Romanian Entrenching Tool, Russian Dynamo Flashlight, Portable CD Player and ISS

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@wretchedmess 2 ай бұрын

I had the same experience in Panama, at Fort Sherman. Deployed there twice, and then to Honduras as well in the late 1980's. Out in triple-canopy jungle at night, it is just unbelievably dark. Out in the jungle, on patrol one night, I got woken up for guard duty and went to answer the call of nature. Realized, in the inky blackness, that I had no idea which direction my platoon was. Ended up falling over a 10' embankment and making my way back by the light of my Casio watch. As absurd as it sounds, the light from my Casio W-26 (which I still have) illuminated three or four feet in front of me, and I eventually got back to my hammock.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

😂 True Story- We were young and always joking- The senior man in our unit was in his 50’s and former Vietnam Vet. One night we were sleeping out and after seeing huge centipedes and other crazy insects, we just wrapped our selves in a poncho, sat back to back and waited for dawn. Sgt Nicolosi (the vet) slept on the jungle floor like it was his living room. We were in a mood so we crouched down with out arms outstretched and the ponchos draped over us to look like giant vampire bats, we danced around him making bat noises and waited for him to freak out. Nothing! My buddy Dan said “could he be dead?” We crouched over him and he was sleeping with his eyes open! Scared the bejesus out of us and we ran away like schoolgirls. That morning we asked Sgt. Nicolosi if he was messing with us and he said he had no recollection of the incident. 🫣😂👍

@wretchedmess 2 ай бұрын

@@ScoutCrafter That is freaking hilarious!! Vampire NCO!! They used to make these crappy green nylon string hammocks that we all carried and used. Not an issue item, but you could get them at the PX. You could hang a hammock, string a ridgeline and put your poncho over, and use some fronds as spreaders, and sleep relatively dry and bug free. Our JTC instructor slept on the ground like your SGT. Nicolosi, and would hear a clicking sound, and point his flashlight at a scorpion making the noise and go back to sleep! He knew that jungle well. I escaped relatively unscathed, although I did get chased by a Bushmaster snake in the Majinga swamp once...

@jackthompson2132 2 ай бұрын

Nice matching of the color of the entrenching tool. Very impressive! Those sqeese lights are pretty cool if you don’t have arthritis. Great show today!! Thank You for sharing!

@michaellindsay8934 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful entrenching tool preservation. I vaguely remember a flashlight similar to those when I was a kid. Great show thank you

@jimronchetto8592 2 ай бұрын

My wife and I saw the ISS last night also! We are in the Central Plains. It's always fun to catch it flying over.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Especially by accident! 😃👍

@truthreigns7 2 ай бұрын

I always look forward to these videos

@wkb373 2 ай бұрын

A lot of Romanian military surplus has hit the market in the past few years. I got a real beast of a Romanian Army hatchet from the Sportsman’s Guide 2 years ago. They sold out fast.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

I used to spend plenty of my hard earned salary at the Sportmans guide- They always had awesome stuff! 😃👍

@ronsbeerreviewstools4361 2 ай бұрын

Thanks John, Verty good post. Its educational and entertaining, Cheers !

@andyc972 2 ай бұрын

Thanks John, can't beat a clear dark sky, we're only 50 miles from central London here but are fortunate in that way and the stars seem that much brighter and clearer than more built up areas ! Great work matching the colour on the entrenching tool, I always liked the dynamo torches and also the wind-up radios were fun too ! I still have my old Sony "Discman" wired up to an amp and speakers in the workshop !

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Sony discman now that brings up memories! 😃👍

@saigaking 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic mishmosh Monday John some really cool stuff you gotta do a deep dive in the Attic for us man you have some amazing gear up there god bless take care 🇺🇸🇳🇿🗽🦅🇮🇱🪖🙏🐝🦔🐬🐕47

@jk3dad 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job on the entrenching tool. I chuckled when I noticed a box on your shelf from Kaman Industrial Technologies ( now Motion Industrial). I frequently purchase bearings, sprockets, etc. from them.

