My grandma used to fry my eggs by flipping the grease over the top back in the 70's!! What a great memory and glad to see you use that technique, Thanks for all you do Dave for outdoorsman and bushcrafters!
Just discovered these Yurt vids, thanks a ton this is a great way to see the kinds of things you might need to be doing on a long term camp or setting up a nice cozy woods getaway. Doing things like sewing, hard tack manufacture, scouting resources, all really good things to know. Thanks again.
Dave, My dad had an axe identical to yours, hadn't thought about it until I saw this video. He passed away somewhat recently (I think of it as 'going to the great Scout Camp in the sky', as he was an avid and dedicated Boy Scoutmaster), and so I thank you for that wonderful memory and reminder of him.
Love your videos man, I’ve watched them since the beginning, definitely learned a lot from you and I still remember when I ran into you a few years ago at the tractor supply off 35 in Beavercreek Ohio that was pretty cool to run into you like that! Lol 🤙🏻
Dave how hard is it going to be to move out of that Yurt looks like you are at home it would be real hard for me to leave something like that when the time came
Great video brother, I've been enjoying this series so much. Thank You Dave for the wonderful videos and Thank Iris for "loaning" you out to us all. I'm sure it is a sacrifice being away so much, I for one greatly appreciate it. God bless.
@dizmalmazes yes more flammable than untreated cotton canvas. a candle wick is generally a woven cotton material. flame melts the wax, wax soaks into wicking and then the wax burns off instead of only the wick. same is true with animal fats. they are accelerates. you can waterproof with petroleum products, neats foot oil and vegetable oils also. but the vegetable and animal oils may oxidize and go rancid. non rendered animal fats will go bad also.
@dizmalmazes parafin (candle wax) has a melting point around 135 degrees. it tends to flot on water when melted. heat some water in a container big enough for your needs. add some wax. then wash your cloth article above and below the wax layer to get the wax into the fabric. the cloth will be flamable afterward so be careful around open flames
my grand and great grandparents kept a 5 pound coffee can on the back corner of the woodstove to hold excess fat from cooking. they could grab a spoonfull as required for frying but when the can was full they sent it to the munitions plant in Rock Island to make explosives out of. both WWI and WWII war efforts. Some was held back for making soaps.
Went out today and ran across a old Pine tree which was rotting and had fallen down several years ago... Click the light came on> Thanks for the video... Now I have matches lol... Also I am glad I didnt fast forward the 1st 39 secs ... I now seen the pack goat....
Dave, is that a polyester fleece pullover you're wearing in the yurt? How do you like it compared to wool? I Like it... easy to care for, inexpensive, easy to dry, wicks and can keep you warm when wet.
DC, brother you just brought back some old wonderful memerois of my Grandma in the kitchen before daylight frying up a mess of eggs, She would always use grease from the bacon she just cooked and slap the grease over the eggs to make her perfrect overeasy eggs.Now there was a self reliant woman.Knew every medicinal plant in the area and could make a poltice for whatever ailed you.There were no doctors or drug stores where she grew up in the Indian Teritorries.
Now why in the hell would someone click on the dislike on a video like this? Short & to the point on a variety of subjects. Haters or jealousy. Thanks Dave, keep them coming. I always said that with attitude there are two types of people, positive & negative & man it must suck walking through life with your glass half empty.. Cheers from New Jersey!
We call it "fat lighter" down here in the Southeast. Way back when they used pine to build some of the older houses. That old pine was not treated and basically turned into fat wood and when those house catch fire, they burn like gasoline was poured over the house.
Dave, Seems to me that after proving the viability of the yurt you might be considering doing this as another series say in Alaska or somewhere remote? Just curious... Great series - Cheers
The more I study yurts, the more convinced I become that they can be a vitally important option for an ever growing number of people who have lost traditional homes. Dave's low end yurt is within reach of many of those facing hard times. And the yurt is, also, a great "off the grid"option for those seeking to enjoy alternative lifestyles. Dave is doing us all a great service. I, for one, am taking a lot of notes.
I went winter camping last night with a friend to a usual spot. The last time we were there(we're the only people who use this spot), which was early in the fall, I had brought some nice big pieces of fat wood to the wood pile, and they were still there this time. It had rained a couple of days ago and froze on the wood. So my buddy refused to use them. While he was cooking, I chopped off chunks and threw them in, the fire loved it, but he thought it was hindering it. As I threw, he snatched out
Was noticing that you took your Estwing today.I contacted the Estwing Co. and heard back from them, the hatchet is made out of 1055 steel. 1055 Carbon steel is right on the border between a medium and high carbon steel. With a hardness between RC 60-64 depending on the exact carbon content. This steel is well suited where strength and impact resistance is valued. it's probably a good choice for those that can't afford Wetterlings. You might want to pass this info along. Thanks for great videos.
