Shelter
Bug-in resilience, bug-out shelters, hardening your home, off-grid construction, and what actually keeps people alive in cold weather. From renters to homesteaders.
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Winter Camping in -22 Degrees: Hot Tent Setup and Cold-Weather Gear
Luke Nichols demonstrates winter camping in extreme Alaska cold using a hot tent, covers gear layering, overnight fire management, water and sanitation logistics in sub-zero conditions.
Dugout Shelter Under 10ft of Snow — Solo Camping in Survival Shelter During Snow Storm
Building and testing a large snow cave in Alaska: construction method, thermal design principles, roof durability under load, and how cave sagging changes over time.
Camping Under the Snow in a Hot Tent: Building and Heating a Snow Shelter
Building and living in a 6-foot-deep heated snow cave in Alaska: shelter design, insulation with hides, managing condensation, and keeping warm in sub-zero conditions overnight.
Winter Camping in a Bushcraft Bunkbed Shelter
Building and winterizing a log shelter in Alaska snow, managing fire and condensation, sleeping-bag selection, and keeping warm in sub-zero conditions—with a young child in tow.
Hot Tent Camping in Blizzard: Fire, Water, and Snow Navigation
Setting up and managing a hot tent stove in an Alaska blizzard, with wet-wood fire techniques, snow-to-water melting, and navigating whiteout drifts to escape the mountain.
Survival Camping in 12 ft of Snow During a Blizzard
Building and testing a snow shelter in Alaska during a blizzard: site selection, digging technique, thermal design, equipment choices, and overnight survival in extreme cold.
3 Days Stranded in Alaska Without a Tent: Survival Shelters in Deep Snow
32-minute backcountry survival in Alaska interior: building insulated snow shelters, navigating 4+ feet of powder, fire-starting in extreme cold, and improvised gear repair under real constraints.
Winter Camping in Raised Bushcraft Shelter - Alaskan Cold-Weather Shelter Build
Building and sleeping in an elevated survival shelter in sub-zero Alaska: platform construction, insulation, heat capture, and fire management overnight.
Hot Rocks in My Bushcraft Cot — Winter Camping in Alaska with a Survival Shelter
Solo overnight in Alaska: building a no-tent survival shelter and cot, testing hot rocks for warmth, managing fire in wet snow, and practical lessons on what actually works in sub-zero conditions.
Solo Camping at 11,500 ft in -26°F Conditions
High-elevation winter camping in sub-zero temperatures: site selection by snow analysis, cold-weather gear performance, altitude effects, heating strategies, and overnight survival techniques at 11,500 feet.
Hauling Logs: You Gotta Really Want To Do It!
Demonstrates techniques for lifting and hauling logs using a Logrite arch during a cabin construction project.
Log Walls Going Up!
Documentation of a three-day community effort to stack and pin 6.5 rows of logs onto foundation piers.
Bugout Camping in the Huron National Forest
64-minute hands-on walkthrough of bugout camping setup and gear testing in a real forest environment.
Survival Camping with 4-Year-Old: Trapping, Knapping, Friction Fire & Campfire Cooking
32-minute walkthrough of core survival skills: building deadfall traps, making fire with friction (bow drill and hand drill), flint knapping stone tools, and cooking foraged and trapped meat over an open fire.
Mahindra Tractors—A Real World, Long-Term Review
Thirteen-minute owner review of a Mahindra tractor for homestead and small-farm use, covering long-term performance and practical lessons.
Safety Consideration for RV Outdoor Kitchen
Two-minute walkthrough on securing an RV outdoor kitchen slide-out to prevent road hazards during travel.
Hurricane Ian Preparedness and Lessons Learned
Six-minute walkthrough of hurricane preparedness essentials and practical lessons from Hurricane Ian for household disaster readiness.
Link Belt Update: Running a Link Belt as a Fan Belt on a Farm Tractor
Six-month field test of using a link belt instead of a standard fan belt on a John Deere 2155 tractor, covering performance and reliability.
4 Days Camping & Building a Trail to the River
Solo four-day wilderness camp while hand-cutting a quarter-mile trail through dense brush to access a remote river; hammock setup, fire-building with ferrous rod, foraging hazard awareness, cold-weather camp comfort, and family joining day-three onward.
Old School Survival Camping - No Tent, No Sleeping Bag - Exploring Appalachia
Overnight survival camp in the Appalachian Mountains using frontier-style gear: shelter site selection, fire-building in wet conditions, water sourcing and purification, foraged food, and cold-weather sleep strategy.
Solo Backpacking 20 Miles to a Crashed B-29 Bomber: Alpine Navigation, Cold-Weather Camping, and Survival in Alaska
Twenty-mile alpine solo expedition in Alaska: navigating glacier and ice fields without crampons, establishing a bear-proof campsite above tree line, filtering water, sleeping in sub-freezing conditions, and locating a 1957 bomber crash site with historical context.
Alpine Survival Camping in Alaska: Building a Shelter, Fishing, and Foraging
Solo alpine survival in treeless terrain: building a rock shelter in high winds, identifying edible and toxic plants, fishing for dinner, water sourcing, and navigating bear country in Alaska's mountains.
