Reminder that every thing requires perspective and I live in SE Ohio where the lowest temps may get slightly below 0 degrees only a few days in the year. So when I speak to my methods of camping, sleeping, and other woodland skills it is based on my own bio region.
I wouldn't leave my socks outside to dry during the night. They would end up damp.or frozen . I take mine off and leave them inside my sleep system to dry with my body heat 👍
Dave.. as I watched this. I couldn't but help notice. You Sir are getting old. The reason I say this. Is because I have been watching you from day one. I still have my home made oil skin I made from a King-size bedsheet with a 500+ tread count that I paid $10 for at a Ross. PVC pipe arrow quiver,and many more DIY woodsman tools. I have even bought a few things here and there from your However ,the old school stuff that you inspired me to make all those years ago. Well I learned on that and am so used to it now no real reason to learn a new piece of kit. Now back to the being old statement. I know . Because I have been given the honor of growing old myself while enjoying the heck out of it. Do to all of the amazing videos you have made and shared. I know how old you are. And I took know what that Rucksack feels like now at our age. Yet it never shows,you're out there day in and out, making it look easy and fun. From one old man to another. Thank you for helping me enjoy the heck out of getting here and learning with you. I am partially disabled. But with all the tips and the tricks in the help of full videos. I'm not hampered by going out there and enjoying the woods. Again Thank You
I’ve had these sleeves in mind. As I get older I prefer hammock camping and winter I’ve been good down to 20 degrees to this point. I move around so much sleeping I’ve wondered about these sleeves. In addition to socks, protect your footwear. As a very young Scout a fellow Scout left his shoes outside his tent to find them frozen solid the next morning by freezing rain.
Up here in Alberta Canada we need just a tad more insulation. I will usually set up a tarp to contain some heat. My mattress is a blow up with R7 rating and I add a wool blanket to the mix. Coldest I've done is -19 C. I generally put my day clothes under my pad to keep somewhat warm for the morning. I am so glad that I have a Swagman roll for the mornings. Love this set up you show.
Great video. Agree with Rick T in regards to the socks. I put mine in the pillow along with tomorrow's trousers and underware. You head makes them warm for when your getting dressed.
This is why Dave Canterbury is the go to guy for survival camping and hunting. I never would have thought to make a raised beds like that, thanks for the great tips
One thing I love about this subject (pursuit? hobby? gentle art?) is that everybody learns from everybody else, but in the end a person develops their own way of doing things.
I enjoyed the video, but not sleeping in socks is not an option for me in cold weather. Agreed old socks come off, but clean socks at night are a must. Great job Dave!!
As we cast about into the open and learn to be more harmonious with nature you’ve been a wealth of shared outdoor experience and practice-teaching! It is always a well-found time watching your video’s.
another great video. good stressing that you have to have a good insulation inderneath you. you even had a huge air gap like a hammock and will sleep warm.
Great info as always Dave. You can also kick dry forest duff and leaves up under the sleeve blocking any wind underneath the bed. I also sometimes put a canteen of hot water between my thighs to heat the blood in my femoral arteries.
Nice setup Dave! I really like how you cover the basics for newbs and throw in some new stuff for the rest of us...The 3x insulation below vs on top is a great rule to remember! When I saw the cap I thought this was going to be a bushcraft golf video 😂 Merry Christmas to you & yours Dave!
This is by far the simplest construction technique i have seen in a long while for a raised bed. I'm gonna try this grommet lacing technique with a DD Pro tarp, see how that goes. Over here in the UK i am surrounded by Alder Carr and Willow, even the birch/pine regions are wet under foot, so constantly battling the soaking ground. Game changer, thanks a million Dave.
Six years in the Marine Corps and I never zipped up my mummy bag. Even in Norway above the Arctic Circle I just used the bottom as a foot box and the bag as a quilt. Was never cold at night.
