We had a family friend insulate herself with newspapers while in a truck for almost 3 days during a blizzard. Worked.

When I was a child I made a small framework using chicken wire, covering it with approximately 1’ of hay. It was quite warm, probably because it was just large enough to squeeze inside. Your shelter jogged my memory. Thanks for doing what you do.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Good idea

@amdnagh.initiative

Жыл бұрын

Very goood work 😊😊😊❤❤im Subscribe in your channel ❤ Nice to know ur work❤😊😊

@HumorDash

9 ай бұрын

When I was a bag of bed bugs I didn't discriminate who I slept with. The Amish, the illegals, the gools, and the people sleeping outside of a house. Good thing I'm normal nowadays.

Just like a mouse nest - creating a micro-environment to hold your body heat and slow heat loss. Also, to protect against wind and rain. Also, helps to conceal from predators. You need a source of water too.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Good points! I drank from puddles close by off camera and should've showed that!

@mr.k1611

Жыл бұрын

You don't conceal from predators. Sense of smell will get ya. Food you eat.

@user-im5tk5te5c

Жыл бұрын

mouse nest haha

@benjaminc8789

Жыл бұрын

Plenty of water , it’s snowing

@kroneexe

Жыл бұрын

​@@benjaminc8789 he might not have a pot

Obviously you will never ever make any shelter to make you as warm as 70 or 80 degrees. But the thing you are trying to do is make it as warm as you can without the air taking your body heat off you, to allow your body to use as little energy as possible. And that is the name of survival...

@jonathanforbes3906

Жыл бұрын

The clothing needs to be adequate.

@georgesouthwick7000

Жыл бұрын

The key to a survival situation is to get out of the wind and to stay dry. By staying dry and out of the wind a person can deal with very cold temperatures. If you get wet and exposed to the wind, you may well succumb to hypothermia in temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees.

@danny121782

Жыл бұрын

The real key to survival is always having a marriot or hilton booked, thats how I roll

@theshapeexists

Жыл бұрын

I've regularly camped in Colorado in early May where it gets down below 20° F and been uncomfortably hot with basic gear just by knowing how to utilize my environment. I'm old now so I can't completely roughneck it, but I've learned to travel way lighter than all my friends when camping. Leaves more room in the jeep for guns, ammo, and fishing gear

@user-rx3fu1si1u

Жыл бұрын

Он сделал все ПРАВИЛЬНО ! ( поверте человеку жившиму в Сибири ) !!!

When I was in the USA, I camped and hunted about 40years. I enjoyed your video, because you are talking common sense not like others. In the winter time, especially with snow on the ground I would wear on my feet cotton socks and wool socks. Would make my feet sweat and be cold. The trick I used was to change out my wet cotton socks, and my feet were happy again

Thanks for keeping it honest and real. Being out in the woods is not like it is in the movies.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

What! Movies aren't real!?

@tyarnold4088

10 ай бұрын

I thought forest Gump was real. Are you going to tell me there is no Santa Claus too?

I'm glad to see you wearing gloves while working on that shelter, very important to keep your flippers safe.

@JAEUFM

Жыл бұрын

Let me rephrase, while you were pulling that grass, that is a good time to get a slice on your fingers or hands.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Gathering grass for this type of shelter seems a lot like the formula for getting firewood…..when you think you have enough,collect 5 times more.

I made a similar shelter during USAF POW Survival School (SERE) in the mountains north of Spokane in Feb, 1972. No sleeping bag, just a poncho. I froze my bony ass off, but it could have been worse. And I survived.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Great point, a lot of times it could be worst for sure!

I can only imagine taking a walk in the woods and you see this apparatus hanging on a tree, and as soon as you want to take it a guy pops out the grass nest saying "MORNING TO YA LIL FELLA!"

