Thank you everyone for the kind words in regards to the Survival series. I will have more episodes in the future and will continue to make them as realistic as possible which has always been a focus of my channel; no drama, no bs, just reality. This is why I demonstrate the pros and cons of a product, how to use, how not to and so on. Strength and Honor everyone! - Luke

It's a blessing to have someone who not only provides personal opinions but actually demonstrates the item. No agenda results in honesty. 👍

Combat Vet here and I am accustomed to similar scenarios and let me tell you buddy, I love your stuff. You are a good man for doing what you do. Your information is so useful and flat out enjoyable to watch. Good job, don't stop!

Thank you for adding the Celsius. I always appreciate it.

Everyone who thinks they are into survival and preparedness needs to take a trip like this to test themselves including me.

NO COFFEE!? A true survival outing.

That fire is such an important thing. That fire gives you light, sound, and HEAT. That fire is a companion, almost a living presence. It needs looking after all night and keeps you busy while you nurture it. Without the fire, I think things would be very different. Thanks again, Luke. I learned at lot

We use traditionally a log fire in situations like this. Two dry logs are placed horizontally, one on top of the other. To the gap between them, one adds some dry stuff like bark and small twigs. Then it is lit up and it will burn for several hours without any maintenance. One is able to have some sleep and be warm. Burning will happen at first between the logs but bill eventually consume both logs. I have found some interesting suggestions from some outdoors guys in the UKposts for making a fully automatic log fire burning for 24 hours or more, made of self-piling logs. Thanks Luke.

If you brought a small pot with you, you could heat your water and make a hot water bottle to put in your jacket.

I was told once by a survival school instructor that the only good use of the mylar blanket was it gave the search team something to wrap the body in.

Small pieces of bank line or paracord can be attached to the grommets on the tarp and make it easier to use many type of ground stake

I love the sound of a campfire. Nothing like the outdoors camping out. 💯👍👍🙂🏕️

I'm glad you mentioned staying calm and controlling your emotions. Very important for many critical / dangerous situations. Good video!

I do keep a mylar blanket those stuck away in my pack, but more for if someone gets injured to hopefully keep them warm and out of shock.

The good thing a bout luke and susie and out door gear review is they dont pull punches on testing the products and give great tips and reviews on products. .thanks luke

The clear cut is a food plot for the wildlife. The NFS will occasionally mow them. They are very common in the Cherokee NF.

Always good to go on an adventure with Luke. Stay safe ya'll!!!

I use one of those reflector tarps as a ground sheet when i go tarp camping. It seems to work really good for that and it worst came to worst i could use it for another wall or something on my shelter.

Be great to see this series end, once you've done all the off the shelf products, with a video of your recommended survival gear on a night out.

I've heard tobogan a couple times now and realize only now that your referencing your beanie hat. Where I come from a tobagan is a huge sled. Good vid!

Hey Luke hope the family is well...thanks for all you do!

Love the survival episodes. It’s nice to see items I have in my car/bag and how to use them in a time of need.

"Stay on top of your emotions." Best advice in the entire video, brother.

These videos scratch the Survivorman itch bigtime, and yet always have this coziness about them.

I swear she needs her own channel My wife doesn't watch your videos dont feel bad she doesn't watch mine either lol BUT now my she cant miss any videos with your daughter in it :) Too cute

I am always astounded how many "bug out bag" and "survival" bags don't contain a sleeping bag, tent, nor food. boggles the mind. Impressed as always at your indomitable optimism, good sir.

THIS is why I watch you EVERY week. Keep it real, no BS. Good info. Thank you.

Have that tarp,orange instead of green. Used it over the top of my tent in July. Mylar side up don’t know if it helped keep the tent cooler but did help when it rained lol. Thanks as always for the information.

Great video Luke. I would recommend trying the Arcturus survival blanket. The grommets are much bigger and seems to be much more durable than the Grabber blanket that it looks like you have there.

Long time sub, just wanted to say "your kilillin it lately" with all the videos. (Giving a pat on the back) Looking forward to watching "Luke's Christmas special"!!

Another survival tip for being in the woods during late fall and early winter in NC: depending on your location you need to be wearing blaze orange. This is hunting season and it doesn't matter if you're hunting, camping, or hiking orange is a good idea just to be on the safe side.

