Going out and practicing survival skills in the winter is even more fun and challenging when you use homemade and vintage gear. This is the gear that I took with me the first weekend of February when I went to the Daniel Boone National Forest with seven of my students. Thanks for watching and please leave me a comment in the section below!
That is real cool man I am not critical of anything you do I like the gear that rain dear skin really interested me I like primative gear and army surplus. Do it yourself is some of what I do . I pick up gear 1 or 2 items at a time . And go out when I can not modern is what I have because I can get it cheap online . I am an over the road trucker . Keep up the great work.
James, I think you will agree, there is a very unique sense of satisfaction in knowing that much of your kit was fashioned with your own hands. Like Him we are intended to create.
Yes, I could have wrapped the oilskin tarp around the outside but on this trip, I chose to roll it on the inside as the area that we were in is full of rocks and narrow areas and I didn't want to scrape or put holes in my shelter. I care more about my shelter at night than about the wool blankets as I can always stitch them up. Plus, you can sit on a wool blanket roll in the snow and it won't slide out from under you like a waxed canvas roll would. At any rate it worked out fine and thank you for watching and commenting!
I love primitive camping! You have a great set-up. I recently bought a Viking food picker from GrimmFrost. It’s basically a forged iron toothpick about 5 inches long. It’s great for eating steak, or cheese. I really appreciated your fire equipment. Not many people will go out without a lighter or ferro rod these days. Flint and steel has been my go-to method for over 50 years now. It has never failed me. I’ve read that if you have one buffalo hide (with the hair still on), that you can crawl under it in -30 degrees and still stay warm. Some day I’d like to try it, but can’t afford a $2,000 hide. Thanks for the 21 minute smile...
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comments! Some day I'll probably do a video wearing my brain-tanned buffalo coat, I picked it up for very little money a few years ago, and you're right, it's very warm!
This is an awesome primitive kit James. I love the elk hide items and the reindeer hide as a ground mat. It's so amazing what our ancestors survived with back in the day. It makes you think about how much we take for granted as a modern society.
Great video. I’m just impressed with the shoe tongue pouch. That’s about as thrifty and creative as it gets. It’s absolutely perfect for your flint and steel. Thanks James
Why, oh why, do I even use all this modern stuff, even though THIS is what i LOVE? Even if I can only carry it in a car being old and pretty tore up now? The old worked for 10,000 years. Maybe, just maybe that means something! Best nights sleep over 65 plus years have been under stars or under canvas on pine needles… bears and bugs forgotten! Carry on, my brother, carry on! Bring it! No wonder I like the hobo vida, too! !
Yes, it seems that the more that we insist on taking with us into the backcountry the less pure the final experience ends up being. Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Excellent. Nothing wrong with going rustic . Gives you an idea what the trailblazers of history dealt with . I like that mirror. Thanks for sharing. Have a great evening
Well thought out kit. I would find another container for the oil. I love the sleep set up. I'm also a big fan of honey instead of the sugar. It has first aid uses as well as food
Thank you for the great specific ideas and example my pack which is approximately 47 lb was stolen by my ex-wife because she's such a great person and knew I liked all my gear was gone anyhow reestablishing all that slowly as we speak thanks again for the video good stuff man !!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The Old Rule was 2 Wool Blankets good to 20 degrees.After that You Snared Snowshoe Rabbits and skinned the Rabbits you needed approx.70 Cut them in strips sewed them into a fishnet made of Cordage loosely,( you could force your fingers out of it) And that blanket would take you Comfortably to -40 Below this was before advent of Eider Down Sleeping Bags .Much much more warmer and Costly than Goose Down.Thus very speciality Item.
Very interesting, James. I really like your vintage equipment. The blanket roll and deer hide looks comfy and warm. I can see that combined with the bough bed, that it would do the job. I need to get a couple of soft wool blankets. The ones I have are the rougher German WW II style. Good job!
That's a great loadout ! Jim ... Mark makes a hell of an anorak !!! Had one yrs ago got stolen out of my car !!! Grrr! But asbell makes a good one too . Take care brother
Very nice rig ! Good vid ! See the veitnam rucksack frame ( not alice )for back pack design ( the back suspension at the bottom , like a bow ,no one seems to get that part of backpack building ) .
This is beautiful. I should sell outfits and go this way, even if I only am strong enough to chatty it around in a car. Best sleep I’ve ever had in 65.5 years has always been under open canvas anyway… or under stars! Bears aside!
