Here are 20 bushcraft and survival tips for heavy rain and wet weather conditions. It rains on average 159 days of the year here in …
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20 Bushcraft Tips: Heavy Rain & Wet Weather Conditions
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Great video very useful thank you for sharing your knowledge β€
You shouldn't advise people to shelter in trees in windy weather. Ever gone for a hike after a storm? Lots of downed trees and debris…
At [2:15], the gear breakdown is super helpful. Great to know exactly what to pack for a smooth camping experience!
I know this is a year old. But. You picked a great year last year for the rain, and also this year as well!! ( somehow missed this video) Your silver birch, I always use this material, for fire starting, on all walks, fishing, I see a tree I'll go and have a gander and see what I glean from it, especially the bark obviously. Natures finest fire starting material, apart from dry gorse and heather.
Thanks for that, very good π
I have the same Thermos and agree it is one of the best flask out there. One key factor that lead me to buy it was the width of the neck as this makes cleaning so much easier.
I had a young scout who enjoyed the outdoors. When starting a fire , his saying was, "let it chew and swallow whats in its mouth before you stick another forkfull in." Wise words!
I've wondered how you actually get a fire going in the pouring rain. I'm not sure if I will ever need to be able to do it, but using the inner wood as it is dry and Silver Birch oil because it is flammable was pretty interesting. Thanks!
Who thinks a synthetic jacket is worse for outdoors? I prefer british smock 50/-50 polycotton. I find it better for the weather of greece.
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really amazing tips. thank you. specially the featherstick
Lighting a fire is one thing, (great job and explanation) but to keep it going and be useful for cooking or warmth in this condition would make for anther interesting episode.
Good tips for rainy area camping. Iβm from the US, east Tennessee hills. Itβs wet here too and I much appreciate your tips. I grew up camping and didnβt realize that βthe wetβ was such a chore. Itβs what we had, thatβs all. When I grew up and moved away, I found that many countries and continents arenβt so wet. Dry camping has its own issues thoughβ¦Water can be the enemy and the savior. Thanks for sharing your tipsβ¦from the US, east Tennessee.
Usually, if all is soaked and rain is continuing, a fire is a lot more trouble than it's worth. Guys use it cause they dont know what gear/clothing to be using.
if it's raining,, it's 31f degrees or warmer. that AINT that cold if you're dry and out of the wind. If you carry the 1.5 lb reflective tyvek bivy, the XL size from 2GoSystems, the 1/2 lb plastic '"envelope" that needs to go around the bivy,, the 1 lb net hammock, the two 1/2 lb each "cut leaf" style of camo net from amazon, and the two 1/4 lb each bugnet suits, also from Amazon, and the 1/4 lb of UCO lantern and its beeswax candle, You can shed your wet cammies, get into the bivy and envelope, the hammock hung from one point of suspension, as a 'slingchair" don the camo nets , wrapped between the bugnet suits , put the UCO between your feet and you'll soon be warm and dry. Use a stick and a tree to wring out your clothing, twisting the items really hard, and you can dry-out the pants, with your body heat and the UCO. Put on, the pants the dry out the shirt., You should have a spare t shirt boxers and sock liners with you anyway. This is if it's too wet for a fire to be feasible.
All great tips. I'm impressed you bothered to wait for a front to come in and film.
Like the Adirondacks, rain for days. Its like a dense temperate rainforest only with boulders.
This is surprisingly useful for Germany too. Thanks!
Excellent video.
Yeah, you can deffo learn from the Brits about how to light fires in the rain. Good advice.
Useful information, now Labour is in power, I might need these new skills too survive the oncoming winter.
How do you utilize trees on the west coast to start a fire? Different trees over here
What clothing keeps you dry while you are exposed to the weather?
A few small pieces of fatwood don't weigh that much to carry. Plus, a little bit of magnesium shavings weigh very little.
ok now im buying a dd ultralight tarpπ
Unless you are on a forced "survival" type outing, or you are stranded unintentionally, there should be no reason to depend on Birch bark. I keep the dryer lint from my clothes dryer filter, soak it in paraffin, and keep small pieces in my kit. It is very light weight and if you can get a spark or flame to it, it will almost ignite under water. Everything else for getting a fire going on damp days as you suggest.
Your narration style is a perfect mix of Timothy Piggot Smith and David Attenborough
is that you boika?
I would love to do this but i have one huge problem, other ppl in the woods.
One of the best things you can bring on a camping trip is plastic, plastic crisp bags, aka potato chip bags, are ideal to help light fires in wet weather. If you've ever lit one at home you will witness it melt into a blob of melted plastic and that blob will burn for a very long time, even in wet weather, and that's because there is gasoline in plastic. The other benefit is that you can stuff loads of empty plastic bags into your backpack, and it's light weight, basically weightless..
So great to see it done so well!π
I use soaking wet PETROL to get my fires going. Works a treat and i can concentrate on my beer drinking π
I have not been camping for at least 60 years but from 8 years old to about 15 years old I went camping every summer. My father had a 20β square tent with a 10β centre pole and 6β sides. It slept the family of four very comfortable. In the summer it used to rain in the afternoon most days and when we set up the tent it was my job and my brothers job to dig a small trench around the tent and maybe 10β downhill to direct the rain water away from the tent. It worked I donβt rememberer rain ever coming into the tent underneath the walls. I do remember as the tent was woven canvas not to touch the wet canvas as it would promptly leak. Those were great summer holidays. The beach about half a mile and the birds in the bush going crazy every morning and evening. No snakes no wild animals. In fact except for the possible danger of getting lost there was no danger. Many years later I checked and the massive dense bush I remember was only about an acre.
Bring a drinking straw to help with blowing on the flame. Works a treat.
Question the ground is that wet why now use ground cover if everything you place down will get wet too under the cover??? I see so many people not using a ground cover on that tipe of shelter can you explain why because the ground is wet i wouldnt want to sleep in mud it will make you cold
BBQ starter works great..
Nicely done. Helpful hints for a rain-soaked environment. Thanks.
Why do bushcraft in uk π¬π§ when the weather is so shight ?? Who enjoys that ? Do it in southern Spain believe me youβll never look back
awesome video
Cool tutorials
I dont want a background speech
Don't use the taller trees for building a shelter, avoid lightning strike
Wow the begining of this videi he explains the difference of wet, and green wood vs. dry usable.wood. Here inthe US we call the dry wood "squaw" wood. because the native Americans used it from up on thetrees thus it is dry!. GOOD JOB!!. This was the first time I have seen some one who knew what to do . As a former scout master I used to teach this. My scouts and I used to have a contest who could start a fire the fastest. Thumbs up!
Where's your cap from please?
I've seen some people putting a tarp over a fire. Naturally it has to be relatively high or else it will catch fire, but I'm wondering about this. It seems dangerous. How far off the flames does the tarp have to be, and I imagine it can't be a man made fibre as they would melt and catch flame easier, maybe canvass would work, but any thoughts on that?
The fire craft here is all very well and actually impressive but why get wet through while doing it?
Can you show us a tarp shelter when there are no trees. What if the area you need a shelter has no trees. Please I. Interested to see what can be achieved.
Another good tip is to not strike your edge next to your knuckle when getting a spark π
Nice video presentation.
This kind of knowledge should not be allowed to die.
I like the way you make use of the pocket deploying the tarp.
I, as an old timer, would advise you to take care of you hands.
Snapping twiggs will take it's tole.
In the early '60s boy scouts we made Swedish torches camping in boggy areas.
One nice feature, of them, is their mobility.
One will burn, even if the base is submurged.
It mitigates wire in a kit.
Any cordage will do.
Thanks.