Survive -30° Night In Bushcraft Shelter Solo Winter Camping

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00:00 Sleeping outside at -30?
01:17 Shelter Building
04:31 Collecting Firewood
08:44 Cooking Diner
11:30 Overnight
14:01 Morning
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[@martymorissette]

I had to process soooo much woooood!!! Enjoy!

[@martymorissette]

@Gone Awry thanks for the input!!!

[@user-fh9ew4pg2r]

ذض

[@crimsoncadence683]

Next time, to save some work, use a "V" in a tree to break any wood forearm size or smaller. And the rest just saw through enough to break it the rest of the way. I did a night in 19° F. Under a tarp on a cot next to a fire. I was burning whole logs during the night. The metal cot was hot to the touch. It was warm under there. Happy camping.

[@dezhatton7859]

Enjoyed the video 😊

[@junkname9983]

bring a fricken tent next time instead of carrying all that extra equipment and spending all that time and effort building that lousy shelter. Not to mention leaving a pile of dead plant material in an unsightly pile

[@tabushcamp]

Can we just all take a minute to appreciate his camera angles and all the hassle this caused him, in order to make a edited video for our viewing pleasure. This was brilliant. Be proud sir !

[@martymorissette]

Trevor my man! Thank you so much for your kind comment! Glad you enjoy the content!

[@gregchambers6100]

The rule is to gather as much wood as you need, then gather 3 times more than that. Also you don't have to cut it all up, you can put large logs on the edges to dry and smolder.

[@thebigfellar7178]

Hi Marty , stopped in to watch your video . I'm a hillbilly from Va. I've been doing camping since I was old enough to walk. Couple tips for you. #a Injuns didn't and don't cut and split wood. They just drag them up to camp and burn them , drag up , pull up , a long fire will keep you warmer than a cut and split type campfire. #b Carry zip ties ,big ones little ones , medium , etc. It's faster to zip tie a lean too structure then to tie and do knots. Stronger and a lot less work and time. #c had you put a tarp or plastic sheeting on after you did the pine boughs , you would of been 30+ degrees warmer then no outside tarp. #d A wool blanket on top of the sleeping bag =lots of trapped heat and no chance of a spark ruining that nice sleeping bag. I was taught to always carry a real wool blanket along cold or hot. Lots of uses chair ,cape , etc. A real one like Woolrich etc. will cost you $100 to 500 I hunt for them at yard sales , always looking. I have like #15 real ones now. Lastly always bring a fire poker along as well. As soon as we get a fire going I place it in the fire , A oven mitt on either side of the fire. No animal or human can take burning hot steel on their flesh , it's the ultimate camp protection piece. Red hot steel works. Anyways hope these tips help . Peace.

[@martymorissette]

All great tips my friend!!! Thanks for the input :)

[@trash_in_a_box]

Novice at building a fire, but I'll be damned if that isn't the most hearty, gourmet outdoor meal I have ever seen. Phenomenal. You, sir, are an artisan.

[@martymorissette]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Up_north_with_Mike]

You video shows just how finicky it can be to create the essential - fire. Most videos show how simple making a fire is but in reality it's so much harder. Aside from actually sourcing out dry wood and processing it the main issue is getting it started. Wind is a factor. As are cold hands. Great job.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks man! It ca be finicky!!! haha I was laughing when it just kept rolling on itself lol

[@juliocazares5190]

Great video thank you man

[@FreakofNature1]

A solid outing Marty!🍻 The amount of work you accomplished in that little time is insane! Well done👊

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my man!!!! It was just a bit of work.... lol

[@MissNikkor]

Wow! De la grosse job! Sur le coup, ça garde bien au chaud de scier autant de bois loll! Quel festin! Un repas bien mérité après tout ce travail. Bravo pour avoir bravé ce froid. Excellent vidéo.

