long time AK homesteader here.... you leave most food and extra clothing in a different structure or lock ring barrel..... because fires happen.. also have 2 doors in your cabin... also... snowshoes are a must.. I know lifelong alaskans that dont own a pair... I could not do without them..
Also it seems like texting your family every ten days is a recipe for disaster. If you’ve already got the garmin, why not plan a quick check in once a day? I’ve got the same device…text messages are ten cents
wood boxes or racks in the cabin is pretty standard... but... you gotta keep them filled!! preferably before bed... I'm sure they has learned a lot since.. but it sure was a hard lesson... I wonder what the "hermit?" actually taught him..
Ditto! Born and raised, 40 years up there. To add to your list, you burn wood... You never cram a wood stove full of paper, cardboard, or anything else!!!
I stay in many remote cabins in Norway and one thing they have in common, there is always a safety cabin nearby with survival equipment for such emergencies.
@@boathemian7694 in case someone torches the place while playing with fire? You never know, right. How long did it take to learn that lesson? Live and learn, kool. Or rinse and repeat...or get stuck on stew..err... Way to go Norway! 🤓😎✌️
It's a no brainer for someone with experience in the grate outback but for others the thought never occurs unfortunately. Or It may occur for a worrywart but for most others nada. So you've got to educate them. Common sense come to find is not so common now days. Thanks for the knowledge you bring to table. May you have a blessed day. 🤓😎
@@valenciajohn3043 It's a no brainer for anyone with IQ above 60. Living in a small remote cabin with a oftentimes cheaply constructed fire place in an extremely limited resources & no easy rescue. You want secondary resources on the off chance something happens. No just fires but if wild animals get into the main cabin and destroy the food / resources, what do you survive off of? Twigs and leaves.
2 years worth of supplies and a guy who had previously lived there for 20 years. A lesson for all. No room for criticizing, listen extra carefully to the details. Thanks, JR
@@sf9145 Don't play with matches because you might burn the place down, set yourself on fire. I for get. On the very first night must have been home alone. 😮🤪🤓😎✌️
There is something fascinating about people who live in isolation or isolated communities. When I was young, I used to think how awesome it would be. As an older person, I like my luxuries too much. Anyone who is critical of how he survived, needs to go through this themselves.
Good morning JR, I'm so glad that Tyson made it through his ordeal in the Alaskan wilderness, but it's heartbreaking that his dog Phil passed away in the cabin fire. Thank you for all you do, I appreciate you! I hope you have a good weekend!
The previous owner of the cabin had lived there for decades without a problem, then a guy from the city buys it and moves in with his dog and within just a few months the disaster struck. In my opinion, he was either drunk or stoned to be so careless about the fire going out and then putting carton in as fuel. How he didn't grab his dog when he first ran out is beyond me, the poor dog, Phil, would have suffered a horrible death in the flames. Tyson's guilt and sorrow were no good to him or his poor dog. Despite this self-inflicted catastrophe, he did as much as he could to try and survive the aftermath and wait for some hope of rescue. It seems reckless that someone in this day and age goes into the wild without an emergency beacon or long range radio or something as a back up. He was very lucky to have been spotted by the helicopter. Hopefully, he we will learn from his mistake and be much more cautious in the future. It's admirable that he continued with his dream, he must be made of sterner stuff than most of us here writing comments as if we know better, myself included.
I live with a drunk. His brother sent him an iPad, somehow in his mind he changed it into a MacBook and was upset because he couldn’t find it-something that was never sent. The guy sounds like a drunk in the story.
@@rockdisappeared9203 I don't think he was 'a drunk' as such, because if he was then he would never have been capable of getting it together to buy land and go and live there in the first place, let alone have the wherewithal to survive the way he did. Not only that, but he didn't give up on his dream, and with the help of friends he returned to rebuild.
Intoxication is what came to my mind as well. The guy also wears glasses as thick as coke bottles so that could be a factor as well, or part of complications related to neuro stuff.
If he was just "a guy from the city", he would have died within few days, honestly. Also long distance radio/beacon would have burned with the cabin, since you can't really store that sort of equipment long in winter temperatures, and I don't know how drunk or high one should be for it to last into 1 am, unless he was looking to get rid of his presumed booze immediately. More likely he was just bleary and really cold and not looking into going out when it was -15 out in the dark. That on its own can be a risk.
Hard to watch. Phil suffering in the fire was heart wrenching. I would never get over the pain. Alaskar is unforgiving. He was lucky to get out alive. You used footage of Luke Nicholls...awesome survivalist ❤
That old guy had that cabin for decades and nothing happened, Steele had it less than 6mo and it burnt down and got his dog killed horribly! FAFO for real!
@@mikaross4671 Let’s hope he was smarter the second time around and also put 2 doors! I’m surprised his dog didn’t wake him up! My cats wake me when we have an earthquake because I sleep right through them !