I used one of those mylar tarps at deer camp a few years back. The wind that day was around 20mph and it tore the tarp up pretty good. It's a much better idea to take a mylar blanket or tarp and duct tape it or glue it to an actual tarp. Much better and stronger, but I also suggest tarp clips and plenty of cordage. Every year we build a deer camp and hunt for the week, no matter the weather or temperatures, so we usually build in our camp so it's nice and toasty with a fire but most of all, a great week of fun for friends to cook good food and enjoy each other's company.

Some fields are mowed prior to hunting season in order that birds can find seeds and begin using the field.

If you did have a tarp would it be helpful to pair one on these Mylar reflective products with it?

I camp 24/7. Tent, Tarp, Hammock, Camper. 365 days a year. Love It!👍❤😊

Luke. You as honest as a cold night is long. Thanks for what you do.

They'll most likely plant that field full of rye grass for the deer to eat. That's why they mowed it, to make it easier to plant.

I would like to see you use the same equipment in a rainy or windy situation so that we can see what will happen

Got my first space blanket in the 60's. Carried it on many scout hikes. It lasted until college in 1974. It don't think they're made as good as the original. Good memories.

I have two things to add. One, is that a single piece of gear alone will very unlikely save you. Second that nothing replaces quality gear. That mylar tarp was much larger, in pack size, than the quality tarp in my bag. I'm enjoying the series.

Thank you Luke. You are the BEST at what you do. You've giving me plenty of thought for this weekends frozen NC adventure.

Plowpoint shelter is a great way to use one of these.

The Forest Service designates maintained new-growth areas, great for feeding wildlife and making the forest more vital. They brush-hog (mow) the area periodically to achieve this over time. It's important how the area is oriented to the sun - a south facing slope is better being sunny and warmer, thus rattlers.

It would make the "tarp" more effective if you use paracord and tie on loops for the stakes as opposed to putting the stakes thru the tarp grommets. I have that tarp and all the grommets have cord loops on the grommets for staking out effectively. Preparedness.

Love this - it's great for both beginners and those more experienced. And I love how you mentioned covering the leaves for the spiders and ticks. I carry a few orange landscaping garbage bags. I've filled them with leaves and grass for a mat to get off the ground; they've been used for visibility and as a signal and of course as a part of a wind-break for a shelter. Thanks again brother!

I really found this interesting and enjoyable. Came away with something to think about and educated a bit on how to cope.

Did a month long survival in southern Utah in March - April many years ago. We had was an old metal can, a wool blanket, an old pocket knife and some chard cloth. Knowing how to make a shelter and build a fire was the only way to survive. Even in Snow a wool blanket is awesome. Kind of heavy but doubled as a pack to carry things. Thanks for the videos and advise.

Great video. Luke. I been a long time. Viewer of your. Im an older. Guy was in the army. From 1981 to 1994 the guard reserve 2000 to 2015 my son is in the army now he is a combat engineer. He says they mainly. Use tarps now for shelters

I would have set up the "tarp" in a plow point configuration. But that's just me. Good video. Cheers from Winnipeg.

ah yes dying in orange mylar is the true adventurers death

As someone that teaches survival, one thing I was shocked you didn't include was some sort of signaling device. A whistle, flare, etc. comes in really handy. More people are better off with a tarp. The mylar space blankets just don't last. An empty peanut butter jar makes for a good survival kit. Less weight and doesn't take up much space. Wintergreen lifesavers to help wake you up and get focused

If you bring a shelter, then you also bring stakes & some cordage. Setting the tarp much lower to the ground, forming a tighter fitting shelter, will do more to keep your body heat closer to you. Setting it up as shown in the video, it simply acts as a windbreak, which helps but is not ideal. I know you understand all this, Luke, and appreciate your videos. Keep them coming, enjoying your thoughts on the subject and about the items featured in the vids. Steve.

Great timing on the vid. I literally had this blanket in my Amazon shopping cart today before seeing this. Thanks man!

Love your videos Luke! I’m a camper and learn so much from you . Thanks 👍⛺️

With the amount of “survival experts” on UKposts, it’s nice to see someone actually going out and putting themselves in realistic uncomfortable situations. Great video!

