"Tip Of The Week" - 2 Minute, Heated Emergency Shelter (E12)
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- IntenseAngler's "Tip Of The Week", Episode 12. A quick, easy, and compact emergency shelter. While many of us posses the skills necessary to construct an elaborate survival shelter, the reality is that most persons who become lost or stranded do not take the time to stop well before dark and build such a shelter... their primary focus is on getting "found". It is not until darkness has settled in that they realize that they may very well be forced to stay the night... by then it is generally too late for shelter building. This simple system composed of only a few, lightweight items has the capability to see you through a long, cold night. At the core of this shelter system are artificial hand-warmers. These chemical heat producers not only provide a source of much needed warmth, but allow your body to retain energy by burning less of it to keep warm.
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This video literally saved my life 2 nights ago. I am forever in your debt. I had watched this video a long time ago and threw the components in my day pack for the off chance of an emergency. I'm a pretty avid hiker. I go about every weekend and some vacation week-longers when I can. I went on just a little 10 miler in high country, NC. I stayed out too long and it had gotten dark way earlier than I had anticipated. I was hiking back when my headlamp fell and broke. I lost the trail, I mistook a game trail for the trail I was supposed to be on, then sprained my ankle severely on some larger loose rocks, the clouds had rolled in very low and made visibility almost impossible. I couldn't see, I could barely walk with the aid of a stick I had picked up, and it was beginning to get cold and wet from the clouds/fog. I decided to make a VERY make shift shelter by basically leaning some branches and small logs against a tree to help wind break and proceeded to put together the system from the video. The day started out at 71 degrees and was 37 degrees at 3am. I suppose it got even colder but I was shivering too hard to even care about looking at my thermometer. This was easily the most miserable situation I have ever been in. I manage to get a fire going but everything was so damp it it would just smolder after a few minutes. I never slept a wink but as soon as day broke I managed to establish some familiar points and find my way back to the trail which I was maybe only a little over 300 yards from. I don't know if I have, or should say had, become overconfident with my abilities that I had not checked my gear properly and threw too much caution to the wind but my respect for mother nature has been restored 10 fold. It's easy to sit here and make posts about what you would do or wouldn't do until you are actually in the situation. Always have respect. Always be prepared. Don't be cocky even when it comes to a little day hike. I hope this helps somebody out there. And again, thank you so much for this video. I truly owe you.
Joshua Laws ....Thank God! Wow 😲! Scary. *Glad you’re still here and that you survived!!!* Many times I wish I would’ve had a mylar emergency blanket! Damn idiot nasty Selfish asshole Thieves, nearly murdered me because they stole my wool blanket! Mother Nature is not one to fool around with!
So would you recommend bringing the emergency poncho even if you have a waterproof hard shell?
Think it depends on how how good the hardshell is containing the heat and if the heat is not blewn away under it.
As long as the warmth is kept under your cover, it does not matter what keeps it under there.
Best way to find it out is to sit down at a cold night close to your home and try it out i guess.
Been there. I carry at least 2 of everything and 3 lights. I'm glad your ok
@GravityToy my family laughs at my pack that goes everywhere with me...until they need something then they are all "this is why we love your dad"...he's PREPARED
Put the items under the seat of my motorcycle. They came in real handy when the bike broke down and I had to wait in poor weather for the breakdown man to arrive.
Thanks for the Vid. It helped me out.
A supersized industrial garbage bag takes no more room than the emergency poncho and it will cover from head to lower legs. I pack these for picnics, trips to amusement parks, etc. for rain or cold wind. Folding scissors with them make it easy to cut a face hole and arm slits (if you want them.)
As a former Marine that spent 6 months cold weather training in Mount Fuji Japan, I can tell you many different ways to survive in cold climates but I don't have time to type for hours, so I will tell you the most important rule about surviving in cold weather. Stay dry! If you can't find means to stay dry, you will not survive!
