I just wanted to let you know that I went camping in the Adirondacks for a week, and made your Bannock recipe in your 'dog bowl' oven. Awesome! And I took a cue from your videos as to what coffee kettle to get, and a tripod. The weather was cold and rainy the whole time, but I had hot coffee and Bannock. Thank you for all your information and sharing, you gave me an enjoyable experience.
Sorry to hear the weather was not the best for your camping trip. It does sound like you made the most of it and enjoyed your time in the woods. I am happy my videos have been useful to you as well
Thank you for your kind words. I don't know about being smart but I do enjoy trying new things. Here is one recipe for bannock but don't be afraid to experiement. 1c flour 1tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp skim milk powder 2 tbsp butter or oil Enough liquid to moisten
Loooove your videos Mark. Your positivity and enthusiasm is just infectious! You bring a lot of joy to those who watch your videos. Know that the bushcraft / community CZcams is 100% behind you in your health challenges 😊
Thank you for your kind words and continued support. It has been my hope to share my passion for being in the woods. It has become quite therapeutic for me as well
I use a small Weber charcoal chimney to make my hobo stove with two tent stakes for a pot stand. But I like your pot stand better I'll be making one soon. Great videos
Really like the practicality of the way this guy does stuff was cool to see the a Kia stove from his last video I picked a couple of those up at thrift stores recently didn’t even know that they were for silverware but knew that somehow they could and should be used as stoves The Y stick thing is cool I may be would’ve drilled some holes in the top of that pot small ones for pouring without having to take the pot top off the dollar store shish kebab skewers was a great idea Probably most everybody could go out and buy a lot of the stuff but it’s so much cooler to build it yourself
Awesome video Sir! I am glad to see you enjoying nature and sharing it’s magic to us all. I need to adopt the “Y” branch methode to transfer hot liquids from one recipient to an other, i can’t count how many time i burned my fingers holding the pot the wrong way... Take care my friend, always a pleasure to watch your adventures. Best regards -Yves 🏕
'mornin, Mark; Great way to start my AM. Great lil stove & Cook Pot as well. Bannock & Meal really hit the spot on your snowy day ! Looking forward to your stove build video, Hoping you & yours have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ATB Ter God Bless
Great video! When camping as a youngster I had a couple of resealable plastic tubes. Picture an overgrown toothpaste tube where the end you normally roll up is open allowing you to fill the tube with food. It has a dowel and a C shaped piece. You fold the end of the tube over the dowel and snap the C shaped over it to clamp it in place. Then just unscrew the cap and there you have DIY astronaut food! It would work great with peanut butter and jelly, both in one tube, just squirt in out onto your bread...or into the bannock hole!!!
Glad you enjoyed. I remember those tubes. I also remember one opening up in my pack...LOL.. There are a new version available known as Goo Tubes that look pretty good. They would be great for squirting jam in bannock. Thanks for commenting
Enjoyed watching your winter adventure into the great outdoors. Like your stove. Like your approach to enjoying an afternoon by the fire. Thanks for sharing with us. Looking forward to seeing what you used for feet on your stove. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Another great job Mark. I really enjoyed it. I really like the Y stick tip. I don't think that I have ever saw that. I haven't had bannock on a stick in a long time. We made it like that at camp. I can't wait to see what ya you cook up next. Sometimes, one should be adventurous and try something new. I'll catch you on the next one.
Thanks for sharing Mark, what I like to do with jam is make a freezer jam, just cooked berries and sugar with a little bit of a runnier consistency than store bought jam. Let it cool a bit and then puree in a blender. Once cooled, put into snack size baggies and freeze until time to use. When making the bannock, i open just a small corner of the bag and squeeze down into the hole of the dough. If you are packing for a few people, a plastic condiment container from the dollar store works great for getting that jam right down in there with it's narrow tip. I also noticed you eating your soup in the bowl you had used to mix the bannock. Just have to be careful of any raw/uncooked flour due to possibility of bacteria in the flour itself. Great video.
Great idea on making and using the freezer jam. Good reminder on the potential for what might be in the flour. I always wash my utensils if they have been in contact with raw meet. I will have to be more consistent when using flour as well. Thanks for commenting
Great video Mark...nothing better in the woods than bannock and coffee! Got some snow yesterday and today in northern NS, making it seem a bit more like winter has arrived. Love your videos as always..admiring the cook kit. The y-branch and the bannock cooking method are great ideas...can't wait to get out and give it a try...your videos truly feel like we're right there with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Winter is always a little later in the city. Coastal waters I guess. Glad you enjoy the videos. Let me know how the ideas work out for you. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well
Hey Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos and your friendly way of doing them! It gives me the feeling of being part of your bushcraft trips and being close to the nature of your great country! Thank you very much for sharing! I’m looking forward to new videos! 👍😊 Many greetings from Germany and happy Christmas 🎄! Mark from Germany
Hi Mark. Thank you for your kind words. It has been my hope that people would enjoy my videos and be inspired to go to the woods. Merry Christmas to you and your family
Never seen anyone use an Aeropress like that. Interesting approach, and I'll try it tomorrow morning for my own coffee! Interesting and informative videos you have, Mark! I'll give the bannock recipe a run as well. it'll be great with honey, but we'll have to wait for Fall for our huckleberries.
Glad you liked the video. yes, I have been using the AeroPress with the inverted method pretty much exclusively. Gives me more control over brew time. Let me know what you think of the bannock recipe. Thanks for commenting
Another great video Mark keep up the amazing work. Because of you, I got my first stick stove and I'm absolutely loving it it's the lixana, I hope that's the way you spell it it's the gasification one. Loving it here in Upstate New York I just wish we had more land like up where you are Nova Scotia that we could just go and do what you do but it seems like here in Upstate New York, there is no free land or just places that you can go and do what you do when your videos everybody seems to own a piece. Anyway, keep up the good work good luck in your health and God bless
Glad to hear you are enjoying the "Lixada" 😉 wood gas stove. We are very fortunate here in Nova Scotia. Small province but a fair amount of land set aside as protected wilderness for all to enjoy. Having the area I go to so close is a real blessing. Thank you for your continued support
Great video Mark! I do the same thing with bannock except I shoot some good mustard down the whole and stuff a sausage down there. Delicious. I can't wait to kick this flu so I can get outside. Happy New Year!
