The Dark Ages: Living Medieval for a day
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- The power went out for most of the day. I lived like our medieval ancestors for a time: beholden to the daylight, cooking COOKING OVER A FIRE.
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Well done, though the smoke sounds both annoying and a little dangerous. I enjoy the power cuts we have here, but because they happen fairly regularly we're all prepared for it. Oil lamps, candles, open fireplaces etc. I enjoy the enforced time away from technology.
oooh one of my fave history channels is on one of my fave youtuber channels, what a day!
@@HisameArtwork i know right lol
We had issues too for a decent while. Now I keep a dollar store lunchbag with a reflective tape wrapped around it full of candles, candle holder, matches (Or a striker), and a basic crank flashlight (We found batteries stored inside flashlights tend to go off so having a crank guarantees at least some modern light to work by while you fish for batteries and a better flashlight or lamp).
looks like Shad and the boys stole Kramer's power for not helping them with the ogre
Read that as orgy for juuuuust a second.
Question for you, my friend, exactly what would be considered " help " with an orgy? Like bringing snacks or something?
@@DrFranklynAnderson lol🤣
On cooking over a fire, I've got a fun story. So, one Thanksgiving, were cooking a turkey in our oven, and our oven stops working, I'm not sure why, but it does. As opposed to canceling that plan, my dad decides to use our littlefireplace heater thing, it's a metal box basically. And he barely can fit the turkey into it, manages to cook it through, and that was some of the best turkey any of us had had.
This is the second time, by my count, that you've managed to pull a video out of weather/environmental inconveniences, and friend.. I applaud you for it.
There's one word that perfectly sums up this video: cozy. Seriously, it's just so.. wholesome to see you just doing your thing by candlelight. It really captures the feel of real anachronistic living.
Also, that tiny oil lamp is freaking adorable!
for cooking in a fireplace - use one of two things - cast iron pot with the little stubby legs OR a welded horseshoe trivet with legs about 3 inches high. Both will let you rake out a level area of coals and will perch the pot slightly above the embers, which provides more even heat and keeps the pot from smothering your fire underneath it.
Build your fire further back in the fire box, rake out just enough coals for what you are cooking, leaving the main part of the fire behind. An even bed of coals isn't as important for stew, but for any kind of baking, it's key.
FYI, rubbing some soap over the outside of your cast iron pot before cooking on a wood or charcoal fire will make cleaning up the soot and ash a lot easier. I always use lye soap brought to a low lather on both the base and the sides.
Thanks for the soap tip!
Great video man, thanks for including us. I hope you get your power back soon.
Situations like this are why I keep a flashlight in every room of the house and a couple gallons of drinking water handy. Modern conveniences are great but if they're taken away we still need to be able to survive, even if it is for a short time.
or even headlamps, cause then you can navigate the rooms handsfree!
I think that is a bit excessive bt not a bad take. That said, "survive" is still a bit out there, remember that issues are fixed, if not, aid is often supplied in modern times and if not, you can still probably get something in a store. Even if you are actually trapped (one time I got trapped for a few days in my neighborhood as the river flooded, yerars ago enough to cover well above any of the bridges) and while we did have a few stores in it, we did fine with what we had on the kitchen already. As for water, in her eevery house has a tank on the roof though, so there is a reservoir if it gets cut for any reason, so there is that
@@SBVCP I have never encountered a house with a water tank on the roof. Where do you live?
The smoke gave me a reason to talk about one of my obsessions 1816, The Year Without a Summer because the sky was so crazy.
This took me back to my childhood days. In the '90s I lived in Central Florida and between hurricanes and regular storms the electricity went out pretty regularly where I was. In school we had survival preparedness refreshers every year and my dad was a retired military guy. It'd be like "Welp power's out again." cue getting the gear, cooking in the fireplace, playing cards (reading books if it was still light out), and going to bed kinda early. I made an art out of getting the most from candles using mirrors and water. To this day, I always make sure I have all that stuff just in case because it's so ingrained in me.
