My name is Jerry England. I’m a fur trade historian, canoeist and writer who lives in Chatsworth, California. I recently discovered “The Woodland Escape,” and am very much enjoying your presentations. I’d always known I had some distant relatives that were French-Canadian, but until 2010, I didn't know anything about them. However, somehow deep within my DNA, I've always carried a burning desire to learn about North America's fur trade, and her mystical forest dwellers. More than that, I've had a love affair with canoes and canoeing for 60 years. When I was a teenager, in the late 1950s, I learned to canoe on lakes, in California’s High Sierra Mountains. Since then I have paddled hundreds of lakes and rivers across North America. Some of my most cherished memories are of canoe trips to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Ontario's Algonquin Park, Wyoming's Snake River, and the upper Missouri River in Montana. During the 1980s and 1990s I also participated in many ‘Rendezvous Reenactments’ sponsored by the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, so I added many “buckskinning” skills to my Repertoire. In a 2010 breakthrough, I learned that I share DNA with hundreds of ancestors and relatives involved in the fur trade between 1620 and 1820. I guess that explains my love of canoeing, and those magical silent places that can only be reached by paddle and portage. My research is presented in my blog titled, “Ripples from La Prairie Voyageur Canoes,” laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2017/10/ripples-from-la-prairie-voyageur-canoes.html
I thank you, sir and it appears that we’ve both paddled the same waters, but share the same passion for. History. I’ll be checking out your blog, sounds right up my alley!
This is exactly what I’ve been waiting and looking for. I cannot express how much I appreciate and respect what you are doing and sharing with us all. These words aren’t much reciprocation for the gift you’re giving to our lives but I hope they manage to give back a fraction of the sentiments you’ve selflessly and generously bestowed upon us for free
How refreshing it is to watch how it was done back in time without having to hear a lot of talking. looking forward to more videos. it would be nice in the written area to list what your gear was and what you cooked.
I stumbled into this channel at one of the last videos you posted, the "Where do we sleep?" one and have been working my way backwards. You have done an really good job presenting life in the 18th and I am glad you decided to share. While I've seen the outfit in several other videos, it wasn't until this one that I realized you have no pants on! lol. Those leggings are very cool. I suspect in more ways than aesthetic. Fine garb!! Glad to see people using the gear and not just putting on fashion shows.
I love the format, very informative and done in the manner of the 1700's. In my earlier years I use to go to all the Rendezvous and did camp outs and primitive shoots. Thanks for taking the time to allow us to travel along with you on your journey....
Thank you so much for the wealth of information and real use guide of how things are/were done not so long ago. I just found your videos and plan to view them all.
Hi Peter. After watching you video about Grey Owl, I thought I’d set about watching your films from the beginning. I’ve just finished watching this first one and what a delight it was! So nice to just watch and take notice of what you were doing and how you went about it without a narrative explaining the obvious. Looking forward to working my way up the list. Kind regards, Mark
Hi Peter. Well, I’m about 10 films in so around 140 to go then! Lol! But that is not a chore as these films are very interesting, I shall be rather sad to catch you up. For once, those algorithm things that churn away in the background have done something good for a change. They obviously connected my past Grey Owl searches with your recent Grey Owl film and brought it to my attention which has set me off on an odyssey to follow your journey from the start and I’m enjoying every minute of it! You’re living the live most of us can only dream of so keep the films coming and I’ll catch up at some point. Best wishes, Mark
Dang! BEAUTIFUL! The call of those loons was just heavenly!!! I have had a Jim Chambers flintlock kit since 2006 that I need to finish!!! Been wanting to do this since forever but life keeps getting in the way! I pray to do this kind of thing soon!
This i9s the first time watching episode #1 I am hooked on your authenticity to detail. Although I can not recreate the times you do it gives me great pleasure in watching you to allow us to travel back in time to when thingts were tougher but simpler. Thank You.
Wow! Your channel was suggested by Danny at Deepsouth Homestead. I can already tell that I will enjoy your content. The best place to start is the beginning.
WELL DONE!!! I don’t have a problem with your silence as it would seem being alone as you are and in new territory you need to be vigilant because you may run into hostiles. In the future you may have a prologue and/or epilogue that might explain your gear and technique. I am very happy with your work!!! Like everyone else, I look forward to MORE!!!
Just found out about your channel from Crown Land Camping Ontario. My friend and I met you at Puzzle back in sep 2020. I'll have to start binge watching!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yah, we are from Ottawa. FYI my buddy Rob was the talkative one. I didn't get out paddling very much in 2021 - hopefully better in 2022.
What an excellent video introducing us to your channel! I think I will be watching all of your uploads for the week to keep up with your new ones. Once again, thank you for sharing with us this path through the 1700's history.