Great job with this kit, especially the stuff you made yourself. On a side note, it's recommended in many hiking circles that you include any toothpaste and deodorant in your food bag when you go to hang it up at night, as the smells may also attract bears. YMMV, though, but it seems reasonable to me.
I go camping with a forestry service backpack that my dad gave me. It was ancient when he bought it in the 70s. It's been repaired many times. It's been restrapped a couple of times. But I just can't kill it. And it's the perfect size for camping in all but the coldest weather I've been in. Even then, I just strapped more gear to the outside. Thanks for the video.
@@WayPointSurvival Thank YOU for answering back so quickly!! I'm binging again on your videos that I still hadn't seen yet. I really like your creativity, and the way you take 'everyday' items and put them to other uses. I have gear that I've bought, but to me it's even more important to know HOW to source things that can be used to fit your needs. That's why I've enjoyed your Hobo series so much, as well as your 1790s series, the punched tin can cable holder, the DIY backpack, and so much more! But, most important, I loved seeing that you included the New Testament in your pack, and the fact that you take a moment to Thank God for His provisions before you eat. Thank You for sharing your knowledge with all of us!!
Hello James , the basic things provide all our needs to enjoy being outdoors and being comfortable., having been in your wonderful country , there are no shortages of tremendous wilderness areas in which you can utilise your austere kit ! Thankyou.
Thank you for your educational, entertaining, and innovative videos. Honestly some of the most helpful and creative ideas I’ve seen in bushcraft. Keep up the good work!
Awesome stuff. I’m more or less brand new to bushcraft and I actively choose to head in the direction of the primitive Germanic tools and kit just because it feels more sacred and special, especially with the winter months to try it all out in. Thanks for the load-out run-through!🍻
My goodness, that bag is bottemless! Unbelievable what you all manage to put in there 👍💪 Are u sure there's no hole in it and you are reaching through into a big box where all the gear is?? 😁 Very well packed! Love your videos, greetz from Holland
Interesting stuff, I'll watch this one again sometime. I was hoping to hear the weight, but I guess it's hard to even weigh it all! I use a steel hip-style flask for my oil, I'm surprised more people don't use em. Fur is on the top of my list of things to add to my gear, & maybe some alpaca socks lol.
Cool items, but also heavier looking with all that leather and animal hides. I'm a medium framed / sized guy. I need lighter minimalist essentials. But I'm thrilled that what you use works for you! - Still reaaally cool. Love your videos.
because you used some things from today. don't get me wrong loved your kit. i would have some of the things you had burred in your kit, closer at hand. But i knew what , you did. awesome.
I love your videos and advice. But as a poor person I cannot afford elk skin packs, and other custom made equipment lol. But I do appreciate the info on what to stuff into my army surplus sack. Stay safe brother! Thanks for your help 👍
I paid $20 for the deer skin and made the rest of the pack myself, with the exception of some of the other leather that I use for straps etc. Thank you for watching.
I'm already planning my winter backpacking trip and decided to do it with my bushcraft gear instead of my backpacking gear. This video gave me some very cool ideas. Definitely hitting up Goodwill to find leather shoes. The pouch was an awesome idea!
I'm slightly envious of some of this sweet gear. So much different than my own! (I mean my camping/survival gear, as I don't have primitive gear at all). Impressed with your mindset and forethought
The kit looks really good. I really like your hides and that mirror was cool. At first I thought it was a box I didn't expect it to have a mirror in it. Becareful with that glass bottle friend especially if it gets below freezing. From experience if you get oil on your leather pouches it will leave a stain. I got a leather pouch with an oil stain on it. Impossible to get out to and bugs me when I look at it lol. I saw a video where a guy was using a metal flask for his oil. I got one so I might use that or just a small plastic bottle with a good lid. That might be lighter. Anyways enjoyed this video and hope to see another video soon. Atb.
first time seeing one of your videos. did you consider using a third layer on your bedroll? a small chunk of waxed canvas that can go around it, so you have the contents protected from the weather and from any tears. wou;dn't add that much to the weight if you make it to the proper size. again, just a thought. great video
Awesome video. That’s some nice gear you have. I’ve only did two overnights, and plan to do more. I might wait till late spring because I don’t think I’m ready to do a winter overnight. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, really appreciate your time and everything you’re doing to preserve vintage camping. Compared to modern gear what would you guess your total pack weight including the belt pouches; outside haversack and everything in the deer hide backpack.......?.
