I used to be a Royal Marine, spending every winter in the arctic. Temperatures at night used to fall up to -40/60. We were taught something very similar to this in case of emergencies. It really does work.
@@rogerlawrence233exactly. I stuff my tipi liner in the cold seasons and the dead air space holds heat well. The body is 98 degrees, if you can save that heat from dissipating, you will be very warm.
A week ago, I got caught in a snowstorm while hiking in the mountains. I was way off the trail, completely unprepared for how fast the snow piled up. The temperature dropped, visibility was basically zero, and I realized I was in serious trouble. I had no signal, and no shelter, and I could feel the cold getting worse by the minute. Then I remembered this video I watched god knows when. I followed everything you said with extra and buried myself into the nest for the night. The next day, once the storm had passed and visibility improved ('cause I could not sleep more than half an hour), I was able to find my way back to the trail and make it to safety. If I hadn’t seen your video, I wouldn’t have made it through that night. You honestly saved my life and I can not thank you enough!
This guy knows EXACTLY what he's talking about. I took the arctic survival course at Elmendorf AFB in 1977 and this was one of the techniques being taught.
my brother and I used to build battlestar galactica forts like this in the fields when we were kids 40y ago...long elaborate tunnels. it was so much fun. Our dog Mugsy, a springer spaniel, would go crazy digging after us... what great adventures good times!
I’m curious why you refer to them as battlestar galactica forts? You mean like the launch tubes that the vipers fly out of? Very cool though, this video reminds me a lot of what they show in documentaries how many rodents build tunnels like this
@@gusgone4527 You can always thatch grass mats and cover the top. WAY more than enough! With a trench and berm around you and adequate prep on roof and insulating between you and the earliest morning hour ground cold - these type shelter are WAY better than the best tent + sleeping bag. I've done it. I survived cozy warm and dry and VERY happy through thunderstorm and deepest Michigan upper peninsula winter madness. My high school friends and I would head out every other weekend for such a camping excursion. Survival mode! We were on either motocross motorcycle or snowmobile. Took nothing but a good solid knife and our favorite fishing supplies and some ohio bluetip strike anywhere wooden matches, steel wool, 9V battery, Flint, guncotton. Mosquitos put an end to this fascination one night. Suffering to the point of insanity.
Small tip from a Marine of 78 years--carry a 10x12piece of cheap plastic in a pocket in a ziplock type bag with matches and a bit of tinder for a fire starter. With that over and under; heat will be trapped a bit and will keep any rain off of you if not flopping about a lot Inside this improv shelter; it will save your life. I never go into the wild without a .22 for small game. Hot food and shelter is Life. One canteen of water as well. My first real guide was a hunting and trapping book, was printed in 1831.
What I truly admire is that this guy was making videos for over 11 years and this is his first 1 mil+ views video. I can't commend this kind of dedication enough, hope you'll get 1 mil subs now, sir! And awesome video, tips like this will save lives!
Fascinating! Back in 1974, friends and I were up in the mountains after a heavy snows. Turns out the snow was of a perfect condition to roll huge snowballs. We rolled several of those together, hollowed out the cumulative mass, and actually made an igloo! Our warm breath had the effect of hardening the inside surfaces. It really provided protection from wind chill. We were happy kids!
Back around the same time, my brother and I did the same thing by filling up empty trash cans with snow, then putting them upside down and pulling the can off the snow and after about 6 of these, we arranged them in a way that we could put a piece of plywood on top and cover it with snow. The resulting igloo was impressive. And so warm that we took our coats off inside the igloo.
Never had to overnight in one, but we built snow igloos when I was a kid in the 60s. We didn't have video games, cell phones, or cable TV, so we went out doors and entertained ourselves!
What I love about videos like this is that it shows a practical example. It's not a rocket science to think "alright, when I'm cold, I need to crawl in somewhere". But if I was in that situation, I wouldn't know what to look for and what's the quickest way. Here in Central Europe, nature is a bit different, but it gives me idea what to look for the next time I'll go hiking.
I would imagine it is probably more forested in central Europe, in which case a 'rubble shelter' or lean-to can be built with twigs, tree branches, pieces of bark, and stones.
@@victorialazareva Nowhere would be kind of a stretch, but with some simple rules for orientation you generally find populated areas quite quickly - at least in Germany.
Sorry to disappoint you , but this is total rubbish 😹. You call it winter ? Are you sure ? If you do this in Russia - you ll die , because of frozen ground
@@ЛукаМудищев-х5к If you're in a remote part of Russia you'd probably have trees all over the place as only a fraction of the country is made up of steppes, the vast majority is tundra or just normal forest. As such, you could easily build a campfire. This video is meant to teach you how to stay warm if you're stuck in grassland, where you won't find enough wood to sustain a campfire.
@@ЛукаМудищев-х5к Here's the thing, this isn't Russia it's America! Our winters get bad but its do-able for the most part. Yes we get negative degrees here in the double digests, but at the same time we can do things like this and survive. Sorry our part of the world is a little more hospitable then yours.
@@brandonreed9508 there is no any connection with “parts” of the world / this way of survival is just too dangerous for an inexperienced man. You ll get pneumonia at best way , the worst - frostbite. I know what I’m talking about.
I had a vehicle breakdown in North Dakota one winter. I knew I would freeze to death in my car because it would not run to give me heat. I saw a Barn 1/4 Mile away and went to it. Inside were MANY Bales of Hay. I made a shelter out of that, and during the night, it actually became hot in there. The next morning the farmer who owned the barn found me because he had seen his Hay had been moved. I told him my situation, and he and his wife got me a tow and fed me Breakfast.
Uh, why didn’t you just walk another 50-100 feet to their house and knock on the door? The barn usually isn’t too far from the farmhouse, probably would have called you a ride home or given you a bed and a warm beverage.
The thing that I realized about most people who get trapped in the desert at night time (or out anywhere in cold conditions at night) is that they walk far too long before deciding to try to make a shelter. They walk until it is dark, then try to make the shelter. Like you said, they should stop early and make the shelter while it is still light and not so cold their hands won't function. This is all really good knowledge to have tucked away in the back of your mind....just in case!
Yeah, what I was taught was that if you find yourself "turned around" you should start an hour before dark or more getting shelter up. The thing is you may not realize you're lost till 20 minutes before dark.
@@davidd854No one will stop you, but you'll use a huge number of calories especially if it's very cold so it could be better to rest in a warm shelter. You also run the risk of stumbling in the dark down a hole or cliff or twisting your ankle.
The secret to survival is not about what you have with you, but your mind set and ingenuity, what you are able to think of and willing to do. This was perfect, nothing extra is needed.
I was hunting with my dad and uncle when I was a teenager. I severely underestimated the cold. I didn't want to seem like a wuss, but I was getting dangerously cold. I found an old bale of hay at the edge of a field. I opened it and put some under me and all around. I was literally amazed at the difference it made. I never said anything to them. Just quietly learned several lessons
Outstanding! As a teenage boy, I've been in the desert at night, and I had no idea how cold it can get in the desert at night in September. I ended up making a shelter out of tumbleweeds and made it through the night. It was very much like what you did here. I really liked that your shelter could be made with no tools and little skills. This video could save lives. Thanks for your effort.
@@SgtJohnRemairez I put on every bit of clothing I had and was still freezing. I had no idea that it snows in the desert at night. The tumbleweeds were all that was available for me to make shelter, so I bunched them up as much as possible to block the wind and provide some insulation but I was still freezing all night. In the morning, when the sun came up, I was like a rotisserie chicken turning in the sunlight. Whatever was facing the sun got warm but the side facing away from the sun was freezing cold, so I kept turning. I know better now.
@@doves9204 The desert where is live is in high altitude. It can reach 112 degrees Fahrenheit during a summer day and drop to 61 degrees F at night. However, in the winter months, it can reach the mid 80's during the day and drop to - 28 degrees F at night. The reason is that sand doesn't hold heat well. It's all about the sun. In fact, there can be a 20 degree temperature difference between standing in the sun and standing in the shade on any given day.
Spent many nights backpacking/skiing/ snow biking with my one hundred twenty pound wolf dog while in the high Sierra. I would build snow caves complete with grass beds and my dog to help keep me warm in ten feet of snow, those were the days, I miss that dog, best “dog” I ever had.
Great shelter. Thanks for showing. And at least one 10' × 10' plastic sheet should always be included in the ruc sack. After all the insulation is laid, the sheet can go over it to stop drafts, rain or sleet. Ok, and a hand warmer.
Great video! A few years ago or so, a tiny 90+ year old Vietnamese lady went missing in the PNW forest after picking berries or some such with her extended family. It was freezing at night, and she was missing for around three days. She was finally found alive and quite healthy after burying herself in lots of leaves and some branches to keep warm. The picture of her great-grandson carrying her to safely was incredibly touching. She was little bitty but mighty...and definitely a survivor. Kind of like my Filipino neighbor's 75-year-old mother who climbed up and stayed for two days in a tree after a monsoon and flood destroyed her home. Hearty folks.
We got LOST, Built our shelter, snow insulated it perfectly got a tractor ride out and a farm breakfast, made a call, got some chores done for the hospitality and made a Wonderful memory from a winter night in Vermont.
Did military service in the 60s in Sweden, sometimes sheltering like this or with spruce branches on nights at minus 30 degrees. Only thing I learned was get the heck as far away from snow and ice and Sweden as possible.
A little change to this, I've seen rats and other small animals do this, is after going so far, you go off at a right or left angle, if there's enough cover of course, then they clear out just enough to sleep in, keeps the wind from blowing straight in, then block the opening just like you did here. Makes an immense difference
Learned this lesson in FT Drum. If you are lying prone for a while in the snow, you are going to be wet cold and miserable, at best. Dig under the snow and find the long grass and if you get enough of it you will have a warm bed. I found a knocked over tree and gathered some sticks, whatever I could find and eventually added more snow to the top and sealed in all the holes. It ended up being warmer in my burrow then it was in the warming tent. Great video!
I don't know what part of Ft.Drum you were in...but didn't work for me🤣🤣🤣 artillery E-7...Ft.Drum wind different 🤣🤣🤣didn't try this method but it's hard to see it working in ft drum...plus I still live in Watertown it ain't got better
What about critters though? If there are rocks and there are critters I would use the rocks too you know/ I honestly don't know if there are critters where he is talking about? If not then I'm wrong just don't know?
Me too. When he looked up from inside the spaces could be filled with grasses stuffed vertically from the top Then lace more grasses through, so wouldn't blow away,collect more heat. Much more grass for door, pack for pillow.
Reading these comments made over the last year, inspires me, that though people die of exsposure every year, many more find a way to shelter and survive. This video makes a difference, it saves lives. And it's enjoyable to watch.
PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR ANY SCAMS IN THE COMMENTS. I am not running a give away, and am not on telegram, twitter etc. I am not asking for anyone to contact me.
I had the BEST WORST sleep of my life in BC on a 100mm storm night with my dog, bag and just a sleeping bag. Found a ''layed down refrigerator''sized slot cave, beautfiully overhung flat roof, which was just comfortably wide and long enough, like perfect and a fridge sized mantel in front, for which I thought/hoped slanted away from the cave. Ended up awaking at midnight, soaked of course; dog, sleeping bag closthes, laying in an inch or two of water. Knowing I didnt have long before my clothes would start to get cold as the night went on, I removed them and decided, as well managed to get back to sleep without clothing, in the wet sleeping bag, in water. Made it all the way until mornin and slept well. I truly believe in that specific situation, sleeping that way saved me from a being awake and shivering all night because i could somehow radiate more heat without layers of soaked materials between my body and the sleeping bag. Definitely the type of sleeping bag played a key role, it wasn an amazingly rated one, but the material when wet still insulated ok.
i feel likei fell for a clickbait instead. nothing in the title told me about "only useful when it just started snowing and ground is not wet or frozen yet, have enough clothings and a backpack also be in a certain climate and geoghraphy with the accurate flora to crawl into and fauna not waiting to get out of it's hybernation and poison yoıu or rip you apart while you are at it" also spending a night on that thing with a not cropped out but a fastforward video would make a ilttle sense. all i see is a well dressed healthy looking adult in his camoes doing a castle like toddlers do with pillows in their playroom and that's all.
@@sickturret3587 Ha ha, yeah I get it that's how I feel when I watch people in the jungle build bamboo mansions with swimming pools, or the others spending days building mini log homes in their back yards. Thanks for the chuckle.
I have used one of these before when a snowstorm started rearing up while I was hiking through a field. After I managed to get one of these reed tunnels finished and made my way into it, a fox face was just inches away from mine as I went for my duffel. Fucker watched me make a lil den and wanted in. Needless to say, I had company in my hidey-hole til that storm blew over and the shared body heat did keep us warmer during the night. Next morning the moment I opened that duffel bag door, my temporary fox roommate bolted into the snow. This is not the first time nature decided to get in my face when I made camp, I've had deer and wolves nose around my camps before. I am aware of the inherent danger of the wilderness, at the same time I also know how to interact without disturbing it. Mutual Survivalism at its finest.
For months now, a loud, entitled, territorial dogfox has been treating my garden like his own turf... mauling his challengers, pooing on the patio, scaling the fences, howling through the night... your comment is making me look at him in a new light, but I'm trying to imagine being so cold and alone that I wouldn't my Ind sharing my bed with him, and... it's grim 😂
Bro, I'm from NYC and swear that if I'm ever lost in the woods and build a shelter and survive, I'll live to tell the tale thanks to you. Great episode and thank you for taking the time to do this!
@user-dw3th4ev9c bro his comments an if then statement. IF he's lost, builds this shelter, and survives, THEN he will tell the tale. You saying no he won't and that it wouldn't have been thanks to this video makes no sense
This is excellent. I did Cold Weather survival training when I was in the Marine Corps. Cold is the greatest threat to survival. Having the skills to survive it are priceless.
@@aperson-u4lFormer USAF medic with Arctic Circle Survival training over 36 years ago. Did it with regular Army and Eskimo villagers in the Army Guard. I’m going with the cold death. Survivors of near death cold exposure speak of a warm calm feeling caused by your blood concentrating in your torso. Unfortunately the disorientation that accompanies severe hypothermia often prevents you from recognizing that as a fatal symptom. This is what I was taught as a medic. If anyone has knowledge to the contrary I’m open to hear it.
Just to give you another idea years ago back in the 70s I saw survivalist one time show how to make a secured shelter. Me and my ex-wife got stranded during a hunting trip. We were about 10 miles away from our pick up in Texas. We got hit by a major snowstorm. It was too late to walk out and we had To cross two Large waterways what I did is I made a large fire and got some rocks Put them in the fire to make them Hot Then I buried them in a shallow grave and put weeds on top of the dirt with the rocks under the dirt, I leave brush on top of the dirt, I always carry it hurts when I’m back packing and hunting with me that we used to cover the next morning. We woke up nice and comfortable with 3 feet deep of snow all around us and over us and we survived. My hair holding onto my belt during the blizzard in the morning and hiking out during daylight. 🤠I love watching guys like you. I appreciate your contact because the one I watched many years ago. Saved our lives. Please keep up the good work.
This reminds me of the tunnels we would build as kids in snow to keep warm so we could stay outside longer. Once you go in you’re not goin back out. Love this super simple and effective stuff!
I was lost in the Ontario wilderness at 14. I sheltered under a thick juniper bush, using huge sheets of bark of a fallen tree to deflect rain and keep the wind out. It was perfect. No fire was required to stay warm, and the juniper seemed to keep most of the bugs away.
This is a great and quick and dirty video on how to survive without fire and a serious shelter. Great job on this short but effective survival video. It's definitely worth 6 :46 minutes of our time to learn something new.
I was looking for something besides the plethora of bushcraft videos out there, where they take an entire afternoon to build a beautiful shelter. Though it looks spectacular, comfy and warm, I can’t help but think, “what if you’re really in a survival situation with very limited time…your video delivers the goods..bravo!!!
*We did something very similar on an icy night ten years ago. An Icy rain descended on the coast and all the power in our region. Though we were inside our cottage, I collected every pillow and blanket in the house, and built a fort in our living room. Never felt so safe.*
Most bushcraft videos are city people eager to try out an axe or a saw, and build their idea of a little fort or a lean-to. For me, a lean-to is pretty worthless, unless you're going to keep a fire going all night. I always try to make a nest of some sort, usually involving grass/tree boughs/leaves and a waterproof tarp. Insulation outside and/or inside the tarp and just roll up in it like a pig in a blanket.
“Get more than you think” is actually a very good mantra to have when dealing with survival situations. This was a very well made informative video. Thank you.
We learned these survival tactics in the 1960's in Eagle Scouts/Order of the Arrows. Our troop leaders were old WWII veterans, tough guys who expected us to be tough. I don't know of anyone today who is teaching this stuff except on channels like this. Thanks for this!
My friends and I as 9 year old kids used to play in a country park that had lots of bracken and ferns growing. We came across two pits in the ground that looked sort of like shell craters and proceeded to build roofs using tree branches and roofed it with dead dry ferns and bracken and ended up with two very impressive, hidden bunkers to conduct our operations and scooting parties from, great fun at the time. I think all men yearn for these outdoor skills. Really enjoyed seeing this, took me back 30+ years.
Wow! Maybe one of the best shelter videos so far. It's not about 50 minutes long, and you can feel the cozzynest feeling, which is the most important thing in this thing.
@@Magna_Carta5 it might be warm and cozy at first, but you are still actively laying on the ground, and when you eventually will fall asleep, you would wake up in the middle of the night because how cold it is
Bro if you think for a second this woudk be the slightest bit comfortable your way out of touch with reality. I mean let’s be real it’s one thing to be in 24 deg weather and have your home to go back into. Mind you it’s 24 with the sun falling will most likely be negative with wind chill!! This is to survive and make it one night. I’d like to see you both survive a night in that shelter.
@@kothostov you sir are exactly right they would be freezing their ass off. All you guys do me a favor next time it’s 50 degrees go sit in some concrete in some thin pants your cakes will be frozen now imagine negative or near negative temperatures. I was homeless for a good minute in areas not near as bad as this temperature let me tell you it’s no walk in the park to wish for magba carta make me a Sammy and stay in ya lane 😘
@@jamesbryant4292 it all depends on where you are. Your brain and body adapt to the uncomfortable. Its like when im at work, outside in the sun, with noise, but I could still fall asleep on any chair or floor. But when I get home I cant sleep if the lights are on or if I hear someone talking outside or the music from a party at another house. Also, it depends on how cold it is, and you would already be wearing cold weather gear if you were outside in that cold. And after walking outside in the cold, feeling lost, stressed, im pretty sure it would feel nice mentally to go in there.
Reminds me of a story of an American bomber crew that crashed in far north Queensland in Australia during WW2. They tried to walk out but died from starvation, found some time afterwards by search parties with Aboriginal trackers. The Aboriginies said that they'd died in the midst of plenty and showed what was available to eat if you knew how.
@@excelsior8682 what house? Your puddle jumper just crashed. You're the only one not dead, and uninjured. There are no houses for 200 miles in any direction. Now begins the situation of this video.
I was in Utah in Arches NP. Nights were dropping into the 20’s. I did a trail to the furthest arch around 2:00. Going to it was easy. Leaving was a different story. The trail was poorly marked. I ended up on a different, long, complicated trail. I was in the desert watching the sun go down completely lost and cold. I was following a trail but had no idea to where. I was so happy to see people about a mile up and I ran so fast. Got back to my car just as it was getting dark. I had a puffy jacket, some water, protein bars. No flash light and no lighter. My phone was dying. I learned an incredible lesson that day. Be prepared for any thing.
No doubt it was hot during the day until the sun was setting and than it was getting really cold. I was planning on 20 degrees like the last few nights
I've used this kind of shelter "in anger" after the weather closed in during a winter hike in Scotland. I wasn't in a hurry and had food so I chose to use the vegetation for an overnighter very much as in your video. I put a lot of coarse grasses in the bottom to insulate myself from the ground and was warm as toast all night.
Finally, a real survival expert! Expedient, efficient and clear instruction with focus on priorities and sequence of gathering in-situ materials! Bravo!
He's got it. I learned to do this 55 years ago. It works. An improv shelter like that does not just mean survival, it can keep you pretty comfortable. My knees hate me now, I wish I could go knocking around in the mountains like I use to do.
I don't even know when will I ever find myself in a situation like this, but I somewhat feel safer and more confident about tackling some stuff like this later on my life. Many thanks brother 🤝.
This is great a phenomenal idea. Once upon a July 4 weekend in Colorado, there was a freak storm. My boyfriend and I built, quickly a thatched leaning shelter with a tree on one side and a large solid boulder for the back side. We built a small fire pit that had a stone roof on it and collected lots of wood and we used a lot of pine boughs for our bedding the fire kept the back of the lien to warm as well as us, and we made it through the night. There was at least 3 foot of snow that came down that July 4th many years ago. Thank you for bringing that memory back. 😂❤😊
In my early days of backpacking I camped in freezing weather with no tent and a crummy sleeping bag (no money for anything better). I didn't suffer anything worse than an uncomfortable night's sleep. I learned a few tricks to stay a little warmer. This video has some great information. The 'nest' would really help. Make it out of grass is a good idea. Start making it before it gets dark is another good idea!