@uktony1525 2 ай бұрын

The Romanian entrenching tool was a work of art with amazing colour matching.

@donl1410 2 ай бұрын

Back in my younger days, I've been in caves where the older tech flashlights did very little for illumination. We used Coleman lanterns. Nice job on the ET.

@sebglayburg5163 2 ай бұрын

Man, John, amazing color match! Never thought you'd get that close

@tonylenge424 2 ай бұрын

A side note: Picked up some rope at a garage sale, cheap. Followed your instructions and it looks great. Thanks

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Tony, I was at elephant trunk yesterday and saw a beautiful Hank of rope. Unfortunately I was with my girlfriend and I had to pass it by, but I wanted it so bad. 😂😂😂👍

@tony1721 2 ай бұрын

Your matching of the paint was exquisite, really good job, you are right about the dark, some places seem to just absorb the light, weird sensation, another great vid 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@johnkelley9877 2 ай бұрын

The entrenching tool look great and the paint match is perfect! It was neat to see the ISS in orbit and it is amazing how fast it travels. The lights were an interesting idea , especially when you have no power. Thanks for sharing this.

@805ROADKING 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff Bud!! That portion of the Attic with all the shelves reminds me of the back room of an old General Store!!☻

@joeschulz7997 2 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your attic tour. I spotted some cool stuff up there.😊 Coned is probably coming to inspect and compare your remote meter to the actual meter, making sure they are reading the same. Or they are going to install a "smart" meter.👍🏻😀🇺🇲

@joeschulz7997 2 ай бұрын

Have you seen starling yet? It's impressive.

@devinteske 2 ай бұрын

I have thought about using something like shellac to cover bare metal to prevent rust but for that entrenching tool, I dare say one use and the shellac will be gone. So probably not the most durable of finishes but probably a lot better than coating it in clear enamel. Love your work

@larryborkstrom3580 2 ай бұрын

The intreanch tool looked more like a restoration than a preservation Brooksville good right next to the other ones too so when the flashlight with the generator in it is pretty ingenious

@drivesalot0063 2 ай бұрын

Very nice job on the entrenching tool, Scout! Your attic is like a walk back in time. Well done preserving all those vintage items. When I rode motorcycles, I used to describe the first cool autumn evening rides as invigorating. Like you mention, the stuffy summer air gives way to fresh, clear sky, starlit evenings. That was the first time I've seen those hand lights. Great show! ☺👍

@alexstools 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for mention me buddy! I don't remember if I told it in the video,but the Dutch name for that lamp was squeeze cat, because they found the whining sound it made when squeezing in reminiscent of a whining cat. Indeed the whole thing is metal, but the lens, wich is plastic. Thank you again!

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Alex- Great video! Awesome job on the bike light. 😃👍

@marcmckenzie5110 2 ай бұрын

The jungle at night is a humbling experience, for sure. The giant centipedes especially would creep me out!

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Marc- I didn’t think I could dislike an environment so much until the jungle. I never would have lasted in Vietnam. 🫣😂👍

@colusafrwv 2 ай бұрын

Take care of the O'Possum as he a predator for yellow jackets! They are bad this year here in West 'By God" Virginia because of the lack of rain! NB my KZbin photo is my grandson Jase - whom made the bird house and you featured us on the episode where you repaired my leather case for my USMC lineman pliers! Jase is having his Scoutmaster Conference tonight for his Tenderfoot rank! We just completed this past weekend the 'Indian Lore' MB at a Living Historian event here in WV. I made Indian stick ball clubs for the Scouts to play 'Little Brother of War' prelude to Lacrosse. I took the approach - how would Scoutcrafter makes these! Semper Fi!

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Tenderfoot is such a great rank, you learn and do so much as a tenderfoot and before you know it your Second Class… This is the most enjoyable time of scouting as you are developing all your skills for the future. Congratulations Jase! 😃👍🇺🇸

@terryrogers1025 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see the critters doing well. Like the way the shovel came out, looked amazing, you do nice work young man. Russian made products, not sure I would want to be on a submarine or an aircraft, but like you say, function, not so much finish. Space station fly by was interesting. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.

