Solo Overnight Camping with the Dream Team of Military Surplus Gear and Chili Mac with Cheese 

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No apology required, you just proved "adapt and overcome" mentality. THAT is the most valuable lesson this video shows, well done!

Actually like the fact that only one half of your tent was sent. The ability to improvise is one of the reasons i love your videos. At any time, some gear could be damaged or ruined, and you work around it for all to see. Thank you

Have a plan for everything. I know your time commitment to prepare and present your presentation is a gift. Thanks for the gift. My father was a career soldier. Served WWII on a destroyer to Okinawa. Got out and joined the Army (8th Army) and fought in Korea. Stayed in until 1971. My experiences began plundering is gear when he came in from the field. Henry I wouldn’t solo camp outside if he set me up. His pancho for a shelter, an army air mattress, infantry sleeping bag and army flashlight. It was a Friday night. I remember hearing taps on post off in the distance. I slept good. Saturday late morning he finally checked on me. I was hooked ever since on gear and the outdoors. Thanks for all you do and stirring old memories. I am headed for my 69th year.

I am a Vietnam era LRRP patrol leader and have been enjoying your videos.. We carried only 1/2 of a poncho liner and of course ate freeze dried meals and boiled our water in a canteen cup over a ball of C-4 ignited with a Zippo lighter..

Shawn. your channel right now, is the most genuine, heartfelt channel right now. You should be sooooooo proud of yourself, Sir!! Greetings from the UK, from me and my wolf and thanks, for helping ex veterans, with your worldview. You know your beans!!!!! xxx Thank you, Sir!!! xxxxx

Old but not obsolete reminds me of.....ME! Used WW2 gear when I was first camping as a boy. Nothing better than that old mildewed canvas smell inside that pup tent!

That stove was kick ass! Never been so late on a video in over 4 years!

I was a soldier. I didn’t camp for 20 years after I got out. Your videos are really helpful. I use some military gear, but I buy everything used at thrift store and garage sales

I have spent the last 40 years dealing with people and training them. I have found that you can give out the same info every day and after a long period of time someone will ask a question about the same info you have been putting out. Don't get upset. Give them a quick answer and drive on. We all look up to you. You are a great trainer. Great stuff.

There is no reason for you to apologize we are here to be entertained and learn things from you what you put up is perfectly fine and the true fans here know that stay safe and keep it coming

I have been watching you for about three years. I find all your videos inspiring and interesting. I now have my 12 year old son watching with me. This summer we are going to try and recreate one of your shelters. Thank you sir!!

wish I could give you another thumbs up just for your attitude about not responding to comments when it is obvious that they didn't watch the video, good for you

A fresh show. Perfect for a snowy Sunday afternoon.

The "carrying case" for the white gas stove is actually a cup and pot for the stove and the "wrench" works as the handle for both. Dual purpose to save weight and space. Used and loved this stove in the 60s and 70s.

You know, in Russia we have a similar stove, it's called "Bumblebee"! It uses gasoline, however, the stove has a different way of ignition. I think you should check it out, pretty cool thingy

You have nothing to apologize for, infact we should thank you. In a survival situation we may not have everything we need or can only find some of what we need. In this video you showed us how to adapt, improvise and over come our short falls and to make the most of what we have, thank you.

AAAH, the truly OUTSTANDING memories of back yard, then Scout camping using Mil-Surp gear in the mid-late '50s, and the early''60s! We, my late brother & I, even had dad's Korea War issue K-Bar to drag along!. Also, we had shelter 1/2s, canteens and stainless steel mess kits and utinsels. When the base quartermaster condemned a bunch of down sleeping bags, dad "saved" several from the dump, mom hand sewed the rips & tears, and we slept as warm as if we'd been @home... Good times, GOOD TIMES!!! 😁👍❗️

I love sitting outside with a warm drink watching these videos! It's so relaxing feels like your connected with nature.

Old Vietnam Recon Rat here. Like the flex! “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”

Your videos are helping me get trough a tough break up and depression. Thanks corporal, thanks for your time, advice and entertainment. Sgt. with the Edegem FD.

Shawn, no need to apologize for the shelter or the video. The very essence of survival/bushcraft is making do with what you have. This is what you did. It checked all the boxes for the normal good content you put out.

On one of your video's comments, someone suggested Patreon. I heartily agree. Let those of us who subscribe and faithfully watch every minute every week, support you in another way too.

