@Finna Sprang You seem obsessed with her scoring ability. I'm going to guess she's never had that problem. I'm also going to guess that you are a little bit jealous of her.
1) Sorry for the sniffling! 2) I answer some questions throughout the video regarding why I'm alone and why I built the shelter this way, etc, so please watch the whole video before asking questions if you are at all curious about anything as your question may already be addressed :) Thanks guys, enjoy!
18 Bees Getting out in nature reminds me of a bears meal ‘ being eaten by a hungry ass coyote’ and mountain lions! Can’t forget the other dangerous ass critters roaming amongst the land 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Followed Joe Robinet for about a year, and watching his channel I have a way with connecting back home. Granted Canada is a bit north of Wisconsin, but the scenery is about the same. I randomly found your channel and I love it as well. After living in Hawaii for 18 years it’s nice to live vicariously through you Canadians. Keep it up 🤙
Absolutely love the sound of coyotes at night.... I’ve even got them started by howling... my partner for that trip didn’t find that as amusing or relaxing as I did.
Christian B I’ve only ever had them howl back... for the most part they don’t wanna be near us so while they might even circle downwind to see what we are that’s about as far as it goes... have one follow me all day once... it would yip every once in awhile so I knew it was there but never once showed himself.
@@christianb8228 Coyotes avoid people for the most part. They are scavengers and opportunity hunters, so they will only confront anything larger than them if they are packed up (though that's usually only an adult breeding pair and their yearling offspring) and starving, or injured and cornered. Its been a pretty mid winter so I doubt they are starving this year. But they are social animals so "talking" is very common. If you worry about animals in the wild, just bring a dog with you. They are deterrents and wireless early warning devices.
First thing I want to do in the morning is watch your video you make my day go so much brighter and sweeter all I can say is you are a blessing from heaven😊😊😊 thank you
In all my time in the woods and winter camping, I've never seen or thought of holding my saw with my feet and legs and running the wood over it. Thanks for the knowledge!
Thanks Guys! I meant to mention in the video but I actually learned that technique from Joe back in the day, and I think he learned it from Terry Barney. Good dudes! Credit where credit is due!
Simply wonderful. My pup is my buddy, too. Loves what I love, always by my side. Unselfish and never complains. Like Mark Twain said, “I don’t know if dogs go to heaven, but I want to go where they go when I die.”
Going solo is a good thing! Being off the beaten path is a safe place. I know I love doing wilderness camping and my wife does too. Many of the videos that I watch gives me more learning for my survival tool box and hers. Thanks for posting this video, its good quality! Enjoy yourself in the wild!
I grew up on a farm on Manitoulin Island and used to do this. I'm living in England now and we don't have many places to do this so it is great to watch your videos. Thank you.
I totally agree with you on this. I am a Kiwi gal (New Zealander and in my 60s now) and Alexis you are my favourite wilderness you tuber. We are an outdoors nation, and you are able to do what we could do back in the 1960s and 70s. Still can in some places, but not as many as back then. 😊 And our national parks are highly respected, with a leave no trace policy, but our Department of Conservation maintains some great back country huts in some of them, as well as in many other areas. We are not allowed dogs in the national parks or on our great walks, to conserve our flightless native birds etc, which is good. Plenty of places to take our dogs outside of the national parks. ❤️
My daughter & I are sharing this channel, happy to see women who do survive in the urban wilderness These are my daughter's words thank you for your courage
Beautiful tough girl inside and out, coyotes, awesome dog, adventure, -15 degrees Celsius , traveler knife,snow and shelter. Of course her videos are a success.
Your little man has your back and he would not leave you. Ignore the negative people, your a grown up. At night a leash may be a good thing, then again he minds you. My better half and I like your videos very much.
Smart bringing your dog as a sentry & protector! Look into possibly buying a US Army military surplus extreme cold weather system (Sleeping bag). They are very reasonable used, just take them to a dry cleaner & its like brand new clean at 1/2 the cost of the high end sleep systems. It comes in 3 pieces, a light black summer bag, a heavier weight medium green bag for fall/winter & combine them together for extreme cold nights while placed inside a Gortex waterproof outer shell. Warm & dry you will be just like us soldiers on winter field operations! Hope you get that piece of land someday & can enjoy the woods as much as you wish. Enjoy your videos & wish you continued success!
Tammarishka - prop up two sticks on one side of the fire and two sticks on the other. Make sure the sticks are slanted away from the fire, and kept rigidly in place e.g. with a support of some kind. Then on each slanted pair of sticks place a pile of small logs suitable for firewood; the logs at the bottom will burn in the fire, and each subsequent log will descend into the fire due to gravity once the log below it is burned away.
you are a gifted, beautiful and blessed woman. This world (America) can use a lot more folks like you. Thanks for sharing such beauty in nature and awesome moments with your beautiful dog.
Great video! If the rocks aren't too crazy hot from around the fire you can line them up behind you and in front for residual heat, works great! keep the vids coming!
