OFF GRID CABIN LIFE My Cast Iron Collection and Other fun Clips

[@stevengoshey6600]

We absolutely love your work Boss. You and Lori have the best homestead channel out there. Take care.

[@mikestone9129]

I've been seeing more and more other KZbinrs are mentioning you on their videos. So it appears your influencing a lot of people, including myself. I'm 65, actually will be 66 in two weeks and I just bought 20 acres and I'm getting ready to move onto it. Gonna be totally off grid. You have given me a lot of ideas and hope. Thanks for everything and keep them coming.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Happy to hear that Mike and best of luck with your plans :-)

[@elizabethcope1502]

Merry Christmas & happy off grid!

[@Shanmammy]

Dang!! Proud of you! I’m 66 almost 67 and am so afraid I missed the boat. I don’t know whether to jump in or live vicariously through the Boss and others living my dream.

[@Princesshelyne]

Thank you for caring enough to share. Our lives are more enriched because of you

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you

[@dml5053]

I absolutely love those mouse videos, I always start my Sundays with coffee,the boss, and a laugh and I thank you for that :)

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Looking forward to the mouse video!

[@alanj7306]

My dad passed when I was 23. The main thing I asked for was his tools (no one else was going to use them). He built and did a lot of things with them and now I build and do a lot of things with them. I know the feeling you’re talking about. Just changed the oil on my sisters car today and used his old oil filter wrench. Used one of his ratchet sets too since it was closer by.

[@Downeastwaves]

Oh my! How did I miss this gem!! I'm one of the fans that asked for a cast iron video!! So nice to see all these pieces and hear the stories! Thanks so much!! Awesome collection!! Nice fish too!

[@jeanwoodall1523]

Nice cast iron collection and I do love hearing stories behind things. Lee is 53 (due to his appearance and energy levels people who don't know his age think he's in his twenties) and our older son Daniel is ten years old. Our younger son Thomas would have been six years old if he hadn't died of SIDS seven years ago. I'm 39 and will likely look older sooner since my dark brown hair is starting to gray (I have no plans to color it) and Lee's blond hair is still all blond.

[@jameslemon51]

Ah Boss you know the animals love you.

[@mikecook2714]

I absolutely love my old cased iron pants and pots

[@jeep4ron]

Impulse buy at the bump.. LOL. You touched on the backing soda before. I have two bottles full and ready already. Have a great day Boss....!!!

[@ericwitt4586]

I love mine too at my off grid cabin the food just tastes better I’m sure it’s the blend of just being in the outdoors also I’m 57 and the older stuff I enjoy the most too !

[@judyduguay6349]

I like all your cast iron pans. I love cooking with them.

[@Christodophilus]

Purchased my first cast iron skillet pan - much like a crepe pan, with virtually no sides. Love to cook with it, love that I can save power by switching the stove off, sooner and best of all I love that I don't have to wash it. I have a scraper to remove any solids off with, and clean it with a paper towel. Then it gets a thin film of oil, wiped on, When on water rations, this is such a great cooking item to have.

[@craigford7828]

Another great vlog boss it is 6am here Sunday morning and it is worth getting up and having a big cup of coffee and watching your great videos

[@bobrinck1]

It's been a long time since I had fried horned pout. You brought back fond memories. Thanks.

[@Pencil-b4m]

My grandmother was given an old Lodge skillet for a Christmas gift from a family member not long after she married my grandfather. She give it to my mother when she married my dad in 1972. My mother give it to me when I got married in 1996. It's one of my most prized possessions.Merry Christmas Boss!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Nice hand-me-down :-) Merry Christmas :-)

[@stevenbp101]

I like all your cast iron pots. I’ve got a good old skillet mom gave me many years ago that I use for cornbread. Makes the best Mexican cornbread. Great with pinto beans tomato slices and fried taters. Oh boy, just now starting our garden here in zone 7. Always enjoy my gardening. God bless

[@TheOldNorwegian]

