Long Term Survival Shelter.
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- This is a video on how to build a long term survival shelter as the Swedish army often use, this shelter is great at capturing the heat from the fire and make it warm and comfortable when you are sleeping in it.
It seems to be a good design. I'm not sure how much rain and cold air would enter from the open side, but you could answer that better than me. One suggestion I have is: when you weave in the branches onto the roof, it would be more efficient, water resistant, and possibly easier if you work from the bottom to the top. If you've ever seen a roof being thatched (which is basically what you are doing with the branches) they always work up the roof. The same goes for shingle roofing. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you. Great ideas. The front is open to let the heat from the fire into the shelter.
I LIKE THE STRAIGHT- FORWARD WAY THAT YOU PRESENT THINGS. SO MANY OTHERS SEEM SOMETIMES TO ENJOY HEARING THEMSELVES TALK. WELL DONE.
Thank you. Merry christmas.
I agree
Thank you. This is a winter survival shelter, and when you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is snow/water repellent.
This shelter is best to build under some trees to protect it from the worst rain.
A raised bed would have been nice for a "long term" shelter. That way you would be well insulated from the ground, and if desired heated rocks can be placed under a the raised bed.
Yes, that would be nice.
I've never built a shelter, but it seems to me the height would be a disadvantage in winter. A big opening lets in more wind, rain, and snow, and it would be more easily toppled by the wind. Also, a bigger space is harder to heat up. Just my opinion.
Hello, it seems to me that you've made a big mistake, beginning to put the spruce rice from the top of the net. To let the rain to flow away it's better to start from the bottom. So the next branch will cover the last and so on...my two cents...
+dottorluca Yes, sounds good.
Agreed! There should also be several inches of plant material on the floor of the shelter to keep the cold ground away from (hopefully) warm bodies!
You are correct, furthermore the angels are wrong it should be a lower shelter and deaper if not snow blowing into the shelter will make you wet and cold. On top of that you need to construct a semi roof that goes in an 40° angle, in that way the warm air from the fire does not emidiatly disappear it circles in the shelter. Trust me on that I have spent to many nights in shelters. The bottom needs at least a 3 dm bed to keep you from the ground. With those alterations it will be a deacent shelter.
You are so right! Good advice.
Don't know why loads of people are hating on this, I found it really interesting and quite a fabulous testament to a human's intuition to survive. So other people would do things a little differently, other people have been in "far worse conditions". You survived using your methods, this guy survives using his own. Stop the hate, the video was great :D
Thanks a lot.
if it is a real survival situation, you want to make it shorter and you also have to put spruce branches on the ground, not just "twigs if you want". if you want to prevent hypothermia, put as many branches on the ground as was used for the roof, and make the roof lower to the ground, and make it fully enclosed
This is a long term shelter and in a survival situation you want to be found as fast as possible. The roof is high so you will let is as much heat from the fire as you can.
Make sure to weave the bottom spruce shingles first so they layer properly. This will make it more water proof. Nice shelter brother!
Kept waiting for Kurt Angle to come out of the shelter, The shelter is a great example of LONG TERM shelter style which is what you presented it as...Very well done , Great exmple of using what is available to you, Again, WELL DONE
+Jason Wayne Thanks a lot.
+Jason Wayne *starts yelling with the song* "You suck! You suck!"
+Jason Wayne True... damn true!
One should always weave the boughs from the bottom up..in my opinion..nice video..solid shelter..good work.
Thank you. Regardless of how you place the spruce branches they are just as water repellent, but I understand what you mean and the principle of it. If you use birch bark for the roof you should do as you say otherwise it will rain in.
I love this shelter because it is very stable, can fit a lot of people in it, uses the things that you have, and looks awesome!
+Keon Bunny Thank you. Great to hear.
You never start building any type of roof from the top, you start from the bottom and overlap as you go up. Same goes for shingle tile etc etc
may be long term but for true survival purposes go small as you can to trap the most heat
Yes very smart @Sam Tucker
looks like a great place to hang out with friends or just be by yourself. I like to see young people enjoying the outdoors.
I saw this video for a while back, but i didnt realized before now that it was you that made me go out in the woods and built a similliar long term shelter like you crafted in this video. Tnx mate :)
Thank you. Great to hear.
