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

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  • Опубліковано 2 бер 2023
  • This is the coldest outing I have been on to date. The temperature dropped all the way down to -36 degrees Celsius by the morning. All that was brought with me is what you see... 5 simple items. This was certainly a test of my abilities in the outdoors but enjoyable nonetheless. Thank you to everyone who watches! God bless.
    Extra info/FAQ:
    Location:
    Northern Alberta, Canada
    My Clothing:
    Outer layer - Waxed cotton
    Insulating layers- Wool & Cotton
    Base layer - Cotton
    I get criticized a lot because I choose to wear cotton in the outdoors. Argue about it all you want but if you keep it dry it insulates almost as good as wool. Keep your clothes dry and they'll keep you warm. Don't ever depend on wet clothing to keep you warm... even if it's wool. Keep. It. Dry.
    Are there wild animals in this area?
    Yes. There's a variety of big game (moose, deer, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars, wolves) in this area. They tend to avoid humans for the most part though and don't pose much of a threat. I do carry a form of protection just in case.
    How did I manage to sleep in such cold temperatures?
    Simply put: my fire. Having a large, hot fire is the reason I was able to stay comfortable throughout the night despite not having any bedding. The fire I made was as simple as it gets in terms of long fires. I probably should have built it differently to conserve the wood but it was still an effective fire that did it's job.
    My gear:
    Knife - Helle Sigmund
    Kettle - 9 Cup Aluminum Percolator Kettle
    Ferro Rod - Made by Uberleben
    Axe - 2 1/2 lb german-made boys axe. Bought used then restored it.
    Boots - Sorel Pac Boots
    Fingerless Gloves - Fox River Ragg Glove
    If you have any other questions or comments please let me know in the comments section down below.
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  • @vettemaniac2237
    @vettemaniac2237 Рік тому +44153

    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 +2198

      By the grace of God !

    • @MrLanternland
      @MrLanternland Рік тому +250

      Ha ha!

    • @ronstumpf
      @ronstumpf Рік тому +1447

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

    • @L3GHO5T
      @L3GHO5T Рік тому +815

      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 +113

      hahahahaha lets gooooo!!!

  • @daveevangelist4633
    @daveevangelist4633 Рік тому +4981

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

  • @rockybridges6936
    @rockybridges6936 3 місяці тому +382

    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.

  • @pasivaan9563
    @pasivaan9563 3 місяці тому +294

    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. 👍

    • @gabesworld11
      @gabesworld11 3 місяці тому +15

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

    • @mikecrews2713
      @mikecrews2713 3 місяці 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.

    • @gabesworld11
      @gabesworld11 3 місяці тому +1

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

    • @gabesworld11
      @gabesworld11 3 місяці тому +1

      @@mikecrews2713 I'm in Roanoke

    • @mjinba07
      @mjinba07 3 місяці тому +28

      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!

  • @Wade-lk4yo
    @Wade-lk4yo Рік тому +4941

    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 +107

      Inspiring

    • @wetzel1628
      @wetzel1628 Рік тому +164

      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.

    • @user-mb8kj4mq5w
      @user-mb8kj4mq5w 11 місяців тому +43

      This is straight to the point

    • @professormcclaine5738
      @professormcclaine5738 11 місяців тому +35

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

    • @nervousnerys4215
      @nervousnerys4215 11 місяців тому +133

      And they say smoking kills. It saved your life.

  • @DDuck777
    @DDuck777 Рік тому +5167

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

    • @mysurrealsynapse
      @mysurrealsynapse Рік тому +117

      Also didn't exist 😂

    • @haks-chocolate2934
      @haks-chocolate2934 Рік тому +127

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

    • @teyr5
      @teyr5 Рік тому +266

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

    • @mynamesnotdave695
      @mynamesnotdave695 Рік тому +120

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

    • @terencejay8845
      @terencejay8845 Рік тому +67

      The cameraman never dies.

  • @ariannedechateaumichel7777
    @ariannedechateaumichel7777 3 місяці тому +76

    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!

  • @michaelhill6451
    @michaelhill6451 3 місяці тому +46

    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 3 місяці тому +1

      Ha! I thought the same thing.

    • @manwthaplan
      @manwthaplan 3 місяці тому +1

      Montana here. Ya I noticed that as well.

