Viking Woodsman Kit 

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This guy is so pleasant to listen to. I'd want to be his friend.

"This is going to catch fire. There it goes. I'll just put it here." Subbed.

Some people cant even use a lighter to make a fire and you do it with flint in like 5 seconds. Got my thumb. Good job.

One of my favorites. The most polite viking ever.

When one is free of being self conscious then they become there Natural selves like this Beautiful Man here 🙏❤️

You do your ancestors honor by keeping this tradition alive. I am glad for this opportunity. New subscriber from Tennessee.

Okay who would like to be just like this guy give a thumbs up? Thanks Bjorn your one of a kind.

A true Viking is proud of his wears and very willing to share the beauty. Just no touching.

As far as I know, the English language word for the process by which your mittens are constructed is often the same word as in your language. Many people use the loan word Nålbinding (or Nalebinding) though I have also heard people call it “knotless netting.” Thank you for the tutorial on how to say the word properly so I can try to copy your pronunciation. I love Nålbinding and think it has some significant advantages over the more modern arts of knitting and crocheting especially when looked at in the context of survival under very harsh conditions. Along with other preindustrial fiber arts skills, Nålbinding is an very useful skill to know. Cheers and thanks for this great video! -Allyson

The mittens are made with naalbinding. It's done with a yarn needle and wool yarn, basically making a series of knots into whatever you're making... socks, hats, etc.

A good video of a great kit. At 9:30, when a small piece of lit grass fell on your sheepskin, I started saying out loud: "Oh, no!" and hoping you will see it.

This man is starting fire with a flint faster than I can with matches or a lighter. That hurts m feelings.

When the fire has died and food has run short at least there will always be the trusty cup to aid in surviving the storm. I found it to be an awesome addition. Skal!

I've done furtrade era historical reenactments most of my life. From experience I learned that longer softer blowing into the fire bundle works a little better and leaves you less out of breath. Just a piece of advice. Great video.

Love Northern Europeans. They can tear your head off, but are the nicest people you ever met. And so polite.

I love your Viking kit, Bjorn! Great way of living pursuing that what makes you happy. Respect! ❤

Tusen takk Bjørn I like Scandinavian culture, traditions,music go on with your programs and good luck Sorry for being late but God Jul Greetings from Ukraine.

Awesome historical kit!

Wow. One strike on the flint & steel and he has a fire within a minute or so? That's some serious skill!

Glad you brought up the fungus for fire starting. Many are not aware that the tree fungus or mushrooms are great fire starters since they are so fiborous. Great video Bjorn. I will share on Marauder.

The dried grass is a brilliant idea.

The weave of your garments is amazing. I think Viking age Scandinavian textiles were probably superior to just about anything in lower Europe at the time. Great video, great kit, very authentic looking!

I've been watching this guy for about a month. I enjoy his accent and his philosophies about life. I can picture him with a sword and a shield.

his shoes are fresh m8, they are the ting!

It's called Nalbinding in English, and for those who don't know, it's basically making fabric out of knots instead of chain loops. It can be made thicker and denser than knitting or crocheting, and is far less prone to developing holes and ladder-runs. That's because it's knotted. If you cut knitting or crocheting along any side of the fabric, it'll unravel because it's technically not knotted anywhere but at the beginning and the end, but nalbinding will only unravel on one out of the four sides because it's knotted solidly.

Bjorn seems like a nice guy and a good man. I would trust him to be an honorable friend and have my back in the woods.

Says " lots of videos on RU-vid about making fire with flint and steel" then does one of the best jobs I've ever seen.

Just binge watching some old videos. I hope to get a hold of some of your books in english (USA). Great man! Great man! Don't ever stop! Please.

This man is so wholesome

Love your kit, that bow is absolutely gorgeous.

You've gotten much more comfortable as you've done more of these. Always enjoy. I share regularly.

Very interesting to see your kit; thank you! Greetings from a Montanan of Norwegian-Celtic heritage who is just beginning to make some Viking Age clothing and learning Norsk. God dag!