Thank you for the honest review. We took the two night survival course and tried the mylar blanket. First night no sleeping pad, no sleeping bag, no tent, just a shelter made of spruce branches. And it was really cold, 10F or -12C. Second night we could upgrade the shelter with two mylar blankets. One on the backwall to reflect heat and one under "sleeping pad" or lots of spruce branches. First night I could sleep 30 mins, and then it took an hour to get warm again, and then 30 mins sleep again and so on till the morning. Second night with upgraded version I could sleep 2 hours. So it helps a little bit, but it is still very long night. And it is easier if it is cold, because you only need enough wood and you can survive the night. It is much much more complicated, if it is wet. No dry clothes, no dry wood, you can imagine. So if you are going to try it in wet conditions, take it very seriously. The night is going to be even longer...

Looks like a jay field, a line of round bales at the tree line you walked by!

A good tarp a good wool blanket at a minimum for me

Never seen a Snake at below 50F and I spent most of my life in the woods. Must have hearty snakes there.

This is an excellent survival tutorial resource in many respects. However (and you make this point), the mylar blankets can be an asset; but it comes down to how you use it. If, for example, you were able to construct a rudimentary 'X' frame with some light sticks to serve as cross-struts to support it from the inside, the weather-blocking aspect could be increased. For more shelter options I used spray adhesive to glue two pocket-sized emergency blankets to the inside of a 10'X 10' poly tarp from Harbor Freight. While it is larger to carry, I roll it with a wool blanket and carry it bedroll style. Make sure to roll-press it out to get full contact, and leave it open until the glue is fully dry. Give it a slight dusting with baking soda or talc to minimize sticking when you roll it up. In the winter I include a transparent plastic painter's drop sheet (use the heavier-weight material). That allows me still more options for shelter configuration, including as a 'super-shelter' which would allow me to roll a portion underneath the leaf pile (which in turn would result in less damage to the mylar blanket from shifting body weight - if you remove any sticks, etc.) . Those larger tarps have larger grommets, but having good cordage such as bank line should suffice for most of these purposes.

Great episode. I hope a lot of first timers and beginners take it to heart. You and Susan keep up the good work.

Roughing it with Luke. Thanks Luke. Would like to hear and see more about what you WOULD take with you in this simulation.

Another very important strategy you mentioned at about 29:20 , a smaller fire more efficient to maintain . i will also add that save the largest sticks /logs for the latest hours to burn longer for less maintaining /tending the fire

I love how you create this sense of urgency - yet manage to set up the camera to film you gathering firewood etc. Thank you lots for your real-life-no-bs-approach.

You gotta use cordage and make loops from the grommets. Its the only way to go.

I was waiting for this after watching ur recent tarp video!!!! Great work man I personally love it when you do solo adventures in the cold so amped for this!!!!

Am over 65 and have been doing this type of thing all my life, boyhood in the wood, military and wilderness camping afterwards. Having been stranded a couple of times and lost every once in a while, I never leave sight of my truck without a sheath knife, lighter, water and trail mix. If I have any type of pack I will add a light tarp, cordage, two metal stakes and a cheap mylar cover. Leaves banked around the outside as well as the inside will help a little more with ground warmth (drafts) and if you are in bear country hang your bag. Cannot really expect to sleep very well, if at all, and breaking wood will keep you warmer. It really is no fun to be cold, wet and stuck. Difference between camping (comfort) and plain survival (warm and dry).

Thanks for the long adventure. I always like them around 45 minutes or longer. Cheers.

Man i so love all your content a real escape for me

I'll just add a tarp to my list. Thank you for the review.

Major point: never walk away from your backpack! Very good thing to mention for a survival situation 👍. Even backpackers have had a trip ruined when an animal (most likely, the two legged kind 😒) run off with their pack. I'm always amazed to see hikers bear-bagging their entire pack with food in it - guaranteed way to get your pack ruined, whether from bears, or something as small as mice, which can chew holes in an expensive waterproof pack.

Always very informative Luke. You could stuff the leaves in a 55 gallon drum liner too. I agree a regular tarp with extra gear would be best.

