Revisiting the silicon bedsheet homemade tarp a year later. Is it still waterproof?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มี.ค. 2023
  • I put up the tarp in a heavy rainstorm we built over a year ago to see how the silicone and mineral spirits mix has held up. It stayed up in a rainstorm where we got over an inch and a quarter of rain. I put the tarp up in an A-frame configuration and also show you a tip for your guy lines. This tarp is a queen size bed sheet that is not a high thread count.
    • making 2 oil cloth bed...
    #bushcraft #camping #tarp #bedsheettarp
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  • @user-fu9vj9ix3g
    @user-fu9vj9ix3g 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    So, here's what I found when I recently did this:
    I mixed a solution of silicone and naphtha (1 tube silicone+ about 1.5 qts Naphtha) per another video. I put it in a tub and mashed it all around till soaked, then layed it over a few saw horses to dry - which it did in about 4 hours.
    I set it up and the nextday put a sprinkler on it that put out a very heavy spray with large drops. Just like a downpour. Left it running for over an hour.
    The tarp leaked, but not much. A few drops formed in places that were stretched tight, others found their way through the stitches in the ridgeline I sewed in. The stitches leaked bad. But, the places where the tarp was not too tight, it did not leak at all.
    My conclusion was that thersolution was soaked in when thefabric was relaxed, but several tiny micrsopic holes opend when the threads were stretched when setting up. The stitches needed another treatment,
    So, thats what I did. While the tarp was still upp and very tight, I used a roller to re-coat the outside, with multiple passes over the stitch lines.
    After 2 hours, another water test and ZERO leaks.
    My recommendation is to go ahead and dunk the fabric as a FIRST treatment to get both sides coated - but - set up the tarp and re-coat the outer side with as much as you want. It won't run off, and goes on nice like latex paint. My tarp has been up for the third day, under daily heavy water tests, and no leaks at all.

    • @marianam8643
      @marianam8643 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hi, thanks for commenting. Can you share the type of fabric you used? Thanks

    • @user-fu9vj9ix3g
      @user-fu9vj9ix3g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@marianam8643 This project was done using a king size cotton sheet, 540 count. Egdes were folding over and sewn for a 1" margin, then canvas tranglea were sewn on at all corners and at looped guiy-outs along te edges. A nylon 1" webbing strip was sewn on at the mid ridge line.
      This is the first time I have used the silicone/naphtha method. All others were Boiled linseed oil/wax - which is far messier and takes forever to cure out. I'll never go that route again.

    • @marianam8643
      @marianam8643 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@user-fu9vj9ix3g thanks so much. Will try that this winter.

    • @patblanzy8653
      @patblanzy8653 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      GREAT info!

    • @jamesmaybury7452
      @jamesmaybury7452 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve seen the advice ‘always stretch out the fabric’. I wonder if stretching the fabric after soaking might be an effective one coat process.

  • @richardhenry1969
    @richardhenry1969 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m 100% behind you. TH-cam has corrupted wilderness survival. They changed the name to bushcarft then push gimmicks and gadgets. I prefer things I can use and make that I already have. I would rather call my self a hobo Tech. I don’t need state of the art. Would rather have affordable and easy to make.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They have taken what was skills teaching and used it to sell folks that dont know no better a bunch of usless junk . I like a little new gear along but some of it is ridiculous

    • @richardhenry1969
      @richardhenry1969 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors I feel the same way.

    • @adventurousloner
      @adventurousloner 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hobo Tech. I'd like to use that...

    • @donalddicorcia2433
      @donalddicorcia2433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Every time you watch a “bushcraft” video YOU drive the TH-cam algorithm. You are complaining about an issue you have helped to perpetuate.

    • @richardhenry1969
      @richardhenry1969 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@donalddicorcia2433 so the bushcraft videos haven't changed from useful affordable gear and skills to a sells commercial for the most expensive useless products.
      That doesn't explain the other garbage I don't watch but pops up all the time.

