You've proved you can make a traditional roof from all natural materials. Using a tarp for THIS camp is practical, smart, and useful. I salute your pragmatism.
THIS is the type of old school TA Outdoors episode I absolutely love. I know you have a very broad audience Mike but this one was definitely for me. Thanks mate. 🙏
grinding away at my job as a coffee monkey to buy land and get to do this sort of stuff more often. Been watching you for years now and nearly every video is a great reminder for myself its worth saving every penny for the life i want to live.
Back to the basics of TA Outdoors: LOVE IT! The traditional hearth makes a fine addition to your buildings. The new shelter is coming along very well. Of course, a fella has to eat, but I would have made a fire reflector first and the fish trap next. I would count on getting the fish from your Father!🙂
7 years ago I was just a kid and I would use my dads phone when he came back around 11 am, I would stay up and watch your videos, as time passed I forgot about this channel until a couple months back, I loved your videos when I was a kid and still find them to be comforting, thx for being one of the best channels
Mike, You have been very inspirational to me. Grew up with outdoor adventures, and , do new stuff. I read survival books. And that progressed to camping and outdoors. Yours was the first channel that I have subscribed to. I live in the Rocky Mountains of the USA. I have introduced English-style bushcraft and wilderness to my blokes here. I've been on some humble adventures since. I am growing in my love for the outdoors and the wilderness of America. Short, sweet, you are awesome and the main subscribe that I tune into. Keep it up and good luck.
Idea: nail one end of a length of paracord to the midpoint of the log at the front edge of the tarp roof. Roll the tarp down to the back of the roof, allowing the cordage to wind up with it. Leave enough tag end to reach up and hang just over the front edge of the roof, cut it off and tie a knot. By pulling, or releasing, the cord you should be able to adjust the roof by yourself.
hey i just wanted to thank you so much for all that you've done over the years as a person who loves all thing bush craft and DIY but who has a lot of health related issues and cant really leave my home seeing you and dad do so much has always put a smile on my face and give me home with being stuck inside all the time its easy to let my negative mindset win but its thanks to the people like you that I've not only learned to fight my own negativity but all fight for my health so i hope you all the best and i look forward to your future project's
Thanks for the demonstration of how to make a fish trap. I've seen them used on various "survivor" shows but never knew how they created the conical shape.
Whats needed for some: many like me can do this. What happens when people flee to the wilderness to hide from the bad ones and we know that is coming soon. All these shelters can be found by most military looking. Staying warm when one can not have a fire. These are nice just to camp in a wonderful society. People need taught actual how to survive with people searching for them!
,Brilliant , as allways ,tie two small ropes to the top log on the tarp roof , so when it rolls back you can pull the ropes and unwind it back up again bud
Propper jealous. I've been working on mine on and off for two years now. I don't have permission so have to sneak in and out. I only use wood that's lying around and don't go in the summer months (because it's boring without a fire) and have to cut all my wood to size away from camp, then sneak it in after dark. There is an element of fun to all that sneaking around, but it would be great to own my own patch of woodland to really go for it!
These videos are awesome. I really love "Bushcraft Camps." My plan when I retire is to buy a small home in the country with enough land to make my own. You have made so many shelters I have so many ideas. Thank you from your friends in Florida USA 🌴
The new fire pit is great! Looking forward to more additions to the shelter - well done! BTW, the tarp roof is perfect considering the purpose of the camp.
I was watching you fix the tarp up and a thought came into my head. Could you make a wooden gutter to catch the water off of the tarp and maybe either make a hollow out tree trunk or find an old barrel for the water to go into, this would give you some water to use up at the camp. And who cares if the fish trap is not perfect as long as it works
Love these style of videos reminds of the videos when I subscribed a few years back. @18:03there’s an odd scream that can be heard 🤔 not sure what it was. Could be a lamb but it’s not that time of year. Keep on doing what you do Mike, your doing awesome💕
consider reversing the tarp roof's direction, it's much easier to let it roll down in case of rain or a heat wave, and you'll have all the time in the world to pull it back up, even if you don't make a primitive pulley system that should make it even easier. I grew up with a roof window, so I have over a decade experimenting what's the best alternative.
