Heating my Floorless Tent with Hot Rocks -- Solo Camping

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @TonyRIKKI
    @TonyRIKKI 10 месяцев назад +3

    I gotta give a shout out of respect to all you guys that make these videos, I luv watching them and learning, I gave making camping videos myself a try last summer, I kinda know the effort it takes to makem and edit and post them, IT was fun making them up to the point of coming home with all the footage. that's where fun stopped for me, lol, I'm not the most computer savvy person so I decided to let the people who are better at it than me to maken, it's very much appreciated, thank you sir!

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! This helps motivate me because like you say it's a lot of work.

  • @brucegordon4874
    @brucegordon4874 26 дней назад +1

    Went winter camping on one occasion with no tent just a sleeping bag. Placed a granite rock the size of grape fruit in a fire and let it get red hot. Had to place it in the water to cool off until it no longer glowed and waited long enough so it wouldn't burn my sleeping bag and placed it at the foot of my bag. Kept me warm all night and it was still giving off heat the next morning . Temperature that night was below freezing. The trick is to find a suitable rock with no fractures. Granite being the most dense for retaining heat. My friend didn't wait long enough for his to properly cool off resulting with a large burned hole. luckily he didn't get burned.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  26 дней назад +1

      Neat! I was using granite too which I found the previous day and stashed at my campsite. It was the granite that gave me the idea for my video. Thanks for watching!

  • @Stephi12Anderson
    @Stephi12Anderson 2 года назад +7

    Loved seeing the otter sneak past and take a swim. Thank you. I’ve been wanting to try the rocks.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  2 года назад +1

      I didn't even see the otter until I was editing my video! Ha! Good luck with the hot rocks!

  • @Bernie-f9b
    @Bernie-f9b 10 месяцев назад

    Great video! nice to see those experiments, i can see myself doing that in the near future. thank you

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you and good luck! Make sure you use a rock that's stable like granite so they don't break apart.

  • @floydsmith2296
    @floydsmith2296 Год назад +3

    I came here to watch your tarp techniques but you seem to have much more to offer! The Rock idea was a good one. 3 hrs is a little brief but far superior to waking every hour to add wood to a fire. I like the idea of buryi I g the rocks under your sleep system. Especially since you're on sand... Easy digging!
    I'd also love to see more of your tarp or tent. I love that it can be drawn back like that!

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад

      Thank you! I'm sure that burying the rocks would extend the heat. I would like to try that as well. The trick is not having frozen ground. Stay tuned for more tarp videos as well. Take care my friend

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 Год назад

      @@CampfireKodiak Luke on Outdoor Boys also just moved his fire around, making his bed on top of where he moved it from. The ground where he slept was still much warmer than the ground elsewhere the next morning.

    • @shydude7862
      @shydude7862 11 месяцев назад

      Not to disown this creator I like their videos too, but check out far north bushcraft and survival channel. He has some cool ideas for tarp tents also!

    • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
      @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 10 месяцев назад

      3hr is half a nights sleep without needing to tend fires. A better way to reheat them than getting out of the tent is what’s next

  • @TravelWithLady
    @TravelWithLady 2 года назад +1

    Woah! What a cool place to experiment in. Thanks for sharing 🔥

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  2 года назад +1

      A special place indeed and less than 10 minute drive from my house! Thanks for watching!

  • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
    @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 10 месяцев назад

    That was fantastic thank you for this test
    I feel like you did my homework for me

  • @13fishfreak
    @13fishfreak 2 года назад +1

    Cool video! I like your sneaky visitor....lol

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  2 года назад +1

      I never saw that river otter until I was editing the video!

  • @JoshuaJoshua0
    @JoshuaJoshua0 2 года назад +3

    Nice! I wonder how long bigger rocks would have lasted. I'm glad they didn't explode in the fire!

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  2 года назад +2

      I used granite! Probably the best rock for this purpose. I actually carried them in the day before

    • @rustyshackelford6834
      @rustyshackelford6834 Год назад +1

      I think it helps to prevent exploding rocks by using dry rocks. Set them close to the fire to dry before putting them in or over the fire.

    • @noahriding5780
      @noahriding5780 Год назад

      But is it enough to just use dry rocks? What are the chances something is still inside that can pop? Do they have to be dry a certain amount of time?