A cheat code to any cold weather sleeping situation is to have hand warmers. Activate a couple of them and you have the camping equivalent of an electric blanket. I realized that just before dawn last fall when I had shivered all night in a light bag in the mountains.😂
Thanks for showing that fork set up and teaching me about how to stay warm underneath convection,conduction .Especially learning about socks taking them off or youll freeze.im a sock person 😂😊❤
That was a brilliant video. That frame was straight out of an engineers stresses instruction hand book. The insulation/warmth tips I also rate highly. Thank you. Peace and goodwill
I like the 3:1 ratio for insulation. Here in Gold Coast Australia coldest in winter is 7C, I live in a tent full time, winter is the best time of year. thanks
What a fantastic idea and how to make something with nothing. Assuming you can do that with a couple of contractor bags with the bottoms cut off. Thanks David
That's a cool idea for a bed I like that. I'm gonna grind gears and start looking for big enough chunks of wood to make a queen size one for the camp bedroom.
Your way is right, though I learned a hard lesson while winter camping so I don't wear clothes at all while sleeping and for me, much warmer and therefore comfortable.
Threw a railroad spike in the fire till red hot and still couldn’t feel the warmth . That was a nice night years ago . Now homeless in Montana at 72 I sleep in my van with the window cracked open . Fella I know ( not a smart one )walked home when his truck went off the road last year and lost the toes on both feet . Gruesome. 😂😂😂
Recently purchased these items, cost a small fortune to ship them to Ireland, but worth the cost. This system has become my go to. Great products at a great price.
Great presentation sir. It's always good to learn new things, even though I'm not much of an outdoorsman. In fact, I quit sleeping on the ground after I got sober. 🙂
One of my most favorite video parts from Dave is when he pulls out a bucket of old used Allen Wrenches aka Hex Keys. It never occurred to me before that the steel they are made of is some really good spring steel. I now have a bucket half full of them.
Having some kind of thermal break under your feet in an ice shanty or out hunting really helps. Even just let only your heals touch cold ground helps a lot vs flat footed against the ground. I always say bee hives are like spending all winter in an ice shanty. That cold ground or frozen lake radiates cold.
I learned early on in the mid-1970's to always carry 3-4 pairs of 100% ragg wool socks with me regardless of the season. I have size 11 feet, and I kept each pair of wool socks in a separate 1-quart ZipLoc freezer bag that itself was carried inside of a second 1-quart ZipLoc freezer bag. That way I would always have at least one pair of dry socks at all times. I also found that my PolarGuard synthetic fill camp booties would wick away most of the moisture in a wet/sweat damp pair of wool socks if I wore the damp socks to bed inside my PolarGuard camp booties which were worn to bed inside of my PolarGuard sleeping bag. I did 99% of that camping, day hiking, backpacking, winter camping, rock climbing, and mountaineering in the humid eastern woodlands and the equally humid Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon. I once singed a pair of ragg wool socks pretty good by attempting to dry them out over top of my SVEA 123 white gas stove on a particularly humid and wet winter camping trip in Washington state when I failed to manage my sock situation and all of my socks were damp with sweat and soiled. Some Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap in a little lukewarm water in my SIGG 2-quart aluminum pot washed two pairs of the socks out sufficiently to continue hiking without risking bad blisters from very soiled socks. Then several good rinses to remove as much of the soap as possible, followed by hand wringing them out allowed me to hold them over the SVEA 123 stove long enough to dry them to the point of near total dryness. After that ordeal, I wore one pair of them to bed inside the PolarGuard camp booties and dried the other pair out by placing them on top of my stomach between my clothing and the sleeping bag. Sometimes you just have to be creative unless you like wearing filthy dirty socks full of sweat and excreted bodily toxins.
Filling it up with debris will be much warmer. Love the idea of using Y branches. I never use cordage for constructions, or anything I don't recover in fact.
Mr. Cantabury some time ago u did a video on what u called the opinion on shovel & then mayb a year or 2 later u showed council tool folding shovel so could u please make a video review of it & yr opinion on it please
That's friggin sweet 👍 It cures the problem I have with hammocks...the banana shape it puts me in ...I still like hammocks n when I was a kid my go to camp roll was a hammock and a tarp
I took the sleep surface off my folding cot. That packs tight into my bedroll Has been working a treet for a long sleep. I saw this idea from you years ago and it is my only choice. Even beach camping, I just make trypods and there ya go.
