4 minutes spent showing us how to determine wind direction is time well-spent Dave. No need to rush teaching or knowledge. You keep doing it your way, thanks for all your great videos!

As usual, there is a lot of beneficial information here. For any camping enthusiast heading out with minimal knowledge, this is the place to pick up big brain tips and tricks grounded in the actual experience of outdoor camping. Way to go, Dave.

Dave, I've been folllowing you for over a decade. During which time you have covered, Physics, Calculus, Trigonometry, Thermodynamics, Anemology, and Hydrology just to name a few. I've understood your teaching better than any college professor I ever had.

Your tips are always so good. I have no idea how you managed to learn all this stuff. I can always count on learning something new with each of your videos. Thanks, Dave and Nick!

Wind direction. Nice. Thanks for the info. I learn something every day. I am 73. Keep the videos rolling.

I’m 55 years old and I’m still learning tricks from Dave 👍😃 !!! Thanks for sharing this !!! I’ll be passing this one along to the younger ones !! Have a blessed day guys !! See y’all on the next one. Jim

Good morning Dave and Nick

Ingenious use of the bottom tarp, it’s obvious but only because you pointed out this hack. Great job David as ever and don’t forget, “ there is gold in them hills”, well somewhere.

Great tips brother! I found a swimming pool float for about 4 bucks and it did work pretty well. Thanks for the video

Glad to see ya back Boys! More practical points for the woods. People say common sense ain't that common anymore. A lot of channels say don't use an air mattress because they have no insulative value, you also identify that but then take it to your advantage. You're proof that an experienced mentor can instill common sense and an awareness of your surroundings. Thanks for the walk and talk Sir.

I've had good luck using copper tubing and a tube bender to make my connections for tent poles. Once their dialed in, I glue one side and color code them for easy connection. Smart thinking with all the cooling tips Dave... every little bit helps! Thanks for sharing with us all!

Thank you for the tips....as a fella who does not do well in the heat what you have shown here will be of a great help

I've been metal detecting for yrs with my Garrett too. Great detector. You will me amazed at the different stuff you'll find. Great video on keeping cool in the woods. Thank you!

Ann . Good to see y'all back enjoying life🇺🇸😇🙏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Some very useful tips,, thanks,, we've just had the hottest temperatures ever recorded, here in England,, (around 38degrees, /100f?). But it only lasted a few days (thankfully) now we're back to the usual 16C/60f,, according to the news, it was an absolute "crisis",,, goodness knows how you guys cope with the hot weather, for weeks on end,, ha ha

That's clever. I like this idea. Hot summer nights can sometimes rob the fun out of camping.

At first I was amazed and a little disappointed that you were using a store-bought tent instead of one of your custom-built tents, but then I saw the tent poles and all was right with the world! Great tips! Thanks Dave and Nick PS I also just got into metal detecting and there's definitely a learning curve on deciphering the beeps. Don't get discouraged, Nick! It'll take a little while but you'll be finding treasure before you know it!

Those are some great tips to stay a bit cooler in this GA heat and humidity while camping! Something I have found that helps is to place your camp on top of a hill , that way you get the full effects of what breeze you have . Using your system would really help as well ! Look forward to seeing the next video but i gotta get caught up on these past few ones that I missed 😅.

I love it. Long over due video in the community. You can't throw a rock without hitting a "how to stay warm video". The odds are that most of the trips that most of us end up doing tend to be in hot weather. In my opinion staying warm is easier to accomplish than staying cool. People look at me funny but I like draping a wet cloth around my neck as well. The slightest breeze cools the cloth which then cools the main artery in your neck. Mike

Happy Camping 🏕️ TY Dave and Nick.

Hi Nick and, and, and, Chef Dave! Great tips I didn't know. Thanks! I spent over 50 years of my life living in Kansas. All 4 seasons. Nobody ever told me me these tips for staying cooler.

Not even gonna lie, thats a great idea to reduce drag to get that air flow. Very nice

I added this comment to your use of a fan to help keep you cooler in a video you put out 5 years ago thought it might be useful to viewers today. I use a 12v dc and a 120v ac fan with an inverter for camping. My 12 v uses about 12 amps and my 120v uses about 50 amps with the settings made to give about the what feels like the same air volume. So if your power constrained the 12v might work better for you. Around 4 times more . Of course the details of your components make all the difference. This is just my experience. Hope it helps. I just realized this video is 5 years old. It played right after you recent video.

