Winter Survival - 15 minutes shelter
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2018
- This is a quick and easy-to-build emergency shelter for surviving in the cold snowy enviroment. Often called a "snow trench shelter" or "snow trench cave".
Preperably a real snow cave, a quinzhee or a slope cave would be chosen, but those shelters are time consuming and requires some experience to do right, and in som areas like in the forest, it can be impossible due to snow depth, or to find a bank with enough drifted snow. Shelters like that are more useful above the tree-line were there are more snow and less vegitation.
This one is quick and simple. Instead of boughs on top, you can use a tarp or any other cover. As said in the video, it is not very warm, not particulary comfortable either, but it keeps you away from the weather.
Still contemplating why this looks more comfy than my bed
Same
Lol 😂
Never
well maybe because a bed/shelter feels better under harsh conditions.
Mother nature is natural lol
Watching this video brought a rush of emotion because my father taught me how to make a shelter like this when I was a little girl in Minnesota USA. He had been caught in a sudden blizzard when he was a teenager in 1940 & had built a shelter with his younger brother. They survived, but many people died during the blizzard. He thought it was important that I know how to survive a blizzard if I couldn't get home. Thank you for reviving a wonderful memory for me.
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Ah yes, a fellow Minnesotan watching shelter videos.
It's amazing how the older generations passed on survival skills to their children more so, I think, than current generations. For one thing, you couldn't use a hand-held phone to call for help. Great story: thanks for sharing.
The Armistice Day blizzard! My mother told me about it. A lot of duck hunters were caught in it and died of exposure. Glad your relatives survived.
I tried this in Florida.
I dug a hole in the sand and covered it with palm branches.
It worked!
I was so warm...
Built a similar shelter with the Marine Corps in 84 in Korea. Bad snow storm set in and we out on a long range exercise. We used shelter halves on top, pine boughs 2 feet thick on bottom and sides, snow sides about 18 inches deep, slept 4 men to a shelter with standard (crap) military sleeping bags circa 1970's. It was around 15 degrees and a very heavy snowfall. One of the warmest winter nights I ever spent.
I'm surprised the Koreans let you take down the trees. When I was there in the 90s you pretty much needed permission from the Prime Minister to even think about cutting a tree.
Wow, i am gobsmacked by the high level of ignorance in the comments. Dude was sharing knowledge, not documenting a real survival situation. He could have used a ski to dig. He was just showing a concept. Just learn something, be grateful and stfu already.
Smashy2009 I agree. I don't think any trees were killed but maybe someone lived as a result of this share
Ikr???!!!
Smashy2009 / Amazing how ignorant some people are isn't it? These things are put here to be used as resources if needed. If any of the idiots posting stupid and hateful comments ever get lost, or find themselves in a situation they need this...….they are going to either die, or become hypocrites!
Muskrat Outdoors too true one day this might come in very handy
@@noifurze6397 Even if you never need to do this, it's good to know just in case. The majority of people never will, but evey year you hear of some that dies of exposure. Lost skiing, car breaks down.....any number of things. You just never know.
My father was a soldier in the Finnish Army during World War II. He described how the soldiers slept in either underground dugouts or large round tents with several soldiers per tent. Obviously that wasn't the same as this shelter, but he did describe making a pile of evergreen branches for a bed, as here. He said that the pile had to be at least 3 feet (1 meter) high or else the cold would seep up from the ground into your body and you would freeze - something to consider if you are in this situation someday.
95% of commenters have never been out camping...let alone camping during winter.
They teach the Swedish military to make a similar shelter, it's pretty simple cover yourself from the elements and don't sleep direcly on the ground.
98% of commenters would panic if the mac donalds closed 😖
I'm absolutely blown away by the caliber of comments. Its hard to believe those are real people behind the keyboards typing them. I would love to see them spend 1 night in conditions like these, especially all the comments concerned about the tree branches. I'm so happy to cross another commenter realizing the absurdity of these comments. Feels fake to me.
@@BlunderB Yeah, people have it to easy nowdays so they can't grasp the seriousness of situations like this, without a sleeping pad the branches are life and death and even getting sweaty/wet during the wrong conditions may kill you.
I remember sleeping in a similar set up. When I say sleeping, it was more like waiting every second for the sun to come back up.
