Extreme Winter Bushcraft | Fell through the ice

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Published 2024-04-30
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The spring snowy forest conceals many dangers; rivers, streams, and swamps beneath the snow have thawed, hidden from view only by a thin crust of ice. Therefore, when traversing the snow-covered terrain, one must remain vigilant and watch where they tread. I made a blunder, stepping onto thin ice and plunging into the water, which might have been a stream or a swamp, soaking both my legs. The air temperature was around three degrees Celsius. To prevent frostbite, I urgently needed to construct a camp and build a fire. With the aid of garbage bags, I managed to insulate my feet from moisture, but it was still extremely cold. After constructing a shelter, I lit a fire and finally warmed my feet and dried my wet boots. The stillness of the snowy forest and the crackling of the fire instill a sense of tranquility and relaxation. A delicious dinner and fresh air leave an unforgettable impression for life.
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All Comments (12)
  • @roadandwild
    Great video..I hope you didn't suffer any injuries from the fall.
  • @user-qw1gm8zg7k
    Природа восхищает. А пребывание в ней человека, почти передаёт присутствие
  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    Another great video friend ! Yes just a few little things that everyone should know if you like to venture out in the woods :) Pretty awesome sandwich by the fire warming your toe's, You have lots of snow but not to cold" When i was trapping i skidoo & i went through the ice on a creek i was wet to the armpits 15miles from my cabin, was a little scary at -25c but out of the water & rolled around in the snow to create an ice layer on my clothes then it was fire lots of wood shelter as i had a big tarp with me all the time, I never froze a thing I'm Still here :))
  • @user-ci2mn1oy3w
    you'll need a fire IMMEDIATELY if you've soaked more than one foot. There's no time to build a shelter. barely time to build a fire and then only if you've got back up clothing/bivy, etc, to keep you somewhat warm as you build the fire. The 2GoSystems Trifecta XL bivy, its plastic envelope, and a net hammock, are my "shelter' sleep set up. The two 1/4 lb each Amazon bugnet 'suits" and their two 'cut leaf" 1/2 lb each camo nets can be worn as longjohns, and the net hammock can be wrapped around me, holding dry debris as insulation around me . So I dont have to lug around a lot of heavy, bulky sleep/shelter gear or winter clothing. This saves me at least 8 lbs and a lot of bulk. I use both a buttpack and a day pack. I empty out the packs, stuff them with debris and use them as sleeping pads, normally up in the hammock. I had to add a much stiffer, wider belt to the butt pack. the sleep/shelter clothing is lashed to the top of the buttpack, and then the daypack rides on the gear. If I dont have the camo nets as padding for the hip belt and shoulder straps, i use my spare socks and underwear as padding.
  • @MrAlexn700
    Are your shoes even dry? It’s just not right to be left with wet feet in a snowy spring forest... Be healthy! Your films are interesting))
  • @user-ci2mn1oy3w
    this is one reason why I have water sandals, a reflective tyvek bivy (worn as clothing) I wear Wiggy's net long johns under my cammies. I have a plastic "envelope" around the bivy. My milsurp polypro longjohns are in a drum liner inside of my pack, with my spare socks, shemagh t shirt and boxer shorts. So I can shed my wet clothing, shake the water off of the bivy and its envelope, dry off with my shemagh. don the longjohns and water sandals, and get inside of the bivy and its envelope. Then I can wring out the wet clothing and either build a fire right there, or move to where I CAN do so. The fire and hot rocks will suffice to dry out my clothing. If it's not super cold, or even if it IS and the wet-crossing is a short term thing, I remove my foot wear and don the sandals, removing or rolling up my pants. Better to be able to dry off and don dry clothing and foot wear, after getting wet/cold feet, then to have to wear wet clothing and footwear all day for the rest of the hike! THAT means blisters, trench-foot, etc.
  • @user-ci2mn1oy3w
    all too often, there's no snow, no toboggan to sled the weight and you can also need snowshoes and not have any. You better have one helluva good reason to be "out there" in the cold, cause the risks are very high. and you need a lot of food/energy to keep going. that food/energy is VERY hard to come by in cold weather. The fish are under the ice and near-dormant. Animals have migrated or holed-up to hibernate. they have no fat on their bodies. and lean meat/fish will not suffice to keep you from losing a lb per day if you are hiking. in bad conditions. You can't carry enough food to amount to anything. The Innuit knew to be FAT and to say on the sea shore, where they could hunt seals. A 200-500 lb seal has a lot of fat calories on it. In the woods, the only fat animals in winter are porcupines and THEY have no fat left after about February. It wont be spring before mid April. in the North Country.