Make A Campfire (Baker)Tent On the Cheap
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- Come along as I show you how to make a "Baker" tent or "campfire" tent. I go into great detail to make it easy for you to make a baker tent on your own using simple inexpensive materials. Make your own baker tent for a fraction of the normal cost using heavy duty but inexpensive poly tarps. Step by step details of what is needed and how to make it. A quite simple construction that can be done in a day or two.
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Hello my name is Lonnie and My wife is Connie.
Here at Far North Bushcraft And Survival you will learn about many long forgotten tricks and tips of the old time woodsmen. Not only will you learn about bushcraft / woodcraft but you will learn many things that will help you to survive in less than ideal "survival" situations as well. Come along and sit with me by the campfire as I delve into these subjects in a way that you can easily learn to then do yourself.
I will show you how to make shelters, gather food, use wild medicines as well as start fires with or without matches, lighters, ferro rods, etc
I love the paper modeling prior to doing the actual tent... Great demonstration of how to make a very functional shelter.
"Did not stay the night...". Honest man - I appreciate it. Cool vid, thanks
honestly anyone dumb enough to believe pmc's spam should just buy the garbage
You should make a video of what its really like staying in the tent during the winter all night or what its like staying in the tent for 2 weeks in the tent in the winter
I just had a thought and made a paper template. If you use a 20 x 16 ft tarp you can cut it out in one piece. Then you only have 2 taped ppieces as the 2 foot part is still attached. When it's finished you have a 6 x 7 tent with a 6.5 x 7 ft awning. There would be grommets on the bottom and the front of the awning. Then only a few grommets to make. That leaves you with 2 pieces with one cut on both you can have 2 6 x 10 ground sheets. Just my idea. Great instructional by the way. Well done.
You and your wife are so blessed to be able to live near such a beautiful winter landscape! Love your videos. Your voice is so soothing, you could read the dictionary and make it sound interesting.
You are a wonderful & fantastic teacher!!! Thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly.
Hi Lonnie. Thank you for another excellent video and detailed information.
This isn't just education; this is wisdom. Thank you Sir.
I never understand the dislikes? all their videos are excellent!
Probably cause the duct tape
Very cool design Lonnie! I appreciated that you took the time to explain your strategy for managing snow accumulation on the roof. Using paper to show the construction process was a great idea, and made it really easy to follow.
Excellent video . You are an incredibly bright and resourceful man! I love the design
Didn't think tarp would survive a fire right under it. That's interesting.
Yes the tarp above is fine as long as you do not have a rip roaring inferno below. Keeping a fire at a reasonable flame level is fine.
You can boil the water in the canteen bag - waterproofed one, but made of cotton cloth. Just be careful and don't let the heat touch non-soaked parts of it.
Edit - reinforced tarp sets to some 127-140 Celsius. If you keep that under 100 - boiling water temperature - you are in the game.
great project, your tent looks very well made,
am thinking a canvas version would be awesome,
This would work nicely with the brown and silver tarps from harbor freight for a bit of reflection.
William Kennison i was thinking the same thing the silver on the inside would really help the temp rise
Not very heavy duty though .
looks indeed a good option
victor castle those aren't the cheap blue ones in the front. I'm talking about the heavy ones.
William, you are correct! I'd just glued up the silver (OK - aluminium foil) lining to the front tarps, actually. :)
Turning the whole installation into the sauna maybe ;) Or a smoke house.
I just finished the tipi tent and now another awesome project ! You're a blessing to all who appreciate the outdoors.
An awesome project Lonnie! Thank you for sharing your method and showing us the results. Baker tents can be so expensive so this is a great alternative for those of us who aren't able to spend that kind of money to get one. Take care my friend!
I've been thinking about something similar to this but using canvas and it would be more of a permanent campsite rather than portable. But your design is pretty cool. Good video!