@WeekendShedHead 2 ай бұрын

Bob Ross skills there John.. I was waiting for a happy accident 😉😂 great job on the entrenching tool. Love to see the space stn 👍 Cheers Rob

@lv_woodturner3899 2 ай бұрын

Well done on matching the paint on the trenching tool. Looks terrific. I have a "Car/Portable" CD player, Panasonic brand made in 2002. I have not used this for many years, but it may still work. I replaced this with a small hard drive based MP3 player. I am old enough to remember when Sputnik was launched and the evening news played the signal which was received. Dave.

@GreggKocenko 2 ай бұрын

Another great video. I like how you value your privacy. God bless you!

@lotsatrains 2 ай бұрын

Perfect color match that was awesome and great job 👏

@madamecampsalot6384 2 ай бұрын

I love that you caught ISS going through Orion! You are so right about the sky this time of year. Nice paint matchup on th entrencing tool. I just pulled out my old player to try to play it in the car...new cars don't have cd players anymore. It was dead, though.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Orion is my favorite constellation, you could spend many night just studying it! 😃👍

@madamecampsalot6384 2 ай бұрын

@@ScoutCrafter Agree!

@tomdale1313 2 ай бұрын

good to see the "Possum", thxs for sharing...

@GuntersGarage 2 ай бұрын

No pun intended but I dig the entrenching tools 😂 Nice job preserving that one. A friend of mine turned me onto those dynamo lights a few weeks ago. Until then I had no idea they existed. Ive been keeping my eyes peeled for one since.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

I really like the non folding vintage entrenching tools but they are so pricey. 😂👍

@32mudbug 2 ай бұрын

Great job with the color match/blend, brother.

@Dalesworkshop 2 ай бұрын

Nice job on the blending almost perfect.

@mochiba33 2 ай бұрын

Glad I stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago- great stuff! Keeps me from watching current events and getting myself aggravated. You and 357magdad got my passion back for restoring knives (I have too many) and tools. I just picked up a couple of finds at the Collingwood Flea market this weekend that I'll be working on. By the way, did I spy a Sturmgewehr 44? Now that would be a good show topic lol. I was thinking of treating myself to the .22 version for Christmas this year. Keep it up, I look forward to your shows and I loved the tank story you told a few months back (I just caught up)

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Wow, you got great eyes! Mine are actually airsoft. I used to use them to train the scout on how to shoot. Believe it or not I think I enjoy shooting air rivals more than regular rifles these days. Thanks so much for stopping by and so glad you enjoy the content. 😃👍

@robfahey1349 2 ай бұрын

Nice job I was going to see you need to find that Asian guy who has a bunch of videos where he mixes the paint from gallon cans and mixes it perfect by eye that guy is incredible at his skill.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Rob- That guy is fantastic! All by eye!! First batch too! 😃👍

@alex43111 2 ай бұрын

Hello from Romania!!!

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

🇷🇴! 😃👍

@timeflysintheshop 2 ай бұрын

Great job on the Romanian tool! VERY NICE!

@mangaswilliams4145 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job on the shovel

@randygatz7811 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Scout

@bigvicsworkshop 2 ай бұрын

Perfect match of green... excellent! And that possum makes me laugh evertime you show her..lol..

