I I enjoyed seeing the old ash pack basket. Many folks used them when I was growing up in the Adirondacks. You might enjoy a little cinnamon in your honey apple cider drink.
AMEN, Dan!! Love your message about just being happy and not judgy about ones experience enjoying the great outdoors!! I believe in too late for the giveaway
Never tried the apple cider vinegar and honey combo. I'm a huge fan of ginger root. Just peel and slice as needed. You don't even have to peel it when it's cut in smaller chunks, but peeling reveals more surface area. It's pretty good with hot water and honey. It's my go to when I don't want caffeine or tea/coffee.
It's -2, windy and it's a perfect day to be out?!? You are definitely a badass! 😄 When you were talking about people bickering online and being negative - So agree - it also gave me a flash of Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes with the "negative waves, man". 😄Guess I'm showing my age.☺️ Excellent video as usual!💜
GIVEAWAY - The tree's name is Ashley. At the beginning of a new year Ashley likes to try out new looks. In this case she is in the process of switching from her usual brunette bark to a peroxide blond bark.
I really like the longer videos, especially at the yurt. I'm glad you pointed out the cattiness of the comments. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm guessing that's an ash tree and some kind of insect is eating away at it.
Can't tell you how many Ash trees I've had to cut down just this year the bore is going to wipe out our population. I'm next door in Ohio. Like your attitude about being outdoors. I feel the same way about getting out no matter what gear or skill sets you have. Nobody is born with inherent outdoor skills. It's one of those things that over time and practice that you gain knowledge and experience. Keep em coming and enjoy yourself! Beeps.
Tom Brown Jr. "The Science and Art of Tracking" is a good book if you can find it. It was a pleasure speaking with you at your seminar yesterday. I'll need to make it a point to come up and check out your school.
Blue Mountain Bushcraft and Outdoors perfect !! I was just gonna suggest this book,, Tom Brown has great series of books, shares his knowledge with real life stories !
Greetings from a neighboring state . Beautiful eastern hardwoods you have there in PA . Glad to see that I wasn't the only one outside during that brutal January cold snap . You are correct about those tracks at 30:20 being made by a canine . As you may have already guessed , they were made by a Red Fox , or possibly a very big Grey . Reds often use downed logs , to travel easier perhaps . Once , while hunting from a tree stand , I saw an adult Red using several of these logs in it's morning commute back to it's den , only to see it again many hours later at dusk , taking the EXACT same path going back out . Pretty cool !
You are achieving your goal: Every time I watch one of your videos, I want to get out into the woods. I have only one ash on my woodlot in northern Massachusetts and it looks a lot like that. I didn't think the borer was there yet, so I'll have to take a closer look. The loss of our ash will be a great tragedy.
I appreciate your views on people downing others. Makes no sense to me either. I've been watching your shorter videos for a year or so. The longer format is very interesting to see. Thanks for the video.
Good video, enjoyable. Liked how you just built up a fire in the middle of nowhere, boiled up some snow & made coffee. Pretty neat coffee break! I don’t really care for all the snow & cold but you make things interesting. Thanks for what you do.
Giveaway - Ash, I believe it is a beetle? Great video - love this cold weather as well. Nothing better than getting out and walking the woods at this time of year.
Thanks for the great videos. Your best strength to me is your attitude! Since you like coffee so much try using it when you make jerky. I do and most of my friends in Texas and western PA love it. Stay in the bush.
Love your videos. Watch you to RELAX. You are enjoyable !!! Lots of ideas and bushcraft tech. Some stuff I know but some stuff I don't. Thanks. Keep on Keeping on. Take the high road. You can't fix STUPID. Don't take it personal. It's not your fault. Some people are broken. Thanks again for all you do. VERY ENJOYABLE !
Dan, may I suggest "Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species," by Marc Elbroch. It can be a tough read if you try to sit down and read it straight through. But where it really shines is the "actual sized" track pages in the middle of the book. I created a small reference book from those pages that I take out with me when I'm tracking (the whole book is too heavy to lug around), and then if I have additional questions, I make my notes and go back to the main book to answer them. Great videos! I hope to get up to train with you soon.
