bushcraft survival debris shelter

[Lanscop08]

Best way so far that I seen how to build a debris shelter.

[jlast000]

Could you put on more spruce and sticks to make a layer to hold the leaves in place?

[jayejayeee]

i enjoyed this vid

[osclarkos]

some great inforamtion here thanks

[jayjayprincess]

The man is pretty strong!

[elwood1able]

I would prefer to sleep in the trees but the man in the video says "stick" 2 the ground ;D

[thestanleyoutdoors]

hi WEZO24522164 i would just like to thank you because a few years ago this video really inspired me to get out there and enjoy the great outdoors

[WoWandKooLAid]

good but the two small sticks of the a-frame should be smaller to minimize dead air space to retain body heat

[rabidmonkeygirl]

The debris hut done by primitiveskills channel is more informative and seems to take in to consideration how to trap your body heat to keep you warm. They have five videos covering different aspects of construction, modifications and properties.

[thestanleyoutdoors]

@rabidmonkeygirl however i would like to point out that he still did a pretty good job

[BushcraftCambsUK]

@rabidmonkeygirl Yea i agree but for a guy out in the woods enjoying himself and showing people what he does this is a good video he doesnt claim to be an instructor or anything like that.

[powerhousephg]

is that ben stein?

[TheKoolkid1997]

it's so stupid how pwoplw are cutting down HUGE trees every day and it takes like 10 or more of those trees just a take make a house, and then this guy makes a shelter out of some sticks and leaves, poepl these days are just assholes to our forests, why can't we all just be like the natives back in the old days?

[BushcraftCambsUK]

@TheKoolkid1997 MONEY! thats why. You cant eat it you cant drink it you cant make a home out of it you cant hunt with it or grow anything with it but it well get you lots and lots of shiney things thing things! Thats why my man plain and simple.

[MikeMPSSstudent]

The best how to for an EFFECTIVE debrs shelter is by "primitiveskills". Those guys actually live in there shelters and run a school. Thhe shelter here is too large to retain body heat. There is also a step by step how to on the Maine Primitive Skills School website if you want to build one that actually works.

[Danishbushcrafter]

@MikeMPSSstudent Oh shut up, how dare you just come here and critisize?!?

Maybe the shelter wasn't perfect, but dont be a smartass, this guy knows what he is doing man!

[rabidmonkeygirl]

@Danishbushcrafter No, he doesn't know what he is doing. He has a good heart, and he is trying his earnest, but that shelter will not keep him warm. Political correctness may be your crusade and thats fine (to be indignant), but keeping people alive means showing what really works based on direct experience. Don't you think the world has enough "Bear Grylls" style survival trash? The Maine Primitive Skills School folks actually live the craft, this is a hobbyist.

[Danishbushcrafter]

@rabidmonkeygirl Yes, i understand, all i'm saying is that although the titel says "Survival" this video is more for bushcraft use, i am no fan of Bear grylls, he demonstrates action and danger, instead of using his brain.

I am no Bear Grylls guy, and this guy isnt either, just wanted you to know that...

I practise a lot of primitive skills all the time, and i'm a big fan of primitive survival.

This guy aint no dumbass, he's just demonstrating bushcraft, not survival.

To be continued -

[Danishbushcrafter]

@Danishbushcrafter - In a survival scenario, you would make this shelter just about big enough for you to fit inside, that will help you keep warm, but in bushcraft use, you might want more space, bushcraft and survival are related, but not the same, just saying.

Not trying to offend anyone.

[gpoutdoors]

that shelter would be a royal pain in the ass to build without his tarp. AND why not just use your tarp as shelter ? in heavy rain you would be soaked ! in the winter you would be screwed, if it was wet or raining while building it, it would totally suck.

[spiritualeggnog]

@gpoutdoors

It's a debris shelter, not a tarp shelter.

[danwormald]

is that waterproof 100% with leaves as well ?

[FueledByTyeler]

@danwormald yes if you get enough leaves. if you search you can find a vid where they dump 5 gal buckets on one and it's dry inside

[sotdclark]

really like your viedeos tell me what you think of my survival shelter in the video response

[superjahra]

great video! 5 out of 5!

[coneshit]

Awesome!!