Hey Mark. As kids we used to make "pigs in a blanket" which was bannock wrapped around cooked breakfast sausage. Will likely do that in a future video. Happy new year to you as well my friend
I like the bannock hole idea. I'm going to try wrapping a slice of ham around a cheese string. I guess you could put a hot dog in there to for the kids. Great video
Glad you enjoyed the video. The ham and cheese string idea is great. When I was young, we would wrap bannock around a cooked sausage and called it "pig in a blanket". Thanks for commenting
Great video, as always. Felt like I was sitting there with you. Good to see you finally got out in some snow! Winter is a beautiful season to be outside. Take care.
Hey Aaron. Not real winter yet although we are -12C this morning. Rain tomorrow but snow storm forecast for Christmas. Would love to see your part of Canada at some point. merry Christmas to you and Janet
I am in envy. There's no snow here yet (Boulder, CO) but I always hold out hope for Christmas. I have an idea for Bannock, so I'll let you know how it turns out. May your holidays be "merry and bright".
Thank you Bruce. Our "real" snow usually doesn't arrive before Christmas. The forecast for us is a snow storm Christmas eve. Wishing you the best these holidays as well
I'd like to see more baking in the woods. For our family fresh bannock is as good as having fresh baked bread on the last days of a trip. But other than that and baked apples I've got nothing.
Hi Rose. I have been encouraged to do more baking and cooking in the woods by many people. I am not an expert but will try and include more cooking in my videos. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for showing how you made the hobo stove and that was i like how you explained and took your time but i really in joy wathing how guy's make there hobo stove. Thals again
I am glad you found the video helpful. I am planning to make a video comparing the hobo with some of the higher end commercial stoves. Should be interesting. Thank you for commenting.
Another great video. I have watched a few vids on making/cooking bannock, but have yet to try it. Thanks for the great ideas on how to make and cook it.:)
Blueberries are my favorite buddy. Fond memories of picking PEI blueberries (superior to NS blueberries so Im told😄) and my grandmother whipping up a few pies . Yum!
Thems fightin words Wade😉...there is a old Nova Scotia song by Jim Bennet that describes us.."Drinking black rum and eating blueberry pie". Thanks for commenting my friend
It was a couple of days, sorry! But I did enjoy it, thank you. Sometimes I make soda bread (at home) with buttermilk - but I've never seen it in powdered form (in Scotland) but that would be very convenient. In fact, even in liquid form, buttermilk it is a little hard to find, and is an old fashioned item, I think. The usual alternative is milk with a bit of lemon juice, or something to make it a little acidic. So for camping purposes powdered milk might work, perhaps with a teaspoon of vitamin C which is an acid (and which is readily available here in health stores). Worth a try! I believe the use of a stick to make bread is an old native American way of doing it. I read about that years ago, but never tried it. But I do like to make pancakes in camp, and that is always popular. Good luck, happy Christmas etc!
Glad you were able to watch the rest of the video. Same here with regular buttermilk. When we need it for cooking we make it by adding lemon juice. Would be interesting to hear how adding vitamin C to powdered milk works out for you. Thanks for your continued support
Hey Michael. Today we had 4 degrees C and rain. Snow is all gone. More to come. Glad you liked the stove. Full build video coming shortly. Say hello to Esme
good video Mark, no snow here yet (what little that came down last week got washed away with Wednesday rain) nothing like a hot meal or drink on a snowy day
That is what we usually get as well. Cold here today (-12C) but warming to +5C tomorrow then a snow storm by Christmas. A hot drink on a cold day makes it all worth while. Thanks for commenting
Hey Mark! What a nice day to be out and about, I love snowy days! I like ur cook pot, I saw video on u making it, it’s a little out of my league to make, but I’m looking for an easier made one to make. I love ur chair, did u make it??? If so, would u provide link to video. I also love ur y stick tool, what an awesome idea u came up with there! I had a thought when u went to get water which might be of help on future winter outings, (so u don’t fall through ice) how about strapping the water pot to a stick, allowing u to reach out to get water. Thanks for ur bannock bread recipe, it looked tasty, jelly made it yummier! Enjoyed this! Thank u
It was a great day to be in the woods. If you can find a Ikea strainer you can use it as is with no mods at all. Your suggestion of hanging the pot from a stick to reach out into the water if smart. I did make the hammock \chair but do not have a video on it. I could do that at some point. Thanks for commenting
Mark I really enjoyed watching your video, you seem a likable chap and interesting too, I will definately be watching more of your uploads, subbed and bell rung and of course thumbs UP. Cheers, Del
That looks so beautiful out there Mark. I wish I had something even similar anywhere near me. Edit: bare with me here Mark, I didn't sleep last night and its now midday again. When you put your cup over by the fire there, I had one of those "senior moments" were I got a paragraph of thought happen before you spoke. They went something like this, "Why the hell has he left the price tag on that cup? Why didn't he wash the cup, cos that's a brand new looking price tag, before bringing it out? Nothing like a teaspoon of dust in your cuppa! Had he of done so, the tag would either be gone or seriously discoloured..." Then the penny dropped and I realised it was your tea or coffee bag in the cup, DOH!!!! Oh yeah, if you haven't tried them yet, have a try of Koka crab or lobster noodles. They're dirt cheap - I buy a box of 30 for about £15 delivered free from Amazon. Man they taste sooooooo good!