Not a very good shelter, far too big an opening, one would get cold and wet in this shelter.. Branches should be installed bottom to top. The angle should be less than 45 deg. I'm a retired Canadian soldier so I know what I'm talking about.
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How much less than 45 deg? I would suppose that if you make it much less then 45 deg it will be more prone to leaking. That said, I agree that his setup is prone to cold and wind driven rain making you wet... not good.
@@lxmzhg Less than 45 is 40, 35 or even 30. A 30 degree roof angle provides for a deeper back edge and more modest front aperature; rain sheeting should be comparable even at this pitch angle. My opinion, the presented shelter is OK if SHTF happens and you find yourself cordage-rich. Otherwise, similar shelters without so much of 1 specific resource can be made.
Less than 45 degress would mean the water coming through when it rains: 60 degrees is more appropriate. You can cheat this if you have a tarpaulin, or if you are certain that there will be no rain (for example, if you spit and it freezes before it hits the ground).
But better than nothing 😉
I slept in shelters like that and no, they are not warm and comfortable. For long term they need to be fully enclosed to stop wind, blowing rain, snow and other shit weather. They need to be encased in leaves or other fine forest debri for insulation, then topped with another thick layer of branches to protect the insulating layer from moisture. For heat there is a place inside to stack hot rocks from the fire covered in sand to slowly release heat.
Very nice and durable. You could hang a clear Plastic sheet off the end and super shelter it in bitterly cold weather to trap the radiant heat from your fire. I made a Teepee once with the pine boughs, and it was great. Snow just helps insulate. Thanks for posting...
Used to make this kind of shelter when i was at Greek Army Special Forces with a fire reflector in front.Nice job !
Thanks a lot.
not bad ... you might want an awning across the top 1/3 of the opening because if it got windy that would give more shelter
+Kevin Olesik Sure, if you want. Thanks for watching.
PLASTIC CHANGES THE SHAPE
It is worth noting the angle of these shelters is only so steep if you do it this way, if you add the human touch of surrounding the whole thing with plastic sheet or tarps, it sheds water at a less steep angle (the boughs still used to INSULATE it) so the shape can be changed then to a more user friendly deeper shelter, with the wooden frame set at a less steep angle, sheltering more from rain but still getting fire heat.
This is an excellent shelter! If long term winter conditions are present I recommend putting a clear plastic tarp as a door and putting a space blanket on the inner roof. the plastic will not only acts as a wind breaker, but it will also help trap heat, and the space blanket will reflect the heat of the fire on to you making the interior of the shelter a toasty 75-80 degrees F.
someone watched dual survival i see lol.....
Amber Teeters Haha, yes he did.
cody was alright but that other guy was reckless, and dangerous and many of the things he suggested would get a person killed in a survival situation
Love this survival shelter. I guess it's just as easy to create an A-roof and finish the other side just like the one side to be completely out of the weather. and use heated rocks to heat the inside. Thanks for sharing.
+Steve Rabon Thanks a lot.
Seen this done awhile back, only better,the guy used plastic ties,and the back had a wall about 3ft high,built a bed off ground there,and he used much bigger pine branches,with no tying just interweaving them in the grid
Nice build,I like mine with just a little more lean.
Thank you.
Thank you, i am glad you liked it.
Greetings from Sweden.
/NS.
Yes that is a great idea, a bed like Ray Mears did when he was in the rocky mountains would be perfect to have in this shelter. Have a great day.
Best Regards
/NorthSurvival.
i don't like this shelter,becaouse it has such a big opening,it should protect you from snow,but won't help with heat
Yea maybe, i long log fire would be great, with a fire reflector behind it.
In your video you suggest that to make it comfy you can put branches on the floor. If I could add to that, if you plan to get through cold winter nights you NEED to get up off the cold ground. A foot deep of boughs when compressed down to 4 inches would be a minimum.
Nice build.
I think some people forget that this is your build.
If most every played in nature it was in the city park on the swing set.
Not to sound stupid but did anyone else but me thought of Kurt Angle when listening to the music
Haha, nice.
