Searching for Treasures Lost by the Isolated Mountain Folk

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  • Опубліковано 14 тра 2020
  • On this return trip I practice isolation much like those did over 100 years ago.
    Original music by Brad Martin
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  • @GMMD
    @GMMD  4 роки тому +36

    Hey Folks! Here's the first trip to this location: ua-cam.com/video/SGV8DWo-Lj8/v-deo.html
    For daily and up-to-date posts, I invite you to join the Green Mountain community outside of UA-cam! If you’re a Facebook user, stop on by Facebook.com/GreenMountainMetalDetecting and for Instagram users you can find me @Green.Mountain.Metal.Detecting. Hope you enjoy today's video!

    • @erictannehill4538
      @erictannehill4538 4 роки тому

      Really enjoy all your stuff Brad! I know you've had the at pro in the past did you ever use the 5x8 coil?

    • @christinerobinette7262
      @christinerobinette7262 4 роки тому +1

      Enjoy your knowledge on the artifacts, very well done & have watched for over a year!!! Will stay with you!

    • @kaptainkmann7808
      @kaptainkmann7808 4 роки тому +2

      I have to wonder if that hatched head was made by someone's dad ? I just see a son walking behind his dad with that little axe over his shoulder lol and i'd guess a custom made handle is all it ever had before.

    • @UrbanDKaye
      @UrbanDKaye 4 роки тому +1

      Hey Brad, I heard the tiny hatchet was called a 'finishing hatchet' and that it was used for finer work. There'd have been a tiny mallet with it. Cheers & HH

  • @stanbarrett5552
    @stanbarrett5552 4 роки тому +25

    Fresh hot coffee in my cup, GMMD video on my tablet, thunderstorm raining on my back porch, Friday morning is starting out fantastic!! Thanks for taking us with you!!

  • @relicretriever4130
    @relicretriever4130 4 роки тому +38

    I had the privilege of detecting around a slave cabin in SC a year an a half ago. One of the items I found was an axe head about the same size as yours. When I showed it to the land owner he called it a youth axe and said it was used by the wife or a young person of the family to split kindling for the woodstove. Thanks for producing these videos I always enjoy your hunts.

  • @gonesideways6621
    @gonesideways6621 4 роки тому +1

    Not only do I like your metal detecting but your love for nature and photo work is outstanding.

  • @dannystaton5386
    @dannystaton5386 4 роки тому +20

    My friend you have inspired me I bought me a metal detector yesterday my search begins Saturday

    • @wagr9824
      @wagr9824 4 роки тому +3

      Danny,
      I think you will really enjoy your new hobby. Good luck. Walt

    • @wagr9824
      @wagr9824 4 роки тому +5

      Danny,
      One additional item. Look up the Treasure Net website (free), it has thousands of members who are very helpful in answering any questions you may have. Walt

    • @jsteelsadventureandvariety4545
      @jsteelsadventureandvariety4545 4 роки тому

      good luck man👍💍

    • @drew-shourd
      @drew-shourd 4 роки тому +1

      To inspire others is the greatest thing one can do....to fill others with passion is the greatest compliment one can get.

  • @camillefulton7709
    @camillefulton7709 4 роки тому +12

    YOU WERE SO STOKED WITH YOUR AXE HEAD, I FEEL THRILLED FOR YOU,
    GOOD ON YAH BRAD.
    👋💜 CAMILLE AUSTRALIA

  • @edwardkopper8625
    @edwardkopper8625 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for your videos. My mom was from Bennington, VT / Hoosick Falls NY area and she passed in 2005. When I watch your videos it reminds me of her and the times I spent up there growing up. Much appreciated. Music is spot on too. Greetings from Nashville, Thank you again.

  • @chrisackerley1842
    @chrisackerley1842 4 роки тому +1

    You have frogs that freeze solid in the ice. Here in Arizona, we have frogs that go to sleep during the hot months, when the mud dries out and turns solid around them. When the Summer rains come, the frog wakes up and digs his way out of the mud! Amazing creatures!

