With all the survival and prepping videos on youtube it's refreshing to see a channel that offers PRACTICAL advice and isn't in the pocket of some corporation *cough*gerber*cough* You're real, offer great advice, and I have the utmost respect for your Christian walk. As long as you have a channel, I'll be a subscriber. Keep up the great work!
I cannot begin to thank you enough Dave for taking the time and effort to post these videos and provide so much invaluable information for the common man. Much appreciated
I really appreciate your serious discussions on oil cloth. It takes it out of the realm of "just doing things the old fashioned way" and into a good talk on performance.
Good video. Smart choices. Before I saw this video I ordered a small rucksack (French) to do what you just demonstrated. This is a good starting point for me. Thanks Dave- as usual good work.
Very awesome simple and logical pack set up Dave. Nothing fancy, no bells and whistles that'll just weigh you down and possibly get in the way. That's why I thoroughly enjoy watching you guys from the pathfinder school!!!!
You guys that live amongst trees and water have my envy. Around here you have mesquite and no water. We have to carry in our own water and a means to set up a tarp. What little trees we have cannot bear the tension of a good ridge line. And tent camping adds a good amount of weight unless you fork out some serious bucks.
Been using a Hammock for a long time, the best part is you can make them easily and custom for your needs. My backpack/scout kit weighs less than 3 lbs for my sleeping section including my tarp hammock and suspension. With quilts, which I would bring even if I was going ground, would be 4Lbs for a bomb proof, spring to no need for fire, setup. Warmth; includes an oil skin tarp which adds a bit of weight, but a Sil tarp does not do well with a long fire close by or for any abuse like Dave said.
Dave, your videos are like crack. I set out to watch one...three hours later I'm still watching!! You're the best....like a cool version of Ray Mears. I cant wait to get to Ohio and take a class. Great job as always
I love the ability to travel light. I have, trust me, fallen backwards on a heavier set up in a swampy setting, No fun. Where the footing is precarious, going light and nimble could prevent a bad accident! I see the merit of this bedroll, as is also described in your first book, Bushcraft 101. As long as one can get a little padding on the ground to keep out the wet and cold, heck yeah, this makes great sense!
In Poland we have similar packs called "cube pack" (used by special forces some time ago but it's really cheap) and I must say if you attach blanket really tight it's very comfortable, you can even run with this with no problems (of course weight might be...) :)
I've had luck with Red Elder leaves, the smell is better than the Penny Royal which didn't work. I left out the Pine Tar though which might be the reason. Rubbing Elder on only lasts for twenty minutes, but tucking the sprigs behind my ears and in my hat worked surprisingly well for bug repellant. Red Elder tincture in a spray bottle might just be the ticket. I recently made a med spray that way with yarrow, plantain, daisy and ground ivy. Thanks for teaching me tinctures by the way, Dave!
Great bid Dave I use close to the same set up. I have a one person tent rather then a hammock, and I carry a collapse able fishing rod and a small mess tin. Thanks for the great vids and advise.
After spinal surgery, my back is worse than before. I have to travel light when I limp into the woods. Bought a DD Traveler Hammock with the 9x9 tarp. Total weight 4.4 lbs, packs small, and a great nights sleep. Black bag from the MSS, SS water bottle, some freeze dried food, and a good book allows me to still do what I love the most. Spend a couple nights in the woods away from everything and everybody.
Thanks Dave for your dedication . I enjoy the videos that have made on backpacks and how to pack the pack and what to carry in the pack I will soon be going on a journey cross country and by that I mean I will be hitchhiking a lot of the time .I hope that one day we can to meet thanks Len
Dave I appreciate your dedication to your subscribers and your school. I enjoy your videos on packs and I am going to be going on a journey cross country and I mean is that I will be hitchhiking a lot of the way I guess you could call it missionary work I learn a lot on how to carry my pack what kind of pack to carry. I believe that you are very dedicated to your work I believe you trust God I all that you do.
Love the pack, Dave! Just bought one of these pathfinder haversacks from Duluth. Now can you tell me the proper technique for evading the wife for a good 3-5 days?
