Solo Overnight Doing a $25 Thrift Store Survival Gear Challenge In the Woods and Bacon Wrapped Steak 

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What is everyone's major malfunction that they can't watch the whole video? Keep doing your thing Corporal. I wouldn't miss one for the world!

I’m really loving these “minimal/improvised kit” videos. It shows what you can accomplish if you have the knowledge and skills to adapt to the situation. You are always a highlight of our Sunday. Thanks!

Proof that skills are better than gear.

LoL. Today I brought my laundry upstairs in a big garbage bag. My daughter laid on it, and I said "when Corporal goes camping he fills his bags with leaves to make a comfy bed!" She loved that. We watch you every week. She's only 6, but we'll be practicing soon. ❤️👍

I like your bit on “sun washing.” My grandma was a pioneer and homesteaded in Washington state. She talked about “sun purification” and swore by it.

I know I'm being repetitive, but this is again a perfect example of knowledge over expensive gear. Thanks for sharing with & teaching us.

Excellent work as always Corp, just shows you its not "the gear" that gets you through, its knowledge and attitude.

Dude this vid is strait up as common man as it gets! The ability to just visualize the value in the basic items would be a challenge to a lot of people these days with how dependent on the latest and greatest technology society has become. The inspiration this video created was priceless! Especially for people who still have a spirit of independence and self sufficiency. Great stuff Corporal Kelly! Keep it up!

This is how I started camping, goodwill, free stuff on Craigslist, and stuff people threw out at the curb. Did what I had to in order to get into the woods for very little money. Love seeing how easy it is to find items that will work just fine for overnights in the woods without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars. Some people get caught up in the gear and forget why they even went out, to enjoy their time outside.

I miss the 30 minute videos, not gonna lie. You do what makes you happy. It's your channel not any one else's. Keep up the great videos brother.

If you were to post an hour long video, I would watch it from start to finish. Your videos give me ideas for my camping trips. Also, I love and appreciate how consistently you have posted videos since you started. Stay awesome and stay safe!

Love your videos! No dumb music, just the sounds of nature. I also like how you show people how they can survive using inexpensive everyday items. Anybody can spend big money on a bunch of expensive gear but I'll bet there's more low income people watching than anything else! Thank you for your Service and keep the outstanding videos coming!

The tip on making char material was outstanding af!

I had never seen a fire started with the small flashlight lense mirror before - a cool skill. Spark onto charred material another one I've never seen before. It's great to learn a new survival skill.

Never fails: I learn something every time I watch you, Corporal. Thank you for keeping on teaching us how to *thrive* outdoors.

Corporal this time I wanted to say an extra big thank you for all of the entertainment and education you've provided here on RU-vid. It's too bad more people don't see what I see. Your $25 budget just goes to show how easy it would be for anybody to get out and spend a night in the woods. So here's my thanks and I hope you can use it to raise the steaks (and bacon) on a future video. As always I enjoyed this immensely and can't thank you enough.

Learned a few new things from this one. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't believe these are getting 10-12 minutes of viewing time. I always watch start to finish and 9 times out of 10, I'm wishing they didn't end when they did. Can't please everybody, I guess.

I was watching AB Camping and outdoors and he was tying a knot he mentioned that if the subscribers wanted to learn about different rope knots and different types of knots they should watch Corporals Corner and he is right you almost always show us how to tie a good knots.

OUTSTANDING !!! This is reality. This is our future. In my career I have dealt with hundreds of homeless camps. That reality could quite easily be our reality all too soon. Thrift shop accruements is SURVIVAL. By far the best vid I’ve seen, and I’ve seen thousands! Well done !

