Wet Weather Survival 101| Shelters, Bugs, & Heat

[@gs4811]

Being cold isn't bad. Being hot is bearable. Being wet sucks so dang much.

[@robertnelson1098]

40 degrees and rain worst and dangerous..

[@AverageAnthony]

120+ degree heat sucks, bearable but holy fuck

[@TacticoolVIKINGBeard]

I was gonna say im Nordic so cold and wet suck but the heat... screw that shit... anything over 55 degrees farenheit i'm sweating profusely... and i dont even wanna discuss if its also high humidity...

[@DZ4295DBW]

High heat, high humidity blows so much ass.

[@gs4811]

@DZ4295DBW MS flatland native. Basically grew up in a rice cooker.

[@Gandalf_axtuL]

What ive learned from backpacking in the south during summer, a hammock is 100% the way to go. Ive tried tents, lashed wooden structuress, and even just a bivy/bug net on the ground. For summer the hammock is king. Nothing else is better at keeping you cool, dry, and SOMEWHAT bug free. I will usually tie two lines above my hammock, one for dryer weather thats higher up to increase air flow, and a second lower line for when its going to rain so i can rapidly switch. Permetherin/deet on the hammock and tarp straps also helps keep bugs off. One more thing, a rechargeable battery powered fan that you can recharge with a solar battery charger is a MUST if youre doing anything in 90 degree 80% humidity and up.

[@clintwalker2231]

I’ve always done the same. Never thought about two ridge lines. But I would always use a length of bull line. Stronger and easier on the tarp. But if rain was expected. I would button up my poncho slide it over the hammock. And at the foot I would tether it so it won’t pull past my feet. This would also help you stay warmer on coolier nites.

[@slappomatthew]

lol 90 degree's and 80 percent humidity. I'd literally rather be dead.

[@Gandalf_axtuL]

@@slappomatthew Yeah i'm inclined to agree most of the time.

[@gunslinger5132]

This was about to be my recommendation. Hammock all the way; one you can spread a bit; that nylon is killer hot

[@nicsmith2835]

If you need 2 ridgelines to switch quickly, you need to learn more about rapid deployment ridgelines.

[@Anderson_S17]

SERE specialist are some of the smartest dudes, i havent seen any bad examples of them, even the "mainstream" ones are very sharp

[@BR54966]

Having fought in Central America and living in the jungle, Live off the ground and a A frame hooch over you is the basic shelter. Knot learning is a very good skill

[@steven-un4iw]

When did you fight in CA?

[@BR54966]

1986-89

[@GrowinAlaska]

@@steven-un4iw coming to CA (the state) soon.

[@steven-un4iw]

@@BR54966 ah man. Glad you’re still here. That was a nasty one. God bless.

[@chinesemarinecorps7131]

Panama?

[@aidanmcglothlin7294]

Remember to get out there and screw up, being wet and cold help to motivate you to learn more.

[@douglasmilburn3875]

This. Set the parameters so that the worst case screw up can be fixed with a 2 minute walk to heat and in cell phone coverage. Even the back yard works great if you’re in a circumstance where that works for you. This is also a great way to convince the family to start getting reps as well, knowing they have an immediate out makes getting them the experience palatable, just make sure to set the emotional parameters in place. Better for your wife to miss a nights rep than your relationship to suffer and she never wants to try again.

[@rxdoom1194]

Perfect lunch break timing

[@kaboom4679]

Rocking that folding Corona saw there . I have cut a lot of brush and firewood with those things . I keep one in every vehicle and bug out kit .

[@peachstatedefense9615]

Well if for some reason you don't have a bag of ash on you.... I live in georgia and theses guys are in Tennessee. Use pine trees as a foundation score it with a blade and the sap will keep 95% of stuff from traversing up to you.

[@Streetglide286]

US Army Story: I did a 33k Ruck March in 2010, I changed my socks regular but I wore cotton socks and I thought I was doing good by using Foot Powder. It acted like sandpaper, and with the cotton absorbing the sweat, I lost the entire skin on the bottom of both feet, they peeled like a banana. I was carried to a medic and they super glued tuff skin to my feet. I couldn’t walk for a week, and had extreme sensitivity in my step for about 3 weeks. Believe me when I tell you, I don’t ever want to experience that again… I wear wool now, and I will never use foot powder ever again

[@samadams9557]

Wool is king in all environments. Also helps with beating enemies thermal technology.

