Louisiana...........Part 1

[@spilt9582]

All these classics showing up in my feed. Outstanding!

[@shainefontenot6005]

Great to see you in Louisiana even though it was 7 years ago. Great video thank you.

[@JEFLeb35712]

Great and honest. Been a fan for a while now. Finding the old classics.

[@adamboutcher4964]

Keep sharing the videos, always good to watch.

[@recall5811]

Will Do.......

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Hard to overcome moisture in a set. I thought I was the only one that would give something 10 or more tries. The last time I wore myself out trying for an ember was when I had a house dried poplar set that I easily made 3 embers from...Left it on my covered porch just overnight and the next morning, I wore myself out trying to get it to produce another ember. It would not... I didn't know about thick pine bark being good for a bearing block. Thanks!

[@recall5811]

I use pine in California, no problem.....sux out here

[@Jaden48108]

I spent 12 years in Louisiana, off and on, some of it as a boy scout and yes did a lot of camping near swamps and such. Those were good times.

[@GatorLife57]

Like your honesty....very respectful and refreshing ! I honor you Sir !!!! ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE

[@singlehanded12]

There is a lesson in every piece of timber, observations of a life long wood worker. Awesome stuff.

[@ClodiusP]

"Practice makes better, not perfect." Love it

[@TacticalOwl7]

Nice to see you in my neck of the woods, literally! Good to see you exploring the wetlands.

[@recall5811]

Ya.....not use to this yet...

[@DiabloHills]

I am new to bushcraft and I fell upon your channel around March 2020..I became an instant subscriber..One important thing (that I quickly noticed) was you must hone your skills with practice, practice, practice, and practice some more..Then, you must continue to utilize your developed skills just to maintain them..I respect your characteristics to the fullest..Thanks for ALL your content and I have obtained quality knowledge from you in just a few weeks..I appreciate you!!

[@randallhawkinson4727]

Took another break from felling oaks. Came up with this one! Wow, what a difference from 2023! Loved it! Loved the ending! Ooorah! Now on to Part Two!

[@arkansaswoodsman1582]

the top of the bow drill spindle needs to be a point for less friction

[@michaelangelo6947]

You're in my neck-of-the-woods now. :-) Legend has it that the Honey Island Swamp Monster is real.

[@Shawn551975]

Glad to see your still making videos ya know its nice to see even the best survivalists fail at times but way to keep trying keep up the good work!

[@recall5811]

ya, a bit different out here

[@80Ragincajun]

Which was the problem, the spindal, or the fire board? I see it had punk but not staying together. I live in Lousiana and always have trouble with friction fire till i saw you use a peice of palm tree, and williow in one of your videos. So i cant wait to give that a go. Thanks in advance!

[@mojavebohemian814]

Thank you. Very interesting

[@SwampRatProductions]

That's a sweet little area you found, nice that it had some trails. Ugh...i so need to get out there, soon my friend ! Tip for the bowdrill. First off, a Nobel effort indeed. Second, try saving the burnt dust that didnt turn in to coal. Save it and make a mound of it right in front of your notch as if it accumulated there by its self. The dust will have a much lower combustion rate at this point and usually turns to coal pretty fast.

[@recall5811]

I have don that in the past, Where I am from it doesn't matter, I will try it here. usually I dump it in the tinder bundle. I just wanted an ember not a fire.

[@lloydmcgriff98]

My father and I spent 3 yr.s in ``Plaquemines Parish`` In a ``fish camp`` . We called it the ``Mosquito Coast``. The People there are THE BEST !!!! We Ate like Kings and had So much fun. =) The ``People are So Cool`` ,,, The Food was Almost as Good as the People. LA is the Ritchest Land . ``Sportsman`s Paradise !!! So Perfect,,, Each and Every One !!! Thanks Again Every One !!! ****cheers**** =) ``Boo Ray ?!? =D

[@80Ragincajun]

Hey Crpl, where are you at in Lousiana?? I live in Lafayette and trampled all over the swamps and piney woods! Glad you came here!

[@eharris6347]

Welcome to the great state of La. I'm from B.R. And it's always very humid, middle of the summer is brutal you just pour sweat because the air is filled with humidity and doesn't dry your sweat off your skin , so you don't cool off your body just pours more sweat to try to cool itself, watched a lot off fire making videos of the bow and drill method where they are up north and out west and they make it look easy getting a coal quickly but around here in south Louisiana it's a tad bit more challenging, let's not talk about the insects and them no good son of a b***hing mosquitoes

[@jameshargroder7090]

HERE HERE IAM BORN N RAISED IN OPELOUSAS!!

[@RenegadeSith]

I’m in B.R. too, and you aren’t lying! You gotta lean funny so the sweat doesn’t drip down the spindle.

[@mrkultra1655]

Great one Corporal, thanks.

[@landroamer1000]

That looks like the same pine we had in South Georgia. It wasn’t you I think, it was the wood. At least if it’s the kind of pine I’m thinking about. To sappy. Makes good fat lighter though if you can find a dead root. I have to say I never thought about using the bark as a bearing block. I always used a hunk of fat lighter.

[@Duckserman]

One thing you don't want to get is a little something I like to call "swamp rot". It's just trench foot but I get it a lot in florida. It sucks so be careful

[@davesmilingcoyote]

Always bring a couple of pair of socks.. lol

[@ScottOwens28]

Corporal, where is this in Louisiana? A local here and would love to check this out. Thanks.

[@jamesbridges7750]

Feel for ya man, east arkansas is the same way, pretty much a no go for friction methods.

