A Decade Of Adventure – Bushcraft Bivvy Night – October 2006

I’ve been writing blog posts on DeanRead.net for over 10 years now, I used to have the DeanRead.com domain but I let it slip out of my grasp… long story I started making a website to keep my friends and family updated on my adventures but it has since become a place where I can look back with fond memories. I’ll be the first to admit that since my focus has moved to YouTube my website has taken a back seat, every now and then I’ll catch up with my updates and also take a look back at things I’ve done in the past. It came to my attention this morning that it has been 10 years to the day since I first wrote a post about our Bushcraft trips, or what I now call Forest Wild Camping. All the old post are contained within the archives on an old version of the site but are still online for all to see. As this trip was particularly special to us I thougt I’d bring it over to the current site, update it with some more images but leave the words as they were… Here is that post and here is too the mext 10 years of adventures

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I’ve just arrived home from a great night up in the forest. We set off from Jay’s house at around 14:30 yesterday, all of us travelling light in comparison to previous trips. My new Berghaus C7 rucksack was an easy 11 kilograms. Thats my aim from now on, travel as light as possible with only the essentials for 24hrs away. The only extravagence we had on this trip was Jay’s radio.

It took us approximetly 2 hours to walk to the top secret Bushcraft location, which is a lovely forest upon a hill with great views from its perimeter. The forest comprises mainly of pine trees and low lying ferns etc. The spot we chose was fairly dense, there was no danger of getting much wind passing through which could make us cold or make fire lighting a drama. Plenty of firewood is readily available in the area, although we did use our axe to harvest some more substantial pieces.

Firstly we set up our shelter, as there was 5 of us we used 3 tarps. Then we got our fire going using tinder and a fire steal. We cooked our meals then had a good old knees up around the camp fire.

During the night we did get some rain but the shelter kept us dry, I was awake early and got the fire going again for breakfast. After all the cooking had finished we let the fire burn out. We used some remaining water to kill the embers on the fire, then we begun the process of making the site look like no one had ever set foot there.

A great time was had by all. We got chance to brush up on old skills and learn some new ones. I can’t wait till the next outing !!

As an added bonus here is a video we recorded in November 2006 and it has been live on Jay’s channel ever since. It was recorded on my old Nokia N70 and it features me doing a bit of a run down of the kit that we were taking with us back then. Some of that same kit is still coming along wih us now and its only recently that I’ve retired that trusty old Army Issue Goretex Bivvy Bag.

If you would like to watch more of our videos then you can do so by heading to our YouTube channels.

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Forest Wild Camp – DJI Phantom 4 & DD Hammock

In this video I head up to the usual forest armed with my DJI Phantom 4 to meet Ray and Jay aka GoonieBushcraft. I’d been wanting to take the drone with me for some time but the weather hadn’t been kind to me in the past. Even though it was pretty windy I managed to capture some aerial footage of the area on my way up to the forest.

I walked via Ogston Reservoir and got a shot that I’d had in mind since I saw the early models of the DJI Phantom. I was never really convinced by the early models that required you to buy a gimbal and use a GoPro, things changed however when they started to come with a built in camera… Anyway, I digress. There was a strong cross wind during this first flight but I was surprised at how well it faired and the footage came out smoothly. There is a snippet of video where I have the camera looking downwards towards the reservoir overflow and you might notice the drone is turning to the right ever so slightly… the wind was particularly strong at that point. 

After walking past Ogston Reservoir I walked in the direction of the forest, there was another shot that I’d wanted to get and today was the day. I had discussed it with Jay and Ray in the weeks before, I’d fly the drone towards them and get close enough to see them waving back. Due to the strength of the I didn’t want to get too close just incase a strong gust took the drone and slammed it in to the ground. Jay rang me beforehand and warned me about how strong the wind was so I was extra careful. Thankfully the stability and agility of the Phantom 4 was more than a match for the conditions and I got the shot that I’d envisaged.

It was really great to see the forest and the surrounding area in a different way, we have been going up and sitting on that cliff edge for more years than I can remember so it was great to look back at it from a different perspective. Later that evening I flew above the forest during the sunset sequence and you can even make out the lonely spider tree in the image below that has fallen in the clearing.

We had a really great night in the forest and it was nice to get up there relatively early so we had the afternoon to relax. I love autumn but the daylight hours are reducing at a worryingly quick rate and it will soon mean that it is dark by 17:00. 

The sunset was absolutely breathtaking, I managed to take it all in after flying the drone for a while. In the video you will see the sequence which includes some fireside timelapsing and star lapses. Many thanks for watching the video if you have, if you haven’t why not click play now  

Peak District – Dark Peak Bivvy
https://youtu.be/ydve9MzhyJo
My Kit List & The Alpkit Hunka Bivvy – https://youtu.be/WHPAK32PYDs

DJI Phantom 4 – http://amzn.to/2e7yRYs
DD Hammock – http://amzn.to/2aynolG
Terra Nova Tarp – http://amzn.to/2a862YW
Jay’s channel – http://bit.ly/YouTubeGoonieBushcraft

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All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon EOS 7D DSLR with a Canon EF 50mm – f/1.4 USM Lens, Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4.0 L USM Lens, RODE VideoMic Go Microphone with a RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector. I also use a DJI Phantom 4, a GoPro Hero 3 Silver, an iPhone 6 Plus and it was edited in iMovie.

