Camping with my Dog in a STORM in a Bark Shelter / Australian Bushcraft

[@detecting_Nathanael]

Good to see you captured the shot of the black cockatoos flying over too. Always a sign of rain if they’re in the low country, unless they’re looking for food.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

We have a mob of them that live in our general area. Great to hear them from time to time.

[@petergovender3131]

As I'm watching this, it's pouring out here in Durban, RSA..🌧️🌧️🌧️☔☔☔

[@rodgeorge7244]

That brought back lots of memories of my childhood 65 years ago as kids we would go down to our local creek and camp I had 2 old fishing rods my Gramps had given me some rudimentary tackle a couple of old Army blankets a billy and an old frying pan a tuckerbag some food and tea an old enamel mug a tin of worms and we had the time of our lives .If we caught some fish we'd eat them or maybe trap a rabbit and cook that ,we lived like Kings .I was about 10 years old at the time .

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Mate that's the way to grow up! So much better then kids today sitting on an Ipad in front of a screen. We need to recpature that way of living I reckon!

[@rodgeorge7244]

@@TheBeardedBushranger We sure do mate .

[@peterdrew9393]

Another beautie Luke. I really hope that "Bingo" bonds with you and yours. She really deserves a second chance,

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for that. Bingo is doing well and already learning a few tricks. She has settled right into the family.

[@bryanmorrion9503]

Yep coro will make it more water resistant but what about the old nail holes. Maybe some sort of bush resin to block up the holes. 👍🇦🇺

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Good idea with the bush resin

[@BobLouden-r9q]

You can use twigs to plug the holes.

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Personally I would have built the roof with a steep pitch and used the chunky slabs of bark from the sides on the roof. Grass huts (eg: Bali huts) only work because of the volume of the grass used combined with the pitch. Anyway, it didn't blow away in the storm and that's the main thing. 😃

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Nah your right mate. Should of had 2 sides with a steep pitch. I'll put tin sheets on it instead and it'll be much better

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Each of us builds huts as we see fit. I would slope the roof on mine to help shed rain.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah I agree mate, it should of had a better slope. I've since turned it into a tin shack hut so it works better that way.

[@lesklower7281]

I have watched several of your videos but this the first time l have commented on a video and it is because of your lovely dogs we owned a Keiple for 14 years and he was the best dog easy to train and we loved him and he hated thinder and fire works and he would hide under a bed also l do enjoy tbe various adventures you have and l really enjoy the content very informative

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thank you very much for your comment. Kelpies are wonderful dogs, we have always had both kelpies and border collies. Obviously kelpies have a real history in this country as well. Thank you for watching the channel.

[@lesklower7281]

@@TheBeardedBushranger Ooos l forgot to mention your the most intelligent dog breed not that the kelpie are very intelligent them selves

[@joshberry5246]

Minus the rain, this would be my perfect weekend away. With my 2 dogs of course. Nothing around me, just a book and some cold beers and a fire.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Sounds great mate! I've enjoyed camping with the dogs.

[@djmini2numpty141]

hard to tell where the stringy bark ends and you beard starts , lucky it didn't go up as well lol. what a great place to grow up. cheers, frank from Sydney

[@MissStabby]

I love corrugated iron

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah for sure. I've just stripped all the bark off and put tin on.

[@NoMatureContent]

You shack needs another layer or two of bark to seal it, and a lean to in the counter direction of where your prevailing winds are from.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah mate for sure. I'll be adding a door to this and a tin roof soon. Thanks for watching

[@detecting_Nathanael]

When they fly down from the high country, rain is on the way. When they head back to the high country, it’s going to fine up. I could give a few more tips on how to know when rain will come and if it’s big rain. Example - if the bull ants are building high pipes on their nests, big, big rains are coming.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

That's great bit of info there mate. Thanks for that.

[@dimestoretrophy6233]

Beautiful country side

[@PhillipStewart-k7f]

Fine mate 😊

[@queenslandcamper4660]

Good idea with the shack ! 1850s gold rush style . Cant wait to see the build vid 😉

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Slowly getting round to it. Have a few other big camps out in the high country first though.

[@Aileen-n1u]

Nice and education.i like how you explain you camping gear . And our Australia history . Keeping it simple... Ilove your show.And i Love your dingo. Watch at home in Sydney.

[@UrbanKiwiana]

Gidday mate..holy crap that was a mighty downpour , my last big walk the weather was ment to be cloudy and so 16km in it opened up and got torrential lol I was definitely not prepared for it. Ran into the pines and I tell yah it gave me absolutely no shelter I was drenched lol. Happy day's, This hut was super cool the Tin shack sounds epic. My friends own a gum diggers park next door and I help do maintenance with him, hes got 3 old 1800s/early 1900s style huts with the sacking and features. When you see how those old gum diggers lived you realize they must of been tough as nails. Loving the content mate,.bingo and brodys a beauty to. Over here we have the Huntaways bred for our mustering. Tough as

[@elilowery7985]

Mate absolutely love your videos, it's not all about the hussle a bussle of everything is it, there's just something about the way they lived is so bloody intriguing and may I add very well edited videos keep it up

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Great to hear you're loving the channel mate. Thanks for watching.

