Depression Era Cook set for Camp or Backpack with Dave Canterbury

[@jefferystephens7677]

Dave between you and James Bender every time i watch a video im learning history. Great video

[@jguitarz1]

The wire rack at 4:50 is a safety grater. Have a couple different sizes, most were made by Acme. One that I have was my great grandmothers she used for apples and pears. =)

[@HootOwl513]

When I was srationed at MCAS Yuma, AZ, I had one of those Desert Water Bags. [16:28] Same make and size. My barracks room was on the 3rd Deck. I filled it with tap water and hung it on the crank-out steel framed window and it did its thing. I had sweet-tasting cool water. The weave is made from Flax fibers, and imparts a sweet taste. Until one day some red-eyed major came walking by and got a drop of water in his eye. Then I had to remove it.

[@barlotardy]

Nice to see the $3 butcher knife back! I hadn't tuned in for a while, and was afraid it was lost in the fire.

[@aarronricheson3882]

The cat in the rafters caught my eye. Lol.

[@primafacie5029]

I have a sad feeling many of us may need these skills and gear in the future

[@paulganzell442]

I'm so happy to see that that $3 knife made it through the fire. I don't believe that I've seen it in a video in years.

[@BigBosley]

16:00 My Grandfather had a canteen of that type that was prolly 2 ft square. He said it was the type he used in WWII. The strap, I was told, was so they could hang them over the radiator area of the half tracks and the water would get super cold as the drove. He was Commander of a mech unit that was the third wave rolling up the beach on D-Day. Fascinating stuff.

[@KarlRoyale]

Hey Dave I have the back half of a catalog from 1918 for the Boycotts of America. It has in it a cutlery set that stacks and holds together with raised rivets on the spoon handle. Sold for $0.30

[@user-yu1zp2vu9x]

At 1:22 in the video you have a cat walking around in the rafters. Excellent mouse cat I imagine.

[@Georgecobb-s1v]

Dave, this video was of particular interest to me because I was born between thet ail end of the Depression & almost 1 year before Pearl Harbor was bombed. During my childhood, 4 generations of our family lived in the same house; so much of what you displayed was common in everyday household use, although I do not recall any camp tales shared by my grandparents & great grandparents. I faintly recall seeing folks who were fortunate to have a vehicle who would sometimes hang the water bag from the hood ornament where it would cool while they traveled. As I approach 84 years of age, I still look for older gear, primarily for "Old Times' Sake & meaningful memories. By the way, Daddy got our first car in 1949; it was a 1941 humpback Ford! Thanks again. May God bless you & yours. The Old Preacher

[@UT-CLANS]

It's amusing being an old guy who used much of this gear back in the early 60s'. Thanks for your video and all the best.

[@brad6054]

I really like these Throwbacks gives you ideas that you don't have to bust a bank a lot of things you have around the house will work looking forward to you and James Bender's collab

[@jenniferbauman4802]

Dave if that great is sharp then it's a French fry cutter for potatoes. Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT. In Massachusetts.

[@xxmclovin702xx]

My grandpa “god rest his soul” had that same rack and used it to cook elk steaks/elk jerky when we’d hunt and camp in the northern NV mountains.

[@stonebay2111]

Love the butcher knife and sheath. Working on one now with sharpener pouch and ferro rod loop

[@mikecollins8241]

I love this series, I already have a lot of "cool old stuff" from furniture, to cast iron cook wear, old knives and fishing reels etc, and l live in a 100+ year old house.. (I remodel old houses for a living as well) Now I have a new category of things to search for at garage/ estate sales, antique camping gear :)

[@cavemanNCC1701]

LOVE VIDEOS LIKE THIS , THE HISTORY REMINDS ME OFBEING A KID CRAWLING AROUND FLEAMARKETS , OLD GARAGES AND ATTICS. PLEASE KEEP THESE COMING . 😇😇😇

[@ormbaker8923]

Keep the faith brother.

[@leemessman6865]

Great video as always, I love the old school stuff

[@JohnH.Winstead]

That grate device is a safety grater made by Acme.

[@WayneTheSeine]

What fine old gear. Although Ontario Knife has quit manufacturing the Old Hickory line, the butcher knives can still be found online at meager prices. I own the 7" classic that was used by woodsmen forever and the 8" slicing knife. Both knives will take an edge that is beyond sharp. They make great camping knives. Back then, you would see desert bags hung in front of cars and trucks traveling on desert highways. When I was a child, my family, in the early 50s, tracked across the Arizona desert in an old Packard, and we had two hanging on the front grill. I remember my Dad having to use one for the radiator.

