Digging a Japanese Spider Hole (and sleeping in it!!!)

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I build an authentic Japanese military spider fox hole with just a few basic tools including a small army shovel, some metal buckets, and some rough saw timbers to help create a safe place to sleep overnight in case of impending war.
A spider hole is mirrors the hole created by a trapdoor spider who will tunnel and then cover the top of the door to conceal itself.
A spider hole is usually shoulder-deep, and round, protective enough to camouflaged lid a solder from attack. A soldier will be able to stand upright and then fire a weapon without being overly exposed. A spider hole is different than a foxhole in that a foxhole is usually deeper and designed to hide or conceal a fighter.
A spider hole is usually hastily dug, whereas a foxhole is done with more care.
Spider holes were used during World War II by Japanese. Saddam Hussein during the Iraq war was captured hiding in a spider hole.
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@ModernSelfReliance Рік тому

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@miguelboricuapatientlongsu1855 Рік тому

Vietnamese tunnels were hit hard by bombs and they were triangular and they were able to withhold all the bombing. Gold miners tunnels were the same as you are constructing and they collapsed without any problems 🤔

@miguelboricuapatientlongsu1855 Рік тому

One super Important thing to remember you cannot keep rebreathing the same air. Covert air breathing chimney will be necessary if you want to ever wake up 💀☠️

@jessicad83 Рік тому

Look up the Australian "Trap Door" Spider - that's some nightmare fuel right there! 🕷

@FreezyAbitKT7A Рік тому

pan that gravel for gold. Esbit stove use Hexamine tablets

@drivenmad7676 Рік тому

Ventilation???

@carriebecker8383 Рік тому

I have free time, and I decided to spend 47 minutes and 42 seconds of it watching guys dig a hole, and dreaming about digging my own hole.

@Achedb0b1 Рік тому

This is my hole, it was made for me!

@simondelaney2958 Рік тому

Gotta love a good hole

@pinetree9343 Рік тому

I run mine at 1.75x speed. So it was a lot less time spent watching

@HaloDJumper Рік тому

We are adults. We dream of digging holes. And then climbing into said holes. And maybe it's big enough to take a nap in. That'd be nice.

@user-fs9ko6wg2o Рік тому

Durrr durrr

@Mr.No-wo2cp Рік тому

The Vietnam tunnels were dug in hard clay too, and they made their tunnels with dome or triangular roofs so as to support the roof weight and save it if a tank or other vehicle drove over it

@xp8969 Рік тому

Based Vietcong Freedom Fighters

@matthewschipper2023 Рік тому

Good to know my grandfather actually went to Vietnam and served in the United States army and received the purple 💜 he didn't really talk about Vietnam War very much but when he did us grandkids hung onto every word

@forrest8976 Рік тому

Great point. Thanks for the info!

@timtron Рік тому

@@xp8969 viet cong were oppressors, not freedom fighters. Fighting for the freedom to oppress people

@SecuR0M Рік тому

@@timtron vietnam won so theyre based usa lost so it's cringe simple as

@strangeredits9132 Рік тому

Watchhed all 47 minutes and I have to agree that it is a glorious hole. I'm about to do an internet search to see if anybody else has made a hole of such glory. Great work.

@polarispm Рік тому

I see what you did…

@saltissalty3498 Рік тому

There are some of them in Vietnam, back in the Vietnam War we dug a whole system of them underground, now it's a very famous tourist attraction. Ofc it's not the kind of glorious hole you expect, with proper tools you can easily drill some in a school, a public toilet or your own house

@spankthemonkey3437 Рік тому

Someone say glory hole😃

@MrBlunt419_ Рік тому

Glory...hole

@sybrenkruijf8570 Рік тому

If you use that word to often I'm gonna think of another gloriously hole

@JULESRULES9969 Рік тому

I spoke to a Vietnam vet who said that a lot of these spider holes existed in rubber plantations. The holes were dug to store water from heavy monsoon rains to keep the trees watered over the year. They would use these existing holes to attack.

@ClydeW893 Рік тому

liar

@Travis_22 Рік тому

@@ClydeW893 lolz

@BushcraftEurope Рік тому

No wonder. This hole would be flooded for sure in a case of monsoon raining for 3 months straight

@VoidHxnter 10 місяців тому

@@ClydeW893 How come?

@BushcraftEurope 10 місяців тому

@@VoidHxnter think

@masertaser4946 Рік тому

Spider holes often weren’t just one hole, one of the greatest examples of this was on Iwo Jima where the Garrison defending the island dug miles of interconnected tunnels accords the whole length of the island. Even employing hidden doors so when a bunker was cleared by invading forces new troops could flood in and shoot them from behind. Often, a single hole housed an entire unit and cosisted of a kitchen, a sleeping quarters and at least two tunnels of escape. The Vietcong used this method of spider holes a lot in order to conceal their position and hide from the napalm and American forces.

@jeffjr84 Рік тому

That's one reason we resorted to using fire the way we did toward the end of the war.

@quentinbonafede434 Рік тому

Forget my comment, *this* is my apocalypse plan

@justwastingtimeonyt9952 Рік тому

Fun fact about napalm: when ignited it would flow like liquid fire. Meaning that it could flow into the tunnels with the man trapped inside. Another reason why its terrifying

@somuchbs6008 Рік тому

@just wasting time on yt pretty sure it’s banned in todays warfare too. Horrible weapon. Liquid fire glue 😳

@SirRamdomgames Рік тому

@@somuchbs6008 lol no its not. you cannot use it agaisnt civilian targets but other than that, its free real estate

@calcustom5026 Рік тому

You want to dig the entrance hole slightly deeper than the sleeping hole, with a slope into a sump hole going down and away as deep as you can get it. That way water that makes its way into the spider hole will flow down into the sump and away from your sleeping position. It would have also been used to catch grenades so that you are safe from the blast if a GI were to ever find your position.

@designator7402 Рік тому

Pretty sure he describes that they did exactly that at 42:44 ish.

@Swordsoulreaver Рік тому

@TheManFromAuntie Yeah, but its better than being dead from said grenade. Maybe.

@aoki6332 Рік тому

@TheManFromAuntie better than being shredded be shrapnel

@BronsonJM Рік тому

Ha I'm the 666th like

@scientificbrony Рік тому

@TheManFromAuntie better than being filled with shrapnel, or your organs being burst?