  • @The_Bookman
    @The_Bookman 4 роки тому +8

    Thanks for your vids. Even low-key ones like this are pleasant, interesting, informative. I always find a smile on my face when I see a new one has been posted. I know some quality, enjoyable content awaits me. When *you* get outside and get some fresh air, you also bring a lot of fresh air into the homes and minds of others around the world, so again, thank you. Give you joy of your teeny weeny hatchet, sir. Give you joy. :)7

  • @Bigwavediggin
    @Bigwavediggin 3 роки тому +1

    The best part of your videos is the way you talk about each item and the history behind them. Makes me feel like I'm out detecting with you. Great job.

  • @kayesdigginit1519
    @kayesdigginit1519 4 роки тому +11

    I'm with you with the excitement of finding that little ax head; Littlest one I've seen dug outta the dirt so far! I'm very glad that the landowner allowed you to keep it 😃 Thanks to your explanation, I now understand why everyone finds so many buttons 👍 I am perplexed at why everyone always finds so many horse tack buckles, in still usable condition 🤔 Love the the token finds that everyone in our hobby makes, as you had said, they tend to be regional for those found. Thank you for your Friday morning wake-up videos; my day starts it very nicely this way 😊☕ Have a wonderful weekend Brad and family!!

  • @MilmoWood
    @MilmoWood 4 роки тому +10

    I've no other interest in metal detecting at all but videos have me hooked.
    I love the folk lore, history etc. Especially as I live in the uk.
    Keep it up & thanks

  • @lynnt.2583
    @lynnt.2583 4 роки тому +2

    Nice to hear the spring peepers! It isn’t spring until we hear them sing.

  • @mariamjehn7071
    @mariamjehn7071 4 роки тому

    Brad... like ve you my dear heart..58 years old here in Ocean Park Maine...Grew up in Lyman..Where 47 fires burned out ancient farms...I so enjoy you intellectual ability to share with us. .xxxxoooto your lovely family...

  • @sandyhansen
    @sandyhansen 4 роки тому +1

    Ron and I so look forward to Friday’s and your videos!!

  • @jenniferklinge5387
    @jenniferklinge5387 4 роки тому +11

    Yaa waiting for my lazy babes to wake up. This good way to pass time. Lets see what ya find 🤘

  • @THEWANDERERS2020
    @THEWANDERERS2020 4 роки тому +6

    Another great video. Can't wait to see the finished mini hatchet.

  • @m.asquino7403
    @m.asquino7403 4 роки тому +14

    Your a true metal detectorist Brad you still get excited with everything you find!

  • @DavidSmith-zr3nd
    @DavidSmith-zr3nd 4 роки тому +1

    I always enjoy your explanation of the artifacts that you find. 👍

  • @SueGirling68
    @SueGirling68 4 роки тому +2

    Hi Brad, you found some pretty cool artifacts of a bygone age, I really love that little hatchet head though that's a neat find. Stay safe and well, much love to you and your family. xx💖

  • @jalpa9642
    @jalpa9642 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks Brad..! Quite the journey back in time to discover relics from the early years, dropped, broken or misplaced... Tiny hatchet head, the chicken butcher.... good finds that tell stories of the rough times back then and how many survived when some didn't. No Hospitals or Doctors, no supermarkets, or drug stores....! =)

  • @KnavishFiend
    @KnavishFiend 4 роки тому

    It's not about the treasure, it's about the adventure.
    You make me want to get out more into our Green Mountains ⛰

  • @jaredadams3774
    @jaredadams3774 4 роки тому +2

    The best detecting videos on UA-cam. Also love how you explain some of your finds and often verify with pictures. Keep up the great content, I see great things for your channel.

  • @cynthiaswearingen1037
    @cynthiaswearingen1037 4 роки тому +3

    Love the axe head and old buttons are always amazing! Great finds, Brad, beautiful videography as always!😊💖

  • @dwightpickens2895
    @dwightpickens2895 4 роки тому +2

    Well Brad it's good to see you metal detecting again looking forward to seeing your videos

  • @oldman1951
    @oldman1951 4 роки тому +3

    Morning Brad, another great vlog! Like the bit more story telling in this one. I wonder if the small hatchet head could have been a kid's toy. Looking forward to next week.