I'm really taken away by you. You're very brave. I love your independence and ability to do what you do. Great job! I wish the safest trips with lots of interesting adventures. You and your four legged friend. Have fun
Great channel, I especially liked this one. Thank you for pointing out that you were on private land with permission. It breaks my heart when I go on crownland and find Bushcraft shelters that have been left behind; many of them are an eyesore, full of garbage, torn tarps, rotting cordage, etc. You will do well on TH-cam. You have a great on-screen personality that makes you very likeable and your dog is pretty darn cute too!
Thank you so much Louise! Yes I don’t do this stuff on public land ever, I’m against leaving eye sores where others come to enjoy the wilderness. Camps are for privately own land only.
Your eco-friendly barracks look too warm. You have an amazing idea for a hideout. I'm glad and grateful to see your wonderful video again. From Woongkham, a South Korean TH-camr. 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍
You do a fine job lady! Those chayotes ain’t gona bother ya! If they didn’t know you were there that could wonder up on you by accident but since ya got a fire they won’t come close! I was tarp camping and doing trail work without a fire and had 3 or 4 run by me . It was windy an they had no idea I was there!
I’m not going to lie I never would of thought that a Florida beach looking girl could do this, I just found your channel and can’t stop watching ❤️ awesome content!
Just in time for my lunch break :) Awesome job so far! If it's any consolation re: your lack of winter bag, I spent a lot on a -20 bag last winter. It's bigger than my summer and shoulder season bags combined, and probably no warmer than the two of them if they were combined. If I could do it again, I would probably stick with the two original bags and add an overbag. Then I'd have a modular system that can be tailored to the conditions rather than just one huge bag. And/or put that money into a high R-value pad. This vid is going to do AMAZING!
I agree. I can see why some people might need expensive lightweight gear, but I've never felt the need to pay that much for it only to use it for a single season. I'm used to the MSS I used for years in the USMC, so for me, having one bag for each season doesn't make much sense. Sure, its bulky, but I can use it from 40F down to -20F by just adding an extra bag (only take whats necessary for the environment you're in)...plus it has a bivvy so I never have to worry about 100% waterproof shelters. I roll it all up inside the bivvy, including a deflated sleep pad, and stuff it in a 30L drybag, it takes up less room than a tent/hammock and sleep system. All I take are tools (which can include hunting/fishing gear depending on season) and food. In case I need to drop the pack for some reason, I keep everything that I "need" for survival in a Hill People Gear chest rig or on my belt. I mean, what do you really "need" to enjoy the outdoors safely? A tarp, a sleep system, a spare set of clothing/socks, a couple of cutting tools, some cordage, a small fire kit, a head lamp, IFAK, maps/compass, metal container that nests with a drinking container and some food. And a high-speed wireless personal protection device, in her case its a Grizz.
@@Echo4PapaBravo I think if you are out but not in a tent a bivy bag ,especially in goretex, is a good idea . One can never trust any structure to be snow or water proof. www.mec.ca/en/product/5051-596/Ascent-Bivy-Sack
You don't need a second bag. It will promote condensation. And that can and has killed people. Now ; - 42 degrees. I have camped in. Get your loft , at least 6" of the ground. A proper air mattress. I just used a good summer bag that I made with a drawstring at the top. And a good double ' wool toque ' , large size. Now the secret , A Big 'Space Blanket' ! ! As a bottom and top outer for the bag. I slept like a bug in the rug.
@@brieneaton8578 That's why i said get goretex or some equivalent breathable product. Never hurts to buy the best air mattress you can afford too. Of course it all adds up . A small solo tent will do the job of keeping the snow off you . But people like to play with these homemade shelters .
Thks Alexis for the overnight adventure with the beauty loving pup that was so cool in your video,amazing.I bet the warm pickup in the morning felt great....👍❤
Good for you girl! Life’s short and every adventure counts....I would have gotten a little scared too but you handled it well. It’s still a great story to tell and you’ve got the video to back it up plus Grizz had your back the whole time..lol
Very cool. Lots of fun. Love hearing the coyotes. Where I live I often hear coyotes at night. Hearing them from the safety of a residence is quite a bit different from your scenario. Was worried that Griz take off to investigate or to deal with a perceived threat to you. He minds beautifully to your commands. Awesome dog and friend there.
Yes indeed, coyotes can sound like an infant crying and make various sounds(Loud, oh yes).Great video as always, so much adventure and entertainment, intrigue and it looks like a lot of fun.The food always looks so good, when camping especially . 😊
New to the channel and I’m really enjoying it. I get out and camp when I can here in the wilds of Texas. That pup loves you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough 😁
I’ve been in the woods at night too when the coyotes start howling it sounds like you’re surrounded it’s a chilling sound.Of all my you tube subscriptions you are my favorite one keep up the great videos 🐺
@@careenaalexis I was camping in South Dakota. The first night I heard these strange sounds. I was surrounded by these prone horn deer. They make these funny grunt noises.