I have a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and love to go out and try the stuff that you are doing. The Ash Tree was killed by the Emerald Ash Bore. I had 87 that were killed on 2.5 acres in Oakland county Michigan at my other house. Killed off great habitat for Morel Mushrooms too.
Totally agree with you about the negativity! Same thing with bbq and grills. If you don't own a certain type of smoker you don't cook "real bbq" kinda stuff. I like your positive outlook!
I am gonna go with the ash tree and it has beetles that have bored in. Perhaps emerald ash beetle. Being in the West I've never seen an ash tree. We just have mesquite, to varieties of Palo Verde trees, and the desert ironwood. In the water basins you can find sycamores, cottonwoods, and salt ceders. Would be fun just to walk through a hardwood forest some day.
look at a topo map of your area and think about the trails you found. considerations are food, water, and secure sleeping areas deer will almost always come into its bed by coming into the wind - smelling its bed. Then it'll turn around and watch its back trail. My father bought farms from time to time and I learned much scouting in the snow.
I cut down about about 8 sassafras trees over the summer. The dry branches are really brittle but they do make really good kindling and anything that's green drys out pretty quick.
lol, you really did give the answer away with the close up. Heard Joe talk about those nasties - here in Texas we have something nearly as bad: Longhorn Beetles. I've found holes in my trees big enough to stick my thumb in. Grubs are tasty, but I wasn't happy to trade a half dozen trees (older than me, in the middle of a 100,000 human dwellings) just to try a few bugs. We're about to lose the big one, too. Damn tree parasites.
Giveaway: ash beetles, critters tearin off bark to eat em. Had that happen to a bunch of mine. Usually starts at the tops, so watch for widowmakers. Also, sometimes deer movement is determined more by terrain features and environment vs vegetation. We had some recent clearcuts, and the main trails remained more or less on the same path
If you keep the bic lighter in a zip lock bag, especially with some oily patches ,zipped up tight, that lighter should work even if it has been stored for years.
OK I've read the comments about the beetle but my first thought was going to be, wooden tree with bleached bark, lol just being funny. Love watching your videos.
Killer vid about killer skills& outstandingly killer attitude bushcraft bro!! I really like all your vids I've seen so far&all the info is gonna be handy in the near future I think. So.. thanks a million!!
I knew what it was, but it was long enough ago that everyone had already answered anyways, but I thaink the guy that named the tree Ashley and said she was going for a new look deserves at least a tee shirt, pretty funny and original.
Good morning Dan I am from Québec but NOW live in North BC kispiox valley...yes you are right whit the neck losing lots of heat ,I wear neck merino tube generally two or tree ..also Dan I were many Filson coat and I hade a hood on it the canvas one that they sale push the hood out side so the snow don't gather in ...that very Andy here because not very much wind so the snow is on every branches ..now you need moccasins Dan ..check LURE OF THE NORTH IN ONTARIO..I THINK YOU WILL LOVE IT GOD BLESS YOU IN ALL YOUR ADVENTURE DAN
Great video, as usual! 4 things: 1: I asked my buddy Jason Chapman, who tracks and traps for a living and he echoed some others on here about checking out som Tom Brown books. 2: Dude, spot on about Spam, it goes well with A1 or on a sandwich with cheddar and A1. However, I implore you to try a Hawaiian style breakfast. You get a bed of rice, Asian sticky rice is best, some scrambled eggs, and some diced and sautéd spam, mix it all together and enjoy! I add a little ketchup on top as well but that's eater's preference. 3: 22:30, excellent words of wisdom to online viewers. Quit being a Monday morning quarterback and lift people up instead of putting them down. 4: T shirts should be good prizes ALL year. I love rocking the junior high, high school long John under a t shirt look when it's little nippy outside.
Frozen lighter? put it in your pocket or sit on it to very quickly thaw some of the fluid. I've actually become quite fond of the frozen lighter under the balls trick. Works in 5 minutes.. feels good too!
