DID I FINALLY Sleep Comfortable with NO SLEEPING BAG?

No sleeping bag overnight in a Debris Hut, see how we improved the shelter!
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[@3duckit]

My sinuses are freaking out just watching this man stack dry grass.

[@animaljam4385]

I can feel all those little dust particles going straight into my nose

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

Haha

[@arobb4481]

Had an instructor back in my community college days who was in the 101st airborne in Europe in WW2. He said they often burrowed and slept in farmers haystacks out in the fields in the winter. He said they were very warm, but the downside was they always lost gear like grenades, 1911's, bayonets, rations, etc., in the piles.

[@bac8730]

A Vietnam vet told me they slept in a haystack to get out of the rain for the night. When they woke in the more scorpions had the same idea.

[@kraemerdustin]

Wonder if he was apart of e company

[@olliefrancis3740]

@@kraemerdustin defo

[@cruise_missile8387]

HANDS ACROSS GERMANY!

[@captained7972]

Then some farmer poke your shelter with the trident fork to see if some wild animal is inside.

[@goldenagenut]

Hey Bubba, set the archery target up against that pile of straw with the 2 boots sticking out. Lol

[@randyblackburn9765]

😂

[@1240okeene]

You mean a pitchfork?

[@FunkeeDrewster]

Or someone flicks a cigarette into it. That will certainly keep you warm!

[@nigelbelote6844]

Trident Fork? Lmao

[@ChristaFree]

I imagine having to breathe in the little hay pieces. Better than freezing to death though. You need about 4-5 feet of hay if it's loose. Bundled it offers better protection, like you did for your door

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I'm not even allergic to hay or grass and this still makes my lungs and nose hurt thinking about it

[@r1Scooby]

being a young bloke who had both lungs collapsed watching this was visually painful to the chest

[@fxui]

I was thinking the same

[@newfoundland1956]

a mask of some kind around the face area

[@keithattwood59]

Not to mention the ticks......😮

[@danbrown4420]

Was taught to make these kinds of shelters in the scouts but we never slept in them over night, always wondered how they held up if I needed one in a bad situation lol

[@johnfoster3286]

The grass would be great insulation but normally comes with a host of criters. (insects)

[@bubaruba9609]

If it's cold enough for you to die they're probably all dead or will be when you move the grass and expose them to the elements.

[@SoloRenegade]

your body is roughly equivalent to a 60W heat source. from there it is a heat transfer energy balance of volume, insulation, and outside air temp. you can only expect to heat things up so much. but 55F when it's below freezing out is Huge improvement if trying to survive. My house is only 64F all winter long and it's comfortable.

[@N3gr0bitch]

My body generates 1kW I can light lightbulbs.

[@rhymereason3449]

Should probably consider fashioning some kind of dust mask to cover your face at night if possible to prevent inhaling so much dust. Would help keep your face warmer too.

[@howardm2642]

Many years ago had to spend the night in an improvised survival shelter a bit like this (two of us got separated from my brother who had the tent and sleeping bags). I had some paracord and boot laces to lash the frame together and laid a pancho on the frame that kept the grass and pine branches from falling in (and since I thought it would rain which thankfully it didn't). Had a pretty thick layer built up to stay off the ground which is important. It was effective and relatively comfortable (although it did not get nearly as cold as in this video). I always carry an emergency blanket, lighter, and a lot more paracord when I hike after that (along with a way to call for help).

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

32 is a lot warmer than single digits. I survived homeless living in single digits outdoors for years, like you said, keep the outside air from getting in is key

[@TrentMcNary420]

Where

[@dexorne9753]

Damn you're a trooper

[@MichaelJones-jd9pj]

@@TrentMcNary420Barrow, Alaska

[@Klejnotnilu666]

back in the days in poland we were doing it many times every winter. grass house with snow on it for extraisolation. the door plug was almost the same. It keeps you warm even by -25C for the whole winter. We were kids then around 12 to 14 yo and we never got sick or cold. Great sleeping option and great fun for kids

[@razorsharp170]

I've made debri huts in midwest iowa. Slept warm and comfy in fall and winter temps down to -10. The secret is to make sure its at least 36 in thick and close the door good so there is no gaps. Only make it big enough to squeeze into. Less air to warm.