  • @louisianahiker
    @louisianahiker ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I agree with you 200% on the “bushcraft” term and the way channels push all the gear. I am a simple guy and I like things that simply work. Learn your surroundings and how to live from it and you can survive anything.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ole Dave lost me with the woodsmans wedgie. He could lose the saw and that thing and the shovel for a decent axe 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂

  • @globyois
    @globyois 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That little baby boy STOLE MY HEART! He is a little DOLL!

  • @AMC-eq3jr
    @AMC-eq3jr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Pleasure to see you and your son healthy and happy. Thanks for sharing.

  • @leemichel8199
    @leemichel8199 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Homemade skills are great cos you can pass things down to your children. God bless you and your family, and happy camping 🏕 🙏..Lee

  • @UncleSasquatchOutdoors
    @UncleSasquatchOutdoors ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Things don't have to cost a lot to work good. Thanks for sharing the info.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for watching

    • @jamesbowen5573
      @jamesbowen5573 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Making your own is part of the fun. Sure I have stuff I bought. And sometimes I make the same thing at home just to see if I can do it.

  • @genedavis9819
    @genedavis9819 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the follow-up, most people never do them.

  • @pluckydono
    @pluckydono ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If you test how waterproof this tarp is in the future it could be beneficial to use a tripod to hold your test medium under the tarp, that way you could nearly eliminate the possibility of water from the ridge line. Thanks for the video! You've given me some ideas to improve my own silicon "tarp" bed sheet.

  • @uthus2000
    @uthus2000 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I painted a Carhartt jacket with an acetone/silicone mixture back in the fall. I don't know how well it worked since I never got caught in the rain with it on. It repels snow good, though.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This really impressed me. Be hard for a silinylon tarp to outlast this thing

    • @keithhowell4138
      @keithhowell4138 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Should work well with denim jacket too.

  • @charliemcelwain8874
    @charliemcelwain8874 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I won't too thank you for all you do God bless you and your son

  • @FORDRANGERFAN
    @FORDRANGERFAN ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I think you should be proud of your channel, I think you have done a great job with it. You've come a long ways from the first video of yours that I saw. And I like how you are honest and up front about things and just being yourself. And of course Brodie is a wonderful addition to your videos. I got a kick out of how Brodie claimed the tent for his own ha ha.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yea we finna have to build him a camping bag i think

    • @FORDRANGERFAN
      @FORDRANGERFAN ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors Yes, you sure do.

    • @FORDRANGERFAN
      @FORDRANGERFAN ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It'll be fun to see what he will want to put in it. I'll be waiting to see that video, it should make for a good one.

  • @dalecarpenter8828
    @dalecarpenter8828 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In America it is called woodsmanship!!!

  • @hokudadog7637
    @hokudadog7637 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad for the revisit! Looking forward to your cleaning game and cooking.

  • @jenniferholden9397
    @jenniferholden9397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You live in a beautiful part of your country, lucky lad. I’m English so the term “lad” is a term of endearment. Where I live is also very beautiful, it’s good for your soul.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you . Ive been blessed to be able to live a simple slower life and do things i really enjoy.

    • @FrogsForBreakfast
      @FrogsForBreakfast 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I live in the city. This video is good for my soul.

  • @sarah21968
    @sarah21968 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looking forward for more informative video like this. Watching you is relaxing. Thanks.

  • @viewsandreviews180
    @viewsandreviews180 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I agree with making things yourself and learning all you can about living from your surroundings. Fishing and hunting are good to know but knowledge of the wild plants and mushrooms in the area are good too.

  • @CosmicSchmuck93
    @CosmicSchmuck93 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic project - I am inspired! Thank you!

