Joe Pera Survives In The Wilderness - Townsends Homestead

[@townsends]

Joe Pera’s KZbin Channel: m.kzbin.info/door/fBAKxelvdN2XDFBcofx7Dg

[@typerightseesight]

getter wet and pipe it and see what we get. I guess. Hahahaha'

[@Pygar2]

Get him and Coalcracker together; he'll learn some knots! As for your meal, this came to mind... " Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be Thankit! "

[@michaeljohnson2472]

Hello, would you do a series on crop farming in the 18th century.

[@mathewdean3334]

Joe was great

[@RebelTrooperHoth]

Loved his adult swim series

[@SenecaBellumNostrae]

“I’ve got some gambling debts and I figured they wouldn’t find me here.” LMAO! Bring this guy on more often.

[@leannemori9688]

I think he does stand up

[@MajesticOak]

It also sounds very in character for the 18th century: run to the frontier to avoid troubles back home.

[@famousashtray]

Don't bet against Mahomes my friend

[@MCQuadSquad]

@@leannemori9688 He does! And he's on tour! I went to a show of his in December 2022 and loved it. He's got a whole set posted on his KZbin channel.

[@SheyD78]

I'll be honest, this gave me vibes of Emily from Mythical Kitchen's Meals of History. Good stuff!

[@MoneyChanger02]

Joe Pera has received the highest honor given at Townsends. He grated the nutmeg

[@mayhembeading3737]

"Hear hear!" (Raising imaginary mug of ale in Joe's honor, and waving my own whole nutmeg.)

[@JonatanGronoset]

Nutmeg is the spice of life.

[@meganlalli5450]

My thought exactly

[@kevinmathis1278]

The Golden Nutmeg Award. Way better than an Oscar

[@KyokujiFGC]

Got a genuine smile out of Joe

[@TastingHistory]

I love that you have to turn the music down when Joe talks at the beginning. Fantastic watching this!

[@NotAllBooksSmellNice]

I need a Max Miller/Joe Pera crossover in my life

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

yay, one of my other favourite channels!

[@sdfgvfbg]

@@NotAllBooksSmellNice @TastingHistory screw that i need a max miller/townsends crossover in my life

[@danielnugent6545]

What if they all collaborated in one video?!?! Just imagine it. Max brilliantly introduces the exotic recipe, but says it's impossible to find a certain period-perfect ingredient. Then Townsends drags them out to the woods and, after some hijinks, he effortlessly plucks it from a tree. Then, when it's cooked and ready to taste, Joe says something like, " I -I ah ... I don't know, guys. This seems a little rich for my blood. Can we just do pancakes instead?" Max gets slightly frustrated with Joe after slaving in the kitchen. Townsends playfully threatens to revoke everyone's nutmeg privileges if they can't all just get along and try it. They do. It's delicious, Joe overcame his fear, and they all live happily ever after. (Thanks for reading my fan fiction.)

[@Hinru13]

Lmfao. Joe casually holding a fireball with his bare fingertips, and complaining about his gloves possibly being on fire had me hurting my stomach laughing. 😂😂

[@beth12svist]

Good thing those gloves were clearly wool... 🙂

[@Stickmanght]

Same here. So many moments in this that had me laughing.

[@Stipopedia]

"I never thought I'd get this far, what do I do now?"

[@WeatherEnthusiast]

Amazing talent not to flinch when he was holding the fire.

[@mwoky]

Im actually crying right now lmao his whole finger was literally in the flames

[@Deadeye176]

I love how Joe awkwardly gets up from the fireplace like "Ok, I guess we're done eating cheesy toast".

[@halfsourlizard9319]

Man hadn't even finished his cheesy toast!

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

that's the comic genius of Joe, he says so much without saying a thing.

[@Melissa0774]

I think he farted when he was getting up.

[@Ghbejdhaj8-71]

@@Melissa0774wtf😂

[@BitsofJoshua]

@@halfsourlizard9319 I think he immediately hated the taste and was super polite about it (of course!)

[@jaket2k927]

Joe Perra standing up is something we all can relate too.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Yes, I also stand up.