@zramirez5471 Рік тому

The 2 biggest issues I see are the lack of a water sump (grenade sump too if you want to be legit), but far more importantly you need ventilation - if someone were to duplicate this and spend the night inside, a thin layer of snow would seal the hatch and you'd be staring down potential suffocation very quickly

@sorbetcitron6783 10 місяців тому

Yeah ! Take inspiration from Saddam Hussein's hiding place.

@davidenglish1552 10 місяців тому

Also- good luck trying to pop out that hole with a rifle and or gear on.

@blob5907 9 місяців тому

no you wouldnt just breathe air

@packwolf445 9 місяців тому

@davidenglish1552 yeah really I'd probably cut the hole 1 board wider on either side

@SerV689 9 місяців тому

@@blob5907all these losers can’t even breathe correctly

@growinggranite8240 11 місяців тому

It’s kinda nice how one-on-one the conversation feels when it switches to just him in the hole. Almost as if your in it with him.

@FortniteEruption 11 місяців тому

Just you and him deep in his hole

@davebewshey1549 Рік тому

I knew a guy whose grandfather was in Vietnam and was a tunnel rat, He said the roots were incredible, could not believe that they could dig through that many roots... Makes sense being a rainforest/jungle

@museum1401 Рік тому

On the plus-side, I bet the tunnels were really stable.

@yeahboiii3602 Рік тому

Borderlands

@thesweeples3266 Рік тому

@Jerry_Bean Рік тому

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ shut up loser

@viciousbee9151 Рік тому

my dad was born in southern vietnam ( he’s doin good still. ), if I showed this to him he’d probably talk about how he was a tunnel rat.

@JDLarge Рік тому

No thank you! I’ve dug my share of foxholes and fighting positions over my career but digging down and across underground other than for a grenade sump freaks me out. It only take having a position collapse on you ONCE and you’ll never do it again, or at least I didn’t… I had my position so well camouflaged that I had a tracked vehicle roll up and park over me for a minute, then as it locked a lateral taking off it almost got stuck tipping deep and sinking in burying me to my teeth! Glad I used a lot of logs! Fun watching you do it though, even though I was in knots lol!

@notleviathan855 Рік тому

From what my great granpda told my Grandpa, digging it with a triangle shaped roof helps give it strength. My Great Grandpa had his fair share of run ins with these spider holes during the second world war, and my grandpa fought in vietnam and couldn't stop talking about how intuitive they Vietcong were with their hiding spots. From what my Grandfather said, some of the stuff they built was so stable it could sit under roads, and tanks rolling over it wouldn't break through. He found a ventilation tube under a fake campfire, managed to somehow track the tube to the opening, and crawled inside. Thankfully it was empty, and without booby traps, but he said they built some pretty neat stuff.

@jonezmusicgroup Рік тому

So- logs, not boards??? 👍🏾

@jethrolionheart182 Рік тому

@@jonezmusicgroup like he said he's using the old school 2x4s back when they actually were 2 in by 4 in

@nploda1408 Рік тому

"Locked a lateral"?

@hermanlinam5317 Рік тому

Holy crap, bet that was high-speed low drag getting out of there

@harveyw123 Рік тому

Don't know where your hole is or if someone has already mentioned this but the gravel you ran into is rounded, which indicates it was part of a water course of some type. If you are in or close to a gold-bearing region you should test pan the lowest part of your excavated gravel. You might be surprised at what you could find.

@leesvision 8 місяців тому

That's interesting and good thing to remember I never thought of that. Next time I'm digging I will remember this tip. I live near a gold bearing area too. Thanks 🙂 much love ❤️

@comfortablynumb9342 5 місяців тому

I was thinking they might dig up arrow heads or other native American stuff.

@jimd.3186 Рік тому

When I was young my brother and I dug a tunnel in our back yard in Massachusetts. We watched the great escape and wanted a tunnel with tracks, we had a lot of old pallets to take apart to use to shore up the tunnel. We hit clay at 4' and dug down to 12' then we dug a horizontal tunnel with wooden tracks to move the dirt out. We build a wooden fort over it, and had a pop out spot 20' way. I bet that tunnel is still there today, probably not safe, but we lived on 3 acres of land and our old family house is still standing even though we don't own the land anymore.

@samuelmurphy8692 Рік тому

legendary

@mandiehuns1602 Рік тому

Raising your children on good land is one of the best things you can do for them. It sounds like you and your brother had a lot of fun on your parent's old land.

@ProdbyRaystee Рік тому

U should go there, ask them, make a youtube video about it

@ProdbyRaystee Рік тому

Going back to my 20 year old tunnel

@martinheath5947 Рік тому

Somehow, that's life affirmingly wonderful. Thanks!

@hobojoe694 Рік тому

Was in the US Army, can confirm. Loved digging holes/trenches when bored, some time a few shovels and a couple bundles of 550 cord and you can make yourself an improvised pillbox.

@zyther96 Рік тому

What was the 550 used for if you don't mind explaining your process

@hobojoe694 Рік тому

@@zyther96 tying branches and other light material over the hole to blend in, sturdy enough branches and you can hang your rifle too with it

@comeandtakeit5183 Рік тому

@@zyther96 securing supports and building overhead cover

@stevemadden3642 Рік тому

Man I was mortars. Only good part of digging one of those monsters was getting done and using our built in spades table

@juliefall2892 Місяць тому

It's hard work, even just digging a fire pit to make biochar it took me two days the ground was like concrete,.🇦🇺

@since1876 Рік тому

If you guys want to get through the gravel layer the fastest, I recommend upgrading to the diamond shovel.

@g1tr3kt5 3 місяці тому

Netherite Shovel with Efficiency IV is best. 😛

@savannahbourgeois 22 дні тому

@@g1tr3kt5 HELLO?!? EFFICIENCY V HERE

@Thingbol95 19 днів тому

@@g1tr3kt5nah netherite is dookie diamond on top

@MichaeLPPL 10 місяців тому

The masculine urge to dig a hole

@alphazuluz Рік тому

I have dug a bunch of holes. I don’t think many people understand the amount of work this was. This was not an easy few days.

@brymstoner Рік тому

Likewise. And even worse when the ground is absolutely littered with stones.

@brymstoner Рік тому

@Light Sense Media yes, this one is definitely understated. even when digging something shallow like firepits in the woods/forests - nevermind something much deeper like a supply cache.

