Trying to Survive in the 18th Century | No Modern Gear | 1700s, 18th Century Survival
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- Today I'm putting down the books and putting my skills to test. I want to know if I can survive 24 hours in the 18th Century. I'm using only 18th century tools and equipment, sleeping under a wool blanket with no tent, no electricity, and no help.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
Intro 0:00
Hour 1 00:09
Hour 2 00:57
Hour 3 1:57
Hour 4 2:20
Hour 5 2:32
Hour 6 2:39
Hour 7 2:52
Hour 8 3:06
Hour 9 3:37
Hour 10 4:03
Hour 11 4:23
Hour 12 4:40
Hour 14 4:57 (This is it)
Hour 16 6:16
Hour 17 6:28
Hour 18
Hour 19 7:05
Hour 21 7:38
Hour 23 8:10
Hour 24 8:36
Come Trek with me 9:32
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Late fall and winter camping are short days and long nights. A warm fire is your companion so build up that woodpile before sundown.
Be wary of using rocks exposed to wet for long periods as fire rocks. Not only submerged, but even from damp soil. I was taking my shift at a large all-camp pit cook years ago. This other fellow and myself were sitting on a huge downed dead tree monitoring the initial coal build up and we hear a dull thump, then another as something hits the underside of my hat brim sharply. The next instant, a couple thwacks on the log and we bailed over it backwards. The pit had been lined with damp rocks and they were bursting as the fire accumulated more coals.
You're not a wuss. You are functioning in and adapting to an environment you are unaccustomed to. The old timers would experience their own discomfort in the modern world.
You did great. Measured and calculated steps at first. You'll be diving off the board and swimming at the deep end soon enough.
This was a good shakedown. Try your stuff out before your life depends on it.
That's enough from me.
Great job.
Spectacular video, Ethan!! The narration was well spoken! I would love to see more 24/48/72/96 hrs challenges in the future if you're able to. I thoroughly enjoy the content that you put out my friend!!
Love the smell of the woods in the fall. Top it off with a fresh cup of hot coffee in the morning. Can't beat that.
If your interested in improving your 18th century impression, I’ve got a few suggestions for you:
-Get yourself a black hat, hats in the 18th century were almost universally black felt, wool felt is most appropriate for the lower sorts
-Shorten your hunting shirt, most period imagery and originals only go to about the waist. Additionally, a cape is also something that they would’ve more than likely had
-Avoid garters for any sort of civilian impression, they are a military item, fit the band of your breeches a bit better in order to achieve the same effect as a garter
Overall though, you seem to have a great understanding and dedication to the history of this period, from one historian to another, keep up the great work, I love seeing these videos!
Thank you!
One thing about the wool, from a huge wool fan. Processed wool has almost all of the lanolin oil taken out of it. That’s what makes sheep weather proof. Up till not that long ago, people used to retreat their outdoors wool garments and blankets. I treated a hunting wool felt short, and in a light rain, the darn drops roll off. So their wool blankets were thicker, and at least water resistant, where we use these thin little blankets with no lanolin. Only problems are too much makes them oily (which can be a good thing), and the other is cloth eating moths didn’t eat cloth, but the oils on them. So you had to be careful, and moth balls for the summer.
So of course people had it tougher….wayyyy tougher back then, but for sure we could adapt. Like the not having food for longer periods, your body can learn to be more efficient. Sort of like how runner's bodies can gather fuel and process more easily.
Anyway, all this to say yes they were tougher, but they also had a myriad of tricks, and a life time of adaptation.
Love your channel. Especially how it lets people know that there are all levels of re-enacting, so don’t be intimidated by the people who are all in.
I've done a few of these winter Trek games in eastern Oregon and in down in the Cascade mountains and it is invigorating to say the best or the least I should say it is without a it it strengthens your body mind and soul. Find I am at my happiness when I'm conducting my life in the old ways. All of my folks came from the Appalachian mountains yes they were for a better word hill Billy's. At 65 years I still get excited like a little kid when I get ready for a new time in the backwoods with my flitlock and winter gear. It makes me happy to see a younger man doing this. Gods speed.
First, I would like to thank you for taking the time away from your home life to experiment with living archaeology!!
