Cooking Buffalo Over A Fire - 18th Century Camping

In this video, I return to the Hocking Hills region in my home state of Ohio to put new 18th-century gear, food, and knowledge to the test. I’ll be cooking buffalo over my fire, roasting a pumpkin, having close encounters with coyotes and deer, and exploring an area that might look familiar if you watched my previous spring camp video.
Please keep in mind that this 18th-Century camping series is merely a glimpse into my development at the time of publishing - I am actively improving and welcome your suggestions in the comments section.
Video Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Store announcement
01:41 - How to pack an 18th-century bedroll
05:00 - The Hocking Hills Region
05:44 - The real romance of frontier life
08:21 - Choosing a campsite
09:04 - The George Bedinger camp
11:58 - How to start a fire with a flintlock
13:13 - Cooking buffalo over the fire
15:30 - Campfire pumpkin soup
17:38 - Accurate 18th-century cookware
18:58 - Food tasting
22:09 - Coyotes
23:03 - Deer ran through my camp
24:20 - 18th-century frontier winter clothing
26:57 - Campsite review
28:19 - Authenticity and the future of FTC
Concurrent with this video I’m launching my website frontiertradingcompany.org where you can read companion articles to my videos, browse the FTC storefront, and see my past work.
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- Track 8, "Cumberland Gap," provided by Nat Keef with The Bow Ties / KZbin Audio Library
- Track 9, "The Slow Rabbit," provided by Nat Keef & Hot Buttered Rum / KZbin Audio Library

[@jefflanham1080]

I’m 52, a fly fishing, canoe expedition running, gunning Gen X with a deep respect for our founders and history. Usually I don’t have much if anything good to say about millennials and Gen z but alas you give me a little hope! Great job!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I really appreciate this. I’d like to think the silent majority of us are on the right track! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@jefflanham1080]

@@FrontierTradingCompany just keep doing what you love and always fight for what is right. Take care

[@HuntinginLebanon94]

@@FrontierTradingCompanyHello excellent 👍

[@lauraweiss7875]

Buffalo…I’m 60 and have spent decades camping, backpacking, trekking and learning about the Upper Midwest Northwoods and the Wilderness of Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. This channel really impresses me with honest discussion of expectations and experiences. I’m proud to be passing on my love of America’s outdoors to young folks like yourself. Cheers from northern Illinois, where I’m working my office job remotely from in front of a hardwood fire on a cold January afternoon.

[@jksurvivalbushcraft]

Jefflanham- this young man gives us hope doesn’t he?

[@jamesvatter5729]

Buffalo...on an open fire! Good stuff, "George B." With that much food, you're going to be able to eat for a week!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Haha appreciate it! Somehow I ate it all that night! Hard to capture the passage of time once it gets dark but that whole sequence was strung together over 3-4 hours. It was a lot of fun doing all that cooking! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffjag2691]

Buffalo, to be fair “free protein” was a much more available resource back then, so they probably only carried veggies and grains.

[@arfyego0682]

Buffalo- I love how much you emphasize safety. So many living historians, bushcrafters, and just campers in general throw out the rules of environmental protection and personal safety as a matter of "being a tough guy". It's great to see younger reenactors taking it as seriously as it should be taken.

[@pendantblade6361]

You ain't Townsend, but you're definitely Townsend's work in spirit! Enjoyed this cozyness immensely.

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year brother

[@CC-mb8fi]

Eggs are a very real possibility from birds, ducks and geese. There are plants that one can make flour from so eggs and flour equals biscuits. Oaks equals bitter coffee, bullrushes equals sugar and bread.....pines plus fruit equals tea. Many tubers equals potatoes/sweet potatoes. Plantain equals spinach. Wild garlic and others equals herbs for flavouring. One becomes quit adept at identifying plant food sources and their uses. Being on the trail would imply moving through different areas where there would be a variety of constantly changing food. Individuals dont impact a local environment if they are passing through. Depletions starts to occur when an individual or a group becomes stationary - settling down to build a homestead for example. I am a 65yo instructor and engineer and love the outdoors, as well as having worked in diverse international environments. Easy to pick up whats available around you by simply going to see what the locals eat.....get them to show you their plants locally and you often find new sources near to you too because the locals in your area may not eat the same plants even though it is available to them. I enjoy your channel Keep up the good work. Its refreshing

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Good points, thanks for taking the time to share all this! Really appreciate you weighing in! Thanks for watching!

