Building a raised bed shelter & Bushcraft tea

[@MrBiggreedy]

Great demo. All about the tea and shelter instead of the sound of your own voice. I got the point and enjoyed the silence. More please.

[@bluesGs]

MrBiggreedy Thank you very much ! I will go back in the woods soon. Have a nice day.

[@markholaday7207]

Thank you for no annoying music or droning explaination. Great job.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks for watching Mark, I appreciate the comment. Have a nice day. Guillaume

[@Ilistraful]

I love that there is no commentary, your actions are self explanatory. Being able to hear the wind, rustling leaves and birds is the best. I can't wait for my first camping trip this year.

[@bluesGs]

Ilistraful Thank you very much for your comment I really appreciate it. Have a great day. Guillaume

[@semco72057]

That is a nice looking bed and camp setup and you must love it so much. I would love it too and be so satisfied with the progress made. You need to cut the tops of the upper poles so they are equal and place a tarp over it and tie it down so the wind won't blow it off.

[@alexmarchica5264]

Great video! I like the no narration, actions speak louder than words. But very well done, efficient, productive, and educational.

[@bluesGs]

***** Thanks a lot ! I really appreciate it. (I wish they make a full movie of kung fury :) ) Have a nice day.

[@kurtjensen7264]

Thank you for that building a bed off the ground one of the most important ways of staying warm

[@ChasenGunzOutdoors]

Keep up the great work. Enjoyed the video.

[@resomaniac]

I really enjoyed watching. Next time you drag a bundle of poles tie the tow line around a stick with a larks head or other knot and use it for a handle to pull with. Save your hands every chance you get.

[@lukecamp7262]

Nice video.. Like how there is no talking,peaceful.. Nice fire.

[@bluesGs]

Luke Camp Thanks Luke. Have a nice day. Guillaume

[@SurvivalMicha]

Sehr schönes Video! So etwas gefällt mir sehr gut!!

[@bluesGs]

+Survival Micha vielen Dank

[@PoisoneDrummer]

Wow, lots of improvements ! If only i could come and spend a week there with you, we would build a house in the trees no problem :D

[@jordancasey9225]

subbed for the cat and the shelter! good one man

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot jordan ! Have a nice day. Guillaume

[@iwillfuckyouremail1366]

You gain another sub! Cool little shelter man!

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot man ! Have a great day. Guillaume

[@warlord3618]

Certainly in a very beautiful place like this, there must be a based!

[@bluesGs]

My favourite place in the whole world :)

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

Love this video!! I've been wanting to build something like this with my grandsons. Is there another video before this one that shows everything from the beginning?

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot Cindy. I didn't film the very first steps of this sorry. It was pretty simple, 2 tripods and making a bed in between them. Thanks for watching =)

[@palomamonteleone2762]

Great job.

[@bluesGs]

thanks ! have a nice day. G.

[@hobbexp]

nice video ,, thanks for posting

[@Claudiomarsantos]

Great style ... We feel participating ... Following

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot. I'll try to do more videos like this when I get the chance. ATB.

[@Claudiomarsantos]

Great ... Waiting ...

[@leanhuc8377]

Great video hope you make some more

[@bluesGs]

Jonh Roman will do as soon as possible :) Have a nice day.

[@brutalbrital]

that old chestnut lol good vid mate enjoy

[@bluesGs]

Thanks =)

[@SurvivorTchano]

very good LIKE!!!

[@johnmccarty7540]

Job well done

[@guybaxter9491]

I feel quite lucky in the uk there's woodland in a lot of places in hoping to get into this and just build a little hangout with a few mates also we don't have to deal with mosquitos or anything just midgies lol

[@MILITARYSURVIVAL]

Super!

[@kullcraven]

good video man, loved the shelter as well as fire setup. you got skills

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot ! Have a nice day. G.

[@bukhutrey8022]

Nice video.By experience,no need to baton ur good knife on small sticks.you could cut it off without damaging your knife.Batoning is for extreme cases ,where you don't have an axe.Good video.im not the kind of person who find faults,but if we do it right we survive longer,with tools in good condition.

[@bluesGs]

+bukhut Ray Thanks ! Don't worry I do have quite a few axes :) I like to batton my knives to see (and show) how tough they really are. Obviously It's better to use the proper tool for the job but It's nice to know if you can trust the blade just in case. What I did in the video wasn't even near to be an abusive test for this knife, it's a really really strong and durable knife. Thanks for watching.

