Debris Shelter & Survival Navigation

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  • Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
  • Overnight in freezing temps without a fire or tent - can we survive? Every year, hundreds of people who become isolated succumb to exposure. In this video, we'll make a highly insulated debris shelter and work essential navigation principles for the lost in order to increase the chance of being rescued.
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  • @STOKERMATIC
    @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +8

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    • @johndalessandro6433
      @johndalessandro6433 Год назад

      If you are not in a rush , bushcrafting more or less, you can arrange your browse bed with the pine branches and make it very comfortable. I heard ppl say it and didn't believe it until I tried it. WOW man as good as a mattress!! I like how you put the moss on the outside ! Taking that extra time I would think would help with keepin' water out and the heat in. Thanks for the video.

    • @davidjacobs828
      @davidjacobs828 Год назад

      Superb video sir .
      Real ,practical , excellent ..thanks .

  • @stevenkaniewski44
    @stevenkaniewski44 Год назад +2

    I live in Utah, spend a lot of my free time hiking in the Wasatch mountain range. I plan one day in hike spend a day at camp practicing bushcraft then one day hike out. 3 years ago I found this beautiful canyon I hiked up set up camp and cooked up dinner. Everything was great, I was in a high side of the canyon on a overlook, it was so beautiful and peaceful. About 10 o'clock at night I decided to go out and gather more firewood because it was April and it was cold. I don't think I walked more than 100 meters. Over an hour later I still hadn't found my camp and had to hunker down and sleep next to a fire for the night. The only tools I had on me were a folding saw, a pocket knife, and a lighter. Everything else was at camp.
    I found my camp the next morning in the daylight.
    This tought me a huge lesson. The last 3 years I having been learning navigation with a compass. No GPS, no cellphone, actual navigation, what he is showing you here.
    Pay attention, if it can happen to me, it can happen to you. Also I now use a UCO candle lantern that I hoist up in a tree if I'm going out after dark. I can see that candle light from 1/2 mile away and know where my camp is.

    • @IronSharpensIron127
      @IronSharpensIron127 Месяц назад

      I have a flashing light that I set up at my camp Everytime. If I have to leave camp at night I turn on that flashing light. Glad you made it out ok

  • @louiemorris9598
    @louiemorris9598 Год назад +1

    Nice Bigfoot hut. I like them a lot. You are recreating nature. This how animals hibernate. They bury themselves down up underneath the brush pile. When in Rome, act like a Roman.

  • @vonsprague7913
    @vonsprague7913 Год назад +1

    I live on an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland it's rugged mountains and peat moors with stunning coastline all around, but it is hazardous. I never go out without map, compass, Gore-tex bivvy, lightweight sleeping bag and inflatable pad plus water and rations. I won't be comfortable but I'll survive. Why people go out unprepared especially with all the great instructional material available is beyond me. Great advice as always 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +2

      I don’t get it either. Was at a major national park trailhead last year and couldn’t count the number of people hiking with….nothing.

  • @JJ-JOHNSON
    @JJ-JOHNSON Год назад +2

    My favorite creamer, at least it wasn't a tree house or fort in the woods behind your house, awesome video stoked.

  • @aaotcis
    @aaotcis Год назад +1

    One aspect of this improvised shelter is heat containment & habitat security. The absence of a "hatch" is a must ( dual purpose ).
    Overall, good demo.

  • @GruntProof
    @GruntProof Год назад +2

    Awesome man! Intro seems oddly familiar 🤣

  • @paulware7039
    @paulware7039 Год назад

    Thanks for producing this real world, in real time, how to survive in the cold video for all of us to learn from. Your definitely the real deal and an outstanding teacher. I'M STOKED

  • @dennisseverns4014
    @dennisseverns4014 Год назад +1

    Good idea with the flagging tape. A way to show direction with the flagging tape, if you have enough of it, is to slant it down from a tree to the ground in the direction of travel or direction you want searchers to follow. This is the way we marked turn offs on trails, when other searchers were following us in.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Great thoughts all around Dennis!

    • @Z7d3nR4
      @Z7d3nR4 Год назад

      Great tip. Thank you.

