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00:00i'm hoping that i can find a nice shady spot it's very easy to get lost it's a bit like
00:05a maze
00:05do not try this at home kids was that thunder what is this i'm getting drenched right now
00:12what on earth is going on why well hello there i'm back home in england but not for long so
00:20i
00:21thought i'd come to my absolute favorite spot but we're doing something a little bit different
00:26we're gonna be trying hammock camping now i have done hammock camping before but i've not done it a
00:31lot and i'm not very familiar with it so we're gonna give it our best shot we're gonna try and
00:36have a lovely night it's gorgeous all around it's currently 25 degrees as well hence the dress sweating
00:48that is very warm for england by the way if you don't know already everybody is melting here in
00:54the uk so i'm currently covered by the trees i'm hoping that i can find a nice shady spot i
01:03have
01:03camped up here many times before but i've never put my hammock up here so fingers crossed we can find
01:10a
01:10spot so i'm hoping we can get a nice view of morecambe bay with some nice shade some trees
01:17um obviously i'm making a lot of wishes right now there's loads of midges
01:22i got a little bit distracted with trying to stay in the shade for too long and i've seemed to
01:28manage
01:28to lose my way but i know this place like the back of my hand by now there's so many
01:35paths that's the
01:36only problem is there's not just one path to get to the top there's like i'd probably say about 20
01:43different paths so it's very easy to get lost it's a bit like a maze i'm just gonna double check
01:51that i
01:51am actually going the right way yeah i'm going the right way okay put it back in my pocket off
01:59we go
02:00this is honestly one of my favorite places ever it's just it's got such a nostalgic feel to it for
02:08me
02:08and it's so vast it's so open if you've not already seen one of my videos up here then believe
02:15me the views are gorgeous it just opens up all across the bay it's quite steep getting up though
02:30i'm just getting my first glimpse of the bay it's just through there i don't know if you can see
02:37it
02:38this is one of those places that feels far away even though i was born in preston and lancashire
02:45born and bred but even though i was born in lancashire it still feels so far away from me
02:52just because it's so vast and open and it's just so natural it just doesn't feel like it is preston
03:02that view just never gets old oh my gosh i can set up just over here i've not been up
03:11there yet
03:12though so let's go have a look it is actually pretty windy wow wow wow i cannot tell me that
03:23view
03:24is not incredible look at it it just stretches on and on for miles i've got this big tree here
03:33and then there's a little one here
03:37pretty sturdy i don't know if that gap's big enough though that is where i usually camp just
03:43there by those two trees but the trees are a bit too close together for a hammock i might however
03:49be
03:50able to make it work on one of the other trees someone's built a cool little structure here
03:56pretty cool this is literally my spot these are my two trees i always pitch my tent right there
04:05with that view it's incredible there's so many butterflies about as well let's see if we can
04:11get this hammock set up what i'm thinking oh there's four little butterflies hello what i'm thinking is
04:19there's a tree here there's a tree there but that tree may be in my way that's my only issue
04:25right now
04:26is i'm not gonna have any swing ability and being able to swing in your hammock it's the best part
04:33of
04:33it my plan is this tree skip this tree to that tree can you see it there you can not
04:43really sure if it's
04:44gonna work as i've said i don't have much practice when it comes to hammocks but that's the whole point
04:50of
04:51this trip i'm gonna figure it out i've even gone and bought myself a new fancy hammock it's i don't
05:01have a clue what the name is actually there we go i bought it from go outdoors to figure out
05:07if i can
05:08make this work okay that's on there that's sturdy right i'm probably want to wrap it around one more
05:23time perfect
05:35gotta get the test going
05:46oh i reckon i've done that just about right you know oh
05:50guys i think it might be a little bit too high up it's currently just about the height of my