Yes i did
I always Dreamt of building a shelter like that when I was Child but I never suceed because no one helped me and that I don't live near forest and nature ... :(
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Me too. I dreamt of my own lil shelter in the forest. Practical things like food, blankets,clothes were not considered.
i know i'm a girl but i am in boy scouts and so we do things like this and i don't know how old you are but people under 18 can be a scout people over that age can be a leader
Now, this is a great shelter. Excellently done and only cost a lot of calories. Thanks!
Thank you.
Well done ! Many years ago I had almost a need for such a shelter. Fortunately I had a tent in the pack but a wet bag to sleep in. 6 of my friends were snowshoeing in January and lost me when I took a dump. I sat put and they showed up in the am.
Would have been a bad scene if they had not found me. No food...go a day or so without it and you'll get very creative very quickly. Was not looking forward to 4 hours trucking along in 6 to 9 ft snow depths alone hungry and semi hypo thermic.
Tried the bow and spindle to get a fire but everything was wet - 2 hours of that and f -it ! And really needed my boot laces. It brought back the memories !!!
Thank you.
Then just bring concrete. A fuck ton of zip ties and kite string. And your set.
Villhelm Cranford Haha, no you can make this with spruceroots instead of rope.
you should always start covering your shelter from the base no? like shingles
Regardless of how you place the spruce branches they are just as water repellent, but I understand what you mean and the principle of it. If you use birch bark for the roof you should do as you say otherwise it will rain in.
Great video! To the point and not dragged out. Good job NorthSurvival...
Thanks a lot.
Great videos. Nice instruction and illustration. To the point and no unnecessary talking. Thank you..... I think I'll watch some more.
Thank you.
I am a homeless man in Britain and I am going to do you tube vids too but actually living the life pls watch out for outdoor outlaw 7
+illya kuryakin Wow you must be the first homeless guy I know with a computer digital camera/smartphone and wifi connection, brilliant mate let me know where you are and Ill come and join you.
+conwah3697 Many homeless people still have a phone and use the wifi at places like McDonalds. A phone is very useful because it allows you to browse for shelter locations, resources that can help you, apply for jobs, that kind of stuff.
seems way to open
The front is open to let the heat from the fire into the shelter.
makes sense
@@NorthSurvival Unfortunately, it also lets the wind in! Long term survival shelters were once made with walls extending well forward, and a continued roof with a shallower pitch. The shelter, as you have made it, would be the very back of the shelter. The finished product could be somewhat, or much larger, depending on need. You would have better protection from wind, rain, and snow. 🔥💜🔥
It's a good solid shelter, but I would not consider this a long term shelter. Maybe an intermediary shelter while you build something more solid. It's better than a quick lean to, but it's not going to hold up to or protect you from a big storm either.
Hi there, your long term survival shelter is GREAT. Thank you for sharing with us. GOD bless you always, Linda from the Bronx New York :-)
Thank you very much.
Thank you. When you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is snow/water repellent.
So you pulled a permit to build this structure right
No, you don´t need that in Sweden.
NorthSurvival
it's a joke.....
***** Haha.
So like if someone walks through the forest and sees this,he would be,"What the hell is that?!?!.
Bryan Chye it is his own prpoerty
Shut the front door.
No, then the heat from the fire will not be reflected into the shelter.
Very cool and thank you! :)
You can add a scene showing the campfire blazing while you are sitting or lying in the shelter just to make it more cool.
+Timotheus157 Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much my friend, i am glad you liked it.
But does it have great Wifi?
No, but great "(bee)fi" haha.
hahahaha next gen forest
Thank you guys for 500,000 views.
+NorthSurvival how many people are able to fit?
Hey April 4
it deserves 50 billion likes
nice man
+SlothPlane99 that's more likes than people on earth!
Amazing ! I do sleep in a handmade shelter of this type once a year. October in New England we call it "Camp Serenity" Thanks for Sharing with the engineering side.
So, a lean-to covered with needles. Okay. That would never have occurred to me if I was lost in a spruce forest during a snowstorm. Now we need a video where you teach us how to boil snow for drinking water. Sheesh.
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How come there hasn't been videos recently?
kendric476 Sorry.
NorthSurvival No need to apologize, I was just wondering if you were to busy or something.
kendric476 Sickness.
NorthSurvival I hope you're doing well.