Awesome video. Great dog. Love the big button on the head lamp. I bumped the little button on mine in a cave once while belly crawling. Had a little anxious moment taking off gloves and "looking" for the button.
I’m in southern Ontario too, it’s frustrating, I’d love to do some wild camping but all the land is owned by farmers here and crown land is 5 hours away.. too far to just head out for a weekend. I’m stuck with heading to Algonquin on my vacation time of 2 weeks a year. I’d sure love to get out more than that. The provincial parks here in southern Ontario are so overcrowded in the warm months that camping is not even enjoyable, plus since I started backcountry camping I’ll never site camp again! I love you and Ryan’s canoe trip videos because that’s where my passion is but this video was just as good. 👍
If your close to the saint lawrence river hop acrossed the river and come camp in northern new york.we have alot of State owned land you can camp on.i,am 45 minutes from the crossing in ogdensburg and my back yard is millions of acres of state land and easement lands open to the public in the summer time.
There's some nice crown land near arrowhead provincial park that is relatively accessible. I suggest you try that out! Back country camping in Algonquin is awesome as well and I'm glad you enjoy that. I'm central Ontario now so I no longer have to worry about the southern Ontario struggle.
When those coyotes started screaming the first time and you were telling Griz to go in the hut I was so nervous that I started biting my nails and stressing for you even though I was sitting on my couch safe hahahaha!!!
When you burn your rice like that the trick is DONT stir it (at least off the bottom) all you do is ruin the rest of it and the top can usually be saved....good vid you earned a subscriber
Get a kids sleeping bag for your dog & an Army wool blanket.Pinky swear this will keep the pupparoonie toasty af.Plus the wool blanket has so many different uses.😉
Just found your channel, seems awesome! Living down here in the desert, we don't have much to see that isn't dirt, so going on an adventure is cool. My little kitty wasn't too thrilled to hear the coyotes, freaked him out lol
Hi....no one should care how far you are out to camp. Everything has to be done the same....whether your 10 minutes away or hours away!... You go girl....stay safe & tks for the videos!
It's good to see that people still know how to do this kind of stuff I may do things a little different but the result is still the same keep doing what we all love
i love a woman that isn't afraid to do anything alone , i tought my wife how to live back country as at the time we were homeless at the time so i tought her as much i could and stil teaching her things , i grew up deep country ,3 miles up the mtn.and 55 miles to school , and she can go camping by herself and i have complete confidence in her ability to handle it ,iv'e even tought her how to handle cougar, bears , you are awsome and have what it takes to live there on a longer term and people who poke fun at that are just jealouse that they don't have you skills keep up the vidios and hope to see more , i live in colorado (usa) we have brown bear and black bear and some of our black bear are california blacks and can reach 5 to 1500lbs. im also cherokee and teach her and our 2 boys alot
Yeah, but let's see how they do with gators and 95F and 100% humidity and mosquitoes the size of sparrows! :) (we lived and camped in Edmonton as a kid... ) and we're getting coyotes even in Metairie now. People here freaked over an inch of snow though!
Fellow woman over here, I live in Washington, so it's always super hot in the summer and super cold in the winter! It's good to experience with you new surroundings like snow, leaves, sticks, etc. It's always been hard for me to find friends, since I'm a teenager and most teenagers would rather go to the mall than go build a shelter with me! 😂 I like to pretend that you guys are my friends
Well joy...you must be an east Washington girl cuz the weather on the seaside goes from warm and humid to cold and will that rain ever quit!? I love going over the hill east , you live in beautiful countryside without the human pollution, enjoy!
You are such an awesome person I love your adventures!!! You are right there are people out here they can't do what you're doing right now. And so I live through you and you're fun times thanks so much for sharing you're great!!!
Ok---after googling minus 15 C, now I know how cold it was there.😂 I thought of your shelter this past Monday, on a mountain snow shoe trip. I under estimated the weather there, and it was minus 9 F. (I googled it for you, that's minus 22 C. 😎) The winds picked up, and it became a miserable trip quick. Deciding to cut the hike short, and needing to get out of the wind, I discovered a downed pine tree, with a hollowed out space beneath it just big enough to crawl under for shelter. The wind didn't break, but after coffee and a short rest, I was ready to make the rest of the way. Only a mile or so, but a long mile!!! The bough's I was under made a great little shelter and wind break. I thought of your video and of you building your bough shelter. It's looking good. Enjoy it. Be safe. Roger
RkF isn’t winter snowshoeing fun!? Lol! Sometimes I ask myself whyyyyy I’m out in the cold or other tough circumstances, but I realize I must just like self torture. Because when I get back to my cozy cabin, I feel awesome and like I’ve accomplished something challenging . Plus it’s those tough times that really bring out your inner badass I find.
I so envy you guys. I'm Gary and stay in one of the most dangerous countries in the world, namely South Africa Cape Town. We can't even walk on our mountains without getting mugged, stabbed or even shot. I really love all your videos. So I go camping with you guys in my lounge. Pretty sad.