  • @zathrasnotzathras9435
    @zathrasnotzathras9435 Год назад +2

    Even though I live in a small state and can do most hikes in a day, I still try to bring some basic things like a first aid kit, knife, some way to start fire. It’s too easy with the rocks and exposed roots to trip and break a leg making it harder to hike out. Many people think it’s overkill. I don’t care.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +1

      Better to have and not need.

    • @clivedunning4317
      @clivedunning4317 Год назад +1

      Would suggest you add a good quality whistle to that list. My recommendation; USA , ACR survival whistle (as in pilot survival kits). UK , any whistle made by J. Hudson and Co (ACME) especially Tornado 117b , 649 Survival, Police tube whistle, or the classic "Thunderer". Stay safe, happy trails.

    • @zathrasnotzathras9435
      @zathrasnotzathras9435 Год назад +1

      @@clivedunning4317 thanks for the recommendations Clive. You’re right, I definitely should add one.

  • @shadowscout9872
    @shadowscout9872 Год назад +2

    Riggs could have kept you warm. Although he might have played fetch with half of your shelter. Lol

  • @charlesmckinney
    @charlesmckinney Год назад

    Camp Pendleton gets damn cold come night in winter. That's where I learned that a poncho will warm you up if you wrap it around yourself and roll the edges to keep the cold out. Takes awhile to get warm but it works.

  • @brandyhouston2105
    @brandyhouston2105 Год назад +1

    I got lost on a deer hunt when I was about 9 yrs old but upon reflection and questioning my family said they were offering me up to the werewolf for a good hunt...🤔...yes, it was a full moon! How'd you talk Rigs into staying home??...lol..I learned to not panic especially in the dark, spooky, woods. People, if you're going adventuring always take a small survival kit and know how to use each item and especially how to calm your mind. Be safe with your adventures. The reason my family found me in a few hrs is because I was taught if I was lost to sit down and wait because someone would come looking for me. Thanks for making the video.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Riggs counseled me when I got home.

  • @tomporter7185
    @tomporter7185 Год назад +1

    OUTSTANDING video! Great info! Thanks for not just talking about it but actually getting out there and proving those skills! First rate content!

  • @viaoutdoors
    @viaoutdoors Год назад +2

    Great video. I hope you brought emergency backup gear if it became life-threatening. I feel like the sweat before nightfall may have made it more uncomfortable. Thank you again for your time and energy in doing these vidoes.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      My pack and chest rig was it. I mean, I had equipment to start a fire - and I had a radio too though.

  • @rockytopwrangler2069
    @rockytopwrangler2069 Год назад +6

    ... First rule of realizing you are lost ... STAY PUT ... with basic gear as shown ,, make a fire , creates comfort and signal .... conserve any water / food with you ... sacrifice the 'creamer' in cold temps , alcohol will thin blood and create the body to chill faster .... after a shelter is built and something used to mark location (flagging tape ,, pieces of bandana cut in strips ,, good reason to carry a bandana of bright colors ,,etc) ,, short walks to check for landmarks within sight of camp marker ,, no farther .... assuming you walked in from a trailhead or road ,, very likely will be found from campfire smoke by someone ....

  • @grumpybuzzard7131
    @grumpybuzzard7131 Год назад

    excellent, excellent presentation- when you had to take a leak, all I could think about was Lt Col Blake on MASH and the episode where they had to share a tent in the bitter cold. "Better hide those brass monkeys tonight"! lol good job

  • @berniestraight126
    @berniestraight126 Год назад

    That shelter just burned its way into my mind and won’t forget it that was awesome very cool god bless and thank you once again for the information you give it will save a life

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary Год назад +2

    Outstanding brother!!!

  • @peilethan
    @peilethan Год назад

    a good way to explain what he did. he built shingles as he piled on material. stack it from the ground up.

  • @KirstenBayes
    @KirstenBayes Год назад

    Nicely done! Serious work. It shows the power of a compass and flagging tape for self rescue.

  • @dennisseverns4014
    @dennisseverns4014 Год назад +1

    I like debris shelters, sometimes there is not enough debris on the ground to make one. Broadleaf deciduous forests are great for them, build a frame and pile on tons of leaves. Some of the Long Leaf Pine forests like in North Carolina are great too, plenty of long pine needles to cover the shelter with.
    In the Spruce, Fir and short needle Pine forests, basically the only option you have is boughs from the trees like you used in this video. As well as that moss.
    Those boughs are harder to get without tools.
    Have been out overnight, both intentionally and unintentionally when all I could do was get out of the wind as best as possible and keep moving around and shivering all night. Or burry myself in some debris like squirrel middens, which can actually provide a lot of insulation.

