I bought this as a gift for my friend ru-vid.comUgkxcZqgZ8Ynkiz5n_LxIWRlAicuzmz5kCHG who is just starting out in the world of wood work. He loves it!! There is a great section on different wood and what to use for what kind of job and a similar section for tools as well. The projects in it are things you probably would have a go at with clear instructions, pictures, videos and diagrams throughout. Great for a beginner/amateur wood worker.
„Horses love to help but they are terrible helpers“ sent me 😂 As a horse owner I can attest to that! They loooove helping! I really admire your way of living! I have Mongolian ancestry and always felt drawn to this kind of lifestyle… might give it a try some day! Good luck to you on all of your adventures!
@@catalhuyuk7 Hahaha yeah you‘re right! They own my time, my land, my wallet… but most of all they have taken a hold of my heart 😊 - and I‘m not complaining. 😅
@@cynthiacrawford6147 I‘m sure there are genetic components to it - after all I‘m here today because my ancestors survived for centuries living that way. My grandmother has Mongolian roots and in my great grandparents they were still very visible in their appearance and even I looked very much like a „хүүхэд“ - a Mongolian baby 😅, including the blue spot on my bum and all. Genetics are definitely something!
@@Ninitschga idk that we have Mongolian roots,but my son had that mark on his butt. We have Scottish and Cherokee in us. He has German and other unknown on his dads side. I think its neat all the lineage that passes down in all of us
20 and haven’t done much with my life. Don’t see myself working a 9-5 so Imma try to live as nomad in some time. Funny to see how these characters that we all are come around every generation.
I admire the learning he's taken on, especially with the horses. Don't see a problem combining traditional and contemporary technology. A wise young man.👍
That’s funny. 40 years ago when I was nomadic with horses we were hounded across the country by authorities and “normal” people. We were even rounded up and jailed then tortured. Now you love this guy. And it’s cool.
The connection with the animals is beautiful. It's easy to see you need each other. Wishing you all peace and health on your path, Michael. Paz y luz, everyone.
Traditional with modern is how I’ve trained and taught others to survive since 1988. You realize after being a backpacker that the traditional is awesome and necessary skills to have, but you embrace the modern so you can enjoy the outdoors more. Im at a point in my life where I’m about to venture more into a nomadic type life. I’ve been this kind of thinker my whole life, but stuck in this society’s idea of normal. So I’m hoping to have some property in the next year as a base camp, then roam some.
One thing I have observed on RU-vid is the amount of folks who offer info about back country living but really spend little time in the outback. Your living style is clearly authentic and it is appreciated. Thank you.
I like how you stated that we are a part of nature also. Most people get blinded by the whole political aspect of this lifestyle that they forget that.
Hey my family is traditional Ojibwe we are going to construct a permanent Teepee that will be 24 to 30 ft with a second floor, this video is really helpful , we will probably get a horse luckily we have some Ojibwe horse that are made for forest where we live, and we have all the trees we need for the wood, we are going to set up trap lines and a pond for wild rice.
I think that the use of traditional methods and modern technology together is the next stage of of evolution. The mental and physical health benefits that come by living with the land and the ease and productivity that come with using modern technologies means we could be healthier, happier, work less, pursue more passions and relearn the lost knowledge we’ve been living with out the last few generations. I believe this is what many people are missing in their life’s is a deep connection with their work, life, community, nature and wellbeing that’s unattainable in modern fast paced society.
When you mentioned Wild Carrots it took me back 60 years to my early Boy Scout days in Akron OH where I learned of Queen Anne's Lace and preparation for eating. I was taught to boil it heavily to make it more easily chewed and it tasted quite good
Thank you so much for sharing :)) I don't do it with horses but I love being in nature as much as possible, I love my off grid life & just learning many things as life as every day goes by, always something new D.I.Y if your not afraid of stepping outside your comfort zone a little, & the more we explore our creative side the happier and freer we become,
love the TeePee love the connection with your animals shows you have a good heart... I so relate with planting seeds where I go, I love watching things grow and encourage everyone plant plant plant ... great job
We're harvesting (and eating) mushrooms, on our property in central Canada - Pheasant Backs sprouting from 6 stumps of elm trees we've had cut due to disease, and Oysters growing on maple firewood logs. All delicious fried in butter.
I'm looking for a lot of words to say...but you rock! Yes, all previous cultures have always blended the new and the old...it's called syncretism. It's an actual concept.
G'day, Michael! What a cool lifestyle. Good on you! I was on a commercial fishing trip in the 90's off Cape York, Queensland, when we got trapped at anchor for 2 weeks of rough weather and ran out of food. Since then, I've become rather expert in tropical native edible plants. I'll never go hungry on a tropical beach again!
I love this dude! and I am sooo jealous too! As a Caddo Indian by birth, I always have had a yearning to live exactly like this. The ancient ways with the new luxury of tech> so progressive. I'm going to watch more episodes now and probably binge watch and plan my retirement years... seriously I'm sick with envy. peace. Alex
It is very good that the land can provide a nomadic lifestyle for those who seek it. Using modern tec can make it more available as resources are lower and free land rare.
I loved living in a teepee In Oregon on Onion Mountain during Winter! I really would love to do it again ! I have to live out doors!!! Even though I am 80yrs old now! I am bare foot and living in the desert now! Sure would love to live in a Teepee for my later yrs!!!