Say Heah Coalcracker, Been that done that. I was in Andover, and on the other side of Pymatuning and on the PA. side. I hear you, it was really that cold. But we did stay indoors most of the time, but braved that cold periodically to practice some cold survival. I even carved a couple of crude spoon's with my new Flexcut Carving Jack. I also had my (2) new Customs that William Collins made me, their becoming my Fav's. I also brought along my 24"Council Wood Craft Pack Axe with the heavy duty sheath and sling, and my Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw. I'm asked alot if I carry all that on me, No I dont. When I Scout a new area, I pick and choose from that bunch. I like traveling lite, so usually I bring my Survival Bushcraft Knife which is my Paul'ies Pride, It's a 5 1/8"" blade made out of a Cryo 3V. I like taking my Axe, and my Saw which I carry attached to my Kodiak Gearsling, The knife is always on person. But around camp or when we go out as a group, I love my Paul'ies Delight, I call it my Straight Kukuri. and it sure is. I can use it as a large knife and in that case, I carry it as my main knife. It baton's great and it slices like a hot knife through butter. Actually it's my take off my BK-4/Khuris that I own. That's why I commisioned William to make them because I liked what William did with his Master Woodsman. But mine is a little different and that's why William allowed me to name mine. I did post them on my Google Plus. Yeah, the weather had one on us. But I heard next week we might be in the 60's, go figure, huh. Dilly Dilly.,,.p
Giveaway...Ash Tree woodpecker damage indicated the tree was infested with Emerald Ash Borer and their larva...I keep old used up lighters just in case...nice to see it in action....love your video...I learn so much...thanks for sharing...and keep them coming...plz....
“Bic Lighter”...... these lighters are awesome!!! I carry 1-2 in my pack for sledding. They will not light if cold!!!... unless you hold them in your bare hand for at least 30-45 seconds in a tight fist!!!!... they need to be warmed up. Hope this helps. Ps. Great vids!! Keep doing what you do!!
For years now I have been using a cheap push mower to channel deer past my tree stands and blinds. It seems that deer are just as lazy as humans. Invariably, within a day of mowing a new trail, they find it and start using it. Curiosity maybe, Idk but they jump right on that sucker and buzz right under my stands. I also mow a few yard around the base of large oaks near my treestands. They seem to appreciate the bare ground and easy to locate acorns. I appreciate getting in and out of the area much more quietly. Just sayin.
Giveaway- ash tree and it's the emerald ash beetle. Here a couple hours north of you they are really destroying the trees here. Keep the videos coming!
That anchor log at the end, when you was making coffee in the pine... Was that a birch tree ?? If so did you scrounge up the bark for later ?? I usually try to snag any I find for future fires along with other goodies.. Great vid as always btw !!
I already seen someone else ask the question, are your pants home made or are they bought? They look darn tough, not too fashionable but you get dirty in the woods. I myself like dickie pants from walmart. My wife says I could ruin an iron wedge, so things have to be pretty sold. Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and God bless.
O what the hell, I'll play. Ash and a Beatle is killing it. Scary thing is, they are killing a lot of ash. Will we some day no longer have Ash? Didn't American chestnut disappear to? I clearly don't know enough about trees. It's one of my goals. Learn more about trees, not only how to ID them but uses. I know hickory makes great axe handles!
Spam, monster energy, or that tree falling on me, lollolololol!!!! But dagnabit, wish I knew tree identification! Oh well... another time I suppose. Awesome video Dan
G'day mate from Australia come across your video by accident but very enjoyable keep up the good work. Ps. Would love a t shirt and canteen how do i get one .
I wish I saw this video when it first was published. Looks like an ash tree with ash beetles killing it. Impossible to find a living ash tree in my region of NC now because of them.
I like to spend time trapping. My wife says " Spending good money catching worthless fur." Set on sign Dan. Anyway Emerald Ash Bore. My firewood pile is 3 times larger than it should be.
While you're walking and talking, I was looking at the background behind you. In the area you never hunt, there's not a lot of cover. Game animals require food (browse), water and cover. Trianglate yourself between bedding, food and water and you'll find more game trails.
no more getting the cuff of my pants wet (even if i tuck them into my boots they can fall out), no more getting your cuff hung up on sticks on the ground tripping you up, and its something the old timers did a lot so I like the tradition of it. Its actually called stagged pants. The loggers in the early 1900's did it because they didn't want their cleats to get caught on their cuff making them fall off large trees .
