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First. It has been a while since I learned something that is a game changer in your videos. Being a newbie, first watching your tutorials and tips on bushcraft, every single episode was a learning experience. I felt the same with this idea of using the wool blanket and poncho as a tent. Second, you are lucky to be acquainted with E.J. Snyder. He was our (my wife and I) favorite participant on Naked and Afraid. The reason we enjoyed him so much was that he was resourceful, imaginative, but most of all, he was always very humane with other participants. I remember when he caught that huge eel on one episode, and then when he built that crazy raft with seats. Yeah! It was great watching him.
Bought the frontier skillet and my skillet bag just arrived . I went with frontier skillet because i bought for $2.00 a 12 inch wooden window cleaner handle with tapered end. Im going to wrap handle in para-cord and use with my skillet. Everything fits in new bag. Thank you for the skillet and bag.
The first poncho I purchased was from USGI. Not bad. After further research, found out that Orc Industries supplies the military with ponchos. This one seems way better made and is large, 96”x65”. I keep both and a 10x10 tarp in my emergency kit in my vehicle. Thanks for the inspiration. I’ve geared up pretty well and have followed your tutorials for quite some time. Always impressed, Thank you sir! Oh yeah, almost forgot, happy birthday!!!
@baronedipiemonte3990 Thank y'all so much! I have been wanting a few more milsurp ponchos, but they are hard to find for the right price. The ORC ponchos are only $45 a pop, which is what my local surplus shops sell their milsurp ones for (when they have them).
Hello brother first off thank you for being my brother and my friend all these years. You're a good man Shawn. I am so glad to have you on my Team in my family. I can always without fail count on you brother! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the shout out you rock brother! All the Best! ~ EJ Snyder
Yurt mechanics, love it❤. Think the Mongolians knew something about wool😉. I have always used 2 Navajo wool blankets on my horses when packing. Great for thier back and me to use. Wool is king, people forget this❤
Wool will keep you warm even when soaking wet. There's a reason snowmobile boots have a felt booty your foot goes in. That felt may end up soaked, but your feet (while they might get cold) won't get frostbite. Although if your snowmobile boots aren't keeping the liner dry, i would wonder why and fix it. Wool is amazing as a blanket material, and i recommend it to anybody who cares to listen.
As always, another great video! Combining a square or almost blanket & tarp in a Diamond Fly configuration makes a very warm cold weather shelter. Thnaks, & may God bless you.
I'm sitting here watching you put a poncho over a wool blanket shelter and I'm thinking... wow, that's really clever! Why haven't I seen this before? Bravo Zulu!
OO-RAH MARINE CORPS 249! I did something pretty bushcraft fabulous this evening: I used some No36 bank line to lash my toilet seat down to my toilet. The 2 plastic screws in the back broke and I replaced it with a double lashing on either side ending in an arbor knot.
Been on this train of your for years now, no one I’ve found does it like the corner. You genuinely are the only guy that does what the title says and goes further beyond. Thanks for lunchtime and dinner learning. Hope you’re having a blast.
Whenever I see people talking about just generally bugging out "to the woods" I always think about how those of us who live 'in the woods' in rural areas aren't just going to let hundreds of urbanites wander around on our land.
If you look at how a four-season tent is made, you should be able to duplicate it by using 2 layers of thin tarps. The key is to have a little space between them to create the insulating layer. One way you could do this is to set one tarp up and then use another branch or cord layer, depending on how you set it up, and put the other tarp above the first creating a gap between the two. The thinner tarps would be less bulky to pack and give you more options for shelter types and other uses.
For muzzleloading hunting season this year my hunting buddy put a moving blanket on top of his tent and then put the rain fly over it for the win. I'm going to try that next year for Spring turkey hunting season.
If you're not already out of Dodge when SHTF, you're not gettin' out! Like you said... locked down city. Think I'll get that book part of my arsenal. Tnx.
I'm so happy to hear how well you are doing. You've worked so hard throughout the years. Congratulations, as always. This was another great video. Hope you're having a great day.
I just got a poncho liner and this makes me kinda want to try this with my poncho liner and poncho. The little strings at the end should make it taught on the poncho once I tie them into the grommets. I love the poncho for this!! Dope video I love the progression of the shelter it’s fantastic! ❤
For all who's loving this, don't forget survival mastery. Got loaded up yesterday and that's all I'm going to need from now on. Help them grow. Can't wait for your content, Corporal.
