Winter GEAR Loadout❄️Winter SURVIVAL Gear Upgrades You’re Probably Forgetting!

[@RyanThompson-f9y]

I appreciate all of you guys who can go out through the year and use your gear, and share your experiences. Some of us are stuck to a schedule and other commitments and can't quite get there. Great winter load out! Keep 'em coming! We're learning! 😊

[@papa_m66]

You can add the closed cell foam sleep pad as extra insulation between the ground and the inflatable sleep pad and also in case the inflatable pad starts losing air. Yes it will all fit inside the bivy bag.

[@tracystephens4737]

Hey Jason, great video as always. Thanks for all you do. I was born in 1970 and grew up working for my family raising Tobacco in South Central KY. We never had much but always had what was needed to get by, so I am very minimalistic. I start by filling my internal canteen before walking out of the house every morning and I always carry a quart of water with me everywhere I go. I always dress for the worst case weather for the area for that week and always have military style ponch within reach. In my pockets I carry my SAK-Farmer, Bic lighter with Gorilla Tape, a mini flashlight, my wallet, truck keys, cell phone, and a bandana and on my belt is an Esee cr2.5 riding horizontal appendix carry via a 4" Ranger-Band. With this and my lifelong experience being outdoors working hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping I know that I am for at least 72 hours. If I am planning on being out for an extended period I will take along my Grayl Geo-press with canteen cup, folding saw, tarp, extra bank-line, my custom made James Gibson necker knife, and some saddle jerky for sustenance. Keep up the good work, I am one of those that likes to hang out with ya as you go about your day God Bless!

[@ONThree]

You’ve got a Gibson!! I’m envious!

[@chris-ec7or]

Hi Jason. Great Video as always. Thanks for that. What i do in Wintertime is I use a sleeping mat like the one you have but I also use a small inflatable mat from klymit. It's so small and light that you don't notice it in your rucksack. And I quickly attach the sleeping mat to the bottom of my rucksack. The combination of the two guarantees me a good night's sleep and the inflatable mat stays intact. Thats the way i go. Greatings Chris

[@bushnut8305]

It was -32*C ambient temp, when I went out to start the Jeep this morning. Not sure what the wind chill was. I often camp in this weather. (No mosquitos!) #1 rule, everything slows down don't rush.

[@niconicoo5661]

What are you wearing. What the best material for survival in that temperatur

[@ONThree]

🥶

[@chris1638]

Yikes

[@RyanThompson-f9y]

Huhh??! What temp? I'm a cold weather guy, but ..........what?!

[@jasoncastle4818]

You are a nut my friend!! LMAO!!

[@bushcrafter6072]

Love the video. I like your honesty and humor. Thanks!

[@FreedomTooBe]

Brown lentils cook up well without the need for soaking. Red lentils finish cooking before fresh vegetables do. Both are easy sources of protein.

[@rogerb.9590]

Excellent cold weather kit. Light weight with all the essentials.

[@jeremymoses7401]

Its all according to what your acclimated to.... ive been on both sides: shorts and Tshirt in the snow where 40f is hot; and the otherside where im freezing and in a hoodie and jeans at 80f. Acclimation is extremely important

[@gregoryedwards9790]

Great set up! My suggestion would juat be to pre stage some more food in there just in case and because of the warming effect eating and digesting can have. Also i would keep that wool blanket just in case because it is so versatile. Luke as a backup ground insulator in case your inflatable pad bedomes too damaged or you lose the patch kit. Also juat as an extra layer in case you get wet or lose an article or clothing. Not to mention if you need to curl up next to a fire, it will save some of your gear potentially from embers. Ofcourse it will also help keep tou warm even if you ir it is wet. Lastly, you might as well add a few mylar blankets and a few 55 gallon drum liners because they take up almost no space and weigh very little. Oh and some purification tabs as a backup in addition to at least a saw and or ax for with a knife.

[@James-ke5sx]

Great information. I just picked up two more electric hand warmers by Ocoopa. They're rechargeable, waterproof and double as a power bank with a small flashlight on the end. Canada.

