Where I Survived in the Woods with Nothing but my Cunning!
Ok, that's a lie. I had a few tools:
- A Flint and Steel
- A Head torch
- A Multi-tool
- Ray Mears' 'Outdoor Survival Handbook'
In this episode I constructed an incredible shelter... which I showed my cousin the next day and he said 'That's rubbish! It's just for show, right?' Not the most ringing of endorsements.
Home. Sweet home.
Luckily it was a clear night and my meagre shelter wasn't called on to withstand any breeze whatsoever. I don't think it would have handled being sneezed on let alone even the most gentle of gusts.
Or guffs for that matter!
But by the end of the evening I had a bed, a shelter and a lovely warm fire to keep me alive.
Admittedly half of the branches that I used for the roof were cut down by my chainsaw wielding brother. So he was useful even if he did insist on revving his chainsaw throughout most of my shots. Apologies for the audio!
On the audio front, I was trying something for the first time with this video series. I had a 'lav mic' (not something for illicitly listening to people on the bog) attached to my shirt collar which was connected to my phone in my pocket. In the edit I had to match up the right audio recording with the right video. It was a right pain in the arse but it was worth it especially for some of the 'talking heads' shots.
I wonder if you even noticed!?
Episode 3 - FOOD
Episode 4 - MORNING