Just came back and watched this video again. Simon, a bloke in the woods made one from canvas a bit ago that just has me blown away. I am not paying right at a grand for yet another canvas tent. I was really thinking Simon's abilities far exceeded mine, after you simplified this with the paper patterns I think I can do this even if I have to hand stitch most of it with my leather needles.
I hand-stitched my first tent when I was about 18 years old...do it! It's not hard...I did mine without any prior knowledge...just armed with the fact that tents are stupidly expensive for what i wanted...a super light all weather tent...and all the designs seem either cheaply made, or overly complex. My first tent ended up weighing less than 1lb, and was about 10 feet by 6 feet, and required no poles. It's overall packed dimensions were about 20" long with a diameter of 5"...small enough to be tossed in a day pack, but once setup, plenty big with lots of space. Can either setup with single stick as a pole, or just use no sticks and tie guy lines to a tree or something.
@@AaronHendu I really want to canvas build something like Simon's tent. It's amazing and open for a fire or whatever.
@@TNBushcrafter Simon is a perfectionist and an extremely talented guy. Start with something small. It's much harder than it looks.
@@AaronHendu what material did you us?
@@Runningfromtheherd When I was young, sewing was a basic part of Home Ec class...everybody had to learn how to hand stitch and use a sewing machine. It's a BASIC skill I'd argue everyone should know...but sure. whatever you say...
OK, built the tent used 2 mil plastic for front and mylar space blanket taped to top going to back. WORKED GREAT THANKS.
LOL, Lonnie always brings up such great and interesting stuff.... awesome :)
Lonnie, you always amaze my friend! Truly wonderful content as always! Thank you so much for taking the time to show us your amazing works! God bless my friend!
Happy New Year Sir and to your wife. God Bless you and Connie this year with many wonderful blessings and outings, Aman 🇺🇸
Hello Lonnie. Wowww, what a fantastic project. Thanks a lot for this great inspirations. I wrote you a private message on TH-cam. Greets from Switzerland
Felix
Thanks for the kind words. Yes I got your message and replied to it yesterday.
Thanks Lonnie,you have the best ideas,you put "roughing" it into a whole different category, looks more homey than these store bought tents.Probably much more affordable too if a person is on the crafty side.So whats it like to be in dead silence? Looks peaceful.Thanks for the share.
It is indeed very peaceful. To be sitting in the tent with the fire goingit can be very peaceful.
Great video Lonnie thanks, I am in the process of building it now. I am substituting those medium to heavy duty tarps for gortex. It's a little pricy but it will last for many many years to come. I will keep you updated on my progress and try to get you a video of the end results.... again thanks for the video and the idea.....
Yeah let me know how it goes and a link to a video if you get one up.
i though of using the tarps with the reflective silver on one side for the inside of the tent for more heat .
Thanks Lonnie for another enjoyable and informative video.
Great video Lonnie. would the silver Mylar on the inside make a difference, then the heavier plastic would be fine. The 6 mil plastic might be working fine, but there`s not much heat retention in the tarp tent. Great build video Lonnie, it`s got me thinking. Hello Connie ! Thank You for sharing your build, and your video with us. ATB
Great job, very detailed instructions. Loved the paper model!!! Thank you!
Another Great vid Lonnie.. I've always loved baker tents, though I have always used canvas.. As i thought the synthetic tarps would be damaged by the fire.. Now I have something new to experiment with. Thanks for all of your contributions to the bushcraft community.
Best regards,
John
Canvas tarp tents have one big disadvantage for me in the winter. There is no place big enough for me to hang them and dry them out once I return home. With the poly tarps that is really not much of an issue though I still try to store them as dry as I can.
I love your videos and thank you for sharing your wisdom! Any advice or is there another video on how to get the thing up in a stable position from scratch? I got it up by staking out two guy lines per vertical center post (the ones holding up the ridge line), but it was really dodgy and seemed harder than it should be.
I have not set up this tent for quite a while and do not remember the best way to set it up. I am guessing that I staked out the bottom of teh tent first and then set up the main front frame next. Below is another video I did on that tent with some modifications to the tent that perhaps you may find interesting.