Hi there, could you kindly explain how using the mirrors and water could help getting the most out of candles? Increases the burntime? Same amount of light it gives off?
@@davidcatchpole1772 It can be used to direct and kinda magnify the light. So like, as an example, say a bathroom with mirrors. You set up the candle in front of the mirrors to bounce around and reflect the light. Or you can use jars of water to focus the light (like a magnifying glass) and read or sew by it.
practical world advice on that loose candle. you can wrap tinfoil around the bottom of it so that it does not fit loosely into the candelabra. My family and I had to do that in Africa growing up.
Inconveniences aside, this is the most opportune time to have a collection of candles and oil lamps
Love the way you turned an unexpected, unprepared-for event into a positive! And we got a bonus Cooking Anachronism video in authentic low lighting. Your dinky little oil lamp is so cute! Fingers crossed, the power comes back soon.
Loved this video. It was quaint and very enjoyable. I have to agree about stew cooked over an open fire is far tastier then that cooked on a stove. Once we were in the middle of making homemade ice cream in an electric ice cream maker when the power went out. Thankfully we had a crank attachment and were able to finish it manually. I felt very old fashioned doing it that way.😁
Awesome video, Kramer. I think you've stumbled into another series.
Peasant/medieval for a day. It made you innovate and really discover some of their everyday struggles and chores. Really interesting.
Cheers 🤘👍
I appreciate how you adapted to the situation and then shared that awesomeness in a video.
Always loved beef jerkt as a snack when hiking/camping. Feel so silly that we never considered it for adding to a stew. The flavor sounded great and I imagine that it added a lot of flavor to that cozy meal.
Funny thing is that was the original purpose of jerky. It was a preservation method. Meant to be used in stews, not eaten "as is" except when you couldn't cook.....
@GeorgeXR40 totally makes sense and is very practical. Honestly did not realize its original purpose. We have even made our own more than once.
@@_XR40_ Thanks so much for pointing that out!
I've experienced multiple protracted power outages, and it's amazing how, after you get over the inconvenience, it can actually become quite fun, mainly because it's suddenly the Middle Ages again! ( And who doesn't like carrying candles down a dark hallway?)
Great job! Had a bit of a haze down where I'm at but can only imagine how much worse it was further north.
Great way to turn a difficult situation into a positive. By the way, Kult of Athena has medieval style candle lanterns. Good for Larp events and power outages. Also, the UCO candle lanterns are handy. The original single candle has a couple attachments, one for the side and one for the top to direct the light.
I love that you nibbled on some venison and then suddenly went from "maybe MREs" to "yeah I'm gonna cook over the fireplace tonight." ❤ Be well, friend, and stay safe
I've found if you have a loose candle, you can melt a few drops of wax into the holder. Then shove the candle in before it cools and it helps hold it in. Great video.
Where have this knowledge been all my life, bless you sir
i small amount of masking tape helps as well to bulk up a candle....
Wow, I've known this all my life. You can use it to stick candles on plates.
I can't help but be astonished to learn that there's people in the world who didn't know that.😅
when I was a kid we "glued" candles to surfaces that way, but that is only when the place is still, if it is not,it comes loose again, as it is not very sturdy. In fact, I had candles topple over bythemselves
You should make yourself a proper medieval lantern. I think Morgan Donner did a video on that recently. Just keep it hanging somewhere accessible as decoration.
Great video Kramer. Improvise, adapt, overcome. This really reminded me of some of Jon's (Townsend) more intimate videos.
Cramer, that came out looking so beautiful. There is nothing better than a stew with a good broth, cooked over the open fire.
I think I mentioned this before, but when my kids were little, as a single parent with three children, 2yrs-9 yrs, I got divorced. I had no job and little money, but I still had all the house bills; I had to improvise during lean times.
Whenever the power got shut off, I would start up the fireplace if in cool weather or the charcoal grill in the backyard in the hotter months. We called this camping out. We would do white tablecloths and the best tablewares. My children really never appreciated the fact that I went to that extreme, but it was important to me to make it special.
