I have lived and worked in the outdoors all my life and you said, " I do have experience in the woods, but it's limited." So, here are a few suggestions to make it easier in a semi-permanent camp you return to often; 1) Use charcoal (BBQ) lighter fluid in a store-bought squeeze bottle for stove & campfires. It's not extremely flammable, but it easily starts fires fast in negative temps. 2) Carry a can of starter fluid for cold starting your snowmobile. 3) Learn how to safely (emergency procedure) start a snowmobile with a spare piece of rope on the drive pulley. 4) Put an inch or so of creek sand in the bottom of your wood stove to hold more heat. 5) Place a 3 or 4 piece folding (hinged) metal heat deflector in between your tent walls and stove to help warm the tent. 6) Carry a small MS 150 Stihl chainsaw with a 16" bar that starts on the first pull. A tank of gas will cut a lot of small firewood for that stove...
He said he didn't want to spend the money & I kept thinking maybe he could scrounge some sheet metal & stake it when he showed the condensation on the tent wall. Even if only in that corner since the stove was so close to the wall. & the 'reflector survival blankets' around the rest of the walls- they are super cheap & easy to stake in place. & some heavy vinyl strips like they use in freezer doors for the tent closure; just one of the old rug protectors would do in a pinch.
I was wondering why it didn't have some type of manual start. I don't know anything about snow machines, really, but it seems logical that a machine you will be using when it's cold wouldn't completely rely on a battery to start.
I love the scene with the lantern in the dark, lighting up the trees. It's like a postcard. Yeah, everybody forgets to insulate the floor. Having the pallets will help. It's warmer closer to the top of the tent. Rocks or bricks surrounding the stove would store some of the heat for later on. And a reflector panel of metal against the tent wall would reflect the heat further into the cabin. Heat some water on the stove and put it into a large thermos for later on, and put more into a hot water bottle. Heat a brick or stone, wrap it in a towel, put it inside your sleeping bag. Build a straw box to cook in. Heat a meal like stew to boiling, put the pot into a box lined with a lot of straw. Cover it with straw, cover the box and leave it to cook. This saves on your fuel. Or you can heat up something else with your stove then. Cover the snowmobile with a blanket. A dog would help keep you warm. I used to love building forts when I was a kid. Happy New Year!
You might want to pick up one of those fans to put on the stove that spin when it gets hot. It would help to distribute the heat around the tent better.
Hello from Alaska! My friend, get online and order yourself a tent called Arctic Oven. They are made in Alaska specifically for camping at temps way below zero. They arent cheap but last for decades with proper care. People up here routinely camp in temps of -40F in them.
There is nothing wrong with a canvas wall tent in the winter. His issue is that the tent is far too big for one person. An 8x10 would be a lot more comfortable.
Great to see you Jay, I’ve been watching you fir about two years. You and I very much alike on this winter camping. We are both learning and enjoying it for the same reasons. It is much easier to heat a smaller tent which is what I have. You also need a dependable sleep system. I have a $150 (US) -40F sleeping back I got from Amazon. Don’t rely on stove heat and tent size. Go to bed warm and when the stove dies out at night you won’t even know. Have wood ready to relight your fire in the morning. I saw you in the past have a stove issue with your spark arrestor and smoke in the tent. The right sleeping bag and bedding insulation will keep you warm and safe. I wish you success and await your next video 😊❤️🇺🇸☃️❄️🛷⛺️
Favorite bush-crafting videos, in no specific order, Joe Robinet, Matthew Posa, and Rune Malte Bertram-Nielsen - and I, now, add Jay Legere to the list. Thank you for sharing.
Those fans are amazing...I’ve used them for years in every wood burning living situation and in the right conditions...will put you in a T-shirt and shorts in no time.
I've used mine in my cabin I built 17 years ago here off grid living in Trapper Creek Alaska. He probably didn't remember to pack it, like the matches or lighter he forgot. But he sure is still doing it.
You'll learn in time, Heat Rises. Place things up higher in tent to prevent freezing and utilize the heat to your best advantage. I enjoy this kind of content so I wish you well in your endeavors. Also, cover up your snowmobile with a tarp over night as well as your logs. Every little bit helps.
I thought you were going to end on a cliffhanger....... Your current tent is big enough to pull your machine into for those extra cold nights. Just keeping the engine block above zero would be huge for starting.
When I was a kid I bought an old circus tent at an auction. The first snow I did the same thing. I learned what a neat trick it was then. I am seventy one now and a Tent-In-a-Tent has been something i have done many times in my life. It makes the inner tent wonderful warm and keeps it dry inside. I used to camp a lot in the snowy mountains of Colorado. I had a small battery powered corn burning stove. Lots of heat and very little work. The pallet base is a nice trick.
As someone who was born and raised in Florida and lived here all my life, anything under 50°F and my body doesn't wanna move lmao. Also, I've never seen snow. That being said I much rather it be cold then hot. Last summer I took a picture of a thermometer and it was 114. At least when it's cold you can add more layers but there's only so much you can take off when it's hot. ( that's sociably acceptable anyways)
Yukoner here, few suggestions if you like -- For one, pick yourself up one of those small lithium ion booster packs, home hardware etc sells them. Bring it with you and have it live inside the tent so its warm - just as a backup. Second, others have suggested and I will too -- you got a big enough tent, make use of it. Park that cranky sled of yours in the tent. Obviously be careful about fumes, but even if you hang a divider to split the tent, having it inside half a tent will keep that sled a lot less cranky. Third - the backfire etc was due to way too low voltage. You were sucking the battery so hard the computer wasn't getting the juice it needed to work properly. This goes back to the booster pack - with a booster on it itd prolly lite up real quick. Fourth - how old is that battery? It may be time to get a new one. Fifth - have a swede saw either in the tent or on the sled - or both - so you can get more wood. Running out there is not conducive to healthy living. Sixth - Id suggest banking the walls of the tent in, at least sides and back. Be sure to leave one air way of course but banking would help ward off cold. Aside of all that, looks like you are having fun. Ive just fixed up and am kitting out a 93 Alpine II, might be fun to rig for a deep excursion.
Kinda reminded me of my winter indoc, when I was in the army. We were up North; and the wind was biting cold the whole time. When we made shelter, the difference between being outside vs in the shelter felt like going into a Florida beach house... even though it was still subzero inside. 😋
Everytime I see someone in the woods in the snow it reminds me of the game Skyrim. I've spent so many hours playing that game I feel like it's a real place.
I tried making a bed frame one time out of pallets an I found the same thing out about the sizes of them . Lol awesome video, I'm from Michigan an now live in Georgia an the snow was definitely something that not everyone can handle, you did great!
That was a heck of a sunrise..... but camping hasn't been my idea of fun since I was in my early 20's. I think I'll go turn up the thermostat after watching this. Thanks for sharing your experience.