92 Degrees In A Campfire Heated Tent
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About the only mod I can think of would be to rig a mylar emergency blanket on the back wall/ roof to reflect some heat back into the lodge instead letting it all radiate out. Thanks for your vids- you're a fabulous resource and teacher.
With a little looking there are tarps that are silver in the inside. While not as reflective as mylar it should work well enough with that size of tent.
BCAA FLIGHTSCHOOL ... Exactly what I was thinking..and I noticed he had (what looked like) reflective mylar behind the fire... this is so cool!
What about adding a layer of the bubble foil radiant barrier inside? Should add a bit of insulation and reflect the heat back inside.
I do not personally have any experience with the bubble reflective wrap but this is what i'm thinking. I think it would be excellent initially but would not hold up to storage. The rolling up and folding and unfolding repeatedly I think may degrade the bubble wrap.
I agree. I used a taped-together layer of it under the canvas top on our boat to keep radiated heat to a minimum, loosely held in place by tarp ties, and held up by a flimsy blue plastic tarp. That combination was rolled up, mashed, and unrolled every season for six years, and showed no sign of giving up. And of course there were windy periods during the season.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I've got a layer of it duct-taped to a blue foam camp pad and roll it up pretty tight. It hasn't seen crazy heavy use, but it's showing zero signs of damage so far.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival ... the reflective insulation is incredibly durable and incredibly lightweight, too. Amazon (no affiliate link) Reflective Insulation Shield, Heat Shield, Thermal Insulation Shield 16"x50ft, 24"x50ft, 48"x50ft, 48"x100ft (16"x50') ... www.amazon.com/Reflective-Insulation-Shield-Thermal-x100ft/dp/B01BDWY92I/. I think it would make a huge difference in how warm this shelter could be. --Elizabeth
@Gene & Eliz Turner That looks like some handy stuff to have.
Jeff Allen you are the one acting like a baby, throwing a temper tantrum here. You said, it wasn't made for outdoors, I showed you it was !
I was a man probably before you were out of diapers.
Vietnam Combat Vet....1967-'68 1st Cavalry Air Assault, Air Mobil...infantry
Have you considered using a clear shower curtain? You can pick up a cheap one from the Dollar Tree. Nice set up. I like it.
Most shower curtains are made of vinyl or at least they used to be. Vinyl does not handle cold very well. At least some of teh clear ones are made from Polyethylene vinyl acetate. I am not familiar with that plastic's cold characteristics.
i was lost in the woods for 6 days and 5 nights . your tips and tricks and god. helped me survive and get out thanks you so much.
The fact that you are here to make this comment is awesome as it sounds like it could have turned out different. Thank you for letting me know that my video teachings were beneficial. Like you said, we can have all kinds of head knowledge but in the end it is God that determines the outcome. There is a bible verse that really "speaks" to me.
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Another way of saying it might be
Some trust in GPS units and some in head knowledge: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Very nice shown and explained Lonnie, very good solution for really cool nights, thanks for sharing, take care, Taro
Such a cool video! Happy and Healthy New Years to you and yours my friend !
Lonnie your amazing man,,,
Hi Lonnie: One of the most impressive winter cover videos I've seen Inventive & well described . Just exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Brian 77
good design Lonnie,
thank you for showing me "how to" make one properly.
:-)
I don't think I've commented in the past Lonnie, but I have to say I enjoy your no nonsense videos. I've been eyeballing your lavuu/tipi videos for a hot tent in winter and now this Baker tent style has caught my eye. Kudos to you and your videos. Thanks and keep up the great content!
Another great video Lonnie. I may never camp out in a tent again, but did for many years when younger and loved it. Your videos bring back lots of good memories.
My word, you my good man are remarkably clever!
Thanks for working out the kinks on that tent! By the way, I made an PVC F# flute, following your instructions in your other video. It turned out really nice I think. Thank you.