Haven’t even watched the vid yet but I saw New Book Deal in the title and immediately thought “Take My Money!!” Been waiting for your knowledge on paper for awhile now! Ok. Now I’m gonna watch. 😁👍🏼
Hey I just had an idea... do a wooden handle as a purchase option. I bought a cheap wood lathe for $150 it's 1/2 HP and is amazing. Just an idea... you could save the shavings and dust from the handle making to add wax and make fire starting things to sell too.
Happy Birthday, Semper Fi! I still have my poncho liner from the early 80’s. Have used it on a tent with the rain fly over it during deer season. It definitely helped.
Completely OUTSTANDING, Corporal!!!! What a great video!!! It is always a joy to have some Corporal’s Corner!!! Thank you for all you do, and get yourself a big steak!!! 🥩 🏕️🪵🔥🤗
Great video enjoy the information. Finally ordered CC skillet! Looking forward to adding to my gear. Have a great Veterans Day! Thank you for protecting our freedom!
You want that small air gap, it adds insulation. If the tarp had an underlayer of wool, it would not insulate as well as a wool blanket under a tarp with a small air space. Air is an amazing insulator, use it as much as you can.
My Jarhead big brother HATED the M-249... oh, my bad. That was a year. I don't think big bro can count that high, I tell people the only reason he was able to enlist in The Marines is he took an intelligence test and the result came back negative! Just kidding, and happy USMC Birthday
You may have seen those cheap blankets the Salvation Army gives to the homeless. Part wool and part other fibers. They aren't loomed I believe that they are felted blankets. In Portland you can find them laying on the ground where the homeless left them after they got dirty and wet. Throw them in the washer and dryer and they are as good as new. You can also find them at Goodwill already cleaned. A few of these would make a perfect cover for a Wikiup style shelter. Cover it all with a Harbor Freight tarp and you would have a pretty decent long term shelter.
Happy birthday Shawn! Great video!! How about 2 poncho’s and 2 poncho liners?? I know they would take water quicker, but they are extremely light and would dry quicker? Anyway great video brother!
I am in colorado living above 7500ft.Its currently 28F at 9am Wondering How are you always in a t-shirt?!! im inside the house wearing a wool sweater to be warm. I do like the shelter idea. For summmer.
Idea, not sure if it's beneficial on cold nights but picture this, that set up there but a wider tarp to create a space between it and the blanket for warm campfire air to circulate. Your opinion matters to me, and hey, maybe be an overnighter video 😊
Survival wool blanket idea... take a large wool blanket of the desired side, and then put those ring rivets a lot of tarps have along two sides that you can stake through or put cordage through - maybe it will last longer than just poking holes through your blanket.
Thanks for the video. I've bought the book I always try to support fellow Veterans. You should do a review on wool sleeping bags. One was issued in WW2 and there are commercial one available also.
thanks for the book recommendation, i like having physical copies of these types of topics for a my small skill library and that covers a bit of a gap i can use for learning/teaching.
There's a reason the US Army makes liners for their tents. Squad/Medium/Command. Works in the winter to keep warn and summer in deserts for cooling. De Oppresso Liber
Excellent shelter idea!!! I had the same thought about an insulated shelter, however I planned to use a poncho liner, aka woobie, for the insulation layer. While it would be bulky, carrying two woobies and two ponchos, it would make both an insulated shelter and insulated cover to sleep under. Carrying a second woobie would not be bulkier than carrying a wool blanket and a woobie is lighter in weight. At the moment I can fit an arcturas tarp, rain poncho, woobie along with the other 5 Cs of survival in my medium Alice Pack with frame. The sleeping pad and additional woobie could be fastened to the bottom of the pack frame. I'm going to have to work with this to see how it works out. Thanks again for another excellent video.
Happy birthday, corporal! All the best to you from Germany! Thanks so much for your work and keeping the spirit up in these hard times! Order for book is placed, thank you for sharing! Keep going, Sir, god bless you!
I have a tarp/ blanket, got it as a gift to keep warm in my tractor trailer id i need it. I have used it and its a wonderful thing. One side is waterproof tarp type material and the other is a wool type blend. I wish it was bigger. Its a life saver
Got the bag this week, solid piece of kit. Go Ruck patch fit real nice. Stepped back from competing for skillets, got 2 so I’m good. Swatted ole gal on the Fanny with one this morning. She was about to cook eggs in her Wagner ware cast iron, and I Quote “if you do that again I’m going to show you who’s running this show”.
This is a great idea! I’ve had thoughts around this but never really seen it anywhere else. I thought maybe I was crazy in thinking about insulating a tent or other shelters. Great job!