When your pack is fully loaded what is the weight? AND how much weight are you carrying when YOU are completely dressed and ready to go for a hike to wherever you camp?
The backpack itself weighed about 36 lb including the water and the pound of bacon that I ate. All the other gear was in the 15 to 20 lb range I would say. Thank you for watching my friend!
Must not snow a lot there. Looks heavy but also very prepared. How long of a trip was it (miles/days)? Have you seen the lad who does the primitive scottish 1700s vids? You'd love it.
Yes, we are in the very Southern part of Ohio. The entire kit weighed maybe 50 lbs, so not bad at all. The trip was 3 days, two nights and not sure of the miles but probably 5-6 but over very rugged terrain with a significant amount of elevation gain and loss. Yes, I have seen the primitive Scottish 1700's videos. They are indeed very cool. Thank you for watching and for your questions!
Multiple redundancies heavy gear. But you did state that it was a group and primitive. So that makes total sense. My guess is 60+ lbs. For all the gear plus food. Great video as always! Thank you
Have you considered transitioning your food to waxed bags and cloth for storage on primitive treks? I've been wanting to look at that more and haven't had the time. *Not knocking the zip lock bags, safety and health first by all means.*
Yes. I do use waxed bags from opossumpouch.com/ They are food grade and excellent in design. For flour and such, I just turn them inside out to put the seams on the outside.
Watching you keep removing things from your pack, I thought you'd finish with a bicycle in there to carry it all LOL. That's a lot of stuff, but you looked ready for just about anything. Good job.
Hi James. I’m new to your channel but loving every video so far! What would be the approximate weight of the rucksack and haversack? God be with you. 👍
I believe it weighed somewhere in the 40 lb range for the backpack and about 15 lb for the haversack. It's been a long time since I made this video so I don't remember exactly. Thank you for watching and God bless you too!
@@WayPointSurvival ps I believe the test and sharp metal thing are the mark. Make sure you’re reborn and keep the commands. Ask God, He told and showed me the juiced get activated soon and turn into the beasts from Revelation 6:8. Found over 100 being shown. Like demonic fast zombies
@@WayPointSurvival last thing, I believe the falling away, testing is happening now. Judgement, the strong delusion for those who don’t receive love of the truth. 2 Thes 2
Very nice, well thought out pack. I love the old school theme. Especially the reindeer skin. With my age and physical limitations, I am always concerned about weight. How much did all this weigh?
Very good, I like it, but I note something: I suggest to use TALLOW in place of olive oil! First of all, it is more healthy (although olive oil is not so bad as for example corn or sunflower oils). Second: If you use tallow, then you may carry it in a very lightweight plastic container, so it is not necessary to carry a heavy glass bottle, which is on the other hand fragile anyway. Tallow is not fluid, thus even if your plastic container gets broken, nothing can leak out. Tallow is good, I use it everyday (and I myself make it from raw tallow... I follow the Carnivore Diet...)
Such a good vid. I do historic treking so some of your stuff was out of bounds for me, although I do keep a modern first aid kit and water purification. Remarkably similar kit,👍👍
I've been looking for a wide belt like you have. Could you tell me where you got it, or maybe suggest a place where I can? Thanks for the super informative video content!!
VERY NICE set up. Very Vintage equipment put to good use. Have you thought about adding a Stonebridge candle lantern. Only reason I say that is I have been looking at them on Garret Wade.com. Can not decide on one of those or an UCO.
Holy smokes brotha if you were ever found they would think your Otzi, 😁✊🔥 really impressive and authentic loadout man stay strong&healthy safe&happy!!(=✌💚
Pretty damn good video. I give it 9 of 10 stars. Would have gone 10 but the cell phone, hygiene kit and all the plastic bags are not primitive or even historically classic gear. All in all a good video with alot of old style cool and effective stuff. Good job sir!
Recently found your channel, and boy have you got some genius stupid easy ideas that you could and should start selling. For instance, your bottle cap fishing kit? Are you kidding me? I want 20.
The corked oil jar reminds me of the worst mistake I ever made camping… only it was honey. Set up my tent and went foraging and came back to find the honey had leaked out and the warm weather accelerated its flow. But it only got better with thousands of ants that found it. 😅
I got into "Ultra Light" for a while .... it didn't last long though. The gear was light, but just too flimsy. I left, but I learned to be more careful of the things I packed. I had too many "Kits." And I learned I was carrying too many small pouches. I had small pouches that had even smaller pouches in them. A pouch for a fire kit, a pouch for a fishing kit. They all added up. I wonder if you took all the leather pouches in your pack and weighed them .... how much would they all weigh?
