Worse than waking up for stand to is that rub on your shoulder as your getting some kit and a mate going it’s time for stag and knowing your going to have to sit down freeze your bollocks off and hope the enemy are not going to hit you Either that or during basic it was the woosh of a shamooli and knowing you were about to be bumped and have to pack all your gear and do an exfil tab or relocate
My buddy Amphone did 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan he trained himself to sleep sitting down and ALWAYS slept in the humvee, the other guys used to give him shit but he never got bit by camel spiders or stung by scorpions...
In cold weather...put your boots in the bottom of your sleeping bag...prevents frozen boots.....sleep with your water for the next day...hard to drink frozen water...
We used to use the sleeping bag tote bag to hold our boots. Turn it inside out and put the boots in then put it the sleeping bag with you and your clothes. If your boots are muddy it will keep the inside of the cover clean for storing your bag the next day.
If clothing was wet I’d shove it between the sleeping bag and the bivy to help dry it socks in the pockets and get into a spare kit if clothing dry all that’s coming off is my boots bodyarmour and helmet one girl in basic with a mate of mine slept with her helmet on gives a new meaning to an absolute helmet
I loved the “waking up already sucks” and “waking up in a cold environment sucks even more”. So very true. But you forgot about the shaving in the cold only to put on a fresh camouflage paint on your face, in the COLD.
We did this exact thing, because if you are in the field you are already wearing your clothes for the next day, and the day after, and after, and after
Keep these tips and thoughts coming. I think these ideas help young people joining the service. I can tell them to watch Heartbreak Ridge. You can show them useful things. More please 🙏
The sleeping mat is a life saver my section commander during basic chewed me out because I hadn’t attached it to my Bergen properly so as we left one of the corporals hid it so I was sleeping without it
1) Fill hydration system 3/4 water, 1/4 air. 2) Wrap hydration system with woobie. 3.1) If clothes are dry, put between sleep system and body if you are going to be changing clothes. 3.2) If clothes are wet, use inflatable pad for barrier between sleep system and ground, and put clothes in waterproof bag. 3.2) If clothes are dry, wrap feet with top, keep the rest on if not changing clothes. 3.4) If clothes are wet revert to 3.2 or you are SOL. 4.1) If no hasty movement expected and boots are dry, put under neck. 4.2) If boots are wet and no hasty movement expected, put in waterproof bag at base of feet. 4.3) If boots are dry and expecting hasty movement, keep boots on and loosen laces. 4.4) If boots are wet and expect hasty movement, loosen laces, line feet base of inside of sleep system with waterproof bag, and insert feet in bag. 5) Put gloves in crotch or in front pants pockets, makes them a little warm in the morning. 6) Try to find anything that can create a barrier between sleep system and ground. 7) Never try to be toasty, you will wake up in sweat and freeze. Try to be comfortable, less chances of freezing in the morning. -Just some of the things I've learned living in the Rockey Mountains as an 11B.
I defenitely would have been a terrible soldier. Been real camping a few times before and yeah I'm not doing that again unless I really need to. You learn fast🤣
I worked on a three person trail crew in Idaho for three years and we would work 10 days on and 4 off. Rain, snow, sleet, wind or shine, that's what we lived in so I had a one person backpack tent and a down sleeping bag and that was home. In the worst of weather it was a wonderful place to have for a good nights sleep.
Tips: Do now wear full snivel in your fart sack. You will sweat and when you get out of your sack you will freeze. Put one of your canteens between your sleep sleep system in extreme cold weather. Otherwise, you’ll walk up to a block of ice. Put your boots inside the foot of your sleeping bag. Better than putting your feet in freezing cold boots
“Do not use anything that is potentially going to explode and make everything wet as a pillow” also do not use anything that can explode in general as a pillow. Being wet sucks, being dead well.. you can figure that out
I slept in a body bag and slept like a baby. They used to drop rations in them and I was done being eat by red ants. Woke up to everyone sleeping in them as well and almost had a panic attack.
Coldest night i ever spent in the military was when I slept on the floor in the bed of my Duece and a half. Air mattress was a poor insulator. Cold wind above, cold wind below and an ice cold GI
One last thing: don't fall asleep against a truck tire or next to a tank tread. You may be waking up as the vehicle starts up and drives away. You will be flattened like a pancake.
Imagine getting bumped in the night and charging the enemy with just boots webbing bodyarmour helmet and a pair of boxers whilst firing a GPMG sounds like fun
Use the stuff sack and your clothes for the next day for your pillow and keep your hydration as warm as possible at your feet where you don't have it under pressure or freeze and break. Just some experiences with stuff Get dry bags and wrap it up in your jacket for a pillow so you have plush sleeping like that.