[@martymorissette]

haha merci! oui un souper bien meriter en effet! lol

[@alanbierhoff6831]

That was great! Thank you Back in the 1970’s (yes, I’m older than dirt) I attended Adirondack Woodcraft Camp (NY) and one of the mantra’s they instilled in us was: when you think you’ve got enough firewood, double it! That’s saved my a$$ a few times lol

[@martymorissette]

yeah I can believe that now that I lived it! hahaha

[@hudsonps4669]

This was fun to watch. I went winter camping only once. It was -10 degrees, and I pretty much relied on my friend to keep me alive. My hands did hurt so much that I couldn’t contribute much to most manual tasks. Then again, part of the problem is that we arrived at the place at night, so that made things much harder. We slept inside tents, and we had some insulation pads for the snow. Watching this video reminded me of that trip. I’m assuming that the small wall you made traps the heat coming from the fire, so it works better than a tent…? This was very fun to watch, I am gonna check your other videos for camping tips.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my friend! Yeah it keeps the frost off of you and traps some heat from the fire :)

[@mueford]

Can you imagine the amount of wood that everyone's ancestors processed over a lifetime ???

[@martymorissette]

right!?

[@awoodward37]

Their idea of "free time" was the chance to cut more fire wood.

[@NickHaus683]

Less than we do. We’re the reason why the earths tropical rainforests and other large forests are becoming less and less

[@Cyprus_Is_Greek]

​@@NickHaus683we are 8 billion now. Think before you speak. Also the earth now has more trees than 200 years ago

[@NickHaus683]

@@Cyprus_Is_Greek Not thinking before speaking is impossible. However, to answer your question, look at rainforest and city 30 year Timelapse’s. How could we possibly have more trees now than ever?

[@UnlikelyHiker]

Thanks for a proper winter camping video! Great job on the shelter too! I’ve been wanting to do that for years but we can only use dead or downed wood here, so the location needs to be ideal. I’ve camped to -15 F a few times. Lord knows what the windchill was. I use a mountainsmith tarp. It’s great for winter. Lots of space and can dig down into the snow. We cannot have fires in the ADK high peaks lol, so we just go to bed early. It can be peaceful and rewarding if you are prepared. Great video!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! If you have snow you can do many outings that doesn't require a fire! Quinzees are super fun to make and sleep in!!!!

[@julianrodriguez6952]

Good work Marty! I like this video because it shows how the process is not easy.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my man! I had a good time!!

[@wildernesscanoeassociation]

Wow, I am really impressed you were able to get so much done in only 2 hours!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks! I have to say it was closer to 3 hours with the residual light... I meant 2 hours before the sun sets over the horizon!

[@XanderBudnick]

Nice video Buddy! glad you survived. -30 is cooooold

[@martymorissette]

Indeed!!!!! That's why I wouldn't let the fire die!! haha

[@Up_north_with_Mike]

Great vid Marty! Editing was incredible and the content par excellence!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my man!

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Great job on your camp. A lot of people don’t know how much work is involved in something like that. I know it was tiring to process all that wood by yourself. Good scenery and good food. Cool video my friend 👍🏻👍🏻

[@martymorissette]

So much work!!! lol I was so tired! hahaha Thanks my man!

[@danielwhite7380]

Ohhhhh

[@logiconabstractions6596]

I had a very similar steup last year as well. A few good ideas from the vid: 1 - going for "volume" with the boughs for the roof is probably a good time saver. I used fewer, but kinda tried weaving them as best I could.It works, but it takes a lot of time. Might just be better to dump a bunch and call it a day. 2 - closing the sides with snow instead of wood. I had kind of a falling triangle shape, but still on full size opened, which I tried to close with wall of boughs.again, takes a fair bit of time. prob. best to do just one roof, and close with snow banks. For the fire, you could cut down considerably on wood processing by not bothering with short logs. To warm your whole bodylength, ideally the fire needs to be ~ as long as you are, kinda like you had. I typically lay them down first kinde like you did but I build the fire on top (instead of "in front"), having a few layers of logs in a bit of a pyramid shape. As the top layers burn, they release coals which slowly burn their way down. It has the benefit of lasting very long before needing to be managed. You could more or less build it to last the night, depending on height/wood quality. I think it should be closer to your shelter. I might be old, but I typically cut down stuff at home and pack it "ready to cook" sort of. Avoids having to finess with small things using frozen fingers, getting fingers wet etc. I pretty much cook with gloves on from start to finish.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks for watching my friend and yes I’m never processing my wood like that again hahaha

