A Piece of Plastic as an Emergency Shelter in a Storm? - Overnight Survival Adventure Series

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In this episode of TOGR's Lone Survivor Series, Luke is going to survive a miserable wet weather storm with minimal gear that includes a sheet of plastic as his shelter!
Get ready for Rain, Wind and Cold in this survival episode.
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Gear List for this Adventure :
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Clothing :
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Minus33 Merino Wool 723 Kobuk Baselayer Sweater : amzn.to/3DmJWPx
Arcteryx Conveyor Belt : amzn.to/3i3CRfb
Darn Tough Socks : amzn.to/3mx20A5
SCARPA Men's Kailash Trek GTX Hiking Boot : amzn.to/342zFcd
USMC Fleece Sweater : eBay.com for green amzn.to/3xVNWph for brown
Merino Wool Mask : Discontinued
Knit Gloves :
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5.11 Rain Jacket : amzn.to/3di4ONi
Outdoor Research Helium II Rain Pants : amzn.to/3bKRiS9
Tactical Distributors Down Range Hooded Jacket :
Gear :
Mountain Hardware JMT 35 Backpack : www.mountainhardwear.com/p/jm...
Plastic Sheet :
Tarp Clips :
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Tent Stakes : amzn.to/3pK5Mb9
Sportneer Chair : amzn.to/3vb3bbC
Hand Warmers : amzn.to/3rGHj9f
Mylar Blanket : amzn.to/3xY0GeP
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Soto Windmaster Stove : amzn.to/3q0bDIQ
Toaks 750ML Pot with Bail Handle : amzn.to/3ywOpOw
Kershaw Cryo II Folding Knife : amzn.to/2Sej6aD
NiteCore Power Bank : amzn.to/3B4hiD0
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Best Emergency Shelter? - Fjallraven Wind Sack - First Look and Preview
What it is : This is a Lightweight emergency shelter, known as the Wind Sack and it was designed to keep out wind, snow and rain for up to 3 people.
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Versions : 1 person and 3 person : There was a 2 person version in the past but I believe it has been discontinued and is no longer listed on the Fjallraven web site.
Materials : 100% polyamide 40D TripleRip Sil/Sil 3000 mm
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Weight : 1lb 6oz
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@Echowhiskeyone 2 роки тому

For years, I have kept a rolled sheet of 4 mil plastic and 100' of paracord. Simple, cheap and it works.

@johncramer9564 2 роки тому

don't forget the clips

@Echowhiskeyone 2 роки тому

@@johncramer9564 Clips are good, but take up space and weight, every ounce counts. Better to use what nature provides, bit of wood or rocks to make a toggle for a rope loop.

@stevestruthers6180 2 роки тому

I've actually done this in real life. About 40 years ago, I was serving in a Canadian Army reserve combat arms unit. One weekend, in early March, we went out to a conservation area to do our Winter Indoctrination training. On the Friday evening that both squadrons of my regiment left their respective armouries, it was bitterly cold and quite windy. At the conservation area, we were supposed to meet a group from the base supply section of a nearby Regular Force base and receive canvas bell tents. The bell tents weren't something that reserve units would typically hold in their quartermaster stores, so they had to be requisitioned. After we got there, the base supply trucks failed to show up. One of the senior officers of the regiment attempted to reach the base supply section to find out what was going on, but was unable to get through to the duty officer. So, rather than wait any longer, the officers and a couple of senior NCOs went to a local Canadian Tire store to get all the thick vapour barrier they could get, lots of rope and duct tape. We made 'A'-frame type shelters using the vapour barrier and rope, and sealed off both ends of the shelters with duct tape. I don't remember how we managed to secure the bottoms of the A-frame shelters to the ground to prevent the wind from lofting up the walls of the shelter and getting inside. We were then given instructions to sleep in our arctic sleeping bags fully clothed, and wear watch caps on our heads to minimize heat loss. All of us were wearing long underwear, combat shirts and pants and over the shirts, arctic combat parkas. We had air mattresses to prevent heat loss through the ground. Even with all that, it was still a fairly cold night, but I slept OK. The bell tents that we were looking for didn't arrive until the following morning. Nevertheless, we learned that in a pinch, vapour barrier or plastic sheeting could be used as shelter in an emergency provided you had an air mattress or some other similar insulating kind of mattress, a warm sleeping bag and warm clothing.

@juicyfatback1362 2 роки тому

Excellent story, thanks for sharing!