Former hermit probably had a leak and threw up some visqueen. The rubber floor I don't get.. that would be real heavy to haul out there, not sure it was actually rubber. Many people out in the woods use plastic for all sorts things
I survived a two alarm house fire in January. Ten months ago. Same issue. Creosote built up in large cracks inside a masonry chimney where 80 year old mortar had slowly failed. The creosote collects in nooks and fissures. When there’s enough they become little flaming balls, like lit roofing tar, dropping into the wall. This was a shiplap home built with dimensional lumber from 1948. We did regular chimney sweeps but our mistake was that we should have deployed an optical snake. Two people, an American Bull, a pit bull and a 17 year old cat all made it out. But the 2000 square foot house went from kinda smokey to unbreathable in 30 seconds. I give thanks everyday that God had His hand on me that morning. Several times a week I pet my cat and say “baby girl THANK YOU for not hiding under the bed that morning.” I wouldn’t have been able to get her. Cops were practically dragging me out as I stuffed her in her carrier. Since many people who listen to this channel are preparedness minded here’s a few things that saved the overall house from total destruction and perhaps saved our lives: •We are Christians so we pray for guidance, strength, discernment, courage and love of neighbors. Daily. Even to nonbelievers I cannot emphasize spiritual preparedness enough. •We had 4 kick ass fire extinguishers properly mounted on walls. One saved the living room as the floor to ceiling drapes went up in flames. A rookie firefighter deployed it dry while his partner was still running hose on the ground floor and another up to the roof. •There were 4 detectors in the home. 2 smoke and 2 monoxide. Purchased at the same time as the extinguishers. All did their job. A $300 prep saved a $500k home. •Our pets are very personable and trained to both listen and obey. Their leashes were stowed on hooks right next to the front door and my cat’s carrier was right next to my bug out bag. Had I had to dig for her carrier I might’ve lost her. This would have broken my heart. That night, in a hotel, my prescription medication, clean clothes, a charged phone and cash were there because I devoted my best effort to crafting that B.O.B. I built it like what it’s supposed to be: a last ditch life saver. Bug out gear is not where ya do bargain bin shopping. •I did visualization meditations fairly regularly to “practice” multiple exits should there be a fire. And self defense protocols should we face a different life threatening situation. I knew which walls are load bearing, which window to climb through (if necessary) and how to escape the second floor safely, quickly and in all kinds of weather. Lastly, priorities. What’s most important when it came to grabbing things as fast as humanly possible? •This is a small town. Police, fire, two engines and a ladder truck were all rigging up within 8-10 minutes of initial ignition in the living room. These are all equally important. But THE one that made the earthly difference were the fire extinguishers. Sadly the home owner has never acknowledged that they saved her house. Because she’d kinda started an argument with me when I hung them 18 months before the fire. Said they made her rooms ugly. They were ultimately hung anyway. Using the included wall mounts is tremendously important. Otherwise they’re elsewhere in your split second of need. PS: get the fattest home insurance policy that you can afford. And insist on doing business with one of the legacy companies. The rebuild of this home is coming in at $325k. Maybe $350k. It took nine months for all the financial issues to happen but the home owner is getting the Cadillac of restoration and rebuilding. We were about as blessed as survivors can be standing in a foot of snow , below freezing, in our pajamas, while the house burns. But there’s still been a lot of weird emotional trauma to navigate. What they say is true. The world is brighter when you get too close to death and make it out alive. Local media covered the blaze but we chose to avoid participating. Anyhow I hope these help motivate some who opted to read this massively long comment. It’s a core value to use the difficulties that we experienced to help our fellow travelers if we can. To reiterate: $300 of advanced thinking saved a half million dollar home. 🙏🏻more people will get on with it and get squared away.
I live in the city, but my Gerber knife is ALWAYS on my person. Once, when I was at a Christian retreat in the Santa Cruz redwoods, my bunk mate saw my lock back knife and said, “Hey, no weapons are allowed…” I told him it wasn’t a “weapon” it’s an extension of my hand… /Sometimes an emergency is made worse for want of a good knife. 😊
That's what I was thinking as well. He didn't heroically go back inside for his dog, he ran out without him! If something happened...hell, something has happened at our home, and my son and my dog, in that order, were under each arm before I was thinking clear enough to say what was happening.
Couldn’t a grown man pick a 100-lb dog up and carry him to safety? My husband could, especially when fueled with adrenaline. I doubt if Phil was growling or trying to bite him, so not sure why Phil had to die. He was an innocent creature who this guy brought out to that environment. Phil was his responsibility. I don’t like that part of the story, it tells you about his character and the fact that he never really had to worry about anyone other than himself. A person who has children is instinctually trained from the time their child is born to think of the child first. There is a high likelihood that most parents of human children would not have run out of the house with their dog still inside.
Very well said. I couldn’t help but notice how new and expensive some of his gear was in some of the pics…I am glad he survived, yes. I’m sure the $1k Mountain Hardwear coat helped. But something about his priorities seemed a bit off. Indeed a good lesson for us all. Rest in peace sweet Phil.
Without knowing the exact situation - a 100-lb dog that is squirming and trying to get away from you is very hard to carry. And if the dog is panicking, they could bite too. If you have time, you can overpower the dog and carry him out, but there was no time.
No way you could carry a 100 pound dog if it didn’t want to come. Most people can’t even lift a 100 pound sand bag. A snarling dog in the middle of a fire? You’re dreaming
What’s this unfair Monday morning quarterbacking? The man lost his friend in a fire and had to live with it. Whether it was from nerves or physical impossibility none of us here can judge that man because we weren’t there. I got nothing but sympathy for anyone who has to live through such loss ☹️
He had 2 years worth of food? And yet no back up cabin? A separate storage space? Seems like experience doesnt mean much when he had plastic ceiling and rubbing flooring either. RIP to Phil.
Of all the stories we hear of animals alerting their owners of fire, I find it hard to believe Phil hadn`t alerted to the fire. I believe he was drunk or stoned. Whatever it cost his dear dog.
Your writing is AMAZING! Your command of words and the English language is superb! This story was hard to watch...mainly because of the demise of Phil, the dog. Before the end of the video I wanted to stop and post "Ain't Karma a bitch!", but I waited, and I am glad I did. Mistakes suck. Putting cardboard in the stove is a ROOKIE .one from the book " Don't Let This Happen To YOU!" A book I read many times before living off grid in a 240 square foot cabin for 4 years. And I have made my share of mistakes. Thankfully none of them took the life of anyone or my dog. I just can't throw any stones at Tyson even tho it's tempting. Great Video, as always. ❤
@@MistyWallace-qu9fr Yes, as long as you credit and transform the footage, meaning you're adding your "spin" to the footage, and not taking the whole video and calling it your own. Just like reaction videos when some channels react to another UA-camr. You can learn more by reading the UA-cam guidelines.
Why did he run out the cabin without Phil the first time. If he had time to go back in a second time to find Phil he had time to get him out the first time. Poor Phil, he deserved so much better.