I'm trying a test.I cant get a deer and the stores around my area do not have tallow. So I'm trying to find way to get it with out a deer.I was cooking hamburger the other night and thought wounder if this will work so I put the hamburger grease in a jar and put in to a refrigerator and for got about it yesterday I got the jar out and there was this hard layer in the jar and under it was a jelly like stuff. but the white hard stuff, wouldn't it be the same thing as tallow.
Where I live in NY it is almost impossible to find true fatwood in the woods due to the depth of the snow pack, and how long it lingers, but, a resource I did not see you utilize from the same tree was the pine knots themselves. Wherever a branch grew out from the trunk is where you get the pine knots, and I utilize them all year up here. Just a thought, and another potential resource Dave.
Dave.. in most videos you talk about the HnR 12 ga as a good survival gun because of the resemblances to a muzzleloader...last night i went to Dics looking for one and ran on a deal for a rossi matched pair...after some thougt on it i bought one thinking not much more weght (its real light) and with the 22lr/20 ga barrels it gives me a lot of options and versatility in ammo...what are your thoughts on it and being ballistics are very similar can i not use the 20 ga in the same fashion?
Ha! love that pack goat in the beginning of the video. You mentioned there is not much standing pine. Will you be planting sapplings in the Spring to supplement future needs? Will that resin eventually leave the dead trunk & roots or will it remain until the stump decays? Would be interested to find out if you use Jeremy's WonderWax to turn that shotgun sleeve into oilcloth as well.
Dave, have you ever used the stitching awl. they are used a lot in leather work. they have a bobbin and a hollow handle for storing needles and I think would make a great addition to your sewing kit. tandys leather supply carries them as well as most farm supply stores. I don't think you will be disappointed and they aren't that expensive and just a little larger than a leatherman supertool
Well, I don't see a goat pulling a sled everyday. For some reason this does not seem strange to me. I made a sling bow and broke my neighbors window. I am rendering fat now my house smells funny. I could think of 20 different things better to eat than hard tack. My dogs keep coming into my basement because they smell the turkey wing bones i have hidden. Pine tea is interesting. now I am going to look for fat wood. Thanks dave. love the vids.
@tjpayne412 Believe it or not Dave's done jerky vids on youtube already! Ya just make a grid of sticks and lay that stuff over the fire in the smoke. It may still be uploaded, I haven't checked. Ray Mears does cool jerky segments both in a Siberian chum(sp?) (Siberia episode) and in his American Prairies episode. Both those clips might be on youtube, lots of Mears is but yeah Dave's prolly got tons of jerky tips in his noggin. Let it out, Dave!
Dave, loving this series. I have a possible addition to your Altoid Fire Kit. I watched the episode of DS where you used a car battery to start fire using wire. Maybe adding two one foot sections of small gauge wire to the fire kit might be worth it. Not only can it be used for fire starting, but the wire might have other uses too. I know you only carry items that are multi purpose, so if you think that its a worthwhile addition to the kit, maybe you can talk about it in a future video?
That's a really cool axe you have there Dave, I have exactly the same one I take on my hiking and camping adventures. It's really a great axe.--Sincerely your friend Whispering Cloud.
@vaughn496 old marine...sir,do you save and boil those egg shells in water and drink the water ? Does this put mineral calsium in your body ? If so...that's a damn fine idea. Thanks bro.
Get some goats and chickens, hunt for wild hogs, deer and fowl, do some fishing, plant some potatoes, corn, tomatoes, wheat and such. That's some good sustainable eating that you could trek out somewhere, heavy along with the rest of what you need but the goats will help and of course you have to take a couple dogs.
Great vid agian Dave. The opening scene where u have your goat pulling the sled brings back memories when I was younger my brothers had goats they showed in 4H, they trained one to pull a rickshaw. Since I was the younger brother I got to sit in the rickshaw while they worked with the goat. Thanks for posting.
You've seriously got me thinking 'Multi-functionality Dave. LOL I was thinking that the gun sleeve could be used as an Arm-Sling (should you get injured or for filling with pine cones (should you happen along 'a bunch' on the trail). As far as multi-function-goat goes. You could use him as 'Coyote' lure. Tie him up to a tree and be undercover waiting. BLAM!
Hey Dave, you mention oil skinning the sleeve you made out of an old bow sleeve, for your Shotgun I was wondering if you could do a video on that to see how it would be done in a camp situation like you're in right now. I have several canvas material that would look oil skinned if I knew how to do it and a video would help greatly.