@@travelingman3633 ty for replying. Yeah I have thousands of bits of odd info tucked away that I hope I'll never need to use, but as you said, "what if". Have a great day.
It's probably better to learn how to camp with natural surrounding materials than all the best kit anyway. There's some RUclips glampers, who with all the love and respect in the world, I know would be pretty lost without their expensive toys.
@@zelsantana2313 What are you 12 yrs old, such childish remarks and lack of knowledge, smh! 🤦 Let me school you on the basics of snakes 101... Snakes usually stay out of cold climates. Because the coldest temperature any snake can thrive in is around 65° Fahrenheit (18° Celsius), snakes normally live in the warmer temperate or tropical zones. Does this location appear as either warm or tropical to you? 😂
Excellent survival advice, clear, simple, logical, and valuable. As a Boy Scout, I learnt how to survive in the open, but never came across mountainous situations like this one. Quite an eye-opener.
In high school we read a story written by Jesse Stewart, a school teacher in Tennessee who got lost in a snowstorm and built a similar shelter, he called it a "Wickiup." It saved his life. Great to share this with us.
In Southern Indiana a few years ago some people who went out in the winter in a jon boat on the Ohio River and capsized it. One of the women was able to get onto an island, and could not get a fire started with a lighter. She buried herself in a leaf bank and survived the night to be rescued the next day. She was insulated enough in the leaves to stay warm even with wet clothes. Others on the boat did not make it.
I’ll have to get a copy for my kids to read. I keep trying to find good oldies as I can’t remember what all I read as a kid except that it was 80% pioneer type books in my country school but titles escape me.
Love his stories. Got inside a shock of corn (which heats up by internal combustion) and spent the night. Talks about critters crawling in his clothing.
I was shaking from the cold while watching, yet, it is summer here in Canada and I have a heavy bathrobe, of course the central air conditioner is on, but this scenery made me shiver.
7.4 million views later. ✨ Great video. Using what is available nearby to stay warm is much more useful than watching someone build a hut in the woods with an axe. I mean, that’s a great skill but when it comes to an emergency situation and I have to find a quick way to keep me and my family warm, this method is the best. Thanks!
Best true emergency shelter I've seen in a while. Tall grasses grow in most places, even open wooden areas. For those without tools, physical shape or ability, this simple shelter( or a good copy) could spell the difference between life or death.
Your video on survival brought up good memories. My younger sister and I used to go out in snow blizzards up at our mountain cabin. (It was above timberline at Mt. Baker ski area.) We had several places we knew where the wind sculpted big berms on the open heather moors where we would dig into the bank and make snow caves. They were always warm and cozy to be in and so we learned to create survival homes. Dad was very much into mountain survival and climbing, which he passed on to his five daughters.
I'd love to do those things and fishing with my children/girls when they were so young ,but DIVORCE Rined all of that for us,and their future experiences with their dad.They are all grown up now ,with Carrera and a few children of their own..that grandad doesn't get to share those experiences with.
I remember getting my polorbear badge in boyscouts back in mid 80s,sleeping in tents 17 degrees under, got down to 15 degrees! But we had a egg mattress under us,then in sleeping bags,then had egg mattress foam cover on top and it actually was so comfortable...
It's truly amazing how much body heat something like dried-up grass can help a person or animal retain in cold winter weather. I remember back in the winter of 1982 when eastern Missouri got hit with a blizzard that dropped 3 feet of snow over a time span of 18 to 24 hours with high winds that made snow drifts up against buildings that were 5 to 6 feet tall, we had a dog that loved being outside even in the cold of winter. Anyway she was stuck out in the blizzard b/c my hold family was stuck away from home when the blizzard hit but my dad had packed her dog house full of dried hay and she built a little dog-sized hole in the hay and when our next-door neighbor dug her now buried in snow dog house out of the snow the next day he said there was steam coming out of the hole and when she popped her little dog head out so Ron could pet her she was toasty warm to the touch as if she had been setting next to a fireplace.
It wasn't so much the hay that kept her warm it was infact her house being buried in the snow....snow makes for excellent insulation believe it or not...if you don't believe me then next time there's a huge blizzard go outside and dig a tunnel in the snow big enough to fit your body and youl be amazed how cozy it actually is
@@randylahey1232 you should add the stipulation of making it not super tight if the people are going to sleep in it when you tell people this as some people have done that and ended up trapped because the melt/shrink. Also making a "snow bench so you are up off the floor because there will be some cold air sinking.
I grew up in Upper Michigan. As a teenager i was on the rowd very much. Very limited resources to work with. Out in the cold, rain, and warm weather. Didn't usually get extreme with heat. No money, nowhere to go, no food, no water. I had to be very resourceful in various types of weather, conditions and circumstances. I was amazed that i lived to be 20. I didn't think i would. All the training the military put people through i did as a kid. Four decades later it is still a wonder to me that i survived. Predators of sorts one really had to be wary of. People and animals depending on the area i was in. Even police at times. Most weren't to be trusted. Survival mode dominated my teen years. Finally getting a job in my late teens made it possible to start changing things around and haf to adjust to a more civil means of behavior. I can appreciate surviving difficult situations.
Anytime I've been out too far from normal shelter, its my hands and feet that become unbearably cold first. A very small temporary fire of just 5 minutes, with boots and gloves removed, has been enough to warm them up and keep moving toward real shelter. Stopping when necessary to repeat. You use whatever burns. Grass, sticks, plastic trash, anything you have around you or on your person. A small piece of your own clothing works well to get the fire going. This is the voice of experience of being homeless in SW Minnesota. Homeless does not mean helpless.
A Russian here. Fire is nice, but it is sufficient to just massage your hands and feet. Preferably, with snow. This is a circulation problem. A massage restores the circulation, and snow expands the capilaries and makes your fingers and toes red. My Mom used to do that for me when I was 3 years old, then we'd continue spending the whole day back-country skiing. And when/if you do have access to fire or heat, warm up your hands and feet very slowly. Don't let them become uncomfortable or swell from being defrosted too fast. Otherwise, you are going to be sensitive to cold for years to come. I am a polar bear. I love a hot bath after a cold water swim. However, I get some ice and put my hands and feet into the containres filled wich icy water until they warm up a bit. It hurts otherwise.
Agree! I learned this the hard way and got a weird sensation in my finger tips now. Do not warm them up with fire, put them under your clothes in the armpits or shoulders, neck area. I damaged my nerves, you can avoid that mistake
This is December 2023, I'm 68. I don't plan on getting in any kind of trouble like this here but I'll tell you this that this IS the best shelter video ive seen. It is something that i think that if we get invaded...i might make it!
As kids in the 60's, age 12, my buddy and I camped every weekend throughout the winter in the woods in Central New Brunswick, Canada.. No tents, just a lean to and reflector fire. We were skinny runts, but we never froze. It was a great time. Winter was best because of the million mosquitoes in the summer. Great times.
Gave my boys (10&12 ) the assignment to build a shelter for themselves in the woods below our house. Both came up with usable shelters, since there was a lot of birch bark to make "shingles". Since it wasn't raining, they asked if they could try sleeping outside in them. By morning, the oldest had abandoned his quinzee for little bro's. They enlarged it a little longer in the middle of the night (the outside light was left on) and between the two boys, they were warm enough to sleep well.
Awesome! I did something similar with my kids when they were that age, thanks for sharing! I am sure they will remember it as a great memory as mine have ha ha ha!
honestly, this quick video was more realistic and informative for survival situation when you need shelter and warmth quickly, then those 30 min fast-forward bushcraft videos. There's no time to cook steaks with pot and pans in survival mode. thank you for sharing your skills
I did something similar to this back in 1993 in the high desert of California during the winter. It was very warm and I slept like a baby all night. Woke up rested and continued my journey out of there.
Thanks bud. Stuck on the side of a granite mountain, close to a waterfall with nothing (lost my backpack trying to come down the face of a medium size mountain. Surrounded by thick, hardy manzanita bushes in every direction. Several very large pine trees providing some shelter. Meditation saved me. The thought occurred: "Just put one foot in front of the other, little by little you will make it home." Every step required detangling the bushes in front of me. I slept on granite out crops under the bushes and trees. Fortunately, the granite was warm enough that I could actually catch a few hours sleep. Survival at its best. I was following a waterfall and had plenty to drink. Nothing else. Took 3 days. My clothes were literally shredded by the time I reached a base camp. Tah dah. Surviving makes you so much stronger for facing obstacles in life. One foot in front of the other, has become a mantra in face tough situations. I'm a woman now, but 17 when it happened. Life lessons. PS listen to the trees, they will encourage you. Hope this wasn't too long.
I got caught outside one early winter morning with only a coat on in the freezing cold....I found shelter from the wind and cold under a low pine tree it was like a nice warm safe shelter inside there! I will never forget how thankful I was for that tree!
Good evening my friend. Your video is not for nothing one video like this could save lives. Just last week a young hiker was found alive. He was lost in BC for 50 days temperatures as low as -50 and. Thank you for making videos like this available to everyone. If one person gets to use this knowledge you teach to survive out in the cold. This is very useful what you are recording. Thank you so much for teaching us. I am in Canada Saskatchewan
I spent the night in a grass shelter similar to that one in Minnesota about 40 years ago. It was close to 40 degrees below zero that night. It worked well, the coldest part was walking out in the morning. It did take several hours to gather enough grass and reeds to make it warm enough. Also my allergies did not like me sleeping in a dusty grass bed.
@@selsam7064 It was a test of the survival grass shelter. It works but it is not something you can make at the last minute. It took many hours to gather enough grass and reeds to make enough insulation to survive. (ps. I see I responded from my other RUclips channel.)
I'd rather be annoyed all night with allergies being warm. I can wake up frustrated with little sleep and than complain about it later. As opposed to not waking up.
This is the exact thing I spent my days creating as a kid. Creating shelters, forts etc w/e you call them. I loved the idea of having to survive with just what I had on me.
Bracken is perfect for this, you can bend handfuls either side of where you are going to sleep and knot it together in bunches over the top of your tunnel to form a row of arches then cover the whole lot with more bracken and grass.
Me too, it's got to be because deep down we know that's how it should be, hypothetically speaking of course but it's almost like as humans the ones that do like this sort of thing are the ones that would thrive in a post apocalyptic event
“How ya gonna keep the vacuum salesman out?” had me rolling on the floor. I loved this video. So essential and straightforward. I give you two thumbs and two toes up 👍
Whose the vaccum salesman?,i assume it to be a bear or wolf?,well i think with the opening covered with bushes like that none of those animals would know there's a person inside it unless the person is loud af or moving a lot.
