Survival Shelter The Concealed A Frame!!

Survival Shelter the Concealed A-Frame! Quick deploy ridge line and use of toggles for a poncho shelter A-Frame. Added onto this is vegetation using the BLISS principle to help conceal the shelter while using the 4W’s to select a safe location to shelter. Enjoy!
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[@jamescrowe7892]

The military, in my opinion and experience, has the best teaching method. It is comprised of three phases; the student/recruit is showed the technique, the student/recruit is talked through the technique, then the student/recruit performs the technique on his own. Obviously here our teacher can't observe the third phase. It is left up to us. Sua Sponte. Bravo Zulu, Rangers Lead The Way.

[@lucass.4786]

If you ain't cav.... you know the rest 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DarthDink]

In the Fire Academy and Medic School it was the similar. See ONE, do ONE, then teach ONE.

[@jodamo5953]

All the way

[@jamesalexander6417]

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

[@lesliemckinney8565]

Thank you for showing step by step how to do a truckers hitch. I've been trying to learn it for over a month but no one but you showed (the last step) how to finish by tying off the end. You really are a great teacher.

[@loriore1684]

I agree with Dillon and others who've already posted. You had me from the get go. You take your time with Great Instructions. You leave me wanting more! Thank You So Much

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

That means a lot, thank you!

[@RSpuhl]

Outstanding...coming from a former SERE instructor ;-)

[@braunwm]

Some might argue that what you're doing has been done before by other survival/bushcraft channels. I disagree, because the little additional tips and tricks you provide (e.g. looping through the trucker's hitch 2x to create a jam, including BLISS considerations, etc.), make this the most informative video I have found so far. I also appreciate your presentation style, and the editing. The quick cut ins and cut outs to show exactly what you're talking about help tremendously. Can't wait for you to start your own open enrollment survival school.

[@dillonharding1660]

This is very clear and great instructions on how to properly setup a shelter from a poncho, I actually recommend to my guy to watch this video when they ask how to setup a hooch because they get it exactly from where I learned it from.

[@cynthiaheatly5562]

You gave THE most efficient, informative explanation of, not only how to suspend the tarp, but how to use the trucker's hitch (I've watched more than one video on that!😄) and other tying methods to use the rope!! I like the toggle idea also! Thank you.

[@dammitdan106]

This is the highest quality entry-level shelter build video I've ever watched. GOAT!

[@robertgoss4842]

One of the best I've seen. Serious, but not stern, realistic, but not frightening. Well done!

[@rayward9265]

Your use of repetition is just right, not to many times, but enough to understand. Showing the knots from different perspectives is very useful.

[@paulharding1621]

I camp in a woodland where branches rather than perhaps whole trees come down like javelins and embed in the ground. Liking your double wrap on the truckers hitch, great tip.

[@winstontelly2232]

Best video I've found on the topic. The thorough demonstration is much appreciated.

[@1.forestrunner]

You're a good instructor thanks for the info.

[@trooperjinthewoods4538]

You are a great how too knot instructor. In the Canadian Forces most of us used the principle " if you can't tie knots ! Tie lots " Lol your method is an improvement and we also dug a shallow grave or shell scrape under the poncho to give more protection from the elements and any incoming fire. Love your channel Cheers

[@tomroach4701]

Love the 4 w’s ! Would like to add one more.. Wiggly’s Look out for those critters on the ground!

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Those are a concern for me as well. Perhaps the Major might give us some info on what, if anything, to do to deter them from your camp.

[@lorkainenkingg8497]

I call that W "wildlife" instead of wigglers because you want to watch for plants too. For example, you don't want to bed down in poison ivy, or among thorn bushes.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

That's food.

[@AncientNovelist]

Andrew, this is maybe the best demonstrations I have seen of the QDRL-based A-frame and the quick deploy ridgeline itself. You brought exactly the right camera angles to the trucker's hitch, in particular, which is a simple knot once you've done it a few dozen times, but learning how to do it is difficult from a video - I know, because I was learning this stuff for the first time three years ago. Shawn Kelly's (Corporals Corner) videos are good, too, but you put it all together here a bit better than Shawn did, IMO. I appreciate the extra effort that must have been required to make sure the camera was recording from exactly the right angle to make everything clear. Nice job!