I just built it about a month ago and so far the only place that I've had it is on fairly established trails. However, most of the lashings are tied on the back and the pack is not as wide as my body so I would imagine you could navigate fairly easily even through heavy brush. Thank you for watching for your question!
@@WayPointSurvival I had a very similar setup. In heavy brush, more so pine thickets, I was constantly getting hung up. Bending and turning to push through always had me caught up. Wound up keeping the pack frame but made a larger main bag to store everything inside. And made sure to make better straps. After a mile or so the “better” straps make all the difference. God bless and happy trails.
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Going out and practicing survival skills in the winter is even more fun and challenging when you use homemade and vintage gear. This is the gear that I took with me the first weekend of February when I went to the Daniel Boone National Forest with seven of my students. Thanks for watching and please leave me a comment in the section below!
That is real cool man I am not critical of anything you do I like the gear that rain dear skin really interested me I like primative gear and army surplus. Do it yourself is some of what I do . I pick up gear 1 or 2 items at a time . And go out when I can not modern is what I have because I can get it cheap online . I am an over the road trucker . Keep up the great work.
Thank you! And be safe out there on the road!
Another phenomenal video. Who makes the 18th century folder you have? Looks wonderful.
As fall is approaching just had to come back and watch this.
Thank you James! Always good and interesting gear and ideas. God continue to bless you!
James, I think you will agree, there is a very unique sense of satisfaction in knowing that much of your kit was fashioned with your own hands. Like Him we are intended to create.
Absolutely! Thank you!
I never thought of it that way. I have never believed but you I think you’re right.
Very well said
Just a suggestion a waxed canvas tarp to warp around sleep system will keep dry and give you a extra ground cover to sit on around camp .
Yes, I could have wrapped the oilskin tarp around the outside but on this trip, I chose to roll it on the inside as the area that we were in is full of rocks and narrow areas and I didn't want to scrape or put holes in my shelter. I care more about my shelter at night than about the wool blankets as I can always stitch them up. Plus, you can sit on a wool blanket roll in the snow and it won't slide out from under you like a waxed canvas roll would. At any rate it worked out fine and thank you for watching and commenting!
Olive oil is good stuff to have. As well as for cooking & dressing food it can be rubbed onto skin, or used in an improvised lamp or as lubrication.
I love primitive camping!
You have a great set-up.
I recently bought a Viking food picker from GrimmFrost. It’s basically a forged iron toothpick about 5 inches long. It’s great for eating steak, or cheese.
I really appreciated your fire equipment. Not many people will go out without a lighter or ferro rod these days.
Flint and steel has been my go-to method for over 50 years now. It has never failed me.
I’ve read that if you have one buffalo hide (with the hair still on), that you can crawl under it in -30 degrees and still stay warm. Some day I’d like to try it, but can’t afford a $2,000 hide.
Thanks for the 21 minute smile...
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comments! Some day I'll probably do a video wearing my brain-tanned buffalo coat, I picked it up for very little money a few years ago, and you're right, it's very warm!
jeezz so much stuff in such a "small" pack! it brings home how much you really really need in a pack/loadout and survive!
Thank you for watching. You can actually survive with a lot less but it will be much harder and you will be much more miserable.
@@WayPointSurvival With the beans and rice in addition to plain rice, two potatoes, etc., you brought food for a week!
This is an awesome primitive kit James. I love the elk hide items and the reindeer hide as a ground mat. It's so amazing what our ancestors survived with back in the day. It makes you think about how much we take for granted as a modern society.
Very true, my friend!
Great video. I’m just impressed with the shoe tongue pouch. That’s about as thrifty and creative as it gets. It’s absolutely perfect for your flint and steel. Thanks James
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Your a happy chappy. Love the passion for the good old days.
Just found channel and I've subbed.
All the very best.🙈🙉🙊
Thank you so much and welcome aboard!
I’m a huge full tang, fixed blade fan but that old folder truly shines! I want one
It is a neat old cutter for sure. Thank you for watching!
You're the male version of Mary Poppins! You're amazing! Thanks for teaching and inspiring so many of that wouldn't know where to begin.
You are so welcome!
I'm a tick magnet--having a mirror is a great help checking for critters. GREAT VIDEO!!
It is indeed useful for many things. Thank you for watching and glad you liked it!