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Vic, this is a new one a baby so to speak and she still very shy, gonna fatten her up before the winter. 😃👍

@scroungasworkshop4663 2 ай бұрын

Great colour match Scout. It seems odd that it has “Made in Romania” stamped in English on it. (Insert suspect dog face here.) I know English is taught in Romanian primary schools but that’s only since the fall of communism. Made for export perhaps? When I was a kid I remember seeing a tv show that explained this new invention called a CD and being amazed that both sides of a record album went on just one side of this CD thing. Remember the techno-files that insisted records sounded better even though the cd’s didn’t have the clicks, pops and scratches that records had. I think we might be the first generation to see so much technology come and go again in a single life time. Floppy discs, tape drives, laser discs, cd’s, cassette tape, walkmans, electric typewriter, dot matrix printer, 3D tv, VHS & Beta video, 8 track tape player, mp3. I feel old.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Stuart- It’s true, maybe they thought later on they would be sold worldwide and by law country of origin must be displayed. Technology has exploded in the last 40 years!!! Amazing right?! 😃👍

@paulsworkshop4179 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff today. I have a cheapie light like that one

@nedsurf1876 2 ай бұрын

You are the Bob Ross of Queens!

@setdown2 2 ай бұрын

Great match on the green paint...wait till they say oh the new meters are more efficient...you will be paying higher utility bills...speaking from recent experience most people here in salem county nj are complaining big time...bills are up over 100%...truth be told...😡...🖖

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Here in NYC Con Edison is the king of rate hikes!!! 🫣😂👍

@stevebark4873 2 ай бұрын

I was in our local Re-Store over the weekend & I saw some lampshades that looked like they would fit your antique hanging lamp you featured a week or so ago. I thought I could post a picture on this venue but I guess I cannot.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

I too found some glass shades on eBay and Amazon but nothing that looks like the originals. I would really like to find some frosted F7 bulbs! They make new ones but the old ones were just lovely.

@donbaisden1519 2 ай бұрын

Scoutcrafter, I have really enjoyed watching your videos. I'm a newbie to your channel. I been trying to catch up on your videos I think I have watched at least 50 so far. I have a knock off dremel and the wire brushes just don't hold up very long. Is it because they are not the dremel brand? Thanks and keep up the good work it is appreciated.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Hi Don! Welcome! Yes! We all found out the same way, the import Dremel accessories are cheap but the wires will spit out like crazy! I wear a heavy apron when using them. The Dremel branded wire tooling is far superior and pricey! I’m cheap so I use the inexpensive ones and wear a suit of armor. 😂👍

@foxyfoxy2916 2 ай бұрын

In Russia we called this type of flashlights "the beetle"

@bobbyw9046 2 ай бұрын

Nice job SC.

@truthreigns7 2 ай бұрын

The personal cd player, i have a sony and I use it in my truck since there is only a cassette player in the truck.

@homotorsports 2 ай бұрын

Awesome paint match and blending… is the Smithtown show this Thursday the 19th or the 26th?

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

It’s every other month so it should be October 24th (4th Thursday). 😃👍

@carrollmontgomery 2 ай бұрын

Seeing ISS in the title made me think of In School Suspension 😂😂

@americansewingmachineresto1545 2 ай бұрын

Hi John, Very superb color matching on the shovel. What did we see behind the trenching tools? Looked a bit stocky. Very cool light generator

@americansewingmachineresto1545 2 ай бұрын

I saw your Kaman box. Must have been some type of audio equipment. Both my parents worked for Kaman. The original factory was located in Moosup, CT. My Dad and Mom knew Charlie Kaman, the owner and founder. He was a huge Jazz music buff. So was my dad. My Dad has a collection of about 13,000 78 records from 1920’s-1950’s. Charlie was well know in the music industry. Glen Campbell approached him and asked Charlie to make a guitar out of “Space Age” materials that would not go out of tune under hot studio lights. That’s where the Ovation Guitar came from. They started mfg in Moosup before they moved it to a dedicated factory in another part of CT. New Hartford I think. Then they shipped them overseas. Funny to see the Kaman name in your attic. While ConnEd is there, you should chew them out for flooding your basement every time their crap power feed leaks. That Opossum is amazing. He knows you are not a threat. Thanks for another great video. Best Regards, John

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

John, Those rifles are airsoft- I trained hundreds of scouts to shoot with them without worrying about dying! 🫣😂. My Dad was so big into HiFi back in the day. I still have stuff squirreled away that was his.