[@jaydengoodrem4426]

Bingo is a sweetie

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah she's a great dog!

[@jaydengoodrem4426]

The other pup is lovely I would love a cuddle anytime

[@michaelsewell3706]

Nice Luke , good of you to adopt Dingo, with a bit of love and attention it won't be long and she will be your mate.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yup, she has come a long way already in the last month and is becoming my constant companion. Thanks the watching

[@simjai1000]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ Just found your channel, great stuff 🤙 Storms & lightning are the best! The closer the better 😂

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers mate thanks for watching. Yeah I love a good storm. I'd love to do some cave camping in a big storm as well.

[@user-McGiver]

Smart girl Dingo... she saw it coming and left just in time... she was looking at the storm before she left... learn how to read her and you two will have tons of fun together... (is it Dingo, or Bingo?... not quite sure...)

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah it's bingo. And your totally right, animals can pick that stuff up really well. Thanks for watching mate

[@JunkyardFox]

great adventure!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Legend, thanks for watching

[@ruangilmu8588]

seru sekali bang

[@Fiona_Chasing_Light]

What a gorgeous place you have there - and two great dogs to enjoy it with. Love the bark shelter. Sure did rain some ...!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for watching. They are both great dogs and quirky in thier own ways

[@PerspectiveAustralia]

Such a great video. Good call avoiding that storm. That sunset was a corker!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for watching Perspective Australia!

[@DaveandBuddyOutdoors]

Great vid Luke, Love the new doggo, she's beautiful, here's hoping you two have many adventures together. As for Tin/Corrugated Iron, my Mum lives in an area of a town nicknamed Tin-Town, as back in the day, all the rooftops were Corrugated Iron 👍 Cheers for sharing Take care All the best D & B 👍

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

She's a great little dog, full of energy. Yeah so looking into it, tin hit Australia big time in the 1850s when the gold rush took off.

[@KhurshidsChannel]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing. 👍99

[@sammystones]

Been hooked on your videos mate, I'm also from Vic needs to get Camping again haha

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Great to hear mate, definantly get out there! It's good for the soul.

[@cookscatapults]

Awesomenesssss....Thanks Again from Georgia

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers mate.

[@philipMorris-e9q]

Just letting you know, it's the 21st century, captain Cook has left the building

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

ok

[@adamstab1]

When you said Bingo I thought I bet your kids love bluey, just like mine. Tin shack would be nice to see.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Haha yeah that show is a classic.

[@misdamagoo213]

Next time can u show us again how u use the charred cotton. Thx. Good viewing!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

No worries, I can do a video on that. Thanks for watching

[@davidunderwood9863]

Great video Luke. Thank you.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers mate.

[@barry.b7221]

Congratulations on 1k subscriber's. I enjoy watching Ur outdoor camping adventures and especially chilling by the fire. Keep up the good work! ❤❤❤

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers mate. The 1k subs came fast. I'll be pumping out lots of content this year, so thanks for watching

[@glenndekker3556]

another great video Luke !! Gourmet stew!!!!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for watching Glenn

[@herbsmith6871]

Very nice my friend! Thanks for sharing😎

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers herb

[@alittlebitkitchen]

Amazing bushcraftmanship. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

I really appreciate that mate

[@timchilman]

Great little escape!

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for the beers 😆

[@Xivision1]

Wonder what would have happened If you stayed there during the rain 😂

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Shivered all night 😆 I've had enough rough nights out bush, then when I'm this close to home I decided this night didn't have to be one of them

[@PaulMacDonald-bc2nx]

Nice one …. How good it would have been to be a bush ranger and a mate turns up with a bag full of beers …. 😂 also I love the progression of sleeping out …to tarp camp…. To bark hut and now hopefully a semi permanent tin hut …..

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

haha yeah it's come a way for sure! beers delivered to your bark hut is the best way to camp.

[@DmitryKDV]

Thank you for video, and you have nice dog. I very like dogs. Now autumn in Australia ?

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah it's autumn now, but feels a bit like winter. Thanks for watching

[@davidneal6920]

Heavy rain mate 🇦🇺 🇳🇿

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah we got 70mm in total

[@Blizzards19]

Great video. I love the old shack but you're right it isn't waterproof for you to use especially with winter heading our way. The tin roof sounds great but will you be safe during a thunderstorm? What about polycarbonate sheets ? I absolutely love your dogs they're beautiful. Thanks for the video. Keep them coming. See you in the next video 😊

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for watching mate. Well I want something authentic to the time period and tin hit Australia on the 1850s. I'm in a valley there so should be fine with the lightning

[@BobLouden-r9q]

​@@TheBeardedBushrangerI have a 120 year old cottage in Vic near the Murray River. My roof is original heavy corrugated tin with a high lead content.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

@@BobLouden-r9q Sounds bloody awesome mate (except for the high lead content)

[@BobLouden-r9q]

@@TheBeardedBushranger that's why it's lasted so long, higher lead less rust.

[@suncat5160]

So cool!

