Shingle/layer your roofing material from the bottom up. I noticed that you just sort of randomly tossed the branches on the roof logs instead of starting at the bottom and going across and then up, like you would do with shingles. Also put them upside down with the thick part of the branch pointing up. I’m NOT criticizing you at all. I’m just trying to help you maybe learn from my observations 😊 Just a suggestion: Are you familiar with the Kusk Bushcraft channel? It’s worth a watch for basic and primitive skills.
Thanks Alan! I appreciate the insight, I’ll take any and all criticism if it means I’ll stay dry next time. And I’ve never heard of Kusk but I’ll check it out!
@@benbeauchamp16 suggestion for ya .... look around on youtube , there's tons of them on there , we know you know joe , check out his shelter builds , he's the goat for that and as for the axe repair Buckin Billy Ray channel Gluck 😉
Good job! I enjoy your videos... but when I saw you put that striploin over flames I said out loud "NONONO don't cook over flames, cook over coals"! Anyway, well done, again, looking forward to new videos.
You're a trooper! I spent many miserable nights on the trail, but it builds character. Rehandling old tools is something I've always loved to do. You'll get that ax back in shape. It's the head that's valuable and passed down through the generations.
Great video Ben... Always learning and pushing the limits... Love it. Just thinking aloud, the ground where you built the shelter seems to be sunken a bit - wouldn't it accumulate rain water from higher grounds when it really pours down?
I think it would be very cool to have Xander Budnik take you out and do an instructional video on this. Congrats on giving it a go. Well worth the experiment!
Awesome, loved it! Keep up the good work Benji. This is what outdoor adventure is all about. Nature, weather, challenges, hard work, campfires, and learning and respecting your abilities and limits. Great job, sincerely. And those kids have a cool little fort in the woods that they can build off of.
Glad you decided to still share the adventure, its not all rainbows and unicorns. One suggestion, the logs you cut and laid on the ridge pole, should not extend out past the shelter. Cut them to only be long enough for the roof. Those logs were sticking out uncovered in the rain all night and most of the water they collected ran down their length and dripped onto you. Any benefit of having a bit of shelter for the fire was canceled out by that water infiltration inside the shelter.
Sir, your video was actually more entertaining and watchable than most other "survival" vids because you don't c😢ome off a douche, trying to convince us what a badass expert you are. You're also a more likeable person compared to the bearded wonders with tattooed fingers, faces, arms etc. Again, you are humble and somewhat relatable, even to a salty old, former military instructor like me. I am grateful for your efforts to share your journey. As I watched, I was cheering you on and wanted so badly for you to produce a tarp, or a Mylar or plastic sheet of some kind to form the first layer of your roof, then the poles and pine boughs atop that. Your rock shield was absolutely beautiful and well employed. Brilliant! Keep it up. Thank you for not being a wannabe Tacticool, Killer Commando dickhead. RU-vid has plenty already. We're all good. I'll be looking for more of your work.
Hey bud, definitely check out the "Mors Kochanski Lean-to shelter Part 1 of 3" on youtube. I would love if you tried this version. No other youtuber has done it, even though it's THE survival shelter by THE survival legend. At least you learned that the angle of the logs must be much more steep. Everyone talks about the "mors kochanski super shelter" but not his lean-to shelter. His lean-to shelter is also made without tools and items, so barehanded survival.
You've been hanging out with Evan too much breaking axes. LOL! Oh well, things only break when they're being used so better than a shiny axe hanging on a wall. More bows weaved tighter would help with waterproofing but yes a steeper pitch also helps.
Hahaha poor Evan you break one axe in your life but it just so happens to be a special one that belongs to a camping legend. And thank you for the tips I might have to head back to make the improvements
Ben, I hope you don’t get sick. Hard, cold, rain. Hope you can enjoy the warmth of your home this Easter. I enjoy your videos. Happy Easter. Greg / CT USA
Hey Ben was your dad or grandfather big into bushcraft forums 15-20 yrs ago? Ben it's always best to at the very least to pitch a small tent and heater sleeping bag when training as a safety fallback system and have it up prior to training because you lose finger movements when cold hyperthermic. This safety system is very important when doing these things while alone. One thing is always certain in any outdoor endeavor and that is the Reaper is always there waiting to take you so be sure to have the tools training equipment to counter act that downfall.
Both my dad and grandfather have always been big into the outdoors but I don’t think they ever wrote on any bushcraft forums, why do you ask? I appreciate the concern. You’re absolutely right. I did have a few safety measures in place, I brought a tarp with me just in case as well as a couple extra sets of dry clothes. But really what allowed me to take the extra risk was that I was only about a 15 minute walk away from my friend’s house and when I got there he already had his sauna going for me and a hot coffee brewed… purely spoiled at that point. I would’ve never done this in a remote area without proper training. Also as wet and cold as I was, there wasn’t a point where I was even near being “too cold” let alone hypothermic, just uncomfortable. But again, what you’re saying is something that everyone should take into consideration on any wilderness venture
@@benbeauchamp16 I ask because back when Ron Hood had his forum there was a guy same last name as yours but his first name escapes me right now he was also mentioned in an article in a Magizine called Wilderness Ways on making fire from ice article
Was that Marty's property 🤔 lol 👅 and that axe that was passed down and now you broke it , and he's had for how long , i think he will feel the same way 😉... 🍁
I appreciate your candor, you experimented, it failed, and you learned. Seeing that many unexperienced campers have done the same and died then you can consider yourself successful
Nothing worse than being wet except cold and wet. We learn by doing and we learn more in failure. You have learned alot for your next go in the woods. Give us another transparent video like you just did. It is refreshing to see someone being honest. Thank you so much and good luck on your next adventure.
Great video- love these types of challenges. Ive made shelters in cold temps but wet is always way harder! “Tapping out like Alone” 😂 I’ve been doing this for 25 yrs - I’d be lying if I said I never tapped out. Lessons, but you got the one of the best survival skills= + attitude 💪🏽 Can’t help it I’m a dad! Make sure you add a sheath to that axe Ben :) ask Jim Baird!
Had a very similar experience building a lean to last year. I feel your pain! Good on you for getting out of your comfort zone! I also found out the hard way that space blankets are not a tarp 😅
@benbeauchamp16 ya think 🤔 or at least spent time looking for one , gramps will fix ya up ... now whether he gives it back or not lmao or maybe tell ya to fix yerself
The trees you’re removing are not viable for anything anyway, they will actually free up space for larger healthy trees too. Some people just worry too much……probably 30 yr olds still living in their parents basement!!!😂
