Bedroll and Haversack Camping: #4 Sleeping On Sandbars

[@rainbowhiker]

Ken, you've got to keep making these historical and thoroughly enjoyable videos of early camping know how's. I love 'em. And don't forget Bob. You guys are a good team.

[@sjohnson1776]

I really like that you basically walked out your front door and went camping a couple nights. That's a big reminder that there is so much to enjoy around us all the time if we just pay attention. Thanks for taking us along! ATB Steve

[@KennethKramm]

sjohnson1776 Big smile, Steve. You don't have to go very far to enjoy nature! ATB, Ken

[@KennethKramm]

Hi Craig, The Johny Cake recipe is listed in the narrative below the video. Press the, "show more" button and you will see it. I only brought one canteen of water. I boiled the river water for the rest (this wate,r when treated, becomes drinking water for city of Houston). In the 19th century, folks drank it straight from the river (the water was cleaner then).... and people may have developed more resistance to water-borne ilness. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Ken

[@rohawaha]

I am a history buff and the other day at Barnes & Nobel a book showed three southern men on the cover, each having a well secured bedroll slung on there backs. I observed that it appeared to be a prized piece of equipment. Thank you for keeping the history of our country alive you are a Patriot and a service to your country. I was privileged to learn from my Great grand mother in the 1970 s she was 97 at the time. she told me of the " Mountain Folk" of West Va. in the late 1800 s

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Melvin. In reality, I remember vividly when I awoke because a scopion stung me. (a couple years ago). I thought I was going to die.... and drove to an emergency room, 30 miles away to seek help. ..... Will discuss this in the next episode. Take care, my friend.

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Great video to wake up to and get me inspired for my day up in mountains elk scouting. Jason

[@bclendenen1]

Well that was fun. Thanks for taking us with you.

[@KennethKramm]

Harold Clendenen You're welcome, Harold!

[@crazyhorseaz6480]

#4 good, but to short, Thank you

[@Mr1triton]

Really enjoy your videos. No nonsense and practical. I am an Australian/American Civil war buff. You show, for me, how the average soldier, both sides, lived, plus bushcraft. Thanks and great videos

[@BushMania4]

Good tips! I'm glad you put that warning at the beginning because there are many beginner bush rafters that aren't aware that water levels can raise 2 feet while your sleeping! Nice tips! Keep me coming, Will

[@greenbean9600]

U are an awesome and cool guy it would be cool to spend a day with u camping I love your videos

[@FelixImmler]

Wonderful Video. Thank you Kenneth! Greets from Switzerland Felix

[@fredprobst199]

Just ran across your videos and found them to be very enlightening and enjoyable. Your technique of demostrating a way of life in the 1800's is so much better than the videos of someone standing behind a table and explaining what something is and how to use it. I was a period correct rendezvouser for a couple of years and wish I had watched your videos prior to that. Thanks for sharing your excellent videos.

[@OutDoorZombie]

Really appreciate your videos. You obviously take great pride in filming and editing your footage. Thank you for sharing your passion for nature!

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment, OutDoorZombie Much appreciated .... ATB, Ken

[@kam-poho2646]

Ken, I am rather down moody recently, but viewing your trip outdoors makes me feel better, thank you for keeping me up.

[@KennethKramm]

Thank Felix. The weather was perfect for the video, neither hot nor cold. Spring is a wonderful time in east Texas, USA. Much different from Switzerland, I would think. Maybe, someday, I will have the opporturnity to visit. Take care, Ken

[@kevinwich2131]

I like the videos where you show the gear you bring and how you carry it to where you are camping. I also like when you show the food you are eating and how you collect and cook it. I am a boy scout that really enjoys camping and learn a lot from you videos. Keep up the good work, Ken!

[@survivalmike]

WOW, what a wonderful trip - thank you so much for taking us along. It was a joy to watch. Really like the way you film and present stuff - THANK YOU SO MUCH! Have fun in the outdoors and enjoy mother nature. Hope to see you soon in an other video. ATB from Austria Mike

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Bill. Much appreciated. I'm having fun and always learning... Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken

[@charliemcdowell5231]

Ken I know this is an old video so you might not see this comment, but I just want to thank you so much for making these wholesome and entertaining and educational videos. I find old school camping techniques fascinating, and you always seem to be enjoying life so much I can't help but feel happy watching you. Keep up the awesome stuff!

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks, Les. Have a peaceful weekend, my friend .... hopefully enjoying the outdoors.... Ken

[@LeopoldUlysees]

Another great video, sir. You continue to inspire - even those of us who can't hear what you're saying.

[@KennethKramm]

Wonderful trip. Thanks for joining the adventure.