Dogs make the best camping buddies. And hiking buddies. And just any kind of hanging around buddies.
@Finna Sprang Well she often goes camping with her husband, but he and she do not have the same work schedules.
@Finna Sprang You seem obsessed with her scoring ability. I'm going to guess she's never had that problem. I'm also going to guess that you are a little bit jealous of her.
@Finna Sprang OK
@Finna Sprang Debate! Sure you are! You're a debater. You're just looking for a good debate. Got it.
@Finna Sprang I think Me like You!
That was so awesome when you were digging snow out of the shelter, and Grizz started digging too! 🙂
I noticed that too.
You've inspired me, going to spend the night in the garden with the camping gear and dogs tonight.
yes just do IT! BROET?
@@yogiesbeer lol.
The relationship between you and your dog is so precious. I love it
You did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different. Keep up the great work.
1) Sorry for the sniffling! 2) I answer some questions throughout the video regarding why I'm alone and why I built the shelter this way, etc, so please watch the whole video before asking questions if you are at all curious about anything as your question may already be addressed :) Thanks guys, enjoy!
Ok. Now I find your sniffling endearing!
Appreciate the explanation of the bough placement. Thanks!
You should try to learn how to build a gravity feed system for you fire pit to keep your fire going all night long
NEANDERTHAL!!
I wish more people would post the, watch the whole video before asking a question comment!
Are you 2 swingers by any chance?
Extra respect for showing when things didnt go exactly as you planned, and making the smart choice to get warm.. and dry
Nice Work.
Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are so beautiful and gorgeous I love you dog
When life gets tough getting out into nature reminds you that life is beautiful.
Yeah absolutely
18 Bees
Getting out in nature reminds me of a bears meal ‘ being eaten by a hungry ass coyote’ and mountain lions! Can’t forget the other dangerous ass critters roaming amongst the land 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
life is Love 🙏❌⭕🙏
#22:26 giiirrrrrllll I was scared as hell and I was at home in my bed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾♀️ my heart was beating fast and everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏾LAAAWWWDNESSS!!!
Awesome video series great seeing you out enjoying the great north country! Griz such an awesome dog!
Followed Joe Robinet for about a year, and watching his channel I have a way with connecting back home. Granted Canada is a bit north of Wisconsin, but the scenery is about the same. I randomly found your channel and I love it as well. After living in Hawaii for 18 years it’s nice to live vicariously through you Canadians. Keep it up 🤙
That’s a damn good boy! My German Shepherd kept tilting his head when she was saying “are you a good boy”. Haha
Absolutely love the sound of coyotes at night.... I’ve even got them started by howling... my partner for that trip didn’t find that as amusing or relaxing as I did.
Coyotes know you're the apex,not counting bears of course
NSYakfisher Outdoors wouldn’t they be attracted to the howling or do they just sort of howl back as a way of saying hello?
Christian B I’ve only ever had them howl back... for the most part they don’t wanna be near us so while they might even circle downwind to see what we are that’s about as far as it goes... have one follow me all day once... it would yip every once in awhile so I knew it was there but never once showed himself.
@@christianb8228 Coyotes avoid people for the most part. They are scavengers and opportunity hunters, so they will only confront anything larger than them if they are packed up (though that's usually only an adult breeding pair and their yearling offspring) and starving, or injured and cornered. Its been a pretty mid winter so I doubt they are starving this year. But they are social animals so "talking" is very common. If you worry about animals in the wild, just bring a dog with you. They are deterrents and wireless early warning devices.
@@nsyakfisheroutdoors2185 Got to take in account the Grizz. They may consider you an Apex but i guarantee they wont consider Grizz an apex.
11:01 My favourite part, when those paws slowly stretch up to meet you. Thank you for making this great video!
First thing I want to do in the morning is watch your video you make my day go so much brighter and sweeter all I can say is you are a blessing from heaven😊😊😊 thank you
In all my time in the woods and winter camping, I've never seen or thought of holding my saw with my feet and legs and running the wood over it. Thanks for the knowledge!
LandseerNorth i like her style of cutting with that technique.
Thanks Guys! I meant to mention in the video but I actually learned that technique from Joe back in the day, and I think he learned it from Terry Barney. Good dudes! Credit where credit is due!
Beautiful Lady that Loves Nature. The World needs more femals like you.🍂🍂🍁🍂🤠👍🍂🍁🍂🍂
Wow those coyotes howling were so awesome! I must admit they are kinda spooky! Awesome shelter btw :)
Simply wonderful. My pup is my buddy, too. Loves what I love, always by my side. Unselfish and never complains. Like Mark Twain said, “I don’t know if dogs go to heaven, but I want to go where they go when I die.”
Most important thing in camp. Your great wood pile.
22:17 your doggy helping you dig was so adorable
Thank you for those videos you're sharing with us ! You and your dog brought a smile on my face today ! keep em coming !
