People get way to caught up in “traditional “ it really is ok to grow and evolve with the times I mean the 870 is from the late 40S early 50s and is the direct lineage of the Model 10 from 1908 ish I believe again it really is ok to live in today and yesterday both lol
Only bushcraft Karen crybabies that don’t leave the house are concerned with whether or not traditional vs modern carry items is relative 😂😂 For the past 3 years or so this bushcraft community has really gotten ridiculous in terms of what folks carry daily or special occasions……
The bushcrafty bushcrafters have blurred the lines of what was the concept when I first heard of it. You were supposed to have your $9.00 mora and everything else was supposed to be makeshift homemade free stuff like your soupcan cook pot with a coat hanger wire bail and your discarded pill bottle match safe and the accompanying discarded pill bottle tinder container for your vaseline cotton balls etc. etc. Now they're all gear wh*res and spend a coupla thou' to go sleep on the ground overnight 😂 😂
A basic day pack with overnight gear is a must in my opinion for any outdoor recreation. A great example for needing one and not having one ocurred this past weekend. I took a friend of mine, who is a novice hunter, duck hunting for the first time last Saturday along marsh located within the driftless region. The weather forecast predicted it would be hot, with a few scattered thunderstorms. We wore relatively thin clothes and rubber waders and entered the marsh at around 6 am. After a few hours of shooting and missing, we felt the winds shift, and a massive thundercloud rolled ontop of us within minutes of us packing up. My vehicle was about an hour walk back, and as the rain came down harder and harder we decided to hunkerdown on a small, forested slope. I would estimate the air cooled off at least 25°F within the first 20 minutes of rain and wind, which at first was nice as it kept the mosquitoes down, but turned miserable when our waders filled with water and our clothes became saturated. Luckily, as an avid outdoorsman I like to prepare myself for such situations, and had a backpack with very similar gear shown in this video. Unluckily, and frankly more foolishly, I left my daypack in my car. We ended up sheltering under the roots of an overturned tree for 2 hours, and as soon as the rain slowed, we headed back for my car. Overall, it was a great learning experience, but my friend said he thinks he'll just stick to fishing.
I agree Taking a break at the peak heat of the day is like ancient wisdom. Wake up early, get stuff done in the cool calm time of the day, then cook, eat lunch and do something easy in shade or take a nap at peak heat. Wake up mid or late afternoon and work till sun down. Yeah you can tough it and work through the heat but it will wear you down and its usually not worth it when you could easily be spenidng that energy more efficiently in the early morning or evening times.
I got a new remington 870 fieldmaster that accepts up to a 3.5 inch shell. The stock is polymer and has several chokes. It is my go to for all hunting needs. A good weapon for waterfowl and any other animal.
You're getting into my favorite season in Ohio. I was born and raised there in Northwestern Ohio. Love the walk in the woods with the crisp weather. Live down the street from the sun in Texas now.
The 2 quart canteen of the 70s army is the choice for me. If it's not too empty, can be squeezed while screwing the cap back on, so doesn't make much sloshing noise. But if moving slowly enough, that advantage isn't needed.
Cherish what you have. I had a few that I used for a good while, and the bladders decided to retire and crumbled into pieces. I haven't found any replacements yet locally. I won't buy a plastic drinking water container sight unseen.
Cowabunga mate.! I thought my kit was the best....not anymore.! The best minimalist we've seen so far that covers all angles. Thank you for sharing cobber.! Cheers from Australia.
Well done I want thank you for all the information you've put out over the years that I've been watching. Recently as I was cleaning my quad gear after a ten adventure I counted between twelve and fourteen items that you have influenced me on. I wish I lived closer to your area so I could share some of my diy gear. Thanks again
Basics covered! I lost my way on a desert mountain once (came back down a different route) and had only a similar pack that got me through until my hunting partners found me several hours later in the night rain (no wood around to burn but they saw my flashlight). Ponchos are a life saver!
Excellent video, I really liked the pack that you had. I prefer to have pack that opens like a clam making it easier to access your equipment. Again thanks for a great video. Take care and stay well.
Small binos help a lot with spotting a squirrel in a tree better than naked eye. Can't wait to be able to get back out in the woods. I had a triple bypass almost a year ago, still not 100%, but close
A cold windy night doing a sleepover hunt with my dad when I was between 10 and 12. We survived! Lol it was my idea so my dad wasn't that prepared but I brought a blanket which allowed us to get a few hours of sleep. I had also watched enough survivorman that I knew to cut the smaller branches off of the pine bows and layer them so it was semi comfortable but also insulates you from the ground. I also filled my hat with them to make a pillow which was nice. We made a long fire and fed it with branches all night. No medium firewood that would've been easy to break up around because we were surrounded by smaller trees pretty much and didn't spend a ton of time looking for larger wood because it was getting dark pretty fast. We found an old sign to use as a windbreak but it was only partially doing its job 😅. We were pretty tired the next day. Lol
Love this. As a backpacker first, hunter second, i tote most of the same kinda gear. Biggest difference: i opt for lightweight gear and containers. So i either carry chop sticks or nylon spork instead of metal spoon; mesh bags and freezer ziplock bags for mess kit instead of molle pouches; contractor bags for sleeping/shelter.