You have creativity and a lot of it, more than most. I'm concerned with why you wouldn't go outside just because of the fires north of you, there's always a face covering of some sort close at hand, as well as a spoonful of Honey or sip of whiskey to take the sting of the smoke from your Airway.
I apologize for being forward about that as you may have bronchitis or asthma, which, if severe enough, can cause problems just going outside on a hot day, let alone a day with smoke.
Again, a beautiful stew... love the candlelight, love you, and love your videos ...rock on, my friend. Namarië
I've always thought that being a medievalist of sorts had some advantages. We always have lots of camping gear!
Welcome to annual duties here in Florida. Make sure your hurricane supplies are stocked. Tip for getting the Dutch oven out of the fire place. Get a dowel rod, hammer handle etc. and one of those screw in hooks for hanging plants and things. Just screw the hook into the end of the handle and you have a grabber. The longer the handle, the farther your reach. I have one made using a rake handle, I keep it in the back of my truck and use it almost every day.
Polished, scripted videos are very nice and all but this was an epic adventure in its own way. By definition (not literally) an adventure involves uncertainty, surprises both good and bad, and a certain amount of winging it in the face of challenges you didn’t know you had to prepare for.
Well done, sir. A full belly is always a good outcome.
Excellent job, Kramer. Every cloud.
I appreciate the proactive approach to change an inconvenience to an opportunity.
One of the cool things I've found recently is a solar powered lantern that looks semi-historical though a bit more fantastic, a bit of paint to make it look less cheap and you can hang a few around. I've actually got them in the windows so they charge during the day and light up at night for me.
I'm also rather surprised that you don't keep crackers or similar around, I eat them with a lot of soups and stews if I'm not making a huge thing of it...and easy enough to also crush in order to thicken some up. Recently made some mock turtle soup which is great with crackers
Cool to see turning an inconvenience into a nice little video.
this is one of the best videos you have ever dun , love it ( if only you had ships biscuits for your stew and some wine or ale )
*power is out*
Most People=Oh no, I'm so bored. What do I do?!
Me=*goes back to bed because meh*
Kramer=COOKING ANACHRONISM EPISODE!!!
Good stuff! I do fantasize about living without power for a longer period of time. I'm in no way prepared for it xD
maybe time to prepare
First, throw away everything, EVERYTHING, in your freezer and fridge. Hope you don’t have meds or vitamins that need refrigeration. Then learn that whatever you cooked needs to be eaten in 24-36 hours at most, if you have a stronger stomach and aren’t one of those people who sit with a timer on the expiration dates. Big pot of soup sounds great? Hope you are eating it all tonight. That roast you bought? How big is it? No, the lettuce won’t last past tomorrow. Do you like showering in cold water? We were left without electricity for 4 weeks because the upstairs apartment refused to fix the hole in their bathtub that was gushing into our electric box. Some things you almost get used to. The financial hit to the fridge contents you never forgive. Practice A LOT now.
Hi my husband and I once went a year without electricity. Of course we had city water and gas so that made things easier. We had a gas stove and water heater. So we had ways of getting hot showers and heating food. It was just the two of us at the time so we were already eating light. We had an ice chest for a small container of milk that latest us about a day when we would have to get more ice. We charged our phones in our cars so we had commincation with the outside world if we needed it. We had an old wind up alarm clock that woke us up for work on time. We used oil lamps for light. The hardest part was going to the laundry mat once a week to do laundry. Since we were remodeling our house it did make usi g power tools near impossible but the electricity was why we were remodeling. It was a fire hazard and we were surprised that the house passed fire inspection before it was sold to us. So living without power in the modern era can be done, with out trying to live like the Amish, but it can be done. You just have to learn to live without a lot of conveniences.
This is a fantastic video, making the best out of a difficult situation and documenting it, hats off to you.
If we see this video, it seems luke the power wasnt out for too long. Gladto see you're well though, I heard these fires are notorious
if it's not been mentioned, you might find a trivet to sit your dutch oven on when it's in the fireplace. keep's it a little higher off the heat and can be medieval accurate I believe.