Another great video, Dave! I am not a bushwhacker or prepper per se but a lot of the tips and advice you give have certainly been helpful to me on my forays into the wilderness. On a side note, I just watched your video on the Marpat ILBE. Thanks for the tip on the Sealine dry bag. I just now ordered one from Amazon for $39.95. I've been using a loud yellow plasticized laundry bag. It works but the Sealine bag is brilliant stuff. Thank you!!
Awesome video, Dave. Thanks as always. Have you considered wrapping your wool blanket in your tarp and carrying it strapped to the bottom? It might free up a bit of space and protect your blanket a little better.
You should check out "Clark Jungle Hammocks", their right up your alley. I own the north american model, used it for years now. At first I thought it was pricey but after getting and using it. O man, the weight, craftsmanship, thought and design is outstanding. Knowing how important a good nest rest and a reliable shelter is, I can't imagine using anything else now.
Awesome video, now your talking my weight range. I love my eno hammock. Even in winter I use a hammock. I'm too boney to sleep on the ground. I want to try out a wool blanket but they are not cheap.
I really like how you incorporate comments previouly gotten on other videos in your new videos. As an example you mention here that your bandana is clean and that you don't wipe with it, which seems to be a direct wink to a comment on the recent First Aid video, haha. You're really close to the community and I can assure you, we appreciate what you do for us. Keep up the good work!
Not Dave, but that tarp is on Tetnsmiths (if you can't find it on Dave's site- don't think it's there). It's one the oilskin tarps section, I believe. A possible trick would be to wrap that tarp around the blanket (like an envelope). That way it won't get wet & heavy if it's raining & you don't have to dry the blanket out.
Dave, Watching your videos, again. Always re-educating myself and learning something new. A question, if you don't mind. Why do you not lay out your tarp and roll your wool blanket inside it to keep it dry and prevent twigs and burrs, etc. from catching on it. Give you more room in your pack and doesn't weigh any more. Great channel, great videos. Thank you. (U.S. Army, Vietnam Vet. Thank you for your service).
I've seen past videos on your winter kits and such, which I've enjoyed along with this one. But it would be interesting to see the opposite spectrum from this video. Meaning, an extended stay, long-hunter/expedition kit. You've indicated in the past, that kits that are for extended stay in the wild, are too heavy/bulky for a pack and require some form of conveyance. Louis and Clark had a mad amount of gear they took with them by boats, horses, and by men.
Hey I know this video is old, but you did a great job on the set up, I myself am making a similar pack, but with P.A.L.S webbing on the from so you can put pouches, and its going to have strap loops on the sides so you can wrap around a bedroll log, almost like a WW2 German M1939 pack. Hope to one day take you classes, and maybe even make a couple items for your shop. Take care and be safe out there.
Hey Dave great vid nice M6 Scout ya got there. Those are hard to find anychance you consider partnering up with a local manufacturer to remake this survival rifle with a Canterbury flair and your logo maybe on the butt stock?
Dave, here's good tarp trick: wrap it around the blanket (like an envelope- the opposite of what you'd do with the space blanket to keep your stuff dry). That way it won't get heavy & wet if it starts raining. Also, what is the name of that ENO hammock (tried & couldn't find it- only one a little larger)?
Nice set up, well thought out kit. Still think they should have done a dual survival wherein you both had your full kits. That's one way all the survival shows drop the ball, nit showing how much easier trouble can be handle with a proper kit and the knowledge to use it.
Dave, You say your first line of cover is your clothes. Could you do a vid on different conditions and your takes on what you would wear? I have seen through your videos a little here and there but not on just on that. Saw fitness on virtual classroom but no clothing. also there is a fox skinning video somewhere?
If you had to choose one item to turn your scout pack into a long term pack, what would it be? Honestly my long term pack is only 8lbs including 64oz of water and two metal containers. I have spent weeks in the bush with a small shoulder slug duck hunting bag. Long time viewer Dave, I have learned much from you. THANK YOU for you guidance sir.