It's better to have and not need to use this than pray you had when you need to use.. I absolutely love TA outdoors.. the One stop RUclips channel for everything you need to know when the coming apocalypse arrives.. I'm not sure it's nuclear proof but still? Those tarpaulins have multifunctional so I guess we see 😊.. I presume you own this forest or friend or do you just go into any nearby forest and basically just start building... Of course there are many videos I have to watch so maybe I missed that part as to what I can see this forest looks very very familiar from other videos I have watched.. bro you're amazing... Thank you for the awesome.. totally awesome outdoors 💪👍
У вас получился хуторок , очень красиво и лес очень красивый. Только бока в беседки наверное немного закрыть надо. Что бы ветер там не гулял. Еще дровник постройте что бы дрова были сухие и не надо будет заними лазить по сугробам если у вас бывает зима. А еще можно построить дом на дереве рядом. Тоже было бы не плохо или летнию кухню готовить там. По чаще снимайте свои видио они очень интересные и полезные.
Have you looked into the old Korean Ondols? They heated their whole home with it and there was no smoke smell. It’s a lot of work and digging, your friends would have to be in on it, but it is a great heating system. Have the chimney come out 15-20’ from the house and put a smoke house over it. It’s a pretty safe way to heat too.
Looking at all the skills you have. I reckon you could do a bamboo style building. Excellent work on your bush craft shelter, home from home👍. Me and my dog would love living there
18:10 A valid point about the odd number of staves, where you've got your weaver on the outside of a given stave on one course or wrap, then on the next one, it's on the inside of that same stave. An odd number of staves is one way to bind each stave alternately on the inside and outside. Another method is where you use two weavers at the same time, the one always on the inside of that given stave, the other always on its outside, but because there are two weavers, the stave still remains locked into the weave. And with this method using a pair of weavers, you can indeed have an even number of staves, because each one has a weaver alternating inside and outside each course, it's just that it's two different weavers. You can also have an even number of staves with one weaver, and every course just 'jump' two staves, advancing around the circle which two staves you jump. You sometimes see two weavers used when starting the bottom of a basket, with thin weavers to get the flat bottom started. But many basketweavers use a pair of weavers all the way up the basket as well, or also alternate between one and two for interesting patterns in the weave.
First time watching your channel and I’ve subscribed straight away. Very informative. Probably one of the only bushcraft RUclipsrs who explains what he’s doing and why
Attach some string/paracord to the roller log in the tarp while it is at full stretch then let it roll to the back, leave enough rope for the free end of the rope to hang over the front edge of the roof then when it rains, pull the rope to unfurl the tarp, you could even add some loops in the rope so that you can hang some logs from it when it's a bit windy.
Вам бы сперва крышу накрыть что бы дождем не измочится. А потом все остальное строить, когда крыша накрыта и дождик не страшен. Молодец все окуратно построено.
Great idea with the roof!- Couldn't you fix a long length of Para-Cord to the front edge of the tarp when roof is on (long enough so you can still reach it when the roof is rolled back. That way when you want the roof on again just pull the Para-Cord which would be rolled up with the roof :)
When you were building your fire pit I could not figure out what you were doing. It looks like a raised bed garden, but in the woods - no. I was so glad when you explained what it was and why you did it that way. Kudos for you. I always like seeing someone express concern for the wilderness and wildlife. Thank you for showing me a way to protect the forest floor. I always learn from you 👍
I love watching your videos have you been to bury saint Edmunds in the uk there’s a reconstructed Anglo Saxon village there called west stow I’d recommend having a look at the buildings and trying one yourself 👍🏻🤞🏻
Not so much a survival shelter! more a survival detatched Bungalow with outdor facilities. Keep up the great content. I have seen you on Andy & Simons Videos. Now a subscriber.
I have many sumac trees on my land, I was wondering if they could be used in place of the hazel; they blow over easy in strong winds and need a snow block
Our ancestors although new where predominant species grew they would of used what was close at hand near lakes and rivers and most likely willow or withy, both which grow close to water and still used today for crab and lobster pots.
split your hazel saplings and they will bend easier and you get 2 of them. If you harvested a mammoth, you could use it's skin for a roof. That would satisfy your traditionalist viewers that are likely agoraphobics.
You've proved you can make a traditional roof from all natural materials. Using a tarp for THIS camp is practical, smart, and useful. I salute your pragmatism.
Just with the price of a tarp like that that hurts to see nails in it.