For a old time supply Sgt lifer. Of 37 yrs. job well done. They don’t make the gear like the old gear anymore. From the mountains of South Carolina. John.

Love the military surplus gear, let's be honest the majority of us who do this probably started off with used gear they got from family or surplus stores on the cheap. I'm pushing 40 and still have gear I had when I was 14, because it just lasts. More surplus gear videos can never be a bad thing.

Just want you to know that your fans here in Australia do watch you vids & learning at the same time. It's the next best thing to doing the Pathfinder Survival Courses. As you know the current pandemic is preventing most of us to travel so watching you, DC & other Pathfinders instructors vids is improving our skills in bushcraft & survival. We may not have the certification but we do attain the necessary skills to survive in time of need. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and "what no bacon!?". Warm greetings from the Land Down Under. Cheers mate.

Nice 👌, THE PREDATOR BLood trail at the end was funny shiatz. 😂🤣✌👍

That Coleman stove is really sweet! I have one of their green two burner models from the 70s and it's built like a tank. It still works great after 40 years.

Making do with what you have is the essence of survival. Adapt, Improvise and overcome, A lesson well taught.

Hello. Love your content. I used to live off grid for 6 years and I really miss it. And watching your videos gives me so many ideas for when I decide to go off grid again. Or just camping for a few days. Awesome ideas and great content. Keep it up.

No need to apologize. Appreciate all the hard work and effort you put into these. Thank you

thank you for your honest and skill. i am ex British army and I think I have learnt more watching your channel then I did in 18 years of service. I thank you.

I don’t skip through any videos because that the whole point of learning is to watch the whole thing because your videos isn’t boring like most others are

For all the reasons to watch a video until the end, that one was an instant classic. Outstanding work as always, and thank you so much for showcasing this gear. I learn something every video! Chili mac is definitely my vote for holy grail gear, but chicken ala king with the freeze dried peaches and making a cobbler is a close cold war era 2nd. You never forget your first, as they say. It's true for love as it is for MREs, haha.

Hi 🙋‍♂️, love this.. Predator jokes will never get old... and yeah, oc it was the Knight Rider... ( in his dreams ) Nice to use still old school gear. Stay healty and have a good time 🇨🇭🙋‍♂️

I don't comment very much on any videos. I just wanted to say I love your videos. Your videos are what made me want to get out and camp more. I have learned alot from your videos and just wanted to say thank you.

You could tell by the look on your face that you knew it was going to be cold. But you made it work. A green mummy sleeping bag would have worked but you made do. Semper Fi.

And........I've just bought your tee-shirt and donated another 1 GBP to charity, because you are a superstar!!! Thank you soooooo much, for your content and time on here, Sir!!!

Perfect timing...we have this big winter storm hitting here and NC and this is the perfect thing to watch

Only numbnuts would Skip through your videos. Best content on RU-vid. Keep up the awesome work Cpl. Outstanding AF

Can you do a video on camp security such as predator awareness and deterring? Any tricks or words of wisdom?

Love watching your videos. I'm a 70 year old grandma that would love to try this. Thank you.

1980 to 1984 never had or saw a chemical light used. Only saw a squad stove used once. They had them but never saw anyone with an ass pack. When they switched from C-rats to MRE's they didn't have flameless heaters and they stopped issuing heat tabs, so that was fun. I was an 03 grunt so spent many a day and night afield. Thanks for the memories and SEMPER FI. Oh yea we also had to supply our own tabasco.

I can tell just by watching you that we are vastly different people in life, probably politically, the media we consume etc. However I am glad we share the same country and I heavily enjoy learning from you.

outstanding af as always. really enjoyed how you still made do with what you had.

This video reminded me the most of my scouting days as a kid. When most, if not all, camping gear was "hand me downs" from family who were military, or were military surplus. Especially since camping was not as commercialized as it is today, which is almost "glamping" from what I was used to. Side note, leave it to a Marine to say a 25 year old MRE tastes good. Great video, thank you.

I appreciate when you improvise. Life doesn't always (ever?) hand you a perfect situation with exactly the right equipment. Knowing alternative ways to solve a problem or meet a need is helpful! And my dad put Tabasco on his eggs and a few other things. Every time you use it I'm reminded of him. 🥰

My grand daughter asked. What was that thingie you used to start your fire? She is 6 and always asks to watch your videos. Good job!

salute to you sir thankyou for serving our country and may god richly bless you!