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Yeah I've been there and that's exactly what it's like. Less of sleeping, more like just not freezing to death.
I live in Canada. I think everyone from cold countries should learn how to build one of these because it's a quick way to get out of the cold and find shelter. Thanks for this.
Or you can just go back home..
@@IsabellaaaRider My comment was made with the pre-supposition that going back home would be impossible - ie. you're lost in the woods somewhere in winter. That DOES happen.
@@IsabellaaaRider *you're* not your.
Stuart McDonald one space not two. Besides your original comment is worded like one of a fucking nine year old.
@@IsabellaaaRider Funny how you can criticize my comment and yet be unable to give any specifics as to the problem despite already proving your own grammatical "brilliance" by overlooking a very simple possessive. Interesting how you chose to compare my writing to a nine year old's because based on your maturity level and lack of grammar I had already assumed that it was a nine year old I was talking to anyway. Hope Santa was good to you kiddo.
Survival tip #1: when it gets to cold go rest in house that's on left of screen at 3:08.
Just a joke. This is great survival video for those who dont know this info.
I literally watched this before going to bed and I can tell ya...
I've never slept better
This shelter is one of those taught as part of winter survival training for soldiers. The military of countries with harsh winters have millions of soldiers experience and knowledge to help design their training regiments.This is just ONE of the shelters that can be used, as stated in the video description.
"Not everyone has ski's," Use 4 more branches.
"Not everyone has a shovel," Use your hands/arms/feet, a wide piece of bark from a dead tree, a branch or stacked branches with pine needles as a rake, etc. Not as efficient but doable.
"Not built in 15 minutes, this is click-bait," It is a 15 minute video with a 5 word title, so it can be interpreted multiple ways. It could be clearer.
"Just build a fire," Much harder than most arm chair survivalists realize. A rapid increase in wind is one of the most dangerous and likely events to occur for you needing to build an emergency shelter. Wind-chill can easily drop the relative temperature by 10s of degrees. By the time you are done gathering enough fuel clearing a space for the fire, your manual dexterity will be reduced making it harder to cut shavings, strike a spark or even light a match. You can grip branches in your elbow or with your arm-pit after your hands are too cold to grip something.
In regions that have cold winter, it is common practice to leave cabins unlocked with a pre-built fire and a matchbox with matches sticking out of it or laying next to it. This is done so you can grip the match with your teeth and strike it in case you can no longer move your fingers.
Back in the days when I was serving as a ranger in the Finnish army this was the basic overnight shelter I used to make during the winter..
Excellent demonstration of how to build shelter with what is around.
That's a cold night for sure. But a cold night is better than no morning.
Cold is a relative term. You can get those shelters up to about freezing. If it's -40 outside, that's a very big difference.
@@jeschinstad I didn't say kit was a bad shelter...........Like I said, a cold night is better than no morning. Yes cold is relative to each person's ability to withstand it. Freezing point in a wetcold environment is far more of a problem than -40 in a dry cold. Either way it's a cold night in than shelter.
This took way more than 15 minutes. Plus if you use a tarp, or more pine boughs on the top with no snow. Just a simple candle lit on the inside can warm it up a lot. Even covering yourself sitting up in a blanket and lighting a candle can increase the temperature to over 60 degrees. I always carry small candles with me whenever I go out. Many times they have warmed my hands when my gloves got wet. Life saver!!
Or you can just light your farts
This whole Tiny Homes fad is getting outta control!
In basic training we had to spend a week out in the woods and I was lucky to be paired up with an Eagle Scout! We had to dig out positions around our camp to watch the line and sleep in. It was the dead of winter and the ground was like ice but we built something very similar to this. I slept so good in it too!
Looks like it would come in handy to know if you are hiking and get hit with weather. A FAST shelter that is lined with pine boughs. Not the Ritz but way better than freezing to death. Thanks for the video.
I like watching these in winter, in my bed, eating a snack with the covers pulled over my head like I am in a little shelter.
You eat in bed? That’s nasty. Reminds me of a friend of mine who would wear his outdoor shoes in the house and even got in his bed with them on.
@@MisterMister5893 I do that as well.
I'm writing a book and realized I had no idea how to describe someone building a shelter in the snow. Thank you for this! helped a lot.