THIS is the type of old school TA Outdoors episode I absolutely love. I know you have a very broad audience Mike but this one was definitely for me. Thanks mate. 🙏
Good job, Mike 👍
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grinding away at my job as a coffee monkey to buy land and get to do this sort of stuff more often. Been watching you for years now and nearly every video is a great reminder for myself its worth saving every penny for the life i want to live.
Am a fan from the early days of your channel. You are a master of your craft. Thank you for bringing back these good memories!👍🦞🌲
Back to the basics of TA Outdoors: LOVE IT! The traditional hearth makes a fine addition to your buildings. The new shelter is coming along very well. Of course, a fella has to eat, but I would have made a fire reflector first and the fish trap next. I would count on getting the fish from your Father!🙂
a true pioneer of bushcraft on youtube
7 years ago I was just a kid and I would use my dads phone when he came back around 11 am, I would stay up and watch your videos, as time passed I forgot about this channel until a couple months back, I loved your videos when I was a kid and still find them to be comforting, thx for being one of the best channels
You are very passionate about your work. I love how you do. Wishing you a lot of health, more videos
Mike, You have been very inspirational to me. Grew up with outdoor adventures, and , do new stuff. I read survival books. And that progressed to camping and outdoors. Yours was the first channel that I have subscribed to. I live in the Rocky Mountains of the USA. I have introduced English-style bushcraft and wilderness to my blokes here. I've been on some humble adventures since. I am growing in my love for the outdoors and the wilderness of America. Short, sweet, you are awesome and the main subscribe that I tune into. Keep it up and good luck.
Yay, another awesome video on TA Outdoors!!!!!
I'm really excited to see the increasing progress on the new bushcraft camp.
Thanks! More to come
Idea: nail one end of a length of paracord to the midpoint of the log at the front edge of the tarp roof. Roll the tarp down to the back of the roof, allowing the cordage to wind up with it. Leave enough tag end to reach up and hang just over the front edge of the roof, cut it off and tie a knot. By pulling, or releasing, the cord you should be able to adjust the roof by yourself.
Yes! I have a really similar idea to this to make it easier in the future. Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻
Grrr - beaten by two comments.
Haha......was coming to suggest that exact thing
hey i just wanted to thank you so much for all that you've done over the years as a person who loves all thing bush craft and DIY but who has a lot of health related issues and cant really leave my home seeing you and dad do so much has always put a smile on my face and give me home with being stuck inside all the time its easy to let my negative mindset win but its thanks to the people like you that I've not only learned to fight my own negativity but all fight for my health so i hope you all the best and i look forward to your future project's
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Thank you for the long quiet section at the beginning. I needed that today. Loved the whole video.
I support the tarp decision. I love that you have the option for sun/shade/rain cover.
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Love the video, it’s great to see building again. Keep up the good job Mike !!!
Thanks!
Thanks for the demonstration of how to make a fish trap. I've seen them used on various "survivor" shows but never knew how they created the conical shape.
Always enjoy your outdoor videos, very relaxing at the end of a long work week. :)
Cheers, glad you enjoy them!
Hello again, thanks for sharing
Marie from USA
Really enjoyed the slow tv feel to this one 👍🏻 nice quiet start to the Saturday and gonna have to give a fish trap a go
Whats needed for some: many like me can do this. What happens when people flee to the wilderness to hide from the bad ones and we know that is coming soon. All these shelters can be found by most military looking. Staying warm when one can not have a fire. These are nice just to camp in a wonderful society. People need taught actual how to survive with people searching for them!
I like the layout of your camp, it looks rather cozy. You could build a smithing area to add to your camp, a forge, a furnace and a smelter. 😊
It’s rather like a mature version of the beginnings of the first camp. Awesome raised fire pit!
Brilliant to see this build progressing. Nice idea to make a crayfish trap, looking forward to a catch n cook. 👍
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Thanks for this very nice video Mike! 😁👍😁👍
,Brilliant , as allways ,tie two small ropes to the top log on the tarp roof , so when it rolls back you can pull the ropes and unwind it back up again bud
Thanks! I do have plans to do something like this but appreciate the feedback 👍🏻
So good to see you back doing what I believe you love best. I love seeing you building etc…..again. Pray your family is well and thriving! 😊
Propper jealous. I've been working on mine on and off for two years now. I don't have permission so have to sneak in and out. I only use wood that's lying around and don't go in the summer months (because it's boring without a fire) and have to cut all my wood to size away from camp, then sneak it in after dark. There is an element of fun to all that sneaking around, but it would be great to own my own patch of woodland to really go for it!