  • @justus2here
    @justus2here 4 роки тому

    I live in northern British Columbia Canada and am always taken back by how familiar the flora and fonna is to our boriel forests here in the north. Ive just started to explore with my metal detecting and love it. I totally enjoy all of your videos Brad please keep them coming.

  • @drew-shourd
    @drew-shourd 4 роки тому

    I have written this before and I will again. I am so impressed by the production of your videos, they seem to have everything. An awesome (and short/simple) intro with a great logo, great music, amazing scenery, slow motion shots, drone shots, P.O.V. shots, tracking and traveling shots, calming dialog (not screaming and loud)... your videos have a sense of professionalism that is hard to find on UA-cam. Even though you are digging through mud and finding old rusty and broken items, I watch every part of every video to see what is next....well done sir.

  • @john13623
    @john13623 2 роки тому

    My family is from Vermont (mostly Burlington). I lived there for a time with my beloved Aunt Mae and my three cousins when I was in grade school . Uncle Andy was a fighter pilot and he was away, probably Korea. Cousin Drew was exactly my age and we had the exact same personalities and pretty similar appearance. I thought of him as my soul cousin. I loved hm dearly but he died too soon of cancer. Anyway, on to the point of this story...
    Brad reminds me of Drew and the entire vibe of this series resonates with me as the spirit of Vermont, a very special place. Thanks for all you do Brad. My wife and I are thinking of retiring to Vermont (we're in Oregon) and we'll look you up if we get there.

  • @juadonna
    @juadonna 4 роки тому

    Hi, Brad! There is a product named Kopertox used by horsemen to treat fungal infections (called thrush) on the soles of horse's hooves. Main ingredient is copper naphthenate. It is a very beautiful green, as you would expect, and an irritant to skin. And it stains EVERYTHING! LOL Loved the horse hame! Thank you for the journey back in time!

  • @stantilton2191
    @stantilton2191 4 роки тому

    Hey Brad, I enjoyed the video with my coffee. The small hatchet is most likely a hoof cleaner. These were often carried along on a horse drawn sled or wagon to knock out impacted snow from horse hooves. The snow packs within the shoe and under the hoof preventing grip and becoming painful at times. The iron piece unidentified looks like the end of a harness tug strap. The strap runs from the collar and hames down the side of the horse. Then connects to a chain, an evener and then the load. The load could be just a log or a wagon, sled or even a log arch.

  • @lifesliberty2992
    @lifesliberty2992 4 роки тому +1

    Brad- love the video updates! I myself am in hinesburg, VT. So it’s neat to have such a close connection to the content you put out. Researching myself properties in the chittenden/Addison/lamoille county areas. Thanks for the entertainment

  • @user-ey9bt7fs6n
    @user-ey9bt7fs6n 4 роки тому

    A completely intact hatchet head! Very cool find and I can’t wait to see it all cleaned up with a handle on it. Thanks for the stroll through the woods.

  • @robertpettit1332
    @robertpettit1332 4 роки тому

    Retired 76 yo here enjoy watching ur vlog,like the way u describe it finds and history. Being a once photographer love ur land scape picts !!!!

  • @uncannydan
    @uncannydan 4 роки тому +1

    Great finds and cool commentary~! I, too, give iron finds more 'respect'. The time it takes to manufacture, to find, to clean and preserve shows patience and dedication.

  • @jasonanfinson9346
    @jasonanfinson9346 3 роки тому

    I love your brief thoughtful interludes in the middle of your videos where you throw in your insightful thought or opinion or historical bit of relevance always at the perfect moment. Bravo my friend. Your videos are always simple but are a delightful mix of thought provocation, ear candy, and visual delight. Thank you.

  • @johnrobertson8156
    @johnrobertson8156 4 роки тому +1

    Great to see your video. Seems to be over to quick. Would love to see one at least an hour long. Stay safe and thanks again.

  • @chuckluebke8054
    @chuckluebke8054 4 роки тому

    Always amazing videography and music. Nice way you even make small finds informational. Thank you so much for all you do to promote our hobby.