Corporal, I like your idea. If you place a thin branch or sapling between the wool blanket and tarp, you reduce the chance of condensation. The rear could have been covered over with leafy branches. If you’re going to write a book, make it informative and fun to read. I have a couple of superb books, especially ‘Les Hiddens’s Explore Wild Australia’ and one or two absolute crapfests.
Nice idea! Could also cover the shelter with some of all them leaves its a good insulation too its free and you can use the wool blanket for extra warmth
Happy Birthday! Thank you for this video. The blanket as tarp liner looks like an interesting idea. Need to get that book. WRT bugging out: If you need to bug out, you need to be the first guy on the road. If you wait until the streets are jammed with rioters and the highways are full of refugees, it is too late. Safer to stay where you are.
They need to make wool blankets with eyelets and then tarps with eyelets that you can snap together to make a two layered insulated shelter if somebody would make them they would sell thousands of them to make a quick emergency two wall insulted shelter eyelet grommets that snap together would be easy to make with grommet tool crimping packet press
Something I've thought about before as a DIY project, just to see if it works, is somehow combining one of those reflective tarps and a wool blanket to make a multilayer DIY insulated tarp. I think it would make a great C style shelter. I was thinking of using some of the strong modern spray adhesives we have, possibly with some kind of gorilla tape situation for the edges. Then I found some of these "waterproof" blankets which are also somewhere in-between a blanket and a tarp. The big thing is that you get the water impermeability of the tarp and the gromets that the blankets doesn't have.
The homeless people I know have been using blankets over their tents and covered with a tarp. It’s cold in Maine. There is a homeless shelter but many find the accommodation less than the outdoors. Some cannot get along with others, some do drugs, some resent authority, especially when someone makes every opportunity to flex. Those are just the things I can repeat here.
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@@recall5811 Semper Fi., Happy Birthday Marine.! 🇺🇸
Cardboard insulation.
First. It has been a while since I learned something that is a game changer in your videos. Being a newbie, first watching your tutorials and tips on bushcraft, every single episode was a learning experience. I felt the same with this idea of using the wool blanket and poncho as a tent. Second, you are lucky to be acquainted with E.J. Snyder. He was our (my wife and I) favorite participant on Naked and Afraid. The reason we enjoyed him so much was that he was resourceful, imaginative, but most of all, he was always very humane with other participants. I remember when he caught that huge eel on one episode, and then when he built that crazy raft with seats. Yeah! It was great watching him.
Bought the frontier skillet and my skillet bag just arrived . I went with frontier skillet because i bought for $2.00 a 12 inch wooden window cleaner handle with tapered end. Im going to wrap handle in para-cord and use with my skillet. Everything fits in new bag. Thank you for the skillet and bag.
@ he was your wife to be.?? You were getting married to him.??
The first poncho I purchased was from USGI. Not bad. After further research, found out that Orc Industries supplies the military with ponchos. This one seems way better made and is large, 96”x65”. I keep both and a 10x10 tarp in my emergency kit in my vehicle. Thanks for the inspiration. I’ve geared up pretty well and have followed your tutorials for quite some time. Always impressed, Thank you sir! Oh yeah, almost forgot, happy birthday!!!
Yes, ORC's are the real deal. I have two of them in the foliage green.
@baronedipiemonte3990
Thank y'all so much!
I have been wanting a few more milsurp ponchos, but they are hard to find for the right price.
The ORC ponchos are only $45 a pop, which is what my local surplus shops sell their milsurp ones for (when they have them).
And Veterans Day too, thanks for your service! 🫡
Outstanding af video again Shawn
Bushcraft Spain makes a product like that. Oilcloth on one side and wool on the flip side.
Hello brother first off thank you for being my brother and my friend all these years. You're a good man Shawn. I am so glad to have you on my Team in my family. I can always without fail count on you brother! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the shout out you rock brother! All the Best! ~ EJ Snyder
Happy Veterans Day, thank you to all for your service! 🫡
Happy birthday brother. Semper Fi!
Yurt mechanics, love it❤. Think the Mongolians knew something about wool😉. I have always used 2 Navajo wool blankets on my horses when packing. Great for thier back and me to use. Wool is king, people forget this❤
Wool will keep you warm even when soaking wet. There's a reason snowmobile boots have a felt booty your foot goes in. That felt may end up soaked, but your feet (while they might get cold) won't get frostbite. Although if your snowmobile boots aren't keeping the liner dry, i would wonder why and fix it.