Thank you guys for 200 K views.
awsome! you can build the same thing twice and moor it against each other, which will look more like an house for a long term shelter you also get more isolation from it, than your problem would be that you cant use the fire to gain heat, or maybe you can use the hot stones inside if it doesnt cause any fire inside your shelter i guess.....
HayDavo5
trying to find 4 trees exactly even from each other though? that will be pretty hard
makes sense
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The lean-to shelter he's showing only needs two trees, the roof doubling as the back wall, which is efficient at reflecting heat from a fire onto one's back, keeping one toasty warm in winter. In summer, the roof angle can be reduced.
Great, simple video. Anybody at all with the basics of common sense can learn in a little over five minutes, the difference between survival in relevant comfort verses suffering for lack of knowledge.
Video immediately awesome within the first 5 seconds because of the Kurt Angle theme. Great video.
The Wizard Thank you.
Thank you, it turned out pretty good. Thanks for watching.
/NS.
Thank you all for 600,000 views.
I am a tree and you killed so many of my 2.5 meter younglings. Shame on you and a forest curse on you!
Haha, the area i was in was logged a few weeks later. So, no harm done.
Aha, det förklarar en del. Tack för svaret och för en bra förklaring som jag faktiskt inte tänkt på utan får erkänna mig rättad.
Good starting point in design. From what I saw just an ax and cordage is all you packed in to build this. Improvements can be added, but this is a sound starting point for a base camp long term shelter. Long Term are the keywords. This requires a starting point to meet immediate needs and allow for addition, expansion and improvement over time. I think you met that with this basic first step design. Green wood, not dead wood and non rotting cordage meet the need. As an overnight bivy it is to much work, but as a base beginning for long term it is good.
@SolarStormWarning
This is a long-term survival shelter for the winter that the Swedish Army has used and taught for many many years. This is primarily a shelter for the WINTER, and here in Sweden it never rains in the winter (for about 3 weeks ago it was -42 degrees celsius in a town in the northern part of Sweden). I myself have slept in this shelter many times and with a long wood fire, it is how warm and comfortable as possible at the inside.
Best Regards
/NorthSurvival.
Great shelter.I like the way you tie the branches on the sides.I made an A-frame,and then topped it with a plastic painter's drop cloth,trying to cover the tarp with evergreens..It started to collapse after a few months,partly due to snowload.Never thought to tie evergreen branches(Eastern Hemlock)to cover/wrap around the tarp.The exposed tarp is unsightly,takes away aesthetic value,and the need for a proper protection from the elements.
Thanks a lot.
There is so much really good advice in the comments that it would be a very good idea to read all the comments prior to building a shelter. I personally am too old to do anything like winter camping unless it is an emergency situation.
when i was little the girl scouts took us to cranberry island off he coast of Maine and we had to learn how to make a shelters like this and live off the land for our survival badge. Good times
Great video! the only advice I have is for the roof weaving...always start at the bottom,and work your way up,layering it like shingles..it allows the rain to run off better!
Great video, Flowed very well. (FYI-4:20 to 4:36 is a blank screen) My daughters and I do a lot of hiking and camping. When they were young, we would stop and they would have to build a temporary shelter, to show what they would do if they ever got lost. Though we know the principal, we have never actually made a long-term shelter. Will try this one, this winter. Thanks.
Thanks a lot. Yes i saw that, old editing error. My dad did the same thing with me.
Thanks, If the angle gets to low the rain will not run off the shelter. When you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is water repellent.
/NS.
Three comments. As Keith Frank pointed out, always begin thatching from the bottom so as to overlap. Also, on the frame, I would only remove the twigs on one side, (the side that will be in the structure). The twigs left outside assist in holding the thatching material in place and mean less cordage used. Lastly, in my country, we call this a lean too. It will keep the rain off, but does not hold heat. At the very least I would create a front overhang as low as possible without interfering with the fire. This might be as simple as hanging branches form the roof peak. Enjoyed the video.
Thank you. I am glad you liked the video.
If the angle gets to low the rain will not run off the shelter.
When you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is water repellent.
/NS.
Thanks, yes it is good to make a raised bed, like the bed Ray Mears did when he was in the rocky mountains, that bed would be perfect for this shelter.
/NS.
your instructions are better than anyone else's I think a can build one now. Thanks
Thanks a lot.
This is one of the Swedish armys long term survival shelters. If the angle gets to low the rain will not run off the shelter. When you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is water repellent.