@linebrunelle1004 2 роки тому

Regular Army here. We used our rain poncho to make a shelter as part of training...and sleeping fully clothed is a rookie mistake even Scouts know. Great story though.

@stevestruthers6180 2 роки тому

@@linebrunelle1004 In the reserve unit I served in, our ponchos had a dual purpose. Not only did they serve as protection from the rain, but they also had snaps so that two ponchos could be snapped together to form an A-frame shelter that could be hung on a rope, and grommets so they could be tied down like a tent. When I did the field portion of my basic training (mostly consisting of basic infantry section tactics and learning how to set up defensive positions) in the summer of 1979, that's what we slept under. We were lucky that the weather was excellent and rain-free. Today, reservists in the Canadian Army actually get real tents!

@arnoldseay9118 2 роки тому

Many times I have used a plastic shelter. I remember one spring grizzly bear hunt in Alaska my dad and I spent a week in a plastic shelter. We didn’t have the clips like you have. We used button balls for tie downs. They were a keyhole shaped metal ring with a rubber ball that you could hold the plastic with. We used 6 mill plastic and we had line and cut poles to fashion the shelter. We cooked inside it and slept there the whole trip. Back then we didn’t have a lot of options for backpacking tents except for expensive drawtight mountain tents. We were way too poor to afford that. We stayed very comfortable in that shelter for a week. We didn’t get a bear but we saw some and spent a great week in the wilderness. Now I can afford good tents and gear but that trip was one of the most memorable in my life. Thanks for bringing back great memories.

@chrismoore600 2 роки тому

Thank you for the hard work you put into all of your videos. I find my go to shelter is a 10x10 tarp with a 5x7 ground cloth sprayed with permetherin. In the summer I add a bug net and in the winter I add a heavy duty Mylar blanket. Happy New Year looking forward to more adventure in 2022.

@paulblackburn4245 2 роки тому

Care to share what ground cloth and bugnet that you use? I was going to use my mylar blanket as the ground cloth.

@chrismoore600 2 роки тому

@@paulblackburn4245 I like gear that works regardless of the cost so I make alot of my own stuff for the bug net I use window shears from walmart. Just sew 2 of the together add a shock cord at the hem full bug protection. I add a couple of pieces of webbing at the top to hang on the ridge line. The ground cloth is a 4 dollar seal nylon tarp with grommets. Got it a walmart I stake it down so it doesn't move at night. Spray the nylon side with permetherin for bug protection. I have 20 bucks in the hole thing and it will last me a couple of years before I replace it.

@farstrider79 2 роки тому

@@paulblackburn4245 You'll wake up every time you roll over from the sound and end up with a bunch of holes in your mylar. Tents are nice.

@rickkrockstar 2 роки тому

I liked how he expresses that, you are NOT going to sleep like a baby in a survival situation. its about staying alive not sleep. Worse case, you wrap yourself like a plastic burrito, and sit under a tree till morning, Your going to sweat, but you will survive.

@graciel3725 2 роки тому

BRAVO!! Glad to know $10 can save my life!!! Thanks Lucas! Be blessed! Bet FjalRaven is pulling those bags as they watch this!

@jamescurtis9915 2 роки тому

I’ve carried a drop cloth in my vehicles for years. Tons of uses; covering something your hauling, cover for changing a tire in the rain, floor cover for something dirty in a suv, and on and on.

@aksting 2 роки тому

The Lukeraven survival tent is available at your local home center or hardware store for $20.

@hoopoo3721 2 роки тому

Try to useing silicone grease on the nut threads on the tarp clips, they will work better, get tighter and least longer, and will not lock up to where you can't remove the nut to loosen them with out breaking them, yep I learned that the hard way :)

@debscreepy 2 роки тому

Amazing how well that piece of plastic did. Those tarp clips really made all the difference! Great video!

@timmooney7528 2 роки тому

I imagine it would be like camping in a giant sandwich bag. Regardless it's good to know what to expect. Good review.

@keithsparling5537 2 роки тому

I always carry a 10' x20' sheet in my packs. Pick 'em up at most hardware stores for a few bucks. Lightweight, takes little space, and keeping dry is often critical. Plus it can be used in.many other ways.. The thing you never thought you needed, but are sure glad you got it tonite!

@johnstevenson9429 2 роки тому

I have a small zipper pouch I labelled "utility" where I have those very tarp clips and the bungee balls that I got at Harbor Freight. They work great. I keep duct tape, ripstop adhesive para shoot repair material to repair my tents and a lot of other doodads in there. Another great video. Thanks

@jamesellsworth9673 2 роки тому

Good tips for a utility pouch!