Very nice work on that canoe , Ive been wanting to build one myself to take a second trip on the northern forest canoe trail. I did it years ago with modern gear but i want to have that feeling of traveling these waterways the way our ancestors did .
Peter what a great video. The birch bark canoe is great along with your camp set up. One of my questions is: What wood/sticks did you use while cooking the venison? Don't you have to worry about imparting a different flavor to the meat that might be bitter. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication!
Mr. Kelly, let my start by thanking and commending you for sharing this content with all of us. It's a beautiful journey you have set on and I'm honored to be tagging along with you. I'm curious what region of North America you are in? New England? Eastern seaboard of Canada? The terrain looks very familiar to me and I am a New England native. Thank you
One of my favourite videos on your channel. Did you make your lean to tarp as well? What's your solution when it's bug season? Thanks for your inspiration.
Smoke bathing was a common method. Green juniper bows, followed by cedar work the best. Simple lay on the coals a stand in the smoke … fluff clothes about or suspend over the smoke … it really works if one can stand the smell, lol.
I really enjoyed the video. I'm active in living history and black powder hunting. Started with the fur trade mountain men. The Long Hunter is my focus now. Please do a video about your kit and your sleeping setup.
I really enjoyed this video. I practice living history in Maine. I was wondering where you are located, that is beautiful country. You don’t need to be specific, just a state or province. You are doing great stuff. I just discovered you today . I’m looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thank you for sharing
Good morning sir, that scarf styled cap with the (trade silver?) clothing pins in it...how did you go about making that and sourcing the pins. Man, that’s just the style of doo rag I’m looking for. Thank you, sir!
Check out some North American native turban pictures for ideas. Ther are many sources for trade silver , The Eastern Door is one of the better ones. However if you need a lot of them, try Crazy Crow, not quite authentic but, very affordable.
How did you get started? I have been interested in trekking and long hunting during the 1700s but I have no ideal how to begin. I love camping and kayaking and hiking just don't know how to transition from modern to ancient times. I grew up with computers and cell phones and google does help but something seems to be missing. Sorry if my question is unclear I'm just kinda lost. We've all lost something with all out technology. Maybe you could make a beginners video if you haven't already
Great question. Start looking in your area for groups, either reenactors or better yet, those who do living archeology. Track down A Pilgrims Journey by Mark Baker. Two volume set and we’ll worth the money. Join some 18th century groups, get involved and ask questions. Most people who are into this hobby will gladly share their information. Food for thought for Cathy and I to do a “How to get started” video.
Thank you very much for taking the time to film and post this video! I'm looking forward to seeing more. OBTW, where are you filming this? Beautiful Country! Be Safe & Stay Healthy!
Very nice video. You put a lot of work in your wilderness gear. Have you ever mixed your corn meal up with hot water? I prefer using hot water over cold. Makes a great batter for frying.
Sorry Stephen, I missed your comment and yes I do the same for corn cakes. To be honest I’m more of a bannock fan. Perhaps because of my Canadian roots. The French were not really enamored with corn, preferring wheat based bread.
Nice work Peter. The canoe looks beautiful in the water. It handles great in the footage you have taken. How much does it weigh? Look forward to seeing more videos.
I could not hear the intro with my volume all the way up and the closed caption was not on so I missed your intro and all you shared. The rest of the video was excellent and I look forward to more. In Joy
As a forester and geologist, I know that there is a feeling a man gets when he knows he is where he is supposed to be at that moment, equipped with gear of his own manufacture, and comfortable in the environment he is in. It's as if we just fit somehow. Forests are our home, as Canadians, and the tools we need to live there are pretty basic, an axe, a knife, a few sheets of fabric for various uses, a pot or two...and we have lost the skills that are necessary to live this way. In this fast paced world we have created, just sitting by a fire, whittling with a knife, cooking a slab of meat, or what have you...is a foreign concept. And now? The present world seems to be at risk. We are endebted up to the eyeballs, as Canadians and as a country, food prices are sky rocketing, fuel likewise, and the foreign wars are on our televisions. Our government seems to be preoccupied by odd problems that require more gun laws, or squandering taxes on wasted covid shots and payouts. Does life need to be so complicated or are we all just trying to get back to the garden? The Japanese use a phrase called Shin-ri-yoku, or translated as "forest bathing", to explain why humans need forests to maintain their sanity and health. I agree with them, not because of all the science they tout to support their argument, but because of how forests make me feel. Breathe in that piney air, and see how it makes you feel. Try to just be. Learn a few bush skills like making snowshoes, or a birchbark canoe, or a scandi knife, or starting a fire with flint and steel, cooking over an open fire, using a reflector oven...try to escape into the woodland if only for a moment. Try to picture yourself at ease pulling a toboggan as you snowshoe and camp in the winter. Solve problems as they arise and don't stress out over what might happen. I worked in the bush, in forestry and mining exploration, which sort've spoiled the wonder of it all. It took some effort to stop myself from looking for ore bodies or cubic meters of merchantable timber while I was surrounded by the sheer beauty of the creation, but I did it. Learning how to shoot black powder helped, as did a Tom Brown Jr. bushcraft course. Watching this channel, the Woodland Escape, just reminds me of what I have felt in the bush on occasions when I relaxed enough to allow it, when the worlds of bad news, global warming, high tech and AI, are far enough away not to affect me. Perhaps the cure for cultural ptsd is building a birchbark canoe and paddling it through a forest.