[@JunkyardFox]

Buffalo! Incredible video! Glad to see you growing

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you! More growth to come!

[@kevinernst3118]

Buffalo. It's good to see a young man picking up and carrying on the traditions and learning from the experience of those great men from this country's past.

[@briangibbs5703]

Buffalo…is a delicious meat. I’m one of em that has been watching for a while and waiting for your return from your studies. Good work! Keep it up, we need young folks to keep this all alive!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you! And thanks for watching to the end!

[@rayandbrendabelk9106]

Buffalo meat over an open fire is awesome. I don’t know about carrying a buffalo hide, looks like it would be a short hike for me. But then I’m 67 years young.😁 I really enjoyed your video mainly because of you outstanding research. Keep up the good work.👍👍👍✝️❤️🙏

[@Don-he1sd]

I know right

[@georgeohwell7988]

Buffalo - Christmas greetings from Northern Ireland, love it how you keep it real....respect young man.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Merry Christmas to you! Hope to make it to Ireland someday! Thanks for the comment and I really appreciate you watching to the end!

[@georgeohwell7988]

@@FrontierTradingCompany My pleasure young man, my pleasure.

[@paulherbst752]

Buffalo. I enjoyed your journey nearly as much as you did. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Haha thank you! Really appreciate you watching all the way to the end!

[@kathleendaugherty4218]

Buffalo. It is great to see your passion for history. I know what you mean about burning out on your hobby by trying to do too much too fast. Great job!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@ckloster9927]

Such a great job for such a young man. I can tell that their was a lot of effort put into the production of this. Your knowledge is deep and wide too! I love the part with the coyotes howling!

[@chicinthewoods]

Loving your videos!

[@emancify]

The famed "Widow-Maker" tree falls are more common than people think. Most everyone knows someone who has a story like FTC's story today. Great video... great work and useful content.

[@awayinthewilderness4319]

Buffalo.......Great video, man! Looking forward to watching those winter videos. Congratulations on your recent accomplishments! 👍

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it, and thanks for watching to the end! More content to come!

[@J_C_Firelocks]

Bravo! I did see the tick. Very enjoyable video. Keep up the great work!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

You have a good eye! I didn't notice it until later that day in my camp and was able to go back and find where it happened in my footage!

[@Highway541]

I love this piece of History! Watching from The Phillippines.❤

[@beekeepingpreacher]

Buffalo, young hunter. I finally got to watch until the end. I started this morning and had to cut it short. Thanks for the information about different sources of period correct material. Keep it up, you're doing a great thing.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for watching to the end! Really appreciate the kind words. More content and lots of improvements to come!

[@mattshoaff1]

Buffalo. Thank you so much for your great videos . I'm 57 and just starting out on this same adventure and your videos are helping me strive to do better with my kit.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I really appreciate this comment! All the best to you as you venture into this world! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@dhession64]

Buffalo If I've not said it before, I'll say it now: come out to the Feast of the Hunter's Moon in October. You'll not regret it. If you've been here already, come on out again and talk to Leslie of the Tippecanoe County Historical Association or any of the artisans/vendors/characters who come out every year. Google the gathering and find out all you need to do to attend as a participant.

[@TurkeyCreek-ek8mj]

Buffalo my friend! Thoroughly enjoyed the video as always. Can't wait to see a winter camp video! Thanks for your dedication. TC

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really enjoy your videos as well! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@stevenensminger5737]

I love it a young man reliving our forefathers ways freakin awesome keep the videos coming...

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you! Trying my best!