As a Vietnam Grunt serving 1970-71 we had no internal frame on our Rock Sacks. Only an external frame. A case of C-Rations came with a heavy cardboard sleeve that fit over the case with baling wire holding it into place. We used the cardboard wired to our frame to keep the contents of our ruck from poking us in the back on our long humps across Vietnam.

Good morning Corporal! Another great video!

Hey Corporal, a little story for you. When I was growing up in New Hampshire, my extended family needed help clearing out an old house my brother in law inherited from his dad, who passed away 5 years before. I was about 15 at the time. My brother inlaws dad was a ww2 veteran, so he had all kinds of mess kits, tarps, canvas bags (gunny sacs I think they called them), to put it all in. I was told to keep anything I wanted so pretty much all of it. I can't tell you how many hours I spent attempting to use these things. so much fun, but I wish had your videos to actually learn how to use it all. its all gone 37 years later but I had a blast pretending i knew what I was doing. Thanks for being here, especially at such a chaotic time, when these skill are priceless.

I first discovered your channel during the onset of the pandemic March 2020 and have subscribed since. Continued to watch your videos for 2 years while I was home until I joined back work on ships May 2022. Have been binge watching your videos again and rewatching some of my favorites. No need to apologize for the shelter situation because you've shown, time and again, how we need to adapt to every situation. Kudos and stay healthy and safe. Keep the videos coming!!

You gotta watch these start to finish... the knowledge and skills are always in the details you show, sprinkled throughout the video! Keep them coming, Brother!!

Almost a MILLION subscribers. Woot woot!

My dad was a green beret in the special forces and taught me a lot of these skills when I was young. We would go hiking/camping for 2 weeks at the time, and he would deliberately get us "lost" so he could teach me land navigation skills and to find our way back to the trail or truck. These videos bring back a lot of memories and makes me appreciate what little time we had together. He passed away August 25th last year and I want to go do some camping and utilize the skills he taught me. Your videos have helped me to remember some things and learn a lot that he didn't have the time or know how to teach me. Thank you for the content man, he would have liked this stuff too.

I enjoy your videos even though I am around a week late watching them for a time I would watch them every Sunday but hoping to get back to it. Keep doing what you do I'll be watching eventually

No apologies or return comments necessary. Enjoyed watching this with my sixteen year old son and explaining things to him. Great video kola, keep’m come’n

"A cool sip of hot water" Not alot of people understand how truthful and funny that is!

when you started reading from the guidebook I recited every word you said, man it is amazing that 28 years later, that all that boot camp knowledge is still lodged up in our brain housing group! 😆 I've just recently come across your channel, outstanding content! Semper Fi Brother!

I can honestly say that yours is one of the few channels that I never skip any part of the video. I can’t wait for my girls to get a little older and take camping like my father took me camping. Also, my father served in the Army in Vietnam and was there during the Tet offensive. I appreciate the brief history behind the gear that you used. Keep up the great videos!

I dont wait anymore i dont want ur vids to go away

1. Thanks for another video and I'm not just hitting skip although I admit that I don't always catch every detail the first time. 2. The Hasselhoff reference was AWESOME!

I love your videos. Thank you. I love how you up scales what you have, to fit your height and make yourself more comfortable.

Sundays are for the Corporal! Keep up the hard work and awesome content Shawn! By far the best channel on the tube!

Outstanding episode this week Corp, no need to apologize. You made due with what you had. Haters going to hate no matter what, F' em.

Awesome son! I'm 73 years old and joined the Navy in th 60's. But after a few episodes of your experience, if I could go back I swear I'd join the USMC! Awesome lessons brother! Peace be with you! !

I'm a fan of K-Bar type knives. Unfortunately, the military was governed by "How much is it going to cost" and "How Fast can you make them?" So what I have is a full tang Gerber, good steel, insanely sharp, costs a lot. I have beat the crap out of that knife, it has yet to let me down. This is not an advert for Gerber, but I willl recommend them.

Thanks Cpl.that gear is in pristine condition. Your lucky. The Coleman stove is my favorite. Still got all my gear from that era,including my ifac with all original components. Been using my kit regularly in all seasons for over45years loving every minute of it. My wife watches many of your videos and commented on this one "that's all they gave you guys for a meal,no wonder you stayed so skinny." Thanks for the memory,God bless and Semper Fi to one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children,(USMC) for those unfamiliar. Keep cranking them out, bacon on bacon with a side of bacon.

