Surviving a -36° Night - No Tent & No Sleeping Bag

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  • @vettemaniac2237
    @vettemaniac2237 Рік тому +55409

    I understand this kind of hardship ... last night I woke up and one of my feet was out from under the comforter. My toes were chilly ... Luckily, I survived it.

    • @Papa-gr2zi
      @Papa-gr2zi Рік тому +2798

      By the grace of God !

    • @MrLanternland
      @MrLanternland Рік тому +320

      Ha ha!

    • @ronstumpf
      @ronstumpf Рік тому +1815

      It’s been 2 days, how’s recovery going?

    • @L3GHO5T
      @L3GHO5T Рік тому +1017

      One of those moments where you just exhale because you know you’ve got a guardian angel looking over you

    • @WS-ul5fb
      @WS-ul5fb Рік тому +138

      hahahahaha lets gooooo!!!

  • @Wade-lk4yo
    @Wade-lk4yo Рік тому +8413

    I can remember being forced into a similar situation unexpectedly by my own stupidity. My brother and I hiked 18 miles into the backcountry of southern Utah looking for a particular pictograph. We found it, but totally overestimated our abilities thinking we could make it there and back to the truck in one day. We could not... All we had was a water filter built into a bottle, a bunch of granola bars, and a spare set of socks since we knew we'd be crossing a creek a few times, and luckily, since he was a smoker, he had a bic lighter. It got dark and it became very difficult to tell which way to go on the return trip, with us being in a maze of canyons, and not on a well established trail. We decided to stop and try to get some sleep, but it was just too cold (November in Utah, not quite as cold as what you had here). We even tried huddling in a shelter under a large boulder, but it was just too much. We tried starting a fire with the lighter he luckily had, but the vegetation was all wet from rain the day before and we were unsuccessful. We then had the idea to burn one of the spare socks to get a fire started, and it worked! It got hot enough to start the wet wood all around us and we took turns keeping the fire going through the night while the other slept. In the morning we woke up and finished the hike to the truck, probably about 10 miles or so that day. I have never been so happy to see my truck, and to just sit down in the seat of that 25 year old pickup was one of the greatest feelings I have ever experienced. It was tough, but remains one of my favorite memories from my life. I've always remembered to be more prepared since then!

    • @Bruce-my7wk
      @Bruce-my7wk Рік тому +189

      Inspiring

    • @wetzel1628
      @wetzel1628 Рік тому +284

      I bet that would be your favorite memory. Sounds awesome/wholesome. There’s something to be said about the difference between going out to camp on purpose or being an average dude who got stuck out there and survived anyways.

    • @PeggyDean-i1v
      @PeggyDean-i1v Рік тому +75

      This is straight to the point

    • @professormcclaine5738
      @professormcclaine5738 Рік тому +54

      I'm pleased this wasn't posted on CanAm Missing 411....🤔

    • @nervousnerys4215
      @nervousnerys4215 Рік тому +197

      And they say smoking kills. It saved your life.

  • @AdamKlownzinger
    @AdamKlownzinger Рік тому +1912

    Thank you for not burying the actual sounds and the authentic feeling of the video in a bunch of music. It’s a small thing but I appreciate it. I feel like it shows respect for the viewers’ intelligence to not go out of your way to make sure every fleeting moment has flashing colors or wacky loud sounds.

    • @leilafaucette
      @leilafaucette Рік тому +31

      Yes! And even though I watched part with no sound I loved the captioning reading "applause" every time a piece of wood was dragged through the snow. Applause!!

    • @WestCoastKilties
      @WestCoastKilties Рік тому +24

      It makes you think about what soldiers on the frontline had to endure during the Battle of the Bulge and Barbarossa invasion of the Soviet Union when lighting a fire would have got you targeted by enemy artillery and snipers. You just had to sit there in your trench/ foxhole.

    • @sonofacheron
      @sonofacheron Рік тому +3

      Amen

    • @AuslanderRaus1488
      @AuslanderRaus1488 Рік тому +6

      yes no need for dopamine overload

    • @incomprehensible3945
      @incomprehensible3945 Рік тому +9

      bro how am i supposed to go through 20 mins of video without relaxing soap cutting ASMR and family guy memes every 0.85 seconds? are you insane?

  • @kks-512
    @kks-512 3 місяці тому +749

    I'm a Siberian, and I remember the sound of frosty snow! It sounds like a broken glass. Now I'm living in Costa Rica, and I am sooooo Happpppppyyyyy!!!

    • @asullivan4047
      @asullivan4047 3 місяці тому +25

      In other words. " You're sooooo warm-!!!🤗

    • @scottdenham1795
      @scottdenham1795 2 місяці тому

      india soon to replace the north pole.... you may yet hear the broken glass once again, once again.... be ready.

    • @ThomasCrowe-k6v
      @ThomasCrowe-k6v 2 місяці тому +8

      Been in the high mountains in the cold and camping. Staying alive is an effort especially at high altitude. It is easier to warm yourself up when it's cold then cool yourself off when you out in the desert. Also in the mountains, water its easier to find water.

    • @ThomasCrowe-k6v
      @ThomasCrowe-k6v 2 місяці тому

      Great work! Would a Sven saw help with firewood?

    • @prestoncorey5830
      @prestoncorey5830 2 місяці тому

      What kind of boots are those?

  • @KeenanMyers-g9q
    @KeenanMyers-g9q Рік тому +3453

    This is the perfect kind of relaxing video to watch at 3am. This shows just how much work goes into surviving in the wilderness!.

    • @helloashtonn
      @helloashtonn Рік тому +30

      And the video doesn’t even show all the dangers (animals, food, ect)

    • @skibidi_slicers1
      @skibidi_slicers1 Рік тому +21

      @@helloashtonn This video does show all of the dangers for a experienced survivalist. The only thing it doesn't show is the grind to get stuff.

    • @alexgreco748
      @alexgreco748 Рік тому +31

      surviving in the wilderness is probably easier than surviving in a capitalist society if you're not making bank 😅

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 Рік тому +7

      It tricks your brain into thinking you actually did something difficult

    • @gambit8021
      @gambit8021 Рік тому +5

      4:43am for me😅

  • @daveevangelist4633
    @daveevangelist4633 Рік тому +7488

    This is the perfect kind of relaxing video to watch at 3am

  • @DaveFerguson-vh5fn
    @DaveFerguson-vh5fn Рік тому +3446

    I've unfortunately had my share of experience with being homeless due to my own poor choices and drug addiction. Let me tell you, you realize how much you've taken for granted very quickly. Most people don't realize how chilly even 60 degrees feels when you're sleeping on the ground with no sunlight for hours on end..... Don't even get me started on the rain! Thankfully those days are behind me but even now I don't take things like a roof over my head and a bed to sleep in for granted 🙏🏻

    • @DarrenBush
      @DarrenBush Рік тому +211

      Glad you got clean. My sister died last month of a fentanyl overdose. 59 years old. It's a damn shame. Homeless for 15 years.

    • @PnutButter1986
      @PnutButter1986 Рік тому +85

      God bless you dude, thanks for sharing, two years sober myself. all the best to you dude

    • @DaveFerguson-vh5fn
      @DaveFerguson-vh5fn Рік тому +79

      @@PnutButter1986 That's awesome to hear. I'm coming up on 90 days myself and the transformation even in that short time is mind blowing. It really is crazy how we're willing to trade everything down to our own self worth for that next hit while in active addiction. I think back to those days and can't believe I'm the same person. Keep on keeping on brother. One day at a time ya know 🙏🏻

    • @michaelwalters2235
      @michaelwalters2235 Рік тому +12

      Same🤘

    • @NietzscheanMan
      @NietzscheanMan Рік тому +13

      Stay strong, per the myth of the vampire it can only get in if you let it. Would try to figure out who/what got you to that point or did not actively intervene in time and remove the cancerous elements from your life without mercy.

  • @Tionois
    @Tionois 3 місяці тому +132

    I love that you show what you did and don't try to make it look prettier, including the fact the root bulb didn't heat up how you had expected and that you ran out of firewood before morning.
    Really nice and comforting, in a "I could do that!" type of way.

  • @GeorgeF.106
    @GeorgeF.106 11 місяців тому +1669

    This is one of the most simple, but best bushcraft videos I’ve ever seen. True survival. No frills.

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 11 місяців тому +20

      If winds come, All this fly away 😂

    • @bryantdarris
      @bryantdarris 11 місяців тому +7

      Only my 2nd vid watch. Totally BA. I No more complaint about low 40 in San Diego in Dec. Not to self on the food, tea of course flint stick. 👏🏽🤓

    • @Jakob.Hamburg
      @Jakob.Hamburg 11 місяців тому +7

      @@LionMetalMusic-videochannel How much wind can blow through a deep forest?