Lived in a cabin: Always had stacks and stacks of dry wood ready to burn so that it would never be necessary to go out at night to get some wood so that I wouldn't be cold. I don't judge but this is just basic life. edit: He said that he was prepared because he had 2 years of food. But he needed stacks of FUEL too. To not realise that this was a terrible oversight indicates to me that he was neither experienced nor knowledgeable, he only THOUGHT he was. This is a very dangerous thing.
I'm a little turned off by his criticisms of CM given that TS inherited the vast majority of the supplies he had. Doesn't seem like he was very prepared, although he apparently had enough skill to make it through terrible conditions. Anyway, RIP Phil. What a horrible way to go.
This entire situation was borne out of not maintaining a constant surfeit of readily available wood fuel. In this environment, not being sufficiently, ceaselessly proactive will, at some point, prove fatal.
A thousand percent. Poor dog died a horrendous death because of his unprepared owner. The guy also seems like a coward, running out first and not even attempting to get the dog other than just calling to him. If there was room for the dog to run through, there would’ve been room for him. Hell, all the time he was yelling, could’ve rolled in snow and attempted to get the dog. Sickens me. Couldn’t watch the rest. No sympathy.
As my Granny said; ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. My cat woke me up when my room filled with smoke. I was completely exhausted, yet awake, woke everyone else, they called fire brigade. Then went back to bed. When you have an indoor stove usually you have a lid. You usually have a plan, like survival kit. And that’s just if you live in remote Scotland.
I hate to throw in my Negative two Cents , But what kind of idiot would Not have a Second Storage building, and what kind of Brainless individual could burn your own Cabin Down and Literally Kill your Dog cause you couldn't pick him up , Anyone who even just goes Camping knows the Fire is your Lifeline , therefore firewood should of been priority number one , and extra storage cabin , this guy had plenty of Money with Very little Brains , I hope he gave up idea of living in the Wild...
It wasn't nessasarily his fault but the person who built the cabin. Growing up in the mountains where we had two hoodstoves to heat two houses, I can tell you it wasn't nessasarily the cardboard that is to blame because lots of different kinds of woods will cause sparks to land on the roof. Anyway puting paper and cardboard in the woodstove is not unusual. What is unusual is to have a plastic roof and a woodstove,, it's to bad he didn't understand the danger in that.
@@pdxtk it was probably small lightweight and so could easily be flown in to that Alaskan wilderness. One thing I do know is shingles are very heavy. They should have known better it seems though right?
Plastic or epdm, tpo or pvc? Im in a similar situation. Full time in a trailer off-grid. Just got a new trailed and the damn thing has a rubber roof. Pretty scary. Cant afford a new roof for it this year so plan to cover a lot of it with tin but still.
@@andrewbrown6522 tin is a good idea probably. Even the way it is probably isn't as dangerous as this Alaskan place was. It was home built by someone who wasn't probably a professional. I'm imagining it was the poly you get in a roll. Like canvas kind of stuff...
He was well prepared and made only one small mistake (putting incorrect fuel in a stove) and it had such terrible consequences. I cannot imagine how much torture it must be to listen to your pet dying in a fire and being unable to help or relive their suffering 😣 That would be enough to cause some serious nightmares for life! I am glad he was resourcefull and resilient and managed to hold on until help arrived. It was good that he kept kind of regular contact (every ten days) with friends and family who missed him after he was quiet for too long. But maybe touch base a little more often so rescue can be alerted a little faster in case of emergency 😅
There was no comparison between Tyson and Chris McCandless, apart from it was winter in Alaska. Tyson had plenty of supplies and should have been fine. He had people outside who knew where he was and knew to call for help if he went silent in a relatively short amount of time. Accidents happen, but that doesn't count as ineptitude or unpreparedness. It's just what life does to all of us from time to time. Surviving any mishap isn't just about proving your resiliency. It's also about learning from the experience. The most obvious lessons from this case are: 1. Pay more attention to your heating system to make sure it's safe. 2. Make sure to have duplicates of the most essential items, such as gloves, other warm clothes and of course food.. 3. Don't store all your belongings in one place. Spread your essentials around so that if one pile is lost, you still have plenty of other spots stocked and able to serve as a backup. I hope Tyson has many great years enjoying his beautiful homestead.
This story made me sad I live on a remote island with my dog loona. We had a fire here around 3 years ago and i almost lost everything No way i would ever leave my dog or not drag her out. City people think this life is so "neat" but they don't realize what its like to live in a place like that, or the damgers.
Yep, well done to the guy for surviving the cold.👍Emergencies are unplanned for events. Think I would have made a house-sized wood pile and on a calm clear day sent up an enormous smoke signal. Peace 🙃
His dog was paralyzed by fear and wouldn't leave the corner of the cabin. This was a big dog (100 lbs) not a small poodle. Its easy to say what you do in a emergency situation but until you've been there you really don't know.
He didn't get the food and supplies until after the fire was out. It's just what he was able to recover after the fire. He tried his best to rescue his dog.
It’s best to have a second out building in case of fire, a container can work well, critter/bear proof, can be locked when you leave your property, store skis, snowshoes sleds, kayaks, a mountain bike, some firewood, a bed, stoves etc.
Yes, fill your wood box before you go to bed, get up to stoke the stove at night, NEVER FILL A WOOD STOVE WITH PAPER / CARD BOARD ETC. it will send flame up your chimney pipe, either catch the creosote on fire then your roof, or shoot out chunks off ash on your roof and catch it on fire. Chimney fires are the #1 cause of house fires with wood stoves. That was his mistake
Replying to myself…ends up I just didn’t care to hear the rest of the story. I got from the other people commenting that this guy did get rescued. Whatever. This is the second time in recent weeks that a story on this channel has begun with the unnecessary death of a dog and people are not responding well. I hope this trend is over.