I was caught in s hailstorm many decades ago. . . Ducked under a fallen tree in the ditch. . . Sounded like the end of the world with marble then golfball size ice. Birds and squirrels got nocked out of thier nests and ran in circles until they stopped as did the hail. . . The soft mud full of deep impressions of ice craters showing the angles of fall and deflections as they bounced about smacking my sides. Very exciting few minutes and lots of damage was done. The shelters you showed would have been very effective protection from such a storm. I was so thankful to be protected from injury because of the huge fallen tree and the sound of animals being injured in the distance caused me to seek and take shelter in the storm.
I like that i was in the marines in 1972 they.gave us some of that exact survival training so sir you are doing well and we appreciate you showing us all about this really special survival techniques you've a good man helping those who really need to know this. Peace to you brother.
Once you understand the principles, adaptation becomes simple, no matter the environment. Thank you demonstrating the principle of insulation so succinctly.
I haven't been forced to build a shelter, due to a sudden change in weather, but I did help keep a van full of people, from enduring a terribly cold trip, when I insisted on packing blankets, large thermal pots of coffee and hot chocolate, cookies, and other cold-weather type supplies, for a two-hour road trip in July. It was supposed to be a lovely day so I got kidded all the way to the event we were attending. But as the event was ending, the weather changed dramatically and a snow storm blew in. Suddenly the shorts and tank tops became a serious liability, especially in an old VW van that had no heating beyond the front seats. All those blankets, hot drinks, and high-calorie foods weren't so funny anymore. That was the last time the group made fun of my packing emergency supplies for road trips.
I've observed small rodents over a number of years whilst working in nature and they all make similar nests, they always appear warm and cosy, so this emergency shelter is very similar, looking forward to the overnight in this shelter 👍🏻
I love how people are keeping the old skills alive. They will save your life in the most basic of survival situations. These are merely techniques we learned by being mindful of how animals survived. I see this, and it instantly makes me think of a Carolina Wren's nest.
@@linkusk2481 the other person already answered you, so here is my advice, which is not meant to be hurtful or offending in anyway. Think a little longer about things, before you write them. Or don’t I don’t mind and thinking can sometimes be hard. Especially when you had a long day.
I am an ordinary woman, 57 years old. It's a good thing I learned this method because life has repeatedly presented me with very strange and dangerous situations that I thought I would never see. I can consider myself a true survivor. Now that I have learned this method, my hand against death has become stronger. Thanks.
This was one of the first survival situation videos I've seen with no tools or items from survival backpack used that seemed so logical yet informative. I would never have thought to use these materials. Thank you. I'm sure this information will save someone's life someday.
I first thought it's gonna be a hole-in-the-ground type of shelter, but I didn't know it's basically done without any tools. I once slept in a pile of hay on a field, so I can tell you except for the dust that might be there if it's a dusty region and not a snowy one, it's damn warm inside. Thumbs up!
You may have very well saved someone's life b/c of this guidance! ... with the majority of bushcraft videos emphasizing fire building, the fact that you CAN survive without one in cold temps will be hope-inspiring in a life/death situation like this. Can't remember the last time I saw a penguin carrying flint and steel 😄🐧
This is a very location specific survival trick...just like he said about not having the luxury of palm leaves, you might not have the luxury of a field of these reeds to work with. Your best bet in any location is fire
@@naplzt4k Agreed. Not every location has that type of vegetation or brush. Fire definitely helps for cold or wet regions especially over the longer term and if you feel like cooking what you catch or kill. 🔥
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I have kept my word and the overnight video is posted to my channel, thank you all for the views! ruclips.net/video/zJHB4bwtrFE/видео.html
Legendary!
While you're sleeping in that cozy nest, some naked dude that just spawned is gonna to loot your backpack.
10/10
Yesss
What if it's chucking it down & and the weeds are soaking wet? Surely, it won't keep you warm in those conditions.
Yea,the video did well enough !
I used to be a Royal Marine, spending every winter in the arctic. Temperatures at night used to fall up to -40/60. We were taught something very similar to this in case of emergencies. It really does work.
@@AquaFyre he us talking about the arctic zone which is just very north and not only antatica
No, but they have a lot of grasses left over from the summer which, because of the low temperatures are completely dry and insulates very well.
@@rogerlawrence233exactly. I stuff my tipi liner in the cold seasons and the dead air space holds heat well. The body is 98 degrees, if you can save that heat from dissipating, you will be very warm.
Gott keep those toes warm.
It wasn't easy@@ColdSkilletGuitarlive
Love how genuine this is. Not over produced or fancy.
This was great. I loved it!
Yes exactly
Why I’m subbing
I enjoy watching these type of vids. FYI: Ticks are still active in winter even when it snows 😖
Agreed
A week ago, I got caught in a snowstorm while hiking in the mountains. I was way off the trail, completely unprepared for how fast the snow piled up. The temperature dropped, visibility was basically zero, and I realized I was in serious trouble. I had no signal, and no shelter, and I could feel the cold getting worse by the minute. Then I remembered this video I watched god knows when. I followed everything you said with extra and buried myself into the nest for the night. The next day, once the storm had passed and visibility improved ('cause I could not sleep more than half an hour), I was able to find my way back to the trail and make it to safety. If I hadn’t seen your video, I wouldn’t have made it through that night. You honestly saved my life and I can not thank you enough!
Glad to hear it was useful to you, and very glad you were able to find your way back!
That's crazy..reality kicks in fast..
A ditch or hole if you have dry leaves filled full and crawl in and cover up can help to keeyp cold off.
There could be snakes in there though
Not in winter.
This guy knows EXACTLY what he's talking about. I took the arctic survival course at Elmendorf AFB in 1977 and this was one of the techniques being taught.
Theory is almost always beautiful until it is not theory anymore
I lived next to elmendorf in the early 80s as a young kid. Then we moved across town. In the 90s I went to uaf.
Thank you for your service
I don't know the odds of me ever being in a situation where this will help me, but yet I'm still very, very happy to know this. Thank you for this!
minimum it was informative. maximum it saves my life.
@@zappthezapper33 poetry
@@zappthezapper33- someone who lives in new york city that cant hunt
Same!
@@clivewoolley4492 nope. There's like 97% of the planet where a New Yorker would just give up and die.
my brother and I used to build battlestar galactica forts like this in the fields when we were kids 40y ago...long elaborate tunnels. it was so much fun. Our dog Mugsy, a springer spaniel, would go crazy digging after us... what great adventures
good times!
Just imagining a tunnel system in this stuff makes me excited, sounds like good times indeed :^D
👍
I’m curious why you refer to them as battlestar galactica forts? You mean like the launch tubes that the vipers fly out of? Very cool though, this video reminds me a lot of what they show in documentaries how many rodents build tunnels like this
A springer spaniel is a great dog, best field dog I’ve ever hunted behind.
Did you guys touch each others bungholes inside the tunnel?
One of the few bushcraft emergency shelters that truly appears cozy. An overnight stay with inside and outside temperature readings would be awesome.
That's my question, too. How much warmer than outside temperatures is that shelter.
Until it rains.
@@gusgone4527 You can always thatch grass mats and cover the top. WAY more than enough! With a trench and berm around you and adequate prep on roof and insulating between you and the earliest morning hour ground cold - these type shelter are WAY better than the best tent + sleeping bag. I've done it. I survived cozy warm and dry and VERY happy through thunderstorm and deepest Michigan upper peninsula winter madness. My high school friends and I would head out every other weekend for such a camping excursion. Survival mode! We were on either motocross motorcycle or snowmobile. Took nothing but a good solid knife and our favorite fishing supplies and some ohio bluetip strike anywhere wooden matches, steel wool, 9V battery, Flint, guncotton. Mosquitos put an end to this fascination one night. Suffering to the point of insanity.
@@gusgone4527 you must be fun at parties
@@synapticburn It wasn't a bad zinger
Small tip from a Marine of 78 years--carry a 10x12piece of cheap plastic in a pocket in a ziplock type bag with matches and a bit of tinder for a fire starter. With that over and under; heat will be trapped a bit and will keep any rain off of you if not flopping about a lot Inside this improv shelter; it will save your life. I never go into the wild without a .22 for small game. Hot food and shelter is Life. One canteen of water as well. My first real guide was a hunting and trapping book, was printed in 1831.
What I truly admire is that this guy was making videos for over 11 years and this is his first 1 mil+ views video. I can't commend this kind of dedication enough, hope you'll get 1 mil subs now, sir! And awesome video, tips like this will save lives!
Yeah true
It's a sign of the times we're heading in to, and a vindication of the genuine preppers who saw this coming.
Very well done demonstration of a grass shelter For conditions colder than rain.
What I truly admire is how you copied the top comment to get likes and forgot to change accounts before commenting "Yeah true"
why did you just copy and paste that one guys comment lmao
Fascinating! Back in 1974, friends and I were up in the mountains after a heavy snows. Turns out the snow was of a perfect condition to roll huge snowballs. We rolled several of those together, hollowed out the cumulative mass, and actually made an igloo! Our warm breath had the effect of hardening the inside surfaces. It really provided protection from wind chill. We were happy kids!
Back around the same time, my brother and I did the same thing by filling up empty trash cans with snow, then putting them upside down and pulling the can off the snow and after about 6 of these, we arranged them in a way that we could put a piece of plywood on top and cover it with snow. The resulting igloo was impressive. And so warm that we took our coats off inside the igloo.
You made a quinzee.
Legendary 🙏🏽💯🍻
Be careful doing that. If the Igloo is not made correctly, the now frozen snow can collapse and fall right on your body. That‘s a lot of damage.
Never had to overnight in one, but we built snow igloos when I was a kid in the 60s. We didn't have video games, cell phones, or cable TV, so we went out doors and entertained ourselves!
What I love about videos like this is that it shows a practical example. It's not a rocket science to think "alright, when I'm cold, I need to crawl in somewhere". But if I was in that situation, I wouldn't know what to look for and what's the quickest way. Here in Central Europe, nature is a bit different, but it gives me idea what to look for the next time I'll go hiking.
The idea is to find a hole or something similar. I mean, that's what animals do.
I would imagine it is probably more forested in central Europe, in which case a 'rubble shelter' or lean-to can be built with twigs, tree branches, pieces of bark, and stones.
@@williamjpellas0314 europe is completely deforested and populated, nowhere to get lost.
@@victorialazareva
Nowhere would be kind of a stretch, but with some simple rules for orientation you generally find populated areas quite quickly - at least in Germany.
@@7shinta7 please tell me, where I can get lost in Europe, because I'd like to find such a place :) No people, no roads, wild
Each step is followed with “really quick, easy, no tools” and proceeds to do it with ease. Genuine RUclips content.
Concise and to the point..not a lot of unnecessary jargon some people use to make their video more self absorbing.