Reminder that every thing requires perspective and I live in SE Ohio where the lowest temps may get slightly below 0 degrees only a few days in the year. So when I speak to my methods of camping, sleeping, and other woodland skills it is based on my own bio region.
You are a one man encyclopedia of knowledge for hunting, camping, etc. Thank you for sharing.
I wouldn't leave my socks outside to dry during the night. They would end up damp.or frozen . I take mine off and leave them inside my sleep system to dry with my body heat 👍
I agree with this in cold weather, but as I said always carry a dry pair for morning and you can smoke and dry them the next morning as well
Foresters quilt is a great piece of gear, combined with a wool blanket mine has kept me warm in Northern Michigan in the single digits.
Dave.. as I watched this. I couldn't but help notice. You Sir are getting old. The reason I say this. Is because I have been watching you from day one. I still have my home made oil skin I made from a King-size bedsheet with a 500+ tread count that I paid $10 for at a Ross. PVC pipe arrow quiver,and many more DIY woodsman tools. I have even bought a few things here and there from your However ,the old school stuff that you inspired me to make all those years ago. Well I learned on that and am so used to it now no real reason to learn a new piece of kit. Now back to the being old statement. I know . Because I have been given the honor of growing old myself while enjoying the heck out of it. Do to all of the amazing videos you have made and shared. I know how old you are. And I took know what that Rucksack feels like now at our age. Yet it never shows,you're out there day in and out, making it look easy and fun. From one old man to another. Thank you for helping me enjoy the heck out of getting here and learning with you. I am partially disabled. But with all the tips and the tricks in the help of full videos. I'm not hampered by going out there and enjoying the woods. Again Thank You
I’ve had these sleeves in mind. As I get older I prefer hammock camping and winter I’ve been good down to 20 degrees to this point. I move around so much sleeping I’ve wondered about these sleeves. In addition to socks, protect your footwear. As a very young Scout a fellow Scout left his shoes outside his tent to find them frozen solid the next morning by freezing rain.
Up here in Alberta Canada we need just a tad more insulation. I will usually set up a tarp to contain some heat. My mattress is a blow up with R7 rating and I add a wool blanket to the mix. Coldest I've done is -19 C.
I generally put my day clothes under my pad to keep somewhat warm for the morning.
I am so glad that I have a Swagman roll for the mornings. Love this set up you show.
Merry Christmas & safe New Year mate from Christmas Island & Australia.
Nice, I still use a tarp over all that. Hot or cold I still like a tarp.
Great video. Agree with Rick T in regards to the socks. I put mine in the pillow along with tomorrow's trousers and underware. You head makes them warm for when your getting dressed.
This is why Dave Canterbury is the go to guy for survival camping and hunting. I never would have thought to make a raised beds like that, thanks for the great tips
One thing I love about this subject (pursuit? hobby? gentle art?) is that everybody learns from everybody else, but in the end a person develops their own way of doing things.
I enjoyed the video, but not sleeping in socks is not an option for me in cold weather. Agreed old socks come off, but clean socks at night are a must. Great job Dave!!
Beautiful method! I esecially love the sapling sewing!
So much good information and experience in a short video
As we cast about into the open and learn to be more harmonious with nature you’ve been a wealth of shared outdoor experience and practice-teaching! It is always a well-found time watching your video’s.
I like that set up with the forked sticks. That bed roll sleeve is my favorite way to sleep in the woods. Awesome demo. 💪🏻
What a great set up! And yes, a tarp over IF you need it,,, Super simple!
Wow. Good idea this bed. Thanks😀
another great video. good stressing that you have to have a good insulation inderneath you. you even had a huge air gap like a hammock and will sleep warm.
I have everything you have in this video and I'm going to try it out. Looks great! 👍🏽
Great info as always Dave. You can also kick dry forest duff and leaves up under the sleeve blocking any wind underneath the bed. I also sometimes put a canteen of hot water between my thighs to heat the blood in my femoral arteries.
