Bushcraft Camp in the Snow - Fire, Shelter, Axe, Cooking Fish
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Date: 2019-09-10
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Allen Tatum
dig a trench from fire to the wall. cover it with flat rocks all the way to half a foot outside the wall. Then cover the trench with the dirt from the digging. Place a flat stone or stack smaller ones. Make it a foot and half tall and two feet wide. Place it one quarter from opposite fire limit. This will cause a draft and smoke is pulled to the outside It's a reverse fire place known by the Kiva makers. If possible, make a roof and cover with straw or any big leaf, or Johnson grass a foot deep. Make a hole over the fire. Then it will work perfectly. If it doesn't pull a draft do this. Opposite the trench you've dug, from fire pit dig another trench to 12 inches outside enclosure wall. Cover with stones or wood. Cover those with the trench dirt. You've made a chimney on the groundI would mix clay or mud and straw or grass and sand, if I can find some. Daub the space between the limbs and over the roofed part as well Please get the fancy shovel. It's a saw, has a fairly sized knife and fire starter in the handle. The shovel is sharp and about half the size of a regular one. If rocks can't be found use the clay to cover the wood you place over the trench and then cover the whole thing with mud or dirt You'll have an amazing smoke free fire because the draft will pull it outside the enclosure Good luck my Grandfather used a razor strap to sharpen his knives and of course his razor.
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dig a trench from fire to the wall. cover it with flat rocks all the way to half a foot outside the wall. Then cover the trench with the dirt from the digging. Place a flat stone or stack smaller ones. Make it a foot and half tall and two feet wide. Place it one quarter from opposite fire limit. This will cause a draft and smoke is pulled to the outside It's a reverse fire place known by the Kiva makers. If possible, make a roof and cover with straw or any big leaf, or Johnson grass a foot deep. Make a hole over the fire. Then it will work perfectly. If it doesn't pull a draft do this. Opposite the trench you've dug, from fire pit dig another trench to 12 inches outside enclosure wall. Cover with stones or wood. Cover those with the trench dirt. You've made a chimney on the groundI would mix clay or mud and straw or grass and sand, if I can find some. Daub the space between the limbs and over the roofed part as well Please get the fancy shovel. It's a saw, has a fairly sized knife and fire starter in the handle. The shovel is sharp and about half the size of a regular one. If rocks can't be found use the clay to cover the wood you place over the trench and then cover the whole thing with mud or dirt You'll have an amazing smoke free fire because the draft will pull it outside the enclosure Good luck my Grandfather used a razor strap to sharpen his knives and of course his razor.
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EH Lipton
Since you asked; I have 70 year old Native American of the snake river people's who lives in the Cascades. his people Yahooskin tribe survived there 4-6 month winters in subterrain Round Houses, with pole rafter roof's covered with brush and grass. A square hole in the center for smoke release. They would dig about 2 foot down below the surface, put lodge pole pine post upright spread out equally for support of rafters/roof, gather rocks and stones and build the walls up about 2 more feet between the uprights then more timbers to the roof while placing windows and entry door. There beds were placed against the perimeter on raiaed, 18s, rock or wood bench which searved as sitting as well. In the center the built of stone rubbel, the raised, 12-18s fire pit, the raising of the pit allowed for drafting and exhaust of smoke and allowed for containing heat
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Since you asked; I have 70 year old Native American of the snake river people's who lives in the Cascades. his people Yahooskin tribe survived there 4-6 month winters in subterrain Round Houses, with pole rafter roof's covered with brush and grass. A square hole in the center for smoke release. They would dig about 2 foot down below the surface, put lodge pole pine post upright spread out equally for support of rafters/roof, gather rocks and stones and build the walls up about 2 more feet between the uprights then more timbers to the roof while placing windows and entry door. There beds were placed against the perimeter on raiaed, 18s, rock or wood bench which searved as sitting as well. In the center the built of stone rubbel, the raised, 12-18s fire pit, the raising of the pit allowed for drafting and exhaust of smoke and allowed for containing heat
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John Harrelson
Build a Tiki Hut roof about 6 ft tall from crown to skirt and make the bottom Skirt about 6 ft diameter. A Tiki Hut roof looks like an upside down funnel with the spout cut off and leaving just the hole. Suspend it above the fire pit with the bottom edge of the roof about 7 foot high. so as not to bump your head when walking around. and unless you build a huge bonfire there is no danger of the Tiki roof catching fire. Then drape the canvas tarp over the Tiki roof with a hole in it to match up with the hole in the Tiki roof. This will create a Chimney that will draw the smoke up and the canvas tarp will provide shelter as originally planned for. Love your videos Mike. keep them coming. John from Carson City, Nevada USA
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Build a Tiki Hut roof about 6 ft tall from crown to skirt and make the bottom Skirt about 6 ft diameter. A Tiki Hut roof looks like an upside down funnel with the spout cut off and leaving just the hole. Suspend it above the fire pit with the bottom edge of the roof about 7 foot high. so as not to bump your head when walking around. and unless you build a huge bonfire there is no danger of the Tiki roof catching fire. Then drape the canvas tarp over the Tiki roof with a hole in it to match up with the hole in the Tiki roof. This will create a Chimney that will draw the smoke up and the canvas tarp will provide shelter as originally planned for. Love your videos Mike. keep them coming. John from Carson City, Nevada USA
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Crypto Surfer
great camp site and i like the axe sharpening tutorial too, i never polished one at a belt but one never finish learning. reminds me a bit of a barber. oh, what is the deal if i am stopped in the uk, walking with my gear and a knife around the waist on my way to a forest or whatever or lets say i am driving from a bigger city towards countryside and get stopped by the coppers in a routine stop and they see my knife in the boot? thanks.