[@sosayweall7290]

Excellent video. The explanation of the truckers hitch was clear and easy to follow.

[@lgwjrwhite588]

You got one of the best channels on you tube northern canada

[@not1just4words]

I tried this! It worked very well. You're a great teacher. I can't believe this high quality content is free! You really put in a lot of time, effort and valuable information. I'm hooked... Thanks Andrew!

[@pollyhatch5426]

Thanks, Andrew, I learned something new. Most times the MSR pegs won't go through grommet holes. Never thought about toggling it with the string. Thanks for your time in making the videos, I really enjoy them.

[@outback8370]

Another w would be wild life. You dont want to be woken up finding your on an ant hill or find deer and or beers walking past because you set up your shelter on their water trail. Excellent video and probably the best demonstration of how to tie a truckers hitch

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

I could not agree more! I actually ran right into a black bear in the same area after this video. I’ve also had deer run through the same area during the making of several videos.

[@ourtechwriter]

You are a dangerous man! Good! Keep it coming...

[@nurseactual]

Man youre just full of good info. I always threw my tarp over the ridgeline, so I found your technique interesting. Thanks again Andrew, stay safe out there.

[@michaelsarkisian1047]

Retired SERE Instructor, we had modified BLISS to BLISSS (Blend in, low in silhouette, irregular in shape, small, secluded, and survivable. We had added the survivable portion because students had achieved the other elements but in some cases dangerously so.

[@dannyh9010]

I liked how you just disappeared into your shelter at the very end. The woods swallowed you up. Great ending!

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Thanks! I thought that would be a nice touch!

[@grayghost1031]

Excellent video, one of the best instructional video. Thank you for teaching me the truckers hitch the easy way. Please keep the videos coming my friend. Your channel is going to blow up and a good way,

[@svmagnoliaglen6105]

Fantastic knot tutorial. Thank you.

[@jamesadams8572]

Just helping your ratings go higher by leaving a comment for you... love your videos especially the military teaching and to the point.

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Much appreciated!

[@kendralynn2490]

Man I love this channel!! You're an amazing teacher. The instruction is clear & complete. Thank you so very much for your service. Thank you for sharing what you know with all of us!!

[@mike-yp1uk]

Wow the teaching is done so everyone can learn. I'm mentally slow and Andrew teaches the details that are important slow and in detail. I now know how to tie a ridge line and secure the 550 cord. I will have to watch it twice but this is a video that watching twice is well worth drilling it into my thick scull. Lmao. I am so looking fwd to getting out and into the woods. Always be careful when your in the woods because the one time you let your guard down something bad will happen and phone service sucks in the woods. Lol

[@mudsslinger]

good clear instructions , great video , thank you .

[@mbc-ls3zp]

Another "outstanding" video. Just got done bingeing all your videos. Great job! Were you an NCO before being a CO? You're teaching thru all your videos and not preaching. Again, "Outstanding"!

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

I appreciate that! Yeah, I was enlisted for a time before going the officer route.

[@lucass.4786]

@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft I was wondering why you haven't used power point yet... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidjacobs828]

@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft Excellent tutorial major. As always. Thank you for sharing your knowledge sir.

[@Uhnonuhmous]

This was great. Know this well. Bushcraft with military discipline. Really appreciate the refresher course. Tango Mike👍

[@tom7o18]

Great job of teaching, you do it well.

[@mathewhenderson5757]

Solid video. Great content for the community. Excellent period of instruction

[@ryankeith722]

Hey Andrew, This is probably one of the best videos out there for setting up a quick poncho shelter. I’m a newer subscriber, youre definitely making great content keep it up!👍🏼

[@duckrivermama66]

Good instructions. I can follow what you are doing without having to do any guesswork at all. Thanks. 👍

[@concretecowboy4212]

The bite on truckers hitch is good stuff 💯

[@damienfaust2108]

What's amazing looking back at this two year old video... The picture quality and the The production quality has so vastly improved over the past few years... But still very good videos

[@johnthomasjr262]

I have been using the exact same ridgeline setup for a couple years. I like that you are showing folks that "modified trucker's hitch". It has really helped me in the past and I wish more people knew about it.