[@alexfarkas3881]

He is a stand-up comedian, you could say.

[@asong4thedead]

When you're 37, but your body feels 90

[@deepseadirtbag1333]

I liked when Mister Pera addressed all his haters. The best revenge is living well, Mister Pera, and thanks to Townsends you now have the skills to do so in the 18th century.

[@stiggy79]

Hating Joe is like hating Mr. Rogers.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

is there such a thing? weird

[@MrRJT86]

What haters? How could one possibly hate Joe?!?

[@patatlantian4614]

The zooming out at the end while they were still talking was a perfect ending

[@personnel5428]

agreed

[@Scriptorsilentum]

the townsends have always had good videography but they still get better and better. this was an excellent ending.

[@personnel5757]

@@Scriptorsilentum really gives me hope for the future :) Stellar content, excellent production quality - educational, cozy, and entertaining!

[@natsinthebelfry]

John could be a hog's lard salesman, lol. I wanted to hear more of that conversation!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I love that. Taking just a regular, nice conversation, and turning it into a beautiful ending.

[@Martial-Mat]

"John wants me to give it a go like he did" 3 seconds later the table is on fire. 10 seconds later the cabin is ablaze and Joe comes running out waving his arms. "John, I don't think I did it right!"

[@Scriptorsilentum]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MosBikeShop]

You must have missed John's recent livestream on lighting. Exactly like that 😂

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@MosBikeShop In his defense, lighting a table on fire does count as lighting.

[@Martial-Mat]

@@MosBikeShop Ha ha ha - don't recall that. Sounds funny!

[@Martial-Mat]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 🤣🤣🤣

[@Drewggles]

Joe "the only man i let talk to me while i sleep" Pera! Love you, man!

[@Aramis419]

I mean this in the most polite and generous way - in the morning, I’d listen to Jon. At bedtime, I’d listen to Joe. Coffee and chamomile!

[@marycampbell9085]

so you can watch this in the middle of the day.

[@shadowraygun4000]

Jon in the streets, Joe in the sheets.

[@maxschmidt9461]

Townsend was my go to before bed, but after time I kinda got too into it to let it put me to sleep

[@charliemackovas]

Please bring Joe back as often as you can. Wouldn't have found your show without him. Love you both.

[@floydcarstairs9747]

As an inexperienced 18th c. firemaker, I learnt that beards could make great little nests for the sparks... :D

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Yeah. I thought about that when Joe got started. I think he had his beard cut and trimmed just before the video.

[@imacanoli897]

Once I blew out a candle and learned the same exact lesson. Lmao

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

🤣

[@mayhembeading3737]

And lighting a barbecue grill at my parent's house, in my hubby's case. The eyebrows had us all HOWLING.😂😂😂

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

@@imacanoli897

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Our modern conveniences are things we really take for granted. Even in up to the 1950s, in parts of North America, there were people who were still living this way. This was awesome. Cheers!

[@thalinororcbreaker2840]

Up until the 90's, the only heat we had at our house or my grandma's house was a woodstove. We had matches, though.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

@@thalinororcbreaker2840Right: older folks often had the notion that 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' I was at meetings of a Regional Agency for the Tug Hill area of Upstate, NY. A well-to-do lady had a geothermal energy home that sat on tons of Mason's sand and was heated by a reasonably sized wood stove. Her thermal windows gathered solar energy. The 'old' technology can be updated to serve well in a new day.

[@thalinororcbreaker2840]

@@jamesellsworth9673 Nice.

[@beth12svist]

I don't know about the US but I do know some houses in villages here in Czechia still have only outhouses - it's relatively rare now, I think, but my aunt did for a while live in a house like that, somewhere just around 35 km from Prague - guess it was just one of those houses whose previous owners never got around to updating on that same principle of "if it ain't broke..." It was a rather curious phenomenon because they certainly did have running water - the hitch was, I guess, on the other end. 😅

[@Smethells2023]

That’s how my mother’s mother’s parents lived. My grandmother’s family had no running water, no electricity, and no indoor plumbing. They had a well and later put in a cistern, with a hand pump, for their water. They used Aladdin oil lamps for lighting. Later, her father built a room onto their house that you could attach car batteries in to power their radio and some light bulbs (and would take them into town to have them charged up again). Wood stove. They used a cellar for storage and canned/salted what they could (later got a refrigerator, after the house was connected to the electrical grid). And the farm relied on an outhouse until the 1990s. They had built and lived in a log cabin on a different piece of property earlier in the 1930s, when the Depression was in full swing. They hunted, fished, foraged, and gardened what they could. A lost world, which has much to teach us living in ease and comfort today.

