Possibles Bags, Haversacks and Knapsacks

[@tattooninja]

That was more interesting than I expected....A lot of information without too much fussing around...Love seeing the details of kits though... Gonna watch another now

[@gobigrey9352]

Sad that this channel is no longer active. This is the best content on KZbin.

[@ansuz444]

Some still say.. he's out there still....

[@HuntCreekBushcraft]

Just happened across this video. Enjoyed the content a great deal. Very informative with a practical and easy going presentation. I learned a lot and appreciate that!

[@ApacheT99]

Do you live like the mountainman did in the fur era, my grandpa is full apache, my dad half and me a quarter, but both my dad and grandpa taught me how to hunt, live, and make my own weapons since I was about 7, I'm 15 now. My grandpa is 74 and he lives with an apache boy, chayton, and live in the Northern New Mexico completly away from the modern world, they live there traditional way. So since I was about 8 I spend the whole summer with them and live the old way. I'm glad I get the chance to live this way and not caught up in this modern world like most young people are nowadays

[@Nolia23]

ApacheT99 we need to get the beaver population up in New Mexico to build ponds and hold some rain water

[@whitewolf9746]

I envy the traditional way of life, one grandfather of mine was part Comanche and part Cherokee, I plan to live a free life in my future, a life that is mostly traditional Comanche

[@whitewolf9746]

I am 14 still and plan to leave soon with my friend to get away from modern society as much as possible, we may head north, or west to the great mountains, those are the most reasonable since we are on the plains, we will be on foot, we will have to make a travois to carry much water with us, and much food that we will hunt

[@whitewolf9746]

We plan to leave in a few days or more

[@whitewolf9746]

We just graduated eighth grade today, I’m sure most of us were nervous, but I’m not sure that we will be missed by many, my friend is an orphan, his care takers aren’t very nice, at all, and I just want to leave and get back into my comfort zone in nature, instead of constantly being around trucks and cars and loud ass motorcycles, I also need the stress relieved from me, and when we leave it will help me much

[@seanpridgeon3534]

please put up more! I am slowly building my Kit for this Era and your videos are truly helping!

[@zombiewanderer]

Guys videos are amazing its ashame he dissappeared. I hope he's ok, and if so, would love to see him do videos again.

[@brendancripps8890]

It's June of 2021, I just spoke with Teton the other day. He is very much alive and well!

[@zombiewanderer]

@@brendancripps8890 I ended up briefly talking to him on a facebook reply, I sure wish his channel was still alive, I think he could do quite well today the content is fantastic.

[@stainmorelegend]

This made me smile. "The haversack was issued to keep issued rations in and not other items." In the modern army, the gas-mask pouch is "to keep the gas mask in and not other items" but, strangely, is often found to contain chocolate bars and non-issued rations. Modern technology is wonderful but these guys knew how to make themselves comfortable with the much less than we nowadays seem to think "essential". The modern philosophy seems to be carry the latest, coolest gear - the old-timers seemed to think "know how to use it." Time for a thinning out - or is that just my hair?

[@drlangattx3dotnet]

My guess it is partly that they were less comfortable, more hardy.

[@marcdewilde518]

Hey Todd, just discovered your videos and they are very entertaining and instructive.What I wanted to let you know is that i live in the Flemish part of Belgium and my language is very close related to Dutch. The words haversack, rucksack and knapsack are in my humble opinion all coming from the Dutch/flemish words "haverzak, rugzak and knapzak". "Haverzak" literally meaning oatbag which was indeed strapped at the horse's nose, "Rugzak" (again literally) meaning backpack and the "Knapzak" and slitbag (don't know the Dutch word for that) were bags used by our farming (great)grandfathers when (out of poverty) they left their families for months to do heavy seasonal work for rich French farmers (harvesting potatoes and beets). All the best and keep up the good work! Marc.

[@grendelgrendelsson5493]

Hello! The 33rd Regiment of Foot was known as the Havercake Lads because it was what they were fed on when they joined up. My mates from Yorkshire still call their pack up lunches "snap" and the kit they carry them in "snapsacks". Please make more videos; they are very interesting!!

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

This is the second video I've watched and it just gets better. A good deal of info on the different carry options. Keep up the good work and thanks.

[@sosteve9113]

yes this type off vids are rare i love them thanks for sharing atb steve

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

There are pieces of ship’s bread that are still edible today in museums. The recipe is all over the internet Max at Tasting History has a couple videos. And, of course, our kindred spirits at Townsend’s have them. Both also have recipes that were made from hardtack, ship’s biscuit, and some of them are mighty appealing.

[@48plaster]

excellent video - fascinating historical perspective on the mountain men and the emergence of the packs and bags.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Where Have You Been Tod? I really enjoy your videos. Would love to see some new ones. God bless!

[@lancebrown3003]

Dude, your videos are great too!

[@shaund.4611]

Thanks for the videos Teton. I've been checking back to see when you have new ones. I'd love to see some videos on trade beads, sharpening stones, and traps of the fur trade era. Thanks for inspiring this here pilgrim to put on an authentic portrayal. ; )

[@chertmonkey2368]

I just found your site and you have the best videos I've seen yet ...AWSOME.

[@jamesk8147]

I enjoyed the video. One suggestion I would make is as a soaper. Castile soap is a lye soap made with olive oil and while it was produced in the period and imported it would be more likely that they would have used a lye soap made with tallow or lard as it would have been readily available. Not a big deal, just something that jumped out at me.

[@t.curran8243]

White birch bark is a natural fire starter, like greasewood. It burns like gasoline.

[@ElPresidenteGeneralisimo]

Very good video, Glad to see you're back!