[@DAVIDHILL-y7l]

Great video. Enjoyed it. Loved camping in the cold when I use to back pack. If I still did, great info for going lighter, which I could never master. Keep up the good work.

[@elevatorman7750]

Great video, brother. My go-to emergency ration is a cliff bar or a payday. But down here in southeast ga. A.K.A. satins playground. No bar is safe from the heat. Even the payday. It becomes liquid Carmel and roasted nuts at the end of the day. 😂😂

[@3vil3lvis]

So the question is: how to improve your bivy's thermal properties without adding massive weight? Insulation = trapped air + heat reflection. What happens when you fill the empty space in your bivy with mylar party balloons? Perhaps you can test this theory with some of the mylar balloon wall type balloons (square balloons that can be tied together to make a sheet) . Also hand warmers might be useful for additional heat when the weather dips into the uncomfortable zone.

[@ONThree]

Interesting idea. I have used a Mylar balloon that I found in the woods as a heat reflector for the fire. Worked pretty well.

[@SuperdutyExplorer]

Love seeing all the different "winter" setups! Everyone does things little different, even when doing same thing. Im currently packing my bags for alaska! First time flying in like 5 years, gonna be exciting with 120lbs of gear 😂😂 looks "warm" for camping next week. Temperatures looking to be 15f-30f during my planned backpacking trip. But -20f when i land tomorrow night 🎉

[@ONThree]

Very cool!

[@volkertc]

Every jacket, bag, pouch, and pack I use has White Chocolate Macadamia Cliff bars. Love those things!

[@ONThree]

White chocolate isn’t even chocolate. It’s a lie!! How dare you!! 🤣

[@volkertc]

I know is a scam, but it tastes sooooo good!😂

[@yakfishin4912]

Love those things

[@johnbelmore1178]

Cold is cold 🥶 it doesn't matter if you are cold and wet then you are cold and wet

[@larryberry2436]

Poor life choices, I love it😊

[@dangudgeon3833]

MetRX protein meal bars. They are packed with calories and don't really melt.

[@joeylandry4933]

I’ve got cliff bars and a miniature jar of Peter Pan peanut butter in my bag. I also have a couple of the coffee packets and some bullion cubes in my metal canteen cup. I need a better sleeping system. I currently have a poncho with poncho liner and wool hat with warm gloves. Good video 👍 I thought about the water bottles just before you mentioned them freezing. I’ve had water freeze in my canteen when I was stationed in Germany back in the 80’s. Unfortunately I learned the hard way when I opened the canteen and the ice was holding the NBC drinking tube which caused the top to break out of the canteen cap. So afterwards, even in the day time when we were outside training I put the canteen in my parka.

[@jamesborek8125]

You can tie a "military casualty blanket", basically a heavy duty mylar blanket, in between your poncho & liner to add in some more thermal protection without too much more bulk. It also works really well as a ground sheet too.

[@geistwulfuser-yy2id4gl6x]

Hey you missed the next ice age and zombies.I live east of Buffalo New York the weather changes so fast up here sometimes,Worst we have had is 65 during the day to 9 at night,dont froget the snow to.Great vid dude im very close to your load out.

[@wolfman2702]

16 F this morning near Lockport

[@geistwulfuser-yy2id4gl6x]

@@wolfman2702 just south of you in akron was 15 this morning what a icy mess

[@jeffechols5302]

Great video thanks for sharing see ya on the next one

[@ONThree]

Thanks 👍

[@thevirginiabushcrafter8833]

Thanks for Sharing

[@tshirley05015]

Great Video as always! Please buy a fishing scale to get the weight of the pack lol

[@jameswalker3001]

I'm from ND but guarantee you 39F and wet is miserable in any state

[@yakfishin4912]

Yes jason you need to teach the folks how to dress for winter for going to the store or going into the woods. When folks dress wrong the get into trouble.

[@FueltheFires]

I need to find a sleeping bag that has a lower temperature rating but compresses to the size of my SnugPack.. Big money investment though.. Suggestions/recomendations?

