@joecitizen6405
I really appreciate that you did it in the actual weather conditions , instead of just explaining it while the weather was nice.
@SUKA_MADIK
I remember when TA Outdoors started. I was going through some horrible times, It was then I watched some of his videos, and they gave me confidence to go outside again. Once in the woods, I felt out of place, second time felt secure, third time, i had a camp with a hot meal. Thank you 🫡
@ConnieHirsch
I'd add that it's good to angle the tarp against the prevailing wind, so the smoke and rain won't blow in on you, and also to check the trees around you for big deadish branches because if the wind is going to blow hard, that's when they're most likely to come down.
@cricket700612
EXCELLENT presentation, perfect English, and no crazy background music!!!!
@dummatube
There is nothing more satisfying than the rain on a tarp, a warming fire and the self confidence gained from being able to cope with anything that nature throws at you!
@johnhickie1107
Rode my bike in the Highlands of Scotland last year. One truly miserable day (3 degrees C and horizontal rain) I chose a pine plantation as a likely place to set up camp. At home in Canada, pines tend to grow in nice sandy soil. Big surprise! Pine plantations in Scotland are bogs - just like this one! Too tired to ride on, it took me quite some time to find a relatively dry bit of ground. Thankfully I stayed nice and dry in my wee tent (no exaggeration, it was tiny). On the rest of my ride, if I found a nice place to pitch my tent in the late afternoon - I didn't ride any further; learned my lesson. Oddly enough this little video brought back some great memories.
@JohnFisk-OHS-78
One more minor tip to building a fire in wet conditions - if the fire is smoking, give it a bit more time and/or oxygen. Once you get a clean, nearly smokeless flame, it's ready for a bit more fuel. Smoke will let you know that a fire is "struggling" a bit. Thanks for a fantastic and really helpful video. Love the 3x3 m tarp idea. That's just brilliant. Cheers! J
@papajeff5486
Good tips for rainy area camping. I’m from the US, east Tennessee hills. It’s wet here too and I much appreciate your tips. I grew up camping and didn’t realize that “the wet” was such a chore. It’s what we had, that’s all. When I grew up and moved away, I found that many countries and continents aren’t so wet. Dry camping has its own issues though…Water can be the enemy and the savior. Thanks for sharing your tips…from the US, east Tennessee.
@SlayerRiley
Dutch bushcrafters, fellow victims of the miserable south North Sea climate, appreciate this, thanks :)
@TheWizardOfTheFens
Brilliant video! Great to see someone actually doing in adverse conditions rather than just telling!
@canuckgarages
Honestly one of the most helpful and useful tips and tricks videos I’ve seen. Most helpful for me was how you packed the tarp for a quick deploy and how you kept the firewood.
@alexandermoody1946
For people that have not experienced how much effort goes into starting a fire in especially wet conditions this video is well produced with explanations that easy and practical to apply. Thank you
@jamesbrownmiller808
Approximately 60 years ago I was in the Boy Scout program. One of my Scoutmaster showed me a little trick to facilitate starting a fire in wet weather. That little trick is a short piece of candle about 2 inches long. Take the fire wood ( such as a teepee style lay out leaving an opening into the center for a place to put a burning candle). The candle stays lite while drying out the wet/damp wood.
@youtuberAstar
Best thing I use to start fires is strips of worn out bicycle tube. Typically 20mm wide pieces. Easy to light and very hard to put out - even in heavy rain conditions. They also burn for a long time. Light to carry. Thanks for sharing. From New Zealand.
@eyewala
What a gem of a human you are. What a precise way of teaching advising and making a compact video. Bravo. Well-done
@martinbansey719
Not quite as rainy here in Brisbane but a universal tip is to not add too much fuel to the fire in the early stages. Important to have enough wood gathered to get the fire to a stage where it doesn't need to be constantly fed. Next time we go camping I'll make a featherstick with the boys and see if we can get it going just using the rod.
@wayfarerchris.4116
Finally a no nonsense very informative wet weather shelter setup and fire making video using one knife and a wooden baton, a tarp and a bit of paracord. Well done youđź‘Ť Tired of watching videos of people setting up camp with so many different bits of kit they couldn't possibly have carried it all into camp. Great video, thanks for sharing đź‘Ť.
@Nordictor78
Great vid! Couple of things I learned the other day. 1. If you allow some gaps at the bottom of the tarp you can have the fire under the tarp (depending on the height of the tarp of course) the gap makes sure the smoke from the fire doesn't go everywhere into the space understanding the tarp. 2. A big industry plastic bag will do the tiny waxed tarp job as well and much cheaper.
@slaymandell6011
I've watched a bunch of videos but I like that you explained everything so it was easy to understand plus the closeups of the how. Good content. Thanks
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