/NS.
This is a winter survival shelter, and when you are building a shelter like this, a "screen shelter" then the angle of the roof should be 45 degrees if you are building it in summer time and 75 degrees if you are building it in winter time, it then becomes a combination between that the shelter takes in the maximum amount of heat from the fire, and at the same time is snow/water repellent.
I created one like this that has a second half to it that pulls away so during the day you can see around but at night you can pull it real close to the shelter so you can have a fire hold the heat in. On the top you can make a hole/window door that opens that will let smoke out. For where the shelter and the removable shelter part meet you want to tie on a bunch of pine bows so it makes a pretty air tight connection when pulled together.
Very nice and simple method. Looks comfortable, mystery-man
Thank you. The mask is off now, check out my latest video.
Both are great ideas. I agree.
It is built with this angle in order to receive maximum heat from the fire, if you would have built the shelter in summer time then the roof would have been lower (at an angle of about 45 degrees) to receive maximum heat in the the shelter from your fire, and to protect against the rain, and in the summer you do not need as much heat in the shelter as you need in the winter, that is one of the reasons that the angle of the roof should be 45d if you build this shelter in the summer.
/NS.
Well done! Looks like a fine shelter that with a little upkeep will last many years... Thanks for sharing your skills
Wow.. If u could build two of those parallel and equidistant, that would be the most amazing survival tent ever haha. Great video
Thanks a lot. Yes it would be.
That's definitely the shelter I would make in a survival situation, that or the frame.
i thought this was AMAZINGLY cool and well stuctered for survival
Thanks, it means a lot that you like it.
/NS.
This is a good Temporary shelter... It's great if it's not too windy... But the second there is any wind or precipitation for any other direction then the rear side, you're going to be cold AND wet...
great vid, one tip would be to thatch from the bottom up like shingling a house. Thanks for posting!
Thanks, Regardless of how you place the spruce branches they are just as water repellent, but I understand what you mean and the principle of it. If you use birch bark for the roof you should do as you say otherwise it will rain in.
nice debris shelter I like them more than a tent or hammock.Thxs for the heads up on this nice shelter
Ei Pi Thanks a lot.
Nice. Be fun to just build one for the kids...a fort as they would say, be a good way to get them involved in the outdoors and off the TV/video games....good video!
Thank you my friend. Yes, do that.
Nice music I was waiting for Rocky Balboa to run threw the woods!
Use stripped and split spruce surface roots for cordage. Start the roof from the bottom so water runs down the outside, not the inside. You can use slabs of moss and litter for the bottom part of the roof. When making the poles, strip them near the site: you can then use the trimmings for the roof without having to carry stuff around.
i had to watch it again !! some day i will have land to build on !! Blessings my friend !!
I also created one that has a tipi attached, 2 of the slanting tipi poles go onto each side of the lean to. Then you complete it so its like having a tipi with a side room built in.
Love the idea, what would also make it awesome is one of those thermal emergency blankets on the inside kinda like insulation.
gassyrockstar Thank you.
Great video! I also feel like when I build one myself I will have that music playing in my head, which will help keep morale up :)
Laura Cook Blond Thank you.
Yes that is a great idea, a bed like Ray Mears did when he was in the rocky mountains would be perfect to have in this shelter.
Best Regards
/NorthSurvival.
To make it easier you should make the sides slanted.You did an excellent job that looks rugged and watertight.
Thanks, i am glad you liked it.
/NS.
I thought you did that really really well. The completed shelter looked fantastic! Great job!👍👍👍
Wow,That's a pretty cool shelter!Good-job.
Yes maybe, we all use and bulid different shelters, i like this one, he likes that one, but one thing is for sure, i am going to make more shelter videos.
/NS.
Very awesome. I loved it. The only thing I would of done is put it up against a small cliff face or large rock in order to reflect heat back from the fire. Then you would of also been able to use the top of the rock face and the point of the shelter to add a continual roof but honestly, your shelter was phenomenal. Thanks for that!
Thank you, yes a fire reflector would be great.
Thank You for this video. It was very easy to follow, and i also liked the extra info on winter/summer changes.
Thank you. Merry christmas.
Same to you, though I'm a little late. XD Hope your Holidays went well as well.