I have been very I’ll this last couple of years and almost died 3 times. I love the outdoors and especially being able to survive and thrive! I have learned so much from your videos, new ideas I never thought of for creating camps and shelters, knot tying (I appreciate the way you always take the time to slow down when tying your knots so we can learn), knife skills and your insights to equipment etc. Being unable to get outside has been very depressing, but whenever I see you out there It gives me encouragement to keep pushing through and, keep moving forward so I can get back out there! Thank You for sharing what you know with us! It is inspiring! May Gods bless you and keep you and your son! Rabbi Moshe

For me, it’s my favourite way to start my week👍🏻 what a cool way for teenage kids to start out, with their own gear. Gotta start somewhere, get them outside, away from the screen, and give them some good basic skills, that might save them, one day.

Shawn Kelly the " Bishop of bushcraft; master of all he surveys ", you rock Shawn.

What I love about this channel is you get that “Asmr” aspect but he still explains what he’s doing

I like this idea much better than the $250 Walmart haul. During that, when you were suggested gradually swapping out cheap equipment for better stuff, I thought why not get better stuff from the start by purchasing used? Poor people do not consider $250 “budget.” And poor people are better off learning that QUALITY LASTS. Anyway, these are all great fun and I love following along.

Love the variety in your recent vids. That CC attitude is awesome. "Why?" "Because it can be done."

The fire with the flashlight reflector was "outstanding!"

Awesome fire with the flashlight!!! Whole video made for me in 5 seconds! Love you man! You’re so bad ass! You inspire me to take my son out and show him things you’ve taught me!

You shown proof that even inexpensive stuff can work in making a shelter and heating up food. Also making a fire excellent job

Once again the Corporal proves it’s better to have Extensive knowledge than EXPENSIVE equipment. Great job !!

Knowledge is priceless and to share the knowledge you have is absolutely selfless. The principals you teach are not just enjoyable ingenious and entertaining but potentially life saving and that is deserves the deepest gratitude 🙏.Thank you

Great idea 💡.....from riches to refuse to riches .....the Prepper cycle goes on !

Heck that crappy tarp was heads and shoulders above a tube tent. It was capable of numerous uses.

“Juuusst like that.” Rockin’ video as usual. Cheap? Yes, but there are ways to get the job done without busting the bank.

Yes thank you shawn for another overnighter vid I was out with the kids yesterday improvised cooking on hot rocks and a shelter kids loved it.Inspired on the work you do so thank you.

Brother, you got balls that clank! I'm 46 and gone are the days of roughin' it like that! The aches and pains after a night like that are REAL! Thanks for keeping at it for us your loyal viewers. I really appreciate the creativity and commitment!🍻🍻

I really enjoy your videos. I couldn't do what you do"but" if I should ever find myself needing to survive without the soft lifestyle I'm use to, you've given me something that could save my life. Thank you for your service and for what you're doing now.

Outstanding AF! Thank you Corporal! Sundays wouldn't be the same! 🇺🇲

Glad you skipped the lighter. The flashlight ember was cool

How many times am I allowed to rewatch the part where you toss that entire tree like it's a pencil? Outstanding.

Loving how you get more out of that el cheapo gear than that craptastic £500 "ultimate" amazon survival kit

Thanks to this channel I have been inspired to get back out in the woods. I am heading out AGAIN this afternoon, and am planning an overnighter in the near future.

I’m now heading to the Goodwill Store to find some cheap crap for camping! I never thought a thrift store could set you up for an emergency night in the woods! Plus, you never know when you’ll find something great!

Thanks for showing those knots slowly--I appreciate that!

“The crappiest tarp in the world” with “rust proof aluminum grommets” 🤣🤣 that parabolic lens trick is the masters touch, love it. Next time you can rip the copper wire out of the electric blanket and make a radio antenna to put in your online food delivery using Morse code.

Love these dollar store or thrift stores challenge videos. Very Great.

I've seen a Dollar Tree and Walmart kit before but this is a new one for me. Well done Shawn!

Absolutely love the torch reflector fire lighting! First time I’ve seen that one! 👏👏👏

Love you so much, as a disabled Marine, you keep me motivated, Semper Fi

" Double bagging it because we don't know where it's been" 😂😂 your one liners kill me.

