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Hello, I learn a lot from your videos. I'm filming a Bushcraft video in Korea, I tried to give up because I lacked a lot. After seeing your challenge, I gained hope. I'm trying to make a great video like you.
I lived in a Tee-pee, one winter here in Saskatchewan (Canada). It was a trade my boss made with one of his customers, and he said I could sleep in it if I did some chores on the farm, to pay rent...LOL. The best way to ensure there is no smoke is to have fresh air, but you don`t have to dig a trench, if you`re by yourself. You can build a pipe with rock and dirt on the side of the Tee-pee where you store your gear. I used to put rocks in and around the fire, to absorb heat to radiate when the fire dies down, piling more snow and/or debris up the circumference of the Tee-pee, to provide more of an insulation barrier. In addition, I would hang blankets and hides from the poles, sleeping on top of a portion left on the floor. This created a funnel that the heat would radiate into, directly onto to you. As long as you had a good supply of firewood, it was pretty comfortable. However, at one point that winter the temperature dropped to -40 degrees Celsius. I had more wood in the Tee-pee than anything else! Natural hides were the best to sleep on. Blankets work...but you need a lot of them. The Tee-pee was also set up in a wooded and partially sheltered area, so the wind wasn't that much of a problem. It was an interesting experience, to say the least, but I stuck it out for two summers and one winter. I was starting to miss the modern amenities of a heater home...with a bathroom. Cheers.
@@rickw4160 ...ha, haaaa...me too! There was an outhouse I used, not too far away...and I did have my own toilet paper. But back then I was bulletproof and gorgeous don't ya know...a young tough kid...nothing could get to me. That is, until you have to take a dump in a blizzard! Felt like I had icicles hanging off my ass! hahahaha. Cheers.
I'm a 65 year old woman and I made a teepee from tarps it wasn't hard for me to do. I used rope and wrapped the top of poles together while they were lying down then I brought them up and put each pole in position adjust the poles accordingly and then I took my tarps and started at the bottom and wrapped them around the poles using only rope and twine I had a fire in the middle and I was very warm and comfortable. I use tarps for everything there better than a tent. P.s.I didn't cut the tarps I simply overlapped each one I used four large tarps my teepee was very big. I want to make another one for the winter but finding a place is difficult since the forestry service keep running me off 😆 🤣
Shawn, this was great! Your adventures always make my weekend. Today was extra special. My wife and I were caring for our granddaughters when I saw that you had posted. Radke the three year old has recently developed an interest in the tying of knots. I asked her if she would like to see grandpa's friend Shawn building a Teepee with ropes an knots. She sat on my lap mesmerized. There was a brief explanation that this was not a video chat, just a video. The waving and helloing stopped. Miss antsy pants quietly watched the entire video followed by three of your knots tutorials before her toys called her back. When we got home I ordered Her Para cord in her favorite colors. I believe we'll wait a bit on the Mora, SAK, and Bic. Your teaching reaches every age. Thanks for what you do.
This was a great video. We had a retired military gentleman that use to live in a teepee he made out of tarps near us. He vented the center with an umbrella. He also dug out the center about 3 ft deep and had a ledge around that about 2 feet higher. He choose to live that way too. He said he enjoyed the simpler way of life. He liked it to be just him and his dog. He lived there for many years until his passing. He didn't like to except any help until the end he allowed people to bring in propane heaters to keep him warm. I think about him every time I pass by where his camp use to be. When driving through the mountains I catch myself looking around at things and thinking about what I could make shelter with just from watching your videos. I look forward to Sundays and watching your videos.
Camp looked great. Snow looked even better. Overall I'd say Corporal's highly motivated and truly dedicated. (you have a certain sense of peace/contentedness about you and its good to see) Thanks for another good lesson. Semper Fi
Teepees have an inner liner that is spaced a few inches inside the tripod. Air will go under the outside layer and hit the inside layer and flow up. Keeps smoke at bay and makes it much warmer or cooler during the summer. Love your design. I think I would have made a ring about the size of a bike rim and hung it from a tree then tied the tarp to the ring and spidered it out.
I just tried making the teepee and I have no idea how he made the outside covering look so good. Mine looks like you asked a 5-year-old to wrap a present.
Not wishing to sound as if I were putting down the people who have been stuck in blizzards along our freeways lately but if they just carried basic survival items, their stays would have been better. My family was coming back from Alaska with two kids younger than 2 years old and got caught behind 5 jack knifed semi in a 3 day blizzard in North Dakota in 1972. There was a small bar nearby where people stayed as much as possible. Few amenities. 4 Alaskan Malamutes back in our van who had to be walked and fed 3xs a day. Fun times. Best part- only 15 miles from our end goal. Saving grace - semis kept engines running and set up 2 hour each schedule for folks to sleep in their cabins. Also, despite their age, 1 was 4 months old, the kids were good. My husband has passed but he always prepared us for eventualities. If you insist on traveling in bad weather, be prepared. That's why I watch you - to keep the knowledge alive.
In real TP's there is an inner liner that is tied to the poles on the inside. The bottom edge of the liner is pulled to the outside and kept in place with rocks, soil, or lengths of logs. This allows the breeze to funnel the fires smoke straight up and out. There is also a moveable pole that allows the flap of the TP's cover to be moved to direct the smoke away. This flap is what moccasins are made from. The smoked leather is used for the soles of the moccasins, and they are extremely durable.