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 11 місяців тому +9

      @@Jakob.Hamburg enough to make you suffer ..in place he is , it can be bad,,

    • @balijukka9963
      @balijukka9963 11 місяців тому +14

      @@LionMetalMusic-videochannel You either have the wind or the extreme cold. Not both at the same time, unless you are much further noth on the treeless ice cap. Any wind turbine operator knows this.

  • @Nate-fo6bi
    @Nate-fo6bi Рік тому +1073

    I haven’t made it to the middle of the video but I must say that I absolutely love that there is no music in the video. The absence of music creates this special atmosphere where you can feel the silence in the woods and how it is to be alone in the middle of nowhere

    • @gabortoth3686
      @gabortoth3686 Рік тому +11

      Say the Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter would have been good background music. LOL

    • @olivieroudsen8775
      @olivieroudsen8775 Рік тому +1

      ​@@gabortoth3686😂😂

    • @brando1937
      @brando1937 Рік тому +9

      Agreed! Hate it when people set these kinds of videos to obnoxious music.

    • @davidlibby8280
      @davidlibby8280 Рік тому

      Yeh , music 🎶 would contribute to the theme of ruffing it in the wild😊

    • @cedarpoplar
      @cedarpoplar Рік тому

      A good night’s rest well deserved.

  • @Beatrice_76
    @Beatrice_76 Рік тому +2115

    I truly admire folks who have the skill and knowledge to do stuff like this.

    • @phoenixarizona8441
      @phoenixarizona8441 Рік тому +31

      How you think people lived before they had house's

    • @Beatrice_76
      @Beatrice_76 Рік тому +116

      Well most of us do now.. That’s why primitive camping is a unique hobby rather than a necessity like back in the day, dear sir…

    • @billanderson3192
      @billanderson3192 Рік тому +4

      For sure!

    • @HajileMalach
      @HajileMalach Рік тому

      @@lastfirst78 🤡

    • @robertmartin2262
      @robertmartin2262 Рік тому +19

      This is not survival skills, he barely built a wind break, call that a shelter, no wonder he was freezing all night. If he had just built a decent little shelter he wouldve been toasty all night and comfy. lazy guy I guess. And yes I know what I talking about, I spent many nights outdoors as a kid building shelters from old trees etc. Its so easy, we built things that were almost like mini log cabins, in a few hours.

  • @cooltheengines
    @cooltheengines 9 днів тому +6

    Why do I like these camping/survival type videos? It’s like once you get everything set up and then you get all comfy in your little makeshift shelter, There’s something about it that’s just kind of cozy.

  • @wendykinsey-o6x
    @wendykinsey-o6x 7 місяців тому +35

    Incredible workmanship on the 'cabin' against the old log and dirt. And the tent, the bark and the fire system. Chow and spruce drink looked very good. Superb job. You excelled. Look forward to more. Thank YOU, Kusk Bushcraft.

  • @dantoth1386
    @dantoth1386 Рік тому +503

    Enjoyed your video very much. I really can’t add anything to the comments already provided praising your effort, I am 70 years old now and have spent many a night in the forest in all kinds of weather and conditions. I use to sleep outside in the winter a lot in Manitoba in the winter at times -40 c to -50c or colder. I made a custom down filled sleeping bag out of down jackets and vests that I would buy at yard sales and second hand stores. I slept very comfortably in those temperatures. I’ve canoed and hiked all over western Canada and still have a desire to spend the occasional night out in the woods and cold as I know by other comments that it builds character and self esteem that you can not acquire anywhere else. Having full confidence that if need be I could put those skills to use if called upon. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the comfort of my warm bed in my home heated by my old wood cook stove that I have to get up 2 or 3 times in the night to feed. I’m living here now in Nova Scotia and loving it, I feel like I have gone back 30 or more years in time living here. It is a completely different way of life from out west one that I can only say that you have to live it to understand what I mean. People are by and large very trusting and helpful as neighbours something that has been lost out west. Enough rambling keep up the good work and to all you other folks,get out there and do it, you will be a better person for doing so.

    • @EarthKeeperSelinaMu
      @EarthKeeperSelinaMu 11 місяців тому +5

      I am in ns too!!! I'm from here. Best place in the world 😊

    • @nullcrashoverride
      @nullcrashoverride 11 місяців тому +10

      This energy is so good thank you so much !!! It goes a long way thank you so much 🙏🙏 energy does travel, your experience pushes me to see more thank you , stay infinitely blessed

    • @dantoth1386
      @dantoth1386 11 місяців тому

      @@EarthKeeperSelinaMu where in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia are you living, I’m in Bear River.

    • @yvonner1318
      @yvonner1318 11 місяців тому +4

      Sounds very refreshing to spend time in the woods in the wintertime. I have spent time in the snow, skiing and sledding etc. I would love to go camping in the snow with just some essentials. Being from California, my essentials would probably be a little more than an axe and fire starter lol. Anyways I hope to make it to Canada either this winter or the next. One day.... : )

    • @EarthKeeperSelinaMu
      @EarthKeeperSelinaMu 11 місяців тому

      @@dantoth1386 River John Just beautiful here!

  • @jamestryon4738
    @jamestryon4738 9 місяців тому +343

    I have done and taught wilderness surivial in all kinds of weather including the temps in your video most of my 80 years. This video is one of the best and shows what a person can do. It is not what you take in with you as much as how you use what you have. Basic shelter can be everywhere and a hot fire and staying dry and hydradited is a must. Very well done and you have most likely saved someone's life down the road.

    • @boahnation9932
      @boahnation9932 5 місяців тому +14

      You sir, are a badass. Wishing you all the best

    • @Man.shelter
      @Man.shelter 4 місяці тому +2

      ❤😢

    • @winstonsmith11
      @winstonsmith11 3 місяці тому +5

      Nothing worse than dehydradition

    • @RamblingDude
      @RamblingDude 3 місяці тому +1

      If you have an axe and if youre in a forest which statistically speaking is less likely since only 1/3 of earth is forest

    • @anthonywilson4873
      @anthonywilson4873 3 місяці тому +5

      @@RamblingDudeyou probably need a boat for most of the Worlds surface with a fishing line!😊

  • @G3RON1M0BR0
    @G3RON1M0BR0 12 днів тому +5

    This brings me back to my 3 yrs an Airborne Infantryman at Fort Richardson Alaska from 2015-2018. Wild times , will never forget it. Human beings are so darn resilient.

  • @DDuck777
    @DDuck777 Рік тому +6835

    Shout out to the cameraman, no food no shelter and survived like a boss.

    • @mysurrealsynapse
      @mysurrealsynapse Рік тому +163

      Also didn't exist 😂

    • @haks-chocolate2934
      @haks-chocolate2934 Рік тому +166

      What camera man ? Isn't he by himself setting different angles with the camera

    • @teyr5
      @teyr5 Рік тому +370

      More like shout out to his cameras battery life surviving so long in such low temperatures

    • @mynamesnotdave695
      @mynamesnotdave695 Рік тому +214

      Some people have no sense of humour... You made me chuckle!😂

    • @terencejay8845
      @terencejay8845 Рік тому +94

      The cameraman never dies.

  • @see_horse
    @see_horse Рік тому +1826

    If ya don't mind a random suggestion, but I think building a heat reflector behind the fire would certainly have helped warm that rootball / clay/ dirt compaction a little better, as well as the space itself. Two sets of uprights and a simple stack of 'rods' to form a wall behind the fire should do it.

    • @hntrains2
      @hntrains2 Рік тому +161

      As you did not write anything silly, your comment has not got many likes. That speaks volumes about the people on the Net.

    • @paweplaczek2191
      @paweplaczek2191 Рік тому +68

      Yeah it was called lumberjack radiator where i lived.

    • @TheTurinturumbar
      @TheTurinturumbar Рік тому +43

      Was going to suggest the same. Kinda surprised he didn't.

    • @hntrains2
      @hntrains2 Рік тому +7

      @@paweplaczek2191, simple and suggestive!

    • @hntrains2
      @hntrains2 Рік тому +36

      @@TheTurinturumbar, he says in the About section that he is not an expert. It might just not have crossed his mind to use a reflector at the time.

  • @jacobverner321
    @jacobverner321 Рік тому +373

    I used to sleep a few times in Siberian taiga, and we made campfires similar to that of yours, human height long, but composed of three logs, each is 1 ft. in diameter, that thing could burn for 7ish hours and we didn’t have to feed it new firewood, you should try that type of campfires. Also, making a bed out of straight branches helps, as it elevates you from the surface and you lose a lot less heat. Great video overall, I felt cozy watching it👍🏻

    • @Chisholm5
      @Chisholm5 Рік тому +15

      I was thinking the same thing.
      We call them trench fires and they really do keep you warmer. Paired with a lean-to, bed of boughs and you're good to go.

    • @jasont6287
      @jasont6287 Рік тому +16

      Siberian log fire .

