I keep going back to this video. I'm an avid hiker and decided to put together a kit that only uses natural items- no plastics at all. Got the same ruck sack you did got it's size and durability. Just polished off my cutting and fire making kit. Have two wool blankets. Next plan is to make some sort of oil-clothe tarp and ground clothe. Anyway, thanks for the video. It's giving me tons of ideas
You have a great kit with used quality gear. My parents were frugal or cheap and taught me to find deals when I was young lol I either make my gear or get it cheap. I made my haversack and all my blade sheathes. I got a lot of my gear at military surplus, yard sales and flea marks for cheap. My Old American made old hickory 13in butcher carry knife was 50¢, my Est-wing hammer hatchet was $5.00, my small 3 blade folder case whittling pocket knife was $2.00 and my swiss army fisherman multi tool kinife was $5.00, my clean 32 oz steel canteen was $1.00, a od green 3 day assault Alice backpack cost only $3.00 and my heavy us Army wool blanket and Gi poncho was $5.00 together. If I got all that new quality gear it would of cost me a lot of Cash. I bought all that gear for $21.50 and that ain't bad. One of my old military friends I hunt and track with spent $250.00 on just his hunting knife and $50.00 on the kydex sheath. Keep doing the good work and Semper Fi.
I SO hear you! I was recently lusting after a GSI Glacier 1 Person Mess Kit. But here in South Africa the cost online was R809! And there was I about 2 days later snooping around my local second hand shop and there, still in its box and with each component still in its separate plastic bag, was the GSI Glacier. The old one, with the pot grabber. R120!!! I've picked up every kind of amazing stuff at this particular shop. I call it The Magic Shop. I'm dead convinced that the day I walk in there and ask for a Willis Jeep he'll say 'Sure, there's one parked out back.' And it'll probably be hardly used.
Think I would take steps to waterproof the bag. Wet canvas is a serious PITA to dry out. Most of these Milsurp bags have a compartment at the back that is intended to take either a great coat or a wool blanket. That's supposed to provide padding. I personally have found that cutting a couple of foam pads to fit makes a serious difference. Also provides something to sit on.
If there's one thing better than having the best kit money can buy its NOT having it and still being better than the guy who does! Some nice looking kit there and a lovely piece of woodland to use it in. Thanks for sharing mate, T
Nicely done. Great points about what the term “kit” really represents. Simple, time tested and proven equipment items are “practical items to be considered when assembling a “functional kit.” Thanks for the information. - Tennessee Smoky.
Pay no attention to the negative thumbs. Consider the source. We humans are not the only critters with thumbs. I find your videos so interesting that I lose all track of time, & very often forget to go to bed at night. I have heard that you can't go home again. They are wrong, you take me home with every video. Thank you. Kate
Great video man! i want to tell something about the rucksack you used 😀 That sack wasn't just the Regiment San Marco's bag. Infact, when in Italy there was the mandatory military service, the bag used was that. I believe that there is at least one of those bags in each italian house! 💪🏻👍🏻
great pack and kit, i like how you got the pack on a budget, thats a great find, its not necessary to buy 500 dollar packs, i really like to see people going with surplus and budget type of equipment, i like your cookset too thats very versatile.
Nice. If you hand sew a ice axe loop at the bottom, front, you can slip your axe through and flip the handle up and secure it by tying the handle to the pack or draw cord with leather strap or nylon and buckle. Fold the blanket as a back pad, or better yet trim a foam pad to about 4-4.5 feet and line the inside of the pack.
Hi kid , I was stoked when I found this older video. I love the axe 🪓 and I'm actually going to go cut the handle on one of mine today for my rucksack. Well its time for me to go enjoy the woods for a few hours , best regards as always from Lloyd somewhere here in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦..
I still have two of these Italian Nato packs, not much modification, just attached a sternum strap. Been using it for hunting since the early 90's!. I have always thought about trying to rubberize the top lid and bottom of the pack,
So weirdly enough I was looking at this pack online earlier and then refreshed CZcams and this video came on my newsfeed. Thanks for all the information on what you carry and the pack. Think I'll get it.
I’ve found MANY axes that I would loved to have carried, but the handles were always either too long/short. I CANNOT BELIEVE I was so stupid that I never considered getting one with a longer handle and just cutting it to my preferred length! LOL Great, practical advice as always. Cheers...