Brother you are with out a doubt the best outdoor instructor I've ever seen. The way you come up with new videos that are interesting and fun is amazing. I'm a fan for life thanks for all the hard work you do for all of us. I salute you sir.
Corporal, I have only this to say: I have been following you for quite a while now, and I have decided that no matter WHAT KIND of shelter you show us how to build, as long as it will keep out my wife and her lawyer, then that's a damn good design in my book. Mac and cheese is already on the stove.
You have quickly become one of my new favorite people. Your hardened brilliance of war, combined with the petty wants of camping newcomers creates one of the most wholesome things I've ever seen. I pray for your success dude.
I love how you are constantly looking after the common men in reference to money. I had some surgery over the summer and have been building back up, unfortunately my bush crafting will be off of an ATV from now on. I have been watching a lot of your old videos and I love it. Thank you , for all of the time and effort that you put into this for us.
So sincerely succinct. DITTO. you'll have a blast w doing Extensions to your Rig w tarps and a wood heat source. Saw vid w a 10x 20 tarp switched from a back hatch out w a buddy heater. Wood for me
FYI - My Cherokee uncle lived on the Pecan Bayou in a teepee in Texas during the Great Depression. The material was made from animal skins. Each night he made two small fires -- one in the center and one off center where his feet would lie during sleep. When he had a good stack of coals at the second firehole, he would cover it with soil. The nested coals would keep him warm all night. The Cherokee have a saying -- "Foolish man makes big fire. Can't get close to. Can't get warm. Wise man makes small fire. Can get close to ... and stay warm." Thanks for the great video. BTW: Last time I tried a nested fire, my feet stayed warm and I slow-cooked breakfast all night in the nested coals. I awoke rested and dug up and ate a warm breakfast. It was a great way to start a cold winter's day.
I went through some really hard times about 10 years ago and had to live in a teepee for about 6 months. Was in the middle of January in a really bad winter. Had freezing rain and temperatures in the teens (here in Texas we ain't built for that kind of cold). I built my bed off of the ground about a foot and a Dakota fire pit type of fire place inside which helped with the smoke. Also lined my walls with leaves and as much foliage as I could for insulation. It was a miserable few months but I'm still here to tell the story. Also a piece of water hose can be a life save for those 2am piss breaks when it's sleeting and 40mph wind outside lol
Right on 👍 If you really want to go dirt cheap, lumberyards usually have lumber tarps they will give you for free that they usually throw away. A 12'x24' makes a hell of a Tipi. I usually put the black side out and the white side in so you can see inside. Great video 👊🏻
I use a lot of tarps at my work. I don't dump them until they are literally falling apart. Good tip my friend but just some advice that they won't have much life left in them.
This is the third or fourth time ive watched this. I think that its one of the better shelters I've been on the tube. Simple, roomy, effective. Also should be simple to make larger if need be. Well done.
It dawned on me as you were pushing the leaves against the bottom of the tee pee, that you could leave some of the tarp material along the bottom edge cupped upward with some stones or a branch underneath, to catch water. Morning dew, snow or rain could be caught if one didn't have any water with them.
Another excellent how-to video. Been watching these for over two years, and they are always entertaining and informative. Please keep up the amazing work!
I will probably never camp out, (definitely not my thing), but I learn some interesting problem solving skills from your videos! Your videos are relaxing and fun to watch! One thing for sure... should I find myself in a survival situation, I have the information to overcome! Thanks Corporal!
Live how you made that little tug stick to tighten your knots on the poles. ❤ Made me smile. I forgot my dad used to do that until I saw it on your video.
A tee-Pee is a great portable shelter, that why the Plains Tribes used it. Of course with no trees on the plains, they drug the poles along with them, making travois to carry the buffalo hide covers, and other gear. Heh, Marines and Tabasco sauce...well, at least I haven't seen you put it in the coffee, yet! 😁
This is the second night in a row I’ve watched your channel. You have so many ingenious ideas for different events. Great knots. Great job on the teepee with what you had to work with. I had the privilege of watching the Indigenous elders and younger’s actually build a teepee. It was a work of art.
Excellent emergency shelter. It appears that it could work as a temporary hunting/fishing shelter, as well. Another great video. Thank you! As always, your time and effort is much appreciated. Have a great New Year! Semper Fi!
In the 90s in the uk we had newage travlers I lived in a thing called a bender we used to we've hasel poles in to a dome shape then put ruber tarpoling over I lived in one of them for just under 10years we put wood burner in them to keep warm with threw the winter nice video all the best
I would say that you are a very patient, kind, giving and generous person as demonstrated by making this video. You have endured the pubesant critisim of spoiled adolesants who, without question, need to have their devices confiscated by their parents or guardians; as well as some irresponsible adults who need to get a life. My hat is off to you, sir.
Another clear demonstration that skills and a modest, properly applied budget, go a long way over overly expensive, fancy gear. Thanks for sharing, and this technique, your skills!
OUTSTANDING AF AS ALWAYS!!! I can't figure out how other nimrods have higher viewership than you? It just goes to show you there are alot of ignorant people that have no idea what they are watching. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!
It's nice when you can go back home to a nice, warm, house and bed with running water. Count your blessings. Thank God for all you have. Just the simple things like clean running water. Do you realize how many things we do with clean water? Hydrate our bodies, use the bathroom to remove waste, wash our face, brush our teeth, bathe, cook, clean food, make coffee or tea, wash dishes, do laundry, wash our hair and body, mop the floors, take medicine, a lot. Water is the stuff of life.
