Plow Point Tarp Camp in the Rain - an unpleasant surprise
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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In this video, I hike out to have a nice camp in the rain. I love to camp in the rain and I do it frequently. I was very excited to cook on the campfire and try out a plow point tarp shelter. I got a very unpleasant surprise, which you will see in the video.
I am a big believer that sometimes you have to know when to throw in the towel.
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Hey Sam! I think that yellow wrapped/wrinkled paper was either a McDonald's wrap or Burger King or...ah-em a poo bag for a person if not a dog...?? You will not believe the crap I have found around my area hometown...and it gets me very angry because I have no idea why or how the junk got there in the first place.
Love it when you post new stuff Sam! Keep it up so I can live vicariously through you!
Haha awesome Matt! It’s my pleasure bud, thanks for watching 🍺🍌
Been there, done that. Not fun to pack up wet gear and hike out in the wet dark!!
Haha nope!
Another great video, Sam. I really do like that Silky Gomboy saw.
Dude it really does seem to be the perfect saw for this stuff. The only drawback is it’s somewhat easy to break the blade.
Also my favorite Bushcrafter is nunother than " Sam Bananas 🍌 😋 👍
Hi JB!! That's high praise and I appreciate it my friend.
Another great video Sam but that graveyard creeps me out! 😱
Haha I know, it's spooky right?!
Dude you always smother your fires before they get going good. Hint, thick white smoke. Don't pile on so much wood till it really gets going good and hot. I still like you're videos dude you are one I can't wait to see. Thanks man
Thanks Lillian! I swear next time I’m going to follow all the rules to making a perfect fire on the next one haha. I’m always in a rush because shooting the trip makes everything take so much longer. Thank you for watching, I appreciate the view and the feedback. Stuff like this helps me get better.
WHY DID YOU MAKE YOUR FIRE SO FAR AWAY FROM SHELTER? I WOULD THINK 4 FEET WOULD BE IDEAL FOR KEEPING WARM
I didn't need the fire for warmth
Out of everything even snow and bugs I don't like the rain. He'll yes I wana see another video at the old cemetery! 💀 ☠ 💀
Haha rain is not really that fun, but people love to watch it. And I really like the challenge. Bugs are my least favorite for sure. It looks like people want to see that cemetery camp, so I’ll be going back!
I've gone thru 2-3 videos and I can't hear you. Need to turn up your Mic Imput.
Thank you very much! Honestly I really appreciate feedback like that, it’s hard to get from viewers. I have a new mic coming in the mail, but I already have two videos recorded without it. However, I can raise the volume in the editing process, so I will make sure to do that for those. Thanks again bud, this helps me get better.
One reason I watch your videos is your great attitude. 👍
Thanks Curt! I always try to keep my spirits up for you guys.
I know.....I know, I find that extremely remarkable as well! 👍😉😃
Now was the time to test your survival skills.
Hello from Oklahoma! Good Video! I liked and subscribed. That yellow plastic is more than likely what's left of a mylar balloon someone let go to remember a loved one etc... I find them all the time in my travels. I found one about 160 miles from a town one time deer hunting here in Oklahoma. I burn them in my fires. Appreciate your honesty. Love what You're doing.👍👍 God Bless!
Very interesting! Thanks for watching man. I appreciate the encouragement 🍺🍌
Good video. A couple tips... A repair kit 😃, always carried with a inflatable pad.
You struggled a bit with the fire at first on that soppy ground. Use base logs much bigger, like 4-6 inches. By the time the fire burns down through them, the ground will be dry.
Set your plow point tip atleast eye level; you had a lot of water collecting on the tarp and much of the tarp was on the ground, limiting your space. By bringing it up a bit, it will help, and heat from the fire will circulate in if you was closer to the fire.
Lastly, a leaf bed isn't that bad. You still had the foam pad. For many years I camped w/o a pad and slept on leaf beds. Kinda a pain to build tho.