[@jeffseidl]

The Joe Pera appearances on Townsends is the best collaboration since PB&J started working together.

[@HIKARUAUSTIN]

JOES BACK BABY

[@sundogbrewing]

Hell yeah! Joe is the shizniks!

[@KyokujiFGC]

The beard looks good on him

[@ma_er233]

It's kinda funny to think about that all we saw was a guy dressed in 18 century clothing trying to light a fire with relaxing music playing in the background. While there was probably someone holding a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit nervously just outside the shot

[@Fernandez218]

Hello Townsends, I have a question for you. What do you think about nixtimilization? It was used in the 1800s in poor parts of America when, and where, there was no access to meat. There was only access to corn but many died due to pellagra. They died because they didn't treat the corn with the nixtimilzation process. A process by which there is a solution of wood ash boiled, wood ash filtered out, solution kept, then corn soaked and boiled for a certain period of time. This resulted in the corn being easier to digest and certain B-Vitamins bioavailable for the human body to absorb. This led to prevention of the vitamin deficiency known as pellagra. Your title reminded me of it because it says you learned to survive the 18th century. Maybe that means you can learn to survive the early 19th century, too (nixitimilzation was used for many centuries by Native Americans, before Europeans came, but only known widely after pellagra was affecting people).

[@chrishynes6091]

👍

[@W4iteFlame]

Interesting. I've heard some small bits of info about it but never the whole story

[@bilbobaggins7467]

Hominy????

[@wendighoul]

The specific B vitamin in question is niacin, aka vitamin B3. Entire societies in Central and South America depended on nixtamalization, as you can't use corn as a staple crop without it. Masa harina and grits are both made from hominy, or nixtamalizated corn.

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

@@bilbobaggins7467 Yes, one product of nixtimilization. The Central and South Americans have over 300 different foods they make from the "nixed" corn (maize).

[@Stickmanght]

Joe Pera returns to the channel! I loved his previous appearances. His slower, careful approach to everything is wonderful for us to learn alongside him too.

[@ehowiehowie7850]

I love this guy and his soft spoken voice and humble manner as a person. I can't say I know of his comedy in uk.

[@ladyofthemasque]

I keep forgetting just how fast-paced our current life is, until I watch a Joe Pera video. Then I find myself slowing down to really be *in* that moment. As was revealed in an xkcd comic strip, every single day, roughly 1 in 10,000 people get to learn something new to them, often something that "everybody already knows." In these episodes, Mr. Pera gets to be that person for us, learning new knowledge, new skills, new ways of looking at the world, while Jon gets to be the person helping him learn, showing him what to do, talking about why it works that way, and letting him experiment for himself. You can explain all you want about diet-coke-and-mentos, even watch some videos...but DOING it, *that's* where the real fun of learning comes from! Many of us may already know these things, but we get to enjoy Mr. Pera's reactions and efforts, commiserating when things are a little tough, cheering when things are a success. It's refreshing for the heart and mind alike.

[@beth12svist]

A quote floating around our Czech household, which we are unsure of the source of, is a reference to someone who would not throw away anything who had a box labelled "strings short, completely useless". I guess starting fire is what they were useful for! 😃

[@ElizeNou]

That is the calmest reaction to catching on fire i’ve ever seen

[@joew7324]

Joe Pera is so great. The Townsends is a great channel. I am so happy that you found each other. I think I have watched everything that you have made together.

[@daetslovactmandcarry6999]

Thank you for what you do.

