Excellent basic stuff. The best illustration was to keep it low & tight to the body. Like a mummy bag, less space to warm, more warmth for you. Another is if you're including a light bivvy bag like a 1#-fill inner/outer bag, the tarp being so close also is like a frost bag helping to keep your bivvy bag more free of frost on the inside of outer layer of the bivvy bag, thus more dry for your body & insulation. I know this is an 'emergency-overnight-survival' vid, not a "lets see how long I can survive -30 camping with minimalist gear" vid...Thus a very good one. (I personally think "minimalist" winter camping vids are potentially inducing a fatal outcome.) If I was to bark about any part???.. The tarp. I choose a rip-stop weave nylon, 1.5-1.9oz, with reflective inside and beefed-up large plastic grommets and heat-welded holes, or cyanoacrylate glue treated holes before installing grommets. It's a bit lighter, and more compact than polypropylene. I read a number of comments which showed the attention-span of a fruit fly, failing to listen to your other two requirements, not yet being illustrated... the Pad, and the Bivvy bag. Also, they missed the "unexpected forced overnight-stay" part, which you stated more than once. This is not camping people... It's a really big "whoopsie, I screwed this trip up" vid that is telling you to "be prepared" and "how to survive" overnight vid. I've been a mountain guide (Rockies) for a couple years and loved the work. But this IS a well done survival primer with further editions yet to come. I've had people wanting trips where they learn to survive in austere conditions while being mostly unprepared. Hiking/Ski-poles or bushes are a poor substitute for trees, but can double as tent/fly tie-up points for a short while. A spread of broken branches can double as an uncomfortable but survivable 'bedding' base. When SHTF, you have to improvise. The better-prepared you are for an emergency, the better your chances. Day-Hiking prepared doesn't mean Day-hiking with a full pack ready for a weeklong camp-out, just in case.
@@robertjones-iv7wq the few extra lbs mean nothing, as far as effort go, and can easily save your life in a "mere overnight". you can shiver your way thru one night, only to die of pneumonia a week later
Good topic! Yeah - without a ground insulator the tarp will keep the frost off you but you'll be frozen solid! Depending on temperature range a good reflective tarp, another one for the ground or foam ground mat and a good wool blanket will keep you alive as a minimum kit. ALL 3 work together to retain body heat. Consider a wool beanie a vital part of that. If you expect sub freezing temps add a good sleeping bag. It's amazing how light and small a 20F - 30F rated bag can be. I once ended up having to sleep on a small plastic tarp in the AZ desert in February during a javelina hunt. I came down on a wrong side of a large hill (not the way I went up) and found myself disoriented as the sun went down. It was a long night with no fire (no wood in area - think about that bushcrafters) with temps around freezing and light rain. Lesson learned! I still prefer minimum gear but adjust for expected conditions. Even those relatively cheap emergency bivys (reflective material on inside) will keep you alive short of an artic blizzard!
@awayinthewilderness4319 my next idea is the commercial nylon laundry bag. It's fabric allows for some air circulation. I need to test this. Fill with leaves and not sweat on plastic.
The most important thing in winter is something to insulate you from the ground. If you don't have that, nothing else will matter. If you have ground insulation, you can cover yourself with leaves and such and make it through the night.
Site selection and ground composition matter too, neither topic in the video was considered. If the only thing I had was that blanket I would just wrap myself in it rather than build a tent which will do little to preserve heat. Keep it close to the body and prevent wind from carrying what little heat you have available away from your body.
I'll consider myself dead, when my brain fails. I've survived below freezing conditions overnight with a lighter, hatchet, and a wool sweater. My canoe got a big hole knocked into by a rock that I didn't see five miles up the Jacks river in the Blue Ridge mountains. In Georgia, November 1995. It sank spilling my gear and me into the swift river and I was lucky enough to have my hatchet on my belt. Yes, I made it to the bank. Even lucker, I had placed my lighter inside a plastic sandwich bag. Basic survival. Know how to survive with little to nothing on hand. The forest has everything you need to stay warm, even if you don't have fire making skills. The desert, swamp, Islands. The same. You just need to know whats in front of you and how to use it. PS. I found my upside down conoe and most of my gear the next morning stuck on a pile of logs about a half mile away.
you can fall asleep in the early evening at 70F, wake up at midnight, 40F, rain and wind. If you've gotten wet and so has your sleeping gear, all of the firewood is wet, you can be in the fight of your life, shivering too hard to work a zipper or get a fire going. it really sucks.
I have this tarp it works great when i combine it with a regular bed sheet cardboard bedding and a rain poncho. The bed sheet adds insulation but also buffers a little from condensation. I absolutely love cardboard as bedding as long as the rain is moderate L
Brother I applaud your sincerity but these basic shelter setups will do little when the overnight temperature drops beneath 50F. They’re great for mitigating rain or heavy dew but the trapping warmth factor is almost zero. The ground, even in California, October through April is like laying on a block of ice. The cold will make one’s nose frozen in a matter of minutes. I’ve endured some pretty bad nights in a mummy bag rated to 25F on top of a Big Agnes, that is on top of a reflective pad (like the blanket you demonstrate). And that was at 6500 feet in early November. The only way I “sticked and stayed” through that trip was breaking out my garbage liners, stuffing them to bursting with dry oak leaves, tying them off and making them into the first layer of a mattress. I then boiled water in all three bottles, slid them into socks and placed the heaters in my Marmot bag. The difference between night one and night two was like being in a different part of the calendar. I’m noticing a trend in videos where shelter from precipitation is being conflated with shelter that creates actual R factor. Lastly I’d remind everyone that bag liners trap air too. Our bodies cook at 98 degrees. Even one bag liner can help trap a layer of body-heated air.
@@behindthespotlight7983 I fully agree with everything that you said in this comment. I'm not sure what people are missing though. I think it's the majority of the video, honestly. I stated this exact fact twice in this very video. This shelter alone in freezing temperatures, you'd be dead. No doubt about it. If you watch the video I do state battling conduction from the ground, having three components in your kit to to stay warm, etc. Something to sleep in, something to sleep under and something to sleep on. In this exact pack I always keep two 55 gal drum liners to stuff with leaves. I can't do anything if people aren't listening to the video. Thanks for watching!
Great video. You for sure know what to do in emergency situation. Keep up with these great videos. It may save someone in a bad situation. Cant eait for next video. 👍 👏
Great information, goes back to always be prepared for the worst, sadly there will always be those who don't think it applies to them. Work, that four letter word, I gave that up almost 18 years ago, at least for others there is always work to do, unless your filthy rich.
@@spicyguacc Definitely! Thanks for watching! I have the small ones, but haven't used them for anything yet. Just got some poncho poles that turn my poncho into a done style tent. Planning on using one with that setup to make a reflective dome shelter this winter. ✌️
😂 😂 viewers only see what they want to see! Or hear in this case. You could have explained it on a whiteboard with coloured markers, and they would still choose to ignore the fact you explained it perfectly well! Good vid.
Will never forget the time I wasn't prepared for an Ice Cloud moving in on my morning when I was at the top of the summit in the mountains... ... tried ditching into an alcove ...I was still freezing.. .. no fire , so I pulled out a heavy duty plastic trash bag and basically wrapped myself up like a burrito 🌯😏 ... now I don't play games ... ... I always carry a foil type thermal emergency suit , ...and ...now my cave/alcove hideout has lots of assorted fire wood chunks , all kinds of kindling sticks and dried grass for starting 🔥♨️ Yeah , ...no way I'm going to get cold again 🔥
@@BillJonesJr-h4i Stay safe! I was unprepared the first time I went overnight a couple miles down a trail. I was freezing all night. Also, I decided to camp in the low ground where all the cold settled. Miserable night. I've learned a lot since then. Thanks for watching! 👍
The reflective surface only works if your body is not in contact with it. Where your body is in contact with the surface, the heat is conducted away from your body.