[@josephmorgan3715]

You were upstaged by the badassed cat walking on the rafters from 1:08 to 1:15!!😋

[@prophotos365]

We used water bags in the desert of So Cal back in the forties and fifties both on the tractor and the pickup for the weak radiators of that time and they did evaporate but also did the job!!

[@DF4Trap]

Very cool, looking forward to your new skillet.

[@jinxjones5497]

Now we're talking! Awesome video. I love historic gear. I, as many of you, will have felt the passing of "American picker" Frank Fritz this week, and i can't help think that this video may, in some part, be inspired by that sad news emitting from the American Picker camp. I certainly wish the best for Frank's friends and family through this difficult time, and i, for one, enjoy this direction in your content. I could watch videos on the vintage kit until the cows come in. Great video Dave

[@petezahrbock]

Awesome video 📹 David! Keep up the great work 👍

[@jeffunderwood672]

Great video as always thanks Dave.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

3:27 time to give Dave a tip of the hat. For something that even a fellow with accolades akin to Dave Canterbury’s probably doesn’t hear often. Dave is one of THE most exceptional teachers in outdoor/survival/bushcraft and camp craft because he knows the proper names of darn near everything. Who else will raise a hand with me because you sound more competent at yard sales, estate liquidations and your own grandad’s toolbox?🙋🏼‍♂️Simply because you watch Dave Canterbury videos regularly? How else is a guy gonna learn the distinctions between a pick, a mattocks, a maul, pike and a sledgehammer?

[@keithrundquist1207]

Regarding the "cooling rack" with a handle, my mom (I'm 67) had one used for grating bread for turkey stuffing!

[@Robert31352]

Lister bags are the bomb. We used them in Vietnam to fill our canteens and around the chow area. I happen stumble across a couple traveling across the country who had twenty five new and unused lister bags on Craig's list. They were camping in parking lots around Denver. I live in west Texas. I told him I would buy all of them for twenty bucks each. They agreed, and I drove 600 miles and met them in a Walmart parking lot at three in the morning. I stayed there myself, lol. I still have them. They are new, with the lids. I have used a couple of the at my cabin in New Mexico.

[@Seamus3051]

Thanks for the reminesence Dave. The dessert wated bag brings back some happy memories of youth. We used to use these, regularly, in Arizona. If you would wet the outside of the bag and tie it to the front bumper of the car while you were driving, evaporation would cool down the water to the point that it was really cold. Stay well & safe. Cheers.

[@robertw4230]

I have the same exact wire grill, only a dollar at my local flea market in Ohio.

[@stuffnthings1316]

This is some of the coolest stuff

[@Michael-mj1bz]

Cool vid. My 13 yr old is digging it.

[@gud2go50]

I love cook sets! Especially old vintage ones like you have assembled there, Dave. Also, thanks for all the videos you have been putting out. I learn so much from them. If I could afford to coming to one of your courses and being a retired Marine on a fixed income with some health challenges, that is not possible, but the videos are the next best thing. I just ordered one of those small flasks with the cup. The shipping is terrible, but I look forward to getting it. It is a birthday gift to myself when I turn 64 in a few days! 😂👍

[@jacobbruns4579]

I have the same style wire "cooling rack" thing in my kitchen. The tin retainer on the handle of mine is stamped ACME THE ONLY GENUINE SAFETY GRATER. It was marketed as a safer alternative to cheese graters or crumblers

[@NichGatton]

Great video. Bringing the past to light is one of my favorite features of your videos brother.

[@volleytheory]

This is a very cool series, sir. Thanks!

[@lauraservey495]

This is really great for emergency preparedness as well since this last hurricane pushed me to think about camp survival to avoid losing all of our food.

[@chieftainprepper6022]

Just became a BSA Leader and celebrated buy buying some gear off your website I been eyeing to help teach the kids

[@dadsausmchero]

THANK YOU for bringing up the home made knife bit.

[@breaking_bear]

Super fun video Dave! Thanks! I have a similar campfire grill with a handle too! I had no idea how old it was though, so thank you!

