Fast and Easy Primitive Shelter | BUSHCRAFT | CANADIAN WINTER | SURVIVAL | SELF RELIANCE |
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Peter relates a story about how he and Cathy lost their shelter on a canoe trip down the Yukon river and the importance of being able to fashion some sort of shelter with the materials Mother Nature provides. He then proceeds to make his favourite shelter from his reliable old tarp and summarizes the pros and cons of the numerous shelters one can build.
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20 below and a nice little breeze here in mt this morning, 2/24/2023 thanks for your channel ,,good day to stay inside!!
That is indeed a cool one, the kind that makes one quite content to stay close to the hearth.
You better tie down that support pole to those saplings!
Thanks for taking us along on another adventure, and giving us another shelter building lesson, it's always a pleasure!
Our pleasure, Jeff
Hi there, "Get-Wood" from Maine here. I know your taking about shelters here but my father, a life long forrester, often said, "There's no such thing as inclement weather, just improper clothing." You reminded me of that when speaking of your current weather situation. I'm really enjoying the builds. Take care both of you.
Thank you for the interest and that is a grand quote, indeed.
I hope do you have enough food to comfort your belly. Thought that shelter was pretty nice. I can’t imagine the warmth from the fire you will have built. Thank you.
Once big rocks like that get hot, they stay that way for up to 6 or so hours. As to the food, let’s say I got by, lol.
Rugged and very interesting, always learn more. Only the strongest survived that’s fur sure! Never gave thought to heating a nearby Rock formation.
It works amazing well. Even after the fire is gone they’ll give heat for a good 6 hours.
Nice
Hi Neighbor thank you for taking us on your adventure through time
You are so welcome!
A timely video. I recently ordered a 10' X 16' fly to go along with my wedge. It will make a great tarp for a variety of structures..
Glad it was helpful, David. That’s a big canvas, you’ll have no trouble building a variety of shelters and if needed, for numerous people.
I have spent many comfortable nights under a tarp. My current go to is a tarp over a pocket hammock.
A wonderful way to spent a night I suspect, although I’ve never tried it.
You must be at total peace when in the wilds of Ontario, with your knowledge and skills needed to survive whatever may come your way.
It’s all about attitude my friend. I always head out with no expectations of being comfortable but, rather what is the most tolerable I can be.
That is the key to survival everywhere and from everything!
Looks like you still have snow,Peter. We had 70° Temps here in PA. yesterday. Not much of winter here this year. Enjoyed all your shelter videos. Looking forward to some more in the forge. Stay warm.
Thanks Jack. We just got another 8” of snow last night, so it’s not over yet.
I think to your point, the voyagers, settlers, etc. didn't have weather forecasts like we do. So shelter set up quick was important back then.
You bring up a very valid point, Kent. We thank you for your interest.
Love your episodes and great jacket by the way.
I do love that hunting frock as I do your appreciation.
Peter it didn't take long before it was done very basic set up but very effective in bad weather or a long excursion thanks Freddie 😄😎😀👍
The best part Freddie, it only weighs a little over 6 pounds.
And I think life is hard in deer camp. Love the tarp idea.
My friends deer camp has electricity and running water, heck, I might as well stay home, lol.
Have you thought of writing down all of your adventures you and Kathy have taken? I am sure your grandkids would love to read about your travels someday. We have about 10 shoeboxes full of letters my dad and my grandmother wrote each other when he was in the Navy in the Korean War. They are priceless. Maybe you have already journaled or written out some of your adventures. You sure seem to have led full and interesting lives!
We have had a lot of wonderful opportunities in our lives, Steven. I do have all my mom and dads memorabilia from his 5 years in Europe during WW2 and they are treasured items. We are planning to show some of our backstory in our next couple of episodes. I sincerely thank you for your interest in our channel.
Always learn something from your videos plus they are very entertaining, might you do one on winter footwear and how they are made, thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thanks Danny. If you go to our play list you’ll find a tutorial on building a shoe pack moccasin.
Rminds me of the half shelters we used in the Army. You teaed up with someone, each of you would carry one, and when it came time to make camp, you just laced the two halves together, set it up with poles, cords and stakes, and there you were.
Inivative indeed. Union solders in the Civil War were each issued a 5 x 5 piece of canvas which in groups of four could be buttoned together. The term, the whole shabang comes from that. Thanks for your interest.