It’s truly a journey that will hopefully leave you with a sense of accomplishment through a learning experience that keeps growing every time you go out.
Keep challenging yourself and enjoy it!!!
Luck to you on your Journey Brother and thanks again for taking us with you!!!
YMHS,
Giovanni Antonio Curto
Hello Ethan, First off Your action and narration was superb. You are growing and maturing in Your filming and 18th century knowledge. I enjoy or laid back approach to Your art. Keep up the good work, You have a dedicated subscriber. Thank You...
Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words. I'm eager to learn more and improve! Have a Merry Christmas.
@@ILoveMuzzleloading, Ethan, And a Merry Christmas to You and Your Family.
Viewing for the 1st time, I began to realize just how much I depend on modern equipment. I really don't know if I could do this. But I so loved the content of this video. I want to try.
That was a great! I really liked the observant narration and the scenery was beautiful too, good job!
Impressive Ethan! It takes courage to sleep in the woods by yourself with no modern conveniences to comfort you. I'm looking forward to learning more about your plans for the November 2024 Trek!
I did this 60 years ago when I was in the Boy Scouts. We survived. Our scoutmaster wanted us, the older scouts, to know how to survive in the wild. Great adventure. Even city kids can live 24 hours. The real test is a week.
I had no idea the Boy Scouts did trips in 18th century clothing and gear. Sounds awesome. Wish they did that today.
We did the same in scouts. We would do weeklong backpacking trips on the north slope of Uinta mountains between Wyoming and Utah. Then for our survival badge we went 24 hours on a hike with nothing but our clothes on our back a small knife and 1 hamburger pattie per person. Had to make fire with flint and steal. Loved it as a 12 yr old. Not so much at 51 yrs old I'll be much happier in my 24ft trailer with heater and stove. 😊
@@ILoveMuzzleloading we didn't have muzzleloading rifles. Sad. We had to do all you did though including making our own shelter and fire, I used my dad's blanket from the service which was a lot like yours.
I understand completeley Jason!
That's wonderful Ron!
How did you wrap up in the blankets? There is a channel called Fandabi dozi who does historical Scottish Highlands stuff. He has slept out in a plaid with is basically just a large wool blanket. He wrapped himself so that he would have multiple layers of wool around him. Also there are several videos out there on sleeping in a wool blanket that all have similar techniques. Also from watching Les Stroud he has a tip about saving some food to eat right before you go to bed so that the energy from digesting it will help to warm you. Great video from you! Thank you for sharing.
Great tips Daniel, I'll do some more research on the blanket wrapping and do a little snacking before bed.
Awesome!!
Excellent video. That was. 5 star. Thanks so much cant wait for more
Good stuff, Ethan! It's easy to do this during late spring and summer months. Late fall and winter weather bring more than their share of challenges. Looking forward to more.
That was GREAT! One of my favorites. Love to see more of that.
Great video !!!
Tremendous video Ethan! Great work, and thank you for taking the time to make this!
Thanks John!
Good one!
Absolutely incredible. I want to do this as well
Very interesting ,well done ,happy holidays Ethan and family
Beautifully narrated! Well done.
Thanks for listening
This was a great video.
Excellent narration of what things would have been like, good on you for sticking with period gear and kit, the elements are easy to conquer with modern knives, axes, saws, and ferro rods. Things change up quite a it with no flashlight, and no modern day trappings.. excellent window into your experience, thanks for capturing it and sharing!
Epic sir!
Ethan: Great video but more importantly the words conveyed the experience in a personal and relatable fashion. Thank you.
Another great video Ethan, you got me thinking what I would do at the different moments of your trek. When your fire went out and you had to start from scratch, in the dark, the realization of no flashlight or modern conveniences hit home. Great that you got out to try yourself. I’m interested to hear more about what materializes for your gathering next year.
Thank you!
Enjoyed the video, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love it!
Thanks!!
Very nice. Was most interesting a topic.
Wonderful video! Thanks so much for posting!
Thank you
Great video! very enjoyable, keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Narration is on point 🤌
That was great thank you 👍.
Having done my fair share of 18th century camping and hiking I can say the only way to get better is to do it often. I look forward to hearing about your next adventure.