@juliefall2892 Місяць тому

@@brymstoner yes I dug a pit to make biochar and the ground was hard as concrete. It took me hours and very sore muscles.🇦🇺

@jeffjefferson2676 Рік тому

You may want to have some spreader to hold the sides from coming into the tunnel, and keeping the beam up. Also, you want to have dirt backfilling on top of the beam, so the earth has something to lean on, so it wont collapse on it. Just nail two planks to the horizontal beams on both sides. Those are "hexamine tablets", you can make RDX explosives if you nitrate those, and you can make a primary explosive (HMTD) if you make a peroxide with it. Its best not to use fire underground unless you have got a ventilation pipe going down there, and preferably two. Greetings, Jeff

@crayoniii Рік тому

I can’t believe there aren’t more comments like yours. This made me so anxious! He needs spreaders to keep those sides from pushing in. If the sides push in, they can no longer support the top, and if the top goes, so do you! There should be spreaders just below the top beam but between the sides and another at the bottom, both secured with fasteners. MSR makes it look cool but his way is INCORRECT and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

@jeffjefferson2676 Рік тому

@@crayoniii Well, it all depends on the "ground standup time", it seems to be pretty good. Also you need to fill in all the space between the roof of the excavation and the lagging (the wood). At one point in time the ground may sag down onto the lagging. Now this will load the wooden lagging. The amount of pressure depends on what type of soil is on top of the lagging. Its a pyramid shape running from the sides of the tunnel up to a certain height. If it is pretty solid ground (which it is), the pyramid shape is not that high, and thus the amount of material within that pyramid does not make up a lot of weight. The lagging is only supporting that weight, the rest of the weight is supported by the ground around the sides of the tunnel. now the lagging does not support anything or not much. Just be sure all the space is filled up so the lagging can "yield". You dont want any momentum with the weight because that increases the energy involved by a lot. E=MC^2, so that is mass times the speed squared(!!!), and the speed can be as fast as gravity makes it go. So that is why the space is filled up. You can read about this phenomenon in Earth Tunneling with Steel Supports, by Proctor and White. Its on my books/archive page. A very interesting book, i scanned it from the university library. Its the only one copy of this book that you can find online. Ive checked. :P Greetings, Jeff

@crayoniii Рік тому

@@jeffjefferson2676 Thanks for responding! I do understand there’s a lot of minutiae in the soil types and how that dictates what kind of and how much shoring is needed. However I’ve seen enough of these types of home brew digging videos to know that most people do not know and are very likely to get themselves killed. I only wish you had addressed this in more detail and proclaimed a starker warning. Happy digging!

@jeffjefferson2676 Рік тому

@@crayoniii It is as detailed as it gets.. Earlier this year they found a guy who buried himself in the forest. He was digging a tunnel too. "Slachtoffer ingestorte tunnel is man (29) uit Stein" So, everyone has been warned. Dont tunnel untill you have read all there is to know about tunneling. And even when you know; miners sometimes still bury themselves.. Greetings, Jeff

@AlexZanderMuro Рік тому

@@jeffjefferson2676 dang, i just checked out your archive page and theres some really good reads on there. been looking for a few of those army field manuals for a bit too. thanks so much for putting those up!

@gbs7144 Рік тому

The side cribbing isn't safe that way. If the dirt, clay slumps, it could push the side away and trap you or then allow the top to come down. On ur next one, notch the uprights so dirt can't push side to side or top down.

@wyattjohnson5181 8 місяців тому

Do you have any resources on cribbing and supports? I am very interested in making tunnels, but don't know how to make them safely.

@gbs7144 8 місяців тому

@wyattjohnson5181 depends on what you're digging in. Look up videos under "tunnel cribbing", ask Jeff Williams and Colinfurze , they do a great job explaining and showing but there are many others too. Learn a lot beforeyoustart, be careful and safety 1st.

@Rav3nclaw43 Місяць тому

@@wyattjohnson5181research research research. Can't do enough

@sushicatyt 8 місяців тому

The first night in Minecraft be like.

@user-nd7yp1ms9n 7 днів тому

Fact!😅

@AutismFamilyChannel Рік тому

Eating a can of beans and crawling into a tight space with no air flow seems…dangerous 😂

@dr1verman Рік тому

In addition CO2 sinks down, this guy was using candles with no way of changing the air down there. Sleeping down there? Yeah right, could be a long sleep. As he keeps saying "Use your Brain" Ha Ha.

@sh4rku5 Рік тому

@@dr1verman it’s the nitrogen and methane in farts that could be lethal. but it’s just not possible for a single person to kill via farts. it would take a large group of people farting directly into a series of tubes leading into a person’s gas mask for it to possibly be lethal.

@dr1verman Рік тому

@@sh4rku5 78% of air was and still is Nitrogen. I think what this guy has done is dangerous, What the Vietnamese did was still dangerous, but apparently they made provision for air movement to ensure they got a fresh supply of oxygen in the air they were breathing down there.

@benewgillian6823 Рік тому

Especially if you fart ...

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@sdbigguy Рік тому

Great project. I find it amazing that I watched over 45 minutes of a couple of guys digging a hole. I am claustrophobic and you had me on edge the whole time. You kept talking about Japanese Spider Holes but I kept thinking Hogan’s Hero’s… must be when I grew up. Expected to see Dom walking through the woods and spreading dirt out the bottom of his pant leg to hide the fact you were digging a tunnel. Now that I’m older and fatter I would never fit through that hatch. Was was a U S Navy photographer for 20 years but didn’t know how much guys like to dig holes until I spent a tour with Seabees doing military training exercises. I agree, freedom isn’t free and we have to work for it. Thanks for sharing.

@donniegaskill1836 Рік тому

Thanks for your service, Thom. I too, am a Navy vet. Retired as a Hulltech PO1.

@sdbigguy Рік тому

@@donniegaskill1836 Thank you for your service as well. It’s hard to believe I’ve been retired from the Navy longer than the 20 years I put in.

