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Thanks for watching Samuel. I watched a documentary on how polluted the river Wye was shortly before I went on this trip and it kind of fired me up so I was a bit ‘antsy’ about pollution issues from the start. The Wye is basically dead in some places (according to the documentary). This is due to phosphates being discharged into the river apparently. I didn’t wish to condemn all farmers, far from it, I eat chicken myself, so therefore I am part of the problem am I not? It would be somewhat hypocritical of me to moan about the waste from chicken farms and then chow down on some barbecued chicken wings wouldn’t it? Farmers are coming in for a lot of criticism lately and believe me as a carnivore I am one to fight their corner . I am FULLY behind their fight to remain viable and resist the pressure from Govs and the World Economic Forum to basically ‘see them off’ But that’s a subject for another conversation. Believe me, it’s happening and most of our docile and complacent population know nothing about it. I could go on. I love the countryside, I feel I belong to it, I was brought up in the West Country, I NEVER litter or foul it in any way. So a night in some concealed spot on the river bank is a joyful experience to me and like the photo in the video said: ‘leave no trace’. No-one would know we’d been there. Again, wild camping is a contentious and hot topic, I’m not even going to try to address the subject of trespass and tort. It goes back centuries and it’s way too big a subject for me here. The land once belonged to everyone, until the commons was stolen from the people. I’m rambling a bit, but thanks for stopping by, farmers are an important part of our country and long may they remain so, after all: NO FARMERS, NO FOOD! I don’t want to be forced to eat insects and lab grown fake meat (the agenda pushed by the WEF as mentioned above). May be a subject for you to dive into, there’s lots of info out there.

Thanks for your reply Andy. I am a bit 'ansty' about the opinions of farmers so I'm guilty of the same thing 😅. Really appreciate your well informed response. I'm relieved your comment doesn't reflect your overall opinion. I hope you continue to enjoy your trips and make your great content. All the best 👍

How do Mark? good to hear from you. I used the stove a lot when I bought it, but not so much now that the weather's warmed up. I intend to install it in an outside shed/summerhouse at some point so that I can cook on it under cover - that's the idea. It's WAY too heavy & bulky to take camping, so it's a home based bit of kit. I get all my wood from a local wood which is byproduct of clearing operations and woodland management, it's mainly small diameter branches, ash mainly. Ash burns lovely, although a bit quick! Not sure about more trees being planted for fuel? but I guess wood has to come from somewhere. If you look around there's always wood to be gathered if you can be bothered to look and be prepared to do the hard work. In these days of exorbitant leccy and gas prices it's a great way to keep warm. Until they try and ban it, under the guise of a public health issue (heard that one before at all)? Hope all's well over there.

@@MrAndyballard I'm alright Andy thanks apart from my persistent injury. Good to hear of the stove - all the best on its relocation. I agree with the gathering. There is wood everywhere and yes if you can use it to bring bills down then all well and good. Yeah, new rules may well appear-the law makers like them. Have a great day.

Good to hear it Chris, blimey this is an old one now, I haven't watched it in eons! Tis a top spot alright.

By the scout hut? I'd heard that some killjoy fascist was making noises about people launching there but have yet to see or hear it. What's the matter with people?

Byeford campsite hey? I've been in there for a look, but prefer a bankside wild camp tbh.

Really? it's fast little stretch of water for sure, I find it exciting, but I've never capsized there, I always look forward to it.

I don't know that one, sounds other worldly hey?

Same. Tides of Fire

thanks for stopping by, Dave's the percussionist, I just filmed it. The sound in that setting was perfect.

Good to hear that Steve. I went on the yeo a couple of weeks back, the level was v low, too low in fact, that we scrapped the bottom a few times.

Flat bottoms! Lovely stretch of river, you'll love it.

@@MrAndyballard Great stuff, I have no doubt! Might just get tipped as the bottom has a rib but itll be reet :D

@@BillyGoatScruff1000 if you check out one of my other Wye trips here on my channel, I did get tipped in a rib bottomed boat. They are unpredictable in strong currents and that's why I tipped. I got quite a ducking. This one: "River Wye canoe trip, wild camping, 4 day paddle from Glasbury to Hereford"

@@MrAndyballard Hiya Andy, yeah it has a rib unfortunately. We are doing from preston campsite to hereford in may with the ribbed one, hope its a bit more forgiving than upstream, but for the 3 day one in august we will probably look at selling it for a flat bottom canoe. Thanks Ill check that one out too! :D

Glad you enjoyed it, I need to get back over there soon - the river is calling!

All subjective isn't it?

Yes... you're more likely to hear a beastie with 4 legs than one of these

@@MrAndyballard 🤣🤣

I haven't yet, but I've bought the flashing kit, I think it was called a Decktite kit. I have actually done another review of the Outbacker Oven stove which I bought after this one. Have a look at that on my channel. I would have bought that first if I could have at the time as it's a much better stove (with internal oven).

