Great video I really enjoyed it. I also have a Kibler rifle. I was wondering if you could make a video on how you made that rifle case. It looks like you used the box the rifle came and added a few items to make it. Very inpressive.

Hocking- in Arkansas we call them pits that a rootball pulls up when a tree falls as Tupelo holes. If you’re walkin in flooded timber or a bayou you can’t see them cause the water line hides them so you have to stay away from the ends of fallen trees. I learned the hard way as a kid in icy water and stepped in a Tupelo hole and got water in my waders.

What material is that long white shirt? Mine is too thick yours looks nice and thin

Hawken! Cool video!

One thing about it is they did cover up their campsite Davy Crockett Daniel Boone all those long hunters Yes they did cover up their where they were camping because of the Indian tribes it was in the area and they put rocks on top of it to make sure that nothing could be disturbed and they made sure that the camp site wasn't no sign of white man being there because of their hostile intentions toward the white man but yes they did hide and they did do things to where they would not be found out there The only way they would have be found is when somebody made some noise or somebody through some fire deep some green on the fire and made a lot of smoke but one thing is Dave y Crockett and Daniel Boone they dug holes deep into the ground and everything to keep the fire deep like a fire pit deep small hole but it was big enough to keep the fire and it was good enough to put a rock on top of it to wear nothing could get to them they dug out a nice hole about three or four foot probably about just an arm's deepness and wide enough that they kept their Kohl's deep underground and it wasn't that bad to keep the smoke down so and everything that's how they did it back then it was you know I know because I'm a civil war reenactor and a world war II reenactor and I ran into an old mountain man and that's how they did it when they were in hostile Indian territory so they kept themselves where they didn't know that they were in hostile territory it was easy to just cover cover it up with a rock and no one knew they were there they hid their location of their fires

Excellent video, thank you.

You think you're busy now, wait , youre not married yet and then theres kids and of course theres work, i wish you the best. But life happens and while hobbies are nice and fun, they have a way of becoming secondary, ( kids aren't cheap either ) i just retired and im rather young for it (57) now im going to get to enjoy all the things that ive had to put on the back burner!!

One thing I’ve noticed from this journal and cresswell’s is the marking of a young buffalo. If memory servers cresswell talks about seeing or maybe it was killing a buffalo with clipped ears. What was their reason for doing this?

Excellent Presentation! You give me hope for our Nation’s future.

I am also a person that likes the mountain man era , making my own clothing and camping but you added something else to strive to do if you ever do more of the same and would like company to enjoy the experience just say so I live in Michigan and am not too far away , good luck god bless and keep your powder dry..

That is a beautiful rifle, I must say I am envious!

Haven't seen tour postings for several years, I was pleased and surprised when this turned up. Always learn something and get some food for thought. Unless serious hiking was a regular activity, that terrain looks like a 10 miler would be a bit of a challenge regardless of season and footwear. I'm a little doubtful that most people in 1700s would regularly be going that far in winter unless fall hunting had been a total failure or something completely unexpected happened. About the last lesson. I'd think the 1700s hunter, regardless of culture, might have grown up with instruction to arrange pieces of kit for both silent movement and quick accessibility. There's a huge amount of traditional knowledge passed down orally that's been lost and we have to learn from scratch in order to understand the past. Thanks.

Thank you !👀🙏

Dam bird

The Kibler kit is not only high quality. ( I can’t say best as this is the first kit rifle I’ve built) the kit is also the most well fit and Jim has made updates and changes to the kit to insure success. The ram rod thimbles are now machined and require little work. The butt plate is now machined as well. You no longer need to use his drill guide as the holes are all pre drilled full depth. The rifle could be shot as is out of the box in most cases. Kibler makes and awesome kit that requires minimal work to complete. I have a plan to get one of each of the long guns Kibler offers.

Hawken!! Obviously I'm 8 months late to the party for this video but this channel looks like a great place to be!! Subscribed!!

Hawkens

Is there a balance point for a tomahawk?

You speak with a passion that seems rare these days. And your love of history is infectious. Bravo!

Frozen. Thank you, being 74 I could not do this anymore and appreciate you mentioning we who can no longer do 10 miles in the Winter. My hard chore for today will be getting some Firewood out of my Forrest and in to my Woodshed. Thank you again, can’t wait for your vedio on your Moccasins.

Awesome job! Please consider doing a video on the second siege of Ft Henry and the evidence supporting the legend of Betty Zane. Col Shepherd was the Commandant over Col Zane during this battle. Col Shepherd was also the original owner of my 1760 stone farmhouse in Shepherdstown WV.