Thanks, I owned a 17ft teepee for several years. The poles were 21ft long. It was a great shelter once you got it up but man! What a pain in the A$$ to haul around. I had a roof rack on my van for the poles. A trailer set up to store the cover and gear and to haul the poles on would have been lots better. But I had the van so I used what I had. It was great fun. I have a 12x12 canvase wall tent with a stove jack and woodstove now. I need to use it more often. That tarp tent is a doable thing though. Lots better than shivering under a tarp with no real heat source. How many people do you think you could have crammed in there on a 12 degree night? 3 or 4 I bet. I'm going to have to try that just to see how it goes. Thanks again. John Davis Jax Fl
From someone who put up a teepee many times, you take your 3 main poles, tie them together then flip the center pole over completely before standing the poles up. This naturally keeps the rope tight and properly placed. The poles we used were 22 feet long and if done properly, one person can do it alone.
Awesome information , I stepped out 22feet approximately 7 meters estimated from my steps ,wow big poles , I do understand the need for big poles though when a family lives in one etc , I think the teepee is an amazing home , even just a smallish one like in the video gets a person out of trouble for a shelter for a few days or how long one wants to stay in it even though it’s not a traditional one , 👍
I feel like a few good size rocks around that inside fire pit would absorb heat from the fire and help keep the temp up and more steady with less wood, thought for next time.
One thing I like about this it’s a really inexpensive option. You know, might be a good idea to keep a 10’x20’ tarp in one’s vehicle. Wouldn’t take up a lot of room and good for an emergency situation. Where I live it’s cold in the winter and it’s an earthquake risk as well, not to mention the risk of war or economic downturn.
Congratulations on your success! I remember when you were first starting out with about ten thousand subs. You fulfilled a need for me with this video. I was wanting simple way to be able to have a fire in a shelter to survive in cold weather. Thank you very much!
This is by far my favorite channel how to post apocalyptic dyi , coming from someone who doesn't have a lot of money single woman with a cane corso 150 lb dog when I watch these other videos I just got kind of pissed off because you need a lot of extra money this sort of stuff I do every summer anyways watching this relieves my stress a bit with whatever is inevitably coming thank you thank you thank you. It's already hard enough to make ends meet let alone making ends meet and prepping also you are funny as hell
Absolutely love this video. I've been wanting to do this in my backyard for my grand daughter and I. You've made it look less stressful. Thanx for sharing.
I learned this in scouts as well. Used safety pins in army basic to pin up my bed before sliding in a small opening. Would then slide out, tuck in the opening and pull the pins. They never figured out how I was ready so quick.
I wait all week just for you corporal. This is by far the most efficient design, for staying warm etc...Teepee's are even used above the arctic circle...to keep nomadic people warm and dry. Great stuff!
man this is actually pretty neat, imagine if you had to keep a small family warm in the winter in some emergency situation, I always have a tarp in my truck!
Great video. I lived in a tipi a great part of my childhood. I had one military parent and one hippie parent we did a lot of bushcraft, survival living. Tents, handmade bushcraft cabin, school bus, van and a tipi. The tipi was my favorite but he got really cold in winter here in the rocky mountains in Colorado! I remember waking up to a black bear in our tipi laying next to me!! Lol harmless bear trying to warm up but it was terrifying. I love watching your videos. You learn something every day and I learn a lot of new things from you! I am excited for spring because I am going to start my own journey with bushcraft survival camping trips. I'm a 35 year old women with severe anxiety watching you eases it and has encouraged me to get out and do it and teach my 9 year old daughter.
I'm glad the algorithm suggested your channel. I really like your content and style. you keep it concise but have all the knowledge someone would need to do this. Peace Sir and Thank You For Your Service.
I love the design of the tipi! I actually got a decent camo tarp and look forward to trying this. I love the inside fire option. I have a heavy canvas tent but that is only good when you aren’t hiking somewhere. This tipi covers the hot tent part. Thanks for such good demonstrations & your sharing your knowledge. I keep learning and I’m like a little kid about to build that tipi!
I’ll tell you what the Nenet reindeer herders in the high Arctic of Siberia make these teepees going up and down look easy. They take them down and set them up within an hour in the middle of blizzard conditions and have a nice warm tent going by the time everything is put away. There are some amazing documentaries on YT here about them.
Your channel just popped up in my fed. Subscribed and like your channel. Not much of a camper, but thank you for the lesson. First and only time I went camping. Took my blow dryer, hair rollers and wore my high heel shoes Yes......., I did that. Never, to go camping again. Thank you, for your service! USA 🇺🇸
A consistently maintained small tipi/teepee fire with a good bed of coals will warm the ground up to 4’ down. So even if the fire burns down through the night the heat will rise from the ground and keep it warm. I’ve always thought about using a tarp and wondered how it would work, a typical canvas one is very heavy and difficult to raise alone. Thanks for sharing!
Traditional are double walled. The inner wall is shorter on the bottom so that air can draft in and help draft air through the top to cut down on the smoke.
Pardon the intrusion. I watch this over and over. This is so good. I recommend Frank Bush videos. He is practical too! Keep the videos coming. Videos like this make you THINK when things go wrong and life is hard.
I got restless just watching you undo the tarp LOL! I love see how they fold that at factory. But relaxed the rest of the video. I watch stuff like this before bed it helps me relax. Thank you
Good video. Tipi remains the best temporary structure, so far discovered. Used all over the world by nomads, and has yet to be improved on. Thanks for the demonstration and the information .. Cheers.