Just bought one of these sacs. I cut the chain off and put a heavy rope in the holes. Im probably going to wax it too. Other than the chain loops closure and the weird shoulder straps. Its a great bag.
A good axe is a must for camping/ backpacking. I carry a snow &nealie camp axe. They date back before the Civil War and are great but hard to find. Look for old axe and if you find one with a logo stamp it's old and probably a good one. I love BlueGrass tools and Winchester. But they might be worth to much to use. I've sold them for up to $500. That's a lot to me. Love your videos.
Hey new subscriber so new i do believe this was my first video and i really dig it. Your very down to earth and practical and keep things easy to understand. I will be seeing more of you, peace.
The used pans you find grosses me out. When I was young I worked at a funeral home as a helper, well the autopsy opgans had to be accounted for and they used old pans to place them in while working on the inside of the body sooo EHHHHHH I dont mess with used cook wear
Hi, I liked the video you made. About the ruck sack, you could put in a plastic office trash can to add more support for your back and to make it easier to store your gear. When you get to your camp site you will also have another container and a seat also. I got the information Dave Canterbury on his Bucket Pack. Keep up the good work, I enjoy your video and the information you give out.
nice compact kit just what you need and no more my granddad had 3 short handled axes he used them for mostly 3 jobs big one was for barking and like you said splitting house wood he had a 2lb short for kindling and this tiny like a mouse head for hunting for chopping leg bones sternums old ones knew what they were doing and what kind of camera is that dang resolution is great stay safe brother
It's brilliant! I really need to take another look at what you carry here and compare it to what I have now, because it looks like I will be changing a few things. I can't say I like the idea of a 3# axe head, because i've never ran into a time when I needed one. Even felling six-inch trees, I've used a 20 oz hatchet head on a twenty-four-inch handle. I figure if Otzi could work with some 8 oz copper wedge as his axe head, I can do fine with what I have. Cheers mate!
Nice kit and I would water proof the the pack plus I would also make a frame for it there are a few ideas on the type you would need on you tube and then I would see about some after market shoulder straps and kidney belt at a military surplus store
im looking forward to binge watch this channel because i can't hardly find anyone who lives in pennsylvania that does this stuff, because most i find are nowhere near here and i would live to learn more for boy scouts when camping
@@peterpitkin859 Billy. I'm over 40, I'm an Aussie, I've never seen it called a billey. Ever. What we call a swagman most Americans call a 'hobo'. I find that interesting because we used to be told 'hobo' was a put down... 'swagman' was always viewed as an Aussie battler in my lifetime. My Nan (born in the 1920s) used to sing songs that showed a less sentimental light.
@@peterpitkin859 I have definitely had Billy tea. (extra large milo tins make useful family sized Billy's. I used a old metal coat hanger for the handle last few I made.) I was pointing out the spelling. Basically being a smart A*se in good humour :)
Yep, I'm a Bush boy of 68 now and we use a Stockmans Quart Pot, my original (round tapering "Beltana" style) is over 40 years old. Got a spare some years ago in an old Saddlers shop, they dont seem to make them anymore, only the eliptical Qld Ringers type.
Hard to say! If I would have taken a smaller axe rather than a felling axe I am confident enough in my skills to use that as my primary cutting cut and forgo the knife. If I was doing it again...a smaller axe and no knife would be a good possibility
Thanks, makes sense to me. They seem redundant, at least when you have a 10 item limit. I'm surprised that only 1 person brought a gill net though. Seems like an obvious choice to me. Looking forward to this week, we'll finally see what you got going!
Just found your channel, great info. I like a minimal kit. I used to participate in ACW re-enactments, with a group known as "Mudsills" that were hardcore, super authentic, with many scholars in Civil War accoutrements, and they REALLY scrutinized your gear, some even were called "stitch counters", as in stitch per inch, lol. My haversack contained(in winter)a wool blanket in each side of the main pocket which resembles a large bi-fold wallet tarred(palnted)on the outside for WP purposes, a tarred rubber ground pad o poncho as needed extra shirt and socks Another blanket rolled on top, and an authentic wool uniform and my pride and joy a hand sewn overcoat. A haversack with period correct possibles. And food(usually just hard tack, a block of salt pork, homemade dried beef(jerky),and the occasional apple, small potatoes and maybe an onion. Everything else, standard US leather and armaments. It was hard to imagine these men living day in day out, in this fashion for months, some even years, when just 3 days and 2 night . Was torture. No tents, no sleeping pads, just you, the ground, and your blanket. When it was all over, the local convenience store, were packed with a bunch of woolen, beast with 3 days stench on them. A Big Mac never tasted so good!! I'm going through you articles, and enjoying every one!A year late, and a few dollars short , but I hope you see it. Cheers🍻
I loved the video man I'm glad I'm not the only bushcrafter in PA I just started my channel too I'm in pottercounty PA I loved the axe idea too I use machetes might have to switch back
People thought the trappers, i.e long hunters in the east and mountain men in the West, wondered around hauling their possession around in a bed room and haversack. Wrong the all used horses and worked in groups of 30+. But that said if you want look up Dave Westcott, golden age of camping.