150 years ago this was normal living for lots of people who went west, north or east at times and made the most of life no reports of bad weather all did there best from living in tents to building small homes from trees, Spent all most 5 days living and seeping in the snow and its hard to sleep when its cold even put my boots in the bag at night it started showing around 7 or 8 am and was still coming down at mid night You look like you have the pioneer spirt or at least willing to give it a try and that's the kind of spirt that helps make the world a better place thanks for posting
This is probably the most honest "camp in a tent in winter" video I've ever seen. Everyone else seems to have this optimism that everything's hunky-dory and a few logs will last you the winter, and that a can of beans and a beer is all you need. You're sitting in a tent that is freezing, sitting next to a wood stove that is producing heat that you might be able to feel 3 inches away and showing the reality of camping in a tent in the winter time that no one else on youtube has bothered to portray. This is the "cold literal truth", that not everything is as easy as it's portrayed in a video, and survival in freezing temperatures shouldn't be taken for granted or taken lightly. You are really under-equipped for the situation that you are in, and if anyone should take anything from this video, it's to make sure to have a detailed, well thought out plan, a written out check list might even be better, and make sure you're prepared for any potential unseen events. I'm not actually downing you at all. in fact, watching this (and having just watched some game-play from "The Long Dark") has definitely given me some things to think about and realize about my own ideas of living in a small cabin/tent year round. Watching you, in fact, reminded me so much of watching The Long Dark, which also takes place in the cold winter of Canada...for a moment, watching you hold up a frozen bottle of pop and seeing you huddled next to that fire made me think I was still watching that game play. You said something about luck earlier. I'm pretty sure that was more the Grace of God. You be safe out there, friend. I enjoyed watching this and hope to see more from you, and you've definitely gained a subscriber, here. Yeshua Be With Us All.
A voice of reason! The cold is never anything to play games with! People joke around drinking in tents for the video having fun- but real people actually die so it is imperative that someone speak up. I watched a video series this fall about a guy walking across Wales, GB. He didn't even have gloves or antiseptic & was going to wade across fast moving water til I was beyond shocked he was still alive. He made it across a section of the low-lying hills to the coast but he had no food, no phone, & threw his windbreaker away! I had never seen anybody so unprepared -altogether he was outdoors for 4 or 5 nights without shelter to go a total distance of around 33 miles but I couldn't even enjoy the beautiful scenery because I was sure he would get himself seriously hurt for video views. Every comment just told me to stop being negative! This guy (Jay) has a much better setup & phone & truck as a last resort. I am just not the kind of person who would go solo-camping in case I broke my leg. But he doesn't seem to be worried about bears or human marauders- I was really shocked he left the snowmobile on the side of the road when he went to town too.
one suggestion my friend,and that is always bring a insulated blanket so you can cover the front end of your sled.you will be pleasantly surprised as how easly your sled will start
I spent a winter in Kansas (lots of 10F-20F nights) in a pop up camper with an inner wall of sheets and it worked fairly well with a very small heater (although the cats water bowl froze each night). I can't imagine living in canada in a tent but good luck to you.
The primary clutch in any properly working CVT will not bite the belt and therfore will not create any drag at cranking or idle RPM. Pull your clutch cover and watch it while cranking. Wasting time and energy pulling the belt in an emergency situation to help it crank is terrible advice. Now turning off or unplugging any electrical accessories that can't be turned off and will create more resistance from the stator is solid advice. Also, I would think a really good jump pack and pre-heater for the engine are obvious necessities out there...
Great to see another local here on UA-cam! I totally recognized your parking spot. Reading through 700-something comments before I say too much of what has already been said. Yes, bringing in your battery for the night is solid advice. That said, I’ve never seen anyone have good luck starting those Ventures in cold weather. My work sold ours, one of our clients traded theirs for 600 ACE Tundras. It’s a known issue. Might be ongoing for ya, but if shacking up with the battery works for ya, keep doing whatever works for ya. I will say those little booster packs are worth their weight in gold. For yourself and others you might come across. I’m sure you know this now, but hide fire everywhere! Matches, lighters, extra ferro rods, tinder, etc. I always have a few in my pants, and more in my rucksack, jacket, cookset, survival kit, vehicle, etc. But, you only forget once. LOL. Hopefully your pallet floor doesn’t attract too many rodents. But, I’d fire a bunch of mothballs under there to keep them away. Mice, voles and squirrels abound up here. My last video, I tried camping in that old cabin at Oro Lake, Northwest of Banting Lake, and the rodent situation is off the charts. Once they know predators can’t easily get them, good luck getting rid of them. Is your tent from that canvas tents direct outfit down in BC? The stove looks like theirs as well. Was considering buying a setup from them, but Polartech can build a tent to all my own specs in three days. Might go that route, and get a locally built stove. I’m always in the same general area as you. Should gimme a shout sometime. I’m always up for a good fire and grub, and if you get in a jam, I might be around. I’m on Facebook at BNo60 if you want to connect. Looking forward to watching more of your videos now. Take care, and stay safe out there.
Enjoy watching your videos. I'm sure maybe someone else is already said this in the comments but, number one you need to get yourself a booster box that you carry with you and then keep in the tent to stay warm so you can help pop off that machine. Number two you got to get yourself a better battery because -18 degrees Fahrenheit is not that cold. Number three is I don't understand why you don't have a pull start on your sled? Number four clean your plugs or replace them. Nobody likes being stuck and you got to think about a plan B and C before you even start plan A :) Good luck, looking forward to your next video.
@@bushcraftnorthof6012 Well I know that EFI system is a real bugger with low battery power and basically unable to start with no battery power. But we've been using emergency start systems on our four strokes for years, including rope start. It doesn't work that great but it gives you the ability to initially get that engine turning which is the hardest part for the starter pulling on a drained battery. Basically you're ripping that non recoilless rope at the same time you're hitting that starter just to give the starter a little help. That weak battery is not allowing the EFI system to correctly operate and that's why he was getting some backfire. And I am sure he also needs to replace those plugs because like I said -18 degrees is not that cold. And I've seen that exact sled start at -35.
I watch Joe and Zach, and they are great, but you are awesome. I`m a self learner, everything I know I have learned the hard way. Now I`m retired with my wife built my own home up north of Duluth Minnesota, Living out in the woods, in paradise. I enjoy your u-tube a great deal. Keep up the good job.
You and your Mamma don't even own a home , let alone a basement , and you never will . Keep paying that rent on time and remember to keep your food on your own shelf in the fridge and don't forget to pick up after yourself in the bathroom before your Mamma goes in there !
@@randyscott3386 Well love, first off, mom's, dad, and myself are home owner's, so I'm good, thank you Doll. And, this little mamma can cook & cook mighty fine, if I do say so myself 😉. Not trying to be rude to nobody tho. I do have a little smart mouth, but I mean no harm, lol, fr. And lastly, Subway makes a fine meal to a hungry soul. And if they bring it to you even better, plus no dishes for you. I'd call that a win - win situation 😁
@Fanta Graham hiii just a little dry sarcasm on my part 🙃 Kinda seemed like too many people nit picking the simplicity of his video. I'm always about the underdog, so you know, my mamma bear instincts kicked in. Especially when I feel his whole purpose was for the simplicity 💯 You know, disconnecting and reconnecting, from people , today self, or his Creator. Idk, just my humble opinion. He just looked so dang proud of himself & pretty darn content with his own self. Just him, a simple meal, a chunk of some nice solitude and the oneness with Mother Earth you only feel in the woods that makes you feel so alive and full of gratitude when you grasp the largeness of the universe. Pretty awesome! Oh and if I was a betting women, I'd bet and win, this guy for sure don't live in his momma's basement 😉 Anywho Blessings to All!
I'm from northern Alberta. We do quite a lot of winter tent camping! It's great. Peaceful, beautiful and quiet!! We often put hay bales around the perimeter of the tent. It helps keep the heat in. Reflective pieces on the walls behind the stove would help too.
We're with you, Jay! It's great to see a passion become reality. Looking forward to being a little more educated by you, also! Good luck, and Happy New Year!
Love what you’re doing Jay! Your snowmobile trouble is why I loved my classic mid ‘70s Ski-doo. No electric start. Simple engine. Easy to fix on the trail (just make sure there’s spark, fuel, and air). And with a little rest I could pull start all day until it finally got going even in the worst of the cold. The last thing I would want is a modern snowmobile. Those are for tourists with a mechanic handy :-)
I wanted a couple simple old snow machines...I was thinking 1980's Polaris Colts....ended up with twin 1971 Polaris Mustang 400's. Only only 900 miles on each. Damn engines look like showroom. Seats and hoods almost the same. $100 each...(priceless).