We have all had rough nights when equipment doesn’t work out quite as we planned. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for all the time and energy you put into them. Cheers from Canada 👍

just going back in time to watch some of your older videos, I always seem to learn something, even at my age (73)

I served in the early 70’s Army field artillery my weapon was a M16 A1 made by the Mattel Toy Company ( no joke) . C Rations with cigarettes, and military shelter haves, I loved using mine to make a hammock with my poncho overhead. Worked great and didn’t need to find a buddy lol. I love watching your old school videos.

I don't know why people want to skip through these videos I'm trying to get information and ideas for stuff I would like to do in the future.

Love your content bro. I do understand all the hard work and editing that goes Into your videos. Appreciate it a lot.

Just so you know, I watch them all, beginning to end and I appreciate all the hard work you put in to these videos. Thanks Boss.

Not sure why people would want to skip through your videos 🤔 You're very informative and thorough with what you teach. Love watching and learning. Keep on doing what you're doing bro👍

Retired Military . Mid 80s was a broke E4 and camped all over North Carolina. Used just about the same gear. Alice pack and mid weight jungle bag with Army green blanket. This was the best times of my life. Can of Hormel chile and spam with a MRE. Thank you for your efforts and taking us along with you.

I've been watching for a little over a year now and you make Sundays something to look forward to. You're the only channel like yours that I watch too. I've tried others and it's not the same. Keep doing what you do Corporal. Ooo Rah!

OUTSTANDING!!! I like how you think about the old days in the service !! As a retired veteran, I still find myself doing the same.. Keep kickass on videos and no reason for apologies!! Just keep kicking ass and taking names!!!! 🇺🇸

Awesome videos. I was in the Royal Canadian Army cadets in the 1970s and the 48th Highlanders of Canada in the 1980s. Lots of cold war camping. Lol. Different gear all of it heavy. Our rations in the 70s were still all canned. They were much better but heavy and bulky. And we hadn't transitioned to the plastic varmit rifle yet. FN,C1 A1. 13.5 lbs fully loaded. Really enjoyed this man.

I don't blame you for making that decision...I watch all the way through and could watch even more....keep up the good work 💪 👏🏼

Don't worry about what people say or do. You do you! Your content is always alsome. I'm 60 yrs old and have learned a lot from you. You got me out side doing the things. Oh and no response is needed.

Hey Corporal, I appreciate the work you do and the videos you make. It’s because of you I’ve looked more into camping with as little as I can. Or bush crafting. I have a lot to learn but I’m headed in that direction for sure. Thanks again.

Having served 10 years in the British armed forces I can say even in that short time the older pattern gear we were issued was far more durable than the new stuff my first issues bergan which was old and worn as all hell when I got it is still going strong no tears or anything the new stuff I was issued 2 something years ago is already getting worn out so old school all day

Love this channel

I love your videos. You do you.👍🏽

Great job Shawn , as for people and their inability to hear you tell them where to get something, they need to learn to listen, use your ears in everything. You don`t you may be bear food. As for the shelter, you did what needed to be done to make it work, life is not always going to go as you plan. Great job and Thanks for all you do . Peace

64 years old and although we're in different lines of work, your knowledge, ideas and techniques apply to my life. From the Mora to Sunnuto mc2, and many other pieces of equipment, I've been fortunate to continue evolve a practical solution to mine and my family's needs both in recreation and for my job away from home. OFS

That was one badass stove. I was never in the military, but I have a high appreciation for old school military gear and those who used it.

Mr. Kelly first thank you for your service. And your videos are great 👍 love the predator blood. Keep doing what you are doing.

Another great video! Growing up in the 80's makes me love this equipment. I love military surplus and remember happily when the surplus stores were the place to get camping gear.

Please dont lose faith, me and my son love watching you. Can't wait till your next adventure catch you next time.

Great content. Loved the thought you put into it and the history lesson. I would have thought that Russian gear would have been represented more but availability is King always. Great work and love the Coleman stove.

It’s a beautiful day. Good morning and a happy Sunday, Corporal. Let’s go Brandon 🤝

i dig your stuff thanks for being there

Thank you for your service to our beautiful country!

Outstanding! No school like old school.

Hey I'm here on point Mr. Kelly love your videos

You're doing a great job boss. Thanks for the videos. Keep it up!

I absolutely agree no apology necessary we run into shortcomings whatever our task is you constantly show us to use your head and think outside of the box thank you