Just joined your channel... I really like your simplistic view on bushcraft. I feel a lot of people get hung up on the type and name of gear instead of actually going out and practising there bushcraft skills.
You made your Felling Axe into a House Axe. I'm not criticizing, just sayin'! :-) . The concept is very legit. In case anyone wants to make one, the typical House Axe is a 2 1/4 lb head on about a 19 inch handle. House Handles, among other handle companies, offers a ready made House Axe Handle. The axe was used primarily around the house (duh!), possibly indoors, and often by women, to spit kindling for the wood stove. In warm climates, cooking was often done on the back porch, or in a detached building to prevent heating the main dwelling. Since the "kitchen" floor was often dirt, wacking away on a log to make kindling in the kitchen next to the stove was not an unreasonable action.
And also used exactly as you said. Instead of it being a small ax, it is used more as an oversized hatchet allowing you to do firewood processing quickly in camp while keeping the weight being carried down
I'd complain about them only when the person giving you a thumbs down has not stated their reasons... most people forget what you use the pack for and where you are using it. No compass? Not needed because... (fill in the blank)... etc.
Say Heah Coak, Yeah, They call those Axes "House Axes". Infact I had a Iltis Oxhead German 2 1/2lbs Head Hafted on a 19" White Hickory Handle. Yeah, Miner's/Fireman used them in close quarter's. But mine is heavy enough to still fell reasonable size wood because it's a European Thin cheeck face and edge,, But the weight also makes short work out of processing firewood. Oh yeah it split's too. I made a Leather Sling and got a nice Leather Sheath fir it, I like it. I recently got a Ochencopf Axe 620 H-157 with the Rotband Pro, But it's even heavier than my custom house Axe, So this year I use my house Axe mire.,,.
I love finding youtubers that also love in Pennsylvania. I had a feeling you lived in the northeast because the environment looked a little familiar. Haha definitely a subscriber now
HEY DAN NICE VID I SUBBED THE SHORT AX HANDEL HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE I WENT TO WORK IN THE EARLY 70S AND WAS WORKING AT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HELPING BUILD WOODEN FORMS FOR CONCERT WE HAD 3POUND AXES WITH 24 INCH HANDLES THEY WERE CALLED FRAMING AXES . THAT SAID SCOTTY KINDER LED ME TO YOUR FINE WORK SO KEEP IT UP YOU WILL GO FAR MY FRIEND
Tremendous channel, I absolutely love the aesthetic and overall practicality of your set up. That's an amazing smock you're wearing as well - been looking for one like that for a while! If you don't mind me asking, where about's did you get that and would you recommend it as a outer layer for winter? Sending you thanks you for the wonderful videos from across the pond in the heather moorlands of North England!
Dan found you from Alone and Fowlers channel lol ! I have a pretty cool add on to my Italian Alpini pack like yours and ill do a vid and mention u in the vid as well...its a great pack and i made it a little better with an option i use in the front double pockets
Curious about the hooded overshirt you are wearing: material? Is it durable? Warmth? Also wonder about how it stood up to the constant rubbing from those straps on the sack... really enjoy your videos.