Boot size I used size 8 sorel glacier minus 70 I think don't used the liner just the innersole..cut the nylon on the front and sow a two inch strip from top to bottom To much for normal person but not much if you have a shoe-patcher sowing machine ..this way I can put my feet whit moccasin in and out .. So Dan I am size 8 1/2 for hiking boots and about 6" lest then you
I'm sorry if you've answered this in a video or in the comments already but I'm a new viewer and haven't seen it yet. Your oval crossection canteen and cup, what is it and where did you get it?
Shows how much I know about trees..lol GIveaway ( 3 years too late) A Maple with powdery mildew mould disease? Yeah, I know...hopeless! 😏 lol Great vids maan, " Stay out there in the woods!"
Giveaway; Ash...Ash borer beetles. I used to be in pest control. I'm also a local Pennsylvania boy...well...not so local. In the northeast in the Pocono Mountains. Love your channel. I subbed you a little while back. BTW. I like longer videos. One a week or twice a month is great. Maybe I'll get out to check out your school this year. Thanks, Doug
I love videos! I don’t know your area , but have you ever ran into a bear anywhere you have been? Camping/hiking?? I was just curious if you did and what you should do? Some people pack when they camp or hike just because if a bear or cougar appears. I watch videos where people are camping/ hiking and run into a bear. I live in Portland Oregon so we don’t have bears the places I go, but there are bears in different parts of Oregon. I went camping in Joseph Oregon near Idaho that’s bear country but never saw any. Anyways I went longer then I wanted lol . I’d love to go to your school in the future.
I I enjoyed seeing the old ash pack basket. Many folks used them when I was growing up in the Adirondacks. You might enjoy a little cinnamon in your honey apple cider drink.
AMEN, Dan!! Love your message about just being happy and not judgy about ones experience enjoying the great outdoors!!
I believe in too late for the giveaway
Never tried the apple cider vinegar and honey combo. I'm a huge fan of ginger root. Just peel and slice as needed. You don't even have to peel it when it's cut in smaller chunks, but peeling reveals more surface area. It's pretty good with hot water and honey. It's my go to when I don't want caffeine or tea/coffee.
It's -2, windy and it's a perfect day to be out?!? You are definitely a badass! 😄
When you were talking about people bickering online and being negative - So agree - it also gave me a flash of Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes with the "negative waves, man". 😄Guess I'm showing my age.☺️
Excellent video as usual!💜
I like your attitude about just getting out there in the outdoors and enjoy the time.
Being outside....that's all that matters! Thanks for taking us along. Need more like this!!
GIVEAWAY - The tree's name is Ashley. At the beginning of a new year Ashley likes to try out new looks. In this case she is in the process of switching from her usual brunette bark to a peroxide blond bark.
Thanks for taking us along. I really enjoy your videos. Very educational and relaxing. 👍🏻 -Stephen, Ohio
I really like the longer videos, especially at the yurt. I'm glad you pointed out the cattiness of the comments. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm guessing that's an ash tree and some kind of insect is eating away at it.
Amen. Love the idea of one outdoor family!
Can't tell you how many Ash trees I've had to cut down just this year the bore is going to wipe out our population. I'm next door in Ohio.
Like your attitude about being outdoors. I feel the same way about getting out no matter what gear or skill sets you have. Nobody is born with inherent outdoor skills. It's one of those things that over time and practice that you gain knowledge and experience.
Keep em coming and enjoy yourself!
Beeps.
Tom Brown Jr. "The Science and Art of Tracking" is a good book if you can find it. It was a pleasure speaking with you at your seminar yesterday. I'll need to make it a point to come up and check out your school.
Blue Mountain Bushcraft and Outdoors perfect !! I was just gonna suggest this book,, Tom Brown has great series of books, shares his knowledge with real life stories !