I love watching your show each day and it makes my day and i was just wouldering if you would use your bow or your sling bow in rather then using your gun because in some countries it very hard to get a gun like here in Ireland and show us how they work and how you would use them , thanks again for all your great work and let there be many more, best wishs from ireland
you mentioned oilskin; i have looked all over online to try and find out how to make it and can't find anything of any quality on how to do it. i made a haversack that i'd like to oilskin but can't figure out how to do it without buying some kind of expensive product. could you possibly do a video on it when you oilskin your gun sock?
These longer "day in the life" videos are a great idea, Dave. That 18 minutes felt more like 5, so I don't think you'll have any problem with keeping people's attention. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more. Oh, and I see along with your bacon and eggs you had coffee, "Monster" style. ;) And that's the best way to make eggs over easy, I agree.
hey dave, i'm a big fan fon your videos. i have a tip that might help. when your cutting wood with your axe, have it at an angle as you hit the wood, the wood should split. the reason why i am telling you this is so that the axe head doesn't get buried in the stump and your axe head doesn't blunt
Hello, I am deaf man that I lives in mountain..... I wonder what is ur tent that is duck acrylic sheets ? I love to watch ur vlog that u been in 38 days without to use water city and electricity or use the computer ? right... wow ! I like old time... homemade the woodstove from welder ? thumb up....
@wildernessoutfitters Dave did you know that Estwing has a bushcraft or bush ax length ax. I've had one for several years. I love it and it is fairly light for it's size. It gives you more leverage than the hatchet for felling trees and it it virtually indestructible. Keeps an edge very well.
Good stuff as always Dave, I really appreciate all your shows, videos and tips. In this episode you mention the importance of being abe to repair your equipment. Do you have any suggestions for resources to learn basic stitching (books, links, videos)? Thanks again.
Dave don't you think you need to put something on the stack on the stove there.looking offal rusty.Guess you cant put tallow on it would just burn off LOL. but how about that heat resistant paint in a can. seen you use in on one of your cooking pans and water bottle
Dave, me being from the south where the pine reigns supreme. I had a neighbor who worked for a Hercules Powder Co out of Jacksonville FL. They harvested pine tree roots to be processed into gunpowder. I just wonder how that could figure into your video about using match heads as gunpowder???
@mindblown76 I had a pair when I work at a stables And in winter the mud would come up to my knees. they were very dry and comfortable and kept my feet warm I worked pretty much all day starting around 8 in the morning till around 1 or 2 in the afternoon.
@BonnieBlue2A Maybe after decades it might drain away but for the 1st ten years or so it will gather in more dense pockets and continue to get even better, it will get to where the wood is almost red it's so rich and will take a spark like char-cloth
@tapuout96 Yes cedar works great, especially if you find a dead one like the pine in the video, but in my opinon cedar is better than pine because there are so many more things you can do with it like making a tender bundle from the bark.
Dave, just curious... do you have your family members practicing skills with you? I've taken to including both my wife and daughter in all aspects of bushcraft that I practice. My thinking is I might not always be around, and the skills are valuable to all.
@wildernessoutfitters My grandmother used boiled linseed oil and soaked cotton with it. It was stuffing for our winter clothes and protection for groceries in our bags in the Moldovan wet winters. Ever used boiled linseed oil for oil skinning?
HEY DAVE if you take a bungee cord and rap your wood about 6 inches from the bottom you can split your wood in half the time by not having to Chase the splinters and lower the risk of hitting someone or something with the flying pieces.
@tipayne412 You might be able to get a pack like that from Dave's website (listed in the description). I have no idea what it costs. A simple backpack would work too if you cant find one. Good luck with your scouts!
Dave, I think i've heard you say that you keep rabbits but I was wondering what you think the feasability would be of capturing wild rabbits and then raising them as a food source in a long term survival situation.
I like your shotgun sleeve. Consider cutting off the pant leg of an old pair of jeans and sewing together the end you cut. What a great way to come up with utility pouches. Use a draw string of para cord and you are all set.
Great series! Thanks for the fat wood segment. I wondered if it was only the long leaf pine as I have read, but I guess any pine will work to some degree, like any maple will produce syrup...just varying qualities.
I wanted to share this with everyone google search Okla. Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder: 911 Operators Say It's Okay to Shoot. This is the reason I love my Second amendment right's I only wish there was more of this in the media
Here is a tip for you Dave i see you have that bic lighter there take of the curved piece of metal on top of the striker wheel with needle-nosed pliers, it makes striking easier, especially with cold hands. Keep 'em coming!