That’s so true staying dry is the key to survival
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Any recommendations of how one can attain your knowledge without having served? Or will you teach me?
Well done! I would have made sure that the space blanket also covered my head then put the cap over top. We lose most of our body heat through our heads.
Hey... Don't care how silly it looked or felt? This can help ppl stay alive!! That's the goal, and it rocked!!
Those hand warmers do last a good while. On really cold nights I put one at the foot of the bed and it lasts all night. I can see where in a reduced space it would help. I also keep all those items in my daypack.
good stuff, if its to late at night to make a better shelter (or if you are missing/lost some parts) then this is probably the sort of thing you'd need to think about doing. personally i always go out with a decent light weight poncho and a survival blanket so adding some hand warmers would be a good idea. I was expecting the bags to get used for sitting on or covering the legs in some way though...
Spare ribz in cold weather - not a bad combo at all!
You John are an excellent gear chef cookin' up tasty menus week after week ;o)
Bon appetit et merci beaucoup!
Tim
John, great video as always. I can tell that you have a great sense of humor, which always adds to the fun. I hope all is well with you and your family !!
If it rains this will be inadequate. I take a tube tent with me when I go in the woods and it will keep the rain off. Those Mylar blankets never seem big enough. How do they get away with calling them a blanket anyway? Keep the vids coming.
@wawhiker I agree buddy. We got caught out on the mountain a few years back while on an elk hunting trip and had to do pretty much this very thing. It was a long night, but we made it through just fine of course... and with a good memory to boot... in hindsight at least, lol. ;-)
All the best to you and yours Bill!
Man I gotta agree with most of the people here.. This is NOT a shelter. Any heat you are retaining in your upper body is going to be lost through your face and legs. A much better option would be to pack several of the mylar blankets on you - a half dozen of them wouldn't take up any more room than that silly butt pad, they weigh next to nothing, and they cost like a buck apiece.. Bunch up some of that nice soft pine straw into a bed and lay down the first blanket on top of it. That will give you a soft place to lay, with protection from wetness, AND it will reflect heat back to you, rather than the cold wet ground. If the pine straw is dry, put some on top of the blanket too. Unravel your paracord bracelet (you DO have one of those, right?) and string it up between a couple trees/rocks/fallen limbs/whatever, about 2 feet off the ground. Use two more mylar sheets and some rocks (and duct tape if you pack it) to make a tent. Finally open one more sheet, and crawl inside, pulling the top sheet over you. Won't take you more than like 5-10 minutes and it will offer you FAR more protection than your shrink wrap.
+Pfiber Optik Hahahaaa
I had wondered if you could survive a cold wet night with just those items. I will now also carry large trashbags. One to sit on and one to sit in. I also carry handwarmers in the car along with blankets.
Nice job. Very good setup for a minimalist to use. Great videography!
The heat is escaping! It's almost useless in very cold temps.
What I would use is a mylar sleeping bag. It covers not only your torso but most importantly your head where much heat escapes. They're $3.50. I would also wear a wool hat, a scarf to cover my mouth to protect my lungs from breathing in the cold. It also helps warm your inhaled air. A surgical mask will suffice if you want something compact.
Also a couple of hand warmers & an energy bar as your body uses calories to keep you warm.
I got into a mylar sleeping bag and within three minutes I was very warm, when I got out, my body remained very warm for at least 5 minutes. The rain poncho is unnecessary if you're in a waterproof mylar sleeping bag. : )
thanks for sharing the video but one of the most important things in cold water survival obviously shelter fire water but one of the biggest keys to all of it is staying dry dry........
I got the same Alps backpack.... great pack
@outdoorrat Thanks Brother!
P.S. I finally got that downloaded by the way. Thanks. Keep your eye out next week... I think you're gonna get a kick out of that vid... I got a sweet one in the making for it! ;-)
It is true that the mylar blankets break down fairly quickly. But I'm wondering about the hand warmers also and maybe the plastic bags or rain ponchos. The mylar and hand warmers can not really be checked to see if they're still good. How long do they really last?
