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08-24-2012, 11:41 AM
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#2 | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In a house with a tin roof Posts: 762
| I have ran across a few of his videos before too, he seems to be the mystery man. I swear I have seen him on TV before as well.
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08-25-2012, 09:35 PM
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#3 | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 587
| That is pretty awesome! I am going to have to see if I can find some more of his videos. When, and if, we get some cooler weather we want to try our hand at building a shelter. A time of emergency is not the time to be breaking in your skills.
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08-25-2012, 10:30 PM
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#4 | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 4,253
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Originally Posted by Greatoutdoors That is pretty awesome! I am going to have to see if I can find some more of his videos. When, and if, we get some cooler weather we want to try our hand at building a shelter. A time of emergency is not the time to be breaking in your skills. | My suggestion to start is get a boy scout handbook and learn basic pioneering lashings. As with any cordage, knowing the correct knot or lashing for the job makes life sooo much easier. Cordage isn't necessary for a temporary shelter but a few well placed knots and lashings will turn that temporary into something that will last and withstand severe storms.
Spending time with children is more important than spending money on them. (Don't know who said it but I like it)
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Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
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08-26-2012, 12:34 AM
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#5 | eyebp's mentor
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texarkana, TX Posts: 179
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Originally Posted by Grandpa My suggestion to start is get a boy scout handbook and learn basic pioneering lashings. As with any cordage, knowing the correct knot or lashing for the job makes life sooo much easier. Cordage isn't necessary for a temporary shelter but a few well placed knots and lashings will turn that temporary into something that will last and withstand severe storms. | Just do what he did. Use cable ties.
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08-26-2012, 12:08 PM
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#6 | Forester
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Minden, NV Posts: 1,988
| This guy sounds Scottish or Welsh. Brits are good in dealing with wet weather and fires in the rain. Most of them know little about wild country because they spend all their time in Europe. We can learn something from almost anyone, because there is no right answer.
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08-27-2012, 02:45 AM
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#7 | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 125
| Is it bad that for the next installment I expect to be taught how to install a hot tub? No, I didn't think so. This man is a master and his accent has nothing to do with my admiration... well maybe a bit. But only a bit.
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01-05-2013, 12:35 AM
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#8 | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 380
| Thanks for sharing these videos. I'm going to show them to some of the grandchildren the next time they're stuck inside with me on a cold winter day. Maybe they'll get a little more interested in making their own shelters when we go camping when the weather warms up a bit.
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01-05-2013, 01:44 AM
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#9 | eyebp's mentor
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texarkana, TX Posts: 179
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Originally Posted by Marshmallow Thanks for sharing these videos. I'm going to show them to some of the grandchildren the next time they're stuck inside with me on a cold winter day. Maybe they'll get a little more interested in making their own shelters when we go camping when the weather warms up a bit. | I would recommend the book, 'Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties' by D.C. Beard as a companion to the videos. No child should be without one. Takes "fort building" to a whole new level.
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01-05-2013, 07:36 AM
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#10 | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 896
| That is one great advantage of YT. A lot of smart and unselfish folks are sharing their outdoor recipes and I think the community has become great in that sense.
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