Dustin DeWind great minds think alike! Lol
Perfect I’ll check it out! Good seeing you too
Greetings from a neighboring state . Beautiful eastern hardwoods you have there in PA . Glad to see that I wasn't the only one outside during that brutal January cold snap . You are correct about those tracks at 30:20 being made by a canine . As you may have already guessed , they were made by a Red Fox , or possibly a very big Grey . Reds often use downed logs , to travel easier perhaps . Once , while hunting from a tree stand , I saw an adult Red using several of these logs in it's morning commute back to it's den , only to see it again many hours later at dusk , taking the EXACT same path going back out . Pretty cool !
By the way, thank you for what you've done, and continue to do, for the kids. Blessings.
You are achieving your goal: Every time I watch one of your videos, I want to get out into the woods.
I have only one ash on my woodlot in northern Massachusetts and it looks a lot like that. I didn't think the borer was there yet, so I'll have to take a closer look. The loss of our ash will be a great tragedy.
I love your videos ,knowledge and humor!Thanks for sharing!
Double headed nails work great also. Love your Yurt hope to get one this'year
I appreciate your views on people downing others. Makes no sense to me either. I've been watching your shorter videos for a year or so. The longer format is very interesting to see. Thanks for the video.
Good video, enjoyable. Liked how you just built up a fire in the middle of nowhere, boiled up some snow & made coffee. Pretty neat coffee break! I don’t really care for all the snow & cold but you make things interesting. Thanks for what you do.
It'll be going on 10 years since I became disabled. Damnit I miss walking the dogs in the snow. Now I got nothing but good memories.
-8° here today over in Saylorsburg, PA. Always enjoy these vids. Its always a great day to be outdoors!
I know Saylorsburg, had an awesome flea market back in the day, at the old drive-in.
Giveaway - Ash, I believe it is a beetle? Great video - love this cold weather as well. Nothing better than getting out and walking the woods at this time of year.
Thanks for the great videos. Your best strength to me is your attitude! Since you like coffee so much try using it when you make jerky. I do and most of my friends in Texas and western PA love it. Stay in the bush.
Love your videos. Watch you to RELAX. You are enjoyable !!! Lots of ideas and bushcraft tech. Some stuff I know but some stuff I don't. Thanks. Keep on Keeping on. Take the high road. You can't fix STUPID. Don't take it personal. It's not your fault. Some people are broken. Thanks again for all you do. VERY ENJOYABLE !
I love watching your videos & learn so much by watching. Great job! Great advice! Keep them coming! Thank u!!
Dan, may I suggest "Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species," by Marc Elbroch. It can be a tough read if you try to sit down and read it straight through. But where it really shines is the "actual sized" track pages in the middle of the book. I created a small reference book from those pages that I take out with me when I'm tracking (the whole book is too heavy to lug around), and then if I have additional questions, I make my notes and go back to the main book to answer them. Great videos! I hope to get up to train with you soon.
I have a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and love to go out and try the stuff that you are doing. The Ash Tree was killed by the Emerald Ash Bore. I had 87 that were killed on 2.5 acres in Oakland county Michigan at my other house. Killed off great habitat for Morel Mushrooms too.
Dan.... terrific video. Thanks for sharinging. I did notice that you used your prison made knife in cutting up the cordage... cool. Ax :)
Totally agree with you about the negativity! Same thing with bbq and grills. If you don't own a certain type of smoker you don't cook "real bbq" kinda stuff. I like your positive outlook!
nice job, man... just found your channel and subscribed. Keep the videos coming. Cheers from Ostrander, OH.
thanks Dan glad i found your channel also have that stove does work great really good vids you have
I am gonna go with the ash tree and it has beetles that have bored in. Perhaps emerald ash beetle. Being in the West I've never seen an ash tree. We just have mesquite, to varieties of Palo Verde trees, and the desert ironwood. In the water basins you can find sycamores, cottonwoods, and salt ceders. Would be fun just to walk through a hardwood forest some day.
Enjoyed as always! Thanks for your sharing.
look at a topo map of your area and think about the trails you found. considerations are food, water, and secure sleeping areas deer will almost always come into its bed by coming into the wind - smelling its bed. Then it'll turn around and watch its back trail. My father bought farms from time to time and I learned much scouting in the snow.