  • @ronslaughterandalice1018
    @ronslaughterandalice1018 4 роки тому

    The shape and grind of the razor is called " hollow grind or ground" Watching these videos is a great release from all this insanity we're under right now. Thanks

  • @richardwarnock2789
    @richardwarnock2789 4 роки тому +2

    Brad Nice little axe head and some great finds the frog's were saying Knee Deep and Deeper!!!; ) tell your Boy he'll get a jump out it!!!; )

  • @VideosbyShawna
    @VideosbyShawna 4 роки тому

    Ok, true fan here... not only of your super-cool historic finds... I now know you create your own music which is played in the background on your videos... now don’t go getting a big head or anything, but, your background music........ I could listen to, all... day..... long......... Just beautiful, smooth, energetic, tunes... I wish I could say to my Amazon Alexa “play that type of music all day” but it won’t recognize that because your music is so unique...... Just thought I would let you know... Have a good one! 😊👍

  • @fairyGrandmother
    @fairyGrandmother 4 роки тому

    What a beautiful place! How lucky you are to live there! Love the little hatchet head! TFS Hugs!

  • @jlocey87
    @jlocey87 3 роки тому

    This is a great video... My sister lives in Wolcott Vermont... Works @ idle tyme brewery... Her home is old, still with a dirt floor cellar... Lol... Beautiful wooded backyard... Thank you for what you do for us. 👍😷👍 Yes the Spanish flu was bad. Their count was a year, compared to now & they had no science behind it to help them along with communication. This is a wonderful video.

  • @littleSallyJo
    @littleSallyJo 4 роки тому +1

    So glad to see you OutNAbout again! BTW The Drone perspective is a really wonderful addition to your very satisfying video work!! Kudos!

  • @debbieobryan8734
    @debbieobryan8734 4 роки тому

    You do a great job Brad love watching your videos. Thankyou. Love how you have displayed ykur finds on natures carpet it looks good.

  • @mybluesable
    @mybluesable 4 роки тому

    Glad to see another adventure. Miss your videos. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ClaytonCountyHistoryHound
    @ClaytonCountyHistoryHound 4 роки тому

    What a great hunt and finds. Thanks for sharing another great episode. I would love to find a spot loaded with buttons like that. Thanks for sharing, good luck, happy hunting and take care.

  • @rondaschmidt9641
    @rondaschmidt9641 4 роки тому +1

    Another wonderful video. Thank you.

  • @jackicomber8534
    @jackicomber8534 4 роки тому

    You do such an awesome job of telling the story of the people of the past and show the beautiful scenery of the area so well! Tfs!

  • @rogerbamatutz1927
    @rogerbamatutz1927 4 роки тому +1

    Your a very thoughtful person Brad.

  • @zeilegirl
    @zeilegirl 4 роки тому +1

    As a person who loves genealogy, I enjoy the fact that you not only find relics, but you want to know the history of the area/families who’s land you are detecting. Thanks so much for sharing your time detecting with us. And I absolutely love the music and the way you focus on nature.

  • @joebrown1382
    @joebrown1382 4 роки тому +4

    That ax head looks like a broken in half double bit ax. I like the straight razor & button with design. That lock is a very odd shape. Nice bunch of relic finds. HH

  • @brandedbylife5563
    @brandedbylife5563 4 роки тому

    Nice find. I love finding old tools. I hav an old swedish ax head circa 1860s. 👍

  • @TheFPF422
    @TheFPF422 4 роки тому

    Wonderful nature shots... as usual... Thank you!
    Take good care of yourself and your family
    From Belgium 🇧🇪 🖖

    • @TheFPF422
      @TheFPF422 4 роки тому

      When I was younger - 70’s, early 80’s - I had boots with those metal pieces added to the sole to reinforce and prolonged its life... it was quite noisy on hard surfaces and cause unwanted slides... but as I loved those boots, I really didn’t mind the side effects...

  • @sovereigns1grace
    @sovereigns1grace 4 роки тому

    Love watching you geek out on things like the hatchet head. Good explanations of your finds. That initial iron setup .. I would have kept that! ❤

  • @steveclark4291
    @steveclark4291 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the adventure and some sweet finds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there in Vermont ! Still doing well here in Kansas !

  • @wildcolonialboydetecting8335
    @wildcolonialboydetecting8335 4 роки тому

    Historically informative as usual. Thanks for sharing your hunts.

