BEDROLL for Viking Hiking - Hands on History Vlog

Ingrid and Heidi out trekking. Explaining the summer bedroll for forest hiking.

[@jws5984]

"SPURSE" 😂

[@SammonPuolustaja]

5:11 this is an excellent example of experimental archeology (reenacting, living history, bushcraft, ect.) something proven plausible without any archeological evidence. Great stuff, true inspiration!

[@MadeleineBergman]

Love your videos! Please make one about how to keep your feet warm. That's always a problem for me.

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

A video would be cool, what I use are good heavy wool or mohair sleeping socks and a wool knit cap. Even in the summer these are essential items to help prevent heat lose, especially close to a river or lake.

[@GAUROCH2]

I think it would be wise to recommend the use of sun-dried reindeer skins... the “chemically treated” ones rot too easily and loose the hair...! My blanket, specially in the milder months, is used on the body as a cape... or even just at the waist. I also sleep in it diagonally, as it allows for one more layer of wool... My fire kit is always at the belt with me, and I carry a back-up at my neck (a reproduction from a sample found in Gotland…) Also my walking stick is a essencial item (my favorites come from Ireland and made from a bush called blackthorn). Enjoy your trips...may the two crows give you sound advice in your lives and protection in the woods…!

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

In the video about reindeer pelts we elaborate on the sun-dried vs the chemically treated =)

[@GAUROCH2]

@@HandsonHistoryAS ...you are absolutely right... but it could help those who are less experienced... Why not put a link...? Be well and safe...!

[@leifbennett2917]

I love your videos, but they tend to be a bit quiet. It would be nice if you could increase the volume of the talking to be the same as in the intro

[@Isopherus]

@GotWood? Bushcraft and more how about you don't be a douchebag. Every phone has different maximum volume outputs. I can't hear her well on my phone but I can hear her fine on my friends phone.

[@phoebegraveyard7225]

I agree. I feel like I’m missing half or more of what is said.

[@SammonPuolustaja]

I'm so happy my brothers are hunters! :)

[@bluesummers5051]

Coolest looking bedroll pack I’ve seen on KZbin!

[@beetooex]

I really like the effort you made to correctly identify the trees. It always surprises me how clueless most bushcraft 'experts' are when it comes to nature and wildlife.

[@beetooex]

@@SammonPuolustaja Huh? This is nothing to do with speaking English.

[@SammonPuolustaja]

​@@beetooex sorry I'm an idiot

[@Evan-rj9xy]

We usually call them pine or evergreen needles where I'm from, but spruce works too. Thanks for the video!

[@Grummar]

Two completely different species of wood(with a lot of subspecies/subcategories)

[@dougspizman6751]

Love this video series. Very educational in the old ways.

[@fishmut]

Lovely video girls, well done, love the simplicity of your bed roll . 👍

[@jaxson6133]

Thanks for sharing this, brilliant video.

[@triffh5956]

Keep up the good work love your videos, hope to see more

[@troelsfoss1133]

Thanks! Have been looking forward to this , answered exactly what i was looking for!! So very grateful!

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Our pleasure! Thanks for writing us!

[@robsonvoltures122]

Sou um simpatizante da cultura Viking e assisto sempre os vídeos do canal 👍👏✌

[@GAUROCH2]

...spruce...?

[@pnyarrow]

Hi There. Thank you for sharing your knowldge. Love the bed roll straps - it seems so logical. ATB. NIgel

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Thanks!

[@jeffreyroot6300]

Later generations called a similar arrangement “tump lines” which were often woven from various fibers, wool, linen, hemp or nettle as examples. Often the frontiersmen and native Americans would roll their sleeping pelts and blankets as you do. One long tumpline would be laid across the bedding before rolling it up, then others would be used to secure the roll. The long one would then be used for carrying the completed roll, called a “budget”. A very old North American word for someone who can’t be still or leave something as it is was “ fussbudget”. Similar solutions from people who were both descended from Northern Europe and those who weren’t but had to solve the same problems!

[@garryvanboven1922]

Hei Ingrid, Du er så fantastisk. Jeg liker deg ;-)

[@1hypan]

Looks interesting but I've not been able to find anyone who sales these in the UK I've only silicone treated ones. Keep the vlogs coming.

[@MrGamerGuy951]

We NOW have archeological evidence of leather nets or straps holding stuff together. They found one in Norway with receding glaciers that dates to the viking age

[@LivingAnachronism]

Hi Ingrid and Heidi, I love your channel! I have a question about your reindeer pelt. About how big would you say it is? I just bought a brain-tanned reindeer pelt here in the united states, and maybe my deer was just huge, or maybe I'm just short (5'7" is average viking height I believe!) but my pelt seems very large compared to yours and comparatively difficult to pack. It comes up to about my shoulders. Also, is there anything you do to wax or oil the skin side of your pelt to help increase its waterproofing? Thanks!