@@P6009D I believe it still works, just not as well as if you're not touching it. I recommend them always in a shelter configuration close to, but not touching your body. Thanks for watching!
I'm an outdoorsman and long-distance hiker. With that setup, I would be concerned with condensation. You may be alright because of the thickness of the shelter. Anything lighter, you may run the risk of being wet.
Leaves and debris can be piled on the sides to help keep the wind out. I like how you demonstrated the quick change from a lean to, to a diamond. Everyone knows to get some insulation between the person and the ground. I carry some yellow ribbon tape for signaling. It's easier to stay covert without the orange.
You sould use a tent if you want to survive bad weather. The kind of tent that supports itself like a geodesic dome. Even if you are day hiking a relatively small tent should be light enough to carry with you, assuming you've got a pack.
I used one of those reflecting blankets for years. I personally do it differently. I carry a small tarp of nylon i use for cover and the reflecting blanket i use as a ground sheet. I have used the same one since boyscouts in the 1980s it has lasted minus a few missing grommets and ducktape. I only just retired it for tyvex. But im thinking of getting another one. They just don't pack small. I would think a better setup would be half tarp half ground cloth and a reflecting fire. That's what we always practiced in boyscouts. When doing survival training.
Lost in the Sierra Nevada mountain range overnight …during the winter… 2 feet of snow…when I was eight years old. I survived with nothing… didn’t even have a jacket. I slept inside of a tree. it was perfect. People looking for me got frostbite, I was completely unharmed.
@@awayinthewilderness4319 It happened again when I was 14. Hike 50 miles into the Wind river range, using topo map and compass… there were no trails. Freak storm during the summer dumped 2 feet of snow. Spent three days in my sleeping bag under a tarp. Using small burner to heat water and food. (all you really need) Weather events, drowning, fire, Guns car accidents, motorcycle accidents And being hogtied during home invasion robbery……. are a few of the situations that I was able to walk away from unexplainably. I don’t even know how I got out of some of these situations…. there was nobody there. I have spoken to God many times! I tried to give back; Lifeguard 16 years Firefighter 10 years Marine Corps reserve I take care of seven horses on a 20 acre horse ranch in the hills above Santa Barbara. We provide riding lessons and equine therapy to special needs children and military veterans. i’m 65 and blessed with perfect health. I am VERY grateful…. and will continue to utilize the gift I have been given to help others…. I think that’s the way it works.
Interesting, but too big and heavy. Whenever I go to the wilderness two of the items i always carry is the Ortovox bivy pro. The is a multifunction bivy, large enough for 2, with the inside silver reflective lined. And it packs smaller than a Nalgene bottle.
@@m.k.7199 🤔 The Pathfinder Space Blanket is only 12 ounces. The Ortovox Bivy Pro is 1.5 lbs. This setup is way lighter. The Multifunction Bivy is very light but still 2 ounces heavier than the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder is also more affordable for the average Joe. The packability of the other two may tempting but not enough fork out the extra dough. Either way to each their own.✌️ Whatever works for you is what works best! ❤️
Can't stress enough the importance of a cold weather shelter system to be prepared for the unexspected. Wish, you had mentioned to leave enough room to not touch the reflective. Its insulating properties are minimal, almost not existing. If you touch the tarp, you'll loose your body heat rapidly by conduction. Also, being waterproof, there will build up moisture on the inside - if you touch it, your clothing will get wet and loose its insulating properties, quickly killing you. I'm a huge fan of the Mors Kochanski Super Shelter. A reflective tarp and a dropcloth, mine is set up to hang from the ridgeline, so you can keep the sides closed and really trap the heat inside.
Laying on the flat ground will suck the body heat out of you. This may work if you’re laying on top of a big pile of leaves or debris pile. But it was still make for a very long and cold night.
I agree. If all you have is a tarp you're better off sitting with your back against a tree and wrapping the tarp around you. The excess corners of the tarp can be used to insulate your butt from the ground and maybe provide a little cushioning too. Better yet is to also carry one of those mini inflatable insulated seats. They weigh almost nothing and take up almost no room in your bag when deflated and flattened out.
@@Drrayoldman It seems like a lot of people didn't pay attention to what I said. In the video I specifically said I was only going over the "something to sleep under" element of a cold weather system and that you should always have something to sleep in & something to sleep on to battle conduction from the ground. Going out with only an emergency tarp is a bad idea. I agree.
I spose if you are hiking and get lost your going to need this information. People actually do it in Minnesota. Thanks for the video. With so much tech gear available, why would you be in that situation?
You will absolutely freeze in this set up! Where is the insulation to trap the heat generated by your body? Reflective surface with a massive air gap just doesn't do anything!
@@GLEN-ys7qt I'd recommend that you go back and listen to the whole video. You must've missed what I said. Thanks for watching! I absolutely agree. You would freeze with only this. 👍
I heard “still have to battle conduction from the ground,” but I believe that the gentleman’s point was that the open ends of the A-frame shelter allows body heat to escape. IMHO, you need to block the head & foot areas to prevent the loss of body heat. The A-frame set up alone won’t do this. My preferred method is to “sew up” the head & foot areas to reduce heat loss, essentially using the emergency blanket like a sleeping bag. Adding some sort of insulating material underneath (such as conifer tree boughs), and sometimes also on top, particularly if snow is forecast. I’m sure that there are other ways to do it, but this is my preferred method to reduce body heat loss. Skip the ridgeline, since it creates the gap that allows body heat loss, and creates another gap to fill.
I laugh my ass off on most of these opinions that’s what they are opinions you can achieve a lot just by keeping the night dampness off of you keep dry stay alive
it's VERY easy, some times of the year, even if not in the mountains, for temps to drop 30F degrees, with rain and wind popping up, all in a few hours as you sleep. If you're not ready for that, it can kill you. I dont go on such trips without my UCO lantern and a couple of beeswax candles. it's worth 10F degrees or more, right away, inside of the reflective tyvek bivy, but you have to be in the reclining /sitting position. you can't light or put out the candle inside of the bivy, cause it'll smoke you out. Cant use the lantern with the bivy horizontal or you'll burn a hole in your bivy in a minute flat.
Until someone actually lays directly on the ground in cold weather, they have ZERO Clue how fast the ground (never mind directly on snow) sucks the heat right out of their bodies. Sleeping Bag AND Insulation Barrier(S) under, Combined with any cover is really One System that should NEVER be tampered with. IMO, this is a dangerous presentation. Too many would interpret this as the lower part not being necessary. Survival Success is VERY Deliberate! Too many ADHD types cut corners, and sooner than later, their luck runs out! Spruce Bows, Lots of Dried Grass or Straw, all can be used if available to get off the ground. Hate to be a drag... But Discipline is the most valuable trait wherever the unexpected can change the rules. NO matter how small the risk perceived. Hope this makes sense!
@@KP11520 Did you actually hear what I said in the video? I'm seeing a lot of comments like this and I specifically said this in the video. Not trying to be rude. Thanks for watching! Maybe it wasn't clear enough in the video. I'll have to reevaluate and make it more clear, because I completely agree with you and thought I made it clear enough.
@@awayinthewilderness4319 Yes I heard what you said. I'm pointing out that many newbies and thrill seekers don't connect the dots and cut corners. Think about those attracted to exposing themselves to this risk... Probably more corner cutters than those with the discipline. Some tutorials for gun handling (If they're smart) always stress SAFETY over and over and always show proper handling. This isn't gun related, but your audience can get the same results. You don't need any liability Lawyers.... Need I say more?
@@nicksweeney5176 Yeah... Thank you! It was late and I wasn't as articulate as I should have been! But Spruce Bows would be a nice touch with a red suit! Wait... SANTA?