Btw, you should try the Speedy Stitcher Sewing Awl. It's used for sewing boots, leather and everything, i am using it for repairs / Pockets / leather work and i'm even having it with me in the forest, check it up :)
Dave, you should try the Eastwing Fireside Friend. It's a 4lb maul/hatchet with a short handle. Great tool for splitting wood, especially the hard woods. Btw, I often cook my eggs just like you did!
Hey brother, you have got to get that talow/ wax block up on your site for sale. I think Jeremy is on to something good with that product. Been loving this Yurt series. Keep it up and God bless.
@runeski74 I would if I had a video camera.I'm wanting to start a Texas survival show and show how the comanche lived here in Texas.the plant the use to make there shelter and plants use to eat.
I would really like to see how you oil skin material and what materials you use. Also what would you use to waterproof backpacks and shelter tarps. This was a great video... thanks for the knowledge!
Ive been wanting to go camping on my own for quite sometime but the things I heard in the woods last time here in high point with my bro have just freaked me out and I wont go without a weapon lol
man this journal of the yourt remindes me so much to Dick Proenneke..the yourt looks better than my home plus you're alwayson fresh air..just want to ask you what's the name of the intro song..
if you have a cold lighter thats acting dead,put it under your arm pit for a few minutes,warm it right up,poping the safe off also,helps a ton..hell you could probably use it for a fish hook.
At lynxtech,canteen shop.com and of course the pathfinder shop!?not sure the website.at dave,i notice your kitchen gear is growing in size,do you have something other than the bucket for transport?
One more comment,.....you need to start your own tv series. Dual Survival was great!! I do not watch tv a lot, other then the History channel, I would definitely watch your show!!!
Dave, I"m delighted to see that you are using a cast iron skillet. Outstanding! Now give the Dutch Oven a try. It's an amazing piece of cookware. These yurt videos are outstanding!
You should do a video on some basic sewing... I'm sure there is some on youtube, but probably not the kind of stuff that would be useful in a SRS. Keep up the great work Dave!
@tapout96..yeah cedar works really well also i have used it many times myself as a firestarter being from tennessee where cedar is the bigger part of the pine population hope it helps ya
I was glad to see the pack goat back out as well. I thought about trying one to drag firewood from alot of the windblown trees in the woods. Don't really know how well that would go.
Hey Dave, big fan here from the Netherlands. Your mind must work at a 150% all the time, you keep coming up with cool stuff one after the other. Keep it up man, you have my support.
@BornRandy62 thank you for the info just wondering though when you said it will be flammable do you mean that the cotton canvas will be more flammable than it already is?
@mogges1 You should try it and let us know. Ive been on the hunt for fatwood for a few weeks now, still no luck. Tell us how you made out... better yet make a video!
@mogges1 yes the hard white stuff is the same as deer tallow. Bacon grease works too! So glad to see Im not the only one trying out things Ive learned on this series!
maybe i missed it in an earlier video but can anyone tell me who made the cartridge/possible belt pouch Dave had on his belt in the beginning of the video.
@kingkumaxx Are you located near the Canadian border in upstate NY? Somewhere near Dannemora, NY? If not, then you have no knowledge of what I am speaking of.
@shannonbtanner Ok, this is really good to know. Eastern red cedar is in abundance in my area whereas pine is scarce except for Christmas tree farm remnants.
My grandma used to fry my eggs by flipping the grease over the top back in the 70's!! What a great memory and glad to see you use that technique, Thanks for all you do Dave for outdoorsman and bushcrafters!
Love the wax on the thread that's smart thinking. Dave what kind of camo coat is that ? I see u wear it a bunch of videos just curious
Just discovered these Yurt vids, thanks a ton this is a great way to see the kinds of things you might need to be doing on a long term camp or setting up a nice cozy woods getaway. Doing things like sewing, hard tack manufacture, scouting resources, all really good things to know. Thanks again.
Dave, My dad had an axe identical to yours, hadn't thought about it until I saw this video. He passed away somewhat recently (I think of it as 'going to the great Scout Camp in the sky', as he was an avid and dedicated Boy Scoutmaster), and so I thank you for that wonderful memory and reminder of him.
Love your videos man, I’ve watched them since the beginning, definitely learned a lot from you and I still remember when I ran into you a few years ago at the tractor supply off 35 in Beavercreek Ohio that was pretty cool to run into you like that! Lol 🤙🏻
Great piece of land brother. One day I'll have some of my own!!
Lord in Heaven, I could watch this man chop wood all day long.