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Thank you! As time permits, enjoying watching your earlier videos. Thanks for taking us along on this one.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Mike. So that scene got your attention~ Always having fun! Enjoy the wekend, my friend.

[@KennethKramm]

Danny, this was a fantastically beautiful trip. And of course outstanding weather made the trip easy....A little warm for the long sleeve shirt I was wearing --- but folks only wore long sleeve shirts (when outdoors) in the 1800s . Have a good weekend, my friend.

[@unownmew]

Really excellent stuff about beautyberry, and oatmeal and cornmeal, and the blanket roll. Also good stuff about what to pack in the haversack. Thanks for sharing all this information with us. I'm looking forward to more from this miniseries. Also beautiful nature shots, nature is so relaxing.

[@erickwest8817]

Hey Ken! I'm an avid hiker and camper in the Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota area. Just wanted to chime in and say I love your videos and the instruction you provide in them - especially the camp recipes you prepare. Thanks for going to the trouble of making these fabulous videos!

[@KennethKramm]

Erick West Thanks Eric. Your feedback is much appreciated. ATB, Ken

[@billyjoedenny]

thanks ken for taking us along with you, and for sharing the knowledge of the 1800s carry system. very interesting how simple life was. ..bill

[@onebadboy2]

Love your videos Ken. Looked like a wonderful couple of days. Thanks for smiling and keep up the good work.

[@KennethKramm]

You're welcome Stuart. Have a good weekend, my friend.

[@sasktactical]

Wow, what an awesome adventure, Ken! Thanks for taking us along!

[@KennethKramm]

You're welcome, Lee... Trust you're having a wonderful holiday weekend. ATB ... ken

[@bigmuscleify]

KEN AGAIN CAMPING IS SO MUCH FUN WITH YOU. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE ME BACK IN TIME.

[@DonnyOutdoors]

Great video Ken. I like the break down of kit here. I love the scenery there, it's so nice that you have this kind of area in walking distance from your home! Enjoyed watching, as always... ...Donny.

[@KennethKramm]

The haversack is exactly what I needed with all the pockets I want. Lucky find... The horsehoe is more balanced to carry than the using the strap... but it wasn't bad. Oh...bear is sleeping. He doesn't time travel very welll ....and besides there wasn't space in the haversack. Have a good weekend, Robin. Cheers, ken

[@Lazydogsleep]

I enjoy your videos so much. Thanks for teaching this old dog some new tricks.

[@HectorPlasmic]

Rewatching all these bedroll and haversack camping videos today, Ken. Good stuff, thanks!

[@LeopoldUlysees]

Thanks, Ken. My son and I have been using a 12' x 10' tarp from Walmart. Lengthwise, the grommets match on both sides; on the short sides, they do not. Still, we've made perfectly serviceable tarp tents. Next week, we'll each will make the one in your (excellent) video.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Donny. I wasn't sure how pople would like spending half the vid on my kit --- but several people asked for it.... We live in a nice area .... on the edge of the city and near the malls (my wife likes this) AND at the edge of a state forest and near a river. (I like this). Have a good weekend, my friend.

[@KennethKramm]

Cool. Let me know how you like it, David. This adventure was not difficult becasue the weather was perfect -- not too hot, not too cold. AND the biting insects aren't too bad yet. My major concern were venomous snakes: coral snakes; copperheads; and water mocossans. I often see them, but forutrnately none on this trip. Have a good week. Cheers, Ken

[@lionelyork4960]

Bonjour from France! Thanks you to share your expérience, for me you are a kind of Tom Sawyer older ;0)

[@karlbridge6842]

I love your videos, thank you. I hope that there are more to come? As a UK resident escape to beautiful wilderness in good weather is virtually impossible!! So I envy your beautiful home/environment.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Karl. Your comments are much appreciated. I usually upload about four videos each month on a variety of outdoors and bushcraft topics. I plan to resume the 1800's miniseries in early 2014. Wishing you and your family and safe and relaxing holiday season. ATB …. ken

[@68_wildcat]

You are cool, Kenneth! Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge!

[@keintopf]

Hey Ken, beautiful spots you shared with us and great adventure! Enjoyed, Mike

[@fepowson]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos Ken, interesting and informative, Thanks for sharing your adventures.....Les.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks for the idea, Patrick. You're the second person to recommend a a video on how to deal with dangers in the wilderness such as snakes and scorporians. It will be fun to make this video and share what I've learned the "hard way.".... scorpion stings, for example. One of the most popular videos on my channel is on "How To Survive Getting Lost In the Forest." Have a wood week my friend in Scotland... Cheers, Ken

[@tattiibi99ins]

looks like a fun trip thanks for taking us with ya! hope all is well

[@TheHBHikerBoyScout]

Next time I go on a hike, I'm going to do the wool blanket thing. I've never experienced the minimal way of camping\hiking in the woods.Found a tin cup with a lid to put some honey in, hopefully it works. Thanks for the inspiration Ken. Take care, David.