[@PabloP169]

We had and used water bags, as a kid on the farm, and after the canvas fibres swell a bit, there was very little leakage and no drips like you were getting from that bag. Yes, the outside would feel moist, but it held water for a long, long time.

[@dfreak01]

Lard buckets were cleaned out to be used as lunch pails.

[@JIMPARKERWORKS]

Appreciate the old ad to support provenance of flatware set!

[@cmliphone]

I always enjoy your content. Right now I can't do one of your classes so these videos help me practice my skills. I appreciate the work you do. Thanks

[@miconn69]

Just think, in a hundred years they will be reviewing all that cool Pathfinder gear. I really hope to see the BSA messkit nest with a carbon steel skillet Dave. Keep up the good work sir!

[@Russell.Harquail]

I picked up one of those grates years ago to use for campfire grill as well, then found that exact same one at ValueVillage still in its old and rapidly disintegrating packing that referred to it as a potato grater. I use them with my twig stove now mostly.

[@ewakingwood]

Who noticed Zahn climbing through the rafters at 1:20! Love that cat, hope I get to meet him someday at a class!

[@mippieadventures]

"It doesn't have the three crowns on it" really nice you clarified that because I instantly thought it where, man, I've eaten so many REM with those.

[@johnl-cz2qg]

Great to see you promoting graniteware!!! :)

[@finalchapter-p2q]

hi Dave absolutely love your videos tuning in from 🇬🇧 absolutely brilliant... also loved the duel survival series with yourself and Cody..loved it and learnt a little and still learning thankyou🇬🇧🙏❤️🙏Alex .

[@gud2go50]

When I was in the Marine Corps artillery back in the 80s at 29 Palms, Commiefornia, we would strap some lister bags on our Humvee. They work well, because as you drive the breeze on the bag kept it cooler than the Jerrycans would.

[@alanrice39]

I love this kind of stuff and find it very interesting, thanks Dave

[@jasonpullan488]

Dave, have you ever considered using a small carbon steel wok? Not one of the 50cm wide monster the local Chinese takeaways uses but a 15-20cm by 10cm deep one, it you want a multi use pan, a small wok is incredibly versatile 👍

[@gringo3009]

Cool chit! Thanks for sharing.

[@Gryphon_Hawke]

Awesome stuff Dave.

[@TacticoolCraig]

I had a similar cutlery set that also had the can opener made in the utensil holder

[@benterwellen]

Dave, Ty Great Info

[@plupyduplupydu1369]

Always showing us how to live-love you dear brother, you said liter haha

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep your videos coming please.

[@Cascalonginus1]

I've tried about everything as a thru hikers from a toaks 750ml pot to a full trangia kit. Lately I have become enamoured of my vintage boy scout kit. I use it to cook everything now at home. I can do any cooking I want with it in suck a simple kit. It's truly amazing how incredibly well thought out that old design is. I haven't found anything including the trangia that's as versatile as the boy scout kit. I really hope you make your own version Dave with all the same features. I would suggest a handle on the pot as well as the bail though. I'd keep everything aluminum except for the frying pan which is make carbon steel. But keep the handle design the same I found multiple uses for it.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I'm looking forward to the videos from the Squirrel Camp get-together.

[@robertbrannan9375]

I cant wait for the carbon steel skillet you are releasing!

[@darrinmartin8247]

Dave is the King

[@markthilenius5533]

Dave Any timetable for your carbon steel skillet looking forward to getting one

[@DavidCanterbury]

November

[@larryschmidt3594]

I have that similar set of silverware that I carry in my deer hunting pack. Mine was German mil. surplus from Sportsman's Guide, I purchased 30 yrs ago.

[@waterdog2318]

Just on old flashback..we use to hang something like that desert water bag in front of our car radiator grill when crossing the desert in the early 60's...think they were a common item at gas stations along desert highway roads back then..

[@larrysmith3181]

The bakers rack you referred to is a wire grater. My grandmother used it all the time to make potato pancakes. She was a child of the depression.

[@ArmoredXJ]

Cool stuff!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Nice setup!

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Dave

[@Unknown--user610]

Zahn in the rafters at 1:21 😂

[@josephperreault4988]

Practical. My how technology has changed. Such is the nature of things.