[@QuantumRangerPower]

I also can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be to have to sleep on the ground in a storm without even a blanket. Great video, informative as always.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I can. And I never did the like of it after. Woodswise people would never pitch a tarp so high off the ground in the back. Long fires and log reflectors would have made the night survivable and less uncomfortable as well. Jon mentions journal records of needing to sleep next to fallen timber. Some large-girth uprooted trees would provide good shelter with a reflector-backed long fire. The tarp would make a welcome bonus. Our farm woodlot had these sorts of materials. We did not have the stuff to make browse beds but we could rake up some (damp) fallen leaves. Their insulation value was low but better than the cold ground. The wool blankets could then be wrapped around us. Sleeping without a top cover lets too much body heat go to waste. Soon enough, I built a cedar fence rail log cabin with bunk beds.

[@mikehart5619]

I honestly don't know how old the idea of a leaf shelter is. It ought to be as old as trees but it may be a modern bushcraft creation. Yes, if I were going to sleep out overnight, I would have pitched the tarp a lot lower and built a long fire. I would think that if an 18th century person were going to overnight and had brought rope, a tarp and a ground cloth that they would have also brought a wool blanket or two. Yes, it's possible to survive without the blanket but you have to keep the fire going all night.

[@naomie2300]

Please do more videos like this one with Joe Pera! You two make a great team. Comedy and valuable information all in one video. Loved it. 😄🔥🏕

[@HLBear]

What a wonderful day at the cabin. Welsh Rabbit is a favorite winter treat in this house. ❤ And, Joe, you dont have to apologize for a skill you are learning. 😊 It's so good to see you both today - thank you.

[@LadywatchingByrd]

*rarebit 😸

[@kevinmathis1278]

Joe Pera slows my brain down in the best of ways. Very calming. He should have a bi-weekly or monthly video on Townsend.

[@daviddargartz9120]

I came here as a huge Joe Pera fan and had no idea what to expect and left happy. Congrats to @townsends and @joeperacomedy for enriching my life for 20:23.

[@4stringz.]

Absolutely the best channel in the KZbin universe.

[@brigitgoddess]

He's being so careful with everything! And the smile on his face when Jon asked him to grate the nutmeg was priceless!

[@stubie1456]

Joe’s first time on the homestead was how I discovered Townsends! Big fan ever since! Thanks for all the collaborations!

[@piroshi3rd]

I haven't watched a ton of Joe Pera stuff before but he's always so pleasant and nice to experience as a human being. thank you for asking him and thank you Joe for coming and making this video with them!

[@dildswagginz3408]

While Joe is gathering firewood, I really hope that Conor O'Malley makes an appearance to show us how to survive as a footpad/highwayman/cannibal in the 18th century...

[@CheeferSutherland]

I love how Joe apologizes to the tree for taking its limb. Much respect.

[@Chickston]

Thank you for this! Both Jon and Joe. This has been one of my favorite mash ups and seeing it again is so nice.

[@collinmc90]

I’ve been having kind of a rough time lately. nothin too serious but enough to make everyday feel like a chore. this episode really helped me today. I can feel my soul regrow. Think I’ll go for a nice walk down the river. Thanks guys.

[@Randomeris1]

I absolutely knew that he was the guest, that John was talking about at the tavern

[@mrs.manrique7411]

Huzzah! It’s always fun guessing secrets correctly. 😊

[@Randomeris1]

@@mrs.manrique7411 It sure is. Even more when the guest in question is as cool as Joe !

[@nameunavailable1330]

Always a great mashup. Good to see him back.

[@cletusvandamme1]

Subscribed for years, watched for even longer. but have never commented. Joe Pera is an absolute gem. From "there are many ways to tease a rope" to watching his gloves hold a fireball, I could watch him all day. I feel like I'm watching myself try to figure out the 18th century when he's doing the tasks. Thanks so much for this.

[@KingdomMindedWarrior]

Congrats Joe! Well done. I’m envious of your experience on the homestead. I love “To all my haters. Look at me now! Doing the nutmeg for Jon!” I’m sure there are tons of folks who would love to be able to say that. I’m one! Thank you for a great video Joe and Jon.