  • @GeorgeF.106
    @GeorgeF.106 4 місяці тому +1375

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

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 3 місяці тому +17

      If winds come, All this fly away 😂

    • @bryantdarris
      @bryantdarris 3 місяці тому +6

      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 3 місяці тому +7

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

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 3 місяці тому +8

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

    • @balijukka9963
      @balijukka9963 3 місяці тому +12

      @@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.

  • @AdamKlownzinger
    @AdamKlownzinger 7 місяців тому +987

    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 5 місяців тому +16

      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 5 місяців тому +18

      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 5 місяців тому +2

      Amen

    • @Leistungsstarke1889
      @Leistungsstarke1889 5 місяців тому +3

      yes no need for dopamine overload

    • @incomprehensible3945
      @incomprehensible3945 4 місяці тому +7

      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?

  • @rdrjunkie1
    @rdrjunkie1 2 місяці тому +46

    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 Місяць 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.

  • @lyndaniel3369
    @lyndaniel3369 2 дні тому +3

    I hope you didn't have frostbite anywhere! This is one of the most awesome videos (for me) for many reasons. The quality of the video is fantastic, considering the cold. It was filmed so well, like a well-made movie. Thank you so much for listing your equipment. Especially liked your boots with a lining that could be removed. Being a healthy young man helped with being "comfortable" as your blood probably circulates much better than mine would! (Old woman---78). Thank you so much for making it. There were many useful tips that anyone can use should they be in a similar situation. May God bless you in the coming months.

  • @user-mf9tw3pc6l
    @user-mf9tw3pc6l 9 місяців тому +2949

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

    • @Brickde
      @Brickde 8 місяців тому +27

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

    • @MasculineDevelopment.
      @MasculineDevelopment. 8 місяців тому +20

      @@Brickde 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 8 місяців тому +27

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

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 8 місяців тому +6

      It tricks your brain into thinking you actually did something difficult

    • @gambit8021
      @gambit8021 8 місяців тому +5

      4:43am for me😅

  • @Nate-fo6bi
    @Nate-fo6bi 10 місяців тому +742

    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 10 місяців тому +10

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

    • @olivieroudsen8775
      @olivieroudsen8775 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@gabortoth3686😂😂

    • @brando1937
      @brando1937 6 місяців тому +4

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

    • @davidlibby8280
      @davidlibby8280 6 місяців тому

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

    • @cedarpoplar
      @cedarpoplar 6 місяців тому

      A good night’s rest well deserved.

  • @Tyrfingr
    @Tyrfingr 3 місяці тому +84

    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 3 місяці тому

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

    • @DivineMizE
      @DivineMizE 3 місяці тому +1

      Good idea!

    • @old_man_8033
      @old_man_8033 3 місяці тому

      36 degrees? I could survive that butt bone naked .

    • @riffhurricane
      @riffhurricane 3 місяці тому +6

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

    • @hpinchen9451
      @hpinchen9451 3 місяці тому

      well which ones explode? knowledge shd be shared!

  • @Jakob.Hamburg
    @Jakob.Hamburg 3 місяці тому +27

    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. ⭐

  • @Beatrice_76
    @Beatrice_76 Рік тому +1818

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

    • @phoenixarizona8441
      @phoenixarizona8441 Рік тому +28

      How you think people lived before they had house's

    • @Beatrice_76
      @Beatrice_76 Рік тому +96

      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…

    • @lastfirst78
      @lastfirst78 Рік тому

      Although they are lying to you, Mr. Genius.

    • @billanderson3192
      @billanderson3192 Рік тому +4

      For sure!

    • @ElisArid
      @ElisArid Рік тому

      @@lastfirst78 🤡

  • @DaveFerguson-vh5fn
    @DaveFerguson-vh5fn 8 місяців тому +2779

    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 8 місяців тому +157

      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 8 місяців тому +71

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

    • @DaveFerguson-vh5fn
      @DaveFerguson-vh5fn 8 місяців тому +65

      @@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 8 місяців тому +10

      Same🤘

    • @NietzscheanMan
      @NietzscheanMan 8 місяців тому +10

      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.

  • @kensantiago8729
    @kensantiago8729 2 місяці тому +32

    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!

    • @user-qj7xk7bi2j
      @user-qj7xk7bi2j 16 днів тому

      Советую посмотреть ТАЕЖНЫЙ !

