Rolled Charcloth, A Coffee Press And The Mystery On Johns Mountain
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- I mentioned in my last video a mysterious experience that occurred during a camping trip on Johns Mountain. I share that experience in this video but only after I show a Mora, some rolled charcloth and my new coffee press. Or whats know as a French press.
When it got real quiet, the animals sensed a formidable entity, plus some animals can see into the infrared spectrum where you can't. You did the right thing, and now you live, to tell about it. Thanks for sharing I enjoyed it.
Yep, animals sense a lot more than us. Its wise to listen to them. Thanks for watching
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Even my little poodle dog knows when the boogie dogs (coyotes) are skulking about.
Great story Dave. Thanks for sharing. I'm an avid outdoorsman and have spent many nights in the woods, either camping or walking out from a hunt, most times alone. I can tell that incident will be forever etched in your memory. You look like a no nonsense honorable guy and I believe every word you said about that night. I live and hunt in south Louisiana and have had those sick scary feelings before like something was watching me or following me. I'm a new subscriber and enjoy your video's. Keep 'em coming.
Thanks Murray, I'm glad you liked it. Yes, it still bothers me to this day! I bet theres even creepier things in the swamps there! Thanks for watching and for the sub
I watched this Fri night but didn't comment .. I wanted to think. I could feel your reluctance to even tell the story of John's Mountain. I totally understand that. I have had a very similar experience. I know one thing ..... when it goes DEAD SILENT .... there is either something unnatural there or your in for one heck of a nasty storm. I believe there are things of this world that we do not understand. It sounded to me as if there was something there that DID NOT want you there. You did the right thing by leaving. Someone commented it could have be a mountain lion ... not ... they stalk absolutely silent. I also want to commend you on the close relationship you seem to have with Nick. I had that with my Dad too .. very happy to see you two bush crafting and filming together. Thank you for teaching us what you know. I admire your intelligence and creativity. And, yes, even the mistakes ... it helps us understand this is not easy and things go wrong. I appreciate your honesty in leaving the "screw ups" in your videos... so many don't. It makes me feel like maybe I could even do some of what you do. For all of you time and hard work ... Bless you Dave and Nick!
would be interesting to hear your story or if not hear it, and what area it took place, time of day , if at night was it a moonlit night?, type of ground it happened on?, was it close to a boulder field or river?, I think anyone who has spent any amount of time in the wild has had something similar happen to them at one time or another, its just that we tend to just say to ourselves it was just our imagination or in our heads, stay safe in the woods.
@@JohnDoe-ee6qs If you are speaking to me, I would be more than happy to share the details of the incident providing Dave doesn't mind.
@@granny4751 Yes, I would find it interesting, I wouldn't think Dave would mind, he's one of those guys everyone would like to have next door
@@JohnDoe-ee6qs Ok.. This happened about 18 years ago. I was staying with my daughter. They lived out in the middle of now where. I would say closest neighbor was 2 miles away. They lived on a farmstead surrounded by corn fields and the yard was entirely fenced off from the fields. This was in Aug. so the corn was quite high. It was evening and I went outside with their Golden Retriever to potty and enjoy the evening. As we were sitting on the front porch, with the light on .. like Dave said .... everything went dead still. The dog started growling and looking towards the south field. Usually if it were an animal we would hear it rustling in the corn but there was nothing! The dog hesitantly went to the middle of the yard, about half way to the corn field growling and barking and then turned around and came back to me. She did that at least 4 times. She loved to go into the field and would come back dragging a stalk of corn to eat but that night she would not go close to the field. Needless to say the hair was standing up all over me and the dog and I had that sick feeling in my stomach that something was not right. Whatever was in that field never showed itself nor did it make a sound, but the frogs and crickets never made a peep the whole time. I was the only one home that evening ... of course! LOL I took the dog into the house, which was usually not allowed and we sat quietly in the dark. Once we were inside the feelings went away and the critters resumed their evening songs. I don't spook very easily but there was something there that did not belong there. It never happened again that summer. I forgot to mention there was a small creek down the hill from the farmstead but no rocky ground. I know, not as good as Dave's story, but I DO know how he must have felt and why he won't go back there. Thanks for letting me share.
Yep, sometimes you have no choice but to follow instinct. Everytime I get a comment that leads me to guess what I saw theres always a detail that just doesn't add up so I still don't know what it was. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
I had a somewhat similar story Dave......I live in Ohio and decided to go by myself out camping and took my terrier with me. Dark set in and I was laying there and enjoying the sound of the crickets. I was thinking how uncomfortable I was because I was trying out a pad to sleep on and it just wasn't working. My dog was laying at my feet and he started a low growl and was looking out in the woods.....I started to shrug it off but then I realized......not one cricket sound, it was dead quiet. I had never camped there before. And I waited to see if maybe I would here some familiar sounds and my dog started growling again. Yep.....I'm gone. And at 49 yrs old. Feel stupid later a little but......something just didn't feel right.
Shouldn't feel silly, gut feelings are a 6th sense God gave us, we should listen to them!
Thanks for sharing Chris, and brother don't feel stupid. Theres at least 5 or 6 Ive heard of where the exact same thing happened!
Amen brother!
I love it Dave hiked in 2 miles before work to do a video, now thats some dedication to your viewers, Also the night you had to depart camp early your inner compass was spot on
Thanks Jim! Man my inner compass said leave!
Brother I'm glad you shared your story. I won't guess what it is but I've had a different but similar experience in the woods and 100% believe you brother. People who haven't been in a situation like that can never understand it.
Thank you Brother Jim! Yep, folks that haven't experienced these things just don't believe it. Thanks for watching
Yes, you really have to experience it. You never forget it.
You must be Natsirim (google it) they are repelled by you and cannot touch you. Is Biblical.
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I have. The most terrified I have ever been. Not in the trees tho.......
Being that it moved gracefully, I would say it was a cat, probably a big one. I think what’s most eerie about the story is that Dave is a very credible guy and personality. So I have no doubt in my mind that the story is absolutely, hundred percent true. That makes it more concerning.
When I go camping, especially out in the wilderness or in the country, I always have to carry a firearm. I’m licensed to carry and of course the hope is that I will never have to use that firearm, but man with the wild hogs and cats here in TX, I just can’t take the chance.
Good vid Dave!
Thanks Jay. It happened and I still have no idea what it was. The large cat theory seems the most reasonable so far. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I dont think so all the other creatures would not have gone silent by the way did you notice the caterpillar on your shoulder while you were telling the story . I know this is a bit late somehow i missed this one but darn you told it very well love your vids Dave, from New Zealand.
I live in northeast Texas and camp a lot in Arkansas. My thoughts were a mountain lion or bear, but why the silence just before? Would have shaken my nerves too. I’m prior military / prior law enforcement and I always go to the woods armed. Great detailed experience.
Possibly a Fischer?