I wasn't expecting him to pull a phone out of that elk pouch lol
Well, unfortunately, these are modern times, and since I was guiding a group, I needed a way to make emergency contacts.
@WayPointSurvival you get a lot of cell service out in the "wild"?
Why, oh why, do I even use all this modern stuff, even though THIS is what i LOVE? Even if I can only carry it in a car being old and pretty tore up now? The old worked for 10,000 years. Maybe, just maybe that means something! Best nights sleep over 65 plus years have been under stars or under canvas on pine needles… bears and bugs forgotten! Carry on, my brother, carry on! Bring it! No wonder I like the hobo vida, too! !
Vids, that is
Yes, it seems that the more that we insist on taking with us into the backcountry the less pure the final experience ends up being. Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Excellent. Nothing wrong with going rustic . Gives you an idea what the trailblazers of history dealt with . I like that mirror. Thanks for sharing. Have a great evening
Thank you so much!
You are great james what a collection of antiques and vintage items of bush crafting.
Thanks so much!
Well thought out kit. I would find another container for the oil. I love the sleep set up. I'm also a big fan of honey instead of the sugar. It has first aid uses as well as food
Thank you so much, glad you liked it!
Amen to Honey.
Thank you for the great specific ideas and example my pack which is approximately 47 lb was stolen by my ex-wife because she's such a great person and knew I liked all my gear was gone anyhow reestablishing all that slowly as we speak thanks again for the video good stuff man !!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, but glad that you enjoyed the video and that you found it useful!
The Old Rule was 2 Wool Blankets good to 20 degrees.After that You Snared Snowshoe Rabbits and skinned the Rabbits you needed approx.70 Cut them in strips sewed them into a fishnet made of Cordage loosely,( you could force your fingers out of it) And that blanket would take you Comfortably to -40 Below this was before advent of Eider Down Sleeping Bags .Much much more warmer and Costly than Goose Down.Thus very speciality Item.
Absolutely! I would love to have one of those blankets someday.
Huge bonus points for correctly calling it a toque!
Thanks!
Very interesting, James. I really like your vintage equipment. The blanket roll and deer hide looks comfy and warm. I can see that combined with the bough bed, that it would do the job. I need to get a couple of soft wool blankets. The ones I have are the rougher German WW II style. Good job!
Thank you!
That's a great loadout ! Jim ... Mark makes a hell of an anorak !!! Had one yrs ago got stolen out of my car !!! Grrr! But asbell makes a good one too . Take care brother
Thank you. Sorry to hear about your anorak! Hopefully you can get another. Have a good one!
Very nice rig ! Good vid !
See the veitnam rucksack frame ( not alice )for back pack design ( the back suspension at the bottom , like a bow ,no one seems to get that part of backpack building ) .
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
This is beautiful. I should sell outfits and go this way, even if I only am strong enough to chatty it around in a car. Best sleep I’ve ever had in 65.5 years has always been under open canvas anyway… or under stars! Bears aside!
Thanks so much for watching!
Great job with this kit, especially the stuff you made yourself.
On a side note, it's recommended in many hiking circles that you include any toothpaste and deodorant in your food bag when you go to hang it up at night, as the smells may also attract bears.
YMMV, though, but it seems reasonable to me.
True enough and I do usually put all items with interesting smells up in a bear bag. Thanks for adding this to the comments and thanks for watching!
I go camping with a forestry service backpack that my dad gave me. It was ancient when he bought it in the 70s. It's been repaired many times. It's been restrapped a couple of times. But I just can't kill it. And it's the perfect size for camping in all but the coldest weather I've been in. Even then, I just strapped more gear to the outside. Thanks for the video.
That's excellent! Those old packs were really heavy duty and quite well made!
I love watching your videos. I usually learn something new, or get an idea on how to do it better. 👍
Thank you!
I absolutely LOVE your bags!! Where did you get your reindeer hide from? Leather goods and hides have a special place in my heart ... Sigh ....
I picked up the reindeer hide at Tandy leather, they usually have them during the winter and the first of the year. Thank you for watching!
@@WayPointSurvival Thank YOU for answering back so quickly!! I'm binging again on your videos that I still hadn't seen yet.
I really like your creativity, and the way you take 'everyday' items and put them to other uses. I have gear that I've bought, but to me it's even more important to know HOW to source things that can be used to fit your needs. That's why I've enjoyed your Hobo series so much, as well as your 1790s series, the punched tin can cable holder, the DIY backpack, and so much more! But, most important, I loved seeing that you included the New Testament in your pack, and the fact that you take a moment to Thank God for His provisions before you eat. Thank You for sharing your knowledge with all of us!!