  • @atlhammer
    @atlhammer ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like a lot of your content. Out of the system, as much as possible. I’m on Social Security & many of your videos have helped. I also keep up with Mike Reed & Uncle Sasquatch.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. I try to find to most affordable way. Now sometimes i get to wanting something nice and save up for it but its gotta be well worth it

    • @jamesbowen5573
      @jamesbowen5573 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a good way to save money, and make your Social Security last a little longer. Especially if you live alone. Your electric bill and everything else is a lot cheaper when you're not at home. And your Foods cheaper when you're making it yourself out in the woods and catching it.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesbowen5573 and it is a good wholesome life with a connection to the world you live in

    • @alaricleigh-sf7iy
      @alaricleigh-sf7iy ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmm

  • @mljezierski
    @mljezierski หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the idea of making my own stuff over buying it. Yes, buying something already made is the easy way, it's just not always the cheapest. I'm not a fan of Polly tarps and want a canvas one, but are expensive. A canvas drop cloth is cheaper, but it needs to be waterproof. Not sure if that's any cheaper or not. But with patience, I can find a good quality sheet at a thrift store so my biggest experience will be the waterproofing. Thanks for the idea.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  หลายเดือนก่อน

      This actually works well. I think my next one im gonna spray the mix on a hanging sheet with a sprayer

  • @gabrielagabyrodriguez72
    @gabrielagabyrodriguez72 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Little man supervising and I’ll keep coming back to see what he does with those leaves 😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @rusticnotes
    @rusticnotes 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the inspiration sir! I learned a lot today.

  • @BackyardBBQandPizza
    @BackyardBBQandPizza ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just happened across your channel and appreciate the no-nonsense down to earth approach .... hence a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.

  • @richardrogers567
    @richardrogers567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Way to go. You never know how something will work till you try. Thanks!

  • @randybradley7427
    @randybradley7427 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to see you use this tarp and tell about it. I'm like you I'm a country boy, born hunting fishing and camping. We stayed in the woods all we could. A good knife is a good knife. Keep up the good videos

  • @randallross7683
    @randallross7683 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have made and used several painters drop clothes like that very way

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This thing has amazed me. Im gonna make a king sized green one for my main use now i think

  • @eristicfreethinker2098
    @eristicfreethinker2098 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don’t like running the ridgeline under the tarp as rain can/will run/wick down the ridgeline and get you wet. I use the same ridgeline system with a loop on one end that uses a toggle and a truckers hitch on the other with prussicks to attach the center of the tarp. Simple, quick, reliable, light.

    • @johnleonard5323
      @johnleonard5323 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hang a drip string on the ridge line to stop the water creeping down the line. You still maintain better support for the tarp and less strain on the corner connections.

    • @eristicfreethinker2098
      @eristicfreethinker2098 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnleonard5323 Thanks for the suggestion. I do use drip lines on my hammock suspension but prefer hanging my tarp from the ridge line. Avoids potential wicking issues and abrasion on the tarp fabric.

  • @MrNatureboy2010
    @MrNatureboy2010 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like the way you think ! It's not all about what's deemed the best gear or what's being peddled off as what you need. I also agree with you about food procurement. If you can't fish, hunt, or trap game, you're gonna starve. Great video !

  • @andrewmullen5770
    @andrewmullen5770 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outstanding content appreciate what you're doing brother 👍

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this video. Looks like the silicone/mineral spirits treatment worked.

  • @pappyoh1
    @pappyoh1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice job my friend!!!! Thanks 🙏

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I haven't seen your videos in a while.
    Brodie has grown a head taller than when I saw him last.
    You are doing a good job raising that boy.
    I was just thinking about making one of those camping tarps when I spotted a king size cotten bed sheet at a thrift store this morning.
    Then your video came up in my feed. Must be a sign.
    I was going to use boiled linseed oil and beeswax but silicone may be better. I have heard that linseed oil takes forever to dry and smells for quite a while too.
    May Yah bless and keep you. Brother.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I did both. The linseed is by far heavier. I have a king size sheet i just found at a thrift store im gonna dye green with privit berries and make another with the silicone to use this fall

  • @melrichardson2392
    @melrichardson2392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great channel very happy you have your son on with you the way it should be.

  • @ted_van_loon
    @ted_van_loon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you could test it by having it up from the corners and filling it with water and see if it leaks, if it barely leaks in that case then it is good. if it gets damp that is normal since the watter is cold and will atract moist from the air, also water vapour can go through most waterproof fabrics(anything which air can go through.).
    if you fill it with water which is warmer than the air then you won't get it attracting moist from the air, next to that if you use black fabric it will also warm it in sunlight.