Outstanding video brother
Thanks for sharing this adventure and taling the tell so well! Which this reminds me of how I described US Army Delta Force operators sleeping in a crator on the near side of the moon over night in their Power Armor with just a camo/themo blanket over top during an Table top RPG session... Really simualar feel to what you did and as Grand thumb has been talking about to... So yeah I guess sleeping alone in the wilderness will always have this kind of feel.
I love this looked hard but enjoyable.
Most good things in life are. Thanks for watching!
Your camping site reminds me so much of my old farm in Kentucky! Beautiful!!
That's awesome!
These are actually super entertaining!!!
Thank you!
Great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 definitely surviving 18th century style would be a task for anyone, and the only way to learn is to do it, and then learn what to improve on. I think you did a great job!! I'm newer to the whole 18 century attire and everything that goes with it but have been going to the Red River Gorge for 25 years now and I've done a lot of solo camps for the weekend with modern day technologies. So November 2 and 3rd is definitely something I will be interested in doing 18th century style. Again great video!
Nice video and a great experience
Glad you enjoyed it
A great job on the video, wish it was longer. I watched it twice😊
Keep it up sir.
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
At the age of 16 I spent a night in the woods due to being lost, or should I say too far from a road to trek through the night. Made a fire with collected wood. I looked at the pile of wood and figured I should double the amount. Not a bad decision as I ran out of wood at daylight. I was not smart enough to build some kind of shelter, and was surprised that that was not a consideration for you.
All told I enjoyed your journey. If only I lived close enough I would love to join you for your next adventure.
Thank you Bobby. On the shelter, I based my equipment for this trip on 18th century accounts of short scouts where a shelter was not used.
If I was in your area, I’d join ya!!! Love doing stuff like this!! I did a solo two day 18th century deer hunt in the Sierras this year! It was awesome!
24 hours in the fall is a battle against exposure.
Amazing video...experimental archaeology all the way and good for u for hanging in ..don't just read about history LIVE IT..
Great content! I have November 2-3 2024 on my Calendar!
For a true test of your skills and abilities and to truly get the experience you got to be out in the woods for at least a week
Great Video. A few tips I would add but not to take away from your great video. Thanks,
Happy to take any tips!
Great job!! i love this kind of thing. We modern people definitely have life so much easier. your trek sounds like a great experience. Wish i could go. Unfortunately its not possible. Maybe some other year if you Continue to do it
Thanks Snapper, someday we'll meet!
Enjoyed video. Only possible negative comment would be that you used creak bed rocks to make campfire. You said old creak bed so it might be ok but rocks from a creak bed can hold a lot of water. When you use them next to a fire the rocks can pop sometimes alot more that you might expect. Depending on how close you or tender is to that fire when it happens. Well you get the idea. Have a Great Day.
Great video! Commenting to feed the algo!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video Ethan, love it! Looks like loads of fun! Id love to come out to the woods with you next year. My wife's 20 week appointment is today, due mid April, so i might be able to join you in november. Also yesterday evening I bagged a doe, first ever deer with a muzzleloader!!
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you. Children are the best thing in the world!!
Man dude, you are ROCKING IT!! Keep it up
This is awesome. Love this type of content. I recently joined the Coalition of Historical Trekkers, and am hoping to meet like-minded folks in my area (NE Iowa).
Rad!! I hope you can find a group of folks! If not be sure to get out there anyways!
40 seconds in and I’m glad to see hour 1 is going well… 😅
Hey Ethan! I am reminded of the old saying, "Good Judgment comes from Experience.. both Good & Bad.". Good on you for getting out and gaining some experience... both good & bad! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Twenty four hours... check. Planning for forty eight hours... check. A Lewis & Clark type expedition from Coast to Coast... maybe... someday!
Great video Ethan. What a contrasting narrative of what our forefathers endured, and probably without thought, along with the sights and sounds e.g. God's creation (without light pollution) and the 21st century modern man. What an example of a simple life, that pulls at the heart to somehow capture small portions of it.
Well said my friend. You painted a great picture.
Thanks
Thank you Allen!
