Heated Poncho Shelter 

Perfect - Thanks for the comment

+William Maurer Thank you. I camp pretty much every week all year round which helps, there is nothing like experience to teach a person. I'm always experimenting with something, which I find enjoyable.

They are very handy for a little heat, not so much for lighting. Good comment

+Xin Shen You are welcome, thank you for watching

+Nickathome Smith Yup that is another option, and our ponchos have 12 tie out tabs on them so they can easily be set up as a tarp in a lean to configuration. I just like doing different things sometimes, some wind up being stupid and others kinda cool. Thanks man.

+Nickathome Smith You should always have more than one option, and options can be dictated by circumstance. In your case I doubt you and your son had the candle lantern, but, I have certainly been in situations myself where I have just had to stop due to lack of light, exhaustion etc and it would not be feasible (or even possible) to make any conventional type of shelter. This trick would have done me great service on a few occasions, for sure, I've had times when all I could do was sit there in a poncho, rest up, until my mind was clear enough, and my body rested enough to continue safely, chomping down calories, till I could move at first light. Not a great nights rest, and too darn cold! I always carry a tea-light candle or two for emergencies, in a sheltered place you can get a hot cup of water with one, and it had occurred to me to use a candle under the poncho, but, thought better of it because a) I was also under it, and b) I had the fear of it catching light to something. I agree, always try to make the best shelter you can, most times, but, I think this trick, especially if you only need a few more hours to get to a place-of-comfort, is yet another tool in the arsenal...and this whole area is about learning from others. I think a good survivalist/outdoorsman, should be like a sponge, listening and watching others experience, you never ever know when a chance conversation or observation comes in useful in the future.

+Wilderness Innovation I think we should all be experimenting, and striving to learn -I think to just stick to what you know, and never experiment, is lazy, and is not how the whole process came about. The majority of us are using skills other learned from experience, trial and error. If no one ever experimented, probably mankind would never have left Africa and survived!! I always think it is best to learn for ourselves, for sure listen to others, but we shouldn't be blindly following what they do, time moves on, and I think once we learn something ourselves, we have the 'first principles' of survival, applying knowledge and creativity to what could be a life or death situation. It's similar to what is wrong with most Western education systems now, they are coached how to pass exams, seldom needing to learn for themselves. Some of the intelligentsia I have come across are the dimmest bulbs in the box, they have little common sense, and no practical skills and knowledge to bring to the party...and, sadly, because they 'know everything' they can't be taught lol

Killing deer? This is indefensible - pure and simple.

+Ethical Warrior In the northern part of the USA we have no old growth forrest, trees are clear cut, and replanted creating animal habitats and food supply. the game are managed to keep the population matching the available food, selling hunting fees pays the bill for all the management of natural resources. Overpopulation of deer just causes death by starvation. In St Paul,MN there are flocks of wild turkeys, deer roam and feed in larger yards I have hawks nesting, owls nesting. deer, turkeys, rabbits and squirrels. Animals are doing quite well living in urban America.

Glad you like them!

Some people use a warmer fueled with lighter fluid. I originally got the idea from some military guys who used candles, just bare candles, not in a lantern !! Spooky...I like these candles because we make them out of beeswax which has a pleasant smell...Thanks for the comment

B7662 461 you’ll be drunk in no time at all, haha.

You can use what you want, the idea is to use a lantern for the candle so the flame is contained. I like beeswax candles because they smell better than paraffin type candles. Thanks for asking.,

Haha, well that's why I like the little lantern, to keep it all contained.

Would it work ,with a lantern made out of a tin can ?

Ken, I'm wondering if you could dig a swallow hole in the ground under you and put the light inside the hole. You then could lay on the hole but I would still be afraid of the plastic melting if it touched the candle.

***** Thank you. In juniour forest wardens, we learned to make candle lanterns ,out of tin cans, that were safe to warm up our tents at night. That was what I ment. But it would be so nice to have one of the lanterns you are talking about. They sound pretty nifty.

to Kenneth Kramm - I'm sure you've read some of the replies about digging a small indentation, Iwhich could be "covered" with a rock for safety) but also, you can hang this lantern overhead - in a tarp, hammock, tent situation and also, wax is "non-flammable" - so when it spills, it doesn't catch fire. Candles vs lantern fuel or alcohol, do not "catch fire" if spilled. Wool adds fireproof to the equation if that is your set up. A tiny bit of instant heat like this can save your life if you can find a way to make it work in your set up. Hope this comment was useful to you.

KennethKramm No way should you sleep with lit candle in poncho. That uco candle holder gets hot as hell after burning awhile. Soldiers used sterno cans with poncho in foxholes many years ago.

I agree 5 or 6 min would have been fine.

Thanks, there are a number of things a person could do for sure. I was taught by someone who used an open candle, I wouldn't dare do that....Which is why I used the lantern...

That is the standard Multicam PSSL Poncho, ripstop and urethane coated. We didn't have the silnylon at the time I did this video. Thanks for watching and comments

Haha...well they are what they are...Thanks for the humor..

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