My camping buddy for this one: Dave & Emma Outdoors: youtube.com/@daveandemmaoutdoors3171

I'm a civilian chef for the military and recently spent 3 days heating and serving ration packs for testing. Some of the stuff is pretty nice. I always have some at home for spontaneous camping trips.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Is that dehydrated or MRE type meals? I brought an MRE on a camp once and it was tasty but very heavy on the guts

@EpicAdamMotovlogs

Жыл бұрын

@Stephen J Reid Both. We had all sorts. Even had to try the biscuits.

Your next moneymaker.... Camping dinner with Stephen. You provide the meal they provide the funds... lol. Seriously dinner looked quite tasty.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea!

Liked the fresh food better. I did not see that coming. :) UCO candle lanterns are great when your sleep system is off way back in the woods or aways down a trail. Light it, hang it up and finding that night's home is so much easier.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

yeah a little home beacon is always good at camp in the dark

You are right it did make me hungry. I enjoyed the chat and especially the hot water bottle! After my next visit to the supermarket it's going to be steak night! Terry

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy Terry! 🙂

I was in the same spot myself last night soloing. You would never have known, that you lads had been there. Love it when people take the time to do a proper "leave no trace".

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. a bit of mess in that spot when I've been there, but cleaned up what we left. Great spot!

My anxiety & ocd has been sky high lately but I've gotten a brief break from it when I watch your videos. So I just wanted to comment to say thank you Stephen.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, I’m so glad my videos have been helping you 🙂 keep going and I hope things improve for you

@MarJonBeauchampHPR

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Appreciated!

How is it everyone who cooks these campsite meals does a faster and far better job than me planning and standing in my kitchen? Good looking meal!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Haha, to be fair this was more effort than I usually put in at home too. Having to be more organised as it’s a camping trip tends to mean I plan better.

@RedDevilDog1207

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid lol and I'm an awful cook

I wouldn't dream of bringing a dehydrated meal out, part of the fun for me is the meal. Not that I'm doing haute cuisine, Spam, Corned beef (the price of steak) tins of curry with pasta or noodles then a fry up in the morning. McCains Gastro chips do quite well in the pan if you have a steak. I'm not convinced about the moisture-in-the-mat argument because the humidity in the air is already in 90s! I don't blow a mat up by mouth because my head gets light and I see stars. 🤯

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It depends for me. If I wasn’t typically carrying 2-3kg of camera kit I’d cook proper food more often. Corn beef hash would be a great one to do. Tin of corn beef, tin potatoes, onion, butter. Delicious.

I dig the camping meals but you can't beat some frozen sausages . Hello Dave .

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Do you eat them frozen like a meaty ice-lolly? 😂

Honestly I think my phone's bad at listening and then showing me what I've been talking about, now you're at it too! A while ago my wife bought me those camp slippers and the next day you did a video on them, then I looked at that candle one day and it was in your gear picks the next. Last two days we were wild camping in the Cairngorms and one night had firepit meals and the next well it wasn't steak but Co-op quiche and humous and oatcakes with a Wispa chaser. However we had a long conversation about wild cooking but how to actually do so and try not to compromise too much on adding extra weight! We're off on a 700k mission on bikes in May and hoping to pull together some culinary ideas. I think that you should do a few more suitable for multiday!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea! I guess it depends just how “proper” you want your cooking to be. If it’s more than just heating or boiling stuff, really need a decent pan. Most lightweight camping pans aren’t good for Proper cooking.

@Keith-TerraVenture

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid yeah, it's "under investigation" will share recipe if I find a solution!

Very enjoyable video...our family was like Daves...mum and dad took us camping late 1960s early 1970s..all over Britain and France,Belgium ,Holland and Germany...when I got married we took our kids camping, Tollymore.. Thinking about the food...when I did Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions in late 1970s we cooked dry meals made by Vesta...after over 8 hours of hiking they tasted lovely..for coffee I used a plastic bag filled with spoonfuls of coffee sugar and dried milk,worked well... Very best wishes from really old me

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Andy 🙂 You're right any hot food tastes amazing after a long day hiking. So basically you made your own instant coffee mixes in the 70s, ahead of the game, I buy those premade now by Nescafe. I never got to do the Duke of Edinburgh Award, its a big regret as I really wanted to but my school had limited places. With me coming in from a rural village, my bus meant we were the last ones in and too late to get a place on the list.

Love the sheep warm water bottle [and the “dad” jokes which accompanied it !] 😂

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Those were jokes of the finest calibre!

Well done Im so lazy I eat ration packs at home (don't tell the wife, she thinks I cook when she's away.)

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Your videos make me want to camp and visit Ireland!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ,that's the plan

@stehume

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid yes looks such a lovely place to camp, are you allowed to legally wild camp ?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@stehume There's no legal right here, similar to most of England but it's generally tolerated. Just have to be sensible about choosing locations. During covid some no camping signs went up at popular spots due to irresponsible campers.

Beautiful place sir and beautiful vlog too

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ajay 🙂

@AjaySingh-228

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid you are welcome Sir

I look forward to the time when I can get pizza delivered, by drone, to my camping stop. With a cold beer to boot. Most my meals were in aluminum foil, cooked on the coals.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Reckon a drone might get tangled in the trees trying to get to this camp!

Great video, thank you for sharing. Food looked fab. Interesting gear. I have found the flex tail pump to be interesting. Thanks again 👍🏻👍🏻

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I think you deserve more subs and more views... Dunno what's wrong with YT.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙂 I’ve too many interests. Channel would probably be bigger if I had more of a focus when I started over 4 years ago but it’s taken me a while to figure out what I want to do

what a brilliant video 👌 That guy you were camping with looks familiar 😂😂 .