Great job going out in the elements when many people won't and sharing your mistakes as wll as the successes. I like honest and open channels with people just doing their thing 👍
Hi Justin! Lots of good advice in there, especially the tips on how to set up the plow point. This was my first time with that configuration and I thought it looked so simple, but there was more to it than I thought. I appreciate you watching bud!
Good tips. Your tarp looked big enough that if you had the tip of the tarp 7 or 8 ft off the ground, you could have your fire under it to keep it protected from the rain. You would benefit from having your fire closer anyway. You could get more heat in your shelter, and keep the fire smaller to conserve fuel.
Hello, good and useful ... 😃👍
Thank you!
I prefered pop up tent...secured and warmed
hindsight would say to bring a patch kit whenever inflatable items are brought
Sure. However when I patched this pad once I was home, the directions said to let the pad sit for 4 hours before re-inflating. In the future I’ll take a patch kit and super glue because that won’t take long.
i like it when things go wrong, exciting! :) thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I appreciate you saying that. Wasn’t sure how people would feel about it.
You are very resilient, Sam. Wish you all the enjoyment and success!
Thank you so much!
Am not going to criticize your decision to withdraw. You did, however, have an egg-crate sleeping pad that should have provided sufficient insulation, it would seem. Can you discuss your reasoning a bit more?
it's physics, the cold wet ground would have drawn out all his warmth
It’s a great question honestly. The foam mattress has an R-value of 1.5 I believe. I’ll let you google it but I would have been dicey with the temps getting down to roughly 28f/-2c that night. If I was too far from the car, I could have built a raised bed or piled up a ton leaves. Then put the foam mat down on that.
Hell yeah man!! I always love when you use that logo haha. Definitely gotta do more videos together soon.
What a crazy end to the trip! Seemed like a "Murphys Law" sort of situation. Walking through the backwoods at night in the rain gives me gas.
Dude it was, this trip sucked lol. I’m finishing editing a new one now and I can’t wait to get that up. Plus I’m doing another this weekend. But yes we’ve got to do another trip. I’ll get ahold of you bud.
@@CampingwithSamBananas Awesome!
Another great video. I appreciate that you still post even when the camp doesn’t go as planned. Personally, I don’t know that I’d have handled hiking out of the woods in the pitch darkness and coming across an ancient cemetery with the same positive attitude you did. I’ve seen too many horror movies. 😱😂
Thanks man! Yeah it was definitely a spooky time but I thought it was best to leave. And I wanted to show the honest version. By the way there is a video of me camping in that graveyard in the rain too if you go check me channel. Not too far back.
Hey! Some us are learning right there with ya! I look at each adventure as an opportunity to gain XP 😁
Haha I like that perspective! Thanks for watching Capt
Always have to have a plan B and C. Try wrapping the asparagus in bacon and cooking over the coals. It’s always an adventure and we learn from your mistakes. Happy New Year!
Thanks Steve!! As I was watching, I thought I should have wrap the asparagus in the bacon. Next time!
I like this video 👍
Thank you!
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25:28 - Oh my: This is dangerously close to becoming a future MrBallen video!
Whatever you do, Sam... Do NOT go scuba diving!!!
Sam, it’s important to learn from mistakes. That you are willing to demonstrate this brings real value to your video. Thanks. Texas
Thanks Jeff! It was a tough decision to post this because it’s not my finest moment. But I just want to be real and show it how it happens. I appreciate the kind words.
Love the video. So serene and love the sound of the rain drops.
Me too bud, me too.
I would have put fire closer to tarp and laid some huge punky logs over the fire to protect it from the rain.😊
leaving...../....but but why sam>?....take a sip on the olllllllllll banana flask....all will work out......
Xin chào anh sam chuối, hôm nay không thấy uống rượu vang nhỉ,hay là quên mang theo quả chuối dung rượu
it's Friday morning here, i was hoping steve wallis had uploaded but he hasn't yet :(
On Saturday
@@pearly719 Excellent, thanks for the update, I can't get enough of CWS, I watch a dozen or so other camping/crafting channels...but nothing is as Satisfying as Steve's.