Sir, this is the first video of yours that I have watched and I believe you have forgotten more than I might ever learn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. For hunting I have used an off the shelf “wind checker” which was nothing more than a squeeze bottle with a powder in it. They’re really handy for finding wind direction quickly and quietly. If I didn’t need speed and silence I reckon I could do the same thing with a small bottle of baby powder or foot powder to find wind direction. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Good morning Dave! It’s been ridiculous hot here lately 🥵😛 so I’m game to try something to have it not be a steam cooker.. lol .. grabbed my coffee and I’m ready to take notes! Hope you and Nick are doing well my friend! ATB

It's nice to hear about other parts of the country, and how things are done there. In NH we can get summer days in the 90s or even 100 some times. But then the temp tends to drop a lot at night, particularly in the mountains. So you would feel cold and want to get out of the wind and have insulation. People can die here of hypothermia in the summer. There was a cold snap last month and we lost someone near Mt. Washington. Many other people got into trouble, but survived.

Another great video Dave & Nic. Great camera quality too 👍

Thanks Mr.Dave and Mr. Nick! Watching on my phone and my TV. To get maximum benefit on the ads!

This was fun to watch and very informative, Dave, thank you! When you first crawled into the tent I was saying out loud, "Take the toilet paper, Dave!" LOL

I believe that these tips are very practical for survival in the wild, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. Thanks for sharing these tips.

Every becalmed Sailor will enjoy this!

Wooohoo! So glad you're addressing MY neck of the woods. Arizona. Or "Death Valley 2.0" There IS...always...a wind, now-a-days, so this is good info. In fact, our wind, now, might be too much for any version of shade tarp "funnel" set up. Still, I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks.

Very interesting, I have 2 ideas that might improve it, let's see what you think: 1- Change the upper tarp for one with reflective material (mylar) on the upper part, which reflects part of the sun's radiation. 2- Put a light damp blanket on top of the tent, I'd try it with an Patoo (Afghan blanket), but a shemag could also be used (the idea is that evaporation would lower the temperature and that cold air would go down)

Dave love the video! I lost my dad last year, and like you, he used to make or fix everything himself. You remind me of him. I did want to clear something up cause it might help you design something even better. In thermodynamics, heat always moves to cold and seeks equalization. Because the ground maintans around a 70 degree constant temperature, the ground is absorbing the heat from your body creating the cooling effect. Air is actually a pretty good insulator. A mat with the most conductive properties possible would provide the best cooling properties. Thanks for another great video!

Smart as it gets! Working with nature is wonderful.

Always Enjoy You Sharing Your Tips, Davey, Hope Nick Had Fun Searching ! ATB T God Bless

I had a similar air mattress years ago, it finally gave out on me. In winter I’d add a closed cell foam layer on top so it was warm in winter, cool in summer. I’ve since switched to a hammock 99% of the time but yeah, laying on that mattress will definitely keep you cooler in summer! Sleeping lower in a valley helps too as cold air sinks at night. I’ve seen others (maybe you?) take the space blanket and use it with the shiny side up to reflect sunlight off your tarp or tent. Seems like it would work. The ultimate for anything with a bug net is a portable fan, it’s supposed to be life-changing. I haven’t tried it yet. Great video, too bad about the metal detector, it seems like a cool hobby. Lastly, your machete is killing me! That thing is beautiful!