[@315jonc]

Excellent video again Teton! Keep 'em coming. Do you have any info / videos on proper authentic shelters? That would be excellent as well.

[@MTwoodsrunner]

Howdy Todd....been missin your stuff...hoping alls well...woods

[@BluegrassBushcraft]

Great video. keep them coming and thanks for sharing.

[@squeedleaire4949]

So glad I found this!

[@percybechtold1567]

You should make a video about Buckskin clothes because there are not that many out there that 're good

[@deerhunter55ful]

Thanks for showing your kit I learned a lot about pack and their us and how they are called does mountain men carry fishing kits as well. sorry if I am wrong

[@k9six185]

Hey Todd we miss you….y’all come back now….ya hear?

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

When your out on a trek sans horse how do you carry your blankets? I use a snapsack with a split strap and I can roll and tie a blanket and ground cloth around it

[@danhold1]

great video

[@klauszungler4644]

Love you videos

[@kraigfallwell7066]

Howdy Todd, good college on bags and such!

[@brendancripps8890]

Well done brother! Funny to come across my friend Teton on KZbin!

[@gobigrey9352]

Tell your friend to make more videos!

[@wastelandwarrior9738]

@@gobigrey9352 yes many more!!

[@steveww1507]

very well done

[@pauljohnson8277]

The info is really great will there be anymore videos? I'm trying to get my family involved and your videos have been very helpful thanks

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Come on back Teton!

[@tommaddox1028]

Any ideas how to sell my gear.i started 60s AMM. Member since 70s

[@versionlc]

When is the next one going to be ready? :)

[@toddglover2054]

Paul, more are planned just don't know when, Thanks!

[@andrewvu1752]

Anyone know the tune at the beginning? Sounds so familar...

[@andrewvu1752]

Found out. It's mcleods reel, also known as did you ever get to meeting uncle joe

[@bigrickshaberdashery2759]

thanks, was interesting

[@t.curran8243]

Very good series on containers. It is confusing for new traditional muzzleloader shooters to understand and buy the shooting bag and the possibles bag. Every seller of these bags identify shooting bags as possibles bags.

[@stephengent9974]

Back packs very similar to those seen in the 20th century have been in use since the stone age at least. Nothing new under the sun

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

what happened? not a vid in 6 years?

[@jeremywilson4341]

Everything has a purpose

[@dc2008242]

so much period correct-ness

[@tommaddox1028]

That fire Makin extra stuff should be waterproofed

[@schlaznger8049]

I cant think of any good comments so does anyone have a good recipe for Crawfish etouffe?

[@waldodesteghe]

strange how deutch words are beïng used over the centuries and adopting them into other languages. For instance: the haversack is the sack used to store you're food. In origin the haversack is a sack to store the oats to feed the horse if no grass or hay is available and not the person who carries it. If you look at the form of the sack you can imagine the sack draped over the horseshead. Primarily used in the medieval cities in europe where they needed to take the food for the horse with them so they did not have to take the horse out of the city. The knapsack was used to store the food of the man/women. Usuly not more than a piece of cloth tied to a stick to be caried over the shoulder. Over te centuries and into another language the meaning of the word simply changed. Haversack in dutch is haverzak, Knapsack is knapzak.

[@ericnone1078]

i like to huff gas out on the trail, whats the best mountain man container to use to carry gas ?

[@robert11751]

Eric None LOL thats funny

[@elohansen8971]

You see a Haversacks, in INDIANA JONES movies, with Harrison Ford.

[@margaretadler6162]

The bag that Indiana Jones was actually a army gas mas bag.

[@elohansen8971]

@@margaretadler6162 Right, this was to that - or Haversacks, was made to feed horses with.

[@klauszungler4644]

Haversack is German for Wheat Sack not French ---- Knapsacks is also German : Knapp means from middle German : almost like things I almost need........

[@jeremywilson4341]

Say buffalo and the thunder rolls: - )

[@johnnyasus86]

you can use his hat to split wood

[@jeremywilson4341]

10:36 Wtf? Wormhole?

[@tommaddox1028]

You don't need that fork kit. Extra weight

[@ApacheT99]

Nice vid tho

[@GeckoHiker]

Whew, the intro was a minute and a half long. I almost had to quit you.

[@toddglover2054]

Sandy, Just sit back and enjoy the pickin! Probably the best part anyway!

[@jeremywilson4341]

Sandra Lewis You have immediacy issues

[@ukcufelgoog7933]

good vid, like and sub.

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

I wonder if todd died?

[@andrewvu1752]

He did not.

[@jamesritchie6899]

I think you read too much, and get out too little. I can't say I've ever seen a shooting pouch that was only used as a shooting pouch, or a haversack that was only used for food, or a backpack like the one you held up that was actually called a backpack. A knapsack is a whole other story. Mountain men, of course, like darned near everyone else of the time, made more items than they bought, and called them whatever they wanted to call them. Three fourths of them had no clue what any book said about it, and didn't care. No, even when they did know, still used each item as they wanted to use it, and didn't give a rat's whiskers about it's intended use. Not that I ever found an intended use in a catalogue of the time. I do know from my great-great grandfather that a "possibles bag" could be a shooting pouch, a leather bag with a drawstring, a haversack, or anything else. But mostly it was a large shooting bag, and that's all it was. I doubt if anyone,, anywhere, at any time in history, every used any type of bag just as the name implied. Few are that stupid. Next you'll be saying that a Swedish bread bag is used only to carry bread.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

are you okay?

[@margaretadler6162]

No! He's delusional, he thinks he's an authority on everything! He just an old fucking windbag!... Sam Adler