Joe Robinet is awesome too
Excellent call heading out crap happens. My dome light went out priceless end 🤣😂👍💯
Hahaha my car is a POS for real! Thanks for watching bud.
Its a good thing you have that raincoat.....the way that tarp is.......jeez....dont get me started.
Is it possible that you could get a headlamp? So your hands free when it becomes dark.
That yellow plastic is likely hazard tape used on public works or other construction sites. The black labelling may have worn off through the years of blowing around. Its found deep ito the woods. Nice video Bud.
That’s an interesting idea, could be! Thanks for watching bud🍺🍌
you could have wrapped the aspargus with the bacon
Good job. You’re safe. That’s all that matters.
Thanks Linda!
Hah! I made that same tarp setup mistake the first time I went winter (18 deg F and ~20 " of snow and still snowing!) tarp-camping, too. Also, after getting up (never got to sleep for more than a half hour or so) at 3-hour intervals to take care of business, on the third wake-up I said THWI; packed up at 0400 and walked out in the dark! Cheers!
Dude that sounds like an experience! It’s fun to challenge yourself but at a certain point it’s no fun being out there anymore
On a tarp that large, the point needs to be head high. You'll have a lot less flattened out on the ground at the back.
Sam, very awesome video. -Venustas Heated Apparel
should always carry extra food. no duct tape? Learn the lessons.
Enjoyed your video, Sam. This is proof that every camp just isn't always as easy as the way it's portrayed because of clever editing. You went out & did your thing. Enjoy your successes, learn from your failures and ignore the negative comments. Rock on!
Thank you so much, I needed that!
you would have been fine with just the zlite pad.
I agree bit of an overreaction-2 you’d b alright with no pad
I made the decision to leave because it was getting down to below freezing temps that night. The zlite pad is only rated at 1.5 r-value
I really wanna talk smack about your fire and having to rebuild it over and over but...dude...we all been there. Anyone who says they haven't is an armchair outdoorsman!
Haha dude for sure, there are a lot of armchair outdoorsman in the comments. The first time was a mistake. The second time was deliberate because I was going to cook on the coals. It’s super easy to rebuild a fire from coals too. The thing a lot of these guys miss is that I could easily edit/shoot the video to make it look like I’m an expert. I make the video this way so I can show things as genuinely as possible.
สวัสดีแซม ในที่สุดคุณก็มา เรารอคุณอยู่นะ ขอบคุณกับ วีดีโอ ที่ยอดเยี่ยม love you sam
Hey Sam bananas Tony from Iowa USA checking in great show you definitely try 2 👍's up young man and bacon stay dry lol
Thanks Tony! I do my best but I just try to keep it real and show it how it really happens. Thanks for watching, cheers 🍺🤣
Hi Strange camping and Kevin with small plots!
I really enjoy you're videos,keep them coming
Thanks, will do!
So you know that area quite well, and still struggling in there?
Came across this video and checked your channel out. Im digging it. Keep up the great work! (Subscribed)
Awesome, thank you!
Always a good day when a notification pops up for a new video from you!
Adam you’re the man, thanks for watching dude
That Mora is one tough little knife 🔪
Dude it really is! It’s like $20 too
Good evening brother good to see you 🤝
Nice to see ya bud!
Can’t stand the litter bugs either buddy. Doesn’t seem how far you go they still find a way lol. Sucked about the sleep pad but you seemed to recover well 😁
Thanks bud! I hate it too, I just can't do much about it. It really sucked to leave, but that's how it goes sometimes.
Really enjoyed the video. No matter if you are very experienced, or new at something, things can happen. I very much appreciated the honesty without a polished video. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate that. This was a tough for me and it was tough to post it as is also. But I wanted to show it how it happened.
The video is very beautiful. I am watching the video from Bangladesh. I want to give you more beautiful videos and I understand English a little less but your scenes look very beautiful. I pray you go far.👉💞💞💞💞💞💞💞🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Thank you so much!
another cool vid bratha ...and yes i agree ..strange camping is a really fun guy to watch as well...and as mattoast says ... i live vicariously through you guys
Hey Mark! Glad I could provide some entertainment for you bud
I lived within and managed the Lismore City Council Cemetery & Crematorium complex of NSW Australia for 23yrs, never seen a thing.