Feel like my survival IQ in the grasslands jumped 10 fold! Fantastic video! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Sorry to disappoint you , but this is total rubbish 😹. You call it winter ? Are you sure ? If you do this in Russia - you ll die , because of frozen ground
@@ЛукаМудищев-х5к Look everyone a Russian Karen
@@ЛукаМудищев-х5к If you're in a remote part of Russia you'd probably have trees all over the place as only a fraction of the country is made up of steppes, the vast majority is tundra or just normal forest. As such, you could easily build a campfire. This video is meant to teach you how to stay warm if you're stuck in grassland, where you won't find enough wood to sustain a campfire.
@@ЛукаМудищев-х5к Here's the thing, this isn't Russia it's America! Our winters get bad but its do-able for the most part. Yes we get negative degrees here in the double digests, but at the same time we can do things like this and survive. Sorry our part of the world is a little more hospitable then yours.
@@brandonreed9508 there is no any connection with “parts” of the world / this way of survival is just too dangerous for an inexperienced man. You ll get pneumonia at best way , the worst - frostbite. I know what I’m talking about.
I had a vehicle breakdown in North Dakota one winter. I knew I would freeze to death in my car because it would not run to give me heat. I saw a Barn 1/4 Mile away and went to it. Inside were MANY Bales of Hay. I made a shelter out of that, and during the night, it actually became hot in there. The next morning the farmer who owned the barn found me because he had seen his Hay had been moved. I told him my situation, and he and his wife got me a tow and fed me Breakfast.
That's awesome work up here and always wondered what would happen if you got stuck out here did you nor have service on your phone ?
@@bryandaniel3890 At the time there was no celll coverage where I was. I would assume that has since gotten better.
Bravo ser 👍
Uh, why didn’t you just walk another 50-100 feet to their house and knock on the door? The barn usually isn’t too far from the farmhouse, probably would have called you a ride home or given you a bed and a warm beverage.
Did the farmer have a smokin hot daughter too?
The thing that I realized about most people who get trapped in the desert at night time (or out anywhere in cold conditions at night) is that they walk far too long before deciding to try to make a shelter. They walk until it is dark, then try to make the shelter. Like you said, they should stop early and make the shelter while it is still light and not so cold their hands won't function. This is all really good knowledge to have tucked away in the back of your mind....just in case!
Yeah, what I was taught was that if you find yourself "turned around" you should start an hour before dark or more getting shelter up. The thing is you may not realize you're lost till 20 minutes before dark.
First thing. Then everything else but without training and fully panicked, R.I.P
Can you just keep walking and moving the entire night to stay warm?
@@davidd854 yes.
@@davidd854No one will stop you, but you'll use a huge number of calories especially if it's very cold so it could be better to rest in a warm shelter. You also run the risk of stumbling in the dark down a hole or cliff or twisting your ankle.
The secret to survival is not about what you have with you, but your mind set and ingenuity, what you are able to think of and willing to do. This was perfect, nothing extra is needed.
I was hunting with my dad and uncle when I was a teenager. I severely underestimated the cold. I didn't want to seem like a wuss, but I was getting dangerously cold. I found an old bale of hay at the edge of a field. I opened it and put some under me and all around. I was literally amazed at the difference it made. I never said anything to them. Just quietly learned several lessons
Hay is great for insulation. I use it sometimes to insulation stuff.
I did the same thing but stuffed some down on my ballsack
@@CommenterRM lots of slivers I assume lol
I'm willing to bet that, he knew. And was proud
How about sheltering in a car?
Content like this makes RUclips a useful tool, thumbs up from Ireland
Ireland need to report in US board😊
Outstanding! As a teenage boy, I've been in the desert at night, and I had no idea how cold it can get in the desert at night in September. I ended up making a shelter out of tumbleweeds and made it through the night. It was very much like what you did here. I really liked that your shelter could be made with no tools and little skills. This video could save lives. Thanks for your effort.
what about snakes and wolves
@@click411 It was so cold, if a wolf or snake curled up to me, they'd be welcome. 😆
Tumbleweed? Covered with thorns? Jesus man better than freezing to death
@@SgtJohnRemairez I put on every bit of clothing I had and was still freezing. I had no idea that it snows in the desert at night. The tumbleweeds were all that was available for me to make shelter, so I bunched them up as much as possible to block the wind and provide some insulation but I was still freezing all night. In the morning, when the sun came up, I was like a rotisserie chicken turning in the sunlight. Whatever was facing the sun got warm but the side facing away from the sun was freezing cold, so I kept turning. I know better now.
@@doves9204 The desert where is live is in high altitude. It can reach 112 degrees Fahrenheit during a summer day and drop to 61 degrees F at night. However, in the winter months, it can reach the mid 80's during the day and drop to - 28 degrees F at night. The reason is that sand doesn't hold heat well. It's all about the sun. In fact, there can be a 20 degree temperature difference between standing in the sun and standing in the shade on any given day.
Spent many nights backpacking/skiing/ snow biking with my one hundred twenty pound wolf dog while in the high Sierra. I would build snow caves complete with grass beds and my dog to help keep me warm in ten feet of snow, those were the days, I miss that dog, best “dog” I ever had.
Bytor and the snow dog?..😂
My dad taught me how to build a similar shelter when I was a kid (50 years ago). Thank you for the much needed refresher course.
Want to stay in a shelter with me?
@@ez-g3090wtf
Damn you old
Wholesome
u have a instagram or snapchat?
I’d love to see an overnight in this shelter!!
Well he would crawl inside and go to sleep. There.
Nice job
Definitely. Please include a small thermometer if you do an overnight. I am really curious what the temperature inside that type of shelter will be.
I was thinking the same thing
Great shelter. Thanks for showing. And at least one 10' × 10' plastic sheet should always be included in the ruc sack. After all the insulation is laid, the sheet can go over it to stop drafts, rain or sleet.
Ok, and a hand warmer.
Great video! A few years ago or so, a tiny 90+ year old Vietnamese lady went missing in the PNW forest after picking berries or some such with her extended family. It was freezing at night, and she was missing for around three days. She was finally found alive and quite healthy after burying herself in lots of leaves and some branches to keep warm. The picture of her great-grandson carrying her to safely was incredibly touching. She was little bitty but mighty...and definitely a survivor. Kind of like my Filipino neighbor's 75-year-old mother who climbed up and stayed for two days in a tree after a monsoon and flood destroyed her home. Hearty folks.
Yep. My wife’s Vietnamese grandmother is 102 and still cleans her home and works out in the yard.
That is awesome! I wish I had that strong a constitution in my older years. Gotta work at it.
You have to love their tenacity to survive in ANY conditions. I would do the same thing.
There's an 80+ year old Russian lady who lives all by herself on Lake Baikal i Siberia. She ice skates like 15 miles to the nearest supply store
@@chrisweidner4768self reliant culture 👍
We got LOST, Built our shelter, snow insulated it perfectly got a tractor ride out and a farm breakfast, made a call, got some chores done for the hospitality and made a Wonderful memory from a winter night in Vermont.
Ha ha, thats the way to do it!
Did military service in the 60s in Sweden, sometimes sheltering like this or with spruce branches on nights at minus 30 degrees. Only thing I learned was get the heck as far away from snow and ice and Sweden as possible.
@@mrdo_LAEnsambevack 😍
@@mrdo_LASo where did you end up, Sir?
@@SurvivalSpheres Coastal Louisiana. Good video 😎
A little change to this, I've seen rats and other small animals do this, is after going so far, you go off at a right or left angle, if there's enough cover of course, then they clear out just enough to sleep in, keeps the wind from blowing straight in, then block the opening just like you did here. Makes an immense difference
Cool thxs
good tip!
Excellent video. Thank you for this tip. Could have used this once or twice. 🤩
Animals are the best teachers.
@@MellowWind Nature in general!
Learned this lesson in FT Drum. If you are lying prone for a while in the snow, you are going to be wet cold and miserable, at best. Dig under the snow and find the long grass and if you get enough of it you will have a warm bed. I found a knocked over tree and gathered some sticks, whatever I could find and eventually added more snow to the top and sealed in all the holes. It ended up being warmer in my burrow then it was in the warming tent. Great video!
Thanks for sharing that
1st BCT?
I don't know what part of Ft.Drum you were in...but didn't work for me🤣🤣🤣 artillery E-7...Ft.Drum wind different 🤣🤣🤣didn't try this method but it's hard to see it working in ft drum...plus I still live in Watertown it ain't got better
What about critters though? If there are rocks and there are critters I would use the rocks too you know/ I honestly don't know if there are critters where he is talking about? If not then I'm wrong just don't know?
How come you didn't have shelter halves and sleeping bags, or was it a survival exercise?
This was very informative! I used to build shelters like this as a kid just for fun. Didn't realize I was really teaching myself survival skills.
Me too. When he looked up from inside the spaces could be filled with grasses stuffed vertically from the top Then lace more grasses through, so wouldn't blow away,collect more heat. Much more grass for door, pack for pillow.
Same, had one between 3 huge logs I made a roof of sticks and bark. It was cramped.
Or when I made a teepee of sticks and an old tarp.
You weren’t lmaoooo are you that stoopid?
Kids shouldn’t be in a liberal government school that teaches no life skills they should be playing outside
Reading these comments made over the last year, inspires me, that though people die of exsposure every year, many more find a way to shelter and survive. This video makes a difference, it saves lives. And it's enjoyable to watch.
if you are on solid rock and there arent any grasses you aint gonna be warm and cozy
@@Bewilderdashed11 Seriously, we should try to not end up where we aren't prepared to be, other than that we all must go sometime.
PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR ANY SCAMS IN THE COMMENTS. I am not running a give away, and am not on telegram, twitter etc. I am not asking for anyone to contact me.
I had the BEST WORST sleep of my life in BC on a 100mm storm night with my dog, bag and just a sleeping bag. Found a ''layed down refrigerator''sized slot cave, beautfiully overhung flat roof, which was just comfortably wide and long enough, like perfect and a fridge sized mantel in front, for which I thought/hoped slanted away from the cave. Ended up awaking at midnight, soaked of course; dog, sleeping bag closthes, laying in an inch or two of water. Knowing I didnt have long before my clothes would start to get cold as the night went on, I removed them and decided, as well managed to get back to sleep without clothing, in the wet sleeping bag, in water. Made it all the way until mornin and slept well. I truly believe in that specific situation, sleeping that way saved me from a being awake and shivering all night because i could somehow radiate more heat without layers of soaked materials between my body and the sleeping bag. Definitely the type of sleeping bag played a key role, it wasn an amazingly rated one, but the material when wet still insulated ok.