I’ve always used a blown out match stick to determine wind 💨 direction but I like the striker rod idea 💡. Thanks

How to stay cool is something I didn’t give that much thought . So I really appreciate this video. I like the toilet method for determining wind direction, another thing I didn’t think about. That set up really makes sense. I will keep all this in mine when I’m hot weather camping. I would really like to get me one of those detectors. Thanks fellows for another great informative video.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. DURING WINTER DEER HUNTING CAMPING TRIPS, I USE AN AIR MATTRESS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE DURING FREEZING OR COLD TEMPS ON A COT OR THE GROUND. I PUT DOWN A FOAM MAT, THEN THE AIR MATTRESS, UNDER THE AIR MATTRESS I PUT DOWN 2 OR 3 18 HOUR HAND WARMERS THEN PLACE A ZERO DEGREE SLEEPING BAG AND THROW IN A COUPLE OF HAND 10 HOUR WARMERS IN THE SLEEPING BAG. OR YOU CAN PUT THEM BTWEEN THE MATTRESS AND SLEEPING BAG WHEN ITS REALLY COLD, AND THE HAND WARMERS WORK. YOU CAN ALSO PUT A HAND WARMER IN YOUR PILLOW CASE.IF YOU COVER THE EDGE OF THE MATRESS IT HELPS. ANOTHER TRICK IS NOT TO FULLY INFLATE THE AIR MATRESS, IT IS SOFTER AND NOT STIFF. AFTER A NIGHTS SLEEP , THE 18 HOUR HAND WARMERS ARE GOOD FOR HUNTING. THE AIR MATTRSS DOES GET QUITE WARM SO DOES THE SLEEPING BAG. ENJOYED THE VIDEO , HAND SALUTE TO YOU AND NICK.

Your ingenuity fascinates me. I never grow tired of watching you! 'God bless.

first timer here. all I can say is this was a nice practical and useful video full of info. thank you!

Great tips on determining wind direction. Very important when deciding tent and fire placement. I've learned so many things from you! Thank you for making these videos. You're a wonderful teacher.

David ur videos often cover subjects most folks never think adout.....thanks for passing on your knowledge :)

Adapt and Overcome! Love yer Tent Pole fix!

Hi Dave & Nick! The improvisation you do, with equipment, impresses me, man.

Thank you for another video full of useful tips. Next time I set up my tarp, I'll pay more attention to the wind direction.

Thanks for another exciting video Dave and Nick! Some interesting ideas I've never seen before. In England we have an expression 'Birmingham screwdriver' which is actually a hammer! 🔨

As hot as it gets here in Arizona, this info is much appreciated. Thanks, Dave. 🙂

You are such a smart man! Thanks for showing the tent poles makeover 😁🌹😁

Nice 👍 one Dave and useful thanks great video 👍 more soon we hope

Dude I love your channel. I haven't watched every video you have released but the ones I do watch are just so wholesome and enjoyable. You have a great way of looking at things and are always so positive it just makes me smile. Thanks for the great content.

Hi Dave, it's time for you to coin the phrase "Dave's Big Reveal" for when you show all the cool stuff you brought with each time! Rock On!

Dave, You never have to apologize for taking time to explain a principal that’s going to serve us well. That four minutes that you spent explaining that, are four really well spent minutes. I haven’t seen all your videos, but as of right now, I can honestly state that you have never wasted a minute of my time when you stop to explain things so that we all understood them. Thank you for this video, and for taking the extra time to explain things. It’s when we understand the principles that were less likely to lose out on an opportunity to apply them later in another situation.

Very useful video. Here in the south, the heat is the biggest problem with camping. There are tons of videos on cold weather camping but very few on hot weather camping

Hey Dave&nick glad to see you guys together. Mr MacGyver of the woods love the pole trick

Thanks, Dave! Really useful information for staying cool while camping.

A very useful video. Most of the other channels that I follow discuss how to stay warm, but where I live heat is a big problem. This is very useful. BTW I have a Garrett and have had success, mostly finding artifacts of where people lived. Where I detect I haven't found coins. But square nails, axe heads, stove parts and so forth. This in areas where you would think no one had ever trod.

It's a bit off subject but I'm not a big fan of ferro rods so I bought a couple of welder strickers. Nice video because of the REALLY Hot weather we have been having..stay cool guys. 😁

Yup, even in Canada it's sometimes just too darned hot. This tarp wind-catcher method is awesome. LOL Nic on your nap comment. You love to put the screws to the old man! 😂👍😎🇨🇦🌲

Thanks, Dave. Always nice hearing from you and Nick. Best wishes to both of you. - Tim

One other main advantage of the top tarp in hot weather is that it can also be used as a large rain catchment. That’s one trick RVers have used for years. Keeping one corner of a RV awning as high as possible and then putting the other corner as low as you can. Any rain even the slightest bit will pour over off the low corner. If you didn’t do this the whole awning itself could act like a giant swimming pool and the weight of the water could rip your awning apart.