@phillipriley Thank you my friend :-)
Have a great weekend!
the one thing I would change is to flip the blanket around so it could act like more of a blanket.
Excellent tip -- thank you Sir!
No question man if you need to stay warm style goes out the window. Plus rockin the RIBS pack, cool. What do you think of it, can it be a norm for your system? Good stuff man as always......
Hey John, don't know if you read these, but I had a question. I'm looking to make a bunch of these to toss in our bags - kids bookbags, wife's purse, my work bag, etc, and I've been trying to vacuum seal the items together. I don't know if the items just have too much bulk, or the Food Saver just doesn't have the horsepower, but I just can't get any suction when I try to seal these three items together, I got the idea from your vacuum sealer vids - making modular packets. Do you have any advice for me? I am trying the impossible, or have you gotten good compression with these three items together? Thanks and keep it up!
@houseoffire72 Thanks Brother. I agree, those things are awesome to have along! I had a whole trip saved last Winter by being able to toss a couple of these in the sleeping bag with me when the temps dropped waaaay below what was expected.
Thanks for adding the great tips via your comment by the way... excellent points that would make a huge difference!
All the best!
Another great place for hand warmers or a hot steel bottle of water , is against the femoral arteries of the thighs. Its the largest artery in the body and that way you heat up the blood that flows to the rest of you body.
@TheLionsDen72 Thanks Scott. Oh yeah, I love my RIBZ pack man... never leave home without it anymore!
All the best my friend!
What are the trash bags for? They might substitute for the poncho, but they weren't mentioned (unless I missed it).
Great vid..
thanks for the tip!
I'd rather have an emergency commercially made thick orange survival plastic bag, small, light, covers the legs too, traps heat inside it. But if that lot is all you have......
It would be `best` to have a `full insulated poncho`. Something to cover your legs as well. "Why"? Who is going to go where you are, with what you are carrying?/?
11 1/2 months in Vietnam tells me how to keep dry with the minimum amount of gear...and believe it or not it gets up to 130 degs. in the day time & down to about 85 degs at night. 85 degs is pretty chilly and when it rains at the same time...its wet/damp and chilly.
Think along those lines into you cold situation. Keep yer feet and body dry and it will keep you more functional.
Semper Fi....& good video.
I would guess the way he is doing it is better, only because the ground might absorb more heat from your body than the air will.
when you said shelter i thought you meant building a shelter not a rain poncho and i was wondering how can you build a shelter in two minutes but other than that it was helpful just like all your other tip of the weeks
No I didn't get a chuckle out of this. It is a really good idea, but I believe you can improve on it. I don't know, but maybe one of those cheap tube-tents, a contractor trash on top of some pine boughs, another Mylar blanket to cover your legs and a third hand warmer by your feet, would be better. I'm betting you can come-up with some better system even if it costs a few dollars more and takes up some more space and a few more minutes. Just my $.02 worth.
@cyclist01222 Haha! You should have seen the two hikers that passed by while I was shooting this buddy... they thought I had lost my marbles! lol!
Best to ya my friend!
Paracord, 2x55 gallon 3 mil drum liner, 2 Mylar space blankets, military poncho or silnylon poncho, and poncho liner. EDC with firestarter and knife or knives as I have discovered it's always good to have more than 2 of anything. It's the redundancy that saves your life in a situation like this. I will have to add at least 4 18 hour chemical warmers to my kit in case I ever put myself into a situation like what you have shown. I like the rib packs but I wonder why you have them and not be prepared to do an overnighter. Same with your lumbar pack. With all that space, I'd expect to see a lot more including an alcohol stove, fuel, and cook kit. As much pine straw is around you, you ignored their insulative value and the same with all the small twigs and branches around you that would act as a wind break. I have to apologize for being critical but you really haven't shown a shelter, you've shown a partial body bag. I know you can do better than that.