@@vatrweaver5169 With the other components I spoke of, you take advantage of the tarp far more. Wrapping up in it would be better than nothing if it's all you had. Thanks for watching!
Looks like comment section missed the part where you said the only part I’m going to cover in this video is the sleep under portion of the sleep system.
2 things - You need a permethrin treated ground cloth, also your clothes. Low shelter - leave one corner unstaked, get under then reach over and stake that corner from inside. Reverse to get out. Better yet - dont get into a survival situation in the first place. Know when to stay home and throw another log in the fireplace.
a lot depends upon how you are dressed, time of the year, weather, elevation above sea level. If i'ts low altitude, dry, low wind and 70F degrees, you'll be fine, But that can all change horribly in just a very few hours. Never be in the wilds, or even more than crawling distance from a car, habitated structure, or at least, a roof, sides and fire., All it takes to kill you is bad phone service, a sprained ankle, light clothing and not evena poncho, sleeping bag and sleeping pad. The ground and debris can be soaked, so you cant use it to sleep upon or insulate yourself. Wet wood can be very hard to burn well enough to warm you, and the smoke can choke you. Bugs can drive you insane in an hour or so. Things can happen so fast that you have no real chance to handle it. I always carry a couple of small packs, about 1.5 lbs of extra clothing 5 lbs of sleep/shelter gear, water, water- treatment and carry system. trekking poles, small med kit, small pistol. a bit of food. Pretty close to 20 lbs, actiually, but then I truly AM ready for whatever happens
These reflective tarps provide no insulation on their own and are not very effective when used by themselves. I do carry one, but I use it as a reflective layer under a shelter that’s insulated with branches or other materials. Most mylar-type tarps and blankets reflect, at best, around 80% of your body heat back to you. If you're already cold, they won’t be sufficient to keep you warm. Insulation is key!
great video, really enjoyed this. I set me ridge line up the exact same way! I might buy myself one of those emergency tarps. I have tarp and emergency blankets, but I can see a big value in an all in one option for hike as you say. Question, the black X on the tarp is that something you added or did it come like that?
wrong, it'll condensate and wet your clothing. Instead, get a 1.5 lb reflective tyvek bivy, XL size, a 1 lb net hammock, and an 'envelope" to put around the bivy. Make one out of a couple of heavy duty 55 gallon drum-liners, taped-together. (3 ozs each) This goes around the bivy and greatly helps it insulate you from the cold and wind. This will let you sleep ok in just cammies at 40F, with a balaclava, gloves, unlaced shoes, 3 sets of sock liners, and a shemagh. With 1/4 lb of UCO lantern and its beeswax candle, set up in a reclining position, you can handle 30F for one night, altho you wont get any sleep. With a Siberian fire lay and some hot rocks or hot water bottles, you can get a few hour's sleep a 30F. but to be able to cut logs, youlll probably have to also carry half a lb of saw. Pull the hammock and a ridgeline thru the bivy and seal off the foot end with tape, You cant have your face inside of the bivy. If you do, the moisture in your breath will freeze you. Pull another ridgeline thru the envelope, but outside of the bivy. You can't let the bivy touch you or let it touch the envelope, and you can't have any air leaks. The two layers of trapped air are what insulate you from the cold, wind, rain.
That Tyvek is a good material to have with you. I have a couple of sheets that I cut off and taped the edges with metal tape. I put several grommets on the long sides for tying them up. Light weight too.
@@Jim-sd5yq grommets are risky, gorilla tape on both sides around them. better to sew tie off loops on those areas instead and sew and tape all around them. tyyvk doesn't stop much rain or wind. I put a plastic 'envelope" around my reflective, XL size bivy. You can't let the bivy touch you or the envelope. You need those two lays of trapped air around you. Pull a hammock and a ridgeline thru the bivy. pull another ridgeline between the bivy and the envelope. Tyvek wont protect you from the cold ground, It requires a sleeping pad, big pile of dry debris
@@EsyuDach if I ever get to go again I’ll remember your tips. My area rarely gets under 20f but wind can be a problem. I do have the sleeping pad like you mentioned. Was a leftover from my military days. When I first went in the military we would bivouac with nothing more than a poncho and a wool blanket. A shelter half was a luxury item back then. Again, thank you for the tips.
Being on the ground, your body heat is lost, the only thing keeping you warm is your breath. I would wrap myself up in that tarp Being on the ground to trap more body heat.
@@randybaldwin8199 Or you could add the other two components I talked about in the video. Something to sleep on and something to sleep in. Thanks for watching! ✌️
Good advice. I have a little "10" kit. in a shoulder bag for 2 or 3 season day hikes. It includes a small 5x7 nylon tarp, cord and a couple of mylar space blankets. Also a light, nylon rain jacket. Twisted my ankle hiking back, once. Late in the day and was comforted to know that, worst case. I could cover up, eat a granola bar and make a small fire. I like that reflector tarp. I'd still keep the blankets in the med kit for back-up and throw another in the tarp roll for either cover or as a tarp floor. Bought a ten pack of them on Amazon. Have plenty and they weigh nothing. Never considered stakes. I guess I thought I'd use sticks or rocks. I'll add some.
These types of tarps don’t work without a fire. The heat from your body disipates before it gets to the reflective surface. They work with fire because fire radiates heat through photons …not through convection.
@@danielgrubb9668 These space blankets are specifically engineered to battle convective heat loss by putting a barrier between you and the wind and they are also made to battle heat loss through radiation by the reflective surface. This has been proven to work. I'll grant you that it will absolutely do a much better job at keeping you warm with a fire. No doubt about that. That's not to say that they won't work at all without a fire.
In order for your tarp to "reflect" your body heat that energy must first pass through ALL your insulation clothing, strike the reflective (minnimal); then get reflected back through your insulation clothing (very minimal) to reach your skin. This is of course IF ... it isn't diluted by the cold air under the tarp or get blow away by the wind ! You might want to rethink some of your set up that seems to be driven by personal beliefs rather than scientific facts. To reflect your body heat you would need to be nude sealed inside a racoon of reflective surfaces.
Not sure what the hate is for. You explain everything before the 1:13 mark. Sorry you've got the nonattentive angry because they were born stupid viewers. You have a good thing going and i hope you keep it up.
@@awayinthewilderness4319 you got it! I’ll be drinking to you and your channel tomorrow, and I’ll let you know when the video is posted. Keep up the good work!
@@awayinthewilderness4319 thanks! I really appreciate it. Got a lot going on and a lot more to post. If you like anything you see, tell your friends and tell your enemies!
Non expert here...in seeing peoples comments about ground zapping your heat, could you just ditch the rope...sleep ON half the bivy and drape the other half over u almost like a blanket?
@@dgunearthed7859 Good question. In short, no. The thin piece of material wouldn't be enough. What I have done at about 40°F is lay out the tarp reflective side down, pile a mountain of leaves on the tarp, fold the tarp over creating a leaf taco, then stake the side out with the grommets. In doing that, you've essentially created a leaf mattress with the reflective side up. When compressed by the weight of your body, you'd want this material to be about 4-6 inches. This will help trap your body heat. You'd still want proper clothing and I had a decent sleeping bag and a poncho over the top as a moisture barrier. Also had to make sure I slept with my mouth outside so my breath didn't create an abundance of condensation on the under side of the poncho and soaking my clothes and sleeping bag. I hope that all made sense 😄. Thank you for watching!
