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Great idea!

Glad you think so!

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You know, I get that question often and I wish I paid better attention when I did it. I was surrounded by elm, cottonwood and chinkapin oak, so it would have been one of those three I believe. A commenter on here also suggested cottonwood. The jist of it is to find a sapling that still has a smooth bark, tap it all the way around to bruise it and make the bark start to ooze liquid and then rotate back and forth while you try to pull it off.

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Thank you, I really appreciate that!

Great work!! I love seeing these. You are my favorite TH-camr!! ❤

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With a lot of tapping with the side if the knife. You pretty much want to tap almost the whole surface are of the stick you're working on. Tap it hard enough to see some moisture appear in the bark, but not hard enough that you break the bark. The moisture or sap helps to separate the bark and wood. Then grab firmly and try to twist until it breaks free.

@@thewildreset okay, i must not use good wood. I use the same as shown in the video but i tapped it for a good 5-10 minutes, nothing happened it just eventually started flaking.

Tell ya what, give me a little time to be able to get out there and I'll do a short video showing just the tapping part and I'll send it to you. Sound good?

@@thewildreset sounds great, take your time i will definitely watch it. thanks.

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What do you mean? Could you clarify?

Please like I said, do your research too. I am not a one stop shop for all knowledge. I would research thoroughly before you eat any wild plant.

Good point, it does not and I wasn't thinking of that when I made the video

I'm not ashamed, I bought it for myself and it supported someone who is chasing after their dream rather than supporting a corporation. I've learned a lot from the guy that makes these, so I was happy to support his business. I've also bought a similar cheap one from a big store to compare with and I still prefer the one for $75. I've tested it for a long time now and I'm still impressed with it.

Thank you for the knowledge drop 🙏

It is, it may take a few tries and branches

Hahahahaha, well fine then. You can use what you want. What do you use?

Have you tried it yet?

It's actually xenon fabric, it's extremely durable and has proved to be pretty puncture resistant in my uses. Tis better than poncho material and I like how it compresses down very small.

Significantly lighter and more compressible than poncho material, too. Plus it has several other uses aside from an emergency shelter. Nice as a sun shade or wind screen during a rest on a hike, ground sheet, makeshift poncho, or supplement to your usual shelter components . I agree with other commenters that the lean-to configuration is not always ideal, but this can pretty easily be made into a plough-point shelter, or even an a-frame with some extra prep. I do wish it had more tie out loops, but it is otherwise a great piece of kit. The weight/size to durability to functionality ratios make this more than worth the cost imo, if you are actually going to use it. Full size tarps of the same material go for over 100 bucks, just for comparison.

The T6Zero also makes a great windbreak, so if it's cold outside you can wrap yourself in it to completely cut out the wind and add a little bit of insulatory value.

I'm glad to hear that. They are a little pricey but such a great little shelter tarp. I use it all the time.

Thanks, I like them too, they're very versatile.

Thanks, I agree on using something stronger like a wire. I just didn't have any with me at the time.

@@thewildreset plus I don't think wire would've felt good testing on your fingers but then again idk how strong that tree was

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Uhm.... about 5-6 minutes and...fire temp. Lol. I just kept the flames around the log and not on the eggs. I did pre burn the log they were on too so they had good heat.

I did indeed, it was 28⁰ out and was hammock camping, so my hands plenty chilly. Plus I filled them back into the wool glove

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

It's called mullein. Super useful plant for all kinds of things, you can even make a tea out of it.

I appreciate that, thank you.

Why thank you, glad you like my videos.

Glad you enjoyed it. It's a traditional kind of thing but very useful.

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Thanks!

Hey thanks, I'm trying to incorporate some humor in these and not be so serious in all of them.

That squirrel literally threw them all night, not even playing.

Right, thank you. Huge piece.

Glad you found it funny.

I have. I've used it in rain and snow and it does great, no leaks. I've added a 7ft piece of shock cord to each of the ends that you stake down now. If allows me to suspend it above me to give me more room underneath it. I'm glad you found the video useful, I bring this thing with me on every hike.

Get a decent rain poncho and carry that. It’s more functional and less expensive.

Hahahaha, truth. I call it practicing to be homeless.

@@thewildreset lmao 🤣😂

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@@thewildreset did I?

I could have sworn it just gave me the notification. I could be wrong.

Glad I could help

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Hey Preston, I'm Chris. The knocks you heard were actually gun shots, I had been hearing them all day. There is a range nearby where I was that was open. But yeah, I've never actually had an encounter with the Ole Squatch but I've seen a lot of videos and shows regarding them. I don't think you're crazy, don't let anyone else either man. I'm sure the first person to describe an octopus thought the same thing until we all saw it. Everything seems far fetched to the masses until it becomes a mainstream idea. I'm out in Kansas. I haven't had any encounters yet, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Nicely done 👍🏻👍🏻

All the easy stuff yes, but not the necklace. Just representing a scenario.

Good point! They aren't the best at protection unless the rain is falling straight down with no wind. A Frame would be a great one, I'll have to mess around with it in some different configurations. Thank you for the comment.

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I agree. Like the military always teaches, Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS).

Fair enough

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