Waterproof Stealth Shelter- No Tarp, No Cordage, Knife Only

[@josephmartin1540]

Thank you for videos of peace. Typically, I watch most videos sped up - sometimes 2X - to be ablate follow them and not get bored. This I did NOT! Watched at normal speed. Mercy is apparent. Thank you for videos of peace! The God bless!

[@Georgecobb-s1v]

Pastor Doug, I watched this last week, but I just got my e-mail reinstated so that I could re-subscribe & comment. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, amnd I am amazed at your stamina & energy level. As I said elsewhere, "I hope that your service of worship went well today!" To God be the glory! Pastor George

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Thank you, George, for coming back and leaving such an encouraging word. I'm so happy that you got your email reinstated. That's wonderful.

[@ROE1300]

👍 ALL retailers should be ashamed of themselves for selling garbage like that knife. But, crap products aside great video on this shelter. Thank you for sharing.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yes. I agree. But I only tested the one example of the knife. I'm assuming that all of that model are junk. But I supposed it's possible I got the bad one out of the bunch (and it was a quality control issue).

[@ROE1300]

@@DougShoeBushcraft 👍 Yes, let’s keep a positive thought. Tens of thousands were made and only 1 or 2 were defective. 😂😂😂

[@geobloxmodels1186]

I have watched a number of similar videos by different people, and I always come away thinking the same thing. These skills are very good to know, but if you are travelling in the woods, it is a good idea to have a tarp. Just look at how much time and effort this (very cool) shelter took and imagine doing that alone in the cold and rain with a sprained ankle. If you are alone and injured or sick you could get a tarp set up in minutes and any wood you gather can be used to build a fire. Again, love the video and I'm not knocking it. It just proves to me the importance of having a tarp.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yes very true. Hikers, hunters, etc should carry a tarp, tent, or at least a poncho or other emergency shelter. I appreciate you trying to word the comment carefully to not offend me. But I'm not offended at all. This is a quality comment. I've found that people do read these and it could help someone from getting into trouble.

[@ecm958]

It wouldn't be stealthy with a fire. No matter how camouflaged it was the fire would be a dead give away.

[@garyjohnson4608]

I always enjoy watching how people build their debris huts. Yes I would be interested in seeing how and what you would do to improve this shelter and how you would camoflauge the front especially.

[@WildCaptures]

You appeared in my KZbin feed and I’m glad that you did, I’ve been enjoying your content and learning a bunch👍👍

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you for letting me know.

[@WildCaptures]

@@DougShoeBushcraft Have you reviewed any of the BPS knives? The Adventurer looks interesting and it’s priced well. Just curious if you had any experience with BPS?

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

@@WildCaptures I have yet to own or use a BPS knife. I have seen them online. I agree that they are interesting and the price is right. So it's likely you'll see them on "Shoe Tube" at some point.......

[@margaretgood580]

Awesome camouflage, thank you mother nature..

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you

[@jerrytalley802]

Hey Doug, great to see you back in the woods. Been too busy to watch much lately

[@TheFLOMAN76]

I love this Doug. No one would ever know you were there. Good stuff sir.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you so much

[@ecm958]

Well the fire might give someone a clue.

[@ExpeditionaryJonny]

Great job! That's a lot of work without all of the filming. Thanks for putting this together and sharing, Doug!

[@smokeymountainbushcraft252]

Instantly liked and subbed. Great content brother.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Nice to meet you. Thank you so much

[@CAPTDAVE55]

You can also camouflage cut log ends with dirt and green leaves rubbed on the ends that hides fresh cuts very well

[@Enigma277]

The impromptu jig was just excellent!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

dance brought to you at no extra charge....

[@PABrewNews]

Up in Michigan, and I'm glad to join you on this adventure!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thanks for watching

[@josephleister9198]

Good video, thanks Doug. Hope all is well, God bless.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

God bless you

[@stephenwest798]

Nice shelter and good camo, plus it is all natural materials, I think my wife could still find me though. A good example of why I stay away from cheap tools of any kind, some things are just worth spending the extra bucks for as they are safer and cheaper in the long run. Keep up the good work.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you

[@mitchellpugh497]

Awesome video. Nicely done.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Doug , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

God bless you, too

[@marktapp5408]

Doug Shoe, that was fun stuff. No great bark supply readily available in my area most of the time so I'll just add more layers of rafters. All the best sir!

[@BlackthornBushcraft]

Fun video, I loved the Doug Shoe Shuffle. Thank you for buying that pos blade so we don't have too 😂, I'm in the UK and we don't have Tractor Supply but when you said where you bought it I wasn't expecting it to survive 😂😂. Tramontina & Imacasa both come in 12"-14"-16" upward, great tools after a bit of work (handle and edge) can probably pick them up for around the same price and that piece of crap.

[@asmith7876]

You were surely a trooper continuing to use that busted up blade! It does illustrate how much better a saw is…big saw, small knife, good combo! BUT, you gotta use what you got with you! (Edit) If this were something truly to be stealthy, it’s ultra critical NOT to take the same path to and from it! People see a path and they want to explore it.