Great job Lonnie. Really enjoyed this one.
Thank you both for spending the time making these detailed and inspiring videos. I appreciate each and every one of them. Take care. from Southern Ontario, Canada
HELLO LONNIE; I THINK THAT YOUR SHELTER WOULD TRAP MORE HEAT (IF) THE PORCH ROOF WERE LOWER IN THE FRONT AND HIGHER IN THE BACK TO TRAP AND HOLD MORE HEAT: THUS REQUIRING LESS FIRE? BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OPINION.
He could try a fine mesh screen, would cut some of the draft and let some of the heat through
not realy as it would just force the smoke into the shelter and maybe burn the tarp.believe it or not the only way to make this shelter warmer would be to have a clear plastic front closed, allowing the fire to radiate heat into it and trapping the heat inside,creating a kind of green house/oven effect.
Awesome job funny I seen this tent the other day and thought of buying it because it looked cool. Well now I might just make one instead thanks for making this video once again awesome.👍
I think I'd be inclined to put a tape a Mylar space blanket into the roof over the fire and lower it on the outside edge a little so I can reflect as much heat as possible back towards the shelter. Since they are only about 1-2 dollars each its worth a try to see how much difference it makes.
This tarp looks like solid 200gram/m2. Im also using these HD building tarps. Can be seen in my last vid. Ive builded permanent shelter in woods. Your looks better, cos it can be quickly packed. Today it was so cold (-4 celsius deg) PLUS strong wind, that we went back home cos our car broke (safety reasons).
Interesting idea. What about putting some mylar inside on the ceiling and back wall. Might pick up some reflected heat
In order for mylar to reflect heat it has to have some heat to reflect. The milky white plastic was not allowing radiant heat to penetrate to the interior. I will keep working on it though and believe that i will come up with a solution. see the video that I made at the link below to see what can be done to efficiently heat a shelter with fire. I believe that I should be able to achieve similar results with this shelter once I have the problems taken care of. I am however awaiting our next trip to town to pick up needed supplies to proceed with this project.
Easy Portable Survival Shelter For Extreme Cold
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Thanks Lonnie, looks like exactly what I need for this old man over at my creek camp. I can probably exchange out the plastic sheeting this summer for mosquito netting this summer .
Good call on going home in your crazy cold winter this year. Be safe. It's been warmer most of the time in Arctic Village than Fairbanks.
a old disable Nam vet who's horse is a sidexside now.
PS: when I walk away from it with my cane looking around, it doesn't come any better than the horse did,when I call it. :-(
Used baker tents in canvas when I was in the Boy Scouts.........now I want to do this........another great vid Lonnie & Connie........Thanks!
Nice shelter. If there is a greenhouse some where in your travels. see if they have some scraps after replacing the roof. it's 6 mill and tough enough to walk on when it is on a greenhouse and much clearer than what you have.
Nice job 👍
Everyone should have a sleep system good enough for the possibility of not having a fire. Never rely on needing a fire. I have some Wiggys fishnet longjohn bottoms. Love them.
LOVE THIS!!!...I am a solo camper (w/🐶) and have been wanting to try winter camping but not with the expense in case I hate it...
Even I can make this myself ( although I may have to find a man with some tools, tape & zip ties I have : )
You are a GENIUS!!
Thanks for detailing the 'taped' seam construction! Would the tent be practical if it were less distance to the back wall? What geometry would you use then:steeper roof slope or higher rear wall?
Yes a reduced distance to the back would assist. Personally I would rather choose to lower the ceiling angle and keep the two foot back wall rather than raise the back wall. A lowered angle on the roof would assist evacuation of potential snow buildup. However I do not think anything like this is needed. The key to the problem of lack of heat in the shelter is the milky white front sheet not allowing heat to penetrate to the interior. I have some ideas that I think will solve this but am waiting for our next trip into town to pick up the needed supplies.