Hey Corp you may want to add a ground tarp and a ozan it will keep more heat in. I spent new years 2000 in a tipi in South Dakota the high was -20 with a 30 mph wind chill. it was toasty warm in the tipi We also had a wall liner.
Cool emergency shelter . But let’s be honest the people who’d trying to make these would appreciate going through the entire process . That means showing the ties to secure it tightz
This is by far the easiest and best type of shelter to make and sleep in. With a fire inside. Big time. And like you said, cheap. I use bamboo, I have some 10 foot pieces that I use. I actually use them as a sled to get were I'm going. Fantastic. I don't see many people using a TP design. Codey Lunden uses this type. That's the guy that was on dual survival.
possibly heating largish stones at the bottom of the fire pits in the beginning could help extend the warm time without the smoke or carbon monoxide worry when you consolidate the fires? I loved this frugal build!
I have not seen corporal's corner in awhile. I know that nobody is encouraging homelessness on any survival channel or Vanlife channel or tiny home channel, but a lot of you do help the homeless and now that I'm in that boat, I want to learn everything I can about taking care of myself in hard times. Mathematics rocks, by the way. Thank you Corporal.
@@recall5811 I remember, because I used to watch regularly. I used to be a subscriber. Now I watch them as they pop up. They are always interesting and I always appreciate learning things on this channel. Thanks!
Another one for the books! I'd say it was good to go. I'd like to see a video in a hollowed out tree with a clay Fire place built on if it is possible. But 2022 is definitely going to be a good year for the channel I can already tell. Hey corp what do you think about a hobo stove fire place? Maybe build a rocket stove out of two or three large coffee cans and use that as a heater inside also. Idk just thinking.
Thanks great one! I'm very interested in this style of "lavvu" which is a Sami and Northern Russian design. Very cold hardy and wind resistant. I hope you do more projects along this line at some point. Thanks!
I love your knot demonstrations! It's great that you show a new technique for tying a bowline in several videos. I always welcome a new tidbit when it comes to rope. KEEP IT UP! *Suggestion for a new knot to use, even if just for flare. The alpine butterfly or circus bowline. Very secure knot, Several ways to tie it, midline or at the tail. It also is one of the more aesthetically pleasing knots in my eyes!
If we use additional reflector tarps, perhaps two, then we could line the inside of the Walmart 10x20 tarp with the reflector side inward reflecting the heat back down on us. So one 10x20 tarp w two reflector tarps. Maybe 3 reflector tarps maximum. Add two Pathfinder Queen wool blankets inside a bivy w a ground pad & I'm as snug as a bug in a rug :) Another upgrade, have an additional pole on the outside to be used to open & close a door. Raising & lowering the reflector tarp wedged between the inner poles will lead to rips & tares. Not sure how I'd go about attaching a cover to an exterior pole as well as to the outer tepee but I'm sure where there's a will....
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Have they taken down the selfreliance web site? I can't get it to work. Says site is no longer available
@@miketaylo7677 it worked for me maybe your internet broken
I'm going to go site in my rifle I will be sure to check this out when I get back
All corporal's other web sites load . If my internet was broken I wouldn't be able to watch his channel or get on any of his web sites
Hello, I learn a lot from your videos.
I'm filming a Bushcraft video in Korea,
I tried to give up because I lacked a lot.
After seeing your challenge, I gained hope.
I'm trying to make a great video like you.
Keep watching this man's videos he's very informative
I lived in a Tee-pee, one winter here in Saskatchewan (Canada). It was a trade my boss made with one of his customers, and he said I could sleep in it if I did some chores on the farm, to pay rent...LOL.
The best way to ensure there is no smoke is to have fresh air, but you don`t have to dig a trench, if you`re by yourself. You can build a pipe with rock and dirt on the side of the Tee-pee where you store your gear.
I used to put rocks in and around the fire, to absorb heat to radiate when the fire dies down, piling more snow and/or debris up the circumference of the Tee-pee, to provide more of an insulation barrier. In addition, I would hang blankets and hides from the poles, sleeping on top of a portion left on the floor. This created a funnel that the heat would radiate into, directly onto to you.
As long as you had a good supply of firewood, it was pretty comfortable. However, at one point that winter the temperature dropped to -40 degrees Celsius. I had more wood in the Tee-pee than anything else! Natural hides were the best to sleep on. Blankets work...but you need a lot of them. The Tee-pee was also set up in a wooded and partially sheltered area, so the wind wasn't that much of a problem. It was an interesting experience, to say the least, but I stuck it out for two summers and one winter. I was starting to miss the modern amenities of a heater home...with a bathroom.
Cheers.
I'd miss the toilet paper for sure...
@@rickw4160 ...ha, haaaa...me too! There was an outhouse I used, not too far away...and I did have my own toilet paper.
But back then I was bulletproof and gorgeous don't ya know...a young tough kid...nothing could get to me. That is, until you have to take a dump in a blizzard! Felt like I had icicles hanging off my ass! hahahaha.
Cheers.