@mrc0917 Рік тому

That is awesome dude

@nathanhale7444 Рік тому

I'm not claustrophobic but watching this I kinda felt like it. Oh and I KNOW NUSSSSSSSSINK, NUSSSSSSINK🤚

@mrmaniac3 Рік тому

Glad you thought of Hogan's Heroes

@oldschoolhoosier Рік тому

This is a very educational video for those who have ever wondered what it’s really like to build a tunnel system. I’ve seen very detailed tunnel systems that could house 20-30 men. VC and Japanese were highly skilful building these tunnels with boobytraps for intruders. Veterans during the VN War were highly trained in close combat tactics to travel inside the enemies tunnels removing threats. Good tunnels should have camouflaged 3/4” pvc pipe with a 180 elbows and steel wool to let fresh air pass through while keeping bugs out about every twenty foot. Those tunnels are very effective at avoiding and evading most threats. One word of advice is to be cautious when venturing into your or a newly found built tunnel for snakes that love to nest in dark warm areas during hot and cold seasons. Great Video

@Noahsamonte31 11 місяців тому

It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s ukposts.infoUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.

@forgottenporcelain 17 днів тому

this is not yelp..

@paulwhitehead3002 Рік тому

As a veteran I thank you for your words and I hope others listen to these words of wisdom 😊

@joepatterns9091 Рік тому

They had normal shovels as well so this is more accurate than what you expected. Accidental accuracy is always a good thing!

@williamwallace9826 Рік тому

04:30 Those folding Army shovels are called "entrenching tools." We used them for digging foxholes. They can be locked upen, as it was when you picked it up, or at 90 degrees, or folded against the handle to put in a cover that attaches to a pistol belt for carry.

@sporkwitch Рік тому

Was about to point out the same, the "little army shovel" is literally called an Entrenching Tool (or, more commonly, E-Tool). I still remember getting to dig foxholes with one in red Georgia clay in the middle of summer during an exercise once >_< (was pretty great once done, though, for the same reason it was a nightmare to dig in, it held its shape, so was able to construct a comfy seat, and the temperature wasn't bad once we got the camo netting over top for shade).

@sirwolfxx4548 Рік тому

That last part is so cool to know, thank you for sharing that

@BeachBallBill Рік тому

E-tools also make great toliet seats.

@smithchasea Рік тому

I hated digging with an e-tool. The spade on it is too small, so it would take too long to dig a hole. One time on fex they gave us actual shovels, so it was much better.

@GreatSageSunWukong Рік тому

the imperial japanese army didnt have them tho, they had a shovel head that fitted on a short shaft it wasn't folderble, its possible they could use the T shaped ends of their mortar launcher things to dig in the same way

@tyroon.Q 7 місяців тому

I just was searching vids of people digging. I just LOVE digging and i can just dig a week long and still not get bored. I never met anyone that is just a insane as me. Now i see this and i know i am not the only one! Love these kind of videos!

@an8thdimensionalbeing142 10 місяців тому

the ideal introvert hangout spot: a random hole in the ground that is invisible when closed up.

@Thoroughly_Wet Рік тому

Nice, but a few tips. If you are digging one for the purpose of hiding, don't pile your dirt. Spread it out as soon as possible. Also wait a few days after applying your camouflage layer before attempting to use as it can be obvious to some that the area has been disturbed. @ 30:17 you might not be able to see the entrance but you can see the large area where you two raked up and relayed the pine straw fairly well. Avoid low lying areas and Build your floor angling uphill from the entrance to help prevent water from pooling in your living space. The spider hole is definitely a good fighting shelter, but it's better as a pre-built structure than one built as needed.

@dominictarrsailing Рік тому

I was also wondering about this! where do they hide the dirt? is just spreading it out and putting the leaves/needles over it again convincing enough? how long does it take for the pine needles to not look disturbed?

@janoskis4727 Рік тому

I've spent almost 50 minutes watching two guys digging a hole and I have no idea why but I enjoyed it.

@sybrenkruijf8570 Рік тому

There is another

@adamimberti6948 11 місяців тому

I also greatly admire his hole.

@zzmmff 10 місяців тому

boy Ive got a series for you... Colinfuze dug from his bunker to his house its like 4hrs

@krisdreemurr112 10 місяців тому

agreed

@pockets3956 Рік тому

Watching all of this real life digging and supporting of the walls makes me realize how much more destructive a dropped grenade actually was in those WWII movies. Thanks for the video!

@amyfu2047 Рік тому

I live in Yukon Canada. Most of the year the ground is pretty frozen by the time you get down three or four feet. Because of the permafrost, the trees here don’t get very deep root systems. They spread out instead. The trees also end up tall and thin. There are some trees with nice thick trunks but not very many compared to other places.

@smithyoftherust Рік тому

Neat construction; couple notes, you don't want to use hexamine (or esbit as their commonly known by the brand name) in an enclosed space. Second, you don't want to cook things like beans in the can; modern cans are lined with plastic, so transfer food to a stainless cup or similar bowl before cooking.

@clay2889 Рік тому

thanks for the tips

@MrMrBiggles Рік тому

I see nothing wrong with boiling cans of food in water. Start with the unopened can in cold water, fire it up. By the time the water begins to boil, food is ready to eat. Wont get hotter than 212 degrees.

@MikeJones-mf2rt Рік тому

@@MrMrBiggles Did you not read the comment? The problem is the plastic lining the inside of the can, which is there to prevent oxidation/rust/acidity from ruining the can and the food inside, but will melt into the food if given enough heat. Usually Bisphenol-A but recently shifting to Bisphenol-S, both of which are extremely toxic and mimic estrogen when consumed which disrupts your endocrine system.

@smithyoftherust Рік тому

@@MrMrBiggles Yeah, it's not an issue of the plastic melting, but rather it leeching chemicals into your food. It's not that big of a deal a time or two in an actual emergency, but something to be aware of and not what you want to do on a regular or non-emergency basis.

@jdsmith2670 Рік тому

Do you mean the plastic wrapping on the can? Can I remove it and cook the metal can itself or you meant the metal itself?

@Chad_Thundernuts Рік тому

It's interesting that you were digging up river stones from deep in the initial hole. It's amazing how much the topography of any landscape changes given enough time.

@athelwulfgalland Рік тому

I was kinda curious about the river cobbles myself; Certainly worth waving a metal detector over it at least!

@MCNicholasR Рік тому

Yeah, he may have accidentally started himself a placer mine.