@josaonline09 2 ай бұрын

With the arsenal….hell yeah

@tonylenge424 2 ай бұрын

I am surprised that you could see the stars and space station in the city. I struggle Matching paint colors You did well.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Tony, it’s shocking how much stuff you could see from my backyard! 😃👍

@larrymills8527 2 ай бұрын

It surprised how bright the stars are in the middle of Lake Michigan at midnight on a boat with the lights off .

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

There are “Dark Sky” areas throughout the USA, there are restrictions on lights and signage too. Astronomy is really popular in those areas and the sky’s are like the ocean. 😃👍

@timeflysintheshop 2 ай бұрын

On the shelf behind the entrenching tools were some guns. Are they real guns or pellet/BB guns?

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

No those are airsoft. I used them to instruct scouts

@Reggyontheroad 2 ай бұрын

Gotcha

@MrDoeboy356 2 ай бұрын

John wait till you look up and catch the starlink chain.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen that in person yet. It looks so awesome.! 😃👍

@geraldschrader8511 2 ай бұрын

Entrenching tool looks great! Wonder why they didn't paint the entire blade?

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great question!!! 🤔😃👍

@charlesfleming2743 2 ай бұрын

It's crazy to think that some random stranger can invade your privacy and be allowed to come into your house under threat of penalty.

@57WillysCJ 2 ай бұрын

There is no stealth to those style flashlights. I can just see trying to hide from the boogie man. Even if it didn't see the light it would hear you. I still like the old dynamo lights for bicycles. No need for a pulsating setting.

@barney992 2 ай бұрын

Amazing how much stars and things can be seen where no other lights are around . shooting stars etc. Been on a tour of a cave system when the tour guide showed how dark it can be when lights turned out . How did early man do some cave paintings with just a fire torch that gave off smoke .

@wingnutsworkshop 2 ай бұрын

I still have a couple old Walkman cassette players and CD players. And I was just thinking about those first digital watches and how they always chimed n the hour. So annoying now

@beerdrinker6452 2 ай бұрын

Nice video.

@1pcfred 2 ай бұрын

I have a crank emergency light and I just had to check and see if it still worked. You never know you might end up in the dark someday. I have a lot of battery powered flashlights but what if I can't get any batteries. The way the world is going anything's possible.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

It’s true! Most people don’t realize it’s not the gear you have it’s the stuff the gear runs on! After Hurricane Sandy years back people thought they were good because they had generators however when all the gas stations were closed it was an eye opener.

@1pcfred 2 ай бұрын

@@ScoutCrafter Sandy surprised me with how much damage it caused in New Jersey because it hit here in Delaware before there and the storm was mild here. So I was just taken aback by how much damage the storm caused north of us. I went down to the beach here after Sandy and everything was fine. There was some sand drifted in one parking lot and that was it.

@rawbacon 2 ай бұрын

Not even a year into my new phone they started bugging me, telling me it wasn't going to be compatible with the new cell system and I'd have to get a new phone that was. I ignored them for about 5 years until they insisted I need a new phone and gave a definite date of when they would shut mine off, since they offered a free phone this time and my operating system was getting a little outdated for some of the newer apps I finally gave in and switched to a newer phone which was free.......But ignoring them let me keep that phone I really liked for around 6 years altogether and in the end they gave me a new one for free.

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Before this phone I had the iPhone 6 (now 13 pro) the iPhone 6 was a better phone in my opinion in so many ways. I miss that phone! 😂👍

@AndyM. 2 ай бұрын

I was waiting for you to say "HAPPY CLOUDS" and grow a SWEET white man afro!!!

@garyjones2582 2 ай бұрын

Good Luck with the meter inspection...lol.. I guess you just can't fight City Hall...lol..

@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын

They installed new digital meters two years ago and they want to come back to check if there’s any leaks, I think there’s been problems with leakage. 🫣😂👍

@markgeorge3960 2 ай бұрын

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Romanian Entrenching Tool, Russian Dynamo Flashlight, Portable CD Player and ISS

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