You can purify butter and keep it in a bottle ( thats what they put on popcorn at the theater )!
It's called Ghee at the store...clarified butter.
Hello James , the basic things provide all our needs to enjoy being outdoors and being comfortable., having been in your wonderful country , there are no shortages of tremendous wilderness areas in which you can utilise your austere kit ! Thankyou.
Appreciate the kind words!
Thank you for your educational, entertaining, and innovative videos. Honestly some of the most helpful and creative ideas I’ve seen in bushcraft. Keep up the good work!
Wow! Thank you so very much! I truly do appreciate the support!
5 min in and i already Love the Commitment in detail to gear! The ziplock bags feel jarring but i get why
Thank you so much!
Awesome stuff. I’m more or less brand new to bushcraft and I actively choose to head in the direction of the primitive Germanic tools and kit just because it feels more sacred and special, especially with the winter months to try it all out in. Thanks for the load-out run-through!🍻
You're very welcome!
My goodness, that bag is bottemless! Unbelievable what you all manage to put in there 👍💪 Are u sure there's no hole in it and you are reaching through into a big box where all the gear is?? 😁 Very well packed! Love your videos, greetz from Holland
Thanks so much. I've just gotten really efficient at packing, I guess!
Interesting stuff, I'll watch this one again sometime. I was hoping to hear the weight, but I guess it's hard to even weigh it all! I use a steel hip-style flask for my oil, I'm surprised more people don't use em. Fur is on the top of my list of things to add to my gear, & maybe some alpaca socks lol.
Thanks! I would estimate that it weighed between 60 and 70 lb. It's a good idea to use the steel flask for the oil.
Cool items, but also heavier looking with all that leather and animal hides. I'm a medium framed / sized guy. I need lighter minimalist essentials. But I'm thrilled that what you use works for you! - Still reaaally cool. Love your videos.
Thank you so much. The pack weighed roughly 36 lbs including the water and the bacon that I ate.
Great video...thanks friend...be safe and freedom for all...
Thank you!
because you used some things from today. don't get me wrong loved your kit. i would have some of the things you had burred in your kit, closer at hand. But i knew what , you did. awesome.
Thanks for watching!
I love your videos and advice. But as a poor person I cannot afford elk skin packs, and other custom made equipment lol. But I do appreciate the info on what to stuff into my army surplus sack. Stay safe brother! Thanks for your help 👍
I paid $20 for the deer skin and made the rest of the pack myself, with the exception of some of the other leather that I use for straps etc. Thank you for watching.
James.... nice job!! Interesting and nice presentation. Thanks for sharing.... Ax
Thank you so much!
Well done mister
Thanks!
I'm already planning my winter backpacking trip and decided to do it with my bushcraft gear instead of my backpacking gear. This video gave me some very cool ideas. Definitely hitting up Goodwill to find leather shoes. The pouch was an awesome idea!
Thanks so much, hope you have a great trip!
I'm slightly envious of some of this sweet gear. So much different than my own! (I mean my camping/survival gear, as I don't have primitive gear at all). Impressed with your mindset and forethought
Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you liked it!
Wow, can't believe ALL that fit in the pack!
It did hold a surprising amount of gear!
Thankyou for explaining everything. Much appreciated.
Nice kit. I especially liked your backpack.
Thank you for watching.
The kit looks really good. I really like your hides and that mirror was cool. At first I thought it was a box I didn't expect it to have a mirror in it. Becareful with that glass bottle friend especially if it gets below freezing. From experience if you get oil on your leather pouches it will leave a stain. I got a leather pouch with an oil stain on it. Impossible to get out to and bugs me when I look at it lol. I saw a video where a guy was using a metal flask for his oil. I got one so I might use that or just a small plastic bottle with a good lid. That might be lighter. Anyways enjoyed this video and hope to see another video soon. Atb.
Thank you so much!
first time seeing one of your videos. did you consider using a third layer on your bedroll? a small chunk of waxed canvas that can go around it, so you have the contents protected from the weather and from any tears. wou;dn't add that much to the weight if you make it to the proper size. again, just a thought. great video
That would be a great idea! It would also make a great ground mat for sitting on or for food prep. Thank you so much for watching!
Awesome video. That’s some nice gear you have. I’ve only did two overnights, and plan to do more. I might wait till late spring because I don’t think I’m ready to do a winter overnight. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
@@WayPointSurvival You’re welcome.