    • @JoshuaJoshua0
      @JoshuaJoshua0 Год назад +1

      @@CampfireKodiak I think soapstone is the best. That's what they used for bed warmers in the pioneer days. It's hydrophobic.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад

      @@noahriding5780 None of the granite I used split or exploded but softer wet rock could. It's not something I worry about. Chance of injury is very remote if you make the fire big enough to stand back a bit.

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc Год назад

    Incredibly peaceful.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it. Yes! Alaska has some very peaceful beaches although you may have to share them with a river otter or two!

  • @trooper2221
    @trooper2221 10 месяцев назад +1

    New sub here, good stuff!

  • @timothyandrewnielsen
    @timothyandrewnielsen Месяц назад

    Definitely taking a metal bucket to camp next time

  • @danielgrubb9668
    @danielgrubb9668 Год назад +1

    I wonder how long that would last with a thermal tarp.

  • @Junior-fs1lb
    @Junior-fs1lb Год назад

    Hi handsome, great video

  • @beavischrist5
    @beavischrist5 5 месяцев назад

    Thats why i always carry a bag of rocks when camping😂

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  5 месяцев назад

      No one ever accused me of being an ultralight camper! Ha!

  • @Solarlube
    @Solarlube Год назад

    WEW 30:10:2023. Wayne from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Do you think by adding the Black sand to the bucket you may have had heat for another hour or so??? Great video thank you.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад

      I never thought of that idea. It's worth experimenting because I don't know the answer.

  • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
    @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 10 месяцев назад

    Can you bring the warm stones into the blanket after 3hr.?

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  10 месяцев назад

      Yes perhaps even after a couple hours if you put them in a cotton bag or something that would not melt. A wool blanket would be ok but not fleece.

  • @noahriding5780
    @noahriding5780 Год назад +2

    How long can you get hot rocks to last in terms of hours? And is there a way to get them to last the entire night?
    The idea of a poor man's tent is cool. I'm curious if you will try something with canvas. Or you could even rig up several canvas sheets together. (Pure real canvas tents are expensive. But paint drop cloth canvas is not expensive.)

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад +1

      If you bury them they will last longer. But then you get a lot of humidity from the soil. I'm sure canvas would work too

    • @noahriding5780
      @noahriding5780 Год назад +1

      @@CampfireKodiak That is very cool. Thank you for the reply. Others wouldn't have been able to know about the burying the rocks thing to relay that information.

  • @thezzach
    @thezzach Год назад

    What kind of rocks are you using?

  • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
    @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 10 месяцев назад

    Can you heat the stones with alcohol fire?

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  10 месяцев назад

      I'm sure you could! Thanks for watching.

  • @sharpteeth17x929yw
    @sharpteeth17x929yw 2 года назад +2

    Wonder if you put the hot rocks underground because the ground can sap heat from you. Underground heating, think that's what the Greeks and Romans did.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  2 года назад +1

      I'm sure that would work but you'd have to put more of them. Actually I once read the Canadian Mounties used to put their campfire out and sleep on top of it keeping them warm all night. I think that would get messy personally but maybe if you added dirt then a canvas tarp or bedroll it would work well. Thanks for your comment and subscription!

    • @sharpteeth17x929yw
      @sharpteeth17x929yw Год назад +1

      @@CampfireKodiak How about dig three to four holes about two feet deep, throw rocks in then recover with soil, then sleeping bag on top

  • @burmy1552
    @burmy1552 Год назад

    If you were cot sleeping you could put the rocks under the cot and be warm for hours.

  • @hsurtiwa3097
    @hsurtiwa3097 Год назад +1

    No good a Tent ! Not sealed !

  • @moussi22
    @moussi22 2 года назад +1

    Did anybody else notice the animal in the background at 9:18?

  • @Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez
    @Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez Год назад

    People are way too worried about rocks exploding. If anything they will split along a bedding plane if sedimentary in nature.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Год назад

      Very true! I've never been hit by one and I put flat rocks in my campfire every time I cook with my dutch ovens. They often break but don't fly.

  • @mortenkalland
    @mortenkalland Год назад

    Did you see the animal behind your hat at 9:15 ?

  • @vancully6828
    @vancully6828 11 месяцев назад

    Get some deer antlers

  • @PPelo-mf1ss
    @PPelo-mf1ss 4 дня назад

    WhatsApp that at 9:21?