1:30 Snow is an insulator. Think igloos.
Twelve inches of snow have roughly the same insulating value as a 2×4 wall filled with fiberglass insulation.
You're living your best life. We can tell.
I cut down about about 8 sassafras trees over the summer. The dry branches are really brittle but they do make really good kindling and anything that's green drys out pretty quick.
Putting up the towel rake, in my neck of the woods, we'd say, "If it doesn't work, I'll always think it should've." Blessings...
lol, you really did give the answer away with the close up.
Heard Joe talk about those nasties - here in Texas we have something nearly as bad: Longhorn Beetles. I've found holes in my trees big enough to stick my thumb in. Grubs are tasty, but I wasn't happy to trade a half dozen trees (older than me, in the middle of a 100,000 human dwellings) just to try a few bugs. We're about to lose the big one, too. Damn tree parasites.
Enjoyed the walk along. Thanks
Giveaway: ash beetles, critters tearin off bark to eat em. Had that happen to a bunch of mine. Usually starts at the tops, so watch for widowmakers. Also, sometimes deer movement is determined more by terrain features and environment vs vegetation. We had some recent clearcuts, and the main trails remained more or less on the same path
If you keep the bic lighter in a zip lock bag, especially with some oily patches ,zipped up tight, that lighter should work even if it has been stored for years.
OK I've read the comments about the beetle but my first thought was going to be, wooden tree with bleached bark, lol just being funny. Love watching your videos.
Killer vid about killer skills& outstandingly killer attitude bushcraft bro!! I really like all your vids I've seen so far&all the info is gonna be handy in the near future I think. So.. thanks a million!!
Not gonna make everyone happy. Keep doing what you’re doing 👍
Add a line for drying towels etc: tie a light line a toss the ceiling slats. Or across wall slats.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Best journal video you have done so far
Dan your a trip. Thanks for sharing your great videos……Ed
I knew what it was, but it was long enough ago that everyone had already answered anyways, but I thaink the guy that named the tree Ashley and said she was going for a new look deserves at least a tee shirt, pretty funny and original.
Good morning Dan I am from Québec but NOW live in North BC kispiox valley...yes you are right whit the neck losing lots of heat ,I wear neck merino tube generally two or tree ..also Dan I were many Filson coat and I hade a hood on it the canvas one that they sale push the hood out side so the snow don't gather in ...that very Andy here because not very much wind so the snow is on every branches ..now you need moccasins Dan ..check LURE OF THE NORTH IN ONTARIO..I THINK YOU WILL LOVE IT
GOD BLESS YOU IN ALL YOUR ADVENTURE DAN
I just contacted hem last night about getting a pair of moccasins!!! Do you have a pair? How much larger should I get than my normal boot size
"This Old Yert" The Appalachian Chef" and "Pimp my Sled" the shows you wish PBS aired.
So I’m super waaaaay late on this one, but Ash borer is my guess. Your videos are still great (3 years on) and I just subscribed. 👍
Great video, as usual! 4 things:
1: I asked my buddy Jason Chapman, who tracks and traps for a living and he echoed some others on here about checking out som Tom Brown books.
2: Dude, spot on about Spam, it goes well with A1 or on a sandwich with cheddar and A1. However, I implore you to try a Hawaiian style breakfast. You get a bed of rice, Asian sticky rice is best, some scrambled eggs, and some diced and sautéd spam, mix it all together and enjoy! I add a little ketchup on top as well but that's eater's preference.
3: 22:30, excellent words of wisdom to online viewers. Quit being a Monday morning quarterback and lift people up instead of putting them down.
4: T shirts should be good prizes ALL year. I love rocking the junior high, high school long John under a t shirt look when it's little nippy outside.
Frozen lighter? put it in your pocket or sit on it to very quickly thaw some of the fluid. I've actually become quite fond of the frozen lighter under the balls trick. Works in 5 minutes.. feels good too!