Dave I would love to see you update with the ultralight kit, a video for the millions of hunters who are heading out this season. I attended training course at the Pathfinder school years ago and put a small kit to keep me going for one night (Can tell you how much confidence that kit and your training gives on remote hunts) But most of the time the small 5C kit is about all I can take along with a headlamp and compass. I have a pack about half the size you show in this video with my gear just for hunting gear. Most of us are not in deep wilderness, but need enough to stay dry and warm for a night. And need to be able to put that in a pack we can take along with a stand on our normal hunting backs. Large kits would only work for the fittest guys fresh from boot camp... Let alone hauling the gear up a tree with us into the stand each trip. (leaving it on the ground is not an option most of us would take due to sent control) Falls happen and many hunters have fallen and found themselves at the base of the tree without any gear. We have deaths each year in my county, and lots of rescue calls for fire dept search and rescue. A very small kit you could leave at the base of the tree could save lives if its sent proof like a small dry bag, or keeping the entire kit on body? Maybe using a carabiner tied to cordage that would let you drop your main pack down after a fall, by tying it to the base of the tree or a stand? DNR has started teaching hunters to keep your cell phone "on body" in stands, for just that reason. Falling and all your gear is up the tree! Just thinking you are the guy that could get info out to a lot of people on how to survive such a situation. Or just getting lost following a blood trail at night, with a minimal kit that a hunter could actually pack in every time you head into the woods. The kit you show would be great but that along with, a hunting gear pack, climbing sticks and a stand + a gun or bow, is just too much gear. (also most us pack in our warm clothing to avoid sweating on the way in and that need to go on or in the pack. In is better for sent control issues. So no smoothing it kit, just a survive for a several hours until family comes looking for us, that the average hunter will add to a pack.
Another good video Dave! As far as I am concerned, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using modern materials for bushcrafting, surviving, camping, etc. Yes, one can use "old school" materials, as they are typically more durable - but they are typically heavier and bulkier. For instance, as part of my fall/spring bedding, I combine a 100% wool blanket with a USMC zippered poncho liner and a military goretex bivy and insulated pad. With a hammock/tarp as my primary shelter system. So do what you want, how you want, with what you want. And please let's keep the drama to a minimum!
Dave, see if you can get a Remington 870 Wingmaster Express in 12 gauge. I have one that's left handed. I received it when I was competition shooting when I was sponsored at 16. I still use it today and it is accurate 36 years later.
Even if you know the terrain. It is still a great idea to carry navigation equipment . Because if you are impaired or injured and cannot think 🤔 straight, It will familiarize yourself and help regain your mental stability,
Very important because I get my DEC reports of lost an sometimes found hunter's. The one's they find never have survival basics on them at all which is weird.
Awesome bag set up! West Coast fires are a perpetual no-go so Jetboil & just add water bags are the way here(as you mentioned). Fire = designated fire pit and parking usually with in 100ft. 95% of my fire stuff stays in the truck. Single shot gun/rifle is an experts tool yes it’s versatile, nostalgic, light weight, compact and robust. But Honestly if you’re on a budget and you only have 1 gun for your home, pump is the way to go.
Ive used rush 12 for years 24litres just does it plus maybe waterproofs strapped on molle as need be mobile to hunt or fish stretches of river top vid david i got few tips olddogs learnt new tricks 😂
The 870 will meet all of the requirements you have established as far as ruggedness dependable and simple to keep running very much like your single shots
Excellent video Dave, I always learn so much from your videos 🤙 glad to hear you working with Remington !! How are you liking that new fieldmaster 870. My local outfitter has one in stock I’m thinking of picking it up, looks and feels well built. It reminds me of the old 870 wingmaster the way they do the stock.
Very good shotgun especially if it's the wingmaster v theirsporter I call it. The later doesn't have the finish or even seal the stock or core stock. Gun used in Vietnam and by many police departments.
problem most hunters will not carry that big of pack for a short day hunt. they will carry hunting jacket or vest and maybe a fanny pack or small over the shoulder bag. maybe do a video about that kind of set up. I have a small shoulder bag I carry with me. basic stuff example. cordage/tape/fire/food/trash bags/light/compass/canteen /first aid kit. enough to make it through a night or two with little effort. put a three 12ga flares in your bag to signal or make fire.
