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@Mvb2024

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video demonstrating how to tie that knot you used on you're shelter?

Lilly, have you ever tried making a raised bed to sleep upon. With a decent cover and a raised bed, you can take rocks you warmed beside the fire and toss them under your bed to dampen the convection action of the frozen ground. With a nice fire and raised bed you will rest much easier and stay warmer. I would like to see you build a raised bed in a shelter. I really enjoy your videos and of course... My wife and I love that dog. He is very cute.

Another great video Lily! I just love watching these kinds of videos when I can't actually get out there myself. So many good ideas! My problem is that it seems like every time I go out overnight, or whenever, the darn wind always blows. Makes a fire a bit risky, and without a fire it gets a bit cold sometimes.

Should have put a go-pro on the dog so we can see his awesome adventure when he went off into the wild while you slept.

@ollielovell7924

7 жыл бұрын

Johannes Dolch yes!!!

@johnwilson2338

7 жыл бұрын

Johannes Dolch ! Dax could potentially get his own channel! 😂😂😂. 🤔 "Dax's Daring Do's!", I'd subscribe!

@hermit6208

6 жыл бұрын

Dax Cam.

Girl you are a work of art, I have this feeling you wear a cape at night and fly from one place to another saving campers in distress. LOL. You intrigue me with your brand of bushcraft. Thank you. Who knows maybe I'm jealous.

Fantastic video as always, I love how you did the mod with that pathfinder blanket and it has given me some ideas of my own. Thank you for taking the time to record and share this ~Peace~

At 14:25 I laughed out loud !! I love to watch dogs playing in the woods , and good for YOU Lilly for overcoming the evil mosquito's forces too ! your vids are always fun to watch , PLEASE MAKE MORE !

I like that tarp set-up, very inventive using the triangle pieces on the sides. I also love the puppy entertainment! Thanks.

your dog really loves being a dog.

@murdy1975

5 жыл бұрын

lol does he have a choice?

@bobbymartinez1107

5 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

Awesome video Lily! I took my two space blankets and sewed them together too, one for the top and one for the bottom, I haven't gotten my sides sewed on yet but hope to, those space blankets work great to reflect the heat back to you and weigh nothing, great idea!

@davidclarke4040

9 жыл бұрын

hi very good video let have more if you get time all the best

Best part of Ms. Lilly's video is the food part. Makes me hungry

I like how you set up camp. All the basics in order. The new tarp is very good. I also like how you put the space back to its natural order before leaving. That shows respect for the forest. Your dog, Dax, is such a great companion. Does he stay by your side while sleeping? All the Best, and Happy Trails!

I really miss Dax. So sorry he’s gone Lily. Great video. (Catching up on older ones I’d missed.) TFS ~Lisa

@generalzod8589

4 жыл бұрын

What happened?!?!

@JohnSmith-vb6jx

4 жыл бұрын

@@generalzod8589 Dax is no longer with us. He passed away not too long ago; within the past year or two I think. This is one of the older SL vids. Fun to go back and watch these. Dax is always fun to watch. Lilly too, of course. They're a great team.

@generalzod8589

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-vb6jx Poor Dax.😿

Miss Lilly, GOOD JOB! You would probably enjoy a larger ground tarp, curled up on the edge toward your shelter tarp, to keep that wind from blowing under the edge, or keep rain from seeping in through the same gap. I enjoy Dax's antics! I think he and my Australian Shepherd would enjoy each other's company.

I could watch your videos all day long! Great shelter and sleeping bag idea. This is why I got into bushcraft because you can make your own gear and its not dominated by corporate sponsors telling you what buy, like most other sports . In fact its the opposite , I have more respect for a person who can spend the night in the woods with a wool blanket and a space blanket than I do for someone with a $1000.00 cuban fibre tent and a $500.00 sleeping bag. Thanks for your videos they are just great.

The modifications to your tarp seemed to work well, looking at some of the comments about sleeping arrangements the best heating device is Dax, if he lies beside you much warmer. I used to spend nights out in a car on wildlife trips and my spaniel always came with me and I was never freezing, always warm enough. Love the videos and Mr Dax, top dog!!

i love at 12.37 how you are just looking at the fire and letting your mind wander i have done that so many times there's something really therapeutic about sitting silently with a camp fire just listening to the crackles and pops :) i love your videos lilly they are relaxing and informative take care and keep up the excellent work!!!