[@timothysalinas37]

It's one thing to go out and survive and to add filming it. Great video!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :) Glad you liked it!

[@ApparitionGroupUSA]

Another note, boil some fresh pine straws off a tree for some great winter tea

[@toshioikene8200]

awesome man. good times in the outdoors. thanks for taking us with you.

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)

[@Alessandro-tf5xh]

Next time try to put a mylar blanket under the green leaves it will trap and reflect a lot of heat from the fire back to you

[@pnyarrow]

Danke noch einmal! Super Idee. Bleib gesund. ATB. Nigel

[@Evan_Le5]

Great video Marty. Thank god for packable shelters eh! Imagine if we all made shelters like these instead of packing in tents or tarps. Fun to do a couple times but there wouldn’t be much brush left if this was the norm

[@martymorissette]

Fair! But trust me this will never be the norm... it requires way to much work lol

[@peterloichtl4512]

There would be a lot of dead people.

[@BBQDad463]

The work done to about 4:30 reinforces the idea of always having a 7' X 9' tarp. It saves so much work.

[@martymorissette]

yup! It is always better with it indeed!!! I wanted to try something a bit different this time around :)

[@reneelacewell5496]

instead of processing all that wood down to wood stove length ( ridiculous) just burn it down, pulling the wood into the fire as needed, you got over 200 degrees out in front of the shelter to angle the longer sticks out away from your bed area. save energy and time. you always gather more wood than you think you need just in case you do need it, hoping you leave a small pile the next morning. nice camp.

[@martymorissette]

yeah I will never cut that much wood again!!! hahahaha Thanks my friend

[@kadumtapok3089]

Lay me down ! In the cold cold ground !!

[@acmund]

Great video. I saw a similar shelter on dual survival. The significant difference is that they had a mylar blanket behind them and clear plastic between them and the fire. Mylar reflects the heat and the plastic held it in.

[@martymorissette]

Yeah I did one with one as well last year :) thanks

[@marnycoggins4535]

Even once you get a good fire it is easy to accidentally let it go out while you are sleeping. Your body just wants to sleep to try to fight the cold. And your hands and face can get beat up in the cold just like it can in the sun.

[@martymorissette]

Indeed!!!

[@KHOL1N]

Helpful tip, when processing wood. you typically dont need to split them, unless the rounds are more than 6+ inches in diameter. Wood usually/typically burns about 1 inch in diameter per hour, Depending on the type of wood,. this usually helps in wood gathering in a survival setting when needing to save both time and calories

[@martymorissette]

lol yea this was the first and last time I did this hahaha

[@apet1572]

another tip i always heard when it comes to wood... is whatever you think is enough ... double that and THEN you might have enough xD

[@thesunshine4524]

Thanks for sharing

[@jasondylansargent2195]

Amazing video well done mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 loved it

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

That is nuts!

[@kevinbrown0529]

Man. I love watching.. and doing this.. . Great video.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@kimbryan439]

The only thing to make your channel complete is a dog. Great video. Great ideas for shelter. And great fire.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks man

[@IlocanoTraveller]

wonderful! enjoy camping.:)

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@Daniel_Lundkvist86]

Life outdoors makes you appreciate life indoors. With all the luxury that comes from having a home. Something not everyone would be able to say. Running water, a toilet, a warm bed. Thats why I like being outdoors, to enjoy life more with a roof over my head! All people are not blessed with that.

[@martymorissette]

It certainly humbles you and makes you more greatfull about the simple things we take for granted!