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! Yeah think he might be related to you?

@daveandemmaoutdoors3171

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid 😂😂

Verging on glamping this time lol. I see you got an Ether Light XT probably the most comfortable sleeping pad. I like the look of that pillow, any idea of the weight? Food looks delicious

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I did! Finally upgraded from my thin mat, that was the first time using it, was a lot more comfortable. Pillow is about 150grams

Ewe do say some corny puns.. Keep my pitch clean and tidy please. Nice to meet Dave 😀

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

And I'm not sheepish about it either 🤪 Great wee spot in there.

@Sagewitchevensong

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid another comment lambasted 🤣😂

Loving this channel so much.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dessie, how long have you been watching?

@dessiediamond7414

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid watching now about a few months. Great to see more content from this neck of the woods. Your irreverent attitude is hilarious

mmmm food for thought....no pun intended...might try this on next camp. do you have link for the red metal container you used?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s made by Sigg, a Swiss company. I got it in an outdoors shop in Whitehead. Can probably find online too

Just had my first attempt at fish and chips on the coast this weekend, turned out not to bad! Great stuff as always Stephen! 👍

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

That's a tricky cook, how did you manage the chips?

@greyhikes5236

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Did the old parboil first then shallow fried them. Tricky thing with it all was the open fire and hot oil! 🔥😬

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@greyhikes5236 that’s brave!

I use summit to eat meals for majority of my camps purely for weight and space I use them a lot so I bulk buy and get them a little cheaper but a few times in the summer I'll take fresh food just as a luxury on a easy camp because it does weigh more and with a frying pan it takes more space.ive just got the new pump but the thermarest adapter wouldn't fit so I had to shave a little of the plastic off the inside so people need to check that it fits before going out for a camp.

@Theorangeman.

Жыл бұрын

Does yours not come with a rubber adapter to stretch over

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same, the dehydrated meals are super handy. I had 20kg in my pack for that camp 🙈 definitely wouldn’t have carried that much if we’d been hiking a distance

@craig3401

Жыл бұрын

@@Theorangeman. the rubber fits inside on the adaptor on the new version all the other adaptors fitted into the slot great except the thermarest 1 but a quick fettle sorted it but it's just something people should be aware of

@Theorangeman.

Жыл бұрын

@@craig3401 aargh fair enough. My thermarest valve just needs the pump stretching over. No worries. Thanks for the reply

@craig3401

Жыл бұрын

@@Theorangeman. yea it's the end that attached to the pump not the mat no worries

It is a myth that you get mould inside a t by blowing into it. It is a myth that blowing into a mat affects thermal comfort.So a pump in search of a solution. HOWEVER!!! If it is also a power bank and light then possible worth it, especially if you can't be arsed to blow up the mat yourself!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I tried to research both of those and got conflicting information for each, so maybe some truth to both. Moist air apparently does conduct heat better than dry air so the thermal affect seems more likely to be true. Personally I’ve never had mould in my mat but I’ve seen photos. At any rate, being able to easily inflate inside my tent and having it as a light make it useful and something I forgot to mention was it’s really handy for deflating too.

@phil.clarke

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid I used to object to these pumps on the issue of the nuisance noise they caused, then realised I cause nuisance noise as I use my electric toothbrush when out wild camping! Now I object to them as a reinforcing myths. Of course, as and when I do buy one I will then be an enthusiastic proponent of them!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

You bring an electric toothbrush camping?! 😂

@phil.clarke

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Yes - I like clean teeth! Oh, and can't miss a day logging on my app that I have brushed my teeth for at least three minutes twice a day.

Do they make vegetarian dried meals ? or vegan meals? 0:50 , whats with the exposure? How long does that blowy thing work on a single charge?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can get veggie and vegan options. Bright background makes the foreground dark. Hmmm I’d expect to get several trips out of it if just using it for inflation. The light will run it down though

What would they both taste like after 2 Weeks in a hiking bag though?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Only one way to find out…

What was that red mess tin you never listed it??

Imagine the crowds you could feed if buying gourmet food for the price of 1 single Drytech Real Turmat? They would call you Jesus for that

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Ha yeah the Real Turmat meals are pricy! Haven't tried one yet

How was that pillow really, after last nights camp me an the mrs decided we need a decent pillow and mat. What do you recommend?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Slept well on it, as well as my more expensive Sea to Summit one. Although the Sea to Summit one is slightly lighter b

@Theorangeman.

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid cheers stephen. Legend

Yea, what the feck is your frying pan. Make model and were u get it. Looks the ticket. I been welding all stuff to semmi light frying pans for years lol. Your meal look the ticket. My fave meal ever bit of a coup out. But my wife made me fajaits and a pepper chicken pasta all I had to do was heat it up. My mate who was all into his light weight camping. Only had boil in the bag shit. I feed me and that can't all weekend. He never looked back feck the boil in bag shit lol he sends me photos of open fire steak and a thing called a grand pa thing a moggy. Wire mesh make a toasty wrapped in bacon. Kind of thing on a stick . Yea dude I gotta cross weave this shit. I hope the Christ u don't discover surfing and expose it to the world. Jesus we have been surfing pre Chris landing on the islands ffs. Probably around the same time u learned how to light a fire 🤣🤣🤣. I only kidding keep her between the hedges. 👍👍👍👍

@johnhenry4471

Жыл бұрын

Fucking slayer lol

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s a GSI Gourmet Frypan, just do a Google, sold in a few places 🙂