[@danieljones2183]

Buffalo ... First I've seen of your channel. Looks like I'll be binge watching soon. 👍

[@Coulddietoday15]

I’m out in Ohio too, and it really does get strange weather! it’s fun to be out there. Good luck on your travels & you’re a tremendously hard worker! Much respect for the authenticity of the video.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it! Thank you for watching.

[@dwarden7829]

Buffalo..Man, it has been great seeing your journey. Be very proud of how you're growing.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching to the end!

[@mikesherman4565]

Thank you I wish I could be there with you but my legs won't let me I got tell you that I've spent most of my life in the woods enjoy your life there thanks again for video

[@loneranger4113]

Buffalo very cool camp set Thank you for the info and for sharing the video

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Appreciate it, thanks for watching to the end!

[@manolakisferguson]

BUFFALO. Thanks for sharing your travels and advice, this has inspired me to get into outdoorsmanship in my local Tasmania albeit in a limited capacity for now.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Fantastic! Enjoy it! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@hammockstocoasters]

Buffalo! We loved this and instantly subbed! My husband has a history degree although he doesn’t use it for more than a hobby. His specialty was American Revolution and Civil War. He absolutely loved watching this, and actually even our 5 year old asked to sub and watch more. Excellent!!!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate the kind words! It is an honor to share this hobby with others!

[@michaelkurz9067]

I would have made a buffalo stew,but that's me,you're doing great

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Stews do seems to be the most common trail meal by far, I’ll have to take some shots at it in the future! Thanks for watching!

[@MrBRCincy]

I'm 52, and once did some of this in Friendship IN, and you're inspiring me to get back into it

[@blueridgebushcraft1647]

Buffalo! What a great video! Thoroughly enjoyed man!

[@raulcarlos1615]

Buffalo! It was really cool to see your buffalo robe and blanket set up! I have a brain tanned buffalo robe and full size handmade ruby red wool blanket with black stripes at the ends.I appreciate your comments and views about authenticity. For myself, I love the mountain man period and style, especially the Southwest area. I have been sewing for many years and have created many outfits that can be mixed and matched. My influences are Southwest American Indian, Spanish/Mexican, and Mountain Man with alot of inspiration from Alfred Jacob Miller. i am probably a fantasy (edit: anachronism is a better word choice) mountain man, the look is authentic, but not to one particular place or period, similar to how LARP people do with medieval fantasy, the whole era influenicing thier style and dress. I love your videos, keep up the hard work!

[@jolo88671]

Wow this looks fun! Hitting that US history class induced nostalgia for the US pioneering era. Thanks for the video.

[@robertshuffelen9172]

Of course I've made it to the end you little Buffalo man. Lol Great video as always! And yes your very lucky to have Wallace as yer mentor with that beautiful firelock!! That's almost the same as time traveling back to 18th century!!! I enjoy yer videos so thank you!

[@jparker59able]

Just found your channel this morning. That was interesting and different. I love your period clothing.

[@markhickey3254]

Nice video, I live in Tennessee, 5 miles from the Cumberland Gap and it's rich in frontier history.I do a lot of hiking and theres nothing I like better than to be in the woods, especially in the fall, my favorite season.

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Buffalo. Most excellent! Looking forward to the adventures! 🤙🏻

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for watching to the end! More to come soon!

[@joannfuhrer3114]

Buffalo...I've seen your channel a few times and am fascinated by the whole idea of recreating this lifestyle. You are right! I watch Townsend for the food and enjoy his outdoor episodes. Thanks for taking us along. You have a new subbie.

[@aps5041]

Buffalo. That was a wonderful presentation. Glad I found your channel off of one of Peter's videos.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you! Peter is awesome!

[@BenTheThird]

Buffalo - love the kit and the passion. These videos make me want to have similar experiences!

[@timwoods9579]

Buffalo!!! I love watching your videos stay safe out their !!!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@BR549-2]

Great video! You're putting together a great kit. Looks like an fantastic time.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it!