Beautiful rifle. You did a great job young man. I hope you have gotten in some shooting time with it.

Great videos. Looks like you’ve changed a lot of items in your current videos. Nice upgrades.

Ran across your channel love your work thanks for sharing I'm a fan

Colonel William Crawford is my fifth great grandfather. My father never heard anything about Crawford when he was growning up so evidently no information about this relative, nor these events, were passed down through oral history to my fahter's family.

No rifle , no pistol…? I never go into the woods unarmed

Thanks for the hard yards and informative video. Your experience with the various ways to wear the blanket and the resultant variation in heat retention was excellent.

did he mention a pantheror mountain lion? You can bet they were watched by the big cats,, and I certainly believe Indians were aware of his travels. Great vid,,,thank you!!

Love ur videos .wish ud make more.

Hocking! Seems like a great trip. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you again.

yep, those tools are needed,, but can alert an enemy, or game. to old and full of arthritis to go that distance,, but the area you were in interestsme, living in the mountains of VA. Very enjoyable vid,,thanks

Crawford died for the sins of others. He was somewhat avenged at the battle of the fallen timbers an then at the battle of the Thamse and Tippecancoe, but nothing can make up for the cruelty he suffered. It is difficult to understand how anyone can torture another person to death.

Need help with getting Frontier clothing a good place to get it if you can give me some advice

I'm a direct descendant of Dr Thomas Walker. Thank you for doing this.

Man this is a great video, well done! You are on the right track and absolutely have the right attitude and open mind it takes to not either fall into an incorrect “dogma” or go bonkers trying to figure that stuff out! I feel kinda qualified in this area having done this stuff as the only way I went to the woods from my sophomore year of college in 1992 through to 2018. Spent a summer building Martins Station in 2002, worked there in ‘05 and ‘11. Did a lot of stuff with horses from long treks to hauling pack loads in the BSFNRRA. Have killed 91 deer with a flintlock in that period. Keep it up man, you’ll learn so much about yourself and the woods approaching it this way. Less is ALWAYS more! I watch too many of these you’ll have me sewing new mockersons and getting back into it for deer season lol.

Frozen awesomeness. I am making an 1800s houssif (sewing kit) and in watching videos on that, somehow i found this wonderful video. Thank you for sharing. Please take more food with you next time (make ahead of time in a dehydrator) & stay hydrated. Enjoyed your presentation.

Finely ground coffee, like you find in K cups, is too fine for dropping into hot water. It is hard to dream and it leaves a foamy bitter substance floating on the top of your coffee. Better to go with a coarser grind.

Nice set up, one thing though the term bedroll didn't come around till in the 1830s or so. They would've just called it bedding or just blankets, from all the research I've done.

Buffalo

Love your videos living in dayton ohio my self and dressing up in frontiersman outfits. Been to hocking numerous times but only twice in winter. Thanks for adventure.

Frozen in time are the spectacular sights that you shared with me on your journey into the past. Keep up the good work! Thank you.

Well Done Lad!!!!!! Very pleasant to be along.

As long as my feet are warm, I am warm. I always wrap a wool blanket around my legs and pull it up as far as I can in my military sleeping bag.

You must not have ever spent the night in a nylon type pup tent. Moisture from your breath and any rain that falls causes water droplets to condense on the inside of your tent. I have spent several nights in heavy rain storms under such conditions. Canvas pup tents are much better because they reduce condensation on the inside of your tents, but they still leak at pressure points.

All those early Virginia families were collaterally related. I descend from this bunch. My 6th GGF was Capt. William Daniel of Middlesex County, VA. Peter Jefferson lived right next to my 4th GGF, Capt. James Daniel of Albemarle County, VA. Thomas Jefferson is my 3rd cousin, seven times removed. A lot of my Daniel family moved into KY. However, my particular branch moved into NC and later, GA. William Tomlinson 6th GGF, but I did not know he was tied up with this bunch in VA. I am surprised my maternal Robertson/Robinsons are not tied up with this bunch. James Robinson is probably another of my maternal ancestors.

It wasn’t a lot different from camping in the 20th Century. Past two weeks.Have been doing their normal hum for a couple of weeksI vividly remember camping in the Smoky Mountains NP in the mid 1950’s. It was pretty rough back then, too. The cicadas are coming out around me this year. They have been doing their normal hum for the past several weeks.

Great video. Thank you

Frozen, I have done that hike many times over the years in all seasons. I don't double back as you did, I take the ridge trail back. It is an amazing hike with absolutely incredible views. I can't imagen doing it in moccasins.

Buffalo, great video

Hocking, awesome video glad to see you're back.