I know my suggestion doesn't pertain to your video, but I just got my Ka-Bar Johnson Adventure Potbelly and the Parangatang which is a excellent summer long knife, if you look closely at the Potbelly it sort of resembles a large Nessmuk knife and I can see a little of a Butcher knife in it, Yeah its a large knife, and for people that wish their BK-2 was a little longer the Potbelly is it. it rained today here where I live, but I went out into the woods in my neiborhood and I was impressed, the Parangatang is similar shape to a modified Parang, but a bit longer and not that bad being just a little over a pound, they both came out very sharp and for such versital tool's they weren't that expensive I got both for $147.00 plus shipping, also the Potbelly I think was designed for a 1knife carry option and in loose cover actually I used it for my long knife, Yup their very versital, I would like to know your take on them, Laterz Dave.
Hey Dave, fairly new to the idea of "smoothing it". Was curious about the choice of food stuffs with this set up. Just seems odd to me about the one pack of rice. Is the plan to subsist on meat (coyote, deer, squirrel, etc) while also foraging as you procede? Just seems iffy. Love the vids, keep up the work! Can't get this kind oh knowledge anywhere else .
Since they are scavengers, they can be diseased and also they taste horrible. Humans(meat eaters) are not suppose to eat other meat eaters. That's why almost all of the animals we eat are herbivores (beef, pork, poultry, squirrel, rabbit, etc.)
TheGberg56 I'm not entirely sure about that but there is a problem with biomagnification (probably heard this with fish) and that they accumulate a lot of deadly metals/toxins/compounds. The reason why we eat herbivores is because they're easier/cheaper to raise
Dave, i have watched a few videos of yours, and one reoccurring dilemma you seem to have is getting your tripod looking in the right spot. I think you should look into investing in a GoPro, it may add that portability for when your showing things that requires lots of movement.
Is that pack waterproof canvass? Could it be used as a container for carrying water while you use your bedroll to carry everything else, or would you need to put the trash bag in as a bladder that you could tie shut? Hot and muggy as it is still, 32oz of water wouldn't be enough for a long haul on foot. Definitely not a full day and night worth. Seems that would just be asking for dehydration. Stuff like this is where the ultralight philosophy always trips me up. Semper Fi
Dave, I am a fan of your videos. You have to be running out of ideas soon. Here are two that might be fun and a series for you to think about. Dutch oven/cast iron cooking series. I liked the earlier you did. If you would like, I have several "camp" recipes (easy to make at the camp site) for your to try. Curray Chicken Potpie, Chicken Pesto Lasagna, Flowering Meatloaf. Another series could be "Base Camp" Give examples how you would build a base hunting camp for a week from scratch.
Food man food. Also Toilet Paper or wipes. Also I just got to have my dog dish mess kit to cook and boil (your idea). It boils water way quicker than bottle or tin (ss) cup. I know I have tried on exact AL stove. The Dog Dish Wins!!! Whoo Whooo!! lets hear it for surface area!!!
Any reason you didn't use the new log cot setup? Or is the weight/space saving with the hammock you used that much of a difference? You looked pretty "taco'd" up in it, how comfy is that one?
hey Dave, thanks for the video. Is that tarp you are using the Tarp or diamond shelter? Also could you please let me know which size it is you are using? Thanks.
For brick and mortar breed filth and crime, With a pulse of evil that throbs and beats; And men are withered before their prime By the curse paved in with the lanes and streets. And lungs are poisoned and shoulders bowed, In the smothering reek of mill and mine; And death stalks in on the struggling crowd- But he shuns the shadow of oak and pine. -Nessmuk
Is there a reason why you don't roll your blanket inside your tarp? It seems like if you wrapped your blanket inside your tarp that the tarp would protect the blanket, be readily available for quick shelter and at the same time give you more room in your pack.
This is an M6 Survival Rifle by Springfield armory. Caliber .22 LR or .22 Hornet + .410 Bore, 76mm chamber or .45 Long Colt Dave made a Video about that with the title. The M6 Scout Survival Rifle greetz frank
Dave, Does the paracord wrap around your M6 Scout have any function other than providing an emergency supply of paracord? Can you show or explain how it is done? I have an M6 Scout and I might like to duplicate it. Great video! Thank you!
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With all the survival and prepping videos on youtube it's refreshing to see a channel that offers PRACTICAL advice and isn't in the pocket of some corporation *cough*gerber*cough* You're real, offer great advice, and I have the utmost respect for your Christian walk. As long as you have a channel, I'll be a subscriber. Keep up the great work!