  • @petersymons7817
    @petersymons7817 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

  • @goodredman
    @goodredman ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Call me impressed! Thought it was gonna look like a guy hanging out his bed sheets on the clothesline in the woods. Best part was you spending time with your son. The outdoors is the best! Your next project should be making some waterproof silicone over pants from a big gals yoga britches lol.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂we may make some of them

    • @goodredman
      @goodredman ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors had an afterthought and possible solution to keeping the rainwater from getting in along the Ridgeline. Have you ever tried tying another piece of rope around your ridge line so that it falls towards the ground just as your Ridgeline meets the tarp? That way water trickling down or running along that ridge line from the pine tree to tent Will hit the knot and be redirected down towards the ground along the rope or cordage you use just dangling. Just a simple thought I had something you could try if you haven’t already thought of it yourself. Excellent content and sure glad you revisited this item. Personally, I just wish it was less expensive to buy mineral spirits.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@goodredman yes i have done that especially with hammocks. I should have thought of it but it rained so hard that night im not sure how much water a dripper will reroute but it would have helped for sure

  • @mike451
    @mike451 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    well a job well done Justin good work

  • @MrMrBiggles
    @MrMrBiggles ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Being from the pacific northwest, our rain doesnt come down straight, go figure, lol. So with the wind blowing and whatnot, Im thinking that your stuff sack wasnt dead center of your tarp, and rain probably caught the lowest part, and wicked its way up the rest of the bag. Id bet you a latte had it been put up dead center, it'd be dry. Great video😊

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Something like that. The tarp didnt leak so it got in some way and we had a storm so wind was blowing

    • @JoeOutdoors
      @JoeOutdoors 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors You can actually see where the stuff sack caught the rain that most likely judging by the "dry spot" pattern creating a round spot under it that is damp.
      In other words, I'd sleep under it, just change the open end direction.
      Now, you say silicone caulk and mineral spirits . . . humm. Sounds easy, proven to work and I have a few days off . . .

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JoeOutdoors there is a video last summer where i made this one and another with boiled linseed oil and turpentine

  • @adventurousloner
    @adventurousloner 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That view... ❤ Nothing but trees

  • @jackvoss5841
    @jackvoss5841 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned to use reflective cord for guy lines and such. Seeing them in the daylight is easy. But at night, they disappeared. A self made trap isn’t fun.
    Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  • @user-po7iv4ni3o
    @user-po7iv4ni3o 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice tarp man. The wife and I have a nice heavy duty sewing machine we've been practicing on, now we need to start using it to make more tarps instead of buying new ones. I feel like a silicone soaked cotton sheet with plenty of sewn reinforcements will be way nicer than some of the tarps I already own.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im planning to do a new one and dye it green with natural plants and its light and durable. Its gonna be my fall setup

  • @je710817
    @je710817 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video and nice Dutch army combat 'jacket " ..I got issued the same in 89/90...greetings for Holland 🇳🇱🇺🇸

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ive been quizzed on that flag and all i know is a good friend gave it to me . Thank you for watching

    • @je710817
      @je710817 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors ha now you know...its Dutch army up til 1992..after that we got issued camouflage uniforms

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@je710817 recon how it got in Mississippi 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @RelaxingRainWalker
    @RelaxingRainWalker ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I rarely watch a video from start to finish, but this video was done so well that it's a pleasure to watch. Secondly, I agree with you on the term bushcraft and its philosophy. Woodsman is a far better term. I have been reading a book on a woodsman from 1870 up here in the northeast (Adirondacks) and he certainly did not have all the newest or coolest gear and did just fine. Knowledge, a good knife, a hatchet, a tarp and some provisions was all he carried. He fished and he hunted on the trail and did very well for himself. Thanks for the video. New subscriber.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. Welcome to the family. Did that happen to be a George Sears book?