[@jobeaty]

Might want to try the "Siberian log fire" method, should help reduce wood processing. Cool vid

[@martymorissette]

Yeah I just saw Xander do that actually it is for sure what I’m trying next!

[@margaretsheridan7087]

Hi Marty,great video,you’re awesome,love from england xx

[@martymorissette]

Thanks so much

[@bonpecheur4565]

Nice cold camp !

[@pausdadyoda6276]

It takes balls to leave t comfy of ur home n go for a challenge mid winter....absolute respect....raw savage

[@martymorissette]

🙏

[@carlosperim4774]

I love those kinda videos I wish I had knowledge to do this

[@vegas9440]

First person I seen doing these adventures without a pooch pal

[@martymorissette]

What’s a pooch pal?

[@ryant6009]

A dog you need a dog

[@joetursi9573]

I love it. In the middle of nowhere he's gotta listen to a podcast!!

[@CREPOZOIDLEMORBIDES]

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Forgot. Awesome video!!

[@Vivungisport]

Besides heat,, I guessing the fire was important from a psychological aspect as well? Great video man, camping in such brutal condition will boost your confidence in wildlife tremendously 🙏🔥❄

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my friend glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@juliettesuello121]

cooking process looks good

[@martymorissette]

🙏🙏

[@frankstein5967]

One observation. When I build fires in the yard, I often place longer pieces of wood on the fire, allow them to burn through in the middle, and then place the shorter pieces on the fire. 4 foot pieces of 2-inch diameter wood would have cut your sawing by one half.

[@martymorissette]

Yeah I don’t saw this much anymore lol

[@bobo8620]

You have such excellent long logs. It was possible to make a nadya. With a shift for the second half of the night and not bother with adding firewood at all.

[@laffitteoutdoors]

My favorite one yet! Only thing I may have done differently is cut the logs a little longer to heat more of your body. Brother those were some cold temps and you killed it!! Bushcraft Marty should stay lol!!

[@laffitteoutdoors]

I suppose I should wait to comment before I’ve seen the whole video 🤣 fire was perfect!

[@martymorissette]

😂 I figured it out half way through that I was wasting my time hahaha soooo muuuchhh work lol

[@martymorissette]

Thanks btw! I really had a good time so I’ll be doing this again for sure!

[@laffitteoutdoors]

@@martymorissette We’ll definitely be looking forward to it! 😁

[@awoodward37]

A large woolen blanket to cover the "all nylon" sleeping bags would allow the fire to be a bit closer with the sparks making your sleep to exciting.

[@ryanledo6581]

Love this snow camping vid mate.

[@martymorissette]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ApparitionGroupUSA]

My rule of thumb in the winter is to always make a fire first before shelter. Give yourself a heat source to work in to warm up my hands. I’m military, so unless it’s raining only in tactical or search & rescue operations do I make shelter first

[@martymorissette]

Yup that was the learning of that outing for sure!

[@bohemianmystik8602]

Yea that is what I was thinking even if not winter fire is my first option just so I can stay cozy and purify water source

[@martymorissette]

@@bohemianmystik8602 after living this experience I agree 100%%%

[@kcm3129]

형 그러다 얼어죽어 ㅋㅋ 멋짐니다 일단 구독 할게요 낭만있네요

[@Liveforyourself01]

Great work 😌

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@Productions35mm]

WOW!!! Doing all this and filming at the same time... I would have let go of my camera long before!! Congrats nice video!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks bro! You can used to doing the filming at the same time lol it's almost second nature now haha. Cheers!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Great video best part was you saying “Union Break” 😜🤣🤣

[@martymorissette]

yes!!!! haha

[@adnanzaheer9230]

Was watching it with my son loved it 😊

[@martymorissette]

That’s awseome!! Sorry for the few F bombs…. Lol

[@deriklawlis2843]

Méchante scie!

[@martymorissette]

Une vrai!!!

