Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Camping, Wilderness, Self Reliance, Electric, Solar Power Generation, Prepper Skills This channel is mainly about self reliance skills. In each video I try to show different self reliance skills such as solar power generation, pantry prepping, configuring tarps in many different ways, ropecraft skills such as tying different knots for ridgelines, guy lines, rope tables, rope beds and much more, firecraft skills such as tinder sources, birds nest bundles, char material creation and use, flint and steel, ferro rod, fire piston uses and much more. I just enjoy being self reliant and sharing my knowledge of how to do things in different environments with others I hope you enjoy, cheers!
It depends on the box, if it is designed to handle lifepo4 batteries in the charge controller, if not it may not fully charge the battery as the charging voltage ranges are different with different battery chemistries.
It would be getting a little thin, that stuff is only 160lb strength, you might break it if enough leveraging force was applied... the knots might need an extra pass through as well to ensure they are big enough to catch. In my honest opinion it would be better to use that size cordage with my 'simple diy modular ropecraft system'. Hope this helps, thanks again for watching cheers.
Well Done Frank, a little Preperation Like You Showed And Bing Bang Went Right Up. When Your Cold. Tired, Hungary, Injured and Possibly in Pain, or in Need of Speedy Shelter. Your Set up Could Save Your Life when Shelter is Needed, Right Now. Thanks for the Show and Tell, "The Finest Kind."
@@frankbush333 I definitely will I have subbed Il be doing what you have done here on my ridge line I use rope for my ridge line as I thought para cord is supposed to sag a bit with a 4x4 tarp But thinking of using the para cord now what do you think?
jeezuz.... lighting much.... and whats with grown azz men acting scared of their wife.... try putting her in her place once in a few.... seems like she got no problem putting you and everyone else in hers.... just like far too many women these days
Genius system. Making a couple of 5’ lengths just like the ones that finished out at 2’ 4” would make a ridge line quicker and leave the shorter ones for more suited tasks. All your ideas are freakin brilliant. 👍👏✌️
Awesome dude! Ya the longer thengths is what I use my other modular ropecraft system for made from Kevlar. Check out the 'Frank Bush modular ropecraft system' it is my favorite actually, though I do really like the simple diy one as well. They can be used together 😉
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing. For when you’re dehydrated and not thinking clearly, or cold hands with less dexterity, it is brilliant to have no knots to fiddle with. No forgetting or having trouble making your fingers do what the brain wants. If you had a Marlin Spike with you or a rounded off awl, cold chisel, nail set you would be in business even in the arctic.
Glad you enjoyed the system and the video, checkout some of my latest videos showing advanced techniques using these as well. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers.
Good video, but hard to see what you are doing due to the line being black. Would have been better if you used a brighter colored line. Also best to have done on an overcast day, as the harsh shadows on a bright sunny day make it hard to see what you are doing. It’s not easy to film on your own: It would have made it easier if you had a friend with some camera skills to hold the camera over your shoulder to get those close shots and follow you around to get the best view. However I’ve added this video to my favorites. Keep up the good work 🙂👍
Good idea, I do not use this system anymore I have switched to using my modular ropecraft systems they replace these types of systems for me entirety. Check out those videos you may like them even more. Thanks for watching cheers!
Check out a video I did in May 2019 titled "Bushcraft Camping -advanced survival skills raised bed, tripod table, tripod chair char cloth fire" I also did one using poles instead of cordage, there are a few different examples of this theme I show in older bushcraft videos check them out, thanks for watching cheers!
@@frankbush333 Thank you, Frank! Thats exactly what I was looking for. As you showed in your video, the problem then is spreading the ropes wide enough so that the fabric has lots of tension and enough width for your shoulders. The common solution to this are spreader bars, but I dont like them, so I'm thinking about putting something between the rope and the tree (kind of "make the tree wider"). As a bushcrafter you would certainly choose wood for this, but I wanna have something lightweight with me that does the job. Maybe that hard (yet light) foam that's used for foam rollers? What do you think about my idea and do you have better material suggestions? Thanks a lot, mate!
@@bredlify3079 I have tried both ways the spreader bar is better to be honest, use prusik loops to lock the bars in place would be my tip. Glad you enjoyed the video more coming soon cheers.
You should slide the heat shrink tubing down the rope to where you want to cut the rope, shrink it onto the rope, then cut the tubing and the rope at the same time.
This would be a great option to run a small apartment sized refrigerator being that they only use like 75 watts and have maybe a 33% Duty Cycle. Would probably run something like this for about 2 days before needing recharge. Great video, thanks for posting it.
Yes this should be able to handle that without issue for at least 16 hours continuous, the power draw in the down cycle would play factor as well. If it only used a few watts outside of the active duty cycle you might get 2 days, generally I would say double the battery when dealing with refrigeration never want to have food spoil from power loss, foods getting damn expensive lol.
I am thoroughly amazed that you manage to capture my attention so much so that I willingly watched a man tie knots for 1 hour. 😂 But seriously, great work. I appreciate a thorough video with a thorough explanation rather than a brief overview where they already expect you to know how to do certain aspects. I am the type of person that I want to see A to Z with an explanation of why each step is there. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your knowledge with other people. Means alot.
It may not be the best vehicle for bugging out, but it could be really useful, for instance, if you have a retired house near a river below to bring water to the house everyday. Thanks for this long video Frank that I enjoyed a lot
To be honest given the state of the world I have been strengthening my energy independence capabilities so the free merch reviews fit my prepping systems.
@@frankbush333 Yes sir the world is starting to suck the big salami. My dad always told me back in the late sixties' early seventies that all those free love, dope smoking hippies are going to be running the world or their kids. It'll be a screwed-up world. I wish he played the lottery because he nailed that one.
Those gadgets r all nice and might add to some comfort for certain people, but where n when is one going to stop adding more n more . When i go camping I leave the kitchen sink at home ! For the purposes of having one I would only turn the power on going up hill in ordèr to conserve battery if going for some distance!
Understood not all people want to have much more than a backpack, I of all people can appreciate that 🙂, this is more about conveyance and the ability to transport in and out of a base camp. For my purposes it will be more about having the ability to have mobile electric systems that are powerful enough to run microwaves etc. batteries get heavy for those tasks, lol.
Thank you for this great video, I love working with line and rope ever since the Navy as a Bos'n mate, but didn't know about jungle knots but now I do thanks again
If you are talking something like a heavy duty canvas I would probably recommend my modular ropecraft system using kevlar cordage. Check out that video I posted (orange cordage) it can handle extreme use scenarios
@@richardwysocki8300 I use multiple AquaQuest tarps, for the light weight ones like the safari series even in heavier wind conditions I would have no concerns, I have the large defender king camo tarp that weighs roughly 5 lbs I would use this ridgeline with that as well generally without concern, in extreme conditions I would want to rely on my kevlar modular ropecraft system as it is unmatched for durability in my mind, but is more costly and time consuming to make. It really depends on how serious and extreme your are wanting to go. If the most extreme situation is your target regardless of weight and cost, a heavy duty oil skin canvas tarp 10x10ft min. with my kevlar modular ropecraft system would be my option of choice, hope this helps. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
This system is ideal in my neck of the woods. I live in the Caribbean so it rains alot and a quick set up like the 1 in your video is an essential bit of kit. Thank you Mr Bush. I'm subscribing.
