Parateepee & Bug Out Bag-Urban Survival

This is me camping in a parateepee in the ravine behind my house. I've seen it illustrated in several survival manuals and this is my second time sleeping in one. It's a basic procedure; make a tripod with poles, add to the tripod until the form is shaped, then take the parachute and fold it into a half circle. Taking one end of the half circle, wrap it around the cone shape until the entire cone is covered. Since the parachute is folded, there are two walls of nylon which helps to block wind and rain. It may take some time to work the material evenly around the poles, but I did it by myself and it was easy enough.

The weather was favourable and the low was around 10 C. I used a bale of hay to spread out as natural insulation under me since I didn't have a therma rest with me in my bug out bag. I was toasty all night on the hay, inside my Recon 4 sleeping bag. The walls of the tipi became moist with dew and probably the condensation from my breath, but with a fire and the morning sunshine it dried out quickly.

I've since cut the parachute to make Ranger sleeping bags, so now when I make a tipi with it there'll only be one wall of nylon.

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[wolfcookieo9]

awesome teppe but next time id make a less high teppe

[envirosponsible]

@wolfcookieo9 That's as low as it can get if there's gonna be a fire inside.

[goldenscales]

Great vid, dude. As for the fire, I'd have gone with a dakota fire hole method. Cheers, bro!

[envirosponsible]

@goldenscales Yeah Dakota fire hole for sure. If I had known about them then I would have. I'll have to retest the tepee with one. 

[samson98]

You must not have slept outdoors much to understand why you'd have a fire going at night. That is dry tinder and wood he is burning with no real dangers of sparks. I believe he has done this a lot more than you have and is still here to talk about it. Very nice video my man! Could you elaborate on how you were able to get the parachute around the tall stakes? Was this a solo project or did you get some help? This morning, we woke up to 5 inches of snow here in Maine. I'll b out soon. Thanks!

[envirosponsible]

@samson98 Thanks for chiming in. This was a solo project, and getting the parachute around the poles can be tricky. The best way I've found is to tie it to the last pole, then set it in place and work the chute around the rest of the "cone". Hope that makes sense. There's another video of us putting the tipi up in time lapse, so you can see how we did it.

[envirosponsible]

@beerpong30 That would be a good video.  I didn't sleep with the fire burning.

[Rhinoch8]

@beerpong30 First, go back to your stupid beerpong. Pot is good for imaginative people. Second, the fire is in a pit, and being 1 feet from it will keep you warm for the night. You obviously aren't an outdoor expert, just a youtube basher. Third, the tepee keeps the heat in a bubble so you are warm. People done this for 10thousands years and maybe more. They hadn't stoves. Fourth, you obviously are an idiot.

[jimbofromnm]

i use tp one time . almost die of smoke annhilation. was warm during night thogh

[ianrsigel]

Dakota fire hole? Once met a hooker in North dakota...you wanna talk about your fire hole...

[ianrsigel]

That Hay is highly flamable. I would reccomend more pine boughs or any soft green leaffy material on top of the Hay to help avoid the possibility of a tragic and potentially deadly fire.

[FLSHBK1]

Your TP was wet inside for the same reason the outside of your iced tea glass gets wet on a summer day ~ the condensation forms on the warm side. I agree with subc's comment about placing rocks around your fire. They keep the fire where it belongs and will radiate heat even if the fire dies. Hot rocks can be wrapped and used as hot water bottles too if needed, or buried in the floor of your TP for more heat. Ever try TYVEK for TPs? Paper light, tough, fire resistant, some insulation. Nice work!

[Lexingtonprepdude]

Sounds like a war going on around you, was that gunshots or dumptrucks?

[martialartist34]

Exellent video.. Very well done !!

[myhealthytribe]

Nice video