I'm a 65 year old woman and I made a teepee from tarps it wasn't hard for me to do. I used rope and wrapped the top of poles together while they were lying down then I brought them up and put each pole in position adjust the poles accordingly and then I took my tarps and started at the bottom and wrapped them around the poles using only rope and twine I had a fire in the middle and I was very warm and comfortable. I use tarps for everything there better than a tent. P.s.I didn't cut the tarps I simply overlapped each one I used four large tarps my teepee was very big. I want to make another one for the winter but finding a place is difficult since the forestry service keep running me off 😆 🤣
Shawn, this was great! Your adventures always make my weekend. Today was extra special. My wife and I were caring for our granddaughters when I saw that you had posted. Radke the three year old has recently developed an interest in the tying of knots. I asked her if she would like to see grandpa's friend Shawn building a Teepee with ropes an knots. She sat on my lap mesmerized. There was a brief explanation that this was not a video chat, just a video. The waving and helloing stopped. Miss antsy pants quietly watched the entire video followed by three of your knots tutorials before her toys called her back. When we got home I ordered Her Para cord in her favorite colors. I believe we'll wait a bit on the Mora, SAK, and Bic. Your teaching reaches every age. Thanks for what you do.
This was a great video. We had a retired military gentleman that use to live in a teepee he made out of tarps near us. He vented the center with an umbrella. He also dug out the center about 3 ft deep and had a ledge around that about 2 feet higher. He choose to live that way too. He said he enjoyed the simpler way of life. He liked it to be just him and his dog. He lived there for many years until his passing. He didn't like to except any help until the end he allowed people to bring in propane heaters to keep him warm. I think about him every time I pass by where his camp use to be.
When driving through the mountains I catch myself looking around at things and thinking about what I could make shelter with just from watching your videos. I look forward to Sundays and watching your videos.
Anything that keeps me warm and dry isn’t garbage. Great job in my humble opinion.
Camp looked great. Snow looked even better. Overall I'd say Corporal's highly motivated and truly dedicated. (you have a certain sense of peace/contentedness about you and its good to see) Thanks for another good lesson. Semper Fi
rough, tough and can't get Enough!
Teepees have an inner liner that is spaced a few inches inside the tripod. Air will go under the outside layer and hit the inside layer and flow up. Keeps smoke at bay and makes it much warmer or cooler during the summer. Love your design. I think I would have made a ring about the size of a bike rim and hung it from a tree then tied the tarp to the ring and spidered it out.
I just tried making the teepee and I have no idea how he made the outside covering look so good. Mine looks like you asked a 5-year-old to wrap a present.
After he wrapped up the poles, he said something about making a fold on the back side.
Love watching these videos every week. Always another creative twist on building and sleeping outside.
Not wishing to sound as if I were putting down the people who have been stuck in blizzards along our freeways lately but if they just carried basic survival items, their stays would have been better. My family was coming back from Alaska with two kids younger than 2 years old and got caught behind 5 jack knifed semi in a 3 day blizzard in North Dakota in 1972. There was a small bar nearby where people stayed as much as possible. Few amenities. 4 Alaskan Malamutes back in our van who had to be walked and fed 3xs a day. Fun times. Best part- only 15 miles from our end goal. Saving grace - semis kept engines running and set up 2 hour each schedule for folks to sleep in their cabins. Also, despite their age, 1 was 4 months old, the kids were good. My husband has passed but he always prepared us for eventualities. If you insist on traveling in bad weather, be prepared. That's why I watch you - to keep the knowledge alive.
I'll admit I rarely keep more than a first aid kit and inflater in my car but I'm getting craftier ideas for a true car survival kit.
Awesome.
In real TP's there is an inner liner that is tied to the poles on the inside. The bottom edge of the liner is pulled to the outside and kept in place with rocks, soil, or lengths of logs. This allows the breeze to funnel the fires smoke straight up and out.
There is also a moveable pole that allows the flap of the TP's cover to be moved to direct the smoke away. This flap is what moccasins are made from. The smoked leather is used for the soles of the moccasins, and they are extremely durable.
Brother you are with out a doubt the best outdoor instructor I've ever seen. The way you come up with new videos that are interesting and fun is amazing. I'm a fan for life thanks for all the hard work you do for all of us. I salute you sir.
Corporal, I have only this to say:
I have been following you for quite a while now, and I have decided that no matter WHAT KIND of shelter you show us how to build, as long as it will keep out my wife and her lawyer, then that's a damn good design in my book.
Mac and cheese is already on the stove.
You have quickly become one of my new favorite people. Your hardened brilliance of war, combined with the petty wants of camping newcomers creates one of the most wholesome things I've ever seen. I pray for your success dude.
I must say that I am a big fan. I also must say that I love how many difference improvised shelters you can come up with.
I love how you are constantly looking after the common men in reference to money. I had some surgery over the summer and have been building back up, unfortunately my bush crafting will be off of an ATV from now on. I have been watching a lot of your old videos and I love it. Thank you , for all of the time and effort that you put into this for us.
So sincerely succinct. DITTO. you'll have a blast w doing Extensions to your Rig w tarps and a wood heat source. Saw vid w a 10x 20 tarp switched from a back hatch out w a buddy heater. Wood for me
Couldn't have a fire pit in van,, BUT, have TARPS AND WOOD!!!!!!!
Pulled back seats out of a 2001 Mercury Villager ESTATE. GOT A FREE jujitsu/wrestling mat free, cut w a serrated knife.
Probably the best survival structure design since you can have a fire inside safely. Thanks for sharing.
A favorite concept for cold weather camping. Thank you for measurements and math included.
Cheers for another video you absolute legend! Keep up the great work, appreciate you so much.
Camping doesn't have to be expensive. I like how he didn't cut the tarp at all but preserved it for other projects.