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great camp site and i like the axe sharpening tutorial too, i never polished one at a belt but one never finish learning. reminds me a bit of a barber. oh, what is the deal if i am stopped in the uk, walking with my gear and a knife around the waist on my way to a forest or whatever or lets say i am driving from a bigger city towards countryside and get stopped by the coppers in a routine stop and they see my knife in the boot? thanks.
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K M
I would love to come and stay for a visit at your camp From the STATES here and it is a bit more dangerous here when camping with mountain lions, wolves and such It would be quite the experience not to have to worry about wild animals on the prowl to maul or eat you. I would definitely camp much more than I do now. You and you Dad did a fine job of building your camp and cabin, ENJOY. I very much enjoy watching your videos.
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I would love to come and stay for a visit at your camp From the STATES here and it is a bit more dangerous here when camping with mountain lions, wolves and such It would be quite the experience not to have to worry about wild animals on the prowl to maul or eat you. I would definitely camp much more than I do now. You and you Dad did a fine job of building your camp and cabin, ENJOY. I very much enjoy watching your videos.
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just bob elliot
I was in scouting from the mid sixty to about 1980, worked at a large scout camp for 3 years instructing different merit badges, never split wood with a knife never saw anyone els eather, all wood was processed with a small camp ax, every scout had there own, also never saw or heard of a kid cutting a finger off, we were taught how to use an ax, a knife was for knife work not beating in to a piece of wood
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I was in scouting from the mid sixty to about 1980, worked at a large scout camp for 3 years instructing different merit badges, never split wood with a knife never saw anyone els eather, all wood was processed with a small camp ax, every scout had there own, also never saw or heard of a kid cutting a finger off, we were taught how to use an ax, a knife was for knife work not beating in to a piece of wood
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James Ellsworth
Hey, Mike I am back again to enjoy your first (maybe) bug-out camp at its most developed. It is August as I am watching this and the winter scenes are refreshing It is fine to remember the tower Thanks for keeping your 'iconic' videos up I did not remember how much helpful advice and technique about axe sharpening was in this one.
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Hey, Mike I am back again to enjoy your first (maybe) bug-out camp at its most developed. It is August as I am watching this and the winter scenes are refreshing It is fine to remember the tower Thanks for keeping your 'iconic' videos up I did not remember how much helpful advice and technique about axe sharpening was in this one.
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Kjell Bjorge
32: 26. Answer - So, dig a hole and line your hole with thick natural earthly clay and place your pipe how you want it to go into the pit then place rocks into your clay pit giving you an extra protection for your fire pit. When the clay dries your hole will be as strong as concrete and completely safe for your surroundings.
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32: 26. Answer - So, dig a hole and line your hole with thick natural earthly clay and place your pipe how you want it to go into the pit then place rocks into your clay pit giving you an extra protection for your fire pit. When the clay dries your hole will be as strong as concrete and completely safe for your surroundings.
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SwifTurtle 16
As a fix to the fire pit idea. Maybe put another angled tarp wall behind the fire, forcing the smoke forward rather than upward. So that you will still have a tarp above the fire protecting the flames from rain. Anyways this is just my idea, not sure if itll work but I hope this helps
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As a fix to the fire pit idea. Maybe put another angled tarp wall behind the fire, forcing the smoke forward rather than upward. So that you will still have a tarp above the fire protecting the flames from rain. Anyways this is just my idea, not sure if itll work but I hope this helps
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Mike Rath
The roof should be simple. A 4 sided roof with an angle of course with a 2' or 3' or metric equivalent, opening over the fire. Smoke goes out the top but the heat stays below. You could try it with canvas first to see if you like it. Then build it out of wood.
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The roof should be simple. A 4 sided roof with an angle of course with a 2' or 3' or metric equivalent, opening over the fire. Smoke goes out the top but the heat stays below. You could try it with canvas first to see if you like it. Then build it out of wood.
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