[@mrbond220]

Bonne travaille Mister. Excellente présentation

[@martymorissette]

Merci :)

[@hongkonger2047]

excellent

[@martymorissette]

🙌🙌

[@sirgabrielcamacho8687]

👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏 Cozy and Warm !!! 👍🏽👏🏽🙏

[@martymorissette]

Yeah!!!! Thanks :)

[@if131]

I slept overnight on the prairies in minus 22 celcius, no fire. Great sleeping bag and a snow hollow. The hatd part was getting out of that sleeping bag and putting clothes on in the morning. Learned my lesson there, put the clothes in the bottom of the sleeping bag

[@martymorissette]

Oh yeah clothes in the bag is key!!!!

[@TheSebtrain]

Excellent vid man. Subbed immediately

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)

[@MrTraveller.]

Great

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@flowerchildvee]

Sweet setup there man!🤙

[@martymorissette]

Thanks! 👍

[@kenmckay7106]

I'm in a cold camp right now .I do 30 below with no problem feathered friends make excellent gear .

[@martymorissette]

Indeed!!!

[@SaskFisher]

Looks cozy....but I know she's cold!!! Ha ha. Great video! Cool lean to shelter yah made.

[@martymorissette]

Yes, thanks

[@BBQDad463]

Subscribed.

[@gw8147]

Well done!!

[@martymorissette]

thanks :)

[@sushomie9807]

This video is great I loved it

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my friend :)

[@d_manoil1647]

Love canadian content.

[@karstengarnaas-kraft9022]

Honestly at first I didn’t think that this was going to be a good bushcraft video but u made it a great video🍻🎉

[@martymorissette]

😂😂😂thanks!

[@gustavonikity]

Nice video, buddy. Its a great process!

[@martymorissette]

🙏

[@chrispowers5568]

Get one of those small electric chain saws. Make processing all that wood really easy. Worth carrying the extra weight hiking.

[@martymorissette]

Now that's cheating! haha

[@chrispowers5568]

@@martymorissette the time you save you could maybe fly a small drone over head to give people idea of what the wilderness you hiked into looks like or maybe make a more complex meal and show prep or a bunch of other things that you find interesting and would want to show is. Just an idea.. I liked the video but I'm.old and look for the easy way to do things. 😆

[@awoodward37]

Batteries don't like low temps.

[@chrispowers5568]

@@awoodward37 you would have to process all the wood right away while battery is still good. Or bring one of those little 4 pound batteries with solar panels to recharge it.

[@greekrevoltontheway]

Such a nice feat

[@martymorissette]

thanks!

[@joetursi9573]

Great pad etc.

[@user-yt9on6ok1p]

Great 👍your myself~👍

[@martymorissette]

🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏

[@rennnnsemml]

never seen somebody who has less talent to start a fire than this guy *lool*

[@martymorissette]

Lol

[@LinysCooking]

Amazing, I like your video sir 👍

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)

[@winterstav2635]

dayz DAYZ)))

[@winstonian88]

Good job. Try the Siberian long log fire. It would’ve thrown heat right at your shelter all night I think.

[@martymorissette]

I actually will this winter! Haha

[@mikepadget9777]

gather what you think is twice too much wood and double it. then run out around 3 AM 😂

[@askhatabdullayev3395]

wow, I see you still replying to comments!!! I liked your energy, I don’t do that often but I am definitely going to subscribe!!!

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my friend :) Off course I still reply to comments!!!

[@mindlab780ab6]

Nice 👍🏽

[@martymorissette]

Thanks 💯

[@KappelleOutdoors]

For the future add a log wall (or whatever you wanna call it) to the other side of the fire to reflect the heat back to you. Wanna get all the heat you can to stay warm.

[@jrkarta5430]

Mantap luar biasa 👍

[@rogueskypilot4116]

I can see lots of good dead standing wood in the background for a Siberian Log Fire

[@martymorissette]

Yeah I’ll have to try that one day!