Not sure if you know this, but garlic powder should be hydrated a little before you cook with it. Measure out the garlic powder you are going to use, add a tiny bit of water, then wait a few minutes before you use it. It really brings out the garlic flavor that way. Oil doesn’t “activate” the garlic, and heat destroys the enzymes that make the flavor, so hydrate the garlic powder first.

"because I have a bomb a** recipe that I wanna share with you" love it haha

Wow. So many take-aways from this video. 1. Fallen leaves in a garbage bag as a bed. 2. How to cut wood with a non-serrated blade. 3. Knots. 4. Creating charcoal, which is great to know; could also come in handy to create an improvised water filtration system. Love this! This would be such an interesting challenge to do, because it's so easy to spend way too much money on gear.

Excellent video, once again. What I'm really liking about this most recent series of videos is that, by showing how you approach these challenges, you remove the excuses that someone needs to spend a lot of money on a lot of expensive gear before they can get out in the woods and live. Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge and experience!

Definitely the best bcraft channel more innovative than most

I think watching these videos of you temporarily escaping, truly help the rest of us when we can't 👏🤠

Parabolic lens, decomp wood, sanitizing or sterilization, learned a new fav knot, awesome!!! Love the improvement for leaf bed to hopefully get some sleep. Great video man. The temping of the wood great idea!!!

OUTSTANDING, Corporal! Really enjoying all the different, minimal, “junk” kits! Showing how it can be done on a budget/survival! Thank you, for continuing to make great tutorials! Semper Fi, Marine

Excellent video Shawn , that's what I'm talking about , back to basics. No fancy fort made from timbers in the woods. Just darn good old common sense fun. There should be an icon for 2 thumbs up if you really dig the video.

Everything you show us is a jewel. I appreciate all the little tricks of your trade to push the rest watching to your level. Many thanks.

Not too far from the crap gear we used on trips when I was a kid. We spent all our money on boots, socks, down coat, and sleeping bag. I remember taking a small pot, utensils, and other stuff from my Mom's kitchen! I used an old, worn out before I got it Case knife for everything. Those were the days!

The parabolic mirror fire starter was brilliant.

"....double-bagging it because we don't know where it's been." 😆 Know that some of us do appreciate your humor👌

that looks like a great knife for the money , its nice to have as a back up you can hide somewhere

I love that you still do a detailed, simple instruction of your tarp Ridgeline every once in a while. I have 2 full Ridgelines set up in the garage because of your videos. One for me, one for my girls. Keep up the good work.

“In the voice of Lieutenant Dan”: Got dam it Corporal! That trash bag bed is one of the best got-dang-ideas out there

Tips and tricks galore, in this "Thrift store finds" instalment of the brilliant Corporals Corner.... Outstanding AF . Thank you ATVB Scott Somerset UK

Im just starting out hiking/camping/backpacking. And i had the misconception you needed to buy at least purpose built, or name brand gear to have a decent time. Finding your videos has shown me otherwise. Awesome builds with re purposed items, while having a good time outside, I like it . Keep up the great work Cpl.

One word of caution about using used cook wear: Be sure to check for unusual residue on the inside. People use cook wear for heating things, which they were not intended for. I have seen people use old cook wear for melting lead wheel weights, for making fish weights. I don't know if that heavy metal residue would be removed by boiling. It is, admittedly, unlikely you will happen upon a cook pot with heavy metal residue, but still worth considering.

First timer to your channel. Subscribed. Good stuff.

I have bought all my wool blanket from thrift stores/charity shops over the years. Better than a sleepingbag in summer great addition in winter

Using that light bulb reflecter from that flashlight to start a fire was genius!AF😊

These products make you appreciate the real quality gear!

Excellent one again. Personally, the elaborate builds are okay once in awhile but these types are better.

Finally somebody showed that you can still use an empty lighter. I've been doing that for years and been teaching my kids and grandkids same thing as you just showed. Thanks for getting it out to the world. Have a great day stay safe and keep your powder dry!

