u suffer a lot, building a debris hut, for no good reason.

Ponsau said:
I mean, you could also argue why don't you use a good light weight tarp instead of a poncho, or a light weight tent right?
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Or how about a fully stocked R.V.?
I mean, you got a heater, stove, and toilet in it, and can run your enemies over. ;)
 
Woods Walker said:
I have done it before with both Mylar and plastic sheet. Didn't take any photos it being done to Mylar but did when using a plastic sheet. The pros are it can be done using stuff found in the field. The cons are yea need to find right sized pebbles or dirt (can be hard to locate on a snow base) and tie cinch/friction knots for each loop if yea really want it to stay. Also like most field solutions it takes more time.

Here is the photo for those who aren't familiar with this method.

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A Turk's Head knot also works for the "pebble."
 
stabman said:
Or how about a fully stocked R.V.?
I mean, you got a heater, stove, and toilet in it, and can run your enemies over. ;)
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Hmmm good idea, now I wonder if we armor plated the RV in case our enemies were firing on us. Also I would bring extra ponchos, with the use of probably about 10 ponchos and two large sticks you could build a raft to make the R.V. amphibious.
 
Mastalerz said:
Hmmm good idea, now I wonder if we armor plated the RV in case our enemies were firing on us. Also I would bring extra ponchos, with the use of probably about 10 ponchos and two large sticks you could build a raft to make the R.V. amphibious.
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I've used plastic sheeting and nylon tarps to make a coracle, including one that held two men. I am having trouble visualizing a poncho (much less multiple ponchos) working due to the hole for your head. Half of the poncho?
 
Bonee, they make rainsuits that have both a top and pants if that is important to you. People choose poncho's for their flexibility. Do you like poncho's or not? Do you commonly have enemies out in the woods?

What exactly are you trying to say and what opinions are you trying to elicit from this three paragraph post exactly?

Added: I think I figured it out... but a reader shouldn't have to "figure it out".... it's a long winded statement about gear and starts out with "u suffer a lot, building a debris hut, for no good reason." Hence the comment about 2lbs of poncho... I believe he likes ponchos. We know he likes to carry two guns hiking. The paragraphs are mostly intended to convince you that he knows all about equipment and so forth. That's okay. But maybe the post should have been phrased in a way that asked for opinions. It is kind of like threads about buying a new knife or firearm.... I got it and I want patted on the back for the purchase. :)
 
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I'm not taking anything away from this, is this a strategy or a story or a list of your gear? Either way you make a couple of good points but the tone is strange and confusing.
 
Yea, guess your right. Practicing primitive skills is useless. Cause when your all cuddled up sleeping like a baby in your ponchos and these enemies you speak of wake you up at gun point, probably with a suppressed gun and a can of crisco, just tell them to give you a few minutes to pack up your shelter before you run for your life. That way you can set it up again if you get away cause you are going to die with out it since you haven't been practicing your primitive shelter building skills.

Good luck with all that.

I will just learn as many skills as I can so I can survive even if I happen to lose everything on me. Including my ponchos and space blanket and para cord and zippo lighter and my whistle with the matches inside and the compass on it and my knock of Rambo knife with the welded on hollow handle holding my fishing kit and my bear grills ultimate survival knife I keep as a back for when my Rambo knife fails on me and it will. :)
 
Dexwithers said:
Yea, guess your right. Practicing primitive skills is useless. Cause when your all cuddled up sleeping like a baby in your ponchos and these enemies you speak of wake you up at gun point, probably with a suppressed gun and a can of crisco, just tell them to give you a few minutes to pack up your shelter before you run for your life. That way you can set it up again if you get away cause you are going to die with out it since you haven't been practicing your primitive shelter building skills.

Good luck with all that.

I will just learn as many skills as I can so I can survive even if I happen to lose everything on me. Including my ponchos and space blanket and para cord and zippo lighter and my whistle with the matches inside and the compass on it and my knock of Rambo knife with the welded on hollow handle holding my fishing kit and my bear grills ultimate survival knife I keep as a back for when my Rambo knife fails on me and it will. :)
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Dexwithers said:
Yea, guess your right. Practicing primitive skills is useless. Cause when your all cuddled up sleeping like a baby in your ponchos and these enemies you speak of wake you up at gun point, probably with a suppressed gun and a can of crisco,
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I can hear it now .. " squeal like a pig boy , I got crisco !"
 
One of the best things learned the first time one builds a brush shelter is that it takes lots of time to get those 2-3'-thick walls built. That is a lesson worth learning by experience when one's life is not "on the line." Many shelters that I see let light through and so will not keep rain out or heat in.

But knowing that you don't know is pretty important to learning.
 
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