+PhoenixCustomPrimiti An alchol stove, fuel and cook kit??? This is a video on a quick 2 minute shelter LOL Why would he include all that?? C'mon be real
I've got all I described in an EDC. It's bigger than a typical fanny pack but for what he's carrying on a hike into the snowy woods, I would think he'd be better prepared.
And you're rude. My point is with the system he's carrying about his waist, he should have been better prepared to go out into the woods in winter. That pack he is wearing should have had everything I mentioned and then some. Maybe it is you that is missing the bigger picture here. What he showed as "shelter" will have you dead in less than 24 hours. Hikers going to Rainier make that mistake every year. They tend to be found in the spring and summer thaw. Take his advice. It's a free country.
PhoenixCustomPrimiti OMG....DUDE get over it already!!
What evah.
A couple of contactor grade garbage bags warmer & drier
try taping straws under duct tape to let air out when you fold it???
However........I did get a chuckle, and found the video fun to watch. Now, take a good quality tarp with you, ah come on, you can handle a good quality tarp of atleast 9x12. You can even set on it instead of the little pad. And if you turn the Mylar blanket around, don't forget a face hole, or you may fall asleep and suck it in. That would not be good for survival videos. 🙄
what about preditors?
Thanks for your efforts. Petty criticism, but you say "Of course" a lot which us redundent and tiresome. I will certainly carry hand warmers now! Thanks.
Hey buddy! Always good to have an emergency shelter! Take a look at my channel vid on my emergency shelter using a very similar set of components. Let me know what you think. All the best! Jedi.
It's never good idea to put yourself in a plastic bag. After few hours like this you will get wet because of condensation. Have you ever tried to stay for a night in this plastic shelter?
cool, a poor mans bivy
Hahahaha! You look like you are about to start fighting crime >_< !!!
don't come to canada, you will freeze to death if you try to survive a cold night with this.
For all the people hatin' on this video in the comments: emergency shelters like this one save lives. On a recent thru hike when I was caught above the treeline in a storm, all that stood between me and hypothermia was an emergency blanket. Next time I'll definitely be bringing hand-warmers too. :)
+AZxTu don't be a dead fool--go prepared
Thanks for this video. I doubt that you could last a long cold evening in freezing temperatures with this set up because your legs are totally exposed and those hand warmers wouldn't last the entire night. I would definitely recommend something like the SOL Thermal or Escape BIVVY with a 9 hour handle that would heat you up really well. Also as an alternative I had a tailor make me Mors Kochanski's survival scarf out of lightweight and waterproof ripstop nylon. I designed it so that it can be a bivvy, scarf, hammock, tarp, sling, bag, groundsheet and mosquito headnet. If I get some time, I'll upload a video of it.
I think I would have turned the space blanket, Mylar, around the other way and kept my face and legs covered as much as possible rather than letting it lay on the ground behind me. But what do I know. I get the purpose of the video, but clearly you thought you may be in an emergency situation. I would forget the pad if space and weight is an issue, and ALWAYS BUT ALWAYS take a tarp, a 5 X 7 weighs almost nothing, paracord or string, a days food, water and lighter to start a fire. I'm concerned for any goofballs who may actually think this would be lifesaving in a rain or snow storm that can last for days. I get it, it's a quick shelter video. But how long does it take to throw a tarp over a paracord line, or just over yourself until the storm passes. Sorry.
I'm assuming you have NEVER actually used this "technique"? In my experience those "emergency blankets" tend to cause a person to sweat especially if wrapped in a "plastic bag" / poncho. Now recalling something I heard in Survival School, if you get wet while in the cold, you greatly increase your risk of hypothermia...... Am I missing something here? Am I coming in clearly?