[@billyandrew]

👏👏👏👍

[@allanjarnagin3540]

That second claim is interesting. Got sauces?

[@samadams9557]

@@allanjarnagin3540 look up wool blankets and how the Taliban used them to hide from western forces.

[@brunorojas3992]

​@@allanjarnagin3540 wet blanket works aswell with proper technique

[@allanjarnagin3540]

@@brunorojas3992 water is worth more than ammo where I'm at.

[@GabituTech]

so no one is gonna talk about the fact that his head was bleeding at the end of the video?

[@Tadpoledude]

I literally went to the comment section to bring that up. Pretty awesome actually. Got Rambo out here and don’t tell me it was a dumb mistake he made. He prob had to kill a bear or something.

[@ipballdtime]

He did this to get us to talk about it in the comments "for the algorithm". Seems a little obvious 😆

[@krypticsouls6811]

Or the fact that Mitch has open toed shoes in that kind of environment

[@samadams9557]

He likes it rough.

[@eamonnholland5343]

@@krypticsouls6811 If you watch where you're stepping, which you should be doing anyway, you can wear those kinds of shoes. Sandals also help to keep the feet dry, and save on socks. It pairs well with what he was saying at 25:20 about foot injuries due to regular shoe/sock wear.

[@brannansanford1002]

LET’S GOOOO this is the kind of content I love. Outdoors stuff!

[@simonnizerontheroad]

Being wet in summer is one thing, the real killer is being wet just around 32°f/0°c or slightly above. Not cold enough to have dry snow, no hot enough to survive even if wet; if you don’t know how to stay dry you will die inside 24hrs of hypothermia. Living in the rockies where winter lasts 8months, the cold of winter is easy if you have good gear compared to fall and spring. Been doing this stuff for 20 years but I am still immensely interested in seing the tricks and skills from someone who has done it professionally. Once again home run video boys!

[@Saboteur_91]

Tip: for those that don’t know many knots, buy a book on knots and practice in your free time. Also y’all need to do a review on the PGD helmet eventually. I see yall wearing it quite often. Curious to see how you like it

[@dirty-civilian]

We love them.

[@paladin556]

There are apps that have motion demonstrations on knots. Its a lot easier to follow than pictures.

[@billyandrew]

​​@@paladin556 Settings, on KZbin, allow you to play vids in slow motion.

[@petrl7964]

You don't even have to buy a book, all you need is the internet

[@PBOperator]

27:10 loved how Drew was bleeding profusely and no one addressed it lol

[@dirty-civilian]

Haha we did off camera but couldn’t find any cut. Turns out it was old fake blood that had dried into the hat so once the rain came, it started to drain. 😂

[@PBOperator]

@@dirty-civilian lol 😂

[@Duke_Airsoft]

I live in Scotland, this is the most useful video ever lol

[@blzahz7633]

27:12 Dude's bleeding and no one notices 😎

[@DividedWeFall]

One word for anti bacterial... Vinegar. Acidic fluids prevent microbial proliferation. Easy to carry and easy to create in anywhere natural sugars are found. Not a cure all but beneficial in preventative maintenance.

[@SyntaxError0287]

vinegar, baking soda

[@billyandrew]

Potassium permanganate - see my main comment, guys.

[@MichaelSmith-cq4zk]

This is a good video, finally someone talking about foot care ,I see alot of people showing what's in there go bags but you never hear about wool socks and boots, I'm a old jarhead, and these things I did as a kid building shelter, and igloo in the winter my brother and myself would stay in them in the winter and the ones in summer to stay. Away from my mom and dad 😂,,cause staying around the house ment work lol but then I learned in the marines how important your feet and socks are ,I would even sacrifice something in my pack for the extra boots ,glad he leed you a little deeper than just shelter . Trench foot is no joke .

[@billyandrew]

Rubbing alcohol. Dabbed on clean feet, morning and night, ten days before putting on new boots (or any footwear) or entering humid or wet conditions ensures your feet can handle anything. No chaffing, no blisters, no lie. I've known guys fail BT, because toughening up their feet never occurred to them. Good for gardeners' hands, too, come Spring with all the digging.

[@ravenovatechnologies6554]

​@billyandrew I'm not understanding. So ten days of twice daily rubbing alcohol toughens up skin? I'm not saying I don't believe you. I just don't understand it.