@commonsgiant 2 роки тому

Amazing what you can do with a sheet of plastic and a couple tie offs. Those clips are way easier than button stones. Love it!

@PattyDung 2 роки тому

Thomas Paine, is that U ???

@papajeff5486 2 роки тому

Sometimes little old ladies don’t see well at night. Sometimes old folks have cataracts, not so bad that they can’t see well enough to drive, but enough to make night driving difficult. She may have hanging on to you for her safety, hoping that you would go her way, hoping she could follow you to safety, maybe her home. Tolerance and patience are excellent foundation stones for an honorable character. Strength and Honor. Texas

@mpmansell 2 роки тому

Then she shouldn't be driving at all. Old age doesn't entitle her to risk other people; to injure, permanently cripple, or kill them. Someone being as dangerous on the road is not something anyone should tolerate.

@Sven-_Trials 2 роки тому

I have always had a piece of plastic when camping, The old man taught me to use it as a shelter, ground protection, slide down a snow covered hillside, carry firewood, extend a rain fly... So many uses!

@TBurd7950 2 роки тому

I have used clips like those for 16 years. They are super for providing additional tie-off points to a tarp setup. Very cool video Luke. Enjoyed it as always.

@simplemanlovetocanoe6274 2 роки тому

Absolutely love your channel! I was brought up the same way! Poor and can't afford real camping equipment! Used plastic, ponchos and debre shelters! Had lots of fun doing it! Those plastic clips are awesome! Been using them for many years! I hammock camp now and still use them! One of the best little gadgets!

@debbilermond1553 2 роки тому

I love the idea of the tarp clips! Thanks, Luke for showing us an inexpensive way to make a shelter. I found the clips on Amazon 12 for $10.99.

@linebrunelle1004 2 роки тому

4 for $1.50 at Dollarama

@debbilermond1553 2 роки тому

@@linebrunelle1004 We don't have Dollarama but do have Dollar Tree. I just checked their website. They have 82 different clips, none of them for tarps.

@garyjohnson4608 2 роки тому

I like the big sheet of plastic as an emergency shelter, it reminds me of Mors Kochanski's super shelter. Those plastics clips are a great idea ,

@markdaddario1941 2 роки тому

I've found a mattress protection bag, which comes in a variety of sizes as you might expect, and comes in different thicknesses, to be an excellent emergency shelter much like the old orange tube tents but with the one open end. Think giant waterproof (and condensation holding) bag, but with enough length that you can prop the end open and be secure further back. Very inexpensive for a set of three! With the right venting, this is a very effective enclosure against the wind and weather.

@mrqaffe2 2 роки тому

A Swedish windsack is designed to be used when you dig down in snow and not to protect against rain and i don't think the plastic shet will work on a mountanin in a snowstorm.

@elizabethtailor111 2 роки тому

The versatility is why I'm more of a tarp camper. There are ways to fully protect yourself, but usually, weather permitting, I'd rather just use a simple lean-to configuration, and sleep in nature. Just enough so that if there's a heavy dew, or rain, and if you're cagey enough, against the wind, is plenty for me. That, and a long fire, and I'm enjoying nature to the max!

@r-pupz7032 Рік тому

You're a type 2 fun fan, much like I am! The more challenging, difficult, and yes, even miserable a trip is, the more I love it! First discovered the joys of type 2 fun while doing long runs when I was trying to get fit - it was super tough, my feet hurt, my legs ached, I was out in the wind and the rain and the cold - but I LOVED it! Never looked back!

@heidih2887 2 роки тому

Makes good sense. I've read/seen info from survival instructors that advocate heavy clear plastic for it's versatility. If having to hunker down for hours/days, natural light is a great asset to "mental health", easier to "stay put" vs. aimless wandering etc. And if using any source of light inside after dark, it'd be as visible as possible to rescue/search teams. And of course, the option of using it to make some sort of "super shelter" adds further to versatility of clear plastic. Impressed with those plastic clips, especially for that price! :D Did you order them, or find them in your local area?

@charlessalmond7076 2 роки тому

Home depot carrys similar tarp clips. Not sure if its the same brand.

@heidih2887 2 роки тому

@@charlessalmond7076 thanks! :D

@SoloHiker1 2 роки тому

Manards carries them as well.