06:00shoulders
06:01but i'm gonna give it a go regardless and if it doesn't work well we'll all have a laugh so
06:07it's fine
06:12you know what
06:16i might be on to something there we're a bit wonky sideways we're going that way a bit it's
06:23not that bad though and i've got swing ability swing test complete i'm gonna lower it on this side
06:32because at the current moment in time i think i'm a little bit too high up just a little bit
06:37lower
06:41sorry tree gotta get the test going there you go this should work a bit nicer
06:49time for another test okay it's a lot easier to get in
06:56let's see
07:00it's quite nice right swing test yep
07:08plenty of swing ability to be honest i probably won't need this because it's so hot
07:15but it just helps flatten the hammock out a little bit and i know you can get the under quilts
07:21and all
07:21that stuff for hammocks but i've not been using a hammock and i never really use a hammock so i
07:28only
07:28have a few pieces of gear i don't like having too much
07:33it's getting a little bit windy and i don't want my mat to just disappear to all the way out
07:39there so
07:40i'm going to put my bug net over just it's like a enclosure it keeps the whole hammock in i
07:47don't know
07:47how to do it yet but i'll figure it out this probably goes like that i'm hoping through the loop
07:54how have i done this then i feel like i've done it wrong i should have definitely done this before
08:00i
08:00put my mat in you're living you learn oh gosh my mat's come out fully now do not follow my
08:09instructions
08:11i'm not the hammock connoisseur yet emphasis on yet i will get there there oh it's sharp on my fingers
08:23like that am i gonna have to like climb this tree
08:32do not try this at home kids
08:39there we go
08:42hello this is quite fun actually up here yeah that's better
08:55ignore that bit ignore that bit this one's a bit easier because i'm on more of a slant here we
09:01go
09:02at least i've got bug free zone it's definitely going to be too hot for this sleeping bag but i
09:09don't currently have a different one i'm a bit worried about there being ticks on it because i've
09:15just been in wales where there was absolutely hundreds of ticks and it was disgusting and i
09:21had them all over me a lot of the ticks were tiny you could barely see them they're like little
09:27pinpricks
09:29getting a good little
09:32setup going here well we're almost finished setting up for the night honestly the walk up was so much
09:38easier because i've got this halara dress on it's so airy and so breathable i mean i can climb trees
09:44in it
09:44come on it's all right for reference the dress that i'm wearing today is the softly zero airy u neck
09:52dress from halara if you do want to check it out the links will be in the description i have
09:58been
09:58loving them i mean look can we have a moment for the dress people it's got built-in shorts it's
10:05not
10:05like you have to take the whole thing off as well to go to the toilet there's a little slit
10:10at the back i
10:10can't show you really but it's got a little slit at the back which you can then pull your shorts
10:16down
10:16and modestly go to the toilet without faffing around taking the whole thing off in the wild that
10:23means a lot basically it all set up it looks really cool another bonus to the dress is that it's
10:33so
10:33soft but it's also four-way stretch wait you see that it's four-way stretch it's cool to the touch
10:42and it literally feels like second skin i'm gonna get in i'm gonna do it it's gonna be quite difficult
10:48i
10:49think with my oh no i'm doing it i thought my mat would hinder me but it hasn't i'm gonna
10:56test it
10:57oh i should take my shoes off actually yeah that mat is gonna annoy me i think we might end
11:05up taking
11:06the mat down because it's making it very unstable there you go i'm in this is so nice
11:19i reckon it's about time we get some dinner on i'm all set up it's about 7 pm right now
11:25the sun is
11:26very much in the sky it's high in the sky it's not gonna set for another two two and a
11:33half hours
11:34and then it'll still be light until about half past 10 so i have got plenty of time i'm gonna
11:41make some
11:41dinner we've got some very exciting food for dinner i've pre-made dough and we're gonna make
11:49some flatbreads with honey butter outdoor boys style we're doing it i've also got
