Recent content by Barney Rubble

Go for the DD superlight if you can afford the extra, you won't regret it. It's a lighter, more compact and better quality ripstop fabric.

2 litres is normally sufficient for a day out or overnight camp (plus a beer or two!). I usually use Nalgene's, the 32oz wide mouth, Nalgene Oasis (USGI style) or BCB Osprey bottle's. It all depends on what nesting cook pot I plan to use.

For inspiration, might I recommend that you check out Giles Binyon on youtube. He's been on a similar mission to camp without synthetic materials and also keep his kit as light as possible. He has been very successful and I must say that I've taken some inspiration from him. Just search his...

I can recommend the Helikon Tex Supertarp Small, have had mine for 3yrs and it's been great. Strangely I consider that a larger tarp though and great for solo camping. Other smaller tarps that I use and can recommend are: Alpkit Rig 3.5 (2.4 x 1.45m) - fairly new to me, but the build quality is...

Hi all, Thought I'd share this video on here because I did actually do some 'bushcrafty stuff' this time around! I spent two nights in the woods. I brought some good food to cook over the fire, my meals were planned specifically so that I could play with a new Evernew titanium frying pan! I...

You're quite right about the dutch hooped bivvies. The Carinthia made examples are the sought after models and can be costly. They're made with Gore-tex and YKK zippers. The FECSA examples don't follow the same standard. They use a virtually identical fabric, albeit not branded as gore-tex and...

Hi Kepis, very kind of you to recommend my channel (Barneys Bimbles). Glad you're enjoying the content! I share your sentiment when it comes to Youtube Shorts and reviews.

This is quite the quandry because I think you already have a really good setup there and is not dissimilar to what I use. The British army bivi remains one of the better options. The opening is very generous in it's proportions and I've usually found it fairly easy to get in and out of (pains...

No pictures, but I use it a lot on my YouTube channel, here's a video that I posted just after Christmas of a camp on Dartmoor.....

The British army bivi and the Dutch army hooped bivi's are the only two bivi bags to own in my humble opinion, both awesome bits of kit and have done me proud over the last few years.

My SAK Hiker is the one tool/camping item that has literally come on every single camping trip/hike/bimble etc. Wouldn't leave home without it. In actual fact, I keep meaning to do a bushcrafty camp with this as my one tool option to prep fire wood and make some camp implements. I keep eye-ing...

I haven't any experience with this sort of thing (it doesn't get cold enough for me to worry about that here in Kent!). But you might want to check out some recent youtube videos posted by Mike McQuilton and his Workshop Wilderness Adventures channel (He is also the man behind MCQ Bushcraft)...

I've been using the Exped Flexmat for the majority of my camps over the last couple of years. This is a closed cell foam mat with an R rating of 2.0. It is affordable (£20-30) and has stood up very well to the test of time (and use!). It folds up in an accordian style and slides into the back of...

I watched the UK series, I commend the folks for having a go and they did very well indeed, but I didn't enjoy it if I'm being honest. I much preferred the US format of the show which selected individuals who were at the top of their game and seemingly knew what they were doing. I enjoyed...

Woodcraft and Camping - Nessmuk Outdoor Survival Handbook - Mearsy Wilderness Survival Guide - Joe O'Leary Food For Free - Richard Mabey and a new entry to my bookshelf....Re-wild Your Mind - Nick Goldsmith. Thoroughly recommend this if you've not read it already.