@Hlast1 Рік тому

The sediments they were digging through tell a pretty decent story! When looking at this sort of thing, the basic thing to know is that larger grain need more energy to be moved through water, so slower water means smaller grains in the sediment. Clay grains are the smallest and indicate something really deep and calm, like an ocean far from a coast or a lake. Silt are the next size up, followed by sand, followed by gravel. Gravel usually indicates a river (if we're certain there was water there, since glacial activity can also be responsible for it). For this hole, they found gravel under clay under the gravel, so there was a river, which became a calm deep lake, which later became a river again!

@alextimis3771 10 місяців тому

@@Hlast1 Thanks for this. 🙏

@Laomaofaoofficial 10 місяців тому

Loved the vid!! Been watching for content like this for a looong time, didnt even skip the Sponser. Keep up the good work😁

@williamwalsh3779 11 місяців тому

Need to get some MRE's to store down there. Awesome job..looks super cozy and tons of fun.

@D11Alpha Рік тому

Retired US Army Combat Vet. Japanese (WWII) and VC (Viet Nam) used those spider holes & knew they would be dying in place when they used them. I've built tunnels as a kid with uncles that had been miners watching over us & probably the most dangerous thing for kids to do or adults, without knowledge of the dangers involved. I would never use any ignition or open flame in a hole with a dead end tunnel that has no ventilation from both ends. Fumes & gases can gather at the bottom of a pit and kill as they are heavier than O2. Every 10-15 yrs there are kids who die from cave-ins in these types of contraptions. I'd recommend demo the thing when you're done. I love building crazy stuff, but tunnels are the most dangerous, IMO.

@dragonslayer7587 Рік тому

Methane gas build up is probably what your thinking of, as well CO2 from breathing. I'm thinking they'd have to be deeper to hit a natural methane pocket, but could be wrong. Miners go down hundreds of feet, and then send in the birds.. my only issue with this is kids finding it, & a collapse. Again, though, I don't know how much would actually fall in, as their not down very deep. I've dug tunnels in snow as a kid, used water to ice everything over, and had a very nice fort Until my Dad saw it... 10 minutes with his sledge hammer and 2 days of hard kids work was gone. 🥴

@D11Alpha Рік тому

@@dragonslayer7587, carbon monoxide from candles/open flames, gases from military MRE chemical heating units are toxic. I wouldn't be concerned with natural occurring methane. It does not take much overhead soil to smother anyone. While the shoring of the sides and roof are helpful, I wouldn't utilize a spider hole unless it my only choice. As a General Patton said, "fixed fortifications are monuments to mans stupidity." A spider hole is what you do when ordered to "die in place."

@chaotic1979 Рік тому

@@dragonslayer7587 Eating beans wont help either if you are worried about methane gas

@ws4860 Рік тому

@@chaotic1979 haha

@ws4860 Рік тому

Don't forget radon. It is even found in high concentrations in the basements of many homes, even though they are concreted and insulated. Radon exposure is the single largest natural contributor to most people's radiation exposure. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive element found in the natural decay chains of uranium and thorium . Under unfavorable conditions, the gas, which mostly enters houses from underground, can increase the activity of the indoor air to such an extent that the risk of dying from lung cancer increases significantly.

@TheCompleteTruthBlog Рік тому

Would you ever do a full underground cabin build? Man that would be so cool to see!

@slinkytreekreeper Рік тому

Just go see Colin Furze. Too labour intensive to use this method unless life depends on it.

@Dreamstead2Homestead Рік тому

Agreed

@TheCompleteTruthBlog Рік тому

@@slinkytreekreeper my man laughs in the face of labour intensive methods and throws the living breathing power tool known as Don at them. Underground Cabin Build should be the next great thing from this channel!

@amberkat8147 Рік тому

God I want that. I wanted to live in a cave dug into the ground as a kid.

@TheCompleteTruthBlog Рік тому

@@amberkat8147 I still want to 😔 Underground Cabin would be an amazing build video 🔥

@psychedguitar2716 8 місяців тому

I was on a dig crew for construction. We will bring a bucket into the hole and fill it to reduce back and forth trips. In the woods you could you a ragged t-shirt or tarp.

@rg3412 6 місяців тому

Not just a WWII thing! This technique (and others) are still actively trained and used by the operators from the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment in France. Great way to hide close the action on intelligence operations behind enemy lines.

@damienmayne7205 6 місяців тому

The problem was, as the SAS worked out, that when patrols with dogs walked by they were always found...and once inside there you're fucked, unable to fight back. This is why the SAS built above ground spider holes well camouflaged, so they could bug out when a patrol got too close.

@DDGVET4 Рік тому

I tried doing this in prairie soil back in the 60's when I was 12 years old and Hogan's Heroes was the big motivator on T.V. It was absolutley brutal trying to dig in that stuff. Anyway before we finished there was a report in the news where some kids had done the same thing (I don't remember what part of the country) and the tunnel collapsed and somebody died. My dad came home from work that night and immeadiately made us fill the tunnel in.

@tfm1449 Рік тому

I think those kids where from Long Island, new York.

@ikaros4203 Рік тому

@@tfm1449 very sandy soil, easily collapsed... rip.

@wilhallman2890 Рік тому

A couple months ago some kids affiliated with our church were digging a tunnel on the beach... it collapsed and the boy died. His sister was lucky to survive.

@tfm1449 Рік тому

@@wilhallman2890 Sorry to hear that. So sad.

@CL-vz6ch Рік тому

@@wilhallman2890 wonder where Jesus was at the time..

@ShineDredd Рік тому

the tunnel could also be trapezoid or dome roof, as it is more resilient to shelling. Also, if I recall correctly the clay kickers of the first world war worked the dirt while laying on their back, which was supposedly much faster than "regular" way.

@mage3690 Рік тому

It is faster, but boy you get a lot more lactic acid buildup in your arms when they're over your shoulders like that. Also, a lot more dirt falls in your eyes that way. But if you're in a hurry, reasonably fit, and you have a good water supply, it's absolutely the way to go.

@mrmunchkin2181 Рік тому

@@mage3690 I think that for the clay kickers in WWI, lactic acid was the least of their worries.

@shloby953 10 місяців тому

I'm out here trying to get out of a hole and you guys are over here digging them, perspective is a wonderful thing 😂

@m.levesque9911 Рік тому

This is amazing/ Your amazing!!! ❤️ Thank you so very much for sharing ❤️ GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 💟

@kiprasrakitskis8439 Рік тому

Surviving the first night in minecraft be like:

@ikaros4203 Рік тому

DIG DOWN, but not too far loll

@spencerwright3141 Рік тому

I feel like adding a small trench with a slight downgrade to the floor, if in a rain prone area, would be a good addition.