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Forest Wild Camp - DJI Phantom 4 & DD Hammock

Forest Wild Camp - DJI Phantom 4 & DD Hammock In this video I head up to the usual forest armed with my DJI Phantom 4 to meet Ray and Jay aka GoonieBushcraft. Even though it was very windy I managed to capture some aerial footage of the area and we witnessed another spectacular sunset. Peak District - Dark Peak Bivvy https://youtu.be/ydve9MzhyJo My Kit List & The Alpkit Hunka Bivvy - https://youtu.be/WHPAK32PYDs DJI Phantom 4 - http://amzn.to/2e7yRYs DD Hammock - http://amzn.to/2aynolG Terra Nova Tarp - http://amzn.to/2a862YW Jay - http://bit.ly/YouTubeGoonieBushcraft Website - http://www.DeanRead.net Twitter - http://goo.gl/eXYC99 Facebook - https://goo.gl/LTqMWS Instagram - http://goo.gl/P4J2ey SoundCloud - https://goo.gl/JimMkH Subscribe to my channel http://bit.ly/YouTubeDeanRead All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon 7D with a 17-40mm lens, a 50mm 1.4 Lens, a RODE VideoMic Go with a Dead Cat Wind Protector, a DJI Phantom 4, an iPhone 6 Plus and it was edited in iMovie.

Forest Wild Camp – Lumsdale Walk & YouTube Mini Meet

In this video I head to Lumsdale to explore the waterfalls and some of the old buildings there before walking to the Bushcraft forest. Jay and some fellow YouTubers had gathered for a social night and I met up with them armed with my DD Hammock & Terra Nova Tarp.

Kinder Scout – camping above the clouds – https://youtu.be/esO03DLOCIY
My Kit List & The Alpkit Hunka Bivvy – https://youtu.be/WHPAK32PYDs
DD Hammock – http://amzn.to/2aynolG
Terra Nova Tarp – http://amzn.to/2a862YW

Subscribe to my channel http://bit.ly/YouTubeDeanRead

All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon EOS 7D DSLR with a Canon EF 50mm – f/1.4 USM Lens, Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4.0 L USM Lens, RODE VideoMic Go Microphone with a RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector. I also used DJI Phantom 4, a GoPro Hero 3 Silver, an iPhone 6 Plus and it was edited in iMovie.

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Forest Wild Camp - Lumsdale Walk & YouTube Mini Meet

Forest Wild Camp - Lumsdale Walk & YouTube Mini Meet In this video I head to Lumsdale to explore the waterfalls and some of the old buildings there before walking to the Bushcraft forest. Jay and some fellow YouTubers had gathered for a social night and I met up with them armed with my DD Hammock & Terra Nova Tarp. Kinder Scout - camping above the clouds - https://youtu.be/esO03DLOCIY My Kit List & The Alpkit Hunka Bivvy - https://youtu.be/WHPAK32PYDs DD Hammock - http://amzn.to/2aynolG Terra Nova Tarp - http://amzn.to/2a862YW Jay - http://bit.ly/YouTubeGoonieBushcraft Paul - https://www.youtube.com/user/hitmandexter Steve - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBnOKsKxhOyuteqdLfw6L5A Mike - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRf8CClYlvHMbs8P0PiZQQ Dave - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDavesowerbutts Mark - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKiN-9tfU4AxGWyqhP_n7A Tim - https://www.youtube.com/user/timb171 Website - http://www.DeanRead.net Twitter - http://goo.gl/eXYC99 Facebook - https://goo.gl/LTqMWS Instagram - http://goo.gl/P4J2ey SoundCloud - https://goo.gl/JimMkH Subscribe to my channel http://bit.ly/YouTubeDeanRead All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon 7D with a 17-40mm lens, a RODE VideoMic Go with a Dead Cat Wind Protector and it was edited in iMovie.

Peak District Walk - Limestone Way - Rocester to Matlock

Peak District Walk - Limestone Way - Rocester to Matlock This video sees me walk the southern section of the Limestone Way from Rocester to Matlock. The 23 mile route took me via the River Dove to Thorpe, then to Tissington before I arrived at Matlock later under the light of a full moon. Limestone Way - Matlock to Castletown - https://youtu.be/YQ_qqfS7yM0 Cromford Canal - https://youtu.be/ECPj4Y5aQF0 Website - http://www.DeanRead.net Twitter - http://goo.gl/eXYC99 Facebook - https://goo.gl/LTqMWS Instagram - http://goo.gl/P4J2ey SoundCloud - https://goo.gl/JimMkH Subscribe to my channel http://bit.ly/YouTubeDeanRead All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon 7D with a 17-40mm lens, a RODE VideoMic Go with a Dead Cat Wind Protector and it was edited in iMovie.

French Alps - Electric Mountain Bike Adventure

French Alps - Electric Mountain Bike Adventure The second instalment from our summer holiday begins in Spotorno in Italy where we had visited for a day at the beach. We then drove back through the tunnels to France and spent a day in the Alps on Electric Mountain Bikes. French Alps - Walking & Drone https://youtu.be/k3jNSqGqwVU Cairngorms - Glenmore Forest MTB https://youtu.be/OMWG2rjyWVQ Website - http://www.DeanRead.net Twitter - http://goo.gl/eXYC99 Facebook - https://goo.gl/LTqMWS Instagram - http://goo.gl/P4J2ey SoundCloud - https://goo.gl/JimMkH Subscribe to my channel http://bit.ly/YouTubeDeanRead All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with an iPhone 6 Plus, GoPro Hero 3 Silver and it was edited in iMovie.