Establish an Observation Post

[@PreparedOverlander]

Me and a few buddy's are going to do an insertion, set up a remain over night position to observe movement on a trail, then exfil in the morning. One of the guys is a retired LRS-D guy from the 70s-90s. Its going to be a lot of fun. We will be doing 25% security through the night and we will have thermals. 2 of the guys never been in the military, it will be all new for them.

[@GruntProof]

Outstanding

[@mrmicro22]

That veil was more effective than I imagined.

[@GruntProof]

A crucial piece of gear

[@MikeG.666]

This is so reminiscent. I also live in the PNW. We hunted elk like this. 10-12 deep. Communicating. Following the herd. We would fill 5-6 tags that day, often more. Split the meat. Spotters ate as well, not just the shooters. Everyone got their cut. Everyone was essential.

[@Pinetreemoto]

This is exactly what I’m planning on doing some training with the boys soon, gonna be spending the spring and summer doing stealthy setups like this

[@tommy2x4]

went out this weekend in appalachia area of kentucky, did hiking, and built a fire in the shittiest conditions. it's not the hardest thing i've ever done, however working with a partner, it's comforting to know that we could do all that and provide warmth and safety for our family if needed.

[@scottbee501]

“If it ain’t raining you ain’t training “. Well done.

[@spoonskill7080]

We used to patrol in four man teams in the jungle. Set up LPOP's along trails. Concealment was easy, noise discipline was the hardest part.

[@matthewwagner47]

Interesting video. Good to see someone working to defend the Declaration of independence

[@JamesSmullins]

You mean constitution?

[@antoninop.1411]

@@JamesSmullins- Magna Carta, due processor y habeas corpulence, Dec O' I, Constitutionales, y Bill o' Rightos y muy buenons

[@WilliamR8]

I went to PLDC in Camp Williams, Utah. I was a mechanic (63/91H) but the rest of the guys in my class were 11B and one 12B (Sapper tabbed). We spent a week in the field and they taught me how to set up an OP. A year and a half later I was in Afghanistan on a 3 day mission with SF and showing a couple of them how to set up an OP. There are just some things grunts and engineers can teach you that operators can't...and thats kinda sad.

[@sectorseven07]

Big doubt.

[@UtubeH8tr]

@sector I don't know, I'm more inclined to believe this seeing the downward spiral the military has gone down in the past 40+ years. Now maybe if this was said in the 60's I'd call bullshit but now it's lookin like cake eater city.

[@Jump-n-smash]

Maybe the SF were just entertaining you?

[@Crusader1097]

Nah William. They were teaching YOU, and you didn't even know it.

[@hiramhaji7813]

Oh boy, here we go, mechanic to SF operating in a year and half…..

[@thorsmith59]

Good video. One thing I would suggest is to rig your poncho on an angle as there are virtually no true horizontal shapes (or straight lines)in nature. Something my Dad taught me about deer hunting. That horizontal shape is likely to be the back of a deer.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Weather sucks lately in California!🤠🇺🇸

[@politicallyincorrectmechan7989]

Good stuff again. Looks like low 30s with precipitation, the weather that sucks the most.

[@grahammorton-bv6sr]

You need to purchase and become experts at operating civilian drones. I bought a micro drone and have been practicing room and structure sweeping. If I had a long range drone when I was doing arty fire adjustment in the 90s I would have felt invincible.

[@meanoldrunk]

that reminds me of how my dad would hog/deer hunt when i was a little kid

[@Kinetic.44]

Gotta love the ECWCS clothing system... warm and dry in crap like that. Seems like a lot of movement to get comfortable for being in both visual contact and within earshot of the target, but i get the presentation

[@tomyoung8563]

Would have been done in low light conditions when I learned the trade………or from much further away

[@jerryrichards8172]

This is the kind of weather that makes me want to get out and go. I know its not for everyone . For my self its one of the best seasons to get out. Push yourself a bit more and push your gear ❤ I have had my tent in full on snow with winds up o 75 mph best time ever.

[@jerryrichards8172]

Love the weather going from rain to hail to snow

[@jerryrichards8172]

Being 6'2 245 that tarp looks really small cold and damp against you. Hearinbg your buddys in the distance worked perfectly for the video.

