The most brutal day in my straight line mission history [ENGLAND PART 3]
Evening all Patreons! here's part 3 of the mission across England. Enjoy and have a top weekend!
My most ambitious adventure to date continues and it's out of the farmland of Day 1 and into the remote, rugged forests and hills of Day 2 and beyond. 10 miles of pretty much solid pine plantations was the impossibly tall order of the day, and with utterly miserably freezing weather, I was guaranteed to be pushed to my physical and mental limit. All I could do was get my head down, and pray for no big fallen tree sections..
Some speech might be difficult to hear - use good speakers/headphones if possible and use the man made subtitles
The most brutal day in straight line mission history [ENGLAND PART 3] (YouTube)
Comments (57)
I just checked for #4 too :-)
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR PART 4 :D
Nice job! Are you wearing wool? It's pretty much a necessity for those conditions. Wool socks and underwear would have kept you warm even if you were wet.
Check the pinned comment on his recent video! It clears a lot up :)
You are an ANIMAL! If you ever need help with fixing "bad" audio i'm studying music and media production in Stockholm and i've got some cool tools to fix stuff like the audio in the van.
How many episodes of this are we getting? Planning on binge watching them in a sitting
Can't divulge that info Nathan but appreciate the intent!
Get in Tom, making some good ground ya legend! Really exciting to watch. Especially cause the task at hand is so much larger in scale this time. Loving it. Keep on wizardin' <3
You're journey through life has been a huge inspiration to me Tom. Thank you for sharing the good times and the bad.
Absolute beast, fair play this one looked miserable but a real achievement 💪
Verity and Ben are such good teammates on this trip - I’m sure it helped to push through when you knew that you’d see them both in a couple of hours.
Incredible determination!! Did you use the find my phone feature to locate where it was ?
You’re an inspiration, and equally absolutely mad 👌
Thank you!
You're absolutely right to say that the forested/timber farm areas are alien - to most life. In fact these areas are pretty much devoid of any ecology at all with shockingly low support to any fauna and flora. Rank in every sense dude. Most of the general public are duped into thinking they are somehow natural or nature supporting but that's as far from the truth as possibly could be. Epic journey, riveted to every moment. Si.
you crazy brit
Well done pushing through the mental and physical obstacles!
This mission is fantastic. The complete unknown is giving me serious Wales 1 vibes. Tom - you are amazing to persevere through all that. Keep fighting.
I feel like this series is really started to fire up now - great work, Tom.
This was an all time episode for me. Thanks Tom!!
Great effort Tombadil. I feared the worst for today, delighted you're still going
What an absolute warrior ! Always a pleasure to watch
go on tom!
Particularly enjoyed Tom's vivid description of last nights dream. @32:02
Just brilliant, so relieved to see you get through that section, but more so that you avoided hypothermia.
Congrats on having the mental and physical fortitude to push on. Legend!
Tom's love for pot noodles and gummies instead of healthy instant meal kits & energy bars will be a mystery wondered by straight line philosophers in 100 years from now.
The year is 2376 and archaeologists in a remote area find a ancient communication device
Well done Tom, immense, awe-inspiring effort. Let’s fooking go!
If any forestry workers find your phone they must think it has fallen from the sky, as no human would voluntarily go through there 😂. Regarding clothing, a layer of wool closest to your body from top to bottom can help with hypothermia as it doesn’t drain heat from your body the same way synthetic fabrics do when wet. And you can get really thin wool too so it doesn’t add extra weight or bulk. So impressed you went back out for the last section, incredible willpower!
I was going to say that too — wool still keeps you warm when it’s wet, unlike cotton or synthetic fibers.
Maybe bring protectice glasses to combat all the branches next time.
They always seem to fog up!
Great watch!
Maybe I missed this, is there a reason tom couldn't text Verity with the Sat phone ?
I didn't explain it properly Scott. Something to do with signal on Verity's end.
Nothing but admiration at the mental strength it must’ve taken to get through that.
I was hoping you would release #3 tonight, I've just settled down with a pint to watch the video, nice one! I like to follow your route myself by looking at online maps while I watch the video, does anyone else do this?
Same here 😅
i can only imagine that in 300 years time someone discovers your lost phone as some sort of ancient artifact
whoever it is, I'm fxcking getting in... great video
This one was quite emotional for me. I know you’ve had (and probably still have because it never really leaves you) mental health issues in the past, and I just really felt when you gave yourself the pep talk it was a bit deeper than one might think at first glance. I got glassy eyed I have to say. Your determination was great to see, Tom. As always I can’t wait to see what happens next
Yeah really had to dig deep there Hannah! I have however come to learn that for me at least, these types of mental lows, i.e. ones caused by physical discomfort or pain, or at least the action of overcoming them is quite literally the antidote for depression. It seems that depression creeps in to fill a void that is left when we don't push ourselves!
Incredible mental fortitude mate. Really impressed. Surely the perils of being caught on a farm has to be prefereable to these forests though? Or indeed the extra vegetation worth it for the light and temps of summer?
How's it going Calum!! yeah after this farmland feels like a dream. But farmers can mean failure and failure was not an option! hope you're well mate xx
Hell Yeah!! I was really worried seeing you shaking like that, but you didn't give up! Nice job, really. I love this.
I was really worried about your health at times during this video, but I am happy that in the end it ended well!!
This is brutal terrain, good on ya Tom for powering through. Can't believe how much you were shaking in the van!
Archeologists are going to have a wild time figuring out what your were doing when they discover that lost phone
Great video as always! Really starting to think it's going to be a success with your determination, love to see it
Just about to start a night shift, this woke me up nicely and I'm ready to face it! Thanks Tom!!
I actually found this quite tough to watch at times. Especially when you were shaking in the van. Hats off to you though Tom. Such grit and determination. Brilliant.
Yessss perfect evening watch thanks Tom!
Time for the part I've been dreading, I saw that the Fieldhouses have delayed their Part 2 so I'm worried as I start watching this video haha.
Get in!
Get in!! Perfect Saturday night plan :)
Lets go!