Your book must've been published by now what's it called
Genius move, I once spent the nervous night in a snow cave/ shelter in 8 feet of snow 0 degrees. To my surprise it was quite comfortable and I slept great. Thank you for sharing ✌️
We used to build shelters like that for fun where I grew up in Maine...and many times as a child we built snow tunnels and caves in the snow banks in our yard after plowing the snow. I also served in a true Mountain Infantry unit at the end of my Army career and cold weather tactics and survival was our biggest focus.
FANTASTIC Shelter,
Not only for the Obvious Protection from the elements but can be Great shelter for Evasion.
Yea it works for both. Your heat signature will be gone
Finally….someone who knows how to make a winter shelter without burning down the forest to stay warm. Mark this video, folks. The only caveat is that you need access to evergreen trees. I experienced a situation in Alaska once where the moose had eaten all the available spruce vegetation in the area.
It's going to be somewhat unique for every situation. Is it powder? Is it wet? Do you have some kind of tarp? Are you in water-repellant clothing?
This is one of the better ones I've seen for retaining some heat. I might pile up the evergreen bedding more loosely and crawl into the middle of it. It's not very good insulation. Still, this shelter's small enough that the heat of your breath might create a micro-climate of maybe 40 F.
I try not to get caught out without a tarp of some description.
If burning down the forest keeps you warm......
survival tips are key, getting stuck outdoors and not knowing what to do would be horrible
Yea
@@fisherman8602 lmfao
@@fisherman8602 If you're smart and in a snowy enviroment then yes. You shoud have ski's with you...
@@fisherman8602 They can easily be replaced by branches. Even those found on the ground could potentially do the job if they're not too old. Otherwise you can use small branches on trees (ex: birch ) and use your weight to break them. Once you partially broke one, you twist it clockwise or counter-clockwise depending on how comfortable you are, you only need to keep on twisting. It's hard at first but it gets easier as you progress. When it gets too hard to twist, you go the other way and repeat.The more you twist, the weaker the branch gets and at some point it just pops out.
An emergency shelter everyone should know.
It's well insulated, and it's a psychologically safe enclose good for sleeping and surviving storm. Kudos!
I've done this in Northern Norway 100 miles south of the Artic Circle back in 1976. Kept me warm. Can't say I miss the cold and snow.
A native american told me about how you could survive in the cold by sleeping in pine needles - that's why I clicked this video when I saw it! Cool stuff.
So it looks like the wife kicked you out the house again.
lol
wesson smith
from that house on 3:07 in a left upper corner))
Nice! Simple, quick and effective. Straight to the point without a lot of idiotic commentary.
We actually used this in military training as a "emergency shelter" Its really warm with a sleeping bag. You can easily spend night in -20 C maybe even -30 in those
A classic winter shelter very well done mate.
Good advice.
Thank you Lonnie
I deployed to Norway not that long ago. More Expensive than the United States.. .But first thing that came in my mind, when I arrived in Norway. Was it looks just like back home in Maine. Love it, such a beautiful country.
Very nice, much better than being out in a blizzard. Thanks for posting !
You made that shelter faster than it takes me to set up a tent.
Fast, functional, practical and relatively easy to make. Nice job. Thanks for the great idea.
I like the simplicity of this 'green igloo'.
Thanks for posting!
unlike most commenters hear I've actually slept overnight in snow (snow caves, tents, trench w/bivy). One modification I would make is the entrance. That is where all heat will escape so it needs to be as closed off as possible. Or if the snow depth is deep enough dig down to form a step so the top of the trench floor is lower than the top of the entrance. A small vent hole or two in the ceiling will reduce risk of suffocation
Interesting. Someone brought up another question, what about a situation where the person falls asleep and a snow storm falls during the night, what happens with all the extra snow piling up on top, on the surface? Isn't there risk of that extra snow trapping you inside?
One thing he easily could have done, without closing off the entrance, was to just build a 2-3 foot windbreak surrounding the opening.
@@FeelingShred even with a few feet of snowfall, you could easily break yourself out of the pile, so long as it didn't turn to solid ice (very unlikely). Also consider that this type of shelter is for emergency use only, so it still beats sleeping out in a blizzard.
