, depending on whether she films in 4k, or not. It would be interesting to find out.

who else wants to try this 🙋‍♀

@pyrosnappy7641

4 ай бұрын

lmao only one like after 16 hours

Quasimodo wants his hunch back 😂

Happy new year Claire, yes I agree it’s more of a survival tent to be kept in the car, did notice that you picked your gas light and turned it on it’s side to read the bottle instructions, with the long flame it will have touched the glass, I think you were lucky it didn’t shatter, be carful. I filled my chefs blowtorch near the hob yesterday won’t bloody do that again, now sporting a new 1 eye brow look. Nice wet looking blog though 👍🇬🇧

Claire I know you probably get bored with answering this question , but on your journeys across the UK , have you ever found somewhere and thought “ when the zombie apocalypse happens , this is where I’m coming to bug out as nobody would find me “ ? I’m not asking where , but just wondered if you’ve ever found such a place ? TIA 😁

@johnnicol64

4 ай бұрын

I did 10 years ago on Skye , NW Scotland. I am comming here to hide.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Love it haha well there are a few places.. I think the trouble would be, all us outdoorsy folk would have the same idea 😄 and I likely wouldn't be able to get there, I'm a 4-5 hour drive from the mountains and the roads would be blocked

@johnnicol64

4 ай бұрын

We can all starve in remote landscapes

@StevenKeery

4 ай бұрын

​@@johnnicol64: I think the UK's nuclear subs are based at Faslane, in North-West Scotland. Bound to be a target, so perhaps not the best choice of location for your hideout.

@johnnicol64

4 ай бұрын

@@StevenKeery Good point .

You look like Quasimodo

*struggling noises* The little jokes in the closed captions are just too funny.

Enjoyed that. Thank you wild one. Peace.

You did well getting the poncho back on je je je atb

I was just wondering when the next post was going to be, and then this popped up! Happy New Year!!

Haix boots… You can’t beat them!

Some crazy bin bag woman taken over Claire's video channel 😂

With our increasingly wetter climate this could be a useful piece of lightweight kit. Alternatively, use it in the garden as a spare room for a visitor.

Such a lovely glow from your lantern!

Enjoying these - thank you. Gas lantern looks great.

That poncho is so flattering...It makes you look like a hunchbacked witch of the woods!

Thanks for sharing the less- than-glamorous bits. Either your ankle's out, you're herding slugs, waking up to an adjusted sea level. Way to keep it 💯 You could practically rechristen your channel as "Miss Adventure" 😉

not sure how i only just found this channel, it is hands down the most authentic lovable gear review spot i’ve ever seen! i could literally watch your videos for hours.

@WildBeare

4 ай бұрын

Heyy, thanks so much and welcome to my lil channel 👋 I don't call them reviews as to be honest with you, I've no idea what I'm talking about half the time haha! Learning it as I go along. So glad you like my vids. Happy new year :)

love this for the emergency or lunch shelter

Thanks for another fun video Claire!🐢♥️🍄

Happy new year another tip it’s put a thick sock over your water bottle. Improvised hottie 😊

Your videos are so wholesome ❤

As wonderful as you are, the walking tent / poncho presents a pretty scary sight, Big Foot spotted in Surrey (or wherever..)!!

Luv it! Many thanks ❤❤️

Loved it Claire , thanks, happy new year.

Holy hunchback 😂 great stuff!

Poncho chic. Love it.

Excellent start to the year. Thank you.

Looks good great for light summer trips for sure thanks for sharing

Great video, happy new year Claire.

I love the learning as you go approach. This is how it is really done!

Thank you again a joy to watch As always ❤