@coopercampling1413 Рік тому

and or use it as a toilet

@5150warpig Рік тому

even in a non rain prone area its a good idea. all it takes is one rainstorm.

@the_schan Рік тому

@@coopercampling1413 nah, that would result in the build up of bacteria and increase rates of soldiers getting sick. though in a life or death, why not?

@DrYeet2704 Рік тому

That could be quite useful, however, if it wasn’t concealed, enemy troops could know that there was a concealed tunnel nearby.

@marcustulliuscicero9512 Рік тому

How to solve the housing crisis.

@DryMrs Рік тому

Ahhhh....so clautrophobic!! You finally got out of the hole so I can breath now. Haha! Thank you for giving a shout out to our military. Very informative and great job as always.

@sandratweedale2579 Рік тому

You’re a real bear for punishment. And Don helping with all that digging. Crazy amazing.

@jonothandoeser Рік тому

These too don't look Japanes to me...

@MapleCakeTheLion Рік тому

@@jonothandoeser What does that have to do with anything?

@annwachter5985 Рік тому

Be careful of pockets of sand deposits that many cause a collapse. Also, depending how far you tunnel don't forget air flow. Tunneling is great fun and rewarding like the primitive reminders of what our ancesters did thousands of years ago. Sitting around a fire creates those same feelings.

@paulhart7739 Рік тому

Also be careful of lighting fires down there, it consumes all the oxygen. The entrance hole is so tiny, not much air gets circulated

@Adrian-qd5qq Рік тому

Love the videos brother, thanks for sharing.

@Ski_mask_enjoya 9 місяців тому

God bless your soul man, this is so nice to see.

@mikethemaniac1 Рік тому

Thing about the spider holes that you don't seem to have caught by about two and a half minutes into the video is that if soil's not suitable for tunneling, there's an extremely easy way to negate the dangers on tunneling. Just dig a hole and covering it with a lid as a fighting position.

@nicohagan9159 Рік тому

he only dug sideways so he could sleep in it.

@Reall Рік тому

the fact that you could live in this rent free is just on another level of coolness =))))

@dadthespeedrunner2856 Рік тому

comfiest house

@bronacho5085 Рік тому

i mean its a hole in the ground lmao

@Reall Рік тому

@@bronacho5085 Rent free tho

@thatoneguy611 Рік тому

There are tons of things you can live in rent free, they just aren’t very comfortable and/or legal.

@MrAsddasdasda Рік тому

You will live in ze hole and you will be happy

@nevillecartwright7292 9 місяців тому

A very entertaining video of the construction of your spider hole! Just a few points about the stove you were using......we used them in the army and they were called Esbit Stoves. Small yet highly effective. When you used it, you used it upside down. If you turn it over, there will be a slightly higher flame area, allowing more heat to reach your pot/tin, and thus be more effective. The fuel tablet will sit inside the small indentation, and will remain centered, and not slip all over the place. Thanks again for a great video, and warm greetings from South Africa! 👍😉

@ShmeepyBeeps Рік тому

Me and my friend did this in my backyard when we were maybe 12, parents were pissed but it was so cool. Definitely not that deep or cool but enough for both of us to camp in it and cover with plywood camo

@snakeking-zo6mu Рік тому

I did the same thing when I was about that age too, but I had to make it by myself.

@Phrikeares Рік тому

sounds like an easy way of getting buried alive

@ShmeepyBeeps Рік тому

@@Phrikeares it could but it didn’t

@davidrobertson1980 Рік тому

Nothing wrong with using an old washing machine "cube" with no top and bottom for the hole sides, in fact two will fit nicely on top of each other for a deep hole and also can make good tunnel walls if you make the initial hole big enough to turn them sideways. Just a suggestion (yeah I recycle everything lol).

@joec8750 8 місяців тому

I'm not sure if you mention later... but a simple solution (or to atleast minimize damage) for the threat of grenades... soldiers are taught to dig kind of a grenade sump that will hopefully catch any grenades such as to soak up as much shrapnel and shock waves as possible

@gregkral4467 Рік тому

the pucks are hexane, or hexamethylene tetraamine. Made with ammonia and formaldehyde, in a pinch they can be turned into c4 with nitration and parrafin and aluminum dust or detonator charge with 30 percent peroxide and citric acid for hexamethylene triperoxide diamine. Handy stuff. makes great firecrackers.

@Snoogen11 Рік тому

32:00 Oh wow... that's bringing back some memories, when I was a kid, my brother was an army cadet (basically an English version of a scout), he used to bring his army cadet gear home, and sometimes we'd camp in our back yard. Now, he had an actual camping stove, but all the rest of his gear was army issue, we used to cook up some MRE's (the tuna and pasta ones were my fav), and have a hot cup of chocolate, and it was those cubes (they were called hexi-cubes in the cadets), that were the fuel source. The outside was covered in a thin layer of wax, to protect the fuel from rain and other fires, but once you melted that, the cubes would burn for a long time, and would provide enough heat for a few hours worth of cooking.

@maggiem6209 Рік тому

So, my one thought with this design was two fold: 1. If someone happened to run or walk across that, without sod covering a few inches deep or something similar, they'd know it was there. 2. This seems like an excellent trap for a weekend long game of Assassin on the paintball field.

@user-xn7jt6xh4x Рік тому

Great video. I'm building a Trap Hole. It's like Ur's, yet two horizontals at 90 degrees, and a mid-level short horizontal for storage. Oh well. tnx

@cesmith777 Місяць тому

24:25 - thanks for that shout out - I think many many people just don't understand this! Bout to retire after serving 20 years - and what I see in my country scares me.