[@woodstrekker6345]

Thanks

[@pita1999]

What you call a bakers rack. (Which it could be) I have a modern version. The screen area is 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. Total length handle and all is 13 1/2. I picked this up in a local Goodwill. A few years back. It was attached to a basket made of the same material. It was the lid of the basket. I believe they where used in a deep fryer. If I could I would send you a picture.

[@apar1560]

Cool stuff ! 👍

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Thanks to James Bender, Sarge Vining, Sean Dyer & others there is a sub genre here on youtube that’s really catching on. Basically it’s camp craft, post-Spanish American War up to Pearl Harbor. Really digging in to the vintage stuff.* What Dave is demonstrating at 13:36 is something that immediately adds depth to any living history effort: men born before mass consumption and mass manufacturing fixed things. What today we might call “a McGyve” Handle broke off your cold skillet? No problem. Grab your miter saw and put that spindle on the hopelessly broken rocking chair back to good use. *PS anyone else wanna know what in the heck is going on with thrift stores in SE Ohio? They must be the best in the country.

[@Gary-k9h]

When I see this type of cookware, I think about Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Son House, Jimmie Rodgers, and Hank Williams Sr.., Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, and perhaps the best of all time-Big Mama Thornton (You ain't nothing but a hound dog, that which Elvis stole her rendition.]) Johnson and the rest of these guys would travel the south by hopping train, and they would get off in a town and head to the local plantations and see if they were going to barrel house and they would get up and play til the last dog was hung and the people would go home to sleep, That is where rock and roll and jazz comes from. Today, their work led to the current bands that play out of the big cities of the world.These were tough men, and women. You didn't mess with them and they left you alone.

[@slowtaknow]

I feel a lot more people are catching on to this sort of thing with current events on the horizon, we all need to practice these basic skills to at least not be a burden on any group you find yourself in but maybe also a asset.

[@W_H_K]

16:57 Up until the mid 1990s I used to see People with those water bags on the front and back of their Toyota LandCruisers here in Australia. About 4-5 litre ones. That was up in the Northern Territory. Those cars are the best for conditions here…specifically the troop carriers (Troopies)

[@Cascadian_Convergence]

I use a Solo Stove with an alcohol burner. The alcohol burners are not air tight and alcohol will evaporate over time. I wonder how this depression era stove is for being air tight?

[@MrBdjoker2000]

Dave I love your videos, have you ever done a video on replacing Old Hickory knife handles. I have four knives that need them replaced. Thanks

[@southernlandsolo7839]

The Bearded Bush Ranger (Australian KZbinr) had an Aust version of the water bag. He made it water tight with flour.

[@JoeCool-mj1so]

Cool stuff Dave. Where do you find this old equipment???? I live in the wrong part of the country. I knew that before now but even more now!!!!

[@StevesGONEHuntin]

I’m in

[@kurts64]

Awesome gear, cool to see the ol $3 butcher knife back again

[@MarinoK9]

I can't think of anything else that I need for living. I even have an old butcher knife

[@davidedmon-eq1yp]

That's a nice Hat

[@amyfraser5316]

Dave look into German made springer break barrel single shot pellet guns RWS Diana or weirouch 22 caliber for small game hunting they last forever minimal maintenance accurate they are a great survival option

[@Pygar2]

Never saw a skillet with a cotter pin before... David, please show us your Stopple Kook Kit soon! I'd like to see how it does together before I finish my Bender Replica Kook Kit!

[@andycandal5934]

Daring times are in the horizon...

[@colyott1985]

For some odd reason I watched the movie "Tremors" after watching this video. The desert water bag can be seen in the movie "Tremors" 48 seconds in. Its attached to the pickup truck.

[@gregorymccullough3801]

Dave, I know you designed the Camp and Trail knife, and I have one. But mine is not a PKS, it's a PFT (Pathfinder Forge and Tool). We're you still making them yourself back then?

[@keebank8969]

The grate looks like a potato grater my Czech in-laws use to make potato dumplings.

[@leecollard3001]

Lisette, those are great videos. Thanks for sharing your story with us. Best wishes, and be safe & well...

[@edwincathey5260]

I have a cold handle skillet that has only a wagon wheel on the handle it is the 6 inch and it seams like thicker steel than the other 20 or thirty ones I have from other makers . Do you know anything about it?

[@gregajohnson1985]

did anyone else notice the cat in the rafters?

[@horticultureandhomes]

My mom carried a tin lunch bucket in the 40's like the berry bucket