I have a Griswold Dutch oven exactly the same as yours. I have used it for about 50 years and got it from my Grandmother who I expect also used it for about 50 years. Sure wish I knew what she had prepared in it for her family. It has prepared many, many roasts and other one pot meals for me any my family. Nothing works better! Love to have it sitting one top of the wood stove cooking up something delicious while smelling the delicious aromas all day long. Don't thin one can gain weight from the smells. Thanx for another great video and good memories. >

[@Oldtimecarpenter]

Hey Boss thanks as always for another great video which is always joy! Admitfully I'm a little envious of your playground out there in the woods. That's living the good life!! Just want to wish you and the family a merry Christmas and the best for the new year. Hope you enjoyed the book (The old Man and the Boy). Hey I've got to catch up with you in the near future to swap a few lies. Also, I've got some great outdoor books I want to give you! All my best buddy!!...... Pete.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Sounds great my friend. Give me an email address or contact me through facebook so we can communicate. Would be great to catch up. All the best to you :-)

[@carlplath1]

I have a Lodge #5 that I bought when I got home from Vietnam in 1970. I have been using it ever since.

[@Downeastwaves]

Oh I noticed a Betty Crocker cook book too! Awesome choice!

[@2bonosc]

My personal favorite -" The Old Man and the Boy". The second one "The Old Man's Boy grows older", was good , also.

[@travelling_stephen]

Happy Sunday, Boss and Lorie. It would be one hell of a coincidence if the book did belong to the same chap. Have a nice time over the holidays. And as always stay safe and take care of each other and give the "kid's" a pet from me.

[@wesdianejones]

Boss, great tips! If you keep some of your baking soda in sandwich bags you can super easy throw a couple bags down the chimney, the plastic melts long before the bag hits bottom. Your cooking videos are top notch, horn pout, NE slang!

[@themainehempstead3798]

Hello from Maine! We absolutely love your channel and look forward to more mouse videos. Our little 3 year old loves seeing Frankie and Tildy. She claps her hands and yells “Frankie!” when she sees him in your videos. Keep up the great work. We hope you, Lori, and “the kids” had a Merry Christmas! 💚

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Hearing about your 3 year old made me smile. Thank you for that :-)

[@unicoimts]

My husband searched KZbin several months ago for what folks do to catch mice and ran across the bucket idea. I refuse to set traps because they cause me too much anxiety. So the bucket has been great. I can easily set it up. We live by a river in Ohio and in the woods so you are going to get mice. Since putting the bucket in use I have learned never is there just one mouse in your house. Where there is one there are at least 5. We live in a small cottage so when they get in the kitchen we can hear the critters. I put out the bucket and got three just a couple of nights ago. We live in an old house so they find their way in, but the bucket has done the best job.

[@skokie23]

I have a BSR 10 inch that was my grandmothers. Great pan!

[@harryfatcat]

I have 2 of those fish fryers. 1 is nice the other, not so much. The lids are almost impossible to find. A ziplock bag of baking soda dropped right down the chimney from above is a good chimney fire suppressant.

[@tanyajenkins919]

I have cast iron that I've had 50 years+ Two of my skillets was handed down from my mom's family. I own none other to cook in fry pans I have stainless steel low heat for pans I cook n have had them 45 years. The best no need for new. The mouse vids are absolutely so funny. I call my dogs my kids too scene all my human kids are 40 -22 lol

[@bbnorthofnowhere4761]

I teared up when you said that you enjoyed the cast iron best from your parted elders, my Mother in Law left me 2 of her great Grandmother's cast iron skillets with a hand written note under her kitchen cabinet. I cherish those skillets and mister, do they ever turn out great food. Merry Christmas to you and Lori. The footage of the fun with the furkids a big plus! Courage, Barbara in Maine

[@thebossoftheswamp]

These old skillets mean the world to me. Merry Christmas :-)

[@helengauthier1382]

I have used them for years and it makes the best-fried potato ever.