  • @PaulLorenzini-ny2yw
    @PaulLorenzini-ny2yw 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the great video Brad!

  • @donnaj.1634
    @donnaj.1634 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the beautiful videos!

  • @sissinoklahoma2057
    @sissinoklahoma2057 4 роки тому

    Great to see you in the woods again, Brad! Seemed like a super long winter. Enjoyed your appearance last night as a guest on the live cast. Take care!

  • @amyg2320
    @amyg2320 3 роки тому

    I love your videos, they are so relaxing yet exciting as well. Your commentary is so interesting and I feel like we would be friends! Lol. Thank you for the backstories and history lessons, I learn so much.

  • @MrJDev
    @MrJDev 4 роки тому

    Love your videos. They are just so relaxing lol

  • @terranceanthon5182
    @terranceanthon5182 4 роки тому

    Thankyou for the video.Always appreciated and entertaining.

  • @jimrichardson1220
    @jimrichardson1220 4 роки тому

    I think by 1919 the Spanish Flu was thought to pretty much have run its course. Along with the young man you mentioned it took my grandfather early in the same year in the very isolated hills of Piscataquis County, Maine. My grandmother was left with three young boys, the oldest ten years old, my father. That virus is said to have been quick and deadly to the young and outwardly healthy.
    Interesting finds and well done videos. You are a class act, Brad.

  • @davidmccleary5540
    @davidmccleary5540 4 роки тому

    Glad you are back and detecting. It's been a long cold lonely winter

  • @glennolson7921
    @glennolson7921 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for your videos. They without a doubt bring me back to better times and even though most of your videos last 20 minutes or so it's 20 minutes that I can completely forget about my job on the front lines of this nightmare. Keep the videos coming👍 PS: If you could recommend a decent detector it would be greatly appreciated, looking forward to spending time with my kids this summer looking for treasures ❤️

  • @mollyhollypollydolly8760
    @mollyhollypollydolly8760 4 роки тому

    Another beautiful video and beautiful pad lock!

  • @kjtilka
    @kjtilka 4 роки тому

    Just wanted to say how much I like your videos you add the History with it

  • @mariamjehn7071
    @mariamjehn7071 3 роки тому

    Oh Brad...love your adventures!!!

  • @davidwhite9045
    @davidwhite9045 4 роки тому

    Nothing better than ride your four Wheeler and Metal Tec in the same day very cool hatchet head love your vid

  • @anniecrowbar9358
    @anniecrowbar9358 4 роки тому

    Enjoy your videos so much!

  • @PALM311
    @PALM311 4 роки тому

    I understand your love of detecting in the mountains. I detect in the Adirondack high peaks and I can look across the valley and see the Green Mountains from there.
    Some of the old Logging camps and hunting lodges from back in the day yield a lot of good stuff! Of course it's on private where people have congregated by living there and spending a lot of hours there. I found many many cool artifacts in the mountains more than I ever dreamed I would!

  • @ErlefromVa
    @ErlefromVa 4 роки тому

    Love the axe head! Always enjoy you trips to the woods!

  • @missourimule553
    @missourimule553 4 роки тому

    Very encouraging as always.

  • @monkcheetah8203
    @monkcheetah8203 4 роки тому

    Love the straight shaver . Cool find! Cool relic. As always the best vids.

  • @sassygirl2.083
    @sassygirl2.083 3 роки тому

    Hello, I'm from Florida, I've never seen snow! Too cool that it's snowing in your video. Thanks😄

  • @jsteelsadventureandvariety4545
    @jsteelsadventureandvariety4545 4 роки тому

    really liked it, what a button haul! nice stuff☺ thanks for sharing

  • @twots22
    @twots22 4 роки тому

    VT just keeps providing! Thanks B!!!

  • @Achunk89
    @Achunk89 4 роки тому

    Another great video. I know I’m not the only one that gets bummed when your video drops. See you next week. Stay safe out there.

  • @raindropsfukushemiaflavore9914
    @raindropsfukushemiaflavore9914 4 роки тому +1

    Hope you show us that baby hatchet restored. Great adventure as always. ❤

  • @memorylaine
    @memorylaine 4 роки тому

    So glad you got out today! Took us with you! Can't wait to see the hatchet redone. Thank you for another window into your world.