[@dougm5341]

Buffalo. What a great video. I’m impressed by your dedication to your hobby. Well done, you should be proud.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@hornandfiber4523]

Buffalo! Another awesome video man! 🔥🔥🔥

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@LCherry1804]

Buffalo - great to see another video. Kept checking to see when, you would have another. One of my fav of yours is with Nathan going over your gear. Trying to start out in the hobby. Keep it up. Sorry i have to say knowing your a buckeye, go Penn State.

[@phillpot.]

Buffalo…Great video. Greetings from UK.

[@petershirley460]

Buffalo, keep it up, and as long as you enjoy making the videos, I will look forward to watching g them.

[@72buffaloman]

Im happy to see you back to making these videos i greatly enjoy watching the journey. And think back over my own and how my gear has changed and been refined.think people get to stuck on the perfect "kit". I think kits would change with each "trek" . In my opinion, Daniel boone on a rescue of his sons or daughters would have had a different kit then daniel boone going on a long hunt or a scout into new territory. We are only reliving this historic journey in little bits at a time. I like how you mention pursuit of this hobby. We can neve r truly recreate the lifestyle due to several reasons like hunting laws,no fear of war parties (that would be huge). We have the abilty to plan out treks around the weather etc.As far as hand sewn clothes vs machine sewn ...I respect the pursuit authenticity but i dont think that machine sewn clothing will alter the experience your skin wont know,only your coin purse. Now correct clothing materials are a different story. Keep up the great work.

[@davevancise]

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

[@briancasey2669]

Buffalo! Great that you're back! Fantastic content. Thanks for pointing me to the Buffalo Trace 1765 blog, good stuff. Your website looks good, and I can't wait to see what you create.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Got a lot to come on the website! Thanks for the kind words and I really appreciate you watching to the end!

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

Buffalo Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank YOU for watching - especially for making it to the end! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@user-qp7vc9mo5t]

Buffalo. Great video. Thank you!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@frankmarullo228]

Good video my friend ! I love this type of thing ,, but if you really want to experience the old , cold winter days you should come out to montana next fall for a deer hunt , I do it for a week every year. THANK you for this one Frank from montana.......

[@Rebellion1776]

Keep rocking this channel bro! Awesome vid!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it!

[@matthewstone8466]

Buffalo, Very cool! Your enthusiasm is appreciated, I look forward to many future productions. Subscribed

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for watching to the end and I really appreciate you subscribing! More content to come!

[@drbnewberry]

Buffalo. I enjoy your videos! I am not sure how far I would carry a buffalo hide... that has to be a bit on the heavy side! I am in the "some compromises" group myself, although I do enjoy making a good bit of my gear. Don't feel like you have to apologize for doing a few things that would not have been likely, such as an extravagant pumpkin soup. It is fun to try new things, and especially when camping alone you aren't hurting anyone's experience. I will check out the blankets! I have a Woodsrunner, it is a good one. I am looking forward to the Fowler as that or a trade gun would fit my ideas of my representation. Keep up the good work!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Great job Alex. Your bedroll would be too heavy for this old fellow but, it sure would be comfortable. I used to think that the bison in the Great Lakes Region were Wood Bison but, apparently they were Plains, the same as would have been hunted by the Plains Natives. Apparently Wood Bison were only found in the Yukon, North West Territories and Alaska. I’m looking forward to future episodes.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you! This was pretty heavy - I’ll probably only use this again in the winter time. Great stuff about the bison, thanks for the info and for everything you do for this community with your work!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

@@FrontierTradingCompany And you , Alex, when it comes to keeping history alive. Wishing you and your clan a very Merry Christmas.

[@lees8444]

Buffalo: Canton, OH here! Very informative and awesome channel. Starting to get into living history myself, great content!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

OHIOOOOO!!! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@ralphcubberly8232]

What an outstanding and knowledgeable young man! Keep producing this type of interesting content for the people. I do have a suggestion if you take them: Shoot a video of a charging bison with that flintlock and process it the same exact way it would have been done in the 1800's then eat it over the open fire. Also is that water in the canteen/flask or whiskey.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you Mr. Cubberly. Really appreciate it! Only water for me unfortunately! Would love to tangle with a bison.