I know this was a year ago, but when you said 1970s ski doo memories flooded my mind, my dad had an early 1970s ski doo he bought from a Friend at work, it was always a blast going with him on his weekends to have me, I can still smell those fumes.. he bought me a snow suit and boots, with a killer snoopy patch my mom put on it, It said don't eat yellow snow, I wished I could have kept it all, but my dad later moved to Minnesota after he and his new wife bought a gas station, bar and restaurant in one... I hope you still have your ski doo
Watching you try to line up the holes for the pipe (12:05) reminded me a lot of my own efforts trying to get a duvet cover over a duvet so that the corners fit together. Except if I get it wrong, the cold weather won’t freeze the skin off my body at night
Are you enjoying BEING out there, or enjoying feeling of still BEING ALIVE after being out there? That's two very different things.. But if it's the latter, God bless you & keep you safe. From yourself.
I fast forwarded through some. But I found it interesting. My cousins live in Whitehorse, Yukon so I am fascinated by those extreme temps and how people survive on a daily basis. It just amazes me.
For insulation, may I suggest getting a bunch of moving blankets to line between the canvas of the tent and the tentpoles, you can usually pick up the blankets for dirt cheap, and even just one layer will insulate quite well.
Had it started and you left early, would have missed the really wonderful sunrise tho, it looks amazing there, even if it is colder than I’ve ever experienced and I’m almost 36. Just hang in there and keep working at it and you’ll get it to where you want it to be. And like others have suggested, get some metal reflectors to put around the sides of the stove that face the tent walls, then put those reflective emergency blankets up covering the tent walls, might not even need the reflectors around the stove if you just put the emergency blankets on all the walls, they reflect heat really well. Don’t think they cost much either. Anyway, good luck and keep at it! Oh and seeing the end, you should put some fire bricks in the bottom of the wood stove, that will help keep a good bed of coals.
Jay, I’m envious, keep your videos coming , love watching them , have you ever thought of backing up your sled into your tent for the night ? It would be as warm as you and starting it shouldn’t be a problem
OMg!!! Snow!! This is absolutely Gorgeous! I would love to see snow like this. I’m sure y’all wish you were somewhere warm and sunny but let me tell you, when it gets 100+ F outside and the humidity is 90%, it’s a Bitch!! I have always loved snow and would love to live in this. I mean in a house, not a tent 😁 I have truly enjoyed your video! I just found you so I’m going to binge watch you 😉. Keep them coming!
My thoughts as well. At least once it wouldn’t start I probably would have dragged it into the tent for a couple hours to warm it up. Taking the battery in for the night wouldn’t have been bad either.
If you can't bring it in park it on the stove side if your tent. There "should" be ties or grommets in the seam between wall & roof. Tie off a tarp to cover your machine. Sort of like a lean to beside your tent on stove side. This will create a micro climate under it. You only needed a few degrees warmer to make the difference. You commented there was a cabin a few miles away. That's a life & death distance at that temp with snow as a drag on your walk. You showed how much moisture was inside your tent. You should have a shovel to get the snow from inside out. That much moisture in the air is not good for you or your tent in that kind of cold. Before putting some sort of floor down you should put down a vapor barrier. Even black plastic would work. Use that shovel and keep the snow away from the sides of your tent. In the spring you're going to be flooded if you don't and your pallet floor is going to sink & rot.
It's so strange, these videos make me feel nostalgic for something I've never had. I was born and raised in Florida, and every winter season you see advertisements and Christmas movies with all this glorious looking snow. And I know that dealing with it on a day to day basis is different from the the idealized version I have in my head, but damnit, I'd be overjoyed to have just like a week to frolic in the snow. Like, damn, I'll shovel your walk, I just want that snowy, winter wonderland for like a second lol
Born and lived most of my life in Saskatchewan, where most years winter lasts from October to May, July and August are the only months I have never seen snow fall out of the sky, and we get several periods of a week or three at a stretch every winter when the temp doesn’t ever get much above 40 below- at that temperature Celsius and Fahrenheit scales meet, and it’s just Fing cold however you try to slice it. I’m a bit over 60 now, and my circulation isn’t what it once was, so I’m the flip side of your coin. Visited the gulf coast of Florida once many years ago, and know I couldn’t hack that heat year round, but might have to think about a week or two there again sometime before I shuffle off this mortal coil….. It brings to mind an old song by a guy called Nik Kershaw- “Wouldn’t it be good”. Check it out if you get a chance.
Very interesting, down-to-earth. We bushcraft enthusiasts are all on a journey to knowledge. Knowledge of craft increases but so does knowledge of others' doings. The pallet is a good old standby and was the "go to" bit of obtanium for many platforms inside many tipis in the US from the 1970s through today. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Jay, I pulled up UA-cam today to see what was interesting to watch, and that's where I seen your video..."Build small tent in big tent. Sleep in tent." I thought this ought to be interesting. And you got me hooked. From watching, listening, and seeing your face, You are a kind man with a good soul. I have subscribed, and am excited to see how your little piece of heaven turns out. God Bless You :-)
I know winter is beautiful. And I know it is rewarding to test and challenge ourselves to see what we are made of. Been there, done that. Now I am down here, retired in the mountains of Panama. It may get down to 68 F tonight and I may need to pull a sheet over me around 3 or 4 in the morning. No foxes but there is a sloth in a nearby tree. And the owls are hooting in the jungle around my house. Thanks for reminding me about snow and cold.
i stayed in the same size prospector's tent for 3 weeks in N. Ontario, prospecting.. in November so it wasn't that cold...2 of us, had an oval wood burning stove and was also warm right by the stove... good system with the wooden floor, but so cold for you. starter fluid woulda worked right now.. got ice in the carb/line. Beautiful sunrise, amazing colours. Thanks!
@@matthewharvey8755 what is that and what does it do? When I was growing up, I was under the hood of a car with my Dad while my brothers played. I love engineering and mechanics. Plus, I'd love to go to Canada. My daughters give me tools for special occasions. And I am also a girly girl.
Yeah, currently his stove is heating a tent that isnt insulated. Without an insulated or reflective wall behind the stove he is losing a lot of heat. I didn't catch that when I watched! If he didn't want to install a barrier (for whatever reason) he would be better off moving his stove into the center. The heat would dissipate more into the living-space instead of the great outdoors! Of course that's tricky too, like needing a longer chimney, and extra hole in the roof that's water and fireproof, and moving the stove... A reflective wall is definitely more efficient! 😅
BEST VIDEO EVER! Appreciate the honesty and the privilege of watching you work it out! I follow other folks and I'm left feeling like I have to have a lot of money and a bunch of equipment. You've given me quite a few in ideas. Really enjoy your videos. Quality content! Thank you!
@@freedomhowe82 No note really, it's just that snow storms are so few and far between that they forget how to drive in snow by the next time it does snow. Hope he remembers to have plenty of milk, bread and toilet paper - staples here in maryland when there is the threat of snow - we were supposed to get an inch or so, folks were still mobbing the brocery store as late as12:30 pm, it started to snow as I drove home from the store (i got exactly 3 things and none of it milk bread or TP), then I think there was white stuff coming down for exactly 45 minutes and that was it............ what a gyp!
John Camp Just spent four days shoveling my driveway out so I can evidently get out. Enjoyed every minute. Had a good chuckle over your half inch. We had six inches.