I cannot begin to thank you enough Dave for taking the time and effort to post these videos and provide so much invaluable information for the common man. Much appreciated
This vid is the first time anybody mentioned 'necessary' activity in a camping senario. Thanks
I really appreciate your serious discussions on oil cloth. It takes it out of the realm of "just doing things the old fashioned way" and into a good talk on performance.
Good video. Smart choices. Before I saw this video I ordered a small rucksack (French) to do what you just demonstrated. This is a good starting point for me. Thanks Dave- as usual good work.
Very awesome simple and logical pack set up Dave. Nothing fancy, no bells and whistles that'll just weigh you down and possibly get in the way. That's why I thoroughly enjoy watching you guys from the pathfinder school!!!!
This is a brilliant video. One of the best on UA-cam for light weight scouting pack set ups.
You guys that live amongst trees and water have my envy. Around here you have mesquite and no water. We have to carry in our own water and a means to set up a tarp. What little trees we have cannot bear the tension of a good ridge line. And tent camping adds a good amount of weight unless you fork out some serious bucks.
Just bought your books... I'm about to do my own overnighter. Thank you Mr Canterbury
If there were only one of your videos on UA-cam, this would be the one I'd pick. Just top flight all the way. So good.
Been using a Hammock for a long time, the best part is you can make them easily and custom for your needs. My backpack/scout kit weighs less than 3 lbs for my sleeping section including my tarp hammock and suspension. With quilts, which I would bring even if I was going ground, would be 4Lbs for a bomb proof, spring to no need for fire, setup. Warmth; includes an oil skin tarp which adds a bit of weight, but a Sil tarp does not do well with a long fire close by or for any abuse like Dave said.
Dave, your videos are like crack. I set out to watch one...three hours later I'm still watching!! You're the best....like a cool version of Ray Mears. I cant wait to get to Ohio and take a class. Great job as always
@ woody woodin
The weapon is a Springfield M6 I believe
It is a 22lr/410 survival gun.
Thank you! I know they said the rolled size was different, but I didn't know it was a big difference. I appreciate the information!
I love the ability to travel light. I have, trust me, fallen backwards on a heavier set up in a swampy setting, No fun. Where the footing is precarious, going light and nimble could prevent a bad accident! I see the merit of this bedroll, as is also described in your first book, Bushcraft 101. As long as one can get a little padding on the ground to keep out the wet and cold, heck yeah, this makes great sense!
In Poland we have similar packs called "cube pack" (used by special forces some time ago but it's really cheap) and I must say if you attach blanket really tight it's very comfortable, you can even run with this with no problems (of course weight might be...) :)
I've had luck with Red Elder leaves, the smell is better than the Penny Royal which didn't work. I left out the Pine Tar though which might be the reason. Rubbing Elder on only lasts for twenty minutes, but tucking the sprigs behind my ears and in my hat worked surprisingly well for bug repellant. Red Elder tincture in a spray bottle might just be the ticket. I recently made a med spray that way with yarrow, plantain, daisy and ground ivy. Thanks for teaching me tinctures by the way, Dave!
Great bid Dave I use close to the same set up. I have a one person tent rather then a hammock, and I carry a collapse able fishing rod and a small mess tin. Thanks for the great vids and advise.
After spinal surgery, my back is worse than before. I have to travel light when I limp into the woods. Bought a DD Traveler Hammock with the 9x9 tarp. Total weight 4.4 lbs, packs small, and a great nights sleep. Black bag from the MSS, SS water bottle, some freeze dried food, and a good book allows me to still do what I love the most. Spend a couple nights in the woods away from everything and everybody.
every class i have taken from you i use the scout pack and a bedroll and a haversack. 4 days 3 nights its always been enough to be very comfortable.
Im really glad i got to this channel. Tons of real deal knowledge right there! Thank you for sharing it!
Thanks Dave for your dedication .
I enjoy the videos that have made on backpacks and how to pack the pack and what to carry in the pack I will soon be going on a journey cross country and by that I mean I will be hitchhiking a lot of the time .I hope that one day we can to meet thanks Len
Bout to be goin on a scouting trip of my own... dropped in to checkout what other dudes carried!! Love this vid!! Keep up the good work dave!!
your looking better after time i saw when the show ended and glad to see it
Great video Dave. Really enjoying this practical series. Thanks for all you do.
