Even your ramblings are full of wonderful ideas to chew on. I'm so glad you're willing to share your experience, whatever they may be. Sometimes there is a non successful attempt to do something and then there is a successful way. You show us both, and we love you for it. We are all humans, and fail on crap daily, " not me but every body else ", and I know it gives them hope, to someday become aware of your area, which also prevents violence against you weather it is a rattler, water moccasin, bear, or nefarious two legged scavenging ruthless psycho. Thanks brother !
Its about time someone did a fire reflector the right way! Those wood walls on the other side of the fire from you don't do squat. Those are just wind deflectors. Great innovation, as always! Most of your "contraptions" are home-made and very useful and effective and worth copying for our own needs. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work! Edit: The camo exterior looks awesome too!
Thanks! Ive had this idea in my head for at least a year and always wondered why no one ever made anything like it. As well as it worked I should have made one years ago!
Those are not just wind deflectors. Those are pretty effective smoke extractors too (especially when packed tight), creating additional upward air draft near the fire so more smoke goes up and less smoke goes into your face. But yes, as a heat reflectors those are pretty much useless.
The wood ones work like log cabin walls...but just like those walls...it soaks up the heat...and it ain't cast iron on de stove so it doesn't RE distribute that heat. Makes a man wonder about heavy duty reflective paint...anyway...
Awesome reflector/wind break Dave. This really makes sense and is so much more practical than making a wooden one that really only seems to serve the purpose of looking rugged.
Congrats,that is outstanding,your invention is by far better at blocking wind and reflecting heat than any thing I ever seen before. The portable setup is well worth the weight to carry with you . Just might have to give this a try,Thanks brother
I enjoy your hands on approach, and willingness to experiment with what you have at hand. I like that you justify your actions with logic and efficiency. Your reflector, homemade, versus cutting and stacking logs to make one in the bush. Thoughtful and successful and well presented, thank you.
Good job. I watch your videos a lot. Pretty amazed myself . Trust you a lot when you say the temperature difference. I did not thinkit would be that much difference. Awesome , Im going to do this setup
Thanks Paul, I'm glad you liked it. Brother I gotta say, this was just one of my random ideas to build and test but I had no idea how warm the air would be inside there! Thanks for watching
Bravo, Dave! In a rather convenient roll you have created a top notch situation from a survivalist perspective. Bushcraft is great and cute, but nothing replaces warmth! 😄 I'm always impressed by your preparations and ingenuity. I also like leave no trace capacity.
That is cool, Dave; if you decide to make another reflector, make if about 16 feet long. This way, you could find three trees in a triangular arrangement and cover more area and you won't have to find any steaks to bang into the ground. You might also have a need for a ridge line to hang a tarp. Great experiment! I always enjoy your vids! Doc Tom
Thanks Dr. Tom! Oh believe me, I would love to make it longer! 11 feet was all the material I had for now. I hope to locate more. Very good idea on using trees. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
This is an awesome idea for those of us that are "in and out" or even just for those of us that want to see a bunch of different areas. Thanks for another good one Dave!
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and let me tell you.....you are awesome. So many great ideas and how you spend time with your son enjoying life. Great job man. Can't wait for the future videos.
still grazy after all those years following your video's for a long time and many bush crafters thinking aboutr a lot of stuff but you are doing itand making it. fantastic David keep up the work bro
Another exciting and enthusiastic video! Don't you just love it when you get it right?! Definitely fun in the woods!! Glad you got to take a short break from your hectic work schedule to share this with us. Thank You Dave!
Nice work brother, looks like you could have really used 1 more grabber to seal it off all the way around. Love the idea of the tarp over head to protect from rain and yet spaced to allow fresh air in and smoke out. Have a great weekend and see you on the next one.
I have used a semi rigid roll of reflective bubble for many things while camping. A firewall, a fireplace ,a seat, a secondary sleeping mat, a pot cosy. etc..the list is endless. Its very light and cheap. Loved the video. Greetings from Scotland
David, cool experience in that experiment. Practice and document before having to rely on it. That was a good lesson for us all. Now you know that you and Nick will survive in that shelter with a load of good wood. Nice set up for sure. Great video.
Great ideas, Dave. We've used reflectix insulation products to make improvised fire reflectors on cold late fall camping trips, and it worked great. I like your ideas a lot and I'd like to try this out.
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you liked it. That's cool you used the Reflectix like this! One thing I found out, most only see that Reflectix bubble wrap material. They do make a shiny flat material called Reflectix Radiant Barrier.Thanks for watching
Love it! I must admit that having seen Far North Bushcraft testing out a heat reflector and showing it was giving no benefit, I was sceptical that your result would be positive. But the way you set it up was different, being all around the fire (not to mention the reflective material), and the success speaks for itself. Sounds like Nick's no sleeping bag plan may be feasible. I can't wait to see how your bigger version works out, if you get the material! Even if you don't regular canvas might be enough, just as a wind break. The reflective properties are only really needed down by the fire.
Thanks Mark! Yep, Lonnie showed them walls aint nothing but a wind block. You need a shiny reflective material to be effective. Im hoping to do a full circle and test it in even lower temps!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Absolutely, Dave! Trademark it... If you don't, I guarantee that before long one of the BIG outdoor gear co. will and they'll make a bundle on this Georgia boy's invention. Because it's the best kind of great idea. Practical, simple, inexpensive and effective. Your videos are always fun and very often truly innovative. I modified your first mylar reflective sleeping pad idea to a larger size and used it both under and over on several below freezing nites with only blankets for bedding and it worked flawlessly. The best part is that its perfectly clear that you love creating and sharing. You're an inspiring bushcrafter.
Too bad Nick couldn't be there to enjoy another great build. I loved how the temperature was so high at even 70 degrees is awesome. Big Nose and Flat head would love this too! Thanks Dave and can't wait for the next build. Take care don't work too hard.