My personal kit for hunting only has 3 more items. a basic mylar blanket, a mylar tarp, and 3 pouches of single use instant coffee. It snows routinely where I live during hunting season.
The ammo, FAK, dump pouch, and/or cook kit could also be attached to the outside of the pack using the MOLLE webbing if extra space inside was needed. Not sure how useful that could be, but it never hurts to have more options.
Not trying to be a wise guy but nobody (most people don't) really takes the proper safety equipment into the woods. I would carry back up stuff and a way to contact someone but in Ohio there's not really any place to hunt (in the North) that you can't walk in one direction for 20 minutes and be in somebodies backyard on on a roadway. So a sleepover isn't very likely, but staying warm and dry could be as well as a "good" first aid kit and the proper training because anything could happen. I had CPR and First Aid training, do to work but.... it would be nice to have a refresher course and the newer/hunting related techniques from today. Thanks for reminding people that being prepared isn't a mistake, a by chance thing or an accident. Have a safe season hope all goes well. Also there's no shame in culling a heard or putting meat on the table. Those yearlings taste great!
Coincidentally, just last week I posted a topic on a pump shotgun being my new choice of one-gun option "if" I had to pick one. Sure, the single shot 12GA with inserts is the king of versatility, but I've become a lover of follow-up shots in black bear country. An ideal combo would be a big wheelgun and the single shot as far as reliability goes, but if it had to be one, especially with the new rifled slug & choke combos that are accurate to 100 yards, its hard to not look at a pump. It'll put food on the table all day long on just about anything in North America (fowl, small game, big game, etc...). And sure, theoretically speaking, single shots are almost problem free with their simplicity, but it can't be argued that there are pumps in real world use with thousands of rounds though them that are glitch-free and that seem to get better with age. I had an H&R 12GA Pump that was an 870 clone when Remington owned them for a while. I'm glad to see you partnering up with them Dave and I'm glad that they're making their comeback after the bloodsucking lawyers tried to take them out. My Remington 783 in .270 is still giving me heart shots on just about everything I've taken up until now which is why her name is "Formality". My old school kit? My single shot NEF 12GA Pardner and my Frost River Shell Bag with a day kit in it (fire kit, thermos, water canteen, BHK Scout on the hip, Case Hunter Trapper in the pocket, etc...). It's going to be another 80 degree day here. I put in a week of hunting in the 70's and was mauled by bugs and the deer were just not movin'. I'll give it another week before I head back out there now that it's bow season, but I'll get in a few squirrels before then.
A PLAN (that you share with others): The PRICELESS, WEIGHTLESS piece of "gear". I know, this vid was all about practical carry items. I get it. I love it. But we live in a digital, celllular world. So a phone factors in somewhere too even if you leave it behind. But before you do either text/ping somebody your planned route &/or make a photocopy of your map with notes written on it. I only do the photocopy thing on longer, intentional trips. But for dayhunts i always text/screenshot stuff to my backups
Keep asking what’s your favourite canteen set?? I’m guessing it mite be this one, didn’t know bout the new mug, I’ll be getting that as I’m not keen on the l shape handle on mine and was looking online to see if I could get one with handles
Good kit. Only question I have is, why not put your bleed kit on the molle on the outside of your pack for easier access in emergency? And it would free a bit of interior space.
Is that the GR2 GORUCK pack? I have the Rucker 4.0 and GR2 40L pack. Love GORUCK stuff. Wish they made a wide MACV boots as I had to get 5.11 size 10 Wide as the MACV-1 were not wide enough. Yes, I have very, very wide feet. Lol
Is that a new 870 or a used one? I grew up with the 870 but after the quality control issues Remington had with the 870 for 15 years or so, I haven't bought one of my own and went with Mossberg instead. I miss the feel of the 870 but I won't buy one until I know they've gotten their act together.
@Dave Do you sell the diddy bag or remember where you got it. I’ve been trying to find one similar, one that is light weight with plenty of room. Thanks!!
Leaving on a 10 day, pack in hunt in 3 weeks. Half of my carry weight is food. 😢Hunting an area that is "no fires allowed". Average temperatures in the 20°-32°F range. Any suggestions on high calorie/ fat foods that pack the most benefit for weight?
Great video as usual. Dave, is there a way to get send you an email or a written letter? I have an idea I’d like to discuss with you. Seriously no bs. Been following you for many years Thank you 🙏 so much for your content 👍
Hey Dave, can a long wire for an sdr be one side aluminum & one side copper 14 guage? Or a larger wire? Im planning on a 270' long wire, 10 to 12 feet off the ground but im stumped on the wire. What do you suggest?