[@kayakcobber524]

I use Carinthia sleepingbags....but also use a Snugpag jungle blanket xl...just sow the short sides on one side together and then 50 cm up. And you can put it in your sleepingbag and acts as a double sleep system. Just use it as a top quilt, and tuck the sides around your body.

[@miken7629]

I section hike AT every spring and the lowest temp I have handled is 16F in my hammock, have 20F down top quilt & underquilt + torso size reflectix + wear down ski pants & jacket. My water bottles froze, will sleep with water bottle next time. I do have a 55 gallon contractor bag cut into a top quilt I will add next time, to block wind & moisture hitting my top quilt. I also stuck a hand warmer in my pants because major arteries are there to pass heat through my body.

[@MAB3776s]

Refletix works miracles! We use it winter camping for a reflector behind us at the fire. Then lay it under the sleep systems.

[@MikeSimmons923]

I would much prefer 25F and sunny over 39F and rainy. The latter is about as miserable as it gets.

[@mvbmx]

The 'warmer' 30's F temperatures catch my friends off-guard. They never consider staying dry.

[@MikeSimmons923]

@ agreed 100%. Show them how we shine a flashlight into the night and you can see the water droplets floating through the air 😂😂

[@FueltheFires]

Roger that good buddy

[@nightshadefern162]

Emergency ratio- Spam. No really. Salt, fat, can eat it cold, can help grease the pan if you are trying to cook something else. An handful of the slice packets or a can, both have their pros and cons.

[@FueltheFires]

My name is J.J. Morris and I approve this message 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

[@FreedomTooBe]

One is none, two is one.

[@williamirelan9332]

My car truck and coat pocket usually contain an oats and honey granola bar it doesn't matter if it's 20 below or 100 degrees they're edible. The dog woke me up this morning and when I tried to open the door to let him out the lock was jammed and would not open. Grabbed the leash and discovered the temperature was 2f with below zero wind chill. After I walked the other dog I spent the better part of the morning braking up the lock to remove it so I could open the door. It was a little chilly with the wind blowing through the hole where I had to remove the door knob to brake up the latch.

[@ONThree]

🥶

[@Mittenman313]

What flannel are you wearing? I like that color pattern 👍🏽

[@ONThree]

No idea. It’s an old one from the thrift shop.

[@bradgollifer9340]

I want to see a video of someone finding a hole and patching an air pad in the wild. I have an expensive one that leaks and finding the hole needs a bathtub

[@talljohn66]

Good luck finding the hole in your pad. I’ve only had success by submerging them in water.

[@richardhenry1969]

Best way is soapy water. I use a water bottle little soap an a small hole in the cap. Same way you fix a tire.

[@Steve-vx2xp]

This is obvious a Georgia winter I’ve camped out in the mountains here in Alaska-30 and colder

[@ONThree]

🥶

[@richardhenry1969]

My pack is a condor 27 liter in winter i just add a molle pouch. I don't believe i need a different pack when mine is perfect. Only difference is my sleeping gear. I always have a pad because im old and sleep is important. Ive had a inflatable pad since the 1980. I used the same pad until recently. It had a few patches but it was to thin and slippery. Do believe people that say they aren't dependable. I always used a group sheet so nothing could poke me. I don't believe in switching bags that's how you misplace or forget things.

[@oldsoldier181]

35 degrees, thats nothing!!! Just saying it because you said we would!!! Seriously though, the windchill here in New England sucks. When your nasal cavity starts freezing, you KNOW its cold out. I have to go to a 40L pack in the winter, just for that! As for water purification: for most sseasons, except winter, I use my Grayl. However, once the weather is below freezing, I switch to a Sawyer Mini. I can keep the filter element inside my jacket, to prevent freezing, whereas the Grayl element can freeze, being outside the pack all the time.

[@MAB3776s]

Hey! Don’t lump us Mainers in with the Canucks. We’re separated by an imaginary line!

[@ONThree]

🤣

[@gregvause1380]

Range Bars 700 calories each, and they taste good!