[@heathenous81]

Good afternoon from Arizona where we have a brown Christmas. Merry Christmas Boss, Laurie, Frankie, and Tildy.

[@perottioutdoors]

Excellent collection of cast iron! I can relate to your family heirloom. The other day I came into possession of one myself. The cast iron pan of my grandfather’s I am now the proud owner of. Many meals of heavy German turkey dressing has been made in it over decades. It, originally, was my great grandmothers and was made around 1920 (NATIONAL - a Wagner model). In addition, a round griddle was also found that my family was unaware of which was also handed down to me. Come to find out, it has a gate mark on the bottom (9P marked). Having a gate mark I guess means it’s pre-1890. Which means it’s been in my family from even my great-great grandparents. I’m beyond happy to have these and fully understand how yours mean so much to you.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Nice little treasures there. Congrats.

[@Pencil-b4m]

I've got several weather radios that I don't use. I think a couple are wind up and battery powered. I'd be glad to send you one since you've provided me a lot of entertainment over the last few years.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you for your offer. If you send me an email address or contact me on fbook, I'll reply with my address. Thanks again.

[@dianehall5345]

Hi JC. We don't feed the birds because of bears and we still have mice. Very nice collection. My 1908 Griswold waffle iron "salutes" your 1925 MW waffle iron :-)) What fun to use them on our kitchen woods stoves or on the propane stove. I love making buttermilk baking powder biscuits in a 12" Lodge fry pan. They come out amazing! That book story is so cool!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Your biscuits sound lovely my friend. Merry Christmas :-)

[@cjohnson4342]

Gets better and better. Thanks boss

[@Decentralized_Maze]

I love cast iron, grew up that way. Heck, I still have my grandmother's porcelain mixing bowls with gold flakes. The best things are not favored anymore in today's society. That's a shame. Thanks for the videos giving us 'old ways lovers' a platform to communicate.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Same here Lisa, I love vintage cookware. Cast iron, vintage enamel ware, Old Pyrex etc. My house is like the Walton's haha :-)

[@patredfan]

I was sitting here thinking why did leftovers taste better when I was a kid and I remembered the food was reheated in the cast iron and not a microwave. I think it's great how short stories bring back fond memories thanks for sharing.

[@katherinebragg9704]

Merry Christmas Boss, Lori, Frankie and Tildy. God bless!

[@vtwinkicker]

Thanks for the baking soda tip. I'm going to add that to my cabin fire fighting equipment.

[@markmorris3579]

It's odd that the deer don't bother your garden.My mother almost gave up gardening because of them.They just destroyed everything.I got her some of those ultrasonic repellers,and they worked!Anyhow,Have a happy Christmas and a merry New Year!

[@joesneon]

I got you covered on the leather bench buddy!!! Pete Stanhope is a good man!!! Happy Holidays!!!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Happy to hear that buddy cause I've got some projects for you. Happy Holidays to you and Sandy :-)

[@Hiker63]

Good morning Boss and fellow swampers. We can learn a lot from the squirrels. Gray and Red squirrels living in harmony. As for the mice, that’s another story! 😀

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Another story indeed :-)

[@kevinburgess6112]

i love the yard sale book story

[@lynnmorrison4843]

Hot cup of coffee .. my border collie chewing on an old shoe .. and the Bossman's Sunday video .. all is right with the world .. thanks for your part JC .. I thought my puppy was growing at an alarming rate, but it looks as if Tildy is getting huge also. Merry Christmas to all

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@MTNurse]

OMG!!! 16:33 just cracked me up! I had to replay it I don't KNOW how many times! I sure appreciate your sense of humor---a bit twisted like mine--but...just a BIT LOL Thanks again for another much needed smile put on my face :-)

[@teresatillery7501]

I was so surprised to see your video pop up this evening because I thought today was Saturday!! LOL! I hope you, Lori and the 'kids' have a very Merry Christmas!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@jcnme2020]

Truly a Pleasure to watch ALL of your videos Boss ! Thank You !