I honestly think youre a great example for a soldier. Youre well humored, you have a great attitude, youre witty and smart, and overall you seem like a great person. Please dont stop what you do and thank you greatly for your service and everything youve done ❤💙
Loved buttoning up the hatches on my m1 and sleeping nice and cozy on the floor(if you put the gun at max depression you have plenty of room)and waking up and using the boiling vessel to warm up some nice coffee then drive around in my nice heated vehicle
I always used my rucksack as a pillow. Didnt have it under my head and more so pressed the top of my head against it. It wasnt super comfy but it worked
If you have time and you have to sleep in a fox hole Light the bottom of it on fire before you put you try to sleep down there this will help dry out the hole and make it have Smokey smell so you won’t smell your own feet all night Just remember to make sure that the fire is fully out no embers left inside to potentially burn you and you’re sleeping bag
When u sleep in your shit try o wear as little as clothing you can. If you must sleep with you gear on like in hostile area. Wrap some plastic bags around your boots to prevent fucking it all up. Personally i had dry and wet kit. Only use dry kit inside bag and once out change to your wet kit back on. This way you can keep your bag as dry as long days as possible.
I was always taught to sleep nude that way when you put on your clothes it wouldn’t have acclimated to your body temp making your clothes colder outside. That or something else they were wanting 🤨
You build a hooch or just are careful where you place your bivvy. The bivvy will most of the time keep you dry and a hooch will add a layer of protection.
We had an LTC (who was a true FOBBIT & power point ranger) tell the armorer what he want for his M16, to be basically made into a fully tricked out M4. Armorer looked at me after that “order” was placed and told me to “watch out, that man will get you killed.” I told the armorer not worry, the LTC never leaves his office in the FOB.
“I hated my life I hated the army” 😂😂😂😂
"Waking up already sucks"
I haven't even served yet and I relate to this deeply.
Worse than waking up for stand to is that rub on your shoulder as your getting some kit and a mate going it’s time for stag and knowing your going to have to sit down freeze your bollocks off and hope the enemy are not going to hit you
Either that or during basic it was the woosh of a shamooli and knowing you were about to be bumped and have to pack all your gear and do an exfil tab or relocate
@@wargey3431What is like 15% of the language you’ve just used my guy.
My buddy Amphone did 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan he trained himself to sleep sitting down and ALWAYS slept in the humvee, the other guys used to give him shit but he never got bit by camel spiders or stung by scorpions...
I’m not a service member, and I see that as a important skill.
In cold weather...put your boots in the bottom of your sleeping bag...prevents frozen boots.....sleep with your water for the next day...hard to drink frozen water...
Yep, and definitely keep your gas canister and lighter in with you. Cold gas barely burns.
Wet clothes put inside bag body heat will dry it
We used to use the sleeping bag tote bag to hold our boots.
Turn it inside out and put the boots in then put it the sleeping bag with you and your clothes.
If your boots are muddy it will keep the inside of the cover clean for storing your bag the next day.
If clothing was wet I’d shove it between the sleeping bag and the bivy to help dry it socks in the pockets and get into a spare kit if clothing dry all that’s coming off is my boots bodyarmour and helmet one girl in basic with a mate of mine slept with her helmet on gives a new meaning to an absolute helmet
*soldier after sleeping in forest type camo in the snow* :
Am stelth
I would find the comms truck they had to stay running, so I would sleep on the hood.
I haven't seen one in a while but a 5qt inflatable canteen makes an epic pillow.
My dad always says "never sleep on the ground, you cant warm up the entire planet like you warm up your bed"
I loved the “waking up already sucks” and “waking up in a cold environment sucks even more”. So very true. But you forgot about the shaving in the cold only to put on a fresh camouflage paint on your face, in the COLD.
TSPLY: "Waking up sucks"
Combat zone: "That's the thing, you won't."
Sleeping on top of a pallet in the back of a C130 is better than on the floor as well
I took your advice but it’s 40° and I didn’t enjoy sleeping on the the hood of my Honda when I’m in my driveway… my neighbors laughed at me. lol.
We did this exact thing, because if you are in the field you are already wearing your clothes for the next day, and the day after, and after, and after
Levitate. Are they not teaching you people this in highschool anymore? Damn, US education system really hitting rock bottom!
😂😂😂 on a layer of farts? Easier in a mummy bag than a rectangular one.
Keep these tips and thoughts coming. I think these ideas help young people joining the service. I can tell them to watch Heartbreak Ridge. You can show them useful things. More please 🙏
Biggest secret, actually use the sleeping mat.
The sleeping mat is a life saver my section commander during basic chewed me out because I hadn’t attached it to my Bergen properly so as we left one of the corporals hid it so I was sleeping without it
"I like to sleep on the front of the humvee - get off the ground."
When I would camp with mutiple people, I would just change in my sleeping bag. You stay warm and you keep your privacy.