The way the sticks crack on time with the music at 8:43 really hyped up the soup making 🥘🔥
I grew up part of my life without modern "conveniences"(including tv or radio) so I don't have a problem with electricity going out. I keep water stored and keep ramen noodles in storage. I can have some noodles quick enough until the electricity comes back on. I keep the refrigerator closed the whole time without electricity. I even got to use an old wood cook stove when I was younger. Loved how easy it was to cook on, especially with iron cookware, but it does get a bit hot in summer LOL. We were pretty much hillbillies back then but it was a great life.
I remember when I was a kid and the lights went out, it was always fun because we would find fun things we could do without electricity and stuff! Candles were one of those things! 😅😂
And that Jerky sounds delicious!
Hahaha, well done, mate. Most people would not be prepared for a blackout and yet you even made a cooking video out of it. Good thing Lady Luck tapped you on the shoulder with that jerky.
Way to turn a troublesome situation into a great video! Keep up the good work!
this looked like those old movies
a charming atmosphere
This guy sees a power outtage and turns it into a cooking video. When my power goes out "Well time to drink all the beer before it gets warm"
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Honestly this has to be my favorite video from your amazing channel ever! It's just got that relaxing feeling about it. Thanks a bunch!
"The bay leaves are very important." Darn straight, speaking as one who once forgot the bay leaves for vegetable soup and knew upon first taste that something was wrong.
one time our power went out right after I finished putting everything in a pot for soup so we just made a fire outside and cooked it there. The power wasn't out for more than a few hours so it was kind of a fun experience
I enjoy the cooking videos. Especially this one with the candle light. What kind of knife is that?
Hey that camera did great with just candle light!
It’s raining and cold northeast of you, I’ve got the wood stove going and happened to have some beef jerky on hand. Happy to have your company, hope you have your power back. See you next time!🌝
Of course i immediately looked up and ordered some Jeffs Beef Jerky...cranberry jalapeno flavour is amazing! Keep up the great content!
Kramer struggles to beat the daylight for dinner. No assistance. Now I am invested. LOL
Good luck on getting your power back, the timing couldn't have been more perfect since I am also without power at the moment and I took have had to rely on the old survival methods
That was a soothing episode :)
I enjoyed this video, how you kept a positive attitude and turned the electricity-less day into an adventure!
This reminds me of the whole "I just woke up in a historical fantasy, what do I do next?" scenario.
Especially in current day, considering world events and stability, having supplies for emergencies and the skills to survive are more important than anything. Just look at the grid/power issues, many places across North America are considering rolling black/brown outs for the foreseeable future if management doesn't change. Have your bases covered, you may consider 6 month supply of food to begin with and growing a food garden. The impotence of relying on modern advancements when they fail is dreadful.
Glad you took the situation in stride.
Great sponsor video 🤣
Great episode , love your choice of music in this one!
I hope things work out for you there.
Praying for you, mate. Stay warm.
I'm in the legaly non-existent state of north cyprus visiting my mother. We've only had 2 power cuts in the last 2 weeks. And both were under 3 hours. They also switched the water off twice.
Hope you get your power back soon first and foremost - though good on you for taking the inconvenience and turning it into an opportunity.
Great video! Making the best of things
Hardcore in actually putting out a video when your power is out. Good thing you do have a home with a fireplace, I have stayed warm and lit with a fireplace in NC, and it is an experience to bed down near one. Too bad the smoke prevents you from going outside at the moment.
This has some useful fun tips for Load Shedding
Dark evenings are a gift. (Of course, I'm an old-school pagan and have candles galore. Makes it hard to read after dark, since I'm also just plain old.)
Great vibes throughout the video!
THANK YOU!
Hang in there, Dude
Well done! Make the best of it 👍
Really enjoy your perspective
With venison it often helps to add fat. Likely same with cooking with jerky. I wrote this before the end of the video.
Bacon grease can be the fat. Can also sear the potatoes a bit in bacon grease or butter to change the texture.
Almost managed … save that camera!