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Brilliant. Loved it. Gave you a shout out on my Facebook page recently. Not sure if it got you any more views but... maybe it did. 😃

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Thank you so much.

[@Drphiltravels]

Great vid Doug!!! Yes we call those things which be not as though they were!!!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Thank you. Amen

[@CAPTDAVE55]

Great video love the scripture at the end God bless ya

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

God bless you, too

[@CAPTDAVE55]

It’s easier to shingle if you start at the bottom of the shelter and work your way up and over lap in rows

[@ihearsimon]

Great video as always, sir.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

you are too kind

[@ihearsimon]

@@DougShoeBushcraft It's true. Makes me wish I was getting out into the woods more often. You do a great job filming the videos, and explaining it along the way. Cheers from Toronto.

[@caseyroberts918]

I really enjoyed this build! Maybe expand on it and make it more stealthy all around?

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

OK. Thanks for the video topic request.

[@robertdonaldson6584]

Awesome.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you

[@nickl1844]

Nice video!

[@williamburdon6993]

I think transplanting some low bushes to the front of the opening would make you almost invisible , angle it to the front a couple of degrees so you can get around it to go inside Nice shelter.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yes. Thank you so much for the comment. I had similar thoughts. I was going to start with dead brush, dead bushes etc first. But then I ran out of time on that particular day....

[@frankyturrizo4240]

Great video

[@josephmartin1540]

AND, you know what? Stealth? I think saw! Though saws... I have a scar... They scare me, but, I have a saw, so maybe I'd pay attention...thanks, your stuff is real. Must require having nothing much beyond time,

[@thevirginiabushcrafter8833]

Great Job💪

[@garyjohnson4608]

Wow I'm really surprised that the Schrade machete didn't fare so well. I've never owned any Schrade products but I've always just assumed that they put out quality dependable products. What kind of steel is the blade made from ?

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Looking forward to this one.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

See you tonight

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

5am here now and it says it premieres in 5 hours so... I'll have to wait until I get home from work. 😕

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

@@BlackshacksBushcraft That's too bad. At least it's recorded for you when you can watch it............

[@PABrewNews]

Cheers Doug! Let's Go!!!

[@fishman1955]

Totally invisible. Great job!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

thank you

[@swamppappyjonson9780]

You jump around on all those logs like a monkey, must be nice to be young. I used to be able to do that kind of stuff when I was a young buck, but not anymore. Wonderful example of stealth survival. Now make a stealth bed and Dakota fire pit and you'll be good to go.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Thank you so much.

[@richjoebushcraft]

Nice build despite the knife 👍

[@lonewolf286]

It might do as a shelter against the wind who comes a hard rainstorm you're going to get wet or worse hard snow

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

I don't know what you mean. It does have an open front and sides currently, if that's what you mean. The roof itself is 100% waterproof as is (as seen completed in the video, not the thumbnail).

[@bradleyswendra5659]

Good Time

[@bradleyswendra5659]

Good

[@Timberbeartrail]

I missed it it didn’t notify me like I asked it to

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

it's happened to me, too. I don't know why the notifications don't always work

[@ecm958]

I get the waterproof part. I don't know how you'd know it's waterproof without testing it first. But the stealth? What are you hiding from after making all that racket? And a fire would be out of the question. Be safe and return that knife.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

I've built a lot of those. Overlapping birch bark shingles are waterproof. Yes there is a lot of noise building it like that, chopping with a knife/mini machete. A shelter like that one will last for years. So the stealth part is having a ready-made shelters in various locations. A lot of people have asked about this so I should have gone over it in the video itself.

[@jimsullender3435]

How high is the shelter on the inside ?

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Low because I was going for stealth. The same construction methods work with a higher roof

[@jimsullender3435]

Thanks for the information ,I like your Bible lessons and that you are practical about Bush craft !

[@rogue0921]

Seriously.

[@dougcfrary]

You need a saw!

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

can't disagree...

[@patricegarnierlobo25111967]

what a garbage knife , good video!

[@treatjoseph]

How is all that whacking stealthy? That's going to cause people to get their guns and go looking for the trespasser. I like the video but not the premise of stealth by making so much noise.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

That's a good point about the noise. If you can find a window of time where there is no one around, then the advantage is that the stealth shelter lasts for years. -like in this case.

[@B-leafer]

You'd be much better off using a kukri.

[@unrulygooley1247]

I got kukri in 4 on Wordle

[@richardrocha702]

kooL...

[@marksadventures3889]

Stealth huh? With all that chopping of wood I think I'd find you quite easily. Passing quietly and with minimal effect I'd miss you altogether, as ex military we spent a lot of time on E & E exercises, you get to know the signs and noise is an easy give away, as are the birds that suddenly fly up because of the noise. I believe that when we use the words leave no trace we forget the noise humans make. I want to pass unnoticed, unheard, unseen and leaving no trace of where I've been. Sure you can get the work done in short time and after that be silent. But by then I'm already on you, if I'm pursuing you and if I wasn't I'd still be alerted by the noise and go investigate.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Yes. Good point about the noise. No one did hear or see me in this particular case. It's called scouting around. The chopping was over days ago, and that shelter will last for literal years.