[@NoMatureContent]

You say every summer... But its every summer since about 2019... 1998 till 2018 it was basically 1 rain year :D

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Haha that's true mate. I lived in East Africa for 10 years and came back to my home town in Oz 2 years ago, so it's felt like every summer 😆

[@NoMatureContent]

Those boots are a good point to draw on. The old fella's didnt have great footwear like even Big W sell today. Those hobnail boots are SLICK. You've gotta pick your step even grass. The bonus to that construction method is that its easy to resole and when you do that (and it was a common skill years ago) is that you can modify the sole of the boot. Lots of bushrangers back in the day would nail patterns of redgum to the soles of their boots to help them hold stirups while standing and navigate rocky terrain.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Thanks for the tip mate. I might do that to add some tread to the boots

[@swanieswanepoel7845]

Luke, the vintage leather boots are a nice touch and complete the look. Within a year those boots will have great character. I have done some WW2 reenactments in similar boots for years now, those boots after a day's wear tend to bugger-up your feet especially the bridge. The steel heel brace tends to loosen up and get usually lost. In contrast, I found that I could walk for weeks in the Bushveld and the Kalahari Desert with a pair of South African pioneer leather footwear, the "Veldskoene" (field shoes) which I made. Great for hunting (walk and stalk) ,very silent. The only issue was that sand constantly ended up in the shoes. The trick is to wear them shoes without socks (would not recommend that for the boots). Was just wondering would you try your hand maybe in the future to make some replica Australian pioneer footwear?

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

@@swanieswanepoel7845 Yeah I would love to start investing more in old era clothing at this point. I love this boots and actually don't mind how stiff they feel. It's the traction (or lack of) on the bottom which is the real problem. But seems like there are DIY solutions to that. Those field shoes sound great that you made .. I'd love to get more into it, but I don't have any cobbling experience as of yet .. so I'm happy to invest in paying skilled crafstmen to make for me.

[@blackcreekorganicfarm296]

The roof is to flat make a pitched bark roof

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Will use the bark for a gunya shelter and make this a tin shack

[@leonkemp2708]

Great vid mate a few small adjustments to the hut and she should be right just one question where did you get the canvas water bag i've chasing one for ages now ?? anyway thanks for the vid look forward to the next one take care mate cheers

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Cheers mate. I reckon a few more layers on the roof and it should be right. So mine is a trail blazer which seems to be the only brand making new ones in Australia. You can get them at Aussie disposals. Otherwise you can get vintage ones sometimes. It took me a long time to work out how to get my new one to hold water well.. I might make a video on the tricks I used to do that if your keen

[@leonkemp2708]

@@TheBeardedBushranger thanks for the info on where to get one mate yere a vid on how to use them would be great

[@bestestusername]

is it worth looking at some sort of mud "cement" for the sides?

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

I've actually made a few mud houses when I lived in East Africa for 10 years .. a great way to make a quick house that is cool in the summer. I'm turning this one into a tin shack currently though.

[@EstrellaHorton-i7j]

Still, I would have taken a tarp, for Emergencies

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah if I was deep bush I'd do that too. Thanks for watching

[@omalleetours3456]

Where did you purchase your boots from and what were they called?

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

www.aussiediggermilitaria.com/ Honestly though they are pretty bloody uncomfortable I am looking at getting another pair from somewhere else.

[@RustyCandyAdventures]

Hi Luke, have you thought about gold prospecting. If so, can I point you in the right direction. The Victorian gold hunters, the old fellow, got a lot of info on history. Like removable tin on chimney when it's hot. Vo-gus and THE GOLD MINER. Go and have a camp on reedy,s Creek. Miners right, geovic. $20.00 for 10 years.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

Yeah I would love to learn more about it. It's such a big part of Australian history that it makes sense to learn a little more about gold prospecting! I will have a look at the victorian gold hunters.

[@RustyCandyAdventures]

@TheBeardedBushranger the Gold miner as aboriginal heritage, and his grandfather was a minor. I also built a rocker box. Also go to your local library. The north east library have. A DVD. History of Bucklands Valley, by heritage rat. There a little taste on KZbin. Look at heritage rat

[@RustyCandyAdventures]

@TheBeardedBushranger vo-gas is a great one to learn about panning. Check out a few of his videos, like bataer pan. It like a Chinaman's hat. Also, make a snuffers bottle out of a $2 shop, sauce bottle, and a metal drinking straw. Get a pan, and in summer, if you want, meet me on reedy,s Creek. I show you how easy it is to find gold. Also, I point you in a bush camp where there is lots of gold history. Test pits, mines, where stamper was with the white snow of quartz laying around.

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

@@RustyCandyAdventures Mate that would be fantastic. I'd be up for that. I watch some of the tassie guys who go looking for Gold. But I love the history in Vicco and the old fellas who used the pans. Reedy creek aint too far away as well.

[@lukeduke3001]

Shame about the car noise in the back ground

[@TheBeardedBushranger]

@@lukeduke3001The property i live on is rural but still has a road near it. I can't get out into the deep bush for every video I make, so I like to still do projects and videos in the bushland round our farm. Doesn't bother me if a car drives past on the near by road here and there, and I ain't going to hide the fact