Say Heah Coalcracker, Been that done that. I was in Andover, and on the other side of Pymatuning and on the PA. side. I hear you, it was really that cold. But we did stay indoors most of the time, but braved that cold periodically to practice some cold survival. I even carved a couple of crude spoon's with my new Flexcut Carving Jack. I also had my (2) new Customs that William Collins made me, their becoming my Fav's. I also brought along my 24"Council Wood Craft Pack Axe with the heavy duty sheath and sling, and my Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw. I'm asked alot if I carry all that on me, No I dont. When I Scout a new area, I pick and choose from that bunch. I like traveling lite, so usually I bring my Survival Bushcraft Knife which is my Paul'ies Pride, It's a 5 1/8"" blade made out of a Cryo 3V. I like taking my Axe, and my Saw which I carry attached to my Kodiak Gearsling, The knife is always on person. But around camp or when we go out as a group, I love my Paul'ies Delight, I call it my Straight Kukuri. and it sure is. I can use it as a large knife and in that case, I carry it as my main knife. It baton's great and it slices like a hot knife through butter. Actually it's my take off my BK-4/Khuris that I own. That's why I commisioned William to make them because I liked what William did with his Master Woodsman. But mine is a little different and that's why William allowed me to name mine. I did post them on my Google Plus. Yeah, the weather had one on us. But I heard next week we might be in the 60's, go figure, huh. Dilly Dilly.,,.p
Can't we all just get along?!?
Sorry, Dan....I couldn't resist!! 😁😁
Great video dan 👍🏻 thanks for sharing.
this might sound funny An old school Boy Scout book will give you the basics for tracking not too in depth but what you need
Watching this in August. This video was so relaxing.
Just found your channel,, great video love it keep up the good work
Those pliers you used are specialty ones made for doing chain link fence...
Giveaway...Ash Tree woodpecker damage indicated the tree was infested with Emerald Ash Borer and their larva...I keep old used up lighters just in case...nice to see it in action....love your video...I learn so much...thanks for sharing...and keep them coming...plz....
Give away - That's an Ash tree. Damage is caused by Emerald Ash Borer beetles. Great videos! Thanks.
New subscriber luv the video's I'm from the laurel highlands area in Pennsylvania
fantastic video great tips keep up the great work
I found your channel yesterday and it's all I've watched since great videos
“Bic Lighter”...... these lighters are awesome!!! I carry 1-2 in my pack for sledding. They will not light if cold!!!... unless you hold them in your bare hand for at least 30-45 seconds in a tight fist!!!!... they need to be warmed up. Hope this helps.
Ps. Great vids!! Keep doing what you do!!
a good starting piont that you can find in a used book store is an old boy scout maual for beginning tracks and I dentification and how to track
For years now I have been using a cheap push mower to channel deer past my tree stands and blinds. It seems that deer are just as lazy as humans. Invariably, within a day of mowing a new trail, they find it and start using it. Curiosity maybe, Idk but they jump right on that sucker and buzz right under my stands.
I also mow a few yard around the base of large oaks near my treestands. They seem to appreciate the bare ground and easy to locate acorns. I appreciate getting in and out of the area much more quietly. Just sayin.
Giveaway- ash tree and it's the emerald ash beetle. Here a couple hours north of you they are really destroying the trees here. Keep the videos coming!
"Perfect day to spend in the woods" 2 degrees. Awesome.
Much respect for what you have to say about the Outdoors... New Sub Thanks
Great vid! Enjoy the winter.
Those finishing nails might have made good staples, if ya know what I mean.
That anchor log at the end, when you was making coffee in the pine... Was that a birch tree ?? If so did you scrounge up the bark for later ?? I usually try to snag any I find for future fires along with other goodies.. Great vid as always btw !!
I already seen someone else ask the question, are your pants home made or are they bought? They look darn tough, not too fashionable but you get dirty in the woods. I myself like dickie pants from walmart. My wife says I could ruin an iron wedge, so things have to be pretty sold. Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and God bless.
Filson Tin cloth Pants. They are bombproof!