Wow, a very I’m impressive look into my mind. Perhaps if we’d all do a wee bit of “ forest bathing” the world would be a much more civil place to live on. Actually, we tend to think of it as the world we live on rather than the world we’re all a part of. I sincerely appreciate your thought provoking words!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I am honoured by your reply. I am currently making a series of 5 scandinavian knives which I wish to practice kohlrosing on, with the idea that they will be the boon companions of some bushmen who choose to carry them. I had a fantasy of sitting by a creek in a forest somewhere in Lanark county, kohlrosing knife in hand, cutting the lines in the handles and sheaths of the knives. Your videos are a rare form of artwork to me. We know the 17 and 1800's were a brutal time in history, but they lived long lives if they survived to adulthood, and we are throwing out the baby with the bathwater when we discard the skills and tech from those times. I don't think a man needs any fancier a gun than a flintlock to get meat, but that's just my opinion. Certainly a militia trained to shoot a flintlock would be pure hell to face on the battlefield when equipped with modern arms. Keep up the good work, your toboggan vids were of immense interest to me. As a bushman, that is the way to travel!
Sounds like we’re not very far apart and from your comments you sound like a person I’d like to share a fire with. If your interested in following up, you can email us at, thewoodlandescape1@gmail.com.
Did you film this during hunting season? Don't you have to wear blaze orange in Ontario? Not criticizing, just curious. I am also in Ontario and am interested in black powder hunting, that's why I ask. Really loved the video, that canoe is spectacular.
Hello to a fellow Ontarian. It was not filmed in a hunting season. One must wear blaze orange only during big game seasons, which I do. For ruffed grouse, squirrel, rabbits etc. I don’t. Thanks for your kind comments. I’m looking for bark now for my next canoe build..
Watched again, very interesting and educational. Curious about your head gear worn here and other episodes. Could you share at some point a we bit of history about it?
Great video man, wish it was 2 hours long I could watch this all day. Surprised u didn't have a tomahawk tucked in your sash tho. My favorite video on utube now 👍👍
Just discovered your channel. Since it seems interesting, I start from the beginning. You introduce yourself as alone in the wilderness. Question : who's holding the camera ?
Nicely done, well spoken, just subscribed. Did you notice the critter sleeping in your bedroll? He scurries off at 58:10 as you are rolling it up...lol.
my name is Trish good morning I love your videos you do very good work I love watching your videos í never see your wife your always alone where is she when your away
hark no life vest back then but i think the deer hide vest with hollow hair they wore might have worked as one ? some might of had a dry small log in the boat to floot on if turned over? do you know ?
@@TheWoodlandEscape I did go to crazy crow. Bought some, but all they have is silver and German silver... Wanted brass. Someone has to be importing these things.
I will at some point, Fred. Your very observant, it was my version of just that pack. I’ve since modified it to just a single pouch but, with two straps for holding addition items. I find it much more practical. The 2 pouch pack I found simply didn’t hold much in the inner pouch if you had other stuff packed in the middle.
I always cook up tradition bannock and I’m actually wearing a breachclout with leggings. This was commonly worn by both natives and Europeans in the 18th century.
@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you Sir. Your knowledge is impressive. I'm not familiar with that history. I live in Lisbon :) I'm having a blast with your videos. Thank you so much for sharing with us. It's like a time travel experience. Food for the soul too in these hard, ugly times. Sending love across the ocean
I have a question. What is your head covering called? I am a welder by trade and I wear head coverings to keep sparks out . But if I had one like that It would be awesome
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yes Dave Canterbury is a well known bushcrafter and TV person in the US (auto spell check misspelled his name sorry) check him out some time... he also have a video at a prepper convention on hand tools and knowledge or dirt time as key to survival and he also talks about years ago ppl burning down there cabins for the nails and hinges when the moved lol... also can't wait for more of your cabin vids and birch bark canoe series... Denis
Sorry about that - we are working to fix the audio in future episodes. The audio seems ok on iPhone and iPad - but on TVs it is too quiet. Thanks for the sub!