[@colinsmith458]

Hey! Joe is back! Always good to see him on the channel. Great video to go with my coffee - nutmeg included of course.

[@markregan7639]

This video was so wholesome. Idk how you keep coming up with new content but I'll keep watching!

[@jeromethiel4323]

There is a reason you try to never let a fire go out if you are relying on it for heat and/or cooking. Even just banking the coals so they burn very slowly, allows you to get a real fire going quickly. My parents used to heat their home with wood heat in northern Wisconsin. If you threw 3-4 large pieces of hardwood on in the evening and crank the dampers down, you could sleep 8 hours and still have a very lively coal bed in the morning. Add a couple of pieces of pine, and you'd have a roaring fire in minutes. That free standing cast iron stove burned from late fall to early spring, and you never had to light a fire, because the fire never really went out.

[@terryt.1643]

Love Joe Pera and Jon Townsends. Love seeing Joe survive the 18th century and teaching others to, too. Well done! Think I’ll have Welsh Rarebit for lunch. 🥰💕❤️👍👍

[@marinecam]

I never foresaw ongoing collaboration between Townsends and Joe Pera lol, but it makes so much sense when watching. Visiting Townsends is exactly something Joe would have done on HIS show, too

[@Mynx5050]

Loved it! Thank you Jon & Joe❤

[@Token_Civilian]

My big takeaway is that I really need to make some char cloth - super easy to catch the spark from flint and steel or ferro rod.

[@devinklassen9769]

Holy, the most articulate part of this video objectively is actually the expertly directed slow zoom out in the last minute. That is very impressive. I love Mr Townsend and Joe (sorry Joe I know you'd rather be called "Joe" after all "Mr Pera" was your fathers name... though your mother always called him "Dave" which she said was short for "David") this paring has been great.

[@erinbailey4631]

This whole video warmed my heart and THATS how I will survive this winter

[@Hans_Moleman_]

I love Joe and I love Jon. This is perfect

[@daylechipps7124]

Thanks!

[@ozarkscath]

I love Joe Pera. Dude is legit just a humble soul.

[@gobigrey9352]

Perfect intro, literally laughed out loud. Love Joe Pera.

[@gaspartiznado6418]

Good to see Joe Pera again. He's one of the most wholesome people I've seen on this channel.

[@pollnitz]

That was, hands down, the most enjoyable video from this channel in a very long time.

[@g_aria]

I had no idea who Joe was before he appeared on Townsend's the first time and he is absolutely delightful, I'm so glad he came back!!

[@truthreigns7]

Joe is so laid back and doesnt seem to get too excited.

[@elsalopez6868]

I definitely love this video,it might be useful at hard times! Joe...you did it,Jon's a good teacher!

[@Riot_Police]

Amazing guest! Love the breathing room Joe Pera had when trying on his own, great stuff!! Some of the greatest material on KZbin, Thank you Townsends!

[@xero110]

I don''t know if it is camera nerves, but I really like his calm demeanor. It's very soothing and, well calm.

[@josephmartins8882]

That’s just kinda how he is. He talks and sounds the same way in all his stand up, skits, and in his podcast. I find it really calming.

[@mattbaker7305]

Thank you for these videos with Joe. Truly. Thank you.

[@brdwizard2396]

Joe is a treat and a delight.

[@melodymcminn4107]

I do love your channel and have been watching for, many, many years.

[@coopernichols4275]

The cut from Jon being so high-energy to Joe's "hello" is just too good

[@MatsJPB]

I like it when Joe visits.

[@juliegolick]

I'm more familiar with the middle ages than the 18th century, but my understanding was that winter for medieval people was a time to do all the mending, fixing, and crafting that you'd need for the next growing season. You couldn't really go outside much, so you'd do smaller crafts and projects indoors. It wasn't really a time of idleness, because once the growing season hit, you had to have all your tools ready.

[@mikehart5619]

True. Not like you just slept and ate and waited till spring but you did kind of hunker down.

[@mstmompj]

The children's book Ox-Cart Man (set in early 19C New England) gives a nice depiction of the annual cycle of life for a farm family, including all the winter indoor activities that set the stage for the rest of the year.