@@awayinthewilderness4319 I haven’t been in the woods overnight in years being a cancer survivor, but I used to do almost the same thing. If I was going light, I would have 2 tarps around 7’x9’, a space blanket similar to yours, a light wool blanket or fleece blanket, a few tent pegs, a roll of trot line twine, a very good Rambo knife, a lighter, matches, and a quart zip lock bag of wood shavings. And at least 2 MREs and 2 canteens of water with the cups. Planning for the what if’s is difficult, but that small amount of gear should be enough for 4-5 days. Make up poles and pegs in the field saves weight. Save the twine when you move. I always used the space blanket as a sleeping bag with the blanket and folded one tarp for ground cover. The second tarp was usually set up as an “A” frame for wind blocking. If having a fire I would make a lean to set up. It’s all good with personal preference as to how much gear you want to carry. And ALWAYS take a couple of extra pairs of socks in a zip lock bag. Dry socks can be a game changer. I’m aware your video wasn’t totally about survival, but the two things do run hand in hand. Good video nonetheless.
@@waynerandles6126 would work just fine with an underquilt and overquilt in the cold months. I prefer to sleep on the ground in colder weather. With something to insulate from the ground, of course.
Click bait click bait! buy this or you'll die in the wilderness, yet the item was only recently made, how the hell did man survive thousands of years without it, never trust anyone trying to sell you anything!
@@Tony-us5jg The video was intended to bring awareness to the importance of having the sleeping components necessary for cold weather. There also has to be an element of something catchy in your title to generate views or clicks. I'm also not selling anything in this particular video, however, I do believe that the Pathfinder emergency blanket is a great item. Thanks for watching!
There's a million " Ridgelines" videos on RUclips. Chances are if you managed to purchase a tarp you will be able to figure it out. If not then stay home.
@@MrRich2u Good question. I think the problem would be the condensation buildup. You would definitely still need the other two components to really keep you warm. Thanks for the question and for watching! ✌️
2 survive you would really need 2 of these. One on the ground and another as cover. Use you backpack as a block at one end or pile branches etc. Get a large branch to pull in to seal the other end or an unused jacket / large towel etc
‘PATHFINDER’- James Fennimore Cooper’s Natty Bumpko protagonist in a series of novels WW2 allied lead bomber crews marking targets and advance paratrooper units. Chinese made copies of better gear.
Just laying on the cold ground without a ground cloth or something between you and the ground, would suck the heat from your body in no time. Hypothermia is just around the corner.
@@williamfors7692 Absolutely right. I mention that within the first minute and again later in the video. Also talked about 2 other components to a good cold weather shelter kit. Something to sleep on & in.
I can tell you with 100 % accuracy sleeping 💤 on the cold 🥶 ground will suck the heat right out of your body . If you wont real survival skills check out the . Out Door Boys .
After watching all but one of the elders in my extended family go down with miserable and painful chronic diseases, cancer, COPD, Alzheimer's, nursing homes, etc, dying from hypothermia in the woods doesn't seem so bad, actually.
I have a couple of things to say, firstly put no reliance in plastic tent stakes, they will weaken and break over time, and you will not know when they will let you down. The second is, well what are you supposed to do on an open moorland or a mountainside with no trees to tie a ridgeline? A bothy bag is going to be of more use in such a situation or a bivy bag.
@@inregionecaecorum I like the plastic ones for emergency because they can also be used as an emergency tinder to start a fire. I've personally never had any issues with them breaking. Have had some bend, but I feel like that happens to any kind of tent stake from time to time. Thanks for watching!
@@inregionecaecorum I would say carry a bivy as well. In fact, in this pack I will probably toss one in as temperatures drop further. Thanks for watching! I'll have to look up a bothy bag. Never heard of it! ✌️
You need to get off the ground and have a sealed enclosure to survive, all these setups will do is keep the rain off, you'd be better off just wearing it like a blanket
@@EmilyCook-wx1eqI've noticed tons of people making similar comments on this video. You didn't listen to the video. I didn't show an entire kit at all in this video. This was a demonstration on the tarp configurations.
@@killj802 It sure will. However, you may need to go back and listen to the video. I understand people not watching the whole thing, but making a comment without seeing what was said isn't cool. I specifically said the only element I was going over was the cover element and that you should always have something to sleep in and on as well. Battling conduction from the ground is vitally important in cold weather. Thanks for the part you did watch. ✌️
Excellent basic stuff. The best illustration was to keep it low & tight to the body. Like a mummy bag, less space to warm, more warmth for you. Another is if you're including a light bivvy bag like a 1#-fill inner/outer bag, the tarp being so close also is like a frost bag helping to keep your bivvy bag more free of frost on the inside of outer layer of the bivvy bag, thus more dry for your body & insulation. I know this is an 'emergency-overnight-survival' vid, not a "lets see how long I can survive -30 camping with minimalist gear" vid...Thus a very good one. (I personally think "minimalist" winter camping vids are potentially inducing a fatal outcome.) If I was to bark about any part???.. The tarp. I choose a rip-stop weave nylon, 1.5-1.9oz, with reflective inside and beefed-up large plastic grommets and heat-welded holes, or cyanoacrylate glue treated holes before installing grommets. It's a bit lighter, and more compact than polypropylene.
I read a number of comments which showed the attention-span of a fruit fly, failing to listen to your other two requirements, not yet being illustrated... the Pad, and the Bivvy bag. Also, they missed the "unexpected forced overnight-stay" part, which you stated more than once. This is not camping people... It's a really big "whoopsie, I screwed this trip up" vid that is telling you to "be prepared" and "how to survive" overnight vid.
I've been a mountain guide (Rockies) for a couple years and loved the work. But this IS a well done survival primer with further editions yet to come. I've had people wanting trips where they learn to survive in austere conditions while being mostly unprepared. Hiking/Ski-poles or bushes are a poor substitute for trees, but can double as tent/fly tie-up points for a short while. A spread of broken branches can double as an uncomfortable but survivable 'bedding' base. When SHTF, you have to improvise. The better-prepared you are for an emergency, the better your chances.
Day-Hiking prepared doesn't mean Day-hiking with a full pack ready for a weeklong camp-out, just in case.
Bri
@@jamesmurphy2889 Sorry man I don't know "Bri". If it's meant as derogatory...OK, I'm old enough to take it.
@@robertjones-iv7wq the few extra lbs mean nothing, as far as effort go, and can easily save your life in a "mere overnight". you can shiver your way thru one night, only to die of pneumonia a week later
Good topic! Yeah - without a ground insulator the tarp will keep the frost off you but you'll be frozen solid! Depending on temperature range a good reflective tarp, another one for the ground or foam ground mat and a good wool blanket will keep you alive as a minimum kit. ALL 3 work together to retain body heat. Consider a wool beanie a vital part of that. If you expect sub freezing temps add a good sleeping bag. It's amazing how light and small a 20F - 30F rated bag can be. I once ended up having to sleep on a small plastic tarp in the AZ desert in February during a javelina hunt. I came down on a wrong side of a large hill (not the way I went up) and found myself disoriented as the sun went down. It was a long night with no fire (no wood in area - think about that bushcrafters) with temps around freezing and light rain. Lesson learned! I still prefer minimum gear but adjust for expected conditions. Even those relatively cheap emergency bivys (reflective material on inside) will keep you alive short of an artic blizzard!
To manage heat loss from the ground, maybe pack an industrial size garbage bag and fill it with leaves.
@@newplantosuceed I actually have two of them in that pack. Thanks for watching!
@awayinthewilderness4319 my next idea is the commercial nylon laundry bag. It's fabric allows for some air circulation. I need to test this. Fill with leaves and not sweat on plastic.
The most important thing in winter is something to insulate you from the ground. If you don't have that, nothing else will matter. If you have ground insulation, you can cover yourself with leaves and such and make it through the night.
Site selection and ground composition matter too, neither topic in the video was considered. If the only thing I had was that blanket I would just wrap myself in it rather than build a tent which will do little to preserve heat. Keep it close to the body and prevent wind from carrying what little heat you have available away from your body.