They make some really cool small non-electric self generating fans for on top of a wood stove... they spin automatically without an electric source and circulate the air very nicely when set upon a stove... small, relatively cheap, and can increase the output of the amount of wood that you bring in... Great video! Thanks for sharing your time with us and your adventures.
I dont work today, beautiful sunny day upper 50's. Got out my V Strom went for about a 4hr ride. Love the weather in Cali. Born and raised in western Montana. Its really beautiful, but fok the winters.
We tried that once , my ex was a builder so knew what he was doing for the most part . We built it the summer then when the snow came it would be ready . it was gonna be our shelter for snow snowmobiling . We get a lot of snow in the winter up in the mountain . We had built it about 8 ft off the ground which happened to be perfect height when we arrived, Some friends of ours were camping a couple miles down the mountain where we were staying too . Our little cabin was for day use only. The only thing he forgot to ask about was . was if it was ok to build something like that in the first place. It was about 10 at night when we had a knock on our trailer door .Guess who , the national forest ranger .turns out we we not allowed to build that in the fist place so he told the ranger if he saw the guy he would let him know .lol
love the large tent, freedom of mind spare is what people like us want, our neighbors are the trees, lakes, and animals this makes us most happy, we only intermingle when we have to, soon I will get there
I have this same pack tent, I glued velcro to it so I can attach bubble foil inside. I've quilted the foil wrap inside some old sheets to absorb condensation. My inside tent has been well insulted the same way. I like your pallet bed. It could be heat under there with a passive fan on the stove(which could use some thermal mass) route heat from stove by recycling soup cans. Great video bud. 0300 and your up! Of course, its freezing out. At least your phone didn't freeze dead. Another nice way to have portable insulation for tents is using concrete curing blankets. I got a deal on amazon. They were black and orange until I modified them for more tactical applications. Thanks for posting.
yep certainly agree the palettes on the ground would help keep feet a bit warmer. A lot of hard yakka going on there bud, palettes & flat battery / cold. Maybe take the battery inside tent at night probably help. Rather a challenging time this winter & off course the burger looked quite inviting chomp, cheers safe travels.
Rockin M Ranch With a slanting tarp cover. Engine so cold gasoline won’t vaporize. Take battery inside. Buy the biggest battery that will physically fit in cavity. Get one of those portable jumper unit (Lithium). Multiple backups
I would not want to be out in that cold & snow. Im in a warmer climate. If it gets down in single digits F that's COLD. Very rare. Y'all Canadians seem to like it. Beautiful area. Best wishes. Thanks for sharing.
This was great to watch. I remember being surprised the first time I went smowboarding in the French Alps; I put a 250ml water bottle in my inside pocket, next to the heat of my body, and it froze. It was painful to land on xD
Pristinely beautiful, I can see why you like it there. Amazing sunrise too! The comments below about it being cold at 48 and 54 degrees in Florida and California made me laugh! People are in t-shirts and flip flops at those temps where I live in Montana!
You did good ! ... Patience, common sense, stay calm and think things through. The learning curve is short but does have a few steep parts ... you'll do great. And keep focused on your dream.
The 1st time I ever went camping was with my then husband and 1yr old baby back in early spring 1994. It was freezing cold but we had a heater that made the inside toasty warm. It was a large 2 room tent with a floor. So looking at his dirty, wet and probably cold af floor just had me SMH. 🥶🥴
came across your channel. "if youre into watching an amateur tryna figure it out on his own" this is what got be subscribed. watching someone learn and have fun along the way is way more enjoyable to me. cant wait to see what else youve got in store.
I have lived and worked in the outdoors all my life and you said, " I do have experience in the woods, but it's limited." So, here are a few suggestions to make it easier in a semi-permanent camp you return to often; 1) Use charcoal (BBQ) lighter fluid in a store-bought squeeze bottle for stove & campfires. It's not extremely flammable, but it easily starts fires fast in negative temps. 2) Carry a can of starter fluid for cold starting your snowmobile. 3) Learn how to safely (emergency procedure) start a snowmobile with a spare piece of rope on the drive pulley. 4) Put an inch or so of creek sand in the bottom of your wood stove to hold more heat. 5) Place a 3 or 4 piece folding (hinged) metal heat deflector in between your tent walls and stove to help warm the tent. 6) Carry a small MS 150 Stihl chainsaw with a 16" bar that starts on the first pull. A tank of gas will cut a lot of small firewood for that stove...
Great suggestions.
He said he didn't want to spend the money & I kept thinking maybe he could scrounge some sheet metal & stake it when he showed the condensation on the tent wall. Even if only in that corner since the stove was so close to the wall. & the 'reflector survival blankets' around the rest of the walls- they are super cheap & easy to stake in place. & some heavy vinyl strips like they use in freezer doors for the tent closure; just one of the old rug protectors would do in a pinch.
I was wondering why it didn't have some type of manual start. I don't know anything about snow machines, really, but it seems logical that a machine you will be using when it's cold wouldn't completely rely on a battery to start.
All great suggestions 👍 the chainsaw could be suplimented with the axe, but in this kind of cold it would make life 100% easier lol
@@matthewharvey8755 It would make life warmer LOL...
I had such a crap day today and this video brought me back to a normal level again. Thanks. Brilliant video.
I can tell it's cold by the the sound of your boots squeaking in the snow .
Been loving your videos the past few days!
Wow. Thanks so much. Means a lot Joe. I've been watching you for years.
When really cold, I bring my battery inside for the night. Keeping the battery warm makes all the difference in the world.
I love the scene with the lantern in the dark, lighting up the trees. It's like a postcard.
Yeah, everybody forgets to insulate the floor. Having the pallets will help. It's warmer closer to the top of the tent.
Rocks or bricks surrounding the stove would store some of the heat for later on. And a reflector panel of metal against the tent wall would reflect the heat further into the cabin.
Heat some water on the stove and put it into a large thermos for later on, and put more into a hot water bottle. Heat a brick or stone, wrap it in a towel, put it inside your sleeping bag.
Build a straw box to cook in. Heat a meal like stew to boiling, put the pot into a box lined with a lot of straw. Cover it with straw, cover the box and leave it to cook. This saves on your fuel. Or you can heat up something else with your stove then.
Cover the snowmobile with a blanket.
A dog would help keep you warm.
I used to love building forts when I was a kid.
Happy New Year!
Man, minus 29 , hats off you to you. Would have worried me not having enough wood, but tent looked cosy enough.
Looks can be deceiving.
@James Michael 😁😂🤣
@James Michael with ex everything ;)
Hats off is the last thing you wanna do in that weather !
@James Michael sorry I didn't understand the statement
Stuff any insulation you can into the pallets before boarding over them. Will make a big difference
Oh that makes good sense! Blocks any airflow between/inside the slats.
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I hope my comment didn't come off sounding sarcastic. I am being serious!
I didn’t think you did
You might want to pick up one of those fans to put on the stove that spin when it gets hot. It would help to distribute the heat around the tent better.
Hello from Alaska! My friend, get online and order yourself a tent called Arctic Oven. They are made in Alaska specifically for camping at temps way below zero. They arent cheap but last for decades with proper care. People up here routinely camp in temps of -40F in them.
There is nothing wrong with a canvas wall tent in the winter. His issue is that the tent is far too big for one person. An 8x10 would be a lot more comfortable.
On the really cold nights, I kept my sled in the tent lol... Another great video
At least bring the battery into the tent to keep it warm.
"Never heard that beeping before."
That was the sound of your warranty expiring 😂
Glad you were able to get it going again! That's beautiful country!
Sound of warranty expiring...