Wool is amazing as a blanket material, and i recommend it to anybody who cares to listen.
As always, another great video! Combining a square or almost blanket & tarp in a Diamond Fly configuration makes a very warm cold weather shelter. Thnaks, & may God bless you.
Great video. Semper Fi, Happy Birthday Marine.!! 🇺🇸
Scored a nos military woodland poncho at a second hand store for $8 last week!
I'm sitting here watching you put a poncho over a wool blanket shelter and I'm thinking... wow, that's really clever! Why haven't I seen this before?
Bravo Zulu!
Yea me too I am going to try this got a feeling that even a candle lantern could warm it up in there.
I've a Dutch army poncho along with the poncho liner works good thsnks for sharing
OO-RAH MARINE CORPS 249! I did something pretty bushcraft fabulous this evening: I used some No36 bank line to lash my toilet seat down to my toilet. The 2 plastic screws in the back broke and I replaced it with a double lashing on either side ending in an arbor knot.
Been on this train of your for years now, no one I’ve found does it like the corner. You genuinely are the only guy that does what the title says and goes further beyond. Thanks for lunchtime and dinner learning. Hope you’re having a blast.
Whenever I see people talking about just generally bugging out "to the woods" I always think about how those of us who live 'in the woods' in rural areas aren't just going to let hundreds of urbanites wander around on our land.
Got trail cameras? Yes I do. Also deer stand that is not just for hunting.
Last book I bought from a you tube recommendation was was the dr. Suess parody called”how the Priminister stole freedom”
If you look at how a four-season tent is made, you should be able to duplicate it by using 2 layers of thin tarps. The key is to have a little space between them to create the insulating layer. One way you could do this is to set one tarp up and then use another branch or cord layer, depending on how you set it up, and put the other tarp above the first creating a gap between the two. The thinner tarps would be less bulky to pack and give you more options for shelter types and other uses.
This right here.
Happy Birthday, Corporal!!!
Semper Fi, Marine
For muzzleloading hunting season this year my hunting buddy put a moving blanket on top of his tent and then put the rain fly over it for the win. I'm going to try that next year for Spring turkey hunting season.
For what it's worth I'd definitely purchase a book by you. Mainly because you've mastered the art of instructing. No detail is left behind.
Making "old man" sounds. LOL I am 84 and those are my sounds! A little humor.
I'm 50, and I make the same noises... as my grandma always said before she departed this silly planet: growing old ain't for sissies.
A kayak wanderer, I really survive on uninhabited and tropical islands Greetings from Indonesia from the Dima traveler channel.. 👋🙂🏝......
Great video, that was an excellent idea and I can see how it would be warm.
Happy early birthday MARINE!
Happy Birthday Marine. Semper Fi brother. We look pretty good for being 249 years old. Keep up the good work. SSgt Young.
If you're not already out of Dodge when SHTF, you're not gettin' out! Like you said... locked down city. Think I'll get that book part of my arsenal. Tnx.
Great video happy veterans day and thank you for your service
I'm so happy to hear how well you are doing. You've worked so hard throughout the years. Congratulations, as always. This was another great video. Hope you're having a great day.
Just ordered 3 books -- mine and 2 as stocking stuffers for Christmas. Thanks for the recommendation, Corporal!!
If you make a book im buying it. Great video and happy birthday U.S Marines
I just got a poncho liner and this makes me kinda want to try this with my poncho liner and poncho. The little strings at the end should make it taught on the poncho once I tie them into the grommets. I love the poncho for this!! Dope video I love the progression of the shelter it’s fantastic! ❤
OUTSTANDING shirt..
Thanks Shawn I am currently a member of Survival Mastery what a great platform I am enjoying every video that I have seen 👍
For all who's loving this, don't forget survival mastery. Got loaded up yesterday and that's all I'm going to need from now on. Help them grow. Can't wait for your content, Corporal.
Happy Veterans day Shawn!! Thank you so much for the skills and all the editing time!! Keep up the great work!
I said it before, I would buy your book. 😊
Bought a bed roll from adam savage its water proof sail cloth with wool attached to one side, would be perfect for this shelter.
Thanks again for everything you do Shawn!❤
Thank you for your service. I hope you had a good vet's day. - Salute!
Haven’t even watched the vid yet but I saw New Book Deal in the title and immediately thought “Take My Money!!”
Been waiting for your knowledge on paper for awhile now!
Ok.
Now I’m gonna watch. 😁👍🏼
Hey I just had an idea... do a wooden handle as a purchase option. I bought a cheap wood lathe for $150 it's 1/2 HP and is amazing. Just an idea... you could save the shavings and dust from the handle making to add wax and make fire starting things to sell too.