What I hate about this pack is that there are no loops on the bottom to attach a blanket/sleeping bag/sleeping pad. Apart from that it's a really heavy duty pack with surprisingly comfortable straps. Nice video! :)
good vid. thx for sharing the kit. where bouts are you In PA? im your neighbor in n.e. ohio , about 45 miles from Erie. you ever interested in a meet & greet for some bushcraft give me a shout. have a good 1
All i can think is it was probably some type of people that do not do work for themselves and want it now now right now and were expecting a kit that they can buy that has an iphone app atached and bluetooth speakers
I just gave it a thumbs down, and seeing as how you asked... I have been an outdoorsman for over fifty years (so back when I started bushcraft was called camping), and it is beyond frustrating for me where this modern bushcraft community has headed. Coalcracker here brags about his 4 1/2 - 5 lb axe, his 4lb wool blanket that realistically is only good down to about 50 deg., has a couple Hanks of very heavy rope for their strength. But somehow doesn't carry a 1 lb tarp? Hell, carry a poncho and kill two birds with one stone. His argument that he is traveling to a yurt is no excuse. He is passing himself off as an educator. For a novice student, the idea that you shouldn't compile a kit that would supply all you need for what ever you my encounter is reckless and misguided. I carry a summer kit (night time temps above 50 deg), and a winter kit period, and I take it wherever I go. Bushcraft initially was defined as the skills and supplies that would allow you to travel unsupported for any length of time in the wilds. Which brings me to my second complaint. NO ONE who has spent any length of time traveling in wild country would carry this much weight. This isn't Bushcraft, it's reenacting at the Municipal Park. Ditch the 5# axe and take a 1.5# silky saw. Ditch the 4# wool blanket and take modern woobi that weighs 2# and is rated to 35 deg. Take some modern cordage that is lighter and much stronger. And for God sakes take a 2# poncho that you can use as rain gear, a shelter, or even a hammock as is the case for the one I carry.
Thanks for the info. I like your equipment. I recently bought such a backpack, it has a chain closure inside and I want to ask if you've removed it. I ask because it is a military backpack and I do not like to change the equipment that also has historical value.
Oh ya we all love gear . Testing it using it breaking it even buying it . Good video. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
I keep going back to this video. I'm an avid hiker and decided to put together a kit that only uses natural items- no plastics at all. Got the same ruck sack you did got it's size and durability. Just polished off my cutting and fire making kit. Have two wool blankets. Next plan is to make some sort of oil-clothe tarp and ground clothe. Anyway, thanks for the video. It's giving me tons of ideas
You have a great kit with used quality gear. My parents were frugal or cheap and taught me to find deals when I was young lol I either make my gear or get it cheap. I made my haversack and all my blade sheathes. I got a lot of my gear at military surplus, yard sales and flea marks for cheap. My Old American made old hickory 13in butcher carry knife was 50¢, my Est-wing hammer hatchet was $5.00, my small 3 blade folder case whittling pocket knife was $2.00 and my swiss army fisherman multi tool kinife was $5.00, my clean 32 oz steel canteen was $1.00, a od green 3 day assault Alice backpack cost only $3.00 and my heavy us Army wool blanket and Gi poncho was $5.00 together. If I got all that new quality gear it would of cost me a lot of Cash. I bought all that gear for $21.50 and that ain't bad. One of my old military friends I hunt and track with spent $250.00 on just his hunting knife and $50.00 on the kydex sheath. Keep doing the good work and Semper Fi.
I SO hear you! I was recently lusting after a GSI Glacier 1 Person Mess Kit. But here in South Africa the cost online was R809! And there was I about 2 days later snooping around my local second hand shop and there, still in its box and with each component still in its separate plastic bag, was the GSI Glacier. The old one, with the pot grabber. R120!!! I've picked up every kind of amazing stuff at this particular shop. I call it The Magic Shop. I'm dead convinced that the day I walk in there and ask for a Willis Jeep he'll say 'Sure, there's one parked out back.' And it'll probably be hardly used.
My dad was a timber faller and he had a few axes like that. He used them to debark big fur trees. It also was good for taking low limbs off of trees.
Think I would take steps to waterproof the bag. Wet canvas is a serious PITA to dry out.
Most of these Milsurp bags have a compartment at the back that is intended to take either a great coat or a wool blanket. That's supposed to provide padding. I personally have found that cutting a couple of foam pads to fit makes a serious difference. Also provides something to sit on.
leighrate I would just make it a waxed canvas bag. Stylish and water proof
I once found in a junk yard a felling axe head welded to a short rebar handle. This was my best splitting axe.