  • @Labuenavidasurf
    @Labuenavidasurf 2 місяці тому +3

    I love the simplicity of this. Back to basics. No fancy tech. Thank you for sharing.

  • @dantoth1386
    @dantoth1386 4 місяці тому +402

    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 3 місяці тому +4

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

    • @onmywayhaha
      @onmywayhaha 3 місяці тому +9

      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 3 місяці тому

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

    • @yvonner1318
      @yvonner1318 3 місяці тому +3

      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 3 місяці тому

      @@dantoth1386 River John Just beautiful here!

  • @lindybeige
    @lindybeige Рік тому +223

    Did you have anyone to help you with the camera? This was nicely shot, although I am conscious of the artifice. If you were alone, you would have to act going to sleep and then get up to turn the camera off.
    Your shelter looked very flammable! I'd have been less sleepy, with fear of a drifting ember's setting my pine mattress or bark roof alight.

    • @michaelbarker6732
      @michaelbarker6732 Рік тому +46

      he could have just edited out the parts where he was asleep

    • @primary2630
      @primary2630 Рік тому +33

      Looks like he did it himself. Thats what les stroud did on survivorman. Also hi lindybeige

    • @abelsuperstar100
      @abelsuperstar100 Рік тому +6

      seems like he had the camera rolling the whole time if he goes to sleep when he said he would

    • @rambobannana
      @rambobannana Рік тому +20

      No way lindybeige?! Never thought I’d find one of my favorite UA-camrs randomly in a comment section sorted by new.

    • @maaz322
      @maaz322 Рік тому +34

      A fire won't suddenly decide to set you on fire while you're napping. If it's been burning for many hours and hasn't lit anything around it on fire, it's unlikely it'll decide to combust while you nap.

  • @trevorwinkworth1208
    @trevorwinkworth1208 3 місяці тому +14

    this was an absolute pleasure to watch, very interesting thanks mate. stay safe in your adventures

  • @SmalltownRebel
    @SmalltownRebel 3 місяці тому +130

    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 3 місяці тому +7

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

    • @soulscry
      @soulscry 3 місяці тому +2

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

    • @MW-nOttawa
      @MW-nOttawa 3 місяці 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 2 місяці тому +4

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

    • @chrishughson4511
      @chrishughson4511 2 місяці тому +1

      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.

  • @user-qx6hf8jm7r
    @user-qx6hf8jm7r 5 місяців тому +94

    This fellow is a survivor, talented and resourceful. I'd have died between 1:05 and 3:20 just trying to figure out where the nearest KFC was at.

    • @ohslimgoody
      @ohslimgoody 3 місяці тому +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Crylorz
      @Crylorz 3 місяці тому

      you gotta be 500 pounds.

    • @DJRoyalEdo
      @DJRoyalEdo 3 місяці тому +2

      He was probably in his car.. don’t believe a 19 min video showed you the entire ordeal because it didn’t

    • @ElDuderinoh
      @ElDuderinoh Місяць тому

      @@DJRoyalEdoquit being a pretentious dickhead dude, just because you never leave your basement doesn’t mean other people don’t

  • @jacobverner321
    @jacobverner321 7 місяців тому +336

    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 7 місяців тому +14

      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 6 місяців тому +14

      Siberian log fire .

    • @-os9is
      @-os9is 6 місяців тому +24

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

  • @georgebee9562
    @georgebee9562 3 місяці тому +10

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

  • @fredmiami8164
    @fredmiami8164 3 місяці тому +7

    Thank you for this informative video. It truly makes you appreciate a life of comfort with amenities in cities.

  • @see_horse
    @see_horse Рік тому +1690

    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 +145

      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 +57

      Yeah it was called lumberjack radiator where i lived.

    • @TheTurinturumbar
      @TheTurinturumbar Рік тому +36

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

    • @hntrains2
      @hntrains2 Рік тому +6

      @@paweplaczek2191, simple and suggestive!

    • @hntrains2
      @hntrains2 Рік тому +30

      @@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.

  • @matty741
    @matty741 4 місяці тому +217

    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 2 місяці тому +10

      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..

    • @user-lj2wu1ni5b
      @user-lj2wu1ni5b 2 місяці тому +2

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

    • @matty741
      @matty741 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @jamestryon4738
    @jamestryon4738 Місяць тому +3

    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.

  • @eke323
    @eke323 3 місяці тому +7

    Taking life to its limits… Admirable!

