Can I Survive w/ an $11 Poncho from Temu?

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

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[@ROE1300]

👍 Doug you give good simple advice using very affordable, easy to carry gear that demonstrates survivability is many times just using common sense in preparation for “a day in the woods”. Plus, your videos give me fond memories of my childhood adventures in woods throughout New England (primarily NH & ME) - thank you.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you

[@ROE1300]

@@DougShoeBushcraft Just FYI, using the link you provided I did purchase the poncho and ground cloth recommended in your video. They should arrive in a week or so.

[@WanderingBonnie-ck1eu]

Nice video setting and hawk. Both products look good. Thanks.

[@BUYBOTH]

In the summer I carry a 83"x35" tarp and a mini inflatable pillow in my daypack. It's just for laying on the ground. I may add another mini pillow for lumbar support. In the rainy season I include a 10 oz ripstop silnylon poncho that doubles as a shelter. Similar to the Temu, but bigger and four times the price. They are small and light enough that I'm willing to pack them.

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Can't beat the a good poncho

[@Skeeter4Yeshua]

You know if it's Doug Shoe approved it's only the BEST QUALITY!!! ❤❤❤

[@Georgecobb-s1v]

Pastor Doug, you increase my desire to be in the woods! Enjoyable video & a return to basics. I agree that unnecessary expenditure of valuable energy can seriously complicate an emergency situation. A construction size trash bag weighs less & costs less than the very nice mat from Temu. A browse bed UNDERNEATH provides better insulation. A variation of your shelter would be the plow point, but that is a matter of personal preference. Your video strongly echoes the wisdom that an ounce of PREVENTION is worth a pound of CURE! Blessings on you & yours.

[@Debbie-ln1mg]

You do a lot of great stuff thanks

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you!

[@bradwilson7514]

A poncho is a very versatile piece of gear. I have a mil spec poncho in each truck. Small and lightweight like you said

[@smoothvern165]

Excellent advice and nice demo! It would be worth its weight in gold, if a person needed it! I appreciate your channel.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Thank you. Yes I agree. That's the message that I was tring to convey

[@John-w9m8d]

Nice easy to carry equipment especially at that cheap of a price. Great vid Doug. Stay Safe Positive Healthy and Blessed. Amen brother. - Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong

[@lewistaylor228]

Great video with awesome info! I’d wondered about the quality from there

[@simonsolo7750]

I like that camping mat. I might get one and modify it. I could buy two foil windscreen covers and cut them up and stick them to the mat. There thinner than the foil sleeping mats you can buy and wouldn't add too much bulk to that sleeping mat.

[@davidg4081]

Thanks for the video and product review and hello from New Hampshire.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

hi, David!

[@Debbie-ln1mg]

Cool thanks

[@MattTransit]

Thanks for the review. And thanks for providing info on what makes a good poncho.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Nice. The serviceable gear that is affordable enough to be with you will beat the “Gucci gear” you don’t have. Add two or three 55 gallon drum liners to that kit for a browse bed and I think you’re all set for a cheap emergency shelter.

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

4 of the heavy duty drum liners, less than $1 each, two layers, top and bottom, 11 ozs total and a bit of gorilla tape and a pile of dry debris you can suvive sleeping one night at 40F degrees, no rain, ,out of the wind Dont wear the outside layer when moving. The double layer, especially with a bit of dry debris between the layers, gives you the layer of air thats' trapped between the layers. Two of the liners go over your head torso, two over your legs. Let the top half over lap the bottom half, and tape them together (for the sleeping part) If you're just lost, find a big old dead tree and set it on fire. SOMEBODY is coming to check out that fire and there's your rescue. The drum liners are more useful than the poncho, cause you can carry/store things in them. It's not that big a deal to cut a piece out of a 5th drum liner for use as a hood, and tape it to one of the drumliners . Of course you'll have to have cut a head/neck hole in that liner. Fold the edges of the hood over and tape them, around a draw string made of paracord. Your boot strings should be made of paracord, also, since it's so useful. Get Fire cord, which has wire, cumbustable filaments, etc, in it. If you're out there without a compass, water filter, canteen, lighter, multiool, net hammock and this cover element, you're a fool who DESERVES what WILL happen to you. If it's cold/wet, set the hammock 6" off of the ground (with you in it) and kick debris under it, to stop air from flowing under you. You can heat up rocks to pull inside of your gear with your body, or to bury in the dirt under you. Hot air rises. You can and should have a Siberian fire lay on either side of your hammock, projecting their one-way heat at each other and thus, at you from both sides. THEN, my friend, your little 4 lb kit of gear can handle 34F, rain and wind, or much colder temps, if you're someplace out of the wind and rain. YT has vids about the Siberian and also about the alternative Swedish fire torch. the swede is what you need to ignite the siberian when all is wet. You only need shavings and scrapings from the inside of ONE dry stick to ignite the Swede. The swede and Siberians, once they are burning well, cannot be extinguished by rain and they will also burn green, wet wood, if need-be. The swede dries itself from the inside out and it's "chimney effect", lets it ignite the exposed ends of the Siberian, which then dries itself out from one end.