[@kalebulrich6762]

Buffuo- This is not a hobbie that i would Particularly like to try. But I love watching your videos on it. informative, and I learned so much. Thank you.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank YOU for watching! Grateful that you stuck around to the end!

[@wanderlustjake]

Buffalo! Thanks for sharing another great video, you make it interesting/inspiring to watch you head out and test yourself and your gear. Looking forward to what you have in the works and what you’ll have in your store. Curious if you put an extra layer in your mocs or not? (Noticed in the opening sequence it looked like you “found” a rock or stick on your way in?) Horace Kephart makes reference to moccasins and needing to let your foot bones “loosen up” to be able to walk in them easier.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Haha yeah, I planted my foot right in a hole! I’m wearing a pair of wool socks in this video with my mocs but no added layers beyond that. Sounds to me like a lot of guys really suffered later in life from a lack of proper footwear, especially after repeated exposure to the cold. Hoping to get two moccasins videos out in the near future - one will be geared toward the winter time! Thanks for watching to the end!

[@user-nt1sk9pd2i]

Man so good to see some one of your age with an interest in the 18th century ..please keep up the good work .I've been a living historian for over 30 years now ..my favorite time period is the late 18th century..great to see some young blood interested in such an amazing time in history..

[@rebeccaback3287]

BUFFALO Great set-up! Me and my team will be doing this.We have access to two pond's for fish.Good hunting acess to deer squirrel etc. I like how your kit was set up your buffalo hide I admire your dedecatio.You make this a wonderful joy! Cannot wait to see the other seasons camping.Merry Christmas! David Back.Ps I have learned something from you.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thank you David! Sounds like a great setup! Really appreciate your consistent support here in the comments section! Thank you for watching to the end and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@collinfrandsen7027]

Buffalo. One thing a couple of us do in AMM out on primitive camps is heat rocks and put one next to us under our bedroll when it gets cold. You switch it out once maybe twice but it can keep your bedroll toasty when it’s single digits or below zero outside. The plus side is you can keep the same bedroll all year round. Congrats on life! Your outdoors mindset carries over to your personal life and it shows.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I really need to give this a solid try. Always ruled it out back in the modern Boy Scout days because I didn’t want to burn any of the synthetic material on the sleeping bag/etc but now that I’m rocking wool and hides there is no excuse!

[@collinfrandsen7027]

@@FrontierTradingCompany I was the same way the Boy Scouts is a good foundation and this kind of stuff feels like the next step. I learned the hard way too much heat will mess up your wool and tanned hides (did both the same night the blanket had a nice burn mark and the brain tan shrank). A few successful methods that have worked to create just enough space were to dig a small depression for the rock to fit in, jab a green stick into the ground bend it over the rock and jab the other end in the ground, lay two or three pine branches on top of the rock, or just put a normal temperature rock on top. You’ll probably think of a better method too but in the meantime hope it helps.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

@@collinfrandsen7027 This is great advice and I'm glad you weighed in! Thank you! Might very well see me expirameting with this this winter!

[@karlharrelson1091]

Buffalo! Coyotes were pretty creepy, huh? Do you have friends out there with you? I hope so. I'd be freaked out if it was just me. I like your slower approach to this lifestyle because it allows you to video your progress. If you make a shirt, you can record it and post video(s) showing how you did it. Great idea. I think you're doing great. I like that you don't hold yourself to weekly or monthly posts. Being random means there is no schedule to keep and takes pressure off you. It allows you to have a life between productions. That will keep you from burning out. Keep up the stellar work, my friend. I look forward to shaking your hand one day.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for for the kind words. I was out there alone - the coyote sounds were definitely creepy! I’m really hoping to get to monthly posting in 2024 but you make me feel better about the inconsistency these past few years throughout school. Thanks again and I appreciate you watching to the end!

