I Tried Winter Bushcrafting: No Tent No Stove at 8,000 Feet
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Published 2024-02-18
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In an effort to test my winter camping skills and some cold weather gear, I head into the mountains after a major winter storm blanketed northern Arizona with snow. I've been getting in tune with my bushcrafting survivalist self to hone my abilities to enjoy our harsh winters. I build a minimalist shelter out of snow, logs, and a tarp. I sleep with my mattress directly on the snow to further test the capabilities of the Nemo Tensor Extreme without the added warmth of a tent or a super warm sleeping bag. I harvest and process firewood and cook my meals over an open fire.
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All Comments (21)
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This was really interesting to see the high tech backpacking stuff version of bushcraft, im used to wool, steel, and more old fashioned heavier stuff. I like the idea of having a warm enough bag for sleeping away from or with no fire.
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I am a fellow Arizonan OLD.POOR.and planning to thru hike the AZT sobo in 2025. I have an Ospery Kyte (which I think is way to heavy), a Lanshan 2 tent ( 2lbs), a pocket rocket that I keep inside a Bessargot french press which alsi is my cook pot. My sleep system I spent money on. A Jungle foam pad, a BA air core ultra 4.0, Zen Bivy.
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That frypan of bacon over a fire was a real touch of the old "Megawoods Walker" (God rest his soul)😄
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It's cool to see you get back closer to some roots. Not everybody has the money to spend on $400 tents, $300 packs and sleeping bags and trips to take with us on trips across the world!! Bushcraft for some of us more average folks!! If you will!! Lol!!
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Really good video you made there. You have many tallents. Here in denmark scouts make that bread on the stick all the time and eat it with jam. The secret is to flatten the dough more out on the stick, and find a good spot in the fire with good embers. Then it will be baked all through and get the fine golden color on the outside. It usually takes some years for the scouts to learn, often starting with an almost black bread⛺️😊🔥❤
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This is exactly how I backpack! I use all UL backpacking gear except for my pack which is a mystery ranch Bridger 55 which works best for light yet heavy duty and I’ve made myself a bushcraft survival kit and a fire kit under 1lb each. I use the same gerber hand saw as well as hatchet and I also carry a gerber principle for my knife. If I were hiking the AT I’d leave the saw and hatchet and hit the road.
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I'm really enjoying this style of video: the adventure first and foremost (with beautiful cinematography!), skills and information second, then a touch of gear review. Very enjoyable, without coming across like an advertisement disguised as a backpacking trip. Thanks, and well done!
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Rule of thumb for firewood in that situation: when you think you’ve got enough to survive the night, double it
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Great job Eric, you always make these videos appear as personal conversations with your subscribers and not lectures on how to do this or that. Where to next, New England????
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Absolutely one of the most fun and actually informative videos. Loved the whole process. Thanks!
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What a great adventure. Loved the video.
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I just tested out my new Nemo extreme last night, 10 degrees. Not a single cold spot. I'm a side sleeper and was toasty warm. Can't wait to go out again
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I did see where some users of that pad are now having to "shake" it out and really try to break up the mylar insulation before setting it up for bed, trying to get it to shake apart and eliminate the cold spots where the insulation sheets are freezing or sticking together. You shouldn't have to worry about that, but it does help. Give it a try next time before attaching your bag.
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Growing up in the 70’s as a Boy Scout, our troop exclusively used plastic (visqueen) tarp set ups. Never tents. Sleep six across.. If really stormy, we’d use more tarp to enclose the ends. Our tarps were long enough that at the head, that plastic would wrap around and become our ground cloth, only leaving the foot end open. It was perfect.
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OMG "vintage MSR pot" got me. I just replaced that same MSR pot with a Toaks LAST YEAR! It served me well for a long time 😂 Great video, Eric! Good inspiration to get out there in the winter.
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This is what I've been waiting for.
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Love that kind of bushcraft.
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Loving the quality of your videos. The drone shots you throw in are awesome! That bacon rice meal you made looked 🔥
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Some good bush crafting there. Good work!
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We call that tarp set up "porch mode" in the hammock world, and its part of why we love hanging, 5hose views while being protected from bugs is best of both worlds. Also this was a different bit very fun video to watch