Proud that you're able to go out like that. I've not done any solo trips. Been wanting to so hopefully soon. Keep putting out such great content.
Watching videos like this is very peaceful. I miss living near the woods.
Going solo is a good thing! Being off the beaten path is a safe place. I know I love doing wilderness camping and my wife does too. Many of the videos that I watch
gives me more learning for my survival tool box and hers. Thanks for posting this video, its good quality! Enjoy yourself in the wild!
Thank you!
I know you are special. Everyone is special. But it is more special when you share it with someone special.
I grew up on a farm on Manitoulin Island and used to do this. I'm living in England now and we don't have many places to do this so it is great to watch your videos. Thank you.
Anyone else here from Joe Robinet giving this channel a mention in the last video?
I actually found this channel a while ago. Cool that Joe shared the love a bit though.
yes
Nerves Concord 🖐
Came from Joe's latest video. spreading the love.
Robinet is a sissy! He got beat up by a woman! 😆
Much respect! I love your no B.S. way of how your feeling etc, and your no non sense Bushcraft skills. keep the adventures coming!
I totally agree with you on this.
I am a Kiwi gal (New Zealander and in my 60s now) and Alexis you are my favourite wilderness you tuber.
We are an outdoors nation, and you are able to do what we could do back in the 1960s and 70s. Still can in some places, but not as many as back then. 😊
And our national parks are highly respected, with a leave no trace policy, but our Department of Conservation maintains some great back country huts in some of them, as well as in many other areas.
We are not allowed dogs in the national parks or on our great walks, to conserve our flightless native birds etc, which is good.
Plenty of places to take our dogs outside of the national parks. ❤️
One of my favorite videos of yours. This is my 3rd time watching it. Great stuff
Everything looks brighter and more cheerful with Grizz around.
coyotes howled for you !! .they liked your presence .wonderful night frozen adventure with your lovely dog.thanks great lady.
I will NEVER forget the look on your face when you heard the Coyotes howling. !
My daughter & I are sharing this channel, happy to see women who do survive in the urban wilderness These are my daughter's words thank you for your courage
That dog loves you. He's adorable. Great video, highlighting superior skills. Glad I found your channel.
Beautiful tough girl inside and out, coyotes, awesome dog, adventure, -15 degrees Celsius , traveler knife,snow and shelter. Of course her videos are a success.
Your little man has your back and he would not leave you. Ignore the negative people, your a grown up. At night a leash may be a good thing, then again he minds you. My better half and I like your videos very much.
I tied a rope around my waist and hooked it to my dog when I slept.
Well. If the Pups ever decide to quit on ya let me know... I'm a great camping bud and I'm a snuggler
Smart bringing your dog as a sentry & protector! Look into possibly buying a US Army military surplus extreme cold weather system (Sleeping bag). They are very reasonable used, just take them to a dry cleaner & its like brand new clean at 1/2 the cost of the high end sleep systems. It comes in 3 pieces, a light black summer bag, a heavier weight medium green bag for fall/winter & combine them together for extreme cold nights while placed inside a Gortex waterproof outer shell. Warm & dry you will be just like us soldiers on winter field operations! Hope you get that piece of land someday & can enjoy the woods as much as you wish. Enjoy your videos & wish you continued success!
RJ Walls i had one of those back home in Sweden, loved that thing, only downside was trying to carry it, as a 130 pound girl
Those were great sleep systems. Don't like the new one nearly as much
For your overnight try making a self-feeding log fire. Use large logs and the fire will burn 8 plus hours. CHEERS!
Matthew Posa does this!!
upside down style fire work well
I'm a newbie...lol...how do you make a fire that lasts like that?
Tammarishka - prop up two sticks on one side of the fire and two sticks on the other. Make sure the sticks are slanted away from the fire, and kept rigidly in place e.g. with a support of some kind. Then on each slanted pair of sticks place a pile of small logs suitable for firewood; the logs at the bottom will burn in the fire, and each subsequent log will descend into the fire due to gravity once the log below it is burned away.
Why there are not more of such amazing women around!!!! Bravo gal u have more guts then a lot more men!!!
Your fellow Canadian, Steve Wallis would be proud of you for remembering to bring a step 2. Cheers.
Great video! Very realistic and informative. Hoping to build a shelter like this in the yard with my own dogs sometime. Thanks for sharing this!
I love this video - you are such a tough, empathic and lovely person 😍 your doggy is lovely, too! Hope to see many more videos like this!
so refreshing to hear the words "when u don't have expensive gear". love what u are doing =o)
Thank you!
22:21 Super helper doggo! 😄 🐕
Awesome video, you rock! 😎
you are a gifted, beautiful and blessed woman. This world (America) can use a lot more folks like you. Thanks for sharing such beauty in nature and awesome moments with your beautiful dog.
Great video! If the rocks aren't too crazy hot from around the fire you can line them up behind you and in front for residual heat, works great! keep the vids coming!