Nice setup Dave! I really like how you cover the basics for newbs and throw in some new stuff for the rest of us...The 3x insulation below vs on top is a great rule to remember! When I saw the cap I thought this was going to be a bushcraft golf video 😂 Merry Christmas to you & yours Dave!
This is by far the simplest construction technique i have seen in a long while for a raised bed. I'm gonna try this grommet lacing technique with a DD Pro tarp, see how that goes. Over here in the UK i am surrounded by Alder Carr and Willow, even the birch/pine regions are wet under foot, so constantly battling the soaking ground. Game changer, thanks a million Dave.
No nonsense excellent stuff thank you
been watching you for years, i like this, i'm simple person and this is simple as it gets.
Thank you very much for this video!
Six years in the Marine Corps and I never zipped up my mummy bag. Even in Norway above the Arctic Circle I just used the bottom as a foot box and the bag as a quilt. Was never cold at night.
A cheat code to any cold weather sleeping situation is to have hand warmers. Activate a couple of them and you have the camping equivalent of an electric blanket. I realized that just before dawn last fall when I had shivered all night in a light bag in the mountains.😂
Thanks Dave, the advice you give is a life save.
Brilliant video as usual. Thanks. Best regards from UK
Thanks for showing that fork set up and teaching me about how to stay warm underneath convection,conduction .Especially learning about socks taking them off or youll freeze.im a sock person 😂😊❤
Big fan since duel survival.... Thanks Dave... 👍
I love my SRO air mattress! It's super sturdy!!!
thats a awesome thing to do dave keep up all of your great work and merry christmas to you your friends and family
Really nice survival seeping inspiration on this time, Being warm in such a situation is half the battle brother 👍
Hey, Dave, it's nice to see you. I'm definitely subscribed now. Thanks for the cool camping video. You're always my favorite now.
Thanks Dave. I enjoy vicariously escaping to your winter when it's 104 in the shade here today.
MSS sleep system would go great with that!
Like your sleep system very much, good video, thanks for sharing with us
Looks like a good nights rest!
That was a brilliant video. That frame was straight out of an engineers stresses instruction hand book. The insulation/warmth tips I also rate highly. Thank you. Peace and goodwill
I like the 3:1 ratio for insulation. Here in Gold Coast Australia coldest in winter is 7C, I live in a tent full time, winter is the best time of year. thanks
Dave is the king
Such a great set up. Very versatile gear.
Great Video! Thanks!
Thanks for this Free knowledge all the time
What a fantastic idea and how to make something with nothing. Assuming you can do that with a couple of contractor bags with the bottoms cut off. Thanks David
Veyr cool and useful skill.
That's a cool idea for a bed I like that. I'm gonna grind gears and start looking for big enough chunks of wood to make a queen size one for the camp bedroom.
Great info Dave good information on how to stay warm on a cold 🥶 night
Brilliant. Thank you for guidance sir. Will try this system this weekend. Regards and Merry Christmas from Scotland.
Thanks Dave
Dave sharing his amazing knowledge, again. Thanks! Great tips!
Your way is right, though I learned a hard lesson while winter camping so I don't wear clothes at all while sleeping and for me, much warmer and therefore comfortable.
Threw a railroad spike in the fire till red hot and still couldn’t feel the warmth . That was a nice night years ago . Now homeless in Montana at 72 I sleep in my van with the window cracked open . Fella I know ( not a smart one )walked home when his truck went off the road last year and lost the toes on both feet . Gruesome. 😂😂😂
Very nice system, Dave.
I still stand by my tarp, tent, and mylar survival blanket method.Wake up hot without a heater in freezing weather.
Recently purchased these items, cost a small fortune to ship them to Ireland, but worth the cost. This system has become my go to. Great products at a great price.
Thank you David !
Great video, very informative. Thank You, Sir
Great presentation sir. It's always good to learn new things, even though I'm not much of an outdoorsman. In fact, I quit sleeping on the ground after I got sober. 🙂
One of my most favorite video parts from Dave is when he pulls out a bucket of old used Allen Wrenches aka Hex Keys. It never occurred to me before that the steel they are made of is some really good spring steel. I now have a bucket half full of them.