Nice job on shelter and making fish trap. Nicely done on video!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍
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Great job Mike. The shelter is looking nice and comfortable. Looking forward to the next video.
These videos are awesome. I really love "Bushcraft Camps." My plan when I retire is to buy a small home in the country with enough land to make my own. You have made so many shelters I have so many ideas. Thank you from your friends in Florida USA 🌴
As usual, very entertaining. It brings back so many memories of well misspent youth. ;-) Thanks
Thank you for the idea for the chicken coop and the raised bed
Great video, as usual 👍 thanks for sharing 👏👏👏
The new fire pit is great! Looking forward to more additions to the shelter - well done! BTW, the tarp roof is perfect considering the purpose of the camp.
Good ol' TAOutdoors stuff is back!
Creative outdoor kitchen. i like this idea.
I'm still lovin' the cool stuff!
Thanx for the commentary mate
Love the return to the basics!
I was watching you fix the tarp up and a thought came into my head. Could you make a wooden gutter to catch the water off of the tarp and maybe either make a hollow out tree trunk or find an old barrel for the water to go into, this would give you some water to use up at the camp. And who cares if the fish trap is not perfect as long as it works
Really enjoying these!!! Great fish trap, btw.
I'd like to see you craft some bushcraft tools, like a shovel, rake and a wheelbarrow.
Love these style of videos reminds of the videos when I subscribed a few years back.
@18:03there’s an odd scream that can be heard 🤔 not sure what it was. Could be a lamb but it’s not that time of year.
Keep on doing what you do Mike, your doing awesome💕
consider reversing the tarp roof's direction, it's much easier to let it roll down in case of rain or a heat wave, and you'll have all the time in the world to pull it back up, even if you don't make a primitive pulley system that should make it even easier. I grew up with a roof window, so I have over a decade experimenting what's the best alternative.
It's better to have and not need to use this than pray you had when you need to use.. I absolutely love TA outdoors.. the One stop RUclips channel for everything you need to know when the coming apocalypse arrives.. I'm not sure it's nuclear proof but still? Those tarpaulins have multifunctional so I guess we see 😊.. I presume you own this forest or friend or do you just go into any nearby forest and basically just start building... Of course there are many videos I have to watch so maybe I missed that part as to what I can see this forest looks very very familiar from other videos I have watched.. bro you're amazing... Thank you for the awesome.. totally awesome outdoors 💪👍
That’s an awesome setup. Lovely woodland really coming together now
У вас получился хуторок , очень красиво и лес очень красивый. Только бока в беседки наверное немного закрыть надо. Что бы ветер там не гулял. Еще дровник постройте что бы дрова были сухие и не надо будет заними лазить по сугробам если у вас бывает зима. А еще можно построить дом на дереве рядом. Тоже было бы не плохо или летнию кухню готовить там. По чаще снимайте свои видио они очень интересные и полезные.
TA awesomeness!😊
Have you looked into the old Korean Ondols? They heated their whole home with it and there was no smoke smell. It’s a lot of work and digging, your friends would have to be in on it, but it is a great heating system. Have the chimney come out 15-20’ from the house and put a smoke house over it. It’s a pretty safe way to heat too.
Looking at all the skills you have. I reckon you could do a bamboo style building.
Excellent work on your bush craft shelter, home from home👍. Me and my dog would love living there
That was a really good idea because I can use that for the chicken pan or for my goats
Wow amazing 🤩
Amazing 👍
Very awesome video Mike I learn something every time your amazing 👏
Tarps are just as bushcraft as rope, and knife, well done my friend.
18:10 A valid point about the odd number of staves, where you've got your weaver on the outside of a given stave on one course or wrap, then on the next one, it's on the inside of that same stave. An odd number of staves is one way to bind each stave alternately on the inside and outside. Another method is where you use two weavers at the same time, the one always on the inside of that given stave, the other always on its outside, but because there are two weavers, the stave still remains locked into the weave. And with this method using a pair of weavers, you can indeed have an even number of staves, because each one has a weaver alternating inside and outside each course, it's just that it's two different weavers. You can also have an even number of staves with one weaver, and every course just 'jump' two staves, advancing around the circle which two staves you jump. You sometimes see two weavers used when starting the bottom of a basket, with thin weavers to get the flat bottom started. But many basketweavers use a pair of weavers all the way up the basket as well, or also alternate between one and two for interesting patterns in the weave.