[@13prevailbushcraft]

Great cast iron collection. I just started my collection this summer. Picked up two pans at thrift stores and one pan at a flea market...Funny how you mentioned Joe and his leather work, I just showed the beauty sheath he made me in my latest video Haha. Take care buddy...

[@gilbitrodroderick5134]

I have a place up north in Maine, I have had it for 20 years its totally off grid I have spent weekends mostly. for the first 10 years I had no issues with mice after I opened it up a little and some grass grew the mice came. I've battled with them for the past 10 years only in the fall I have issues, them trying to get in for the winter I've been using the bucket trap this year and they are not in my camp anymore thanks

[@DaddyRabbit411]

God Bless you I so truly enjoy your channel. I hope you and your girlfriend and the kids have a blessed Christmas.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you and the same to you :-)

[@lehampton1]

When I started collecting ironware several years ago after an impulse buy at a garage sale of a carbon encrusted set of pans, I used your videos of how to restore cast iron to bring them back to bare iron then proper seasoning and care. My 17 y/o granddaughter is now collecting and restoring her own set. Paying it forward to the next generation! Thanks, Boss!

[@wendyc.5769]

Hey Boss! I loved the section on your cast iron and then a FISH. That was icing on the cake 🎂. God bless y’all from Wilmington NC

[@thebossoftheswamp]

God Bless

[@dadgad68]

Really enjoyed the cast iron segment hearing the family history. That book story is great too. Wishing you Laurie and the kids a very Merry Christmas on the mountain. Many thanks as always my friend.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@marvinferdig]

Some time ago I pilfered the cast iron from my wife's parents when they moved off the farm. I started using it two summers ago when camping, I was always reluctant because I thought it would stick. To my surprise it does not, yea! After seeing your video of the waffle iron I thought "I got to get one of those" then I remembered that I might have scored one of those to. I rummaged through my garage and to my delight I have an 8 inch Shapleigh that I will be cleaning up! Happy Waffling.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

That is awesome!

[@duffdoesstuff]

Loved the "Field of dreams" comment. New subscriber...loving your stuff. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Glad you're enjoying them and thank you for saying so.

[@wendy1730]

Boss, you are the best! Can’t even say how much I enjoy your Sunday morning videos with my coffee! Sometimes with a cocktail! 😂😆 got my oldest son into your videos You answered two of questions. Absolutely made his day, thank you for that and the wonderful example you are setting not only for your peers but the next generation.. 😁

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you for your kind words :-)

[@peggykemp6066]

I loved seeing your cast iron collection. I feel the same way about my dad's and grand-dad's wood-working tools. We are using 100 year old tools and feel their energy when we do. I inherited cast iron from my grandma, too.

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Love seeing the Lil Critters & Feathered Friends ! Good tip on the Soda ! Love my 10" Griswald I scored at a Yard Sale Last Year for $2:00 Yesssah ! Loved the Q&A ! Merry Christmas Boss & Family From Canada ATB T God Bless

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas to you and yours buddy :-)

[@kefirheals7383]

Merry Christmas Boss and Lorie. We wish you the best always. Love and kisses to your two kids! The "impulse buy" cracked us up. We look forward to the next mouse caper video and give you two thumbs up for effort (you do catch a lot of them). WOW you do have a lot of cast iron.

[@tabranch3165]

🎄🎄🎄 Happy Holidays to ALL 🎄🎄🎄 ☮️ 🎣 🎣 🎣

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Happy Holidays.

[@lisarmurphy]

Wishing you, Lori and the pups a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I always enjoy your videos.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@59chevt]

Thanks for another fun and informative video. God Bless.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

God Bless

[@ladyinthemountains2527]

You guys are an absolute treasure to my Sunday mornings. Thank you for being the inspiration and comic relief to brighten my day!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you

[@hickbilly8925]

Cast iron is the way to go! I was givin my great grandma's cast ware, Bread pans, waffle iron like yours. Skillets... i love them and will use them till i croak and pass them on to my son. Love your videos!