Why not just sleep fully dressed???
@@foxmulder7616 not as comfortable as pyjamas
@@foxmulder7616 plus sometimes you sweat during sleep and you don’t want to wear smelly clothes
@@fence03that and sweat kills in cold
These flashbacks are brutal
If you get a hammock,get one with a cover or use your shelter half or poncho over it. A rainy night will turn your hammock into a bathtub.
"Dont use something that can explode and get everything wet as a pillow"
* *Throws away homie's crotch* *
We were not allowed to sleep in our vehicles, the reason why: in case of an artillery strike, the vehicle was a death trap.
Got camou? Got berm? I suppose it depends on your environment. In the third defensive ring, maybe sleep in the hasty fighting position.
Most drivers slept in there vehicles
Easier to find them
@@tomhenry897 our whole team slept in or on our vehicle.
Things I've learned as a boy scout besides one
1) Fill hydration system 3/4 water, 1/4 air. 2) Wrap hydration system with woobie. 3.1) If clothes are dry, put between sleep system and body if you are going to be changing clothes. 3.2) If clothes are wet, use inflatable pad for barrier between sleep system and ground, and put clothes in waterproof bag. 3.2) If clothes are dry, wrap feet with top, keep the rest on if not changing clothes. 3.4) If clothes are wet revert to 3.2 or you are SOL. 4.1) If no hasty movement expected and boots are dry, put under neck. 4.2) If boots are wet and no hasty movement expected, put in waterproof bag at base of feet. 4.3) If boots are dry and expecting hasty movement, keep boots on and loosen laces. 4.4) If boots are wet and expect hasty movement, loosen laces, line feet base of inside of sleep system with waterproof bag, and insert feet in bag. 5) Put gloves in crotch or in front pants pockets, makes them a little warm in the morning. 6) Try to find anything that can create a barrier between sleep system and ground. 7) Never try to be toasty, you will wake up in sweat and freeze. Try to be comfortable, less chances of freezing in the morning. -Just some of the things I've learned living in the Rockey Mountains as an 11B.
I defenitely would have been a terrible soldier. Been real camping a few times before and yeah I'm not doing that again unless I really need to. You learn fast🤣
I love hamics and I sleep in my car in the winter it’s fine with a good sleeping bag and a linner 👍👍
Never sleep under a vehicle EVER !
As a camper these also work for us
I worked on a three person trail crew in Idaho for three years and we would work 10 days on and 4 off. Rain, snow, sleet, wind or shine, that's what we lived in so I had a one person backpack tent and a down sleeping bag and that was home. In the worst of weather it was a wonderful place to have for a good nights sleep.
Tips:
Do now wear full snivel in your fart sack. You will sweat and when you get out of your sack you will freeze.
Put one of your canteens between your sleep sleep system in extreme cold weather. Otherwise, you’ll walk up to a block of ice.
Put your boots inside the foot of your sleeping bag. Better than putting your feet in freezing cold boots
“Do not use anything that is potentially going to explode and make everything wet as a pillow” also do not use anything that can explode in general as a pillow. Being wet sucks, being dead well.. you can figure that out
I slept in a body bag and slept like a baby. They used to drop rations in them and I was done being eat by red ants. Woke up to everyone sleeping in them as well and almost had a panic attack.
its like hundreds of people playing the floor is lava
Coldest night i ever spent in the military was when I slept on the floor in the bed of my Duece and a half.
Air mattress was a poor insulator. Cold wind above, cold wind below and an ice cold GI
The Germans in the 80s had sleeping bags that you could fire your weapon from the inside. I used my protective mask as pillow for 20 years.
a reflector blanket works wonders and only weighs two pounds and never sleep in or with your clothes you sweat too much and your clothing get wet
One last thing: don't fall asleep against a truck tire or next to a tank tread. You may be waking up as the vehicle starts up and drives away. You will be flattened like a pancake.
That image of the guy sleeping in the back of a humvee is the funniest thing I've seen this morning
Best is front of the hmmwv, then top of the hmmwv, then in the back. Pretty terrible is the driver’s position but it’s sleepable.
Waking up sucks, but it's better than the other option.
Not by much though.
Thank you for your service
Back of the lmtv is my favorite lol
The sleeping bag will definitely keep you warm. Can't deny that
Who the hell undresses in a sleeping bag? Unless ofc it's with someone else who undresses 😉
Imagine getting bumped in the night and charging the enemy with just boots webbing bodyarmour helmet and a pair of boxers whilst firing a GPMG sounds like fun
@@wargey3431 oh right... someone actually did that XD
Much of this was learned in Boy Scouts......
Use the stuff sack and your clothes for the next day for your pillow and keep your hydration as warm as possible at your feet where you don't have it under pressure or freeze and break.