The nest you made look remarkably like a doormouse home, without the down lining inside. Remarkable vidio, ty
i feel likei fell for a clickbait instead. nothing in the title told me about "only useful when it just started snowing and ground is not wet or frozen yet, have enough clothings and a backpack also be in a certain climate and geoghraphy with the accurate flora to crawl into and fauna not waiting to get out of it's hybernation and poison yoıu or rip you apart while you are at it"
also spending a night on that thing with a not cropped out but a fastforward video would make a ilttle sense. all i see is a well dressed healthy looking adult in his camoes doing a castle like toddlers do with pillows in their playroom and that's all.
@@sickturret3587 Ha ha, yeah I get it that's how I feel when I watch people in the jungle build bamboo mansions with swimming pools, or the others spending days building mini log homes in their back yards. Thanks for the chuckle.
Here in the U.P. Michigan I've done what you did but I found 1st to add grass inside of my pants and jacket as im building my nest. Helps a lot.
A good instructor can explain things without being complicated. Great video, very informative and potentially life saving.
Without being complicated? 😂 he took nearly seven minutes to RIDICULOUSLY over complicate the sentence ‘cover yourself in grass’.
@@arveyilleszender5809nah he demonstrated how in this video 🤡😘
@@UC4AQUgrQ9EwVIGoF0w7xHXg Your mom demonstrated how in other videos.
@@arveyilleszender5809 your dad did too with your hole
@@arveyilleszender5809 what a clown lmao
I like how this man is straight to the point from the get go with good info. No clickbait. Thank you sir! I subscribed
And no extra blah blah blah filler!
Yup
Thank god sane people still exist.
@@FRElHEIT They do? *Looks around* where?
I have used one of these before when a snowstorm started rearing up while I was hiking through a field. After I managed to get one of these reed tunnels finished and made my way into it, a fox face was just inches away from mine as I went for my duffel. Fucker watched me make a lil den and wanted in. Needless to say, I had company in my hidey-hole til that storm blew over and the shared body heat did keep us warmer during the night. Next morning the moment I opened that duffel bag door, my temporary fox roommate bolted into the snow.
This is not the first time nature decided to get in my face when I made camp, I've had deer and wolves nose around my camps before. I am aware of the inherent danger of the wilderness, at the same time I also know how to interact without disturbing it. Mutual Survivalism at its finest.
For months now, a loud, entitled, territorial dogfox has been treating my garden like his own turf... mauling his challengers, pooing on the patio, scaling the fences, howling through the night... your comment is making me look at him in a new light, but I'm trying to imagine being so cold and alone that I wouldn't my Ind sharing my bed with him, and... it's grim 😂
@@1midnightfish lol, yeah they are animals and each have their own personality. I just happened to get a friendlier fox that time.
@@AmaryInkawult Maybe city foxes are just a-holes 😆
Wow. Very cool story
That’s awesome! 😅 Glad you two helped each other out! 🙌🥰
Bro, I'm from NYC and swear that if I'm ever lost in the woods and build a shelter and survive, I'll live to tell the tale thanks to you. Great episode and thank you for taking the time to do this!
Then don't go into Central Park. 😂
I don't think you'll find these kinds of reeds in new york state. But you could hobble together something similar maybe with brush and sticks.
Bro? Really?
No you wont
@user-dw3th4ev9c bro his comments an if then statement. IF he's lost, builds this shelter, and survives, THEN he will tell the tale. You saying no he won't and that it wouldn't have been thanks to this video makes no sense
This is excellent. I did Cold Weather survival training when I was in the Marine Corps. Cold is the greatest threat to survival. Having the skills to survive it are priceless.
Sorry for tge stupid question but wich is harder to survive and wich is worse to die from cold or hot?
Thank you for weighing in on this video and thank you very much for your service. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@@aperson-u4lgo find out
@@aperson-u4l COLD!! Im an Arctic Marine as well. I was also in the Dessert. The Cold and Snow is worse.
@@aperson-u4lFormer USAF medic with Arctic Circle Survival training over 36 years ago. Did it with regular Army and Eskimo villagers in the Army Guard. I’m going with the cold death. Survivors of near death cold exposure speak of a warm calm feeling caused by your blood concentrating in your torso. Unfortunately the disorientation that accompanies severe hypothermia often prevents you from recognizing that as a fatal symptom. This is what I was taught as a medic. If anyone has knowledge to the contrary I’m open to hear it.
Just to give you another idea years ago back in the 70s I saw survivalist one time show how to make a secured shelter. Me and my ex-wife got stranded during a hunting trip. We were about 10 miles away from our pick up in Texas. We got hit by a major snowstorm. It was too late to walk out and we had To cross two Large waterways what I did is I made a large fire and got some rocks Put them in the fire to make them Hot Then I buried them in a shallow grave and put weeds on top of the dirt with the rocks under the dirt, I leave brush on top of the dirt, I always carry it hurts when I’m back packing and hunting with me that we used to cover the next morning. We woke up nice and comfortable with 3 feet deep of snow all around us and over us and we survived. My hair holding onto my belt during the blizzard in the morning and hiking out during daylight. 🤠I love watching guys like you. I appreciate your contact because the one I watched many years ago. Saved our lives. Please keep up the good work.
This reminds me of the tunnels we would build as kids in snow to keep warm so we could stay outside longer. Once you go in you’re not goin back out. Love this super simple and effective stuff!
Your second sentence has more than one meaning..
@@Wilma5532 lol I’m talking about a sweet, welcoming home with a fire goin. Get your mind out of the gutter
@@Wilma5532 hehe..
@@Wilma5532 🤣
@@aidanrogers9647 well the fire sets the mood 🤣🤣🤣
I was lost in the Ontario wilderness at 14. I sheltered under a thick juniper bush, using huge sheets of bark of a fallen tree to deflect rain and keep the wind out. It was perfect. No fire was required to stay warm, and the juniper seemed to keep most of the bugs away.
This is a great and quick and dirty video on how to survive without fire and a serious shelter. Great job on this short but effective survival video. It's definitely worth 6 :46 minutes of our time to learn something new.
Thank you, that was my goal! down dirty, easy to remember!
Why dirty?
this is definitely a something that im gonna try when i go camping with my father again.
I was looking for something besides the plethora of bushcraft videos out there, where they take an entire afternoon to build a beautiful shelter. Though it looks spectacular, comfy and warm, I can’t help but think, “what if you’re really in a survival situation with very limited time…your video delivers the goods..bravo!!!
*We did something very similar on an icy night ten years ago. An Icy rain descended on the coast and all the power in our region. Though we were inside our cottage, I collected every pillow and blanket in the house, and built a fort in our living room. Never felt so safe.*
Most bushcraft videos are city people eager to try out an axe or a saw, and build their idea of a little fort or a lean-to. For me, a lean-to is pretty worthless, unless you're going to keep a fire going all night. I always try to make a nest of some sort, usually involving grass/tree boughs/leaves and a waterproof tarp. Insulation outside and/or inside the tarp and just roll up in it like a pig in a blanket.
“Get more than you think” is actually a very good mantra to have when dealing with survival situations. This was a very well made informative video. Thank you.
'Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it' as my mom taught me!
We learned these survival tactics in the 1960's in Eagle Scouts/Order of the Arrows. Our troop leaders were old WWII veterans, tough guys who expected us to be tough. I don't know of anyone today who is teaching this stuff except on channels like this. Thanks for this!
Today's Eagle Scout leaders only want to molest kids.
@Dyslexic Batnam Sadly they are a vanishing breed.
My friends and I as 9 year old kids used to play in a country park that had lots of bracken and ferns growing. We came across two pits in the ground that looked sort of like shell craters and proceeded to build roofs using tree branches and roofed it with dead dry ferns and bracken and ended up with two very impressive, hidden bunkers to conduct our operations and scooting parties from, great fun at the time. I think all men yearn for these outdoor skills. Really enjoyed seeing this, took me back 30+ years.
Basically bed down like small animals do. Love watching and replicating nature when possible. Thanks for the video 👍
Wow! Maybe one of the best shelter videos so far. It's not about 50 minutes long, and you can feel the cozzynest feeling, which is the most important thing in this thing.
Yeah! I was in my bed, wishing I was in a nest like that.
@@Magna_Carta5 it might be warm and cozy at first, but you are still actively laying on the ground, and when you eventually will fall asleep, you would wake up in the middle of the night because how cold it is
Bro if you think for a second this woudk be the slightest bit comfortable your way out of touch with reality. I mean let’s be real it’s one thing to be in 24 deg weather and have your home to go back into. Mind you it’s 24 with the sun falling will most likely be negative with wind chill!! This is to survive and make it one night. I’d like to see you both survive a night in that shelter.
@@kothostov you sir are exactly right they would be freezing their ass off. All you guys do me a favor next time it’s 50 degrees go sit in some concrete in some thin pants your cakes will be frozen now imagine negative or near negative temperatures. I was homeless for a good minute in areas not near as bad as this temperature let me tell you it’s no walk in the park to wish for magba carta make me a Sammy and stay in ya lane 😘
@@jamesbryant4292 it all depends on where you are. Your brain and body adapt to the uncomfortable. Its like when im at work, outside in the sun, with noise, but I could still fall asleep on any chair or floor. But when I get home I cant sleep if the lights are on or if I hear someone talking outside or the music from a party at another house. Also, it depends on how cold it is, and you would already be wearing cold weather gear if you were outside in that cold. And after walking outside in the cold, feeling lost, stressed, im pretty sure it would feel nice mentally to go in there.
You can also stuff the grass into your shirt etc for more warmth. Homeless people use news paper the same way when it's bitterly cold.
Or they could go to an available shelter if they forego drugs or alcohol. The problem is not a lack of shelter.
So simple yet so many of us wouldn't have even thought to do this and then possibly die from the cold. Wow! Love this!
Agreed! Most people would die. I, however, would simply go back inside the house.
@@excelsior8682 Smart man, like what are these idiots thinking?
Reminds me of a story of an American bomber crew that crashed in far north Queensland in Australia during WW2. They tried to walk out but died from starvation, found some time afterwards by search parties with Aboriginal trackers. The Aboriginies said that they'd died in the midst of plenty and showed what was available to eat if you knew how.
I would have emergency sleeping bags in my backpack. If not, I would've figured that out.
@@excelsior8682 what house? Your puddle jumper just crashed. You're the only one not dead, and uninjured.
There are no houses for 200 miles in any direction.
Now begins the situation of this video.
Even without being active in the survival community, I really liked the pace and information density in this video. Keep up the great content.
Yeah much agreed
Very useful tip if flying over Donner Pass
I was in Utah in Arches NP. Nights were dropping into the 20’s. I did a trail to the furthest arch around 2:00. Going to it was easy. Leaving was a different story. The trail was poorly marked. I ended up on a different, long, complicated trail. I was in the desert watching the sun go down completely lost and cold. I was following a trail but had no idea to where. I was so happy to see people about a mile up and I ran so fast. Got back to my car just as it was getting dark. I had a puffy jacket, some water, protein bars. No flash light and no lighter. My phone was dying. I learned an incredible lesson that day. Be prepared for any thing.