[MrBuginator]

Perfect snipering shelter....

[GreenPlatypusBaby]

do / did you serve? and what about in summer when theres barely any dried leafs?

[xbox360tipper]

See, this is how humans are supposed to live not in houses with internet and all other things what we created.

I think that (I know it will not happen) we should all go back to living like this. No global warming, not worrying about money, no need to pay bills. This would be the best way to live as it is the natural way. I give it to the people who live in the forest, wood and desert and I would like to join them one day and so should everyone.

[david1346]

Whats the problem? The video was supposed to show you how to build a debris hut (which it did). Why is everyone flaming about the usage of the tarp for collecting leaves? Maybe he just wanted to show how to build a debris shelter with "all natural" materials?! The "door" is a bit big, but still a solid debris hut, thumbs up m8!

Cheers

Sorry for double posting!

[RiptN3rd]

Thanks! I now have an idea of what to build when I'm at boyscout survival.

[mrstarkiller88888]

why build it like that when you have a tarp.....

[fifemaster100]

@mrstarkiller88888 i guess you could say that you can still use the tarp for other things

[mrstarkiller88888]

@fifemaster100 true like a rain catch or somthing.

[dwarslopers]

Hey your movies are really intresting. Carry on!

[stusf12]

Great shelter

Check my channel stusf12

[WYZOworld1]

why doesnt he use the tarps for the roof?

[survivaltime1]

@WYZOworld1 because you wouldent find tarp in the forest :P

[Ningningify]

I loved this vid but one suggestion would be to pit some more sticks in an x pattern to help hold the leaves if the wind were to blow

[hillbillyshowoff]

I think all the negative comments are from serious jealous people (TROLLS)!!!! GREAT VIDEO!!! WELL DONE!!!

[TheNewfiesniper]

great video but i gotta say i dont understand why he didnt get the leafs right next to the shelter :p

[monster123512]

cool advice



[msprepnow]

I learned something quite valuable. Great video demonstration; thank you!!

[jontran29]

pretty neat

[MovieMakerInTheMakin]

I made one of these earlier. It was really cool! ;) Nice vid!

[Markv12ftw]

The door is way too big and the wind could practically blow it over. Not a very solid debris shelter.

[TheSteij]

so no smoking then ha ha

[tecnolover2642]

Nice shelter, but you didn't need the leaves for waterproofing,, you had the nylon poncho!! I would secure the nylon poncho over the top to keep it all in together, the leaves do serve as good insulation for holding in warmth though.

[5029]

He is lucky that it's not very windy.

[chena3]

nice little shelter



[mountainsandsea]

i love the sound of the leaves under his feet when he moves about, lol. really though :o)

[sneakyninja273]

charlie sheen would call this a win

[irai1984]

This video desperately needs Benny Hill theme and a fast forward button to make it win.

[beardedbroccoli]

Is it me or does this guy seem pissed the whole time? ha

[masterbob6]

Should make the door little smaller :/

[AlpesHaches]

CONGRATULATIONS your vidéo is really great !!!!!

[jmg1957]

peace.

[2bidfilmsguy]

I really don't like A frames because i don't like to be on the ground, i like to at least be a foot off from it especially in the summer i don't like small things crawling on me in the night

[ghandimangl3r]

its amazing how warm those things get the more you pile on...

[spiderpig85]

Try bringing chicks back there though...

[MrEnglandForever1]

Ehhh??? u used a purpose made 'shelter' to collect leaves for the debris shelter u was making.

Another thing, when collecting leaves..dont use your hands your likely to get cut. Use the boots on the bottom of ya legs!. I may be wrong but...kinda common sense isnt it?

[crankpsp]

building a shelter is a lot of work when you make one do it right the first time this must be the most shity shelter i have ever seen lolz

[CiaranRooney125]

@crankpsp

'building a shelter is a lot of work when you make one do it right the first time' Ray Mears :)

[Tommyjai21]

lol it look like a pile of leafs. Good comaflage

[maartenvt]

I would use more than only leaves to finnish it to make it a little more windproof. Also in the case of a possible storm coming up, I hope it's not a beech tree besides the shelter. Although it's a young tree, beech branches break easily.