Love the dog! I was just thinking about that kind of tarp, no sidewalls, glad to see it works-kinda like a big reflector oven. Then you decide, while supper's cooking, to carve a spoon! You rock! Subbed! Keep up the great videos, looking great!

A nice spot for a bivvy. A good shelter, a campfire and a dog, it doesn't get any better than that.

that dog is realy enjoying it self

Nice to see you out having fun. Your shelter looks warm. Also nice spoon you made. I didn't see you make tea or coffee in the morning, I got to have my coffee. Thanks for the video.

I have a request; If such a thing was done in prehistory, I would love to see you build a natural dome type shelter for the winter in which you can have a central fire for heating and cooking. I think that would be very intersting to see functioning in the cold and snow.

Good use of different shelter materials! Think i'll give the weather blanket a try.

There is a natural mosquito and insect repellent you can get in any wooded area anywhere.. Here we call it punkwood. Punkwood is the wood from any tree that is in a stage of decay where it feels almost like styrofoam in consistency. Light and a dry squishy but not so decayed that if you squeeze it between your fingers it disintegrates. Just find a piece of punkwood and cut it down to the size you need, then position it where when you light it, the smoke will waft towards your camp. If the weather is dry you may have a hard time putting it out though, a dirt cover works well. If it is wet weather you may have to start it a couple of times or shave it and drop it on kindling adding bigger pieces of punkwood as the shavings dry out. Hickory leaves are good to add to your bedding to keep out bugs, especially chiggers and spiders. Bracken fern leaves are good for mosquitoes. Just crush the leaves and rub them on your skin. It masks your odor and the mosquitoes are less likely to bite you ! French Mulberry also works wonders if you crush the leaves and rub them on your skin and so does Wax Myrtle leaves. Hope this helps Lilly or anyone who wants to keep bugs and mosquitoes away!

Awesome. Love watching you enjoy nature. Gets me in the mood to camp

Thank you for your wonderful videos. It's amazing how you are able to capture all the steps on video and I love how you explain all the things you are doing in such detail. Great job! Keep the videos coming.

I really like the modified space blanket design. I had never thought of joining two together to make a larger shelter. Is there enough room inside to really protect you in case of rain or is this really more of just a heat reflector and a larger tarp would be needed for rain protection? Great videos, please keep posting as they are very enjoyable to watch.

I always worry about having a fire so close and falling asleep .Great shelter Lillyy , your crafting is right on

Every video is a keeper. Thanks Lilly.

Lily, I'm loving your videos! They are very well done! You make it all look easy. I listen through earbuds and find myself dodging and swatting mosquitoes as I watch! heh heh heh! Dax is pretty cool too. The way he rolls around in the dirt and keeps so busy he reminds me of the beagles I grew up with, but Dax is much quieter!

Always fun and informative. It's so funny hearing Dax coming into the frame. The fire looked too close to the bedroll; but, it must have been the angle.

Came back from a small overnight trip to see you had uploaded one of yourself and Dax. Bit of a treat. I never get much sleep when I'm on my own either. Great video! :)

Great video, love the tarp idea

Ear plugs for the mosquito buzz! Great idea. I used to have a boonie hat with attatched netting, was great in the day but a little rough to sleep in.

A very effective shelter. Thanks for the upload.

For mosquitoes use some Listerine (strong mouthwash) and water in a spray bottle!

Enjoyed the video. Very nice setup

You should have added some green wood to your fire and kept it going, The green wood burns more slowly but it will smoke just enough to keep the mosquitos down.

@paahtopro3950

4 жыл бұрын

That shit doesent burn can tell from exprience

glad to see you look up, great advice.

Das sah ja nach einen perfekten Setup für die Nacht aus. Das Tarp mit den Seitenteilen ist auch optimal, da es so noch mehr Schutz bietet. Die Wärme reflektierende Innenseite ist sicher gold wert, wenn es kälter wird. Dein Hund gefällt mir auch, wenn er sich am Boden wuselt. Sah nach einer schöne tollen Übernachtung aus. Danke das ich dabei sein durfte. LG Carlos

Super Doku!!! Danke dir! :-)

Love your videos, thank you!

An excellent video. Great idea on using earplugs against the mosquito noise. Fantastique! The whole forest here buzzes with mosquito noise in the evening, so I'll definitely be using this idea. Thank you.

