100 year old Huon Pine Hut FOUND in Tasmanian Wilderness
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2023
- In this adventure we dive head first into the wild Huon Pine forests of Tasmania's west coast. We'll travel by foot into the ancient forests, and learn about the methods that these hardy old timers used to carve out a living, by constructing tramways and sizeable huts from this valuable timber.
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im Tasmanian, my family is from mole creek, these videos are great, im always watching people do this in other countries, thanks for showing me home
Yes, our family's heritage is from the Mole Creek - Western Creek area. Dad was Charlie Lee, a bushman and bullockie almost a hundred years ago. Then a west coaster at Mount Lyall before buying the farm at South Mole Creek. On mum's side were the Youds who were trappers mainly in the upper Mersey area.
These videos gives us a desire to somehow create something based on our heritage. Even when Rob is walking through the bush, it brings back my memories of traipsing on the Western Tiers and Mersey Valley - especially the smells....
@@jameslee3719 i know you
@@sebastianlee760 i think i know you too. maybe we are related....
@@jameslee3719 You are from the same area in Tassie 🤣🤣
@@einfelder8262 the same area as you? or @sebastianlee760?
if you, how long have you lived there?
if sebastian - fyi, he is my son....
Rob, thank you sincerely for sharing this adventure. I live vicariously through your adventures. You take me and your followers on ‘Indiana Jones’ type adventures into by gone days. To share your journeys is an adventure. Expeditions like yours are unparalleled and your cinematography, editing, framing and voice overs are superb.
Again, Thank You.
This was awesome, absolutely loved it Rob, love our history! What an amazingly beautiful trip! Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you so much Rob for sharing this historic trip. How amazing to see nature restore itself from the onslaught of human civilisation. I was amazed to see a fifty year old tree not even higher than your elbow. Now that is patient growth.
❤Rose
Thanks for another great video Rob and history lesson, more power to you and Levi for what you are doing. Your videos should go into the national library for the future generations to see, when what we are seeing now, has faded. Cheers.
Absolutely loved this adventure you shared Rob. Your cinematography is superb mate. Amazing terrain in your playground. Thanks for the front row seats and the passion of your journey on this Documentary. ❤️🩹🇦🇺👊💪✌️⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️
I know you were rushed for time but when finding old tracks it can be beneficial to do it at night. Moonlight can let you see how the trees have aged and grown differently in a line.
Hard to explain but amazing to experience.
Wow that’s very interesting
Another great tour of the unknown areas of Tasmania, along with interesting history. I thought I might share it with Tassie national parks, but it would be lost on them. Keep up the great work Rob.
No Hollywood props, the real thing and I am grateful for it.
You Beauty !!! Its Rob Time !!😊😊😊
Great video Rob. I love the old history of what old fellas went through. Your videos really capture the mystery of it all. Well done mate on the effort you put into this.
Great to have you back with your wonderful educational walks brother... Just a shame those old boys removed so many of those big old pines.... ✊🏽
Honestly, this has to be the best channel on the Tube (for the likes of me, anyway). Rob, the good you do, for this island and its folk, is, well, Flanaganesque.
Another awesome episode mate.
Not sure if it is possible but I would love to see an episode of you exploring the old overgrown streets of Savage River.
Thank you for taking us with you.
Great expedition again Rob. Love the history and your efforts in finding these out of the way locations the early pioneers called their home and work. 5 stars.
Absolutely fantastic exportation, thank you Rob, wonderful video 👏👏
Another great adventure 👍👍 keep them coming. Little bent bottle looked like a baby bottle 😎
great storytelling - what a great video.
Another great adventure mate. Nothing quite like standing before trees whose history is counted in millennia. BTW I reckon the mini Pandani were either Richea dracophlla (same genus) or Dracophyllum milliganii. Bit hard to tell apart (for non-biologists anyway) until they’re older and flower.
What an amazing adventure. Totally. Thanks for taking me along. Please stay safe out there and God bless you and yours always
When I first arrived in Tasmania in 1974 there were a lot of old Trappers huts out in the bush,great place to find when a blizzard hits without warning,but the story goes The Greens removed a lot,shame,those old shacks saved lives,Lee's Hut saved ours.
Another fantastic video. Tassie certainly has a lot of history, thank you for sharing. Great commentary also.
Thanks for another great video of our history. I love how much effort you put it to the research and all your efforts to get to these places. Thanks Rob, cheers Ben
Yet another great example of our forgotten history love this one great work Rob
Spectacular! Thank you vey much for sharing your amazing adventure with us, Rob! 😀💛
Thanks Rob and friends. Another epic. Take good care as always.
❤ such beauty, love the land, love the history. Great video.
Thanks for taking us along, that isbushwalking not for the faint hearted. Re the bottles. Wolffs gin case or schnapps( green bottle squared). Clear bottle with wide mouth, pickles. And the Nestle bottle is a baby feeder bottle.