@heidih2887 2 роки тому

@@SoloHiker1 thanks.. although we don't have that chain out west/my area! :D

@jhosk 2 роки тому

A piece of plastic and a good mylar blanket does wonders

@gigi3242 2 роки тому

If you are going to build on Lone Wolf Mountain, maybe add a blacksmith shop to the plans.

@dragonslayer7587 2 роки тому

I love this video. I've got a tarp and a rolled plastic drop cloth in my get home bag in the car. I'm glad to see the plastic works, but most of all, I'm hunting down those clips! I can think of a thousand uses for them! Thanks so much!

@patboda4173 Рік тому

You and your wife should have a tv show. I'd watch it, probably too much but you have so much information that I know you share but people are really going to know. Things are going to get rough!

@lessharratt8719 2 роки тому

I'm really glad you didn't beat her up. You're a good guy.

@bestestusername 2 роки тому

The old lady wanted animals to hit you first. Love your enthusiasm for these videos

@jeromeknasinski3862 2 роки тому

I just love your adventures and gear reviews... no one does them better. BTW I Always carry a 12x12' ground cloth in the truck.

@prizm63 2 роки тому

The clips very workable but in low low temp with repeat use , as we also played with a tarps those clamp / clips can snap so we even tried office supply metal clips just for fun too . Thank you for reminding me of the FUN

@judeemarsial6349 9 місяців тому

Luke I like your ideal having plastic for shelter!! I really enjoy watching your videos. Be safe and see you in next video.

@JanStewart590 Місяць тому

You do such great presentation in your videos Luke! The opening shot was great here! Ingenuity at 100% here!

@gregsalerno1434 2 роки тому

Ingenuity and Deverting from the standard ways of supplying shelter .We appreciate your efforts.Stay safe ✌️

@DoseofDirt 2 роки тому

Awesome video. Not about how much you spend on gear, but how you can use what's available to you. Love your videos!

@keithsparling5537 2 роки тому

Ingenuity...

@DoseofDirt 2 роки тому

@@keithsparling5537 Will take you much further than dollars in the back country!

@aliceg9571 2 роки тому

Glad you didn’t have any major problems out there Luke. Safety for you is the most important thing. I hope you had extra snacks in case you had problems. Thanks for the little old lady story. Could have been worse. Whew! Lol. Be safe and stay well til the next adventure.

@coogshunt3626 2 роки тому

Clear plastic with the reflective emergency blanket hung in the back side and small fire in front side would be ideal for colder temperatures. Cool video.

@donaldjohnson9401 2 роки тому

I'm glad how you stress ventilated environments or risk suffocating CO2 Poisoning is a real danger Proper ventilation is always necessary. Thanks for Showing that plastic can provide proper protection in a pinch if you had to. Happy Trails stay safe Luke !

@Roland14d 2 роки тому

CO2 or CO?

@donaldjohnson9401 2 роки тому

They tell you in the after life what it is that took your life

@PhilCherry3 2 роки тому

I liked your demonstation of the usefulness of a sheet of plastic as a sheltering option. When I first started tent camping, during Boy Scout outings with my son's troop, I used a roll of Walmart purchased plastic as rain protection over my tent. It worked like a champ. I stayed dry during heavy downpours that soaked other campers' tents. I also have a set of the same tarp clips you used in this adventure. I love mine and they are a regular part of my tarp/tent camping kit. I really enjoyed seeing you show their effectiveness. I'm still not happy to see you beating down the windsock prooduct. My understanding from other commenters and from other UKposts demonstrations of the product is it is a tool frequently used by skiers and hikers in mountainous wind/snow conditions. It is not a substitute for a tent. As far as I can tell, it's a highly regarded product in Europe. You and your wife are so good at showing people the beauty and challenges of camping. You are entertaining and witty during product reviews. You interweave good folksy stories of family and growing up in your reviews. I believe that is why so many of us tune in whenever you post a new video/review. Please stay on the positive side and don't give up that high ground when approaching camping tools and products. Remember, "One person's junk is another person's treasure."

@charlessalmond7076 2 роки тому

So you want him to lie? He didn't like the product. He wasn't profane or, make multiple videos to talk down the product. Other peoples usage may vary but, the product failed in his video. I feel he "told it like it was".

@pakleader4 2 роки тому

SEMPER FI brother you did this video and survival Proper JUSTIFICATION and proof of proper materials. Your still my go to guy. That will never change. Keep it as best you can.