[@chriswallace1526]

Cool vid mate 👍

[@trailsurvival2436]

Really enjoyed the vid mate :)

[@adrienbrown9285]

thats a very sharp knife

[@zeromancer-x]

+Adrien Brown I was thinking the same thing

[@zeromancer-x]

Prends soin de toi, mon ami.

[@bluesGs]

+vh2k merci, de même.

[@-Honeybee]

In the beginning you said bark from a birch. Not to be annoying or frustrating by any means, but what you want is a white paper birch, preferably still alive, but mature. It's the oils in the paper bark that are highly combustible. Any dry, rotted wood makes fine tinder after about 5 or so minutes of shaving and tearing...

[@bluesGs]

Hi Sitric :) I get what you mean, but just by scrapping the bark of a birch that was dead on the ground and rotten inside I got a fire going pretty easily. Dry punk wood is indeed a good fire tinder but beleive me, tha branch was very very wet inside. I just wanted to show that birch bark is good to go even when found on the ground, Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a nice day.

[@-Honeybee]

Thanks for the vid, btw, I plan on doing a similar-ish shelter for a 4 day solo in about a week. Learned some stuff here. :D

[@bluesGs]

Thanks =) 4 days solo trip sounds good ! Have fun.

[@MrBiggreedy]

By the way I am just now beginning my journey into the woods and have no idea of good equipment vs expensive equipment. Ive heard stay away from and out of Cabellas. Any paticular catalog you suggest for bush crafting equipment?

[@bluesGs]

MrBiggreedy Hi, well I don't know very well where you could get your stuff, but I can tell you a bit about gear if you need advice. I ordered most of mine on amazon.

[@CanadianMang]

Great video, just need some talking now. Makes it much more interesting.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks ! I'll try to speak more in my videos. Have a nice day.

[@gregalchin1011]

Love these videos mate, What brand and model are your knife and bush saw?

[@bluesGs]

Thanks a lot Greg. My knife is a ESEE laser strike (Since then I got a spyderco bushcraft). The saw is a fiskars 15 very nice and light. Hace a nice day. G

[@Hampeuro18]

That forest is beautiful, where are you from? Good video and shelter by the way.

[@bluesGs]

Thank you very much. This was taken in the middle of France near La Loire. Have a nice day.

[@miguelarboleda2935]

recommend you to talk on your videos, it gives the feel of company and happyness

[@bluesGs]

Hi ! I've been trying to do that in my latest videos. Thanks for the tip. Have a nice day.

[@miguelarboleda2935]

+bluesGs Thanks for answering, maybe you can help me improve in my videos too!

[@bluesGs]

=) l'ill look into it If I can, but i'm backpaking in australia right now, first time i go on youtube since may :)

[@miguelarboleda2935]

+bluesGs dont worry, i can wait.

[@bluesGs]

+hoodcat airsofting :)

[@adamway1272]

What folding saw do you use?

[@bluesGs]

Adam Way Hi, It's a small fiskars saw SW73, I think. I just got a laplander and I'm gonna do a comparison between the two.

[@eddiekiesinger6135]

was wondering what state you did this in, if in the US at all? Great video. Im preparing to backpack from near Buffalo, NY to Florida or maybe west coast. Doing a lot of research and practice so i can leave during the last few weeks of winter!

[@bluesGs]

Eddie Kiesinger Hi! My bushcraft site is located in France :) Have fun on your journey.

[@eddiekiesinger6135]

Oh wow! So, Bon voyage! Haha thanks for the vid man

[@bluesGs]

thanks :) take care.

[@armancho76]

I like the fact that you have a little buddy with you in your vids ...first one I ve seen with a bushcraft cat ....is it your cat or is it a stray that lives in the woods ? thats awesome man ...

[@bluesGs]

Arm Mihr Thanks Man ! Well she was born in a farm nearby and used to come to see me when I was wandering the woods :)

[@armancho76]

oh its a girl ? well then its not by coincidence that she found you ... get ready for a kitten ... trust me ..she will bring you the kitten when she feels the time is right ....

[@bluesGs]

well she disappeared last winter so I hope she found another house in the farms around my camp.