Hey Dave, in the very beginning of this video you're standing in front of a pine tree that has some suspicious looking scratch marks on it about chest high. Don't know if you got many bear in your neck of the woods but it sure looks like a scratching pole to me. They like to dig the bugs out from trees by taking the bark off and scratching deeply into it and they'll pull out grubs or anything else they can find. Be careful in that area. Thanks for the video. Excellent info.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 It's okay, black bears are scared of grannies with brooms waving them around yelling, "Get away bear, get outta my berries!"... I know this because my granny used to chase them from hers that way. ... lol
Mykoe9 PS I live in the same area as he, I know him well. No or very little chance of bears in this area of the south. Coyotes, yes, Bobcats seldom, summer, rattlesnakes,m copperheads, moccissans.
The middle of last month, I headed out to a local forrest, for lack of a better word. It’s on the outskirts of a small, northeastern Oklahoma town. When you pass it on the road, there is a huge clearing, and one of those heavy cattle gates. But, once you jump the fence, go up the little grassy hill, BOOM... trees pop out of nowhere. A lot of drifters come through here. It’s like their spot, I guess. LOL.. It’s huge. Anyway, after I found out about it, I’d go back there every now and then, practice building shelters, starting fires the primitive way, etc. Ive never camped in extreme cold, so I decided to try your idea of the shelter with that little fireplace/fire pit in it, and combine that with the Mors Kochanski “Supershelter.” It took longer than I thought. But, got it all set up, gathered wood, got the one fire going inside in the fireplace recess, and then got the second fire going out in front of the shelter, maybe 10 feet from the clear dropcloth. REALLY REALLY DUMB!!! LOL.... Once I got the outside fire going, which took maybe 5 minutes (Vaseline/cotton balls..lol), I got into the shelter. Five seconds later, I was stripping off all my layers, sitting there in my long Johns. I kid you not, the temperature outside was, MAYBE, 30 degrees. And, inside? Had to be at least 90! And here I am, shelter all opened up, sitting there in thermal underwear, listening to Johnny Cash. LOL... I must have looked like a sad sight! But, man, they work!
Great idea and execution! Your videos always make me think: I could do that ... i want to do that! Thank you so much for the inspiration, looking forward to your next invention!
Always a treat watching your videos. Watching you sharing your talent and skills, listening to the wind, hearing the woodpecker in the background, allllllll out in the woods. I love it!!! My backyard is the Basin White River, out in the sticks. I feel at home watching your vids Thank you for all that you. do to bring us awesome ideas. Elaine
Hey Dave, Thanks for this episode of ''Mr. Dave's home-made fire-wall''. Great idea and design, as usual. I'm surprised you didn't sew more strap/para-cord anchors to secure it to the uprights closer to the ground as well, just in case it wants to ''flap'' in a heavier wind. Which you bet it's gonna do by Murphy's Law, and it'll happen when your sleeping. Haha. Awesome project Dave, and you seemed quite pleased with it as you should be. Thanks for making my Friday, and you take care 'till next time Brother. ATB...CHEERS !!
If you'll rewatch the video and look closer there is webbing and anchors at top AND bottom. I just didn't tie the bottom ones. Im happy you liked it, Thanks for watching Brother Steve
You are, without a doubt, a back woods bush craft "mad scientist"............... LOL. I'm still recovering from the mad max survival bike........... Love this stuff. Anybody can review, but you invent and share with us all.
I dig your pack setup. I’m reflecting on your reflector idea while I’m watching this video. That machete and knife......👍👍👍👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️Awesome heat reflector
Nice job, I have often wondered how effective those reflective blankets would be. I would also be interested in knowing how the set up would work without a fire and with just a person’s own body heat.
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you liked it. With no fire these walls would have to be about an inch away from you to work. How well? That will just have to be tested. Thanks for watching
When I was younger my friends and I saved old used aluminium foil baking pans and sheets. Pounded them all flat and used I think it may have been JB weld and made them into an igloo style shelter we even had a wood heat/oven that we cooked our meals on. That was one of the best winters I can remember. By the of the season it was about trashed so we ended up taking it to the recycling center. I think we made about 40 dollars off it. Even smashed down we still had trouble getting it all in the back of a pickup. The most of the stuff we got from restaurants. Other than the epoxy aand a few fire bricks we had no money in it. Really cool project I'm so happy that it works that well for you. God bless and stay safe.
Great experiment, the heat reflector heats the air and bounce it back to the other side and double the warmed up air, good thinking, what if you made a second one in plastic, and test with a thermometer the difference in a mylar and the other in plastic, if there would be a big difference I agree from the moment you see one popular youtuber make something many do copy it Greetings from a Belgian bushcrafter
Thanks Steve, I'm glad you liked it. I think the plastic would just trap hot air. The reflective material traps AND reflects doubling it like you said. Thanks for watching Brother
We are amazed at you being amazed Dave. You know what? If you sewed up another 11 footer / or maybe 2 5-footers, you could easily adjust them super fast as needed for camp set up preferences or wind shifts, and either sew a patch of velcro on your outside edges or use those little dollar store clips you always carry and boom, fast renovations. No permits.
Thanks Barry! Right now I only have enough reflective material for my tarp roof/super shelter. I'm trying to locate some more for another 10 to 12 feet of fire reflecting fun!
Great to see you again Dave. My Google Chrome browser got screwed up and I lost all the channels I had set, and so I'm going through and resetting them. Now you're back brother and there's a nice backlog of videos for me to watch. This is a great video. It's interesting to see the various materials you had. See you in the next one, and take care.