Great kit and a really good set up. Well done on your teachings and the 5 Cs ,
Dave I appreciate your dedication to your subscribers and your school. I enjoy your videos on packs and I am going to be going on a journey cross country and I mean is that I will be hitchhiking a lot of the way I guess you could call it missionary work I learn a lot on how to carry my pack what kind of pack to carry. I believe that you are very dedicated to your work I believe you trust God I all that you do.
Love the pack, Dave! Just bought one of these pathfinder haversacks from Duluth. Now can you tell me the proper technique for evading the wife for a good 3-5 days?
Another great video, Dave! I am not a bushwhacker or prepper per se but a lot of the tips and advice you give have certainly been helpful to me on my forays into the wilderness. On a side note, I just watched your video on the Marpat ILBE. Thanks for the tip on the Sealine dry bag. I just now ordered one from Amazon for $39.95. I've been using a loud yellow plasticized laundry bag. It works but the Sealine bag is brilliant stuff. Thank you!!
Thanks for the video. Excellent. Super good. Nothing extra. Simple, functional and convenient.
Awesome video, Dave. Thanks as always. Have you considered wrapping your wool blanket in your tarp and carrying it strapped to the bottom? It might free up a bit of space and protect your blanket a little better.
You should check out "Clark Jungle Hammocks", their right up your alley. I own the north american model, used it for years now. At first I thought it was pricey but after getting and using it. O man, the weight, craftsmanship, thought and design is outstanding. Knowing how important a good nest rest and a reliable shelter is, I can't imagine using anything else now.
Dave's the man💥👍
Awesome video, now your talking my weight range. I love my eno hammock. Even in winter I use a hammock. I'm too boney to sleep on the ground. I want to try out a wool blanket but they are not cheap.
I really like how you incorporate comments previouly gotten on other videos in your new videos. As an example you mention here that your bandana is clean and that you don't wipe with it, which seems to be a direct wink to a comment on the recent First Aid video, haha.
You're really close to the community and I can assure you, we appreciate what you do for us. Keep up the good work!
Not Dave, but that tarp is on Tetnsmiths (if you can't find it on Dave's site- don't think it's there). It's one the oilskin tarps section, I believe. A possible trick would be to wrap that tarp around the blanket (like an envelope). That way it won't get wet & heavy if it's raining & you don't have to dry the blanket out.
hey Dave have you looked into cubin fiber. Its expensive but the trade off is. Its lite and super durable.
Dave,
Watching your videos, again. Always re-educating myself and learning something new. A question, if you don't mind. Why do you not lay out your tarp and roll your wool blanket inside it to keep it dry and prevent twigs and burrs, etc. from catching on it. Give you more room in your pack and doesn't weigh any more. Great channel, great videos. Thank you. (U.S. Army, Vietnam Vet. Thank you for your service).
Dave i like to thank you for a quick and easy way to pack up lite and and stay and go. And keep up the good work. Thank you.
it is a m6 scout it is a 410 and 22lr combo and it holds ammo in the butt stock and is a break barrel action
That's the famous M6 Scout, take-down survival rifle. .22 rimfire and .410 shotgun. i think designed for bush pilots in case they go down.
Great video Dave.
Easton tent stakes are super light weight good vid dave
Nice looking setup, Dave!
I like your Vids and we all can learn so much from each other, your Tips and Tricks are priceless.Go on and Greatings from good old Germany ;-))
I've seen past videos on your winter kits and such, which I've enjoyed along with this one. But it would be interesting to see the opposite spectrum from this video. Meaning, an extended stay, long-hunter/expedition kit. You've indicated in the past, that kits that are for extended stay in the wild, are too heavy/bulky for a pack and require some form of conveyance. Louis and Clark had a mad amount of gear they took with them by boats, horses, and by men.
such a smart video. i hope the folks that were so concerned obout the weight of the other set up in the other vid recognize it.
Hey I know this video is old, but you did a great job on the set up, I myself am making a similar pack, but with P.A.L.S webbing on the from so you can put pouches, and its going to have strap loops on the sides so you can wrap around a bedroll log, almost like a WW2 German M1939 pack. Hope to one day take you classes, and maybe even make a couple items for your shop. Take care and be safe out there.
