Lewis and Clark used a sextant to Map and record their explorations. You don't need a sextant, you can use the sun and stars. In North America the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. Put a stick in the ground it will throw a shadow put a small rock on the top of the shadow, wait 15 minutes put another rock on the top of the shadow. The line between the two rocks is your East West line. This will give you a approx. awarness of the Directions East West. You can use the stars in a similar way. By using two sticks sighted on a star like you would with your iro sights on a rifle. If the star moves from your left to the right it has moved east to west, you are facing in a south direction. If it moves fron your right to left, you're ...acing North. The old wagon trains used to point the wagon tongue at the North Star out on the praie. That helped keep them aware of the general directions
Hi from England (the old one not the new one) just found your channel and making way through your back catalogue and loving it so far. I have a tomahawk thats about ready for a new handle and I was thinking of making it a bit longer partly because it has a heavy head and partly because I tend to process a fair amount of wood due to the conditions here and the extra leverage might make it easier and take advantage of the relatively heavy head. Is this a viable option/something that wouldve been done? How long do you make yours? Cheers 👍
Another great video on how our frontiersmen and explorers travelled and navigated our country in the early days! Great point: The more knowledge you have in your brain, the less gear you may need.
Nice work mate! So much to comment on! Whenever I head out these days I take a page from those who went before. The NWCo boys like David Thompson, Alexander McKenzie, Simon Frazier, both Alexander Henry the elder and the younger as well as our boys Lewis and Clark, all learned as much as they could about the land they were going to travel through and what it would be like in different seasons before they set out. All had maps (with a lot of blank areas that they filled in) and all used native help and guides. Little story, I once decided I was going to do a solo 18th century trek from the north of New Mexico to the south of New Mexico, through the very same Sangre de Cristos on your video. I had old USGS maps but no compass. Being a kid at the time I had a bit of trouble in the beginning getting the maps oriented correctly. I got that sorted out and all was well and good while I in the mountains but things started going bad when I got up on the Rowe Mesa. It was August and bloody hot. I was only carrying a pint canteen and all the streams on the maps were dry as a bone. The settlements on the map that I was counting on for resupply also no longer existed. Fortunately I was able to find stock tanks that kept me going for awhile, and rabbits and Pinion nuts. Another big problem was my feet. Center seam moccasins were not created in the Southwest and there’s a reason for that! If I had have done proper research I would have known that one doesn’t go through that country basically barefoot. Shoepacks would have done the trick but I was just a dumb kid at that time. I ended up giving up about halfway through, made my way out to US 285 and hitchhiked most of the rest of the way to Carlsbad which was an adventure in itself. Not too many folks offer a ride to a fella that’s been in the bush for weeks, dressed two centuries ago and carrying a flintlock rifle and pistol…even got a police escort through the town of Roswell and not because they were impressed by what I was doing! If you make it back out this way I have some places to show you. Well done and cheers mate!!!
Very informative! I find it amazing that even with a topo map, judging terrain features and distances can be difficult until you get use to it with tons of practice. I am so glad you are covering things like this in period equipment. We have become to addicted on modern day equipment, when common sense may be all we have. So going out and practicing these skills is a real good idea! Thanks and I hope you do more videos like this.😊
Great video . I would love to see more 18th-century overnighters. So few channels doing that...seem likes there are dozens and dozens of channels / videos representing other time period..but 18th century treeking / camping are far and few between...
Going uphill, orient to the ridges and mountain peaks. Coming down, orient to drainages. Especially in heavy vegetation where visibility is limited, it's hard to travel down ridges without ending up at the creek, unless you have a marked trail. You pretty much said so.
Hey there, fellow traditional hunter and explorer here. Good info but I dont live in the mountains. Infact, the area I hunt and explore near me is literally called the St. Clair Flats. (Southeastern Michigan) lots of swamp, thickts and hardwoods. Navigating here is primarily done with landmark recognition. Like the odd growing oak tree or the thin clearing along the swamp edge. Also just spending many hours in the woods.
Try telling this to “modern minutemen” they need a compass for there back yard lol jk, I’ve been hiking and camping over 10 years, I never carried a compass, just remember the way or general direction , or like you use a ridge line, or follow a stream, of course I got paper maps, but i know in my mountains if I get actually lost if I follow a stream or just go down hill I’ll hit a road eventually, I’ve only done that once in my late teens lol
Evening, Do you live in Kentucky? I’d like to speak with you about trekking and living history in general in private if I may. Is there a way I can contact you? I look foreword to hearing from you…..E
Great video, I'm an instant subscriber, thanks for posting.
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Lewis and Clark used a sextant to Map and record their explorations.
You don't need a sextant, you can use the sun and stars. In North America the sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
Put a stick in the ground it will throw a shadow put a small rock on the top of the shadow, wait 15 minutes put another rock on the top of the shadow. The line between the two rocks is your East West line. This will give you a approx. awarness of the Directions East West. You can use the stars in a similar way. By using two sticks sighted on a star like you would with your iro sights on a rifle. If the star moves from your left to the right it has moved east to west, you are facing in a south direction. If it moves fron your right to left, you're ...acing North.