Yes, it's my favorite as well! I've even just made a raised bed and put a clear piece of plastic sheeting over me! The fire radiated the heat to me, and I was comfortable all night! I just had to reach out and throw a little more wood on the fire a couple of times!! It was toasty!! You don't want a huge fire or you'll cook yourself!!
Even after the fire is out, if built on big rocks they’ll radiate heat for up to 6 hours.
Love the Hudson Bay door tag
I whittled that out from a piece of walnut using a piece in Museum.
@@TheWoodlandEscape excellent work awesome looking your a very skilled craftsman.
Your too kind, Sir. Thank you.
@@TheWoodlandEscape you're welcome.
Thanks for another shelter building Peter 👍
No problem 👍
I've been awake about 48 hours , life happens , but I just want to say thank you for making my day again , sleep deprivation is not good , but very wiered in a somewhat good way . Is it natural ??
Oh and this probably my fith time watching this one in a row , I'm tiered and cold right now so it's good night and thank you again .
Oh my ,that’s a long time to go sleepless. I trust this note finds you snoring away!
@@TheWoodlandEscape it did thank you and I was so tired I got my math worng it was only 36 hours , and all is a lot better than it was now . thanks again , I appreciate your response , it just made my day , easier and better .
Aww old friend great as always but to short for me ☹️😂😂😂
It was a wee bit on the short side but, the important part is I spent a comfortable night in it.
Peter, I love the videos and information in them. If you get a chance could you go over your coffee making procedures. God bless and thank you again.
Yes I can, Ryan. I roast the beans in a dry pan until I get the darkness desired. Darker is stronger but, will have less caffeine as you’ve evaporated some away. Pulverize it in a sturdy leather bay with your ax and add to cold water ( some experimentation required as to volume). Bring to a boil and let it boil out the spout. Allow it to do this three times which it does because the grounds are on the top. It is do on the third boil over. Remove from the fire and add cold water to the top which causes the grounds to sink …. Enjoy!
Thank you Peter for your coffee making insight👍
Another great video Peter! Love my oil tarp. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
Me too! This is my go to shelter!
Thanks for another great video and stay warm.
Thanks, will do!
I assume you have read some of RM Patersons books (Dangerous River et al:) and he always used a canvas tarp like yours but it also has a small front addition that could be pulled out for a bit more shelter. I used a copy of that for many yrs with great satisfaction.
If I know the weather is going to be real nasty I carry a second small oil cloth that tie to the horizontal support. I can tie it out like a canopy or lower it across the front in a downpour.
Single digits (°F) here in Northern Maine. Watching your videos while planning and designing (in my mind) a small cabin/shanty that I hope to build this spring/summer.
That is awesome, Travis, good luck with your project.
Good morning from a snowing and cold day here in Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your live history videos
Glad too see you in their Earl always Freddie 😄😎🇺🇲
Hi my friend
Good story.. It keeps you thinking on your feet!
I really only ever use a lean-to or it's variants as my shelter in fair weather. Personally... I find that the colder it gets, the more dome shaped my shelter becomes for better heat retention.
Thanks for the video...
Dome shaped shelters do indeed retain heat quite well.
You have built this one in past videos, one was in front of huge rock. Glad Kathy wasn't caught up in that tent you would have had to fetch her out of the river to. Be safe out there.
I don’t know about that rescue idea. The Yukon Rivers summer temperature is around 4C, lol. Once on a trip and caught in a down burst, she did in fact have to pull it down and lie across it to keep it from blowing away. I was lying across the overturned canoe.
Single-digit temperatures here in eastern Washington state. Quite the story, Peter, and another excellent video.
Yup, a wee bit cold up here as well. Got a dump of snow last night to boot … it’s not over yet!