    • @-os9is
      @-os9is Рік тому +26

      У нас в России - этот вариант костра называется - НОДЬЯ или таёжный костёр! 🔥

    • @Man.shelter
      @Man.shelter 4 місяці тому

      ❤🎉😊

    • @whiskeyinthejar24
      @whiskeyinthejar24 3 місяці тому

      Survival Russia has lots of cold weather camping videos where he builds a Siberian big log fire.

  • @BjornDov
    @BjornDov 2 місяці тому +71

    12:20 So glad he prepped food that “does not require refrigeration”. Where would he ever find a fridge in the winter Canadian wilderness!

    • @frankkolton1780
      @frankkolton1780 Місяць тому

      Ah, but there is, summer or winter, under about a 2 foot layer of sphagnum moss in a cedar swamp or similar habitat

  • @matty741
    @matty741 Рік тому +238

    We did this as part of a cold weather operators course in the British army. We were in Estonia and the Royal Marines took us out for Three nights. Night three was basically this. Brilliant experience. The cold was just breathtaking.

    • @bloodhoundgang1642
      @bloodhoundgang1642 10 місяців тому +15

      I travel up to Finland alot and although the actual temperature there is normally lower I find Estonia bone chilling cold, that breeze off the Baltic is something else..

    • @БабайУшаков-ц5г
      @БабайУшаков-ц5г 10 місяців тому +2

      В Эстонии не бывает морозов, в привычном понимании нам в России.

    • @matty741
      @matty741 10 місяців тому +3

      @@bloodhoundgang1642 that wind chill is real mate. So cold 🥶

    • @Man.shelter
      @Man.shelter 4 місяці тому +1

      ❤🎉😊

  • @Pack_the_Ripper
    @Pack_the_Ripper Рік тому +81

    I remember surviving-20 back in 1994 when i was 14, I lived at a group home for troubled kids back then. They used these techniques to change our way of thinking at that age and make us productive members of society lol. We had to make bow drills and had oxo cubes and a tin can, fishing line and a hatchet. We had to make it 2 nights to pass. Loved every minute of it. We were down by Longview alberta . Pretty much on the kananaskis border. Love the vid. CHEERS

    • @dumpsterfire6351
      @dumpsterfire6351 Рік тому +4

      Or just preparing you for your upcoming reality.
      Either way good experience. 😂

    • @CookieZ3353
      @CookieZ3353 11 місяців тому +7

      Imagine the impact of taking inner city kids to do this. Maybe crime would go down and they would act civilized and grateful instead of acting like thugs.

    • @timeisahumanconstruct9251
      @timeisahumanconstruct9251 11 місяців тому

      @@CookieZ3353 Could you imagine going for a hike in the woods and being surrounded by gangs of innercity thugs bored out of their minds?!! lmao...i do agree with you.

    • @yvonner1318
      @yvonner1318 11 місяців тому

      Bored ?? Out of their element.... I would say scared and hungry 😂 Lions..Tigers..and Bears..
      😮... 😂😂

  • @davidsherman5222
    @davidsherman5222 Рік тому +450

    The first fire should have been under where you were planning to sleep. When it got to coals, bury it with the dirt and transfer the fire forward to in front. This would give you maximum protection from extreme cold.

    • @anthonymontali3551
      @anthonymontali3551 11 місяців тому +20

      ya cause u would know

    • @LukeParon
      @LukeParon 11 місяців тому +95

      I mean why are you assuming he wouldn't? Maybe he knows about this stuff lol

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 11 місяців тому +87

      ​@@anthonymontali3551He's right, and your fire stones can be dug into a trench that gets filled with warm dirt from the stump, for a warm bed.

    • @margieest7424
      @margieest7424 11 місяців тому +9

      That's right

    • @casval-pj5tb
      @casval-pj5tb 11 місяців тому +24

      ​@@LukeParonyou never know people learn something new everyday.

  • @mvg2x34
    @mvg2x34 4 місяці тому +74

    It’s July 16 2024. We’re in the midst of a heat wave and watching this is augmenting my a/c.😊

    • @mokimmy6457
      @mokimmy6457 3 місяці тому +4

      I’m experiencing the same vibe in August while the heat index is 107F in Missouri. I’d welcome a bit of snow about now 😂

    • @zhanzhao144
      @zhanzhao144 Місяць тому

      +1

  • @jimharrop8955
    @jimharrop8955 Рік тому +25

    Anyone else find this video and it's sounds very relaxing? Almost comforting with the crackle of the fire.

  • @Neckromorph
    @Neckromorph Рік тому +432

    Part of the reason why I love watching these videos is that it makes me appreciative for what we have now. Homes with heating and coolness, running water and electricity, whenever we need.
    And I can't help but want to live this kind of harsh life sometimes, in order to constantly remind myself what it used to be like for many people a long time ago, and experience what they did.

    • @BillyMellon
      @BillyMellon Рік тому +1

      Yup me too it's called camping as it's close to nature till u close the door on ur camper n cook up sum burgers watch a lil telly

    • @MostVulturePersona
      @MostVulturePersona Рік тому +11

      ​​@@BillyMellonNah he's talking about doing without all that and just being out there like this dude in the video, people in the 1700 and 1800s lived without modern conveniences.

    • @BillyMellon
      @BillyMellon Рік тому +2

      @@MostVulturePersona is a good point thanks

    • @Ruffbone85
      @Ruffbone85 11 місяців тому +2

      I live like this every day. Off grid but still nice. I have solar so I can run my 400w space heater in the winter. I live very comfortable

    • @zinnia3684
      @zinnia3684 11 місяців тому

      You’d be in super good shape.

  • @10eLSe11
    @10eLSe11 Рік тому +968

    Great video. For future consideration I think it would have been great to see a second thermometer inside your shelter somewhere so we could see the difference in temperature.

    • @03Luka03
      @03Luka03 Рік тому +9

      think its safe to say with the fire he is fine and warm. biggest thing is why go to such length to pretend that you are gonna be living out there for days not just a single night but hey its fun to pretend

    • @Toop23
      @Toop23 Рік тому

      @@03Luka03 what a dumb comment

    • @dariunperkey4649
      @dariunperkey4649 Рік тому +51

      @@03Luka03 it could save someones life applying this in a real situation

    • @Patriotic_Eagle1995
      @Patriotic_Eagle1995 Рік тому

      LMAO it's super fake, I don't think a second thermometer readout would help you basement dwelling dorks survive 20 minutes waiting for a late bus let alone a night in the wilderness 🤣

    • @muri4298
      @muri4298 Рік тому +15

      @@dariunperkey4649it wouldn’t really. The fire is the only part of the video that would help you and thats common sense. He didn’t teach you how to find food and his shelter is not safe for predators. So this video dosent really teach you about survival its just entertaining.

  • @wildbill1726
    @wildbill1726 2 місяці тому +3

    People don't realize that a ring of stones around a campfire are not to contain the fire, but to get nice and hot, then be used in the bedroll, or in your case, near where you are sleeping. You can't use stones from a stream though, they will split open violently. As a fellow Northern Alberta Boy, I understand that stones would be hard to locate under the snow. 4 or 5 stones could make the difference when trying to catch a few Zs

  • @delilahrosales1558
    @delilahrosales1558 Рік тому +729

    Finally someone who not only shows you how to survive but actually narrates himself. Awesome job😉

    • @KEPSAGAMER
      @KEPSAGAMER Рік тому +3

      "alone in the wilderness" watch that. Pretty much the first "survival blog" ever made and self narrated about the Alaskan frontier. You'll enjoy it no doubt

    • @delilahrosales1558
      @delilahrosales1558 Рік тому +1

      @@KEPSAGAMER ...thank you I will definitely watch it.

    • @KEPSAGAMER
      @KEPSAGAMER Рік тому +2

      @gina parker-langley well of course lol, why wouldn't they. That's why I like the "alone in the wilderness" documentary. The dude actually lived in Alaska by himself and built a log cabin by hand. He had some supplies flown in now and again, but this was the late 1960s that this guy did this. He lived there for 20 years and died around his late 80s

    • @woodsmanwanderer6897
      @woodsmanwanderer6897 Рік тому

      ​@gina parker-langley do you think he was wandering around in the woods and actually had to survive and also happened to have a tripod for filming? It's a purposeful scenario to show ideas of what can be done.

    • @aceboogisback9946
      @aceboogisback9946 Рік тому

      The point isn’t the narration but whether it’s useful/worthwhile. Too many UA-camrs like to hear themselves talk.