I'll consider myself dead, when my brain fails. I've survived below freezing conditions overnight with a lighter, hatchet, and a wool sweater. My canoe got a big hole knocked into by a rock that I didn't see five miles up the Jacks river in the Blue Ridge mountains. In Georgia, November 1995. It sank spilling my gear and me into the swift river and I was lucky enough to have my hatchet on my belt. Yes, I made it to the bank. Even lucker, I had placed my lighter inside a plastic sandwich bag. Basic survival. Know how to survive with little to nothing on hand. The forest has everything you need to stay warm, even if you don't have fire making skills. The desert, swamp, Islands. The same. You just need to know whats in front of you and how to use it. PS. I found my upside down conoe and most of my gear the next morning stuck on a pile of logs about a half mile away.
A tarp saved my life...
I had that and plenty of warm clothing, a mat and food...
A light sleeping bag improved my morale and kept me going..
@@jaywalker3087 Glad to hear it! It's vitally important to have some emergency items. Thanks a lot for watching!
you can fall asleep in the early evening at 70F, wake up at midnight, 40F, rain and wind. If you've gotten wet and so has your sleeping gear, all of the firewood is wet, you can be in the fight of your life, shivering too hard to work a zipper or get a fire going. it really sucks.
I have this tarp it works great when i combine it with a regular bed sheet cardboard bedding and a rain poncho. The bed sheet adds insulation but also buffers a little from condensation. I absolutely love cardboard as bedding as long as the rain is moderate
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Brother I applaud your sincerity but these basic shelter setups will do little when the overnight temperature drops beneath 50F. They’re great for mitigating rain or heavy dew but the trapping warmth factor is almost zero. The ground, even in California, October through April is like laying on a block of ice. The cold will make one’s nose frozen in a matter of minutes. I’ve endured some pretty bad nights in a mummy bag rated to 25F on top of a Big Agnes, that is on top of a reflective pad (like the blanket you demonstrate). And that was at 6500 feet in early November. The only way I “sticked and stayed” through that trip was breaking out my garbage liners, stuffing them to bursting with dry oak leaves, tying them off and making them into the first layer of a mattress. I then boiled water in all three bottles, slid them into socks and placed the heaters in my Marmot bag. The difference between night one and night two was like being in a different part of the calendar. I’m noticing a trend in videos where shelter from precipitation is being conflated with shelter that creates actual R factor. Lastly I’d remind everyone that bag liners trap air too. Our bodies cook at 98 degrees. Even one bag liner can help trap a layer of body-heated air.
@@behindthespotlight7983 I fully agree with everything that you said in this comment. I'm not sure what people are missing though. I think it's the majority of the video, honestly. I stated this exact fact twice in this very video. This shelter alone in freezing temperatures, you'd be dead. No doubt about it. If you watch the video I do state battling conduction from the ground, having three components in your kit to to stay warm, etc. Something to sleep in, something to sleep under and something to sleep on. In this exact pack I always keep two 55 gal drum liners to stuff with leaves. I can't do anything if people aren't listening to the video. Thanks for watching!
Great video. You for sure know what to do in emergency situation. Keep up with these great videos. It may save someone in a bad situation. Cant eait for next video. 👍 👏
Great information, goes back to always be prepared for the worst, sadly there will always be those who don't think it applies to them. Work, that four letter word, I gave that up almost 18 years ago, at least for others there is always work to do, unless your filthy rich.
@@stephenwest798 It's all fun and games until you personally get into a bad situation. Stay safe and greatly appreciate you taking time to watch! 👍
I always carry a breathable bivy bag weighing approx. 200 gramms. For keeping the face dry I use a light umbrella.
Definitely useful to have in a bag. At the bare minimum, one of those Mylar blankets will do the trick in an emergency.
@@spicyguacc Definitely! Thanks for watching! I have the small ones, but haven't used them for anything yet. Just got some poncho poles that turn my poncho into a done style tent. Planning on using one with that setup to make a reflective dome shelter this winter. ✌️
Unfortunately you are preaching only to the choir. 70% of all hikers take only their cell phone.
😂 😂 viewers only see what they want to see! Or hear in this case. You could have explained it on a whiteboard with coloured markers, and they would still choose to ignore the fact you explained it perfectly well! Good vid.
@@BushcraftWithSteOutdoors 😂 Thank you, man!
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Haha. True
It’s ingenious of Dave to finally put grommets in the middle of those blankets after all these years.
@@corleyoutdoors2887 These are the best on the market! Thanks for watching, Corley. 👍✌️
Will never forget the time I wasn't prepared for an Ice Cloud moving in on my morning when I was at the top of the summit in the mountains...
... tried ditching into an alcove
...I was still freezing..
.. no fire , so I pulled out a heavy duty plastic trash bag and basically wrapped myself up like a burrito 🌯😏
... now I don't play games ...
... I always carry a foil type thermal emergency suit ,
...and
...now my cave/alcove hideout has lots of assorted fire wood chunks , all kinds of kindling sticks and dried grass for starting 🔥♨️
Yeah ,
...no way I'm going to get cold again 🔥
@@BillJonesJr-h4i Stay safe! I was unprepared the first time I went overnight a couple miles down a trail. I was freezing all night. Also, I decided to camp in the low ground where all the cold settled. Miserable night. I've learned a lot since then. Thanks for watching! 👍
The reflective surface only works if your body is not in contact with it. Where your body is in contact with the surface, the heat is conducted away from your body.
@@P6009D I believe it still works, just not as well as if you're not touching it. I recommend them always in a shelter configuration close to, but not touching your body. Thanks for watching!
@@awayinthewilderness4319 He's right, effectively it's metal, which conducts, and it wicks away heat from your body if you touch it.
I'm an outdoorsman and long-distance hiker. With that setup, I would be concerned with condensation. You may be alright because of the thickness of the shelter. Anything lighter, you may run the risk of being wet.
Leaves and debris can be piled on the sides to help keep the wind out. I like how you demonstrated the quick change from a lean to, to a diamond. Everyone knows to get some insulation between the person and the ground. I carry some yellow ribbon tape for signaling. It's easier to stay covert without the orange.
You sould use a tent if you want to survive bad weather. The kind of tent that supports itself like a geodesic dome. Even if you are day hiking a relatively small tent should be light enough to carry with you, assuming you've got a pack.
I used one of those reflecting blankets for years.
I personally do it differently. I carry a small tarp of nylon i use for cover and the reflecting blanket i use as a ground sheet. I have used the same one since boyscouts in the 1980s it has lasted minus a few missing grommets and ducktape. I only just retired it for tyvex. But im thinking of getting another one. They just don't pack small.
I would think a better setup would be half tarp half ground cloth and a reflecting fire. That's what we always practiced in boyscouts. When doing survival training.
@@richardhenry1969 👍 I really wish I would've done boyscouts as a kid.
@awayinthewilderness4319 great video I don't have the talent to make videos. They never turn out how I want.
We need the on & in part next haha
You sleep on that ground one night....its a wrap..youd do better making a bed of boughs and wrapping up in it.
@@FinehomesofNewHampshire I don't think you listened to the video. I mention this exact thing on multiple occasions. Thanks for watching! 👍
Except even in that scenario the ends are open and you are on bare ground. Do not know how you would retain that much heat?
I would take two of those. Looks good.
Lost in the Sierra Nevada mountain range overnight …during the winter… 2 feet of snow…when I was eight years old.
I survived with nothing… didn’t even have a jacket.
I slept inside of a tree. it was perfect.
People looking for me got frostbite, I was completely unharmed.
@@jabreck1934 Wow! Glad that worked out. I'd say someone was looking over you.
@@awayinthewilderness4319
It happened again when I was 14.
Hike 50 miles into the Wind river range, using topo map and compass… there were no trails.
Freak storm during the summer dumped 2 feet of snow.