👍👍 Great video and excellent narrative Ethan! That's why it's always good to do such treks that end your day at a reenactment or rendezvous encampment. I'm just saying. ; ) The truth is, going on your own as a solo trekker with primitive gear and clothing, cold and tire are to be expected. Because of their numbers, long hunters could afford the luxury of leaving one man behind to attend to the civilities of camp. But solely relying on one's own steam, along with making productive use of the shorter days, one does the best one can.
Excellent video Ethan, as it well illuminates the human from the romanticism of life in earlier America. More videos of this topic would be most welcomed, and just to mention, they are a huge hit over at Townsends channel. The human condition of the 18th and 19th centuries is always of great interest, especially when seen through the eyes of a period muzzleloader hunter/explorer. Well done sir. Thanks.
Man! I would love to do something like that. I’m in Alaska, so the logistics are challenging. But we’ll see.
My 1 question at the end of Your pleasant endeavor,... How heavy did your rifle feel at the end of your trek? I packed my 14 lb 45-120 Sharp's across the mountainsides for near a month before getting used to it. It grew heavier in the 1st hour going up a steep hill, & seemed to remain 50+ lbs for days on end. Along with my pack I carried an average of about 35 lbs total with just my rifle & tools to survive. Water & food were collected daily. Man that seems like yesterday, but was near 35 years ago.
All told, it didn't feel too heavy, my tumpline however felt much heavier, LOL.
Sounds like a great trip, perhaps you can go on another someday.
@@ILoveMuzzleloading at 52 years old, I'm actually considering it. So maybe I should have my head examined. Lol
Excellent. Please do more of these. Watched on Odysee. Thanks for posting there.
Sure thing!
Ethan,I enjoy these kind of videos. I encourage you to do more of them, but i would get rid of the buckle shoes and get some longhunter moccasins. Great video! Thanks
Noted!
Just started watching. So far, Those creek rocks could be a danger. The moisture could expand and cause the rocks to blow apart. I will drop more comments as we go along. Good videos.
Thanks for the tip!
You know you can use your flintlock on your rifle to light off tinder instead of a regular flint and steel, right? Works a bit better with powder in the pan if you're in a hurry to get a fire going. Works better with damp tinder, too. Just be sure to unload the rifle first.
I've heard this a lot, but in the moment it totally escaped my mind! Thank you, I'll try to remember it next time.
I'd give this 3 thumbs up but there isn't a provision for it. So here it is 👍👍👍. Young man your night would've been much more comfortable if you would have spent more time gathering firewood instead of frolicing about in the woods. LOL 😂 Other than that this was very enjoyable , take what you learned and apply it to your next adventure. Good luck from a wise old woodsman.
You need to check out Peter Kelley's winter treks videozs on Woodland Escape. In the Canadian winter. Brrr.
I love boiling hot coffee and old bread
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Can you survive a week, hunting/fishing for your food?
Isn't gods creation wonderful that he gave us a warning for winter with fall leaves
We're you able to obtain a hunting license so you can supplement your provisions ? This was a great video.
"I recognize Im a wuss" haha I deeply feel that. Same here!
Nice excursion. Weren't you able to hunt squirrels or anything?
I will be next time!
👏👏👍🤝
Check out Leatherwood Outdoors channel. He does full-on overnight 18th Century traditional muzzleloader hunting trips. Maybe you could collaborate on a hike or hunt. Great video.
Cool video!! But I’m beginning to wonder is there a piece of woods in Indiana that hasn’t been raped?? I live in Hoosier National Forest and even here they are turning this land into weed pits that’s hard to even walk through. Sorry I don’t mean to be negative it is a good video, keep them a comin!!!
You will live, but this is so cool to see! They were not silly people in the past ah we are lol. And largely their gear for shelter food and rifle etc are tried and tested and work!
Now snow is a challenge but a safey measure in place.
Do you carry a handgun for bears?
I am not in the US I don't know if this bear country?
A modern hard hitting cal semi auto handgun, I think is prudent to carry.
Can I come! I can't afford the air fair!
I dream of doing what you do.
We get charged by police for having a plink on government forrest property.
It is dumb!
I'd guess this was a well done video , BUT I could set down beside a tree and survive for 24 hours! Why don't you do it for a Month, or even a week ... just saying.
Can’t wait for your video!