  • @jenniferbauman4802
    @jenniferbauman4802 Год назад +1

    Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.

  • @acerrubrum5749
    @acerrubrum5749 Год назад +1

    Excellent 👍

  • @gardenbasha22
    @gardenbasha22 Год назад +1

    I'm really Stoked with this it can happen to the most prepared, well STOKED👌

  • @FredOutdoor
    @FredOutdoor Год назад +1

    I can feel the cold from here 🥶 nothing romantic about being lost especially with minimal kit, get recued as soon as possible something that is realy underestimated. walk the walk man! Greetz!

  • @knutejosifek515
    @knutejosifek515 Год назад +1

    Thanks. Very informative.

  • @marclucier2533
    @marclucier2533 Год назад +1

    Awesome content as always. Folks take for granted how easily and quickly a simple hike can go sideways.

  • @530eman
    @530eman Год назад +1

    Grew up and Camped in northern Minnesota in -40, end of the Gun flint trail snowshoeing trip had to light Sterno cans under the oil pan to get the engine to turn over…
    Be…Prepared…!

  • @markusschaffer9712
    @markusschaffer9712 Год назад

    Well done,Stoker! Lots of good information and some humour. That intro might get you in trouble with SK,…. Lol. Stay stoked,buddy!

  • @MTwoodsrunner
    @MTwoodsrunner Год назад +2

    Well done Stoker!

  • @kippdog536
    @kippdog536 Год назад +2

    Impressive and informative . Great info for everyone who wanders into the woods by themselves. That took balls but it could happen to anyone of us. Great video man. Thanks

  • @SurvivorMetalMan
    @SurvivorMetalMan Год назад +1

    Outstanding brother! Just learning a few basic skills can help folks survive if ever in that situation. Excellent video!

  • @renegadearms
    @renegadearms Год назад

    Really good shelter and very good tips.

  • @techmarc6996
    @techmarc6996 13 дней назад

    More Moss on top of the Pine Bow bed layer. No door to trap body heat inside? With a door, the Camp Stove would warm the interior at least a bit.

  • @RS-ss6go
    @RS-ss6go Год назад +1

    Outstanding AF!

  • @rogerostlund8013
    @rogerostlund8013 Год назад +1

    A great video, showing what to do. Many thx.👍

  • @memathews
    @memathews Год назад +2

    Nice demo on building that shelter and making the cardinal points for wayfinding your own exit. I particularly liked the trips entrance where you blocked half the door of the A-frame to reduce heat loss, that works great when you plan the open door on the lee side of any wind.
    I suppose you could have blocked the open door after you got inside, but that makes the 2:30 evac much more difficult 😉 Thanks for the review!

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +1

      Thought about making a door…had the weather been worse, I probably would have. 🥃

  • @MSgtRic
    @MSgtRic Год назад +2

    Great video! The information you teach is the most practical and real world that I've seen. That's what keeps me coming back. I hope you have a great year.

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 Год назад

    Thank you for this video. This was an excellent exposition, great shelter design for a serious situation.
    Subscribed.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      From one BBQ dad to another, I appreciate that!

  • @daveedwards6567
    @daveedwards6567 Год назад

    That looked cold great video keep up the good content thanks 😊

  • @BiblicalTruthForVietnamese
    @BiblicalTruthForVietnamese Год назад

    Stay Stoked! 👍Hooah!🇺🇲

  • @stuartniven2401
    @stuartniven2401 Год назад

    Great video! Thanks!

  • @colectiv77
    @colectiv77 Год назад

    Hell yeah.. good one. 👍

  • @MiddleOutdoorsman
    @MiddleOutdoorsman Год назад +1

    Well that poll you posted the other day makes more sense now. Great video, great job. You deliberately placed yourself in a situation I take great care to avoid in the first place. I used to find debris shelter's like the one you made (only larger to hold more people) throughout the mountains all the time; these days not so much. Personally, I always carry a small emergency kit for just such an occasion, and I always carry certain things on me regardless if I'm going for 3 hours, or 3 days.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Even just a few small items can make a world of difference!