Okay but that homemade rake is awesome lmao 🤣

It's not that I get bored watching your 30 minute videos, I have a 21 month old daughter that is constantly making me step away cause she is getting into things! And after she goes to sleep, I'm barely awake the next 30 mins to watch a video. I love the content you put out I just don't have 30 mins most of the time to actually pay good attention to the video. Love you Cpl Kelly!!

Using the flashlight reflector is a good method, not used much now. Back when I smoked, I lit my cigarette and then used it to light my fire. Lit a dead cattail for my fire the next day.

Your a inspiration to more people than you know,and I myself have learned so much from your videos that in the event of having to survive,or just a weekend camping trip,I'd be prepared with just the basics. Then there's always next Sunday when the video drops and you teach me something else new..big thanks to you brother!!! Keep doing what your doing,and a even bigger thanks to you for your service to our country!

Ooh Rah! Improvise, Adapt, Overcome! You have certainly lived it!💖

Way to challenge yourself and keep the videos original. You have taught us alot!

Cpl. Kelly, Another Outstanding Video and information AF, you don't need name brand stuff to go out and enjoy the outdoors. Great looking meal too, two of my favorite steak and bacon what more could you ask for. You Are The Master Woodsman and Bushcrafter thanks again for passing on the knowledge and craft. Tim L.

Pretty sweet set up for $25! Great video as always! And URRAH! Because bacon is back in the menu boys! Thats a mean recipe. I would go into the wilderness just for the grub.

Very informative video, really appreciate the way you show the knotting processes you use. The alternative fire starters were helpful as well. I watched beginning to end.

The best thing I've found in your channel is the way you tie knots..that something most important for me to learn About it.. Salute from Malaysia

More valuable lessons , proving that with a few basics the most important thing is knowledge and ingenuity 😃 Knife selection was a good lesson too 😃

Useful info for anyone wanting to have an outdoor experience economically. Clear, concise instructions. Year dinner looked delicious! Nice to see you enjoying yourself without so much work!!

I enjoy perusing the thrift stores. You never know what you'll find. Great tip using the flashlight and if you have to wander around in the dark it is so much better than a burning stick.

i had always heard of starting a fire with the reflector from a flashlight, but had never seen it successfully done until now. mind blown... just one more reason i'm glad i found your channel. thanks for all the great content!

That was outstanding AF. Today i Learned a new way to start up a fire. Thank you. Always pleasure to watch your videos.

Thank God for Sunday's and corporals corner

I swear he's gonna exhaust that flint in that lighter fooling around lol

Speaking as a person who has had survival training and put those skills to use on at least four continents, my fave part is his field expedient rakes!! 😂🤣

"Outstanding", this is how you make heaven, with someone's (so called) junk, great job boss !!!

I'm waiting for the Corporal's Cook Book

I'm about a week late posting this, been dealing with a cold, but I just wanted to say It was a pleasure meeting you and Dave Canterberry at SMKW in Pidgeon Forge . I'm always a little hesitant about meeting people that I follow on youtube because sometimes when you meet people in real life, they can be very rude and not at all what you thought and it ruins the experience and turns one away from following, but I just wanted to say Shawn and Dave were top notch, very down to earth guys and you could tell they had a true interest in talking to everyone there. Thanks guys

Can we take a moment to appreciate that this guy sets up camp from scratch in a single day AND captures it in video all at the same time??

20 min vids should work well. Lots of people get 30 mins for lunch and can now watch a 20 vid and get lunch too. In the past I didn't really understand char material but I do now. The flashlight reflector I didn't think would work. FnA it did.. great video.

You may be "happy" with your thrift store finds @ $25 but I'm super stoked at the little tips/tricks that you show on your videos! (i.e., the knots, the tent, disinfecting dishes, disinfecting a blanket, etc.) So glad you do your videos for us city folk!!!!

Excellent Shawn! What I really like about these types of videos are: 1) It is a challenge to find what you need on a limited budget, and 2) Those who are new to this, and/or who can't afford to spend a lot... Can learn from these videos, but of course training is a big factor!