Thatched Reed Winter Survival Shelter Part 1 Of 2 (87 days episode 17)

[@q-p_____W]

Hatchet was one of my favorite books growing up I haven't heard of anybody mention it since. I'm glad you reminded me of that

[@oschawolff9561]

This channel is slowly joining my favorite survival and outdoors series. Thanks for the quality content. :)

[@livesincanoe9034]

Do both if you can, thatch is warm and cozy and looks awesome, also I'm a total fanatic for primitive boats and clinker boats.

[@elliottdmann]

Hatchet is one of my all time favorite books! It was what turned me on to the woods as a kid.

[@alexlongstaff9202]

Hatchet is a great book

[@gabrieltaylor6994]

Yes it is.

[@couz10]

Hey Zack, try using a Marlinspike Hitch to torque on lashings. Quick, easy, takes "tons of torque" and needs very little tag end. To part 2! 👍🏼

[@Naughtz]

Great reference for hatchet one of my favorite books and series. Even at 33 it still captures the outdoor feeling!

[@calebjohnson8608]

Hatchet is my favorite book of all time. Gary Paulsen is amazing.

[@macwhirterj]

Loved the book "The Hatchet". Was probably my first exposure to survival skills. So good.

[@pato7721]

Get the roof done first. What an adventurist guy are you. Im so enjoying watching you build this, so impressed with your enthusiasm and unbelievable talent. No wonder you won the Alone show, which is one of my favorite shows. Don't know how I missed this one you were on, but ill go and try to find it. Now im going to watch the 2nd video on youtube. You are my hero.

[@mufasaiam7794]

Do the boat mate! Most of us can already imagine on how you'll finish the shelter.

[@GameChanger-hj9jx]

Thanks buddie, it's Tyr from Maui! I requested to see how you built this shelter and here is the upload. I'll watch it after work today and comment. Thanks so much bro. You the man!

[@alphasavior6631]

I love your content because you have fun while you build keep up the great work!!!

[@Downeastwaves]

Excellent! Coming along nicely!

[@plasterbrick2011]

Hey hey mister fowler, if ever you need good material for a slingshot, i got a hot lead for you: skateboards. They’re made of 7 ply maple, strong and sturdy as all hell, and a decent enough shape for slingshots. Best of all, we skateboarders break the things all the time, so there’s a plentiful supply. Ask around if someone skates around you, and check if they’ve got a broken board or two you could pick up. You won’t be dissapointed!

[@coreypartain717]

I used to skate. Good idea.

[@NinjaBros219]

Do the roof. I gotta say brother, your videos have inspired me so much and I’m so glad I get to watch these all and see you kinda teaching us a lot more than when you were on the show. Thank you man! My wife hates you though because of you I’m always gone camping or something just trying to craft random things 😂

[@robertevras6577]

Dude you are a hard worker! Cool progress today.

[@astrazenica7783]

Some great tips in this video. I say follow through with the roof

[@MasterTurner969]

You had the best shelter by far. !!! 👏🏽

[@survival-project]

Hey Fowler, I was thinking about your shelter. Having that reed as a wall insulator is really great, it will save a lot of calories once you are inside. I also was thinking that you could save a lot of time if you woud just put the reeds horizontally and compress them between 2 circles of posts. So you don't need to make any inner wall weaving. I have tried this on lower structures and it works fine. This also works with grass or even debris (add little branches or grasses in the mix) I usually put a heavy log on top as a compression device. You can also sink your reeds in water for some time before using them, to make them more pliable, but for me it was fine without that. Don't know if this understandable as a text. If you want I can send you a picture. Good luck for your next challenge! Take care.

[@theclockchannel855]

Hey Fowler, I also read Hatchet when I was growing up. Thanks for the reminder. Now I have to go out to my folks and see if I can still find it! Great video series man, thank you.

[@tanasamihai9329]

Thatched roof for now, and a boat later. you can gather more reed next year. Great job and Keep the videos coming. Cheer!