[@irameslisboa6418]

Congratulations my friend for your job,I love it

[@jessicasmith8230]

Buffalo! I found your channel not to long ago and I'm very impressed by what you're doing. Please keep up the good work. You're doing an awesome job. Even my mom, a fellow Buckeye, is impressed. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate the kind words, Go Bucks and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@fadeintoyou5341]

This vid just popped up in my feed, and I'm really glad it did. Looking forward for more 18th century camping vids! Maybe even hunting vids?

[@neanderthalnonsense]

Had to put you on the TV. Great video per usual. You still need a black hat. Lol lBuffalo)

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Haha definitely still need the black hat! Lot of improvements still to come! Thanks for watching to the end, I really appreciate it!

[@billallen5640]

Buffalo, I enjoy the content.. I have a lot of cap lock muzzle loading rifles some I've put together myself, I'm hoping to get a Flintlock rifle to build soon... Thanks for the video's..

[@jaybird4610]

Buffalo. Great vid thank you for sharing.

[@raccoonmash5705]

BUFFALO! great video buddy! looking forward to seeing more! any chance you will be going to the school of the longhunter this spring in WV?? if so, then you're more than welcome to enjoy some coffee with me and the guys! God bless and keep yer powder dry

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I’ll be there! Looking forward to it!

[@Mugwumps107]

New subscriber here, although I have lurked for a few months. Hugely impressive channel and content 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍🏻

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

[@botressel8746]

Love the foilage. Makes me want to get out in the woods more often. I thought starting the fire with the flint the way you did was pretty slick and of course your whole kit is awesome. You are sincere, curious and passionate -- that is the best part of your videos! I am going to share this with some old timers I know . Thank you for your work and have a great Christmas!

[@Sailor_McNemo]

BUFFALO! Thank you for reminding about leave no trace principals, if only more people in the "bushcrafting" world would follow your lead!

[@jaykirk1659]

Buffalo!!! Another GREAT informative video, well done!!! My kit is very slow getting there historically correct but would love to be there one day and doing camps 18th century style

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Appreciate it, thanks for watching to the end! You will get there! A little mentorship goes a long way!

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I've been through Syracuse! Merry Christmas and thanks for watching!

[@earlshaner4441]

Thank you my friend

[@jeffs5093]

Buffalo, great video

[@suburbanhiker5975]

Buffalo. DUDE! You are killin' it out there. I've just come across your channel and really like what I've seen thus far. I like your moments of full disclosure and explanations. I like that you are mixing fun into the challenge of it all and I like the way you credit your sources of inspiration, along the way. You've done VERY well with all the modern aspects, as well, ie: video editing, filming, flow, commentary, even including the use of "buffalo" as a way to connect with your audience. Put simply, this is a GREAT VIDEO!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

I really appreciate this comment. Thank you so much for the kind words. Thanks for watching to the end and have a Merry Christmas!

[@williamqueen8790]

You could tell you put a lot of time into this video. I loved the video and even wished I could be there myself. Good work keep the videos coming.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks so much. You can always tell I stressed over it when it goes up in a totally different season 😂 this was a tough one to pull together at over 6 hours of footage. Thanks for watching to the end!

[@mikegray9181]

Buffalo. Always love the passion you tell a story with. I agree so much with moving slow and above all having fun. All the best to you and Merry Christmas

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for watching to the end and for the kind words! Hopefully many more stories to come in 2024 content! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@palonghunter3608]

Buffalo, Awesome job. Very inspiring. If I remember correctly. I've heard that Folks in the early days of of colonial America. Potatoes were considered poisonous. Maybe because they ate them raw. Not sure how accurate that is. Keep up the good work

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Thanks for the kind words and I appreciate you watching to the end! I have heard that tomatoes were thought to be poisonous. I didn’t dig deep but a quick google search makes it sound like potatoes, on the other hand, were commonplace! I have always wondered about that raw potato sickness… will have to do some more research into that. Thanks again for watching and for the comment!

