SLEEPING SHELTERS aka Tarps - Hands on History Vlog

Hands on History vlog - sleeping shelter aka Tarp
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[@emmanuelskywalkers9272]

Hail! Hands on History AS. I love this video. Part of my background is Scandinavian. I will be making my own Viking thing's, my Viking friends will help me.

[@michaeltellurian825]

My take-away from this is that the tarp must be pitched steeply. And that makes sense, even though it never occurred to me how important that aspect was and how important it was in all improvised shelters. Thank you Heidi!

[@thomashoward831]

Love it!!

[@bradleydavis6212]

I love these! Can we get a vlog about your guys bedrolls and what you use for one in real cold weather? Thanks again AWESOME videos!

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Noted =)

[@lauraschlieselhuber8487]

Damn, go Songleikr, your music is always on point.

[@sarahsoinard]

thank you for your videos :) fun to watch and useful ^^

[@sosteve9113]

Nicely done

[@0wl68]

Amazing new video, love it! 😀

[@danibonilla8129]

I love your videos, very useful and fun to watch. Keep doing such a good job!

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

It's odd to see a mestizo with an interest in Germanic culture. Maybe you can answer me something. Online I track a lot of internet creepers who predate on children (can't say the actual word due to the YT filter), 100% of them have Spanish names and live in South American countries, and 100% of the victims of their grooming are white children with blonde hair and blue eyes. What is going on culturally with their infatuation with our children? And why is it not frowned upon behaviour in your culture? If I straight up call them p-words (again filter) they reply with a laughing face and a thumbs up and have no shame about it. They use their real names, have their wives, childrens, and workplaces linked to their social media. It's as though they assume there is no penalty for trying to contact children for ... well, reasons that KZbin's new live comment filter would shadowban my account for mentioning. But why is predating on children accepted in your society? In our society we hunt such people down and do unspeakable things to them that often results in their death or castration.

[@danibonilla8129]

​@@dr.lexwinter8604 First of all, the way you talk about an entire continent and its society shows a tremendous ignorance and a subtle racism that is read between the lines. Those behaviors are indeed penalized here and I've never seen those comments before. I don't know the websites you frequent, but you should do two things: 1) Report them and denounce them if possible and 2) Realize those bastards are everywhere in the world, not just in South America. Usually the evilest and most powerful ones are in the more developed countries. Just for the record, the worst pederasts in my country's history were actually German (and others from other European countries). Those people escaped from the WW II and established a powerful p-word business. I encourage you to investigate about Paul Schaeffer and Spiniak. And not because of that I'm saying all Germans are pederast... You perspective of people and their cultures is simply distortioned and racist, people like you are as evil as p-philes.

[@HrafnirKrumr]

You are making really good stuff. Can't wait to see more!

[@hopefulhearted]

ive heard of 'brushing' wool to align fibers so that it sheds water better, perhaps that would be another option? i love your videos!

[@Isaac_howell]

very interesting, could you please do a video on the bed rolls please? im very interested to see what it consists of and how it they work to keep you warm enough.

[@slaviapolandia7541]

Love it!

[@dawsonl]

Thank you. That was quite informative. I appreciate and like this format.

[@JohnSmith-nh2te]

Amazing, could you do one where you go into details about clothing?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Yes =)

[@JohnSmith-nh2te]

Hands on History AS You guys are the best

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

@faultroy Felting is more a bronze age thing for larger materials. Unless you mean felting a woven woolen object? But if you mean felting as a method of joining fibres together, that was more often used as socks and hats from the stone age right up until the twentieth century. Making felt socks is fun and easy, pad your shoes with the fibres, put your feet in, and forget about it. When you take them off, you have felted socks. It's pretty neat.

[@rofyle]

Very informative. If ever I'm forced to live like a viking, then I will be sorry I didn't pay closer attention to your videos.

[@ulf793]

Very interesting.

[@raiffelsdad]

What a very interesting and informative video, mange tak

[@takeitoutside6049]

Greetings from Arizona / U.S.A.! We just launched our youtube channel and our version on a "Viking Grill" and stumbled upon your channel. Thank you so much for putting this information together. It is exactly what we have been looking for. We are new subscribers to your channel and look forward to checking out all your other videos.

[@glenngutshall5507]

Please go into more details for the benefit of aspiring Norse folk the world over!

[@MrWolfe-pf8pm]

What size are the linen tarps? (meters preferably)

[@ihendri14nilsson57]

Hello, very informative. What is the Music in the beginning of the video? 😊

[@janicekidson9704]

"Songleikr", a really good music group Ingrid is a part of. Nice video by the way! :)

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Songleikr =)

[@ihendri14nilsson57]

Thanks a lot. I need to check that band out👍

[@alphabears6342]

Is that linen blanket something that could be purchased online?

[@leighrate]

The tarps primary function is to get you out of the wind. Not keep you dry. If your wearing layers of oiled wool & linen being wet isn't that much of an issue.

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Yes that is our experience too =) But the question we are answering is how and what we use to make the tarp more water resistant.

[@leighrate]

Hands on History AS Have you considered dipping the yarn before weaving?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

No, but that might work?

[@paulcarr4005]

do you hunt animals for skins and food

[@petergerwing3343]

how do I get horsefat, please?!

[@bareknucklesmick9761]

How do you most commonly set up you tarps?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Between two trees using some rope =)

[@ah5721]

Why not bees wax? Did the Norse beekeep?

[@empereurornithorynque9778]

What's the name of the intro song it is so awsome 😍😍😍

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Hei skål - Songleikr

[@mountainmaxxxsurvival9377]

How do you use the pelts? Do you sleep on top of them? What are the best ones to use? Most durable and warmest?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

We will make a video about that =)

[@menhirranald3234]

whats thats intro song ?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Songleikr =)

[@menhirranald3234]

thanks, great track

[@sharmanah]

So you wrap your bed-roll inside tarp or vice versa? I thought having the tarp as the outer layer would help keep your dry if you are caught in a downpour.

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

The one who carries the tarp rolls it as the outer layer yes =)

[@sharmanah]

Hands on History AS thanks for your reply, makes sense. Love your channel btw.👍

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

thank you =)

[@ElenathSilivren]

Why horse fat? Is it somehow better than any other fat?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Yes =) You can also harvest a lot of it at one go. And sheep fat was used for other purposes.

[@jamessarvan7692]

Where do you get that bed roll holding thingy?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

We make it

[@leifbennett2917]

Fyrstr

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

That is a ridiculously HUGE bedroll. How big do you think you are? What part of your body touches the ground? Your shoulder, upper arm, hip, and feet. So realistically if you put some of your gear at your feet you only need from your pillow (which again can be your gear wrapped in a shirt) to your hip. That's three or four feet by about six inches wide, double it for extra comfort. You aren't rolling around in the night, so four foot by one foot is enough of a bedroll. I suspect from the amount of material that your tarps are ridiculously oversized like your huge bedroll too. I suggest something small enough to cover one man uncomfortably with tie points to join two or more together. Thus three men can tie theirs together to make space for three men to sleep (no homo).

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

How small do you think we are? ;) This is the same size bedroll we use on every hike, and we've been on a lot of those. We use the lightest reindeer pelts for hiking. Either small ones with thick winter fur, or slightly bigger spring pelts with thinner fur. These pelts weigh very little :)

[@dougspizman6751]

Dr. Lex Winter whats up with u? This is the 2nd rude comment I saw of yours. They do period reenacting. Not American know it all, tough guy shit. I'm positive there's not a fu--ing thing you have 2 offer this lady.