I understand that you want to use your shelter to speed the process up a bit, but don't show it as a method to collect leaves, when you need to build one. There's no need of losing that much energy on picking leaves when you have a basha to stay dry...

[bmxer78230]

do u ever worry about spiders and snakes and stuff being in the debris or biting u while ur sleeping in it?

[Blackdragon595]

Pardon my ignorence...but was he using a tarp to collect leaves as something to waterproof his shelter?

[hgsfisher]

@XrunnerCity then it wont be as warm

[AnthonyPfeiffer]

Ok, who wants to come live in the woods with me? lol

[JLJoefisher7JL]

It was a great video 5 stars, what if you do not have the pine covered branches, I have the ribs in, and also leaves but nothing in the middle

[snaponjohn100]

Great vid & sub. 5/5

[Oozy9Millimeetah]

fuck my house im gonna move into one of those things.

[Coverbuster]

Must be really out there , I can hear cars in the back ground .

[hgsfisher]

@Coverbuster you dick its wind on the camera

[Coverbuster]

@hgsfisher Really ?? Then why arent the leaves on the trees moving ........DICK . Listen , you can hear cars . Dumb ass .

[hgsfisher]

@Coverbuster wanker its a streem begind the camra i just pm him BELLEND

[RyansniceSnuggie]

Its crazy how there water-proof, but they are. I would add more leaves on my own debris shelter, but its still nice "thumbs up"

[RIFLES2J]

verry good but its abit to high.. :)

[ringostar711]

I would put branches on top of the leafs again. If the wind catches up you wont have a roof anymore.

Anyway, Nice vid

[Funkrushplus]

So, I just sat through this whole video, as slow as it was and didn't even get to see inside the shelter? :(

[scavenski]

you can build a roof under ur head in literally 20 minutes, but multi-billionaire people prefer to spend decades constructing houses bunched with stuff they don't need

what a stupid society we live in...

[rocketbul1225]

@scavenski which country?

[Rhinoch8]

@scavenski Yes i think we should have a small livable space to LIVE in, that would be heated, and another space where we would store our stuff like a barn that doesn't really need to be heated up.

[AntiChristClub]

@scavenski Um...

[12345ryan54321]

@scavenski says the man in his house on a computer

[jraybu09]

@scavenski lol its called humanism....if you want to understand that....look it up sometime...if you had a billion dollars i would like to see your survival shelter

[deathpl3dge]

he should have lashed h end. would have been bettr in m opinion

[branni79]

Hi there just a small pickle. You dont need cordage to make a single person debris shelter. Use two sticks with a Y at the top of both and lay your ridge into them. You probs know that though. Otherwise good job all round.

[Grunow101]

its always better when the guy is british

[swordsman181]

in real survival dont waste water testing your shelter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dunhamdude22]

@swordsman181 sorry but your wrong if you dont test it there 101 things that COULD go wrong if you gonna build something dont go half ass and not check it otherwise you might be having to sleep in the rain

[swordsman181]

It must be frustrating when one of those ribs fall.

[1ccarrera]

dude you could have used that plastic bag to keep rain out and more insulation :P

[ITSMETHEFLASH]

I think it would be quite warm-like a squirrels nest.I would put the parka on the roof and some more spruce boughs on top of the leaves if given more time.

[c9ari]

Dump question... What do you do to keep the wind from blowing your leaves away?

[primitiveskills]

@c9ari The mass of debris you gather will usually be a mix of wet and dry material that tends to stay secure even in a windy area, owever, large branches with secondary growth are usually added to prevent the improbable loss of large amount of leaves. See the vid "debris hut myths" for more details.

[c9ari]

@primitiveskills Thanks, I have learn a bunch watching your videos.

[dr0c3]

Sweet!!! but he looks kinda old to do this sorta work...

[Zyrog]

@dr0c3 you're only as old as you feel.

[SurvivormanKS]

@WEZO24522164 wen makin a debris hut you start from the bottom and work your way up. you could use pine boughs for your bed but leaves and mud work the best... pine boughs work the best for your bed and bard works good for shingles.

[SurvivormanKS]

wen makin a debris hut you start from the bottom and work your way up. you could use pine boughs for your bed but leaves and mud work the best... pine boughs work the best for your bed and bard works good for shingles.