[@Gullrica]

Hi Ken, what a great video. I really enjoyed it! I have a long way to learn hike with that little gear. Ha ha. Thank you so much for sharing! Take care my friend.

[@snowyowl44]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video! Kenneth you are living the dream!!

[@genekulp]

Watching you makes this seem doable. I have wanted to camp on the sandbars of the Colorado up here in Austin, and you give so much detail I feel confident about trying with enough prep. Thanks!

[@KennethKramm]

+Gene Kulp Thanks. Good luck. Be careful, however, about unexpected changers in water level! Enjoy the sandbars! ATB, Ken

[@KennethKramm]

Glad that you're enjoying my vids, Russ. Thanks for taking time to comment. Cheers, Ken

[@SilvaWolf]

Ken, that looked like a fantastic trip, super relaxing. I think one day i too will try out camping with a bedroll, just have to wait for more welcoming weather over here! Wish I could have joined you, looked like a super trip!

[@KennethKramm]

This so much for watching. It was fun to make this video.... and VERY RELAXING. The moment I reached the river....it felt that I had gone back in time 100 years. Nature was at it's best...and the weather was perfect. Enjoy the weekend, my friend.

[@my35Xvision]

Hi Ken, It was such a pleasure to see you on this adventure and learn a lot, as always from your videos. You look cool, my friend. Thank you for all this fun and survival tips. Great stuff! Have a wonderful weekend! :)

[@KennethKramm]

Hi Sandy, Yes, the petrified wood that I sent came from the same river. It's already hot here and the weather forecast is HOT and HUMID...so the nights will be hot. I tried to live in the bush similar to most people did in the 1800s. Meat was a luxury. I read that Native Americans lived on just a handfull of parched corn and water every day when in the bush. I brought enough parched corn for a week, according to that standard! It is very filling. Have a good week, my friend. Ken

[@HazeyWolf1337]

Thanks for sharing! Your video productions are really a treat - fantastic job filming, editing & your presentations are always insightful & full of authenticity and originality. Your love for history and nature really shines through! Peace and Best Wishes...

[@KennethKramm]

Interesting.... that's the same price range I paid for my haversack. I sure like it! And I discoverd that it is waterproof too.

[@Married2Nature]

I will definitely look forward to the video if you decide to make it Ken, Im very interested in the historical part.

[@Married2Nature]

Greeat video Ken, i just love those historical back to basic videos of yours. Dont you ever stop making them! ;)

[@nicktrav]

Mr. Kramm- I am a new subscriber to your channel. I am really enjoying your videos. I particularly enjoy the simplicity of your camps and how you avoid so many of the "necessities" that most of us feel we need. Please continue to bring us these informative and entertaining videos. Be well.

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

Way to experience the outdoors close to home! Very nice vid!

[@dshedder1]

Thanks for the videos. I learn something new every time I watch.

[@leetye6]

i love the acoustic version of yesterday by the Beatles

[@KennethKramm]

+Tye Lee Thanks Tye!

[@KennethKramm]

You're welcome, Heriberto. Have a good week, my friend. ATB ... ken

[@WanderingTheWild]

This is a great video Brother! I'm all about the 18th century kit and camping, some good tips and info you shared, may have to add a few new bits to my kit. Keep it up! Bill

[@wbworkout]

You kind of remind me of Huck Finn but older. Someday we may really need these skills. I have not had a chance to camp in awhile. Once I camped alone up on a huge hill near the Snake River in Wis. Carried everything up there, spent 3 days and saw no one. Had to walk a mile for water. It was very remote but still in a State Park. I miss that kind of camping.

[@KennethKramm]

That's a good variation on the drink. Sounds good to me. The drink I made followed a direct quote from John Gould, 1877. John was a Civil War vetran and wrote a book on camping tips based on his life experiences.

[@thatman4732]

I like ur videos, I'm a Boy Scout in Texas and am going to try out a bedroll next camp out after I saw u have one I think my friends would think it cool too. Thank for the vids it is teaching me a lot and is very interesting. 👍

[@Quasar502]

Lots of good info here. Gonna have to watch it twice. After I look up making patched corn and identifying smilax.

[@BigmacbushcraftCoUkOutdoors]

really enjoyed this 'bedroll & haversack' series :)

[@KennethKramm]

Thats a great topic! In some of the 1800's camping/hiking books there are suggestions to make depressions in the ground that are similar to recliners. They look very comfortable. Sounds like the you've discovered the same idea. I haven't tried it and is something worth doing...

[@KennethKramm]

You're welcome. Have a good week, my friend.