O what the hell, I'll play. Ash and a Beatle is killing it. Scary thing is, they are killing a lot of ash. Will we some day no longer have Ash? Didn't American chestnut disappear to? I clearly don't know enough about trees. It's one of my goals. Learn more about trees, not only how to ID them but uses. I know hickory makes great axe handles!
Spam, monster energy, or that tree falling on me, lollolololol!!!! But dagnabit, wish I knew tree identification! Oh well... another time I suppose. Awesome video Dan
Thanks for the trek into the woods
G'day mate from Australia come across your video by accident but very enjoyable keep up the good work. Ps. Would love a t shirt and canteen how do i get one .
Great Work, you are authentic and honest. Great Video. Keep it up. Greets from Andreas
I wish I saw this video when it first was published. Looks like an ash tree with ash beetles killing it. Impossible to find a living ash tree in my region of NC now because of them.
Can I make a suggestion? Turn the camera around and show your surroundings the beautiful wonders of nature. You can still talk, we can hear you.
I like to spend time trapping. My wife says " Spending good money catching worthless fur." Set on sign Dan. Anyway Emerald Ash Bore. My firewood pile is 3 times larger than it should be.
While you're walking and talking, I was looking at the background behind you. In the area you never hunt, there's not a lot of cover.
Game animals require food (browse), water and cover. Trianglate yourself between bedding, food and water and you'll find more game trails.
What are the advantages of having short cuffed pants? Great videos man!!!!
no more getting the cuff of my pants wet (even if i tuck them into my boots they can fall out), no more getting your cuff hung up on sticks on the ground tripping you up, and its something the old timers did a lot so I like the tradition of it. Its actually called stagged pants. The loggers in the early 1900's did it because they didn't want their cleats to get caught on their cuff making them fall off large trees .
As ex-military, I'd recommend blousing cord of some sort to keep heat in and bugs out.
Giveaway - Ash . Ash boring beetle
Got em bad here too. Great video Dan👍
Boot size I used size 8 sorel glacier minus 70 I think don't used the liner just the innersole..cut the nylon on the front and sow a two inch strip from top to bottom
To much for normal person but not much if you have a shoe-patcher sowing machine ..this way I can put my feet whit moccasin in and out ..
So Dan I am size 8 1/2 for hiking boots and about 6" lest then you
Good luck getting the rust stains out of your towels after they dry on the iron rack.
I'm sorry if you've answered this in a video or in the comments already but I'm a new viewer and haven't seen it yet.
Your oval crossection canteen and cup, what is it and where did you get it?
Shows how much I know about trees..lol
GIveaway ( 3 years too late) A Maple with powdery mildew mould disease?
Yeah, I know...hopeless! 😏 lol
Great vids maan, " Stay out there in the woods!"
ur having a good time thanks for ur vids
I had herd that if you leave a layer of snow on a roof it will act like insulation(always being 32 degrees no matter how cold the outside is.
Giveaway; Ash...Ash borer beetles. I used to be in pest control. I'm also a local Pennsylvania boy...well...not so local. In the northeast in the Pocono Mountains. Love your channel. I subbed you a little while back. BTW. I like longer videos. One a week or twice a month is great. Maybe I'll get out to check out your school this year. Thanks, Doug
Thanks for watching Doug!!!
When you chose the gear you took to Patagonia, how far in advance, of knowing where, did you get to choose/decide what you were taking?
Hey great videos I enjoy watching your channel and leaning from them but where in PA I'm around kutztown Allentown and Bethlehem area
Schuylkill county
Give away-Ashborer. Really liking the longer videos
I appreciate this and other videos.
I love videos! I don’t know your area , but have you ever ran into a bear anywhere you have been? Camping/hiking?? I was just curious if you did and what you should do? Some people pack when they camp or hike just because if a bear or cougar appears. I watch videos where people are camping/ hiking and run into a bear. I live in Portland Oregon so we don’t have bears the places I go, but there are bears in different parts of Oregon. I went camping in Joseph Oregon near Idaho that’s bear country but never saw any. Anyways I went longer then I wanted lol . I’d love to go to your school in the future.
Bear scratches tree nice property.
I use your drink combination for a sore throat or cold prevention.