Thanks, I have been interested in Vikings ever since I worked in Minnesota and spent time around people of Norwegian and Swedish ancestry. But I became a lot more interested recently when I had a DNA test done and found out I have a lot of Scandinavian DNA myself. Thanks

You rock! First guy I've seen on here to make a fire with Flint from one strike! Damn fine job!

Bjorn, you are skilled in many ways. Your practicality and common sense advice is good for the soul! Your plethora of knowledge is amazing! Please continue exactly as you are doing! Your stoic philosophy is intriguing and has enlightened my way of thinking and perceiving the world around me. By the way, your Viking Woodsman Kit is awesome! Take care. -Steve-

I really want this guy to teach me Norwegian! It sounds so freacking good!!

Using the tools your ancestors used brings you so much closer to nature. Very nice video by the way.

Very interesting. Thank you. From Sussex, UK. Tak!

Always great to watch Bjorn doing his thing.

Just found your channel today. Your Viking 'kit' is awesome btw. Simple, practical, elegant and natural👍

Nice looking kit! I believe the English word(in regards to the mittens) is felted. Blessings upon your house!

Very nice Bjørn. Thank you for taking the time to make wonderful videos. They inspired me get back out into the wood during some tough times. Very helpful and very well done.

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Because of you and the fact that I am Norwegian decent. I'm putting together my own bushcraft gear of all old style (primitive) with the help of grimfrost for my knife. A kuksa instead of a titanium cup ect. I will still keep of course all my modern gear but it just was lacking that smell of leather and wood and more natural materials 👍 thank you for the inspiration my brother

HI! MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS PLEASE! COOL CONTENT AS ALWAYS.CONGRATS FROM CHILE 🇨🇱

...hello I recently subscribed, we (my family and I) try to live as much as possible as our forebears did, the permaculture sustainable living techniques, we recently purchased 80 acres of wooded lands that has 3 flowing water wetlands with a private lake, we are going to turn the forest into our food and our food is the forest...we are planting so that wild animals will come and o partake of the cornucopia and help spread the seeds...modern farms turn lands into deserts, our forebears did things right...also, my middle son's middle name is Andreas..very nice...I showed him your video, he is ten and you have inspired him to want to make a bow and arrows along with learning bushcraft... ...FORN SIDR...

Great setup. Really beautiful in it's simplicity.

this is really cool. My grandfather was a viking

Great kit, Very relaxing to watch,thanks for sharing.Cheers from Australia

Wonderful Kit. And I loved the demonstration of flint and steel. You are the first I have seen to do it in one strike. Amazing

Just stumbled on your channel today and I was very happy to see such a great video. I’m looking forward to watching the rest, I subscribed right away! It makes me feel very happy to see the historical respect and knowledge in your kit and videos. Where I live, it’s hard to find anyone who is interested in the old ways anymore so I’m so very happy you are making videos! Best wishes for continued success!

Hello from the U.S.A., state of Kentucky! I just discovered your channel and subscribed. You have an excellent kit and I will be watching more of your videos for sure. Thank you!

I love your kit! Thanks!

Chaga has great medicinal properties and is quite valuable makes a great tea as well

That's a really, really beautiful kit.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday for you and yours as well. I'm from Maine, USA, and I have always wanted to go to Norway. I'm afraid that if I went I may never come home though! Take care my friend, and good fortunes.

Very nice kit! Very similar to a buck skinners woods kit! I especially like your bow and arrows! I want to share something about fire making! You don't need to make char cloth there is a easier way use charcoal form your fire pit or your fire place wood stove, just collect some small pieces of dry charcoal and put them in your tin you are using for char cloth, when you want to make fire just open your tin of charcoal and using your flint and steel make sparks into the tin the char olé catches the spark like nothing else when you have some burning charcoal bits just take one out and use it to make your fire in your tinder bundle works great! Don't forget to close your tin of burning charcole. Just try it, much simpler than making char cloth. Anyways thank you for sharing.