[@bluesGs]

Arm Mihr cute :)

[@lordnhhaughers5258]

wow

[@paulabeattie8565]

What type of knife are you using?

[@bluesGs]

+Paula Beattie Hi! It's a ESEE Laser strike. Very good blade and sheath (I'm not a big fan of the handle though) Have a nice day.

[@paulabeattie8565]

***** Thanks for the reply.

[@AGUIABRANCAARTEMATEIRA]

ótima dicas valeu show

[@bluesGs]

Josias Colella what ?

[@CogInAVice]

Use the spine to scrap and split the section of limb that is not full of knots.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks for the tip. The problem is that the coating on the esse is so thick that the spine slips on the wood. With my bushcraft knife I do exactly that. Thanks for watching. G

[@danielcimo9861]

That pull up you did expended precious calories, you lose 20 points for your lack of resourcing. Nah just kidding, awesome tutorial :D

[@bluesGs]

:D Thanks have a nice day :)

[@markcash2]

I like what you have done, but I would like to give a little constructive criticism, and even invite discussion that counters what I am seeing and saying. Your raised bed shelter has some minor flaws that can be easily fixed (I am assuming you had forest debris for the roof). Execution was excellent, but design needs work. Try lowering your bed and building a box filled with pine boughs for mass below your sleeping platform. The roof of the shelter shouldn't be so high that the steep angle of the roof wouldn't allow for you to get completely under it should it rain. Even unfinished it does not look like the finished structure will give you adequate shelter. If you were just going to use it as a frame for a tarp or canvas tent it would work just fine the way you have it if you can close up the tarp to keep you dry. The way it is set up now, debris for the roof would just slide off. If you were using a tarp backing, the angle to the fire would reflect the heat from the fire back out instead of down onto your sleep platform. Please feel free to point out to me where I am wrong. I used to work as a wilderness search and rescue specialist and now teach scouts wilderness survival skills. I would appreciate it if my flaws are pointed out to me! There is no room for hubris in survival situations. That all being said, damn good job on the structure. Given time, I can see splitting some lengths of logs and putting real over-lapped siding on that thing!

[@bluesGs]

Hi that's the first video on this shelter. I've made two more after that modifying it. (check out awesome bushcraft day in my videos to see the '' final product ''. But if i had to make a new one i'd change a few things for sure.

[@stefanstroie]

Where can we buy a portable saw like yours? It's fantastic.

[@bluesGs]

Hi Stefan. It's a small fiskars saw. Try in gardening stores or on the internet. I guess they are on amazon or ebay, pretty cheap and very light. Have a nice day.

[@stefanstroie]

Hi. Thank you for your reply. I will try on gardening stores. It is awsome I really like it. And I also love your camp. How it was to sleep in that shelter. Were yiu cold?

[@bluesGs]

To be honest I've only tried once to sleep in it. It was pretty cold outside. I raised the fire pit to the same level as the bed so it'd be closer to me. Put a survival blanket next to the roof. And it was toasty warm :) Now I don't sleep in it because the spiders and other criters have taken it and claim it's their home :) (I even saw a bird's nest inside of the roof =) ) Have a nice day :)

[@stefanstroie]

I am sorry to hear that. You should try to make another type of shelter and post it on youtube.

[@bluesGs]

I will my friend. I will.

[@richardmurphy7393]

U should get a BK9 Knife IT THE BEST Bushcraft knife

[@bluesGs]

+Richie Murphy Hi ! I've been thinking of getting a BK9 (or a junglas) but never pulled the trigger. I have a Terava Skrama for a big knife and like it but I usually take an axe and smaller knife for bushcraft. Maybe I'll get one someday though, it's a nice custom project. Have a nice day.

[@charlesjames8368]

Right to build the fire first. But second should always be get at least a nights worth of firewood. The fire alone can get you through even a cold night if you keep it going and lay close to it. Plenty of time to build the shelter with a full next day of daylight.

[@bluesGs]

+Charles James That's what I would do too, in a survival situation, that raised bed was for a bushcraft camp, no stress involved. In a real survival time I would find a sheltered spot, maybe arrange a few branches to shed from the wind (5 min max), then Fire , firewood as you said. Have a nice day.

[@madtonesbr]

Was that a random feral cat you ran into? Great vid!