LOL...Yup, I have been there as well. Sleep deprived after a busy 12 hour shift plus overtime. The crab and lobster noodles sound good. We do love our lobster in Nova Scotia. I will check it out. Thanks for commenting
A nice covering of snow there Mark. We have had quite a lot here at the beginning of the week, well a lot of snow for us here on the England/Wales border country. Your hobo stove and pot work really well. I must take mine out for a camp sometime soon. Bannock on a stick looked great. Paul :)
Hi Paul, winter is just beginning for us. Last number of years our low temperatures and snow arrive after Christmas. Minus 12C this morning. I will be releasing the hobo stove build video shortly for anyone who is interested. Thanks for commenting
looks like good fun my friend.... I make bannock too but I cheat I put enough water in mine so that its like a batter and I fry it.. good to see you out brother
Greets from the UK - loving the Bannock, will have to try that but have you heard of a Smart Cafe? It's a perculator built into a light-weight plastic mug :)
The Smart Cafe sound interesting. I am not aware of it. The only product I could find with that name is a double wall French press. Wondering if you could send a link?
Can you go into more detail on the chair and how to make one.its always hard to find a good place to sit. At 60 years old I can still sleep on the ground but sitting can be a challenge
How did you take off the paint on the new fire stick?? My little one doesnt seem to work either, eventhough Ive been scraping and scraping the coating off???
The antioxidant coating should come off with one or two scrapes. It might be the scrapper you are using. The sharper the edge of the scrapper, the better. It also needs to be harder than the ferrocerium rod. A lot of people use a piece of broken hacksaw blade or the back of the saw on a Swiss Army knife. Let me know if this works for you. Thanks for commenting
Just out of curiosity, you sprayed your old pot black but kept this one silver...... can you really see a difference with the black one boiling water faster?
Actually, I don't paint my pots black. I just don't clean them (other than to wipe off loose soot) after use. They get black from use. I did a video comparing sooty VS clean pots over an alcohol stove and found no difference in time to boil czcams.com/video/j1_ZkFWId7I/video.html. Admittedly, I need to repeat this test over a fire to allow for radiant heat. For me, there is no advantage to spend time scrubbing my pots clean. Thanks for commenting
Additionally, I had forgotten to comment about your new series on campfire cooking. I think it's a great idea, and true service for all of your viewers. Your knowledge of Bushcraft cooking is going to satisfy the needs of your viewers as we all must eat
Have you tweaked the recipe to make moreKeto friendly? Fairly easy to do, little soy powder, whole grain wheat/barley/rye flour and it would work fine.
Yes, I have introduced a new recipe in a more recent video and have been testing out different versions. That is part of the fun. Thanks for commenting
Ahh...The AreoPress. My favourite way of making coffee. It has appeared in a good number of my videos. Should be able to find it on Amazon and available in many local coffee shops or kitchen stores. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft that would be neat. I do like the DIY videos that I watched so far...Heck I like all your videos. Even have my wife saying," Is that the guy from Nova Scotia you're watching again."
Hey Mark, looks like the weather is off to a nice, snowy start along the eastern seaboard of North America. And it's so much fun! Glad to see you enjoying nature's playground. I have been trying to get my IKEA hobo stove to be a bit more stable, as it rocks more than I would like. I was just wondering what you used for feet, as I don't recall seeing it on the early model and videos.
I made a full build video for this stove I will release shortly. On this stove I used 3/4" angle braces made for shelving. They work fine but if you want something even more stable you could attach something to the outside that makes an even wider base. Only issue then is pack-ability, unless you want to put them on and take them off for each use. Ideally, I would purchase the "Siege Stove" set. Only thing then is cost. Thanks for commenting
Mark Young That's a video I am eager to watch. I appreciate the feedback and will try a DIY approach, but if funds are available, the siege stove is a great idea. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.
If your stove has 4 feet try going to 3 feet (think tripod) and see if that is easier to stabilize, as opposed to say a chair with 4 legs that rocks when it's not supposed to!
I just got an idea for another optimization to your milk cooling your tea-issue... Would it make sense to use the teabag to heat the milk-solution before pouring? It's a silly little thing... Love the Y-stick. Great video - I'm looking forward to being able to spend more time outside. :)
Thanks Mark this was fun . Now speaking of coffee is the Aeropress that much different than a french press and is it better than cowboy coffee. Just wondering what your thoughts are.