Dave thanks for the vid. Always nice to see the hammock !
Love seeing the M6 in your videos
yes yes please!!! bring the thing back into production!!!
You are amazing at explaining these things.
super video dave enjoy all your training videos too relearned a lot that I forgot
That's a sensible and practical kit there. Small roll of cordage, small roll of duct tape. Perfect.
Nice set up you have there. Any word on new Scout rifles becoming available for purchase?
FYI-Dave sells the exact bottle of bug dope that he is using in the video on his website.
another excellent vid dave. have you thought to do one on or about a belt kit to go with this series for just wandering away from base camp?
Hey Dave great vid nice M6 Scout ya got there. Those are hard to find anychance you consider partnering up with a local manufacturer to remake this survival rifle with a Canterbury flair and your logo maybe on the butt stock?
Love the mobile aspect of this set up..haven't seen your video lately looks like you put on some lbs..lol....
Dave, here's good tarp trick: wrap it around the blanket (like an envelope- the opposite of what you'd do with the space blanket to keep your stuff dry). That way it won't get heavy & wet if it starts raining. Also, what is the name of that ENO hammock (tried & couldn't find it- only one a little larger)?
looking good DC
oilskin 8' x8' from tentsmith. Another(less expensive) option is the canvas Trail Tarp from Woodsman Trading Post.
Nice set up, well thought out kit. Still think they should have done a dual survival wherein you both had your full kits. That's one way all the survival shows drop the ball, nit showing how much easier trouble can be handle with a proper kit and the knowledge to use it.
great video dave...is that your deer stand in the video?
Was curious on where to get ur pack. Awesome video. Loved to watch dual survival with u on there.
Dave, You say your first line of cover is your clothes. Could you do a vid on different conditions and your takes on what you would wear? I have seen through your videos a little here and there but not on just on that. Saw fitness on virtual classroom but no clothing. also there is a fox skinning video somewhere?
If you had to choose one item to turn your scout pack into a long term pack, what would it be?
Honestly my long term pack is only 8lbs including 64oz of water and two metal containers. I have spent weeks in the bush with a small shoulder slug duck hunting bag. Long time viewer Dave, I have learned much from you. THANK YOU for you guidance sir.
another quality video dave how much does that tarp weigh
Nice pack job bro! Love the hammocks. Much better to not wake up with snake snuggled up with ya in the summer. Great vid.
yahmaha loves your videos. I've seen that boat commercial like 6 times recently!
always best vids on youtube! i'm here in the jungle and there's a few things i would change but i love the set up!
your great dave just getting into bushcraft and i love all the practical info .i enjoy sharing it with my son an his cub scout troop
I know my suggestion doesn't pertain to your video, but I just got my Ka-Bar Johnson Adventure Potbelly and the Parangatang which is a excellent summer long knife, if you look closely at the Potbelly it sort of resembles a large Nessmuk knife and I can see a little of a Butcher knife in it, Yeah its a large knife, and for people that wish their BK-2 was a little longer the Potbelly is it. it rained today here where I live, but I went out into the woods in my neiborhood and I was impressed, the Parangatang is similar shape to a modified Parang, but a bit longer and not that bad being just a little over a pound, they both came out very sharp and for such versital tool's they weren't that expensive I got both for $147.00 plus shipping, also the Potbelly I think was designed for a 1knife carry option and in loose cover actually I used it for my long knife, Yup their very versital, I would like to know your take on them, Laterz Dave.
I believe the hammock is an ENO singles nest
5'8", Holy cow, i thought you were much taller than that. Maybe in the 6 foot range.
awesome tarp, I am looking for a better pack, however, right now cant afford more than $50-$60 any suggestions. keep it up great info
hey Dave the Ohio sguirrel season is coming up you should do a hunting video with the cleaning and cooking.
Excellent demonstration ,thanks.
Nice video. I know tentsmiths has oil canvas and oil skin tarps like the watch coat is made of. I'd like to know your take on them.
Great advice and walk thru.. thank you Dave
which one specifically i couldnt tell ya, but it is a eno (eagles nest outfitters) hammock for sure. And its probably a single nest.