[@seantonnesen1636]

Good job young man

[@johnbennett7244]

Darned good video. It gives a guy a good feeling to go out io the woods on a trek. I built a log cabin in Paulding County and spend quite a bit of time just sitting in a wooden rocker on the front porch and watching the Auglaize River roll by. Good way to work out the knots.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Really appreciate it! That sounds very peaceful.

[@donwaldroopoutdoors3665]

Great video , merry Christmas and happy new year

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

😮😊great kit and camp. Nice food😊Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@willong1000]

BUFFALO: Impressed by your combination of passion and studiousness, I have subscribed. I had a good friend who, had a plane crash not taken his life during a wildlife survey in the Brooks Range of Alaska nearly half-a-century ago, would have much appreciated your channel too. Is there a way to send digital (scanned from 35mm slides) photos to you? Spencer built his own rifle too, and I have a handful of photos of him in buckskins loading the rifle and etc. together with him posing with the Grizzly bear he took with that rife! I would also like to share a personal experience with potentially lethal falling tree limbs. They can indeed "plant themselves" in the ground. In the same week that the Bogachiel River Bridge south of Forks, WA, collapsed in December of 1979, resulting in fatal accident for a highway worker, my father and I were camping out of his E 250 Ford van in the Minnie Peterson Campground north of the Hoh River. We were preparing a meal under a tarp stretched out and propped up far enough from the sliding side door that it covered an adjacent picnic table. Rain was already horrendously heavy, but that is a common occurrence in the Hoh Rain Forest. However, the winds grew exceptionally strong and gusty. I expressed my concern about the potential for widow-makers. Dad said he wasn't worried because the trees (old growth spruce) had been standing for centuries; but he asked where I thought we should go. I suggested that we park near Alder Creek in a landing of a clearcut that was only about three years old at the time. Before we even finished our meal, we heard a horrific crash quite close-by. By the light of a five-cell, we could see a large spruce branch had planted itself like a gigantic lawn dart into the compacted gravel drive that accessed our spot! I don't know how deeply it was buried, but it was about ten-inches in diameter at the surface of the gravel, and it stood there as solidly erect as if it had grown in place. The next morning, after a wind-buffeted night parked next to a slash pile in aforementioned clearcut, as we drove past again, we saw that one entrance to the campground was totally blocked by the trunk of an spruce about six-feet in diameter. It had fallen parallel to the Hoh Rain Forest Road and mere yards from where our van had been parked before we decided to decamp. No, we would not have been crushed had we stayed in the campground--chance or providence would have spared us--and we could have driven out by the other end of the loop road. But I suspect that our laundry might have been a much more daunting chore than it usually was in the wake of a typical late archery elk hunt.

[@jblocker6613]

Nice video, enjoyed watching 👍

[@moderntentcamping]

Buffalo. Enjoyed the video. Great work. Coyotes make me feel uncomfortable.

[@markentwistle5037]

Buffalo, I've just found your channel and am really enjoying your videos. Thanks for making them

[@randygraf2474]

really enjoyed, thanks

[@chriskincaid6035]

Thank You and Best Wishes Young Man ...

[@scottpayne7575]

I agree with the so called mid range enthusiast…get as close as you can and give the artisans their chance and money…I have a wax tarp with 2 wool blankets and 2 reindeer hides that I happily camp in winter weather with. I’m actually looking forward to seeing the moccasins you use in winter. I’m missing that component.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Coming soon! Thanks for watching!!

[@archielynn3663]

good vid buffalo

[@FlintlockOperator]

Fantastic job! Keep up the good work!

[@user-nt1sk9pd2i]

Love ur videos .wish ud make more.

[@genebohannon]

Buffalo, great video! I am working on my kit now.

[@lezlierussell2834]

I just found this channel and love it! I am a revolutionary war era reenactor in Southern Illinois. We are a military group so our camping is at various forts. But I am interested in learning how to camp in the woods. Great information!