# Extreme Almost-Naked Winter Survival Overnight With No Gear - Interesting video **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050 "2016-05-30T02:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050/1 "2016-05-30T02:07:51Z")
Youtube video here. Draws you in. No artifice just a pure battle to keep warm. [Extreme Almost-Naked Winter Survival Overnight With No Gear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyc81tIooZg) > [@](#): > > No clothes except a loincloth. No shoes. No gear of any kind. Can Kenton survive a night in the winter woods? Join Kenton on his 16 hour journey as he tries to make it through the night, sharing thoughts on comfort, resilience, and the capabilities of the human animal to blend with nature Makes you appreciate clothing and especially shoes and how limiting it is not having them when there is snow on the ground. I do wonder if there was some way he could have protected his feet using natural materials. He could have gotten a lot more accomplished if he had foot protection. But without a knife or tool I guess that would be almost impossible. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050/2 "2016-05-30T06:24:53Z")
Not something I’d do. Hypothermia can overwhelm a person very quickly. He does have some good survival skills. Getting that fire started made all the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050/3 "2016-05-30T07:21:15Z")
It’s not every day you see a naked guy start a fire with his teeth, cook his own feet, and enjoy an open air sauna under the stars. I’m impressed. Thanks for the link, astro. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050/4 "2016-05-30T08:01:05Z")
Not a whole lot of materials around. If there was a lot of available grass, he could have braided some rope and tied grass mats around his feet. Got a little too spiritual/preachy for my taste, but I certainly think there’s some value in getting away from our comforts once in a while. I’ve done plenty of snow camping and even slept overnight in an igloo I built (with help). But I had clothes and a sleeping bag… ---
**Author:** ![Pedro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pedro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pedro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050/5 "2016-05-30T16:16:02Z")
The only interesting bit was making fire with zero tools and while keeping all his toes (an impressive feat in that environment) but then he goes and cheats on the barbed wire. Do-over, dude. Man up this time.