Had this vision of illing the ENTIRE area under the tree full of grass, making a hole and crawling in! I want to try this

I watched this video twice. From South Korea 🇰🇷

I read a book when I was a kid about a girl and her goat getting stuck in a blizzard. They borrowed into a haystack and the goat ate the hay and she drank the milk. The snow formed on the haystack and acted as another form of insulation.

oh cool. it's bill burrs younger brother teaching me how to survive in the wild on my own. much appreciated. cool video :)

The man is really inspiring by doing shelter survival in winter. Especially for people who live in tropical country who have the dream to experience such a thing.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sleepyrasta14820

Жыл бұрын

You don't want to experience extreme cold it's not enjoyable frostbite and hypothermia are real dangers the cold is a killer even for people who are used to the cold

@schekelberg6187

Жыл бұрын

I guess its different for us with cold winters to experience a night in a tropical Environment with palm trees and Coconuts

This gets the, "Good Stuff, No Fluff" seal of approval.

So practical. And can be made without cordage, without much except the tree for cover and grass. Nice nice video.

What I like about this, is I can seriously imagine doing it. There are some great survival shelter videos on KZread, all of them well beyond my abilities without practice. Except maybe, just maybe, something like this 🙂

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Lol, nice! Glad you got some value. There are some ridiculous shelters out there, they shouldn't be labeled survival, there's a point where it should be labeled homesteading.

@butterfinger1171

Жыл бұрын

@@SurvivalSchoolHouse exactly right. Ive seen tons of so called survival shelter videos. But vast majority are nothing more then camping videos, ..bring along food, ferous rods sleeping bags tarps..etc.. Very few actually illustrate a true survival situation where youve got nothing but your own 2 hands and the clothes on your back.

@harrymills2770

Жыл бұрын

Most of them are "janky," to quote the video. People who bought a hand saw or axe on Amazon and think chopping poles the same length all day is how it's done. I look at those shelters and they just look cold. Fine if you're keeping a fire going all night, but not for a good sleep in a cold camp. This is actual bushcraft. Not some kid building a fort or a lean-to, but a practical nest that kept the worst of the cold off him. A decent improv for the landscape, and a lot warmer than some kid's fort or lean-to, that doesn't trap any of your body's heat. I think with minor tweaks, you could've been quite warm and slept through the night, bladder permitting. I'm not going to pretend to know what those tweaks would be, but I think he's got the right idea for that situation, and he would've survived. If he'd gotten more snow, he probably would've been warmer.

Thanks for doing this for us. Those of us who are wanting to learn need more guys like you.

It's a way to get out of the cold on a cold winter day when you have nothing. Thank you for teaching me.😊

You are amazingly resilient but really glad I watched this as you never know when you might be lost etc.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan! You speak the truth, you never know

I like that you have a thermometer. Many other people just talk about temp changes, and don't show proof

This was great! Reminds me of the time when I was a child and played with hay. BTW when grass is being decomposed by bacteria it also emits heat.

Love the humor. "An okay night!" Well done!

Small tarp over top of that would make it a really good shelter

We will survive, we will get by. Thanks for sharing!

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

I should’ve had that song in my head at some point

99% of ticks approve of this style of shelter.

@tonieigentor7893

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it too cold for ticks?? And actually I'll take 3 ticks instead of freezing to death

@frugalmum7943

Жыл бұрын

Please feel free to share useful information to increase survival and overall health.

@William-Morey-Baker

Жыл бұрын

​@@tonieigentor7893 you are correct. the only ticks that survive through particularly cold winters are the ticks on animals such as deer.

@ap4709pk

Жыл бұрын

😂 before the video started I was thinking the same thing.

@sleepyrasta14820

Жыл бұрын

Better than dying of hypothermia

This is a fine scenario: an Average Fella who has read a bit about bushcraft goes out for a winter walk. He doesn't have a belt knife, saw, or ax with him. He doesn't have rations or a hydration system along 'just in case." IF he brought a friendly dog, they could help raise the temperature inside the debris nest. Speaking for myself, I would bring an Ontario Survival machete. Use that to speed up collecting supple lower limbs and slicing reeds, grasses, or cattails. Making 'hot rocks' would help.