    • @RelaxingRainWalker
      @RelaxingRainWalker ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors Yes I believe so. I enjoyed reading about his adventures..

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
    @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😊seemed to work well enough 😊

  • @mannihh5274
    @mannihh5274 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like tarps with large loops along the ridge to pass a ridgeline or a ridgepole through - this way the rain can't get under the tarp along an inside ridgeline - maybe you should consider doing this too in a new project.
    I soaked a raincover for my wife's bike saddle three years ago and it still goes strong, no leakage so far. If it does, I'll simply repeat the process.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have the sheet to make a bigger one and i may do that. It was too dry last fall to get the berries i wanted to dye it with

  • @danyael777
    @danyael777 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At least to me survival is about getting along with what is available rather than with what i'd like to have. Thumbs up good Sir.

  • @alexfullmer4707
    @alexfullmer4707 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm in the process of making a silicone tarp by sewing two twin sheets, blue in color, together along the length. I'm sewing in 5 loops at this seem and putting 5 loops around the edges, a total of 19 loops. I'm thinking of sewing in a small Paracord line around the edges as well and then dunk the whole thing in the 5 to 1 silicone Naptha mix.

  • @jackvoss5841
    @jackvoss5841 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GOOD on ya, Dad, for bringing along your Son!
    Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  • @N3gr0bitch
    @N3gr0bitch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Seems sturdy.

  • @YCIGAFSN
    @YCIGAFSN 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the way you put it out there about all the gear being pushed by some people.
    I have a couple friends that say they are survivalists. But their idea of "survivalist" is having a generator, buying food from a store, lighting a fire with lighters and fire starters purchased from a store, cooking store bought food on said fire and using other cooking gear that requires fuel canisters, etc.. They don't know how to tie any knots (maybe just and overhand and square knot). They know nothing about shelters, hunting, processing game, gardening, tool making, etc..
    When I started talking to them and trying to teach them things they should know, they were dumbfounded; they also seemed to have no interest in learning because they said they have all their gear.
    I try to explain to them that if the SHTF, they won't be able to resupply with fuel, parts to repair things or go to the store for food.
    I keep telling them that to be a true survivalist, you are basically down to being a monkey with a stick. You have to improvise everything when you have to get it all from nature.
    I was taught growing up, and today I am trying to remember quite a bit that I haven't had the opportunity to use in years. It seems that it is all like riding a bike, you can get back on and ride after years of not riding. I still have to get more opportunity to put a lot of things into practice more, but it is all coming back to me.
    I still to this day have trouble with stone tool making (napping). I can make some ugly tools, but they are functional for the most part. Don't ask me to make an arrowhead or spearhead though.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Skills is king. All gear eventually runs out wears out tears up or something.

  • @patrickharmon9459
    @patrickharmon9459 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting!! I didn't see your video on how it was made, but I want to see how it's made. God bless you and your family.

  • @NewHampshireJack
    @NewHampshireJack 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job on the tarp. The one thing I would do differently is to ad loops along the center line. For a tarp this size, one at each end and one in the center will be enough. You will now be able to hang the tarp from your ridgeline and lower the risk of water infiltration from drips off the ridgeline. Water tends to travel down the ridgeline and drop off at the most inconvenient spots. The installation of a short piece of cordage outside the tarp offers some protection as water will tend to stop and drip off at that point but we have found (under torrential typhoon rains) that a "drip line" hanging from the ridgeline is not always a surefire solution. Enjoying what we see and will now subscribe. Watching from our secret retirement location in Bulacan province on Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippine Islands.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you have great advise. Im gonna build another one this fall so i can dye it green with privit berries

  • @280zjammer
    @280zjammer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just wanted to point out that where I live, there are lots of hidden sources for food and water for survival purposes but fish aren't one of them. You can hunt but the animals are well adapted to the arid environment and you'll wear your self out hunting them unless you're properly set up for it. That's probably not the scenario or person who will find themselves having to use survival techniques after a mishap.