@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you for always posting back this is why i scribed and liked and love what ya do vids great stuff indian mox great job youre a no bull u tuber music a tiny bit loud i only get to watsh vids at night wife comes out of bed to tell my deaf but turn it down please to loud but thin some vids i caint hear what youre saying so up it goes and to loud just saying but your ch is my fav of all the vids on u-tube more please and thank you very much= deerslayer va mt man out
My name is Jerry England. I’m a fur trade historian, canoeist and writer who lives in Chatsworth, California.
I recently discovered “The Woodland Escape,” and am very much enjoying your presentations.
I’d always known I had some distant relatives that were French-Canadian, but until 2010, I didn't know anything about them. However, somehow deep within my DNA, I've always carried a burning desire to learn about North America's fur trade, and her mystical forest dwellers. More than that, I've had a love affair with canoes and canoeing for 60 years. When I was a teenager, in the late 1950s, I learned to canoe on lakes, in California’s High Sierra Mountains.
Since then I have paddled hundreds of lakes and rivers across North America. Some of my most cherished memories are of canoe trips to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Ontario's Algonquin Park, Wyoming's Snake River, and the upper Missouri River in Montana.
During the 1980s and 1990s I also participated in many ‘Rendezvous Reenactments’ sponsored by the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, so I added many “buckskinning” skills to my Repertoire.
In a 2010 breakthrough, I learned that I share DNA with hundreds of ancestors and relatives involved in the fur trade between 1620 and 1820. I guess that explains my love of canoeing, and those magical silent places that can only be reached by paddle and portage.
My research is presented in my blog titled, “Ripples from La Prairie Voyageur Canoes,” laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2017/10/ripples-from-la-prairie-voyageur-canoes.html
I thank you, sir and it appears that we’ve both paddled the same waters, but share the same passion for. History. I’ll be checking out your blog, sounds right up my alley!
I love all of your videos
Thanks Raymond.
This is exactly what I’ve been waiting and looking for. I cannot express how much I appreciate and respect what you are doing and sharing with us all. These words aren’t much reciprocation for the gift you’re giving to our lives but I hope they manage to give back a fraction of the sentiments you’ve selflessly and generously bestowed upon us for free
Wow, that is the most flattering compliment, I sincerely thank you.
What a delight to watch a man just be.
👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
👍 Thanks for uploading!
👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!
👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!
How refreshing it is to watch how it was done back in time without having to hear a lot of talking. looking forward to more videos. it would be nice in the written area to list what your gear was and what you cooked.
I stumbled into this channel at one of the last videos you posted, the "Where do we sleep?" one and have been working my way backwards.
You have done an really good job presenting life in the 18th and I am glad you decided to share.
While I've seen the outfit in several other videos, it wasn't until this one that I realized you have no pants on! lol.
Those leggings are very cool. I suspect in more ways than aesthetic.
Fine garb!! Glad to see people using the gear and not just putting on fashion shows.
We’re glad you’ve stumbled upon us and appreciate your kind comments.
What a man What a man What a man!!! As a rule, I just can't stand people eating but it was a pleasure to watch you eat. Love you
I love the format, very informative and done in the manner of the 1700's. In my earlier years I use to go to all the Rendezvous and did camp outs and primitive shoots. Thanks for taking the time to allow us to travel along with you on your journey....
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for the wealth of information and real use guide of how things are/were done not so long ago. I just found your videos and plan to view them all.
We’re glad you found us and thank you for your interest.
What a great trek and video. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great video. A lot of guys talk a good bushcraft experience, but you actually go out and live it. Keep up the good work. John from Ohio.
Thanks 👍. No sense playing at it when you can be living it !
Love!! Very very Happy to meet You!
Thanks Seb. The feeling is mutual.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Merci beaucoup
Hi Peter.
After watching you video about Grey Owl, I thought I’d set about watching your films from the beginning. I’ve just finished watching this first one and what a delight it was! So nice to just watch and take notice of what you were doing and how you went about it without a narrative explaining the obvious. Looking forward to working my way up the list.
Kind regards,
Mark
Thanks for your interest, Mark. Your hard core to watch them all, I believe 150 or so episodes.
Hi Peter.
Well, I’m about 10 films in so around 140 to go then! Lol! But that is not a chore as these films are very interesting, I shall be rather sad to catch you up. For once, those algorithm things that churn away in the background have done something good for a change. They obviously connected my past Grey Owl searches with your recent Grey Owl film and brought it to my attention which has set me off on an odyssey to follow your journey from the start and I’m enjoying every minute of it! You’re living the live most of us can only dream of so keep the films coming and I’ll catch up at some point.
Best wishes,
Mark
Dang! BEAUTIFUL! The call of those loons was just heavenly!!!
I have had a Jim Chambers flintlock kit since 2006 that I need to finish!!! Been wanting to do this since forever but life keeps getting in the way! I pray to do this kind of thing soon!
