Winter Survival Course

[robdoar]

Just got back from teaching one of my winter survival classes in Northern Minnesota, wasn't as cold as last year, bottomed out at -20º F (-29ºC)

Thought you guys might like a few pics.

Student Shelters (Some better than others)

My Digs:

Random:

[brostoevsky]

Very cool. Which of the student shelters do you feel is best?

[elloco999]

Nice, looks you had fun

If you ever decide to give a survival course in the Netherlands let me know, I'm in!

[robdoar]

Very cool. Which of the student shelters do you feel is best?

Probably this one (Though they did need some help):

There were 4 people in the shelter. There was little dead air space, and the roof was reinforced to take the 6 inches of snow we were anticipating (adding more insulation)

The roof could have been lowered a but to keep in more heat, but it was very sturdy, and efficient.

[[FIN]PuG]

Very good video on how to survive the cold winter, -25c finnish soldier does not use yet winter jacket!

[cowboymrh]

Which begs the question!!!! Why are there no TARPS in TLD???????

[Elizabeth]

This is really cool! After a few hours playing TLD I feel like I need to take some survival courses...haha Time to learn a bunch of new skills!

[akodo1]

PuG":1c11tq8k]Very good video on how to survive the cold winter, -25c finnish soldier does not use yet winter jacket!

Other guy is not wearing his winter coat or pants either.

Of course even without those he lists:

Snow suit. Camo jacket. Light jacket. Polo. First Tshirt. 2nd Tshirt.

Layers really add up.

You wear 15 pairs of socks you can skip wearing boots!

I hear northern parts of Finland routinely get -40C to -50C during winter nights. I am sure their military gear and amount of layers is to survive those temps or a bit worse. So when it's +25 warmer than what the gear can handle, you actually risk overheating if you put on everything.

[shadragon]

The hammock under the tarp is my favorite setup. Goes up in minutes, if you are on the move.

[illanthropist]

Haha that's not fair, you should lead by example. Not glamp it with your hammock and poly tarp along with an underquilt, naughty man

[Dropy]

Hey Rodoar the wife and I live in Portland N.D. and 1 of her sisters lives in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. We would love to take some courses and have no issue travling over there to do so.

[Simhi]

On 11/01/2016 at 6:03 AM, akodo1 said:

I hear northern parts of Finland routinely get -40C to -50C during winter nights. I am sure their military gear and amount of layers is to survive those temps or a bit worse. So when it's +25 warmer than what the gear can handle, you actually risk overheating if you put on everything.

It is not only the military in Finland, that needs less clothes than other folks. They run around in sandals when I take the additional warmth soles out of my winter boots. Babies sleep outside easily at -30°C. Also, the sauna tradition trains the blood system to switch super fast, and super efficiently between warm and cold. Watch them go from +80°C or higher in the sauna jump into the ice-hole. I jump too, and then feel like a speed-frozen icicle trying to not drown with the shock

Not saying you are wrong, but growing up in those climates does change the warmth system of the body, I am pretty sure.