  • @tommylitchfield3450
    @tommylitchfield3450 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just found this channel and subscribed withing 5 minutes. This is good content. I watched a good video about doing the same thing by a good guy nighthawkinlight. He mentioned mineral spirits would work, but he used naptha to dilute the silicone. I just sprayed an old surplus dufflebag with some storebought silicone spray, and it smelled like naptha. Naphtha is about the same cost as mineral spirits and it dries quicker. Nighthawk also showed a cool idea for attaching guy lines to the sheet that he had dipped by using a piece of gravel as a "button", which is just tying the cord around the piece of gravel inside the sheet. The rock would be on one side and the cord would be tied around the rock and fabric on the other side. That lets you put a tie down spot anywhere you might need it without any cutting, tools, or permanent changes to your sheet.... Well, now I have to go watch some more of your videos, starting with the tarp making one. I'm glad to have run across this channel! Gotta show some support for a fellow feller from Mississippi!

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you and welcome to the family. I do think you will enjoy it

  • @michaelbrunner6654
    @michaelbrunner6654 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looked like a success

  • @littlelostchild6767
    @littlelostchild6767 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can we store the mixture, or will it solidified after sometimes.?

  • @keithhowell4138
    @keithhowell4138 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I might use coloured grout for mine ,Camo colours.

  • @allanthompson9695
    @allanthompson9695 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really useful, and I really like your approach. Sub'd. Ill watch some more of your videos. Cheers. ATB.

  • @FORDRANGERFAN
    @FORDRANGERFAN ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm with you on that, you don't have to spend top dollar to get something good. I've found a lot of times your paying for a name. And I do enjoy making something myself If I can instead of buying it. I guess it's the satisfaction of knowing you made it yourself.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea ive got some nice things ive bought and i find myself using something i made or fixed instead

  • @mauriceupp9381
    @mauriceupp9381 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I understand you're looking for a dry spot under that tarf and I expect it to be dry I have a question can these silicone sheets be used as tent jacks for the chimneys of tent stoves by simply cutting a smaller than chimney size hole in it and sliding the chimney through or will it burn up we know that a silicone cookie sheet will work

  • @larryreese6146
    @larryreese6146 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've gotta catch that video where you made the tarp. How do you think soaking cloth in Thompsons Water Seal would work?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I dont know. Might work. The boiled linseed oil requires a high thread count sheet. This method dont so im not sure about the water seal

  • @allequalevery5691
    @allequalevery5691 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome vid dude thanks.
    I've got the mineral spirit and silicone am gonna try it on my northface coat n see how waterproof it makes it and how long it stays waterproof👍

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is a product to use in the washing machine for that . Its a 2 bottle set for waterproofing clothing can get on amazon

  • @Anywhere72
    @Anywhere72 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    moisture in the air, Also the wind might be a factor.

  • @dort7402
    @dort7402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For added water repel I wonder if painting the inside of the tarp with a latex paint , I'm gonna try it out on a $9 10x10 heavy cloth painters drop cloth. For eyelets more sucre I'm gonna add some old tire tube on corners and center . I use inner tube for all kinds of stuff ,it's valuable stuff in my opinion to make all kinds of hunting fishing, equipment in a jam. Ect anyway God bless.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      The paint is gonna make it heavy. The other sheet i did is a full size sheet and i did boiled linseed oil and turpentine and its like a real oil cloth but it weighs 2 times as much as this . This is easy to do too

    • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
      @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have used flat acrylic latex paint on tarps, it does work, but can be a little stiff. One ce it’s used a lot it is more flexible 😊

    • @Pressity1
      @Pressity1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoorsnot to mention the scary flammability of linseed oil in the sun! 😬

  • @rebeccasilveous8898
    @rebeccasilveous8898 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are the things that look like nail heads on the parts that are holding your straps on the tarp?.
    And where do I get those and how do I fix them on my tarp? And is that leather padding?.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      I placed 2 peices of leather on the sheet where i wanted a tieout. One on top and one on bottom. Then i put brads in to hold them on . This is what your describing. I get them from tandy leather . They have a 1/8 shaft and you drill a hole through the 2 pieces and place one on top and one under and hit it with a hammer and it locks together. The next one i build i will film but im going to sew it all way around so it has more attachment to the sheet.