So, I moin's the toim wen me and a forestry student wuz drivin' a pickup in a radio shadow where none of yer hi tech radio gadgets would work, so they didn't! An what's d'yer know, but we sinks in a bottomless muskeg what fer opened up beneath us when we wasn't lookin'. So, the truck were stuck, right good B'ys. And we wuz 25 km down a logging road with no more supplies than what I carried in my cruiser's vest, which were Baker's sweet chocolate and Campbells instant chicken noodle soup. And we had to hoof'er out. But, we spent a night lyin' down around a fire wit no shelter. Coz we gets 'er stuck late in the day. What I didn't know before eating it was how bad that chocolate wuz, but as would luck have it, I didn't share it with my partner, good on me! Ya's hafter use yer imagination a little, so you do, to imagine the pipe clearing effect of ancient chocolate on a man's innards. Now, it's not in my nature, so it ain't, to exaggerate none fer effect, but picture a hydraulic line fulla chocolate milk blowin' like ol' Faithful to the sounds of my pitiful screams, all night long such that I were jest a l'il dry by morning, so I wuz. And I walked the whole way in caulk boots designed by the Marquis de Sade for maximum agony on a gravel road, so's I did. We slept wid no shelter, on the ground, so we did, and it jest goes tuh show! Wedder it's a wind blowin' yer tent away or bad chocolate blowin' yer guts out, loif goes bedder wid a good shelter over yer head, as this Ottawa Valley lad can tell ya's, so I duz.
That was hilarious, thanks for sharing.
Nice and atmospheric video. I like it. 👍 bushcraft
Thank you very much!
Always enjoy what you build for shelters. Everyone needs a wool blanket or two Nothing like them. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching!
Every reenactment I go to I bring a wool blanket wrapped in an oiled cloth big enough to make a lean-to (or other arrangements) shelter if the weather is not great.
Ah, nothing beats no shelter and sleeping under the star canopy but, occasionally one needs to hide the sky, lol!
Hi Peter, Heck of a story but that's how it usually goes. I really enjoyed the shelter series you put together. Take care See ya on the next adventure!
Thanks, Gil and you.
I love that shelter! I’m going to add triangles to the sides of my tarp. Your videos are so enjoyable to watch!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job and video Peter, love the stories as well. And you did a great job also Kathy
Thank you very much, Lance, always a kind word!
nice shelter,i made one back in 1980 and used at mt man events.
I find it pretty hard to beat.
Peter is was 84F here yesterday. I would have traded you a bit of it if you asked. It sure made cutting wood a royal pain in the butt! I do have all the trees down, now it's just bucking them up and hauling them out for splitting. It's February so temps SHOULD be in the 50-60F range, NOT 84! It has moderated a bit today, but since I have 75% of the one tree bucked up and hauled out I'm taking a day of rest. Tomorrow I'm hitting the lake to see if the crappie are biting!
Nothing beats a fine feed of Crappie … with all that hard work, you must have worked up an appetite.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Well, maybe I exaggerated a liitttllle, All totaled I only have about 3/4 of a cord split and stacked. Looks like I have about 2 1/2 cords of trees down. None were alive, all are beetle kill or knocked down by storms.
THANK YOU
I couldn't help but to chuckle when you was tell about the tent flying away and then having to retrieving it, but i would guess you had a tarp for backup on your Yukon river trip
We still had the fly and our resources had it not been for that overhanging willow tree and our brave friend who retrieved it. The temperature of the Yukon is about 4C in the middle of summer.
Thank you for another great video. I understand the concept of using the rocks as a natural firepit that will continue to radiate heat after the fine dies down. But I have a hard time grasping that your fire will give off enough heat, in winter, to keep a person warm from such a distance, especially with just a wool blanket and no way to make a reflector to direct the heat towards the mostly wide open 'lean to'. Hmmm ... perhaps I have a hard time grasping this because I am always cold, lol. Thanks again and take care.
The big rock base in front of this shelter will continue to give off heat for about 6 hours after the fire is out. For my winter treks I carry 3 Hudson Bay blankets, plus all my clothing is 100% wool. I wear a woolen cap and wrap a thick wool scarf around my neck and face. About all that is exposed is my nose. Have said all that, on really cold nights it is tolerable at best and one must constantly feed new wood into the fire.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thanks for replying. I thought you only had one blanket! With all of that wool in moderate winter weather, it makes much more sense. Thank you once again for the wonderful videos, I very much enjoy learning about the lifestyle of people in the 1700s was like in video format. Take care.
I typically carry one over my shoulder and 2 on my toboggan.
Love your clothes!!!
Thank you, Karen, my wife Cathy sews most of them.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Give her my complements. I make costumes for my family of the same period so I appreciate expertise when i see it!
Excellent, love story about your tent😁.
Simon 🇬🇧👍
Glad you enjoyed it, Simon.