Jokes aside, I am not sure I could do it. So much of my life revolves around technology….
Very great channel, discovered it with your How to flourish tutorial. Great stuff. Nice to know your from Canada. Im from Quebec.
Excellent picture of your video. Don't drift! Cheer up!🙄🤪😜
If you fear that kind of stuff, here some recommendations for preparation:
1) Lighting. The most obvious one, but there are still a few things to consider:
a) electrical lanterns are far superior in terms of light, ease of use, and safety, but if you don't check on them, chances are they'll be dead when you need them.
b) something like a hurricane lantern barely produces enough light to read a book, let alone illuminate a room. It will however warm up a small room and ruin the air quality... If you think that you need more light and turn it brighter, it will only get worse in terms of soot and smoke!
c) forget about flashlights! You want headlamps or lanterns. Flashlights often blind you via reflections and don't illuminate all you need. Plus, they'll occupy your hand, but you probably will need both.
d) There are petrol lamps that have a glowing coat above the flame which makes them far brighter, but these coats are very sensitive, expensive, and usually made of nasty materials you don't want to breathe in...
2) Water:
a) most places won't have running tap water soon after a blackout and you can't even flush your toilet! You should thus store water for drinking, cooking, and washing. You should even have containers for used water, with which you can flush the toilet. If it still gets clogged, you should have a plan B...
b) Most rivers and lakes near civilization are severely contaminated with detergents, feces, fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals. It will only get worse if the sewage system breaks down. If you invest in a filter system, you can use more sources of water and to some degree recycle water...
3) Heating:
a) Modern homes are not made to have open fire indoors and the risk of suffocation or fires is considerable. You'd be better off cooking on a balcony and heat the home using hot stones, a pot filled with hot sand, or similar. You can also take a warm water bottle to bed.
b) Many semi-modern homes have really poor isolation as they counted on working central heating. You can temporarily add isolation to the windows to prevent heat loss. The nicest, but one of the most expensive solutions are quality curtains. Similarly, a Tatami floor makes a huge difference, but a cheap rug will do too...
c) you'd be better off using only one room and then the number of people in combination with a lantern will already heat up the room if it's rather small. You can also set up an indoor tent to keep warm air from escaping up or put up something akin to a paravent to keep a part of the room warmer...
4) cooking:
a) is a huge moral boost. Having a few MREs in case of emergency is fine, but occupying yourself with cooking feels so much more rewarding, especially when you got nothing better to do... You can store processed eggs and dried milk nearly indefinitely thus, even without modern appliances, you can survive. With a large Dutch oven, you can even bake bread! You can make Naans (Indian-style flat bread) even in a frying pan. Similarly, having a warm drink is a huge moral boost. Thus, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or perhaps a warm cider would be great.
b) I would recommend having a regular stove and a gas stove for emergencies. The latter is for boiling water, when you want to be quick and the prior is more a long-term solution, or when you take your time cooking. Again, I highly discourage indoor use, unless the home is built for it. You can take hot stones inside for frying, if you want.
c) If you have something like Jackery, then you can supply freezer and fridge 4x a day with electricity and keep things from spoiling. It's not cheap though and you won't be able to recharge with solar panels in winter or bad weather, but for short term, it can save you money and a lot of trouble...
5) other considerations:
a) Phones are unlikely to work and the internet will be likely down as well (in case of a real blackout). Having a radio can supply you with information on what has happened and having music is definitely a morale boost...
b) In a blackout shops will be closed and most financial transactions will cease as well. Due to looting being likely, stay away from shops if you can. Still, having some cash for emergencies may be useful (though not for shops, but buying stuff or services directly from people)
c) People are addicted to smartphones and the internet. Sensory deprivation can hit them really hard. Preparing in advance tasks that you can still carry out in these conditions is a great help. Similarly, having games to play with your kids, or some media still operational is definitely a good thing to have.
d) Safety: the two biggest threats are fires and banditry. Fire extinguishers are recommended, but of little use, if your idiot neighbor burns down the flat next to you... Even if bandits appear, this doesn't mean that it's suddenly mad Max and anything goes. Chances are that after electricity comes back you^'ll have to defend yourself in court for any use of force... Thus keep in mind what you will do in various scenarios. Is it worth risking your life? What would you do if someone yields? Let him run off?
e) Also keep in mind that you might be at work when it happens and you might not be allowed to leave until it becomes clear that electricity will be out for a while. Getting back home without public transport and traffic lights can be a huge issue! Also, how do you communicate with your family? For instance, it can make sense that kids go from school to their friend's home, if that's safer for them!