My first build was a JimCambers kit. If you wait too much longer you’ll be able to sell it as an antique, lol. Appreciate your interest.
@@TheWoodlandEscape LOL! For sure!!!
Your attire is awesome
Thanks Mike. The garb of the era we portray is also extremely comfortable compared to modern clothing.
thanks
That's my cup of tea!
Loved every minute of this. Very relaxing and informative without a word spoken! Love the canoe!
Thanks Amanda. I’m working on another canoe now.
This i9s the first time watching episode #1 I am hooked on your authenticity to detail. Although I can not recreate the times you do it gives me great pleasure in watching you to allow us to travel back in time to when thingts were tougher but simpler. Thank You.
We appreciate your comments Paul and are glad you’re enjoying.
Looks pretty peaceful....
It is indeed, Harry … kinda out of body!
Fabulous
Ok! Tnx!!!
That Canoe is the Greatest Canoe🛶
About to start building yet another.
@@TheWoodlandEscape
Can't wait for your tutorial
Your Teachings are Trade Silver & Gold& Copper Worthy💖
Wow! Your channel was suggested by Danny at Deepsouth Homestead. I can already tell that I will enjoy your content. The best place to start is the beginning.
Thank you. We’re very flattered that Danny has been recommending our channel. We appreciate your interest and support.
Enjoyed your journey to a special place. Could not be with you but lived the experience through your video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very enjoyable, & realistic.
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Great video!
WELL DONE!!!
I don’t have a problem with your silence as it would seem being alone as you are and in new territory you need to be vigilant because you may run into hostiles.
In the future you may have a prologue and/or epilogue that might explain your gear and technique.
I am very happy with your work!!!
Like everyone else, I look forward to MORE!!!
Thank you Sam - we will definitely get into more detailed explanations in future episodes!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Great!! Look forward to it!!
Awesome video
Just stumbled upon your channel. Subscribed within the first 10 minutes. Really interesting to see how people lived 200+ years ago.
Thanks Pete, glad you’re enjoying.
Excellent video, thanks for the info and taking me along!
Glad you enjoyed it, Darrell, it is our pleasure.
Great video! I’ll be joining you for the journey back in time 😁👍
Thank you so much, we appreciate your support and interest.
New here. So far, it's an interesting video. But who's doing the videoing?
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to watching more.
Thanks for watching!
Just found out about your channel from Crown Land Camping Ontario. My friend and I met you at Puzzle back in sep 2020. I'll have to start binge watching!
Small world, Geoff. We remember you as well. You guys were from Ottawa as I recall. Still paddling about I trust!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yah, we are from Ottawa. FYI my buddy Rob was the talkative one. I didn't get out paddling very much in 2021 - hopefully better in 2022.
What an excellent video introducing us to your channel! I think I will be watching all of your uploads for the week to keep up with your new ones. Once again, thank you for sharing with us this path through the 1700's history.
That is hard core Emsol, that is a lot of viewing.
Very nice work on that canoe , Ive been wanting to build one myself to take a second trip on the northern forest canoe trail. I did it years ago with modern gear but i want to have that feeling of traveling these waterways the way our ancestors did .
Nothing paddles like a birch bark canoe.. like a leaf on the water.
Thank you , can't wait to see more
Thanks for the great video my friend 👍
My god u forgot me but u don't have to come back, I am going to stay here, at least in my mind. Thank you
Man you make a success to anything you turn your hand to awsome 👌
Now my fiddle playing so much, lol. Thanks for the compliment David.
Peter what a great video. The birch bark canoe is great along with your camp set up. One of my questions is: What wood/sticks did you use while cooking the venison? Don't you have to worry about imparting a different flavor to the meat that might be bitter. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication!
I find any hardwood works, but the bark must be removed.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thank You and I'll File that away!
Fantastic video, really enjoyed it.
Very well done.
Great video! Well done sir! Love that canoe!
Great video. I hunt in that style. But have not yet done an overnight. Inspiring
Have you ever heard of the booklet or audio version, "An English Family in an American Wilderness"? Memoirs of early 1800s. Excellent.
No but, I will add that to my research list. Thank you.
Mr. Kelly, let my start by thanking and commending you for sharing this content with all of us. It's a beautiful journey you have set on and I'm honored to be tagging along with you. I'm curious what region of North America you are in? New England? Eastern seaboard of Canada? The terrain looks very familiar to me and I am a New England native. Thank you
We are in Eastern Ontario.
It looks like Northern Minnesota too, and the loon is our official state bird.
Very interesting - look forward to future installments!
More to come! Thanks!
wow, that is some canoe!!
Thanks Rick, it is the first solo one I built and is a sweet mover!
Great video man . Thank you and greetings from Morocco . I suscribe your channel .