Omg I can't wait until winter. I watch you all the time playing with fire, and I just can't wait to play too! As I get older I am find myself becoming more and more fonder of winter!
id like to bring in your atention a tuber ,his tube name is ;Rune Malte Bertram-Nielsen ,please watch him ,his videos are awesome too .He is a Dane (real Viking)
hahah ,sure you gonna notice that he doesnt use a separate knife for food ,and he is touching it !!!also he drinks water from the source wherever he founds .told you he is a real Viking (well just to know that for example in Finnland you can drink any water wherever you find cause is pure and free of bacterias)@@Reallybigmonkey1
that is so so sad cause even here in uk if you go to Wales there you find countless spring sources where you can drink safely ,morover from river Usk straight away and from river Avon which goes throught Stonehenge as well @@Reallybigmonkey1
But he doesn't talk in his films. He's the best iv'e seen on youtube with an axe/saw.knife. But i like to hear people talk about themselves and what they're doing.
Good job Dave It was fun enjoying your experiment with you You do some really neat stuff thanks for letting us enjoying it with you Looking forward to the next video See you soon
Excellent video Dave. I really like the idea that it's all portable and reuseable and yes a roof would be nice in case of rain. Thank you so much for what you do.
@@Reallybigmonkey1I really enjoyed your swamp gadgets that attach to trees and kept you off the ground! Cause we know there are, as my brother says "mr. no shoulders" (moccasins, copperheads and rattlers oh my) in them there woods!!! Tell Nick to cut you some slack also!! He likes to tease you and y'all seem to have a good relationship!!!
Dave that comment about the high winds and rain being dangerous was great. I'm in Alabama and you guys have been getting same weather as us. Was on my farm today and found a Red Oak with 124" circumference and water oak with 170" circumference that had fallen due to ground saturation and those winds.
I've never seen anyone so happy to see a couple of thermometers. 👍👍. If you had two of the long Marvel Seal/canvas blanket you could overlap two ends leaving a walkway out between the ends so you wouldn't need a door. I had a lot of fun. I have never not enjoyed a video you made. This was one of your best. But...I still have more than 13 years of videos to watch so I may have to revise that a little.
I punched the air with joy another video from my favourite channel. You can ramble on all you like just love your accent. Great video Dave thanks. 👍🏼👍🏼
Ha ha :) Dave your laughter, enthusiasm and delight in what you create is so much fun to watch. I'm on the couch now but I did a seven mile hike in TN today. Saw a few snow flurries and did two creek crossings barefoot, was a great day. Been watching some of "Girl in the Woods" YT videos and being outside in the woods is definitely my happy space too. Glad you got this setup tested so you and Nick can get outside on a colder overnight adventure; may be some real Canadian air heading south in the next few days. BTW really enjoying my machete and Mora knife, thanks again for your great videos, really helped me make my selection.
Thanks Laura, I'm glad you like what all I do. Oh yes that cold Canadian air hit us here! Too bad I had to work and couldn't get out to camp any. GREAT to hear youre loving the Machete and Mora! Thanks for watching
Very nice test with reflective material. He camo reflective sewed material looks great, nice job sewing it! Thank you Dave, I always enjoy your video's!
I miss those cold days in the South...the smell of wood burning way off in the distance somewhere. The sound of crispy leaves and pine needles. This is the best quasi-ASMR video!
@@Reallybigmonkey1, when you go live, please do let me know. I've a ton of questions. It's 10AM over here and I'm watching the DIY mylar sleeping pad project.
Oh no! Uncle Dave got his sewing machine and LEGO blocks out again!!! What another GREAT idea! I had been trying to think of a way to keep a small fire AND keep this southern girl warm!!! AND not have to build a whole freaking shed!!! Thanks again Dave. It’s nice to see you giggling again.
awesome idea! I always enjoy watching your vids to see what new homemade gear you have come up with. Btw, also enjoy hearing the stories and your "ramblings" as you put it. Thanks for the vid and cant wait for the next one.
I love it. Our local hardware store has tyvek with mylar on one side. Could be worth playing with. When it gets cooler. Too hot right now in Australia.
Wow. Very cool. I am imagining a Teepee or Yurt type shelter made of the fire reflector camo combo The smoke would go out the top. Love how excited you are about your inventions.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I can't remember if I made a teepee or not but I did make a lean to shelter with these reflective walls on another video.
Hello David, you seem to have outdone yourself again with this system. As usual your ability to come up with the idea and then actually fabricate it yourself to this quality is awesome. I do see one way to improve your heat reflection. If you were to hang your shelter tarp so it was the roof on a down slope to the back wall, instead of the back wall and the floor, your heat reflection would increase dramatically. You would of course need to add a floor to the shelter. But having the heat reflected from both the ceiling and back wall would maximized. Dang I need to learn to run a sewing machine... Keep up the brilliance Brother!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I do plan on experimenting with some kinda roof too. That will also do what you mentioned if set up right. Thanks for watching
What a dramatic temperature difference! I will have to rustle up some sort of reflector for my next trip to the woods. We're at minus 13F today, not counting the wind chill, so it might definitely be worth the effort. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my brilliant son! You make my heart rejoice in your wisdom....ok enough sucking up...lol...this is so meaningful for me as being 70, it's hard to think about creating a firewall with felled trees let alone fell the trees. You need to run a segment on adjusting ideas for elderly. :) Good job...just brilliant.
Another informative video! I have watched just about all your videos, some more than once. Viewers can learn a lot from you and the way you present your videos. Always honest! Thank you and looking forward to the next exciting video.
God love ya , I could listen to you ramble all day . The cute things you say ,combined with that southern accent , and laugh ,your irresistible ! It's been insanely cold up here in Ohio . It surprises me that it's that warm . I would have thought most of the heat would rise up.
Dave, you may have thought of this, but in case you haven't, your reflective blanket hanging from the rope angled back like a lean to would reflect heat down on you as well as opposed to the heat hitting the back wall and going up and out. Great design. You've put me to thinking again.