Every time I watch one of these videos and they have a dog, I always hope the dog makes it through whatever the crisis without suffering, because the dog makes none of the choices that result in the crisis. So in this video, from the start I thought of the dog, hoping that it wouldn’t suffer and get through whatever the crisis might turn out to be. Well, not only did the dog not survive, but it died in the most painful and horrific way, just because his human guardian decided to use cardboard for firewood.
So, this guy has TWO YEARS worth of food and he was forced to eat burned oatmeal and pineapple he was allergic to? Something about this guy and his tale seems suspect to me. And when, after 23 days in the wild, would the first thing you'd do when you're rescued is make sure to take a photo of yourself talking to the helicopter pilot? Then, I'd be sure to go on the news and be interviewed all over the place, while opening/publishing on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook accounts? Hmmm, maybe I could even write an eBook. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if "someone" (cough, cough) opened a GoFundMe account for this guy! Watching and listening to him on other videos, to me he seems like an idiot. Great video here, though. Thanks for all you do!
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@@outdoordisasters I’m not saying get rid completely,more of a change as I find that particular music distracting as it’s like 4 tones that just repeats so I find my self anticipating the progression of the tones which distracts me from the narration
What a Badass mfr ! Many Kudos Tyson! You are probably 1 in a million that that could n did survive such a Horrendous tragedy! Keep on keeping on, take care n god bless.
Dont understand this guy. I would have saved my dog or died trying. I carried my dog a mile and a half when she got hurt on a hike one day. I used to carry her in and out of my jeep when she got older and couldnt jump up into it anymore. Damn dude!
@KathleenMcNe my dog was family. The day she died from cancer hit me as hard as my mom's passing. She was a lab/Australian sheep dog mix and I had her for 12 good years.
Excuse my ignorance but can somebody inform me why the cardboard created this. What was the combustion process that made this fuel source dangerous? I can only think that it lit too fast and became uncontrollable, especially if he wasn't paying attention to it.
I think part of it is being too fast. The main problem is the amount of weightlss embers that fly up high in the air when burning a bunch of cardboard. All that because he was too lazy and wanted to sleep. He would have had a minute or two of warmh from the cardboard at best. Absolutely absurd.
RIP to Phil the dog due to Steels dumb azz.. negligence. he gets saved while the loyal dog stays there frozen dead. Life sucks for these poor fur babies.
long time AK homesteader here.... you leave most food and extra clothing in a different structure or lock ring barrel..... because fires happen.. also have 2 doors in your cabin... also... snowshoes are a must.. I know lifelong alaskans that dont own a pair... I could not do without them..
and cache on the path you plan to escape on
Also it seems like texting your family every ten days is a recipe for disaster. If you’ve already got the garmin, why not plan a quick check in once a day? I’ve got the same device…text messages are ten cents
wood boxes or racks in the cabin is pretty standard... but... you gotta keep them filled!! preferably before bed... I'm sure they has learned a lot since.. but it sure was a hard lesson... I wonder what the "hermit?" actually taught him..
And don’t forget toilet paper, one thing I learned during the pandemic is that was the first thing gone from the grocery stores. LMAO!!!
Ditto! Born and raised, 40 years up there. To add to your list, you burn wood... You never cram a wood stove full of paper, cardboard, or anything else!!!
Poor Phil. That's truly horrible.
I couldn't imagine...my heart hurt 💔
I wish less detail I can't...
I stay in many remote cabins in Norway and one thing they have in common, there is always a safety cabin nearby with survival equipment for such emergencies.
@@boathemian7694 in case someone torches the place while playing with fire? You never know, right. How long did it take to learn that lesson? Live and learn, kool. Or rinse and repeat...or get stuck on stew..err... Way to go Norway! 🤓😎✌️
@@valenciajohn3043 even when I lived in remote Colorado I had a small woodshed with some gear because it seemed like a no brainer.
It's a no brainer for someone with experience in the grate outback but for others the thought never occurs unfortunately. Or It may occur for a worrywart but for most others nada. So you've got to educate them. Common sense come to find is not so common now days. Thanks for the knowledge you bring to table. May you have a blessed day. 🤓😎
Even in the Army, while in the subartic, we slept in canvass tents, and all of our gear and food was outside in our rucksacks.
@@valenciajohn3043 It's a no brainer for anyone with IQ above 60. Living in a small remote cabin with a oftentimes cheaply constructed fire place in an extremely limited resources & no easy rescue. You want secondary resources on the off chance something happens. No just fires but if wild animals get into the main cabin and destroy the food / resources, what do you survive off of? Twigs and leaves.
2 years worth of supplies and a guy who had previously lived there for 20 years. A lesson for all. No room for criticizing, listen extra carefully to the details. Thanks, JR
Yet total ignorance regarding his biggest threat.
@@brentnevius2849what was his biggest threat,
Fire?
@@sf9145 Don't play with matches because you might burn the place down, set yourself on fire. I for get. On the very first night must have been home alone. 😮🤪🤓😎✌️
@@fastinradfordable as usual, yes.
Pioneers always had a secondary small structure that had a heat source and extra clothing and food.
RIP Phil ❤️😢
You were a perfect and loyal companion 🎭
🥰🐕🥰
Play in Heaven now🥇
There is something fascinating about people who live in isolation or isolated communities. When I was young, I used to think how awesome it would be. As an older person, I like my luxuries too much. Anyone who is critical of how he survived, needs to go through this themselves.
Good lessons to learn from these videos.
Just sad to learn from other people’s tragic experiences.
Poor dog. Rest in peace.
Good morning JR,
I'm so glad that Tyson made it through his ordeal in the Alaskan wilderness, but it's heartbreaking that his dog Phil passed away in the cabin fire. Thank you for all you do, I appreciate you! I hope you have a good weekend!
@@timberdaniels7317 🙋
The previous owner of the cabin had lived there for decades without a problem, then a guy from the city buys it and moves in with his dog and within just a few months the disaster struck. In my opinion, he was either drunk or stoned to be so careless about the fire going out and then putting carton in as fuel. How he didn't grab his dog when he first ran out is beyond me, the poor dog, Phil, would have suffered a horrible death in the flames. Tyson's guilt and sorrow were no good to him or his poor dog.
