Stealth Shelters: The Secrets of Stealth Camping

Survival Ready Blog Team

In a previous post, we talked about starting a stealth fires and as we discussed in that post, there are many reasons you may want to keep your location concealed. Whether you are behind enemy lines, you need to evade danger or remain undetected you may see the benefits of setting up a stealth shelter for your camp.

Stealth shelters are intended to blend in with the surrounding environment in order to remain undetected. Used by commandos on secret missions, it goes beyond Leave No Trace: BE NO TRACE. You become invisible to humans and wildlife.

Below there are a few videos that discuss how to setup your camp to remain undetected.


This video covers the Secrets of Stealth Camping, including:
- Transportation 
- Preparation 
- Blending in
- Insertion and Extraction
- How to be Invisible and Silent
- Types of Shelters 
- Food and Fire
- Footprints 
- Infrared Detection and Game Cameras 
- Advice from Experienced Stealth Campers

Care of tactical clothing: Hand wash in Tech Wash, which has no whiteners/brighteners The use of normal detergents will make you light up like a light bulb because it has whiteners/brighteners 

Secrets of Stealth Camping

Walking through water - If you are going to lose your scent in water because you are being followed, or maybe you just trying to move much more stealthily, insert your boot toe first into the water, then insert your second boot toe first into the water. Now instead of just splashing through the water, you glide- pick up your feet only enough to move forward slowly and deliberately, but never breaking the surface of the water with your boot. This allows one to move through a creek near heavy cover of the bank with complete silence.
 

10 Shelters for Stealth Camping