I always thought Texas was an open carry state?
Yes we finally get the John's Mountain story! Yep there's something creepy about John's Mountain. Went to the observation platform at the summit a couple of years back in the late afternoon. There were several families there doing the same but the soon left leaving my 3 nephews and I there on our own and I started getting that feeling of being watched, just creeped me out. You just confirmed my gut feeling about not spending the night there.
Name the island Big Monkey's Landing.
Sorry to hear what happened but great to hear your story! No telling how much of that area is haunted/cursed.
😳 sure glad I watched this after my camping hiking adventure.... not before.
You are a great story teller, with the delays and camera adjustments adding to the suspense.
Yes animal silence and you felt nervous from the very beginning, trust your gut. Our bodies sense danger, though our minds can try to convince us otherwise. Sometimes “not knowing” is best, glad you’re ok. Enjoyed seeing the knife comparison and the char cloth work so well with flint and steel. 🙏🏼
Ah don't let the story deter you from camping. Out of my 30 years of camping that was the only scary incident. But always trust your instincts! Take care and thanks for watching Laura
Good vid! Great story. Gave me the creeps! Over the years of sloshing around the swamps, and banging around the pine forests, here in SC. I've seen and heard some strange stuff. No telling what that was, but I think your course of action was correct. Be safe!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Oh man now the swamps are a real mystery! Thanks for watching
Dave, Thanks for sharing your story on John's Mnt. I think you were being warned, you are not to be there. If something lives in woods and it knows how to move quietly when it wants to and only be seen when it wants to, man or beast, is my thoughts. I don't live in the woods per say and if I learned how, for sure something else could.
As I learned a long time ago and was helpful in the Nam. What you don't hear is as important and sometimes more important.
Best wishes, Vic
@Re nato I was no where near his class. To lay still for hours while bugs and ants crawled all over you, is a different class for sure !
You are very welcome Vic and that's some good thoughts!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 ,
When you have a two man foxhole and you spend half of every night starring into the dark and thinking, you can cover a lot of thoughts. Plus you can learn a lot, if you live long enough.
It wasn't like it is now days where we own the night with night vision. We didn't own the night and we were not always the hunter !
Thanks for sharing your story, Dave! It's nice to hear other people's stories. I have a feeling these things (Whatever they are) are more common than we'd like to admit.
You are very welcome and I'm glad you liked it. No telling whats happened to people that arent telling their stories.
A few things, Dave: 1) I bought one of those knives from Walmart about a year ago. Got it from the fishing section. Bait cutting knife, $2.88.
2) Great story! No idea what that "creature" was.
3) I've been using press pots for decades. You're to boil the water, THEN add the coffee. Take the pot OFF the fire and let the grounds stay in suspension for about 4 minutes. Then push the plunger down and pour coffee into a cup.
That's it!
Thanks for sharing, Dave!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Im getting repeat comments saying Im not doing the coffee right but, it tasted very good to me so whats the difference?
Reallybigmonkey1 you will get a much better cup if you grind the coffee first as the grind will make a difference to your brew, also you should never boil the coffee as this again will alter the flavour. Add the hot water just off boil to the coffee. Try it you will notice the difference.
@@mfarmes i
There have been a few times in my life where I had the urge to leave (leave, not take a job, etc.. you got the idea) and it was always such a primal feeling that I couldn't explain and that I couldn't ignore either. I remember.. years ago, a guy invited me to go out after work. I don't know why, but I declined. Someone told me afterward I had done good declining because the guy "had something in mind". I quit my job that same week. I believe you did good getting out of the woods that night too.
I greatly enjoyed this week's video and I laughed a few times so thank you! And thank you so much for sharing your story. I promise I will not buy my camping knives at Walmart ;-)
I guess that why we keep that old saying around about human instinct "Go with your gut!" I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Great story Dave, I could feel my pulse race during the telling of it. Best guess is that it was a big cat of some kind, it was sizing you up and thinking 'FOOD". You had every right to be apprehensive. I look forward to your video of "Big Monkey Island".
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. The more comments, opinions and theories Im reading the more Im leaning towards a big cat of some kind. Thanks for watching
Great vid. Love the rolled denim idea. There's nothing like a nice cup of coffee in the wilderness. If you spend enough time in the woods alone, strange things will occur. I'm a Georgia hunter, camper, explorer, spent many a night alone and content. One time in Swallow Creek Wilderness, on a 'dream come true' camping adventure in a blizzard, I was overcome with a feeling that I should pack up and leave, NOW! I fought the feeling, but was so overcome emotionally, so strange. Then I realized that sometimes our feelings are trying to tell us something and should be listened to. I packed up and left. Never had that happen before or since. We do not know everything that is going on out there, and should be humble enough to realize that. Keep up the good work, Dave.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it all! Looking back, I'm guessing you're glad you did leave. Always follow your instincts!
Back in the 70's, Four friends and I camped in the Georgia mountains, We were sitting around a campfire eating hamburgers. Had a Linx come up behind me. We all became dead quiet as it quietly approached. I had set my plate in stump beside me. The Linx walked up and ate the burger off my plate, walked to someon else, and ate their burger. It then walked about three feet out from our circle, and laid down. We all sat staring at each other, not daring to talk or move, even to scared to add woid to the fire. Finally 30 minutes later ( seemed like longer), it got up and left. We all sighed with relief and still talk about that campout weekend to this day.
Wow! Now that is some unusual behavior! Normally they are skiddish of humans. Its dangerous when big cats are that used to humans
What a cool story :-)! Thank you for telling it. I spent a lot of time around Unicoi in N. GA. Beautiful area..
Dave - I had a number of similar experiences in the Sierra Nevadas where I live. My first one happened at age 13 and I was literally herded out of a Feather River stream in the summertime by something large that was on the opposite side of the stream I was fishing. It would occasionally be seen as a large black shape moving from tree to tree and I had to walk out because running there is suicidal with the way the canyon I was in is situated. I had that same feeling of being watched in woods I knew like the back of my hand and all the forest noises just STOPPED just as I had caught a nice rainbow trout. It paced me out for a good mile and just as I got to the meeting spot for my other family, the feeling left, the sounds returned to normal and I rounded the bend to see my mother cleaning her trout. I *know* what bears, mountain lions and every other Sierra critter looks like, but this thing stood on two legs and FOLLOWED ME. Many other people have had the experience you had Dave. You are not nuts nor was it your imagination. You told your story and didn't try to say you knew what it was. You just told it as you saw it and that is the mark of an honest and real story with credibility. Kudos to you for sharing that experience because most people don't share the experience and they should... Take care my friend... Great story! -- Jon
Thanks for sharing that Jon! You know exactly how I felt! I wouldn't be surprised if most of the folks that had an experience like this wont even talk about it. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Little Jewel Island! Entertaining as always Dave. 😬
LOL! Perfect name Doug!