[@magicdaveable]

I use hemp. Yes it eventually rots but after years. I do use pine pitch to waterproof exposed areas.you built a very impressive shelter. I learned a lot. Thanks. Thatch the roof.

[@articmod9288]

I would say roof and then see if there is enough for the boat. Great vid. God Bless

[@Downeastwaves]

Love the Blue Jay's swacking!

[@davestelling]

Really nice job on the shelter! Your in the best part of Maine, near the ocean...and you also have the woods. I grew up in the Bath area. Always something to do, we'd make our own adventures. Happy Holidays!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

cool bath is nice

[@Sarah-lr6vp]

That drone footage is beautiful

[@marklaw5958]

I’m watching all of your videos and I’m trying out for Alone....Awesome!

[@gottagift]

Zach, your cords look shiny, clean and new. I wonder about adding texture to them might help with slippage. Scrape 'em up with rocks or bark. Add some gritty dirt to the knots. Rub the cord with pine-tar/sawdust combo just enough to transfer some grip but not wasting you fire starter. the goat shed is awesome.

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

Smile...smile...smile...smile... Great progress on the shelter Buddy! I would thatch the roof first, then see what's left for the boat afterwards.

[@peggyarsenault2705]

I don't know how to explain this but your voice and mannerisms when you speak to the camera is captivating. You're so enthusiastic. But it's not just that. Hard to explain lol

[@TheTinkerinMan]

Thatch the roof. Just the tarp won’t hold the heat in as well. Glad I found your channel by the way. Learned a lot already!

[@kimonk]

You kind of remind me of Matthew McConaughey. Very pleasant to watch and listen to. 😎 Smart too! I just recently started watching Alone. (all seasons are on demand on Directv) When I watched your season (didn't know anything about who won or anything) I knew you would win, barring an accident of some sort. I was thinking "This Fowler guy is in the groove, he's going to win!" And you did. Love your KZbin channel. Also, your family is so sweet.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

love your long term silvypasture plan, ive never heard a pasture plan that i like or that includes a healthy forest in a healthy way

[@isaiahisaiah4989]

I like the saw sound affects

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

:)

[@rexbroadbent8055]

I love this channel because I can come home from school go to the woods for 2 hours till it's dark then watch this

[@sasquatch885]

Looking great. I think you should thatch the roof.

[@AwakeLazarus]

I had a woodright shop intro flashback at the start.

[@danbaldwin9846]

you do come up with some good ideas. good job. keep it up.

[@beardedfarmer860]

Another great video 🧐👍

[@Downeastwaves]

Oh Thanks, now the Hamilton Marine jingle is stuck in my head!😁

[@stagman4611]

I’d Definitely thatch the roof will keep the warmth in 👍🏼 great video

[@noahray891]

I think you should thatch the roof it would be a heck of a lot warmer in that thing

[@noliveapeterson415]

I would go for, the THATCHED Roof. Wonderful project. ^i^

[@Marco2710x]

Yeah fun Video to watch, and something I have learned. So thanks for the Video Fowler! Allways fun to watch you! I corpus for part two. I like to see how you are going to use that reef. I am really corpus to see how you are going to attache it to the wall and take sure it won’t catch fire, because that stuff will burn like tinder! So be carefully ☺️🤫

[@endthyselfrightlypl0x521]

thatshing the roof would look better and you would stay warmer but a boat sounds fun too!

[@jrabelcevantes4352]

this guy is a boss at this

[@ericpelky1246]

Im watching every episode. ✌👍

[@natekovo8894]

Both are really awesome but i think you should thatch the roof. But maybe when reeds are in season and you have a lot I would love if you could make a vid about it because I've seen people make it but never really understood

[@susiecates2804]

Love what you do and thankfull you put Jesus in your life

[@DemonSniperNL]

hell yeah 2 new episodes thanks!