[@michaelg9878]

You should do survival type content like this for the desert or even a bigger city. Here in the deserts of Phoenix, Arizona, we don’t know what are these mythical trees you speak of. But depending on what area of the city you are in, the environment can be desert or big city really quick.

[@SickBoogie]

You guys are killing it with these type of videos.

[@tjboylan20]

I have prepared myself for this as a Florida man who works in the aquatics industry and works inside water for thousands of hours a year wet weather is my best friend, the cold is not my favorite. For weather 70-90 there is a 10-20 degree felt difference at the same temperature so 85 water feels like 70 air, anything under 80 degrees you will get hypothermia in 5 hours and faster as you progress through where near freezing conditions is only minutes.

[@user-dw4cv3xq5u]

Wake up it’s time for bushcraft school with Mitch

[@Jackal19x]

If school was like this I would have stayed in and not enlisted

[@TheBubbly1]

@@Jackal19x Me too. I did 9 in the regular army.

[@OperationalOrigin]

Love the beginning line from Take Shelter.

[@erickhuntsman240]

I think the thing i appreciate the absokute most about dirty civilian is definetely the intro shorts. High quality 😂

[@SurvivalCraft-s7y]

The fire-starting technique you showed at 2:15 is so effective! Thanks for the tip. 🔥

[@icedouttoothpik2910]

Just took Survival 101 in late July with Mitch and Paul. We got to build these exact shelters and it was awesome. Felt like Ewoks out in the trees. Absolutely great time! Those ticks really did me in though haha

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Thanks for the tips and tricks Mitch And Friends , I really appreciate learning stuff like this , take care fellas .

[@iamjasonfoster]

How to survive in Florida! Great timing for my move here. Thanks team!

[@gunslinger5132]

hammock brother with mosquito net. or anything with mosquito net. no matter how cute you make a platform you will not care without a net to keep out flying bugs and bug spray

[@Ovokor]

quick tip from the PNW, look on the ground and if the pine needs make a ring around bare dirt, don't place your tent there. That is where water pools and makes life suck. If you know your in an area with a ton a rain and you will get rain, pre dig your trench with the water escape "tail" leading downhill away from you and your tent before you go to bed.

[@jacktaylor6135]

Great series for me as I live in southern Florida. Thank you for your hard work... lets save America...lets save our way of life. God bless

[@markeldridge3010]

I’ve been on a lot of 3-4 day kayak trips. It always seems to rain the whole time. Man, you don’t realize how miserable being wet is until you can’t get dry. Learned a lot of skills doing that. Also, Invest in good dry bags

[@007BOND46]

I got poison ivy from watching this

[@Andrew85or]

I saw those vines going up the trees and thought the same. Some lucky bastards are immune though.

[@maxspoelstra6081]

Was wondering if anybody else noticed

[@jeremyclark3107]

@@maxspoelstra6081 Definitely noticed. These guys must have bathed in poison ivy at some point.

[@rohailiqbal3397]

him talking about taking the sock off and the akin on the feet jjst coming off with them, actually happened to both of my feet, in basic training. not the entire thing, just the balls of both my feet. in Fort Benning, after nick at night in 2019. i knew my feet were soaked in blood, and sweat. threw out all my issued basic socks and got all fox rivers, never went back, in the last 3 years. it was so painfull

[@Jordan882007]

I love these videos with Mitch. Keep this up. great knowledgeable skills too. Loving it!!!

[@goobertoober95]

I'm a nurse, and it's common for nurses to permanently be positive for MRSA on our skin. Chaffing is no joke when MRSA is a factor

[@billyandrew]

Garlic. Seriously. The active ingredient, _ancillin,_ kills off MRSA. Vampires, too, I'm told, so wonder if it works on the bats? 🤔😉

[@Random_Quads]

Avoid nurses.

[@goobertoober95]

@@Random_Quads actually we are terrible. Definitely avoid us

[@petrl7964]

@@goobertoober95 Noted

[@appelsenperenboom]

Nobody wants a burned out, infected gremlin that touched water coming home from a night shift anyway. Jk. Nurses can act casually while some one stuck a lightbulb somewhere dark and be cool about it. Just dont touch their pens. Theyll go full wet gremlin

[@rhs5683]

I'll love this series

[@lentztu]

Mitch is an amazing wealth of knowledge and I love these…need to watch all the “uhs/ums” though

[@Christopher-cr7pw]

Depending on how much time and equipment you have, you could do what the primitive channel does and build your own clay hut if you have the time and equipment ie shovel, good food near by.

