Mors Kochanski Super Shelters - Three nights -35 to -25 Celcius

Highlights from our Advanced Winter Wilderness Skills Course 2023. No sleeping bags, no hot tent, no stove - just super shelters, our clothing, and some bushcraft gear.

[@chantir9185]

Great work Canucks. Thank you for sharing.

[@perrseb5772]

I respect your knowledge and experience a lot. I knew easily this video would be about real field. Thank you for sharing

[@scottyd8900]

You folks definitely did that right .... looked warm comfortable and happy

[@deanallen8450]

Awesome to see guys really doing it. Great job. 🇨🇦🍁

[@prostarmansd]

It must have been an awesome experience! Thank you for sharing!

[@4seasonpursuits724]

Dale I’ve always marvelled at how effective and easy the MK Supershelter is since the first time ever seeing how it’s made; several trips out myself in similar conditions in Northern Alberta truly made me a believer and thanks for this segment!

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Thats awesome. Thx for your comments. Take care

[@brianburkart]

Great video. Lots of info I've seen before, explained well.

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

The super shelter works very much like wool felt boots in a rubber boot, the moisture moves through the felt and hits the poly and condenses on the cold surface, locking it there, and or it doesn't have to freeze it just wants to move toward the cooler surface, they say trust the science. Also, I used to tip balsam fir for the christmas wreath industry here in Maine, we would fill a pick up truck ever day through November. We piled brush like you showed but then followed up with a simple birch stick about 4 feet long with a branch left on the bottom, sharpen the top end of the stick and slip the bundles down over the stick, you can put 40-50 pounds of brush on one stick, run a string from the bottom to the top to hold it all on if you have to lug it far. My Harlton Hasenda is a bit bulky as I used some heavy mil construction plastic, bulky too, I need to swap out the poly with lighter stuff.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Awesome, thanks for your comments. I like the tip on using the birch spear to haul loads of boughs. Very cool. We discovered a bit of an advantage using the arches over the Harlton Hacienda, due to the domed ceiling. But the difference is minor. Also, the boxy shape of the Hacienda makes for excess plastic at the corners to deal with. With the domed arches, the plastic is easily tucked doen to the ground and gathered at the back - forming a tighter seal and form fitting cover. Take care

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

@@NatureAliveAdventures Nice feed back on the structure. I like the hoop design as well and I can see less material aspect.

[@rusticlivingbushcraft]

Wow, what a great shelter. I’ve heard about the super shelter but this was the first video I’ve seen. That’s fricking awesome! I would love to try that this winter! Great video and sharing of knowledge!!!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Very nice and informative video Dale😊👍

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Thanks Mattias. Hopefully the next GBS will be a go in Sweden, and Colleen and I will certainly be coming. Colleen has family throughout Sweden. Take care

[@mattiasnorberg]

​@@NatureAliveAdventures Yes that would be great, looking forward to meeting you.

[@maniagokm3186]

Good one Dale! Def love my super shelter, siberian log fire and a wool blanket - had to lose most all my clothing at 18F - phew too hot! LOL

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Thats awesome. Do you have pictures or video??

[@maniagokm3186]

@@NatureAliveAdventures Of the shelter, Oh sure! (naked, yeah not so much haha) But where I have them, who the f knows. Too many iphone upgrades, misc pics and no organization. Maybe the new AI search engines will help with that one day..."hey siri find me a pic of my mors super shelter a few years back..." ;)

[@nacholibre1962]

The natives wouldn’t have moved in the winter. They’d make shelters of animal skins and spruce boughs and sleep together and have a small fire right in the shelter. Enough to stop from freezing and the body warmth was an addition. Plus they slept in their clothes. Don’t forget they had dogs back then, too. Ever heard of “two dog night”? That’s because they used the dogs for warmth. The dogs were also used as an early warning system, as pack animals, for hunting, for clothing, and sometimes for food (in a pinch). So it was a layered system and not just one thing. Great video though. Just show what a person can do. And don’t forget those family groups were three generations. The grandparents helped to look after the children when they were very small and teach the. The women looked after the shelter and did the cooking, cleaning, washing, looked after the fire, and made clothes and skinned animals, and foraged for berries, etc. The men were trapping and hunting, often for long trips at a time.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

I agree with all your comments for sure. They would have chosen a winter camp that had fuel and proection from the wind. Firewood close by would be the highest priority. Hopefully they had gathered enough food and dried meat in the warm months, to last through the winter, so that they didn't have to hunt or trap too much in bitter cold. It would have been horribly tough to get through the winter with only bone, stone, wood, and leather tools. Its currently -45 with wind chill of -50 Celsius here - hunter gatherers in cold northern climates would have had it so difficult. Many wouldn't live very long due to infection, and illness that is easily treated today. Thats a lifestyle I would not want to have - except for our little brief jaunts with modern tools and equipment. Take care

[@perstianjohnsen9673]

I´m from Norway, and me and my friends make eksactly the same type of fire, tre big logs (mostly Pine) and with the spacers to let air in to the midle of the logs. We use mostly a tarp to reflect the heat, we call it «gapahuk». Must try the supershelter one day 😊

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Take care

[@miken7629]

Occurred to me there is a different way to make a super shelter, dig a shallow hole to lay in, put plastic sheet over hole, reflective mylar on floor, Sun's long rays heat ground during the day just like a car gets hot on a sunny day, should dissipate heat slowly during night.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

If the ground is frozen, it may not heat up enough without supplimtary heat. Take care

[@davehumpleby3440]

I'd love to experience a trip like that. However, as I live in the UK, it's not going to happen here. We dont have the wilderness or access and permission to undertake anything remotely similar. I hope you guys appreciate the opportunities you have that other countries don't.

[@eseymour355]

I’ve seen some guys use nylon tarps on the inside instead of a permeable fabric. This would be incorrect right, since you want permeable for the air exchange? I actually just got back for a trip using a super shelter made from bedsheets just like yours! Worked great.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Thats great to hear. I would stick with bedsheets or parachute fabric. Not tarps. Thanks for your comments and take care

[@eseymour355]

@@NatureAliveAdventures I’ll stick with the bedsheets then. I want to make a smaller version for backpacking. Mine is currently hardtop hacienda size, and is quite large. Do you still think this is a viable option for four season camping? You mentioned in previous videos that you felt like it was quite a good option for backpacking.

[@meridiangpsllc5110]

Outstanding! Who manufacturers your Sled?

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Thanks for your comments. We make our own sleds. You can order kits from Lure of the North. Take care

[@deanfromtrapline53-colwell61]

I'm having a heck of a time finding an actual parachute or that like material, at a reasonable price, in Canada .... any suggestions on finding some as we also currently carry a heavy hot tent and stove as a 'just in case' on our remote trapline.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

It can be hit and miss with parachutes for sure. I periodically search website stores on army surplus sites. They seem to have stock come and go as well. Try these sites www.herooutdoors.com/ Big Way Surplus [phone] g.co/kgs/X7kW8L www.camogroup.ca/store/c1/Featured_Products.html#/

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

I have also used lightweight nylon bedsheets when out of parachute material.

[@maniagokm3186]

See my answer above.

[@shadowcastre]

Looks like you needed to bring your Silky Katana Boy 650. The key component to this shelter is the plastic working as a green house.

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

I had my katanaboy 650 along. Truthfully, we prefered that old two person bow saw. It did the job faster and easier.

[@pio7763]

Great job destroying healthy tree 👍🏿

[@nacholibre1962]

Yes, because we don’t have many trees in the Boreal Forest. 🤣🤣