This just might keep someone alive who has watched it. Good job….

Go to finnish army! We all have slept in snow with standard wintercamo suit calle lumipuku. Terrain you show is LUXURIOUS!

Lol he looks so cosy on the thumbnail 😂

Yooo i didn't know bill burr did survival videos. So cool!!

Nice roaring fire beside it and you'd stay cozy 🔥

I know it wasn't practical for this given situation, but whenever possible it's best to bring a change of clothes with you that wasn't exposed to outside elements. During the day the clothes you wear absobs moisture and when you sleep with those same change of clothes, it will actually cool your body temperature down at night. A dry change of clothes to sleep in will make you warmer at night. Very interesting shelter you made btw, simple yet did the job. If I'm ever in the need i will remember this.

A time is coming where these skills and knowledge will be treasure

@yikwonjang2978

9 ай бұрын

If you keep gambling and drinking the time is very near for you

Wonderful idea for survival. Some warmth, but if your feet are cold it affects your comfort badly. Remedy: always carry two plastic grocery bags. Wrap over your socks and put on shoes. You will sleep well with warm feet through the night.🎉🎉🎉🎉

Usually what an animal does is best for us too. Sweet dreams, then here comes grizz to help.

I always thought it would be good under a tree. Thanx

We hope you brought some good quality wool under layer and gore tex breaker. But Norway approves!

Maybe something like this if you had a 9x12 plastic dropcloth to place over it and stake down to stop the drafts? I can see that working very well actually.

@dcola123

Жыл бұрын

You can buy emergency ponchos and mylar blankets that weight next to nothing and are cheap like $1 that work real well. I have a couple of each in my camping and emergency gear. A thin dropcloth would work great also. Peace.

@krisdirkman2624

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I carry a poncho for a shelter if needed and used with the grass nest it would keep me very warm, I think!

@butterfinger1171

Жыл бұрын

But toting a tarp around is not a true survival situation.. Its just a poorly equipped camping trip. Apparently you didnt get what this video is about ..a true survival situation to get you thru. when you have nothing but 2 hands and the clothes on your back.

@debbiecurtis4021

Жыл бұрын

If you had some pillow cases, you could stuff them with grass to make a pillow

@butterfinger1171

Жыл бұрын

@@debbiecurtis4021 its a survival scenario..not a camping trip

Thanks buddy. With the rents raising at this rate, no doubt i'm gonna need this

Most people would be surprised how easy it is to fall asleep outdoors with a little bit of comfy padding. Back when I did landscaping, me and my coworker were prepping a job site cleaning it out. The guy bringing out materials was delayed by two hours and we didn't have any other work for the day. Got up in the truck bed with a bunch of tall grasses we had had cut down. Laid down for a second to enjoy the nice spring weather and accidentally fell asleep for 30ish minutes. Was a pretty refreshing nap

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Nice, those can be the best naps

SERE school - January 1987, Warner Springs, California - lovely freezing & snowy weather - built a nest like that, but less thick, since the bad guys were hunting us - a modestly good night - wearing just utilities despite 3 inches of snow overnight

What is interesting about stuff like that is that it was living for quite a few people throughout history. Obviously they wouldnt sleep alone and would have had some kind of wool cloak or blankets with them, but sleeping in hay or straw was common. In fact so common that bed were often times filled with straw aswell

You could combine this shelter with a tarp on top to seal it

looks pretty cozy

Loved watching this. Excellent advice, that could save a life sometime.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Benji 🫡

@benji.B-side

Жыл бұрын

@@SurvivalSchoolHouse Thanks, take care.

He said I got up and went to the bathroom. What bathroom you went too 😂😂

Al fin alguien haciendo supervivencia de verdad.