Lonnie, A well explained economical building of one of an oldtimers' favourite tent - a Baker tent. You even considered your Canadian fans "a la metric". Connie, well done with the photography as well. Two questions. 1., Could a reflective fire be applied in this situation and 2. Can the awning/overhang section, be utilized as well to close the main opening as a barrier to weather, etc.. Thank you both for your excellent presentations of bushlore - it is always a pleasure to see what you two are going to, present next.
Thanks for the kind words. If you noticed in the latter part of the video I did have a heavy duty reflector sheet suspended between the two awning poles. The breezes were being very changeable so i put the reflector sheet up to try to cut down on wind coming towards the tent opening.
Yes the awning can be lowered to close off the opening however due to the original finished 12 X 16 foot tarp not being a full 16 feet long, it ends up having a gap at the bottom of about 6 inches or so. That is not a big deal since One could cut off the hem including the grommets on the end of the awning and add another length onto there to make up the difference. There is plenty of tarp material left over on the 12 X 16 foot tarp from the initial construction to be used for the addition. As the awning exists the way I showed it, there will be no overlap on the sides when closed. But like I said earlier, there is plenty of tarp material left over to add "flaps" on the sides as well as on the end of the awning to provide any overlap one may need. If "flaps" were added on the sides then one could also fashion side walls to add that would double the size of the enclosed tent but then no fire could be used there.
Thanks, Lonnie. Your process is a great alternative to the expense these days of purchasing the old style canvas Baker tent. I am sure all who view this will appreciate that fact.
... your voice is pure ASMR!
... a greeting from the Italian Alps...
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and skill. Happy New Year to you and Connie!
Great ideas thanks
excellent DIY project thanks for sharing
Very nice! I used to do things like this and loved camping in the snow! But, I lost my health and can't take the cold and would have to have power for my oxygen. Don't think it'd be a good idea to get tanks to close to the fire!lol
If you enjoy doing anything you better not wait to do it when you get older and retire. I was going to do so much but got in very bad shape and I wasn't even 30. So, Make plans and do it while you can. I'd love to spend a weekend winter camping now!
Amen!
Amen!
great channel, love your vids.... but, in my old age, i'm heading south!
Very nice build, however burning fire under it is not a good idea for safety reason. Should always burn away from it, doesn't have to be far from it but under it is a bad idea. You never know what will happen. Stay safe! I enjoy the video. :)
I didn't realize it was just duct tape and plastic tarps. Looks really good! The black powder rendezvous of the 1970's to 1980's had a lot of white canvas baker tents as well as whelans. I've always liked both, but the baker id a bit better if the weather gets nasty.
Thank you both for all your videos, very interesting and made so well, best wishes from London.
It's made of copper pipes.... Watch out some crack heads will tear it down!!!! Lol
Ah, the Baker tent, my personal favorite. I made one from canvas dropcloths back in the day and my friends laughed at me on our outing. I first used it in a Texas January, it got down to 18 degrees that night. Everyone else was shivering in their dome tents, and I was so warm I slept with an open bag. The first dude up actually came over to see if there was anything wrong with me because I was sprawled out instead of bundled up. Granted I used a mylar blanket for the rear heat reflector, but even without I would've been fine.
What keeps the plastic tarp over the fire from melting and turning the whole thing into a fiery hell of burning plastic?
If you have ever boiled water in a paper cup in a campfire you will have an idea of what is at work here. The water on the inside of the cup quickly dissipates the heat from building up on the outside of the cup. The cup will never reach the point of combustion as long as there is water in the cup. Okay, the underside of the tarp will never heat up enough to cause deformation or combustion as long as there is cold air on the top side of the tarp. Of course that is assuming that discretion is used and one does not have a raging inferno under the tarp. By cool I mean cool by comparison. I can reach up at anytime and touch the underside of the tarp above the fire and it feels warm but not hot at all. Now if you placed a blanket on top of the tarp then the tarp very well may reach very high temperatures that could cause damage or combustion.