Spent three days in my sleeping bag under a tarp. Using small burner to heat water and food. (all you really need)
Weather events, drowning, fire, Guns
car accidents, motorcycle accidents
And being hogtied during home invasion robbery……. are a few of the situations that I was able to walk away from unexplainably.
I don’t even know how I got out of some of these situations…. there was nobody there.
I have spoken to God many times!
I tried to give back;
Lifeguard 16 years
Firefighter 10 years
Marine Corps reserve
I take care of seven horses on a 20 acre horse ranch in the hills above Santa Barbara.
We provide riding lessons and equine therapy to special needs children and military veterans.
i’m 65 and blessed with perfect health.
I am VERY grateful…. and will continue to utilize the gift I have been given to help others…. I think that’s the way it works.
Interesting, but too big and heavy. Whenever I go to the wilderness two of the items i always carry is the Ortovox bivy pro. The is a multifunction bivy, large enough for 2, with the inside silver reflective lined. And it packs smaller than a Nalgene bottle.
'Too big and heavy' .. highly subjective.
@@m.k.7199 🤔 The Pathfinder Space Blanket is only 12 ounces. The Ortovox Bivy Pro is 1.5 lbs. This setup is way lighter. The Multifunction Bivy is very light but still 2 ounces heavier than the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder is also more affordable for the average Joe. The packability of the other two may tempting but not enough fork out the extra dough. Either way to each their own.✌️ Whatever works for you is what works best! ❤️
Excellent sir, thank you.
Can't stress enough the importance of a cold weather shelter system to be prepared for the unexspected. Wish, you had mentioned to leave enough room to not touch the reflective.
Its insulating properties are minimal, almost not existing.
If you touch the tarp, you'll loose your body heat rapidly by conduction.
Also, being waterproof, there will build up moisture on the inside - if you touch it, your clothing will get wet and loose its insulating properties, quickly killing you.
I'm a huge fan of the Mors Kochanski Super Shelter. A reflective tarp and a dropcloth, mine is set up to hang from the ridgeline, so you can keep the sides closed and really trap the heat inside.
Laying on the flat ground will suck the body heat out of you. This may work if you’re laying on top of a big pile of leaves or debris pile. But it was still make for a very long and cold night.
I agree. If all you have is a tarp you're better off sitting with your back against a tree and wrapping the tarp around you. The excess corners of the tarp can be used to insulate your butt from the ground and maybe provide a little cushioning too. Better yet is to also carry one of those mini inflatable insulated seats. They weigh almost nothing and take up almost no room in your bag when deflated and flattened out.
@@Drrayoldman It seems like a lot of people didn't pay attention to what I said. In the video I specifically said I was only going over the "something to sleep under" element of a cold weather system and that you should always have something to sleep in & something to sleep on to battle conduction from the ground. Going out with only an emergency tarp is a bad idea. I agree.
I spose if you are hiking and get lost your going to need this information. People actually do it in Minnesota. Thanks for the video. With so much tech gear available, why would you be in that situation?
Very good advice my friend 👍
@@Griffo5446 Thank you! ✌️
Nice video. Way to stay calm about the spider... although I did notice it was edited there. Haha
I need to get back out there again!
@@RockyRandall Let's do it! Thanks for watching!
@@RockyRandall He is calm with spiders! 😖 I scream like the house is on fire. Lol!
You will absolutely freeze in this set up! Where is the insulation to trap the heat generated by your body? Reflective surface with a massive air gap just doesn't do anything!
@@GLEN-ys7qt I'd recommend that you go back and listen to the whole video. You must've missed what I said. Thanks for watching! I absolutely agree. You would freeze with only this. 👍
I heard “still have to battle conduction from the ground,” but I believe that the gentleman’s point was that the open ends of the A-frame shelter allows body heat to escape. IMHO, you need to block the head & foot areas to prevent the loss of body heat. The A-frame set up alone won’t do this. My preferred method is to “sew up” the head & foot areas to reduce heat loss, essentially using the emergency blanket like a sleeping bag. Adding some sort of insulating material underneath (such as conifer tree boughs), and sometimes also on top, particularly if snow is forecast. I’m sure that there are other ways to do it, but this is my preferred method to reduce body heat loss. Skip the ridgeline, since it creates the gap that allows body heat loss, and creates another gap to fill.
You didn't listen.
I laugh my ass off on most of these opinions that’s what they are opinions you can achieve a lot just by keeping the night dampness off of you keep dry stay alive
it's VERY easy, some times of the year, even if not in the mountains, for temps to drop 30F degrees, with rain and wind popping up, all in a few hours as you sleep. If you're not ready for that, it can kill you. I dont go on such trips without my UCO lantern and a couple of beeswax candles. it's worth 10F degrees or more, right away, inside of the reflective tyvek bivy, but you have to be in the reclining /sitting position. you can't light or put out the candle inside of the bivy, cause it'll smoke you out. Cant use the lantern with the bivy horizontal or you'll burn a hole in your bivy in a minute flat.
Until someone actually lays directly on the ground in cold weather, they have ZERO Clue how fast the ground (never mind directly on snow) sucks the heat right out of their bodies. Sleeping Bag AND Insulation Barrier(S) under, Combined with any cover is really One System that should NEVER be tampered with. IMO, this is a dangerous presentation. Too many would interpret this as the lower part not being necessary. Survival Success is VERY Deliberate! Too many ADHD types cut corners, and sooner than later, their luck runs out! Spruce Bows, Lots of Dried Grass or Straw, all can be used if available to get off the ground. Hate to be a drag... But Discipline is the most valuable trait wherever the unexpected can change the rules. NO matter how small the risk perceived. Hope this makes sense!
*Spruce boughs
@@KP11520 Did you actually hear what I said in the video? I'm seeing a lot of comments like this and I specifically said this in the video. Not trying to be rude. Thanks for watching! Maybe it wasn't clear enough in the video. I'll have to reevaluate and make it more clear, because I completely agree with you and thought I made it clear enough.
He identified the three kinds of protection needed at the very start of the video, and he SAID he was only talking about one of them.
@@awayinthewilderness4319 Yes I heard what you said. I'm pointing out that many newbies and thrill seekers don't connect the dots and cut corners. Think about those attracted to exposing themselves to this risk... Probably more corner cutters than those with the discipline. Some tutorials for gun handling (If they're smart) always stress SAFETY over and over and always show proper handling. This isn't gun related, but your audience can get the same results. You don't need any liability Lawyers.... Need I say more?
@@nicksweeney5176 Yeah... Thank you! It was late and I wasn't as articulate as I should have been! But Spruce Bows would be a nice touch with a red suit! Wait... SANTA?
Happy to see your face again! It's been a while. 😊😘
@@lawofkindness1611 Thanks, babe! It has been a while. ❤️
I would just wrap myself with it 😂
@@vatrweaver5169 With the other components I spoke of, you take advantage of the tarp far more. Wrapping up in it would be better than nothing if it's all you had. Thanks for watching!
Bic lighter, I'll set the woods on fire to stay alive )
@@mrfofff Don't allow to come to that. Hopefully! 👍
I'd rather want to die from hypothermia than being burned alive ! How can you exscpect to survive amidst a wildfire ??
Looks like comment section missed the part where you said the only part I’m going to cover in this video is the sleep under portion of the sleep system.