[@bluesGs]

Hi ! Actually no, She was born in a farm nearby. She just used to come se me in the woods because I brought her food =) Thanks for watching

[@John-oq5xj]

***** there was a cat at my grand parents house that would come over just because we would feed it... worst cat ever it was so bad we would call it Farcus lol

[@bluesGs]

Haha, some of them are not nice indeed. But this one was very friendly :)

[@John-oq5xj]

I don't think I have ever seen mean tabby cat lol

[@bluesGs]

=)

[@danielratliff9842]

Is it a esse knife if it is which one

[@bluesGs]

Hi. It's an ESEE Laser Strike. I don't like the handle ergos anymore but the blade is very very good.

[@danielratliff9842]

***** thanks

[@jackrainbow560]

cutting down living saplings might be good if its really a question of survival. But, if its practice and thousands of people are doing it, then its NOT OK.

[@bluesGs]

Jack Rainbow Sure. If you're home, I guess you can do what you whant, but in a public area I never cut green wood.

[@jackrainbow560]

If we are talking about Surviving after economic/social collapse then the forests will be stripped as will the ruins of cities by the few million desperate survivors. If the situation is Lost or Air Crash etc, then cutting down living trees is a survival necessity. But if , in a small country like the UK, where it seems thousands of well fed folk are getting hip to survival fantasies, cutting down saplings in the few thin forests remaining ain't OK. I wonder if its possible to build an emergency shelter using only materials like fallen branches and leaves etc., binding with strips of nettle stalk and so on, using nothing but a knife to make everything needed. No polythene sheeting, no manufactured twine, no metal spark strikers, no smart manufactured tools, no manufactured flat pack wood-stove. To me, that would present a challenge.

[@bluesGs]

That's a really big challenge, It's not impossible but it would take a looot of time to make one.

[@Jessiesuppp]

I only saw water where's the tea?

[@bluesGs]

Jessie Garges I put a tea bag in the cup. Have a nice day.

[@llsoonerll]

took half this vid just to set up for the tea

[@bluesGs]

+llsoonerll Hello sir. It took even longer in real time you know. If you want more info on the shelter there are 3 more videos making it in my playlist (which could balance the time of the tea making). Have a nice day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHfZlYqPiMZ8otk

[@llsoonerll]

sounds good, i'll check them out, thanks...

[@jacquessavoie2865]

Y would you make something to sleep on so in level

[@jayaprima2372]

kini paja ko manga ko, main ka rimbo. ndak tau gai apak jo amaknyo ko. (y)

[@bluesGs]

+jaya prima Hi ! If you want to communicate here could you use a language that I can understand ? french/german/english/spanish ? thanks !!!

[@bukhutrey8022]

Je te souhaite un tres bon "bushcraft"sejour!! loll.

[@calumprice8637]

I would of Deffo bear grillsed the cat tho 😂

[@bluesGs]

+Calum Price :)

[@TheGodParticle]

Many mosquitoes?

[@bluesGs]

+TheGodParticle In fall and winter that's not a problem, in late spring and summer though I need a fire / smoke to get rid of them.

[@Tome13Eclipse]

The tea take the fucking half of the video I know yo did it to show how to make fire, how to purificate water, etc but dude the half of the vide

[@bluesGs]

+Kuchizuke Hi. This was not meant to be a ''how to'' video when I was making the editing but I understand what you're saying. I'll keep that in mind making videos, I maybe need to be more '' to the point '' sometimes. Have a nice day.

[@Tome13Eclipse]

***** No prob i just noticed that there were 4 videos for the shelter...

[@บีสุราษ-ล2ฮ]

new boy

[@armancho76]

you should chek out Reallybigmonkey1 channel he has a lot of cool tricks he does with rope out in the bush and some very interesting shelters as well as he makes some really neat grills and cooking setups ....a real Rambo of the woods dude

[@bluesGs]

Arm Mihr I already know his channel, the guy is awesome :) thanks for the tip

[@christianbogun9261]

can you talk

[@bluesGs]

+Christian Bogun Hi ! Sometimes I do , sometimes i don't , I guess i talk more in my videos than you do in yours. Have a nice day.

[@Tome13Eclipse]

+bluesGs SHOT FIRED XD

[@carzanian]

you talk too much

[@bluesGs]

carzanian Thanks for watching then if you couldn't hear me.