[@gunfun7772]

Highly recommend looking at wool aclina mesh tops. A bit fragile but a blessing in a lot of environments.

[@newclemcool1]

a new very nice video, things like this are good knowledge to have and need practice too, i remember a trip where we were took in a storm, 3 days of: morning summer, and afternoon and night under the thunderstorm

[@ArsonalTech]

Carnivore Bar is a great option to bring on a hiking trip. It’s the size of a cliff bar, the texture is weird and the flavor is okay, the thing that makes it great is that it’s a meal replacement. It’s basically a whole steak condensed into a bar, so you get all that fat and protein from a full steak meal. Not super sustainable as they’re like $11 per bar, but I recommend giving them a try

[@DZ4295DBW]

Ehhhh on a hiking trip I want Carbs lol. Because pushing weight for distance....and you're blowing through your glycogen stores like crazy. Protein is great but mainly when doing recovery. So that's what I'd eat before bed but preferably I want easy digest carbs when moving or before a movement.

[@billyandrew]

​​@@DZ4295DBW Exactly! Oat bars.

[@slappomatthew]

one of the very few good things about living in SoCal is that this isnt a concern. cold here is 50's and it doesnt rain.

[@merczeph79]

That no rain thing is great, until you need water to drink or a sweet wild fire appears... LOL

[@romoboy64]

Mitch, you mentioned those pants you guys make. FYI, company is named Agonic. And they need to restock those pants soon... please.

[@christiansorensen7567]

Cool ash trick. So if you bring a whole bunch of salt for your perimeter, you can also keep monsters, fey, and demons out.

[@BetterMarksman]

This came out looking awesome! Can't wait to see what else is cooking behind the scenes!

[@lukasBe77]

0:07 im pretty sure the dude in the middle is prepared

[@ericmacfarlane6695]

Good movie from the intro, great scene

[@colton72395]

As a hunter fisher and camper from western Washington we just live with it being wet and raining is a every day thing

[@poseidon7276]

Been looking for this content every where and very few content creators cover what it’s like living down here in south Florida

[@boromir4pres]

Take Shelter, incredible movie!

[@iamcondescending]

I've fucked up going camping in the rain and got pneumonia because of it. Learned several leasons from that trip: Waterproof your bag, lining your bag with a contractor grade garbage bag is a good way to do that. Waterproof stuff sacks are better. Always pack rain gear. Put it in the brain of your bag every time. Even if there's no rain in the forcast A tarp and some paracord can make a quick shelter from the rain that you can get a stove going under to warm up until you can pitch a proper tent. And finally, always pack warm sleepwear. Extended periods of rain can drop the ambient temperature, especially at night, and if you're even a little wet, you will freeze.

[@jaepayg_]

thats the openeing line to one of my favorite hardstyle tracks....

[@Valkyrie1911]

Boots and socks, one thing I went through great lengths to learn about when I was in the Army. No Gortex, wool socks. Really not hard and I never had anything more than hotspots on long double digit rucks.

[@EHenryscuba]

Yeah I couldn’t be that close to poison ivy… wind blows the wrong way around that stuff and I get it. 😅

[@chupacabra304]

Oh dang! I didn’t know it could spread through the wind 👀 Is it the leaves blowing around or the irritants on the leaves themselves 😊

[@EHenryscuba]

@@chupacabra304 haha! It can’t! Was over dramatizing it. It’s a oil that the leaves have to touch and transfer from one object to another.

[@chupacabra304]

@@EHenryscuba noted! Thank you cuz I know its an oil on the leaves but I don’t doubt that some nefarious plants could produce enough irritant to become become airborne somehow Thats a relief

[@Huckleberry_Hunter]

I came to the comments looking for this… I can’t believe there’s so few comments about this dude swimming in poison ivy. Won’t catch me hugging a tree with poison ivy all over it

[@Andrew85or]

​@Huckleberry_Hunter Same here! I saw that and was like hell no!

[@journeyman7189]

Mitch puts out great information. Thanks for bringing him back. That tip with the white ash is something I will try next time out. Just go back from a trip this past weekend and had a heat rash as usual for this time of year. Hot, humid and wet came be a terrible combo. What was Mitch drinking out of the glass jar at the start of the video? Nate

[@briscoot1431]

I love your survival videos with Mitch. Keep it up bro😎

[@A_Random_Person27]

This is the video I've been waiting for (I'm in Florida)

[@GrowinAlaska]

A video about cold, wet weather would be great.