[@yakfishin4912]

Where to get them?

[@ONThree]

Yep! Those are pretty good.

[@yakfishin4912]

Ok you put the water bottle in the bag with you but what about the filter itself?

[@ONThree]

The Grayl is a water bottle and filter combined. Check them out!

[@mickeycrawford121]

well looks like you've got everything covered. will the Grayl freeze in the side pocket?

[@ONThree]

Yes, it definitely could. I keep it dry most of the time and put it in my sleeping bag at night.

[@markhaywood7307]

looks like you have discovered a Swandri

[@ONThree]

Love it!

[@chris1638]

Excellent video

[@mattflannery4448]

❤

[@LoganSumrell]

Quick question....is a bivy better than a small back packing tent?

[@ONThree]

I’m not a fan of tents. Some people prefer them because they feel more protected in them. I guess that is true to some extent but they are friggin hot in the summer and it is really hard to find a flat spot large enough for one where I live unless you are in a campground.

[@LoganSumrell]

@@ONThree I am in the foothills of NW NC as well and I get that. I just feel like laying on the ground is the same in a tent or bivy. I love a good hang. Was kinda wondering if it is a size thing or what. I get the heat in the summer.

[@jeremymoses7401]

It really depends on the scenario and your personal preferences. While there are bivys that bridge the gap between tents and standard bivies; in most cases bivies tend to be lighter and quicker setup, but you sacrifice space and privacy in some cases. Personally, i really only use bivies in colder temps because i get too hot in them in most cases; but theyre excellent for controlling that warm airspace in the winter.

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Here in Canuck Land I carry a Council Tool Pack Ax and a Silky Big Boy 2000 Outback Edition , I noticed you didn't pack your Silky Big Boy .

[@ONThree]

Great choices! It is in the pack. Just for got to mention it.

[@blueridgerealtor]

I won’t get cold with you around ❤

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

AYYYOOOOO 🫦

[@PabloP169]

Don't you sweat inside the bivy? I have never used one as so many have reported waking up soaked through from condensed sweat when using a bivy I guess due to poor air circulation.

[@ONThree]

I have had good luck with my mss goretex bivy and the SOL breathable bivy. The non-breathable emergency bivy bags will leave you damp.

[@shadowcastre]

The MMSS bivy bag can be a bonus. However, If you are beyond 6 foot & 230 youll have a hard time with fit. Most are too small. I had to open up mine and add an extra foot of width along the length to make it usable. Question What makes you think living in the North is a terrible place to live and poor life choice.. really?

[@ONThree]

Just picking on you yanks! How did you add the material? Did you buy goretex fabric?

[@shadowcastre]

@ONThree I don't know of any Yankees here in the Northern Rockies... Yes I used a piece of gortex I found in a remnant bin at the upholstery shop. I split the seam opposite the zipper and added a piece full length for finished extra width of 12 inches. I also rebuilt the toe box to accommodate a rectangular sleeping bag. I don't like mummy sleeping bags for obvious reasons.

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Gloves... Duh work or warmth

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Great load out. ?? We need to kno how people are making Maps of the area ???

[@LoganSumrell]

I like your chill... Thanks for the vids. Been liking your stuff since I found ya. Thanks for sharing. Oh, and I also don't like you because you have cost me a good bit of money in the past few months. LOL

[@ONThree]

Sorry about that!! 🤣

[@LoganSumrell]

@@ONThree no you're not lol

[@tomritter493]

It is still a pay day lol

[@whammointhewoods]

Whammo! For the algo!

[@ONThree]

Thanks!!

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Slim Jim’s

[@toddgibson9861]

Nice set up. Should be warm and dry. I'd at least add a folding saw and leatherman for myself, but I could get by without them if I had too.

[@ONThree]

I added a folding saw after I finished recording. Thanks!

[@pueblo1960]

Certainly not a cold weather survival

[@Donald-ky2fg]

Nope. You dont know what winter is my friend . Stay put You wont make it

[@ONThree]

Ha! There you are.