You support is appreciated Al.
i watch your vids every night love em thanks i learn lots va mt man out
Appreciate your interest.
One of my favourite videos on your channel. Did you make your lean to tarp as well? What's your solution when it's bug season? Thanks for your inspiration.
Smoke bathing was a common method. Green juniper bows, followed by cedar work the best. Simple lay on the coals a stand in the smoke … fluff clothes about or suspend over the smoke … it really works if one can stand the smell, lol.
Incredible job and wish I was there to share it. Adirondacker at heart. Perhaps a video on foods you ate and the prep involved
Thanks Mark. I love he Adirondacks and spent a lot of time down there ice climbing and training for our mountaineering expeditions.
those howlers know good coffee when they smell it.
Never gave that much thought, but it is the best darn coffee one can make!
Nice video Peter. Beautiful surroundings!!
Thanks, but so is New Hampshire. I love that state, used to do a lot of rock climbing there in my youth.
Thank you. I feel blessed every time I head out into the woods here. What areas of the state were you in? We have some nice ledges near my camp
I really enjoyed the video. I'm active in living history and black powder hunting. Started with the fur trade mountain men. The Long Hunter is my focus now. Please do a video about your kit and your sleeping setup.
I second this, please!!!
Thanks! We will definitely have an episode about Long Hunter gear in the future!
I really enjoyed this video. I practice living history in Maine. I was wondering where you are located, that is beautiful country. You don’t need to be specific, just a state or province. You are doing great stuff. I just discovered you today . I’m looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Steve, glad your enjoying. We are located in Eastern Ontario.
It Shure is a beautiful place it looks like it would be easy not to go back
We kinda like it!
Good morning sir, that scarf styled cap with the (trade silver?) clothing pins in it...how did you go about making that and sourcing the pins.
Man, that’s just the style of doo rag I’m looking for.
Thank you, sir!
Check out some North American native turban pictures for ideas. Ther are many sources for trade silver , The Eastern Door is one of the better ones. However if you need a lot of them, try Crazy Crow, not quite authentic but, very affordable.
Thank you sir!
Definitely tell when someone enjoys what they are doing
That’s for sure Billy.
How did you get started? I have been interested in trekking and long hunting during the 1700s but I have no ideal how to begin. I love camping and kayaking and hiking just don't know how to transition from modern to ancient times. I grew up with computers and cell phones and google does help but something seems to be missing. Sorry if my question is unclear I'm just kinda lost. We've all lost something with all out technology. Maybe you could make a beginners video if you haven't already
Great question. Start looking in your area for groups, either reenactors or better yet, those who do living archeology. Track down A Pilgrims Journey by Mark Baker. Two volume set and we’ll worth the money. Join some 18th century groups, get involved and ask questions. Most people who are into this hobby will gladly share their information. Food for thought for Cathy and I to do a “How to get started” video.
I will definitely start doing that and I'll find the books. Thank you!
it was back then that women would churn butter for hours without 1 bigfoot podcast..lol im subbed and starting with this video..
We appreciate your support, Mark.
This is fantastic I really want to do stuff like this just don't know where to begin
History is a fantastic hobby, not just learned from books, but by experimenting in it. i encourage you to give it a try!
I like your coffee kettle. 👍😁 Self made?
Nope, I found that pot in a flea market about 25 years ago … it has served me well.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Kool! I’m still using one I made back in the early 80’s and it’s seen a lot of campfires. 👍🏼😁
Thank you very much for taking the time to film and post this video! I'm looking forward to seeing more.
OBTW, where are you filming this? Beautiful Country! Be Safe & Stay Healthy!
We are in Hastings County in Ontario, Canada! Thanks you too!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I figured it had to be either Crown Land or Boundary Waters. Great country no matter where.
Love it! New subscriber here.
Very nice video. You put a lot of work in your wilderness gear. Have you ever mixed your corn meal up with hot water? I prefer using hot water over cold. Makes a great batter for frying.
Sorry Stephen, I missed your comment and yes I do the same for corn cakes. To be honest I’m more of a bannock fan. Perhaps because of my Canadian roots. The French were not really enamored with corn, preferring wheat based bread.
Love your videos so much to learn , just out of curiosity do you know how much you canoe weighs ?
Cool video, papa. What were the things you ate?
Ground and roasted coffee beans , before starbucks.. :)
Really informative. 👍 Just found your channel - subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
Gorgeous and peaceful video! What is the fiddle peice at the beginning of the video?
I believe it is called the Scottish Bride.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thank you sir! Keep making these amazing videos. They are a refreshing glimpse into the old world.
Nice work Peter. The canoe looks beautiful in the water. It handles great in the footage you have taken. How much does it weigh? Look forward to seeing more videos.
Hi Earl - the canoe weighs about 60lbs! Thanks more coming soon!