  • @BluBlu777
    @BluBlu777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video, but why you have got on flag of Netherlands on shoulder? Just curious

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A man gave me the shirt and i had no idea what it was untill i looked it up. Its just a shirt to me lol

    • @BluBlu777
      @BluBlu777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL at least it has the right colors

  • @3madmike
    @3madmike 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm wondering if acetone can be used instead of naftha and if it will have the same effect?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Most likely. Try a little on a small cloth and see if it holds up

  • @paulloyko2888
    @paulloyko2888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey just a comment as long as uses of chemicals is being discussed. ......I stumbled on alternative use of Hornady One Shot case lube........I did not have luck trying to use it for its intended application. ........seeing it was a lube that dried and repelled moisture. ......interesting tried it on the surfaces of an old revolver that a pent most of its life in a holster.......it,had very fine pitting and rust ALL over......so,into spayed this one shot on it and am amazed with the result......been 6 maths now, , no,rust.....also sprayed interior of my flintlock same results. ......seems to protect surfaces without grease or oil.....

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      That is interesting. Was it the spray lube?

    • @paulloyko2888
      @paulloyko2888 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes,it is in spray can......my fear was not wanting rifle ases to stick up in resizing die which would be a problem. ..this product somewhat expensive so not to waste experimented with other uses

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulloyko2888 yea my dad keeps some of that in his reloading shack

  • @bones987123
    @bones987123 ปีที่แล้ว

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for 2 man setup ;)

  • @DaddyLurkmeowmeow
    @DaddyLurkmeowmeow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Personally I love Tyvek

  • @unsafe_at_any_speed
    @unsafe_at_any_speed หลายเดือนก่อน

    The bag is wet because the water ran down the rope under the tarp until it hit the bag

  • @davidturner3014
    @davidturner3014 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ultra light! How many puffers/sherpas? Are you wearing under your "Frogg Toggs"? (Walmart Rain gear.) (And a poncho...) (And...) Somebody boil water!

  • @Mr.harshreality
    @Mr.harshreality 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its not about brands, its about understanding physics .

  • @PP_Mclappins
    @PP_Mclappins 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Any chance you've tested for flammability?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No but when i make my new one this fall i will do a scrap piece of sheet and see

  • @johnnyd687
    @johnnyd687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is the silicone bedsheet still waterproof after a year? 28:50 minutes later.... I guess...kinda. Naphtha works better than mineral spirits. Lastly, grommets require a lot of effort and tear. All you need is a loop of rope around a small rock within the sheet.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Here we dont have rocks naturally unless your along a road . Have to hunt sweetgum balls

    • @johnnyd687
      @johnnyd687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors 😉❤️😅

  • @kellycarver2500
    @kellycarver2500 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bet if you stack some rocks around one side, the deer would come and use it to stay dry. I would, if I was a deer. Lol.

  • @KrisOberhauserB
    @KrisOberhauserB ปีที่แล้ว

    You can use bedsheets too.

  • @brucelewis1017
    @brucelewis1017 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd like to find me a place in the woods and get me a canvas tent and put a wood stove in it and live in it and live off grid

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      If it wasnt for my family i would too. It would be a hard life but simple

    • @brucelewis1017
      @brucelewis1017 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors I'm used to a hard life sir

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm not into gadgets for things like this. I prefer simple and cost effective.

  • @paulstoyek381
    @paulstoyek381 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watch out for 'em snakes..🐍

  • @donmurphy7310
    @donmurphy7310 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Were you in the 9th infantry

  • @user-me9we9lv1n
    @user-me9we9lv1n ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What englisch accent is he speaking?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha im in Mississippi but even they laugh at my accent so im not sure

  • @Exiledk
    @Exiledk ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad it's all "drah"...