Awesome, really appreciate your time and everything you’re doing to preserve vintage camping. Compared to modern gear what would you guess your total pack weight including the belt pouches; outside haversack and everything in the deer hide backpack.......?.
Thank you. Maybe 50 pounds or so for the total kit.
Very well done on the pack and the video
Thank you!
Thanks James, I really enjoy your videos, I been watching them for awhile, very creative and awesome channel.
Thank you so much!
127 pound load-out 🥵
Still I love these videos & this channel
Actually, the entire kit weighed in the 50 lb range, so not bad at all. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good stuff, James! Thanks for the mention!
Thank you, brother and you're welcome!
When your pack is fully loaded what is the weight? AND how much weight are you carrying when YOU are completely dressed and ready to go for a hike to wherever you camp?
I really don't remember as I made this video a couple of years ago.
I like gear dump videos. Thank you for showing us lots of interesting stuff. Well thought out. About how much weight is that load?
The backpack itself weighed about 36 lb including the water and the pound of bacon that I ate. All the other gear was in the 15 to 20 lb range I would say. Thank you for watching my friend!
Love the vintage kit, great video . Alan R.
Thank you so much!
That setup is awesome!!!
Thanks for the look inside your kit.
Thank you for watching!
Must not snow a lot there. Looks heavy but also very prepared. How long of a trip was it (miles/days)? Have you seen the lad who does the primitive scottish 1700s vids? You'd love it.
Yes, we are in the very Southern part of Ohio. The entire kit weighed maybe 50 lbs, so not bad at all. The trip was 3 days, two nights and not sure of the miles but probably 5-6 but over very rugged terrain with a significant amount of elevation gain and loss. Yes, I have seen the primitive Scottish 1700's videos. They are indeed very cool. Thank you for watching and for your questions!
Multiple redundancies heavy gear. But you did state that it was a group and primitive. So that makes total sense. My guess is 60+ lbs. For all the gear plus food. Great video as always! Thank you
Thanks!
Have you considered transitioning your food to waxed bags and cloth for storage on primitive treks? I've been wanting to look at that more and haven't had the time. *Not knocking the zip lock bags, safety and health first by all means.*
Yes. I do use waxed bags from opossumpouch.com/ They are food grade and excellent in design. For flour and such, I just turn them inside out to put the seams on the outside.
Love the gear and explanations!
Thank you!
Watching you keep removing things from your pack, I thought you'd finish with a bicycle in there to carry it all LOL. That's a lot of stuff, but you looked ready for just about anything. Good job.
Thank you so much!
Hi James. I’m new to your channel but loving every video so far!
What would be the approximate weight of the rucksack and haversack?
God be with you.
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I believe it weighed somewhere in the 40 lb range for the backpack and about 15 lb for the haversack. It's been a long time since I made this video so I don't remember exactly. Thank you for watching and God bless you too!
Dude you were truly prepared... Looks super heavy. And interesting. Kudos
Thank you. The backpack weighed about 36 lb including the water and the pound of bacon that I ate.
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Very nice load out of gear
Thank you!
Let say first great video I don't understand why anybody wants to go camping with 18th century equipment, foot and steel. Great video
Thanks.
Great gear!
The zebra pot mod is brilliant!
Thank you. I'll possibly do a video on it.
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Please do!
Very cool pack set up. I learned allot and have more knowledge. Thank you for another great video
Thank you for watching!
Where do you get the tanned hides from? Thanks in advance.
I purchased the tanned hide at a flea market.
Thanks for the great video, your load out was very authentic. I also enjoyed your hobo stove video.
Thank you so much!
Great Video keep up the great work I love that knife in the beginning the fixed blade with the striker where did you get that thanks.
I purchased it several years ago in Friendship, In. I do not know who made it, sorry. Thank you for watching and for your question!
If you don't mind me asking - where did you get the reindeer skin from? Outstanding video!!!
From Tandy Leather. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Very nice, well thought out pack. I love the old school theme. Especially the reindeer skin. With my age and physical limitations, I am always concerned about weight. How much did all this weigh?
The entire kit weighed in the 50 lb range. Thank you for watching!
great video and thanks for the shout out
Thank you, brother and you're welcome!
Good stuff James. Thanks and take care.
Thanks so much, my friend!