Nice one, thanks for dropping by

Thanks for watching Paul, I'm not sure what the etiquette is for leaving contact details in the comments section on YT. I have a website: forestphotographics with my details, you're welcome to check me out on that. It's a co.uk address.

Very nice to get a positive comment like this, a good start to the day !

Well, I didn't know that, thanks for informing me. Perhaps the earliest inhabitants of Australia had it as well at the same time - after all, Aus was so separated from the rest of the world for thousands of years.

Sounds feasible enough, I first heard one in Australia, it's a very haunting sound when heard in the bush.

An easy experiment of this is taking a kids ruler or paint stirring stick and sling it like a Frisbee 😆. It might take some practice but it makes the same flutter. Much love homies!

You can. It helped that it was winter time and the foliage was bare.

That fine chicken was an Aldi corn fed special Lee ! I can't knock em.

@@MrAndyballard no you can't lol 😂

I guess it is being self sufficient in a small way, but it feels good knowing that you're able to cook something say if the grid went down (which it seems is happening a whole lot more these days) cheers Steve

Ah you're back ! a wood cooked chook is the best... It tasted devine. Thanks for watching & I hope all is well oop north.

ah... you're right I didn't say. I cooked it for about an hour and a half - exactly the same amount of time that you'd give it in a conventional kitchen oven.

thanks for watching ! this is a few years old now, the girl is my niece, she's now 21+, how time flies.

Thanks for stopping by. It's a great lens as you can see, very affordable too. Not everyone can afford a L series lens, especially on a budget. Of course you get out of what you put into your photography, I learnt a lot while using this lens and I'm still using it today. I use it for both videography and stills photography. It cheers me to get a comment from Russia as our media make out that every Russian is bad. What utter, manipulative BS. Greetings from England, UK.

Thanks for watching Ben. There are some lovely ‘less busy’ spots on the Wye still. I think I'd say that the most important part in planning, is WHEN you go. I've gone on the river on a sunny May/June weekend and not surprisingly you'll find it packed with every sort of paddler - private AND hire craft. I've set off on a Monday morning, and I've had the whole river to myself not even seeing one other paddler in hours. So timing IS everything. It's also entirely possible to wild camp in some very quiet and isolated spots, you just have to be very discerning about where you choose to have a night on the river bank. Good luck.

Thanks Murray, yes, a few times this last summer altho not as much as I would have liked to be out n about. I layed off IG as I was feeling that it was a pointless exercise, I find the whole social media world a bit false at times. Merry Christmas to you & yours!

G'day Mark, good to hear from you. This was a round up of the aerial work that I've doing over the last year or so, hopefully to showcase my work to future clients (and to put on my website). I'm no longer on IG, taking a break. I'll bang you off an email, I think I've still got your address.

@@MrAndyballard A decent round up Andy. I had sent a reply but it's gone so this is another. I wish you the best with future clients. I'm not on IG either - they cut me off. I made a beautiful comment and supposedly broke rules. I'm gob smacked. Well, take care.

@@WyeExplorer you still @ mjturquoise Mark?

Ah nice comment John, much appreciated. Not been making much music of late.

very kind of you to say David. Thi is my day job... I try and inject some beauty into the mundane when I'm on site as well as when I'm on the river. Thanks for noticing.

Thanks for your comment my friend, it’s always nice to get a positive comment. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this lens to anyone for wildlife photography as it’s very affordable. It’s not the longest lens but will serve you if you can get quite close to your subject. I don’t do any macro photography with this lens, it’s not for that purpose, but for birds and wildlife it’s great. I’d say just read a lot of ‘how to’ books and hone your skills by taking lts of images. You will get there in the end!

Thank you for your nice advice and information@@MrAndyballard

I guess you're right... I've heard about the bay of Fundy, meant to be very impressive, I'd love to see it sometime.

I guess with enough of them you could warm up a lot of your body?! Nature provides !

@@MrAndyballard I’d be careful where to place them though 😂

That's good to hear, thanks for watching. It's worth the trip, try to go in teh less touristy months (spring & autumn) - middle Wye is the best stretch (IMO)

Some stretches of the river were so green with algae it was like paddling through pea soup. Other stretches were relatively clear. Some chicken framers are trying to make a difference reducing their run off with ‘borders’ or ‘corridors’ adjacent to their farms. It's going to take a concerted effort to clean up this river. Thanks for watching.

Yes, it's a beautiful river alright. I didn't get to visit this year for various reasons, but maybe next spring/summer hopefully.

Thanks for watching... my mate played and I filmed.

That's a very nice comment to get, thank you for stopping by. I enjoyed my time in WA and hope to be back at some point.