In my business I deal with people who are in the mining business among others. A few miles away there is an underground limestone mine. A couple things people should know about underground. Near the surface it could be a temperature above 52°F but when you get down a few feet that’s what it is unless you have supplemental heat. In the winter time, the workers wear a sweatshirt because it is around 52°. In the summertime the workers wear a sweatshirt in the mine because it’s around 52°. If it’s exceptionally warm out, like during the summer the mine will take on some weather of it’s own. The cooler walls will sweat and there will be humidity hanging in the air just like a cloud. So as far as I’m concerned if I need to disappear I’ll pick one of the tunnels that they have that are a total 40 miles underground not down just around. They have various trailers underground to be used as offices and break areas so at least you’re not exposed to the coming and going of a breeze or humidity so to speak.

@joewoodchuck3824

Жыл бұрын

Not very surreptitious though.

@yt650

Жыл бұрын

@@joewoodchuck3824 Not much work either.

@yt650

Жыл бұрын

@@joewoodchuck3824 One of the things that most people don’t think about is moisture and liquid water. Heavy rains could flood a situation like that through no fault of your own. A mine properly develop with respect to the type I’m talking about is engineered to deal with problems like that. There are always side tunnels for ventilation and elevation changes to deal with water if you encounter it. Certainly a person could do all of that but that certainly is a lot of work. If there is a cataclysmic event, food is scarce. Burning calories would be at a maximum, food intake at a minimum. Nothing is perfect.

@mikemarley2389

Жыл бұрын

There are great big complexes and tunnels under our feet that we are not aware of in most cases.Military industrial complexes.

@yt650

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemarley2389 Obviously it depends where you live. I live in western Pennsylvania and under my feet are coal mines, sometimes they cave-in. Sometimes they cave in under roads which happened just a few months ago in an adjoining town. I do understand what you’re saying however.

Your survival instincts and skills are truly hardcore. Athos you never disappoint.

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !

Since the ground appears to be clay. I'd consider making a very small clay chimney/fireplace. Even if it's only the diameter of a coke can on top of a shoebox. A flat rock above ground could disguise the little hole when troubles near by. Maybe rig a metal bar to push it up and down like a hatch/flu. A fire the size of a soup bowel will create almost no visible smoke as long as you keep it burning hot with dry wood. Besides warming and cooking. It would create a vacuum that pulls fresh air in through the entrance. Just say'n. I've heard of people suffocating in their sleep, in winter tents from having a candle lit, due to poor circulation. Looks like fun though. Wish I was there. I've about had it with society. Disappear into the forests and start building and underground mansion with a hot tub like those jungle dudes 🤣✌️♥️

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you there are modifications in this shelter for soon I will come back with news !

Look at how they did it in Vietnam during the war! They lived in those dugouts and some went down multiple levels to multiple rooms and some of those rooms were massive. Digging is a good idea if you can find an area that is ideal.

To prawdziwy survival 👍👍Pewnie podobne ziemianki budowali Wietnamczycy podczas wojny w Wietnamie. Fajny pomysł na nagranie i coś nowego, czego jeszcze nie widziałem u innych. Congratulations. 👍👏👏👏

@rstainsbury

Жыл бұрын

Did the Japanese fight in the Vietnam war!?

@johndoe-xh4dq

Жыл бұрын

Ciekawi mnie wytrzymałość stropu ziemianki.

@hardsleepermusic

Жыл бұрын

Yup this is one of the ways how they kicked America ass in the Vietnam war!

@pepepepito623

Жыл бұрын

@@hardsleepermusic hidden, like rats and gophers...

@pepepepito623

Жыл бұрын

@@drzwiprawdy8973 "...all alike..."wow! Tell a Korean that they are like a Japanese... One thing for sure: Poland is unique! Thank God...

The added bonus of discovering deposits of gold while excavating is just... Icing on the cake😉👍 With candles burning oxygen inside shelter, and only one hole as entrance/exit...should another vent be made for oxygen consumption...? 😎👍❤🖖

Excited & patiently waiting to see the end result of your u.g.hideout.Sad to say but this world has gone to shit.People dont have great Overstanding anymore.Your one of the last of a dying breed.Keep Up The Great Work Athos! Much Respect!(from Las Vegas,NV)

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

if you want to survive !! this is the solution!

Stealth Hobbit, nicely done!

You know I did that once I'm 70 years old made myself a little shelter like that period pretty nice. But I could not get anybody to come down there to visit me.

Wahoo, every boy’s dream. I am excited to what else you do in the future. Thank you for the opportunity to join your adventure.

@Annella9719

Жыл бұрын

Pl ok

Good evening Athos, your videos are addictive, I have so many questions to ask you and obviously reading the other comments I'm not the only one. National survival excites us all. As always, I look forward to watching future videos, thank you Athos.