You are a treasure. Always thinking about how to better your tools. I love this heat wall. Make it patent it, sell it. I'd buy one in a heart beat. Fire Wall blanket also protects from the fire going wild in the wind. Good job. Loved the story of Ghost. R.I.P.
Thank you Susie! I figure if I made this even with a patent somehow, someway someone would rip it off as soon as I started advertising it. Some of the most backstabbing people are into selling gear. Take care and thanks for watching
We sat out at minus 20 c which is minus 4 f at our camp fire last winter and we put a single space blanket behind us. It brought the temp up alot. Great idea!!
You're great fun to watch. This was an excellent experiment. I hope for your sake and ours you find the opportunity to try this with your raised roof idea. My hunch is that it would make a fantastic overnight cool weather shelter. Bravo!
Your “ramblings” are infinitely more entertaining than most channels’ prepared content.
Hahaaa. You beat me to it. I could listen to his 'ramblings' all day!
Thank you Laura!
Even your ramblings are full of wonderful ideas to chew on. I'm so glad you're willing to share your experience, whatever they may be. Sometimes there is a non successful attempt to do something and then there is a successful way. You show us both, and we love you for it. We are all humans, and fail on crap daily, " not me but every body else ", and I know it gives them hope, to someday become aware of your area, which also prevents violence against you weather it is a rattler, water moccasin, bear, or nefarious two legged scavenging ruthless psycho. Thanks brother !
Please never stop your ramblin. The reason your my favorite thing to watch on UA-cam or TV is because of your ramblings.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 very cool
Its about time someone did a fire reflector the right way! Those wood walls on the other side of the fire from you don't do squat. Those are just wind deflectors. Great innovation, as always! Most of your "contraptions" are home-made and very useful and effective and worth copying for our own needs. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!
Edit: The camo exterior looks awesome too!
Thanks! Ive had this idea in my head for at least a year and always wondered why no one ever made anything like it. As well as it worked I should have made one years ago!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 If only I had time to do all the things in my head... but that $20 a month from UA-cam videos keeps me working away from the woods!
AGREE!! the wood wall much more absorbs than reflects.
Those are not just wind deflectors. Those are pretty effective smoke extractors too (especially when packed tight), creating additional upward air draft near the fire so more smoke goes up and less smoke goes into your face.
But yes, as a heat reflectors those are pretty much useless.
@@alexadrianov8357 Roger that!
FINALLY someone made a common sense fire/heat reflector
Thanks Cory!
Agreed, that's a great test
That’s the beauty of Dave’s videos. His creations are so common sense.
The wood ones work like log cabin walls...but just like those walls...it soaks up the heat...and it ain't cast iron on de stove so it doesn't RE distribute that heat. Makes a man wonder about heavy duty reflective paint...anyway...
@@caroljohnson1588 agree that's why I like them to
Ur knowledge for a TV show would make people very happy. To sit back and watch ur utube channel is one of my favorite things to do, thanku dave
Fantastic to hear that Terry! If I had my own TV show I'd promise never a dull moment
Awesome reflector/wind break Dave. This really makes sense and is so much more practical than making a wooden one that really only seems to serve the purpose of looking rugged.
Thanks!
Hi Dave. Another great , well produced and tested idea. Thank you so much for sharing. Stay safe in the woods. ATB. Nigel
Thanks Brother, I'm glad you liked it. Im testing it with a tarp roof next. Thanks for watching Nigel
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Isn't that called a house? LoL
Congrats,that is outstanding,your invention is by far better at blocking wind and reflecting heat than any thing I ever seen before. The portable setup is well worth the weight to carry with you . Just might have to give this a try,Thanks brother
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it that much! Yes, give it a try and you will love how it works! Thanks for watching
Yep, either a hole or a quick rock pit?
I enjoy your hands on approach, and willingness to experiment with what you have at hand. I like that you justify your actions with logic and efficiency. Your reflector, homemade, versus cutting and stacking logs to make one in the bush. Thoughtful and successful and well presented, thank you.
Thank you John! I'm happy you liked it and how I do things. It may not look like It but I always think in logic. Thanks for watching
Good job. I watch your videos a lot. Pretty amazed myself . Trust you a lot when you say the temperature difference. I did not thinkit would be that much difference. Awesome , Im going to do this setup
Thanks Paul, I'm glad you liked it. Brother I gotta say, this was just one of my random ideas to build and test but I had no idea how warm the air would be inside there! Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Keep up the good work.
Bravo, Dave! In a rather convenient roll you have created a top notch situation from a survivalist perspective. Bushcraft is great and cute, but nothing replaces warmth! 😄 I'm always impressed by your preparations and ingenuity. I also like leave no trace capacity.
Thanks Diane, I'm glad you liked it. There's not much in nature that's truly reflective so this is a good portable solution. Thanks for watching
That is cool, Dave; if you decide to make another reflector, make if about 16 feet long. This way, you could find three trees in a triangular arrangement and cover more area and you won't have to find any steaks to bang into the ground. You might also have a need for a ridge line to hang a tarp. Great experiment! I always enjoy your vids! Doc Tom
Thanks Dr. Tom! Oh believe me, I would love to make it longer! 11 feet was all the material I had for now. I hope to locate more. Very good idea on using trees. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
I love how excited you got when you felt the difference when you reached up above the tarp. Another great video Dave!
Oh it thrilled me! I'm glad you liked it and thanks for watching
You are an amazing man, buddy. CONSTANTLY THINKING
Thanks David!
It makes me smile to see you get so happy.
I always smile when experiments work out!
This is an awesome idea for those of us that are "in and out" or even just for those of us that want to see a bunch of different areas. Thanks for another good one Dave!