Hey hey, I spy an amazing leather ammo case I know that Dave got for a great price! ;)
Dave, I have the same question @Atkrdu had - where do we find that nice little day backpack you were haulin' around. It looks SWEET!
Great vid Dave! Looking forward to the salt curing vid! From what I understand, the Mortons sugar cure is the ticket!
Dave how hard is it going to be to move out of that Yurt looks like you are at home it would be real hard for me to leave something like that when the time came
Are you living in the Yurt or just filming videos there. This is not a critical question, I just didn't know.
Great video brother, I've been enjoying this series so much. Thank You Dave for the wonderful videos and Thank Iris for "loaning" you out to us all. I'm sure it is a sacrifice being away so much, I for one greatly appreciate it. God bless.
what video did he show packing up his swiss backpack?
Great video, great Lifestyle. ...why I don´t to this myself.... Best wishes, Sepp
going back to this journal I forgot how clean Dave's haircut looked back then
@dizmalmazes yes more flammable than untreated cotton canvas. a candle wick is generally a woven cotton material. flame melts the wax, wax soaks into wicking and then the wax burns off instead of only the wick. same is true with animal fats. they are accelerates. you can waterproof with petroleum products, neats foot oil and vegetable oils also. but the vegetable and animal oils may oxidize and go rancid. non rendered animal fats will go bad also.
Dave lighting a fattie!!! xD
does anyone see the monster on the floor ?
@dizmalmazes parafin (candle wax) has a melting point around 135 degrees. it tends to flot on water when melted. heat some water in a container big enough for your needs. add some wax. then wash your cloth article above and below the wax layer to get the wax into the fabric. the cloth will be flamable afterward so be careful around open flames
my grand and great grandparents kept a 5 pound coffee can on the back corner of the woodstove to hold excess fat from cooking. they could grab a spoonfull as required for frying but when the can was full they sent it to the munitions plant in Rock Island to make explosives out of. both WWI and WWII war efforts. Some was held back for making soaps.
Went out today and ran across a old Pine tree which was rotting and had fallen down several years ago... Click the light came on> Thanks for the video... Now I have matches lol... Also I am glad I didnt fast forward the 1st 39 secs ... I now seen the pack goat....
Dave, is that a polyester fleece pullover you're wearing in the yurt? How do you like it compared to wool? I Like it... easy to care for, inexpensive, easy to dry, wicks and can keep you warm when wet.
DC, brother you just brought back some old wonderful memerois of my Grandma in the kitchen before daylight frying up a mess of eggs, She would always use grease from the bacon she just cooked and slap the grease over the eggs to make her perfrect overeasy eggs.Now there was a self reliant woman.Knew every medicinal plant in the area and could make a poltice for whatever ailed you.There were no doctors or drug stores where she grew up in the Indian Teritorries.
Now why in the hell would someone click on the dislike on a video like this? Short & to the point on a variety of subjects. Haters or jealousy. Thanks Dave, keep them coming. I always said that with attitude there are two types of people, positive & negative & man it must suck walking through life with your glass half empty.. Cheers from New Jersey!
it's interesting to watch but what's the idea actually behind the yurt vids? fill a couple of months? live a year in a yurt or something like that?
We call it "fat lighter" down here in the Southeast. Way back when they used pine to build some of the older houses. That old pine was not treated and basically turned into fat wood and when those house catch fire, they burn like gasoline was poured over the house.
Dave,
Seems to me that after proving the viability of the yurt you might be considering doing this as another series say in Alaska or somewhere remote? Just curious... Great series - Cheers
The more I study yurts, the more convinced I become that they can be a vitally important option for an ever growing number of people who have lost traditional homes. Dave's low end yurt is within reach of many of those facing hard times. And the yurt is, also, a great "off the grid"option for those seeking to enjoy alternative lifestyles. Dave is doing us all a great service. I, for one, am taking a lot of notes.
I went winter camping last night with a friend to a usual spot. The last time we were there(we're the only people who use this spot), which was early in the fall, I had brought some nice big pieces of fat wood to the wood pile, and they were still there this time. It had rained a couple of days ago and froze on the wood. So my buddy refused to use them. While he was cooking, I chopped off chunks and threw them in, the fire loved it, but he thought it was hindering it. As I threw, he snatched out
Was noticing that you took your Estwing today.I contacted the Estwing Co. and heard back from them, the hatchet is made out of 1055 steel. 1055 Carbon steel is right on the border between a medium and high carbon steel. With a hardness between RC 60-64 depending on the exact carbon content. This steel is well suited where strength and impact resistance is valued. it's probably a good choice for those that can't afford Wetterlings. You might want to pass this info along. Thanks for great videos.