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Good to know thank you! It’s cold out there

[@AxelG28]

Thank god this video popped on my recomended page. Watched one of your videos a while back, liked it but forgot to subscribe and now i finally came across your channel again

[@bugsmith9751]

the ambient temperature definitely helped a lot, but so did adding more grass! i am glad there are at least some people that measure the results and try to keep the conditions as real as possible like your self! i do enjoy watching some fancy bushcraft or some one just chilling out in the woods in ideal conditions, but it is good to see proper survival tip videos that prove them selves

[@N3gr0bitch]

Some bark or something to stack on the hay would make it more wind-proof perhaps?

[@bugsmith9751]

@@N3gr0bitch somewhat, but you would have to seal crack, and stripping bark is a harder process than most realize as long as you get enough grass on and around it, unless you get a serious gust, it will break the wind fairly well

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

You should show how you would construct one of these if you were carrying one or two of those emergency blankets since those are pretty common for people to carry since they are so small and light. I think that would make for an interesting video of how to effectively best incorporate them since they are somewhat fragile yet if you place too far away their effectiveness for reflecting your bodyheat is reduced. I can see how they would be super helpful for the top just to reduce airflow so you need less material.

[@Borna909]

Everything gets better with experience. I'm glad you tried again. Thanks for this episode.

[@SusanPlunkett]

This is really super essential survival knowledge in that environment. Cheers.

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Thanks so much Susan!

[@plotholedetective4166]

Use broad leaves then hay on the outer, it does a lot better for the dust

[@N3gr0bitch]

and it blocks wind as well.

[@muskett4108]

Love the vid. It does take a couple of foot of thatch all around to get the insulation. Much depends on what type of grasses, hay, reed, or brush, you have about, and never underestimate the quantity that is needed to be collected. When you think you have enough then double that and then you might just. If you can bundle and lay a thatch with straw you can get a waterproof roof, has to be tight and deep though. They can improve a dry leaf mound too. Do pay attention to the frame, as they do have to support quite a weight by the time enough is piled on. I prefer a green springy sapling hooped bivi tunnel, but that is if there is plenty about, and they need cutting too. Split they can be woven length ways so adding more stability and strength. A survival candle in such a small space will rocket up the temperature. Fire risk is minimal with a little care. A hot water bottle/canteen can also be a boost. Lastly, having a knife long enough to cut grasses in the quantities that are required makes all the difference. Most bushcraft sized knives just take forever being too short. Which is why I carry a golok or Skrama which are ideal for cutting grasses and reed; the thin wood poles too. Gathering grasses and cutting turf fast blunts a knife and reason to have a DMT sharpening stone in your kit. Used to build these when a kid. It is loads of fun.

[@generalnegativity4565]

a few hundred feet of round bales of hay covered with tarp in a field with the farmers dogs barking all night

[@kingofclubs9501]

Up here in NY we are having the worst tick infestation I've ever seen... Waking up in that lately would leave me covered in grey beans

[@marissaalonzo7997]

Also, sitting hay bales are naturally composting inside and are warmer if you burrow in to packed vs something you create. But what you made is definitely better than nothing and survivable. My Greatgrandfathers talked about sleeping in hay bales during the war or traveling across the countryside in the US.

[@MeMe-cz6pk]

Might be a good idea to take an antihistimine before crawling in there. That hay dust will irritate your lungs.

[@generalnegativity4565]

if only someone made dustmask . . .

[@agenda2154]

I found when I lost a tonne of weight that got cold more easily specially at work. I started doing sauna and finishing with a cold shower until I could feel my toes made me no longer have an issue ar work. The layers I had on before made me sweat 😓. I learned that its just as much training your body to deal with the cold than just layers of insulation. Very underestimated way to burn calories continuously throughout the day. Great video.