Just some experiences with stuff
Get dry bags and wrap it up in your jacket for a pillow so you have plush sleeping like that.
A sleep system costs about $500. I know this cuz mine was stolen.
I honestly think youre a great example for a soldier. Youre well humored, you have a great attitude, youre witty and smart, and overall you seem like a great person. Please dont stop what you do and thank you greatly for your service and everything youve done ❤💙
Loved buttoning up the hatches on my m1 and sleeping nice and cozy on the floor(if you put the gun at max depression you have plenty of room)and waking up and using the boiling vessel to warm up some nice coffee then drive around in my nice heated vehicle
Best place to sleep is on top of a 5ton expando. Platoon Sergeant never thinks to look up there.
Never ever take your boots off, be ready to bug out at any moment.
Basics…….
I always used my rucksack as a pillow. Didnt have it under my head and more so pressed the top of my head against it. It wasnt super comfy but it worked
I used my camelbak
@@josephjohnson6849 that was also good. Though i always worried the bladder would pop
@brianarnold8666 true, I remember it wasn't completely full
If you have time and you have to sleep in a fox hole
Light the bottom of it on fire before you put you try to sleep down there this will help dry out the hole and make it have Smokey smell so you won’t smell your own feet all night
Just remember to make sure that the fire is fully out no embers left inside to potentially burn you and you’re sleeping bag
Its the greatest sleeping bag in the universe.
I bought a 4 dollar half size pillow, and keep it rolled up innmy sleep system.
It's a fart bag. That thing holds in every fart you let out in the night.
Bruh wrap that sleep system with your tarp like a hot pocket. So in case your bivy messes up youre still dry
I swear to god waking up in Yakima always made me want to end it
😂
Yakistan
My dumb ass almost got sent to orbit after I tried to hold onto one of the end pieces in a wind storm😂😂
not from the army but personally I don't think you should use anything that can explode in general and not just explode water I might be wrong though
In my day a sleeping bag was a useless piece of equipment 115-120 day time 100 and Maggie at night
That last one reminded me of a photo of a WW2 German tanker who was sleeping on the road wheels of his tank.
When u sleep in your shit try o wear as little as clothing you can. If you must sleep with you gear on like in hostile area. Wrap some plastic bags around your boots to prevent fucking it all up. Personally i had dry and wet kit. Only use dry kit inside bag and once out change to your wet kit back on. This way you can keep your bag as dry as long days as possible.
I like to sleep with my head as a chokblock for an lmtv
The Iraqi soldiers:what the fuck why are American soldiers sleeping on the front of the truck *gets Ak-47 ready*
I loved my army sleeping bag so much I got one after ETS
Love your vids:) you make me happy when I am sad, thank you
“Wakening up sucks” bro you need help or something
At basic for ftx3 I used my ach as a pillow
Change before you go to sleep
Dont put your clothes inside your sleeping back if theyre wet or frozen!!!!
Sound advice
Hood of a humvee is nice and warm after running all day, smart lad.
Yes, at first. But metal is an excellent heat conductor, so after a couple hours, doesn't it just suck the heat right out of you leaving you freezing?
@@goodluckgoofy3354 nope. Them hoods are fiberglass baby. They stay nice and warm for way longer.
Used my M17 pro Mack as a pillow
Even if your hydro pack doesn't break, that thing is just sinking heat energy away from you. Bad pillow.
How about when the Chinese break through and you loose all your gear and everything is frozen. Then what?
Camel bak episode happened to me as well. It sucked.
Number 1 rule: GET OFF THE GROUND
💤
I was always taught to sleep nude that way when you put on your clothes it wouldn’t have acclimated to your body temp making your clothes colder outside.
That or something else they were wanting 🤨
Guy everyone knows you dump the water out and blow it full of air 😂😂
What about digging in..
Have you shot someone while in the army
Don't overfill your camal back I go hiking and have one and if it's to full it will burst like a balloon
I. O. U. for sleep
In
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Under
What if the ground is wet rain storm and you have no vehicle and have to sleep outside how do you keep dry?
You build a hooch or just are careful where you place your bivvy. The bivvy will most of the time keep you dry and a hooch will add a layer of protection.
Early
are you the president of Ukraine?
Ukraine at home
Are you allowed to choose your equipment like can you have an m4 and a rocket launcher
No, you're issued what the people in charge decide to issue.
We had an LTC (who was a true FOBBIT & power point ranger) tell the armorer what he want for his M16, to be basically made into a fully tricked out M4. Armorer looked at me after that “order” was placed and told me to “watch out, that man will get you killed.” I told the armorer not worry, the LTC never leaves his office in the FOB.
BTW, he had that M16 the entire deployment. Good armorer.
Oh my god I need to go to college
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Can’t u just buy a sleeping bag with a pillow