  • @user-mw2vn7pv8n
    @user-mw2vn7pv8n 7 місяців тому +749

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

    • @trevor_corey8037
      @trevor_corey8037 7 місяців тому +19

      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 7 місяців тому +8

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

    • @MC-tl7mj
      @MC-tl7mj 7 місяців 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 7 місяців тому +15

      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 6 місяців тому +23

      @@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.

  • @delilahrosales1558
    @delilahrosales1558 10 місяців тому +706

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

    • @KEPSAGAMER
      @KEPSAGAMER 10 місяців 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 10 місяців тому +1

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

    • @KEPSAGAMER
      @KEPSAGAMER 10 місяців 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 9 місяців 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 8 місяців тому

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

  • @user-xi8el1jj2u
    @user-xi8el1jj2u 26 днів тому +1

    Absolutely mind-blowing! Your survival skills and resilience are truly remarkable. Enduring such extreme conditions without a tent or sleeping bag takes guts and determination. Your resourcefulness in creating shelter and staying warm is incredibly impressive. This video is a testament to human adaptability and the power of the human spirit. It's both inspiring and humbling to witness your journey. Thanks for sharing this incredible adventure with us - it's a reminder of the strength we carry within ourselves.

  • @gofishglobal7919
    @gofishglobal7919 3 місяці тому +2

    God bless you! Very realistic, entertaining, educational and inspirational video. Thank you!

  • @Neckromorph
    @Neckromorph 5 місяців тому +421

    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 4 місяці 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 4 місяці 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 4 місяці тому +2

      @@MostVulturePersona is a good point thanks

    • @aresantos6855
      @aresantos6855 3 місяці тому +2

      Exactly, I love the challenge of trying to keep warm!! Not all people but many like me a few years ago, took life for granted!! Anyway, I love the challenge of making my way in a place that can sometimes be impossible!!;❤

    • @Ruffbone85
      @Ruffbone85 3 місяці 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

  • @10eLSe11
    @10eLSe11 Рік тому +919

    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 +8

      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 +46

      @@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 +14

      @@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.

  • @elijah2078
    @elijah2078 3 години тому

    Wow!!! I am impressed to say the least!! Thanks for the tips and thanks for sharing your experience!!!

  • @vintage6346
    @vintage6346 2 місяці тому +5

    I loved your video. I learned so much. You prioritize what matters. It all made sense. Btw, I'm paraplegic from a car accident, so I can only live these adventures vicariously.

  • @eggstube
    @eggstube Рік тому +506

    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 10 місяців тому +6

      😄

    • @hestonhutaue1214
      @hestonhutaue1214 10 місяців тому +19

      His backyard is within walking distance I assume 😆

    • @pt4822
      @pt4822 10 місяців тому +12

      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 10 місяців тому +1

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

    • @ducatidude4483
      @ducatidude4483 10 місяців 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.

  • @jmartyvd
    @jmartyvd 4 місяці тому +349

    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 3 місяці тому +7

      If winds come, all this fly away 😂

    • @ValleyMarketRealEstatePalmer
      @ValleyMarketRealEstatePalmer 3 місяці 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 3 місяці тому +3

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

    • @rhodatuckey7119
      @rhodatuckey7119 3 місяці тому +8

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

    • @NickOvchinnikov
      @NickOvchinnikov 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @VictoriousRevanite77
    @VictoriousRevanite77 3 місяці тому +2

    I live outside in a tent. Even in winter time. I love stuff like this.

  • @personalresearchnotes8284
    @personalresearchnotes8284 2 місяці тому +1

    I've wilderness camped but never in winter, your tips are v good, showing how it's within reach for the prepared and knowledgeable. yay!

  • @davidsherman5222
    @davidsherman5222 4 місяці тому +408

    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 3 місяці тому +18

      ya cause u would know

    • @LukeParon
      @LukeParon 3 місяці тому +85

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

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 3 місяці тому +77

      ​@@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 3 місяці тому +8

      That's right

    • @casval-pj5tb
      @casval-pj5tb 3 місяці тому +21

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

  • @L3GHO5T
    @L3GHO5T Рік тому +598

    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 😂

  • @bleuskye8124
    @bleuskye8124 2 місяці тому +2

    The crunch of the biscuits and the crackling of the fire. ❤ It.