Great idea.
Thank you
Looks really good , good advice.
Dave, ty looks great
Great vid, but always have a hat on , keep warm everyone 😊
Having some kind of thermal break under your feet in an ice shanty or out hunting really helps. Even just let only your heals touch cold ground helps a lot vs flat footed against the ground. I always say bee hives are like spending all winter in an ice shanty. That cold ground or frozen lake radiates cold.
I learned early on in the mid-1970's to always carry 3-4 pairs of 100% ragg wool socks with me regardless of the season. I have size 11 feet, and I kept each pair of wool socks in a separate 1-quart ZipLoc freezer bag that itself was carried inside of a second 1-quart ZipLoc freezer bag.
That way I would always have at least one pair of dry socks at all times. I also found that my PolarGuard synthetic fill camp booties would wick away most of the moisture in a wet/sweat damp pair of wool socks if I wore the damp socks to bed inside my PolarGuard camp booties which were worn to bed inside of my PolarGuard sleeping bag. I did 99% of that camping, day hiking, backpacking, winter camping, rock climbing, and mountaineering in the humid eastern woodlands and the equally humid Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon.
I once singed a pair of ragg wool socks pretty good by attempting to dry them out over top of my SVEA 123 white gas stove on a particularly humid and wet winter camping trip in Washington state when I failed to manage my sock situation and all of my socks were damp with sweat and soiled.
Some Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap in a little lukewarm water in my SIGG 2-quart aluminum pot washed two pairs of the socks out sufficiently to continue hiking without risking bad blisters from very soiled socks. Then several good rinses to remove as much of the soap as possible, followed by hand wringing them out allowed me to hold them over the SVEA 123 stove long enough to dry them to the point of near total dryness. After that ordeal, I wore one pair of them to bed inside the PolarGuard camp booties and dried the other pair out by placing them on top of my stomach between my clothing and the sleeping bag. Sometimes you just have to be creative unless you like wearing filthy dirty socks full of sweat and excreted bodily toxins.
Excellent.. thank you for your hard work!
Thank you for sharing ❤️, definitely second pair of socks
Really valuable tips!
Great instructions
Down here in Texas we don’t get many days even below freezing but this will still work extremely well for hot days to keep some air flow below you.
Excellent!! I've also done the same thing using two Tri-pods. Thanks for Sharing
Love this idea for a camp.
Filling it up with debris will be much warmer.
Love the idea of using Y branches. I never use cordage for constructions, or anything I don't recover in fact.
That is a super set up!
Very interesting. Thank you for showing that.
Amazing !!
Hi Dave!
Awesome Video 👍🌲🌲🌲🦃🫎🐈🐎🐠🦅🐟🌲
Foot powder before you get in the bag where you can, for me. Very damp here, feet rarely dry out unless you actively help them to.
Great video brother
brilliant. thx
Slick. Very smart.
Great video. Much common sense information. NE Ohio here.
This is awesome. Thanks
great video
Mr. Cantabury some time ago u did a video on what u called the opinion on shovel & then mayb a year or 2 later u showed council tool folding shovel so could u please make a video review of it & yr opinion on it please
Wow!!! I never would have thought of that! Well, maybe after a long time 😅
Very Informative. A suggestion: Zooming out a little will give a better view and provide the viewer with greater perspective.
Nice if you can find straightwood. I live in California. I got oak and pine. Have to cut my own
That's friggin sweet
👍
It cures the problem I have with hammocks...the banana shape it puts me in ...I still like hammocks n when I was a kid my go to camp roll was a hammock and a tarp
thank you
I took the sleep surface off my folding cot. That packs tight into my bedroll Has been working a treet for a long sleep. I saw this idea from you years ago and it is my only choice. Even beach camping, I just make trypods and there ya go.
Do you have a video for NC on how to set up the tent or shed for winter storm.
Just for the victims of Helene.
I'm wearing my Woobie hoodie while watching this video
3X under you then over you. Awesome demo.
Very NICE