NASA spent billions on the Apollo program, yet the 3 Apollo 13 astronauts nearly froze because nobody's thought of issuing them with foil survival blankets for a few bucks..:)
One thing I'd like to add: When putting on the mylar blank as your semi-heat barrier you should turn it the other way. Why? Because, if it rains the front of the body will be kept warmer, your pants and boots may be kept drier. The Poncho will keep your back warm. remember this is emergency protection so don't give me flack about kidney and spine stuff.
Shelter - (building), a basic architectural structure or building that provides cover. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER
Shelter= noun:something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
What was shown does constitute a shelter.
@Woodenarrows Thanks Jim. I agree buddy, those simple little ponchos do help retain quite a bit of body heat... surprisingly so!
The woods are definitely much more serene with a blanket of snow, that's for sure! Plus as an added benefit, there are much less people out and about ;-) I got really lucky after shooting this and saw dozens of mule deer at very close range and got to watch them as they fed and played... it was a spiritual experience my friend :-)
@bcm4066 It's a good thing you had those items along buddy... sounds like a miserably cold morning (and a potentially dangerous situation!)... glad it all worked out! I had a very similar experience last Winter when the temps took a massive drop, and those handwarmers tossed in the sleeping bag literally saved the trip!
Hope your weekend is off to a great start my friend! Happy trails!
@IdahoJourneys Definitely my friend! Those emergency blankets and hand/body warmers are excellent additions to your car kit. Besides, I'd hate to think of you out there on those backroads that you travel (and love so much) without everything you'd need to keep you safe and sound!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! God Bless!
Great video. My only suggestion would be to turn the Mylar blanket around so you can cover your legs and trap more body heat.
@boomer16323 I agree... I wanted to include info on using the garbage bags (as full body protection as well as a makeshift pad), but I forgot ;-0
Thanks for the excellent tip on using the warmers on the back of your hands... that makes perfect sense! Also, thanks for all you do my friend!
@Winkiedoodles Well... there was that Donner Party thing..... ;-0
Seriously though, that is an excellent point Don. I think that people back then were much more in touch with the land and had knowledge and skills that were simply a part of life (yet we call them "survival skills" today, lol).
@ddymnm I agree! I had 2 things I wanted to cover about those garbage bags (full body protection and a makeshift pad), but I was rushing to get through shooting the video so that I could go find some deer to film, lol. Thanks for adding that in your comment my friend!
I think it would be worth the extra weight to carry a garbage bag big enough to put your legs & feet in to keep them dry. If your legs & feet are dry & protected from wind you will be in a far better situation. May even provide a little protection from frostbite, though if you are going out in temperatures that low that there might be risk of that I think I would put in another mylar blanket too.
@simplymy2sense Thanks my friend! Those mountains sure are gorgeous in the Winter aren't they! :-) Had a great day out there, and was fortunate enough to see dozens of mule deer later on after I finished filming this vid... it was awesome!!
@DAYWALKERTWO LOL!! Good one buddy!
You should have seen the two hikers that came by halfway through me shooting this video... they thought I was nuts! haha ;-)
Hope you have a great weekend Todd! All the best!
@karenchakey Thanks Karen :-)
Thanks for the heads up on your video by the way, I'm looking forward to seeing it!
All the best my friend!
@steintanz LOL!! Yeah, I don't know why she stood me up buddy.... I'm sure she couldn't miss seeing me out there ;-)
@dmacken11 I thought you'd like that buddy ;-) The things I do for videos! lol
Thanks for all of that excellent info by the way! I never knew that about treating hypothermia patients by warming their hands. Makes sense....
Hope all is well down your way my Brother!
@Gamermatt99 Thanks for watchin' Matt! Hope your weekend is off to a great start Brother!
@Grubkat Thanks my friend! Hope you have an awesome weekend as well! All the best!
@CrypticCRICKET Thanks my friend. Simpler is usually better, eh? ;-)
All the best!
@AppalachianFreedom My pleasure. Thanks for watching my friend :-)
good tip man, I have all of this stuff in my E&E bag. be easy to pack a few of these for family members too.