If there's one thing better than having the best kit money can buy its NOT having it and still being better than the guy who does! Some nice looking kit there and a lovely piece of woodland to use it in. Thanks for sharing mate, T
Nicely done. Great points about what the term “kit” really represents. Simple, time tested and proven equipment items are “practical items to be considered when assembling a “functional kit.” Thanks for the information. - Tennessee Smoky.
Pay no attention to the negative thumbs. Consider the source. We humans are not the only critters with thumbs.
I find your videos so interesting that I lose all track of time, & very often forget to go to bed at night.
I have heard that you can't go home again. They are wrong, you take me home with every video. Thank you.
Kate
Great video man! i want to tell something about the rucksack you used 😀
That sack wasn't just the Regiment San Marco's bag.
Infact, when in Italy there was the mandatory military service, the bag used was that.
I believe that there is at least one of those bags in each italian house! 💪🏻👍🏻
great pack and kit, i like how you got the pack on a budget, thats a great find, its not necessary to buy 500 dollar packs, i really like to see people going with surplus and budget type of equipment, i like your cookset too thats very versatile.
Love how you don't carry digital gear. I like watching you. You would survive with out your go pro.
Nice. If you hand sew a ice axe loop at the bottom, front, you can slip your axe through and flip the handle up and secure it by tying the handle to the pack or draw cord with leather strap or nylon and buckle. Fold the blanket as a back pad, or better yet trim a foam pad to about 4-4.5 feet and line the inside of the pack.
Thanks for going on Alone! I love rewatching it.
He's not alone. Can't you hear the other guy crashing round behind the camera?
@@Exiledk He's talking about the tv show
Agree with everything you said about axe 101%. I carry mine in my hand usually or over the shoulder. It is also a touch smaller.
Good choice of rucksack. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Hi kid , I was stoked when I found this older video. I love the axe 🪓 and I'm actually going to go cut the handle on one of mine today for my rucksack. Well its time for me to go enjoy the woods for a few hours , best regards as always from Lloyd somewhere here in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦..
Nice to see yet another (former) fellow Keystoner on You Tube!
Thanks for sharing!
I still have two of these Italian Nato packs, not much modification, just attached a sternum strap. Been using it for hunting since the early 90's!. I have always thought about trying to rubberize the top lid and bottom of the pack,
So weirdly enough I was looking at this pack online earlier and then refreshed CZcams and this video came on my newsfeed. Thanks for all the information on what you carry and the pack. Think I'll get it.
I’ve found MANY axes that I would loved to have carried, but the handles were always either too long/short. I CANNOT BELIEVE I was so stupid that I never considered getting one with a longer handle and just cutting it to my preferred length! LOL Great, practical advice as always. Cheers...
an Italian wool blanket...luv em!...goes well with your Italian rucksack...atb...woods
that axe is really awesome!
I realize I am several years behind in the comments. Thumbs UP. I love that hoodie. I'd love to find an oversized wool poncho hoodie like that.
Good solid gear.
Just bought one of these sacs. I cut the chain off and put a heavy rope in the holes. Im probably going to wax it too. Other than the chain loops closure and the weird shoulder straps. Its a great bag.
Very nice pack and kit 👍🌲
A good axe is a must for camping/ backpacking. I carry a snow &nealie camp axe. They date back before the Civil War and are great but hard to find. Look for old axe and if you find one with a logo stamp it's old and probably a good one. I love BlueGrass tools and Winchester. But they might be worth to much to use. I've sold them for up to $500. That's a lot to me. Love your videos.
Great vid and most helpfull. Have often seen felling axes with short handels. Will try one soon. Thank you.
Hey new subscriber so new i do believe this was my first video and i really dig it. Your very down to earth and practical and keep things easy to understand. I will be seeing more of you, peace.
Happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for subscribing
The used pans you find grosses me out. When I was young I worked at a funeral home as a helper, well the autopsy opgans had to be accounted for and they used old pans to place them in while working on the inside of the body sooo EHHHHHH I dont mess with used cook wear
Hi, I liked the video you made. About the ruck sack, you could put in a plastic office trash can to add more support for your back and to make it easier to store your gear. When you get to your camp site you will also have another container and a seat also. I got the information Dave Canterbury on his Bucket Pack.
Keep up the good work, I enjoy your video and the information you give out.
Do something on your other weapons. Great video. No nonsense. That axe, absolutely.
Outstanding
I love beer also ! Just too heavy to hump into the woods ... gotta bring whiskey !
Great kit!!!
