1790's Frontier Kit - What am I carrying?

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much to all my supporters on Patreon that are helping to make this series a reality! Also, thank you to everyone that watches the entire video and gives a thumbs up (or a thumbs down:), I really do appreciate your time. Please leave me a comment in the section below!

[@robertliepe6766]

🤓👏👍💯🍻🇺🇸

[@WayPointSurvival]

I believe I picked it up from HB Forge quite a few years ago. Thank you for watching and for your question!

[@cathywoodell7368]

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[@drakenilesovnguard8718]

Where did you get the foldable skillet? Love the amazing video!

[@gavinp5940]

Hey can you tell me where you bought the haversack with the deer antler toggle

[@denisdegamon8224]

Outstanding kit and load out for trekking as a long hunter. Well done sir. As a historian of American history and being a fellow participant in buckskinning of over 38 years I was impressed with both your presentation and accoutrements.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! Have you watched any of the 1790s Survival Series on my channel?

[@denisdegamon8224]

@@WayPointSurvival Sure have. I found them to be very captivating and entertaining.

[@robbiebreaux5221]

This setup is how I learned to camp when I was younger. Nothing better at the end of a long hot day walking than a good meal you hunted and a comfortable bed roll.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it, thank you for watching!

[@mattcolumbia7948]

I heard that.

[@leewilson98]

Wow never realised how much stuff they had to bring, especially just to maintain the flintlock. Thanks again. Keep up the great work.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@riverrockproductions]

@marthale7 Read Nicholas Cresswell's journal and you'll be surprised to see that they actually didn't carry most of this stuff.

[@WayPointSurvival]

There were no wagon trains on those trails in those days. The path that the character is traveling during the series is mostly a footpath at best or could also be used by horses, mules or donkeys. So, since he is traveling hundreds of miles on foot to set up a homestead he is rather better supplied than a person just going out for a hunt and then coming back home. The the context of the series is what dictates how much he is carrying.

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

@@riverrockproductions true, but thats no excuse not to make a money making video about bullshite though.

[@audreybender739]

Love how authentic everything is!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

Sooooo "authentically" trendy....

[@inspired4more]

Makes one really appreciate the convenience of a lightweight semi auto 22, and a hundred rounds that fit in a small pocket. The weight savings alone... Love the series. You managed to keep it interesting, with a lot of detail to keep it period specific. Great little foray into what it might have been like. Just encountered your channel, and have already subscribed.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the sub and welcome aboard!

[@kenthatfield4287]

What are you going to do against the bear with a 22. How about you need to get an elk for your party. Oh I'll just use my 22 he'll have one mad elk, And one mad bear. With that 50 caliber you can bark a squirrel. I've shot a rabbit with a 30 out six took its head off in the meat was totally fine. Perhaps even tenderized by the shockwave. Instead of a 22 take your self a good traditional bow with good sharp broadheads. They are deadlier than the 22 however it is bulky

[@johnboy9689]

I often come back and watch this after watching the latest episode. The research that has gone in to this equipment, along with the detail on the journey, is so impressive! I find it really informative, and easy to watch! Keep at it! Please 🙏

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much, we are currently filming for episode 14.

[@terryfetters4092]

James your knowledge of history is truly amazing , you have invested a lot of time and collected so much authentic items. I want to thank you my friend for sharing all your knowledge and items in this series with us viewers , look for to next Monday, once again thank you my friend .

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, Terry!

[@robertliepe6766]

👍💯🇺🇸

[@professionalpiercer]

I was getting ready for the camping kit, (bought some new modern things I don't much like) and now think something incredibly simple like this is a lot more practical for survivability.

[@WayPointSurvival]

It worked well for our ancestors who were quite often in very real survival type situations with no help coming. However, they were also a lot tougher than we are in our modern age. Thank you so much for watching and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@dhession64]

I'm very glad I literally stumbled upon this channel. It did my heart some good to hear you mention Townsends and his kitchen pepper mix. I made some mushroom ketchup last year and liked it, but my expectations were a little higher for it lol......it was a simpler time. The dried leftovers from the sauce are really good to add to a soup or stew. I don't know if you've heard of it, but there's a little get together that takes place around my area called the Feast of the Hunter's Moon. It takes place in rural West Lafayette, IN along the Wabash River just west of town (Boiler Up!!). Townsends is usually there but was conspicuously missing a couple years ago. They didn't have the Feast last year because of the CoVid, but it's on this year again in October. You should consider visiting. People dress in period attire, there are classes, demonstrations, lots of food, vendors with their wares, etc. It's a great time. There are some local personalities here as well to add some colorful people. Thank you for your channel. Hope to see more content and episodes soon!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you! Sounds interesting, keep me posted, I appreciate the invite!