  • @Stoney_AKA_James
    @Stoney_AKA_James Год назад

    Good job Bill!
    Area reminds me of the fun times we had in the Ranier training area and Cat lake

  • @prosdad6438
    @prosdad6438 Год назад

    Awesome stuff! One thing I wish these survival videos had was a timer, to give an idea of how much daylight you need to leave to accomplish essential survival tasks if lost...in order to have a mental cutoff time of hunker for the night vs. keep trying to walk out. Thanks again, I appreciate your voluntarily having tough nights so we can learn.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      I’m sure each situation may be different, but unless I believe I could reasonably make it back, I think I would stop with 2 hours before sunset. That gives enough time to build shelter, make a fire, eat and rest before losing daylight.

    • @prosdad6438
      @prosdad6438 Год назад

      @@STOKERMATIC Thanks, I appreciate the advice!

  • @tannerfoust2346
    @tannerfoust2346 Год назад

    Always wanted to make a moss roll shelter like that! My 2¢ for anyone getting cold without a sleeping bag is getting inside your backpack can be surprisingly warm...
    cool vid stoker

  • @Z7d3nR4
    @Z7d3nR4 Год назад

    Thank you. Nicely done. Problem with folks who get lost or stranded, is often that they don't carry a pack saw, hatchet, etc. How about more training videos showing emergency situations where you don't have any tools or proper equipment?

    • @Z7d3nR4
      @Z7d3nR4 Год назад

      I have sometimes listened for traffic in the distance and followed power lines to find a way out of an unknown area. Also, I learned the hard way not to travel at night, even on an established trail; lost the trail even while wearing a headlight.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Those things made it easier. Not possible.

    • @Z7d3nR4
      @Z7d3nR4 Год назад

      Oh, no doubt. It didn't look easy at all. Especially in those temperatures. That was a dangerous exercise. Thank you for doing it.

  • @berniestraight126
    @berniestraight126 Год назад

    Ps it was so cool you left it even though it’s against your leave as you found policy but in this case it was very exceptional to leave

  • @elric68
    @elric68 Год назад

    Great training Top!!! Walking the talk! Lol… the best line to open the video IMO!
    Great instructions on a debris shelter with the importance of having a very thick amount if insulation for bedding to prevent that heat loss via conduction.
    Good instruction on continuous improvements on the shelter, makes it better, and as long as you don’t overwork it keeps the mind busy. I think if you had some time, weaving a doorway with some of those pine boughs, that’ll keep it all buttoned up and contain the heat a smidge or waterproof should some precipitation rolls in.
    Excellent instruction again and pass the creamer!!!
    Keep up the Fire!

  • @SOUTHSIDE_PREPPER
    @SOUTHSIDE_PREPPER Год назад

    Damn this is great content

  • @garyjohnson4608
    @garyjohnson4608 Год назад

    Outstanding video !! I couldn't help but notice your radio. Baofeng ?

  • @keithrayeski6417
    @keithrayeski6417 Год назад

    Wanna talk about it.
    Great demonstration of how to survive.
    Couple questions/thoughts;
    Your choice of shelter site. I get that the moss is soft and generally a good insulation, is it not also an area of moisture that is even colder in winter?
    Would not a drier area be better?
    You then put potentially wet or damp moss on top of the shelter. Would you not get better insulation from more fir boughs and/or leaves?
    Fire. Why not? I know it’s a bit more work but, especially with the shelter choice, would have been easy enough to reflect heat into?
    Not criticizing Top…just curious.
    Missed Riggs with ya though!! 👊🏻
    Great lesson that even on a local walk in the woods…no one calls you a fool when you hump the 10 essentials and they end up keeping you alive!!😁 I prefer humping the little bit of weight…ya never know, ya might CHOOSE to spent the night in the woods for fun!!😁 my wife would laugh at me!!🤷🏻‍♂️🤣
    Enjoyed this…great stuff brother! Real deal!

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Ground was dry as it gets where I’m at. I felt I had enough tree bows as it was, but felt I was able to seal it up with the moss. I happened up on this place that had been logged so putting it together took less effort than a place that hadn’t.
      No fires allowed where I was at, plus it added a realistic variable of someone unprepared.

  • @chrislukasak8530
    @chrislukasak8530 4 месяца назад

    Just found your channel. Instant sub. One question tho, if youre looking to get rescued, why not have a fire?