It doesn't really matter, Lonnie's followers all know , he knows what he is talking about and can do what he puts on here and has been doing it for many years.
We don't know is how, what conditions etc. you are basing your statement on, other than every time you used it , it failed ??
This is the end of this. Have a better day, today.
I'm trying now to make a camo Baker Tent. I got some breakdown poles as well, should do nicely for standing it up
Maybe put up a stone or wood wall behind the fire. That twill put more heat into the tent. Also line the fire with stone it will reflect more heat. Just a suggestion. Looks great !!
Another great tarp build man! Thanks for sharing!!
Greetings from the North! Excellent channel!!!
You really should be making a living inventing things on the side. However, that said, I sure am glad you share so much with us! Have you considered taping a reflective emergency blanket to the inside slope? Might help reflect some heat down to the bunk, along with thinner clear plastic. Could get a bit cozier. I've been really trying to adapt to using the Siberian Log Fire, but it seems to have some tricks to learn, albeit small details. Even if I get it dialed, our trees are a bit too small to take advantage of it in this immediate area. I'm still pretty into my long fires. You got me thinking, though. That Baker-esque tent is neat. I might tweak it a little bit for my needs, or try for something a little different. Take care over there, and all the best to you both.
Let me know what design and / or changes you come up with. If you make a video on your project ill be sure and check it out.
PS I have used reflective Mylar in a tent before and it worked great but did not hold up very well over time with the rolling and folding of storage.
Bushcraft North of 60 there is a fire resistant blanket we juse in the mining industry when welding/oxy cutting etc that has reflective properties. It would be ideal to go under the verandah roof, then maybe slightly slope the roof down to help trap more heat. The biggest drawback with the fire blanket is that it is primarily fibreglass and can shed itchy dust as it ages.
Your deffinetly onto something there. Im not sure what matrial you could use..
There are tarps I have seen that are brown or green on the outside and silver on the inside. Just look around for them. I saw them at harbor freight once.
You have a great idea, but I would have made the canopy part out of clear plastic so it closed off the front. That way you could have had a larger long fire.
why not just patch the burn holes from the inside and outside? that should be more then enough protection and extends replacement intervals. just a thought
Wow the detail you put into this im fully confident i could make one of these thanks Lonnie great stuff
Ok I’m old army and can help your tent define and give you rocket stove cheats,.talk to me
Yet another priceless video. Greetings from the cold NW of ItalY. Paolo
Cool channel! I love observing nature, explore and calm down...
Great video and shelter. I like using clear heavy duty shower curtains for my super shelters. They already come with reinforced edges and hanging grommets. I also use the heavy duty tarps with silver on one side and brown on the other. I always build mine with the silver side as the inside of the shelter. I’m definitely going to give your design a try. Have you every built this one with a floor built into it? Thanks for sharing your wisdom, knowledge and expertise. Have a good one sir.
I prefer not to have built in floors in my winter shelters due to tracking in snow and other debris. Shower curtains used to be made out of vinyl and vinyl does not do well in the cold. I see though that many, if not all these clear shower curtains are made of polyethylene vinyl acetate which appears to handle the cold quite well. So I do plan on trying that out in my tent but am waiting for our next trip to town to pick up a shower curtain if I can find one made of PEVA. I did not have the luxury of choosing a tarp with a silver inside or I would have used that. That is what I used for my Range tent design.
Make A Range Tent Style Hot Tent On The Cheap
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Thanks, Lonnie and Connie for your obvious toil in making your tents and shelters, plus recording your finished products. I enjoy these videos, especially on cold winter evenings. Believe it or not, yesterday we had near 60 degree weather. Two weeks previous, it never got much above freezing. Nighttime temps were well below 0. Now, winter is back. Not much snow, though. Be well. Joe in northeastern Pennsy!
thank you....now l know what to do with my extra tarps.....you're the best....mk
Your full of great ideas Lonnie.
he said cut'em twice so they don't interfere with your joints , lol 1:57 . hope your doin well love your videos . would love to some of your super secrets like when you made silver water .