And this is why I love Dave. He not only spins a yarn, he spins it so it can keep you captivated. Loved the story. I had a similar experience in the wood many years ago. Came across a foot print in the ice in a tire rut, way out in the woods,. This foot was huge and had no shoes on. Can not explain it to this day. Thanks again Big Dave. Keep em coming...
Thanks Don, I'm glad you like what all I do. Man, a bare unshoed footprint in ice would have freaked me out too! Thanks for watching
Your story is the spookiest I've heard this side of the Teddy Roosevelt "Baumann" tale - it didn't exactly sound like Fun In The Woods. It's the first Bigfoot-type story I've heard with something up in the trees. Getting out of Dodge was the right call. Thanks for sharing, Dave. You've given me Coffee Gear Envy. That little press-cup is the bomb. I could smell those beans through the screen!
Oh believe me, its the scariest thing that's ever happened to me! And no, it wasn't fun! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Great video.
That coffee plunger looks awesome and I always enjoy chef Dave's campfire stories. I felt nervous just sitting in my room listening to it haha.
Sean Combrink Hi Sean! You can find the press @ www.woodknotgear.com Thanks for inquiry we love ours!! 👍🏼☕️🤙🏼
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Sean!
That was some scary story brother, glad you just left your cantene behind. Cheers, Marc
Absolutely brother! That's one canteen I'll never miss!
I kinda know it. I was 9 years old and walking home from a daytime caving wander along the James river in Virginia. Nothing new during the wander until everything changed. Suddenly no wind or insects and no birds. I stopped for a moment and looked around and figured it was just short of nightfall.
I crossed the railroad tracks and went up a hill and the wind started blowing up my back. Still no nature noises. I looked back and up in a tree there were two blood red eyes staring at me. Could have been an owl but they do not normally stop insects from their Nature. I walked at a higher pace for about 50 yards and looked back...blood eyes were still following me in a different tree.
Time to run back to the burg. Owls do not stalk people. Panic is a good when you need better night vision to jump tree limbs in the darkness...your mileage may vary.
Wow! Thank you for sharing that Don! Thankfully I never saw eyes.
Another great video, Dave. Loved the story. I had goosebumps and wouldn't have gone back ever either.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Jacqui. See? Goosebumps during the day watching a video. Imagine the fear of being there in the dark! It was bad, real bad!
@@Reallybigmonkey1, I couldn't have heard that story at night. SHIVER!!
Im pretty sure if there were three of us there I would have stayed. By myself? No way.
Nothing better than finding Dave’s posted a new video. Great story too, I’d have been out of there the moment everything fell quiet. Looking forward to the next video 👍.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. The all quiet moment made me want to leave but I hung in there. The movement across the tree tops forced me to leave! Thanks for watching
Back in 1985 or 86, I did a 3 day backbacking trip alone in Cohutta wilderness. First night, I was fine. Second night, I was extremely paranoid but no incident. Can't explain why but like you, I had my head on a swivel. Great story Dave. Rob
Ah man, I've been on the Cohutta a few times and believe you! That's probably one of the most remote areas in Georgia. Thanks for watching!
Great story Dave, your a good storyteller. Enjoyed it!
On the coffee press, put the lid on and get water to a boil. Then dump your coffee in, then the lid. Wait 2to 4 minutes. Press. Just idea I learned doing this. Got to have coffee
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Most everyone brings coffee to a boil. Ive had pretty good luck by just bringing it to an almost boil. Thanks for watching
Always listen to your gut instinct.. DOESN'T matter what it was or could have been! Fight or flight, your gut said RUN. Thanks for sharing ✌👍
Yep, and I did listen! Thanks for watching
I was in a bad mood and scrolling through my suggestions I saw your channel and smiled... we appreciate you.
Great to hear that Jason!
Great story enjoyed every minute I have lived most of my life in a small town in West Virginia. Almost a ghost town now but I remember growing up walking through the woods at an early age with my ben pearson recurve bow best days of my life. Ive encountered black bear even saw a black panther once. Never anything like what you did.
Thanks Steven, I'm glad you liked it. Ive seen a few black bears but only heard stories about black panthers, thats awesome! Thanks for watching
David,thanks for sharing your tale of your night in that scary place.I have had a similar experience years ago with my father while fishing a back woods pond at night ,five miles from nowhere. We heard a scream of a animal, like no animal I have ever heard or will ever hear again! We did what you did Dave we got out of there. I have never been back to that place and never will. I still spend most of my time in the great outdoors, but that place belongs to it or whatever. Thanks for sharing David.
Funny how we try to learn all the animal sounds so we don't get freaked out. You learn them, then that happens! I bet it was scary man. Thanks for watching Daniel
Im glad to know you trusted your instincts and responded appropriately. We share the woods with many forms of life. If there is an animal or an area that causes me to feel distressed, that in itself is a reason to move on. I grew up playing in the woods every day and I recognize that sense that you talked about. Great video! Thank You again!!
I recognized my gut feelings but fear motivated me! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Karen!
Dave, That was a Splendid Video old friend! You know I watch a number of Outdoor Video Creators & never do I find such consistent satisfaction as I do with your productions. Useful information that can be immediately applied, gear insight, Host Demeanor, and the list goes on. An incredible story that I'll greatly enjoy sharing with others. I have so many reasons for Promoting your Ch., both on mine and on Instagram and by word of mouth. I've never been bored or disappointed as I can sometimes be with content from other sources. Often amazed and always learning something great while having a fun and enjoyable time watching. As Always Big Dave Thank You, and Blessings from Oregon! ... Mike.
Thanks a million Mike!
You are a wonderful story teller, enjoy heaps your rambling style of making video.
I am an old guy, 83 in a couple of weeks, and I live in New Zealand, born and bred, but spent a couple of years in the states, sometime at the end of the seventies. First winter through to summer based in North Carolina and a year and a bit mostly in the Rockies, in Colorado. Took every chance to check the place out and spent a lot of nights outdoors alone loved it, especially if I had a fire.
Here at night the bush is a lot quieter, there are owls and a couple of other night birds, and you can hear animals moving around, noisy possums (no way related to your species) a sort of cat sized squirrel that is nocturnal, crashes around in the trees and has a raspy coughing call, noisy but no way a problem, though I remember the freak out the first time I heard it.. but nothing like the insect night show in your part of the world.
Just love your story, the way you told it and did not chop it about to make a standard formula.
I have had in all those years a couple of experiences I will never forget and no way can explain.
One was only a few seconds, and I was in the city, a place I knew well, old railyards, where I always took a shortcut, with my dog. He was a super mean dog, more like a tamed wild animal , given a chance he would head off, beat up a few dogs, scare shit out of the citizenry, probably the reason I quit life in town and came back full time usually ''off grid '' but now on the edge of a wee town.