[@gordontyree9858]

CAN’T COMPLIMENT YOU AND YOUR CHANNEL ENOUGH! SO GLAD I FOUND IT!! CAN’T GET ENOUGH!!! SO MANY GREAT VIDEOS, SO LITTLE TIME!LOL! KEEP EM COMING BROTHER! AND THANK YOU!🇺🇸

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Thank you!

[@dannyh9010]

Nice period of instruction. Your audio is good, and your editing is outstanding!

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Thank you kindly!

[@andystephens2871]

Love your eagerness to serve. Love the military perspective and mindset. Love your editing skills. Standing by until your next vid. Thanks brother.

[@Dreoilin]

Toggles in tent stakes is very smart👍

[@glynnellis5050]

Another very detailed video. Thank you Andrew.

[@mariusneumayer4419]

Nice, simple and well explained ! Great job

[@cliff9057]

Another good video. Thanks

[@jeffmccausland3569]

Great instructions! Thanks!

[@garyjohnson4608]

Outstanding video !!

[@jeffcooper9363]

Late to the party but enjoy the vids. Top shelf as he Brits say

[@MarkHarrisonBNE]

Widow makers are very context sensitive. In a eucalypt forest - the dominant forest in Australia, for example, but I’ve also seen a lot of these trees in the USA - the dangerous eucalyptus trees are (mostly) the smooth barked variety. Usually a white or grey colour. I’ve personally observed branches just fall off those trees that will take out the roof of an SUV. You sure would not want to have been standing or laying underneath those MFs when it happened! Great channel. You are a extremely good at explaining things. Thank you.

[@waynegonzales7309]

Good job Ranger

[@cardiacbob]

I've made about a thousand of those shelters (22 Yr. USMC & US Army) but I always threw my poncho over the ridgeline (actually ran the ridgeline through the grommets). This way is smarter. damn. Old-dog, new-trick...

[@azhomeboy2000]

You're awesome dude, puting out content like a boss. It's always a pleasure to watch.👍🏼👍🏼

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Thank you!

[@jameshammond2738]

This is some great stuff! Everyone and everything knows that Natural doesn't have any Straight Lines. It is wise to make your surroundings Jagged and crooked.

[@paulcook2430]

Very good teaching techniques

[@angryshrub1]

Your instruction technique is pure military. Having fond memories of my time in the Army. Thanks.

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Glad I could make it a good one for you! Thanks for the compliment!

[@seanbarber6945]

Sir you make me miss my military days , sure wish you would have been one of our instructors

[@troybarker2433]

Superb channel Andrew.

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Many thanks!

[@Mr808islands]

likeing it bro. more stealthy those camolflauge net with leaves and over the a frame that be sweet with additional more natural sticks and leaves. 🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@BandGeek2210]

Another excellent video. As for tent stakes…l agree…easier to pack em than make ‘em….great job

[@richardcanfield2741]

Great training. Need these vids. Ppl love’em. You give very smooth easy up instructions. Thanx much

[@EventyrsorenDenmark]

Nice video and Beautiful nature. Enjoyed this video very Much. Looking foreward for more 😊😅🤗

[@chrismoore600]

Wonderful show thanks.

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Be especially careful around a widow maker with supple lips!

[@Hoonozit]

Clear and concise instruction. Thanks for the video.

[@MrWhite-ip9hw]

I just ordered the Bearhard shelter from the winter survival shelter video. I was trained in the old school ( no school like it) so I'm partial to my poncho element barrier, however my old bones sure appreciate the insulation and reflective properties of the Bearhard for the cooler months.