Love your videos and have for years now. And have a Happy Marine Corp Birthday. Semper Fi
Juuust like that, He hints of his own Corporal's Corner book!
Happy birthday MARINE. God bless you sir.
AWESOME BRO
Happy Birthday, Corporal
Happy Marine Corps birthday
Semper Fi
🦅 🌎 ⚓️
Add a “Space Blanket” for more warm!
Happy Birthday Marine Corps!
Great vid Corporal!
Happy birthday on a grateful day always grateful to wake up and be able to watch
Semper Fidelis Happy Birthday Cpl. Kelly 249
Happy Birthday, Semper Fi!
I still have my poncho liner from the early 80’s. Have used it on a tent with the rain fly over it during deer season. It definitely helped.
You're the Real Deal!!
This is a fantastic idea for a warm shelter. Thank you!!
Thank you for keeping your channel informative and for sharing your ideas & innovations.
Most of all, thank you for your service !
Happy 249th Birthday, Corporal!
If you decide to write a book I will definitely buy it. Outstanding A.F video my friend
Completely OUTSTANDING, Corporal!!!! What a great video!!! It is always a joy to have some Corporal’s Corner!!! Thank you for all you do, and get yourself a big steak!!! 🥩 🏕️🪵🔥🤗
☕️
Thank you for your service.
Thank you Corporal Kelly for ANOTHER GREAT video!!
Great video enjoy the information. Finally ordered CC skillet! Looking forward to adding to my gear. Have a great Veterans Day! Thank you for protecting our freedom!
You want that small air gap, it adds insulation. If the tarp had an underlayer of wool, it would not insulate as well as a wool blanket under a tarp with a small air space. Air is an amazing insulator, use it as much as you can.
Corporal AF, Shawn! Book ordered. Looking forward to a great read!
Write the book! I’ll volunteer as a proofreader!
Nice video! FYI, Errol and I served together in the 82d long ago and I always considered him a top-notch NCO! 👍 Cheers for tomorrow's Veterans' Day
It is curious since sleeping under a table with a blanket draped over it as a tent has long been the advice in the winter if the power is out.
Very large safety pins come in pretty handy too, light weight and very versatile
Happy 249th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps, Corporal!
My Jarhead big brother HATED the M-249... oh, my bad. That was a year. I don't think big bro can count that high, I tell people the only reason he was able to enlist in The Marines is he took an intelligence test and the result came back negative! Just kidding, and happy USMC Birthday
Thanks for another great video. Love when you connect to the previous ones and build on them.
You may have seen those cheap blankets the Salvation Army gives to the homeless. Part wool and part other fibers. They aren't loomed I believe that they are felted blankets. In Portland you can find them laying on the ground where the homeless left them after they got dirty and wet. Throw them in the washer and dryer and they are as good as new. You can also find them at Goodwill already cleaned. A few of these would make a perfect cover for a Wikiup style shelter. Cover it all with a Harbor Freight tarp and you would have a pretty decent long term shelter.
Happy birthday Shawn! Great video!! How about 2 poncho’s and 2 poncho liners?? I know they would take water quicker, but they are extremely light and would dry quicker? Anyway great video brother!
Happy Birthday brother, 249 years of tradition unhampered by progress.
OOORAAAAH!!!
In canada we have a Canadian tire hardware store where you can buy a mylar survival blanket... mylar glued to a tarp
I am in colorado living above 7500ft.Its currently 28F at 9am Wondering How are you always in a t-shirt?!! im inside the house wearing a wool sweater to be warm. I do like the shelter idea. For summmer.
Idea, not sure if it's beneficial on cold nights but picture this, that set up there but a wider tarp to create a space between it and the blanket for warm campfire air to circulate. Your opinion matters to me, and hey, maybe be an overnighter video 😊
Survival wool blanket idea... take a large wool blanket of the desired side, and then put those ring rivets a lot of tarps have along two sides that you can stake through or put cordage through - maybe it will last longer than just poking holes through your blanket.
Treat it with water-proofing and it'd last even longer. I need to get a gromet machine...
Thanks for the video. I've bought the book I always try to support fellow Veterans. You should do a review on wool sleeping bags. One was issued in WW2 and there are commercial one available also.
Happy Birthday Corporal 😊. Nice video.
Happy birthday, Marine.
Another good video
thanks for the book recommendation, i like having physical copies of these types of topics for a my small skill library and that covers a bit of a gap i can use for learning/teaching.