  • @pigoff123
    @pigoff123 4 роки тому

    Thank you for keeping us entertained.. I loved hanging out in the woods growing up but I never heard of metal detectors back then.

  • @johnjacobs1625
    @johnjacobs1625 4 роки тому

    Nice video, Brad. Thanks for posting it! JJ

  • @jezward7896
    @jezward7896 4 роки тому

    Favourite youtube channel....... excellent

  • @lefthander5
    @lefthander5 4 роки тому +27

    I have a friend that is a fifth generation farmer who has an axe identical to the you found and he said it was used to butcher chickens (cut their heads off)

    • @johndodson4527
      @johndodson4527 4 роки тому

      Incredible finds.

    • @ericcorse
      @ericcorse 4 роки тому

      Cool I wondered if it might have been sharpened too many times.

    • @wendyparker888
      @wendyparker888 4 роки тому +7

      My grandmother had a small axe like this one that she kept in the tree stump that she used to butcher chickens for dinner. Yum. Fried chicken and home made pies.

    • @MrTarmonbarry
      @MrTarmonbarry 4 роки тому +1

      probably had multiple uses including choping the heads off chickens , and splitting kindling . Nice find

  • @jerryfuller2423
    @jerryfuller2423 4 роки тому

    So good to tramp the woods with you again! Interesting finds. Thanks for sharing.
    Stay well!

  • @kellyhawes8901
    @kellyhawes8901 4 роки тому

    You do have the neatest finds! This is a really cool site. I have to go back now to watch the first on this site, very intrigued by the horse seal. Glad you are out watching the woods wake up this spring.

  • @RockHunterMark
    @RockHunterMark 4 роки тому

    neat to have a view into the lives of these mountain folk, thanks for sharing

  • @keithsteffen5770
    @keithsteffen5770 4 роки тому

    Hi Brad.. Another great video!!!! Keep em coming!!! Keith (In Florida)

  • @matthewsee8557
    @matthewsee8557 4 роки тому

    Another nice adventure. Thanks. I found a token just like that in the lot next to me, in small town Iowa. My first, beforehand I never knew such a thing existed.

  • @juliaparra2482
    @juliaparra2482 4 роки тому

    Love your videos...thanks for taking us along!! Been wanting a couple of your shotgun mics!! Soon!!

  • @michaelely2267
    @michaelely2267 4 роки тому

    Great video. I always enjoy your adventures. Been to Vermont and it is a beautiful state. Look forward to the next video

  • @NuManXplore
    @NuManXplore 4 роки тому

    Great finds there! I really liked the straight razor and axe head, very cool!

  • @tuffy11000
    @tuffy11000 4 роки тому

    Always enjoy your videos Brad. It would be great to see you utilize that leather adornment piece onto something you make since you are good at leatherwork too. Maybe polish it up and have your logo engraved on it. Then put it on the flap of the holster you could make for the little hatchet you found. Just an idea that I think would be cool to see. Stay safe and keep on swinging!

  • @lesjones7019
    @lesjones7019 Рік тому +1

    Very interesting 👌 thanks brother 🙏

  • @g.s.7022
    @g.s.7022 4 роки тому

    Great video and interesting finds as always, I can't wait to see your next one. Stay safe and healthy💫☘️🤩

  • @kennysherrill6542
    @kennysherrill6542 4 роки тому

    I love watching you at work and all the knowledge of the things you find. You are a historian in your own right, a teacher if you will. Great stuff, very insightful of the every day tools that we're need just to eat, sleep and just living. Big fan.

  • @elizabethlittler4472
    @elizabethlittler4472 4 роки тому

    Another good video. I live near the sea and it is flat so I enjoy your mountains.

  • @cathymorasch4164
    @cathymorasch4164 4 роки тому

    Love the hatchet, still awesome history there, thanks!

  • @jennir1767
    @jennir1767 4 роки тому

    I stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago and I am hooked! Thank you for making these videos. I've learned alot by watching and its helped curb the boredom during this pandemic. Thanks again!!🙂