New York PSA Warns of Nuclear Attack
Overview of New York's official public service announcement on nuclear attack preparedness, civil defense protocols, and protective actions for households.
5 Days Fishing & Hunting in the Bayou: Catch and Cook Frogs, Crabs, Gar, Carp, Catfish, Duck & Nutria
Five-day immersion in Louisiana bayou hunting and fishing: duck hunting, spearfishing, trapline management, processing and cooking wild-caught fish and game; family-focused outdoor survival skills in a working wetland ecosystem.
Making a Simple Survival Shelter Warm: Winter Bushcraft Camping in Alaska
Building and heating a winter survival shelter using buried coals, thermal mass, and fire-reflector techniques in sub-freezing Alaska conditions; includes water sourcing, fire-starting, and cold-weather site selection.
Building & Camping in a Bushcraft Log Cabin in the Alaskan Bush
27-minute walkthrough of building an insulated log shelter from harvested firewood, managing fire overnight in sub-zero temps, and executing a multi-day firewood harvest for home heating in Alaska.
Annual Mens Winter Camp Highlights
Seven days of winter camping in Alaska: shelter setup, fire-building, and cold-weather survival techniques demonstrated across two separate campouts.
Time Spent At Our Remote Alaska Cabin
31-minute walkthrough of a two-week remote cabin stay in Alaska, covering shelter maintenance, food procurement, and off-grid power management in practice.
Survival Camping 9ft Under Snow: Giant Winter Bushcraft Shelter and Quinzee Build
Building a deep-snow survival shelter solo in a mountain blizzard: site selection, snow-cave design principles, structural safety, and overnight testing in 30 mph winds.
Log Cabin Update Grading
Felling trees with directional wedging to clear a cabin site for equipment access and grading work.
Snow Peak Kitchen on Black Series HQ17 RV Setup
Walkthrough of an integrated outdoor cooking and water system for an RV: grill, dual-burner stove, hot/cold sink, induction cooktop, and storage organization.
Living in Mass Care Shelters During a Disaster
What to expect if you must evacuate to a mass care shelter: setup timelines, basic services, logistics challenges, and how to maintain self-sufficiency in a shared facility.
Evacuation Notices
Overview of the three types of evacuation notices and how to recognize and respond to each one during a disaster.
To Shelter in Place or Evacuate
Two-minute primer on the key factors and decision logic for choosing whether to shelter in place or evacuate during an emergency.
How to Respond to a Disaster – Course Introduction
Introduction to a disaster-response course covering all-hazards planning, stay-or-evacuate decisions, home sheltering, evacuation logistics, and mass care shelter navigation.
Tip for Apartment & Condominium Residents
Emergency preparedness planning specific to apartment and condo living: sheltering, evacuation, and household readiness in multi-residential complexes.
Surviving Alaskan Winter with No Sleeping Bag, Tent, or Tarp
Building and maintaining a heat-bed shelter system in deep snow and sub-zero temperatures: thawing ground, managing coals, materials selection, and overnight survival without conventional gear.
Personal Care Must Haves for Your Bug Out Bag
Compact personal care and hygiene items to pack in a bug-out bag, with space-efficient packing strategies.
Winter Camping in Snow Storm with Survival Shelter & Bushcraft Cot
Building and testing a no-tent snow shelter in sub-freezing conditions: cot lashing technique, fire placement, insulation principles, and measuring the 26° temperature gain inside versus outside.
Winter Camping in a Hot Tent at -60F/-51C
Setting up and managing a hot tent overnight in extreme cold with a young child: tent assembly, stove operation, temperature stratification, gear selection, fire maintenance, and survival protocols at -60F.
Building and Maintaining a Log Cabin Survival Shelter Over 12 Months
Year-long documentation of hand-building a log cabin with axe and bow saw, including weatherproofing, chinking, wood stove installation, and cold-weather camping in Alaskan conditions.
Hot Tent Alaska Winter Campout
24-minute solo winter campout demonstration showing how to safely camp in extreme cold using a hot tent shelter in Alaska backcountry.
Snow Peak and Solar Powered Camp Walkthrough — Broken Bow OK
Four-day camping setup walkthrough featuring tent, tarp, portable power stations, and 750W solar array in a real-world scenario.
Snow Peak MONSTER IGT Iron Grill Table Kitchen Setup with Lithium Power
Complete walkthrough of a flat-folding camp kitchen with Snow Peak gear, tarp shelter, and Bluetti AC200 solar generator for off-grid cooking and lighting.
Hot Tent Too Cold? Make It Hotter With These Tips
Thirteen minutes of hands-on techniques for optimizing hot tent heating in sub-zero conditions, drawn from decades of field experience.
Alaska Winter Camp and Skillet Pizza
21-minute winter backcountry camping trip demonstrating hot tent shelter setup, cold-weather camp management, and outdoor cooking in subzero conditions.
Greenhouse failure & prep to rebuild
Walkthrough of diagnosing greenhouse damage, planning repairs, and rebuilding from failure—practical skills for food production resilience.
Plumbing in our Shipping Container Cabin
8-minute walkthrough of plumbing installation and water system setup in a shipping container homestead.