[@davidboesenberg9712]

Having no idea of whether you might be on Alone, somewhere. I wanted to suggest you consider that , when you built your shelter, depending on the depth of the topsoil, digging a pit that would better utilize the warmth beneath "floor " level and allowing to build lower walls while still enjoying the same headroom. I'm just an retired old fart, stuck at home, an armchair adventurer". So, I really have little experience, just going off other things I have read ad seen. Your channel is right up there with Survival Russia. Maybe better. Thank you and God bless you. You and your family are in our prayers.

[@britters220]

A great idea would be to add another wattle wall and stuff the gap between the walls with debris for insulation.

[@johnpaulingress6012]

Hatchet is the best book

[@Nechros]

They made a movie off that book. I watched it some 25ish years ago. That movie and the scouts started my obsession with being prepared

[@BenBruggeman]

I’d love to see both but if you can only choose one, definitely the boat!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

I'm going to try to do both i think since the boat will last and give me something to us next summer.

[@yveskc1]

Awesome! I like when you said if you don’t know how to tie a knot, tie a lot! First time i hear this lol. Thanks for sharing and best regards.

[@TheBaconWizard]

If I was gonna live in it, I'd say thatch the roof. But it'd be great to see how a boat is made, so let's go with that option! :D

[@Senkog]

great video!!!! waiting for this a long time

[@williambland3201]

I gotta tell you, I am impressed. Great job. But did I miss you discussing drainage? I would like to hear more about site placement, ground conditions, wind etc. Thanks

[@Downeastwaves]

Build the boat!

[@raggedymanx8426]

Nice cup of coffee

[@mariaotero5601]

It's awesome tarp on kudo's!

[@benbrotherton5607]

Thatch the roof! The shelter deserves it :)

[@GameChanger-hj9jx]

Haha! I was searching all over for part 2 until I read some other comments that it's not done yet... haha... Off to an epic start bro! I am really looking forward to following your channel. Can't wait to see how your shelter takes shape. Love your videos ! Keep it up!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

Sunday !! thanks for watching

[@gpsinstructor7799]

Love this guy!!!

[@patrickgermond2750]

This is a great video on Yurt building👍

[@PhoenixCustomPrimiti]

Thatch the roof. The boat can wait.

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

I think im going with boat first

[@PhoenixCustomPrimiti]

Then why ask the question to us if the reed boat is such an irresistible itch to do? By the time you complete the boat, you won't get it on the water as most will be froze. Now thatching the hut may not seem all that glamorous, but it gives you a reasonable shelter to work in and even spend time in over the winter and you can expand the work space beyond the Patagonian shelter to allow you space to build a reed canoe/raft that will work for you when the waters finally thaw. You've made up your mind and thus it is.

[@juanmarisison240]

Cool shelter

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

thanks

[@patrickgermond2750]

lol I was wondering if you'd get this done. Looks great!🎯🥇

[@paulcurtis5496]

Ooooh, the initial teepee structure, if you had taller wall studs and left a footish or so, you could weave the roof joist into the waddle wall?!

[@baileygrant5232]

Love your videos man! If you could make a video on how to make your own rope in case you dont have all that in the wild!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

Very good idea and a good fireside winter project if i can find some nettel or somhting ill do that

[@chasewildermuth4069]

Loved this video

[@joshuacharmatz179]

New viewer here and I’m really enjoying this 87 days series! Very easy to follow and practical advice thrown in the mix. As for the reeds, I’d vote shelter first, but I’d love to see the boat done as well. Keep up the great work-I’ll be watching!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

thank you I'm going to try to do both i think since the boat will last and give me something to us next summer.

[@Thorovain]

Thatch the roof, that way your tarp isn't tied up for the life of the shelter. You can always get more reeds when the weather is nicer.