Loving the homemade stuff. awesome
Great kit that works for you ! Like you said alway go back to the basics I feel the same way ,
ATB john
nice compact kit just what you need and no more my granddad had 3 short handled axes he used them for mostly 3 jobs big one was for barking and like you said splitting house wood he had a 2lb short for kindling and this tiny like a mouse head for hunting for chopping leg bones sternums old ones knew what they were doing and what kind of camera is that dang resolution is great stay safe brother
Good vid man, loved that you used all natural materals for everthing
Thanks for your time making the video
this was the good stuff.
nice kit, just what you need. I lean heavy on the cooking gear also. take care.
Stacy Cornett yep gotta eat and eat good! Thanks for watching
It's brilliant! I really need to take another look at what you carry here and compare it to what I have now, because it looks like I will be changing a few things. I can't say I like the idea of a 3# axe head, because i've never ran into a time when I needed one. Even felling six-inch trees, I've used a 20 oz hatchet head on a twenty-four-inch handle. I figure if Otzi could work with some 8 oz copper wedge as his axe head, I can do fine with what I have. Cheers mate!
Nice kit and I would water proof the the pack plus I would also make a frame for it there are a few ideas on the type you would need on you tube and then I would see about some after market shoulder straps and kidney belt at a military surplus store
thanks for taking the time to do the vid. I'm hoping to get out soon and do some cooking and camping. haha.
im looking forward to binge watch this channel because i can't hardly find anyone who lives in pennsylvania that does this stuff, because most i find are nowhere near here and i would live to learn more for boy scouts when camping
Picked one of those rucks. Thanks Man
That pot ain't a old coffe pot, that looks like the Mors Kochanski pot.. Nice kit.
In Australia we call it a BILLEY.
@@peterpitkin859 Billy. I'm over 40, I'm an Aussie, I've never seen it called a billey. Ever.
What we call a swagman most Americans call a 'hobo'.
I find that interesting because we used to be told 'hobo' was a put down... 'swagman' was always viewed as an Aussie battler in my lifetime. My Nan (born in the 1920s) used to sing songs that showed a less sentimental light.
@@frugalmum7943 so you have never had some billy tea. Look it up.
@@peterpitkin859 I have definitely had Billy tea. (extra large milo tins make useful family sized Billy's. I used a old metal coat hanger for the handle last few I made.)
I was pointing out the spelling.
Basically being a smart A*se in good humour :)
Yep, I'm a Bush boy of 68 now and we use a Stockmans Quart Pot, my original (round tapering "Beltana" style) is over 40 years old. Got a spare some years ago in an old Saddlers shop, they dont seem to make them anymore, only the eliptical Qld Ringers type.
Great video Dan, and nice tradition kit!
Would you give up a knife on ALONE and instead take just an axe? Would you ever leave an axe behind if you did something like ALONE again?
Hard to say! If I would have taken a smaller axe rather than a felling axe I am confident enough in my skills to use that as my primary cutting cut and forgo the knife. If I was doing it again...a smaller axe and no knife would be a good possibility
Thanks, makes sense to me. They seem redundant, at least when you have a 10 item limit. I'm surprised that only 1 person brought a gill net though. Seems like an obvious choice to me. Looking forward to this week, we'll finally see what you got going!
Just found your channel, great info. I like a minimal kit. I used to participate in ACW re-enactments, with a group known as "Mudsills" that were hardcore, super authentic, with many scholars in Civil War accoutrements, and they REALLY scrutinized your gear, some even were called "stitch counters", as in stitch per inch, lol. My haversack contained(in winter)a wool blanket in each side of the main pocket which resembles a large bi-fold wallet tarred(palnted)on the outside for WP purposes, a tarred rubber ground pad o poncho as needed extra shirt and socks
Another blanket rolled on top, and an authentic wool uniform and my pride and joy a hand sewn overcoat. A haversack with period correct possibles. And food(usually just hard tack, a block of salt pork, homemade dried beef(jerky),and the occasional apple, small potatoes and maybe an onion. Everything else, standard US leather and armaments. It was hard to imagine these men living day in day out, in this fashion for months, some even years, when just 3 days and 2 night . Was torture. No tents, no sleeping pads, just you, the ground, and your blanket. When it was all over, the local convenience store, were packed with a bunch of woolen, beast with 3 days stench on them. A Big Mac never tasted so good!!