[@katherinemiller9012]

Merry Christmas, Jim, Lorie, Frankie, and Tildy, and God Bless!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you Katherine and the same to you.

[@southernladywithmanyhats7428]

My nephew bought this lot of land beside his Moms house that had a barn on it. His Mom called us and said he was wanting to get it all cleaned out and to come look to see if there was anything in it that we wanted. We hauled a truck load from it. Lots of fencing a pitch fork with a handle and one without. 3 cast iron skillet that are VERY neat! I don't recall the name of them right off but love the curved handle of them. Man they were a wreck and I restored them to. LOVE those skillets! Got an old old oscillating fan and haven't plugged it in to see IF it works or not. I want to get someone to look at it and fix it if it needs it. Love the old things!!! Wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year!!!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@LostCaper]

Merry Christmas. I look forward to see more of your videos in 2019. I also look forward to adding videos to my own homesteading and cabin build channel, Green Acres, Riches to Rags.

[@eleanorkerby]

I was just reading how the foxfire books came to be...I have one, going to own them all now. This is something else!

[@aaronglass6392]

Mornin’ Boss! Love watching your videos while drinking my coffee and waiting for the kids to get up before we head out to church! Just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you and your family, and I hope y’all have a blessed and happy New Year!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas ;-))

[@tomeddy3971]

Dogs are people too ya know. . .and they surely are family. Love the cast iron pan story, I have some of my grandmothers and my mothers cast iron cookware ain't nothin like handed down stuff. . .memories for sure. Oh well. . .we'll have to wait another week for Boss mouse and his antics. Now as I end a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and Lori. Until then Ciao my friend.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@angelapalmieri3883]

Love the ""bucket brigade""" J.C. 😂 Happy Merry Everything

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you and the same to you Angela :-)

[@terryporche8745]

Merry Christmas JC and Lorie and kids. Enjoy your videos.

[@dennisst.germaine3497]

Merry Christmas to you and Lori, and the puppies! Thank you for producing this channel!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@chucklutz8105]

Horn pout and frying them up, brings me back 😁

[@illinoisgoldpanner]

So nice.... Thank You so much....

[@joes2362]

Hey Boss Man, when are you going to update the ending footage. I think Tildie might be getting a little upset being left out. This past summer, I was talking with my daughter. We were outside, I see a squirrel climbing up the side of the neighbors house. It's legs were spread as wide as they can. The squirrel was using it's paws to, basically, walk up the side of the house. It was fun watching it do that.I never saw a squirrel do that before.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Tildy and the boss :-)

[@Living-The-Dream]

Another great one 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾👍🤠

[@VelvetRedRoses]

I used my 6" pan for pot pies. The crust was fabulous! That size makes enough for two people (unless you are extra hungry!). So easy to do; I used a 40-year old Betty Crocker recipe which is super simple. Those frozen box pot pies don't hold a candle to homemade. Some of my pans are 60 years old. We recently purchased a waffle iron and we're excited to try ours out. Happy New Year! We enjoy your videos and sharing your life with us.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Glad you enjoy my postings and Happy New Year to you as well :-)

[@patricelacroix8049]

Hey ! Says the Canadian Merry Christmas Bossman... yeah sir.

[@rlavery3607]

Merry Christmas from the Endless mountains of Pa. Your Sunday morning videos make my morning, I’ll be waiting for the mouse video. I enjoy watching the little bastards bite the dust as they have caused me much pain over the years. Have a great week.

[@jeffreysweitzer8329]

A Belated Christmas Wish to you and another great video. The baking powder is a great idea for dispensing chimney fires. With that being said another way to dispense the baking powder is to fill either quart size or sandwich size zip lok bags with the baking powder and just drop them down the chimney as needed. Keep these great videos coming as you are doing a great job of educating a lot of good people. Thank you and have a very Happy New Years.