@trevorseals6588 Рік тому

Just started this video and I’m already amazed on how much knowledge one guy can have about holes in dirt, nature, and history. You seem like a well rounded guy

@Drakior Рік тому

At the entrance dig it down another foot to make entering the tunnel easier but also to catch any rain. At the tunnels end, expand that a small room. Add a small disguised air vent at the entrance and small room to allow air flow. Reinforce with wooden floor in tunnel and room. Reinforce tunnel entrance with wood and a ladder. This will make a great hidden cabin. You could call it a command spider hole :D

@DrYeet2704 Рік тому

In some ways, that sounds like the ROCMET posts that the UK Royal Observer Corps used during the Cold War: small bunkers with weather monitoring equipment as well as a ground zero locator, ionisation chamber and bomb pressure indicator. Those were laid out very similar to the spider hole concept you mentioned. The ROCMET posts were for detecting a nuclear attack, and then trying to plot the predicted path of fallout from the bomb with the weather conditions. There are a hell of a lot of them around, hidden in places you wouldn’t imagine. Most have been sealed and filled in, but there are a few that are still not filled in, one of which is on the North York Moors. Tiny, just a basic concrete bunker with a hatch on top and a small room to the side.

@tomatoeskin3781 3 місяці тому

Thank you for reminding me why I need to enjoy winter while its here. No mosquito hunting in my room at night before bed. Damn things are the absolute worst.

@forendetta8164 Рік тому

Incredible good work

@johns9478 Рік тому

The fuel for the stove is a substance called hexamine. It's widely commercially available at places that sell camping equipment and is still used to some extent by many militaries around the world, but the US military at some point switched to using trioxane solid fuel tablets instead of hexamine, and then later on the flameless ration heaters that we have today became the norm. Still not a bad idea to keep some hexamine tablets around if you're in the woods though, especially when it's wet out.

@DerpBarrel Рік тому

*plays minecraft once*

@Goigigandfriends Місяць тому

Bro commits

@jehrieltv8066 18 днів тому

Fr😊

@MrFusselig Місяць тому

In a military situation, you would cook with that stove in a hole as well, so that no bright fire shine can be seen from the side. We had this cookers in the Bundeswehr es well.

@DaimyoD0 Рік тому

32:02 A bit late to the party, but in case nobody else has responded, I believe these solid fuel pucks are ESBIT, namely made of hexamine (aka hexamethylenetetramine). Other possibilities include it could be 1,3,5-trioxane (aka trioxin or simply trioxane), or META (aka metaldehyde). I think trioxane was often used by US soldiers in the Vietnam War, IIRC. In fact, if they are trioxane, I would suggest throwing them away and replacing them with Esbit (hexamine) tabs, because they are _far_ less toxic. Trioxane is toxic unburned and releases formaldehyde when it is burned lol.

@victorviel Рік тому

Women: "lives in a mansion" Other women: its not that big Guy: digs a hole and sleep in it Other guys: oh my god what a king

@the-epic-man-in-the-epic-land Рік тому

@ismokekillz Рік тому

Lol

@MiticDane Рік тому

@Victor Viel Underrated comment.

@oghash4912 Рік тому

🙌🏼😁

@alexanderchernyavskiy5011 Рік тому

Amen

@jesperstoringgaard8367 Рік тому

A few upgrades you could make to such a hole: The downwards going hole should go a good bit deeper than your sleeping tunnel, that way any debree, water, or grenades comming your way will fall down. There should be a small wall between the sleeping tunnel and the upwards going tunnel, to prevent your stuff from fall down into the hole. Dig the sleeping tunnel deeper, being able to sit upright makes a big difference in the long run. Build small tunnels sideways for storage, have other empty holes at the ready for trash. Same goes for the upwards tunnel, add shelves. In fighting situations this would be for extra ammo and food. But more storage is always better. Build the floor with a bottomlayer of pebbles, followed by coarse gravel, then fine gravel or even sand if you have it. This will allow water to seap down and you won't be laying on pebbles or gravel rocks. A small airpipe from the bottom of the sleeping tunnel. A bigger entrance, this makes it easier to move in and out, especially if you're wearing combat gear or just need to move supplies up and down. A curtain between the sleeping hole and the upwards hole. Makes it even harder for light to escape.

@lunalovegood2795 Рік тому

if you want to see all these changes do them your self (no offense)

@thespartenkid Рік тому

He's just adding ideas for people that view comments, its not a SJW war ffs

@jesperstoringgaard8367 Рік тому

@@lunalovegood2795 I have. Always had quite a nack for making good fighting holes when in the army ^^

@LetsTalkAboutPrepping Рік тому

@@jesperstoringgaard8367 the tips are appreciated 👍

@Onio_Saiyan 9 місяців тому

I’d build this with camping in it wholly in mind. I’d make an effort to cushion the floor, perhaps make it long enough to hold a little recess for a car battery, inverter, and mini desk heater. I’d also mount battery powered lights and have a case for some MREs in there. I wouldn’t have the door hidden and I’d make it wide enough to have a ladder. I’d build a shed over the entrance and make some ventilation pumps. In the shed I’d store a generator and mount some solar panels and batteries to power the ventilation.

@suhtangwong 9 місяців тому

I didn't know I needed this in my life!

@anthonywilliams379 Рік тому

if you'd put a tube going down to ground level at the back of the hole and then added a hole cut in the cover over the entrance (not the hatch) covered with a mesh to stop if caving in having an oil lamp, candle or other such heat source would improve airflow significantly, even with vent holes in the entrance there's minimal airflow so especially cooking above the hole there's a risk of carbon monoxide

@pauldavidhaynes8243 Рік тому

Agree, you want 2 entrances. More work though.

@BioGenx2b Рік тому

Very cool project! I recommend a simple mosquito-tent mesh on some small weights you can use to spread across the opening just to avoid mosquitoes. I wonder if soldiers fashioned anything similar, given how disruptive they can be to peaceful sleep.

@Harloha Рік тому

Yeah, mosquitoes are my worst enemy, no matter where I am, they find me. I think your idea is a great idea.

@Syphaxis Рік тому

Hotbox the hole, I bet that will drive them away.

@bruhism173 Рік тому

I'm willing to bet they smelt so bad the little pests wouldn't dare approach them in the dug out enclosed space.

@mominminnesota6648 Рік тому

@@bruhism173 mosquitoes (if i recall correctly) go by detecting our C02 from our breath, and our body heat. Not by smell. Sorry.

@wilfdarr Рік тому

I never go in the woods without a Mosquito jacket now. Just makes life so much more enjoyable.

@flatlandsline1968 9 місяців тому

Also the camp stove thing is called a esbit burner because it uses a esbit to heat food up. Nice video!

@djdave6962 Рік тому

That little table thing and the fuel source is called a hexi cooker and a heximean tablet .. I used them alot while serving in the British forces .. amazing tool of the trade

@brendabinau1187 Рік тому

I LOVE that y’all are prepping while making “content” keep up the awesome vids!! You and Chris got this!!! These times are crazy! Please take care you YOU and yours first!! I’m sure you are!! Love y’all!!