  • @rosebondoc616
    @rosebondoc616 2 місяці тому +3

    It's hard to stay in that very cold weather, it's good he had a strong determination to face the challenge

  • @freyaragnild4987
    @freyaragnild4987 11 місяців тому +31

    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.

  • @Pack_the_Ripper
    @Pack_the_Ripper 5 місяців тому +71

    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 4 місяці тому +4

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

    • @CookieZ3353
      @CookieZ3353 4 місяці 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 3 місяці 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 3 місяці тому

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

  • @stephendalfino5233
    @stephendalfino5233 3 місяці тому +6

    While I would never do this kind of experiment, you made it worthwhile to watch. Very interesting thinking about what I'd do if I was ever caught out in the cold.

  • @user-lb9ei2kc6s
    @user-lb9ei2kc6s 2 місяці тому +1

    This is one of the best videos I ever watched, this is how you should camping, be a part of nature!

  • @jjspittel327
    @jjspittel327 Рік тому +1078

    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 11 місяців тому +10

      @@lastfirst78 all the time, yes.

  • @paulhoughton5266
    @paulhoughton5266 Рік тому +598

    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

  • @ZirkusRose
    @ZirkusRose 2 місяці тому +2

    When watching this I get the feeling of immortality. But it doesn’t hold up for long. Death is creeping its way back into the back of my head. So thanks for putting out all those videos. You survive in them, I survive on them

  • @drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438
    @drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438 17 днів тому

    Amazing video, you really captured the cheer of your fire! And you proved the old adage of "comfort on the trail, or at camp." !!!

  • @michaeljacob9381
    @michaeljacob9381 8 місяців тому +350

    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!

    • @Murplejacib
      @Murplejacib 7 місяців тому +3

      Same job my shins feel the cold pain most

    • @dingdong2103
      @dingdong2103 7 місяців 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 7 місяців тому +5

      @@dingdong2103 To get a ripstart?

    • @dingdong2103
      @dingdong2103 7 місяців тому +1

      @@NinjaFish2000 That must be something of your preference 😂

    • @bigsuthernman
      @bigsuthernman 7 місяців тому +29

      lady boys, and opium @@dingdong2103

  • @Nurmi860
    @Nurmi860 4 місяці тому +31

    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

  • @mgomez5606
    @mgomez5606 3 місяці тому +2

    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.

  • @krismcclain5588
    @krismcclain5588 3 місяці тому +2

    You are doing a nice job. Its fun to watch how you have been improving your property. Also, a tip, when hens molt they need more protein to grow their new feathers. You may want to up her protein. Thanks for your videos. 😊

  • @Analfons
    @Analfons Рік тому +257

    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 😍

  • @Rafasfafas
    @Rafasfafas 11 місяців тому +448

    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 10 місяців 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 10 місяців тому

      ​@@peterjohnson617 😂

    • @mixuaquela123
      @mixuaquela123 10 місяців 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 10 місяців 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 10 місяців тому

      weren't you scared of wolfs and bears?

  • @FredT777
    @FredT777 3 місяці тому +1

    This guy and outdoor boys are such good channels, you learn so much and get to enjoy seeing someone enjoy nature, he surely lives in a place I would love to see one day. Happy trails and god bless to you to!!!

  • @mathiasdebacker8363
    @mathiasdebacker8363 3 місяці тому +1

    Great! Everything you do is for yourself. Very very impressive!

  • @cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip
    @cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip Рік тому +10

    Great video. A night spent like that is what keeps someone grateful for a warm bed .

  • @GlutenFree23
    @GlutenFree23 Рік тому +5

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

  • @jamartinomd1
    @jamartinomd1 3 місяці тому +3

    Another fantastic minimalist video…love the authenticity. Minus 36 Celsius…that’s raw. Again, you are a rockstar in the bushcraft game. Keep on putting out content….but maybe indulge yourself with a tarp, sleeping pad and maybe a wool blanket.

  • @richardnieto1423
    @richardnieto1423 2 місяці тому +1

    Nothing but respect for you and your knowledge That's what people need to know thank you awesome 😎

  • @canastasiou68
    @canastasiou68 Рік тому +28

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

  • @Nunya_Binness
    @Nunya_Binness Рік тому +175

    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.

  • @wikolib6821
    @wikolib6821 2 місяці тому +1

    Awesome video, you did it by the book. The fire helps keep the critters away as well. God bless you as well, happy new year.