Glad you enjoyed the video. The AreoPress is by far my favourite way of making coffee, in the woods and at home. It is similar to the French press but different in that it pushes all of the water through all of the coffee under considerable pressure. In that way it is like a cross between a French press and an Espresso maker. The down side is that it only makes a small amount at one time. I enjoy cowboy coffee as well. I think it is a matter of preference rather than one being better than the other. Well made cowboy coffee can be quite smooth whereas AeroPress coffee is closer to espresso. Hope this helps. PS..I have some older videos on the channel all about coffee
Hi Mark, I absolutely love a good coffee too and my home systems use either the Aeropress inverted method like you or more often a V60 pour over. However when hiking I keep things as light as possible therefore the Aeropress won’t make the kit, instead I take enough pre ground beans till next resuply and use the GSI ultralight Java drip and a v60 paper filter to slow down the pour over extraction. Makes a perfect cup as the filter stands above the rim on its legs. The kit only weighs ~14g and can also be used as a French press or even to filter up an extracted cowboy coffee. Clean up is simple as I will bury the grounds in a cat hole, burn the filter if used or place in outhouse if present or pack it out. Starbucks VIA or better yet Trader Joes make somewhat decent instants (if that’s a thing) for no fuss, low weight brews.I have to admit that a good chai tea in the woods is also wonderful, happy hiking. www.mec.ca/en/product/5018-696/Ultralight-Java-Drip
Hi Robert. My jacket is a Canadian Army wool battle shirt. It is 80% wool (I believe). I found it in a thrift store for $5.00 like new. It is a bit large but that allows me to wear layers underneath. Not sure where they can be found online. Maybe "herooutdoors.com". Thanks for commenting
My experiment of bannock on a stick didn’t work. Kept falling off the stick, and into the fire. About the fourth time, it had too many ashes involved. sigh Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Glad you liked the video, My jacket is an old Canadian Army heavy wool shirt. I believe it is 80/20 wool nylon. I fond this and another one at Value Village, our local thrift store for about $5.00. There are US versions of this shirt as well. One of my favourite piece of kit. Thanks for commenting
It is great. Only problem is I can't find a source for it. It is a Canadian military wool shirt. I bought it at Value Village for $5.99CAD. Like new. All I have is an issue number on the tag inside the jacket
Its a Canadian Military wool arctic combat shirt I picked up a a thrift store for $5.00. Without doubt, my favourite piece of winter clothing. Thanks for commenting
Hi Jon. It could be my "accent" or it could be that my pronunciation is incorrect (or both). I have discovered that the correct pronunciation is "ee-kay-uh" according to www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/IKEA-Pronounced-the-Right-Way-Swedish-American-Furniture-380700451.html Thanks for commenting
My wife uses this recipe from Certo. She does say you MUST use Nova Scotia wild blueberries😇 www.kraftcanada.com/recipes/cooked-blueberry-huckleberry-saskatoon-berry-jam-certo-liquid-182196
I am glad you enjoy my videos. You are right, I do rely on birch bark probably a bit too much. It is the most available and reliable fire starter in our woods. We do not have a lot of fatwood or other easy to find and use tinders. I do often start fires using the split wood method including feathers sticks or curls but find it easier when it is wet just to reach for birch bark. Having said that, harvesting a small amount of loose hanging birch bark from trees does no harm. I often find it on the ground as the tree does naturally drop it. I often harvest from dead birch laying on the ground as it is just as flammable. What does harm the tree is when the bark is cut through to the cambium layer. Especially if the cut is circumferential. At the very least, the tree is exposed to infection but a full circular cut can kill the tree as well. Thanks for commenting. I will likely turn this subject into a video
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Thank you for being clear in that. I'm not a tree hugger just a lover of life in general. Thanks again for clarifying that for me. I'm really glad you care for life as well. Thanks for the good videos. I will keep watching :)
Mark, you are a funny guy. I would have loved to have spent the day with you. That said, You do confuse me. Why would you build a fire in your hobo stove and then another one to cool your meal?
Fair question. I should probably broken the video down into two. The cook kit is one I did a video on and wanted to test it out and show it in action. I also wanted to start cooking more often (other than soups) over a fire. If I has not taken the cook kit to test I would have only made the fire. Thanks for commenting
I just wanted to let you know that I went camping in the Adirondacks for a week, and made your Bannock recipe in your 'dog bowl' oven. Awesome! And I took a cue from your videos as to what coffee kettle to get, and a tripod. The weather was cold and rainy the whole time, but I had hot coffee and Bannock. Thank you for all your information and sharing, you gave me an enjoyable experience.
Sorry to hear the weather was not the best for your camping trip. It does sound like you made the most of it and enjoyed your time in the woods. I am happy my videos have been useful to you as well
I recognize the rock arrangements you did a video in the summer at the same place. 🤠
Been a while since I have been to that location but yes, I used that fire pit often. Thanks for commenting
You are a smart man! I love watching you. I never heard of bannock. I do need the recipe. Good job! I love that chair.
Thank you for your kind words. I don't know about being smart but I do enjoy trying new things. Here is one recipe for bannock but don't be afraid to experiement. 1c flour
1tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp skim milk powder
2 tbsp butter or oil
Enough liquid to moisten
Great video. Love your coffee talk.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting
I love it that you got some snow for your video.
We are having more winters with less snow. Thanks for commenting
I'm learning something new with every video! Using the Y branch for pouring was great - I hadn't seen this before.
Glad you enjoyed. It can helpful with some pots. Thanks for commenting
Loooove your videos Mark. Your positivity and enthusiasm is just infectious! You bring a lot of joy to those who watch your videos. Know that the bushcraft / community CZcams is 100% behind you in your health challenges 😊
Thank you for your kind words and continued support. It has been my hope to share my passion for being in the woods. It has become quite therapeutic for me as well
I just finished your series on making that cook set and now I get to see it in action. Nice setup. Thanks for the inspiration and instructions.
Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for commenting
I use a small Weber charcoal chimney to make my hobo stove with two tent stakes for a pot stand. But I like your pot stand better I'll be making one soon. Great videos
I have a couple of older videos about using a charcoal chimney as a hobo stove. Very effective. Thanks for commenting
Really like the practicality of the way this guy does stuff was cool to see the a Kia stove from his last video I picked a couple of those up at thrift stores recently didn’t even know that they were for silverware but knew that somehow they could and should be used as stoves
The Y stick thing is cool I may be would’ve drilled some holes in the top of that pot small ones for pouring without having to take the pot top off the dollar store shish kebab skewers was a great idea Probably most everybody could go out and buy a lot of the stuff but it’s so much cooler to build it yourself
Thank you for your kind words and for commenting
Awesome video Sir! I am glad to see you enjoying nature and sharing it’s magic to us all. I need to adopt the “Y” branch methode to transfer hot liquids from one recipient to an other, i can’t count how many time i burned my fingers holding the pot the wrong way... Take care my friend, always a pleasure to watch your adventures. Best regards -Yves 🏕
Thanks Yves. It is a handy little tool to make and use
Mark that overlooks enviting
I bot my self a teepee tent with a stove Insert next month il buy the stove
Thanks for showing us the bannock on a stick. Speaking of sticks, I loved that Y stick you made!