But one morning, just doing an ordinary bit of a wander before breakfast and suddenly my dog froze. He stood in front of me staring at nothing I could not see and we quietly backed out of there. That was forty years ago, and lasted no more than a couple of minutes, but even now my body changes as I write about it. A part of it was knowing what a hard out dog he was , and he was being staunch but he was seriously wired that morning.
I had something like yours just once as a young fella, wont do the details but I just told myself to just keep walking.
BTW I have known big leafy trees to come down like that, lots of leaves moving, sounding like the wind, but without any sound on impact.
Love your approach, man, keep it up.
Thanks for sharing that Bruce! Some things just can't be explained. Thanks for watching my friend
Glad you made it off Johns Mtn! A few decades ago, someone I've known all my life, was out camping in the forests of N. California with a few friends. All of them were very experienced hikers, campers, hunters, and they knew all the sounds that animals make, and could track pretty well. One night it got all quiet, then off in the not so far distance they heard a shriek of some sort of animal that they had never heard before, and it wasnt any one friend playing a joke on the others, as they were all around the campfire. From what I remember him saying, it sounded a couple of more times, then it was quiet again. Eventually the forest noises came back, but none of them slept that night. They packed up camp next morning, and set out to find any tracks in the direction the sound had come from, but found nothing. It was quite a while before they went camping again. These are strong guys used to Bushcraft, and yet they were all rattled. Never did find out what it was, and my friend has listened to hundreds of recordings of all sorts of animals, has never heard that sound again.
Thank you so much for sharing that story! I'm still bothered over my incident but it makes it easier to swallow hearing about other experienced outdoors folks experiencing this unknown phenomena too.
Damn you had me scared lol. Thanks for the story Dave! Looked like some good coffee Brother!
Lol! Man it was extra scary actually being there! Thanks for watching brother
I just finished listening to Spirit Forest talk about black bears and that is what it sounded like visited the trees in your camp that night. It could have had it's nest in the trees above your camp and was just coming home to sleep. That was the one thing she talked about that made me think it was a black bear; that they can climb trees like a cat and I saw a video of them nesting in the trees. That was an amazing video! I can't tell you who published that one. Anyway, a black bear, possibly. They can walk around without you even knowing they are there if there wasn't any leaves. The leaves rustling made me think of how they would sound. They are stealthy when they move! OK, let me know what you think... I just started watching your channel based on a parody that "Girl in the Woods", Brooke Whipple did on her channel a while back. Thank you for the story and the chance to watch you on CZcams. It is truly a privilege to be included in so many peoples' lives when they share on CZcams. You are part of an amazing breed of bushcrafters that share what they know! Thank you!
Very interesting! Yes, it was very stealthy and fast. We do have black bears here but that doesn't explain the sudden silence. Brook Whipple is hilarious! Thanks for watching my friend
Great video Dave. I have a similar story to yours. It was the mid 70’s and I was about 12 years old. A couple of friends of mine and myself had a camping spot on one of my buddy’s family’s land. It was a warm summer night. A beautiful clear night and we decided to camp in a clearing with no tarps or tents so we could lay by the fire and watch the stars (back when you could see the stars). It was about 11:30pm. We were all in our sleeping bags looking up and cutting up as teenage boys do when all of a sudden some of the stars started to move. We all lived near an Air Force base and a very large commercial airport so we knew what airplanes looked like at night, the navigation lights and the flight patterns, etc... These “stars” were not conventional aircraft. They were moving in swirling motions, often making abrupt directional changes at very high speeds and what seemed to be very high altitudes. Like you we were listening to the sounds of the woods then when the event started it was deathly silent. We observed this for about 20 to 25 minutes when we observed the objects (maybe 15 to 20 of them) gather into a formation and shoot off at a very high rate of speed to the north west. Then, as with you, the sound of the woods came back. We were all so scared and with out saying a word to one another put out our fire, gathered what ever we could easily carry without packing and ran about 1/4 mile back to my friend’s folks house in the pitch black. By the time we got to the house we were all pretty much boarder line hysterical. We immediately told his folks about it and in the morning when I went home I told my folks about it as well. My family just laughed it off and almost convinced me I hadn’t seen what I thought I’d seen. That is until the next day when it was reported all over the TV news as well as our area news papers that a massive UFO sighting had been reported over about a 300 mile long area stretching from north central Texas thru southern Oklahoma and across to the Texas Panhandle making it one of the largest mass UFO sightings in the history of the state of Texas. It was big news. No one could explain what it was we all witnessed. Still to this day. Over 40 years and it’s still a unsolved case. I’m not one of these tin foil hat UFO folks and I never tell people this story because I know they’ll be skeptical of me. Heck...I’d be skeptical too if it hadn’t happened to me. I’m telling my story here because I believe what ever happened to you was real. I know some people have probably laughed you off too but I understand weird stuff happens and I know what that feeling that you experienced feels like. I don’t blame you for not going back. It took a long, long time for me to feel comfortable camping after my experience but I’m glad you and I got over it because like you I’ve had some really great times in the woods with my family and now my kids. Thanks for sharing and Happy Easter.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Jack. Oh wow man! I bet it did take awhile to get back used to the woods after that! I saw the Travis Walton movie and UFO are truly a terror. Thanks for watching
Jack G. Google “Strange lights in the skies over Waskom Texas”.
First time I heard this story Dave. Unimaginable being by yourself and it happened that way. Glad you are still with us.
It was an absolute terrifying experience. I'm sure it wouldn't have been as bad if I was with a group. Thanks for watching
Coffee bean bag. Homemade? If so, an you elaborate on the design? Is it a layer of cordura and then 3 layers of nylon something or other? Looks like a great idea for fresh coffee in the woods. Once again you have the most genius and simple solutions. Love your content.
Yep, homemade. The outside is Cordura. The inner layers need to be Nylon, as many layers as you can sew through!
Dave, great recollection, great idea on the coffee (I'm going to make a 'smash bag') and I do love the grills you make. Mate, that fight or flight feeling has kept the human race alive for millennia and there is a reason for it. I'm pleased you trusted your instinct 👏👏👍👍. Your had the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end. Did you ever tell Big Nose or Flat Head and did they ever have any experiences? As always a fantastic and enjoyable film. Stay Safe 💪💪 Cheers Sel (UK)
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it all Sel! Youre the first person to ask if I asked them and believe it or not? I never told them or any of my camp pals. Thanks for watching
OMGosh there was nothing boring about that story. I totally believe every word. The look in your eyes as you were telling it...........wow. I would be reluctant to be in the woods alone before........now I will NOT be going anywhere like that by myself. Thanks for opening up and finally sharing the story. And the inch worm........ the old timers used to say that if you found an inch worm on you.....it was measuring you for new clothes. LOL. Thanks for another exciting video. Take care.