Really enjoyed watching and the fish trap looks cool bet its ace camp best on winter nights
Good job my friends___❤🙏🙏
Get yourself on the next season if Alone (the American version). You’ll smash it!!
凄い技術ですね😊
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Very nice. I liked how you rolled up the roof tarp. Smart.
D@MN...your bushcraft shelter...is nicer than my house...
Hello @ta_outdoors my friend
I want to tell you that you are unique in making bushcraft shelters. I watch all your videos and get lost
Maybe use that awesome tarp to do some water collection??
Sweet camp.
Just a small suggestion, for your tarp roof, use some rope that is water resistant, or proof, that you can pull to bring the trap up.
Very lovely
First time watching your channel and I’ve subscribed straight away. Very informative. Probably one of the only bushcraft RUclipsrs who explains what he’s doing and why
Attach some string/paracord to the roller log in the tarp while it is at full stretch then let it roll to the back, leave enough rope for the free end of the rope to hang over the front edge of the roof then when it rains, pull the rope to unfurl the tarp, you could even add some loops in the rope so that you can hang some logs from it when it's a bit windy.
Вам бы сперва крышу накрыть что бы дождем не измочится. А потом все остальное строить, когда крыша накрыта и дождик не страшен. Молодец все окуратно построено.
Nice to adventures ❤
Cool video 👍🏽
Great idea with the roof!- Couldn't you fix a long length of Para-Cord to the front edge of the tarp when roof is on (long enough so you can still reach it when the roof is rolled back. That way when you want the roof on again just pull the Para-Cord which would be rolled up with the roof
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Excellent
When you were building your fire pit I could not figure out what you were doing. It looks like a raised bed garden, but in the woods - no. I was so glad when you explained what it was and why you did it that way. Kudos for you. I always like seeing someone express concern for the wilderness and wildlife. Thank you for showing me a way to protect the forest floor. I always learn from you 👍
Dry wood is diffucult to peal or bend. If you can submerge it in water, it makes it easier. The kettle hook can also be made from a nail.
That hand saw in the beggining is huge. Is it a Silky?
I love watching your videos have you been to bury saint Edmunds in the uk there’s a reconstructed Anglo Saxon village there called west stow I’d recommend having a look at the buildings and trying one yourself 👍🏻🤞🏻
Maybe you can make a video how to remove a tree stump using primitive tools? That would be handy : )
Actually using partwise modern Materials is a good way to show how little improvements can do a lot in terms of how much time things last.
Not so much a survival shelter! more a survival detatched Bungalow with outdor facilities. Keep up the great content. I have seen you on Andy & Simons Videos. Now a subscriber.
A bow saw would make all that cutting at least 30% easier/faster. Great video!
ever been tempted to apply for the Alone UK survival show? looks pretty tough on the body starvation wise.
You want to tie some string to the front roller that will wind up with the tarp and allow you to unroll it when you want.
I have many sumac trees on my land, I was wondering if they could be used in place of the hazel; they blow over easy in strong winds and need a snow block
Skil dan kemampuan hebat.
Our ancestors although new where predominant species grew they would of used what was close at hand near lakes and rivers and most likely willow or withy, both which grow close to water and still used today for crab and lobster pots.
Bravissimo
You should be on the reality show "Alone".
Another great video mate. Love watching your content. Could I ask what make your watch is? Looks great!
I would have put a carpet or thick rug underneath the plastic.
Would stop the friction of the roofing wearing holes in your plastic.
To prevent the material from cracking, heat it over the fire.
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split your hazel saplings and they will bend easier and you get 2 of them.
If you harvested a mammoth, you could use it's skin for a roof. That would satisfy your traditionalist viewers that are likely agoraphobics.
Or stitch together 1200+ muskrat pets
Don't forget to cover it with lead blanket - make you invisible to thermal imaging military tech and some other mil-tec toys.
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Like deployed 👍
Made for skills building houses 🏡 I want to build 🤝👍❤️
Very good! What type of saw do you recommend under 30$?
Save the tarp and make a wooden wheelbarrow...?
The place looks like a country pub smoking shelter 🙂
Enjoyed this video. I wondered what you've thought of the channel 4 show "Alone"?
great video. i have a question, however. wheres your jack?
ow are those stakes holding up when it rains , does the moist ground pack it further or make it loose?