@theodoredicks3305 2 роки тому

I think that using plastic is a good idea. For the simple fact is that plastic will almost always keep you dry unless it has a whole in it. It is simple and cheap. Great video

@chrisfrancis6171 2 роки тому

Really enjoy watching and learning about survival skills, you have a great way of explaining and teaching. Cheers

@merellemain5835 2 роки тому

Dude, I am with you on the "as a kid" stuff. I had one major piece of equipment at 10. A frost or western cuttlery made knife my Dad gave me. Cheap tho it was, it was the first and best knife ever with stag handle! I got my hands on a Sears canvas pup tent at about 12. At 10, 12, and 14 yrs. old I built lean to's, camps, tents, and plastic shelters with logs and clothes pins. Chopped down pines 5" dia. with that knife. Man, if I had known then that "bushcraft" would be so popular I would have stuck with it. I see here the things I and (we) did for fun as a kids become a major industry! I made a camp grill with 4 welding rods and a rack grate from a bread truck with a set of cutter pliers. Same stuff you see today for sale. I love your videos because you are real! God bless you, and I love the clips.

@cawstech2047 2 роки тому

I enjoyed the llittle old lady story. As an old lady I have been out on a lonely road in the dark. I have made it a practice to lessen the anxiety, attach myself to a moving vehicle and stay with it until you reach a familiar or light area.

@bryonrodgers785 2 роки тому

The Shed on LWM would make a great place to set up a Forge

@philhorne3293 2 роки тому

UCO Candles.. Perfect addition - Light and just enough warmth along with a hot water Nalgene to keep you very comfortable on a cold night.

@PenDragonsPig 2 роки тому

Cold and humidity- Back when I still lived in the UK it would never get as cold as New England but the winters were nasty, nasty, nasty. I would wear multiple pairs of socks, there was a product that would keep your kidneys warm when outside, and multiple layers were needed way above freezing temperatures. I rode a motorcycle all year and have to stop to put mr gloves on top of the engine or exhaust to have warm hands for a few minutes t least- even putting my hands on the engine whilst in motion. I lived in what was arguably the mildest part of the country and still the cold would go right to the bone. Sometimes the wind would change in such a manner it came across Europe from Russia but as the temperature plummeted it was bearable because the air was dry. Under normal conditions the sea was 5 miles to the north, 10 miles to the south, 25 miles to the west- it was never dry.

@noobsaibot555 2 роки тому

I feel like those tarp clips were the star of this episode as far as gear goes.

@887Rabbit 2 роки тому

You have a great facilitators voice which is very easy to listen to. Another great video thank you

@SoloHiker1 2 роки тому

Love red lens. I was an operator for 30 years and every now and then when backpacking I'll red lens up...Don't know why, its relaxing.

@willparsons32 Рік тому

When I was in highschool, one of my courses was called "Environmental Studies" where you guessed it, consisted of the class living in the wild for a few days to a week. Living in Northern British Columbia, Canada - we were fortune to have a coastal mountain range at our back door known as the "Seven Sisters" mountain range. The tallest being approximately 9000ft. and taking approximately almost two days to climb, you're greeted initially with a beautiful spring time weather condition (we climbed the mountain in May) but as we climbed further upwards, we suddenly faced a six foot vertical ice wall to which, with a bit of a struggle for the less experienced climber, took us about 1/2 hr. To continue onwards and upwards. As the day wore on - about 6pm, what once was a comfortable spring day suddenly turned into a full blown winter's storm. (The temperature literally went from +17°C to a whopping -25 within 2 hours - 800m of climbing) With the faster climbers ahead of us, we quickly pitched tent and settled in cuddling in the pitch of darkness. We easily survived the storm and woke up the next morning buried in 2 extra feet of snow. It's funny how the human body quickly and instinctively reacts to sudden changes in extreme weather conditions!!

@jerryadams6799 Рік тому

There is a you tuber whose deal is cooking high end meals in various wild wilderness locations as opposed to being strictly survival. he made a mansion out of cling wrap on top of a mountain. it had a door with a sapling door frame and he heated it with candles. he had a hole at the top to vent any fumes or noxious gases. his cling wrap mansion was roomy, over 8 or ten feet tall. I'm not saying he built it quickly or anything but when he was done it was pretty spectacular for a temporary shelter. he also made a table out of saplings, a chair, and i think a bed frame and a bed.

@mohammedaslam9935 2 роки тому

I never seen you doing cave camping trip anyway Nice to see you again 😊😊😊😊

@Thes564 2 роки тому

Luke we both had the same sort of childhood as far as using what we had to surv ive including building shelters out of natural materials and building shelters out of plastic sheet.I am a bit older than you at 57 years old and for light i used one of those red kerosene lantern with the cloth wicks and for some reason i love the smell of them burning in the lantern so i can really relate to what you are saying and just watching your videos brings back good memories.