FYI - My Cherokee uncle lived on the Pecan Bayou in a teepee in Texas during the Great Depression. The material was made from animal skins. Each night he made two small fires -- one in the center and one off center where his feet would lie during sleep. When he had a good stack of coals at the second firehole, he would cover it with soil. The nested coals would keep him warm all night. The Cherokee have a saying -- "Foolish man makes big fire. Can't get close to. Can't get warm. Wise man makes small fire. Can get close to ... and stay warm." Thanks for the great video. BTW: Last time I tried a nested fire, my feet stayed warm and I slow-cooked breakfast all night in the nested coals. I awoke rested and dug up and ate a warm breakfast. It was a great way to start a cold winter's day.
I'm part Cherokee and our elders have much to teach. Love listening to the stories and learning.
I went through some really hard times about 10 years ago and had to live in a teepee for about 6 months. Was in the middle of January in a really bad winter. Had freezing rain and temperatures in the teens (here in Texas we ain't built for that kind of cold). I built my bed off of the ground about a foot and a Dakota fire pit type of fire place inside which helped with the smoke. Also lined my walls with leaves and as much foliage as I could for insulation. It was a miserable few months but I'm still here to tell the story. Also a piece of water hose can be a life save for those 2am piss breaks when it's sleeting and 40mph wind outside lol
Blessings to you. Glad you're around
I appreciate the time you put into these overnighters. You keep me learning every week. Awesome, AF.
Right on 👍
If you really want to go dirt cheap, lumberyards usually have lumber tarps they will give you for free that they usually throw away. A 12'x24' makes a hell of a Tipi. I usually put the black side out and the white side in so you can see inside.
Great video 👊🏻
Good Tip Thx.👍
I use a lot of tarps at my work. I don't dump them until they are literally falling apart. Good tip my friend but just some advice that they won't have much life left in them.
This is the third or fourth time ive watched this. I think that its one of the better shelters I've been on the tube. Simple, roomy, effective. Also should be simple to make larger if need be. Well done.
Looks like a better solution than a lean-to in poor weather. Thanks Corp.
I bet my little Grand Daughters would love to do something like this. Another job for Grandpa :)
Anytime with grand dad is a keeper. Mine was in the boy scouts as one of yhe leaders. My mom read his books. But im sure they will have a ball.
It dawned on me as you were pushing the leaves against the bottom of the tee pee, that you could leave some of the tarp material along the bottom edge cupped upward with some stones or a branch underneath, to catch water. Morning dew, snow or rain could be caught if one didn't have any water with them.
“Teacher, when will I ever use this math in real life?” “When you’re in the woods building a teepee with a Walmart tarp. Now do your geometry.”
No maths teacher ever tells you the application of maths 😂 That's the best thing about English, the application is (or at least should be) obvious 😂
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@@MisterNineEleven um... OK 🤣
Yes lol😂
Whaaaaa. You are watching him. He is out doing it. Whaaaa. Great Job with that teepee.
Another excellent how-to video. Been watching these for over two years, and they are always entertaining and informative. Please keep up the amazing work!
My OCD, and sense of future utility, blesses you for not compromising the tarp to get your cone.
Freaking awesome. I really like the basic builds with basic tools.
I will probably never camp out, (definitely not my thing), but I learn some interesting problem solving skills from your videos! Your videos are relaxing and fun to watch! One thing for sure... should I find myself in a survival situation, I have the information to overcome! Thanks Corporal!
Live how you made that little tug stick to tighten your knots on the poles. ❤ Made me smile. I forgot my dad used to do that until I saw it on your video.
I think this is in the top 3 of my fave shelters you've built. Very versatile. Simple. And it just looks cool. Hooo Rah.
A tee-Pee is a great portable shelter, that why the Plains Tribes used it. Of course with no trees on the plains, they drug the poles along with them, making travois to carry the buffalo hide covers, and other gear.
Heh, Marines and Tabasco sauce...well, at least I haven't seen you put it in the coffee, yet! 😁
This is the second night in a row I’ve watched your channel. You have so many ingenious ideas for different events. Great knots. Great job on the teepee with what you had to work with. I had the privilege of watching the Indigenous elders and younger’s actually build a teepee. It was a work of art.
Excellent emergency shelter. It appears that it could work as a temporary hunting/fishing shelter, as well. Another great video. Thank you! As always, your time and effort is much appreciated. Have a great New Year! Semper Fi!
Getin’ closer to that million, Corporal. I believe this year you’ll get it.
Another great vid👍
In the 90s in the uk we had newage travlers I lived in a thing called a bender we used to we've hasel poles in to a dome shape then put ruber tarpoling over I lived in one of them for just under 10years we put wood burner in them to keep warm with threw the winter nice video all the best
I would say that you are a very patient, kind, giving and generous person as demonstrated by making this video. You have endured the pubesant critisim of spoiled adolesants who, without question, need to have their devices confiscated by their parents or guardians; as well as some irresponsible adults who need to get a life. My hat is off to you, sir.
Another clear demonstration that skills and a modest, properly applied budget, go a long way over overly expensive, fancy gear.
Thanks for sharing, and this technique, your skills!
These old videos are the good old days. The best to watch!!!
OUTSTANDING AF AS ALWAYS!!! I can't figure out how other nimrods have higher viewership than you? It just goes to show you there are alot of ignorant people that have no idea what they are watching. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!
yep they must be the best
It's nice when you can go back home to a nice, warm, house and bed with running water. Count your blessings. Thank God for all you have. Just the simple things like clean running water. Do you realize how many things we do with clean water? Hydrate our bodies, use the bathroom to remove waste, wash our face, brush our teeth, bathe, cook, clean food, make coffee or tea, wash dishes, do laundry, wash our hair and body, mop the floors, take medicine, a lot. Water is the stuff of life.