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Genuinely made me laugh out loud 😂
When you went out to first start the snowmobile, the snow sparkled like diamonds. And that sunrise =stunning!
In that cold any moisture or heat transfers into Crystal like sparks the snow even your breath. Burrrrr
Glad to see you supporting Frenches mustard and ketchup. They invest in Canadian tomatoe farmers unlike the other Ketchup company. 🇨🇦
Great to see you Jay, I’ve been watching you fir about two years. You and I very much alike on this winter camping. We are both learning and enjoying it for the same reasons. It is much easier to heat a smaller tent which is what I have. You also need a dependable sleep system. I have a $150 (US) -40F sleeping back I got from Amazon. Don’t rely on stove heat and tent size. Go to bed warm and when the stove dies out at night you won’t even know. Have wood ready to relight your fire in the morning. I saw you in the past have a stove issue with your spark arrestor and smoke in the tent. The right sleeping bag and bedding insulation will keep you warm and safe. I wish you success and await your next video 😊❤️🇺🇸☃️❄️🛷⛺️
Favorite bush-crafting videos, in no specific order, Joe Robinet, Matthew Posa, and Rune Malte Bertram-Nielsen - and I, now, add Jay Legere to the list. Thank you for sharing.
I wonder if a heat powered stove fan would make your paradise even better. Great video, love the snow.
Yea I thought that was a staple for wood stoves like this
Those fans are amazing...I’ve used them for years in every wood burning living situation and in the right conditions...will put you in a T-shirt and shorts in no time.
He had one before....wonder where it went. I forget, did it break?
Fan fan fan
I've used mine in my cabin I built 17 years ago here off grid living in Trapper Creek Alaska. He probably didn't remember to pack it, like the matches or lighter he forgot. But he sure is still doing it.
You'll learn in time, Heat Rises. Place things up higher in tent to prevent freezing and utilize the heat to your best advantage. I enjoy this kind of content so I wish you well in your endeavors. Also, cover up your snowmobile with a tarp over night as well as your logs. Every little bit helps.
I thought you were going to end on a cliffhanger....... Your current tent is big enough to pull your machine into for those extra cold nights. Just keeping the engine block above zero would be huge for starting.
When I was a kid I bought an old circus tent at an auction. The first snow I did the same thing. I learned what a neat trick it was then. I am seventy one now and a Tent-In-a-Tent has been something i have done many times in my life. It makes the inner tent wonderful warm and keeps it dry inside. I used to camp a lot in the snowy mountains of Colorado. I had a small battery powered corn burning stove. Lots of heat and very little work. The pallet base is a nice trick.
That whistling is the sound of a stove with no gasket....the other whistling is the result of the beans and ham...😯
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💨💨💨
Deadly beans!
This Old Man greenhouse gasses are horrible inside a tent
The audio sounds of cold alone give me horrible chills.
It was the lantern that was making that horrible noise.
As someone who was born and raised in Florida and lived here all my life, anything under 50°F and my body doesn't wanna move lmao. Also, I've never seen snow. That being said I much rather it be cold then hot. Last summer I took a picture of a thermometer and it was 114. At least when it's cold you can add more layers but there's only so much you can take off when it's hot. ( that's sociably acceptable anyways)
That video covered many bases when it comes to outdoor winter fun in the North. Good job.
Yep, it covers a lot of not to do.
Hey from Lithuania, such a nice nature to relax and have a good time.
Yukoner here, few suggestions if you like --
For one, pick yourself up one of those small lithium ion booster packs, home hardware etc sells them. Bring it with you and have it live inside the tent so its warm - just as a backup.
Second, others have suggested and I will too -- you got a big enough tent, make use of it. Park that cranky sled of yours in the tent. Obviously be careful about fumes, but even if you hang a divider to split the tent, having it inside half a tent will keep that sled a lot less cranky.
Third - the backfire etc was due to way too low voltage. You were sucking the battery so hard the computer wasn't getting the juice it needed to work properly. This goes back to the booster pack - with a booster on it itd prolly lite up real quick.
Fourth - how old is that battery? It may be time to get a new one.
Fifth - have a swede saw either in the tent or on the sled - or both - so you can get more wood. Running out there is not conducive to healthy living.
Sixth - Id suggest banking the walls of the tent in, at least sides and back. Be sure to leave one air way of course but banking would help ward off cold.
Aside of all that, looks like you are having fun. Ive just fixed up and am kitting out a 93 Alpine II, might be fun to rig for a deep excursion.
Wow....she is cold. Great work on the pallets Jay, not an easy task to work on in that environment. My hat is off to you !!! Keep 'em coming buddy 👍👍
Kinda reminded me of my winter indoc, when I was in the army. We were up North; and the wind was biting cold the whole time. When we made shelter, the difference between being outside vs in the shelter felt like going into a Florida beach house... even though it was still subzero inside. 😋
Great video Jay. Can't wait to see the completion of the floor. Stay warm buddy.
Everytime I see someone in the woods in the snow it reminds me of the game Skyrim. I've spent so many hours playing that game I feel like it's a real place.
I tried making a bed frame one time out of pallets an I found the same thing out about the sizes of them . Lol awesome video, I'm from Michigan an now live in Georgia an the snow was definitely something that not everyone can handle, you did great!
A person must want to do this. Hats off to anyone in cold weather. 👍
Lived in the woods for 20 years.....
most lessons are well learned when learned the hard way......🤗😉🙃😳
That was a heck of a sunrise..... but camping hasn't been my idea of fun since I was in my early 20's. I think I'll go turn up the thermostat after watching this. Thanks for sharing your experience.
That crunchy snow, sounds too cold to this Texas boy.
150 years ago this was normal living for lots of people who went west, north or east at times and made the most of life no reports of bad weather all did there best from living in tents to building small homes from trees,
Spent all most 5 days living and seeping in the snow and its hard to sleep when its cold even put my boots in the bag at night
it started showing around 7 or 8 am and was still coming down at mid night
You look like you have the pioneer spirt or at least willing to give it a try and that's the kind of spirt that helps make the world a better place
thanks for posting
This is probably the most honest "camp in a tent in winter" video I've ever seen. Everyone else seems to have this optimism that everything's hunky-dory and a few logs will last you the winter, and that a can of beans and a beer is all you need.
You're sitting in a tent that is freezing, sitting next to a wood stove that is producing heat that you might be able to feel 3 inches away and showing the reality of camping in a tent in the winter time that no one else on youtube has bothered to portray. This is the "cold literal truth", that not everything is as easy as it's portrayed in a video, and survival in freezing temperatures shouldn't be taken for granted or taken lightly.
You are really under-equipped for the situation that you are in, and if anyone should take anything from this video, it's to make sure to have a detailed, well thought out plan, a written out check list might even be better, and make sure you're prepared for any potential unseen events.
I'm not actually downing you at all. in fact, watching this (and having just watched some game-play from "The Long Dark") has definitely given me some things to think about and realize about my own ideas of living in a small cabin/tent year round. Watching you, in fact, reminded me so much of watching The Long Dark, which also takes place in the cold winter of Canada...for a moment, watching you hold up a frozen bottle of pop and seeing you huddled next to that fire made me think I was still watching that game play.
You said something about luck earlier. I'm pretty sure that was more the Grace of God. You be safe out there, friend. I enjoyed watching this and hope to see more from you, and you've definitely gained a subscriber, here.
Yeshua Be With Us All.