Thanks for the vid. I'm contemplating building a canvas tent of similar design so this really helped visualize what I have in mind. I cant help but believe a fire reflector would have improved the heating by a noticeable amount. I think I saw a glimpse later in the vid of something behind the fire, but not quite sure if that was it's purpose as looked to be another tarp?
You are correct. There was a heavy duty reflector sheet behind the fire.
You know since you already have the pipe, why not run a pipe from the fire into the tent, it would provide you with warm air through out the night.
Great job Lonnie
Thank you . I've been wanting a good plan for a bakers tent and I believe you have given it to me. thanks again
A metal flashing polished on one side that you can roll up and un roll with holes drilled into the top and bottom to secure it to poles in the ground would be a neat tool to have camping in a tent like that. Could hollow out a large bamboo the roll the metal flashing place metal wire rings at top and bottom and then slide it into the bamboo. Then use the bamboo has a large walking staff. 😊
Great idea
I’m a big fan of baker style tents
Great video Lonnie I like it. I have a suggestion to make it lot warmer inside your barkers tent.
Use a few of the emergence blankets to reflect the heat back into the tent.
Dual Survival on one of their shows made a shelter with the curtain like yours.
If you do it make a video. THANK YOU. YOUR THE MAN
I am not done tweaking the tent yet and will most likely utilize some reflective casualty blankets in the tent. However they would not be of much use yet since there is very little heat making it through that milky white front plastic. Mylar requires heat in order to reflect that heat. I carry my own design of super shelter on me when in situations where survival is a possibility. See the video link below. Incidentally, Mors Kochanski was the person who popularized the use of those principles for shelter use long before Cody Lundin displayed it on dual survival.
Easy Portable Survival Shelter For Extreme Cold
th-cam.com/video/qcxu9DPRpIw/w-d-xo.html
Watched this three times. Purchased 9 meters of camo outdoor canvas today for @$60. CDN, tax included. My daughter and I are going to try to make one. Thanks for this great video. I will post a pic after we get it made. Keep these great video's coming.:)
Yeah I would like to see how it turns out for you if you do put up a pic somewhere
Hey Lonnie...I've always wondered...what keeps the fire from burning that "roof" above it right up? The heat has got to be too much for the tarp! Nobody ever explains that part....
The roof material is surprisingly cool. Since the poly tarp material has so little insulative properties on it's own the heat of the tarp material on the bottom side of the tarp is easily and quickly passed through to the cold top side and does not build up heat. If you have ever boiled water in a paper cup on a campfire you will kind of understand what it happening here. That paper cup will never reach the temperature required for combustion as long as there is water on the inside extracting the heat away from the wall of the cup. Whenever I reach up and rub my hand across the underside of the awning material above the fire, it is only warm and no where near hot enough to cause deformation or combustion.
Hi Lonnie... Great job on the Baker's Tent. One question: Are you concerned about that awning catching fire? That would be my concern, albeit perhaps unfounded. That said, I wonder how practical it might be to make the awning out of a welder's blanket instead of tarp material?
I personally would not be concerned about the top catching on fire as long as a fire below is kept to a reasonable level. The fire does not need to be as big as I had it. The user should occasionally feel the underside of the "awning" over the fire to assure themselves that the fire is within acceptable levels. The only welders blanket that i am aware of would be very bulky as well as heavy.
I made a tent just like that out of denim, I got whole sale many years ago, for my kids when they were little.
Lonny, would a aluminum space blanket on the back wall have helped in reflecting the warmth?
Enjoyed.
Rob from Oregon
Not yet. In order for a mylar sheet to reflect heat, it has to have heat to reflect. The milky white front sheet was not allowing enough heat into the shelter for a reflective ceiling to be of much benefit. I will be making some mods this week and plan on doing a video of said mods along with the benefits experienced as a result.