[@chrisobrien4659]

Can confirm.I fly fish a lot during the winter months and have for decades.Usually one of the first on the river n last to leave,nothing to do with toughness,you just develop a tolerance…Or maybe it’s just DNA from my Norwegian grandmother lol

[@markreynolds9135]

You should try it with a reflective style blanket under/over you.

[@wannabelikegzus]

It'd be interesting seeing you do this with two tarps. One on top of the sticks/frame and another on the outside of the grass. It'd make it waterproof, but all of that grass would probably be really solid insulation.

[@TrippinBusa]

This dude and I when we were with 3/8, were on a training operation and stuffed our tent with pine needles. While everyone else the commanding officer checked in on were sitting in their tents miserable with warming layers on we were in t shirts and shorts. So yes I can confirm for you that's viable.

[@N3gr0bitch]

@@TrippinBusa Now I gotta try it! xD

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@TrippinBusa Stuffed it or covered it? Or between the tent and the cover?

[@davidmcquiston6769]

A small ditch packed with grass leaves and debris is exceedingly warm. With a cheap sleeping bag or blanket it can be a fairly comfortable night sleep in 20 degree weather. First hand experience.

[@riverland22]

All nice and cosy in bed...a nice relaxing smoke to end the day.

[@geoffpriestley7310]

I trying to probe myself I nearly fell off my chair . My uncle has a farm uncle 1960 going in the barn surrounded by hay , the smell the taste and falling asleep after playing all day childhood memories 😊

[@crescentfuze]

I like your sense of humour, subscribed!

[@goerizal1]

this kind of shelter saved the lives of the main characters of akira kurosawa's great movie 'dersu uzala'.

[@joshlingo3013]

Seems so cozy

[@mountaineer5596]

Real, no nonsense, valuable information. Thank you.

[@svenwhothehell5980]

The thought of that going up in flames 🔥 whilst you’re in it!!

[@Baronstone]

LOL, I love the fact that you completely missed the sound of the deer you startled with your 4:00 AM exit

[@colinwilkinson5450]

Nice one bud I bet it was lovely and warm

[@tomtrauberman]

You need to completely fill the inside of your shelter, then burrow into it

[@N3gr0bitch]

And make a small "roof" above the head to prevent dust.

[@theforestandme_outdoor]

wow yeah! what an experience! this is impressive content! thank you 🤜🏻🤛🏻😎

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Thank you sir! 🫡

[@s3a_cr3atur3]

When I first saw that thumbnail I laughed my ass off. When we were young we would sneak off and drink on our buddies parents farm. After a couple hrs of aristocrat someone would be out. We would cover them up with hay and they would stay nice and warm through the night 😂

[@N3gr0bitch]

Nice grass-igloo! Perhaps making a blanket all over you out of grass? And to prevent grass falling on you, make a tiny roof out of branches? That would also limit the air-space further and making you warmer. Have hay all the way up to your chest and then a little roof over your head. Perhaps that's fix the last problems?

[@TheCampistYT]

Not a bad idea.. Might try this one.

[@taitsmith8521]

You should do more debris shelter videos. There is a lot of room for improvements and mitigations. Mitigation like building a fire away from the shelter and heating some rocks to place under you with another layer of grass right before bed. Improving on the dust situation: You have pine and fur boughs available. You should do your framework with live saplings, not dead wood. I speak from experience on this point. Live saplings and boughs are easy to stick in the ground and weave between each other. If you make this thick enough it acts like a barrier to keeping all the grass out. What would be really cool is if someone came up with a design to safely build a small rocket stove inside their debris shelter. I have no idea how one might accomplish that without a serious probability of burning the place down. I like your videos because you're including a lot of things other videos don't, such as discussing the short comings of the shelter and then experimenting with ways to improve upon those. Keep it up.

[@inujoshwa89]

Looks cozy

[@user-ci2mn1oy3w]

debris can get wet with rain, snow melt or your body moisture. Then it weighs a ton, can smother you, and the moisture will mean that the debris wont insulate you from the cold very well. By putting an impermeable membrane atop your debris, you get rid of those issues and you'll need much less debris to stay just as warm. Ditto underneath you. A sheet of plastic on the ground and then a layer of tyvek between you and the debris. Sealing out the moisture that's in the dirt is always a good idea.