Thanks, I owned a 17ft teepee for several years. The poles were 21ft long.
It was a great shelter once you got it up but man! What a pain in the A$$ to haul around. I had a roof rack on my van for the poles.
A trailer set up to store the cover and gear and to haul the poles on would have been lots better.
But I had the van so I used what I had. It was great fun.
I have a 12x12 canvase wall tent with a stove jack and woodstove now. I need to use it more often.
That tarp tent is a doable thing though. Lots better than shivering under a tarp with no real heat source.
How many people do you think you could have crammed in there on a 12 degree night? 3 or 4 I bet.
I'm going to have to try that just to see how it goes.
Thanks again.
John Davis Jax Fl
From someone who put up a teepee many times, you take your 3 main poles, tie them together then flip the center pole over completely before standing the poles up. This naturally keeps the rope tight and properly placed. The poles we used were 22 feet long and if done properly, one person can do it alone.
Awesome information , I stepped out 22feet approximately 7 meters estimated from my steps ,wow big poles , I do understand the need for big poles though when a family lives in one etc , I think the teepee is an amazing home , even just a smallish one like in the video gets a person out of trouble for a shelter for a few days or how long one wants to stay in it even though it’s not a traditional one , 👍
Or anchor on a leaner bro
How big a tarp for 22' poles?
@@josephg.3370 We didn't have a tarp, it was a canvas form made specifically for that size pole with precut door and smoke flap.
@@justnana2256 Thanks!
Your channel has to be one of the more interesting and informative ones that I follow, thanks....
I feel like a few good size rocks around that inside fire pit would absorb heat from the fire and help keep the temp up and more steady with less wood, thought for next time.
Congrat's on 900K subscribers !
I love the reference to the "Count", ahh so many generations that were privileged to learn about the world through Sesame Street.
One thing I like about this it’s a really inexpensive option. You know, might be a good idea to keep a 10’x20’ tarp in one’s vehicle. Wouldn’t take up a lot of room and good for an emergency situation. Where I live it’s cold in the winter and it’s an earthquake risk as well, not to mention the risk of war or
economic downturn.
The big picture for me was a hot tent for $25. Love your way of teaching; from an old Airborne Combat Engr.
Thank you for showing us how simple this can be
Congratulations on your success! I remember when you were first starting out with about ten thousand subs.
You fulfilled a need for me with this video. I was wanting simple way to be able to have a fire in a shelter to survive in cold weather.
Thank you very much!
This is by far my favorite channel how to post apocalyptic dyi , coming from someone who doesn't have a lot of money single woman with a cane corso 150 lb dog when I watch these other videos I just got kind of pissed off because you need a lot of extra money this sort of stuff I do every summer anyways watching this relieves my stress a bit with whatever is inevitably coming thank you thank you thank you. It's already hard enough to make ends meet let alone making ends meet and prepping also you are funny as hell
Sir I absolutely loved this video, it's exactly what I was looking for! Excellent teaching style!
Absolutely love this video. I've been wanting to do this in my backyard for my grand daughter and I. You've made it look less stressful. Thanx for sharing.
I learned this in scouts as well. Used safety pins in army basic to pin up my bed before sliding in a small opening. Would then slide out, tuck in the opening and pull the pins. They never figured out how I was ready so quick.
love the blue camo. blends right in.
I wait all week just for you corporal. This is by far the most efficient design, for staying warm etc...Teepee's are even used above the arctic circle...to keep nomadic people warm and dry. Great stuff!
man this is actually pretty neat, imagine if you had to keep a small family warm in the winter in some emergency situation, I always have a tarp in my truck!
That's a great idea!
Great video. I lived in a tipi a great part of my childhood. I had one military parent and one hippie parent we did a lot of bushcraft, survival living. Tents, handmade bushcraft cabin, school bus, van and a tipi. The tipi was my favorite but he got really cold in winter here in the rocky mountains in Colorado! I remember waking up to a black bear in our tipi laying next to me!! Lol harmless bear trying to warm up but it was terrifying. I love watching your videos. You learn something every day and I learn a lot of new things from you! I am excited for spring because I am going to start my own journey with bushcraft survival camping trips. I'm a 35 year old women with severe anxiety watching you eases it and has encouraged me to get out and do it and teach my 9 year old daughter.
You woke up with a black bear sleeping next to you by the fire.... No wonder you have anxiety!
I'm glad the algorithm suggested your channel. I really like your content and style. you keep it concise but have all the knowledge someone would need to do this. Peace Sir and Thank You For Your Service.
Hi Shawn. Always learn things from your videos. Keep them coming brother. Much respect. The meals always make me want to chew on my phone man.
I love the design of the tipi! I actually got a decent camo tarp and look forward to trying this. I love the inside fire option. I have a heavy canvas tent but that is only good when you aren’t hiking somewhere. This tipi covers the hot tent part.
Thanks for such good demonstrations & your sharing your knowledge. I keep learning and I’m like a little kid about to build that tipi!
Best practical, tested and tried shelters! Shawn you are totally the best!!!
It seems like the teepee is the better tarp shelter, as compared to all others, since you can bring the fire inside with you
I’ll tell you what the Nenet reindeer herders in the high Arctic of Siberia make these teepees going up and down look easy. They take them down and set them up within an hour in the middle of blizzard conditions and have a nice warm tent going by the time everything is put away. There are some amazing documentaries on YT here about them.
