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Great video! I needed this kind of inspiration on this frigid day in PA. No talking was the best feature.

Is this guy that world champion knife and hawk thrower that I see reels from all the time?

How many of your videos topics are you getting from the Long Hunter series that Mark Baker did?

Well done! Excellent content & valuable instruction. May God bless you & yours "Free Spirit"

I've made sewing needles out of stiff steel wire and one out of brass wire sharpened on one end with a punched eyelet..

Be careful shooting that with that side of your hat down.

The view from the Pinnacle at Cumberland Gap is breath-taking. My family & I hiked from there to the Great White Rocks overlooking Ewing, VA on several ccasions between 1975-1981. I actually made a return trip to hike the trail on the ridge of the mountain back in 1999. The magnificent terrain pictured in this video sent me on a wonderful wilderness trek via Mempry Lane! Thank you so very much, & may God always bless you & yours. Free Spirit"

I look forward to viewing the Daniel Boone video for many reasons. First, my wife & I (along with our young sons) crossed the Cumberland Gap into the Daniel Boone National Forest in 1975 where we lived for 6 years. We were serving mission churches located within the geographical boundaries of the D.B. Nat'l Forest. During the years that we were there, there was not a tunnel through the mountain at Cumberland Gap. The federal highway was a paved portion of the original Wilderness Road. During those years I fired a muzzleloader for the first time, so that began my interest in living history! I also made numerous treks up & down the Rock Castle River. As I recall, there were many "Rock Houses" which our frontier ancestors probably used while hunting & exploring the wilderness. Along with others, my family I camped along the Cumberland River below Cumberland Falls . A favorite spot was where Dog Slaughter Creek emptied into the Cumberland. Now that I am too old & physically unable to make those treks, I will re-live & enjoy many of those experiences through your videos.My prayers will be constant that God will keep you & your trekking companions safe along the trail,as well as in your journey in life; that also includes the generations of your wonderful family. As always, may God bless you & yours. "Free Spirit"

After watching several of your videos & scrolling through others, I have decided to become your newest & possibly oldest subscriber. Since I will turn 84 next month, my physical abilities have diminished; but I could use a young warrior like you as my bodyguard! (Ha!) My wife & I have been 18th century re-enactors for 20+ years, but health has limited what we can do. However, I think about 18th century life everyday. Your oilcoth video and frequent mention of the flintlock caught my attention. You do a good job & I look forward to watching as many of your videos as I can. By the way, I love deer hunting with my various flintlocks. Stay warm, trust God, & keep your powder dry. May God bless you & yours. One of my rendezvous names is "Free Spirit.",

Best & clearest demonstration that I've seen. More later...

How do you get to the knife in an emergency or do you just use the tomahawk ?

God bless you, your family and friends! I really appreciate the channel with very interesting topics. Greetings from Holland.

What a labour of love, all that sewing must have taken forever, one thing I do know about oilcloths is that they often coated both sides and in the final stages of drying they rubbed the cloth all over with a rounded smooth river stone to soften it up and make the oil cloth pliable. You must be so proud of that oilcloth, I know I would be. Cheers

There are some safety organizations that fear linseed oil. I will look into the old recipes, I don't scare easily.

I would think another option, and less fire risk, is using acrylic paint and a tight weave cloth like a good cotton sheet from a thrift store. Not period correct, but if you use the right color, no one will know unless you tell them or someone comes up and smells it.

Thanks for sharing such valuable information! I have a quick question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How can I transfer them to Binance?

Kinda want to know if slings were historically accurate for non-military muskets/rifles. Like id assume anecdotally but it just seems like in any artwork or professional reference ive seen theres never a sling. Whats up with that?

Did you video making the grommets? Cool setup, thank you

Where do you get the iron oxide in a bag? Also I've heard to "cook" linseed oil down in a crock pot to about 1/2 volume and itnwill dry better than the chemically treated "boiled" linseed oil you get today. Haven't tried it, but Intend to do so soon.

By EDC I assume you’re including your fire starting kit. Sounds like you’ve read Mark Bakers books. Looking good. Excellent description and step through. Keep it up.

Another great video, thank you for putting this content up. Cool hat.

Wonderful setting! Great to watch an very educational, thank you! One absolute beginners question: How do you keep Snakes at bay camping that way? I´m from Europe, we don´t have dangerous Snakes here.

Great project, thank you so much for sharing!

Great idea, im going to try this

When I used the boiled linsed mixture my tarp came out sticky and never fully cured. I made my last tarp / bed roll cover out of a tightly woven cotton bed sheet. I used semi transparent brown deck stain. I painted both sides each day till I could not see light through it. It dryied each day. I would reinforced each corner with a leather loop as well as the middle. I did this a quite a few years ago. It made a very light, water proof and durable tarp. I still use it for historical trekking to this day.

Soooo many projects.. lol thanks for the vid!

Great stuff!Thanks for sharing.

Outstanding video

I saw another video in which a guy made an oil cloth using turpentine as the drying agent. I thought he said it was a traditional 18th Century method. So maybe not everything was lead-based.

Love it!!!!😂

When I had to help my friend make this and I watched Townsend video to make it

Outstanding subject

Nice job. You might dig a small trench under the low side of your tarp to channel rain water away. Thanks for the video.

Outstanding! For those making oilcloth the first time do not do what I did and substitute a Harbor Freight canvas drop cloth. The weave is so open that it will not close, and even after washing it was not usable.

Would you say there is an increased risk of a campfire catching the oil cloth tarp on fire vs a normal non oilcloth canvas tarp? If so, how much more? I have always wanted to make one but I was concerned about it catching fire behind me.

I'm in north Texas too. probably know you from the local rendezvous . I just got back from frozen foot.

Finally an interesting "grwm" 😂

This might sound corny but don’t sling your phone over your nuts I don’t want you getting higher chance of testicular cancer

interesting. my backpack is almost entirely filled with sleeping things, this bag looks good

Where did you get your tomahawk? I’m needing one for hunting and trapping

Hmmm . . . I wonder what these guys used for rain gear . . .

Awesome EDC you got! lol Greetings from Ireland

Awesome, i love this stuff

Slap the song "Battle of New Orleans" in one of your videos would make it pop.

happy new year bro

Historical broadsword blades are very thin in profile while their width is "broad", being meant to cut unarmored opponents. They are very nimble, even moreso than sabres, due to their hilt-weighted balance. I teach broadsword fencing, and they are by no means slow.

Hi from England (the old one not the new one) just found your channel and making way through your back catalogue and loving it so far. I have a tomahawk thats about ready for a new handle and I was thinking of making it a bit longer partly because it has a heavy head and partly because I tend to process a fair amount of wood due to the conditions here and the extra leverage might make it easier and take advantage of the relatively heavy head. Is this a viable option/something that wouldve been done? How long do you make yours? Cheers 👍

I've seen horseshoe cowboy bedrolls that take most of the gear well (basically holds bedroll, market wallet, and most of haversack/snapsack). And is still over one shoulder leaving shooting capability still there as well as all the belt access.

Awesome training, but never shoot a bow around houses. I had a scary experience when I was younger.

Neat oh burrito.