A voice of reason! The cold is never anything to play games with! People joke around drinking in tents for the video having fun- but real people actually die so it is imperative that someone speak up. I watched a video series this fall about a guy walking across Wales, GB. He didn't even have gloves or antiseptic & was going to wade across fast moving water til I was beyond shocked he was still alive. He made it across a section of the low-lying hills to the coast but he had no food, no phone, & threw his windbreaker away! I had never seen anybody so unprepared -altogether he was outdoors for 4 or 5 nights without shelter to go a total distance of around 33 miles but I couldn't even enjoy the beautiful scenery because I was sure he would get himself seriously hurt for video views. Every comment just told me to stop being negative!
This guy (Jay) has a much better setup & phone & truck as a last resort. I am just not the kind of person who would go solo-camping in case I broke my leg. But he doesn't seem to be worried about bears or human marauders- I was really shocked he left the snowmobile on the side of the road when he went to town too.
Thanks for the video. What a beautiful sunrise. That looked like some crippling crunchy cold weather.
one suggestion my friend,and that is always bring a insulated blanket so you can cover the front end of your sled.you will be pleasantly surprised as how easly your sled will start
I spent a winter in Kansas (lots of 10F-20F nights) in a pop up camper with an inner wall of sheets and it worked fairly well with a very small heater (although the cats water bowl froze each night). I can't imagine living in canada in a tent but good luck to you.
If you get into that situation again try taking the belt off it creates a lot of drag, also unplug the headlights/taillights...
Rockbreaker been there done that and it works!
The primary clutch in any properly working CVT will not bite the belt and therfore will not create any drag at cranking or idle RPM. Pull your clutch cover and watch it while cranking. Wasting time and energy pulling the belt in an emergency situation to help it crank is terrible advice.
Now turning off or unplugging any electrical accessories that can't be turned off and will create more resistance from the stator is solid advice.
Also, I would think a really good jump pack and pre-heater for the engine are obvious necessities out there...
Or put a switch on the headlights so they wont take the extra juice from your battery when starting it
And now I'm watching UA-cam looking for what I want to put up on my property and I love your set up! 👍
Great to see another local here on UA-cam! I totally recognized your parking spot.
Reading through 700-something comments before I say too much of what has already been said.
Yes, bringing in your battery for the night is solid advice. That said, I’ve never seen anyone have good luck starting those Ventures in cold weather. My work sold ours, one of our clients traded theirs for 600 ACE Tundras. It’s a known issue. Might be ongoing for ya, but if shacking up with the battery works for ya, keep doing whatever works for ya. I will say those little booster packs are worth their weight in gold. For yourself and others you might come across.
I’m sure you know this now, but hide fire everywhere! Matches, lighters, extra ferro rods, tinder, etc. I always have a few in my pants, and more in my rucksack, jacket, cookset, survival kit, vehicle, etc. But, you only forget once. LOL.
Hopefully your pallet floor doesn’t attract too many rodents. But, I’d fire a bunch of mothballs under there to keep them away. Mice, voles and squirrels abound up here. My last video, I tried camping in that old cabin at Oro Lake, Northwest of Banting Lake, and the rodent situation is off the charts. Once they know predators can’t easily get them, good luck getting rid of them.
Is your tent from that canvas tents direct outfit down in BC? The stove looks like theirs as well. Was considering buying a setup from them, but Polartech can build a tent to all my own specs in three days. Might go that route, and get a locally built stove.
I’m always in the same general area as you. Should gimme a shout sometime. I’m always up for a good fire and grub, and if you get in a jam, I might be around. I’m on Facebook at BNo60 if you want to connect.
Looking forward to watching more of your videos now. Take care, and stay safe out there.
Those cold northern Canadian mornings look so beautiful aye. The purple skys are phenomenal.
Enjoy watching your videos. I'm sure maybe someone else is already said this in the comments but, number one you need to get yourself a booster box that you carry with you and then keep in the tent to stay warm so you can help pop off that machine. Number two you got to get yourself a better battery because -18 degrees Fahrenheit is not that cold. Number three is I don't understand why you don't have a pull start on your sled? Number four clean your plugs or replace them. Nobody likes being stuck and you got to think about a plan B and C before you even start plan A
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Good luck, looking forward to your next video.
No pull start because it’s a four stroke, and the Venture is notorious for not starting in the cold, regardless of battery power.
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Well I know that EFI system is a real bugger with low battery power and basically unable to start with no battery power. But we've been using emergency start systems on our four strokes for years, including rope start. It doesn't work that great but it gives you the ability to initially get that engine turning which is the hardest part for the starter pulling on a drained battery. Basically you're ripping that non recoilless rope at the same time you're hitting that starter just to give the starter a little help. That weak battery is not allowing the EFI system to correctly operate and that's why he was getting some backfire. And I am sure he also needs to replace those plugs because like I said -18 degrees is not that cold. And I've seen that exact sled start at -35.
I watch Joe and Zach, and they are great, but you are awesome. I`m a self learner, everything I know I have learned the hard way. Now I`m retired with my wife built my own home up north of Duluth Minnesota, Living out in the woods, in paradise. I enjoy your u-tube a great deal. Keep up the good job.
He made his "own little paradise" be happy for the dude, especially if you're watching this from you're Mamma's basement 🤭😁
You and your Mamma don't even own a home , let alone a basement , and you never will . Keep paying that rent on time and remember to keep your food on your own shelf in the fridge and don't forget to pick up after yourself in the bathroom before your Mamma goes in there !
@564markis Well I can if I want to but I generally use the subway app on my phone and then they bring it to me .
@@randyscott3386 Well love, first off, mom's, dad, and myself are home owner's, so I'm good, thank you Doll. And, this little mamma can cook & cook mighty fine, if I do say so myself 😉. Not trying to be rude to nobody tho. I do have a little smart mouth, but I mean no harm, lol, fr. And lastly, Subway makes a fine meal to a hungry soul. And if they bring it to you even better, plus no dishes for you. I'd call that a win - win situation 😁
@Fanta Graham hiii just a little dry sarcasm on my part 🙃 Kinda seemed like too many people nit picking the simplicity of his video. I'm always about the underdog, so you know, my mamma bear instincts kicked in.
Especially when I feel his whole purpose was for the simplicity 💯 You know, disconnecting and reconnecting, from people , today self, or his Creator. Idk, just my humble opinion.
He just looked so dang proud of himself & pretty darn content with his own self. Just him, a simple meal, a chunk of some nice solitude and the oneness with Mother Earth you only feel in the woods that makes you feel so alive and full of gratitude when you grasp the largeness of the universe. Pretty awesome!
Oh and if I was a betting women, I'd bet and win, this guy for sure don't live in his momma's basement 😉
Anywho Blessings to All!
@@randyscott3386 yes sir 🤸
I'm from northern Alberta. We do quite a lot of winter tent camping! It's great. Peaceful, beautiful and quiet!! We often put hay bales around the perimeter of the tent. It helps keep the heat in. Reflective pieces on the walls behind the stove would help too.
We're with you, Jay! It's great to see a passion become reality. Looking forward to being a little more educated by you, also! Good luck, and Happy New Year!
That was an enjoyable viewing experience and I look forward to sharing vicariously in your future adventures.
I was doing the come on baby start with you I think it helped 😂
I was too!
Cheers Brother! Keep working YOUR ideas until everything is just the way YOU want it! Great vid! Enjoy YOUR paradise! Thanks for sharing!
And that’s why we love you:”if I was a trillionaire, I’d still want beans and ham,”
with little white canned potatoes
Can you have dijon ketchup with beans and ham?
