Autumn – Forest Wild Camping – Tarp & Bivvy

In this video I head out in to the forest again with my friends Ray & Jay, autumn is in full swing and we made the most of the seasonal splendour that is currently on offer. As always I took a walk up to the forest which I try to vary each time so the footage is different. This time I decided to bring the Canon 7D armed with a 50mm F/1.4 to give it a go, I had inherited it while in Australia from my father when he switched to a mirrorless camera, I’m very happy indeed with the quality of video that it has produced and I’m certainly looking forward to doing more with it.

Looking down in to the Amber Valley during my walk to camp

Pitched up in the forest

Once again I used my Terra Nova Adventure 2 Tarp paired with an Army Issue Goretex Bivvy, Jay was using his DD Hammock and Tarp which you can see in the video.

Leaves and Mushrooms

Relaxing by the fire

Canon 7D with a 50mm F/1.4 and a RODE VideoMic Go with RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector

It was also the third outing of my Rode VideoMic Go which I’ve been very happy with, I love the fact that it is powered by the camera as I know I’d forget to switch it on if I’d gone for the Pro version. The Dead Cat wind protector did it’s job this time but I’m yet to see how it really performs in high winds, no doubt I’ll give it a thorough testing in the weeks to come and I’ll let you know what I think.

Walking back down to the village in the morning

We had a really great night relaxing by the fire, the colder months are certainly on their way now as it was very chilly away from the fire, if i’m honest I probably could have done with my down jacket. All being well I’ll be out in the Peak District again in the next week or so and more than likely returning to the forest again in the near future. As always, thanks for watching / reading / listening and I’ll speak to you again soon.

The music in the video is by myself “Dean Read – Drifting Away”, you may recognise it from my 2014 Highlights Video. Footage shot with a Canon EOS 7D DSLR with a Canon EF 50mm – f/1.4 USM Lens, a RODE VideoMic Go Microphone with a RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector and edited in iMovie

Links Related to the video
Jay’s YouTube Channel – http://bit.ly/YouTubeGoonieBushcraft
Jay’s Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_jImI7Y4JU
Dovedale Wild Camp – https://youtu.be/tzjUecTA0W0
White Edge Wild Camp – https://youtu.be/BBg7vh8kA7U

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Hadrian’s Wall – Coast to Coast – May 2014

This is part one of my Hadrian’s Wall Coast to Coast trip that I walked in May 2014. This instalment sees us start from Bowness-on-Solway and walk to the Bleatarn Campsite east of Carlisle on Day 1, from there we then walked to Greenhead on day 2 and had our first glimpses of the wall.

The 2nd instalment of our Hadrian’s Wall Adventure is dedicated to our 3rd day. We set off from Greenhead and had an awesome day climbing up and down along the crags towards Steal Rig, Housesteads and then down to Chollerford. After dinner at the George Inn we set off at 21:00 to walk another 12 miles to our finishing point at Harlow Hill, we eventually arrived there at 01:15 after walking nearly 32miles.

The 3rd and final instalment of our Hadrian’s Wall walk is dedicated to days 4 and 5. We set off from Harlow Hill on day 4 and ended in Newcastle upon Tyne where we had some great night time views of the Tyne bridges. On day 5 our day started with a gruesome discovery as we headed to Segedunum at Wallsend. We eventually finished the adventure at the Spanish City in Whitley Bay and dipped our feet in the sea. Thanks for sharing in our adventure.

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Peak District Walk – Monsal Dale & Ashford-in-the-Water

This videos sees us head to Monsal Dale for a nice but short circular walk of around 6 1/2 miles. We parked near the Monsal Head Inn and made our way down to the River Wye in Monsal Dale via the Headstone Viaduct. The route then took us down towards Deep Dale and eventually to ancient Packhorse Bridge at Ashford-in-the-Water. After a short stop to feed the ducks we then made our way up the hill and back around to Monsal Head. It was a short but sweet wander but ideal for a quick outing, we finished the walk with lunch at Hobb’s Cafe before heading home.

Links Related to the video

Cressbrook Dale & Peter’s Stone Walk – https://youtu.be/zHqp02ECkNI
Monsal Dale & Fin Cop Wild Camp – https://youtu.be/2zM0sCQmk-w
GPX Route File – https://www.dropbox.com/s/88xyf94pgublyk0/PeakDistrict-MonsalHead-AshordintheWater.gpx?dl=0

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All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon EOS 7D DSLR with a Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4.0 L USM Lens, a RODE VideoMic Go Microphone with a RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector and edited in iMovie

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