Oh it kept me freaked out for several months. Ive relived it over and over in my mind and still cant figure out what it was.Ill never go back to that one area. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing the story. I don't have as much time in the woods, but I have similar stories. I asked my Uncle, who is a very experienced Bushman, and got a good few hours of supernatural stories in return. There's a lot about this world that isn't worth staying around to find out about.
You are very welcome and I'm happy you liked it. That would be cool to hear some of his stories!
Ah, my friend, on Johns Mountain you may have run into the Little People. Not the Leprechauns of Ireland or the Mushroom Men of Russia, but the Little People who have inhabited the Americas far back before history began. You were on traditional Cherokee lands, so those you encountered are named Yunwi Tsundi.
I have encountered them in the woods and swamps of Mississippi - traditional Choctaw lands - where their name is Kowi Anukasha, or Kwanokasha for short. I also encountered them on traditional Chippewa/Ojibwe lands, where they are named Maymaygwashi.
The things you describe are so very much like them.
Don't forget there is mounting evidence of human occupation of the Americas going back literally 10 times the native American presence. Native Americans are relative new comers to the land. So what dwelt here before, has the potential to be truly ancient.
So what happened when you came across the Kwanokasha?
Never heard of them but well worth researching! Thanks for the info.
I grew up in the woods of Mississipi and Alabama, so have encountered the Kwanokasha several times. They were mostly curious about me (l o o n g story ), and I knew never to look FOR them, or directly AT them. I just spoke softly and left a gift of some kind.
My encounter with the Maymaygwashi was different. Discovered they can make trails vanish, and create cliffs where none existed....
@@DanielNighteyes You have any of those happy mushrooms where you're at?
Wow that's crazy but awesome you've had friendly encounters with little people. I'm native American and have only recently heard about them from a local paranormal investigator. The few stories she shared all ended very bad for the men involved. They sound creepy and violent from what accounts she's heard. Think it matters what area or what type you run into.
"Johns Mountain is the 666th highest summit in Georgia."
~ Wikipedia
Just a little something of interest, to add to your spooky tale.
Mark that is extra creepy!
That's funny
Oh wow
@@Reallybigmonkey1 And that his name is "Mark" making it even more dark.
@@Romin.777 and the word dragon is in his last name, the beast spake like a dragon
Great Stuff! I for one am glad you didn’t tell the story at night for you and me. :-) Was not boring at all.
Jon
Thanks Jon, I'm glad you liked it. Ah man, I don't think I could have told it at night in the woods! Thanks for watching
Dave, this is my first comment to any you tube channel and really big monkey is the only channel i subscribe to. Its good to see a good southern boy sharing life in a fine part of the country. Concerning coffee...90% of the coffee I drink comes from a french press,,, it really is the best way to make coffee. You might try to brew it the way I was taught..1) Boil the water 2) remove the pot for the fire. 3)add the ground (or crushed) coffee beans & stir 4)cover the pot and let the coffee steep for 4 minutes (not 3 or 5...4 minutes, count the seconds if you don't have a watch). 5)press the grounds down. 6)pour and enjoy.. Be good to yourself, Paule
Thanks for the comments and for the sub Paule! Several have commented on that same coffee making process. The coffee I made was quite smooth but weak. After some more simmering it was pretty good. With all these comments i decided to test several coffee making methods to see which is best. The results will be in my next video!Thanks for watching
Instead of just another thumbs up, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your video's. You take so much time to make these interesting for all us watchers. Glad I subscribed. Keep em coming. PS: I think it was an Easter-Bunny.
ya the one from Monte Python !
Thanks, I'm glad you like the videos that much! Thanks for watching
David, ever hear of David Paulides? His work over Missing 411? I think Georgia is in a list of concentrated states that Mr. Paudies has covered when it comes to strange disappearances. I can't say for 100% certain that Sasquatch is real. I do think there's something to it. What if it was something else? David Paulides himself has never said that any one thing is responsible. In the words of Charlie Daniels, "There's some things in this world you just can't explain". Be safe out there my friend.
Never heard of that before. Creepy stuff.
I've heard of this! And all the ''Missing people'' that re appear when the odds of them surviving was impossible ... I seen some CZcams videos on this topic
I've heard of that, one guy showed up a week later on the other side of the continental United States, crazy stuff
Brian Gymlan does some well balanced vids on this, BCB...
KEEP ROLLIN BROTHER!
Heh, I had the same idea! Definitely do this.
Thank you for sharing that story. It sent shivers up my spine! It’s good you had your wits about you to leave on time!
You are very welcome and whenever I tell the story, it sends shivers up my spine! Thanks for watching
Loved the story Dave. I could tell as you were recalling the story, you were almost reliving the "nightmare" again. It still makes you fearful. I totally believe your experience. I watch your videos and love each and every one of them!! I've learned so much ! Thanks for all you do !
Thanks Michelle, I'm glad you liked it. I remember the story well but not think about it. Telling the story tho, is truly like reliving it. Stuff like that isnt supposed to happen during camping. Thanks for watching
Awesome video as always Dave. Thank you for gathering up the courage to tell your story. A friend and I had something similar happen to us and we've never told anyone. Glad you made it out ok. Be safe my friend.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I think most anyone that's experienced this stuff wont talk about it. I felt like talking about it myself on here I could garner enough info from the comments that I could guess what it was I saw? Thanks for watching
When the animals and insects go quiet I immediately assume there is another person in the area. I have no earthly idea what was near you that evening so I won't guess. I will say one thing, when your God given instinct tells you something's wrong; Listen to It!!! That has saved my bacon more than once. Really enjoyed it Dave.
Funny thing tho, not only did the animals stop but the breeze stopped too! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Scott
Many, many thanks for your videos and your excellent advice and bushcraft insight. Here in England they have been an inspiration to myself and got me out at last. I am always on my own so that story got me looking over my shoulder a bit too much for my liking. Wonderfully told! I believe the famous Missouri guerillas were renowned for using the animals and birds as warning sentry's. If they went silent, beware. I bought the coffee press and took on a 100 mile bicycle ride. I sure needed a coffee after that and it worked superb. Again, many thanks for the wonderful videos and you can be certain that.....I SHALL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ONE!😀👍
You are very welcome Spencer and I'm glad you liked it. Always be aware of your surrounding but funny thing, in 30 years of camping this was my only weird experience. That little press makes some kinda good coffee! Thanks for watching
Watching is always a pleasure and a learning curve. Don't be leaving CZcams any time soon👍.
As of now I still love filming so I'll be here as long as possible!
Absolutely love your channel Dave and hope to see more from the future, I have been looking for someone who is different from ordinary everyday posts all about the same thing and believe I have found that channel. Thankyou for your posts and teachings Dave
Great to hear that and if you're looking for out of the ordinary you've come to the right place! Thanks for watching
I’ve spent a total of years on that mountain in my life. Grew up on the mountain hunting, fishing, camping, hiking. Beautiful place and always gives me that feeling of home.