I'm happy you liked it Chance!
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and let me tell you.....you are awesome. So many great ideas and how you spend time with your son enjoying life. Great job man. Can't wait for the future videos.
Thank you so much Brian!
Dave your so innovative. I’m surprised the some product manufacturer hasn’t picked you up for product development. Although I would miss your videos
Thanks! They probably think everything Ive invented is a liability. LOL.
still grazy after all those years
following your video's for a long time and many bush crafters thinking aboutr a lot of stuff but you are doing itand making it.
fantastic David keep up the work bro
Thank you my friend!
Needed one of your videos today, thank you my friend. Fun in the woods !
You are very welcome my friend!
Another exciting and enthusiastic video! Don't you just love it when you get it right?! Definitely fun in the woods!! Glad you got to take a short break from your hectic work schedule to share this with us. Thank You Dave!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Karen! I love it when an idea works out! Thanks for watching
Nice work brother, looks like you could have really used 1 more grabber to seal it off all the way around. Love the idea of the tarp over head to protect from rain and yet spaced to allow fresh air in and smoke out. Have a great weekend and see you on the next one.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Oh yes, a third Grabber would have been incredible! I plan on trying that with a roof soon. Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 You post it, I'll tune in. My lunting video maybe of some interest to you. Enjoy your weekend.
I have used a semi rigid roll of reflective bubble for many things while camping. A firewall, a fireplace ,a seat, a secondary sleeping mat, a pot cosy. etc..the list is endless. Its very light and cheap. Loved the video. Greetings from Scotland
Sounds like Reflectix bubble material. That stuff is amazing. Thanks for watching my friend
David, cool experience in that experiment. Practice and document before having to rely on it. That was a good lesson for us all. Now you know that you and Nick will survive in that shelter with a load of good wood. Nice set up for sure. Great video.
Well said Daniel! ALWAYS test homemade shelters before relying on them. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Great ideas, Dave. We've used reflectix insulation products to make improvised fire reflectors on cold late fall camping trips, and it worked great. I like your ideas a lot and I'd like to try this out.
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you liked it. That's cool you used the Reflectix like this! One thing I found out, most only see that Reflectix bubble wrap material. They do make a shiny flat material called Reflectix Radiant Barrier.Thanks for watching
Love it!
I must admit that having seen Far North Bushcraft testing out a heat reflector and showing it was giving no benefit, I was sceptical that your result would be positive. But the way you set it up was different, being all around the fire (not to mention the reflective material), and the success speaks for itself.
Sounds like Nick's no sleeping bag plan may be feasible. I can't wait to see how your bigger version works out, if you get the material! Even if you don't regular canvas might be enough, just as a wind break. The reflective properties are only really needed down by the fire.
Thanks Mark! Yep, Lonnie showed them walls aint nothing but a wind block. You need a shiny reflective material to be effective. Im hoping to do a full circle and test it in even lower temps!
Lonnie also built an emergency kit sized version where he uses mylar or foil to reflect heat into a super shelter.
I missed that one.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/s8pYiN13-ns/v-deo.html&ab_channel=FarNorthBushcraftAndSurvival
Outstanding! Yuppers, that reflector idea is really good! Using radiant heat like that is the way to go! Nice job Dave!
Thank you Ross!
market it and you will not have to work at night again
I need to!
+Reallybigmonkey1 maybe run with that tent fireplace idea I'd typed out.
might get popular with us more common "pitch a tent" critters lol.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Absolutely, Dave! Trademark it... If you don't, I guarantee that before long one of the BIG outdoor gear co. will and they'll make a bundle on this Georgia boy's invention. Because it's the best kind of great idea. Practical, simple, inexpensive and effective. Your videos are always fun and very often truly innovative. I modified your first mylar reflective sleeping pad idea to a larger size and used it both under and over on several below freezing nites with only blankets for bedding and it worked flawlessly. The best part is that its perfectly clear that you love creating and sharing. You're an inspiring bushcrafter.
I would purchase them.
Too bad Nick couldn't be there to enjoy another great build. I loved how the temperature was so high at even 70 degrees is awesome. Big Nose and Flat head would love this too! Thanks Dave and can't wait for the next build. Take care don't work too hard.
Thanks! Oh I'm positive my mentors would have loved this!
Great to see you again. Missed your videos.
I know you have been busy.
Great hearing from you! Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing Dave! One of the best bushcraft channels out there hands down brother. Really enjoy ALL your content.
Thank you Jack!
Hey Dave, in the very beginning of this video you're standing in front of a pine tree that has some suspicious looking scratch marks on it about chest high. Don't know if you got many bear in your neck of the woods but it sure looks like a scratching pole to me. They like to dig the bugs out from trees by taking the bark off and scratching deeply into it and they'll pull out grubs or anything else they can find. Be careful in that area. Thanks for the video. Excellent info.
That would ba a big yes. We do have black bears here but thankfully no browns or Grizzlies. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 It's okay, black bears are scared of grannies with brooms waving them around yelling, "Get away bear, get outta my berries!"... I know this because my granny used to chase them from hers that way. ... lol
Mykoe9 PS I live in the same area as he, I know him well. No or very little chance of bears in this area of the south. Coyotes, yes, Bobcats seldom, summer, rattlesnakes,m copperheads, moccissans.
The middle of last month, I headed out to a local forrest, for lack of a better word. It’s on the outskirts of a small, northeastern Oklahoma town. When you pass it on the road, there is a huge clearing, and one of those heavy cattle gates. But, once you jump the fence, go up the little grassy hill, BOOM... trees pop out of nowhere. A lot of drifters come through here. It’s like their spot, I guess. LOL.. It’s huge.