@@derek96720 People get so jumpy whenever someone makes questions. I don't doubt the contents of the video, I never once Camped outside in my life, I was just curious, I'm in no way questioning the guy's decisions. It's so weird to me how people jump to conclusions like this.
Very similar shelter to what we used to habit for even a week in my service in the Finnish defence forces. Though our shelter of course inhabited 9 men at most and was often built in a hurry, so they didn't look as comfy as yours. Great work, was a pleasure to watch this :)
I used to make these as a kid in British Columbia Canada-thanks for sharing they work great !
Made one of those (kinda) during Battle Griffin. Woke up about 3-4 times that night, but the FSK operator (special forces) who helped me told me it was normal the first time. The cold ditch did its job. It was more like a grave though, with a lower ditch at the end. Everyone else slept tightly together in makeshift shelters called “Gapahuk”. A great, though somewhat cold experience.
Great way to stay alive if you are lost in the woods and it is cold. Thanks.
Thanks. Yea its for sure better than nothing.
alot of people complaining saying should have this and that.. i think what he's getting at worse comes to worse these are ways to survive. thanks good video appreciate the survival tip. only the strong survive!
Genius shelter. Tried myself in a blizzard. Keeps you warm and dry!
I made very similar shelters growing up in northern Ontario, Canada, in my youth. Biggest difference was that I usually put a slightly raised V-type roof on them to allow just a bit more interior space so that I could sit if I wished. Also, as someone else noted below, I also used thin heat-reflective blankets on the sides and top. These were especially effective if you built a small fire just outside the door, with a reflector to put heat into the shelter.
As a Scot i like your way how to survive , as that what is all about out there in the wilderness . Duncan .
Well done Sir.
One of the best night's sleep I ever had in the woods was in a Spruce bough bed in deep snow just like yours.
Most people only use 1/10th the amount of Spruce boughs they really need. More is always better!
Great video Sir!
You straight up built a nest. A cozy, kick ass nest...
I think this is a very good vid. I've heard and read about these kinds of shelters but never a actually seen one built. There's an old book here in the US by a couple named Helmericks that spent the 40s living off the land in Alaska. They often describe using a winter shelter like yours, and they used them for many years.
This is a good shelter. Used to make something like that as a child when playing in forest.
Why did I just watch this I live in Arizona
the2step 😂😂
Well the good thing for you is madw of snow so it will keep tou fresh all nigth long....!!!
If you ever have to bug out and move north you'll know what to do
lol
Texas here Haha
I lived up north for there years, it's a valid shelter.
The one thing that I would recommend is instead of using your skis and poles put more branches on instead. If you need to use your skis, for whatever reason, you'd have to tear down the shelter to get to your gear. Just something that I learned in Winter Survival Training in the Army...
my days of roughing it in the wilderness is over .. everyone should take advantage of it while young enough to enjoy .. I miss those days , but getting older with health problems catches up to everyone
Thank you for a helpful and possibly lifesaving demonstration on survival ...
I always carry a shovel with me in the woods
Might be a little more than the 15 minutes it says in the header, but this is one of the quickest, most efficient overnight survival-shelter builds I've seen on CZcams. Getting debris or spruce/pine boughs (nice when you're in such woods, and there's plenty of young stuff) surrounding you on all sides makes for a pretty snug shelter. Probably be able to shed an inside layer and dry it out if need be. This is very simple, and a child could do it, but it's one of few such videos where I don't think I'm watching an overgrown child with lots of extra energy to waste, building their idea of a fort, instead of just trying to build the quickest nest possible.
I love these survival videos! Thank you!
That is so cool!! Awesome job!
I know I will probably never need this but hey, its still pretty cool.
*Like dropped*
That night vision shot, when you pulled your hood back, I thought that I was looking at Liam Neeson.
Well done, I like it. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve done this, for a merit badge in Boy Scouts. It was a 2 person shelter with a raised roof of 2ft. We clocked it at 60 degrees inside while it was -10 outside.
Nice quick shelter. And, just in case his house was 100 yards behind him :)
hi brilliant simply quick use of available resources thanks for sharing peter
Great video!! Quick and to the point. Thanks.
Good tidings from Canada, gonna have to try this in the winter. Subscribed.
Man that must smell amazing!
Yah, that's what I was thinking. Take that whole shelter home after for an air freshener!