W O W...WHAT a story! Seems 2 prove the point that heaven is watching us and likes a bit of levity now and again! Suuuuuuure proved your point about the ability to build a shelter.It's allllll in the 'attitude'. One day an old Irish farmer was about to plow his field and a storm came up and he had to quit as it began to pour. He came back in the house with little reaction but to say; "It's a miserable day. Thanks be to God." ADAPTABILITY...now there's the key! Man always has 2 battle the climes. I wonder if 'many-a-dream' were not of places more temperate, when having to war against the elements . I find Pioneers quite 'fearless', perhaps because of all the experiments they HAD TO attempt in order to learn/survive. Plato fits well here 2 explain them; "Courage is knowing what not to fear." I thank U good Peter, 4 all U teach us...and U dear Catherine, 4 all U so artfully show us! Health and God Bless! :)
Well given you’re from Quebec one can only imagine ones first winter in New France. There is an old CBC film called First Winter that is not only authentic but, really shows the extreme hardships they endured. It is worth trying to find, I’m pretty darn sure you would enjoy. It follows an Irish Emigrant family I. The Ottawa Valley in the early 1800,s. As always, Marie, thank you so much for your comments.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I shall try 2 find this vid. Thank-U good Peter!
Don’t count on it - smoke always follows me, no matter where I am around the fire!
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! Multi purpose and basic. I have a Whelen shelter, it was my first. But for it's size and the rigging, it only serves one purpose. I like the fact that the basic tarp can have a variety of uses. To store and pack in your other necessities. And can be set up in more than one fashion. Thanks again and keep your powder dry.
Pretty hard to beat a straight tarp. Most set them up like a plow shear. I have used them that way many a time but, I must admit if it really windy or rainy it is not my favorite way to build shelter. Watch yer top knot!
Me and some friends went up into Canada canoeing to do some fishing and enjoy the clean air. First day was great made good time traveled about 8 miles on water and across portages then it started to rain and every day after it rained and the wind blew we didn’t bring much food was planning on eating fish but they didn’t like the rain either so no fish. After day three we were wet to the bone everything was wet and hungry saw some seagulls was half tempted to catch and eat them but no luck 😂 we tried to paddle back to starting point but it was so windy that with three of us paddling the wind was making it impossible to go anywhere finally day 6 sun came out wind stopped and it was like thank you God fish started biting and got a fire going finally dried out most of are stuff and got some of the best tasting fish I’ve ever had. You know when your really hungry everything tastes better. That was the last time I’ve gone on a trip with so little gear we survived but was far from fun.
My, that’s quite the epic journey. Somehow I personally deal with the lack of food better than being constantly soaked. I do hope that has not deterred you from another visit to Canada… I assure you, it isn’t always that bad!
@@TheWoodlandEscape my Heath right now has kept me from doing anything like this but I would love to try it again I’ve been up there 9 times and most of them were great, one time I got hit by lightning and lived that’s a long story for another day but overall it has beef good however with the government in Canada now I’m not to keen on heading that way
So Americans are concerned about traveling in Canada as are Canadians traveling into the USA. How sad it has come to this. Well it won’t stop me my friend, I’m off the the 18th century Trade Fair in Kalamazoo Mid March and then The School of the Longhunter in WV the end of March. It just seems to me, Allen that all sense of normal civilized discourse is going the same way the Dodo bird did.
Found your channel two days ago and must have watched 25 or more videos since. Love it. From Waterloo Ontario. Hope you didn't get that ice storm.
So glad you found us, Val. We’ve got a couple of dumps of snow of late but, we’ve seemed to have missed any significant freezing rain . We certainly appreciate your interest in our channel.
Fast & easy as stated. What happens if the wind changes direction 180 degrees & now into the shelter along with the fire. Quick relocation in the cold?
Oh my friend it has indeed happed. I once woke up, fire was out, and there was 6” of snow on my robes. Wind had shifted 180 degrees.
Do you ever treat your wool with Lanolin? I bought a mixture from Finland and it’s like conditioner for the fibres, but also really gives wool back some of its water repellency.
And the tarp, it looks like a pretty light weight for a cotton tarp. Where did you get it and how is it water proofed?
I have not Jim, wool has a natural lanolin in so, I suspect it would work. My tarp is oiled albeit years ago, could use freshening up.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yeah, so lanolin is removed almost completely during the processing. Apart from other things, if it has oil, it won’t take dye. Natural wool, as in still on the sheep, is FULL of lanolin.
Indeed it is.