Your channel just popped up in my fed. Subscribed and like your channel. Not much of a camper, but thank you for the lesson. First and only time I went camping. Took my blow dryer, hair rollers and wore my high heel shoes Yes......., I did that. Never, to go camping again. Thank you, for your service! USA 🇺🇸
A consistently maintained small tipi/teepee fire with a good bed of coals will warm the ground up to 4’ down. So even if the fire burns down through the night the heat will rise from the ground and keep it warm. I’ve always thought about using a tarp and wondered how it would work, a typical canvas one is very heavy and difficult to raise alone. Thanks for sharing!
My son likes the Count, hearing the "ah ah aaahh" which my son used to say after counting something, just made me smile. That was nice.
Traditional are double walled. The inner wall is shorter on the bottom so that air can draft in and help draft air through the top to cut down on the smoke.
Excellent excellent excellent! Easy concept but helps to see how it’s done! Thanks so much for great content.
Pardon the intrusion. I watch this over and over. This is so good.
I recommend Frank Bush videos. He is practical too!
Keep the videos coming.
Videos like this make you THINK when things go wrong and life is hard.
This is so do-able one of the best and quickest survival shelter 's I have ever seen. Fire pit and all good job
Dope AF, Corporal. Really like this “cheap” build series you have going. As always, outstanding AF. 🤙🏻🤙🏻
I got restless just watching you undo the tarp LOL! I love see how they fold that at factory. But relaxed the rest of the video. I watch stuff like this before bed it helps me relax. Thank you
Yep at least you aren't cold that's the entire point of the teepee survival
Good video. Tipi remains the best temporary structure, so far discovered. Used all over the world by nomads, and has yet to be improved on. Thanks for the demonstration and the information .. Cheers.
Hey Corp you may want to add a ground tarp and a ozan it will keep more heat in. I spent new years 2000 in a tipi in South Dakota the high was -20 with a 30 mph wind chill. it was toasty warm in the tipi We also had a wall liner.
Cool emergency shelter .
But let’s be honest the people who’d trying to make these would appreciate going through the entire process .
That means showing the ties to secure it tightz
this is actually one of my favorite videos of yours and I've been watching you for years
This is by far the easiest and best type of shelter to make and sleep in. With a fire inside. Big time.
And like you said, cheap.
I use bamboo, I have some 10 foot pieces that I use. I actually use them as a sled to get were I'm going. Fantastic. I don't see many people using a TP design. Codey Lunden uses this type. That's the guy that was on dual survival.
I loved that show
possibly heating largish stones at the bottom of the fire pits in the beginning could help extend the warm time without the smoke or carbon monoxide worry when you consolidate the fires? I loved this frugal build!
Re-watching this one. So many channels to choose from. I just wanted to watch something "bad news-free" and also BS free. Good choice.
Cheers
Very cool. I would love to have seen how you dealt with the extra material on the back side. Also the door from the inside.
Yup🔥
I’d like to see more tarp shelters built with a cheap tarp like this. Like a trek pole tarp tent with a 10 x 10 blue tarp like this 10x20
I have not seen corporal's corner in awhile. I know that nobody is encouraging homelessness on any survival channel or Vanlife channel or tiny home channel, but a lot of you do help the homeless and now that I'm in that boat, I want to learn everything I can about taking care of myself in hard times. Mathematics rocks, by the way. Thank you Corporal.
videos have dropped every sunday for 3 years
@@recall5811 I remember, because I used to watch regularly. I used to be a subscriber. Now I watch them as they pop up. They are always interesting and I always appreciate learning things on this channel. Thanks!
Another one for the books! I'd say it was good to go. I'd like to see a video in a hollowed out tree with a clay Fire place built on if it is possible. But 2022 is definitely going to be a good year for the channel I can already tell. Hey corp what do you think about a hobo stove fire place? Maybe build a rocket stove out of two or three large coffee cans and use that as a heater inside also. Idk just thinking.
One of your best, yet! I like keeping it simple.
Thanks great one! I'm very interested in this style of "lavvu" which is a Sami and Northern Russian design. Very cold hardy and wind resistant. I hope you do more projects along this line at some point. Thanks!
Tabasco, I put that crap on everything. Earned my like.
I love your knot demonstrations!
It's great that you show a new technique for tying a bowline in several videos.
I always welcome a new tidbit when it comes to rope.
KEEP IT UP!
*Suggestion for a new knot to use, even if just for flare.
The alpine butterfly or circus bowline. Very secure knot, Several ways to tie it, midline or at the tail.
It also is one of the more aesthetically pleasing knots in my eyes!
I like his explaining what he is doing. Good video!
If we use additional reflector tarps, perhaps two, then we could line the inside of the Walmart 10x20 tarp with the reflector side inward reflecting the heat back down on us. So one 10x20 tarp w two reflector tarps. Maybe 3 reflector tarps maximum. Add two Pathfinder Queen wool blankets inside a bivy w a ground pad & I'm as snug as a bug in a rug :)
Another upgrade, have an additional pole on the outside to be used to open & close a door. Raising & lowering the reflector tarp wedged between the inner poles will lead to rips & tares. Not sure how I'd go about attaching a cover to an exterior pole as well as to the outer tepee but I'm sure where there's a will....
I cannot believe corporal is still going with my coffee recommendation and still using it
This is going to be so much fun to build with my grandsons,, thanks☺