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  4 месяца назад +1

      Couldn’t light one where I was at for this vid.

  • @andrewheynig2721
    @andrewheynig2721 Год назад

    Should have some way designating which marked tree was for each direction. 1, 2,3,4 strips of tape for each direction. With some mark to designate which way you traveled to get to that tape. If you want to find your camp

  • @andrewheynig2721
    @andrewheynig2721 Год назад

    A quicker triod is just to flip the center pole over instead of frapping.

  • @AntiFederalist58
    @AntiFederalist58 Год назад

    Good info Top. Why didn't you build a fire? More importantly, where is Riggs?

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +1

      2 reasons - not allowed where I was at, and wanted to show it wasn’t necessary.
      Riggs counseled me when I got back home. 🤣😂

    • @AntiFederalist58
      @AntiFederalist58 Год назад

      @@STOKERMATIC Roger that. Thanks Top.

  • @joelmier8883
    @joelmier8883 Год назад

    What chest rig do you use?

  • @friendofcoal
    @friendofcoal Год назад

    What kind of knots and wrappings were used to bind the 3 poles?

  • @robman247
    @robman247 Год назад

    My puppy 🐶 asked where’s Riggs 🐺 at and he said if Riggs was with you you would have been warmer an not been lost, I tried to explain to my puppy what you were doing and he wouldn’t hear me out 😂 he left and said just throw my my ball ⚽️ nice show and tell there 👍👌✌️🫡🇺🇸

  • @mtb6816
    @mtb6816 Год назад

    Poor Riggs, left out of the adventure.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад +1

      He counseled me afterwards

    • @mtb6816
      @mtb6816 Год назад

      @@STOKERMATIC As he should, I hope he gave you double stick duty.

  • @andrewheynig2721
    @andrewheynig2721 Год назад

    Less height less to heat.

  • @andrewheynig2721
    @andrewheynig2721 Год назад

    Unfortunately for the situation you stated most would not have a saw cordage or axe with them.
    Most don't even have a flashlight

  • @pvtdef8357
    @pvtdef8357 Год назад

    I left some 💊 in the back 40...that's a good copy master bater....two? It should stok the fire engines in the brain cavity...Roger smokey...is dat a fire I see....ohhh shit it's raining hell fire and brimstone...rescue on the way! 🤡🤡🍻🛫🛬🤺🤺🦍🦍🐶🐕

  • @Kayakwinds
    @Kayakwinds Год назад

    You came equipped with a saw, hatchet, cordage, etc. And you used that gear to good effect. But a person that well equipped would probably have either a tent or tarp.
    I Am confident that a person of your level of knowledge could construct a debris shelter without any of the aforementioned gear. Are you inclined to do that?

  • @mudinmyeye2881
    @mudinmyeye2881 Год назад

    Do you live in bear country?

  • @TacticalRick507
    @TacticalRick507 Год назад

    So you decided that my survival video was not good enough. All because I went for KFC and slept with two girls while the camera was off them pretened to have roughed it. Well that's also why I never published that video so how do you know about that 1SGT?
    Answer:
    1SGTs know and see all..

  • @SgtVictory
    @SgtVictory Год назад

    The jabs at Shawn aren't doing anything for you. Good content does.

    • @GruntProof
      @GruntProof Год назад +2

      fanboys gonna fanboy

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Год назад

      Thanks for watching!

    • @SgtVictory
      @SgtVictory Год назад

      @Grunt Proof Randall I'm a fan of your channel, Stoker's and Shawn's. Don't think I haven't put similar comments on his videos. It just makes everyone look...what's the word...petulant.
      Looking forward to SERE Challenge season 2. And if you'll take a Canuck former grunt and int guy, I'd love to submit my application for season 3.

    • @SgtVictory
      @SgtVictory Год назад

      @STOKERMATIC thanks for a longer and unique video.
      *Raises tears of commie*

    • @Z7d3nR4
      @Z7d3nR4 Год назад

      Who is Shawn? Does he have similar content? I might want to visit his site.

  • @justafloridamanfromthe75thRR
    @justafloridamanfromthe75thRR Год назад +1

    Really nice topic btw, really looking forward to watching this!

  • @justafloridamanfromthe75thRR
    @justafloridamanfromthe75thRR Год назад +1

    First!!!!!