I'm really taken away by you. You're very brave. I love your independence and ability to do what you do. Great job! I wish the safest trips with lots of interesting adventures. You and your four legged friend. Have fun
Easy there captain friendzone
Great channel, I especially liked this one. Thank you for pointing out that you were on private land with permission. It breaks my heart when I go on crownland and find Bushcraft shelters that have been left behind; many of them are an eyesore, full of garbage, torn tarps, rotting cordage, etc. You will do well on TH-cam. You have a great on-screen personality that makes you very likeable and your dog is pretty darn cute too!
Thank you so much Louise! Yes I don’t do this stuff on public land ever, I’m against leaving eye sores where others come to enjoy the wilderness. Camps are for privately own land only.
Ty for all you did here. Entertaining and Learning
quality. Thanks Again for sharing and providing the Technicals on the Head Lamps. Blessings ~
Your eco-friendly barracks look too warm. You have an amazing idea for a hideout. I'm glad and grateful to see your wonderful video again. From Woongkham, a South Korean TH-camr.
🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍
Lucky to be living in NB where this looks like my back yard. We also have a small family cabin on 9 acres an hour drive from us. The great outdoors!
Great video!need a can of bear spray for personal security against coyotes etc,even works on TH-cam trolls if needed!
I use a 30-30.
You do a fine job lady! Those chayotes ain’t gona bother ya! If they didn’t know you were there that could wonder up on you by accident but since ya got a fire they won’t come close! I was tarp camping and doing trail work without a fire and had 3 or 4 run by me . It was windy an they had no idea I was there!
bears are not out in that cold hibernating
Lol 👍
Lol 😂 @ the trolls bit. 👌🏿
I’m not going to lie I never would of thought that a Florida beach looking girl could do this, I just found your channel and can’t stop watching ❤️ awesome content!
@D Bru ah but they can! I’m a camping girl and go to Florida every year!
D Bru why not? Lol
Grew up in Kenora - NW Ontario, All the girls up there camp ànd love bonfires
*Would have, or would've
Great videos , and absolutely love the fact that it's Canadian !!! Kudos from the east coast
You two have an awesome relationship. That’s wonderful. You also have great wilderness sense and are quite brave. Good for you!
Just in time for my lunch break :) Awesome job so far! If it's any consolation re: your lack of winter bag, I spent a lot on a -20 bag last winter. It's bigger than my summer and shoulder season bags combined, and probably no warmer than the two of them if they were combined. If I could do it again, I would probably stick with the two original bags and add an overbag. Then I'd have a modular system that can be tailored to the conditions rather than just one huge bag. And/or put that money into a high R-value pad. This vid is going to do AMAZING!
Haha thanks Jon!! 🙏🏼 Yeah the layer system works quite well, and you’re right I think an over-bag would tie it all in just right!
I agree. I can see why some people might need expensive lightweight gear, but I've never felt the need to pay that much for it only to use it for a single season. I'm used to the MSS I used for years in the USMC, so for me, having one bag for each season doesn't make much sense. Sure, its bulky, but I can use it from 40F down to -20F by just adding an extra bag (only take whats necessary for the environment you're in)...plus it has a bivvy so I never have to worry about 100% waterproof shelters. I roll it all up inside the bivvy, including a deflated sleep pad, and stuff it in a 30L drybag, it takes up less room than a tent/hammock and sleep system. All I take are tools (which can include hunting/fishing gear depending on season) and food. In case I need to drop the pack for some reason, I keep everything that I "need" for survival in a Hill People Gear chest rig or on my belt. I mean, what do you really "need" to enjoy the outdoors safely? A tarp, a sleep system, a spare set of clothing/socks, a couple of cutting tools, some cordage, a small fire kit, a head lamp, IFAK, maps/compass, metal container that nests with a drinking container and some food. And a high-speed wireless personal protection device, in her case its a Grizz.
@@Echo4PapaBravo I think if you are out but not in a tent a bivy bag ,especially in goretex, is a good idea . One can never trust any structure to be snow or water proof. www.mec.ca/en/product/5051-596/Ascent-Bivy-Sack
You don't need a second bag. It will promote condensation. And that can and has killed people. Now ; - 42 degrees. I have camped in. Get your loft , at least 6" of the ground. A proper air mattress. I just used a good summer bag that I made with a drawstring at the top. And a good double ' wool toque ' , large size. Now the secret , A Big 'Space Blanket' ! ! As a bottom and top outer for the bag. I slept like a bug in the rug.
@@brieneaton8578 That's why i said get goretex or some equivalent breathable product. Never hurts to buy the best air mattress you can afford too. Of course it all adds up . A small solo tent will do the job of keeping the snow off you . But people like to play with these homemade shelters .
That’s a beautiful dog ya got there. And I though he was great when you started digging so did he.
I think so, too!!!!
The conditions are pretty much the same here in Quebec at the moment.