@benlaw4647 2 роки тому

I like the set up ...it works....the clips with the small bungee cord and some stakes and cordage works just fine ....thanks .....strength and honor....🙏

@jenniferbutcher8393 2 роки тому

Reminds me of cold days in my doghouse blind, deerhunting. Have done lots of squats waiting for some hunting action! I'm a blacksmith. I agree that we do make jewelry, I enjoy using horseshoe nails for that, but I also make other, larger items. Our teenage son wanted to start-his first forge was the lid to a broken bbq, and his anvil was a railroad plate. Things progressed, nice to have more than one hammer, and I enjoy our propane forge as well as our coal forge. Our son, now serving overseas in the military, taught me how to forge, and I promised him I would keep it lit and his smithing business going until he comes home. So, I hope you pick the hammer back up, light the forge, and heat some metal!! Thank you for your beautiful videos that make me feel like I'm outside, even when I'm not😊

@charlessalmond7076 2 роки тому

Thank you for raising a young man with a moral & ethical compass that led to public service. 🇺🇸

@bigfork1000 2 роки тому

Hi I really like this channel I sold my house when I was 27 bought 22 acres of property farther down the road bought a camper got tired of staying in it sold it started sleeping under the stars with a tarp on the ground nylon sleeping pad and a large piece of clear plastic covering me up just work to stay warm gathering firewood moving wherever you want I lived sleeping under the stars like that for about 7 years I could sleep really well in rain or snow on the ground just pack it away in a garage can and roll it anywhere you want now I live in a nice house with 2 ponds overlooking mtns and sunset on same property

@scottmonty158 2 роки тому

Add a candle to the plastic shelter , would be plesant, just keepan eye on the co2 levels. Love how you are willing to walk the walk , and not bs , and get the answers.

@namaste_thisbitchhere5213 2 роки тому

Also appreciate the time you take from Sussie todo these content videos. Also thanks to her as well lol hope you and kids had great holidays! ❤️❤️

@Shivaziv 2 роки тому

Great video Luke, and thank you for suffering for us! This's why I like cheap products, they sometimes work much better than any high-end brand which costs 10 times more. Thanks for the video.

@NewEnglandLyle 2 роки тому

Great vid. At the end of the day. A cheap plastic sheet is just fine if you are just a day trip person and would only use in severe extreme situation (rolled your ankle deep in the woods) but it is really just a one time use product. Might I suggest a $25 camping tarp designed for utility uses with multiple tie out options. It is made for multiple uses. Pair that with a hammock (instead of a chair), and you can "survive" quite comfortably in almost all weather. Both are lightweight. Add a wool blanket, now you are "surviving" like a king! Haha. Happy New to all!

@suehaag2783 2 роки тому

Like those clips. Spent 2 weeks in NM taking a blacksmithing class. Made a towel bar, towel ring, TP holder and a wicked hot dog/marshmallow roaster. Spent another week a few years later on a silversmithing class. Good times. Cool skills.

@bobhead6243 Рік тому

Hi Luke , I love your Channel , great reviews , and Knowledge , much helpful advice here , keep up the good work my Friend , Strength , Honour and Respect .

@Steve-qt9ce 2 роки тому

Luke I discovered those clips about 10-15years ago and they are awesome. Ive broken a couple over tightening them with pliers. . .but all in all they are excellent! Handy to carry a few all the time, tear out a gromet and these are just as strong. And they are inexpensive too❗

@MrFmiller 2 роки тому

Irrespective of what the nature of my trip is, car camping, backpacking, bike camping, or whatever, I always carry an extra tarp. I’ve done that since a trip I was on in the Boy Scouts sixty years ago on which I suffered from hypothermia. A lesson not forgotten. A 9X12 3 mil is perfect. 2 mil works. A rounded pebble for a tie out works fine. I also carry two 50 gallon trash bags which works for stuffing with boughs, leaves, or debris for a bed or an insulating cover. The extra weight and bulk is well worth it if it is needed. I’ve spent many a camping trip with everyone hanging out dry under one of my tarps in foul weather.