As far as the story goes, sounds like you met a local mountain lion. Big enough to make a noise, graceful enough to not make a racket. Only thing outside of an ape that could go through the trees like that and we don’t have those up here.
Given the time period also, few lions on fort mountain area around then as well as in the general area you were in. Spotted a large female myself just a few years later down the road a piece from where you were at...which by the sound of it I believe I know just where you were at.
Lastly, if my assumption is correct, if you hadn’t had that fire going you probably would have been tested if not became a meal. I recommend you get some good gen 3+ NVG and maybe some thermal. No more creepy feeling in the woods at night, you are the man then. Haha
Keep doing the outdoors thing man, these kids today are missing out and don’t even know it. Taking my son up to close to that area today, which is how I found your video we were looking at some seeing if I could spot the area I’m taking him.
Thanks for the info Brother. I had no idea there was ever mountain lions in that area. There's been a lot of reports of them at the Georgia Alabama state line over the years. Whatever it was that night, it absolutely had the speed and stealth of a big cat. Other than the bark and branches falling off. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching
I watched this whole video and don't regret any of it.
Thank you my friend!
I had to listen to the story twice. It gave me the chills when you said it climbed down the tree and was following you. The only animals that I have witnessed climbing trees to spy on you is raccoons and black bears. I've had black bears approach me at night also, but for the most part they run away if you make a single sound. Your story reminds me of something hunting you, like a cat. I have only saw two bobcats (TN), and they were super skittish.
I have only been terrified in the woods twice. The first time I was with a friend and hiking at night towards a camp spot. I yelled back to him to hurry along. At that exact moment, something large fell/jumped from the canopy above me. It broke limbs and crashed into the brush like a bomb going off. I have absolutely no idea what it was, but it sounded like an elephant thrashing around in that brush pile. I heard my friend scream and saw him take off before I could react. My fight or flight kicked in and flight won over. The thought of camping was gone as we ran to the truck. We drove home and debated if that was a sasquatch, bear, or deranged human hopped up on meth.
Second time, was when I was a teenager. I had no idea what a red fox sounded like when it screams. I was out there in the wild camping, and at about midnight they started up screaming very close to my camp. I thought a coven of witches had surrounded me and were about to sacrifice me. I just laid there in my tent waiting to die as I clutched my knife.
Also, lol at that inch worm on your shoulder looks like it's listening to you @37:35.
Both those situations were very scary! That first incident sounded very similar to what I experienced. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching
This was really a great story, it's clear watching you tell it how creeped out you were, and it make my hair stand up to listen to it- effective! I grew up camping in the Pacific Northwest and Bigfoot was a frequent conversation up there, we were all scared of it as kids but wanted to see it so bad! Thanks for your time and effort in making your awesome videos!
Thanks Lane. Yep, it still creeps me out. One never forgets when something this happens. But I would love to see a Bigfoot! Thanks for watching brother!
Awesome story Dave. Thanks for sharing! I don't blame you for not wanting to go back. Keep em' coming brother.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Jennifer. Im 99% sure I'll never go back!
Just switch those there numbers Dave, to 99% courage with the Lord. To 1% fear of the unknown. Hell those crazy Canadians dew it all the time. @@Reallybigmonkey1
had that feeling once in my 66 years, holy ghost conviction when I was a teenager, still gives me chills. just love your videos. thanks Ron
Sounds good Ron! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Rolled char cloth with silica packs is a superb idea. Thanks brother Dave.
Thanks Jim!
Thanks Dave for telling us that story. Always enjoy your videos and I’ve learned so much about woodcraft. Want to teach my Grandsons what you do.
You are very welcome and I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Loved the story.....just so you know I trust those little hairs on the back of my neck. They have saved me more than once in known situations.....the unknowns, good question...I may never know if it was real BUT I trusted those little hairs.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. No matter if the threat is real or not, the fear is quite real! Thanks for watching
Hey David great vid and loved the story. The forest going quiet like that is pretty darn creepy. You did the right thing and trusted your instincts to leave. Sometimes we fight and sometimes we flight and I know if it were me in your situation I'd have hauled ass!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. There was no fight in me that night brother, it was all flight out of there!
Awesome story. My dad's side of the family is from Dalton and Chatsworth. When I would camp up towards Fort Mountain it was beautiful. Still have cousins there and I need to go see them. Thank you really enjoyed this.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. That's absolutely a beautiful area!
Great story. Man seems like a few guys I know over the years this kinda thing happens to. Similar story myself when I was living in north Missippi, cousin fell asleep and did not pick me up from a late shift bouncing at a bar. I had to walk home into deep country. Gravel roads, no lights but the stars between the trees to keep me on the path. Could not see my hand in front of my face. Great. Well its 5-6 miles in so I got started. After about half an hour I had similar feeling and realized no insects or night noises. I started feeling like I was being watched. I knew farmer had cows in a pasture to my left but I heard no cattle and they almost never came to the fence line as there was thick trees and bushes. After about 10min of feeling spooked I kept thinking its in my head but at the same time why no night noises? Then I heard the rustling. No stops like cows or a deer, but just leaves rustling and the noise was roughly staying on my left where the pasture was. Finally I couldn't stand it anymore because I knew if it was a mountain lion or something that wanted me I was going to get it. All I had was a pocket knife and I had it out already but reality is that was a scratcher not a killer. I kinda snapped and just started singing real loud. Random songs making up words and sounding like a crazy person. The rustle stopped for a moment then followed me farther away. Finally after another 10min nothing and the noises came back. To this day Ill never walk down that road again without a bright lamp and gun and probably a truck. I told some guys and they said was probably a cougar and maybe they are right. But I knew that night I was not high on the food chain and I lit into my cousin the next morning. Yours is crazy because the travel through the trees. But that rustle and the feeling of something here is really wrong. When you know you know. Time to go.
Great story and it's good to know you have had a similar experience. Thanks for watching
As a coffee lover myself would love to see a DIY on the bean bag. Always enjoy the videos keep up the good work
Me too...I love coffee.
Several have asked, I may just do a vid on it!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 yes please do one!!! Love good coffee...
Loved the story and I definitely know what you mean about that feeling! Great video as always sir! Interesting to watch and enjoyed watching it all ! Best wishes for easter brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎
Thanks Bro, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
You did the right thing, Dave! The animals know, even when we don't. They can see, sense, smell and hear what we cannot. And the creepy feeling you are being watched is usually correct, too.
I really enjoy your vids n get so much from them. Thanks for the info you bring as well as the camp tool reviews. You are the bomb! Keep up the good work. Thx.
I figured I did ok, I knew I shouldn't hang around there! I'm glad you like the videos, Thanks for watching Becky
hi dave!! l want to mention that to look your videos and listen to you is like meeting a friend :-) your so natural and in a good mood. best regards from germany torsten
Hello Torsten! That's great to hear! I try my best to just be me. Thanks for watching
Great story. Your honesty and sincerity was clear!