Beautiful blue skies and crisp clean cold winter air :)
I LOVE this time of year!! Here in the Yukon we are also having those beautiful blue sky days. My favourite time of year!!
Cabin Dweller how do you have internet in the Yukon where abouts are you and which provider do you use?
@@christianb8228 We have a local provider plus people out in the boonies sometimes can use Xplorenet.
@@RustG07 LMAO!
I love your channel. It reminds me of my youth. You and Griz are entertaining.
Thks Alexis for the overnight adventure with the beauty loving pup that was so cool in your video,amazing.I bet the warm pickup in the morning felt great....👍❤
Good for you girl! Life’s short and every adventure counts....I would have gotten a little scared too but you handled it well. It’s still a great story to tell and you’ve got the video to back it up plus Grizz had your back the whole time..lol
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Very cool. Lots of fun. Love hearing the coyotes. Where I live I often hear coyotes at night. Hearing them from the safety of a residence is quite a bit different from your scenario. Was worried that Griz take off to investigate or to deal with a perceived threat to you. He minds beautifully to your commands. Awesome dog and friend there.
Sounds like a chilly evening ahead. Maybe a 3 dog night? Yep, that's where that comes from. : )
Youngsters are scratching there heads right now !!!
Yes indeed, coyotes can sound like an infant crying and make various sounds(Loud, oh yes).Great video as always, so much adventure and entertainment, intrigue and it looks like a lot of fun.The food always looks so good, when camping especially . 😊
the way you built this shelter is perfect, the way I build all of mine on public land
New to the channel and I’m really enjoying it. I get out and camp when I can here in the wilds of Texas. That pup loves you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough 😁
I’ve been in the woods at night too when the coyotes start howling it sounds like you’re surrounded it’s a chilling sound.Of all my you tube subscriptions you are my favorite one keep up the great videos 🐺
Wow thank you so so much Robert! You have no idea how much that means!
@@careenaalexis I was camping in South Dakota. The first night I heard these strange sounds. I was surrounded by these prone horn deer. They make these funny grunt noises.
@@hobbscoblin1313 I bet that was pretty strange to hear lol
Perfect life for a dog, he must love it!
Especially for a HUSKY cross
Seeing you roughing it so reminds me of some awesome childhood memories. Thanks for the awesome video👍🏻🍻
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much Jose!
Awesome video. Great dog. Love the big button on the head lamp. I bumped the little button on mine in a cave once while belly crawling. Had a little anxious moment taking off gloves and "looking" for the button.
I’m in southern Ontario too, it’s frustrating, I’d love to do some wild camping but all the land is owned by farmers here and crown land is 5 hours away.. too far to just head out for a weekend. I’m stuck with heading to Algonquin on my vacation time of 2 weeks a year. I’d sure love to get out more than that. The provincial parks here in southern Ontario are so overcrowded in the warm months that camping is not even enjoyable, plus since I started backcountry camping I’ll never site camp again! I love you and Ryan’s canoe trip videos because that’s where my passion is but this video was just as good. 👍
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks Jeff!
If your close to the saint lawrence river hop acrossed the river and come camp in northern new york.we have alot of State owned land you can camp on.i,am 45 minutes from the crossing in ogdensburg and my back yard is millions of acres of state land and easement lands open to the public in the summer time.
Good to get away and know who you are. Close to nature, U will be healthy, even Jesus had to get away.
There's some nice crown land near arrowhead provincial park that is relatively accessible. I suggest you try that out! Back country camping in Algonquin is awesome as well and I'm glad you enjoy that. I'm central Ontario now so I no longer have to worry about the southern Ontario struggle.
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Wow Crown Land. The UK crown still owns it after all this time. We know where tax dollars really go..still to the crown
When those coyotes started screaming the first time and you were telling Griz to go in the hut I was so nervous that I started biting my nails and stressing for you even though I was sitting on my couch safe hahahaha!!!
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When you burn your rice like that the trick is DONT stir it (at least off the bottom) all you do is ruin the rest of it and the top can usually be saved....good vid you earned a subscriber
Smart, beautiful, dog lover, AND loves the outdoors. You're a keeper! 😆 Great video, I really enjoy your content.
Get a kids sleeping bag for your dog & an Army wool blanket.Pinky swear this will keep the pupparoonie toasty af.Plus the wool blanket has so many different uses.😉
Wool blanket will save lives
Just found your channel, seems awesome! Living down here in the desert, we don't have much to see that isn't dirt, so going on an adventure is cool. My little kitty wasn't too thrilled to hear the coyotes, freaked him out lol
The dog is so cute, it is a cold winter, but the heart warms.
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I want to go down to the countryside and make a bonfire.
Hi....no one should care how far you are out to camp. Everything has to be done the same....whether your 10 minutes away or hours away!... You go girl....stay safe & tks for the videos!
Hahah EXACTLY! Thanks so much Thomas!
I was going to say that is the proper way to cut your wood, but you already learned it, you are doing great!