Great shelter, Corporal. That looks like a cozy cold weather shelter. Happy Veterans Day to you. Thanks for the heads up on the book. 👍
Great video thanks for consistently making quality imput!
There's a reason the US Army makes liners for their tents. Squad/Medium/Command. Works in the winter to keep warn and summer in deserts for cooling. De Oppresso Liber
Thanks for the video and information. Yes everyone should be prepared for an emergency. Get the book. Information is then put in practice.
Excellent shelter idea!!! I had the same thought about an insulated shelter, however I planned to use a poncho liner, aka woobie, for the insulation layer. While it would be bulky, carrying two woobies and two ponchos, it would make both an insulated shelter and insulated cover to sleep under. Carrying a second woobie would not be bulkier than carrying a wool blanket and a woobie is lighter in weight. At the moment I can fit an arcturas tarp, rain poncho, woobie along with the other 5 Cs of survival in my medium Alice Pack with frame. The sleeping pad and additional woobie could be fastened to the bottom of the pack frame. I'm going to have to work with this to see how it works out. Thanks again for another excellent video.
Happy birthday, corporal! All the best to you from Germany! Thanks so much for your work and keeping the spirit up in these hard times! Order for book is placed, thank you for sharing! Keep going, Sir, god bless you!
I have a tarp/ blanket, got it as a gift to keep warm in my tractor trailer id i need it. I have used it and its a wonderful thing. One side is waterproof tarp type material and the other is a wool type blend. I wish it was bigger. Its a life saver
Enjoying the frontier skillet. Haven’t made it to the woods with it yet but a short length of 7/8” dowel for a handle and it’s been cooking every day.
Got the bag this week, solid piece of kit. Go Ruck patch fit real nice. Stepped back from competing for skillets, got 2 so I’m good. Swatted ole gal on the Fanny with one this morning. She was about to cook eggs in her Wagner ware cast iron, and I Quote “if you do that again I’m going to show you who’s running this show”.
This is a great idea! I’ve had thoughts around this but never really seen it anywhere else. I thought maybe I was crazy in thinking about insulating a tent or other shelters. Great job!
See Doug Shoe bushcraft one episode was great for covering a homeless tent/shelter in big snowstorm. Very clever!
Check out the jerven bag poncho/tarp thingy. Would do the same job.
Corporal, I like your idea. If you place a thin branch or sapling between the wool blanket and tarp, you reduce the chance of condensation. The rear could have been covered over with leafy branches. If you’re going to write a book, make it informative and fun to read. I have a couple of superb books, especially ‘Les Hiddens’s Explore Wild Australia’ and one or two absolute crapfests.
Nice idea! Could also cover the shelter with some of all them leaves its a good insulation too its free and you can use the wool blanket for extra warmth
Watched the video last week and I was thinking of something just like this, glad to see I’m not the only one.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you for this video. The blanket as tarp liner looks like an interesting idea. Need to get that book.
WRT bugging out: If you need to bug out, you need to be the first guy on the road. If you wait until the streets are jammed with rioters and the highways are full of refugees, it is too late. Safer to stay where you are.
They need to make wool blankets with eyelets and then tarps with eyelets that you can snap together to make a two layered insulated shelter if somebody would make them they would sell thousands of them to make a quick emergency two wall insulted shelter eyelet grommets that snap together would be easy to make with grommet tool crimping packet press
That could be your project opportunity. "They need" can become "I can supply". Now you have me thinking about it. Can you beat my price?
Something I've thought about before as a DIY project, just to see if it works, is somehow combining one of those reflective tarps and a wool blanket to make a multilayer DIY insulated tarp. I think it would make a great C style shelter. I was thinking of using some of the strong modern spray adhesives we have, possibly with some kind of gorilla tape situation for the edges. Then I found some of these "waterproof" blankets which are also somewhere in-between a blanket and a tarp. The big thing is that you get the water impermeability of the tarp and the gromets that the blankets doesn't have.
Shawn, Outstanding Video AF . Thanks for sharing and Keeping It Real ,No BS.
The homeless people I know have been using blankets over their tents and covered with a tarp. It’s cold in Maine.
There is a homeless shelter but many find the accommodation less than the outdoors. Some cannot get along with others, some do drugs, some resent authority, especially when someone makes every opportunity to flex. Those are just the things I can repeat here.
Portland is bad lots of homeless shanties off the Main drag ...wicked Greasy up there
Awesome setup. I can't wait to see where you go with it.