[@MrHVAC503]

Great mindset towards training in inclement weather. I’m learning everything I can from your videos to maximize my preparedness & optimize my ruck

[@codyduncan5414]

Man i miss my old woodland gortex. Gotta get a new set. Some pos stole mine when i got out

[@blackdog7275]

Great training! Very grateful for what you're doing, you've changed my view drastically on what we're facing. Less worried and more worried at the same time. 😆

[@mascasa7502]

Very informative! The time spent showing and describing the concepts is just right. Thanks!

[@JMark-zk5pj]

SGM said to take that hood off.

[@rse4379]

Hey PVT, who is your 1SG? 😮😂

[@jaysweeney2032]

great training. thank you.

[@lanejohnson7656]

Couldn’t serve due to heart murmur…. Thank you for your continuous service by encouraging us civilians to be trained and prepared and sharing your knowledge.. Unfortunately many vets are ignorant to the oath they took. That is one reason I refrain from showing appreciation blindly. Have no appreciation of service for those with poor character, their service means chit to me if they are of chit character and treat/view civilians as 3rd rate citizens and peasants.. You are much appreciated.

[@Brock-l3u]

Awesome. Looking forward to part 2.

[@pstewart5443]

Good shit. We always had to slowly dig in tight with a shallow fighting position, but that was because FOs, we just sometimes double as earthworms.

[@helok9]

As soon as he popped out from behind the tree, that beanie stuck out like a strobe light to me. I would prefer a little darker brown, green, or black.

[@xmcerer]

It’s popping out because you’re only a few feet away. If you were 100 or more yards away it’d make no difference.

[@chrisowen5497]

Awesome demonstration! Bad weather and everything!

[@aetius9]

Can confirm that this a grunt, because it started hailing as he began setting up the OP. :P

[@Coppersaguaro]

This is the kind of stuff I like to see. Hooah! 🇺🇸

[@shadowscout9872]

Thank you much for this. I for one appreciate this. I had an idea in my head but this made it clear what I should actually do. More please.

[@blazer4999]

Maintaining operational disciplines in otherwise peaceful times is extremely wise. And remember, the greatest form of camouflage is being still, or moving as little as possible. Movement is always the first thing that gives you away. That is especially true if a drone is trying to find you, and its too far away for you to hear it.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

On freaking point brother!!!

[@johncolter6743]

This is exactly setting up a hunting blind improvise....on the spot. I find that British dispersed pattern cammo is best suited for mountain pine n conifer environments. Just the right amount of brown.

[@greenman4508]

Another good reason to keep the woods around ones homestead pruned and trafficked by the dog pack. Reminds me of hunting when surviving for real. That ground gets warm and you get cold and wet. Leaves you blind for what’s behind and aside you. Still, good demonstration of how efficiently we can hide from humans.

[@wileymarm0t]

Excellent demonstration of how to set up an OP.

[@bradh74]

I like your "real world" approach to your tactile training. You didn't tie 25 "F"ing knots that a 18th century sailor doesn't know to put up a shelter. Plus you're the only one who has camped out with 2 blankets, significant because my Dad was in the Army in Korea and only had wool blankets and was lucky to have two if nobody stole them. He's gone now so I can't ask him what they used for a "poncho" but I think they had trench coats (maybe for dress). Every winter he worried that we would get stuck out so he made sure we had layers on and a warm coat. He carried his stainless pocket knife (I think was US issue)and p-38 with his keys until he died. I didn't go into the military, Dad wasn't really big on that idea but would have supported me anyway, I enjoy your videos since they're far more practical. Did you say you're in Germany? I would worry if someone seen me with any rifle in the woods out of hunting season, let alone an AR (you know how people are) unless it's private property.

[@phillipgardner3297]

I like this style of video. Fun yet informative

[@HardcoreFourSix]

I see you have a Bundeswehr ground pad..I have several. They aren't much for insulation or comfort, but they keep you laying on the wet/cold ground and are ultra compact.

[@JohnVentarino-ey5ln]

You are one smart dude my man and know what's going on. Your the kind of guy I would love to do this training with.

[@jerryj3047]

ghillie suit is heavy when is wet,good video man

[@Kinetic.44]

Synthetic leaf suits are where it's at

[@pop401k]

Nicely done!! Keep up the good work!