That straw bed definitely reeks of home sweet home

How do you keep it from filling with water when it rains?

@PunkinPistolero

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely...I thought the same thing. I don't want to be down there with bugs and burrowing animals. 😬

@chewar7537

Жыл бұрын

@@PunkinPistolero Agreed...just creepy

@snowysnowyriver

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing!

@bobthompson4133

Жыл бұрын

I take it that a cheap motel is your idea of roughing it? This is why the die off rate is expected to be over ninety percent

@machosvillas4621

Жыл бұрын

you don't, this is as dumb as it gets

We dug these out all the time when we were kids lol. Had a couple of them cave in and when it rained, we got wet and muddy. Fun for a fort, but would never stand up for survival.

Much more cozy then I imagined!

Tremendous amount of work! Cute & cozy little hideout ...fun until the next heavy rain makes it soggy & useless.

Wow ! Magnifique Athos ! 👍🗽💯

You need some of the moss for the bedding. And a couple of mirrors for the candles, it will reflect off the candle and give you more light.

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

I also have a solar lamp

My big fear would be the lack of proper ventilation

@chewar7537

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. Survival, or death trap? Just makes no sense to me, but I don't want to live in a hole in the ground. Very claustrophobic and keeping out snakes, animals would be impossible. Not to mention if it flooded...

@a-ls6333

Жыл бұрын

I'd be worried about that and collapse too. I admire you giving it a go, but hope others don't try and do it.

@SB-ok3xc

Жыл бұрын

@@chewar7537 or even worse if the soil collapse

@lazychemistry

Жыл бұрын

These are reasonable concerns

@BST-lm4po

Жыл бұрын

I'd worry that it would turn into a snake pit! Come back a few months later to see that a dozen rattle snakes have taken up home.

I'd ram a 1 inch pipe up to the surface, from the candle alcoves, so the upwards air flow pulls air from your den. Fresh air would then be drawn down through your entry portal.

@offplanetevent

Жыл бұрын

A 1.5" pipe would draft the thermal rise of a typical candle at roughly 100 %

Wouah incroyable cette cachette tu es introuvable à l intérieur super camouflage au top 👍👍👍👌👌😍⛏⛏

How's the ventilation down there? Your candle is eating oxygen. Very interesting video!

The spiders and bugs though!

@offplanetevent

Жыл бұрын

Eat zee bugz ond be hoppy. - Klaus Schwab, WEF.

Hide And Seek Champion! You'll need WAY more food + WAY more candles. Possibly a few blankets.

Try putting something reflective at the back of the candle alcove, like a mirror or aluminum foil.

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

you are right you have to find a tin can and cut it to make a reflecting efect !

@bforman1300

Жыл бұрын

@Athos Outdoor Prospector if you're going to use a tin can, look for a piece of glass to put in front of the tin to increase reflectivity

incredible.. Once again, your video amazes. Thanks for all the hard work / fun you are having!

Best graphics I have seen in Minecraft

Yeah, that’s great. Can’t wait till it rains, or God forbid you need to take a dump in the middle of the night. Digging yourself out of a hole takes on a whole new meaning!

Question: how would he prevent wild life, rats, etc, from settling in there when he is away?

@OsborneExploration

Жыл бұрын

Animals can be dealt with, I would worry more about water filling it up.

@danielharshman796

Жыл бұрын

set up some kind of door

@10hawell

Жыл бұрын

rodents would just run away hearing him come, problem would be badgers or foxes or whatever cause if you accidentally corner them by entering you might have to fight them in this tiny space. Maybe throw in fire cracker before entering. I guess his hole is on some hill.

@sharon1775

Жыл бұрын

he leaves them a note'

@enriquerojas3149

Жыл бұрын

What about collapsing the ceiling? Is it a corcern? Did you secure it?

I like the idea of having it prepared just in case..

Bonjour Athos, exellent c super ❤bonne continuation à toi toujours que des merveilles tes vidéo 👍👍

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

2 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup !

THAT IS SUCH A COOL THING TO DO !

Man I wish there was dirt like that around my area!

Of all the bad ass stuff, this takes the cake. Love it!

Wow.. Another level of master craft building...perfect survival skill..

Now that is stealth camping! :0

In all fairness I just watched the opening sequence, but I got a good laugh as he looks around as if making sure his secret spot hasn't been discovered by would be hole stealers.

@stephenbrown1389

Жыл бұрын

Souvenirs de Belarus, c. 1943

If some what permanent I would expand it a bit , have a dome ceiling, bend rebar in a grid with expanded metal lathe. Then stucco the whole wall and ceiling . I would dig out a sleeping area ,also recesses for "items" . Then I would level out the floor and put down a flat flagstone floor. A customized small room to easily find any bugs spiders , or small animals. Digging down under a tree would offer ceiling support, you would need a saws all.