Nice outing you had. Great little spoon you carved. You have a good teacher. See you next time.

As usual, this was very helpful and informative. I think the option of closing in the sides of the tarp set up, without the loss of space is a great idea. Very innovative and practical. Sorry you did not sleep as well as you hoped. Thank you for sharing.

Hi. The video was great. The shelter worked well. It must have been really warm with the reflective surface. I like your home made blanket sleeping bag. Saw it in one of your other videos. Seems to work really well.

Great video. I really like the gear you use and the set up of the camp. All good stuff. Thank you.

Nice video Lilly! I like the space blanket setup. Last October I took my favorite tarp and attached a mylar survival blanket with spray adhesive and it worked so well to reflect the heat onto me. It snowed the one night I used it and my tarp was set up like yours, as a lean too and I never got cold. Great! But…I could never get that adhesive to stop sticking to EVERYTHING! I folded it and rolled it up the next morning and later the tarp was stuck to itself! LOL! Mylar kept tearing off…Maybe it's time to call on the Pathfinders School for a tarp like yours…Thanks for sharing Lilly! ATB…Tim

Thanks for posting the new videos this week, enjoy watching you and dax.

Looks like you have a very happy dog. Your dog is showing so much joy while rolling around on the ground. Had me smiling just watching.

Very good! Thanks for sharing.

Your channel, skills and tips are amazing, and your dog is hilarious and adorable!

Excellent video Lilly. Liked the tarp set up. Thanks for sharing. Take care. ATB Chris

I live in Wisconsin...where we joke that the mosquito is our state bird :) I feel your pain sister! What I do to keep the mosquitos at bay is I build a smoky fire and keep it smoldering all day. It keeps the mosquitos away for the most part. Damp leaves and green pine needles make decent smoke. Thanks for the great video. It always makes me happy to kindred female bushcrafters. You go girl!

Hiya Lily.... Im learning tons of tips while enjoying your videos.... one thing really appeals to me as we are very much a dog family is what breed is your dog. Its a real charecter and often steals the scene rgds Dave

So lovely and poetic as always.

great little set up always amazes me though how different things in the northern hemisphere are, we cant afford to lay on the ground here everything can kill you, spiders, snakes, scorpions, some insects so we must stay elevated and tarps need to be high just to keep sleet of you in the mornings and allow plenty of air because its so damn hot...anyhoo great vid thanks for sharing

@thjeokthjeok443

6 жыл бұрын

Brutalbrital , went camping here in australia mid north coast , next to the river in the mountains and the March flies and the Leeches were everywhere , leeches in the eye , not a good thing ! I know what you mean . get off the ground . Scorpions in Australia aren't deadly - snakes are passive - just dont step on them , ticks now they are a problem , little grass ticks - ewww itchy , and mosies .

She is so good at this out door stuff, the dog is cool too

Love the blood-sucker sounds by the mic - made my skin crawl just hearing them. I use a head-net and long sleeves, even with a fire to sleep..

I really enjoy you vids! Thanks

Wow a really great setup, I loved the spoon. That tarp with the corner's on it looks like a winner I may do something like that one day.

Survival Lilly, you rock!!!!!!

I love watching you when you first wake up.

6:06. I actually waved my hand at my ear thinking theres a mosquito buzzing around my ear.. lol.

Looks like it was a blast!!!

Great set up.

Great video. I'd love to see more like this!

Great shelter mod. Looks like your sleeping mat and bag worked well. Thanks for sharing. atb

thank you for sharing your vids. nice idea for the spoon.

love your dog. I can tell he loves the out door.

That's a nice setup you have there. I have a back packing tent I use for trips like that. I've used it also in the winter when it's 20 degrees out and with a small heater in it it was very warm inside. I put a tarp over it also and leave the door open for ventilation and just close the screen. The cot I used to use in it wore out though and so I recently bought a new one. It's better than the one I had since it's lighter and the legs are U shaped so it doesn't poke into the tent floor.

Miss Lily, you are a great teacher.

Entertaining as ever. ATB to you and Daxy, Li

Hi! Love your videos! I used to do a lot of backpacking on the Appalation Trail! I noticed that you are bothered by mosquitos. We have a mouthwash here called "Lysterine". If you can get it there, put some in s spray bottle and carry it in the woods. Spray it on yourself and it will keep away all manner of bugs! Keep up the good work!