[@dirty-civilian]

We did one on hypothermia that touches on that. Not the shelter side though.

[@TurpentineCat-bm3dh]

y'all have covered the S and E of SERE very well. I think folk could benefit from Resistance and Escape education as well. Those segments are the most memorable from my SERE course. I hope that I will never have to apply those lessons.

[@dirty-civilian]

The R is heavily gate-kept for obvious reasons. Divulgence of that type of information can be pursued as treason. Not to mention the huge liability that comes with it. It’s unfortunate but curious minds can find that info if they dig deep.

[@allanjarnagin3540]

​@@dirty-civilianmy guy, it's 2024, they can charge a ham sandwich with treason

[@TurpentineCat-bm3dh]

@@dirty-civilian Roger that.

[@timgleason2910]

Love that… “THERE’s STORM COMING…” I’ve been that guy for 20 years. Trying to warn what was coming. Being called a crazy conspiracy theorist. I was just well studied in the word and in the occult groups that have been controlling Government corporations, education and so on. Great work guys. Thanks for what you are doing.

[@TopDrek]

Do you know about the Jews?

[@timgleason2910]

@@TopDrek the impostors? The Synagogue of Satan, Yahusha warned us about many times? The seed of satan? The group that has infiltrated and has flipped all that is good in every country it has invaded. They have been kicked out of 100 plus countries throughout their history. The Group that runs the US and all the politicians, including Trump? The modern day Christian church that do not understand scripture in context actually think these ppl are the lost Sheep of Israel that are Scattered till the day of the lord. The Rothschild’s manipulated the prophecy and manipulated Christians to think the 6 day war of 1946 fulfilled this scripture. Not at all. The modern day Christian takes a few bumper sticker phrases of scripture out of context and just run with it. I know about them. They run the Vatican, started the Freemasons, they are the Jesuits, the Zionist. They are a cancer. The Star of David, which is not the Star of David. David never had a Star, symbols of such actually breaks YAH’s instructions of not using such symbols like the heathen. That Star is a symbol of Remphan…the Hex

[@timgleason2910]

@@TopDrek well I did a long response to this question and either KZbin took it down or the channel. In short, yes. I absolutely know

[@TopDrek]

@@timgleason2910 Okay good

[@billyandrew]

Conspiracy _Theorist?_ I call myself a Conspiracy *Realist.*

[@KyleCombes]

Thanks team

[@marshalleng1933]

Drew that’s tourniquet worthy.😮

[@Caleb-12-05]

Amazing video!

[@mowgli2071]

You need two different editions of this: Louisiana and Washington State. Warm and rainy/soggy with lots of bugs, occasional venomous creatures, and occasional poisonous organisms versus, continuously 38°F/3.33°C and continuously rainy/soggy with apparently nothing to eat but trees. You could have a subsection for continuously 34°F/0.55°C and continuously rainy/soggy with nothing to eat but pine trees.

[@brody-f2f]

Love what you guys are doing what tarp or poncho does drew have

[@RNG2266-d8b]

Very informative video, good job!

[@dirty-civilian]

Glad it was helpful!

[@banggillmoto1116]

Ah finally another survival video 😁

[@VashTheStampede766]

Mitch is the current day “The Dude” of survival….. if you know you know haha

[@arinchase1131]

I very much appreciate this video, but got lost when he started making all those different knots together.🤣

[@billyandrew]

Look up a few knot vids, here on KZbin. Top right hand corner of vid, _settings,_ then _playback speed_ allows you to watch in _25 x_ slo-mo.

[@Billyoward161]

Heck I haven't heard a thing since they started playing in poison ivy 😂

[@deadronin47]

I lived in south east Georgia the fire aunts in that area are super aggressive and not bug I want around me if out in the woods

[@outlawking29]

I got the movie reference in the beginning. Michael Shannon is the best

[@Random_Quads]

Great video. Cool subject matter expert. One tip for the majority of human beings dont make your platform on a tree with poison ivy all over it. His face was literally rubbing in poison ivy. You will not be combat effecient. Any woodsman knows that and what it looks like.