I'm trying a test.I cant get a deer and the stores around my area do not have tallow. So I'm trying to find way to get it with out a deer.I was cooking hamburger the other night and thought wounder if this will work so I put the hamburger grease in a jar and put in to a refrigerator and for got about it yesterday I got the jar out and there was this hard layer in the jar and under it was a jelly like stuff. but the white hard stuff, wouldn't it be the same thing as tallow.
Where I live in NY it is almost impossible to find true fatwood in the woods due to the depth of the snow pack, and how long it lingers, but, a resource I did not see you utilize from the same tree was the pine knots themselves. Wherever a branch grew out from the trunk is where you get the pine knots, and I utilize them all year up here. Just a thought, and another potential resource Dave.
Dave.. in most videos you talk about the HnR 12 ga as a good survival gun because of the resemblances to a muzzleloader...last night i went to Dics looking for one and ran on a deal for a rossi matched pair...after some thougt on it i bought one thinking not much more weght (its real light) and with the 22lr/20 ga barrels it gives me a lot of options and versatility in ammo...what are your thoughts on it and being ballistics are very similar can i not use the 20 ga in the same fashion?
Ha! love that pack goat in the beginning of the video. You mentioned there is not much standing pine. Will you be planting sapplings in the Spring to supplement future needs? Will that resin eventually leave the dead trunk & roots or will it remain until the stump decays? Would be interested to find out if you use Jeremy's WonderWax to turn that shotgun sleeve into oilcloth as well.
Dave, have you ever used the stitching awl. they are used a lot in leather work. they have a bobbin and a hollow handle for storing needles and I think would make a great addition to your sewing kit. tandys leather supply carries them as well as most farm supply stores. I don't think you will be disappointed and they aren't that expensive and just a little larger than a leatherman supertool
Well, I don't see a goat pulling a sled everyday. For some reason this does not seem strange to me. I made a sling bow and broke my neighbors window. I am rendering fat now my house smells funny. I could think of 20 different things better to eat than hard tack. My dogs keep coming into my basement because they smell the turkey wing bones i have hidden. Pine tea is interesting. now I am going to look for fat wood. Thanks dave. love the vids.
@tjpayne412 Believe it or not Dave's done jerky vids on youtube already! Ya just make a grid of sticks and lay that stuff over the fire in the smoke. It may still be uploaded, I haven't checked. Ray Mears does cool jerky segments both in a Siberian chum(sp?) (Siberia episode) and in his American Prairies episode. Both those clips might be on youtube, lots of Mears is but yeah Dave's prolly got tons of jerky tips in his noggin. Let it out, Dave!
Dave, loving this series. I have a possible addition to your Altoid Fire Kit. I watched the episode of DS where you used a car battery to start fire using wire. Maybe adding two one foot sections of small gauge wire to the fire kit might be worth it. Not only can it be used for fire starting, but the wire might have other uses too. I know you only carry items that are multi purpose, so if you think that its a worthwhile addition to the kit, maybe you can talk about it in a future video?
That's a really cool axe you have there Dave, I have exactly the same one I take on my hiking and camping adventures. It's really a great axe.--Sincerely your friend Whispering Cloud.
@vaughn496 old marine...sir,do you save and boil those egg shells in water and drink the water ?
Does this put mineral calsium in your body ? If so...that's a damn fine idea. Thanks bro.
Get some goats and chickens, hunt for wild hogs, deer and fowl, do some fishing, plant some potatoes, corn, tomatoes, wheat and such. That's some good sustainable eating that you could trek out somewhere, heavy along with the rest of what you need but the goats will help and of course you have to take a couple dogs.
Great vid agian Dave. The opening scene where u have your goat pulling the sled brings back memories when I was younger my brothers had goats they showed in 4H, they trained one to pull a rickshaw. Since I was the younger brother I got to sit in the rickshaw while they worked with the goat. Thanks for posting.
You've seriously got me thinking 'Multi-functionality Dave. LOL I was thinking that the gun sleeve could be used as an Arm-Sling (should you get injured or for filling with pine cones (should you happen along 'a bunch' on the trail). As far as multi-function-goat goes. You could use him as 'Coyote' lure. Tie him up to a tree and be undercover waiting. BLAM!
Hey Dave, you mention oil skinning the sleeve you made out of an old bow sleeve, for your Shotgun I was wondering if you could do a video on that to see how it would be done in a camp situation like you're in right now. I have several canvas material that would look oil skinned if I knew how to do it and a video would help greatly.
