Another amazing demonstration! Couple of thoughts - 1) Carrying a quarterstaff would help in several ways - a) ) an aid in walking, b) for self defense, c) a lever to help carry heavy items (like canvas water buckets across your shoulders), and finally, d) as a center pole for your cloak tent! 2) You should not be hesitant to use straw as bedding. Don't forget a traveler wouldn't necessarily camp out in the open. They would seek the shelter of trees or bushes to conceal their location to avoid trouble. Collecting leaf debris, pine needles or rushes would be easy enough and expected in such situations. As always, thank you very much for sharing your journey! It's the first time I've seen anyone demonstrate living history with such thoroughness from start to finish, and also be accessible to the average person.
Thanks! 1) yes, I did that in another video :))) 2) Indeed! But this videos scenario was/is kind of a preparation for harder medieval/fantasy survival projects. Therefore I wanted to use as little as possible from the camp, as kind of a worst case scenario :) . I (hopefully) will publish my next video about that topic in like 2 weeks :)
Good video! It was a fun watch Get a goose feather in your fire kit. Strip off all the feather and keep the shaft. Cut it to a good length and us that as a straw to blow on your fire. You'll swallow less smoke
Thank you! On average my head was low enough. While igniting the fire, you got no hand free to hold the shaft and you need to blow on a larger area.... In addition I am fraid I would have broken the shaft in the first view houres XD It would be good to re ignite the fire during the night though. but then I would have to get up and try to get close enough. Nice Idea though.
What an awesome video, thank you for sharing. Always want to do a multiple day hike/ pilgrimage with some reenactment friends so these are some nice insights
I believe in the uk wool cloaks or sheets used as covers from the rain and snow “shelter or just as a waterproof garment” was treated with tallow and goose fat? I can’t remember how they did this but it was like an early style of waxing cotton cloth to make waterproof fabric. Another form of tinder that’s been used with flint and steel was what we call king Alfred cake or cramp apple it’s a small dark fungus that when split you can hold a ember for hours often they would take a ember on a piece of this and carry it to the next destination so that could be 12 or so hours of walking. They are easy found in Europe but if you struggle there are people that sell them on places like Etsy if not always carry some fat wood on you it’s water proof and a good size chunk will last for ages use the spine of the knife to scrape some dust off the fat wood to take the spark and shave some fat wood to make a flame. If you need more help with fire starting and the forms I mentioned take a look at East Anglian bushcraft on RU-vid his videos show where to find those things in nature and how to use them. Also you need to get a seax for wood processing and camp chores the one you have is fine for food preparation and small tasks but looks to delicate most traveling or outdoor working medieval men had a work seax and a food knife so it wouldn’t be out of place. And try a walking staff for the canter tent pole it reduces the need to find a suitable one. Hope this helps you and keep going the set up you have looks awesome so far. 👍🏻
Thank you for you detailed Answere :) I found no source for a special treatment of cloaks. But you had way more Analin ( woolen fat) in the medieval fabrik, caus it gets processed way harder today. You got a similar scenario with Linnen fabrik and Fat. If you add seperate oils or fats, it often soaks through on any other piece of clothing that gets in toutch with it. It also can't breath any more and isn't comfy womfy to wear anymore. When it's in direct sunlight in the summer, the added fat / oil gets liquid and does everything, except staying in the destinated area XD. I know about the Cramp apple, but there was none on lokation :( . I got like 4 kg of fatwood from a pine that was cut down some weeks ago. It doesn't catch the Spark, even when I make really fine scraps/dust. When it comes to the flame making - I also couldn't do that. I only found tutorials with fatwood and the modern magnesium stick. East anglian has like 101 videos at the moment, could you plese tell me the titles of the videos you'd recommend? :) Seaxes where more like a viking thing. I think you just mean a Machete like large knive. There always where some in medieval times, but I allready prepared a nice one handed Axe. Those where more common, cheaper and easyer accessible. I got like 4 authentic walking sticks, but because I didn't plan to go anywhere in the video and had to carry the tripod all the time, I didn't bring one XD.