Anyway, after I found out about it, I’d go back there every now and then, practice building shelters, starting fires the primitive way, etc. Ive never camped in extreme cold, so I decided to try your idea of the shelter with that little fireplace/fire pit in it, and combine that with the Mors Kochanski “Supershelter.”
It took longer than I thought. But, got it all set up, gathered wood, got the one fire going inside in the fireplace recess, and then got the second fire going out in front of the shelter, maybe 10 feet from the clear dropcloth.
REALLY REALLY DUMB!!! LOL....
Once I got the outside fire going, which took maybe 5 minutes (Vaseline/cotton balls..lol), I got into the shelter. Five seconds later, I was stripping off all my layers, sitting there in my long Johns. I kid you not, the temperature outside was, MAYBE, 30 degrees. And, inside? Had to be at least 90! And here I am, shelter all opened up, sitting there in thermal underwear, listening to Johnny Cash.
LOL... I must have looked like a sad sight! But, man, they work!
That's fantastic to hear!
Great idea and execution! Your videos always make me think: I could do that ... i want to do that! Thank you so much for the inspiration, looking forward to your next invention!
Thank you Erwin!
Always a treat watching your videos. Watching you sharing your talent and skills, listening to the wind, hearing the woodpecker in the background, allllllll out in the woods. I love it!!! My backyard is the Basin White River, out in the sticks. I feel at home watching your vids
Thank you for all that you. do to bring us awesome ideas. Elaine
Thank you Elaine! Nothing beats being outdoors!
"Tell everyone! JIFFY-POP IS PEOPLE!"
Great idea, great video!
Thanks!
Thanks Mr. Dave, again I love your Friday uploads!
You are very welcome and Thanks for watching
Hey Dave,
Thanks for this episode of ''Mr. Dave's home-made fire-wall''. Great idea and design,
as usual. I'm surprised you didn't sew more strap/para-cord anchors to secure it to the
uprights closer to the ground as well, just in case it wants to ''flap'' in a heavier wind.
Which you bet it's gonna do by Murphy's Law, and it'll happen when your sleeping. Haha.
Awesome project Dave, and you seemed quite pleased with it as you should be.
Thanks for making my Friday, and you take care 'till next time Brother. ATB...CHEERS !!
If you'll rewatch the video and look closer there is webbing and anchors at top AND bottom. I just didn't tie the bottom ones. Im happy you liked it, Thanks for watching Brother Steve
@@Reallybigmonkey1,
Yep, I missed that, now I KNOW it was a good idea, 'cause you thought
of it too !!...haha Take care amigo.
Give him time!
You are, without a doubt, a back woods bush craft "mad scientist"............... LOL. I'm still recovering from the mad max survival bike........... Love this stuff. Anybody can review, but you invent and share with us all.
Thank you brother Steve!
I dig your pack setup. I’m reflecting on your reflector idea while I’m watching this video. That machete and knife......👍👍👍👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️Awesome heat reflector
Thanks Brother, I'm glad you liked it all! Thanks for watching
What a great idea! Well presented too. The addition of an overhead tarp would really set this off nicely.
Thanks! I'm planning on testing it with a tarp roof soon
Omg first channel I've seen that got it right! Props to you!
Thanks T.E!
That is so much more lightweight and effective than a log screen. Thanks for the video and the good idea.
Absolutely! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching C M
Nice job, I have often wondered how effective those reflective blankets would be.
I would also be interested in knowing how the set up would work without a fire and with just a person’s own body heat.
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you liked it. With no fire these walls would have to be about an inch away from you to work. How well? That will just have to be tested. Thanks for watching
When I was younger my friends and I saved old used aluminium foil baking pans and sheets. Pounded them all flat and used I think it may have been JB weld and made them into an igloo style shelter we even had a wood heat/oven that we cooked our meals on. That was one of the best winters I can remember. By the of the season it was about trashed so we ended up taking it to the recycling center. I think we made about 40 dollars off it. Even smashed down we still had trouble getting it all in the back of a pickup. The most of the stuff we got from restaurants. Other than the epoxy aand a few fire bricks we had no money in it. Really cool project I'm so happy that it works that well for you. God bless and stay safe.
That sounds like 👍very cool project! Thanks for watching and may God bless you too Rich
Great experiment, the heat reflector heats the air and bounce it back to the other side and double the warmed up air, good thinking, what if you made a second one in plastic, and test with a thermometer the difference in a mylar and the other in plastic, if there would be a big difference
I agree from the moment you see one popular youtuber make something many do copy it
Greetings from a Belgian bushcrafter
Thanks Steve, I'm glad you liked it. I think the plastic would just trap hot air. The reflective material traps AND reflects doubling it like you said. Thanks for watching Brother
exactly, just partial flat top would slow the heat escape a bunch, as long as it's 3 feet away from the fire's heat column it'd get REALLY warm inside
Thanks for the reply's
We are amazed at you being amazed Dave. You know what? If you sewed up another 11 footer / or maybe 2 5-footers, you could easily adjust them super fast as needed for camp set up preferences or wind shifts, and either sew a patch of velcro on your outside edges or use those little dollar store clips you always carry and boom, fast renovations. No permits.
Thanks Barry! Right now I only have enough reflective material for my tarp roof/super shelter. I'm trying to locate some more for another 10 to 12 feet of fire reflecting fun!
Looks like you achieved room temperature (21ºC) *outside* , not bad!
I was very pleased with it!
Great job David love your enthusiasm and positive outlook.
Thank you my friend!
Do you do PayPal? Folks may want to donate to you occasionally?Thank you.
Nope, I never set up an account.
Venmo is easy to use too.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I would donate.
Great to see you again Dave. My Google Chrome browser got screwed up and I lost all the channels I had set, and so I'm going through and resetting them. Now you're back brother and there's a nice backlog of videos for me to watch. This is a great video. It's interesting to see the various materials you had. See you in the next one, and take care.