[@SouthernArmsChannel]

Practicality a low hunting blind

[@drmiles7546]

yep looks like another Canadian spring day .......Thank God for Gortex

[@nielsmachielsen1596]

Outstanding video. Great lesson. Don't you use ground insulation?

[@futuretrunks9100]

seting up a quick cam that shows your own spot is good in the case during the swap out that the spot becomes compromised that base camp potentially has access to isnt a bad idea. The guy walking back rotate in could easily be walking back into an ambush.

[@Usmcar15682]

Weather like that can break morale real quick. Only the real ones learn to suck it up.

[@bradleywayne3943]

At least the weather will keep the enemies expectation down that you could be out there. Lovely Irish Weather= Great Day for a Patrol RLTW

[@rowvelations]

Great stuff! Looking forward to part 2. 👍

[@BooDamnHoo]

With thermals all is revealed.

[@bradleysmith9431]

Those 99¢ mylar emergency blankets will hide your thermal signature. But they are crunchy loud and shiny af.

[@BooDamnHoo]

@@bradleysmith9431 I bought a package of mylar sheets that are shiny on one side and forest camouflage on the other. Overlay a camo net over the camo side and you are golden.

[@ihn]

Great stuff Randolph, very interesting. Vielen Dank.

[@WoyLad]

Good content, as always! I'd put a stick or bungee on the front of that poncho to delete that straight horizontal line. Super obvious in my mind, but then I don't know Jack. More obvious is where the OP "is". Exactly where I would look for it. Consider a more un-common location, like the middle of a grassy field with one little tree or a field of pine needles among the woods in what most would consider "the open". You know it. You've overlooked it your whole life. A big old buck deer is old for a reason, and much of that is his non-obvious haunts. Hidden in the open, no one looks there. They'll glass over you, and pay no attention to that type of location nearly 95% of the time.

[@davishlamburnt3734]

Really entertaining video and I learned a lot. I used to hide out from people when I was a kid and had a blast so I'll pick this back up. I sent you an email months ago to order coins and patches but never heard back.

[@TheStoneCoalition]

When you swap guys doing op, do they use your shelter, or do you pack it up and they establish their own?

[@GruntProof]

The first teams stuff remains in place and they borrow another shelter in the OP. Setup is too much movement and noise

[@torpedeo1]

sorry for me too close to the objective but everything spot on

[@jerryrichards8172]

1m 6'2 245 XXL long Is all i can get in surpluss gear it gets tight quick. Even the combat shirt is tight. The shirt/jacket fits ok i haven't tryed the wet weather yet. I was hoping its over sized. In the civilian world i backpacking mt climbing snowshoeing and looking for the worst weather to go out in. I must say i don't combine the two. With the exception of silk or mid weight thermals.

[@YahushaisYahuahssalvation]

You just showed my life as a 96R. 🤣🤣🤣

[@yorktown1953]

Out the gate, the head cover on the FO is too bright 👍⚔️

[@PatheticPeasant]

How loud is the poncho in higher wind situations? Seems like it would sound like a tarp flapping in the wind.

[@apar1560]

Awesome info, THANKS. ...Alan 🇨🇱

[@raywells2858]

Best OP video I have seen to date and the added plus was you did it in crappy conditions!

[@RWO555]

Two best times to train is when it's raining and when it ain't.

[@Enjoy_my_1st_Amendment]

Idk alot of people in comments tend to forget context. Everyone knows that depending on who or what your observing and the specific context of the situation will change how you do things. It's not a question of if. So when your watching a video you should perceive it as a general approach. I'm quite sure if it was a dire situation even he would have altered his approach of certain tasks. No need to be that guy, it doesn't help anyone to be Captain America. Captain America gunna be the first casualty because he cant think outside the box.

[@bradh74]

I wonder what you think about the container ship that hit the bridge? Accidentally or not an accident?

[@antoninop.1411]

Is this a documentary of the progression of how those Vietnam Vets came back from the war and got lost in National Forests playing war, never to be seen or heard from again? JK, love the channel. I miss talking to some of those old timers. Do ghillie suits ever come into practical application? I remember going hiking in mine a couple years ago and a few days later read some stories about a bigfoot sighting in the local area. I'm 6'8" and must've looked a little like Chewbacca.

[@ifell3]

Ponchos are quite shiny when wet aren't they.

