Comments by "Psiberzerker" (@Psiberzerker) on "Shelters That Fit in Your Bedroll - The American Frontier" video.

I use a poncho, because it doubles as rain-gear, among other things. (I can also collect water in the hood...) This isn't historical, but my preferred method is to string a ridgeline between 2 trees, and hang a hammock from the 2 ends. This leaves a small "Citrus wedge" envelope to heat with my body, and gets me off the ground. High, and dry, not to mention the netting is useful for fishing, carrying supplies, even caught bats with it once, chucking a rock down a cave opening that was too narrow to stick both legs through. The bats flew out, and got caught in the net. I can store half a chord of wood under my shelter (Or other gear) up on some dunnage, I lived for over a year on the streets of Portland, carrying everything I own on a Burley Travoy bike trailer. (Without the bike, because they kept getting stolen.) The poncho, and hammock took up less volume than my coffin bag, crushed down in it's compression sack, and I was remarkably comfortable that way.
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When looking for a campsite (I'll just assume Exploring, or in a survival situation, the Escape part of SERE) don't hesitate to stop early. I can't tell you how many times I thought, "I'll find another site later" then didn't, and spent a miserable night, thinking about that great spot I saw earlier, but decided to keep hiking. Don't waste your daylight, even on progress. It's better to use that daylight preparing for a good night's sleep, and get a head start than a couple more hours hike, a miserable night, and a sluggish start in the morning. Also, there's some daylight/heat conservation here, in hot weather. Getting an earlier start means more progress before it gets hot, and oppressive during the late afternoon. In cold weather, the morning activity before it gets light warms me up, and stopping early also means so day heat to work in until I have a shelter, and fire set up for when it gets cold, and dark. Better early than late is a good adage to keep in mind When to look for campsites.
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1:26 "No widowmakers?" That's another thing you might miss, rushing to make camp in failing light. Fresh water, firewood et-cetera too, but when you're forced to rush, because of failing light, you may miss dangers in the area, like loose branches overhead, or trees that might fall down nearby while you're laid out in your shelter. It's never too early to think about these things, but it can always be too late.
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@actanonverba91 Under the shade of a Cooliba tree?
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@actanonverba91 And he sang as he watched, and waited till his billy boiled...
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It's spelled "Taut," but it's pronounced "Tight." Same word. Also, "Teat" is pronounced "Tit." Basically archaic spelings.
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@tanyadebeer4836 Yes, and there is some evolution/regional varyiance from the 19th century to now. I'm from Virginia, where they taught that as well. Hoever, that doesn't change English, as it was spoken, in England.
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@actanonverba91 Not too bad.
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@actanonverba91 I know. That was the allusion. Gotta love it when someone explains my own joke to me. (Also, "Waltzing Mathilde" would be a roll in the bed. Hence "You'll go a waltzing Mathilde with me" to a lass you're chatting up in a bar.)
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