No doubt it was hot during the day until the sun was setting and than it was getting really cold. I was planning on 20 degrees like the last few nights
Love Moab. Love Utah! I bet the rocks would still be pretty warm. 🤔build into the sand for cover. 🤷🏻♀️
あまりにもシンプルなやり方である為に、想像し難いけども、実際にこの動画でのやり方は効果があると確信できます。
子供の頃、冬の寒い夜の海釣りに父と出向いていました。
寒かったので車に戻りたかったですが、父が、近くの茂みに横になると暖かいよと言いながら、背丈の高い立ち枯れた草を薙ぎ倒しました。私はそこに横になってみました。強く冷たい夜の海風も入ってこないし、湿気も無く、乾いた草の良い香りがしました。
とにかく驚くほど、心地好い暖かさで、すぐに寝てしまいました😆自宅の布団で寝るよりも暖かく、心地好かったので、地面ごと家に持って帰りたいと思う程でした。
あれから数十年経過しましたが、あの心地好さ、暖かさ、快眠できた事を強く記憶に留めています。
懐かしい気持ちにさせて下さる動画でした。
ありがとうございます。
I am glad that you enjoyed the video, and happy it brought back fond memories for you! Thank you for sharing!
I’ve never had to stay out in the cold, but you never know when it could become necessary. Thanks for the great video!
I've used this kind of shelter "in anger" after the weather closed in during a winter hike in Scotland. I wasn't in a hurry and had food so I chose to use the vegetation for an overnighter very much as in your video. I put a lot of coarse grasses in the bottom to insulate myself from the ground and was warm as toast all night.
Are you 🏴 ?
@@pixel-pm1vq Yes I am. I can see Scotland from home, I am that close.
@@Crusty_Camper hey im Scottish what part can you see
So what were you angry about?
@@bandini22221 Probably the weather, lmao.
Finally, a real survival expert! Expedient, efficient and clear instruction with focus on priorities and sequence of gathering in-situ materials! Bravo!
He's got it. I learned to do this 55 years ago. It works. An improv shelter like that does not just mean survival, it can keep you pretty comfortable. My knees hate me now, I wish I could go knocking around in the mountains like I use to do.
I don't even know when will I ever find myself in a situation like this, but I somewhat feel safer and more confident about tackling some stuff like this later on my life. Many thanks brother 🤝.
This is great a phenomenal idea. Once upon a July 4 weekend in Colorado, there was a freak storm. My boyfriend and I built, quickly a thatched leaning shelter with a tree on one side and a large solid boulder for the back side.
We built a small fire pit that had a stone roof on it and collected lots of wood and we used a lot of pine boughs for our bedding the fire kept the back of the lien to warm as well as us, and we made it through the night. There was at least 3 foot of snow that came down that July 4th many years ago. Thank you for bringing that memory back. 😂❤😊
Yea me.too butt naked
In my early days of backpacking I camped in freezing weather with no tent and a crummy sleeping bag (no money for anything better). I didn't suffer anything worse than an uncomfortable night's sleep. I learned a few tricks to stay a little warmer. This video has some great information. The 'nest' would really help. Make it out of grass is a good idea. Start making it before it gets dark is another good idea!
Yup
Thank you for this information.Hopfully i will never need it but if😎
@@travelingman3633 ty for replying. Yeah I have thousands of bits of odd info tucked away that I hope I'll never need to use, but as you said, "what if". Have a great day.
It's probably better to learn how to camp with natural surrounding materials than all the best kit anyway. There's some RUclips glampers, who with all the love and respect in the world, I know would be pretty lost without their expensive toys.
@@entropybear5847 Yup. One of them,I big crybaby, told me to get off his channel. Can't tell you how much that devestates me to this day.
Wonderful to see a survival/backwoods video that doesn’t destroy the environment by cutting down trees or removing moss etc. love it!
This is most definitely a life saver for those like myself who had no idea in the event where a scenario like this would come about... Great job! 👍🏼
Good luck to snakes
And other poisonous insect
@@zelsantana2313
What are you 12 yrs old, such childish remarks and lack of knowledge, smh! 🤦
Let me school you on the basics of snakes 101...
Snakes usually stay out of cold climates. Because the coldest temperature any snake can thrive in is around 65° Fahrenheit (18° Celsius), snakes normally live in the warmer temperate or tropical zones.
Does this location appear as either warm or tropical to you? 😂
@@zelsantana2313
You're embarrassing yourself here on RUclips... You should probably stop before you dig a bigger hole.
@@zelsantana2313 insects are the least of your worry when you're freezing to death, clown
Excellent survival advice, clear, simple, logical, and valuable. As a Boy Scout, I learnt how to survive in the open, but never came across mountainous situations like this one. Quite an eye-opener.
In high school we read a story written by Jesse Stewart, a school teacher in Tennessee who got lost in a snowstorm and built a similar shelter, he called it a "Wickiup." It saved his life. Great to share this with us.
In Southern Indiana a few years ago some people who went out in the winter in a jon boat on the Ohio River and capsized it. One of the women was able to get onto an island, and could not get a fire started with a lighter. She buried herself in a leaf bank and survived the night to be rescued the next day. She was insulated enough in the leaves to stay warm even with wet clothes. Others on the boat did not make it.
mistake... Jesse Hilton Stuart, no thanks.
I’ll have to get a copy for my kids to read. I keep trying to find good oldies as I can’t remember what all I read as a kid except that it was 80% pioneer type books in my country school but titles escape me.
Wickiup is the Apache's shelter, looks like a wigwam to me.
Love his stories. Got inside a shock of corn (which heats
up by internal combustion) and spent the night. Talks about critters crawling in his clothing.
I was shaking from the cold while watching, yet, it is summer here in Canada and I have a heavy bathrobe, of course the central air conditioner is on, but this scenery made me shiver.
7.4 million views later. ✨ Great video. Using what is available nearby to stay warm is much more useful than watching someone build a hut in the woods with an axe. I mean, that’s a great skill but when it comes to an emergency situation and I have to find a quick way to keep me and my family warm, this method is the best. Thanks!
Two people in there would really be nice and toasty!
@@CriminalonCrimeyou'll save a hypothermia victim in a sleeping bag w that mentality!!!
8 million
Best true emergency shelter I've seen in a while. Tall grasses grow in most places, even open wooden areas. For those without tools, physical shape or ability, this simple shelter( or a good copy) could spell the difference between life or death.
Your video on survival brought up good memories. My younger sister and I used to go out in snow blizzards up at our mountain cabin. (It was above timberline at Mt. Baker ski area.) We had several places we knew where the wind sculpted big berms on the open heather moors where we would dig into the bank and make snow caves. They were always warm and cozy to be in and so we learned to create survival homes. Dad was very much into mountain survival and climbing, which he passed on to his five daughters.
lucky girls!
I'd love to do those things and fishing with my children/girls when they were so young ,but DIVORCE Rined all of that for us,and their future experiences with their dad.They are all grown up now ,with Carrera and a few children of their own..that grandad doesn't get to share those experiences with.
my brother and I used to build these tunnel forts in the fields too... so much fun
I remember getting my polorbear badge in boyscouts back in mid 80s,sleeping in tents 17 degrees under, got down to 15 degrees! But we had a egg mattress under us,then in sleeping bags,then had egg mattress foam cover on top and it actually was so comfortable...
It's truly amazing how much body heat something like dried-up grass can help a person or animal retain in cold winter weather. I remember back in the winter of 1982 when eastern Missouri got hit with a blizzard that dropped 3 feet of snow over a time span of 18 to 24 hours with high winds that made snow drifts up against buildings that were 5 to 6 feet tall, we had a dog that loved being outside even in the cold of winter. Anyway she was stuck out in the blizzard b/c my hold family was stuck away from home when the blizzard hit but my dad had packed her dog house full of dried hay and she built a little dog-sized hole in the hay and when our next-door neighbor dug her now buried in snow dog house out of the snow the next day he said there was steam coming out of the hole and when she popped her little dog head out so Ron could pet her she was toasty warm to the touch as if she had been setting next to a fireplace.
Warm story, thanks for the interesting read.
That’s adorable. Your dad is smart.
It wasn't so much the hay that kept her warm it was infact her house being buried in the snow....snow makes for excellent insulation believe it or not...if you don't believe me then next time there's a huge blizzard go outside and dig a tunnel in the snow big enough to fit your body and youl be amazed how cozy it actually is
@@randylahey1232 you should add the stipulation of making it not super tight if the people are going to sleep in it when you tell people this as some people have done that and ended up trapped because the melt/shrink. Also making a "snow bench so you are up off the floor because there will be some cold air sinking.
Nice story, you really need to work on your run on sentences. Punctuation makes a difference, I see you used a couple there, needs more.
I grew up in Upper Michigan. As a teenager i was on the rowd very much. Very limited resources to work with. Out in the cold, rain, and warm weather. Didn't usually get extreme with heat. No money, nowhere to go, no food, no water. I had to be very resourceful in various types of weather, conditions and circumstances. I was amazed that i lived to be 20. I didn't think i would. All the training the military put people through i did as a kid. Four decades later it is still a wonder to me that i survived. Predators of sorts one really had to be wary of. People and animals depending on the area i was in. Even police at times. Most weren't to be trusted. Survival mode dominated my teen years. Finally getting a job in my late teens made it possible to start changing things around and haf to adjust to a more civil means of behavior. I can appreciate surviving difficult situations.
Anytime I've been out too far from normal shelter, its my hands and feet that become unbearably cold first. A very small temporary fire of just 5 minutes, with boots and gloves removed, has been enough to warm them up and keep moving toward real shelter. Stopping when necessary to repeat. You use whatever burns. Grass, sticks, plastic trash, anything you have around you or on your person. A small piece of your own clothing works well to get the fire going.
This is the voice of experience of being homeless in SW Minnesota.
Homeless does not mean helpless.
A Russian here. Fire is nice, but it is sufficient to just massage your hands and feet. Preferably, with snow. This is a circulation problem. A massage restores the circulation, and snow expands the capilaries and makes your fingers and toes red. My Mom used to do that for me when I was 3 years old, then we'd continue spending the whole day back-country skiing.
And when/if you do have access to fire or heat, warm up your hands and feet very slowly. Don't let them become uncomfortable or swell from being defrosted too fast. Otherwise, you are going to be sensitive to cold for years to come.
I am a polar bear. I love a hot bath after a cold water swim. However, I get some ice and put my hands and feet into the containres filled wich icy water until they warm up a bit. It hurts otherwise.