[@caseyjones6355]

I've always wondered about wood chips. They radiate steam in the cold morning.

[@stephenalexander6721]

Cool idea.

[@dday1289]

Great content. Appreciate the work that you put into these videos.

[@soulreactivator]

Great video.That would also dubble as a Great deer 🦌 hunting blind👍

[@hiasix9807]

Nice video, keep it up! much love from Sweden! :)

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Yes! I'm of Swedish descendant, great grandma lived until 103ish.

[@hiasix9807]

​@@SurvivalSchoolHouse Thats awesome! Did she live in the upperparts of sweden? Is it from there you have learned stuff about nature and how to survive? :)

[@user-oh2xd1fj3o]

Never had a door plug in Antarctica! We had a Quincy hut! -20 outside, 10 above inside hut!

[@neepers]

Would like to have seen a live inside/outside temperature measurement.

[@haroldkreye8770]

Very informative.

[@LeeMorgan07]

I think you could increase warmth with a bundled grass blanket / mattress and to cut off the corners - think of the zelda triforce symbol to get what I mean. The material should be 6 ft. Thick for minus 50.

[@joeljimenez2569]

Great idea 👍

[@matyashegr7405]

great serie, every tíme i see hay or bunch of grass, i will remember this dude. :D

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

So much grass and dust haha

[@TALHA0632]

Great content.

[@davidmt23]

Honestly, this video is setting off my hay fever!

[@DC-uo5hy]

Make a pile of hay 3 ft deep, place tarp over it. Build another hay stack over the tarp. Then crawl under the tarp. Nice and warm.

[@EatCarbs]

Looked like a great shelter.. sadly. My woods don't have grass like that. Thanks for the video

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Too bad, maybe leaves or whatever other material will work if you have enough and airflow is minimized

[@TheOriginalChampion]

Good video!

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Appreciate it Steve!

[@mtnride4930]

I made a bed about three feet high of pine needles on a backpacking trip very cold night best sleep I ever had backpacking. Felt like some kind of c

[@Proximity94]

Seems cozy af.

[@p1llzhere]

I wouldn't freeze to death but i might sneeze to death in all that hay 😂

[@jasonfrodoman1316]

Seems like if you could find some denser material to create a shell over top of the grass, it would boost the insulation factor. I know a person wouldn't have a tarp with them necessarily, but I am curious to know if you did throw a tarp over the nest, would it make a big difference in retaining heat within the grass. Or maybe a pile of damp leaves or whatever. Some kind of outer shell so the heat doesn't dissipate through the grass so readily. Just a thought. Maybe a bad thought, LOL.

[@zaz5190]

How about using a large size garbage bag as a sleeping bag inside the grass shelter? It will block the heat around the body, stop straws getting inside the pockets, and block the dust. One bag weights nothing and is easy to carry.

[@buckaroobonzai2909]

Lol don't suffocate.

[@SugaDontPlay]

Condensation would likely be a big issue.

[@kevincooper3727]

Fire pit on the back wall would be better. If you are gonna off yourself do it quickly

[@jasonmacneil2256]

In the middle of the night he began to really panick because he had just realized he had HAY FEVER!!!

[@allenols3175]

Dig a trench 18 in. Deep x 6ft long, start a fire in it, then put out fire, replace dirt. Put grass over it to lay on, build hut over it. Walla 90 degrees hut

[@martinc591]

I literally couldn't breathe watching you in that thing. With my allergies I would have to take my chances out in the cold.

[@bryang3382]

Warm some medium to large rocks next to a fire, take care as rocks can explode. Put them reasonably close to you.

[@jorgecervantes7644]

Slept in the middle of a pile of hay when I was 16. Was not warm at all and I woke up needing to bath and wash my clothes. Not the best way to do it. However if you had a tarp to wrap up in

[@NothingToNoOneInParticular]

Nice strawgloo. Compliment from a Yup'ik eskimo.

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

Thank you! I’ve been to Utqiagvik, AK and met some of the Inupiat natives, thank you for the comment!