Despite this self-inflicted catastrophe, he did as much as he could to try and survive the aftermath and wait for some hope of rescue. It seems reckless that someone in this day and age goes into the wild without an emergency beacon or long range radio or something as a back up. He was very lucky to have been spotted by the helicopter. Hopefully, he we will learn from his mistake and be much more cautious in the future. It's admirable that he continued with his dream, he must be made of sterner stuff than most of us here writing comments as if we know better, myself included.
I live with a drunk. His brother sent him an iPad, somehow in his mind he changed it into a MacBook and was upset because he couldn’t find it-something that was never sent. The guy sounds like a drunk in the story.
@@rockdisappeared9203 I don't think he was 'a drunk' as such, because if he was then he would never have been capable of getting it together to buy land and go and live there in the first place, let alone have the wherewithal to survive the way he did. Not only that, but he didn't give up on his dream, and with the help of friends he returned to rebuild.
Intoxication is what came to my mind as well. The guy also wears glasses as thick as coke bottles so that could be a factor as well, or part of complications related to neuro stuff.
If he was just "a guy from the city", he would have died within few days, honestly.
Also long distance radio/beacon would have burned with the cabin, since you can't really store that sort of equipment long in winter temperatures, and I don't know how drunk or high one should be for it to last into 1 am, unless he was looking to get rid of his presumed booze immediately. More likely he was just bleary and really cold and not looking into going out when it was -15 out in the dark. That on its own can be a risk.
@@nightmarehound Good point, the plot thickens.
Yes I felt sorry for the poor dog to be put into such a situation
Poor Phil😢
If there's a deserted cabin a mile and a half away, I'd definitely have headed there rather than dig a snow trench.
Sound like he didn't know it's direction
Nearly impossible to go even a mile in chest deep snow with no snowshoes.
I think he's unbalanced...
Bit of an idiot really...
His dog was the true victim of his recklessness and idiocy.
RIP Phil, a sad end for a good boi.
Subtle outdoor boys appearance. My 2 worlds colliding. I love it
Great channel
Home sweet home!! Where i was born and raised. Absolutely love it
Hard to watch. Phil suffering in the fire was heart wrenching. I would never get over the pain. Alaskar is unforgiving. He was lucky to get out alive. You used footage of Luke Nicholls...awesome survivalist ❤
That old guy had that cabin for decades and nothing happened, Steele had it less than 6mo and it burnt down and got his dog killed horribly! FAFO for real!
You make a great point...
Why on earth would you put plastic on the ceiling and rubber on the floor? Two VERY flammable materials!!
That got me immediately.
@@mikaross4671 Let’s hope he was smarter the second time around and also put 2 doors! I’m surprised his dog didn’t wake him up! My cats wake me when we have an earthquake because I sleep right through them !
Former hermit probably had a leak and threw up some visqueen. The rubber floor I don't get.. that would be real heavy to haul out there, not sure it was actually rubber. Many people out in the woods use plastic for all sorts things
I survived a two alarm house fire in January. Ten months ago. Same issue. Creosote built up in large cracks inside a masonry chimney where 80 year old mortar had slowly failed. The creosote collects in nooks and fissures. When there’s enough they become little flaming balls, like lit roofing tar, dropping into the wall. This was a shiplap home built with dimensional lumber from 1948. We did regular chimney sweeps but our mistake was that we should have deployed an optical snake.
Two people, an American Bull, a pit bull and a 17 year old cat all made it out. But the 2000 square foot house went from kinda smokey to unbreathable in 30 seconds. I give thanks everyday that God had His hand on me that morning. Several times a week I pet my cat and say “baby girl THANK YOU for not hiding under the bed that morning.” I wouldn’t have been able to get her. Cops were practically dragging me out as I stuffed her in her carrier.
Since many people who listen to this channel are preparedness minded here’s a few things that saved the overall house from total destruction and perhaps saved our lives:
•We are Christians so we pray for guidance, strength, discernment, courage and love of neighbors. Daily. Even to nonbelievers I cannot emphasize spiritual preparedness enough.
•We had 4 kick ass fire extinguishers properly mounted on walls. One saved the living room as the floor to ceiling drapes went up in flames. A rookie firefighter deployed it dry while his partner was still running hose on the ground floor and another up to the roof.
•There were 4 detectors in the home. 2 smoke and 2 monoxide. Purchased at the same time as the extinguishers. All did their job. A $300 prep saved a $500k home.
•Our pets are very personable and trained to both listen and obey. Their leashes were stowed on hooks right next to the front door and my cat’s carrier was right next to my bug out bag. Had I had to dig for her carrier I might’ve lost her. This would have broken my heart. That night, in a hotel, my prescription medication, clean clothes, a charged phone and cash were there because I devoted my best effort to crafting that B.O.B. I built it like what it’s supposed to be: a last ditch life saver. Bug out gear is not where ya do bargain bin shopping.
•I did visualization meditations fairly regularly to “practice” multiple exits should there be a fire. And self defense protocols should we face a different life threatening situation. I knew which walls are load bearing, which window to climb through (if necessary) and how to escape the second floor safely, quickly and in all kinds of weather. Lastly, priorities. What’s most important when it came to grabbing things as fast as humanly possible?
•This is a small town. Police, fire, two engines and a ladder truck were all rigging up within 8-10 minutes of initial ignition in the living room.
These are all equally important. But THE one that made the earthly difference were the fire extinguishers. Sadly the home owner has never acknowledged that they saved her house. Because she’d kinda started an argument with me when I hung them 18 months before the fire. Said they made her rooms ugly. They were ultimately hung anyway. Using the included wall mounts is tremendously important. Otherwise they’re elsewhere in your split second of need.