Thank you❤
@@ygzpdygzpd700thank you! ❤
Agree! I learned this the hard way and got a weird sensation in my finger tips now. Do not warm them up with fire, put them under your clothes in the armpits or shoulders, neck area. I damaged my nerves, you can avoid that mistake
This is December 2023, I'm 68. I don't plan on getting in any kind of trouble like this here but I'll tell you this that this IS the best shelter video ive seen. It is something that i think that if we get invaded...i might make it!
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As kids in the 60's, age 12, my buddy and I camped every weekend throughout the winter in the woods in Central New Brunswick, Canada.. No tents, just a lean to and reflector fire. We were skinny runts, but we never froze. It was a great time. Winter was best because of the million mosquitoes in the summer. Great times.
This is so simple and life saving. When you compared it to a sleeping bag, it made perfect common sense. Thank you!
Gave my boys (10&12 ) the assignment to build a shelter for themselves in the woods below our house. Both came up with usable shelters, since there was a lot of birch bark to make "shingles". Since it wasn't raining, they asked if they could try sleeping outside in them. By morning, the oldest had abandoned his quinzee for little bro's. They enlarged it a little longer in the middle of the night (the outside light was left on) and between the two boys, they were warm enough to sleep well.
Awesome! I did something similar with my kids when they were that age, thanks for sharing! I am sure they will remember it as a great memory as mine have ha ha ha!
@@Scablands_Scavenger Both boys were in Scouts, making & sleeping in snow quinzees. They enjoyed it.
Great display of how to survive in the wild without loads of equipment. This was far more honest and realistic than other survival videos. Well done!
When you're gonna use it😂
Use it in a Nuke Winter
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honestly, this quick video was more realistic and informative for survival situation when you need shelter and warmth quickly, then those 30 min fast-forward bushcraft videos. There's no time to cook steaks with pot and pans in survival mode. thank you for sharing your skills
I did something similar to this back in 1993 in the high desert of California during the winter. It was very warm and I slept like a baby all night. Woke up rested and continued my journey out of there.
How are we going to keep the vacuum salesmen out? Of course we have a door!
Cool !! lived in Joshua Tree for many years. No place like it on earth.
Oh wow, I was born in 1993. I knew it was a good year😅
Thanks bud. Stuck on the side of a granite mountain, close to a waterfall with nothing (lost my backpack trying to come down the face of a medium size mountain. Surrounded by thick, hardy manzanita bushes in every direction. Several very large pine trees providing some shelter. Meditation saved me. The thought occurred: "Just put one foot in front of the other, little by little you will make it home." Every step required detangling the bushes in front of me. I slept on granite out crops under the bushes and trees. Fortunately, the granite was warm enough that I could actually catch a few hours sleep. Survival at its best. I was following a waterfall and had plenty to drink. Nothing else. Took 3 days. My clothes were literally shredded by the time I reached a base camp. Tah dah. Surviving makes you so much stronger for facing obstacles in life. One foot in front of the other, has become a mantra in face tough situations. I'm a woman now, but 17 when it happened. Life lessons. PS listen to the trees, they will encourage you. Hope this wasn't too long.
Thank you for sharing your story. Love your motto "one step at a time" and also "listen to the trees" 👍❤🧘♀️🌲🐛🦋🌞
Trees are much underrated yet are powerhouses of wisdom, just put your hand on one, they're ancient.
I got caught outside one early winter morning with only a coat on in the freezing cold....I found shelter from the wind and cold under a low pine tree it was like a nice warm safe shelter inside there! I will never forget how thankful I was for that tree!
Good evening my friend. Your video is not for nothing one video like this could save lives. Just last week a young hiker was found alive. He was lost in BC for 50 days temperatures as low as -50 and. Thank you for making videos like this available to everyone. If one person gets to use this knowledge you teach to survive out in the cold. This is very useful what you are recording. Thank you so much for teaching us. I am in Canada Saskatchewan
Thank you for your comments! I heard about that hiker, amazing story for sure! Reading of those type of situations was the inspiration for the video.
I spent the night in a grass shelter similar to that one in Minnesota about 40 years ago. It was close to 40 degrees below zero that night. It worked well, the coldest part was walking out in the morning. It did take several hours to gather enough grass and reeds to make it warm enough. Also my allergies did not like me sleeping in a dusty grass bed.
Were you stranded or was it a test of your endurance? Minus 40, wow.
@@selsam7064 It was a test of the survival grass shelter. It works but it is not something you can make at the last minute. It took many hours to gather enough grass and reeds to make enough insulation to survive. (ps. I see I responded from my other RUclips channel.)
I'd rather be annoyed all night with allergies being warm.
I can wake up frustrated with little sleep and than complain about it later.
As opposed to not waking up.
@@Markbell73 So true. Survival was the goal, not comfort.
-40?! I call BS.
This is the exact thing I spent my days creating as a kid. Creating shelters, forts etc w/e you call them. I loved the idea of having to survive with just what I had on me.
Absolutely. No tools survival and foraging/hunting
Bracken is perfect for this, you can bend handfuls either side of where you are going to sleep and knot it together in bunches over the top of your tunnel to form a row of arches then cover the whole lot with more bracken and grass.
Me too, it's got to be because deep down we know that's how it should be, hypothetically speaking of course but it's almost like as humans the ones that do like this sort of thing are the ones that would thrive in a post apocalyptic event
That's what makes a man a man
This is one of the best survival videos I've ever seen, using what is available can be a life saver!
I felt the need to watch and learn this. It's never a bad thing to be prepared. Thank you. 😊
“How ya gonna keep the vacuum salesman out?” had me rolling on the floor. I loved this video. So essential and straightforward. I give you two thumbs and two toes up 👍
Keeping the vacuum salesman out is indeed essential
hahahaha
Whose the vaccum salesman?,i assume it to be a bear or wolf?,well i think with the opening covered with bushes like that none of those animals would know there's a person inside it unless the person is loud af or moving a lot.
I was caught in s hailstorm many decades ago. . . Ducked under a fallen tree in the ditch. . . Sounded like the end of the world with marble then golfball size ice.
Birds and squirrels got nocked out of thier nests and ran in circles until they stopped as did the hail. . . The soft mud full of deep impressions of ice craters showing the angles of fall and deflections as they bounced about smacking my sides. Very exciting few minutes and lots of damage was done. The shelters you showed would have been very effective protection from such a storm. I was so thankful to be protected from injury because of the huge fallen tree and the sound of animals being injured in the distance caused me to seek and take shelter in the storm.
I like that i was in the marines in 1972 they.gave us some of that exact survival training so sir you are doing well and we appreciate you showing us all about this really special survival techniques you've a good man helping those who really need to know this. Peace to you brother.
Once you understand the principles, adaptation becomes simple, no matter the environment. Thank you demonstrating the principle of insulation so succinctly.
I haven't been forced to build a shelter, due to a sudden change in weather, but I did help keep a van full of people, from enduring a terribly cold trip, when I insisted on packing blankets, large thermal pots of coffee and hot chocolate, cookies, and other cold-weather type supplies, for a two-hour road trip in July. It was supposed to be a lovely day so I got kidded all the way to the event we were attending. But as the event was ending, the weather changed dramatically and a snow storm blew in. Suddenly the shorts and tank tops became a serious liability, especially in an old VW van that had no heating beyond the front seats. All those blankets, hot drinks, and high-calorie foods weren't so funny anymore. That was the last time the group made fun of my packing emergency supplies for road trips.
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Legend 😎👌
Its better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it
@@Hellsong89exactly
Where were you on Earth that a snow storm happened in July? Not trying to be a smartass. I'm genuinely interested.
I can't call myself an outdoorsman, but this was really enjoyable, and informative. Thank you!
it all starts with the mindset. u can do anything
It can be used during war
Genuinely looks warmer than my house right now. Awesome 👍
Lol, I thought the same. How cosy it looks, I might put the clippings from the garden in my bed tonight...
This is a wonderful home in the midst of wonderful nature. I look forward to seeing these scenes. The meadows are beautiful in every season.
I've observed small rodents over a number of years whilst working in nature and they all make similar nests, they always appear warm and cosy, so this emergency shelter is very similar, looking forward to the overnight in this shelter 👍🏻
Beautiful thanks brother
@Mike Dawson field mice always appear to have these warm nests in my woodstore too.
Exactly what I thought, a big field mouse nest 🙂
Exactly right I've seen similar nests lol
We’re just big rats 😂 Big 5 didn’t always exist right?🤔
Actual, genuine survival training. So refreshing to see. Congratulations to you.
I love how people are keeping the old skills alive. They will save your life in the most basic of survival situations. These are merely techniques we learned by being mindful of how animals survived. I see this, and it instantly makes me think of a Carolina Wren's nest.
would love to see more simple shelters that dont really require tools this was great thanks!♥
He literally didnt use any tools and this is pretty simple if you ask me
@@linkusk2481 and Jade R wants to see more of that. That was the comment
@@linkusk2481 the other person already answered you, so here is my advice, which is not meant to be hurtful or offending in anyway.
Think a little longer about things, before you write them.
Or don’t I don’t mind and thinking can sometimes be hard. Especially when you had a long day.
Ahh the youtube comments are the most entertaining part of youtube 🤣
Excellent, practical, no frills, honest video. Very helpful.
I am an ordinary woman, 57 years old. It's a good thing I learned this method because life has repeatedly presented me with very strange and dangerous situations that I thought I would never see. I can consider myself a true survivor. Now that I have learned this method, my hand against death has become stronger. Thanks.
This was one of the first survival situation videos I've seen with no tools or items from survival backpack used that seemed so logical yet informative. I would never have thought to use these materials. Thank you. I'm sure this information will save someone's life someday.
yup, grass and hay are good insulators, but I would not think to use it in emergency situations. Which I will now.
I first thought it's gonna be a hole-in-the-ground type of shelter, but I didn't know it's basically done without any tools. I once slept in a pile of hay on a field, so I can tell you except for the dust that might be there if it's a dusty region and not a snowy one, it's damn warm inside. Thumbs up!
I would have preferred a pile of straw. Not as warm as hay, but not nearly as itchy.
You may have very well saved someone's life b/c of this guidance! ... with the majority of bushcraft videos emphasizing fire building, the fact that you CAN survive without one in cold temps will be hope-inspiring in a life/death situation like this. Can't remember the last time I saw a penguin carrying flint and steel 😄🐧
They hide it in their penguin flaps
@@gilldanier4129 Ah! Mystery solved.
I immediately thought of deer that do something like this.
This is a very location specific survival trick...just like he said about not having the luxury of palm leaves, you might not have the luxury of a field of these reeds to work with. Your best bet in any location is fire
@@naplzt4k Agreed. Not every location has that type of vegetation or brush. Fire definitely helps for cold or wet regions especially over the longer term and if you feel like cooking what you catch or kill. 🔥