  • @rdrjunkie1
    @rdrjunkie1 10 місяців тому +208

    I've spent entirely too many nights living like this. You have the basics, plus you spent the night with sharp weapons, your vitals protected, and took the time to keep upur feet dry. Solid video

    • @theharshtruthoutthere
      @theharshtruthoutthere 9 місяців тому

      Deuteronomy 11:16 KJV
      Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
      2 Timothy 3:13 KJV
      But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
      lets analyse the lies through which are we daily deceived:
      lie: schools are of use (fact. schools keep slavery alive and stands for dumbing down the population of mankind)
      lie: moon and mars landings, (fact: even masons know they cannot leave - earth is closed system, unless you want to drown, there is no other place created for us to live in.)
      lie: news channels share truth (fact: these are for politic propaganda)
      lie: voting matters (fact: politic propaganda)
      lie: money has a value of its own (fact: it is just a tool of this world, which value has been agreed upon world wide, it should be not loved, only used as needed.)
      lie: NASA lies (globe and all....) (fact: NASA stands for TO DECEIVE and 2 members expose their own lies, one is still alive, the other (Wernher Von Braun) place a clear clue on his own gravestone) - you havn´t searched - have you?
      lie: the lgbtq++++ propaganda (fact: it is a part of masonry depopulation agenda, 500 000 000 souls, thats their goal - Georgia Guidestones! - who said it be worthy to forget?)
      lie: Evolution and the dinosaurs. (fact: mankind is not hybrid kind)
      to keep stating that there was an evolution, then we ain´t humans, we aint then mankind, we are then hybrids. Are you a hybrid?
      Lie: holidays (xmas, Halloween, new year eve and so on) (fact: PAGAN HOLIDAYS, to praise BAAL, the god of this world)
      lie: U.F.Os (fact: they are demons/evil spirits in high places, against whom we fight daily = spiritual warfare)
      lie: rules and laws rule the world (fact: signs and symbols of masonry do)
      lie: believe in being educated (fact: found daily living with the lack of knowledge)
      lie: religions are ways to heaven (fact: JESUS CHRIST is only way to heaven. Religions, no matter its name = masonic garbage)
      lie: our dead loved ones stay around to “ghost” (fact: hunting and ghosting is job of demons, not of humans. We, humans, come from GOD and return back to HIM and all the stories of having been seen a ghost - terrifying, scary, dark, cold - again no job of analysing been done here by you- right?)
      Lie: Humans have no immune system and we need vaccines as these save lives (fact: humans HAVE IMMUNE SYSTEM and vaccines are created for one or two purpose: to kill or to cripple. If you took all their poison shots then later in life comes all kinds of medical diagnoses = vaccines crippled you - remember that)
      lie: there is no GOD (fact: There is GOD, who redeems sinners and created us directly from the dust of the earth: Psalms 139:14 (KJV)
      I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.)
      to keep claiming that there is no GOD and we aint created directly from the dust of the earth, we soon run out logic, regardless to we place “evolution” in our claims or not and our dead, whats happening to them as they sleep in their graves? - they decay away, becoming the dust form which they were taken, if it ain`t so then we are simply reality deniers.
      lie: 911 was terror attack (fact: 911 was an inside job, meaning the work of your loved government)
      lie: TV watching is of use (fact: television (TV) = tell a lie vision, a weapon for our minds, keeping it under MK ULTRA)
      half lie/half truth: earth is a stage where everyone plays rolls (fact: earth is stage, a freemasonry checkerboard, where both side, black and white are masons and humans both in politics and regular souls = the naive public gets daily played)
      lie: children are government to raise (fact: children are parents to raise, it takes 2 to make them, it takes 2 to raise them).
      Lie: we live already in the matrix (fact: we live since birth in BABYLON which is to become “matrix” as Man - us, must merge with machine aka take the mark of the beast and then matrix aka false reality becomes to be 100%)
      lie: humans are not intelligent enough (fact: it is forgotten fact, we all are intelligent, many have suffered the illness from this world, being indoctrinated by masons, cause who give us the school system which we have? masons did, because they need slaves).
      Lie: love is low standard and = lust (fact love is high standard as love means>
      John 15:13
      Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
      Lie> do what thy wilt there is no body who has the right to judge you (fact> GOD SHALL JUDGE YOU AFTER YOU HAVE DEPARTED ON EARTH and Christians are also called to give out righteous judgment, therefore repent * born again * go and sin no more)
      lie: slavery is over (fact: slavery was never over, it just changes a little as we are no longer buy`d or sold, still prepared through school systems for our future slavery, succumb to our slave lives based on our free will)
      lie: BIBLE is man written and a fairytale (fact: BIBLE is written by GOD, through man, bible is not fairytale.
      BIBLE IS:
      BASIC
      INFORMATION/instruction
      BEFORE
      LEAVING
      EARTH
      = BIBLE. A book - yes, book which we all need as it is only one filled with information and instructions we all need for life on earth.
      Lie: Miss beauty contests around the world is about beauty of FEMALES (fact: these contests are about beauty of MALES IN DRAG)
      lie: Medical “virus” known as COVID 19 (facts: real VIRUSES are in Hollywood and kept secret:
      - THE TTM virus = being tare, trans, mason.
      Lie: There is no truth, no right nor wrong and all is allowed as long as you are happy. (fact: truth is easy to find, search: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY and expose masons in masonry).
      28 lies, should i go on?
      Proverbs 20:1KJV
      Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
      Galatians 6:7 KJV
      Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
      1 Corinthians 15:33 KJV
      Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

    • @axsyz6206
      @axsyz6206 5 місяців тому +24

      Sure you have bud

    • @theeyewhosees
      @theeyewhosees 5 місяців тому

      @@axsyz6206 the chances of him telling the truth is like the chances of you getting bitches that ain’t happening

    • @Munakas-wq3gp
      @Munakas-wq3gp 5 місяців тому +4

      He should learn how to make a finnish style 'rakovalkea' which is two large logs stacked on top of eachothers and fire burning between them. It will keep you warm for hours and very simple to make...

    • @percyhawkins716
      @percyhawkins716 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Munakas-wq3gp
      Tell us how...

  • @jmartyvd
    @jmartyvd Рік тому +381

    Having actually done this, in an actual survival situation I can say that you did almost the same thing I did. That was back in about 1975...so pre youtube LOL. It was -15F so similar temperature and I had just fallen through the ice up to my chest with snowshoes on. So after getting out the first item of survival was a fire...a big fire to get warm and somewhat dry. Then did pretty much what you did. Spruce boughs to rest on. A fire that reflected into a makeshift shelter. Minus the luxuries of food and water. I hiked out the next morning in dry and warm. Enjoyed the video

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 11 місяців тому +7

      If winds come, all this fly away 😂

    • @ValleyMarketRealEstatePalmer
      @ValleyMarketRealEstatePalmer 11 місяців тому

      Yes..someone needs to do a video on surviving a night at below zero with no trees. A snow trench works...
      @@LionMetalMusic-videochannel

    • @hpinchen9451
      @hpinchen9451 11 місяців тому +3

      great video with memorable learning tips for those actually interested in learning!😊

    • @rhodatuckey7119
      @rhodatuckey7119 11 місяців тому +8

      Thank you...interesting...we are lucky to live in modern times...

    • @NickOvchinnikov
      @NickOvchinnikov 10 місяців тому +2

      No, wind doesn't get to bad in a forest

  • @youngonestudio
    @youngonestudio 10 днів тому +5

    Anyone else picture the little jog you know he does every time he sets up the camera, jogs back to his first mark, walks to his second, jogs back to the camera, reviews footage, gives a little “oop” jogs back to his one, utters “damnit” as he forgot to press record. Jogs over to the camera once more, hits record, misses the button, “damnit!” Finally gets it. Jogs back to one, straightens his jacket and beanie, walks to his two….jogs back to camera to cut….aaaaaand repeat 😂🙌🏼

  • @kensantiago8729
    @kensantiago8729 10 місяців тому +76

    Amazing video with incredible sound and visuals. The vapor from the breath was proof to just how cold it was. I can't believe he went through the night without a -40 degree bag!. ..Unreal!

  • @Свободадляроссии
    @Свободадляроссии Рік тому +812

    Just with how crunchy the snow sounds you can tell it's really, really cold.

    • @trevor_corey8037
      @trevor_corey8037 Рік тому +21

      Just means it snowed and then the sun melted the top layer and then it froze again. But for sure it’s cold since there’s snow.

    • @boyfriendwannabe1825
      @boyfriendwannabe1825 Рік тому +8

      I'm sure this comment needs "bruh" word for reply.

    • @MC-tl7mj
      @MC-tl7mj Рік тому

      no lol... you can tell the difference by the sound of the snow when you step on it at -15C to -25C to -40C haha. spend enough time in cold weather, you'll hear it.@@trevor_corey8037

    • @oilersridersbluejays
      @oilersridersbluejays Рік тому +17

      Most of you have never experienced -36 Celsius. Us Canadians are a tough bunch. +36 in summer and -36 in winter are both fairly common here in Saskatchewan.