[@darrinsands8740]

Awesome. I'm definitely learning alot from your videos

[@wazza2903]

G'day Andrew, Instead of a marlin spike hitch I use a Siberian hitch, it's still a quick release but you don't need a toggle and it's quick and easy to tie. Thanks for another well presented video, looking forward to the next instalment 👍🏻🍻🇦🇺

[@eaglesnest2881]

Very informative The knot's are interesting

[@devildogsbushcraft7898]

Outstanding

[@martinli88guitars]

Excellent!

[@jacoba4230]

pretty good stuff tbh. I would tell my guys to watch this thanks for putting out good content.

[@shellariddle324]

Awesome, very useful information, thank you

[@guygardner7156]

You are an excellent instructor Andrew, thank you, and please keep em coming.

[@kennethvalerio1294]

Nice work

[@thomasnugent3836]

Very good, thank you very much. Some folks add another W for wildlife. Being near a bear den or a game trail or a low wet area with snakes and mosquitoes is best avoided. HOOAH

[@ericbrenus2842]

Really-really indgenious systems never i saw before !

[@bradolsen8553]

THANKS ANDREW

[@simplysailingbarnabas4943]

Thanks for your clear instruction. Interestingly a truckers hitch in Australia is a half sheepshank which avoids the sometimes difficult to untie loop knot on the ridge line. If the rope happens to be slippery the loose bight can be passed around the standing part and finished like a bowline by pushing it through the twisted loop. Hope that makes sense.

[@richdillon1221]

Awesome info keep it up

[@thegroove2000]

The A frame is a classic for good reason.

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk9055]

Great info thanks.

[@jordanmariam8984]

I Love it what you do reminds my about my time in service.

[@zulufoxx3829]

I've watched a LOT of videos very similar to this. But not one of them broke down the knot tying for clumsily guys like me the way YOU did. Thank you! Very well done!

[@jonathanm8197]

In my experience, you can make a bivvy bag/tent even more low profile by putting your backpack standing up inside it touching the top of your head, which keeps the netting up off your face. This way, you don't need poles. Hope this helps

[@magicman2324]

Thanks for the info! I like that poncho shelter!

[@MASAIADVENTURESCHANNEL]

It's a modified version of some similar shelters already showed by another people in KZbin. Actually, It's better explained the trucker's hitch and the deployment of ridgeline. Good show

[@standingbear998]

no they are the modified, this is the original.

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

use trouser blousers at each tie off for the canopy, so that the wind jerky things around doesn' tear out your grommets or anchor loops.

[@danielcopeland8377]

First; excellent period of instruction. I have a question for you. Why isn't the poncho or tarp strung over the ridge line instead of under it? Thank you for your time and efforts in bringing your knowledge to bear. I have watched many of your instructional videos and taken away ideas and concepts every time.

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

Thanks for the question! I get that one a lot. Suspending the poncho under the ridge line limits the contact between poncho and line limiting damage or wear. It’s easier to take down by simply moving the toggles and dropping the poncho while keeping the line up. Or even to sag the poncho to create an irregular shape. The ridge line also acts as a an entire point of contact for vegetation for concealment purposes.

[@danielcopeland8377]

@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft Thanks Cap!

[@davidburrows975]

Thank you

[@treemowerman]

Great video, very informative

[@brittburton3264]

I usually tried to build my poncho hooches ‘inside’ a large shrub or tree so that they ended up looking like part of that plant. I’d also sprinkle them liberally with pine needles/fallen leaves and that would add to the insulation value as well as camouflage. Those gave me a couple of things, better camouflage, more protection from the elements and ended up being noticeably warmer inside than out due to that added protection. Of course I also always made them low to the ground and would scoop out the ground so I could use a heat tab inside to make mocha or heat an MRE (back when heat tabs or your own body were the only methods allowed for heating MRE’s).

[@matthewferreira2176]

Awesome

[@shield707]

Excellent 👊

[@thomasapplewhite8672]

Solid practical video. Well done!

[@pdoutdoors7272]

Great video.

[@markbough2606]

Thank You for sharing

[@John-jj1cc]

Thanks for the video, very well explained, I enjoy your content

[@williammccaslin8527]

Cool idea, never built one that low tho, thx for the vid.