PS: get the fattest home insurance policy that you can afford. And insist on doing business with one of the legacy companies. The rebuild of this home is coming in at $325k. Maybe $350k. It took nine months for all the financial issues to happen but the home owner is getting the Cadillac of restoration and rebuilding. We were about as blessed as survivors can be standing in a foot of snow , below freezing, in our pajamas, while the house burns. But there’s still been a lot of weird emotional trauma to navigate. What they say is true. The world is brighter when you get too close to death and make it out alive. Local media covered the blaze but we chose to avoid participating.
Anyhow I hope these help motivate some who opted to read this massively long comment. It’s a core value to use the difficulties that we experienced to help our fellow travelers if we can. To reiterate: $300 of advanced thinking saved a half million dollar home. 🙏🏻more people will get on with it and get squared away.
Wow what an ordeal. I'm happy you and your family is safe. Thank so much for sharing, much appreciated.
Thank you for sharing your experience & extremely well thought out survival plan. Your post is filled with valuable takeaways…🧯
I live in the city, but my Gerber knife is ALWAYS on my person. Once, when I was at a Christian retreat in the Santa Cruz redwoods, my bunk mate saw my lock back knife and said, “Hey, no weapons are allowed…” I told him it wasn’t a “weapon” it’s an extension of my hand…
/Sometimes an emergency is made worse for want of a good knife. 😊
RIP Phil. You were a good boy 💙
Strikes me as the type of guy to throw his friends survival books in the fire for warmth instead of reading
Seriously, I got that vibe too.
When i was younger, i had a parrot. If i had to flee, i mentalized shoving the bird under my shirt. My dog now ... he's #1 in any bugout bag I make.
That's what I was thinking as well. He didn't heroically go back inside for his dog, he ran out without him! If something happened...hell, something has happened at our home, and my son and my dog, in that order, were under each arm before I was thinking clear enough to say what was happening.
Couldn’t a grown man pick a 100-lb dog up and carry him to safety? My husband could, especially when fueled with adrenaline.
I doubt if Phil was growling or trying to bite him, so not sure why Phil had to die. He was an innocent creature who this guy brought out to that environment. Phil was his responsibility.
I don’t like that part of the story, it tells you about his character and the fact that he never really had to worry about anyone other than himself.
A person who has children is instinctually trained from the time their child is born to think of the child first.
There is a high likelihood that most parents of human children would not have run out of the house with their dog still inside.
Very well said. I couldn’t help but notice how new and expensive some of his gear was in some of the pics…I am glad he survived, yes. I’m sure the $1k Mountain Hardwear coat helped. But something about his priorities seemed a bit off. Indeed a good lesson for us all. Rest in peace sweet Phil.
Without knowing the exact situation - a 100-lb dog that is squirming and trying to get away from you is very hard to carry. And if the dog is panicking, they could bite too. If you have time, you can overpower the dog and carry him out, but there was no time.
I could've gotten the dog. I've hauled unwilling dogs off mountains. It's very possible. Phil just needed his "friend" to come grab him but he didn't
No way you could carry a 100 pound dog if it didn’t want to come. Most people can’t even lift a 100 pound sand bag. A snarling dog in the middle of a fire? You’re dreaming
What’s this unfair Monday morning quarterbacking? The man lost his friend in a fire and had to live with it. Whether it was from nerves or physical impossibility none of us here can judge that man because we weren’t there. I got nothing but sympathy for anyone who has to live through such loss ☹️
He had 2 years worth of food? And yet no back up cabin? A separate storage space? Seems like experience doesnt mean much when he had plastic ceiling and rubbing flooring either. RIP to Phil.
Of all the stories we hear of animals alerting their owners of fire, I find it hard to believe Phil hadn`t alerted to the fire. I believe he was drunk or stoned. Whatever it cost his dear dog.
From experience.
If you’re complaining about the taste of food.
You’re not hungry enough.
Your writing is AMAZING! Your command of words and the English language is superb! This story was hard to watch...mainly because of the demise of Phil, the dog. Before the end of the video I wanted to stop and post "Ain't Karma a bitch!", but I waited, and I am glad I did. Mistakes suck. Putting cardboard in the stove is a ROOKIE .one from the book " Don't Let This Happen To YOU!" A book I read many times before living off grid in a 240 square foot cabin for 4 years. And I have made my share of mistakes. Thankfully none of them took the life of anyone or my dog. I just can't throw any stones at Tyson even tho it's tempting. Great Video, as always. ❤
🙏🙏🙏
@@outdoordisastersyou used outdoor boy’s UA-cam creator for some of this video, is that permitted?
@@MistyWallace-qu9fr Yes, as long as you credit and transform the footage, meaning you're adding your "spin" to the footage, and not taking the whole video and calling it your own. Just like reaction videos when some channels react to another UA-camr. You can learn more by reading the UA-cam guidelines.
Rip Phil
Why did he run out the cabin without Phil the first time. If he had time to go back in a second time to find Phil he had time to get him out the first time. Poor Phil, he deserved so much better.
Yeah I didn’t understand why he didn’t go get him when Phil wouldn’t budge. Makes me cry.
Lived in a cabin: Always had stacks and stacks of dry wood ready to burn so that it would never be necessary to go out at night to get some wood so that I wouldn't be cold. I don't judge but this is just basic life. edit: He said that he was prepared because he had 2 years of food. But he needed stacks of FUEL too. To not realise that this was a terrible oversight indicates to me that he was neither experienced nor knowledgeable, he only THOUGHT he was. This is a very dangerous thing.
He doesn't seem too bright.
I'm a little turned off by his criticisms of CM given that TS inherited the vast majority of the supplies he had. Doesn't seem like he was very prepared, although he apparently had enough skill to make it through terrible conditions. Anyway, RIP Phil. What a horrible way to go.
Pain is over now for Phil forever....
Did anybody else hug their dog after watching this?
This entire situation was borne out of not maintaining a constant surfeit of readily available wood fuel. In this environment, not being sufficiently, ceaselessly proactive will, at some point, prove fatal.