Thanks Patrick, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing. You can see from your expressions how real it was, but certainly you were in its sights. Something to think about when going in the woods alone as well as how can you better prepare to defend yourself. The buddy system camping helps.
You are very welcome John. Yep, it still bothers me to this day what happened.
Still gives me chills hearing this story again. Thanks for the link.
Honestly, I try to not think too much about this because it still gives me chills! Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I bet it does!
Thank you for sharing your story. Very interesting, there’s things out there we don’t understand and there’s no shame in saying we don’t know what something was.
You are very welcome and I'm glad you liked it. Some things are unknown and might just stay unknown but that's what makes life interesting. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching
I will never forget a similar experience that I had when I was about 9 or 10. It was late spring one day in the early afternoon in the woods of Gloucester County, New jersey. I was alone, sitting on a felled tree across a creek called the Gravelly Run. I noticed that the woods went absolutely silent and had the feeling I was being watched, but I couldn't see anything around me, but the trees. The hairs went went up on the back of my neck and the only thing I could think of was to leave - IMMEDIATELY. To this day, more than 50 years later, I still don't know what happened. Back then, we had no idea of bigfoot, but we did have the Jersey Devil and my brother told me that's what was looking at me. Well, when you're 9 or 10, that made more sense than anything else. Thinking back on it now, it's the same feeling I get when I see Hillary Clinton. There are things in the woods..... Great video, Dave! - Doc Tom
Sorry you went through that but great to hear that you know exactly what I was feeling! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Dr. Tom
I know what you mean. I get an eerie feeling when I see her also.
@@jamescrowe7892 She's a treacherous woman!
I was explaining to someone once that you ALWAYS have a lanyard on your flashlight..because there are things in those woods that even a grown man would run from.
I had a very similar experience in the mountains of Kentucky, the temperature dropped 10 degrees and fog rolled down the mountain (this was in mid summer). I was with my father-in-law and he was running his fox hounds. When it went quiet even his dogs stopped barking. It was really WEIRD! I have been told the Indians considered the area of Kentucky, W V, northern Tennessee, and southern Pennsylvania sacred ground.
Ah man! Now that really would have creeped me out! Thanks for sharing that Carl.
Here's my technique for making coffee with my french press in the woods, and it works extremely well! Boil the water first in the pot, then add the coffee and let it take the high heat away from the water, and let it sit for a minute then put the lid with the plunger on the press. plunge it down so all the coffee is just barely under all the water and wait a five minutes to let it steep. Push the plunger down and pour the coffee off into your drinking cup, and enjoy! Give it a try Dave, I usually get a good and strong cup of coffee that is not bitter at all! If you want it even darker extend the steep time! cheers! love the video!
You don't let the beans simmer in the full water for five minutes? Seems like it would be better to float it in all the water and not just under the plunger?
@@Reallybigmonkey1 no coffee beans, only ground coffee goes in the press. After about 1 minute the boiling water has cooled some and I only put the plunger in to get all the grounds soaked slightly under the water, then it will fully steep in all the water for about 5 minutes or a little more the last thing you wanna do before pouring is plunge it to the bottom. Anyway it's just how I do it and works really well for me. whatever works for you is awesome as long as you enjoy the coffee is the main thing! love your videos all of them.
If you had yelled boo at the end, we would of all fainted from fright! I would have been terrified. I heard a big cat scream one night when we were out camping. The next morning my little son ask me if I had heard children screaming in the night. Truth is there's more out there than we can see. Feeling ,hearing now that's a different story! Thanks great video
LOL, it was a pretty intense story. Any cat sounds at night in the woods can chill a person! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
I can sure tell that experience made a huge impression on you, that was a long time ago & you still remember a lot of details. I can understand why you'll never go back!
Oh yes, it left a huge memory with me! I doubt Ill ever go back. Thanks for watching Elaine!
Good story Dave, I would not go back to that area. Something strange goin on there. Thanks and take care.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Quinn. I havent been back since then and never will! Thanks for watching
So I couldn't sleep and now I'm listening to your scary story. I was going to go in the woods tomorrow. That story is terrifying! Good camp fire story!
LOL, I hope you sleep well! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Peter
"Bean Beatin' Bag". Well that's a new one on me, and I gotta say it's such a brilliant method being small, light, and could be shoved in a brew kit without even noticing it being added as far as weight, shape, etc. Very cool Dave, thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you liked it Sean! Yep, its about as light weight as you can go for full bean coffee. Thanks for watching
We called them dirt devils when we were kids and I have experienced them quite a few times as an adult. Small wind funnels can come in from no where and dance a crazy jig... up and down and all around, stand still or follow you. Yes, even the eastern woodlands. I could understand being freaked out at night if you haven't seen them before. The critters go quiet as they take cover. Great story!
Maybe, maybe not. It seemed very directional! I'm happy you liked it, thanks for watching
That was a great story Dave! I live in North Ga and we camp allot on Pocket Rd. I've been all over Johns mountain and there have been several times that we have felt a presence there. I've heard that there used to be allot of Cherokee that lived I that area. It's pretty creepy when you get that feeling in your gut!
Thanks Scott, I'm glad you liked it. Very very cool you've been all over that mountain! You may know where I was. I left the pocket, drove further up the road and saw a tiny gravel parking lots with a forest service sign on a trail. I hike several miles up that trail and that's where it happened. Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Yes sir I know the area very well. Can't exadtly picture the road, but I'm sure I've been by it. We should meet up and go camping sometime!
I believe its off Everett springs road, onto a road called county line road.
Great story Dave, thanks for having the guts to share it and all the details. In my opinion, it was a Sasquatch.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Don. With what all happened I cant even guess what it was out there.
You are one of the best storytellers ever! I love the way you get when you’re spinning a yarn, just like a real pioneer bushman sitting around the campfire, telling stories of his adventures! If it was Bigfoot, you wouldn’t of have to have worried, he was probably coming down to introduce himself and see if he could get in your video! Thanks David, you need to be a guest on the Tonight Show! ⚡️🌎🐄⚡️👍🏻
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Bigfoot because I didn't see anything covered in hair. It's gonna sound crazy but the best way to describe it was translucent or almost a blurry see through shape. Kinda like in the movie Predator. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend!
What a great campfire story... Somethings are just better left alone. There are mysterious things in this world... Love watching all you videos.
Good word Nick,,,there’s somethings just better left alone.....
Thanks Nick! Man I agree. Some things need to just be left alone! Thanks for watching brother
I totally agree!