I'm going through you articles, and enjoying every one!A year late, and a few dollars short , but I hope you see it. Cheers🍻
Short handled 3lb axes are also known as "Miner's Axes".
I'm going to re-haft a vintage Connecticut head I have with a 26" handle myself.
nice gear thank you brother.
Nice video brother! Very nice kit
this video quality is better than when i turned away to see birds fly outside the window
So just clean a window
Great video Dan!
I loved the video man I'm glad I'm not the only bushcrafter in PA I just started my channel too I'm in pottercounty PA I loved the axe idea too I use machetes might have to switch back
People thought the trappers, i.e long hunters in the east and mountain men in the West, wondered around hauling their possession around in a bed room and haversack. Wrong the all used horses and worked in groups of 30+. But that said if you want look up Dave Westcott, golden age of camping.
Just joined your channel... I really like your simplistic view on bushcraft. I feel a lot of people get hung up on the type and name of gear instead of actually going out and practising there bushcraft skills.
hey man, love your videos. I like how your into gear but don't have anything very expensive with you. keep up the great work. subbed and liked
You made your Felling Axe into a House Axe. I'm not criticizing, just sayin'! :-) . The concept is very legit. In case anyone wants to make one, the typical House Axe is a 2 1/4 lb head on about a 19 inch handle. House Handles, among other handle companies, offers a ready made House Axe Handle.
The axe was used primarily around the house (duh!), possibly indoors, and often by women, to spit kindling for the wood stove. In warm climates, cooking was often done on the back porch, or in a detached building to prevent heating the main dwelling. Since the "kitchen" floor was often dirt, wacking away on a log to make kindling in the kitchen next to the stove was not an unreasonable action.
I believe they used bow or two man saws instead of axes for felling-lots easier.
Nice basic kit, to each their own for supplies though, based on sound practice and experience.
Nice kit
Nice, only about a 2-3 hour drive from here
Enjoyed this video ...post links to other social media..cheers mate
Sweet! great mindset!
I was taught that the sawed off handle with the full size head is a "camp ax"
And also used exactly as you said. Instead of it being a small ax, it is used more as an oversized hatchet allowing you to do firewood processing quickly in camp while keeping the weight being carried down
Cant wait to see you on upcoming episodes of Alone! #TeamDan
Another great short vid!
Question, to get a good nights sleep, how cold can it be when you have 1 wool blanket?
Very good. Thank you very much
Who the heck would give this a thumbs down? Sigh.
Regardless, Merry Christmas to All!
You always get someone who doesn't like you
If not your not doing it right.
A Headsup LOL so true!
I'd complain about them only when the person giving you a thumbs down has not stated their reasons... most people forget what you use the pack for and where you are using it. No compass? Not needed because... (fill in the blank)... etc.
Morons, aka soon dead.
Hard to beat the basics sometimes. Nice setup. Looks like I found another great channel. Take care!
nice kit.....
Say Heah Coak, Yeah, They call those Axes "House Axes". Infact I had a Iltis Oxhead German 2 1/2lbs Head Hafted on a 19" White Hickory Handle. Yeah, Miner's/Fireman used them in close quarter's. But mine is heavy enough to still fell reasonable size wood because it's a European Thin cheeck face and edge,, But the weight also makes short work out of processing firewood. Oh yeah it split's too. I made a Leather Sling and got a nice Leather Sheath fir it, I like it. I recently got a Ochencopf Axe 620 H-157 with the Rotband Pro, But it's even heavier than my custom house Axe, So this year I use my house Axe mire.,,.
Great video , great kit man, I love these videos cheers happy new year man
I love finding youtubers that also love in Pennsylvania. I had a feeling you lived in the northeast because the environment looked a little familiar. Haha definitely a subscriber now
What was cracking branches?! Spooky! Lol
That's a massive fire kit,, looks like a my lunch box..lol
One ferro rod is enough for me,,dont want to carry all that gear,, giant bag..
Pretty super video, I liked it a lot.