Great to hear from you John. I hope Google chrome doesn't do that again! Take care and see ya in the next one!
Love your creativity and your enthusiasm!!!
Could you design a collapsible teepee using reflective material?
Thanks Lynn, I'm glad you liked it. Probably could line the walls of a Teepee and it would be incredible. Thanks for watching
Wouldn't that be a sauna idea too.lol☺
I was thinking the same thing.
Omg I can't wait until winter. I watch you all the time playing with fire, and I just can't wait to play too! As I get older I am find myself becoming more and more fonder of winter!
LOL, it is fun! Get out there and try it when you can Anita.
id like to bring in your atention a tuber ,his tube name is ;Rune Malte Bertram-Nielsen ,please watch him ,his videos are awesome too .He is a Dane (real Viking)
Sounds good, I'll take a look.
hahah ,sure you gonna notice that he doesnt use a separate knife for food ,and he is touching it !!!also he drinks water from the source wherever he founds .told you he is a real Viking (well just to know that for example in Finnland you can drink any water wherever you find cause is pure and free of bacterias)@@Reallybigmonkey1
We have too many PCBs in our watersheds to drink directly from streams
that is so so sad cause even here in uk if you go to Wales there you find countless spring sources where you can drink safely ,morover from river Usk straight away and from river Avon which goes throught Stonehenge as well @@Reallybigmonkey1
But he doesn't talk in his films. He's the best iv'e seen on youtube with an axe/saw.knife.
But i like to hear people talk about themselves and what they're doing.
Good job Dave It was fun enjoying your experiment with you You do some really neat stuff thanks for letting us enjoying it with you Looking forward to the next video See you soon
Thanks David! I'm happy you liked it. The experimenting is honestly the most fun!
From a southern girl stuck in Iowa. Hush... cold my happy hiney.. It's 7 degrees at 11 am... 7 degrees... Pretty sure my blood froze.
WOW! That's too cold for me!
Love the way you explain everything. Great videos every time you post one.
Thanks
Thank you Doug!
Looks great! Do you wear reading glasses maybe?
Thanks! Yes, I do wear reading glasses. That's why I can barely see whats on the viewfinder of the camera.
Excellent video Dave. I really like the idea that it's all portable and reuseable and yes a roof would be nice in case of rain. Thank you so much for what you do.
I'm glad you liked it! I'm planning on testing a tarp roof soon!
Hey Dave. I don't get out much. But with all your teaching on how to make things I'll be ready. Thank You for the awesome lesson. Love You Bother.
Sounds great and get out when you can! Thanks for watching Zadok
Science! Now I have some things to play with and test out. Great job Dave.
Sounds great! You'll be surprised how well it works!
One of my favorite vids from you brother! Thanks Dave!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it that much John!
Another fantastic and thought provoking setup brother. It’s giving me all sorts of ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Great to hear that Jack and I'm happy you liked it!
Love your homemade inventions!!! Great job Dave!!! As one southerner to another, keep it up!!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching John
@@Reallybigmonkey1I really enjoyed your swamp gadgets that attach to trees and kept you off the ground! Cause we know there are, as my brother says "mr. no shoulders" (moccasins, copperheads and rattlers oh my) in them there woods!!! Tell Nick to cut you some slack also!! He likes to tease you and y'all seem to have a good relationship!!!
Dave that comment about the high winds and rain being dangerous was great. I'm in Alabama and you guys have been getting same weather as us. Was on my farm today and found a Red Oak with 124" circumference and water oak with 170" circumference that had fallen due to ground saturation and those winds.
Ah man, a tree like that would kill anyone!
Best idea for a fire reflector. From 40 to 80 degrees on a windy day, WOW, awesome!
Thanks Peter, I'm glad you liked it!
I loved it it was awesome!
Another super awsome invention from the DIY Master. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Wow! What an absolutely great idea ! So simple and so obviously effective!!!! Great job, great experiment and great video!!
Thanks John! I'm happy you liked it that much!
I've never seen anyone so happy to see a couple of thermometers. 👍👍. If you had two of the long Marvel Seal/canvas blanket you could overlap two ends leaving a walkway out between the ends so you wouldn't need a door. I had a lot of fun. I have never not enjoyed a video you made. This was one of your best. But...I still have more than 13 years of videos to watch so I may have to revise that a little.
Lol, it was exciting to see this idea work so well! I'm glad you're liking the videos and thanks for watching George!
I punched the air with joy another video from my favourite channel. You can ramble on all you like just love your accent. Great video Dave thanks. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Michelle!
Videos are very therapeutic, I believe they have a calming effect, well done
Oh absolutely! Thanks for watching Darnell
That's a great idea to enclose your camp area with a wind screen, even if it isn't reflective. Thanks again Dave!
I'm glad you liked it my friend!
Ha ha :) Dave your laughter, enthusiasm and delight in what you create is so much fun to watch. I'm on the couch now but I did a seven mile hike in TN today. Saw a few snow flurries and did two creek crossings barefoot, was a great day. Been watching some of "Girl in the Woods" YT videos and being outside in the woods is definitely my happy space too. Glad you got this setup tested so you and Nick can get outside on a colder overnight adventure; may be some real Canadian air heading south in the next few days. BTW really enjoying my machete and Mora knife, thanks again for your great videos, really helped me make my selection.
Thanks Laura, I'm glad you like what all I do. Oh yes that cold Canadian air hit us here! Too bad I had to work and couldn't get out to camp any. GREAT to hear youre loving the Machete and Mora! Thanks for watching
Very nice test with reflective material. He camo reflective sewed material looks great, nice job sewing it! Thank you Dave, I always enjoy your video's!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it all Ron! Thanks for watching
I miss those cold days in the South...the smell of wood burning way off in the distance somewhere. The sound of crispy leaves and pine needles.