Love what you’re doing Jay! Your snowmobile trouble is why I loved my classic mid ‘70s Ski-doo. No electric start. Simple engine. Easy to fix on the trail (just make sure there’s spark, fuel, and air). And with a little rest I could pull start all day until it finally got going even in the worst of the cold. The last thing I would want is a modern snowmobile. Those are for tourists with a mechanic handy :-)
I wanted a couple simple old snow machines...I was thinking 1980's Polaris Colts....ended up with twin 1971 Polaris Mustang 400's. Only only 900 miles on each. Damn engines look like showroom. Seats and hoods almost the same. $100 each...(priceless).
I know this was a year ago, but when you said 1970s ski doo memories flooded my mind, my dad had an early 1970s ski doo he bought from a Friend at work, it was always a blast going with him on his weekends to have me, I can still smell those fumes.. he bought me a snow suit and boots, with a killer snoopy patch my mom put on it, It said don't eat yellow snow, I wished I could have kept it all, but my dad later moved to Minnesota after he and his new wife bought a gas station, bar and restaurant in one... I hope you still have your ski doo
Watching you try to line up the holes for the pipe (12:05) reminded me a lot of my own efforts trying to get a duvet cover over a duvet so that the corners fit together. Except if I get it wrong, the cold weather won’t freeze the skin off my body at night
lol, I know duvet covers are so annoying to put on!
Great stuff. I found your videos recently. Really enjoying them. You are real. Not fake or pretentious. Thanks!
Are you enjoying BEING out there, or enjoying feeling of still BEING ALIVE after being out there? That's two very different things.. But if it's the latter, God bless you & keep you safe. From yourself.
I fast forwarded through some. But I found it interesting. My cousins live in Whitehorse, Yukon so I am fascinated by those extreme temps and how people survive on a daily basis. It just amazes me.
For insulation, may I suggest getting a bunch of moving blankets to line between the canvas of the tent and the tentpoles, you can usually pick up the blankets for dirt cheap, and even just one layer will insulate quite well.
Love your patience Jay, keep up with the great videos. So glad l found you.
ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT. Lol Little jump pack would help but I’m sure you are already investing in one now haha. Another great video!
Had it started and you left early, would have missed the really wonderful sunrise tho, it looks amazing there, even if it is colder than I’ve ever experienced and I’m almost 36. Just hang in there and keep working at it and you’ll get it to where you want it to be. And like others have suggested, get some metal reflectors to put around the sides of the stove that face the tent walls, then put those reflective emergency blankets up covering the tent walls, might not even need the reflectors around the stove if you just put the emergency blankets on all the walls, they reflect heat really well. Don’t think they cost much either. Anyway, good luck and keep at it!
Oh and seeing the end, you should put some fire bricks in the bottom of the wood stove, that will help keep a good bed of coals.
Jay, I’m envious, keep your videos coming , love watching them , have you ever thought of backing up your sled into your tent for the night ? It would be as warm as you and starting it shouldn’t be a problem
OMg!!! Snow!! This is absolutely Gorgeous! I would love to see snow like this. I’m sure y’all wish you were somewhere warm and sunny but let me tell you, when it gets 100+ F outside and the humidity is 90%, it’s a Bitch!! I have always loved snow and would love to live in this. I mean in a house, not a tent 😁
I have truly enjoyed your video! I just found you so I’m going to binge watch you 😉. Keep them coming!
Tent seems big enough to bring the machine in on though
Cold nights.
yep I would have pushed it in the tent myself
That’s what I was thinking too when he started it at 3 am just back it up into the tent to keep it warm.
My thoughts as well. At least once it wouldn’t start I probably would have dragged it into the tent for a couple hours to warm it up. Taking the battery in for the night wouldn’t have been bad either.
If you can't bring it in park it on the stove side if your tent.
There "should" be ties or grommets in the seam between wall & roof. Tie off a tarp to cover your machine. Sort of like a lean to beside your tent on stove side.
This will create a micro climate under it.
You only needed a few degrees warmer to make the difference.
You commented there was a cabin a few miles away. That's a life & death distance at that temp with snow as a drag on your walk.
You showed how much moisture was inside your tent. You should have a shovel to get the snow from inside out. That much moisture in the air is not good for you or your tent in that kind of cold.
Before putting some sort of floor down you should put down a vapor barrier. Even black plastic would work. Use that shovel and keep the snow away from the sides of your tent. In the spring you're going to be flooded if you don't and your pallet floor is going to sink & rot.
I think I might have brought a foil blanket to heat up and then throw over the doo with another blanket toward morning. ?
Enjoyed watching you labor on but knowing you are enjoying yourself made it enjoyable for me, thank you!
It's so strange, these videos make me feel nostalgic for something I've never had. I was born and raised in Florida, and every winter season you see advertisements and Christmas movies with all this glorious looking snow. And I know that dealing with it on a day to day basis is different from the the idealized version I have in my head, but damnit, I'd be overjoyed to have just like a week to frolic in the snow. Like, damn, I'll shovel your walk, I just want that snowy, winter wonderland for like a second lol
.... GLORIOUS!
Jeff Thorsgaard If you hadn’t been raised and worked in northern winters, you will NOT like snow. It’s not all a ski trip.
@@philhuber7493 hmm. Northern North Dakota my whole life.
Here’s my address...
Born and lived most of my life in Saskatchewan, where most years winter lasts from October to May, July and August are the only months I have never seen snow fall out of the sky, and we get several periods of a week or three at a stretch every winter when the temp doesn’t ever get much above 40 below- at that temperature Celsius and Fahrenheit scales meet, and it’s just Fing cold however you try to slice it. I’m a bit over 60 now, and my circulation isn’t what it once was, so I’m the flip side of your coin. Visited the gulf coast of Florida once many years ago, and know I couldn’t hack that heat year round, but might have to think about a week or two there again sometime before I shuffle off this mortal coil….. It brings to mind an old song by a guy called Nik Kershaw- “Wouldn’t it be good”. Check it out if you get a chance.
Very interesting, down-to-earth. We bushcraft enthusiasts are all on a journey to knowledge. Knowledge of craft increases but so does knowledge of others' doings.
The pallet is a good old standby and was the "go to" bit of obtanium for many platforms inside many tipis in the US from the 1970s through today.
Thanks for sharing.
This is the perfect channel to realistically fantasize about this life 💙
Nobody puts mustard on hamburgers except this guy.
@@danielmconnolly7 hahaha God damn it that was good
Except I do... Even more sometimes...
Hey Jay, I pulled up UA-cam today to see what was interesting to watch, and that's where I seen your video..."Build small tent in big tent. Sleep in tent." I thought this ought to be interesting. And you got me hooked. From watching, listening, and seeing your face, You are a kind man with a good soul. I have subscribed, and am excited to see how your little piece of heaven turns out. God Bless You :-)
Jay, remember Red Green says, "We're all in this together!"
I know winter is beautiful. And I know it is rewarding to test and challenge ourselves to see what we are made of. Been there, done that. Now I am down here, retired in the mountains of Panama. It may get down to 68 F tonight and I may need to pull a sheet over me around 3 or 4 in the morning. No foxes but there is a sloth in a nearby tree. And the owls are hooting in the jungle around my house. Thanks for reminding me about snow and cold.
I was sold at the title, but that little lint-on-stove trick drove it home. Perfect.
i stayed in the same size prospector's tent for 3 weeks in N. Ontario, prospecting.. in November so it wasn't that cold...2 of us, had an oval wood burning stove and was also warm right by the stove... good system with the wooden floor, but so cold for you. starter fluid woulda worked right now.. got ice in the carb/line. Beautiful sunrise, amazing colours. Thanks!
Need a reflecting wall behind the stove to help with the heat.
Good tip sir!
