The reality of expedient shelters in high wind

[darados]

Right equipment. Wrongly used. In those conditions should have neen real close to the ground.

[ghostface442]

piss poor excuse for outdoorsman, you both look like you have given up!

[Colhane]

@ghostface442 That was Renato's first night ever in the bush and he spent it at 5000 feet in driving rain and high winds with just a survival kit. That was the first night of several and he did exceptional.

[TheGrimdoor]

i couldnt sleep in that to noisy id stay up for weeks until a house was built

[reddog694uk]

When the economy breaks down....We die, It's that simple. We have lost the skills we need as a nation to survive. In the war the government helped develop people's survival mentality, But nowadays we are just in the way.

[actonbath]

Big open face in high winds is a disaster. Lower it. Last year in Colorado I was @ 10,100' with 40-70mph and 3-4 ft of snow dumping with my tarp and bivy and had no problem other than snow drifting against the tarp which building a snow wall solved that problem.

[knarfster]

If you pitched it more taut it wouldn't move around like that.

[Colhane]

This is the shelter after a night of howling wind and rain at 5000 feet. I had gone up to Renato's shelter to see how he held up in the storm.

[squathacker]

Do you live in Brazil?

I do. Never find Bivy sacks to sell here, so I'm buying one thro ebay... I already got an US military poncho.

Nice vid.

[Colhane]

Yes, I do live in Brazil. Bivy sacks are great for the mountains here. They allow you to sleep just about anywhere.

[SlowHandMcQueeg]

I usually put my poncho hooch lower down so that the wind can't get under it so easily. Also, angle it down so it is peaked in the middle, that way the wind forces it down, not up. Lastly, if there is shrubbery then I will find a way to build in the shrubs such that I have some natural protection. Up against a rock like that is going to be COLD, but if that is all you have... I guess it is better than nothing.

[toadstooltomato]

Hilton.

[Colhane]

Two nights at 5000 feet in Brazil's rainy season with just a poncho and two contractor bags for shelter. Actually Renato did a great job of modifying that space with what he had available.

If you carry plastic sheeting of any type, including space blankets, and don't include a supply of tape you truly aren't thinking ahead.