Hey! I just wanted to say how much i appreciate your videos, they have helped me a lot and i just love how calm and collected you are. Thank you for learning me things i couldnt learn on my own. I wish you well and i hope you'll stay safe out in nature!

Some good tips, Dave. Good job on the tent poles, I'll have to add the tubing to my repair kit. Would be nice to see Nick and his metal detector in a few videos. Y'all stay safe.

Great idea to funnel the wind down! Thank you. One game changer for me is to take a reflective tarp like that Arcturus and put it shiny side up! The temp difference under the tarp when you have sunny conditions is dramatic. I used it over my freestanding tent at BSA Summer camp last year and the temp reduction inside the tent during the day was stunning. Not stealthy of course but who cares when you're hot! 😆

Excellent idea on the pole hose ! I just received my military hammock like yours. Gonna go back & watch that Vid again. Great trip Guys. TAKE CARE..

AWESOME .Talk about a guy that knows his stuff.

Dave,another great idea! Think I just might try it.I have two tarps and a one person naturehike tent...I know no rain fly lol! Take care,stay 😎 cool...

How am I just finding this dude! Binge watching 4yr old stuff right now!!

So the opposite set up for cold? Hmm. Thanks David and Nick. Good stuff.

Great show gentlemen. Thank you for sharing this with us. I've never tried to direct the wind. *I think that's pretty cool* (see what I did there).?? 😂 Sorry, I'll stop goofing around. Have a great weekend Dave and Nick.

You pulling all that out of your backpack reminds me of Mary Poppins of the bushcraft world….😁. great video and tips as always

That's a great improvement over sweating all night, can't sleep and getting up heading to the creek to go swimming cause you feel like a baked tater. Lol

Hi Dave good to hear from you Dave and your son good videos Dave from Melbourne Australia take care

Excellent content David. What an ingenious and practical approach to a problem that is so common but one that receives virtually no attention by other bushcraft/camping channels. This is the unique approach that only you provide. Can’t wait to test it out.

Aw snap another Dave video! Hope you two are having a great day!

Well done Dave…thank you for doing what you do…

Thanks for this awesome video Dave & Nick! 👍😁

Hey Gizmo here. Those are great ideas!!! Informative and well done as usual my friend.

Good video Dave. I have a lot of hot-tent campers that are pining for winter already. I hadn't ever seen or heard of using a ground tarp like that to manipulate the wind. That is pretty good thinking. I typically like to hammock tent and that seems to help with the warmer nights better than being on the ground. I'm getting older (54) so I'm not as found of sleeping on the ground as I was when I was a kids. I agree 100% with you about the wind. During the cold months, I block the wind, but I definitely welcome it during the warmer nights (except during a stormy night). Thanks for putting this together and sharing!

Awesome video Dave and Nick. Those tips will definitely come in handy for my summer trips here in new zealand. Thankfully we have nothing here that can kill you creature wise and can pretty much camp anywhere within reason. keep up the great content

Dave I learn so much from you. Thanks so much.

My favorite way to determine wind direction is to find a spot to build a fire, and also locate the most comfortable place for me to sit next to the fire. The prevailing wind will blow the smoke directly from the fire toward the place I most want to sit.

An excellent segment mate. The same system have been use in the past from Natives to Aircraft carriers. The same system is also use by hunters that uses Bow & Arrows or long distance fire arms. You're the man mate.! Pity Nick didn't find any gold, you could have bought a solar powered fan for your cooling system. Cowabunga.!

Thanks for the hot weather sleeping tips! I'm a new backpacker and really dreading sleeping in a tent when it gets hot. I believe I already own a pool float, just need to make sure it holds air. Not I need a tarp. This was so helpful.

I suspect that there are fewer people losing stuff in the middle of the woods. Best bets would be beaches, public parks, soccer fields, around playground equipment. Best finds were under bleachers at a High School football field. I ended up setting the detector down because I could see all the coins laying on top of the gravel under the bleachers. Of course, make sure you have permission to be there. Dave, nice project. You are the "Bushcraft Ninja".