@tradmanmike3360 2 роки тому

I LOVE THOSE CLIPS! I USE BLACK 55 GAL. BAGS IN SEVERAL OF MY EMERGENCY BAGS WITH THOSE CLIPS, CORDAGE, ETC. GREAT VIDEO ADVENTURE. LUKE, DISCOMFORT IS YOUR CANDY!!! LOL....

@Daffob1nt 2 роки тому

Fjällrävens vindsäck is supposed to be used when you're up on the treeless fell and a snowstorm is coming. It's not a tent; you're supposed to burrow down in a hole that you've dug in the snow, and you wrap the wind sack around you. There are different sizes, so that you can use one for several people, which of course is good when it's really cold. It's for bivouacking in the snow, basically.

@aaronbensi9723 2 роки тому

Love to see you do this in really bad weather.. Wind and heavy rain..

@1957jmhiser1 2 роки тому

Cool. I'd use the shelter. I have the poly tarp, 1 person tent, sleeping bag, gloves and hat for people without homes in my car during winter. I found a 125. solar and 400 watt ac powered lithium generator, and it will run the 175watt on low Bud heater. Micro heater. That would be a nice setup for homeless persons, allow them to recharge free ac or purchase a 20. solar panel. I'd use the poly. I'm from your neck of the woods, and we used to wear green garbage bags for campouts as kids if it were raining.

@neemancallender9092 2 роки тому

nice to play with the plastic painters drop cloth I taught cub scouts how to do that with a broom stick as a pole/walking staff Personally I use a 3x3/10x10 tarp, hiking pole, and a ground sheet The best bad weather protection for less than 1kg/2lbs

@dranelittle7726 2 роки тому

the double-layered tyvek bivies and net hammock is a much warmer, more breathable set up than the plastic, not much heavier, low cost, reasonably compact, MUCH more durable. A bit of duct tape goes a long ways to keeping it "water and wind proof". I've used it many times and it's quite adjustable to suit your prevailing conditions.

@roserea3156 Рік тому

I wish I was younger, I love this stuff. I'll have to settle for my back yard.

@49mrbassman Рік тому

Do this every time I go fishing off the beach. Plastic sheeting is the most versatile shelter material I know of

@aar5pj Рік тому

One of your more interesting reviews .You test a cheap piece of plastic that works better than some tents, and you keep warm too.

@HinselScott 2 роки тому

Good video! One tip: take your car keys off your belt loop and stow them in your pack. It sucks to lose your keys in the woods. 💙

@atypicalhiker 2 роки тому

Far better than the River country products trekker 2 tent I bought in 2019.

@johnmalmstrom5163 2 роки тому

A windsack is used at winter when skiing in the mountains above the tree line. If caught by strong winds and snow conditions doesn’t admit digging a snow cave. That plastic would be ripped to pieces in such conditions.

@aepage3165 2 роки тому

My friends and I refer to the disastrous type of fun as "Type 2 fun" Type 1 Fun is fun that you enjoy and know is great in the moment. Type 2 Fun is fun that is based on challenges, and unexpected problems that make the experience richer. Type 2 fun is usually more un in retrospect than at the time. I tend to think it is the greater of the two.

@sandraw4763 2 роки тому

One reason I keep a folded 10 ft cheap ($5) blue tarp folded and tucked along the back of all of our emergency bags along with cordage and just a few stakes. SO many uses - shelter, sun tarp, privacy curtain if circumstances call for it, protection from damp ground, etc.

@RBTrujillo1 2 роки тому

You were the Guardian for the "old lady" for what she perceived as going through the terrain she was uncomfortable with. You were the guiding light for her! As uncomfortable it was for you (not knowing who is endangering you with the tailgating) it was a sense of comfort to her! Yes, I happen to know that tailgating is dangerous. Work with me here.

@earndoggy Рік тому

If it helps I was thinking the same thing!

@strawberryguyy__ Рік тому

i always carry a good quality swiss army knife, a dependable lighter, a battery torch and some spare batteries (not rechargable cause they last longer), a water bottle and some tape with me. My backpack contains all these items and all of em are hidden so i can forget about them and when in a situation , boom you have rescue with you

@genocanabicea5779 2 роки тому

Keep a 10x20 in your bug out bag. Use a small tree as a center pole and a few(3 or 4) others as spreaders and wrap with plastic to make a tipi.

@tristanjeffery5448 2 роки тому

another upside to the plastic vs that crap sack is you can turn this into a super shelter with an outside fire, and it actually will she water!

