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[@Mowgli127]

An old British Army trick is to tuck the foot of your sleeping bag into your empty ruck sack. It creates a layer of dry air that acts like a mini foot heater. Sounds crazy but it works in cold Canadian and Norwegian winters. You can also throw your boots in the ruck sack and keep them from freezing. After all, the ruck sack is empty and is more than big enough for your feet and sleeping bag...

[@TAVAAR7]

Sleeping out in the weather under the stars isn't the weirdest thing people have done for living conditions....voluntarily packing themselves into concrete containers living stacked on top of and smashed between each other, now THATS crazy.

[@kanik096]

Swedish winter survival course: You had winter clothes, a empty water bottle, a knife a fire steel, a sleeping bag not rated for winter temp, a small backpack (30L). Only thing You had extra was 1 extra pair of socks. Rest was what You wore clothes wise. Average temp was -25C during night it was -35C. No tent or bivy bag. We built shelters, new shelter type every night. Simplest was first night just a one roof of branches to shield from above. Then different snow shelters as group. Last night was Everyone alone. That was after Everyone had to jump into a hole in the ice to get fully submerged. That used up 50% of our clothes. (We just wore underwear snow blouse and a pair of borrowed wet sneakers when We jumped into the ice water) after that we undressed all and put on the dry clothes - the snow suit and underwear. And start a fire using firesteel. After that We where sent back into the Woods alone. Now with a empty water bottle and no cooking gear not even a empty can that We had as a group. We had to melt snow in the waterbottle against our body. Or put snow in a sock and hang it up near fire and let it drip into the bottle. No food except what You forraged in the forrest with a 50 cm snow cover. So basically pineneedele tea and some Moss. For 5 x 24 h while moving on skis in a mountain region. After that You knew that You can survive anything for atleast a couple of weeks if You got your Mora knife fire steel and a empty bottle of some kind. During ”summer survival” We didnt get a sleeping bag or winter gear rest was same kit as in winter survival. Instead We had a raincoat. 5 days like that. It was october in a mountain area so it started snowing. No sleepmat in winter or summer. We had to make it out of branches. So after this, getting food, sleeping in a tent on a sleeping mat was pretty cosy. Haha

[@isaiahvalenzuela1925]

You don’t sleep, you just patiently wait to be woken up.

[@zbyszek511]

Imagine wild animals sleeping in forest without sleeping bag...

[@TheMauser98a]

When I was in Korea in 2011-2013 we as a company would all sleep outside in the dead of winter as cold weather training. Basically it was to give the younger soldiers confidence in the multi layered sleeping bag system. As a old NCO I had my personal extreme cold sleeping bag (old style) , I slept very well and showed the soldiers that the older sleeping bags were just as good as the newer system. Funny thing I was the only senior NCO (SFC) present the rest of my fellow seniors and all the officers made excuses why they could not participate. Typical HHC leaders. Oh well it was good training .

[@PennPearson]

When I was an infantry platoon leader, in Korea, my soldiers and I usually slept this way. It's very easy and comfortable. Tents are time-consuming and not necessary. If it rained or snowed, we'd put a "shelter half" over us. No problem.

[@marcuslvstad6067]

Norwegian army tip: brush off the snow from your boots and place them under your knees outside off the bad. This keeps then dry, increases bloodflow too your feet and you take up less space (great for when your in a team tent and everyone hase the same boots)

[@occamraiser]

Anyone who ever slept in their garden as a kid in Britain / Northern Europe will at some time have been woken up by Hedgehogs. They weigh about 6 ounces and make as much noise as a water buffalo when they move around :)

[@h.nguyen4193]

There's no such things as bad weather only bad gear.

[@brucedalwin2184]

In basic training at Fort Leonard Wood I slept at about 19 below. I had a 2-4 AM guard duty shift. We were ordered to sleep in our pup tents inside our sleeping bags, sleeping bag cover (heavy canvas), in our underwear. I was sweating all over my legs so I had to put on long John pants to keep my legs from sticking together. All that ancient prehistoric crap weighed about 170 pounds. About a 15 mile march at that temp and in snow was lotsa fun. Then the drill sergeants lined us up and harassed us. A good buddy was a full blooded Indian from Colorado. He was a 5 year electrical engineer from U Colorado. He was physically Jack Dempsey’s identical twin and he was pretty near as tough. A wonderful guy but you simply didn’t mess with him. A drill sergeant, who was also an Indian, got in his face and barked “I’m coming into your tent tonight and steal your rifle. Garcia, my buddy, stated the drill sergeant in the face (an absolute no-no) and barked that if “I see your fucking face in my fucking tent I will kick your fucking teeth in!” He should have been arrested. Instead the DS said “ I changed my mind! I don’t think I’ll be coming into your tent tonight!” The whole platoon including Garcia cracked up. The Sergeant defused a firecracker.

[@AndreFB69]

Tired of advertisements disguised as field tests. THIS is a real test. That 's why I subscribed. Thanks for sharing!

[@ColemanOutdoors]

I'll have to admit that even though it's miserable being cold while trying to sleep, that actually looks really fun. Some of the best memories as young boy scout and even as an adult freezing my cheeks off while camping.

[@darthsarcastus1064]

Just been issued the UK version of the MSS. Such an improvement on what has gone before but the issue is getting the grunts to pack for the situation, they will always go for the lightest option meaning they'll take the lightweight bag with the bivi in the winter and freeze their butts off. Our old bag was multi purpose but relied on layered clothing to deal with different climates. Our bivi bag isn't zipped so we have to slide ourselves into the bag from the top which is an issue when the whole shabang has been screwed up in your bergan for hours and you're trying to set up tactically in the dark without light! Number of times I've sat on my webbing cursing trying to force my feet into my dossbag while freezing my butt off in the rain!

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk4518]

I bought the complete MSS system about 4 years ago and use it all the time. The coldest I have sleep with the system is 20F under a tarp. With the complete system I had to strip down to base layers since I was too warm and didn’t want to sweat. Good video I enjoy all your adventures/ grunt proof tests. Thanks for your service.

[@billnotice9957]

In my Cold Weather survival skill with the Marines. The biggest no no is to go sleep sweating. Sit outside in your under clothes for 5 minutes. Then layer up slowly. Do not wear your clothes sleeping. Don t be afraid to sleep in the cold. You wake up shivering before freezing to death. (Unless intoxicated, exhausted or in shock.)

[@travisodr6393]

Brings back memories. Wish we had cool equipment like that in the late eighties.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

I appreciate your dedication to this channel Randall. I hope I never have to use my gear in such cold conditions, but if I do just know your video has helped prepare me for it. Thanks 👍

[@MrFreeGman]

I was recently reading the memoirs of a trapper during the early 20th century who used to sleep under the stars up in Northern Canada during the winters. They'd throw some spruce logs together for elevation from the snow and use bear or caribou hides as a sleeping matt and blanket. They'd keep a fire going beside them as well, waking up every hour or two to stoke it. They learned this from the local natives who had been sleeping that way for centuries. It's kind of amazing how adaptive and resilient humans can be despite our physical inferiority to most wild animals in almost every respect.

[@steveturner3999]

Thanks for showing us how it's done! I have the MSS and have never tested it in these conditions. I am now convinced I made a great acquisition especially since I got each piece over time and at a super good price. Thanks again for all the tips you provide to us. Really love your channel.