It's good to see that people still know how to do this kind of stuff I may do things a little different but the result is still the same keep doing what we all love
i love a woman that isn't afraid to do anything alone , i tought my wife how to live back country as at the time we were homeless at the time so i tought her as much i could and stil teaching her things , i grew up deep country ,3 miles up the mtn.and 55 miles to school , and she can go camping by herself and i have complete confidence in her ability to handle it ,iv'e even tought her how to handle cougar, bears , you are awsome and have what it takes to live there on a longer term and people who poke fun at that are just jealouse that they don't have you skills keep up the vidios and hope to see more , i live in colorado (usa) we have brown bear and black bear and some of our black bear are california blacks and can reach 5 to 1500lbs. im also cherokee and teach her and our 2 boys alot
Excellent Video, The real deal. Been there many times. Coyote howls also scare me, and I’m an old man. I’ve never had any direct issues with coyote’s.
I love the sound of coyotes at night
Great video pretty scary though you’ve got a lot of guts and GRiZ is always a lot of fun see you next time have a good one
You absolutely rock, Alexis! I admire women like you.
O man you are amazing your man must be so proud of you as you should be of your self. Love your video’s and getting ideas for you. Big thanks!!
One more comment, you just need a log cabin like Shawn James. I need one too! 😉👍
My self reliance is one of my favorite channels. My son and I really enjoy Shawn's material. Hes an impressive individual for sure.
Her: “It’s supposed to get to below negative fifteen degrees Celsius tonight.”
Me: *chokes on my south louisiana water
Lol
Yeah my southern blood cringes at the thought but lived in middle Russia for a while and got a little taste of that weather.
Yeah, but let's see how they do with gators and 95F and 100% humidity and mosquitoes the size of sparrows! :) (we lived and camped in Edmonton as a kid... ) and we're getting coyotes even in Metairie now. People here freaked over an inch of snow though!
@@kevocal I found cougar tracks next to my driveway in Livingston Parish a week ago.
SAME
I love how the dog watched every little move she made then Helped her dig at 22:20 ☺️
minute 20 is such peaceful moment! very nice to see!
Fellow woman over here, I live in Washington, so it's always super hot in the summer and super cold in the winter! It's good to experience with you new surroundings like snow, leaves, sticks, etc. It's always been hard for me to find friends, since I'm a teenager and most teenagers would rather go to the mall than go build a shelter with me! 😂 I like to pretend that you guys are my friends
Well joy...you must be an east Washington girl cuz the weather on the seaside goes from warm and humid to cold and will that rain ever quit!? I love going over the hill east , you live in beautiful countryside without the human pollution, enjoy!
@@utoobuser206 Thank you!! I live in Northeast washington, it is very beautful out here, indeed!
Dang girl your pretty accurate with that axe 👍
And to the outdoors I go...to lose my mind and find my soul:)
57:52 "wee" bit snowy lol greetings from Scotland
Haha I live in Canada its surprising how many candians say a wee bit.
@@notinuse1821 I would LOVE to camp in the Highlands. ❤❤❤
You are such an awesome person I love your adventures!!! You are right there are people out here they can't do what you're doing right now. And so I live through you and you're fun times thanks so much for sharing you're great!!!
Thank you so much!
That was the most rad experience.. its soo time to get out. Great idea and awsome job.. just you and you buddy
Ok---after googling minus 15 C, now I know how cold it was there.😂 I thought of your shelter this past Monday, on a mountain snow shoe trip. I under estimated the weather there, and it was minus 9 F. (I googled it for you, that's minus 22 C. 😎) The winds picked up, and it became a miserable trip quick. Deciding to cut the hike short, and needing to get out of the wind, I discovered a downed pine tree, with a hollowed out space beneath it just big enough to crawl under for shelter. The wind didn't break, but after coffee and a short rest, I was ready to make the rest of the way. Only a mile or so, but a long mile!!! The bough's I was under made a great little shelter and wind break. I thought of your video and of you building your bough shelter. It's looking good. Enjoy it. Be safe. Roger
RkF -- She converted the temps as the start of the video. :)
@@Liofa73 That figure's!!! I didn't even notice it. My bad!😎
RkF isn’t winter snowshoeing fun!? Lol! Sometimes I ask myself whyyyyy I’m out in the cold or other tough circumstances, but I realize I must just like self torture. Because when I get back to my cozy cabin, I feel awesome and like I’ve accomplished something challenging . Plus it’s those tough times that really bring out your inner badass I find.
I so envy you guys. I'm Gary and stay in one of the most dangerous countries in the world, namely South Africa Cape Town. We can't even walk on our mountains without getting mugged, stabbed or even shot. I really love all your videos. So I go camping with you guys in my lounge. Pretty sad.
Try to get out of there it’s foreign lands
Dude GET OUT NOW. Go anywhere but there. Seriously.
The dog has been hearing them for awhile you could see his ears popped up for awhile.
Yay I found you! Downtime at work will be full of camping adventures. Much love🤟🏽