Heating my Floorless Tent with Hot Rocks -- Solo Camping

This was an experiment to see if I could heat up my tent with hot rocks from a campfire. It's a poor man's Hot Tent! Join me for some amazing campfire fun, relaxing, knife throwing and cast iron cooking on a beautiful remote Alaskan beach. The tent I am using is a Seek Outside Eolus and weighs about 19 oz.

[@TonyRIKKI]

I gotta give a shout out of respect to all you guys that make these videos, I luv watching them and learning, I gave making camping videos myself a try last summer, I kinda know the effort it takes to makem and edit and post them, IT was fun making them up to the point of coming home with all the footage. that's where fun stopped for me, lol, I'm not the most computer savvy person so I decided to let the people who are better at it than me to maken, it's very much appreciated, thank you sir!

[@CampfireKodiak]

Thank you! This helps motivate me because like you say it's a lot of work.

[@Stephi12Anderson]

Loved seeing the otter sneak past and take a swim. Thank you. I’ve been wanting to try the rocks.

[@CampfireKodiak]

I didn't even see the otter until I was editing my video! Ha! Good luck with the hot rocks!

[@TravelWithLady]

Woah! What a cool place to experiment in. Thanks for sharing 🔥

[@CampfireKodiak]

A special place indeed and less than 10 minute drive from my house! Thanks for watching!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

That was fantastic thank you for this test I feel like you did my homework for me

[@bscharrphone]

Great video! nice to see those experiments, i can see myself doing that in the near future. thank you

[@CampfireKodiak]

Thank you and good luck! Make sure you use a rock that's stable like granite so they don't break apart.

[@13fishfreak]

Cool video! I like your sneaky visitor....lol

[@CampfireKodiak]

I never saw that river otter until I was editing the video!

[@floydsmith2296]

I came here to watch your tarp techniques but you seem to have much more to offer! The Rock idea was a good one. 3 hrs is a little brief but far superior to waking every hour to add wood to a fire. I like the idea of buryi I g the rocks under your sleep system. Especially since you're on sand... Easy digging! I'd also love to see more of your tarp or tent. I love that it can be drawn back like that!

[@CampfireKodiak]

Thank you! I'm sure that burying the rocks would extend the heat. I would like to try that as well. The trick is not having frozen ground. Stay tuned for more tarp videos as well. Take care my friend

[@harrymills2770]

@@CampfireKodiak Luke on Outdoor Boys also just moved his fire around, making his bed on top of where he moved it from. The ground where he slept was still much warmer than the ground elsewhere the next morning.

[@shydude7862]

Not to disown this creator I like their videos too, but check out far north bushcraft and survival channel. He has some cool ideas for tarp tents also!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

3hr is half a nights sleep without needing to tend fires. A better way to reheat them than getting out of the tent is what’s next

[@danielgrubb9668]

I wonder how long that would last with a thermal tarp.

[@ptonpc]

Incredibly peaceful.

[@CampfireKodiak]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes! Alaska has some very peaceful beaches although you may have to share them with a river otter or two!

[@trooper2221]

New sub here, good stuff!

[@CampfireKodiak]

Thank you!

[@beavischrist5]

Thats why i always carry a bag of rocks when camping😂

[@CampfireKodiak]

No one ever accused me of being an ultralight camper! Ha!

[@JoshuaJoshua0]

Nice! I wonder how long bigger rocks would have lasted. I'm glad they didn't explode in the fire!

[@CampfireKodiak]

I used granite! Probably the best rock for this purpose. I actually carried them in the day before

[@rustyshackelford6834]

I think it helps to prevent exploding rocks by using dry rocks. Set them close to the fire to dry before putting them in or over the fire.

[@noahriding5780]

But is it enough to just use dry rocks? What are the chances something is still inside that can pop? Do they have to be dry a certain amount of time?

[@JoshuaJoshua0]

@@CampfireKodiak I think soapstone is the best. That's what they used for bed warmers in the pioneer days. It's hydrophobic.

[@CampfireKodiak]

@@noahriding5780 None of the granite I used split or exploded but softer wet rock could. It's not something I worry about. Chance of injury is very remote if you make the fire big enough to stand back a bit.

[@Junior-fs1lb]

Hi handsome, great video

[@Solarlube]

WEW 30:10:2023. Wayne from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Do you think by adding the Black sand to the bucket you may have had heat for another hour or so??? Great video thank you.

[@CampfireKodiak]

I never thought of that idea. It's worth experimenting because I don't know the answer.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Can you bring the warm stones into the blanket after 3hr.?

[@CampfireKodiak]

Yes perhaps even after a couple hours if you put them in a cotton bag or something that would not melt. A wool blanket would be ok but not fleece.

[@noahriding5780]

How long can you get hot rocks to last in terms of hours? And is there a way to get them to last the entire night? The idea of a poor man's tent is cool. I'm curious if you will try something with canvas. Or you could even rig up several canvas sheets together. (Pure real canvas tents are expensive. But paint drop cloth canvas is not expensive.)

[@CampfireKodiak]

If you bury them they will last longer. But then you get a lot of humidity from the soil. I'm sure canvas would work too

[@noahriding5780]

@@CampfireKodiak That is very cool. Thank you for the reply. Others wouldn't have been able to know about the burying the rocks thing to relay that information.

[@thezzach]

What kind of rocks are you using?

[@CampfireKodiak]

Granite! It won't explode

[@karlburmeister1552]

If you were cot sleeping you could put the rocks under the cot and be warm for hours.

[@CampfireKodiak]

Great idea!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Can you heat the stones with alcohol fire?

[@CampfireKodiak]

I'm sure you could! Thanks for watching.

[@sharpteeth17x929yw]

Wonder if you put the hot rocks underground because the ground can sap heat from you. Underground heating, think that's what the Greeks and Romans did.

[@CampfireKodiak]

I'm sure that would work but you'd have to put more of them. Actually I once read the Canadian Mounties used to put their campfire out and sleep on top of it keeping them warm all night. I think that would get messy personally but maybe if you added dirt then a canvas tarp or bedroll it would work well. Thanks for your comment and subscription!

[@sharpteeth17x929yw]

@@CampfireKodiak How about dig three to four holes about two feet deep, throw rocks in then recover with soil, then sleeping bag on top

[@mortenkalland]

Did you see the animal behind your hat at 9:15 ?

[@CampfireKodiak]

Not until I edited the video

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

People are way too worried about rocks exploding. If anything they will split along a bedding plane if sedimentary in nature.

[@CampfireKodiak]

Very true! I've never been hit by one and I put flat rocks in my campfire every time I cook with my dutch ovens. They often break but don't fly.

[@vancully6828]

Get some deer antlers

[@moussi22]

Did anybody else notice the animal in the background at 9:18?

[@hsurtiwa3097]

No good a Tent ! Not sealed !

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Even better test, tent not sealed.