12:00regular cutlery that turns into tongs thank you
12:09what a sit spot what a hammock spot this is gorgeous there's butterflies everywhere there's
12:18dragonflies there's birdies there's trees there's sea it's gorgeous
12:26right let's get cooking i've got my pan for making honey butter flatbreads
12:32and then i've got chili miso noodles for whilst i wait for my stuff to cook
12:42there's a butterfly on my shoe
12:50getting quite a cool breeze going on now
12:56just got to wait five minutes for that to cook so whilst i wait we can get started on our
13:02honey
13:02butter bread i have my honey butter here which i made earlier i'll put the recipe on the screen and
13:11then my bread which has been rising it's not really a riser i don't like to use yeast i like
13:20to use greek
13:21yogurt instead i will put the recipe here for it and all i need to do is just form that
13:28into little
13:28breads and put it on my pan
13:33this is a weapon
13:37once that water goes
13:40then i know it's ready bon appetit never had one of these before i'm really hoping it's not spicy
13:49because i didn't read the chili bit and i am really bad with spice
13:57not spicy
14:00you see how it's
14:03going like that that's as good as it's gonna get we're camping we're not michelin starring
14:09that'll do let's get some butter in the pan let's make some flatbreads
14:20i think my pan's too hot but there's no other settings this is gonna be really messy
14:28but it's gonna be so worth it
14:33i don't think i'm quite outdoor boys styling it but it's gonna have to do i make these all the
14:39time at
14:40home my own little recipe so they're a little bit goopy i think once i char one side
14:50yeah this is gonna be fine we're getting something resembling a flatbread right now
14:55it might not be pretty but it's gonna be lovely yeah pour some of my honey butter on it
15:05it's gonna be so good we're gonna give it a go
15:09oh that's really hot
15:18that's so good
15:21yep i can well and truly get behind that
15:26this is a peak moment for me watching the tide come in sat here honey butter flatbread
15:37right well the sun has just gone down over those hills behind me i'm gonna get in my hammock i've
15:44done a tick check i have found quite a few ticks on me and i'm not sure if they're from
15:51this area
15:53or they're from wales which is where i last used this i did check it and i didn't find any
16:00ticks
16:01but they're tiny the ones that i'm finding on me are like little pinpricks
16:05none of them have latched i have got my tick removal kit with me i am wearing smidge mosquito
16:11bug repellent i don't know i don't know if i've just missed spots most of them i've found
16:16because the fabric on this is quite light i found them on the fabric so they're clearly trying to
16:23make their way towards me i'm just doing plenty checks but i'm pretty sure it is all of this
16:28because when i was in wales there were ticks absolutely everywhere i was finding them left
16:34right and center luckily none of them have managed to get to me yet i've not had a single tick
16:39bite but i
16:40have found over 20 on me which is disgusting it's just sending me crazy it's 10 past nine i need
16:49to
16:49get in my sleeping bag i need to get in bed and i don't want to because it's scary i
16:57really hate ticks
16:58they're just disgusting creatures that was like a two minute long rant about ticks rightfully so though
17:05i don't even know if it's the sleeping bag it might just be my mat they might oh send your
17:12skits
17:13and try not to fall over was that thunder
17:21just chilling out watching the view the clouds are like i don't know how to describe them
17:29they're so pretty they're lit up pink on the one side
17:39i was sat here i heard a growl i was like oh yeah it's just some thunder it's all right
17:45and then out the corner of my eye i saw a flash i was like oh what's that it must
17:51just be a
17:52helicopter or something sat here like a little egg in my hammock between two trees on the high
17:59point probably two of the tallest trees it's quite far away right now and it's out to sea so i'm
18:06hoping
18:07that it stays out to sea but seeing lightning and hearing thunder when you're in your hammock
18:13attached to two trees it's not the most ideal scenario i don't have high hopes
18:21it's over in is it in that cloud over there there's just this big wall of cloud and it keeps