Scary loosing your tent like that
Could have been far worse, Karl. Imagine if I dumped our coffee supply in the fast flowing Yukon, YIKS!
If you happened to be in the part of Western Ontario that lost power I know you will survive. Thanks for sharing.
What’s power, lol. One things for sure my monthly bill is pretty small. Thanks for you interest, Douglas.
I notice in your camp videos that you carry two blankets. To keep you off the ground or snow you lay down pine branches then a blanket. When sleeping on the snow does the pine branches and blanket keep you from getting cold from ground and snow under you?
It does add tremendous insulation. One would freeze to death simply laying on the snow.
Thanks for reply. Are you planning to be at the long hunter school in 2024? I missed talking to you a at the event this year.
I was wondering if maybe you would consider doing a video with more details about your tarp? It seems perfect for solo trekking. Anyway, just a thought I had.
That is a great suggestion. Perhaps this spring we’ll make a new one and show how I waterproof them.
@@TheWoodlandEscape That would be fantastic. Thanks, Peter.
@The Woodland Escape please do. I am curious as to what you used and how much it weighs, etc.
That would not take to long to construct... about 1/2 hour maybe a little longer ?
750 mile long WOW ... never did that but , when I was younger my friend and I wanted to take " Old Town canoe " for month long place to nowhere . We had to work ...
That is a quick and nice set up .... would save your life !
I’ve actually put it up in under ten. If it is really nasty, I simply use my tump line strung between to trees, weight down the back and sides and climbing in. Perhaps Bruce, you should dust of the canoe and go do that trip. Thanks for your interest.
Here in the states we call that a bakers tent
Good video
It is pretty much that but, a mini version. It only ways a wee bit over 6 pounds.
Thank you.
how much does it weigh,and do you wrap your blanket in it and carry on a tumpline or pack style?
This one weighs just over 6 pounds and I do wrap it over my bedroll to keep the blankets dry in inclement weather. I always wrap it in a tump line. I should do an episode on making one.
Good video as always may I ask how long have you been doing the 18th century living oh and more we bit on history
This has been my passion for over 30 years. I wish I’d started sooner!
Thank you I enjoy them all
What does the HB stand for on the door to your cabin?
Hudson Bay Company. Carved it from a museum piece I saw. You’d see them on the Chief Factors cabin.
what are the dimensions of your tarp and the side pieces,and did you waterproof it yourself or did it come that way?
7 1/2’ long and 4 ‘ high at the front … definitely a one man version but, it keeps the weight down.
It is oiled but, it could use a freshening up.
There seems to be a lot of shelter value in a woolen tarp.
There is indeed, James. Assuming you’ve got a good quality one.
Another good video, Peter. Though it's a wee bit of technology it seems the human has to depend on something. We will never be able to lie down in the snow and tuck our tail around our head or chase down a rabbit and catch it with our fangs. Seems to me that man is an unnatural fluke, weaker, slower, limited eyesight, limited smelling ability. No natural insulation to speak of. Looks to me as if we humans would have a little more humility.
As Walt Whitman once said “ I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self contained “. We are indeed a very fragile species. A mammal is born and immediately walks, we take a year or so!
@@TheWoodlandEscape yep. Good hearing from you, Peter. Everything about us says we should be at the bottom of the food chain except our intellect and cooperation. But it seems that three fourths of the population doesn't realize that and wouldnt care if they did.
Yup!
You know historically there is no evidence fir a man on foot to carry a tarp. The materials to make a tarp were expensive. Typically the only time a tarp was available was with pack animals and then the tarp was actually used to wrap the goods being carried. You need to go read the actual historical literature.
I appreciate your feedback. I spend most of my time attempting to find first person accounts from the 18 & 19th century and your right about Europeans but, there are different accounts of natives, particularly in the 19th century that did In fact carry tarps, particularly in the winter months on toboggans. It is also my opinion and just that, that just because one can’t find a reference, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The common hat is an example … the only references to colour of hats in the 18th century is black, does that really mean that no one had a brown hat? The written material on the common man is scarce at best. The aristocrats did much care about them and the bulk of the people moving north and west into the frontier were illiterate.
At the same time there is no evidence that they did not carry tarps, the tarp material was every where after a couple thousand years of sailing ships, plus they water proofed cotton sheets with their own water proofing.
Exactly my point, Greg. Thanks for your interest.