The flowers are incredible!!
Amazing Rob living vicariously through your travels!
Rob, you are one amazing human who represents life, freedom, knowledge, love and peace. Thank you brother for you and the videos you produce inspiring us all to a better life🙏
Thanks for showing a side of your country few people would ever see. Fascinating.
Great vid. Some little critter at about 27:20 running off to the left
Not only a beautiful area and a historic town but reputed to be the home town of Collingswood Legend Bryan Strauchanie Strauchan
Brilliant work Rob, what amazing history!
Just magic Rob. The forest sounds we're just beautiful. Thanks mate
Watching you walk that track took me back to the early fifties when as a young bloke on the west coast we used to bush bash to our camp site at an old sawmill in the mountains. When you passed that Waratah tree it reminded me of my youth. A very nostalgic moment for me. Take care friend and stay safe out there. Oh to hear the sounds of the black jay once again. 😊😊😊😊
It's a long time since I heard them called black jay!
@@ugthump2753 they have a call that once heard is never forgotten. As sweet as the bush it lives in. Pure cata-caw, cata-caw. Cheers.
Your films are always such a pleasure to watch. You always walk away having learnt something about the history of Tasmania. So many people not only get enjoyment but also education from your content. Thanks for doing what you do ❤
Unreal Rob! Great production. The government should be paying you to make this stuff not trying to shut you down.
Hope you get a contract with the discovery channel or National geographic then it can be promoted around the world.
Would love to see that.
now that you have typed this, i thought about it and have to agree. I would rather see someone like Rob who has a complete passion for his native land make a Nat Geo documentary than the usual visiting documentary maker. Not faulting their professionalism, but you can't beat a real passion for you own homeland.
@@craig2795 dead right
Love these vids Rob. The Tasmanian landscape is pretty mystical to me. Awesome to see how some people made a living lifetimes before us.
You had perfect weather for the whole trip.
What a brilliant video. Thanks for taking us on your epic adventure.
Absolutely Spectacular! Rob Parsons is the new Tassie David Attenborough when it comes to documentaries! Keep them coming, young man. Your work is impressive as all heck. Best wishes from this Welshman. ~~ Ray
This journey was absolutely the best ever,great history! Thank you for sharing
Thanks for documenting what remains, your passion for Tassie history is a source of delight.
Spectacular as always Rob. Cheers for taking us with you
Thank you, very interesting Rob, I am a 72 year old Kiwi sitting here in NZ having my morning coffee..After watching you walking through the bush I wished I had my strong legs back. Keep up the good work young man....Barry NZ.
What an entertaining overnighter
That clear bottle that bends a bit was a early baby feeding bottle , nestle as far as I know we're one of the first baby milk makers .
Amazing video! So fantastic to be able to do that type of thing and not worry about large predators. Beautiful country!
Live that life to the full my son! Great adventure, great presentation, you're a star!
This episode was special because you took us along and allowed us to ‘discover’ the long forgotten secrets of the Huon pine harvesting at the same time you did. We were able to enjoy each discovery vicariously. 👍🏻🙏🦘
As always,. Great bush walk!
Thanks for sharing
🙏❤️🌲
Great video Rob - yet again!! My bush bashing days are over but I re-imagine my old experiences through yours - though your trips are much more adventurous!! Keep on going Rob the Tasmanian
Many thanks for another fascinating video. 👍👏👏👏
I’d love to see one on how you do the research prior to heading out. I suspect there’s a few of your viewers that have their own ‘rabbit holes’ they would like to chase down but don’t know how to start or the resources available. 🤔😀
Thanks for making and sharing this video Rob. Coming at you from the deepest darkest part of the Brittany countryside in northwestern France here. Your endeavours have inspired me to explore and see what is hidden in the woods behind our very old Breton cottage set off the beaten track here.
Great adventure. What a hard life for those loggers. Thank you sir!
hi Rob love following your adventures I'm in my mid 70's and like you pushed into the bush and had the time of my life at your age ...... my home for 35 years has been on an island off Vancouver Island and after losing my son Torr my life was in turmoil ......its hard to explain even to myself but one day while checking out a remote lake to see if any early (13,000 years ago) archeological evidence existed I found a few stone tools and realized this lake was relatively close to another very popular hiking/biking/swimming lake that everyone went to .....but no one ever went to this lake it does have a name but I always refer to it as Secret lake ...so I decided to build a small well hidden trail through the forest , and while doing this I felt such joy and the sadness that was so ever present began to lift........