[@thatguy-ly7rt]

James Bridges you can find small patches of semi dry land and cover them with palmetto leaves

[@tracktosurvival]

Damn Good Vid! Don't have tooo much fun or I'll have to drag my ass out there! Good camera angles and editing...

[@recall5811]

come out here, bro......

[@tracktosurvival]

I was in Paris TX some years ago. People there told me of Bigfoot in north LA. Might be something worth looking into.

[@jeffsmith6441]

That has to suck trying to get fire going down there. Great video though. Keep it up!

[@richardsplker303]

This is a great video with no explanation your asking us to identify a gray squarrel dear dropping beaver sign Friction tools and sometimes things do not go as hope/planned

[@keithmoore9991]

Looks like Sam Huston Jones State Park.

[@charlesrhinehart9770]

Thank you another good video

[@jayjenkins4721]

Kind of hate to admit I'm the 850th like 6 years later...lol. Back when this was a new video I probably would have passed up after watching, and after following you more recently for the past year or so (2019/20) I just kind of giggle at how bad this video is currently...lol. Glad you got your YT and video game up. Not sure why YT is sending me into the way back machine on some of the folks I subscribe to, but it's a fun journey.

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

Welcome to our world, it's not so bad if you don't mind humidity and insects galore this time of year.

[@recall5811]

Am dialed in now, watch part 2

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

***** I did and others. Fog introduced your channel in his latest.

[@chisholmranch1]

I am born and raised in the west Tx desert. I usually carry my drill , spindle and fric board in my back pack along with some dry kindle. And when all else fails, I always have a trusty BIC lighter on board. Semper Fi MARINE !!!!!!!!!!.... 30 yrs Ret.

[@recall5811]

I nailed it in part 2 of this series, a lot of humidity in Louisiana. Thanks for serving and Watching

[@chisholmranch1]

***** Thanks for the come back my brother.

[@davidcloud5886]

Looks abit like Chicot State Park, have friends that live very close to entrance.

[@QuilStudios]

enemy squirrel spotted! GET 'EM!

[@davesmilingcoyote]

Where is this at? Sam Houston Jones State Park?

[@ethanlawrence09]

Looks like you'd want a hammock there will all that wet ground.

[@Vladviking]

Living here for many years my first pick would be a mosquito net. Dry ground can be had but there is no safe place in mosquito season which is most if not all the year.

[@johnanderson2217]

It rains twice a day on the Gulf Coast. You're one of my favorite guys to watch, but you should be aware of what you're walking into.

[@kalstreksandtrails7606]

Outstanding A.F my friend

[@walterpalmer2749]

You do not want to get lost in a Louisiana swamp. One of the worst areas on Earth.

[@jaybenton546]

Keeping it real sir. Respect and honor the truth..

[@brandonmitchell3617]

did you move there?

[@recall5811]

Work related, 3-6 months.......

[@williamvailati2044]

you know now i dont feel so bad the craft had same thing happen to me couldnt believe it n yes not once but twice learnt a lesson there so now i cheat i guess cause if at all possible i carry the needed two very important items ! plus cordage ok ok and a lighter LOL ! so far always found the bow on site or along the way !! least so far !! well done corporal Semper Fi

[@lucyintheskywithdiamonds4034]

vg liked

[@bradquall1547]

Dont feel bad.. When i was younger i couldnt start a fire with a gas truck and blow torch. ... On to part 2.. Peace bud..

[@HobbitHomes263]

Beaver chewed stumps now give me the shivers. A local trapper was killed by a beaver a couple years ago. I was checking his trapline and started hauling on the chain on a triggered set. Beaver was still alive and got him in the femoral with those teeth. Bled out right there on the spot....

[@jackieeastom8758]

Sucker limbs off pine trees make tinder in damp conditions round here,that's sw ar

[@philippbalz1863]

durch das das bei mir feuerverbot ist.sammle ich jetzt drei oder vier solche kits.mit verschidenen zundern. für spätere experimente.hehe

[@craigwhite7698]

Nothing like some grilled Alligator!!

[@ppger44]

Is the buttpack easier on your back to carry than a backpack?

[@debbiewofford7021]

Please explain what you are doiing.

[@recall5811]

watch my other videos

[@TFWS6]

Way too fast for out here. You have to slow it down and give your materials time to dry out.

[@richardrocha702]

carpe diem ...👍

[@timothyhall2117]

Yup

[@mauricemckim2483]

Hammer McKim hi to

[@foxxxyontop3043]

pythons gaters and boar...swamp monsters....make a big big spear and a deadfall near the waters edge and tie up that squirrel as bait......

[@iamkurgan1126]

Lousy Annie. Even in winter, ish.

[@scottjames8498]

Went bacpacking in Louisiana once. I will never go there unless it is the dead of winter. Awesome AF as always even if you did not get the intended result.

[@jasonjohn8418]

Ah the Deep South. In Florida and it has rained for 4 days in a row here. Always wet.

[@HobbitHomes263]

Anytime you want to recon SW Montana we have mixture of unsophisticated adversaries (tourists) and VERY sophisticated adversaries in the form of grizzlies, black bears, wolves and mountain lions in a target rich environment. You paint 'em and I'll call the air.... Semper Fly from the USAF

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jethroY8100]

Lol the ol tree rats every bit a water ya see may have food just below the surface you just got to be careful you dont become the food and i see you didnt find the fire ants all the country people watch where we step and you'll see us check lol id like to see ya get another shot at louisiana

[@internetjesus6784]

Yeah I live there and it sucks ass