Glad you enjoyed the video. The Y stick can be quite useful. Thanks for commenting
'mornin, Mark; Great way to start my AM. Great lil stove & Cook Pot as well. Bannock & Meal really hit the spot on your snowy day ! Looking forward to your stove build video, Hoping you & yours have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ATB Ter God Bless
Hi Terry. Glad you enjoyed the video. I will probably release the stove build over Christmas. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Just loved this video. Thanks for sharing Mark
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Great fun Mark, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting
Great video! When camping as a youngster I had a couple of resealable plastic tubes. Picture an overgrown toothpaste tube where the end you normally roll up is open allowing you to fill the tube with food. It has a dowel and a C shaped piece. You fold the end of the tube over the dowel and snap the C shaped over it to clamp it in place. Then just unscrew the cap and there you have DIY astronaut food! It would work great with peanut butter and jelly, both in one tube, just squirt in out onto your bread...or into the bannock hole!!!
Glad you enjoyed. I remember those tubes. I also remember one opening up in my pack...LOL.. There are a new version available known as Goo Tubes that look pretty good. They would be great for squirting jam in bannock. Thanks for commenting
We in Australia call it damper twists, bannock,fill it with butter and Vegemite or honey or maple syrup or a sausage
Yes, very similar but your version sounds better tasting. Thanks for commenting
I would like to see the baking series. Great videos
Enjoyed watching your winter adventure into the great outdoors. Like your stove. Like your approach to enjoying an afternoon by the fire. Thanks for sharing with us. Looking forward to seeing what you used for feet on your stove.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I will likely be releasing the stove build video shortly. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well
Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for taking the time to entertain and enlighten us. Nova Scotia looks so beautiful.
Glad you enjoy the videos. We are very fortunate in NS to have beautiful areas protected as wilderness for all to use. Thanks for commenting
Another great job Mark. I really enjoyed it. I really like the Y stick tip. I don't think that I have ever saw that. I haven't had bannock on a stick in a long time. We made it like that at camp. I can't wait to see what ya you cook up next. Sometimes, one should be adventurous and try something new. I'll catch you on the next one.
Thanks for sharing Mark, what I like to do with jam is make a freezer jam, just cooked berries and sugar with a little bit of a runnier consistency than store bought jam. Let it cool a bit and then puree in a blender. Once cooled, put into snack size baggies and freeze until time to use. When making the bannock, i open just a small corner of the bag and squeeze down into the hole of the dough. If you are packing for a few people, a plastic condiment container from the dollar store works great for getting that jam right down in there with it's narrow tip. I also noticed you eating your soup in the bowl you had used to mix the bannock. Just have to be careful of any raw/uncooked flour due to possibility of bacteria in the flour itself. Great video.
Great idea on making and using the freezer jam. Good reminder on the potential for what might be in the flour. I always wash my utensils if they have been in contact with raw meet. I will have to be more consistent when using flour as well. Thanks for commenting
You look like one happy man ,thanks for posting another inspiring video
Glad you enjoyed the video. Being in the woods does make me happy. Thanks for commenting
AWESOME! Thank You. Very relaxing watching you relax!
You are most welcome. Thanks for the kind words
Great video Mark...nothing better in the woods than bannock and coffee! Got some snow yesterday and today in northern NS, making it seem a bit more like winter has arrived. Love your videos as always..admiring the cook kit. The y-branch and the bannock cooking method are great ideas...can't wait to get out and give it a try...your videos truly feel like we're right there with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Winter is always a little later in the city. Coastal waters I guess. Glad you enjoy the videos. Let me know how the ideas work out for you. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well
Hey Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos and your friendly way of doing them! It gives me the feeling of being part of your bushcraft trips and being close to the nature of your great country! Thank you very much for sharing! I’m looking forward to new videos! 👍😊 Many greetings from Germany and happy Christmas 🎄! Mark from Germany
Hi Mark. Thank you for your kind words. It has been my hope that people would enjoy my videos and be inspired to go to the woods. Merry Christmas to you and your family
Mark you look very happy out in your element my friend, great video, always look forward to spending time with you on the trail brother.
Thanks Laurence. We will being getting out together some time soon I hope.
That jam was a great idea. I was picturing a stick of mozzarella string cheese. I think that sounds great, too!
Yes, the cheese would be a great option. Thanks for commenting
Never seen anyone use an Aeropress like that. Interesting approach, and I'll try it tomorrow morning for my own coffee! Interesting and informative videos you have, Mark! I'll give the bannock recipe a run as well. it'll be great with honey, but we'll have to wait for Fall for our huckleberries.
Glad you liked the video. yes, I have been using the AeroPress with the inverted method pretty much exclusively. Gives me more control over brew time. Let me know what you think of the bannock recipe. Thanks for commenting
I feel like I have a friend up there in Nova Scotia. I've learned a lot from you. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed the video. If you find yourself up this way in August check out our annual gathering Nova Scotia Bushcraft's Annual Gathering
Another great video Mark keep up the amazing work. Because of you, I got my first stick stove and I'm absolutely loving it it's the lixana, I hope that's the way you spell it it's the gasification one. Loving it here in Upstate New York I just wish we had more land like up where you are Nova Scotia that we could just go and do what you do but it seems like here in Upstate New York, there is no free land or just places that you can go and do what you do when your videos everybody seems to own a piece. Anyway, keep up the good work good luck in your health and God bless
Glad to hear you are enjoying the "Lixada" 😉 wood gas stove. We are very fortunate here in Nova Scotia. Small province but a fair amount of land set aside as protected wilderness for all to enjoy. Having the area I go to so close is a real blessing. Thank you for your continued support
Great video Mark! I do the same thing with bannock except I shoot some good mustard down the whole and stuff a sausage down there. Delicious. I can't wait to kick this flu so I can get outside. Happy New Year!
Hey Mark. As kids we used to make "pigs in a blanket" which was bannock wrapped around cooked breakfast sausage. Will likely do that in a future video. Happy new year to you as well my friend
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I like the bannock hole idea. I'm going to try wrapping a slice of ham around a cheese string. I guess you could put a hot dog in there to for the kids. Great video
Glad you enjoyed the video. The ham and cheese string idea is great. When I was young, we would wrap bannock around a cooked sausage and called it "pig in a blanket". Thanks for commenting
Wow. That's smart. I gotta try that.