[coloneljade]

That was actually pretty cool.

[sledkid6]

good shelter but it looks like a pain in the ass to make the leaves stay up on the ribs and pin branchs

[shannonnunn]

kids this shelter will get you killed if you have any amout of hard rain... do not try to attempt any survival situations without first learning the proper techniques or having supervision..many scrubs get on youtube and bad teachers can get you hurt..

[shannonnunn]

he built the entrance too high... to much heat will escape.. for long term this is not good. it is better to use beefier branches for the main support beams so you can pile more leaves on top of it....you need a mound of dry leaves at least 3-4 feet thick to cover it after you put bows on it spruce is good cus natural bug repellant. make it right or you will die if the rain comes down...after you use place a shit load more leaves than this guy has compact the whole shelter with 8 inches of mud.

[combatvetlawstudent]

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[thehuntingkid98]

are you like the bush craft superman your awsome

[Alexander4fun]

I see the point of the leaves giving insulation, but waterproofing...there's nothing holding them in place, if there where a real rainstrom I belive the leaves would wash away... Why not just put the poncho over it all at the end - insulated and waterproof. Might eaven be a bit left for a door... I also see that the shelter i built at the bottom of a slope. In case of rain, wouldn't the water run down hill and into the shelter beneath the frame?

But why not get out in the woods and try - alex

[psychoguy1017]

how many days would you say one of those would stay up if built properly?

[ivageivage]

to high

[bushcraft83]

awsome

[westham1997]

just wondering where do you make your shelters?

[5tonyvvvv]

@WEZO24522164 the last time i made a debris shelter there was bugs crawling up my pants..and ants everywhere

[TheNax129]

@5tonyvvvv tuck your pant into your socks. that will help greatly!

[5tonyvvvv]

@WEZO24522164 great vids.on survival.have u ever made snare traps or a bola weapon?? ive made an atlatl very good for rabbits and such.if u have cane or bamboo.takes some practice

[xyz098pwn]

Thank you

[Ragzz1234]

remove all the leaves and what not on the ground and gather some proper material to lay on, very important

[ScorpionRegent]

I would lay down a layer boughs inside the frame to insulate your body from the ground. I know there are leaves there all ready but more insulation is always good. For those who say that the tarp makes the shelter redundant then consider that there is no fire in front for warmth, (probably due to the fact that all those leaves make the entire zone a huge tinderbox,) so maybe a really cold night might require you to bundle up inside the tarp to keep warm.

[lucciananicolle]

i like the snapping sound of the wood when you crack it, sounds like an airsoft pistol x)

[superguyperson]

this is the type of survival shelter marines make (a frame) it is uaually long and short though, but its all good

[12robinredbreast]

that was pretty well constructed, but you made the A frame a little high. You don't need it to be that big in my opinion, and you didn't make a floor of leaves so the ground is going to take away all of you body heat. You made a tent, what you should have made is a sleeping bag.

[Kiwi2038]

Keep making videos. Your videos are usefull and interesting. You should make some videos of you doing some other survival things like gathering plants, making tools etc.

[kingguthery]

This is one of the best wilderniss campmaker ive ever seen amazing... im going to go to the woods in switzerland and make the same hut thanks =)

[02634288]

hope its not a windy night

[RussianVitamines]

be carefull with thiese leaves... once i got bitten by a snake when i tryed to pick them in a pile.

[TheM40A3beast]

it would suck if some random guy came up and destroyed it

[MrWhatever45]

cool i also want to build a really really huge wigwam and have lots of pretty naked women inside all singing and dancing around a huge fire whilst i drink some sort of alcoholic beverage made from berries in the forest or something my question is will how many domestic cats do i need to skin for the covering? lol

[mgsolis9]

I like the 3 pole technique very much! but I don't think I would use my back pack for a door it might attract critters at night I'd rather hang my pack in the trees high up.

thanks for the video it was great!!!

[wtr7]

I watch your vids every now and then. You are very good.

Where did you get your training?

wtr7

[XBearGryllsx]

at 8:17 he dosent even tip the water over the thing, but its a very god design

[WorldClimb]

Here's my similar design that survives storms.