[@denverferrell5217]

I mad a small craw in shelter with straw bales, stayed all night and stayed warm with outside temp at 4 deg. F

[@MrOldclunker]

Why wouldn't it be warm when you use 30 bales of hay. LOL Slept over a month in dirt holes, root burn outs, root ball upturns and a few others in Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah and many other States, when the temperatures dipped and I had ice in my water container on my hip come morning. No coat, no sleeping bag just dirt as we were fight forest and wildland fires.

[@vinvin1909]

Even if you covered entrance with the hay bale, you obviously didn’t block it off completely, in order to let some fresh air in, so just wondering if rattle snakes are smart enough to enter through a tiny gap. Even if there weren’t, I’d still be scared to be honest.

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

They can be but at that time of year they are grouped in winter den areas not moving much at all

[@weekendinspain]

@@SurvivalSchoolHouse true..didn’t think of that, haha. Looking fwd to watching more videos.

[@chapmansbg]

Looks cosy. I would love to give it a go. You are a bit of a winger but nice work.

[@riverspondsandcampfires]

Very cool... subbed

[@raytribble8075]

I started sneezing watching this… lol… but a great shelter

[@grilawrfr101]

Apologies in advance for not know the region but wouldnt you be a bit worried for ticks in the tall grass?

[@Saratogan]

Comfortably 😊

[@Andy_M986]

Remind me to take a tarp in case I find some long grass.

[@DustySmalls]

Did you collect the grass or unroll a round bale?

[@ArcticArtisans]

With the amount of ticks I seem to find crawling on me where I'm at. I'm freezing to death!

[@nealjolly5434]

Great idea, unless your allergic to straw and hay.

[@lezahnbotha1687]

I would die of hay fever like 5 minutes into this.

[@Michael-Ryan-Robasser.]

Only thing I would be worried about is breathing all of those particles. A gainer or face covering would probably help.

[@greg61377]

55 is pretty war considering. i live in rv no hear 40 outside about 65 in here iam pretty war. but i also cant feel my legs from a injury. i can move them fine just no hot cold or pain

[@gymbagg8716]

A charcoal handwarmer would definitely keep you toasty warm all night you can light one end or both ends its a charcoal stick about 5 -6 inches long comes with a metal case and that gets placed in a red flannel bag ....if you wanted to you could break it in two and light 4 ends ....biythat would be overkill in this great cacoon you built....

[@derrickwoods2803]

I'm sneezing just looking at this

[@imninstar]

I would have added a layer of mud and then some more hay on top. I imagine those dusty particles would have killed me by morning tho lol

[@buzz5969]

That looks silly but we did as kids on the farm during hay season. Itchy as hell and not good for the sinuses.😅😂

[@bobsponge1877]

For a comedy bit, it'd be hilarious for him to crawl out, and say "and it was THAT easy" as he's clearly covered with ticks. :P

[@Ninjaknight81]

Bundles of grass are easier to stuff to fill in the void plus it's more likely to stay up there.

[@Ego.monster]

I’m watching this thinking, my sinuses can’t take that much grass! My nose is running just thinking about lying in there

[@bennie9026]

If you take plastic bags slide over your socks then put on your boots then wear a full rain suit on top of your clothes you don’t even need a shelter you’re body heat keeps you warm try it out. I also wear a scarf with a ski mask so air doesn’t blow down my shirt it seems crazy but works

[@johnafagerquist8235]

The best thing you could add would be a vapor barrier; on the inside, at least... but on the outside as well, and you'd be taking off that jacket.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

My allergies flared up just watching this. Did you bring an inhaler?

[@TheHamboneGroup]

My asthma flared up watching this lol

[@lawrencekellerii4857]

I’d be sneezing to no end, 😎

[@gymbagg8716]

How many bales of straw did you use

[@ATam-df5dt]

Một ý tưởng lạ mà hấp dẫn, trú ẩn mùa đông thì chỗ này rất ấm áp,bên trong thoải mái gió không thổi vào được.rất là an toàn 6:42

[@stewartanderson6560]

Try it in Scotland!