I could not hear the intro with my volume all the way up and the closed caption was not on so I missed your intro and all you shared. The rest of the video was excellent and I look forward to more. In Joy
Sorry about that, it was our very first video and we had a lot of problems with audio at the start.
As a forester and geologist, I know that there is a feeling a man gets when he knows he is where he is supposed to be at that moment, equipped with gear of his own manufacture, and comfortable in the environment he is in. It's as if we just fit somehow. Forests are our home, as Canadians, and the tools we need to live there are pretty basic, an axe, a knife, a few sheets of fabric for various uses, a pot or two...and we have lost the skills that are necessary to live this way. In this fast paced world we have created, just sitting by a fire, whittling with a knife, cooking a slab of meat, or what have you...is a foreign concept. And now? The present world seems to be at risk. We are endebted up to the eyeballs, as Canadians and as a country, food prices are sky rocketing, fuel likewise, and the foreign wars are on our televisions. Our government seems to be preoccupied by odd problems that require more gun laws, or squandering taxes on wasted covid shots and payouts. Does life need to be so complicated or are we all just trying to get back to the garden? The Japanese use a phrase called Shin-ri-yoku, or translated as "forest bathing", to explain why humans need forests to maintain their sanity and health. I agree with them, not because of all the science they tout to support their argument, but because of how forests make me feel. Breathe in that piney air, and see how it makes you feel. Try to just be. Learn a few bush skills like making snowshoes, or a birchbark canoe, or a scandi knife, or starting a fire with flint and steel, cooking over an open fire, using a reflector oven...try to escape into the woodland if only for a moment. Try to picture yourself at ease pulling a toboggan as you snowshoe and camp in the winter. Solve problems as they arise and don't stress out over what might happen. I worked in the bush, in forestry and mining exploration, which sort've spoiled the wonder of it all. It took some effort to stop myself from looking for ore bodies or cubic meters of merchantable timber while I was surrounded by the sheer beauty of the creation, but I did it. Learning how to shoot black powder helped, as did a Tom Brown Jr. bushcraft course. Watching this channel, the Woodland Escape, just reminds me of what I have felt in the bush on occasions when I relaxed enough to allow it, when the worlds of bad news, global warming, high tech and AI, are far enough away not to affect me. Perhaps the cure for cultural ptsd is building a birchbark canoe and paddling it through a forest.
Wow, a very I’m impressive look into my mind. Perhaps if we’d all do a wee bit of “ forest bathing” the world would be a much more civil place to live on. Actually, we tend to think of it as the world we live on rather than the world we’re all a part of. I sincerely appreciate your thought provoking words!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I am honoured by your reply. I am currently making a series of 5 scandinavian knives which I wish to practice kohlrosing on, with the idea that they will be the boon companions of some bushmen who choose to carry them. I had a fantasy of sitting by a creek in a forest somewhere in Lanark county, kohlrosing knife in hand, cutting the lines in the handles and sheaths of the knives. Your videos are a rare form of artwork to me. We know the 17 and 1800's were a brutal time in history, but they lived long lives if they survived to adulthood, and we are throwing out the baby with the bathwater when we discard the skills and tech from those times. I don't think a man needs any fancier a gun than a flintlock to get meat, but that's just my opinion. Certainly a militia trained to shoot a flintlock would be pure hell to face on the battlefield when equipped with modern arms. Keep up the good work, your toboggan vids were of immense interest to me. As a bushman, that is the way to travel!
Sounds like we’re not very far apart and from your comments you sound like a person I’d like to share a fire with. If your interested in following up, you can email us at, thewoodlandescape1@gmail.com.
Did you film this during hunting season? Don't you have to wear blaze orange in Ontario? Not criticizing, just curious. I am also in Ontario and am interested in black powder hunting, that's why I ask. Really loved the video, that canoe is spectacular.
Hello to a fellow Ontarian. It was not filmed in a hunting season. One must wear blaze orange only during big game seasons, which I do. For ruffed grouse, squirrel, rabbits etc. I don’t. Thanks for your kind comments. I’m looking for bark now for my next canoe build..
Sorry I'm straining to hear you.........LOVE THIS THO !
Thanks Adrienne - we are going to fix this for future episodes! Thank you!
@@TheWoodlandEscape You are just working out the bugs when doing a new venture...totally understandable.
Watched again, very interesting and educational. Curious about your head gear worn here and other episodes. Could you share at some point a we bit of history about it?
A native turban, common among many native tribes but, also worn by Europeans. Adorned with trade silver, also a common item item in the 1700’s.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Cool, Interesting, wonder if any paintings from the period depicts them. Hum! Research !🧐
Great video man, wish it was 2 hours long I could watch this all day. Surprised u didn't have a tomahawk tucked in your sash tho. My favorite video on utube now 👍👍
Glad your joying Stanley. Enjoy the coffee ...your in for a treat. Great price on a working saw, I love flea markets.