@beccathib3656

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas Roy...💕

I'd you put small mirrors or polished metal behind the candle to reflect light it would work so much better.

He keeps looking around, trying to evade the enemy😂

Wow... cozy.

Oh yeah, can't wait to see how you finish this off!! You never cease to amaze us!!

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !

A guy in my town lives year round in one of these spider holes

hip daddy-o. candles, a flashlight and sunglasses. only thing missing is a set of bongos. you dig?

My claustrophobia would kick in, however great job Athos, especially the cover for the doorway!

Marvelous video! Once again you have not failed to amaze my friend.

Salut Athos, extra ton terrier mais attention de ne pas être enseveli. Beau travail et encore merci. A bientôt 💎💎💎

How awesome and cool that you have a perfect place to always explore...

Very good video

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Good idea👍

"Preparing my hole for survival" sounds like an adult film I saw in the late 90's before Y2k. Might want to think about rephrasing that bud...

عمل و مجهود رائع تحياتي لك من مصر

'Preparing my hole...' is an interesting choice for a video title. The swamp picture and the title reminded me of the swamps of dagobah story

Magnifique ! Cet homme a du temps ...

Looks awesome!!!

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

2 ай бұрын

Thank you !

I like how you peek out like a gopher in fear for its life each time you emerge from the ground!

@daveufirst

Жыл бұрын

He saw videos of how prairie dogs are picked off.

My man is going full Viet Cong.

It's a lot of underground abandoned here in the Philippines... everywhere have cave and underground tunnels..you can stay there or sleep as you can no problem

Good night and good morning as well..

Real nice

Thank you 🌷

“…That’s right! It goes in the square hole…”😂❤❤❤

good job!

I too am doing this, to live full time. Thank u for inspiration

GOOD VIDEO good luck thanks for support

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

Wow ! That is a lot of work !! Looks like it is well worth it!!! Snug as a bug!!

Fajnie tak z robakami pod ziemią :D

Shiyo!(Hello)Amazing shelters as always. I always enjoy your videos. Your dwellings remind me of the early Orthodox monk catacomb dwellings. Sgi(Thank you)!☦🛐

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !

@TaylorsAuthenticTraditions

Жыл бұрын

@@ATHOSOutdoorProspector Thank God

🤣in the end, we are all a little crazy, each in our own way could not stand it, subscribed!👍

Nice idea as long as it doesn't rain. But a good emergency cache.

The Vietcong would be proud!!

I’m claustrophobic just by watching it 😱😱

Nise snake house hehe

😂 So cool. We’ll done.

Crazy to build a shelter that will obviously fill with water as soon as it rains. At least they won't have to pull your body out to bury you !

Radiohead’s “Daydreaming” comes to mind.

Any tips for heavy rainfall?

Ok ...how can I do this in Fla? Haha I know impossible. Ive found several places that would be perfect but the dang sand just dont work.

@wrench31e22

Жыл бұрын

Nuclear War Survival Skills should give you some ideas. You can find the pdf free online. It wouldn't be as camouflaged as the one in the video though.

Preparing your own tomb. Genius

You are a legend mate.

Wow, you are perfectly camouflaged 👍

I've often wondered if I need to prepare my hole for survival.

As 12 yr olds my friends and I dug something very similar for each one of us 4. The problem with that is rain. Build on elevated areas or learn to hold breath a long time.

Leon, The Professional.

Very cool. My inderground shelters always take on water during heavy rain though. Cant seem to het around it other than digging a hole in the floor to capture and contain it

Just make sure you pray mate. Spot on!

A trip down the rabbit hole

If you were to line those candle holes with aluminum foil it would reflect more light out

Good ❤❤❤

Wow it’s smart! 😳

I bet when you're through that'll be comfortable living quarters and incognito..... Genius!

Sniper skills for sure.

@ATHOSOutdoorProspector

2 ай бұрын

Exactly 👌

Nice hole

How about it's just a hideaway hole when being hunted, pursued...stay for a while not long-term shelter? Candle burn so there is oxygen coming in from somewhere.The shrub in the hole works well..,it should catch most of rain,then funnel it down to it's root ball.Very clever indeed .Very stealth!! Im short,I'd need a 🪜...darn couldn't reach the opening to pull my self up an out

That's cool :)

Yes !!! What happens ,when rains down by the bucket loads ??? Or a big animal or human steps in the hole or the top of your hidden place ??? Crunch !!!

👍kinda reminds me of a groundhog 🙂

Dude's playing ultra realistic Minecraft 🔥

I love it!

Put you some aluminum foil behind your candle so it can cast light throughout or small mirrors