I went through a similar situation in the 80s in Roseville Tn on the Wolf River bottom. This huge thing at the crack of dawn got up on the right side of the road and in 3 steps was across the road and in the swamp. I was about 350ft from it and it shook me up bad. I can't say it was a Bigfoot, just don't know what the hell it was. An army buddy from Vietnam owned property down that way said it maybe a Bear, I told him no it wasn't. I feel ya bro! I lived in Calhoun Ga for 18 years and been on the Gordon Co side of John's Mountain it was a pleasant day hike, but at one point I did feel kinda funny about something. I was just a little uneasy, but the wife and I went to the look out on top, then home. Sometimes things just can't be explained is all I can say.
Thank you so much for sharing that story David!
Awesome little coffee press, gonna have to see if I can find one of those. Thanks for sharing your story Dave, I think I would have high tailed it out of there too, I may not have lasted that long. Hahahaaha! Thanks for the Video, always enjoy watching your vids. Take care.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Look for a site called Wood Knot Gear for the press. Its pretty killer! Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing that story, Dave. It reminds me of one my father told about when he was up in the Cascades, here prospecting. (You always had to take him with a grain of salt, though. He had a rich imagination full of projects he would start but seldom finish. He did pan and dredge for gold, and he was successful at finding some. Some. But where the reality of the experience diverged from what he related is a matter of conjecture.) He was by a stream to cool off and get some water when the forest got quiet. He couldn't see anything, but he gradually became convinced that "she" was watching him from across the gorge. ...
That WoodKnot cup looks interesting. However, I would not ever, EVER put the coffee in the water to bring to a boil. (Unless, perhaps, I was at a high elevation.) The oils that give the coffee its flavor are too delicate. If I had that press, I would bring the water to a boil, take it off the grill for just a bit, and let it cool before adding the grounds. At home, I pour the slightly cooled water from the pot onto the grounds in the press. It varies a bit from bean to bean, but coffee should be brewed between 195°F and 205°F. It does not take long to cool to the proper range. You let the 'bloom' form and give it 5-10 minutes before you press it.
The rolled charcloth reminds me of one of the other Dave's ideas from the old days: a coiled, round rope-like wick with a short length of metal tube at one end. You extrude the charred end to catch your spark and stick the whole end into your bird's nest. When you have gotten you flame, you pull the wick back into the tube where it is extinguished but is ready for the next time.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Craig. Well coffee added before or after wont matter in my case because I try to never boil coffee. Simmered works best for me. I still have that brass tube with charred rope! Thanks for watching
I love the Mora and I still have my 1st Mora which I have had for 54 years. The plastic sheath is long gone and I had to refinish the wooden handle.
Amazing! Ya just cant wear out a Mora!
When the woods go quite that’s never good, we’ve backpacked into some distant locations and have heard some unexplained sounds. Thanks for such an awesome video! Glad you like the press 👍🏼🤙🏼☕️😁
Unexplained sounds are often heard and make me go "huh" Dead sudden silent is creepy, real creepy! I love the coffee press!
awsome story Dave! love all your videos. Thankyou for all you do😊
Thanks Daniel, I'm glad you liked it and the others! Thanks for watching
Thanks Dave for sharing your terrifying experience. Its a strange thing when the woods go quite, a memory of a place Ive camped a few times , I visited to go make some coffee and do some watercolour painting of the ferns and small brook, that afternoon I felt something strange, watching holding my breath not moving trying to focus in the cover of fallen branches and ferns. I sat their quietly still not seeing anything but feeling some sort of presence I could smell perfume. That was it , time stood still as if in a dream trying to run. I packed up my stuff and got out of that wood. Ive been back with a friend one night but we dont camp their anymore, that part of the woods just has a very strange feel to it. It as though its saying stay away. I listen to that primal feeling its what keeps us safe all best Will 🇬🇧👍🍻
I'm always happy to share Will and when the forest goes quiet? Something is definitely wrong! When you mentioned smelling perfume that leads me to think all sorts of things. Was it the ghost of a woman that homesteaded in that area? Was it a woman that got injured or lost in that area? Was a woman murdered there? There's all kinds of mysteries that we can't explain or understand. We just avoid those areas. Thanks for sharing that and thanks for watching
I once spent a night way out in the western wilderness when something walked circles around the camp all night, making some truly hideous sounds. I was twenty miles from anywhere as the crow flies, and thirty by trail, so I couldn't leave. But I had a rifle, plenty of wood, so I built the fire up and sat cross-legged all night with my back to the fire. There's more, and scarier parts to this story that happened a moth or so later, but I won't go into it.
The Walmart knife looks a lot like a Mora, but the steel it's made from is nowhere near as good. It's cheap steel in the worst sense of the sord "cheap". The amazing thing about Mora knives is that they are cheap, AND are made from quality steel, whether it's the high carbon or the stainless. I'm not at all fond of some of the newer "bushcraft" Mora knives because I thing you're paying several times the money for the same blades and certainly the same steel, Anyway, I have eight, maybe nine, high carbon Mora knives, and four stainless when one of the has to live around water. Oh, and two stainless Moras that stay in a kitchen drawer because my wife uses them for everything.
I don't use charcloth because the frontiersmen didn't, and because natural char is abundant. But that sure looks like a good way to use charcloth. Clever.
Never did like French Press coffee. It always seems too weak or too cold. On a full camping trip with several friends, I just carry a coffeepot and make coffee the same way people have been doing for a couple of hundred years. When alone, or with one friend, I'll either dump coffee grounds into the water, bring it to a boil, and then pour it through a filter, or I'll use one of those single cup filters that you set over your cup, put grounds in, and then pour boiling water through it. Makes a great single cup.
I've found coffee recipes from the wild west period that say to never let it boil more than two minutes. Some say one minute. What matters to me is that it's boiling when it goes into my cup.
Anyway, nothing boring about that story, but it brought back some memories that might stop me from doing any solo camping for a while.That happened to me forty-eight years ago, and it still makes me half afraid to camp solo when I think about it. Anyway, the part about it going through the trees over your head, and then the huge tree shaking as you looked back was very, very scary.
Sounds like a very scary ordeal James! At least I was able to leave. 20 miles out and you had no choice. I like any fire method, new or old. French press coffee is good if simmered long enough. Percs have always been one of my favorites. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Enjoyed hanging out... and hearing the story ... you'll never know what it was. I think everybody who spends time in the woods has kinda similar experiences at some time in their life. You used your press as a cowboy coffee filter! 👍🏻.... maybe not the way it was intended but, as long as you got a couple good cups, that's all that matters!😉
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Several are saying I wasn't using the press right but just as you said, the coffee was good! Thanks for watching
Thank you Dave, bushcraft, coffee and bigfoot! Awsome! I'm sorry you went through that. Thank you for sbaring. It took guts. Love your channel. I've learned a lot.
I'm happy you liked it and I'm always happy to share. Talking about it brought back serious memories even after all these years
Thank you for always informative, real, and great content. Your personality is icing on the cake, my man. A+
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching Alex