Building a Frontier Camp + Long Hunter Camp Chores!

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2024
  • At the end of a long, hard day of exploring the Kentucky frontier nothing is more desirable than a cozy primitive camp with meat to eat and a fire for company! Today we build a temporary overnight camp that will protect us from the dew or unexpected showers. We also tend to basic camp chores such as: cleaning our firelock, casting roundball, and making charred material for our next fire! Join us as we have a relaxing evening around the fire!
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  • @antonandreyevichstepanov4131
    @antonandreyevichstepanov4131 5 місяців тому +9

    Would be cool to see someone talk about "tacticool" gun devices of 18th century: self priming pans, captive ramrods, roller assisted frizzens, flash guards (like one on austrian m1784 musket) etc. But i guess its more of a gun nut historian channel channel thing. Non the less I enjoy your content, always love to see your videos, keep it up :)

  • @behindthespotlight7983
    @behindthespotlight7983 16 днів тому

    Where I live (NW Washington) the lean-to is one step better than squatting under a big cedar with a tarp over one’s head, worn Mother Theresa style. The wind direction and rainfall shifts too much to even consider a shelter with one side open to the elements. It’s so wet here the only sure way to get a decent sleep and stay dry is hanging a hammock. Then tarping over the hammock and building a fire with greenwood reflecting walls. One place a large lean-to can serve as beneficial is as a camp work station. A place to accomplish tasks during the day.

  • @samgamgee2936
    @samgamgee2936 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent depiction!!
    I enjoyed very much that you built a fire using your firelock and then took the opportunity to replace the charred punk wood with more from your surroundings.
    WELL DONE!!!

  • @The_Common_Loon
    @The_Common_Loon 5 місяців тому

    It’s like woodsman ASMR.

  • @Jack-Noch
    @Jack-Noch 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing!! I'm gonna do some historical camping myself this week end! Thank you for the inspiration!! But you should stop punching holes in your tarp... next time find four small round stones, wrapp them near the corners of your tarp and tie up the stone with a cord or a rope, and use that to secure the tarp on the ground!!

  • @Wolfram762
    @Wolfram762 4 місяці тому

    Awesome content brother!!!

  • @007romryan
    @007romryan 5 місяців тому +1

    Good evening from olde Boston town.. I'm a rev war living historian. Have done the camping out thing, so this is all too familiar. Good job, you portray the frontiersman well. I am an 18th century schoolmaster.

  • @almartin9500
    @almartin9500 5 місяців тому +1

    Well done!!! Hopefully no Shawnee or Cherokee were in the area! Chopping can be heard for miles! Gotta keep yer scalp!!!

  • @jaykirk1659
    @jaykirk1659 5 місяців тому

    Yet another great video, well done!!!! Looks like an amazing night living the dream

  • @Johnpaul-re8si
    @Johnpaul-re8si 5 місяців тому

    Lotta information in this video! And there’s no talking!!! Very cool

  • @thelastminuteman7513
    @thelastminuteman7513 5 місяців тому

    Peace, quiet, nature, a task to keep your mind occupied. I see the appeal.

  • @orionfoundation
    @orionfoundation 5 місяців тому

    Great video! Love that tarp setup!

  • @TheWoodlandEscape
    @TheWoodlandEscape 5 місяців тому

    Very efficient camo setup!

  • @will76888
    @will76888 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful video! Careful with those lock screws!! Really enjoyed the video! You must not have the ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, spiders, snakes, coyotes, and wild hogs that we have. I always sleep with a loaded rifle by my side, and I'll scratch for the next several days! Thanks for posting.

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому +1

      I'm always worried about losing lock screws! I usually put them in a safe place, like back in the stock, my hat, or my rifle tool bag. As far as small wood pests go, I use permethrin on my clothing and wool blanket so I rarely have problems with them. No hogs in central Kentucky, and not worried about coyotes, but I do keep an eye out for snakes. Thanks for watching!

  • @Badhabit-cx1ch
    @Badhabit-cx1ch 5 місяців тому

    My great ,great, great grandfather told me to use flint and steel,because once u flashed the pan there was the task of cleaning the corrosive b.p off...and usually folks didnt carry a uncharged gun to use just for ignition of char. Liked the vid awesome!! despite the myth.

  • @neesbushcraft
    @neesbushcraft 5 місяців тому

    Great video!! I'm definitely working in this direction. 🤠👍

  • @warweasel2832
    @warweasel2832 5 місяців тому +1

    Awesome! Those scissor molds seem to be damn near impossible to find nowadays, unfortunately.

    • @jamesvatter5729
      @jamesvatter5729 5 місяців тому +1

      Look up Larry Callahan bag molds. I haven't dealt with him for a few years, but he's the best. Especially, if you want an oddball diameter ball.

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I got that pair from Track of the Wolf years ago right before they got scarce. I plan on ordering one from Callahan bag molds when I get a Kibler colonial in .58 caliber.

  • @claudeoverstreet8791
    @claudeoverstreet8791 4 місяці тому

    I’ve been following your videos for sometime. Really well done Sir!
    I’m going to be taking a scout tracking class with Craig Caudill of the Nature Reliance School in Kentucky later this month.
    I do much the same thing, but as a French Canadian frontiersman in Missouri and Nebraska.
    I hardily recommend you check out the “School Of The Longhunter“ held at Prickett’s Fort West Virginia every Spring.
    Would love to meet you sometime. Keep up the awesome videos.

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  4 місяці тому

      @@claudeoverstreet8791 Thank you so much for your continued viewership and encouragement! That sounds like an awesome course to take. Hopefully we can meet up someday at the School of the Longhunter! I've been wanting to go for some years!

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 5 місяців тому

    Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your adventures and information videos

  • @bayosnirons2784
    @bayosnirons2784 5 місяців тому

    Real good stuff. keep it up

  • @texascelt8363
    @texascelt8363 5 місяців тому

    Great video that's the life 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @mathewweeks9069
    @mathewweeks9069 5 місяців тому

    Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there

  • @ferdmazzia4884
    @ferdmazzia4884 5 місяців тому

    Love the videos that you produce each week!!!!! Question where did you get the mold for melting lead?

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому

      Thank you! I got it from Track of the Wolf some years ago, but they're hard to find now. Check out Callahan bag molds for them now!

  • @jimbriggs3065
    @jimbriggs3065 5 місяців тому

    Awesome video! Bloody hell if we don’t need to do a trek together mate! Cheers!!!

  • @Ern-su7sb
    @Ern-su7sb 5 місяців тому

    Love the content, Keep it up! Looking to learn bushcraft soon as a hobby and potential addition to mu hunting skill portfolio :D

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! I highly recommend watching Dave Canterbury's videos for bushcraft skills!

  • @WhiteStar762
    @WhiteStar762 5 місяців тому

    Groovy

  • @gregorypennell1755
    @gregorypennell1755 5 місяців тому +1

    New fire lock? I’m used to seeing you with your musket…

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому +2

      It's a Pedersoli that hasn't been featured much on the channel. Thanks for noticing!

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 5 місяців тому

    If you are looking for different stuff for Re-enactment - Jas Townsend and sons and Dixie Gun works and Crazy Crow trading posts and Track of the Wolf

    • @FlintlockOperator
      @FlintlockOperator  5 місяців тому +3

      Definitely! I've been buying from them for years. Samson Historical and South Union Mills are great resources too.

    • @earlshaner4441
      @earlshaner4441 5 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing my friend