I love watching your show each day and it makes my day and i was just wouldering if you would use your bow or your sling bow in rather then using your gun because in some countries it very hard to get a gun like here in Ireland and show us how they work and how you would use them , thanks again for all your great work and let there be many more, best wishs from ireland
you mentioned oilskin; i have looked all over online to try and find out how to make it and can't find anything of any quality on how to do it. i made a haversack that i'd like to oilskin but can't figure out how to do it without buying some kind of expensive product. could you possibly do a video on it when you oilskin your gun sock?
These longer "day in the life" videos are a great idea, Dave. That 18 minutes felt more like 5, so I don't think you'll have any problem with keeping people's attention. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more. Oh, and I see along with your bacon and eggs you had coffee, "Monster" style. ;) And that's the best way to make eggs over easy, I agree.
@LinxTech I'd suggest researching some you may like.
I kinda like Becker and Mora.. but there are also good ones..
Great video Dave.
Have you ever thought about making a small easy shelter to keep your firewood out of the elements?
hey dave, i'm a big fan fon your videos. i have a tip that might help. when your cutting wood with your axe, have it at an angle as you hit the wood, the wood should split. the reason why i am telling you this is so that the axe head doesn't get buried in the stump and your axe head doesn't blunt
Hello, I am deaf man that I lives in mountain..... I wonder what is ur tent that is duck acrylic sheets ? I love to watch ur vlog that u been in 38 days without to use water city and electricity or use the computer ? right... wow ! I like old time... homemade the woodstove from welder ? thumb up....
@wildernessoutfitters Dave did you know that Estwing has a bushcraft or bush ax length ax. I've had one for several years. I love it and it is fairly light for it's size. It gives you more leverage than the hatchet for felling trees and it it virtually indestructible. Keeps an edge very well.
Good stuff as always Dave, I really appreciate all your shows, videos and tips. In this episode you mention the importance of being abe to repair your equipment. Do you have any suggestions for resources to learn basic stitching (books, links, videos)? Thanks again.
Dave don't you think you need to put something on the stack on the stove there.looking offal rusty.Guess you cant put tallow on it would just burn off LOL. but how about that heat resistant paint in a can. seen you use in on one of your cooking pans and water bottle
Dave, me being from the south where the pine reigns supreme. I had a neighbor who worked for a Hercules Powder Co out of Jacksonville FL. They harvested pine tree roots to be processed into gunpowder. I just wonder how that could figure into your video about using match heads as gunpowder???
@mindblown76 I had a pair when I work at a stables And in winter the mud would come up to my knees. they were very dry and comfortable and kept my feet warm I worked pretty much all day starting around 8 in the morning till around 1 or 2 in the afternoon.
@BonnieBlue2A Maybe after decades it might drain away but for the 1st ten years or so it will gather in more dense pockets and continue to get even better, it will get to where the wood is almost red it's so rich and will take a spark like char-cloth
@tapuout96 Yes cedar works great, especially if you find a dead one like the pine in the video, but in my opinon cedar is better than pine because there are so many more things you can do with it like making a tender bundle from the bark.
Dave, just curious... do you have your family members practicing skills with you?
I've taken to including both my wife and daughter in all aspects of bushcraft that I practice. My thinking is I might not always be around, and the skills are valuable to all.
@wildernessoutfitters My grandmother used boiled linseed oil and soaked cotton with it. It was stuffing for our winter clothes and protection for groceries in our bags in the Moldovan wet winters. Ever used boiled linseed oil for oil skinning?
HEY DAVE if you take a bungee cord and rap your wood about 6 inches from the bottom you can split your wood in half the time by not having to Chase the splinters and lower the risk of hitting someone or something with the flying pieces.
@tipayne412 You might be able to get a pack like that from Dave's website (listed in the description). I have no idea what it costs. A simple backpack would work too if you cant find one. Good luck with your scouts!
Dave, I think i've heard you say that you keep rabbits but I was wondering what you think the feasability would be of capturing wild rabbits and then raising them as a food source in a long term survival situation.
I like your shotgun sleeve. Consider cutting off the pant leg of an old pair of jeans and sewing together the end you cut. What a great way to come up with utility pouches. Use a draw string of para cord and you are all set.
Great series! Thanks for the fat wood segment. I wondered if it was only the long leaf pine as I have read, but I guess any pine will work to some degree, like any maple will produce syrup...just varying qualities.
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This is the reason I love my Second amendment right's I only wish there was more of this in the media
Here is a tip for you Dave i see you have that bic lighter there take of the curved piece of metal on top of the striker wheel with needle-nosed pliers, it makes striking easier, especially with cold hands.