Very elegant. I'll try it. I did a snow shelter once with some friends once and it was surprisingly comfortable. Thanks and ATB.
Fantastic quick shelter for those of us that live in the northern climates!
This is actually good and convenient.
Thank you making me a nice cave. Signed-Mr. Hibernating Bear.
Thank you. This could save someone's life one day !!
Excellent, I've done lots outdoor camping in winter never seen this style. I may just add that if you push stem of the branches into the floor at an angle a few cm it will help the branches to not compress so easily.
thats a really good shelter but a couple of little suggestions to make it warmer:
1. its a little risky but more snow on top means more warmth. the drawback is that if it snows even more and your shelter colapses on you your kinda screwed.
2. i recommend a door made from the same branches you used in the video (or maybe just a pile of the leaves in the entryway) to keep the heat in
3. make it a little smaller or more heavily packed with leaves to make your body heat turn the place into a sauna
and thats about all the improvements i can think of (though honestly it would make it take wayyyy longer to build so maybe not for a quick shelter)
If it's needed you can use the backpack depending on the size as a little makeshift blocker instead of a door. But otherwise a door would be nice
I think once you're inside, out of the wind and snow, you could probably weave some type of door all right. If the main thing is to get into shelter by nightfall, he's doing fine.
Not exactly Leave No Trace, but in an emergency when you are facing an unplanned overnight, it looks like a good shelter.
Cool den! Looked so cosy
nice little shelter, amazing how much snow helps in making a shelter, even if it hinders in getting the other things you may need to survive.
I did a Pulka trip with ski in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park in Finnland. I planned to do it with a guy I knew only from the internet. He wanted to bring the tent for us. On the departure day on the airport he phoned me to tell me, that he decided on short notice (literally) not to come. It was too late for me to return home and pick one of my tents. So I spent all of the nights of the two week trip in temperatures of -25 celsius in biwaks like that. Wasnt too bad. But I had a down sleeping bag without a biwi bag. So the last nights have been pretty cold: the down got wet and lost their insulation because I became too good in building the snow trenches and raised the temperature inside above 0. And you cant dry a sleepingbag on a fire outside: even the insulation of the wet down is still too good: the sleeping bag gets hot outside but inside the down stay wet and lumpy in -25. On a fire inside a hut the sleeping bad gets dry after half an hour.
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt.
👍 that was quick and easy looking. Good job!
Great video. Quick and simple.
This version with a proper sleeping bag and a closed door remaining only a small hole for breathing is not for under -1 Celsius. Combined with a candle a much thicker snowcover and a cold ditch it could be until under - 20 Celsius. I did try this out.
I'd be grateful for this shelter if it was my only option. It's a lot better than being unprotected.
Exactly! You got the point! Thank you.
Well done! Using all equipment you have on hand to make a quick and warm shelter!
Looks like a great temporary shelter 👏👍
Simple but effective , I love it 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for this. I live in Canada. If and when things hit the fan, this could be a good thing to know how to make, if I have to leave my home.
I live in Texas and I typically only spend time outside when the lawn needs mowing, but I love these videos.
Elise in the Attic probably reminds you why you live in civilisation.
@@christyler5722: She said Texas :)
Great one! Easy and fast, works beautifully.
I think I'm gonna try this next snowstorm we get. I'm still new to Bushcraft, but this looks easy.
Nicely demonstrated and thanks .
Absolutely got my attention. Good job!
Thank you so much, it’s so important to utilize natural materials and have the knowledge to use them... !! You’ll, will live and survive anything, on any given day!
This shelter is good for conditions around the freezing mark only. If the weather gets below 20* your going to freeze to death before morning. In weather below freezing you have to have a heat source or be bundled up in a bag or extra clothing, because your not moving and your body temperature will drop over night. Your shelter has to hold a temperature above 32* for you to survive the night. The higher the inside temperature is the better your chances are to make it to daylight.
Good information it was a good video.
"Your shelter has to hold a temperature above 32* for you to survive the night." If you mean 32 Celsius, you are wrong.
Inthe Garbage you said that in a previous comment and I fought you repeating yourself, it’s not funny it’s dumb 😂
Excellent video, this might one day save someone's life
Great quick shelter!
Great stuff. Thanks for the tips.