[@KevX-ny7by]

You still have it Brother From an old Blue Corder.

[@mariov914]

What do you think about refuge ruckus a good charity and reason to do ruck

[@jchirschfeld1101]

I'm not in the same religious bracket Bear is, but they do some good charity work. Kaleb house will eventually rehabilitate trafficked kids, so i'd say its good. If I wasn't 1200 miles away, I'd go. Just my 2 cents.

[@howardreeder1018]

Great info

[@meeshmeeshelle6326]

I pray you’re reaching enough of the right people and they’re doing & not talking cause the day is coming. 🙏🏻 🇺🇸

[@hiramhaji7813]

Outstanding value…..

[@fire93950]

Just curious, how long are the bungees?

[@chrisdewet4384]

In metric units, they would be around 30cm in length, each...unstreched

[@twodrshomestead]

Two question for you sir, your tent/tarp/cover is that a standard military poncho? Also, what is that fold out pad you are laying on called?

[@GruntProof]

Issued woodland poncho. The pad is the integrated sleep mat from the Force Protector Gear MARPACK

[@twodrshomestead]

@@GruntProofthank you!

[@codyduncan5414]

That shiny buckle on your ruck is a no go

[@raymondj8768]

Good Video Great Tips !

[@YTsux24-7]

Always be worried about your rear! ☑️UR6 🚫🌽

[@jerryj3047]

Booby trap😎😎

[@ImaOkie]

How'd you get so close to me ? By being a sneaky sob sir !

[@tarheelrealist8935]

That's some real shitty Wx...I love it.

[@Trash_panda_real]

You only stop sight improvement when you leave.

[@alancarter4270]

Excellent vid brother, brought back many memories. My back and knees ached just watching you lol.

[@Spartan-Of-Truth]

Temper Fidelis. Bravo-Charlie123lgb, 10th infantry, mos, hoo-haa.

[@techmarc6996]

Not that anyone would want to see. But I'm perplexed as to exactly how one would #2 laying down? Must be a difficult task. I'd surmise it would involve some digging.

[@stayinyourlaneplease]

What poncho is that?

[@ghostedyoutuber263]

My guys are scared of overnighters. They like to use their wives and kids as human shields to hide behind so that they don't have to do overnighters.

[@gingram815]

What sleeping pad are you using there?

[@GruntProof]

It's from the FPG Marpak. Built in and removable!

[@seanriley8901]

2 min 39 second in you flashed red glare from your optic man!

[@neil_castell]

great video ... extra points for doing it in shit weather

[@garyjohnson8327]

What's the story with your woodland Native tat?

[@thatguy5358]

guys always do this in the woods, which is fine, obviously... but how to do it in the desert? the wiiiide open desert?

[@mattcee1937]

I was a Delta Seal Raider and i believe it

[@CoffeeFiend1]

Think I was in the same tub/s class as you actually 2011? Just got back from teaching a few amphibious combat modules mainly mini-sub insertions in the Alaskan rainforest, but shortly moving onto a spot of MOUT up in the Swiss-Newzealand mountain range, unfortunately can't say precisely where due to Delta Seal opsec. Semper Frigid airmen ✊

[@gulfcoastpinebelt8600]

African voice "If you want to mastah dee enemy, go into dee bush"

[@ErnestLingerfelt]

thats a cold day in hell freezing over / been there

[@CountryRacing186]

You're good bro🤘🏼

[@zackfreezy]

The day that never comes…. Aint gonna be like this dudes, we can prep all we want but one day we are going to wake up and be totally controlled, already happening really

[@ghostedyoutuber263]

Who is Roger?

[@dus777]

@ 11:00 repeat @14:45 , yes, yes,, add lcss or mesh and add local veg

[@Logan03xx]

Solid brother. Great video

[@John-w9m8d]

New Subscriber here today,, 03/03/24.. Going to watch all your vids over next couple days to catch up to present. Will share on Social Media etc.. Looks like ton of shit to Learn here for me... Thank you For my Freedom. God Bless you my friend my Brother. Stay Safe Stay Healthy Positive and Blessed.. From Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong

[@mr.hemlock1900]

You might want to watch some footage from Ukraine. Conventional tactics don't work in drone warfare. It's very disheartening, and you get a feeling of hopelessness.