[@robertrhodes9123]

That video was more goodness as usual. Merry Christmas to you & your family🎄🎄

[@Scorpiomary]

Loved the "kids playing"!! Enjoyed your vlog and Merry Christmas to you and your family. Many blessings

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you Mary and the same to you as well.

[@caraoosterhouse7348]

Thank you for another great video. I love my cast iron as well. None of it is a family heirloom, but I love knowing it is something that will last forever (just about). Thank you too for bringing peace to my house. I put a bucket mousetrap under a part of the house that I suspected the mice were invading and I have taken care of about 20 mice this fall that otherwise would like to hang out in my house. Maybe I should point a trail cam at my trap, but it would never be as funny as your videos. Thank and you all have a great Christmas and week.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you and the same to you :-)

[@ivanpainter357]

as for as cast iron i have worked the last three days on skillets and dutch ovens and old kerosene camp stoves fixed a bunch potatoes parsnips and onions can,t afford meat as if you get the drift ivan from illinoi.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

For me,,, I want a chimney fire. My chimney is isolated from the house and can’t catch the house on fire. A fire would clean out the creosote. I designed it for the case of a fire. I would have some warm concrete and nothing more. I do have a fire extinguisher for emergencies though. Love the cast iron. Man it’s hot here today. Jim

[@TheOutdoorsman]

Hope your Christmas was good! Great video!

[@ivanpainter357]

i hate to hear aboutyour best friend frankie and your troubles i,m 75 and these golden years is a fairy tale but we are still here your video.s has helped me through these times you take care of you and the misses and frankie we all love our animals the pop up kept from the right video ivan from illinois.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you Ivan and all the best to you :-)

[@eileenpalumbo6578]

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. My husband look forward to watching your videos each week. Thank you for sharing.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Merry Christmas :-)

[@rparnaby3843]

Thanks Boss and Lori on the showing of your cast iron cookware. I myself have a variety also , still looking to get a dutch oven and camping oven and waffle iron myself. I am also waiting for the ice to lock up and get back out ice fishing once again too. Thank you guys for this Sunday Q&A 's. I really look forward to seeing these every week with my cup of coffee while watching these.

[@dowdawg]

You got some nice cast iron ware and yes its awesome to own such family history, nothing like using great grandmas skillets she used to cook in... Try buying green coffee and roast your own its a rewarding thing to learn!!!

[@phillippearce8270]

Here's wishing you and yours a quiet, peaceful Christmas and a very prosperous coming New Year.

[@mr.austin167]

Morning Boss! The Griswold deep fat fryer is from the 1950's and is worth around $100, if you have the cover for it, that alone is worth a couple hundred more. The #4 Griswold (1909 -1929) with the slant logo, is also a $100 bill. You are correct on the 3-notch skillets, they are Lodge. Lodge also made a single notch and no notch. The skillet you said is a BSR does look like a BSR to me but not because of the heat ring as others also made skillets with a inset heat ring. BSR'ss are typically fairly heavy and have smaller pour spouts but the easiest way to tell is that they will have a very pronounced ridge / angle on the underside of the handle running length wise. Good collection, they look to be cared for well. Merry Christmas.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you for sharing this info. Merry Christmas :-)

[@cwa1708]

Have a great xmas

[@alexpalmer8367]

Keep doing what you do you are a mentor to me hope your well and you had a very merry Christmas

[@Barbarra63297]

I know what you mean about the nostalgia, I treasure mom's cast iron ware that I have and I love my little mini Griswold, great for eggs and small portions! Beats the modern non stick hands down and no chemicals!

[@marshmeadowpond5036]

Wishing you a joyous Merry Christmas Boss, Lori, and the kids. Hopefully Santa will bring them new chew toys and you guys some bottles of wine to enjoy. Looking forward to the next M-ice Fishing episode.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Thank you and the same to you :-)

[@HAWKLIN75]

Good morning, this is my first time commenting. I enjoy your videos very much. My son and I watch your videos every other weekend together and love singing your ending song. Happy holidays and keep posting.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Happy Holidays :-)