Great and very interesting video 👍🏻 I love your Viking woodsman kit. And it’s an inspiration for me that you stick to the old traditions an present your Viking gear 😊👌🏻

I'll just uh..I'll just put this uh..here... hahaha made my night! Very well done! Great video with lots of great learning and you are very pleasant to listen to! Tusen Takk!

Things are pretty much the same all over. I'm just learning about Viking kits, but I know American , English, Japanese, and Chinese kits pretty well. Whether it was a Shaolin Monk, a Samurai, a longhunter, a Mountain man, or you name it, the basics of a kit are remarkably similar. The only two things you're missing to make your kit like the great majority of historical kits is a blanket and a bowl. Historically, this isn't a day kit, if you add the blanket and the bowl, it's a wander all over the country kit. Many stayed outside for months on end, and often in very cold temperature, with only a very basic kit. And sometimes with nothing for shelter but fairly minimal clothing and a pretty small blanket. Not very long ago, a bow or a muzzle loading rifle was part of the kit in a number of cultures, so while you don't need a bow, I wouldn't call it out of place. I really have no need for a big knife. In this country, and several others, a big knife was used only for self-defense, and for skinning and processing game animals larger than deer. In cultures where a pocketknife with more than one blade was readily available, all other knife work was done with a pocketknife that had more than one blade. In American, and in large parts of Europe, a pocketknife with more than one blade has nearly always been part of a kit, going back as far as 1,700 years. When self-defense wasn't a concern, the pocketknife was often the only knife they carried. But It seems every culture carries a larger knife and a smaller knife, a cup, flint and steel, a belt pouch or a shoulder pouch. If both, the belt pouch was pretty small. This is still the number one knife carried for almost everything in some countries. In European countries, and now a fair amount of Asia, the knife of choice is a Swiss Army Knife that has two blades, and a saw. The Fieldmaster is a perfect example of the kind of SAK most carry and us for everything from bushcraft, to skinning game, to woodcarving, and even for survival. Even many militaries use it, or a clone. In the US, once you get away from RU-vid's silly flip knife nonsense, the number one knife is a Stockman, and then a Trapper. Some also carry a SAK as a backup, and for the tiny but very good saw. Nothing is dumber to take into the wild than a pocketknife that has only one blade. It's no better than a small belt knife. It's actually much worse. A Stockman is the best combination woodcarving and all around pocketknife ever made. Even professional woodcarvers use it regularly. It will easily out carve any knife that has a single blade, including a Mora. I've never known a woodcarver who used a bushcraft or "survival" knife at all. I once spent eleven months and one week in the wilderness, and in all that time I found nothing I needed a belt knife for. I found nothing a belt knife could do that my pocketknife couldn't do better. Anyway, the main difference between your kit and the one I used for the time I spent in the wild is that I had a sleeping bag and two military ponchos. My axe blade was a tomahawk, though not a tiny, largely useless, throwing tomahawk. I could throw it well, but designated throwing tomahawks are almost toys now. Doing real work with one is all but impossible. But in some contests, people need to throw them a ridiculously long distance, and many just can't do this with a working tomahawk. I carried a rifle instead of a bow, but I made bows several times. I think of a bow as a survival tool that you may need to make in the wild. It might well save your life, so you really should knife how to make a bow capable of killing a deer at twenty-five yards, and arrows to match. A cousin of mine married a Cherokee when I was young, and he showed me how to make a regular Cherokee bow, and two types of bows you made if you needed a bow fast, and your regular bow broke or was lost. I can't remember what the Cherokee word for these bows is, but he said it was an emergency or survival bow, but the word translated more to something like "hasty bow." None of the various Native American bows I've seen were terribly strong. Most ran between thirty-five and fifty-five pounds. Thirty-five is strong enough for deer, if you're a good hunter. Forty-five will kill a moose. He always laughed when someone mentioned beautiful Native American bows and great marksmanship. They certainly had some beautiful bows, and were good archers, but he said more often than not there wasn't time to make one of those bows. Above all they were great hunters, nearly ghosts in the woods. If they couldn't get within twenty-five yards of a deer, or an enemy, they were laughing stocks. At twenty-five yards, it doesn't take a perfect bow, a perfect arrow, and a great archer to hit a deer, or a man, where the arrow will kill quickly. I often manage to stalk to within fifteen yards of a deer. Ten is my closest approach for a deer that was awake and alert. It isn't easy, but it is possible. Being able to make a bow in three or four hours using only a knife, and being able to make arrows, at leas three, just as quickly, is a skill everyone who wants to play around in the backcountry should learn. Or anyone who just wants to add a new skill to his list of capabilities. It's also good to know how to make natural cordage, but even Native Americans carried extra bow strings in case theirs broke, or in case they needed one for a wilderness bow.