The old wagon trains used to point the wagon tongue at the North Star out on the praie. That helped keep them aware of the general directions
Hi from England (the old one not the new one) just found your channel and making way through your back catalogue and loving it so far.
I have a tomahawk thats about ready for a new handle and I was thinking of making it a bit longer partly because it has a heavy head and partly because I tend to process a fair amount of wood due to the conditions here and the extra leverage might make it easier and take advantage of the relatively heavy head.
Is this a viable option/something that wouldve been done? How long do you make yours? Cheers 👍
Another great video on how our frontiersmen and explorers travelled and navigated our country in the early days! Great point: The more knowledge you have in your brain, the less gear you may need.
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Nice work mate! So much to comment on!
Whenever I head out these days I take a page from those who went before. The NWCo boys like David Thompson, Alexander McKenzie, Simon Frazier, both Alexander Henry the elder and the younger as well as our boys Lewis and Clark, all learned as much as they could about the land they were going to travel through and what it would be like in different seasons before they set out. All had maps (with a lot of blank areas that they filled in) and all used native help and guides.
Little story, I once decided I was going to do a solo 18th century trek from the north of New Mexico to the south of New Mexico, through the very same Sangre de Cristos on your video. I had old USGS maps but no compass. Being a kid at the time I had a bit of trouble in the beginning getting the maps oriented correctly. I got that sorted out and all was well and good while I in the mountains but things started going bad when I got up on the Rowe Mesa.
It was August and bloody hot. I was only carrying a pint canteen and all the streams on the maps were dry as a bone. The settlements on the map that I was counting on for resupply also no longer existed. Fortunately I was able to find stock tanks that kept me going for awhile, and rabbits and Pinion nuts. Another big problem was my feet. Center seam moccasins were not created in the Southwest and there’s a reason for that! If I had have done proper research I would have known that one doesn’t go through that country basically barefoot. Shoepacks would have done the trick but I was just a dumb kid at that time.
I ended up giving up about halfway through, made my way out to US 285 and hitchhiked most of the rest of the way to Carlsbad which was an adventure in itself. Not too many folks offer a ride to a fella that’s been in the bush for weeks, dressed two centuries ago and carrying a flintlock rifle and pistol…even got a police escort through the town of Roswell and not because they were impressed by what I was doing!
If you make it back out this way I have some places to show you. Well done and cheers mate!!!
Great job sharing your knowledge and passion with us! I really enjoy your channel!!!
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Outstanding video
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Very informative! I find it amazing that even with a topo map, judging terrain features and distances can be difficult until you get use to it with tons of practice. I am so glad you are covering things like this in period equipment. We have become to addicted on modern day equipment, when common sense may be all we have. So going out and practicing these skills is a real good idea! Thanks and I hope you do more videos like this.😊
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A very good tutorial…keep them coming!
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Great video . I would love to see more 18th-century overnighters. So few channels doing that...seem likes there are dozens and dozens of channels / videos representing other time period..but 18th century treeking / camping are far and few between...
Outstanding video sir. Great information and beautiful footage.
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Thank you great information
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Going uphill, orient to the ridges and mountain peaks. Coming down, orient to drainages. Especially in heavy vegetation where visibility is limited, it's hard to travel down ridges without ending up at the creek, unless you have a marked trail. You pretty much said so.
As a young man I explored and hunted the Sangre de Cristo mountains just passed the Great Sand Dunes.
That's a beautiful area! I'd love to explore those mountains someday
Hey there, fellow traditional hunter and explorer here. Good info but I dont live in the mountains. Infact, the area I hunt and explore near me is literally called the St. Clair Flats. (Southeastern Michigan) lots of swamp, thickts and hardwoods. Navigating here is primarily done with landmark recognition. Like the odd growing oak tree or the thin clearing along the swamp edge. Also just spending many hours in the woods.
Great subject
Sorry! UA-cam is crazy! I thought you stopped your channel! I just found this!
Great job by the way!!
Good stuff thank you
Thank you for watching!
The trail was wide and narrow
And the eagle or the sparrow
Showed the path he was to follow as they flew.
That song played in my mind the entire time I was up there.
Be safe, watch the skyline, and keep your powder dry. Thanks.
Try telling this to “modern minutemen” they need a compass for there back yard lol jk, I’ve been hiking and camping over 10 years, I never carried a compass, just remember the way or general direction , or like you use a ridge line, or follow a stream, of course I got paper maps, but i know in my mountains if I get actually lost if I follow a stream or just go down hill I’ll hit a road eventually, I’ve only done that once in my late teens lol
I don't need GPS if I get lost that's called adventure
Exactly!
@FlintlockOperator a fact and truth brother
Evening, Do you live in Kentucky? I’d like to speak with you about trekking and living history in general in private if I may. Is there a way I can contact you? I look foreword to hearing from you…..E
could this guy be any cooler?
That’s a negative. He’s hit the peak.
Outstanding video