This is the best quasi-ASMR video!
Oh yes, nothing beats the smell of heating with wood!
@@Reallybigmonkey1, when you go live, please do let me know. I've a ton of questions. It's 10AM over here and I'm watching the DIY mylar sleeping pad project.
Oh no! Uncle Dave got his sewing machine and LEGO blocks out again!!! What another GREAT idea! I had been trying to think of a way to keep a small fire AND keep this southern girl warm!!! AND not have to build a whole freaking shed!!! Thanks again Dave. It’s nice to see you giggling again.
LOL! I'm glad you liked it. Test this idea when you can. Thanks for watching Terry.
awesome idea! I always enjoy watching your vids to see what new homemade gear you have come up with. Btw, also enjoy hearing the stories and your "ramblings" as you put it. Thanks for the vid and cant wait for the next one.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Plenty more rambling to come! Thanks for watching
Well Dave another 40 minutes of throughly enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing man. Be safe and be lucky.
Thank you brother!
Awesome upload Dave, really glad it worked out, simple but obviously very effective. All the very best, Del :)
Thank you Del!
I love it. Our local hardware store has tyvek with mylar on one side. Could be worth playing with. When it gets cooler. Too hot right now in Australia.
Thanks Annette and that sounds great! The stuff you mentioned sounds like that extra heavy duty woven mylar. Absolutely buy some of that material
As allways, good, informative and funny video, Dave. Thanks!
Thank you Fritz!
Good to see you again Dave.
Good hearing from you, Thanks for watching
Wow. Very cool. I am imagining a Teepee or Yurt type shelter made of the fire reflector camo combo The smoke would go out the top.
Love how excited you are about your inventions.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I can't remember if I made a teepee or not but I did make a lean to shelter with these reflective walls on another video.
Awesome Job Dave, I think Nick will enjoy it when you guys get time to go out. Thanks for Sharing... All The Best to you and yours MIC
Thanks Mic! Nick already loves the idea!
Love your laugh! Such a joy to watch!
Thank you Robin!
You always come up with the *smartest ideas* David.
I cant wait to try this for myself!
Thanks! Absolutely give this a try. You'll be surprised!
Really like the idea of a portable reflective fire wall, especially if it is lightweight and easily packable. Thanks for sharing!! :-)
I'm happy you liked it!
Another great video. I could feel the warmth.
Thanks Michael!
Wonderful. I love it. I want to try this myself. Great Job Dave. Your so clever. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Monica! I'm glad you liked it. Absolutely try this. You'll be shocked at the results!
Hello David, you seem to have outdone yourself again with this system. As usual your ability to come up with the idea and then actually fabricate it yourself to this quality is awesome. I do see one way to improve your heat reflection. If you were to hang your shelter tarp so it was the roof on a down slope to the back wall, instead of the back wall and the floor, your heat reflection would increase dramatically. You would of course need to add a floor to the shelter. But having the heat reflected from both the ceiling and back wall would maximized. Dang I need to learn to run a sewing machine... Keep up the brilliance Brother!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I do plan on experimenting with some kinda roof too. That will also do what you mentioned if set up right. Thanks for watching
Thanks David. Another great lesson, Brother.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Roger
I am glad it all worked out. It makes sense to me. I will be trying this idea out. It will great for cowboy camping. Take care.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Tressa. Give it a try, youll be shocked at how well it works! Thanks for watching
Once again Dave my mind is blown. Great video
Thank you Chris!
What a dramatic temperature difference! I will have to rustle up some sort of reflector for my next trip to the woods. We're at minus 13F today, not counting the wind chill, so it might definitely be worth the effort. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds great Richard! Check back with me on how it works
Oh my brilliant son! You make my heart rejoice in your wisdom....ok enough sucking up...lol...this is so meaningful for me as being 70, it's hard to think about creating a firewall with felled trees let alone fell the trees. You need to run a segment on adjusting ideas for elderly. :) Good job...just brilliant.
Thank you Momma! Lol, even this is light and easy enough for ease of age! Take care and thanks for watching
Another informative video! I have watched just about all your videos, some more than once. Viewers can learn a lot from you and the way you present your videos. Always honest! Thank you and looking forward to the next exciting video.
Fantastic to hear that Richard!
God love ya , I could listen to you ramble all day . The cute things you say ,combined with that southern accent , and laugh ,your irresistible ! It's been insanely cold up here in Ohio . It surprises me that it's that warm . I would have thought most of the heat would rise up.
Thanks Pam! I'm shocked it didn't get cooler here. The lowest we got was 20F at night
Dave, you may have thought of this, but in case you haven't, your reflective blanket hanging from the rope angled back like a lean to would reflect heat down on you as well as opposed to the heat hitting the back wall and going up and out. Great design. You've put me to thinking again.
I kinda thought that but didn't do it. I may next time. I'm glad you liked it!
You are a treasure. Always thinking about how to better your tools. I love this heat wall. Make it patent it, sell it.
I'd buy one in a heart beat.
Fire Wall blanket also protects from the fire going wild in the wind. Good job. Loved the story of Ghost. R.I.P.
Thank you Susie! I figure if I made this even with a patent somehow, someway someone would rip it off as soon as I started advertising it. Some of the most backstabbing people are into selling gear. Take care and thanks for watching
We sat out at minus 20 c which is minus 4 f at our camp fire last winter and we put a single space blanket behind us. It brought the temp up alot. Great idea!!
Amazing how well this material works!
You're great fun to watch. This was an excellent experiment. I hope for your sake and ours you find the opportunity to try this with your raised roof idea. My hunch is that it would make a fantastic overnight cool weather shelter. Bravo!
Thanks Kenneth! As of this comment I do have a brand new reflective tarp ready to test as a roof! See ya in the next one!