@@TheShieldery yeah you are right with the over processed wools and fabric today it’s not good we loose so much of the natural protection and life length even. Ahhh cool the cramp applies don’t forget you can harvest and keep in a little leather belt pouch or something similar there is a little technique with the fat wood and yes the modern rods work so much better but potentially the steel needs to be changed? See if you can get a blacksmith made one with a nice high iron count some mass made ones can be a little tight lol have you got flint as well ? Some people use quartz I know flint is hard to find in the USA so they use lots of quartz and it just doesn’t spark as much il take a look back as soon as I can with the videos but as a general rule his videos might help anyway with other methods on basic camp styles etc. that’s good you have a frame system the trekking pole would be almost like a modern day polish lavvu tent they work on a very similar concept with a military poncho that becomes a bell tent or half bell tent. The seax has been used since the Saxon period yes but because it was a good heavy use blade it was still being smithed for tasks like wood splitting and heavy hacking chores in the western world regularly until the mid 1800’s when the Bowie became popular 👍🏻
I once made a tent from my cloak by jabbing a spear into the ground at an angle and draping the cloak over it. It worked quite well, no need for sticks.
Yes! Better go full in with the three nights, caus then you don't need to pack the tent setup. You also don't need to set it up or dry it in caso of a wet wrap up.
I'll be doing my next medieval overnighter on wednesday. Thank you for that question, I will explain some stuff :) . Quickley spoken: Most importent is more time to set up camp, heavyer equiptment ( a machete like knive or a one hand axe) and a tighter cloak set up with less air. I did a break down of what I had in the Israel wildcamping video when it comes to clothing. Just replace most of the linnen stuff with woolen parts and add two blankets. I also made tutorials on how to craft most of the stuff I am using. Like: the tinder (and how to use it), the leather water flask, the complete clothing set (ONLY hand sewen), the shoes and the hat. just take a look at my channel :) . Hopefully till my next video!
Thank you! The further away the fire is, the larger you have to make it. I guess I got to do a bit more experimentation in order to give a propper feedback. I liked it though and even would move it like 10 to 20cm closer, because then it's perfectly in an arms reach to my sleeping position. If the wood would have been pine instead of sprouce, I would have put it further away though, caus the sparks of that are way larger.
@@rnggall9640 Uuuuhhhh, I got some overcuts of the fabrik left and will do a overnighter on wednesday ( video incomming on 7.12.) ! that's a very good idea to test!
Love your energy. Straw would have been found in many places because it was used as bedding for horses. Wheat was far taller back then and produced plenty of straw.
Try using a windbreak for your fire (save the straw for bedding) and get it back at least 2ft from the tent and cords. A few stones around your fire will bring you better peace of mind for sleep. Medieval travelers carried packs, market sacks, and haversacks Pack a basic fire kit, something to keep you off the ground, a shelter with cordage. Canteen, very simple cooking/eating gear.. You're lucky it didn't rain my friend... I'm looking forward to your next efforts. I do this same thing at some festivals I visit.... always a blast!!
I actually did yome experimenting and built the windbreaker on my second last video. Do you have a source for your claimes about what the medieval traveler carried? Would like to see them! :) I'll camp on like 3 festievals under my clak this year; again for 4 days/ three nights; Mayby I'll make a spontane short about the effects of rain when it happenes ;)
Check out the Canterbury Tales for start. When I did the Camino de Santiago several years ago, I was able to find some materials of pilgrims travels and their experiences. I also traveled for a few days with some medieval reenactment Spaniards who annually perform the traditional Camino with basic medieval gear. One of the things they did was to tote an oiled canvas to use as a small individual shelter. I took a lot of notes and I celebrated Mass for them in one of the chapels on the route. I'm looking forward to seeing your upcoming travels. Be well...
Make yourself an oilcloth tarp with rope loops to tie it down. I do primitive camping some times using oil cloth or vulcanized rubber canvas tarps.. usually carry a haversack and some belt tools. Love your videos so far.
Ha, thanks! Selfmade, video's on my channel :) ! I nearly couldn't finish them in time for this video. You will find the ditch in which I test them in the end of the crafting video mayby familiar hehe
Hi! the cloak is actually hand sewn (video on my channel). The metal thingy is jst a standart ring shaped Brooche (6cm diameter) for 7€. I can't find the source for the floor bedding anymore, but it is allready disolving anyways. I'd recommend you to just use a second swiss army wollen blanket for that purpose. At least that's what I'll buy next :) . Have fun and consider watching my other 3 videos about wildcamping with medieval stuff for more inspirations :) .
YOur welcome! :) . Ah, crap - always those details XD . I used the same rock-string strategy and tied it arround a thicker point of the branch. Additionally I slung the main rope arround the point where the string started to go arround the rock. If you want, you can give me some contact informations, I will then send you pictures ;) .