Cool nice kit. My friends and I follow Viking lifestyle and you are teaching us . Thanks

You're owesome i love the viking spirit that lives un ir soul! It's a deeply wonderfull dream for me this way life grettings from South América !!

Your gear is so traditional there isn't an English translation for how it's made. That is epic.

A historical bugout bag. Nice!

This makes me happy.

My kits a little different , My dad was an Army Ranger , I run what I was taught , plus some fancy new modern things , like solar charger for my rechargeable flashlights , never in the dark , but old school does save your life

Great kit Bjorn, ive been looking for a Viking Bushcraft kit video for some time and this ticks the boxes. thank you and "God Jul" to you and your family - Robb

Loved every second of this video. Thank you for showing your suplies and giving me inspiration to craft my own viking bushmans kit.

Love your flint and steel

Very cool video! I love “primitive “ camping videos keep up the good work!

That's a beautiful knife.

i like youre gear verry much if it works as good as it looks you are a lucky viking best wishes from the netherland.

Great videos keep them coming very relaxing to watch. Hello from 🇨🇦.

For a fearsome looking viking you have a very calming voice. Great video too.

very nice nothing like all hand made stuff! :)

The gods guide you, my friend. Like from Gardariki!

Amazing personal kit brother.

Du er en stor inspirasjon, Bjørn. Flott video!

Хорошее, колоритное видео, было очень интересно и познавательно. Инструменты мне очень понравились.

Thank you for showing us your kit some very nice tools

Loved your video and like somebody else already said how you make a fire so quick got my thump also.

Another excellent video. It never ceases to amaze me how skilled you are with the flint and steel. One strike and... Bam! God Jul to you and your family

Merry Christmas, Bjorn...🌲🇺🇸🇳🇴

Thank you for sharing your kit I love your bow

That's awesome !. I'm adding to my craft list and also telling my friends and family about your channel ! My oldest cousin's appreciate your wisdom and clever ideas and neat videos !. Their poor so we share one device to watch !. Hoping you have a great weekend and rest of the month Sir Bjørn. Sincerely a friend, Paul~.

Lovin’ that cup! Sentimental value always trumps practicality.

Just discovered this channel and I have to say that this is one of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work!!

This Hillbilly has a folding saw and sawed oFF 12 ga also they both come in very handy for both the four legged Critters and Two legged Varmits !! 🍺🇺🇸

I really enjoy watching Your videos, I am also Of Viking origin.

I’ve just started to get interested in bushcraft and backpacking and I’m in love 😍

Wonderful presentation.

I freaked out when that rug caught on fire briefly lol. I digress, this was awesome as usual.

Any kit with a monster Cup & Bow/Arrow = An individual who's ready to fight or party!

excellent video My kit is quite similar to yours...I’m waiting for my seax...meanwhile I use my puuko. My sheep skin, other then the main purpose to sleep on, just put on one’s soulders/back provides excellent cushioning for the backpack. Stay well, stay safe…!

Great job on all that lovely kit! Looks amazing and thankyou for sharing! I love how honest and genuine you seem. Glædelig Jul min norske bror!

Great video, very informative. I find any glimpse into what historical people used in their daily lives fascinating.

I love the fact of how light you go into woods ..it seems others especially here in North America they have to bring a chair , table.stereo,and the kitchen sink so useless exept to weigh one down

Veldig fin video ... Takk Bjørn. Ønsker deg og din familie en fin fest.

If this guy ever gets sent back in time he’ll fit right in