A much better method is to take along a military grade poncho and put that on. Then light a small candle, tea candle works fine and place it between your feet with the poncho draped over everything. Just make sure the poncho doesn't get to close to the flame. You'll say warm for a long time, even after the candle goes out.
that is very far from a factual statement, sir.
+John Anderson Actually it is a fact. We used the ponchos as shelter exactly as I described when I was in the army. That was over 45 years ago, but the principle doesn't change and neither does the fact.
Keith Simpson i used basically the same thing when my tent went down a suddenly swollen creek, except i had my solid fuel stove and lots of fuel tabs for it and my pack. Got throught the night warm and dry and the head opening in the poncho means you dont get the condensation build up that much. Just need an oversized (for you) poncho...
And yeah i commented this above before reading this far down.
So to the guy whos calling bullshit I DID this almost exact thing myself with a different (better i think but the candle would have done) heat source.
We didn't have solid fuel stoves back in my day, so we had to make do with candles. It wasn't comfortable and I didn't sleep well, but I was warm and fairly dry. If it happened today, my Esbit stove would be my first choice.
I've refined that when possible by putting the candle under a five gallon bucket (if available) to sit on draped with poncho
If it so happened and you need a shelter, why not to go to the nearest cafe and get 100g of vodka and heated food?
I rate that highly m9
at least in a bear attack the bear wont find your arms ! cool vid nice and simple
cheers
Great video with very useful information but not really a shelter. Just survival clothing. Still good to know.
I carry an SOL reflective poncho. Quite tough, orange on one side, silver on the other, easily reversible, the sides are sealed shut except for arm holes, extends down to my knees, nice roomy hood, wrap a length of paracord around your waste like a belt if it's windy. They've designed this poncho to be less noisy than typical mylar emergency blankets, too. Great piece of kit, not expensive, re-useable. I've used it as a lean-to also twisting marbles into the corners and twisting for tie-points. No problema.
@fishwolfSBK Thanks Brother!
@ScoutsNOA Ah, come on man... I was lookin' pretty darn stylish out there Brother! I have an extra outfit like this if you'd like me to send you one buddy ;-)
Dude, I absolutely LOVE the RIBZ pack! I rarely go anywhere without it anymore... it has literally changed my whole system! In fact, I've got to do a review/opinion vid on it soon thanking Crocket for sending it over. One of my favorite pieces of gear that I own!
Those are great items to have and I have the hand warmers myself, and I keep the backpack filled with enough bedding to survive as well. The bad part is that my sleeping bag, and liner is so large until they have to be attached outside the backpack. My first aid kit, fire starter kit, and other necessary items are in my pack. I have an EDC bag which I carry when driving around locally and it contain the items I need to survive and get home with.
@2kargarage1 Thanks Bro
Yeah right. that gear keeping you warm. The only thing keeping you warm is the cloths you are wearing and the shoes and socks on your feet. THAT bag does NOTHING for you except to help keep you DRY and block wind from blowing thru your cloths. A plastic tent can do the same job. The only thing keeping your hands warm and YOU warm are those 2 shake packs in your pocket...
It's interesting, at first I was like "this video is only 2 minutes long, how good could it be?"
Then I was like, "Doh!"
Thanks for the great video! It may save my life one day.
Suggestion: when you say "that's about all there is to it" at about 5:00, that's where your video should end.
@hurns52 Thanks :-)
It's almost a good idea! You must cover your thighs though, you'll lose so much heat otherwise. There's a chemical heat pad called Survival Pack which puts out 40 degrees C for over 10 hours. One of those and a much bigger, ideally breathable, poncho would be workable. Much better than laying down in an orange plastic bag and waiting to die!
I'm sorry man but all I can think of is Jack Nicholson in the end scenes of The Shining.