Haha yeah I didn’t either and didn’t expect to. It’s kind of funny how many people strongly believe in ghosts
Sam, awesome video as usual, bummer about the air mattress. I recently started using Tyvek as a ground sheet just for that reason, I go over it in my PA Turnpike Exchange 351 Urban Stealth Camp. Forget the axe, your Silky and machete is all you need. Batoning with an Axe is more dangerous in my opinion, you have more control with a knife, I use a BK-9.
Hiking in the dark can be tough unless you are close to a trail or have a point of reference, you can easily get turned around. Since you camp this area often, I would get some Trail Marking Tacks.
It's great that you give fellow UA-camrs shout-outs, I am sure they greatly appreciate it, I need to do the same more often.
Dan and Kevin are great guys and do some awesome stuff.
Hey bud, thanks for the encouragement! I’ll check that video out. I just use a poncho or a blue Home Depot tarp, I could probably use an upgrade.
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Good on you for getting out there. IMHO carry less shit, get better with what you do carry, ALWAYS carry a basic repair kit to include tenacious tape. Drive on my friend. Cheers Banana!
Thank you! I started carrying it after this trip. Thank goodness I wasn't a 5 hour hike from the car. Only about 45 minutes or so.
Not criticizing at all, but I'm thinking that if I was in that situation I would have weighed the risk of being a bit cold from the ground (use some gear for insulation underneath??) versus the, IMO, less safer option of bushwacking back to the the trail and hiking in the darkness. High risk of injury.....Of course I wasn't there so you made your own decision. Just throwing it out there for others to think about should they encounter that situation.
I appreciate the perspective. Having to do it again, I think I might have tried to tough it out. These are woods I'm in a lot and I know them very well. So I decided to leave. I never what to let my pride stop me from throwing in the towel.
Sam I don't understand high 20s you had enough insulation on the ground ? Your decision bit it would have been fine
In hindsight I may have been alright. It was below freezing, and the foam mat only has an R Value of about 1.5. I would have liked leaves for some insulation but all the leaves were wet. Meaning when it dropped below freezing, I’d be laying on a bed of frozen leaves.
Hey Sam, wanna come to Virginia to camp? I'll pay for your trip. All expenses paid.. all you have to do is bring your banana flask and your gear. I'll take care of everything else.
It’s honestly on my bucket list, we’ll see what happens down the road!
This trip looked like a pain in the ass dude.
Your camps look so fun . I'd bring a half pint of vodka a six pack and a special 12 once can a cigar or two . Maybe a couple of steaks and some sausage with bread bro . Thats how I do in my backyard with a fire 🔥...
Yeah that's the jam!
Probably a leaf covering the root.
Looks like a whataburger wrapper lol.
Nothing like humping out all that extra water weight from wet gear! Hate it! I'll hike in during the dark but once I'm there, I am NOT leaving! Looked fun though.
It was fun for what it was! I should have stayed, I would have probably been fine.
Sorry about your car man, I feel your pain, my ZTR lawnmower has been in the shop for over a month now, thought it was fixed, lasted 15 min , and back to the shop now, I hate to see what this bill is going to be, best of luck to both of us.
I got a solution for the car stay tuned! Sorry to hear about your mower my man, good luck
you said a root pop up and went through your sleeping bag, an air mattress, what did it do grow overnight? or I guess you just set up over top of it and it start punching holes. sh*t happens.
It didn't explain it well but basically what I meant to say was it was a little twig thing, a sapling maybe, an old dead root not sure. But I chopped it and I thought I got all of it, but I did not. I actually made it sharp and then it poked through my mat. After this trip I bought a tyvek ground sheet and I haven't had any issues since.
Sorry for your bad luck, that’s why it’s called adventure. Fun times .
That’s exactly right bud. It doesn’t always work out but that’s part of the adventure.