I feel sorry only for the dog
Same ❤
sick
A thousand percent. Poor dog died a horrendous death because of his unprepared owner. The guy also seems like a coward, running out first and not even attempting to get the dog other than just calling to him. If there was room for the dog to run through, there would’ve been room for him. Hell, all the time he was yelling, could’ve rolled in snow and attempted to get the dog. Sickens me. Couldn’t watch the rest. No sympathy.
Same here.
@@Number42-j2o yes, exactly ♥︎
As my Granny said; ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. My cat woke me up when my room filled with smoke. I was completely exhausted, yet awake, woke everyone else, they called fire brigade. Then went back to bed.
When you have an indoor stove usually you have a lid.
You usually have a plan, like survival kit. And that’s just if you live in remote Scotland.
Poor doggy........
It's always a fabulous solitary dreamscape- until you Fu ck up
I couldn't finish the episode after learning Tyson abandoned his dog Phil, who suffered an agonizing death.
Same here. I myself have a dog which I adore and I can't listen to this. Nightmare.
He should have NEVER E V E R take the dog with him........
“Alex, I’ll take shit that never happened for 200”
That was a pretty harsh description of what happened to the dog. Content warnjng is needed at the beginning of the video and in the description imho.
Yeah it was tearful.
Great video, as always
If I accidentally killed any of my pets, I’d save a bullet for myself easily. Tragic story, your whole life can change so quickly!
What are you waiting for?
He should have ran in to save Phil, even if he burnt up with him.
Good evening J.R. Getting ready to watch. 🙂 Looks exciting and interesting as always!! Thanks so much!! 🌷
He didn’t want to be an adventurer. He just wanted to be a bookkeeper. But his parents named him TYSON STEELE.
And he set his own home on fire.
A story of keeping hope alive
Tyson, clueless. His legacy will be he failed his dog. Horribly.
You are sick
no dummy, HE was failed horribly. that dog was lucky to have had him. he did his best to end his suffering
I hate to throw in my Negative two Cents , But what kind of idiot would Not have a Second Storage building, and what kind of Brainless individual could burn your own Cabin Down and Literally Kill your Dog cause you couldn't pick him up , Anyone who even just goes Camping knows the Fire is your Lifeline , therefore firewood should of been priority number one , and extra storage cabin , this guy had plenty of Money with Very little Brains , I hope he gave up idea of living in the Wild...
IGNORANCE.
I felt sorry for the dog, that's all.
Poor dog
It wasn't nessasarily his fault but the person who built the cabin. Growing up in the mountains where we had two hoodstoves to heat two houses, I can tell you it wasn't nessasarily the cardboard that is to blame because lots of different kinds of woods will cause sparks to land on the roof. Anyway puting paper and cardboard in the woodstove is not unusual. What is unusual is to have a plastic roof and a woodstove,, it's to bad he didn't understand the danger in that.
Thanks for the insight!
Who puts plastic on a roof in wood heated house? No one. Literally, no one
@@pdxtk it was probably small lightweight and so could easily be flown in to that Alaskan wilderness. One thing I do know is shingles are very heavy. They should have known better it seems though right?
Plastic or epdm, tpo or pvc?
Im in a similar situation. Full time in a trailer off-grid. Just got a new trailed and the damn thing has a rubber roof. Pretty scary. Cant afford a new roof for it this year so plan to cover a lot of it with tin but still.
@@andrewbrown6522 tin is a good idea probably. Even the way it is probably isn't as dangerous as this Alaskan place was. It was home built by someone who wasn't probably a professional. I'm imagining it was the poly you get in a roll. Like canvas kind of stuff...
Fair play to Tyson, what resilience. Some people are amazing.
He was well prepared and made only one small mistake (putting incorrect fuel in a stove) and it had such terrible consequences. I cannot imagine how much torture it must be to listen to your pet dying in a fire and being unable to help or relive their suffering 😣 That would be enough to cause some serious nightmares for life! I am glad he was resourcefull and resilient and managed to hold on until help arrived. It was good that he kept kind of regular contact (every ten days) with friends and family who missed him after he was quiet for too long. But maybe touch base a little more often so rescue can be alerted a little faster in case of emergency 😅
In nat geo show, 9/10 of those people have that secondary shelters even if it was a sturdy tent o tepee ⛺️
There was no comparison between Tyson and Chris McCandless, apart from it was winter in Alaska. Tyson had plenty of supplies and should have been fine. He had people outside who knew where he was and knew to call for help if he went silent in a relatively short amount of time. Accidents happen, but that doesn't count as ineptitude or unpreparedness. It's just what life does to all of us from time to time. Surviving any mishap isn't just about proving your resiliency. It's also about learning from the experience. The most obvious lessons from this case are:
1. Pay more attention to your heating system to make sure it's safe.
2. Make sure to have duplicates of the most essential items, such as gloves, other warm clothes and of course food..
3. Don't store all your belongings in one place. Spread your essentials around so that if one pile is lost, you still have plenty of other spots stocked and able to serve as a backup.
I hope Tyson has many great years enjoying his beautiful homestead.
They are both IDIOTS.
Love your videos but this one was hard to watch. Glad he was rescued, but couldn’t connect with him at all.
Yaaas love this channel especially the advice on how to avoid an outdoor disaster 😀
If you make a decision like this, PLEASE without a dog or other animal.......
I enjoyed the video!!!❤❤❤
I’ve had to stop watching this one because of the dog. A plastic roof, though? That seems really odd for a cabin like that.
I like his statement after the fact. And there is truth to what he said about his ordeal by looking at it with a positive attitude. Cool! ✌️🤪🤓😎
Train your dog to come to you. When the dog responds properly, reward the dog as if it's the best thing the dog could ever do.
This story made me sad
I live on a remote island with my dog loona.
We had a fire here around 3 years ago and i almost lost everything
No way i would ever leave my dog or not drag her out.
City people think this life is so "neat" but they don't realize what its like to live in a place like that, or the damgers.
