Reminds me of old school Dave! Remember the videos 10+ yrs ago. Love those good to see you circling back round. I know you’ve done things since then similar but this feels like the old stuff…yurt series, long hunter, etc. great stuff
With everything going on in the world it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on prepping for a grid down/WWIII scenario. Especially as it relates to having land.
David, you always manage to come up with great content and ideas that are rarely covered elsewhere. Great selection of tools. The only thing I don't see that I love while camping is a pair of medium-sized Fiskars loppers. Handy as a shirt pocket for lopping kindling, tent pegs, hangers, etc. Yep, you can use a knife, axe, or machete but once you use the loppers you will wonder why you did not try them before now.
Less than half-way into your presentation , I totally agree and appreciate . Thanks. I am trying to shift from urban to rural , 60 years old , still strong .
You say it's just a quick and dirty video, but this was so helpful! I just got back from my first hunt ever this weekend, and spent yesterday trying to make a hunting box to put in my suv to be ready for future hunts ( i think im sold for life) . This was so helpful for things to consider.
We use blue barrels to store stuff at camp. One barrel holds the tarps for covering the tents. The other stores camping essentials. Bear spray, ammo, fire kit, and first aid on top. Just enough that if you just had cloths on your back you could make camp and have food to eat. I need to put together a tool chest for camping a lot like Dave's with some extra gardening tools. Having to track down tools for camp every camping trip takes time and things get forgotten. And don't have extra money to buy tools to leave at camp. We do leave bow saw and ax in the out house.
I've found a little Milwaukee Top-Off 175w battery inverter can help a lot with longer trips. It can charge all your electronics in the field as well as power any lower wattage 110v stuff you may want. It can also be paired with a trickle charger to top off a dead battery. Takes the same batteries as my little Milwaukee sawzall which gets used on processing game and wood all the time. You can get a 12" pruning blade for it and I've used it to cut 10" logs for camp cutting blocks, stools or a working surface.
I always had my big black box with everything I needed in it for camping. It went into my pickup along with my tent, sleeping bags, and camp chairs and I was ready for anything. Since I've gone to an SUV for my expeditions, everything has been scaled down and the big black box is now a couple Action Packers of gear and one of food and cooking utensils. The more we know, the less we have to pack.
Two things come to mind as potentially missing... First, some kind of draw knife, or spokeshave, or crooked knife. This makes it much easier to make tenons to fit in the auger holes, or legs or handles for camp furniture. This can be done with a knife, or hatchet, or machete.....but having a dedicated tool will produce better results in similar time. Second, some kind of tool oil - ballistol, 3in1 oil, or WD-40. This is helpful for coating all the tools to avoid rust as the box is at the camp through the season. This might be covered in the ammo box - Dave did mention some gun oil.
Not a fan of draw knives without a holding device I’m pretty good with that lil axe. As for oil there was a can of wd40 right in that maint box I opened 😉
Amazon ABS Medium size truck box - SOLD OUT...... medium size game gambrel - SOLD OUT! Mr Canterbury is out here driving this economy :) Loving this series!
things i would add would be a chisel, awl or auger and maybe some leather working tools. the only other thing i would bring specifically for myself would be an eyeglass repair kit I am damn near blind as a bat so that and extra glasses are a must for me
Love these videos. Keep em coming. I need to get out in the woods soon! Maybe show some gear you use to stay warm. Im in ohio also and its nice during the day but cold at night right now.
Dave, you inspired me to be prepared. You have saved lives with your vast teaching. Trapping small game is easy, thanks to you! I just want to know how to evade threatening wildlife (hogs and coyote are the problem).
Absolutely love your videos David. I was wondering if you where going to be doing a video on your actual camp setup? I would love to see how you set yours up. Thank you for all the videos you put out showing people new ways of doing things or just different ways of looking at things.
Think you can do a video on the hunting camp from overnighter to wake up and hunt…showing how you address scent, setup of your hunt spot, etc.? I’ve never camped for hunting and wondering how that works from the field versus rise in darkness to get out to a stand.
That is a pretty comprehensive load. I do have one question; how well does the gasket on your kerosene bottle cap hold up to the kerosene? I have some similar bottles and they have either a rubber or silicone gasket in the bottle cap. Thank you.
Only thing I could think of would be a pry bar for splitting rock if I was trying to dig a hole or to pry/lift a rock to move. Probably not needed where you were at but I had to at least suggest something
Great video.!!!! I knwo you didnt go in to detail about you gun box / ammo canbut one thing I keep with me is a small gunsmithing kit weather I am instructing students on the range or out hunting. If you are interested in my kit hit me would love to talk to you about it. Keep the videos coming
First aid kit...like the ammo...stash them everywhere. Ive worked with scouts and the tender foot dads too often not to stash them like a squirrel hides nuts. And with that kit an over abundance of rubber gloves. From skinning or preventing the smell oil on your hands any number of uses. Plus you dont always do first aid on yourself. If youre near a property line, lost and injured hunters are a thing.
8:08 Dave I’m curious. Do you own a Scatchet? I know, they’re kinda gimmicky but every time I see one on the secondary market I think of your teachings re: our ancestors carrying only heads of tools when they trail blazed to new territory. And have you seen the prices? 500% what they cost in 1980.
Not that it has any barring on this video but I'm just curious. When did it go from "Woodcraft" to "Bushcraft" and why. Growing up I always new it as Woodcraft. Like I say, It doesn't really matter I'm just curious.
My understanding is that woodcraft is more of a historical american term and bushcraft is more of a european term and with Ray Mears having been so influential within the last couple of decades, "bushcraft" became a buzzword that is more or less synonymous with "woodcraft".