I noticed some ambient/post rock in your videos. I'm loving it! I listen to a lot of that music for the healing vibes. I appreciate it! :)

...good one, stay safe and warm..

Mylar blankets are excellent in a first aid kit. If you come across an emergency. Having the patient warm, proves to reduce shock, doesn't end shock. But first rules of first aid, are to assess the victim for air, punctures, etc. But they all concur that getting a patient into the recovery position, and making them warm is important. And if there is blood, then the mylar blanket can be thrown away easily.

This is why I like this channel! Brutally honest , 👍 , you tell it like it is , I watch other guys doing the bush craft thing , and they’re good , very few are this honest, such good information, thank you 🙏

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and information about snakes brother

I think I would use a long fire. Works well

It always seems to get the coldest just before the sun comes up.

These are my favorite videos Luke does. I get that he is a gear review guy, but he really shines when he is out hiking lone wolf style and testing gear

Interesting thanks for the tips, Have you ever done a review on one Tigris survival tarps / shelters

This content is 5/5 And celcius nice!

A backpack on your back adds warmth as long as you aren't sweating. Another reason not to leave it behind. Some Duct Tape can be used to reinforce the grommets. A ridgeline ready to go would be a great help. And, if you are blessed with a lot of down wood, a wood wall on the other side of the fire will help by reflecting much more heat from the fire back on you. Great video!

I bought a grommet tool, I installed grommets every 6 inches into that tarp that to used in your video. I have 12 of those tarps to build a complete shelter, plenty of paracord also !

Arcturus makes a heavyweight emergency tarp. The grommets are reinforced and large enough for climbing rope. I'll never go back to the cheap grabber tarps.

Love this series! Learning a lot!

I don't know why, but your camping videos is so comforting to me, I feel kinda like I'm there! I think it's the coziness of it all and the camp fire!

Hi from the mountains of Tennessee. I think this is one of the top 2-3 videos I've ever seen on youtube and easily one of the top two or three I've seen you do. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the project and congratulations on a job well done. I'd like to make some comments on it, not to sharp shoot you but hopefully to add to the discussion. These are in no particular order. 1) No one should ever hike alone in snake country The only true fix for a snake bite from a venomous snake is antidote and chances are that you will have to wait for someone to come get you. I suppose that if you have good communications and can give precise location for rescuers, being alone is possible. But being alone is very high risk. 2) Knowing what the weather will be (especially, rain snow, low temps and high winds) is just as important as knowing the terrain. So the scenario you painted (happy wanderer gets stuck with minimum gear when low temps are coming) should never happen. Even if you're going out on a trail you know and you're basically doing an "exercise hike" you still want to bring cold weather survival gear because you can still get a serious mobility injury, have a heart attack, get stung or bitten and have a serious reaction, etc. I recommend setting a personal safety rule, like, if you're going farther than two miles/one hour from your car, bring your full cold weather survival kit. 3) There is nothing wrong with sleeping sitting up, with your back against a tree. You can pile leaves or branches underneath, sit on the one mylar blanket and drape the other over your head and shoulders. You can build a small fire nearby and you'll stay plenty warm. Sitting up is actually warmer than lying down since the rising heat from your hip area will keep your torso warm. It's also far easier to react to an emergency/attack when sitting up. The other advantage of practicing the "sitting up shelter" is that if you have a serious illness, mobility injury or get ill from a bite, you won't be able to tie up a shelter. The best you can do is wrap yourself and wait for rescue or until your body recovers enough to get out. 4) Use a scarf. A scar adds the equivalent of a light sweater to your body. And a scarf used with a hood or knit cap that leaves only a bit of face skin exposed is even better. So for example, put on the knit cap then wrap the scarf around your head and neck. 5) The grommets on even the "reinforced survival tarp" are crap. I totally agree. But I've used the same survival tarp/blanket for years and never had it tear. I do with the corners what you did with the center tie. I tie a marble in the corner then tie a loop of cord around that. Another trick is to tape a thin mylar blanket or even the heavier/reusable one to a cotton sheet or light canvas drop cloth. Use the marble/bunching up fabric technique on that. 6) Rocks and wood walls behind the fire don't reflect heat. Only shiny material "reflects." What wood walls and rocks actually do is absorb heat and then radiate it, thus adding to the heat of the fire and coals. Thus, a GREAT technique you touched on is taking hot rocks and bringing them into your shelter. 7) The problem with these mylar lean-to shelters that everyone loves, is that even though they are shiny and thus, TRUE reflectors, the lean-to configuration allows the heat to escape. So you need to figure out a roof and even better, to figure out how to enclose a space. Dave Canterbury has several videos on how to add plastic to the front of the lean-to . . . idea roughly based on what Mort Kohanski - RIP Great One! - developed. So just by carrying some plastic, you can improve the lean-to considerable. Personally, I don't allow the plastic to drop all the way to the ground so my emergency shelter isn't so much a greenhouse as it is a dome that partially traps warmth. 8) You can, by the way, find 4-6 mil plastic drop cloth and cut a 10 x 10 piece of it and just tape mylar inside. Bunch the plastic around a marble to tie it off. This can last you a whole season if you're careful. The plastic, cord, tape and mylar are cheaper than a survival blanket and you'll have plenty left over. The bottom line is, that I agree 80% with your conclusion. It's best to bring a heavy tarp and wool blanket (or polar fleece), fire making gear, saw/axe, food, gloves and scarf as a winter survival kit. But a mylar survival blanket can be made to work if that's all you have or can afford. I could easily see a scenario where someone breaks down while driving through the mountains and doesn't have his full winter survival kit with him. But if he has a mylar survival blanket and a few other items, he can survive until rescue comes. Thanks again for a terrific, thought-provoking video!