@@matthewharvey8755 what is that and what does it do? When I was growing up, I was under the hood of a car with my Dad while my brothers played. I love engineering and mechanics. Plus, I'd love to go to Canada. My daughters give me tools for special occasions. And I am also a girly girl.
@@iamabeliever4life a reflective wall would be like sheet metal. Heat would be stored and reflected off of it making the stove heat better.
Yeah, currently his stove is heating a tent that isnt insulated. Without an insulated or reflective wall behind the stove he is losing a lot of heat.
I didn't catch that when I watched! If he didn't want to install a barrier (for whatever reason) he would be better off moving his stove into the center. The heat would dissipate more into the living-space instead of the great outdoors!
Of course that's tricky too, like needing a longer chimney, and extra hole in the roof that's water and fireproof, and moving the stove...
A reflective wall is definitely more efficient! 😅
Why not two of them?
BEST VIDEO EVER! Appreciate the honesty and the privilege of watching you work it out! I follow other folks and I'm left feeling like I have to have a lot of money and a bunch of equipment. You've given me quite a few in ideas. Really enjoy your videos. Quality content! Thank you!
I’m in Rome, Georgia. I would hate to work in all that snow. We shut the whole state down for half an inch of snow.
Yea because you guys suck at driving
@@freedomhowe82 No note really, it's just that snow storms are so few and far between that they forget how to drive in snow by the next time it does snow. Hope he remembers to have plenty of milk, bread and toilet paper - staples here in maryland when there is the threat of snow - we were supposed to get an inch or so, folks were still mobbing the brocery store as late as12:30 pm, it started to snow as I drove home from the store (i got exactly 3 things and none of it milk bread or TP), then I think there was white stuff coming down for exactly 45 minutes and that was it............ what a gyp!
John Camp Just spent four days shoveling my driveway out so I can evidently get out. Enjoyed every minute. Had a good chuckle over your half inch. We had six inches.
John Camp here in Tennessee we wait to shut the state down until one inch! 😂
free-man82 1776 I don’t suck anything i lick , but definitely not suck. And I can drive way better than you. I know that for a fact.
They make some really cool small non-electric self generating fans for on top of a wood stove... they spin automatically without an electric source and circulate the air very nicely when set upon a stove... small, relatively cheap, and can increase the output of the amount of wood that you bring in... Great video! Thanks for sharing your time with us and your adventures.
This is how I feel when it’s 54 degrees Fahrenheit in California
Grow a pair already.
I dont work today, beautiful sunny day upper 50's. Got out my V Strom went for about a 4hr ride. Love the weather in Cali. Born and raised in western Montana. Its really beautiful, but fok the winters.
@@Kevin-ix4qz stfu snowflake.
Warm as fuck
Rickey Bailey
My husband used to freeze at 50 degrees here in Florida. He was a native, so he never developed thick blood.
It IS gloriously beautiful there. Wow! Thanks Jay for sharing. Looking forward to your next installment ☺ x sleep well from me, in Aus
We tried that once , my ex was a builder so knew what he was doing for the most part . We built it the summer then when the snow came it would be ready .
it was gonna be our shelter for snow snowmobiling . We get a lot of snow in the winter up in the mountain . We had built it about 8 ft off the ground which happened to be perfect height when we arrived, Some friends of ours were camping a couple miles down the mountain where we were staying too . Our little cabin was for day use only. The only thing he forgot to ask about was . was if it was ok to build something like that in the first place. It was about 10 at night when we had a knock on our trailer door .Guess who , the national forest ranger .turns out we we not allowed to build that in the fist place so he told the ranger if he saw the guy he would let him know .lol
Crunching snow underfoot brings back great memories growing up in ontario. I'm enjoying yr adventure....
Tents in Tents
That’s intense
Tents Intense (intents)
INTENSE TENTS !
You now have a clever brand name should you want to expand.
You’re welcome.
Lol!!!!😂😂😂👍
Oh man thats so annoying i think my brain is melting... Please dont ever do that stuff XD
.... .....and if ya wanna f*** in said tent, well then that's f***ing in tents. Ba-dum-tsss
Loves it
Guy tells his shrink: Doc, sometimes I feel like a Teepee, then I feel lika Wigwam. What's wrong with me. Doc, says: You're too tense!
love the large tent, freedom of mind spare is what people like us want, our neighbors are the trees, lakes, and animals this makes us most happy, we only intermingle when we have to, soon I will get there
Today's score:
+2 Beans and Ham
-1 Sub-Zero temps
+1 pallet crafts
+1 getting a machine to start
Total: 3 outta 5 stars. Good job Jay!
In the freezing snow no less.
I have this same pack tent, I glued velcro to it so I can attach bubble foil inside. I've quilted the foil wrap inside some old sheets to absorb condensation. My inside tent has been well insulted the same way. I like your pallet bed. It could be heat under there with a passive fan on the stove(which could use some thermal mass) route heat from stove by recycling soup cans.
Great video bud. 0300 and your up! Of course, its freezing out. At least your phone didn't freeze dead.
Another nice way to have portable insulation for tents is using concrete curing blankets. I got a deal on amazon. They were black and orange until I modified them for more tactical applications.
Thanks for posting.
The sound of squeaking ice and snow always gives me the "he bee jeebies " !
yep certainly agree the palettes on the ground would help keep feet a bit warmer. A lot of hard yakka going on there bud, palettes & flat battery / cold. Maybe take the battery inside tent at night probably help. Rather a challenging time this winter & off course the burger looked quite inviting chomp, cheers safe travels.
I would park that sled right in that wall tent next to the stove.
Rockin M Ranch
With a slanting tarp cover. Engine so cold gasoline won’t vaporize. Take battery inside. Buy the biggest battery that will physically fit in cavity. Get one of those portable jumper unit (Lithium).
Multiple backups
Get a pull start 2 stroke, problem solved.
I would not want to be out in that cold & snow. Im in a warmer climate. If it gets down in single digits F that's COLD. Very rare. Y'all Canadians seem to like it.
Beautiful area. Best wishes. Thanks for sharing.
This was great to watch. I remember being surprised the first time I went smowboarding in the French Alps; I put a 250ml water bottle in my inside pocket, next to the heat of my body, and it froze. It was painful to land on xD
Pristinely beautiful, I can see why you like it there. Amazing sunrise too!
The comments below about it being cold at 48 and 54 degrees in Florida and California made me laugh! People are in t-shirts and flip flops at those temps where I live in Montana!
This video is really in tents. I'll show myself out.
Haha , kindly leave the stage ..
That joke should be reserved for talking about sex on the AT.
he is loitering with in tent.
@@timalan8916 Youre two tents,,, had to,,
Ite ima head out 😂🤣
Love your videos. It*s cool following along on your adventures….thank you for taking the time to share with all of us
When the coffee pot broke I woulda packed up and left
Lol
Coffee will find a way
Guys he said it as a joke, just a bit of sarcasm needed to understand it lol
🤣😂
A glass french press wouldn't have made it out of my house, but yeah.
You did good ! ... Patience, common sense, stay calm and think things through. The learning curve is short but does have a few steep parts ... you'll do great. And keep focused on your dream.
The 1st time I ever went camping was with my then husband and 1yr old baby back in early spring 1994. It was freezing cold but we had a heater that made the inside toasty warm. It was a large 2 room tent with a floor. So looking at his dirty, wet and probably cold af floor just had me SMH. 🥶🥴
I cannot stand this level of perfectionism. Drives me nuts
I would recommend a cheap di-electric stove fan..to help distribute the heat.
came across your channel. "if youre into watching an amateur tryna figure it out on his own" this is what got be subscribed. watching someone learn and have fun along the way is way more enjoyable to me. cant wait to see what else youve got in store.