HEY DAN NICE VID I SUBBED THE SHORT AX HANDEL HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE I WENT TO WORK IN THE EARLY 70S AND WAS WORKING AT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HELPING BUILD WOODEN FORMS FOR CONCERT WE HAD 3POUND AXES WITH 24 INCH HANDLES THEY WERE CALLED FRAMING AXES . THAT SAID SCOTTY KINDER LED ME TO YOUR FINE WORK SO KEEP IT UP YOU WILL GO FAR MY FRIEND
Tremendous channel, I absolutely love the aesthetic and overall practicality of your set up. That's an amazing smock you're wearing as well - been looking for one like that for a while! If you don't mind me asking, where about's did you get that and would you recommend it as a outer layer for winter?
Sending you thanks you for the wonderful videos from across the pond in the heather moorlands of North England!
You should look up videos on how to make wool anoraks. Exteremely useful outer layers, fits like a hoodie but 12x warmer.
Dan found you from Alone and Fowlers channel lol ! I have a pretty cool add on to my Italian Alpini pack like yours and ill do a vid and mention u in the vid as well...its a great pack and i made it a little better with an option i use in the front double pockets
Small handled axe with a short handle is the only way to fly
I just subscribe, like the video and the ax!
Curious about the hooded overshirt you are wearing: material? Is it durable? Warmth? Also wonder about how it stood up to the constant rubbing from those straps on the sack... really enjoy your videos.
What I hate about this pack is that there are no loops on the bottom to attach a blanket/sleeping bag/sleeping pad. Apart from that it's a really heavy duty pack with surprisingly comfortable straps.
Nice video! :)
In your opinion is it a good Idea to Sew the loops?
awesome video and gear man!
The thing I find weird is the fingerless gloves, if I'm wearing glovrd it's because my fingertips are cold.
hahah be funny if the camera pans over and there s like a Walmart parking lot behind camar
It is called a boys axe handle ; for limbing and other chors most are 3 feet
A boy's axe handle is closer to 24".
Awesome
While you are talking about the ax there is a very clear tree knock of something near the end of your comments about the ax. So who else was with you?
When you shorten an axe are you worried about it flying out of your hands or do you carve something at the end to help?
good vid. thx for sharing the kit. where bouts are you In PA? im your neighbor in n.e. ohio , about 45 miles from Erie. you ever interested in a meet & greet for some bushcraft give me a shout. have a good 1
Hi just picked up the same pack....but inside is a long chain attached to the inside. Wondering if you know the purpose of it?
Starting to really like your channel!! What part of PA are you in? I'm just across the border in Tioga County,NY
Brokeman Outdoors/Bushcraft I'm in Potter county haha
I wanna meet those 10 unlikers some day. Im so curious, what kind of nerds are those. Its not a hate. Im really curious. GOD BLESS
All i can think is it was probably some type of people that do not do work for themselves and want it now now right now and were expecting a kit that they can buy that has an iphone app atached and bluetooth speakers
I just gave it a thumbs down, and seeing as how you asked... I have been an outdoorsman for over fifty years (so back when I started bushcraft was called camping), and it is beyond frustrating for me where this modern bushcraft community has headed. Coalcracker here brags about his 4 1/2 - 5 lb axe, his 4lb wool blanket that realistically is only good down to about 50 deg., has a couple Hanks of very heavy rope for their strength. But somehow doesn't carry a 1 lb tarp? Hell, carry a poncho and kill two birds with one stone. His argument that he is traveling to a yurt is no excuse. He is passing himself off as an educator. For a novice student, the idea that you shouldn't compile a kit that would supply all you need for what ever you my encounter is reckless and misguided. I carry a summer kit (night time temps above 50 deg), and a winter kit period, and I take it wherever I go. Bushcraft initially was defined as the skills and supplies that would allow you to travel unsupported for any length of time in the wilds. Which brings me to my second complaint. NO ONE who has spent any length of time traveling in wild country would carry this much weight. This isn't Bushcraft, it's reenacting at the Municipal Park. Ditch the 5# axe and take a 1.5# silky saw. Ditch the 4# wool blanket and take modern woobi that weighs 2# and is rated to 35 deg. Take some modern cordage that is lighter and much stronger. And for God sakes take a 2# poncho that you can use as rain gear, a shelter, or even a hammock as is the case for the one I carry.
Thanks for the info. I like your equipment. I recently bought such a backpack, it has a chain closure inside and I want to ask if you've removed it. I ask because it is a military backpack and I do not like to change the equipment that also has historical value.
I kept the chain in mine
Thanks for the reply.
You know I just realized something... were you on Alone?? I was a fan of the channel way prior to that if that’s the case
When are you having a garage sale Dan?