    • @woopwoop1236
      @woopwoop1236 Рік тому +29

      @@trevor_corey8037not really true. Just because it’s snow doesn’t mean it’s cold. When it’s really cold it doesn’t snow.
      The squeaky sound does indeed tell you that it’s really cold.

  • @pasivaan9563
    @pasivaan9563 11 місяців тому +336

    What if you don't have those tools with you, and you don't have a fallen tree? A survival tip from Finland. Make a "snow cave". Collect the snow in a big pile. Make sticks about 30 centimeters long from the branches, which are inserted on all sides on the surface of the snow pile. After that, a cave is dug in the snow pile. The cave protects against frost, wind and snow. That's how you get through the next day. It doesn't matter how cold it is outside. 👍

    • @WilliamandGabesWorld
      @WilliamandGabesWorld 11 місяців тому +19

      Isn't that just a igloo. Also wouldn't the ground draw all your heat out throught the night

    • @mikecrews2713
      @mikecrews2713 11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks im in VA we only get a foot or two every couple years and then less others. Cold rain and ice and sleep.

    • @WilliamandGabesWorld
      @WilliamandGabesWorld 11 місяців тому +2

      @@theturboassslayer7354 I guess I've been doing it backwards

    • @WilliamandGabesWorld
      @WilliamandGabesWorld 11 місяців тому +2

      @@mikecrews2713 I'm in Roanoke

    • @mjinba07
      @mjinba07 11 місяців тому +35

      Snow caves are great! The style your describing is a quinzee. As I recall, the interior will heat up to about 60°f - no matter how cold it is outside. Best to make the floor or sleeping platform higher than the entrance so the cold isn't just flowing in where you lay. And you'll need a vent hole. Smooth the inside walls as much as possible because they'll drip wherever there's a bump. As it is, whether you're building a snow cave or a quinzee, it's wet work - from both carving out the interior and from sweat. Once it's done it's great but unless you get dry it's no picnic. Finally, a quinzee requires a lot of snow and it takes a fair amount of time to build, including an hour or two for sintering before carving it out. Failing to wait for the snow pile to settle results in it collapsing while you're digging. And that's no fun!

  • @reidtillery2856
    @reidtillery2856 12 днів тому +1

    Excellent video. The way to survive most wilderness distress situations is to not get too hot, too cold, or too dehydrated. You made a good shelter warmed by a fire to maintain your body temperature, and you melted snow for water. I like the shelter you made using a blowdown and the other items. Your body was off the snow and insulated somewhat by the tree branches. Thank you for this video.

  • @mgomez5606
    @mgomez5606 11 місяців тому +16

    I don't think I would go out in the woods to do all this. Good lesson on how to survive. A situation I probably will never encounter.

  • @AppalachianAdventures8556
    @AppalachianAdventures8556 Рік тому +12

    Perfect editing… content was exactly what I look for in a bushcraft video. What I liked best was what a lot of people could learn from on how to edit for content…. No 1st 2 1/2 minutes of the video with nothing but blabing about self promotion showing their ignorance. Loved that. SEEING your technique instead of bragging about them will bring in a lot of viewers. Thank you for your ideal video technique and content. 👍

  • @FreyaRagnild
    @FreyaRagnild Рік тому +35

    If you dig about 8 - 12 in below your sleeping place, you can put the coals from your fire in there and cover back up with dirt, sticks, & branches. Will keep you toasty warm all night and the ground won't be so hard to sleep on.

    • @mikehughes7401
      @mikehughes7401 6 місяців тому +3

      Really hard to dig frozen ground....

    • @jondoh5961
      @jondoh5961 5 місяців тому +1

      @@mikehughes7401 Lol..

  • @dooffff
    @dooffff 2 місяці тому +8

    Pita chips and beef jerky under a roof of carefully balanced bark and tons of dry logs next to a fire. Cool

    • @colinwhite5355
      @colinwhite5355 Місяць тому +2

      Cool? Bloody freezing.

    • @dooffff
      @dooffff Місяць тому

      @@colinwhite5355 especially with no door to block the wind

  • @eggstube
    @eggstube Рік тому +528

    As a fellow Western Canadian, I wasn't concerned much, as long as you had fire. My main concern for you in this video, was whether or not your car would start when you were ready to leave😂

    • @gabortoth3686
      @gabortoth3686 Рік тому +6

      😄

    • @hestonhutaue1214
      @hestonhutaue1214 Рік тому +22

      His backyard is within walking distance I assume 😆

    • @pt4822
      @pt4822 Рік тому +13

      As a fellow Albertan, I was thinking the same too. Fire & shelter are not issues. Starting your vehicle after -36C night.. assuming he didn't plug it in. ;-)

    • @hhhhhbztb
      @hhhhhbztb Рік тому +2

      do you have bears and wolfs in canada? I would be scared do this in my country because of dangerous animals

    • @ducatidude4483
      @ducatidude4483 Рік тому +11

      ​@@hhhhhbztb there are grizzly and black bear as well as wolves in most of alberta. The bears are asleep that time of year. I camp out throughout the year and rarely have issues. The odd time there is my rifle is handy.

  • @Spaceman-15
    @Spaceman-15 Рік тому +1093

    You make survival in killing temperatures look simple, entertaining, and calming. You've earned a subscriber

    • @lastfirst78
      @lastfirst78 Рік тому +5

      Do you see the man's breath? No you do not therefore you have been duped by your own Gullibility.

    • @automaton2953
      @automaton2953 Рік тому

      @@lastfirst78 at multiple points, yes. I skipped to a random part of the video, happened to be 6:30 and watched for 10 seconds. As his breath gets labored, yes you can see his breath. You typically do not see the breath coming from ones nose, but rather the mouth. At every point in which his breath becomes labored and he begins exhaling through his mouth, you can see breath clearly.
      You sir are an artist of wishy washy conspiracy.
      And an idiotic one at that.

    • @FireCampSecurity
      @FireCampSecurity Рік тому

      ​​@Last First real fake snow lol. Definitely cold enough to get hypothermia and die, dingle.

    • @FireDramine7
      @FireDramine7 Рік тому +45

      @@lastfirst78 9:40, 13:30, 15:54, 17:13. You want more? Or are you happy Mr. Keyboard Warrior who hasnt spent a single night outside?

    • @johnnunn8688
      @johnnunn8688 Рік тому +10

      @@lastfirst78 all the time, yes.

  • @michaeljacob9381
    @michaeljacob9381 Рік тому +361

    I had a temp job working in a frozen foods warehouse, -17º to -22ºf, eight hrs every night. Until you've been in that kind of cold you simple cannot comprehend just how genuinely brutal it truely is. First couple weeks you MUST leave the freezer to warm up every 15 - 20 min, then every 45 min or so for another week or two, sometime between the first and second month you can finally start staying in all night.
    I simply have no words for how sincerely impressed I am.
    Great video, thank you!

    • @PiglipsMaximus
      @PiglipsMaximus Рік тому +3

      Same job my shins feel the cold pain most

    • @dingdong2103
      @dingdong2103 Рік тому +16

      I've had to work in -32c as a teenager where each time I touched metal my fingertips froze on it instantly. Now I'm planning to retire to Thailand. Guess why?

    • @NinjaFish2000
      @NinjaFish2000 Рік тому +5

      @@dingdong2103 To get a ripstart?

    • @dingdong2103
      @dingdong2103 Рік тому +1

      @@NinjaFish2000 That must be something of your preference 😂

    • @bigsuthernman
      @bigsuthernman Рік тому +30

      lady boys, and opium @@dingdong2103

  • @Nurmi860
    @Nurmi860 Рік тому +33

    The fact someone decided to go through this just to make a youtube video i commend this man, this is real talent and wild 🙏🏼 impressive

  • @L3GHO5T
    @L3GHO5T Рік тому +655

    You know it’s freakin cold when you hear the snow doing that squeaky crunch. I can feel it in my nose now.

    • @timothyandrewnielsen
      @timothyandrewnielsen Рік тому +14

      This guy is from the midwest

    • @L3GHO5T
      @L3GHO5T Рік тому +11

      @@timothyandrewnielsen northern Ontario!

    • @rbd-rinkusbinkusdinkus5021
      @rbd-rinkusbinkusdinkus5021 Рік тому +3

      We get that in northeast Ohio by the lake.

    • @coolboy7577
      @coolboy7577 Рік тому +5

      yoo i live right beneath ontario, so it gets cold like canada here in good ole michigan

    • @jacklarue7049
      @jacklarue7049 Рік тому +2

      It was that type cold where your nose hairs will start to freeze upon inhaling through the nose 😂

  • @Rafasfafas
    @Rafasfafas Рік тому +451

    I live in Finland and this video brought back some memories from back in the days when I was in the military. There I slept probably over 50 nights in the woods in a tent and two nights under the stars during my service time. Tough but interesting times.