18:28going
18:31which is mental to watch i'm really hoping that it stays out to sea last thing i need right now
18:38is
18:38a thunderstorm okay i think it's gone
18:46crisis averted i'm gonna wait for about a half an hour just keep checking up on it
18:52and then i'm gonna head to bed
18:57i'm all tuckered up i'm ready for bed the lightning and thunder have stopped i'm hoping they don't come
19:04back obviously it's around 11 pm it is well and truly dark out i'm gonna try and get some sleep
19:12i think the
19:14sunrise is at around 5am i will see you all in the morning night
19:28the thunder and lightning is right above me it's starting to rain as well and i don't have any
19:34waterproofs rain isn't on the forecast for the next week it's 25 degrees and pure sun and it has been
19:43for ages i don't even know what time it is oh my gosh that is so bad i don't even
19:52know if i can stay here
19:53it's around nine miles away at the moment i was listening to my harry potter audiobook i was so happy
20:01oh my gosh it's 47 minutes past one it's raining it's thundering it's lightning oh it's actually
20:12properly raining as well
20:17that's three miles now oh my gosh i'm gonna have to get out literally the first time it's rained in
20:26a week
20:27so much for the bivy curse i've created a hammock curse what is this i'm getting drenched right now
20:35no i can't i'm it's coming down sideways what on earth is going on oh my gosh i'm getting drenched
20:44i'm getting absolutely drenched what i'm gonna have to leave i can't i'm gonna freeze my sleeping bag my
20:53hammock everything's soaked the one time i don't bring my waterproofs no it's not safe
21:01it's not safe for me why i'm sure i'm i'm absolutely soaked and i'm cold now because i've got nothing
21:13keeping me warm so i'm gonna have to go i'm gonna have to i'm just gonna have to go i
21:19can't stay
21:21okay i'm i'm gonna have to pack up really quickly
21:25and get back to the car as safe as i can because it's pitch black and i'm in the middle
21:32of the forest
21:34so i'm gonna be safe i'm gonna be fine it's just a little bit wet and i just need to
21:40get back to my
21:41warm car i don't know why it is absolutely pouring it down and we've had a thunderstorm because it's not
21:51anywhere on any forecast and it's been so warm and it's been so chill and it's just
22:02okay i'm moving i'm moving before it gets worse i'm okay i'm okay i'm okay rain is slowing down a
22:10bit
22:10but if it starts again well i'm already soaked and my sleeping bag is down and it's already wet
22:18it's not safe for me to stay here at all i'm pretty sure the thunder and lightning has stopped
22:23which is why it's safer for me to move than stay let's go
22:30i'm moving as fast as i can to keep myself nice and warm and then getting down as quick as
22:36and as
22:37safely as i can it seems to have been stopped raining ish the rain is a lot lighter but it's
22:46dripping from
22:46the trees as well i'm so cold there's a moth on me hey i fully packed away i am still
23:00leaving the trace
23:01it's really not that difficult i'm gonna go really quickly back to my car everything is drenched
23:08i'm on the right path back down the lightning has started again i don't know how clutch it is
23:16which way that way
23:21i've made it back to the road we're on solid ground it's still thundering and lightning still raining i
23:30definitely made the right choice i've warmed up a lot on the way down i got really cold sat in
23:36a wet
23:36bag i always bring my waterproofs and the one time i don't serves me right it's a lesson
23:44i've stumbled across a frog hello frog
23:48that's so cool sorry mr frog i'm in your way another frog
23:56i'm back in the car that was so scary it's still thundering outside i think i'm just gonna sleep
24:04here i have slept here in my van before so i'm not concerned or anything i think i'm just gonna
24:10try
24:11and get some sleep there's no point me trying to drive home when the roads are wet and there's a
24:16thunderstorm well that was a bit chaotic for a first proper hammock adventure but we've learned
24:25lessons and that's what matters it's always about learning it's okay i'm happy now i'm back in the
24:32car i'm gonna try and get some sleep thank you for watching my camera is upside down didn't even
24:39realize that i will see you all on our next adventure happy roaming bye
24:49to see that lightning out the back