Hey Dave, fairly new to the idea of "smoothing it". Was curious about the choice of food stuffs with this set up. Just seems odd to me about the one pack of rice. Is the plan to subsist on meat (coyote, deer, squirrel, etc) while also foraging as you procede? Just seems iffy. Love the vids, keep up the work! Can't get this kind oh knowledge anywhere else .
Just a heads up, you do NOT want to eat coyotes
Why not?
Since they are scavengers, they can be diseased and also they taste horrible. Humans(meat eaters) are not suppose to eat other meat eaters. That's why almost all of the animals we eat are herbivores (beef, pork, poultry, squirrel, rabbit, etc.)
TheGberg56 I'm not entirely sure about that but there is a problem with biomagnification (probably heard this with fish) and that they accumulate a lot of deadly metals/toxins/compounds. The reason why we eat herbivores is because they're easier/cheaper to raise
Yeah you're probably right. I would imagine it would be harder to tame something with canines than a chicken lol
Dave, i have watched a few videos of yours, and one reoccurring dilemma you seem to have is getting your tripod looking in the right spot. I think you should look into investing in a GoPro, it may add that portability for when your showing things that requires lots of movement.
Is that pack waterproof canvass? Could it be used as a container for carrying water while you use your bedroll to carry everything else, or would you need to put the trash bag in as a bladder that you could tie shut? Hot and muggy as it is still, 32oz of water wouldn't be enough for a long haul on foot. Definitely not a full day and night worth. Seems that would just be asking for dehydration. Stuff like this is where the ultralight philosophy always trips me up.
Semper Fi
Another Great Vid Dave! Have to say love the m6scout that your carrying.
Do you ever get the chance or want to take of into the woods for a few days and do your own thing?
Dave,
I am a fan of your videos. You have to be running out of ideas soon. Here are two that might be fun and a series for you to think about. Dutch oven/cast iron cooking series. I liked the earlier you did. If you would like, I have several "camp" recipes (easy to make at the camp site) for your to try. Curray Chicken Potpie, Chicken Pesto Lasagna, Flowering Meatloaf. Another series could be "Base Camp" Give examples how you would build a base hunting camp for a week from scratch.
In the future could you make a video where you hunting small game and cooking it over the fire?
Food man food. Also Toilet Paper or wipes. Also I just got to have my dog dish mess kit to cook and boil (your idea). It boils water way quicker than bottle or tin (ss) cup. I know I have tried on exact AL stove. The Dog Dish Wins!!! Whoo Whooo!! lets hear it for surface area!!!
how do you know which way to pitch the tarp to keep yourself dry in the rain? love your videos, keep up the good work.
Hey Dave, nice pack. What fire steel are you using it looks massive. Cheers
Any reason you didn't use the new log cot setup? Or is the weight/space saving with the hammock you used that much of a difference? You looked pretty "taco'd" up in it, how comfy is that one?
hey Dave, thanks for the video. Is that tarp you are using the Tarp or diamond shelter? Also could you please let me know which size it is you are using? Thanks.
For brick and mortar breed filth and crime,
With a pulse of evil that throbs and beats;
And men are withered before their prime
By the curse paved in with the lanes and streets.
And lungs are poisoned and shoulders bowed,
In the smothering reek of mill and mine;
And death stalks in on the struggling crowd-
But he shuns the shadow of oak and pine.
-Nessmuk
Is there a reason why you don't roll your blanket inside your tarp?
It seems like if you wrapped your blanket inside your tarp that the tarp would protect the blanket, be readily available for quick shelter and at the same time give you more room in your pack.
This is an M6 Survival Rifle by Springfield armory. Caliber
.22 LR or .22 Hornet + .410 Bore, 76mm chamber or .45 Long Colt
Dave made a Video about that with the title. The M6 Scout Survival Rifle
greetz frank
Hey Dave, do you have that pack on your website? If not you should get it on there.
Thanks for your info Dave very informative.
Dave, just wondering if you every watch any other youtube videos and if so what channels do you recommend. btw, your vids are pretty kick ass
Dave, Does the paracord wrap around your M6 Scout have any function other than providing an emergency supply of paracord? Can you show or explain how it is done? I have an M6 Scout and I might like to duplicate it. Great video! Thank you!