[@ashsutton6478]

This is the most absolute wholesome content on KZbin. I love that I found these two separately and they do collaborations together they're my favorite friends to fall asleep to.

[@VBunplugged757]

Learning winter survival from an excellent teacher

[@TibleTech]

This video is amazing! One of my favorites from Townsends. Seeing survival skills and how tough things could be is just an awe-inspiring experience. Thank you so much for this video and everything you do.

[@trigremlin]

Joe is so humble its impossible not to love him.

[@paronguy]

I had no idea who Joe Pera was until I looked him up after this video. I used to work for a brain injury rehab facility, and I seriously thought this was someone with a TBI!

[@johnsomething567]

Fantastic guest sir.

[@CelticShae]

I could legit watch Joe Pera do literally anything. The humor, humility and quiet serenity with which he approaches life are just so wonderful.

[@ctbadger]

Joe Pera is a national treasure. I discovered him during the pandemic and his gentle wisdom and humor helped me get through it.

[@gma5587]

Yay! Joe Pera day! Jon & Joe's voices are so calming...We need that! 😁 Great video guys 👌

[@fiberfarmstead]

This is and has been a wholesome, interesting and FUN show. Thank you❤️I appreciate you all for it. Great time I had and sent it to my sons for their enjoyment. Best wishes🌱 Love, a50 something Mom. 🎉🇺🇸

[@angrytaylor3710]

You two are great together, your fast paced energy pairs so well with his life’s to short to be in a hurry feel.

[@sirdgar]

Joe Pera is one of those persons you just like immediately. What a nice episode. Cheers

[@citylockedsasquatch8134]

I'm truly sorry, John, but Joe is now my favorite Townsend,s character of all times!!!! 😂

[@lanced3256]

Oh great, now I want cheesy toast. Well done Joe!!! Absolutely loved this post. Can't wait for the next one. Best wishes gentlemen

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

I would love to be having this experience, it looks so relaxing and I’ve been so _terribly_ stressed, lately. Mostly due to an eviction, and not knowing where I’m going to end up living. Does Joe Pera really have haters? I can’t imagine being angry enough at the world to hate _him_ of all people. He’s the world’s soft-spoken grandpa!

[@rbsamar]

I love when he is on. He is so peaceful to listen too

[@Crazybetharoo]

This is the MOST WHOLESOME KZbin VIDEO I have ever seen in my life. My whole day has been brightened because of it.

[@ericad8616]

Joe is the best!! I've been missing his show...so nice to see him here.

[@greenmarcosu]

I have been waiting for this!

[@The_Mimewar]

Joe Pera has helped me get to sleep many a night. He seems to be perfect for Townsends.

[@JayEmGe]

Oh man, how I would love it if Joe were to go to Martin's Station this year! He'd probably get a kick out of it.

[@kitkat8231]

Yay! More Joe Pera collabs!!! 🎉❤

[@juliacampbell5881]

I do love when you have Joe on as a guest. He is just so sweet and funny. Thank you for having him as a guest on the show and I really think you all laugh and have a good time together. Great video.

[@TEJ-p8w]

If I ever win the lottery, I will pay Joe Pera handsomely to read my favorite books. On the nights my insomnia really kicks in, I would pay him double to aimlessly tell me how he goes about his day! Two of my favorite things together again.

[@KuyaHandyKap]

oh, yeah! another collaboration with our main man, joe pera!

[@imxploring]

Always love when Joe visits with John! Truly enjoy the conversation and interaction!!!!

[@shadoww6360]

This is the cross over I never asked for but I always needed! Thank you soooo much! I love it!

[@arrestedeffort]

Okay, this is incredible. I'm so glad you brought Joe back onto your show!

[@erikthered4929]

I haven't even started watching and I just have to say I am so excited to see another Joe Pera collaboration! I I rarely comment so I just want to say thanks for everything you guys at Townsends do.

[@Escalotes]

It's nice to see Joe standing up to his haters

[@stefanburlacu335]

This is a pleasant surprise. Thanks for having Joe Pera! I’d like to see him more around, he has such nice questions!