Thanks for commenting
Great video, as always. Felt like I was sitting there with you. Good to see you finally got out in some snow! Winter is a beautiful season to be outside. Take care.
Hey Aaron. Not real winter yet although we are -12C this morning. Rain tomorrow but snow storm forecast for Christmas. Would love to see your part of Canada at some point. merry Christmas to you and Janet
I am in envy. There's no snow here yet (Boulder, CO) but I always hold out hope for Christmas. I have an idea for Bannock, so I'll let you know how it turns out. May your holidays be "merry and bright".
Thank you Bruce. Our "real" snow usually doesn't arrive before Christmas. The forecast for us is a snow storm Christmas eve. Wishing you the best these holidays as well
We use damper mix the same way by wrapping over the end of a stick. Cook it and fill with jam or golden syrup. And hey, I use the same Aeropress!
I knew it was called a damper in Australia but don't know why. Any idea as to the origin of the name? Thanks for commenting
Nice video Mark!
Thank you Steve
That hammock chair is genius mark.
I'd like to see more baking in the woods. For our family fresh bannock is as good as having fresh baked bread on the last days of a trip. But other than that and baked apples I've got nothing.
Hi Rose. I have been encouraged to do more baking and cooking in the woods by many people. I am not an expert but will try and include more cooking in my videos. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for showing how you made the hobo stove and that was i like how you explained and took your time but i really in joy wathing how guy's make there hobo stove. Thals again
I am glad you found the video helpful. I am planning to make a video comparing the hobo with some of the higher end commercial stoves. Should be interesting. Thank you for commenting.
What a fun time! I'm going to try that Bannock recipe sometime! Thanks for posting Mark! And Merry Christmas!
Thank you my friend and a Merry Christmas to you as well...Let me know how the bannock turns out for you
I,like your bushcraft chair
Thanks Jim
Another great video. I have watched a few vids on making/cooking bannock, but have yet to try it. Thanks for the great ideas on how to make and cook it.:)
I hope to show a few more ways of making bannock soon. Thanks for commenting
Blueberries are my favorite buddy. Fond memories of picking PEI blueberries (superior to NS blueberries so Im told😄) and my grandmother whipping up a few pies . Yum!
Thems fightin words Wade😉...there is a old Nova Scotia song by Jim Bennet that describes us.."Drinking black rum and eating blueberry pie". Thanks for commenting my friend
And so it begins haha😄
Gr8 vid...love the forked stick trick used to pour your pot. Thx
Glad you enjoyed the video. The Y-stick trick is a good one to know in case you need it some day. Thanks for commenting
I have to break off and come back to finish the video .... but it is fun to watch! Don't get too cold.
don't wait too long...I might freeze to death😉 Thanks for commenting
It was a couple of days, sorry! But I did enjoy it, thank you.
Sometimes I make soda bread (at home) with buttermilk - but I've never seen it in powdered form (in Scotland) but that would be very convenient. In fact, even in liquid form, buttermilk it is a little hard to find, and is an old fashioned item, I think. The usual alternative is milk with a bit of lemon juice, or something to make it a little acidic. So for camping purposes powdered milk might work, perhaps with a teaspoon of vitamin C which is an acid (and which is readily available here in health stores). Worth a try!
I believe the use of a stick to make bread is an old native American way of doing it. I read about that years ago, but never tried it. But I do like to make pancakes in camp, and that is always popular.
Good luck, happy Christmas etc!
Glad you were able to watch the rest of the video. Same here with regular buttermilk. When we need it for cooking we make it by adding lemon juice. Would be interesting to hear how adding vitamin C to powdered milk works out for you. Thanks for your continued support
Hi Mark - Great job on the stove! Looks like you have way more snow that in Alberta! Best wishes Michael & Esme!
Hey Michael. Today we had 4 degrees C and rain. Snow is all gone. More to come. Glad you liked the stove. Full build video coming shortly. Say hello to Esme
good video Mark, no snow here yet (what little that came down last week got washed away with Wednesday rain) nothing like a hot meal or drink on a snowy day
That is what we usually get as well. Cold here today (-12C) but warming to +5C tomorrow then a snow storm by Christmas. A hot drink on a cold day makes it all worth while. Thanks for commenting
Hey Mark! What a nice day to be out and about, I love snowy days! I like ur cook pot, I saw video on u making it, it’s a little out of my league to make, but I’m looking for an easier made one to make. I love ur chair, did u make it??? If so, would u provide link to video. I also love ur y stick tool, what an awesome idea u came up with there! I had a thought when u went to get water which might be of help on future winter outings, (so u don’t fall through ice) how about strapping the water pot to a stick, allowing u to reach out to get water. Thanks for ur bannock bread recipe, it looked tasty, jelly made it yummier! Enjoyed this! Thank u
It was a great day to be in the woods. If you can find a Ikea strainer you can use it as is with no mods at all. Your suggestion of hanging the pot from a stick to reach out into the water if smart. I did make the hammock \chair but do not have a video on it. I could do that at some point. Thanks for commenting
Mark I really enjoyed watching your video, you seem a likable chap and interesting too, I will definately be watching more of your uploads, subbed and bell rung and of course thumbs UP. Cheers, Del
That looks so beautiful out there Mark. I wish I had something even similar anywhere near me.
Edit: bare with me here Mark, I didn't sleep last night and its now midday again. When you put your cup over by the fire there, I had one of those "senior moments" were I got a paragraph of thought happen before you spoke. They went something like this, "Why the hell has he left the price tag on that cup? Why didn't he wash the cup, cos that's a brand new looking price tag, before bringing it out? Nothing like a teaspoon of dust in your cuppa! Had he of done so, the tag would either be gone or seriously discoloured..."
Then the penny dropped and I realised it was your tea or coffee bag in the cup, DOH!!!!