Keep 'em coming!
Btw, you should try the Speedy Stitcher Sewing Awl. It's used for sewing boots, leather and everything, i am using it for repairs / Pockets / leather work and i'm even having it with me in the forest, check it up :)
Love this series! I'm addicted!
Dave, you should try the Eastwing Fireside Friend. It's a 4lb maul/hatchet with a short handle. Great tool for splitting wood, especially the hard woods. Btw, I often cook my eggs just like you did!
Hey brother, you have got to get that talow/ wax block up on your site for sale. I think Jeremy is on to something good with that product. Been loving this Yurt series. Keep it up and God bless.
@runeski74 I would if I had a video camera.I'm wanting to start a Texas survival show and show how the comanche lived here in Texas.the plant the use to make there shelter and plants use to eat.
I would really like to see how you oil skin material and what materials you use. Also what would you use to waterproof backpacks and shelter tarps. This was a great video... thanks for the knowledge!
Ive been wanting to go camping on my own for quite sometime but the things I heard in the woods last time here in high point with my bro have just freaked me out and I wont go without a weapon lol
man this journal of the yourt remindes me so much to Dick Proenneke..the yourt looks better than my home plus you're alwayson fresh air..just want to ask you what's the name of the intro song..
if you have a cold lighter thats acting dead,put it under your arm pit for a few minutes,warm it right up,poping the safe off also,helps a ton..hell you could probably use it for a fish hook.
At lynxtech,canteen shop.com and of course the pathfinder shop!?not sure the website.at dave,i notice your kitchen gear is growing in size,do you have something other than the bucket for transport?
I'd like to see how to oil a canvas. I have an old tarp and it's the nuts. Would like to make my own.
One more comment,.....you need to start your own tv series. Dual Survival was great!! I do not watch tv a lot, other then the History channel, I would definitely watch your show!!!
Dave,
I"m delighted to see that you are using a cast iron skillet. Outstanding! Now give the Dutch Oven a try. It's an amazing piece of cookware. These yurt videos are outstanding!
You should do a video on some basic sewing... I'm sure there is some on youtube, but probably not the kind of stuff that would be useful in a SRS. Keep up the great work Dave!
@tapout96..yeah cedar works really well also i have used it many times myself as a firestarter being from tennessee where cedar is the bigger part of the pine population hope it helps ya
I was glad to see the pack goat back out as well. I thought about trying one to drag firewood from alot of the windblown trees in the woods. Don't really know how well that would go.
Hey Dave, big fan here from the Netherlands. Your mind must work at a 150% all the time, you keep coming up with cool stuff one after the other.
Keep it up man, you have my support.
@BornRandy62 thank you for the info just wondering though when you said it will be flammable do you mean that the cotton canvas will be more flammable than it already is?
@mogges1 You should try it and let us know. Ive been on the hunt for fatwood for a few weeks now, still no luck. Tell us how you made out... better yet make a video!
@mogges1 yes the hard white stuff is the same as deer tallow. Bacon grease works too!
So glad to see Im not the only one trying out things Ive learned on this series!
maybe i missed it in an earlier video but can anyone tell me who made the cartridge/possible belt pouch Dave had on his belt in the beginning of the video.
@kingkumaxx Are you located near the Canadian border in upstate NY? Somewhere near Dannemora, NY? If not, then you have no knowledge of what I am speaking of.
@shannonbtanner Ok, this is really good to know. Eastern red cedar is in abundance in my area whereas pine is scarce except for Christmas tree farm remnants.
Nice to see you cooking on black iron that's all we use I have a lot of it But it is heavy
lighter pine is the way to go , i LUCKED out an have the whole tree an root base on my property , an yes the whole tree has resin through out ..
What about Pine knots my grandfather used to use those all the time and it seems to make your fire real bright....Keep em commin Dave love the vids
I like the shorter intro Dave! Don't get me wrong, I love watching you shoot, but damn that squirrel has been killed like 100 times now lol!
Hey Dave, i was just wondering what kind of pants that your wearing? Iv'e noticed them in a few other vids, and they seem to to pretty heavy duty.
Dave I like the Idea of using that goat as a pack animal.,You spoke about Reina,
How about having Him on and do some self reliance cooking videos
hey Dave I am in Australia could you make a vid for a good bush kit and what is a good on-line bushcraft items like knifes and canteens?
Hey Dave...have you guys had many problems in Ohio with Pine Beetles destroying Pine Trees like we have here in the Pacific Northwest?
Dogs may work better for sled pulling but you have to feed them. That goat will eat whatever it wants, not packed in dog food.