Yep, well done to the guy for surviving the cold.👍Emergencies are unplanned for events. Think I would have made a house-sized wood pile and on a calm clear day sent up an enormous smoke signal. Peace 🙃
Sad story how in the world can you gather all that stuff cans of food clothing etc but didn't have the ability to rescue his dog?
His dog was paralyzed by fear and wouldn't leave the corner of the cabin. This was a big dog (100 lbs) not a small poodle. Its easy to say what you do in a emergency situation but until you've been there you really don't know.
He didn't get the food and supplies until after the fire was out. It's just what he was able to recover after the fire. He tried his best to rescue his dog.
No Doubt his dog was the main sorrow in all this, @@Justexisting91.
This is a horrible story and it has really upset me.
110 lbs of unwilling mutt isn't easy to shift
What a punishment for a simple, half asleep mistake.
Amazing content ❤😊
The will to survive is very strong 😮😮❤❤❤
Very. We have no idea what we're capable of until we're out into these situations.
It’s best to have a second out building in case of fire, a container can work well, critter/bear proof, can be locked when you leave your property, store skis, snowshoes sleds, kayaks, a mountain bike, some firewood, a bed, stoves etc.
Great episode
"I managed to keep most of my sanity".
Did you ever have it?
Mind over matter can accomplish amazing things 👍
I'm only 6 minutes in and this is intense.
Heckuva tough way to learn that no man is an island.
I love your intro
Excellent and riveting story of survival!! Well done, JR!!😊
I'm very very happy, that he got saved, but l hope, he learned his lesson......
Yes, fill your wood box before you go to bed, get up to stoke the stove at night, NEVER FILL A WOOD STOVE WITH PAPER / CARD BOARD ETC. it will send flame up your chimney pipe, either catch the creosote on fire then your roof, or shoot out chunks off ash on your roof and catch it on fire. Chimney fires are the #1 cause of house fires with wood stoves.
That was his mistake
No excuse for the abandonment of Phil. None. Haven’t finished the episode and not sure I will. At this point, I don’t really care about this…person.
Replying to myself…ends up I just didn’t care to hear the rest of the story. I got from the other people commenting that this guy did get rescued. Whatever. This is the second time in recent weeks that a story on this channel has begun with the unnecessary death of a dog and people are not responding well. I hope this trend is over.
Another brilliant episode
Amazing tale ❤
Omg. I can’t imagine having my dog dying and nothing I can do. It is so sad
Great vid
Great O D love your channel and music❤️❤️👏👏🎼🎼
Every time I watch one of these videos and they have a dog, I always hope the dog makes it through whatever the crisis without suffering, because the dog makes none of the choices that result in the crisis. So in this video, from the start I thought of the dog, hoping that it wouldn’t suffer and get through whatever the crisis might turn out to be. Well, not only did the dog not survive, but it died in the most painful and horrific way, just because his human guardian decided to use cardboard for firewood.
If its Windy outside , a small cabin is going to go up fast ! A roof is even worse because fire is everywhere and falling down everywhere
He made some very dumb rookie mistakes and almost didn't survive
Stopped watching after he killed his dog. He ran out without sparing a thought for his dog? Nope!
So, this guy has TWO YEARS worth of food and he was forced to eat burned oatmeal and pineapple he was allergic to? Something about this guy and his tale seems suspect to me. And when, after 23 days in the wild, would the first thing you'd do when you're rescued is make sure to take a photo of yourself talking to the helicopter pilot? Then, I'd be sure to go on the news and be interviewed all over the place, while opening/publishing on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook accounts? Hmmm, maybe I could even write an eBook. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if "someone" (cough, cough) opened a GoFundMe account for this guy! Watching and listening to him on other videos, to me he seems like an idiot. Great video here, though. Thanks for all you do!
Not an impressive man.
Trust me he’ll get praise. People are already defending his dumbass on here.
Holy mackerel 👍🏻
I appreciate your efforts to pronounce names correctly. ❤
Please 🙏 change the background music I always find it distracting
Sorry, this has been voted on countless times. Most prefer the music. If you'd like to have bg music free videos, they're available on my Patreon. Come join!
Love the music❤❤🎼🎼
@@outdoordisasters I’m not saying get rid completely,more of a change as I find that particular music distracting as it’s like 4 tones that just repeats so I find my self anticipating the progression of the tones which distracts me from the narration
@@msquared6695 That's on you. The music is fine
@@mikaross4671 no one asked you
@DizzLexic
Thanks for the reply. But I would have thought he would have a closed stove and it would have all gone inside the stove??
What a Badass mfr ! Many Kudos Tyson! You are probably 1 in a million that that could n did survive such a Horrendous tragedy! Keep on keeping on, take care n god bless.
NARRATOR: can you do something about the music? Its too loud and is interfering with listening to you in the video.
Dont understand this guy. I would have saved my dog or died trying. I carried my dog a mile and a half when she got hurt on a hike one day. I used to carry her in and out of my jeep when she got older and couldnt jump up into it anymore. Damn dude!
The difference is that you love your dog and know that it is your responsibility to protect her.
@KathleenMcNe my dog was family. The day she died from cancer hit me as hard as my mom's passing. She was a lab/Australian sheep dog mix and I had her for 12 good years.
@@efone3553 I'm so sorry for your loss. Like your dog was to you, mine is family to me. I love her dearly and take excellent care of her.
I appreciate all the survival tips at the end. And it’s easy for people to criticize when most have never been camping.
Excuse my ignorance but can somebody inform me why the cardboard created this. What was the combustion process that made this fuel source dangerous? I can only think that it lit too fast and became uncontrollable, especially if he wasn't paying attention to it.
I think part of it is being too fast. The main problem is the amount of weightlss embers that fly up high in the air when burning a bunch of cardboard. All that because he was too lazy and wanted to sleep. He would have had a minute or two of warmh from the cardboard at best. Absolutely absurd.
RIP to Phil the dog due to Steels dumb azz.. negligence. he gets saved while the loyal dog stays there frozen dead. Life sucks for these poor fur babies.