Oh yeah, if you haven't tried them yet, have a try of Koka crab or lobster noodles. They're dirt cheap - I buy a box of 30 for about £15 delivered free from Amazon. Man they taste sooooooo good!
LOL...Yup, I have been there as well. Sleep deprived after a busy 12 hour shift plus overtime. The crab and lobster noodles sound good. We do love our lobster in Nova Scotia. I will check it out. Thanks for commenting
Great video!
Thank you my friend
A nice covering of snow there Mark. We have had quite a lot here at the beginning of the week, well a lot of snow for us here on the England/Wales border country. Your hobo stove and pot work really well. I must take mine out for a camp sometime soon. Bannock on a stick looked great. Paul :)
Hi Paul, winter is just beginning for us. Last number of years our low temperatures and snow arrive after Christmas. Minus 12C this morning. I will be releasing the hobo stove build video shortly for anyone who is interested. Thanks for commenting
Mark Young My pleasure Mark :)
very good hit liked
Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for commenting
looks like good fun my friend.... I make bannock too but I cheat I put enough water in mine so that its like a batter and I fry it.. good to see you out brother
I will probably do a fried bannock in one of my videos as it real easy as long as you have something to fry it in. Thanks for the support
Greets from the UK - loving the Bannock, will have to try that but have you heard of a Smart Cafe? It's a perculator built into a light-weight plastic mug :)
The Smart Cafe sound interesting. I am not aware of it. The only product I could find with that name is a double wall French press. Wondering if you could send a link?
Can you go into more detail on the chair and how to make one.its always hard to find a good place to sit. At 60 years old I can still sleep on the ground but sitting can be a challenge
I have a full video on how I made this hammock chair and another video on options for sitting n the woods if interested. Thanks for commenting
How did you take off the paint on the new fire stick?? My little one doesnt seem to work either, eventhough Ive been scraping and scraping the coating off???
The antioxidant coating should come off with one or two scrapes. It might be the scrapper you are using. The sharper the edge of the scrapper, the better. It also needs to be harder than the ferrocerium rod. A lot of people use a piece of broken hacksaw blade or the back of the saw on a Swiss Army knife. Let me know if this works for you. Thanks for commenting
Just out of curiosity, you sprayed your old pot black but kept this one silver...... can you really see a difference with the black one boiling water faster?
Actually, I don't paint my pots black. I just don't clean them (other than to wipe off loose soot) after use. They get black from use. I did a video comparing sooty VS clean pots over an alcohol stove and found no difference in time to boil czcams.com/video/j1_ZkFWId7I/video.html. Admittedly, I need to repeat this test over a fire to allow for radiant heat. For me, there is no advantage to spend time scrubbing my pots clean. Thanks for commenting
I really have to get back to the woods some how. I miss the fireside meals. It may have to be on the firepit at home instead.
A backyard fire-pit would be better than nothing. Praying you will get to the woods again Dave.
That was very interesting - I’ve never seen bread baked on a stick.
Simple and effective. My kids love it. Like hotdogs or marshmallows on a stick. Thanks for commenting
Here in Denmark we put a sausage inside.
We do here as well on occasion. We call them "pigs in a blanket". Thanks for commenting
Additionally, I had forgotten to comment about your new series on campfire cooking. I think it's a great idea, and true service for all of your viewers. Your knowledge of Bushcraft cooking is going to satisfy the needs of your viewers as we all must eat
Glad you enjoyed. It is a huge topic and I am sure I will have a lot to learn as I have always been a basic meal person. All suggestions welcome
Tube Bannock with peanut butter and jam... yum!
Tube Bannock with breakfast sausage - sits just right with me.
Great idea. Like "pigs in a blanket". I am thinking the sausage should be cooked first. Will give a try
Mark Young Yes definitely either pre-cook or field cook the sausages.
Have you tweaked the recipe to make moreKeto friendly? Fairly easy to do, little soy powder, whole grain wheat/barley/rye flour and it would work fine.
Yes, I have introduced a new recipe in a more recent video and have been testing out different versions. That is part of the fun. Thanks for commenting
We’re did you get that coffee press? What brand and name does it go by?
Ahh...The AreoPress. My favourite way of making coffee. It has appeared in a good number of my videos. Should be able to find it on Amazon and available in many local coffee shops or kitchen stores. Thanks for commenting
I love this guy... wish my daddy was more like him.
Wow. Hi praise indeed. Thank you
Great video...Love the chair is a DIY project?
Yes it is. It is based on the design Jeep at the Econochallenge makes and sells. I could do a video on it. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft that would be neat. I do like the DIY videos that I watched so far...Heck I like all your videos. Even have my wife saying," Is that the guy from Nova Scotia you're watching again."
Happy Christmas Mark
Thank you my friend. Same to you
Hey Mark, looks like the weather is off to a nice, snowy start along the eastern seaboard of North America. And it's so much fun! Glad to see you enjoying nature's playground. I have been trying to get my IKEA hobo stove to be a bit more stable, as it rocks more than I would like. I was just wondering what you used for feet, as I don't recall seeing it on the early model and videos.
I made a full build video for this stove I will release shortly. On this stove I used 3/4" angle braces made for shelving. They work fine but if you want something even more stable you could attach something to the outside that makes an even wider base. Only issue then is pack-ability, unless you want to put them on and take them off for each use. Ideally, I would purchase the "Siege Stove" set. Only thing then is cost. Thanks for commenting
Mark Young That's a video I am eager to watch. I appreciate the feedback and will try a DIY approach, but if funds are available, the siege stove is a great idea. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.
If your stove has 4 feet try going to 3 feet (think tripod) and see if that is easier to stabilize, as opposed to say a chair with 4 legs that rocks when it's not supposed to!
I just got an idea for another optimization to your milk cooling your tea-issue... Would it make sense to use the teabag to heat the milk-solution before pouring? It's a silly little thing...