It’s amazing how this is how everyone’s ancestors lived this way. I hope someday we can reconnect with all of our ancestors. This how all of our ancestors protected the land and our planet
This is so cool. I'm so impressed. I've had dreams about this and I'm glad someone is out there doing it, because I probably never will, but that's ok. Lots of respect!
I've been all my life wanting this. Why not yet! Kids a wife lol. I lost my wife with the Lord now and I bought a motorhome thinking I'm ready as it sits outside not quite done. But it's still ingrained in my mind to do this. I've got many groups on line that are nomads in cars and many different ways of the nomad stile.yours is more my liking.ive always want too just work on the land and the way you have accomplished this!!! Just beautiful:)
i had Mammoth Donkeys for 25 years. I sure do miss them. Pushing 8 decades. Joints and connective tissues are deteriorating. Memory is slipping. It's just that time of life, when we need to be grateful for what we have had.
Do a few of the things mentioned .. Like living off the grid, mixing traditional/modern, brain tanning Buck Skin, made a full suite jacket/ leggings, (good job on yours), eat wild edibles, save seeds, make primitive Bows& arrows etc ... Nice way to live.
Hey Mike, commercial silicone from stores, can be diluted and applied wet to clothe and sun dried to become water-proof. The horses will like having a rain jacket and also to cover grains stored outside or in a greenhouse pit!
It's not real though. The guy is almost entirely dependent upon the goodwill of others. The land he stays on for free, the truck he was given for free, the horses he was given for free, and the fan funding he gets to pay for all of his supplies. There's nothing heroic about this. He's living a literal fantasy life. Good for him and all, but there's genuinely nothing admirable about it.
@@LiLBitsDKno it’s true, the guy puts out videos that makes him look self sufficient but he isn’t. He begs for money and then lives of store bought food and cigarettes.
Curious. Has it ever been considered to have Alpacas? I hear they carry more weight then horses, with many other favorable opinions in owning them including carding their fur. I'm still trying to educate myself on this newly learned info.
I have a heater just like that one....I modified it by adding two parallel angle iron lengths on the inside , one on the left and one on the right, about 4 " down from the top running lengthwise ......On top of those rails I put a solid piece of heavier steel that is 6" shorter than the overall stove length and that has a handle on it that comes out in the front over the feed door so when I start the fire I build the initial fire all the way in the back and the slide pulled to the feed door front end ....Once the fire is going I slide the plate to the back closing off the easy escape up to the stove pipe thus making the flame / heat travel from the back to the front , over the plate and back to the back then out the exhaust pipe.....Makes for a lot more efficiency and heat production ......
I truly envy you !!!! Although I an past the age of doing this ...I always wanted to - unfortunately 3 kids to put thru college stopped me ! I am a woman but my heart always looked to the mountains for comfort an dreams .. Being a cowgirl back in my day , my dream was to live off the land an explore all journeys in nature ! God bless you and keep you safe sir !
Ii ove it. If I were a younger man I would embark on a journey like yours. I think that the time young folks spend on TikTok could be better spent following the way of life you follow God bless my friend
Great work! Thank you for featuring Michael. He is an inspiration and magical spirit. I had spent many years living off the land and off grid before...I miss it so much! I really hope I can meet Michael one day! I'm just a couple state east, in Montana. I subscribed to your channel, after the suggestion for this video came up on Michael's FaceBook feed. Keep up the good work!
You can winter camp in national forest throughout the winter.. nobody would even know.. also canoes are a great way to move around as well, if you’re in that type of environment
Hello Michael! I love nomadic life and like to learn about all sorts of people, animal and their ways. I grew up semi nomadic up through my forties. I’ve lived in a couple of different tipis up in the Montana Rockies with my folks and on my own on a job, with tents and cabins too. Now my Subaru holds my camp essentials for regular, necessary traveling with a tent and hammock system. I don’t run a lot of powered items so a small Goal Zero battery with solar is fine. Wild harvesting, yes! Thank you for inviting us on part of your journeys, beautiful. Brother, may the best and highest good come into your life. Peace
Love this. Little suggestion for the man in the video. Ditch the air mattress and invest in a Japanese futon. A little heavier, but it is incredibly soft, sustainable and when you put it out in the sun, it disinfects the mattress naturally
The advantage of the fire in the ground is it heats the ground all around it, every where you walk will be warm.. Maybe take the legs off of the stove and have it sit on the ground..
Yep, why not take advantage of everything that is available to make a nomadic lifestyle easier 😉 😊 There's no kudos to doing it the hard way. It's about doing it the best way you can. It's not a competition 😊😁😁
Shalom from a sister Lisa Wilks Gympie QLD Australia. I am living on 5 acres growing all the old heirloom foods and tryin to replant with wildflowers and grasses back. We don't have any wild flowers and grasses left over here ...they've been sprayed and eradicated
The problem is that tipis require such long poles. They function well on an open prairie but not in terrain available to us today, which makes them impractical for a nomadic way of life. They were also the best they had in a time when being a nomad was the best they could do for survival. Nowadays it’d be easy to live a semi nomadic life and winter in a cabin built on the back of the truck. Or even live year round in the truck.
You could reduce the pole problem by having twice as many and lashing them together, so they break down at half the length but form a full pole. Needs slightly more wood but shorter trees
@@zanderdev57 that would reduce the need for a rack or a trailer. It’s still a lot of wood to haul. Back in the day the poles did double duty or they left them behind to be used later.