  • @HighonSkidRow
    @HighonSkidRow Місяць тому

    When I was 11/12 y/o I did winter camping a couple times.
    Shelter made with sticks and a tarp. I’m 41 now and these types of videos inspire me. I might have to give it a go again.
    Very simple setup you provided yourself with. Fantastic ! Thanks for sharing.

  • @jimharrop8955
    @jimharrop8955 4 місяці тому +10

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

  • @ukvacation
    @ukvacation Рік тому +100

    This guy is a legend, good ol fashioned honest commentary is also appreciated👍

  • @amind8324
    @amind8324 11 днів тому +1

    That's the way of life ; minimalistic and rought but beautiful and calm. They're is no better things that fight for our own survival. This is the most natural way to live, like our ancestors did. Modern life made us way to soft at the point that we can't enjoy the simpliest things like a quiet night with the sound of a warm woodfire.

  • @carllafrance5510
    @carllafrance5510 День тому

    I use to camp in the snow when I was young
    Snow monolingual ice fishing
    Loved every minute of it
    Now that I am a senior I don't care if I ever see snow again all the canp sites now are
    Marriott best Western holiday Inn etc
    Have a great day !

  • @pastorpfp1
    @pastorpfp1 Рік тому +46

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

  • @pitiger6100
    @pitiger6100 3 місяці тому +31

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

  • @scahall100
    @scahall100 2 місяці тому +1

    so much respect - thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @LostInTheWildCanada
    @LostInTheWildCanada 2 місяці тому +1

    This was insane... -36 C??!! You are just awesome.

  • @dawgslife8533
    @dawgslife8533 4 місяці тому +8

    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. 👍

  • @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.

  • @newyorkslim2001
    @newyorkslim2001 3 місяці тому

    Very nice. The hero of this movie is clearly the bright orange fire -- crackling, glowing, snapping in the darkness and -- like a good friend -- still warm in the morning.

  • @Appleloucious
    @Appleloucious 3 місяці тому

    One Love!
    Always forward, never ever backward!!
    ☀☀☀
    💚💛❤
    🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼

  • @Stealth90210
    @Stealth90210 Рік тому +335

    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

  • @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!

  • @williambranham6249
    @williambranham6249 3 місяці тому +9

    There is a Civil War (US) movie called Cold Mountain. The actual area in which the story is based is here in NC. My wife and I wanted to climb the mountain because we both enjoyed the book and the movie. I made some hard tack and took some coffee as part of a reenactment. I took a copy of the last chapter of the book to read. It was great. Hardtack was also called “molar breaker”.
    Very good video in all respects.

  • @michaelkurz9067
    @michaelkurz9067 Місяць тому +4

    When I watch other UA-camrs,and they say no tent,no sleeping bag the next thing they do is break out the tent(you're the best)

  • @TherealRashad19
    @TherealRashad19 Рік тому +19

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

  • @ckok7792
    @ckok7792 4 місяці тому +7

    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.

  • @RayT70
    @RayT70 3 місяці тому +1

    I don't think I would want to do this, but it's cool watching you do it 🤙

  • @TriumvirVespasianus
    @TriumvirVespasianus 3 місяці тому +2

    Not bad for an emergency, unprepped basic shelter...👍
    Thank God it wasn't raining...dryness is an asset out there...

  • @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 +6

      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.

  • @Crazyjaysboxofrandom
    @Crazyjaysboxofrandom 5 місяців тому +20

    These are the types of experiences that shape men and women out of solid steel. LETS GO!!!

    • @toml.8210
      @toml.8210 3 місяці тому +2

      I was expecting a ranger to arrest him for cutting the standing trees and making a fire in a primitive area.

  • @jonkennard8272
    @jonkennard8272 3 місяці тому +1

    That was insane much respect 👏💪🔥

  • @nunyabusiness863
    @nunyabusiness863 Місяць тому

    Thanks for posting this. Simplicity can be so freeing. Happy trails to you as well.

  • @STECHGUY
    @STECHGUY Рік тому +455

    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.

  • @ToddSikking
    @ToddSikking Рік тому +71

    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)

  • @inigofranciscogaraygomezde2303
    @inigofranciscogaraygomezde2303 Місяць тому

    Keep it up man God be with you and stay warm.

  • @charliebacca8170
    @charliebacca8170 29 днів тому +2

    This guy does shit nobody else does or gets up to! I like that!