    • @peterjohnson617
      @peterjohnson617 Рік тому +35

      My dad,who is long gone camped out pretty much every night from June 6th 1944 to late May 1945..,first in France than in Germany...when we were kids in the 50`-60`s we did not understand why he wanted no part in camping out........

    • @beverlyweatherford7708
      @beverlyweatherford7708 Рік тому

      ​@@peterjohnson617 😂

    • @mixuaquela123
      @mixuaquela123 Рік тому +3

      Same. I hated it but somehow it was still mystical and I kinda miss those times. I think at most, we had like 27 celsius cold and we spent 11 days in the forest during the longest trip.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 Рік тому +2

      @@peterjohnson617 - Great comment! Reading the surviving diaries of WW2 veterans, it’s not commonly known how miserable the Summer of 1944 was, only to be followed by a terrible Winter. Did your father suffer any long-term health effects from his forced camping expedition?

    • @hhhhhbztb
      @hhhhhbztb Рік тому

      weren't you scared of wolfs and bears?

  • @dogowner4313
    @dogowner4313 4 місяці тому

    At first I thought this is a hoax but . . . hats off to you, Sir. I know what that temperature is like very well. When I was young, I spent a night out at -32 F and vividly recall how difficult things became but I survived with no wear. In years since, I have spent many sub-zero nights in the bush and mastered comfort under extreme conditions. Well done!

  • @RavenCro-g8t
    @RavenCro-g8t 6 місяців тому +20

    Mors Kochanski would be proud... of both your ability to thrive in winter wilderness conditions, and by the items you chose. Well done, Ryley. You made a really nice camp. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @ariannedechateaumichel7777
    @ariannedechateaumichel7777 11 місяців тому +151

    I lived far enough north as a child to recognize the different sounds snow makes when you walk through it at different temperatures. Before you'd even gotten to your campsite, I was shivering from the sound of "styrofoam" snow (so cold it doesn't even stick to itself) all the way down here in Florida. I thought I'd succeeded in blanking out those memories!

  • @Analfons
    @Analfons Рік тому +258

    So simple, so quiet, so peaceful...
    What an amazing treat in todays fast pace society.
    I enormously enjoyed this video of inner peace. Thanks mate for doing that and for uploading such a great piece of art 😍

  • @G.I.JeffsWorkbench
    @G.I.JeffsWorkbench 13 днів тому

    Another great example of bushcraft. Your grandmother is smiling watching this. All of those jigsaw puzzles she insisted you put together really paid off. Good point about timing your work while keeping track of the sun. It gets more difficult in the dark. Thanks for passing along these skills. Please share how you made the spruce tea. Made well, it’s great. Do it wrong & you’ll get diarrhea….

  • @rockybridges6936
    @rockybridges6936 11 місяців тому +503

    Take it from a professional photojournalist, that was a fantastic video. Well shot, good editing, great natural sound and most of all very interesting. Watched the whole thing and will watch more. Thanks for the hard work.

    • @adrianpoesiat
      @adrianpoesiat 11 місяців тому +13

      Yes, I was thinking about his editing as well. Well done. Spare, precise, even 👍

    • @seanpetersen9326
      @seanpetersen9326 9 місяців тому +2

      Here here.

    • @markcusters185
      @markcusters185 8 місяців тому +1

      100%

    • @beegee1960
      @beegee1960 7 місяців тому +2

      Loved the sound of the crackling fire.

    • @perrygreen8582
      @perrygreen8582 6 місяців тому +2

      That's a great point. Surviving that weather and then shooting and editing it is two very different skill sets. Well done!

  • @GlutenFree23
    @GlutenFree23 Рік тому +7

    Appreciate the beauty captured in your video. Missed beautiful Alberta!
    - a big fan, 70 year old Asian grandma

  • @olegs1594
    @olegs1594 5 місяців тому +12

    A couple of tips:
    1) the roof is also better covered with fur tree branches for efficiency
    2) a screen made of logs approximately up to knee height on the opposite side of the fire helps directing the heat into the shelter
    3) there's a Siberian traditional way to light a fire through the night that's called "nodya". That helps with wood economy and keeps running for 6-8 hours without any maintenance
    Otherwise thanks for the content. Us forest people are few. Love from Mother Russia!

    • @johnw5584
      @johnw5584 Місяць тому +3

      All you Russians have pet Brown bears to snuggle up with to keep you warm... lol

    • @olegs1594
      @olegs1594 Місяць тому +5

      @@johnw5584 yeah well you have to lure the bear in the shelter first so you still have to provide for some comfort xD

  • @mtgAzim
    @mtgAzim 2 місяці тому

    It's such a relief to watch you use an axe.
    I've seen so many people, who are otherwise very experienced outdoorsmen, but when they use their axe, their legs or feet are right in line with the business end of the axe...
    Knowing what would happen if the axe blew through or glanced off the target, or if they missed completely, it makes me wince with every swing.
    But in every video of yours I've watched so far, you're very clearly cognizant of that, and you always keep the line of your swings away from anything that you don't want to embed an axe in to.

  • @texasmoby
    @texasmoby Рік тому +41

    Thanks for taking the time to share another adventure. I am so pleased that you talk us through what you are doing step by step and explain your reasoning for the bushcraft techniques. You are way up on my favourites list. Best wishes from London

    • @KuskBushcraft
      @KuskBushcraft  Рік тому +5

      Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed.

  • @ckok7792
    @ckok7792 Рік тому +8

    A perfect video to watch before I go to bed. Yet I’m in a house under blankets with the windows opened because it only be 53 degrees Fahrenheit, comfortable with a belly full of food and a glass of water next to my night stand, reading some comments below is a reminder how blessed I am.

  • @konsul2006
    @konsul2006 Рік тому +20

    Thank you for showing that it is possible to survive if you ever found yourself in such a situation. This could save lives. Never give up even if the situation looks bleak.

  • @jsoutdoorz7390
    @jsoutdoorz7390 3 місяці тому

    These are the kind of videos that are worth watching. So many other similar sights no audio just watching someone doing something and that’s it boring no different than watching pain dry. Keep up the great work sir

  • @Tyrfingr
    @Tyrfingr 11 місяців тому +86

    I would also suggest collecting rocks, about 10 inch sized and add them around the fire, preferably double stacked. If stones are too scarce, you should add what you find in front of where you are sitting. The extra radiating heat will make a difference, in some cases huge.

    • @Maywyn
      @Maywyn 11 місяців тому

      Rocks for sure. I kept wondering why they are used.

    • @DivineMizE
      @DivineMizE 11 місяців тому +1

      Good idea!

    • @old_man_8033
      @old_man_8033 11 місяців тому

      36 degrees? I could survive that butt bone naked .

    • @riffhurricane
      @riffhurricane 11 місяців тому +6

      Careful what rocks you use though. Some will explode when thrown onto a fire.

    • @hpinchen9451
      @hpinchen9451 11 місяців тому

      well which ones explode? knowledge shd be shared!

  • @canastasiou68
    @canastasiou68 Рік тому +31

    This is the sort of thing most of us like to watch. Proper bushcraft survival. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures. ✌️from Australia.

  • @michaelhill6451
    @michaelhill6451 11 місяців тому +145

    0:11 Having grown up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, I can tell you it is bloody cold out from the sound of his footsteps in the snow alone.

    • @clayrdean
      @clayrdean 11 місяців тому +3

      Ha! I thought the same thing.

    • @Userhfdryjjgddf
      @Userhfdryjjgddf 11 місяців тому +3

      Montana here. Ya I noticed that as well.

    • @ug333
      @ug333 3 місяці тому +2

      Northern MN ... Yeppers

    • @donteattidepods
      @donteattidepods 3 місяці тому +5

      for people wondering the colder it is the dryer/crunchier the snow sounds

    • @BM-qn6fg
      @BM-qn6fg 3 місяці тому +3

      Having listened to him tell us the temperature, I agree.

  • @hridoygovindadas914
    @hridoygovindadas914 3 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for this video. The last 100 videos of this nature that I attempted to watch where this no talking bs. Thank you for talking! And helping me understand what and why you are doing what you are doing. Thank you for talking!

  • @paulhoughton5266
    @paulhoughton5266 Рік тому +617

    This is the sort of guy you want around in a survival situation for sure.

    • @lastfirst78
      @lastfirst78 Рік тому

      That is right, someone who will give you click bait. Good going Idiot.