Very good, I like it, but I note something: I suggest to use TALLOW in place of olive oil! First of all, it is more healthy (although olive oil is not so bad as for example corn or sunflower oils). Second: If you use tallow, then you may carry it in a very lightweight plastic container, so it is not necessary to carry a heavy glass bottle, which is on the other hand fragile anyway. Tallow is not fluid, thus even if your plastic container gets broken, nothing can leak out.
Tallow is good, I use it everyday (and I myself make it from raw tallow... I follow the Carnivore Diet...)
Thanks for watching!
In Winter your Mountain Skis Poles Bindings etc.would be essential.
True!
Such a good vid.
I do historic treking so some of your stuff was out of bounds for me, although I do keep a modern first aid kit and water purification.
Remarkably similar kit,👍👍
Excellent, thanks for watching!
Great mod on the Zebra pot!
Thank you!
Woooow exelent... very very complet. Thanks
Thank you!
I've been looking for a wide belt like you have. Could you tell me where you got it, or maybe suggest a place where I can? Thanks for the super informative video content!!
I purchased it years ago from an 18th century outfitter. I believe you can find one similar to it at townsends.com.
Tandy Leather sells nearly anything you can dream of related to leather. Check 'em out!
VERY NICE set up. Very Vintage equipment put to good use. Have you thought about adding a Stonebridge candle lantern.
Only reason I say that is I have been looking at them on Garret Wade.com. Can not decide on one of those or an UCO.
Thank you! I do have one of those Stonebridge lamps and I like it a lot. one of these days, I hope to use it in one of my videos.
Holy smokes brotha if you were ever found they would think your Otzi, 😁✊🔥 really impressive and authentic loadout man stay strong&healthy safe&happy!!(=✌💚
Thank you!
Pretty damn good video. I give it 9 of 10 stars. Would have gone 10 but the cell phone, hygiene kit and all the plastic bags are not primitive or even historically classic gear. All in all a good video with alot of old style cool and effective stuff. Good job sir!
Well, it was about the primitive backpack, not necessarily the gear that went in it.
@@WayPointSurvival Great video with great gear either way
I have been looking for a reindeer hide just like that. Please tell me where you got it. Just found your channel. Thanks.
I purchased it from Tandy Leather. They usually get them during the first part of the year. Thank you for watching the video and for your question!
Nice rig set up I like it
Recently found your channel, and boy have you got some genius stupid easy ideas that you could and should start selling. For instance, your bottle cap fishing kit? Are you kidding me? I want 20.
Thank you so much. Maybe one of these days I will start selling them on my website!
@@WayPointSurvivalYou should, James! People are getting sick and tired of mindless shit churned out by mindless machines operated by child labour.
Where do you get the caribou hide from? And the back pack? Thanks
It's a deer hide that I picked up at a flea market and I made the backpack myself. I have a video on how I did it on my channel.
Talking about the bedroom. You said it was caribou.
Bedroll no
The corked oil jar reminds me of the worst mistake I ever made camping… only it was honey. Set up my tent and went foraging and came back to find the honey had leaked out and the warm weather accelerated its flow. But it only got better with thousands of ants that found it. 😅
Right! That sounds like a camping disaster!
Thanks Again For Sharing
Thank you for watching!
What was the weight of everything? I do Civil war camping and it gets heavy quick!
I would say between 60 and 70 pounds.
Cool , interesting choices 🤔
Thank you!
Thanks for another great video!
Thanks!
I got into "Ultra Light" for a while .... it didn't last long though. The gear was light, but just too flimsy. I left, but I learned to be more careful of the things I packed. I had too many "Kits." And I learned I was carrying too many small pouches. I had small pouches that had even smaller pouches in them. A pouch for a fire kit, a pouch for a fishing kit. They all added up. I wonder if you took all the leather pouches in your pack and weighed them .... how much would they all weigh?
No idea but I've never been one to get squeamish about weight.
Nice setup! Have you bushwhacked with this gear? Do you get many hang ups with all the lashings on the outside?
I just built it about a month ago and so far the only place that I've had it is on fairly established trails. However, most of the lashings are tied on the back and the pack is not as wide as my body so I would imagine you could navigate fairly easily even through heavy brush. Thank you for watching for your question!
@@WayPointSurvival I had a very similar setup. In heavy brush, more so pine thickets, I was constantly getting hung up. Bending and turning to push through always had me caught up. Wound up keeping the pack frame but made a larger main bag to store everything inside. And made sure to make better straps. After a mile or so the “better” straps make all the difference. God bless and happy trails.
That I a real cool pak kit . I really like food choice .
Thank you!
Totally Kool kit.
Thanks!