survival doesn´t mean comfort. if your heart is stil beating when the rescue teams get to you, then you survived. you might have to re evaluate your approach to these products.

“Walks through wild life preservation plot for snakes” not sure why they mowed this area but there are snakes

The old (less than ten years ago) heavy duty reflective blankets weren't Mylar. They were aluminized. I have several that I've used for years mostly as a ground cloth under my hammock and often as a lean-to or half pyramid next to a fire. The newer ones made of woven polyester with Mylar don't last as long and the Mylar sheds easily with abrasion. I generally have one of the old ones in my daypack along with a OneTigris Tentsformer. The combination of the two offers pretty good protection from wind and rain (as a poncho and a shelter), a dry place to sit and a good heat reflector. If I'm going the heat reflector route, I'll spend more time ensuring that side of the fire pit furthest from the shelter has a high back to also direct heat towards the shelter. I also carry a compactor bag to keep my pack dry or haul out trash. It also serves to hold a good bundles of leaves for insulation. The combination of all that is a bit over 2 lbs.

I always carry a couple of the space blankets with me on a hike. Cheap, light and compact make it a no brained for me. I also have no illusions in thinking that that alone would save me in a survival situation. Situations like that are also psychological and having that blanket for a heat shield or to help be a barrier between you and the ground or to wrap up in during a down pour to help keep you dry would be very helpful. It’s not a saving grace by no means but I wouldn’t discard it. That being said, I love the adventures Luke, keep them coming!

You need to go ‘camping with Steve’

Could you do a comparison between the "Lanshan 1" and "Lanshan 1 Pro". I've heard the Pro isn't as good because of condensation issues, but I haven't seen anyone compare them side by side in real weather. Also great video! :)

When you mentioned about carrying your backpack with you, just in case of a hungry bear, I could almost feel my hair standing up my neck. Lol! Be real careful out there at night, Luke. Thanks for this beautiful download vlog. Johnny, Montréal, Canada!🙏😁👍✔️

Thank you friend...that's the way we camp most of the time until really cold weather....good video..

Breaking the wood up during the night will also warm you up from the activity.

If the sun touches that ridge, the tarp will be redundant😂 cos you'll be toasty

An old British Military technique was to take 2 x survival bags. They used to just use polythene but the logic would still apply to modern Mylar types. Put one bag inside the other and then fill the cavity all around the inner bag with leaves, fir etc. Also if you take 1 x orange and 1 x green, you can then decide which colour to go outside for rescue or concealment. Would love to see you give this a crack! Loving the videos man. Strength and Honour!

I always have mylar blanket in my backpack but only in case to add to my tarp to reflect the heat. Strength and honor bro!!!