[@PAOutdoorsCouple]

Cheers Doug!!!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Hey, Paul

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Doug , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@artiknanook9189]

if everything is wet, sit on the mat, back to a tree, legs crossed, the poncho forming a teepee and light a small round fondue candle deposited on the ground between legs or otherwise. In the pocket of my poncho, I always keep two candles and a bic lighter

[@adventurersclub1]

I always have a very similar poncho (with camouflage pattern 🙂) in my backpack. $11 is a really good price, mine did cost about 30€ 😞

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thomasmusso1147]

If it does what it is supposed to do, is robust enough (doesn't have to be bomb-proof) and at that price, then why not? For the price, if it genuinely saves one's life in a situation and cannot ever be used again thereafter, then it has still more than earned it's keep. 'Having and not ever needing to use', in my book, beats 'Needing and not having to use' every time.

[@BillySBC]

Doug you could survive with just an 8x11 inch piece of printer paper and a pack of matches with only 2 matches left. lol

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

ha ha😀

[@markfletcher8084]

Good informative video.

[@diannebradley9153]

How come you don't talk about the the people that went out hiking in the heat wave and perished I heard of at least 5 people on the Pacific Crest trail and other places I liked it when you used to talk about all the hikers and what could have happened to them you make a really good news reporter I wish you could start doing it again I enjoyed the way you tell the story

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you for the feedback.

[@diannebradley9153]

Your welcome

[@ogivecrush]

You could survive with a 50 cent piece of Visqueen plastic sheeting from Home Depot.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yes, I agree. One drawback (as I mentioned in this video) is that plastic sheeting is easily torn by brush. PVC ponchos are basically a sheet of plastic with the addition of a hood. These can work if you stick to the trail, or are very careful around brush, etc. But really I recommend a ripstop poncho w/ PU coating like the one I show here.............

[@John-w9m8d]

Beautiful Stream at beginning Doug,, Where's your fishing rod ? Lol. You must run into some Great spots to fish for some Trout.. Hope you are well. I just got out of Portsmouth NH Regional Hospital. I was there for 6 days , legs swelling up something fierce, getting neuropathy in feet . IF Anyone knows how I can stop the Neuropathy PLEASE let me know, Please. .Dr said I have Lympdeema , poor circulation in lower legs, Disabling me terrible. I can't do anything in this condition,,,bsorry for bothering everyone. IF anyone can say a Prayer for me I appreciate it. God Bless Everyone. Amen. Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Hi Jim. I'm sorry to hear that. I'm no doctor but I believe exercise will improve circulation if you are able to do it. I am praying for you. God bless.

[@darrelmoore7433]

Haven’t seen you for awhile

[@marktapp5408]

Doug, were the seams around the neck and other seams waterproof?

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

The only seam is the one around the neck. The poncho itself is one big sheet. I wasn't getting any leaks. It was torrential rains at times.

[@marktapp5408]

​@@DougShoeBushcraftthanks Doug. Were you able to get that close to the hawk. It looked real close. Fantastic!!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

@@marktapp5408 I was about 100 feet away from the hawk. I zoomed in with the video camera. Then in video editing, I zoomed it in more. Thank you.

[@marktapp5408]

@@DougShoeBushcraft really good shot. I love hawks. We have many here in NC.

[@RichardSeaton-mu1vm]

God's love for you too brother ❤🎉🎉🎉😅😂

[@weuerhtt]

I think you should buy big one

[@davef5916]

On the topic of cheap shit you wish you had when youre on the ground in the rain, unable to move - get a very 3mm foam mat 100 x 150cm. doesnt absorb water, R value of about 1, folds up small and can act as a structure to a backpack unlike the huge ones. Less than 50 grams. Great for sitting on when youre not injured, or adding extra protection to an inflatable pad. I never leave without one.

[@pnowikow]

Mine was $18 on Amazon 😂

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

survive what? for how long? with what conditions, with what extra gear.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Watch the video

[@ed2335]

Sounds kinda pricey for temu. Gotta be decent at that price.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

comparable to Arcturus IMHO, but smaller. It fits me better because I'm 5 1/2 foot

[@Debbie-ln1mg]

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[@hornachos]

What do u mean by survive? like are u going to eat it?, yeah you will survive.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yeah. If I had a dollah for every time I was sittin in the woods, snackin on poncho fabric.... I'd be a wealthy man.

[@wilcoxtactical3716]

​​​​@@DougShoeBushcraftwow. Americans have been deliberately made more dumb. Dumbasses like this guy evidently don't know what words like survival mean. It really is absurd that we have people so stupid out roaming the streets. They might even stumble into a voting booth some day.