@@corleyoutdoors2887 Looks like it 😄. Thanks for watching, Corley! ✌️
2 things - You need a permethrin treated ground cloth, also your clothes. Low shelter - leave one corner unstaked, get under then reach over and stake that corner from inside. Reverse to get out. Better yet - dont get into a survival situation in the first place. Know when to stay home and throw another log in the fireplace.
a lot depends upon how you are dressed, time of the year, weather, elevation above sea level. If i'ts low altitude, dry, low wind and 70F degrees, you'll be fine, But that can all change horribly in just a very few hours. Never be in the wilds, or even more than crawling distance from a car, habitated structure, or at least, a roof, sides and fire., All it takes to kill you is bad phone service, a sprained ankle, light clothing and not evena poncho, sleeping bag and sleeping pad. The ground and debris can be soaked, so you cant use it to sleep upon or insulate yourself. Wet wood can be very hard to burn well enough to warm you, and the smoke can choke you. Bugs can drive you insane in an hour or so. Things can happen so fast that you have no real chance to handle it. I always carry a couple of small packs, about 1.5 lbs of extra clothing 5 lbs of sleep/shelter gear, water, water- treatment and carry system. trekking poles, small med kit, small pistol. a bit of food. Pretty close to 20 lbs, actiually, but then I truly AM ready for whatever happens
These reflective tarps provide no insulation on their own and are not very effective when used by themselves. I do carry one, but I use it as a reflective layer under a shelter that’s insulated with branches or other materials. Most mylar-type tarps and blankets reflect, at best, around 80% of your body heat back to you. If you're already cold, they won’t be sufficient to keep you warm. Insulation is key!
Agree.
Heat generation .. internal body and/or by a fire is the key. Effective shelter will complement this.
@@zrig1 Totally agree! Thanks for watching!
I was raised under a tarp, in the woods , close to a mall that had cell phones.
great video, really enjoyed this. I set me ridge line up the exact same way! I might buy myself one of those emergency tarps. I have tarp and emergency blankets, but I can see a big value in an all in one option for hike as you say.
Question, the black X on the tarp is that something you added or did it come like that?
by the way, subbed ✌🏻
@@outandabout_oz I added the X's for emergency signaling. Thanks for watching!
A groundsheet would be helpful as well.
Right ! better to always assume you're going to get lost/have an emergency.
Here's a lightweight option for warmer months 👇
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wrong, it'll condensate and wet your clothing. Instead, get a 1.5 lb reflective tyvek bivy, XL size, a 1 lb net hammock, and an 'envelope" to put around the bivy. Make one out of a couple of heavy duty 55 gallon drum-liners, taped-together. (3 ozs each) This goes around the bivy and greatly helps it insulate you from the cold and wind. This will let you sleep ok in just cammies at 40F, with a balaclava, gloves, unlaced shoes, 3 sets of sock liners, and a shemagh. With 1/4 lb of UCO lantern and its beeswax candle, set up in a reclining position, you can handle 30F for one night, altho you wont get any sleep. With a Siberian fire lay and some hot rocks or hot water bottles, you can get a few hour's sleep a 30F. but to be able to cut logs, youlll probably have to also carry half a lb of saw. Pull the hammock and a ridgeline thru the bivy and seal off the foot end with tape, You cant have your face inside of the bivy. If you do, the moisture in your breath will freeze you. Pull another ridgeline thru the envelope, but outside of the bivy. You can't let the bivy touch you or let it touch the envelope, and you can't have any air leaks. The two layers of trapped air are what insulate you from the cold, wind, rain.
You really don't know how condensation works.
@@tacticalsweater5119 the hell I dont. I lived out of a pack for 6 weeks and in a van for 4 years, 3 years of that straight
That Tyvek is a good material to have with you. I have a couple of sheets that I cut off and taped the edges with metal tape. I put several grommets on the long sides for tying them up. Light weight too.
@@Jim-sd5yq grommets are risky, gorilla tape on both sides around them. better to sew tie off loops on those areas instead and sew and tape all around them. tyyvk doesn't stop much rain or wind. I put a plastic 'envelope" around my reflective, XL size bivy. You can't let the bivy touch you or the envelope. You need those two lays of trapped air around you. Pull a hammock and a ridgeline thru the bivy. pull another ridgeline between the bivy and the envelope. Tyvek wont protect you from the cold ground, It requires a sleeping pad, big pile of dry debris
@@EsyuDach if I ever get to go again I’ll remember your tips. My area rarely gets under 20f but wind can be a problem. I do have the sleeping pad like you mentioned. Was a leftover from my military days. When I first went in the military we would bivouac with nothing more than a poncho and a wool blanket. A shelter half was a luxury item back then. Again, thank you for the tips.
THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@RAYANDERS-w4t Thanks for watching! ✌️
Pack the a frame with leaves.
Being on the ground, your body heat is lost, the only thing keeping you warm is your breath. I would wrap myself up in that tarp Being on the ground to trap more body heat.
@@randybaldwin8199 Or you could add the other two components I talked about in the video. Something to sleep on and something to sleep in. Thanks for watching! ✌️
Good to know. Thanks.
@@AceGibson1959 Thanks for watching!
Good advice. I have a little "10" kit. in a shoulder bag for 2 or 3 season day hikes. It includes a small 5x7 nylon tarp, cord and a couple of mylar space blankets. Also a light, nylon rain jacket. Twisted my ankle hiking back, once. Late in the day and was comforted to know that, worst case. I could cover up, eat a granola bar and make a small fire. I like that reflector tarp. I'd still keep the blankets in the med kit for back-up and throw another in the tarp roll for either cover or as a tarp floor. Bought a ten pack of them on Amazon. Have plenty and they weigh nothing. Never considered stakes. I guess I thought I'd use sticks or rocks. I'll add some.
Thanks!
A lot of states don’t allow tying anything to trees.
@@agold2125 I did not know that. Thanks for watching!
Well that is a really hard choice... Hypothermia and maybe even dead or alive and criminal.🤔🙄
Land of the free!
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I prefer the diamond configuration with a small fire.
Id just roll my self up like a toquito
@@MrSistermaryelephant 😄👍✌️
0:21 “but I had 911 programmed in my phone. To call a helicopter. Why should I bring a cigarette lighter? I don’t even smoke.”
@@behindthespotlight7983 Bad thought to have. 👍
These types of tarps don’t work without a fire. The heat from your body disipates before it gets to the reflective surface. They work with fire because fire radiates heat through photons …not through convection.
@@danielgrubb9668 These space blankets are specifically engineered to battle convective heat loss by putting a barrier between you and the wind and they are also made to battle heat loss through radiation by the reflective surface. This has been proven to work.
I'll grant you that it will absolutely do a much better job at keeping you warm with a fire. No doubt about that. That's not to say that they won't work at all without a fire.
In order for your tarp to "reflect" your body heat that energy must first pass through ALL your insulation clothing, strike the reflective (minnimal); then get reflected back through your insulation clothing (very minimal) to reach your skin. This is of course IF ... it isn't diluted by the cold air under the tarp or get blow away by the wind !
You might want to rethink some of your set up that seems to be driven by personal beliefs rather than scientific facts.
To reflect your body heat you would need to be nude sealed inside a racoon of reflective surfaces.
Good information.
@@tennesseesmoky9012 👍
Not sure what the hate is for. You explain everything before the 1:13 mark. Sorry you've got the nonattentive angry because they were born stupid viewers. You have a good thing going and i hope you keep it up.
@@OutlawCamper ❤️❤️❤️ Exactly what I wanted to say!
@@OutlawCamper Thanks a lot! I don't understand it when I thought I made it pretty clear. Thanks a lot for watching! 👍✌️
@@awayinthewilderness4319 you got it! I’ll be drinking to you and your channel tomorrow, and I’ll let you know when the video is posted. Keep up the good work!
@@OutlawCamper Just subbed, man. I'll be checking your stuff out. 👍
@@awayinthewilderness4319 thanks! I really appreciate it. Got a lot going on and a lot more to post. If you like anything you see, tell your friends and tell your enemies!
Non expert here...in seeing peoples comments about ground zapping your heat, could you just ditch the rope...sleep ON half the bivy and drape the other half over u almost like a blanket?