I really like that you show the names of the knots in the video! Maybe you've always done that, but I didn't think of it untill now XD
Yeah I try to do it, but sometimes I do forget. Thank you for watching!
Came here to say the same. Good stuff Sam
I'm enjoying your videos but i noticed it rains a lot when your out stay safe and keep making videos
Thanks, you too!
Really liked the Blair witchy ending. The only thing that would have made it better is that if every trail had led you back to the graveyard. Of course, then we would never see the video.
Haha yeah exactly!
Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s the adventure that counts !
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great idea suspending plowpoint from the line! I thought about it but never did it. kudos...
Thanks! I thought it worked pretty good
Why is the fire 20 ft from his shelter?
Oops. Now I see you have a headlamp. I'm sorry your camping was cut short.
No worries! Sometimes it goes like this. I try super hard not to throw in the towel, but I will if I have to.
Unsubscribe! Tough it out!
Couple of discreet sips from the banana flask and the hike is a bit more interesting, right?😂
Haha yes sir!!!
You can cook frozen meat, just at a lower temp til it thaws out, been doing it all my life hehe !
Good to know!
Lol Sam id be running out of fear at night thinking a skin walker or the Blair witch project awww ..
It was spooky for sure
Can of soup or a bag of soup you add water to would go with the wet weather you are in, bring extra food for cold or wet weather (seems always hungry when cold or wet and meal helps warm up
It’s great advice, I need to get better at having contingency plans.
i'm glad 100% you look after yourself, better to return home than to wake up a ghost (as steve wallis says) x
True! Steve is the man. By the way he posted saying he next video will be Sunday instead of usual time and he’s doing something ambitious and different
Don't like to preach, but try to avoid drinking before driving.
It’s fair point. I only had two beers and it was about 2 hours after I finished the last one when I left. So it may not show in the video, but I was completely sober.
I saw the graveyard vid listed in my recs. I guess another one would be cool.
It's up if you'd like to watch it. I actually three graveyard videos on my channel.
Looks like rain tarp over fire with wind block corporal style..
Corporal’s Corner is the man
I've got a good way to protect a fire. Hammer a stick into the ground at an angle then paracord a mini umbrella on the end
Hmmmmm well there’s an interesting idea. I could even use duct tape
26:55 I guess you could have peed on it but then there'd be no video footage.
How do you know I didn't, once the camera was off?
IdealKnives….. up …but not sure I’d say up and coming.
You never know where people are going to end up, but I think he’s off to a great start. He’s got a lot more subscribers and views than I did by that time.
Rewatching some videos. This is one I haven’t seen in a while. I’m glad you didn’t get lost while off trail. I definitely would have.
This was a good one, but I always hate having to throw in the towel
I've been following him since his second video strange Dan
He’s great :)
hey banana man.. wer s kevin. no small plots f 2 weeks.. HNY
I miss him too. He said he was taking January off. I’m sure he’ll be back in Feb. probably just a little burnt out and needs a break.
Hey Sam if you're interested in mre meals i would like to send you some. Let me know.
Hey that would be cool! I’m getting a PO Box set up this week. Stay tuned and I’ll update with the next video.
Say Sam, like Luke from the TOGR (outdoor gear ⚙ review) and Navy SEAL Don Shipley (dang autocorrect put in SHIRLEY lol) are you from Virginia??
Hi Nancy! I love TOGR, great channel. I’ll check that Shirley fella out. I’m in Ohio, but I got into Michigan a lot and sometimes I drive to Kentucky.
@@CampingwithSamBananas LOL 😆 Shirley...lol. His last name actually is Shipley, not Shirley. 😂 The channel is Former Buds 131. He is a fun guy to watch his Phoney Navy SEALs of the week!
At 30:26 in the video what are the lights in the sky behind your head to the right?
It's light flares given off by the camera.
Sam , do you upload videos on a regular basis like on a certain day?
Hi Sky! I don't, I just try to get two videos per month out.
Yes do a overnight in that old cemetery in the rain and thunderstorms
I think I will!
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