[@ollieox9181]

Think you over-worked yourself there, buddy. You didn't need to cut all those perfect, 16", length logs of firewood. Just a couple for kindling and getting it going. Then take the full length of three or four dead trees and set the ends into the fire. As they burn down, just shuffle the trees forward. That would keep you going all night. Also, I think the fire should have been the first thing to worry about in these circumstances - it being so cold. If some other effort goes wrong on you, at least you won't freeze to death. Just a thought.

[@martymorissette]

Yeah dude I don’t cut my wood like that anymore lol And super interesting point about starting with the fire… no one brought it up yet that I remember!

[@ollieox9181]

@@martymorissette You may recall some WW2 history - the Winter War. Stalin's USSR invaded Finland. The Finns goaded the Russians to chase them through the forests. The Finns were on skis and the Russians were on foot. The Russians would build up a sweat. But, sooner or later, they would have to rest. The sweat would then freeze - accelerating the cooling process. That way, by hypothermia, the Finns were able to kill a whole lot of Russian soldiers. The same would apply to winter camping. It's unsafe to work yourself into a sweat without a fire. In fact, it could be lethal. You can survive a night at -30 without food or shelter or sleep. But to go without a fire - that's dangerous. In any case, I did enjoy your video. Glad you're okay. Subscribed.

[@michaelhudecek2778]

I just came across you video and I remember you with Xander and Max! I'm Michael from New York. 😊😊

[@martymorissette]

Hey my friend glad to see you here :)

[@saman2169]

Very very nice 👍

[@martymorissette]

Thanks :)

[@user-yg1cs3ov9y]

more power to ya, I ain't sleepin in the cold if it's not necessary.

[@martymorissette]

fair, it's not for everyone!

[@joetursi9573]

Just a little whacky but wonderful. Good man!!

[@martymorissette]

🙌🙌🙌

[@williamtorres-vm1tp]

Great work brother im new i just subbed

[@martymorissette]

🙏

[@NiteGambler]

I watch many solo night sleepovers with just a shelter like yours which I may add does little for sheltering. A tarp IMO would be a better go also saving all that energy in cutting wood. But what I found that most bushcrafters do not do is build a Siberian fire. This would be a perfect setup for what you have. That fire would keep you warm all night and very useful for cooking/BBQ. Another thing most do not report while winter camping is that you need to eat fatty foods to keep the metalbolism going. Any how good video as I was just passing through. oh another thing.. Drinking cool, not hot, water is best for rehydration

[@martymorissette]

Thanks for the input!

[@zhaoyunzulong]

I enjoyed watching the your video. I am Korean Bushcrafter. I envy the environment where you can use fire in the mountains. In Korea, the law prohibits the use of fire in the mountains. So, it is difficult to do a bushcraft camping.

[@martymorissette]

thanks man and yeah we are pretty lucky!

[@OregonMikeH]

Loved it Marty, Grand Video indeed. i have so much interest in Winter camping and would love to see a star style or any other style of a long time burn fire design in real world actual filmed performance. Even if a year from now, please consider it. Thanks, ... Mike.

[@martymorissette]

Thanks my friend!! I will take that note down for next season!

[@OregonMikeH]

@@martymorissette Thank You Pal, you have me hooked and are fast becoming my go to Ch.Blessings Your Way Always from Oregon! .. M. :)

[@martymorissette]

@@OregonMikeH 🙏🙏🙏

[@mohammadrezaaliyari9281]

Great video 👍 don't you think making a better arrangements for sleeping area may result in more efficient wood usage? Less work consequently

[@martymorissette]

Probably! But I just didn’t have a lot of time…

[@jamescallaghan3484]

make a smaller fire with rocks around it to conserve wood

[@timjones147]

Even when not in a survival situation. Keep your hand saw Sharp.

[@bagual_velho]

Every time I get lost in the frozen forest, I forget to bring food and spices. Ty for the tip! 🤦🏻‍♂️