Thanks for sharing this nalage it might just save some one life 🙏👍👍

Also works in inner city/suburban environments. Trash piled up makes a great shelter and there's always a variety of supplies.

@mindymorgan8479

Жыл бұрын

This is true. Never thought of that.

@rallinrallen8040

Жыл бұрын

Sir, are you gonna use that cardboard?

@chrisazure1624

Жыл бұрын

Newspaper - Hoover blankets.

@chrisazure1624

Жыл бұрын

​@@rallinrallen8040 I use cardboard to crawl under my car when working on it.

@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY

Жыл бұрын

Soiled diapers have an R-4 rating. That's a bonus.

Endlich mal eine sinnvolle Überlebensstrategie!Wenn es kalt ist und du überleben willst,brauchst du nicht wesentlich mehr!Es wird nicht übermäßig Komfortabel sein…aber,im Winter stehe ich lieber schlecht ausgeruht,am nächsten morgen,auf als erfroren zu sein!Gutes Video…Danke dafür!!!👍🏻

simple and effective, thats all you need in survival Edit: MY GOD there is a shocking supply of ignorance in this comment section, ranging from claiming its fake, to thinking that this grass collected in cold weather would be filled with bugs... this is the very reason why survival needs to be taught in the first place

45-50 degrees is freaking awesome! nice video 👍

Thanks for sharing. The only thing I would of done differently, is to build a slanted wind brake above your nest. Makes. Big difference with the pine boughs added to the grass in layers.

@jamesellsworth9673

Жыл бұрын

RIGHT! Interspersing layers of pine with layers of grass would limit the compaction of the insulation.

@bugsmith9751

Жыл бұрын

its hard to create a perfect shelter when the sun is almost down, you have to work with what you have just as much as with the time, but not a bad suggestion over all

Sir you are great and hilarious. Was so compelling to watch

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you, thanks!

Well done, you invented sleeping in the hay!

It’s more like a nest to me ✌️

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Snuggle nest with grass lol

Lost in the wilderness I built one of these out of pine straw. It worked for a night. Great video. I often wondered if anyone else used this shelter.

@ProdriveGT

Жыл бұрын

How did you find your way back?

@prepballfan

Жыл бұрын

@@ProdriveGT A car horn in the distance

😂 that's what I use during my spring bird hunting. I build a tarp lean-to, filled with alot of grass I gather then set them against the same birch tree I use every year👍 It's warmer than my bed at home😁

@b01tact10n

Жыл бұрын

It's the best sleep quality I ever get, I always look forward to going to hunting camp. Food always tastes better when out in the Alaskan wilderness👍

I had to do this when I was temporarily lost in a coastal dune area here in South Australia. I could only break off green leafy twigs, which worked but I needed A LOT. And it wasn't as cold as you were there. But it worked, and I got at least some sleep and didn't suffer from hypothermia.

I have slept in pine needles below freezing. You can pile them up 3feet deep and crawl in. We have long needle pines

Took a real genius to come up with this strategy

Beautifully put

Impressive

Perfect. 👍

Thanks for the video. The vegetation is identical to my area. This could even be helpful in the future.

You should make a video where you weave grass into mats/beds/blankets that you can spend the night with.

That is nuts!

Ein schönes interessantes Video.

That shelter looks pretty cozy don't be striking any matches

when it snows or rains is another story. i usually have extra layers, thermals, two or 3 socks , and a neck gator. and whatever to use for cover, last time i just had a tarp and built a small fire and heated some rocks to keep my feet warm

Great video !!!! Thanks so much

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Samantha!

It was definitely a success.

5 billion ticks approve this video 👍

Oh, hi Varg!

i luv ur sarcasm

Awsome man!