Love the Y-stick.
Great video - I'm looking forward to being able to spend more time outside. :)
awesome
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting
Belle vidéo merci..^^
Content que vous avez apprécié. Merci de commenter. Hope I got that correct
Thanks Mark this was fun . Now speaking of coffee is the Aeropress that much different than a french press and is it better than cowboy coffee. Just wondering what your thoughts are.
Glad you enjoyed the video. The AreoPress is by far my favourite way of making coffee, in the woods and at home. It is similar to the French press but different in that it pushes all of the water through all of the coffee under considerable pressure. In that way it is like a cross between a French press and an Espresso maker. The down side is that it only makes a small amount at one time. I enjoy cowboy coffee as well. I think it is a matter of preference rather than one being better than the other. Well made cowboy coffee can be quite smooth whereas AeroPress coffee is closer to espresso. Hope this helps. PS..I have some older videos on the channel all about coffee
I will look them up thanks.
Hi Mark, I absolutely love a good coffee too and my home systems use either the Aeropress inverted method like you or more often a V60 pour over. However when hiking I keep things as light as possible therefore the Aeropress won’t make the kit, instead I take enough pre ground beans till next resuply and use the GSI ultralight Java drip and a v60 paper filter to slow down the pour over extraction. Makes a perfect cup as the filter stands above the rim on its legs. The kit only weighs ~14g and can also be used as a French press or even to filter up an extracted cowboy coffee. Clean up is simple as I will bury the grounds in a cat hole, burn the filter if used or place in outhouse if present or pack it out. Starbucks VIA or better yet Trader Joes make somewhat decent instants (if that’s a thing) for no fuss, low weight brews.I have to admit that a good chai tea in the woods is also wonderful, happy hiking.
www.mec.ca/en/product/5018-696/Ultralight-Java-Drip
Great Video Mark keep them coming please..Is that a jacket you are wearing or a very thick shirt and whats the name of it plz.........
Hi Robert. My jacket is a Canadian Army wool battle shirt. It is 80% wool (I believe). I found it in a thrift store for $5.00 like new. It is a bit large but that allows me to wear layers underneath. Not sure where they can be found online. Maybe "herooutdoors.com". Thanks for commenting
My experiment of bannock on a stick didn’t work. Kept falling off the stick, and into the fire. About the fourth time, it had too many ashes involved. sigh
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Thanks for commenting
Awesome video. May I ask what jacket brand that is and is it wool.
Glad you liked the video, My jacket is an old Canadian Army heavy wool shirt. I believe it is 80/20 wool nylon. I fond this and another one at Value Village, our local thrift store for about $5.00. There are US versions of this shirt as well. One of my favourite piece of kit. Thanks for commenting
I just did a search of your videos on winter clothing and have not found your wool jacket, any details you want to share? It looks like a gooder!!
It is great. Only problem is I can't find a source for it. It is a Canadian military wool shirt. I bought it at Value Village for $5.99CAD. Like new. All I have is an issue number on the tag inside the jacket
Wool jacket? It's nice where'd you get it?
Its a Canadian Military wool arctic combat shirt I picked up a a thrift store for $5.00. Without doubt, my favourite piece of winter clothing. Thanks for commenting
Why didn't you just use a Firebox stove???
I could have but sometimes an open fire is nice as well
Bannock pizza!!!!
yes sir. will do
You could add sultanas or raisins to the bannock 🤪
Absolutely. You could mix in pretty much anything so long as it still hold together. Thanks for ommenting
If it's your accent, I apologize, but IKEA is pronounced "Eye Key Ah."
Jon in BC, Canada
Hi Jon. It could be my "accent" or it could be that my pronunciation is incorrect (or both). I have discovered that the correct pronunciation is "ee-kay-uh" according to www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/IKEA-Pronounced-the-Right-Way-Swedish-American-Furniture-380700451.html Thanks for commenting
Thx for sharing bannock recipe :)
Great idea to turn unto dessert :)
Do u have access to the blueberry jam recipe?
Glad you enjoyed. I am sure I could get my wife to give up her blueberry jam recipe...all add it soon
My wife uses this recipe from Certo. She does say you MUST use Nova Scotia wild blueberries😇 www.kraftcanada.com/recipes/cooked-blueberry-huckleberry-saskatoon-berry-jam-certo-liquid-182196
merci, very kind of u to share, thx the mrs too :)
I like your videos,but you are way too reliant on Birch bark. Stripping Birch bark will kill the trees. Maybe a different kindling.
I am glad you enjoy my videos. You are right, I do rely on birch bark probably a bit too much. It is the most available and reliable fire starter in our woods. We do not have a lot of fatwood or other easy to find and use tinders. I do often start fires using the split wood method including feathers sticks or curls but find it easier when it is wet just to reach for birch bark. Having said that, harvesting a small amount of loose hanging birch bark from trees does no harm. I often find it on the ground as the tree does naturally drop it. I often harvest from dead birch laying on the ground as it is just as flammable. What does harm the tree is when the bark is cut through to the cambium layer. Especially if the cut is circumferential. At the very least, the tree is exposed to infection but a full circular cut can kill the tree as well. Thanks for commenting. I will likely turn this subject into a video
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Thank you for being clear in that. I'm not a tree hugger just a lover of life in general. Thanks again for clarifying that for me. I'm really glad you care for life as well. Thanks for the good videos. I will keep watching :)
Mark, you are a funny guy. I would have loved to have spent the day with you. That said, You do confuse me. Why would you build a fire in your hobo stove and then another one to cool your meal?
Fair question. I should probably broken the video down into two. The cook kit is one I did a video on and wanted to test it out and show it in action. I also wanted to start cooking more often (other than soups) over a fire. If I has not taken the cook kit to test I would have only made the fire. Thanks for commenting
I'm going to buy 5 Lb of aerobic coffee from alaboba WHO are house in CHINA
I am sure there are lots of places more local you could purchase from