Some really great tips here Dave 👌 especially the wind direction techniques. Thanks again Dave and take care 👍 🙂

Great video Dave, really liked your tricks on catching the breeze . Sorry, have not watch your videos in a while but really enjoyed this. Nick has grown up to be a nice young man but he did have a good teacher. ATB to you both.

Nick you might want to invest in a little higher grade Garrett detector. I have the Pro model and it works great. It is possible to get false hits from minerals in the ground. There is a lot to learn about using detectors and their settings. Check out some videos from Aqua higher for some tips. Don't give up on it. It's a fun hobby

Great Idea right here. I went up to the ouachita mountains this month and it was up to 105. Wish I would've thought of this for the 1st day.

Dave , that was alot of great advice on how to set up in the summer . So many useful hacks !!! I love the one about being on the dirt . I also really like the tarp set ups . Anyways . Great informative video Dave!! Take care and stay safe my friend!!!

Good idea for cooling. Makes sense. Thanks for sharing. Simple ideas are sometimes the best. For Nick. Metal detecting has a learning curve. Garret is a good brand. Nokta is also for a beginner and it has a lot of options. But it takes some time to learn how to use them. The Garret 150 is classed as a good beginner detector. Watch some videos and practice in your back yard before you give up. Throw out some spare change and learn how the device reacts to each type if coin. Also, dig everything. It will help teach you what you are detecting. (And keep a bag for all of the trash you will find.) I hope this helps.

Nice video! Some good advice, as its been a scortcher outside! Craving cooler temps!! Stay cool! 🤠Hi to Nick! 🤠

That was all some good ideas enjoyed it Dave and Nick

Just what was needed here in England these last few days because blimey, has it been hot! ☀️☀️☀️. Never seen that before and was really surprised how effective that was! I bet it was, well, cool in that tent! I never fail to learn something from any of your videos and many thanks again for sharing your knowledge with us. I still don't think I'm going to be going out until it cools down a bit here though. Us Brits are just not used to it I'm afraid 😊. Sorry to see Nicks metal detector was no good. Always disappointing when a new bit of kit isn't good enough. Many thanks again to you both and stay cool, as it were 👍😁

Well the ground tarp was actually a good idea,,, never had thought about that one Brother Dave. Dern good tip my Friend. Nick little buddy your about to embark into a highly addictive hobby. Have fun with it. Find some good ole Confederate shot, and cannon balls!! Thumbs up y'all ~John

Great Video Nick & David. I really enjoy seeing you two guys having fun in the woods. Very useful information and presentation. And I’m from South Georgia and also have one of them Alabamer Hammers.

Dave: One way you can determine north? I heard about this from Dual Survivor. Just look for ant colonies. Ants can’t regulate their own body temperatures. All they can do is move higher or deeper into the nest. Ant colonies tend to prefer the northern side of clearings or the southern side of structures. The northern side of clearings tends to get more direct sunlight in north and more direct sunlight in the southern hemisphere. The building up against a structure acts like a heat sink. It’s even true for that with sidewalks as there tends to be more ant tunnels on the eastern side of a sidewalk. My house points almost exactly true north with a huge backyard. Without fail I’ll have a huge fire ant colony right next to my concrete stoop year after year. Same thing with my RV shed, the back right hand corner post will have a huge fire ant colony year after year. I just quit trying to kill the colonies because I know they’ll create a brand new one next year. Just remember to carry some lightweight camp shoes along in case you need to go to the bathroom at night. The little buggers don’t like getting their trails stepped on and well bite the living hell out of your feet…

Your improvised post idea is great!

Wow ! David, I knew about wind direction but funneling it is a whole new thing to me. Thanks for showing it ! Kinda reminds me of the days of Tarp configurations, the flex pipe and the creek or stream you showed us a long while back. I wonder if you could design effective cooling using wind direction and funneling and some way to capture creek cooling all in one camping set up. Thank you again and thank Nick for the tip about that Garrett detector. God bless you and the ones you love. Hi, Nick ! A friend always !