A giant heavy-duty trash bag would take up little more room or weight as your disposable raincoat, especially once vacuum sealed, if you're going to do that anyway. A small fire starter kit would be about the same space and weight as those hand warmers (which would fit under your for your pocket or the side of your boot). And seriously, is a foam butt pad really necessary for emergency survival? Nothing more important could have taken up that room? I completely understand these are just things you would normally have with you if you found yourself caught in a situation only wearing a ribs bag and a lumbar pack. But if you're going out where you might get caught in an emergency situation wearing only a ribs bag and a lumbar pack, you don't think you could have spent 15 more minutes thinking about it and come up with a few more important life-saving items?
That fanny pack/vest "rib pack" (or whatever he called it) is the bast part of this video for me. It's a PERFECT idea for a survival kit or get-home gear. i've been thinking of building a survival vest for years now.
What continues to amaze me, as I think about it, is that pioneers, native Americans, etc. were able to survive in conditions we would call emergencies without any hi-tech equipment.
I'd have wrapped my lower half in the blanket, as the handwarmers and poncho would have sufficed for my upper body and those pine needles would be heaped over my feet.
You'll understand, I hope, that I'm merely pointing out a different approach to your own.
My overall philosophy is be prepared for the worse at all times.
Even living in a city, as I do, I always have my survival tin on me at all times and a haversack, abundant with with light, but possibly needed items, when venturing from the concrete jungle. Lol.
Safe travels.
Two large garbage bags... one for your lower body & one over the top. Cut a small breathing hole in upper one, (also lets out moisture from your breath). This is what SAR personnel do and recommend. Faster, more efficient, more rain proof, and easier to get into. On our missions, I carry two in my pack along with a 16 hour candle in a small tin can and a spare bag on my person. Before you stow them in your pack, pocket or what ever, mark the open end with bright colored tape, etc, (if you're not using the draw string type), and break the seal a little so you can get them open in the dark with cold numb fingers. Put these on and get into a SMALL debris or thatched shelter with plenty of insulation under you. Try both of these approaches and see which one will keep you dryer and warmer. Space blankets aren't going to get the job done. Be safe and don't half way prepare.
I thought it was a survival SHELTER not just a couple of bags thrown on top of you, but I love your videos
Easier still, an ex army poncho liner, big enough you can sit on a clear patch of ground and have your day pack (following this scenario) under the poncho (securing the hem of the front from flapping around), crating a mini tent where youre sitting. Carry a foldable solid fuel stove and a couple packs of fuel. Once in a while light a fuel square in the stove on the ground under your pponcho...youll be dry and warm all night.
Did this once after my tent got blown down and then washed away. Sat there all night miserable but dry and warm enough. And the rst of my gear didnt get wet as it was still in my pack.
Your survival blanket should be larger so you can cover yourself entirely, then you just need to manage ventilation (just open or close it enough to avoid condensation or sweating). I've done this for whole nights, I almost didn't slept but I wasn't cold in winter temperatures. Some sitting/sleeping pad is very useful too (the ground sucks your heat and hurts after some time) and if it rains you are not sitting in the mud.
@CRXluvr Ah man, that would have been a much better title to this vid! ;-)
Hope your weekend's off to a great start Brother!
brother this is the stuf that saves lives, 20yr emt fu#! the idiots that say bring full cold weather gear! its simple cheap and EFFECTIVE at keeping you alive
@smokeeater908 Thanks Robbie... much appreciated Brother! Hope all's well over your way man... Have an awesome weekend (and don't work too hard!). Peace....
just wanted to share. i found the best warm is a flannel backed tablecloth. larger the better. and if it gets small holes it still works great. i know this sounds bulky. but you could have smashed folded it and took the space of the other 3 things you had in that bag.... water proof.. and just laying it over you is warmmmmmm. i let vents can = holes to vent to let out moisture. iv slept out many times with it. my #1 camp gear
Dude,you're breathin pretty hard for just walkin,take a break :-) p s locks for love would LOVE that ponytail