[@xsuperduperspoonx]

I found your channel BEFORE seeing the show Alone. Just finished season 3 and i'm not afraid to admit I smile-cried at the end there, haha. You guys are great. Also "Everyone's getting spoons"

[@jaccobemery6558]

The pilot in Hatchet died due to a heart attack

[@cyrushormusjee5112]

Roof for shelter and think, Boat for food and think . When, ALONE not everybody, "THINKS". May GOD bless you, for the things you do, Period. Regards...

[@davekellar9049]

Roof first, later a boat, - do you worry about it becoming a firetrap? Thx for the vids.

[@MultiPwolf]

you're awesome man, watched the whole of alone season 3 after seeing your fire video. Powerful stuff! I find it brilliant that you can laugh at things in hindsight, nearly lost it when you showed tshirt design sketches with the tastes like carrot... was hard to watch on the show!

[@briargoatkilla]

HEY GOOGLE! I LIKE THIS!

[@wantonsonor]

Thatch the roof! It'll be prettier and warmer than the tarp

[@ivryknight3359]

Very nice project. I think a boat

[@williamnoble86]

I think thatching the roof would help conserve heat. So if you plan on sleeping out there in the winter all the heat you can keep would be great.

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

good point I'm going to try to do both i think since the boat will last and give me something to us next summer.

[@craig221]

Hatchet was in northern Canada not Alaska

[@pathwinder14]

Great vid. However did you consider notching towards the base ends of roof poles so they could sit more securely on the walls?

[@Jesusandbible]

Maybe this design is overkill. hammering square frames into the floor, then supporting them with more support spikes, and adding the reeds next, would take far less time. But your design is a fortress against storms and wild animals, and you can forget snow storms. The way you did the roof was awesome.

[@gabrieltaylor6994]

The pilot in Hatchet passed away by a heart attack I read Hatchet. PS: Keep up your great work.

[@marywitt4597]

What is the basked with straps called and where can we get those? Neat idea to carry your tools, etc..

[@MikeFoxGolf]

I️ kinda want to see how you do a reed roof. Question: would there be any benefit to extending the roof polls all the way to the ground?

[@MikeFoxGolf]

Eric Ocasio... absolutely what i was thinking, and if nothing else the air space would act as another layer of insulation. Being new to bush craft i wasn’t sure if the effort would be worth the benefit.

[@ashtonfpv4883]

He’s taking shortcuts to keep it moving along. Lots of work goes into making his video. Yea he should have went to the ground with it. Stability and many other benefits

[@jimmg8994]

Love what you are doing Fowler. I'd like to see how you do both, the roof and the boat. I can't fathom how a boat made of reeds could carry a human, so that would be fascinating to see it being done. But the roof would be useful to see too... I vote both, but you are the one doing all the work, so you pick!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

boat first then we will se

[@Friariah]

Totally a boat, a thatched roof is cool and all, but you got that there nifty tarp. I've never seen a reed kayak, so that would be awesome!

[@pcmiller2710]

Looks great!....would like to see you finish the roof

[@AndrewB456]

The book hatchit is a good book!!!!!

[@LazyRadagast]

Hi! I'd like to see a reed roof with a chimney. Great stuff btw!

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

I'm going to try to do both i think since the boat will last and give me something to us next summer.

[@ghost2coast296]

If you like silky saws have you looked at the Katanaboy 500 or 650? Silky makes a specialty file to sharpen them too. I've bucked 15" logs with it easily, one of my prized possessions when camping

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

cool ill have to check it out and see if it is somthing i can add to the multi tool if i go with the silky stlye saw next time

[@TheBaconWizard]

How come you didn't start cutting the door (in Pategonia) with the multi-tool and then use the cross-cut saw once there was room for it?

[@Durbrukh]

Supercool channel man, hoping u go head to head with Joe Robinet one of my other favourite mischief makers on alone allstars :D

[@northpostman]

Awesome shelter, gotta thatch the roof though.

[@MchaelTeeter]

I always had trouble making roofs with my shelters.