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!🫡

❤thank you for this information truly a lifesaver.😊

Deer ticks love leaves

Your comment about, "it won't harm the environment" cracked me up! If I'm in a life/death situation I'm not going to be overly concerned about the environment. While I wouldn't set off a nuclear Holocaust, I also wouldn't worry about killing some "endangered bug" that I don't know existed or something. I usually don't venture into an environment that survival has much chance of cropping up without basic survival tools. I keep a space age blanket that eliminates any concerns for keeping warm. But thanks for the video, very practice good common sense survival.

Buenísimo video amigo saludos muy bien explicado 👍

Thank you for this practical idea.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Ahmed!

Congrats on that! Definitely ingenuity at work.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it sir!

Watching you work I decided to make a note for myself: bring a tarp and a warm sleeping bag.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

I agree, it was a lot of work

Very interesting.

The local rodents are very impressed and appreciative!

I ain't never seen so many small twigs, branches, hell hey!! In one place

Love the channel Leif! I had to sleep on the side of a mountain after killing an elk WAY too far away from the truck in Hells Canyon. I didn't have as much grass as you did, but I was able to build a warm enough bough bed to sleep comfortably through the night. This technique is very effective.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you CJ! The things we do for elk hunting...all worth it. That must have been an epic hunt.

@simontenkate9601

Жыл бұрын

If the elk was still warm you could have slept close to/ half under the elk.

@henkmeerdink2088

11 ай бұрын

​@@simontenkate9601or beter still, cut open its belly, and crawl inside that...

@sunofpeter2

8 ай бұрын

Hell's Canyon in WY?

@snoutdoors1618

8 ай бұрын

@@sunofpeter2 Idaho/Oregon border

My stepdaughter spent a night on the Alaska tundra, after shooting a caribou. She laid her pack down to sneak/crawl up closer to get a shot. By the time that she got the shot and gut it, it turned dark and was not able to find her pack. Fortunately she was with a friend and they both used each other for body heat. They almost did not make it, due to hyperthermia. When they got back to the village, a native woman asked if they had stuffed grass into their pants and clothes. They Now know that they can do that. They also sailed that you can shake off any due or water before you stuff your clothing with grass.

Great video man

When i was a kid, they used to make a hut out of straw at the farms to guard the rice grains when the grains were harvested. In those days, people didn't send those to the mills to extract rice, hence during the process, someone had to guard it at the farms. The huts were really cosy and warm. I wanted to spend my night there but my dad said no.

@sunofpeter2

8 ай бұрын

Where was this at?

@app8790

8 ай бұрын

@@sunofpeter2 In India

Great video and channel content mate,subbed !

Nice work!

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Keep up the good work with your channel! kzread.info/dron/0_N8Z45LhuJ3G1k8bJGoAg.html

Love this

Ngl this looks comfy asf

This is bringing back (mostly) fond memories of SV80 in Spokane in February 1989! -20F under a parachute shelter on a pile of pine boughs :) It's great to see a real expert posting and not another Altoid-tin packing armchair survivalist. Keep it up!

@maxsdad538

Жыл бұрын

I don't remember my class number, I went through in Feb, 1972. And all we had was a poncho and a couple of cereal bars. The only good thing was that immediately after this, I went to Homestead for parasail training in the warm waters of Biscayne Bay.

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Greg! I remember those days, getting out of the tipi was the toughest part! Your comment means a lot and great to hear from another bubba. 02-02

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

@@maxsdad538 the poncho was an extension of our body! Now I’m glad they have lighter materials but using a poncho always brings back memories

@marcelmajercik8374

Жыл бұрын

Altoids tin with tampons, cordage and painkillers but no knuckle bandages and needless for cuts and slivers.

@petergreening4810

Жыл бұрын

I did the full course; survival, SERE, and POW, back in June / July 83. Then it was on to Eielson outside of Fairbanks. Having grown up backpacking in the Cascades the main thing I learned was how to make things out of parachute cloth. Oh, the fond memories of rabbit eyeballs served up raw. Had my first of many MREs there as well.

Wow!! 5 Stars

Very nice video

You are a great presenter!

@SurvivalSchoolHouse

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!