Glad your liking our step back in time . The first comment I replied to was meant for Stanley.
Some of the c17th hat fashions wher really outlandish like the hat at 08:24
And this coming from a guy who wears a shake?
Love it Thank You :)
You're welcome!
Thank God there is still locations you can do this. There’s way too many selfish land owners now.
nNot where we live. Most land is Crown Land.
Just discovered your channel. Since it seems interesting, I start from the beginning.
You introduce yourself as alone in the wilderness. Question : who's holding the camera ?
We were attempting to demonstrate how was do in the 18th century. My wife Cathy who does all our filming paddled alone in another solo canoe.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Ok thanks. It makes sense. I've already watched several of your vids. I like them
Nicely done, well spoken, just subscribed. Did you notice the critter sleeping in your bedroll? He scurries off at 58:10 as you are rolling it up...lol.
Thanks Travis. You’re absolutely more observant than I. I’ll have to have a watch again. Heck, I might have missed a breakfast meal, lol.
my name is Trish good morning I love your videos you do very good work I love watching your videos í never see your wife your always alone where is she when your away
Top of the morning Trish. Glad you’re enjoying our channel. Cathy is in a few more resent episodes. She also. Is always behind the camera.
hark no life vest back then but i think the deer hide vest with hollow hair they wore might have worked as one ? some might of had a dry small log in the boat to floot on if turned over? do you know ?
Sorry, Archie I don’t. I think that they relied on their swimming ability, taught at a very early age.
So well done. Please tell.me where you obtained your shelter. Looks like a Whelan but I suspect is not?
Hello Joe. I sewed up that shelter myself out of some canvas I had. It is alone the style of a Whelan. I dyed it using some walnut shells.
Have to ask: where do you find the mini-penannular brooches/blanket pins?
At The Eastern Door is the most authentic but, pricey. The cheapest way if you need/want lots of pieces , try Crazy Crow.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I did go to crazy crow. Bought some, but all they have is silver and German silver... Wanted brass. Someone has to be importing these things.
Would you show the pack that used in this episode? It resembles the new invented pack from the late 18th century. Love you videos.
I will at some point, Fred. Your very observant, it was my version of just that pack. I’ve since modified it to just a single pouch but, with two straps for holding addition items. I find it much more practical. The 2 pouch pack I found simply didn’t hold much in the inner pouch if you had other stuff packed in the middle.
Very nice. Would love to build a canoe. Is there any wildlife where you are at?
Lots of wildlife. We essentially only eat wild meat and fish we harvest ourselves.
@@TheWoodlandEscape ok.nice.Thanks for response. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
This is just amazing. What was that flour?
Oh my word the trousers are open 😁 interesting
I always cook up tradition bannock and I’m actually wearing a breachclout with leggings. This was commonly worn by both natives and Europeans in the 18th century.
@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you Sir. Your knowledge is impressive. I'm not familiar with that history. I live in Lisbon :)
I'm having a blast with your videos. Thank you so much for sharing with us. It's like a time travel experience. Food for the soul too in these hard, ugly times.
Sending love across the ocean
What do you wear on laundry days and how do you wash your clothes
Peace of mind🏕🛶🌛
Вашим режиссёрам снимающим о "том" времени, нужно у Вас консультироваться в плане быта, одежды... Очень интересно!
I have a question. What is your head covering called? I am a welder by trade and I wear head coverings to keep sparks out . But if I had one like that It would be awesome
It is called a turban. Many North American indigenous tribes wore them. Try googling Native turbans for some ideas.
Sir, really like your videos, could you tell me what is the name of the tune at the beginning of your videos? Thank You Sir
The tune varies and for the most part a re original pieces.
Sir you are the Canadian Dave Cranbury of bushcraft
Don’t know Dave, but I think that was a compliment, thank.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yes Dave Canterbury is a well known bushcrafter and TV person in the US (auto spell check misspelled his name sorry) check him out some time... he also have a video at a prepper convention on hand tools and knowledge or dirt time as key to survival and he also talks about years ago ppl burning down there cabins for the nails and hinges when the moved lol... also can't wait for more of your cabin vids and birch bark canoe series...
Denis
Alone? So... who filmed you?
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This looks like a great channel. Just subbed. But I think your recording volume is very low.
Sorry about that - we are working to fix the audio in future episodes. The audio seems ok on iPhone and iPad - but on TVs it is too quiet. Thanks for the sub!
It would be great if you could explain what you are doing and why during your videos
Thank you - we will get into more in-depth videos in future episodes!
what cal is the flint lock how likn is that?
It’s a 62 caliber smoothbore.
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