well I decided to build a small cabin on the lake shore(totally illegal here in Canada) most of the wood was scrounged and pre-cut at my home and then hauled in on my shoulder in small bundles I set up a solar panel and built this cabin mostly using long drywall screws and rechargeable drill I was very conscious of keeping the sound down not to attract any attention. My daughter and other friends who came to visit while I was building paid the tax to visit by carrying in wood others helped as well that was 8 years ago after many small additions and a sweet Victorian mantle above the fireplace my little cabin
has 110 power a small garden with an apple tree...........it continues to be a source of joy for me and others that come to visit............sorry for the ramble I realize you have come head to head with a
bureaucratic nightmare which impacts your monetization on youtube I wonder if there is a lawyer that
could somehow detach you from this cash stream so that you could continue but not directly be receiving any money .......we all know large corporations manage to slip around regulations why not you
I just wanted to thank and your pal Levi for bring back the feeling of adventure into an old farts life ...take care Rob and all the best Paul
I love these exploratory vids. Thanks Rob. It's good to see the forest has recovered so well but I'm so saddened by the thought of all those ancient trees being felled.
Thanks ☺️
Spectacular!!!
I love your videos. Can you collaborate with Beau Miles. Would be beautiful.
I thoughts exactly Rob parsons teaming with Beau Miles would be worth the watch for sure.
The Huon Pine at 15:00 has a strong spiral, so is imperfect as timber, not good enough to take out over such a long distance along this shoe track. Hence its being left as is.
Great video Rob. I have just visited Strachan and can appreciate your efforts.
You've got a hell of a knack, to find the coolest of stuff. Really admire your perseverance, in taking us to places few would explore.
Another fantastic adventure through Tazi. Thanks Rob! Your a legend mate!
Hi Rob. Glass can sage over time. If you look at old buildings, the glass is much thinner it the top and thick at the bottom. It moves slowly over time.
That was and Is Awesome thanks Rob for sharing two for two ya found them both. Great adventure brother and well done! What amazing scenery ❤
Thank you from the Florida keys.
Beautiful Rob, just beautiful.
I love the way you can say “ 1 o’clock tomorrow at the bridge” - in 1890 it would have been October at the Jetty.
I’m watching this and looking at the jetty… not much remains. The hut, a collapsed mess. The chimney stack, a crumpled mess. They just threw things up temporarily whilst they plundered the land. I’m glad it’s going back to nature, all I could think about was those poor, exhausted horses tramping that path. The best way to record it would be to photograph it every year as it disintegrates. Remove any items like glass & metal (& boots) and leave the rest.
All I can say about Rob is I only wish I was as fit as him!
Thanks Rob 😍 love it
Hi Rob, That curved Nestle bottle you found at the top of the chute may have been a double ended baby's bottle. Way out of context though but that's what it looks like. I've got one here at home.
Cheers, Ken B. Victoria.
Very tasteful insight into the past mate . Really appreciate your efforts Rob bringing some of this amazing history to us in our homes . Your a true patriot. ✊🏻🇦🇺
Hi Rob I've been watching your adventures for some time. All fantastic viewing, I believe that broken bottle that you picked up is a neatly baby feeder bottle. Great work hope to see more adventures.
Yes…a baby’s bottle.
You are doing a Great service for your country Rob, I have learned so much about the Pioneers there and compare them to Oregon USA Pioneers, a lot of similarities, Tough Ol Birds for One !!
Hey Rob hello from alaska bro. Just wanna let you know that you and your freinds videos have me on the edge of seat at every moment in every video. What great adventures you all have truely remarkable. Fascinating ❤❤❤, its like a land locked in time.
The video made me SO nauseous, I had to pause many times to recover and keep watching because I liked the video so much. Finishing the video was a struggle but I wasn't going to miss it lol
Fantastic work, great to see you back. Love the Tasmanian history and your adventures.
Cheers
High quality you tube channel. Fantastic insight into the history of Tasmania and your film work is superb! Keep up the good work.
Love your work Rob. God Bless you.
Stunning
Thanks Rob !
Cheers, Rob.
Спасибо большое! Восхищаюсь!💪👍🤝
After a hard day's hard yakka who doesn't love a long neck. Thanks Rob great effort.
Great interesting video once again Rob. I can almost smell the fresh air and looking forward to my flight to Tassie in under a month and leave the hot humidity of Queensland for a few weeks.
I'm surprised the tramway huon pine was not recovered for use as valuable timber. Also surprised at how filthy the King River still is - I remember driving as far as I could on the other side many years ago, before the railway was rebuilt - the "water" was a silvery sheeny sludge.
Another awesome vid rob, I enjoy learning about the history here from you 👍🏻
My grandfather Jack (Riley) Crane had a team of horses and was one of the men who worked down there.
Great video. Thanks
magic mate, absolute magic. Thank you
Thank you for sharing.i
Looks like it was another Epic hike!!
That was a fun adventure Rob, thanks for taking us along with you! 👍🙂
Absolutely loved it! Uncovered some great history.
Thank u for taking me on ur adventure truly amazing
Absolutely awesome video,thank for sharing it with us
Fantastic epic vid Rob, always love your work, thats living !