@joecaley

9 жыл бұрын

Never heard of that trick but worth a try? Do you use the regular kind or mint?

@Flashlax19

9 жыл бұрын

Joe Caley Mint. You can also spray peppermint essential oil as well, some people even say leaving a sprig of peppermint in your pocket might help.

@clivejoseph9174

8 жыл бұрын

Citronella candles/oil are great too...

@freddymarcel-marcum6831

2 жыл бұрын

And smell like my grandparents dentures 👍

Great idea for the heat reflecting tarp you looked snug and warm :)

Another excellent video. Keep'em coming. I enjoy your videos a lot.

Another great video you share with us Lily, You are very brave with the mosquitos also. I'm like you,I don't sleep very well outside of my bed. You do a great job with your videos, Thank You !!

Hi Lilly! I love your dog, he’s so silly and funny 😁 I also love your videos. Keep up the good work

Also, I swatted at my ear every time a mosquito flew by the camera's microphone.

@hartranft66

9 жыл бұрын

me too

@johnwilson2338

7 жыл бұрын

IHatchetJack, I know! It made me itchy as well. 😂😂😂🖒

@jimcalcutt7114

5 жыл бұрын

IHatchetJack i

Tarptent and Six Moon Designs are 2 tent companies I hear mentioned. The best way to kill mosquitoes is to find the big water bodies and put bat houses near them. To make earplugs, melt some beeswax and add some oil (preferably an alkane). Bee lining is the process of finding bees. It's a waste of time.

Bush craft with your dog is the best

another great video, keep them coming.

I recently started watching lily and I think that she's amazing, she really knows about surviving, I truly admire her. She's awesome👍👍👍👍

Very enjoyable video as always. I find that smoke deters mosquitos greatly, maybe a side fire with green wood?

I wish that years ago I learned more about how to survive away from home from my grandfather. He taught me plenty, and I learned even more from others along the way. Your dog loves you so much and would probably do about anything to protect you. I notice him in each of your videos keeping you company while you are away from home.

Excellent Lilly! Cool mod on the space blanket, just a tape job or did you sew it too? Ear plugs for the skeeters, great idea! Going to add that to the kit as they can just about carry you away up here in Canada. Nice spoon, a little bit of sanding and it'll be perfect. How cool did the temperatures get overnight? Did you have a good water source nearby?

Awesome video, thanks for sharing it with us!!!!

great video thanks for posting it

Those videos of bushcraft Are brilliant please do more videos like this one they are amazing

When I first saw your videos, I was concerned about the fires that you light in close proximity to your shelter. But I have realised that you use naturally safe materials. I like the wool sleeping bag, it would not be affected by embers that blew onto it. You also seem very confident with fire, I have lived with open fires for many years, so I am hardened to scrunching burning paper out with my hands and picking up burning embers. How did you get your hands so tough? I have recently bought a pair of buffalo hide pants and they are windproof as well as not affected by fire. A few months ago I stomped out a knee high grass fire wearing them and they were not even singed.

Awesome vid..Just awesome. I imagine you are inspiring many people to seek self reliance in the woods. Well done!

Lilly, have you heard of 'Rock Sulphur' that you can put in your dog water bowl to cool their blood and prevent them from panting alot. It can be purchase from pet retailers.

I use a double sided aluminium matras and its a very good stuff for hiking and I used fro reflecting heat from firecamp to my tarp tent...

It was great watching you and Dax out for an overnighter. Glad your gear worked to your satisfaction.

Dave Canterbury tarp set up. I have noticed your gear change to wool and more tradional knives. As well as some pathfinder school gear.

trying to beat the mosquitoes? use an empty soup can with some dirt on the bottom. keep a few coals in it with some grass on top. the light smoke keeps them away for as long as you keep it smoldering, which is pretty easy. you can rig a loop with some wire and clip it into your shoulder straps to use while walking. :) use it all the time here in Alberta.

Always happy to see you friend. Want one of those canteen pots and stoves for me. You go girl. Take care always

Bravo, Lilly !!! Fire to make a spoon, super !!!

awesome Lilly's custom spoon :D

That dog is a hoot and a great addition to your great vids....seems like he is always in the shot somewhere......I guess skeeters are everywhere . This summer so far they are not a bother in Indiana........knock knock on wood