@@dgunearthed7859 Good question. In short, no. The thin piece of material wouldn't be enough. What I have done at about 40°F is lay out the tarp reflective side down, pile a mountain of leaves on the tarp, fold the tarp over creating a leaf taco, then stake the side out with the grommets. In doing that, you've essentially created a leaf mattress with the reflective side up. When compressed by the weight of your body, you'd want this material to be about 4-6 inches. This will help trap your body heat.
You'd still want proper clothing and I had a decent sleeping bag and a poncho over the top as a moisture barrier. Also had to make sure I slept with my mouth outside so my breath didn't create an abundance of condensation on the under side of the poncho and soaking my clothes and sleeping bag.
I hope that all made sense 😄. Thank you for watching!
@awayinthewilderness4319 complete sense. Thank you
Awesome video
@@Heli4213 Thank you! Thanks for watching!
@@awayinthewilderness4319 I haven’t been in the woods overnight in years being a cancer survivor, but I used to do almost the same thing. If I was going light, I would have 2 tarps around 7’x9’, a space blanket similar to yours, a light wool blanket or fleece blanket, a few tent pegs, a roll of trot line twine, a very good Rambo knife, a lighter, matches, and a quart zip lock bag of wood shavings. And at least 2 MREs and 2 canteens of water with the cups. Planning for the what if’s is difficult, but that small amount of gear should be enough for 4-5 days. Make up poles and pegs in the field saves weight. Save the twine when you move. I always used the space blanket as a sleeping bag with the blanket and folded one tarp for ground cover. The second tarp was usually set up as an “A” frame for wind blocking. If having a fire I would make a lean to set up. It’s all good with personal preference as to how much gear you want to carry. And ALWAYS take a couple of extra pairs of socks in a zip lock bag. Dry socks can be a game changer. I’m aware your video wasn’t totally about survival, but the two things do run hand in hand. Good video nonetheless.
@Jim-sd5yq Thank you! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. ✌️💪
¡Buen video ¡papá!
@@Jaicey-i9f 🥰👍✌️
What about some strong light weight hammock to get you off the ground and the tarp over you 🤔
@@waynerandles6126 would work just fine with an underquilt and overquilt in the cold months. I prefer to sleep on the ground in colder weather. With something to insulate from the ground, of course.
Bodenisolierung und ein gutes Feuer und eine Plane die trocken hält.
Click bait click bait! buy this or you'll die in the wilderness, yet the item was only recently made, how the hell did man survive thousands of years without it, never trust anyone trying to sell you anything!
@@Tony-us5jg The video was intended to bring awareness to the importance of having the sleeping components necessary for cold weather. There also has to be an element of something catchy in your title to generate views or clicks. I'm also not selling anything in this particular video, however, I do believe that the Pathfinder emergency blanket is a great item. Thanks for watching!
Hey Tony, take off your tin foil hat. It's not letting your single brain cell function.
@@AceGibson1959 💀
Can someone please explain what "Right off the bat" means. Does he mean 'from the start'?
@@leonardmcdermott7703 yes
Yes.
Geographic vernacular.
@OutlawCamper Cheers ya mighty whore...Irish vernacular meaning thank you sir. True, i swear.
Means if you see a bat, you then walk to the right.
It’s great theory, but if you don’t show how to do your connections and knots it’s just theory.
@@agold2125 I'll have to do a close up on that. That type of stuff can be difficult to film with one person. Thanks for watching 👍✌️
There's a million " Ridgelines" videos on RUclips. Chances are if you managed to purchase a tarp you will be able to figure it out. If not then stay home.
Couldn't you just make like a burrito, just roll up in it. Your clothes will keep it from touching you.
@@MrRich2u Good question. I think the problem would be the condensation buildup. You would definitely still need the other two components to really keep you warm. Thanks for the question and for watching! ✌️
Wait til you have to get up to pee in the middle of the night! Good luck with that!!!
@@pagosabob10 😄 Definitely a hassle
I would taco in that tarp leaning against the largest tree I could find. The cold ground would suck the warmth right out you.
2 survive you would really need 2 of these. One on the ground and another as cover. Use you backpack as a block at one end or pile branches etc. Get a large branch to pull in to seal the other end or an unused jacket / large towel etc
@@robertwillis4061 One I feel is sufficient if you include the other cover elements that I spoke of. Thanks for watching! ✌️
A good fire...good to go.
Physics only partially applied is still deadly.
The ignorant comments stay dry stay alive #1 Robbin sage that’s all I am saying
‘PATHFINDER’- James Fennimore Cooper’s Natty Bumpko protagonist in a series of novels
WW2 allied lead bomber crews marking targets and advance paratrooper units.
Chinese made copies of better gear.
Just laying on the cold ground without a ground cloth or something between you and the ground, would suck the heat from your body in no time. Hypothermia is just around the corner.
@@williamfors7692 Absolutely right. I mention that within the first minute and again later in the video. Also talked about 2 other components to a good cold weather shelter kit. Something to sleep on & in.
I can tell you with 100 % accuracy sleeping 💤 on the cold 🥶 ground will suck the heat right out of your body .
If you wont real survival skills check out the .
Out Door Boys .
@@howarddickson2162 I state this in the video several times. I only went over the tarp setup.
After watching all but one of the elders in my extended family go down with miserable and painful chronic diseases, cancer, COPD, Alzheimer's, nursing homes, etc, dying from hypothermia in the woods doesn't seem so bad, actually.
Sorry for your losses. 😢💔
@@ramblingdave7323 Definitely probably worse ways to go out. Thanks for watching! Take care.
I know exactly what you mean.
I have a couple of things to say, firstly put no reliance in plastic tent stakes, they will weaken and break over time, and you will not know when they will let you down. The second is, well what are you supposed to do on an open moorland or a mountainside with no trees to tie a ridgeline? A bothy bag is going to be of more use in such a situation or a bivy bag.
@@inregionecaecorum I like the plastic ones for emergency because they can also be used as an emergency tinder to start a fire. I've personally never had any issues with them breaking. Have had some bend, but I feel like that happens to any kind of tent stake from time to time. Thanks for watching!
Trekking poles could provide some height to a tarp setup
See Claire, wild Beare from Wales. She demonstrates tarp setups with trekking poles.
@@inregionecaecorum I would say carry a bivy as well. In fact, in this pack I will probably toss one in as temperatures drop further. Thanks for watching! I'll have to look up a bothy bag. Never heard of it! ✌️
Everything is brand new, hell even his clothes.
@@grayrecluse7496 🤗
hi
@@thehappycamperkjv Hi ❤️
You need to get off the ground and have a sealed enclosure to survive, all these setups will do is keep the rain off, you'd be better off just wearing it like a blanket
@@prowler2358 Agreed. I did explain that in the video. Thanks for watching!
Your presentation didn’t include how it worked for you in winter weather.
@@foghornleghorn4173 What were you wanting to know? It was really a quick discussion with a few ways to set the shelter up. Thanks for watching!
no wolves ??? how boring
and bears are all sleeping
I hope this works in a hurricane 😂😢
@@dfernandez3482 I'm in the Midwest. Thanks for watching!
Sorry but that kit sucks. The ground will suck heat from you
@@EmilyCook-wx1eqI've noticed tons of people making similar comments on this video. You didn't listen to the video. I didn't show an entire kit at all in this video. This was a demonstration on the tarp configurations.
Ya on the ground like that you’ll never make it
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You need a pile of dry leaves under you,I think. From India with love ❤
No ground insulation ? I suppose it’ll make your body easier to find 😂
@@killj802 It sure will. However, you may need to go back and listen to the video. I understand people not watching the whole thing, but making a comment without seeing what was said isn't cool. I specifically said the only element I was going over was the cover element and that you should always have something to sleep in and on as well. Battling conduction from the ground is vitally important in cold weather. Thanks for the part you did watch. ✌️