    • @loganmoy5093
      @loganmoy5093 Рік тому +15

      ​​@@johngalt969 😂 easy there tiger

    • @BIGNOSEPOPPA
      @BIGNOSEPOPPA Рік тому +4

      ​@@johngalt969 you eat him first??!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @InsanitysApex
      @InsanitysApex Рік тому +16

      @@johngalt969 Your insecurities dont talk, they scream. Which ironically enough isn't how you'll go. Unstable men are always killed quietly after the first since they lashed out. Can't be having tantrums with everything on the line. Thanks for building us the fire though, we'll be sure to sear you up nicely over it. XD

    • @GraveCareMaintenanceServices
      @GraveCareMaintenanceServices Рік тому

      @@johngalt969 i would have had the fire a lot lot closer to the entrance, or even have made a smaller fire inside

  • @Jakob.Hamburg
    @Jakob.Hamburg 11 місяців тому +33

    The pictures, the sound; the snow, the fire. This reminds me of my North-Finland Vacation some weeks ago. It was beautiful, cold and cozy and had pretty much of a fairy tale. : )
    Awesome, that we as humans can live in these very low temperatures. And you didn't even have a closed hut. I'm impressed. Bless. ⭐

  • @pitiger6100
    @pitiger6100 11 місяців тому +30

    This is an awesome survivalist challenge. Thank you for sharing, I appreciate your efforts in making the video!

  • @jacobuszwanenburg1629
    @jacobuszwanenburg1629 6 днів тому +1

    Thicker layer of spruce bows be good .
    While the fires burning good put large (10-12”) diameter rocks around it .bring those hot rocks into the lean to they stay hot for hours , until morning !

    • @user-ur3gr2qs6i
      @user-ur3gr2qs6i 2 дні тому

      You cannot find rocks in the snow in a forest. Especially that big. It's a boreal forest, not scrub bushes on the foothills. There you might find enough open ground to find rocks. The loam alone will be what we call "permafrost" in Canada. It means the ground is hard as rock. So even with a power auger you wouldn't find rocks in a forest without digging a huge pit.

  • @miniwetwegrow8564
    @miniwetwegrow8564 Рік тому +10

    Amazing night. I envy your courage!! Real bushcraft is the minimum equipment, not warmers, gloves and company goodies. Greetings from Poland, Hello from Michał

    • @KuskBushcraft
      @KuskBushcraft  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for taking the time to watch, Michal! Happy trails!

  • @Catoul
    @Catoul Рік тому +8

    With the right knowledge, the right equipment and the right attitude, you can do anything.
    Well done!
    God bless you too! ;)
    ...I love your channel --- and your skills!

  • @georgebee9562
    @georgebee9562 11 місяців тому +17

    I admire your courage, you made it look very easy. Thank you for making this video.

  • @tomsayers457
    @tomsayers457 3 місяці тому +3

    In my younger days I would winter camp a lot . But now I’m in my 60s and I’ve fallen back from doing it . I miss those day but my body is grown to the point I just can’t take the cold and enjoy like the past years

  • @paddy1952
    @paddy1952 Рік тому +38

    On 20 February 1980, a DNS Officer and myself were stranded overnight on Lianol Lake, just north of the Albany R., west of the Reindeer R. in northern Saskatchewan. It was -39C at sunset. Our setup didn't look a lot different to yours, and we were fine when they picked us up in the morning. Your video is pretty good, but anyone doing this for fun, be aware. This is lethal weather. You can die really easily in the winter bush.

  • @hike2fish
    @hike2fish Рік тому +21

    That’s a challenge taken head on. Just completed a winter camp at -18 but had luxury of tent and winter sleeping bag, pure luxury by comparison. Cheers.

  • @mjproebstle
    @mjproebstle Рік тому +31

    Your videos are a joy to watch. Your methods are simple and pure. Not a moment or effort wasted. Resources and management of them are minimal and effective. Your demeanor is calm, focused and purposeful. And, you challenge yourself and include all of us in the best ways. Cheers!

  • @briankillian5248
    @briankillian5248 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this. We've gotten soft. You proved that. Sunlight on a problem is the best exposure. Thank you.

  • @dinger-b2z561
    @dinger-b2z561 Рік тому +246

    Great video. It really brought me back to when I served in the norwegian army near the russian border. It didn't take long to get used to the minus 30s and even 40s (it's amazing how able a young body can be), and once the mind understood it wasn't about being super comfy but survival, what was deemed "a good night" or just "acceptable" changed completely.
    I especially miss how dry it was. On average the coldest it will be in my town is maybe -3 celcius, but I can guarantee there will be windy and raining buckets coming in at all angles. Just pure cold is so much more pleasant of a challenge.

    • @PatrikRasch
      @PatrikRasch Рік тому

      Grensejeger på GSV 🙌🫡

    • @granola661
      @granola661 Рік тому +16

      Yeah, Finnish army active soldier here, our SERE exercise was in -3 to 0°C in early spring/late winter and it made surviving so much more difficult because of the wet. We had constantly wet clothes because of body heat and melted snow and sleeping was also pretty wet stuff

    • @rossgirven5163
      @rossgirven5163 Рік тому +10

      I was in Alberta on holiday when this video was shot.
      Very cold but manageable.
      I came back home to England where it is 3 degrees C and raining.
      It’s absolutely freezing over here.
      Give me Canada any day!

    • @j33dup
      @j33dup Рік тому

      @@granola661 no you didn’t

    • @granola661
      @granola661 Рік тому +4

      @@j33dup ok I didnt 😔

  • @pastorpfp1
    @pastorpfp1 Рік тому +47

    Man, you have to prove nothing to anybody. You are an excellent outdoorsman. Take care! Stay safe for you and your family!😊

  • @dogegamer3288
    @dogegamer3288 7 місяців тому +25

    Finally someone roughing it. So many channels of "roughing it" staying in a 5 star airbnb with all the conveniences, nothing lacking. This guy is the real deal.

    • @RandoPandaSmiles
      @RandoPandaSmiles 5 місяців тому +3

      I’ve never seen a survival video where they’re sleeping indoors let alone an Airbnb. Not sure what you’ve been watching.

    • @dogegamer3288
      @dogegamer3288 5 місяців тому

      ​@@RandoPandaSmiles I've seen plenty. UA-cam is filled with them. Cabin dwellers, tiny home guys supposedly roughing it and "surviving" with a costco down the street. Apparently 12 other people besides you have seen the same thing as me, as they liked the comment.

    • @sashasashha7011
      @sashasashha7011 2 місяці тому

      ​@@RandoPandaSmiles I've literally just watched this kind of video from "Outdoor Boys", look at his video "Can I Survive Alaskan Winter with No Sleeping Bag, No Tent & No Tarp?"

  • @robertmiller2173
    @robertmiller2173 29 днів тому +1

    I don’t know how you can sleep in that environment, here in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand I would have at least put a door and a chimney on it! However Great job! Good luck! We love you Canadians!

  • @chuckcoslet9607
    @chuckcoslet9607 Рік тому +91

    Great video. Due to my poor health, I can no longer do these things but thanks to people like me, who enjoy camping in hard conditions, I can still watch videos and enjoy them.

  • @TherealRashad19
    @TherealRashad19 Рік тому +21

    Such a good guy so great to see him back out God bless🙏🏾

  • @user-tv5dt3nm9y
    @user-tv5dt3nm9y Рік тому +30

    Great. I was thinking that as animals, we humans have an Achilles heel in our emotions. If we can reduce anxiety we can think clearly, calmly, and rationally. Your simple, effective methods and practices do more than what appears on the surface. They bring confidence and reduce anxiety in what would be a life and death situation for most of us.

  • @nelsoncarvalho9833
    @nelsoncarvalho9833 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing the experience. It's always good to learn the possibility of what you can endure if things go sideways.

  • @perfect10bootcamps
    @perfect10bootcamps Рік тому +19

    This is awesome, just found this page! I grew up in New England “Maine and Connecticut” and was trained in outdoor survival techniques by Native Americans, Primitive Survival Experts and Fish and Wildlife officers.
    This is so dope and i miss doing these things as a young man as I grew up, joined the Army at 17 still serving as a 42 year old E-7P and Moved all over the place, now settling in Ohio. I can’t wait to get back out there in the woods in Maine around my parents house on the lake and intend to do so this next year at the latest. Again… thanks for the video and the motivation to get back into it. Much love brother!’

  • @davidpbell
    @davidpbell Рік тому +676

    As an Australian who did a lot of this as a younger man, I found this really interesting. I would have been worried about ticks, snakes and spiders while sleeping in such a place. Then I realised just how cold it was!

    • @squaretrianglez
      @squaretrianglez Рік тому +31

      As an Indian Mizo I have no experience doing so, not worried about ticks, mice and brown bear 😂😂

    • @Fitbitz
      @Fitbitz Рік тому +14

      Did you not see the snow?