[@SammonPuolustaja]

Nice to see you here! :)

[@CIA-M]

Can you make a video about carrying provisions, food and water for a multiple day hike? Do you use dried travel food like jerky or do you also make food out of fresh products during the hike, and if so, how do you store this conveniently?

[@JaredDeinlein]

Is wool sheep pelt good too? I notice lots use reindeer

[@anuvabastidanakist2437]

It's spruce or pine branches lol we know what you mean you speak better English than most English people I know

[@SigneofHorses]

That was lovely!! #releaseyourinnerviking the sound could be a bit louder.... It was hard to hear for me. And ireally like to hear all the interesting information.

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Thanks! We are working on the sound issue..

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

Never put furs straight on the ground when you can put linen down first, or an oilskin of oiled linen. Sticks and rocks are sharp.

[@lilyandrose8557]

Or clear the ground you will be sleeping on?

[@orenmontgomery8250]

0:47 Spruce is a type of pine.

[@Dealmann]

My God you uploaded O_O

[@alexdevore3013]

we call it a tree limb with pine needles in the pnw

[@bododson7214]

Please post a video on all those ways to keep your feet warm

[@user-qo7qt3wq7h]

Where do you find all this stuff ? (Apart from the reindeer ;))

[@FNTFeRWLF]

Intro song ?name?

[@thewombat8039]

Spruce or fir, depending on species.

[@metalheaded666]

Great video! I always thought you'd have the leather facing in because it is/was bad for it to get wet. I guess that's wrong then?

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Leather facing out is correct. The leather is water resistant, the fur needs to stay dry =)

[@metalheaded666]

@@HandsonHistoryAS ah thank you for the reply! I'll do it like this then from now on :)

[@creatifetudes8553]

🥰

[@sharmanah]

Do you have a video on your tarp? Do you use oiled canvas?

[@sharmanah]

I found the video about your tarps on your channel. Answered my questions thank you. Last time I slept under a tarp in Australia a snake crawled into my wool blanket. 🐍😮

[@sleektoneofficial]

ever since this video i been thinking of a sheepskin bed roll

[@nearzero1555]

What’s the name of this song?

[@janz4559]

Where can i buy affordable reindeerskins? Nice videos by the way 😁

[@SammonPuolustaja]

You shouldn't buy "affordable" if you want to do it like reenactors do. You should buy one that's durable, so you don't have to replace it every year.

[@elijahoconnell]

Pine is just fine and if you’re saying spruce it’s pronounced like sproos withe the oo or ü sound

[@Helliconia54]

SPRUCE a kind of conifer tree like pine.

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

Does she mean spruce? Isn't that fir that she's holding?

[@SoerenGraves]

Spruce vs spurse 🖖

[@whynot1716]

What is the song you use

[@HandsonHistoryAS]

Songleikr - Hei Skål

[@HroduuulfSonOfHrodger]

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[@HroduuulfSonOfHrodger]

songleikr.bandcamp.com/track/hei-sk-l

[@alexilot]

pine was right

[@jeffreyroot6300]

Pine in general, that was spruce in particular, so both names are right!

[@elitegamingttv5871]

what is the instagram annyways ?

[@derfeind5294]

What for a Skin its this ......reindeer ?

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

Jesus Christ almighty. This woman is beautiful. And smart too!

[@ianhargreaves4978]

Spruce

[@thatboiryqn]

Hej skål

[@keptleroymg6877]

Don't worry about spruce or pine no English speaker has a clue which is which

[@wms72]

Spr-oooo-s. Rhymes with juice. ... I think they would have waxed the reindeer pelt.

[@dinoquintana4319]

You are a very beautiful viking woman.wow

[@rachelcoleman4693]

Do you know how Nordic peoples traditionally cured animal skins, especially with the hair on? 🦌

[@johntheidiot9046]

The sami way was to just leave it to dry in the sun for a couple of weeks to a couple of months. You can do this today by nailing it shut to a large wall (House, cabin or barn, your pick). You want it to be VERY tight and to stretch the skin. This lets the skin remain it's original size and not shrivel up and shrink. they also have to be fresh when hanging them up, preferably within the week the animal died. My pelts are a couple years old now, and they hold up just fine. Remember to only keep them rolled up while travelling, and hanging when just storing them.

[@rachelcoleman4693]

@@johntheidiot9046 Thanks for your reply!

[@deanndubois3738]

Gee. I could hardly hear. Bummer

[@mikha007]

why don't you just make a big sleeping bag out of skins??

[@vg2b713]

Fix the volume discrepancies, please.

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

It's amazing what women will endure for their menfolk. :P