I have two of your smallest lantern; so if using make sure it is filled with oil and the wick is of a decent length.
Well done
I thought this is great video because of you well prepared you in so facto we’re prepared for a day or so of power outage.
We all should aspire to do that.
As for that jerky, you could if and when needed could had made it at home with slices from a roast.
To quote me favorite dwarf from R. A. Salvatore's _The Crystal Shard,_ "Roads can be found, but not until ye look fer them!"
Ye looked. Ye found yer road. 😎
This was a pleasant video.
Live in Florida, so I'm used to no power during hurricane season
Love it
Good content as always
beef jerky is awesome, easy to make and such a fantasy appropriate food, however often expensive in shops, at least in UK, one of those foods that the cost of ingredients compared to bought makes it very worthwhile to make your own....
great vid!
Venison stew is really great, I've been wanting to make more but with the summer here in TX already "feels like" 115, stew or soup isnt a great choice, especially when your house is a steady 88 and the AC units can't handle.
You made the best of the situation.
Thick towel, folded over lengthwise, doubles up as oven gloves to remove the pot from the fire. I'm used to no power and open fire cooking. Oil lamps, candles too, all good. I read, knit, sew or play my low whistle. Stay safe with the outdoor Canadian smoke. If you need to air a room wet a thin sheet or pillowcase to hang in an open window which helps reduce smoke but allows cooling air in. Is that a kilt you're wearing? (I'm Scottish)
Enjoyable.
And you also need bellows to fan the embers.
Everyone should own at least one oil lamp or lantern and have enough fuel for couple days burn.
New to your channel and if this video wasn't the quince insectile of what you named your channel......just saying I very much enjoyed it, keep up the good work. Looking forward to watching all ya content.
This is why natural gas is so important to people. Even when we lose electricity, we almost never lose gas. It's crucial that we have a backup to stay warm and cook when the power goes down for long periods of time.
Or solar panels with large batteries in the cellar. Also wind turbines as a secondary energy generation system.
The best part is just so happening to have a candelabra.
I recognise the handle of that knife. A basic but very functional and priceworthy knife (or series of knives). Speaking as a Swede.
Tomato is a good taste. It's a strong but not overpowering taste, which means you can do a lot with it.
Should you ever find yourself in Washington state feel free to come out fishin with me. We can do the whole thing in garb and have a good ol adventure.
Link to jerky sponsor?
I forgot to add it when I posted. 😅 It's in the description now!
If we were fighting an undead centaur, would we be beating a dead horse?
Wouldn't they have dust and ash problems in the time too. Maybe you could work on covering for the evirments.
Oven mitts or welders gloves, as long as the flames have died down.
I've watched this video before, but, I want to say, you should buy solar panels (Santan solar), charge controllers, batteries (preferably LiPo4Fe but Lead Acid if that's all you can afford), and inverters. Chest freezers for freezing food, smaller chest freezers with external temp controllers for using the freezers as fridges, because chest fridges are far more efficient than upright fridges that spill air out when you open the door. Life is good and easy but when the grid goes down we are f**ked if we don't prepare for hard times. You have car insurance just in case you get in an accident, you have house insurance in case of burglary or fire, but everyone thinks you are a kook if you stock food and ammo in case of catastrophe. If your house runs off of solar power normally, when your neighbors are crying about the grid is down and their meat is thawing and going bad, you will be sitting pretty and clueless because your house will have power like everything is normal.
very lucky you had a trained medieval sort of group on hand to play while you film there in the powerless world LOL
interesting