    • @ymp6345
      @ymp6345 Рік тому +6

      Yeah but he's also not in Australia, where you have ten times as many snakes and spiders as you do livestock

    • @lolcatz88
      @lolcatz88 Рік тому +30

      @@Fitbitz it’s Australia. Most of us have never seen snow so we don’t know what it looks like🤪😝

    • @stupidmemerman
      @stupidmemerman Рік тому +3

      @Levario Jones snakes have poison, ticks can have diseases, and spiders shouldn't be a worry

  • @Stealth90210
    @Stealth90210 Рік тому +337

    I watch this and it reminds me of my brother who goes on bush expeditions here in Ontario, Canada. The first time he went out, he comes back and tells me a story where he's around the fire at night after a day of setting up camp. He was staring into the fire when next thing he knows, he passes out and wakes up to the fire almost out, glowing, and the sound of a bear huffing. Even with being armed with his shotgun, he tells me it's one of the scariest times he's had where all he could think about was me and my parents

  • @donhardy9248
    @donhardy9248 2 місяці тому +1

    This is very impressive. We camped out with the kids long ago here in Texas and the temp got down to + 13 degrees f (-10C). I melted the bottom of my boots putting them too close to the fire. Our sleeping bags were rated for 50 degrees, and there was ice INSIDE of the tent from our breath. It was miserable! So I can't even imagine these temps.

  • @ToddSikking
    @ToddSikking Рік тому +70

    You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! The worst I've experienced is falling asleep laying by a fire in a sleeping bag and waking up with a few centimeters of snow on my bag...but I had a tent to climb into. Really makes one appreciate the hardships of our forefathers.

    • @jonathanstein1783
      @jonathanstein1783 Рік тому +12

      My dad and I camped in Grand Staircase/Escalante several years back, in a campground that was entirely full. The hosts were gracious enough to let us roll out my futon mattress (kept in the trunk of my Mercedes 240 D) on a concrete pad. We put our bags down on that, and slept comfortably all night. When we awoke, there was both ice and snow over us. That futon mattress insulated is like nothing else I've ever used.
      Good times, good memories. RIP dad. (April 6th, 1939 - June 24th, 2022)

  • @SmalltownRebel
    @SmalltownRebel 11 місяців тому +141

    Good video. It is informative and very helpful for anyone who has plans traveling in remote places in a survival scenario. I think you had a great shelter. You couldve taken a few rocks, let that fire heat them up, then roll them into a trench digout along your backwall. They heat up a small space and last all night. You can even prepare a second set for a longer period of time, toss cool ones back in. Just thought I'd share this with you and perhaps you will utilize this little trick in a future video. Take care and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, from Northern Wisconsin!!!

    • @OhDannyboy7
      @OhDannyboy7 11 місяців тому +8

      I totally forgot the rock trick. Thanks for the reminder!

    • @soulscry
      @soulscry 11 місяців тому +2

      Greetings neighbor, from Elmwood, WI ...LOL... Will keep that trick in mind thanks!

    • @MW-nOttawa
      @MW-nOttawa 11 місяців тому +6

      For sure good advice. It's also good to make a nice fireplace hearth using flat rocks to redirect the heat into your shelter.

    • @rdasarihyd
      @rdasarihyd 10 місяців тому +4

      No fancy stuff and survived night comfartably in -30 deg. Well done

    • @chrishughson4511
      @chrishughson4511 9 місяців тому +2

      Hot rocks work, but the trouble is when it's that cold, and snow is that deep, rocks can be hard to find. If you do find one of a suitable size, it's likely going to be frozen into the ground and unmovable.

  • @liubovm-s475
    @liubovm-s475 Рік тому +16

    I come from Siberia and do remember my dad taking me and my twin for camping in -40. We were sleeping in pijamas as the way dad was building up the camp is so PRO! he was burning fire all day, then spread the fireplace to the perimeter of the future tent. Once all fire, smoke and signs of fire are gone, he was putting the furtree green branches all over the future tent perimeter. It helps to keep the heat and warmth within the perimeter. Canvas tent is then put up on top of it and you are warm all night. Seriously, I was in a canvas tent in my pyjama sweting in -40 C just because of how tent is done.

    • @joshb6993
      @joshb6993 Рік тому +2

      Sounds like a great technique!

  • @m.v185
    @m.v185 3 дні тому

    Its 3 a.m.
    I just want to sleep..
    But now i have to watch this guy be a real man

  • @sophiegeorge2816
    @sophiegeorge2816 Рік тому +28

    I often wake up freezing but only because I’ve thrown my duvet off in my sleep
    Kudos to you and anyone who sleeps rough
    You don’t realise what you have until you don’t have it

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 Рік тому +17

    This was pretty awesome. It was quite cold in Alberta, in February. The dried meat and the hardtack looked pretty good. Cheers and God Bless! ✌️🇨🇦

  • @adriansandry2783
    @adriansandry2783 Рік тому +35

    I've camped out without tent or sleeping bag a couple of times but not in that extreme cold. For me it was hovering around freezing and I was drenched with the rain. I made a lean-to shelter, and my fire style was a star so I could feed the ends in during the night. My bed was the same as yours, but thicker. A huge success for me & I had a reasonably comfortable night. Before sleeping I had dried completely from the fire. I had more food than you. 20 mile walk home in the morning. Well done. I was very impressed with how you handled the extreme cold & I would not have tried it.

  • @amyg3406
    @amyg3406 2 місяці тому +1

    I moved away from northern bc a few years ago, and I swear just watching this is so therapeutic. Man I miss good winters

  • @Roy-rr5ds
    @Roy-rr5ds Рік тому +85

    Thanks for this. Quite an eye opener. I’d never have thought anyone could survive in those temps without specialist kit. You could save someone’s life here.

    • @belisarian6429
      @belisarian6429 Рік тому +7

      Well people have been living in these part of the world for thousands of years, so there must be a way how to survive there with simple tools, but its impressive to see it documented like this, well done.

    • @AverageReviewsYT
      @AverageReviewsYT Рік тому +3

      It also help when he is sleeping off camera in a vehicle/ camper lol

    • @automaton2953
      @automaton2953 Рік тому +2

      ​@@AverageReviewsYT where is the proof of this?

    • @gabydewilde
      @gabydewilde Рік тому

      @@automaton2953 This chap deserves the grand prize ua-cam.com/video/IOltGIaDPlY/v-deo.html
      can feel a cold chill in my bones just thinking about him.
      spoiler: -71 C wth no windows

    • @automaton2953
      @automaton2953 Рік тому

      @@gabydewilde Yeesh, no kidding.

  • @joes6883
    @joes6883 Рік тому +29

    A great example of what a person can do to survive the harsh winter if he or she had too. Just a few simple tools and the knowledge to use them goes a long way. A really good illustration on how it's done. 😄

    • @dove3853
      @dove3853 Рік тому +3

      Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later
      The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross.
      By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free gift

    • @danielgoel467
      @danielgoel467 Рік тому

      @@dove3853 hits hard fr

  • @ELV943
    @ELV943 Рік тому +450

    Think everyone should experience something like this. Makes you appreciate things more.

    • @thomasnorman4221
      @thomasnorman4221 Рік тому +22

      No thanks I use my imagination to imagine what just like going through this hell and from my imagination I will appreciate my reality which is not as painful as this video

    • @ghostl1124
      @ghostl1124 Рік тому +5

      Went on "high adventure" in the boy scouts. We took our tents out in the snow, and it was real cold.
      Now that I have more weight, maybe try it again sometime.

    • @jumpkicking
      @jumpkicking Рік тому +7

      Taking things for granted is living.

    • @jek__
      @jek__ Рік тому +8

      @@thomasnorman4221 Your imagination is failing you if you think city life is better than bush life. It's more comfortable thats for sure, but it's also more mind, body, and soul-wrenching

    • @latlatko
      @latlatko Рік тому +23

      @@jek__ you're confusing short term escapes like this for actual bush life. Such a life generally isn't great for the body, especially in the long term. and while I agree that many people today suffer mentally I don't think that necessarily results from living in cities as a given, or one exclusive to such places.

  • @danielmatthews3420
    @danielmatthews3420 3 місяці тому +6

    God Bless you and thanks for sharing!

  • @Nunya_Binness
    @Nunya_Binness Рік тому +178

    You have a hardcore niche here buddy! Nobody is doing that real of survival bushcraft in absolute deadly circumstances! You’re practicing stuff I’ve only heard and read about. Great video!

    • @KuskBushcraft
      @KuskBushcraft  Рік тому +18

      Thank you for watching! I really appreciate the support.

    • @TIPTOESMOOTH
      @TIPTOESMOOTH Рік тому +9

      Agreed !!! If people only knew just how cold this really was... YIKES!!!!

    • @outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078
      @outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078 Рік тому +4

      i was thinking the same thing.

    • @bubstacrini8851
      @bubstacrini8851 Рік тому +6

      ​@@survivalnerd-xl4wraww nerd, you had to take a course

    • @thunderball11111
      @thunderball11111 Рік тому

      @Survivalnerd Nothing wrong with recording something like this, also it is true that very few people try this kind of thing. I have met perhaps 5 adults who enjoy survival style camping and that is in the fairly moderate climate of England. You also sound like a bit of an arse.