[@piobrick]

Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed watching your trip. Great info.

[@SurviveN2]

Cool info and that looked like a nice little trip you had Ken. Thanks for sharing this and Take Care my friend :-))

[@KennethKramm]

You'll like the energy drink, Jon. The only reference I could find for it was in John Gould's 1877 book. The interenet has references to similar drinks...but they are more complicated to make. One person suggested adding, lemmon, and honey..... Now that sounds good..... alb ken

[@cig9638]

Loving this video so far. I will make sure to watch more of your videos.

[@Bob808Knight]

Ken I love your attention to detail. Always learn so much when I watched your videos . I'm going to have to try to find some natural bug repellents in my region. Man-made bug repellents are not working. The meals cooked look great. I will try the oatmeal in my water. Looks like it would make a great energy drink. Thanks for sharing ken .

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks, my friend. It is good to know that my videos have helped inspire you to go outdors and enjoy nature. Have a good weekend ...ken

[@jsherck]

I was just lamenting the lack of wax myrtle or beautyberry here in Northern Indiana, but I'm glad I've never had to concern myself with poisonous snakes! I'll have to take the good with the bad!

[@TheMelvinWei]

Your bedroll videos are great, they remind me of role-playing video games I've played on computers where you could carry a bedroll in your inventory and use it to sleep in the wild. Of course, some of those games involved waking up because you had been ambushed in your sleep by monsters or beasts. Feral hogs in real time Texas perhaps? Liked the damselfly footage too!

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks. I was thinking about making one more in this series. It will be on "Past Tents and Shelters..... the way we camped ...." People were beginning to use hammocks to campi nin the 1870s.... And I'm thinking about following the design used for the @White Mountain Hammock Chair 1886" to make a hammock chair and then camp in it. the late 1800s was the beginning of an ear of hiking and camping for pleasure, writing nature journals and sketching.... I've sketches my grandparents made..etc.

[@KennethKramm]

Hazey thanks for watching and commenting. I'm continually learning how to present information and like to share the feelings I receive from nature when outdoors. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend. Peace.

[@KennethKramm]

It is so close, yet so far. 2 miles by the bayou; yet 14 miles by car. very few roads on the other side of the freeway. Neat experienc.

[@RiverBendSurvival]

In my opinion, your very best video. Informative and just plain old entertaining......keep up the great work brother!

[@KennethKramm]

Dano, I'd like to be Huck Finn. Sound like the Snake Riv hike was wonderful. Hope you do it again...and maybe post it on KZbin. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@lawtonmurrey8601]

Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos. I love camping, just don't seem to have the time to do it as much as I use to.

[@KennethKramm]

You're welcome, Lawton. It was fun to pretend stepping back in time, when times were slower …. but of course, with the comfort of modern materials .. Take care, Ken

[@HillbillysNdaBush]

Great camping. I am checking to see if they have those plants of bug repellant here in Ohio. The skeeters will carry you away here in the spring to early summer.

[@KennethKramm]

Cool. I'd be interested to see you you carry the bedroll.

[@danashton9204]

Such a lovely fella. Really enjoyable videos. I Can see you have years of experience of life in general and always smile.. :-) Thanks, keep making them.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks for your kind comments Dan. Stay tuned for more videos .... Happy New Year, Ken

[@KennethKramm]

Let me know what happens. I'm interested. 12' x 10' will make a much larger tent than I did. Do your shelters have a tarp floor? It would be intersting to see a video demonstrating the different shelter designs you're using along with comments about their advantages and diisadvantages.

[@KennethKramm]

I look forward to seeing your video!

[@KennethKramm]

Haversack came from an Army Surpless Store in Spring, Texas. I was told that it was used by the Russian Army. Several viewers said that similar haveracks were made in several countries. Anway, I really like thie haversack. BTW, it is waterproof too.

[@roberttolley2293]

Ken sat up camp max a frame tent, changed red cord to green pharcord, ground tarp, mat next.so much fun. we have big tent queen mistress, and room for 11 foot Harley chopper

[@jeffgail99]

Love this series, pease keep them coming.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks Mike. I'm continually learning and improving my KZbins and greatly appreciate your feedback. Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Happy eating!

[@KennethKramm]

HI Leopold. I don't have an instructional video becasue the design is so simple. I recommend selecting a 6 x 8 foot tarp that has has gromet holes at the 4 foot mark. Some do, others don't. Make your own gromet hole if not. Run cordage to it and put the stick into the holes on the bottom AND the top. Otherwise, use a walking stick with curved handle in top, as in this video. .... and iput the bottom of stick into ground several inches. This design has a 2 ft wide bottom w/ tarp.

[@christiancrociata6962]

Great video kenneth, Next video you should use a different shelter. I love your videos.