[@tubefreakmuva]

Is there some essential oils that can be used to ward off bugs and ticks? And would being wet necessitate that you need to have a fire to dry out, or risk getting hypothermia. Really enjoyed this podcast

[@travismcfarlandd]

Tea tree

[@4X4JEEPMODS]

Lol awesome" I thought that very same thing when was a bunch of CLUELESS people the other day, that's from the movie a few years ago TAKE SHELTER

[@brandon7219]

love the intro!

[@KylerLikesGuns]

Great video, i love how Mitch explains things. I might have missed it but does he have a channel?

[@JK13A]

Love these videos because of the production quality and info given. But... when are these pants gonna be restocked. Keep hearing all these great things but never in stock in smaller sizes.

[@dangerpudge1922]

I dunno about this video... I cannot fathom building a semi-hardened structure like this vs either going soft-structure (tent) or taking a truly hardened structure. The use of those materials is questionable. I will suggest this (and I've mentioned it so many times so so many peppers) is dive deep into ultralight/lightweight backpacking. The overlap between that, MILOPS/SPECOPS and bush crafting is huge and opens up very necessary adaptation from military/tactical (tacti-cool) gear.

[@pyeitme508]

Yep, also useful in fictional extra wet places such as Matt Braly's Amphibia (Disney show & fictional Australia size continent)!🐸

[@thecyphercypher10101]

Waving at you from Utah salt lake area

[@Jeffplsgo]

Literally smoking a joint and being paranoid about wet weather. And this shows up. Hell yea

[@basicbarks]

Great 101 video!!! but not that damn spider crawling up the tree behind him @26:52 lol,

[@themtbeffect44]

LOL, that poison ivy on the tree is stressing me out!

[@thomasdavenport7935]

The worst thing I ever encountered was bug and critter bites, and hypothermia. Staying dry and off the ground is the goal.

[@theman.1771]

Nice job choosing to build your shelter on a tree covered in poison ivy. In a patch of poison oak. And before anyone says anything, I’m not referring to the Virginia creeper.

[@GageHodson]

Vid on repelling? Seems useful

[@CivilianTactical]

I never thought I’d hear “jungle music” as a DC background track, and I dig it.

[@mehdisy3d]

12:18 got really intense for some reason. I think Mitch's credibility was on the line there XD

[@mehdisy3d]

Also, that damn ant has gained more fame than the majority of us... just let that simmer...

[@dirty-civilian]

Hahahahha

[@Francois_Dupont]

the camera is so good! what is the make and if possible the model?

[@NickJonesFilms]

Sony A74!

[@Francois_Dupont]

@@NickJonesFilms Thank You!!

[@yourlarperator]

Yall need to share a link for that poncho

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

W video very crucial info

[@Greg-mw5kh]

Awesome

[@Billyoward161]

Yeah that spreading itch is gonna be a problem fast 😂

[@1rish_pher099]

What would be your suggestion for the ash in terms of re putting it down. Surly if the ash gets wet it becomes less useful?

[@Anni3sgotagun]

Will you guys ever work with Corporals Corner?

[@thebarefootadventurer8467]

Can you give examples of wet and dry lubricant?

[@silverecco]

Dry lubricants are usually slippery powders of some sort (Teflon/PTFE, graphite, tungsten sulfide, molybdenum sulfide) in a solvent carrier that evaporates and leaves a layer of the particles stuck to the metal surfaces making them smoother at the microscopic level so they don't grate against each other as much. Regular paraffin candle wax can also work. Wet lubricants are like your traditional petroleum 3-in-1 oil, wd-40, engine lubricants that eventually turn black from dirt and metal particle contamination. Cooking oils would also work the same way. They are often combined, with base oils and nanoparticles of Teflon or moly to enhance the properties. Grab a spray can of Teflon dry lube from a hardware store and use it around the house for squeaky doors, locks, and such, just don't huff it or let your kids eat it. After it dries I just wipe away the excess powder with a damp towel, which is why it's bad for wet conditions and rust prevention.

[@mtbryce766]

Brother is wearing the bedrock sandals also known as the “air messiahs”

[@xc8487]

Packing a hammock, a tarp, and a poncho is FAR faster to setup and take down than sawing, chopping, and tieing together a makeshift log bed. This setup may be useful in a civilian survival scenario, but it highly impractical for a hostile scenario.

[@williambass8368]

Finally something for a Florida boy

[@bongothom]

Yep, Florida has its own unique challenges when it comes to survival