@LukePRTR Рік тому

Im active army and have always gone to the field without an E-tool even though it was on the packing list because I had my Strykers basic issue inventory which include multiple earth tools, like a full size pick and shovel. This could be just the benefit of being in a mounted unit as opposed to a strictly infantry or airborne unit.

@SecurityGuy42 Рік тому

What if your unit is ambushed, the vehicles are burning, and you have to E&E with only your ruck or assault pack? You don't have the time to grab that D-Handle or pick mattock. The survivors of the unit have to dig in a defense under orders from higher. Are you going to use your bayonet to dig? This is a scenario we had to be ready for 24/7 in Korea when we were stationed within mortar range of the DMZ. Pack the e-tool, troop.

@DETHMOKIL Місяць тому

love the bit where you thank the brave troops for all their sacrifice. those holes sure do look like they were a lot of work for those Japanese lads, good job boys!

@ep4704 Місяць тому

Your esbit stove is being used upside down. The fuel will liquify and pool so you want to use the deep base not the flat top part so it doesn’t run off the stove. Also you can angle in the sides into a triangle-ish shape to hold smaller items like your can. Works great with a metal canteen cup.

@wattan7parrast Рік тому

These dudes are artists. Thank you for sharing. Very informative. Straight to the point

@The_Unkman Рік тому

Just an awesome presentation on the perspective of what goes into making a spider hole.. Also gives you the perspective of what a soldier would have to work with in such a small tight place and also how easily soldiers would get sick just from being in one for an extended period..

@TheVisualAddiction Рік тому

@axerxes3981 9 місяців тому

Would have liked to know more about you sleeping arrangements; i.e. sleeping pad or mattress, blanket(s) or sleeping bag. Any air shafts or ventilation tubes?? Lived for awhile in Viet Nam in a bunker that was mostly underground with little light. Loved the quiet. Roof was sheet steel, with three layers of sand bags over the top. Nice job, terrific video. Thanks for shearing. Ax

@wontonsoup1711 Рік тому

cool as hell, started my own today, dug down about 5 ft so far

@Dayrile Рік тому

DO NOT COOK FOOD IN THE CAN IT COMES IN. you need an empty can that has been put on the fire and "burned out" for 20 minutes or so to burn the plastic can liner out of the inside and thus avoid chemical contamination in the food. alternatively if you are going straight military gear, you can cook in the steel cup that is usually provided with the canteen or mess kit. the mess kits have the advantage of the metal plate with a metal lid to use as a pot.

@davidcox6647 Рік тому

You can cook food in original tin, just sent sides place over heat, once dents pop food is cooked. Cooked food in tin for a long time never had as problem.

@eqnish Рік тому

@@davidcox6647 modern cans you buy in the store (like bushes Baked beans) have an enamel coating inside to help protect the can from acidic contents, you should not cook in the can ever!

@_Anthony___ Рік тому

@@eqnish you're thinking of soda cans

@mominminnesota6648 Рік тому

@@_Anthony___ um, no.... next time you open a can of any food but especially anything acidic (pineapple, tomato, chili, etc) look at the inside surface of the can. It will most likely be white. That's the lining which you don't want to eat.

@qinarizonaful Рік тому

Amazing build! If you are burning a candle in a can, put a pinch of citronella candle wax in it for a minute, not a lot, as you are in a less ventillated space. The mosquitoes should vanish. You can also see where the smoke goes as you place ventillation tubes, to make sure you are getting cross ventillation. I would invest in an alarm oxygen meter/CO2 meter to sleep the first night... and test oxygen levels with candle burning, 😴 insurance on waking up! Cheers!

@thequintessential5503 Рік тому

The whole day I spent is watching you guys teach us how to dig a hole for 47 minutes that could end up a life saving lesson to prepare for the unfortunate events.

@The-gender-goblin 11 днів тому

The W H A T.

@W1ldSm1le 8 місяців тому

Living in maine im always amazed watching someone did holes. Where are all the rocks?

@CurtisMassey Рік тому

Great project! I'm very interested to see how this holds up over time.

@cavemanlovesmoke4394 Рік тому

Such a awesome vid dude thank you for all the hard work and camera work to document this is super helpful as a prepper!

@Devisidev Рік тому

I love that part of the first minute is the sentence "I love digging holes" as if that doesn't describe every man ever

@KrepsyK 5 місяців тому

Never thought I'd enjoy watching someone dig a hole so much.

@timhyatt9185 Рік тому

most people say they call them "spiderhole" because it's like a trap-door spider's lair..... I think it's because if you built this anywhere spiders were common...you'd be living with the spiders in there with you.....

@baiduryaray7781 Рік тому

You know what!! wolf spider dug holes . So they r called spider holes and they r not Japanese. They r Australian.

@timhyatt9185 Рік тому

@@baiduryaray7781 you know what...you missed the joke.....

@danacornish8598 Рік тому

I would rather them than mosquitoes lmaoo they came up so much this video needs a tw

@dakota9821 Рік тому

@@timhyatt9185 Not funny, didn't laugh.

@edwinlee6864 Рік тому

There are spiders which dig holes with lids. The Japanese on Quinauan Point on Bataan dug cone shaped holes with room for two soldiers below. After one got shot when standing up, after the Filipinos and Americans passed, the remaining one would shoot us in the back. That trick didn't work for very long.

@barongerhardt Рік тому

Those little fire/cooking tablets are great for hiking in "no fire," minimal impact areas, or above tree lines where locally acquired combustible material is hard to come by. They are very dependable for producing a specific amount of heat over time. With some practice you can tune them to just enough to get the job done. They are light, compact, easy to use in many conditions, but keep it outdoors. Perfect for a few day hike.

@darwinkline2795 3 місяці тому

Great job so far but I think u should dig a larger room at the end of the tunnel for a more comfy underground experience and some ventilation would help alot

@mikey.411 8 місяців тому

I think you should have use some of the clay to cover the dirt over the hole and around the opening to elevate the ground about 3 inches or four. And put the Hatch level with that reason being the clay will help shed water over that dirt and resist, soaking up water and dripping into the hole and when you have your head poking out, you can see a little further, but you’re also more exposed but you should be dry.