@CharlesKobernat 2 роки тому

When I could hike I kept a trash bag with my water bottle. Not for survival but to pick up trash. One day while in Northern MN while wandering in a depressed stupor, miles from my car, I missed the incoming weather front. A twenty-degree drop with driving rain and sleet left me standing under a pine tree shivering in a lite jacket. I eventually remembered how warm I became while wearing a poncho, so I sliced a head hole in the trash bag and wore it for a cold night curled up on some boughs. Not a great night but I survived and now look back at those times fondly. I now keep a survival pack, with a thick drop sheet in my car, just in case.

@michaelballard7323 Рік тому

I paused at 6:45, right after you showed the tarp clips you were going to use. So I’m pausing in there and making a prediction: Wind picks up and tears out the clips. Suggestion: Find some small, smooth stones to create stronger tie-outs. Take a stone and hold it in the plastic at a tie-out point. Using para-cord, tie a knot around the opposite side of the plastic, at the base of the bulge, trapping the stone in a plastic bubble. The result is a durable tie-out point.

@michaelballard7323 Рік тому

You can use the same trick to tie two pieces of plastic or tarp together, overlapping the ends

@derrickburbage1597 2 роки тому

I grew up in the 70s in Northern Ontario canada. We would be out fishing at lakes in the middle of gods country, Saw horses and some 6mill polyplastic and we were good to go.Great times.

@christinahenry9569 2 роки тому

I found you by mistake. Oh wow, I could never do what you are doing, but I admire you for doing it. Best of luck to you.

@silverhawk8169 2 роки тому

I like those clips, will definitely have to buy some. You have awesome videos and HUMOR! Keep up the great work and keep them coming. Thanks and have a great week.

@nelsonpagel2175 2 роки тому

Appreciate you sacrificing a good nights rest to compare the shelters in a real life scenario! I found the clips interesting also, pretty basic but adds a lot of options to your configuration. I didn't think they would hold in the storm but looks like they did fine. It looks like its a good idea just to have a basic plastic sheet just to throw in an emergency kit or car, no need to spend the big bucks on a basic shelter. Stay safe and healthy!

@bugoutbasics1070 2 роки тому

Thank you. Improvision, adapt and overcome.

@indramahabir1617 2 роки тому

Thank you for sharing, I will include a similar piece of plastic in my car survival kit...

@susankerr9521 2 роки тому

I like those tarp clips. Those just solved a couple of problems.

@jonfishbough9497 2 роки тому

We used plastic sheet drop cloths and clips on backpacking trips in the Adirondacks as a Boy Scout in the 70’s. After my Dad passed I found the bag of clips we had used. He was one of the Scoutmasters in my troop. Thanks for the video. I trip down memory lane for me too.

@bushwhackedsurvivor9713 2 роки тому

A sure fire way to survive the cold elements. Take extra clothes, take a chair to stay off cold ground, take several warm lights, take a stove, clips for shelter, don’t forget the HAND WARMERS. You will survive.

@myepicjourney8275 Рік тому

the clips are a great idea you can use it on any tarp. the plastic is also a great survival idea. you ever thought of just putting a garbage bag as a body covering and then just put your coat over top, that should keep you warm

@harrisdail9939 2 роки тому

Luke those clips look like the ones I ordered to use on my lite fighter to pull the tent away from the inner body. I sent pucs of it to you back during the late summer. Aweaome video

@nunya3163 2 роки тому

Those tarp clips look handy for a wide array of uses.

@chrisrippy515 2 роки тому

Love the music at the end! Thanks for adding that!

@lorkainenkingg8497 2 роки тому

This reminds me of how some kids react to Christmas presents: they prefer to play with the box instead of the pricey toy it contained. LOL! Seriously, though, this demonstration addresses a key point in many survival situations: simple gear can often meet or exceed your needs better than the expensive stuff -- and is also better at adapting to your situation in many respects. As always, a great video!

@3nertia 2 роки тому

The problem is that there are so many snakeoil salesman - anything for a buck; thanks capitalism! - that it's difficult to know if you're getting a gem or just more garbage ...

@lorkainenkingg8497 2 роки тому

@@3nertia capitalism is not the issue. Shallow and self-centered individuals are.

@kalilay 2 роки тому

I’ve literally never seen or heard of a kid who played with an iPad box instead of an iPad, or any other “toy”. Your boomer humor is outdated and no longer relevant

@3nertia 2 роки тому

@@lorkainenkingg8497 You obviously misunderstand capitalism and its true intent then :)

@lorkainenkingg8497 2 роки тому

@@3nertia or, rather, it is you who has the misunderstanding. :)