First build you bed of spruce boughs (3 ft uncompressed) and build the shelter over it. Use the lowest frame that's practical for less space to heat with your body. Put the ribs at an angle (hook a rib's branch on the top of the A frame) Then hook the spruce boughs onto the angled ribs from the bottom up. Thatch with more spruce (3x more than shown). Fill shelter with dry, bug free leaves and wiggle into it.

[T1meW4st3d]

Almost invisible...

[TeamLibertyExpress]

Guess if it rained, you could wrap the tarp over top, for extra protection.

[crunchmetal]

I don't know why he doesn't just neatly apply boughs for thatch. If done properly, it's better than leaves.

[themegajosh09]

i made one of these it was awsome. and way bigger thin this i belive

[Nighthawk961]

You want it to be roughly as big as your body so you can keep the heat in. Unless your just doing it for fun...

[themegajosh09]

we done it for fun. but it was to hold 3 people

[themegajosh09]

... and its kinda hot out

[ChronicDaHedgehog]

epic

[VideoLaughing]

what happens if a bird lands on it and it caves in???

[1MuFfiNz1]

im sick of living in the city, i really want to move to the country, and watching this makes me jelous

[flyersluver4eva]

@1MuFfiNz1 lol

[soccergod561234]

@1MuFfiNz1 Im so lucky to live where I do and not a day goes by where I dont realize how happy I am to live in the country with so much area. Humans werent meant to live in citys.. sure its convenient.. but theres something inside all of us... just my 10 cents.

[moekanz]

@soccergod561234

+1 my friend, +1.

I love living in the country, gotta survival expidition arranged for later this week with a few of me friends. cant wait.

[631elite]

@1MuFfiNz1 ik me tooo i want to try surviving in the wild like in the woods and see how hard it is

[alecv1201]

looks fast to make

[CBob357]

Great for insulation, what happens when the wind kicks up?

[SurvivalTec]

@CBob357 to keep the leaves from blowing away in a storm just repeat the process with more spruce...

[WorldClimb]

@CBob357 it fails. :(

[WorldClimb]

@CBob357 it fails. :(

[kingguthery]

@WorldClimb you need to put the stinks in the ground fimly

[DunganonAbroad]

Great video from someone with REAL experience. There are a lot of armchair experts here I see! Keep the videos coming!

[shadowthorn21]

well done chap! There is no greater love than survival in the wild!

[kia4now]

nice vid man. very informative

[emofdy]

you don't need live stuff off of trees. theres tons of ground covering you can use. no trace principles

[Alec3d]

Great vid! Cheers

[JimboJitsu]

nicely done, thanks for sharing!

[Survivorguy74800]

Great shelter!

[xoxoxoxoLIVE]

Nice shelter, me and my son built one very

similar to yours, had one little candle lantern inside, stayed around 70 to 75 degrees all

night with outside air temp in the low 40's

only needed our jackets for pillows....

[mikedsere]

If you had a poncho with you, why not just cover the shelter with that?

[albinojones]

Wind often accompanies rain. Are you concerned about your shelter being blown away bit by bit?

[crdguitarist]

your videos are descriptive, you should make more on a shelter

[FonrarMon]

all leaves used are plain dry. what if you have to build up shelter when it was raining?

[allmodcons6]

wet leaves are better actually they stick together better

[mansonrkmc]

Stuff it full of leaf littler, get off the ground about 6 or 7 inches, then fill in the void airspace with more. You'll keep warmer.

[weskerfilms]

the leaves were a nice touch ive never seen anyone in there vids do that

[sierra04alpha1966]

Nice demonstration. I am going to give it a try.

[1too3fore]

Hopefully, you've brought a self-inflating air mattress, I've tried sleeping on the ground like that in the dead of winter, not fun at all...BRRR!

[SniperViper1000]

Snow is an amazing insulator tho. infact it's one of the best natural insulators. Before mud but after pine tree branches.

[1too3fore]

@SniperViper1000 Who said anything about snow? Just ice cold bare frozen dirt. Good luck sleeping on that without something between yourself and it.

[MikeG11986]

Make sure you don't put ur fire too close to that thing, or youd be sleeping inside a fire ball.

My favorite part is the clap at the end, I do the exact same thing when I'm excited about my creations! Nice vid!