  • @emilnorth-ld9dq
    @emilnorth-ld9dq ปีที่แล้ว

    💯👍🙏💪👀

  • @mrhalfstep
    @mrhalfstep ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm aguessin' thars at least hafadozen people watchin nis that don't know what "sopped" his, but I do. You talk like I do. I think your paracord stretched. It'll do that sometimes when it gets wet. I think I would have just tightened up the ridge line instead of all four guy lines, but then, I'm known throughout my county for my laziness. Also, the way you did it left it closer to the ground than I'd like. I like your guy line method, BTW. I've seen folks use the toggles and Prussics for the ridge line but tieing off the guys that way is new to me. Does your tarp stink of mineral spirits?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      This does not have a smell at all. The one i did in boiled linseed oil and turpentine has a strong smell and its heavy

    • @mrhalfstep
      @mrhalfstep ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great. I've seen 6 to 1 turpentine to silicone. Is that what you used?

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mrhalfstep this yellow one is 1 quart of mineral spirits and 1 tube of silicone

    • @mrhalfstep
      @mrhalfstep ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SpiritoftheOutdoors Thanks 👍

  • @gabrielagabyrodriguez72
    @gabrielagabyrodriguez72 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @stupid-clever

  • @leemichel8199
    @leemichel8199 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You and a really big monkey should do a collaboration

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I used to watch him a lot . I dont much anymore due to time. I dont get to watch because im always editing in my free time. Ill have to check him out

    • @Crayz919
      @Crayz919 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So u know a really big monkey 🙊 ?
      I'm confused are you trying be sarcastic or is there a really big monkey TH-cam channel or something ?

  • @jamesbowen5573
    @jamesbowen5573 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should probably understand that by not using the word Bushcraft, you are probably cutting down on viewers. Not because of Any philosophical reason. But because of the algorithm used to look up videos. When people go to look up camping or Bushcraft you will not be on their list. It's kind of like a hashtag. I mean I totally get what you're talkin about. There's a few people out there just in it for the money and they do a lot of reviews trying to sell you something. The part that really bothers me is when they pull out a brand-new knife and it doesn't have a scratch on it and you can tell it's never been used and they start giving you their opinion of it. How the hell would they know if it's good or bad if they've never used it. Big deal that the first time they use it, they can sharpen a stick or some other small task. That doesn't really tell us it's going to hold up. I ordered a $3 knife from China that I'll do that. It doesn't mean I would want to use it out in the woods for any amount of time or depend on it. Dave Canterbury on the other hand actually does have videos on hunting and fishing and he also has videos on how to prepare the food. I mean he's trying to make a living at this business but he does show a lot of things. Some of the other videos are entertaining but don't really show a lot of stuff. It's people like survival lilly that gives it a bad name. Or Joe robinet. Even though his videos can be entertaining. He uses a ploy to get people to watch him because he always has to have a dog in the video. And his dogs aren't really good for much. They're the kind of dogs that go off and scare up a bear. And then come running back to Camp with a bear hot on their tail. The dogs going to be okay because it runs faster than Joe. Come to think of it that might be a good video to watch.

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 i might watch that one. That lone wolf guy drives me nuts and i kinda got a beef with shawn kelly just because he has an attitude problem. Im not really worried about the views . I want it to grow but im gonna stand on my own feet by that i mean im gonna be me and say what i think . I’ve learned a lot from Dave and others but Dave bout lost me pushing that woodmans wedgie. Thats the biggest load of crap i ever seen

  • @PISQUEFrancis
    @PISQUEFrancis 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YAK, YAK, Babble, Babble ... good information with a lot of extraneous talking ...

    • @SpiritoftheOutdoors
      @SpiritoftheOutdoors  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That talking is why most folks are here. Nobody likes dry videos

  • @geowallace9758
    @geowallace9758 ปีที่แล้ว

    lose the mickey mouse hat silly boy.

  • @firstfromabove
    @firstfromabove 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They were probably asking how it holds up after a year.... of use. Not a year of sitting in a bag.

  • @Denver_Risley
    @Denver_Risley ปีที่แล้ว

    Prussic.