[@dhession64]

@@WayPointSurvival Feast of the Hunter's Moon, Oct 9-10, 2021, Ft. Ouiatenon historic site, West Lafayette, IN. Go to the Tippecanoe County Historical Society site for more information as well as a map of the area and activities, booths, and participants. Bring cash; lots of it, if you plan on updating your period wardrobe and gear, or establishing a base level set up. The Friday night pre-setup by the vendors can be pretty happy, and the Saturday night/Sunday morning festivities can be a bit raucous, as I'm told. I'm usually there for the Sunday Mass men's choir by the blockhouse. There's plenty of denominational fellowship to be had everywhere, honestly. Most, if not all, Christian faiths are participating. There are those who have been helping since the Feast started some 50 years or so ago. Look it up if you haven't heard of it before. The area is rich in history, especially up north at Battleground, IN where the Battle of Tippecanoe took place some 210 years ago. My great grandmother was a direct descendent of WH Harrison.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for the information! I do have something already scheduled that weekend, but if it changes I may try to make it. I was hoping to be at Missinwa the previous week on October 1st however.

[@jameslorman33]

How sweet is that kit !! Everything is unique, useful, and cool as hell !

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it, thank you for watching!

[@JugglesGrenades]

I had a pair of binoculars that went out of parallex, but found that the large lenses make an excellent "burning " lenses. Mine is also wrapped in paper, but stored in a modern pill bottle. Love your ' hawk

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@dennisleighton2812]

Hi there! Something I noticed was the number of cutting tools that would be carried! Tomahawk. Large belt knife (looked like about 7-8 inch blade). [Many of these folk would carry a Bowie style knife - but these were quite expensive to have made specially - no off-the-shelf versions available,] Folder pocket knife. Quite long. Patch knife, and a dedicated skinning knife. That selection would just about send the modern bushcrafter camper into hysterics! ( "What about my one-knife-does-it-all??) That's because these people were PRACTICAL and each of those items has a specific function, even though they had no access to modern materials and technology. Now, translating into the 21st century, I thought what would I carry? Firstly, instead of the tomahawk, I'd definitely pack a Silky (probably a Gomboy or Bigboy). This would process more wood in a fraction of the time, with clean straight cuts. Then, for a large knife, I'd be like many frontiersman, go for a Bowie (Cold Steel Trail Master San Mai III version - I own one). However, I'd not carry it on my belt but attached to a pack system, within easy reach (around the left shoulder.) Then I'd have a dedicated belt/camp knife (CS SRK, sabre grind, stainless steel). The go-to knife. As above, I'd also have a folder, but I'd incorporate some of the tools of his pouch into that, so I'd have a knife multitool (Victorinox Hercules!). This I'd carry on a lanyard with a snap hook, and hang it in my trouser pocket. I obviously would not need a patch knife, and the small knife would be accommodated into the Hercules. If I was going to do hunting for food I'd obviously also have a dedicated hunting knife (Cold Steel Master Hunter) for skinning, dressing and preparing meat and food. So, interestingly not much has actually changed when man enters the wild! Well, maybe we have the advantage of more modern technology. One such area is that of fire-making, where we have a huge advantage with 21st century technology. We can have a wide array of fire-making methods and tools in a very small package, and which are much simpler to use, and much more reliable. Thanks for the opportunity to exercise the brain and have some fun at the same time. [Incidentally, the above choices are my real choices in what I consider a good selection. I even have some of them already!] Cheers mate!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good choices! Thanks so much for watching the video and for your thoughtful comments!

[@PossumSausage]

I just got back from a 4 day camp during a pre 1840s rendezvous. This was my first time and im hooked on it. Im leaning towards a regency era woodsrunner persona and im going to use this video as a basis for my gear. A lot of woodsrunners were out dated anyway and behind in their times because they spent more time in the woods living off of the land than they did living in town and picking up on the modern fashion. I love the regency era because it is full of new turns like shorter waist coats, vibrant colors and patterns, and more form fitting clothes. The regency era was the era that the true gentleman came out imho

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@shanesworkshop922]

Just fascinating stuff James. I never realized how much gear was necessary in those days to be self sufficient for extended periods of time. No such thing as ultralight gear in those days! Thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you! The gear had to be durable as there were few places to resupply as well as the fact that much of what makes our modern gear so lightweight had not even been invented yet. It really makes you appreciate the general fitness level of the average person of those days.

[@strongheartspiritwarrior5762]

Impressive. A well put together kit and beautiful fire iron.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@thewheelchairprepper8070]

Hi James, Really enjoying the 1790's series

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, I am enjoying filming the series myself!

[@thecowboy9698]

I think Daniel Boone would definitely give this video a thumbs-up, if he were still with us and able to view it. He was one of the greatest American pioneers that ever existed, and did a lot to help settle the country in its early days.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching.

[@daginn896]

Doubt that, way to much to carry

[@claudeoverstreet8791]

Love this! I’m a staff volunteer at Fort Osage, Missouri, circa 1810. Love to meet you sometime. Hope our paths cross!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words, it would be nice to meet you as well!

[@johndoppleguard]

Now I'm giving them a poke n pun. Rattle. The cage ya dig? A.H'S

[@ericamerica1402]

Lmfao you think real men act like this?!?!! LMAO!!! Mr. Boone is wishing he could be more like this thing 😂

[@LanggerDangger]

I'm at a This Is The Place UT, running the mountain man exhibit every now and again. Would LOVE series on what their trapping companies would be like.

[@92GreyBlue]

That is a BEAUTIFUL flint lock.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@robertweldon7909]

Seeing this video was quite informative. It shows us what an authentic frontiersman's life and gear was like. Today, we have all the modern lightweight gear to make things a bit easier, and there is really very little wilderness left. Even so, self sufficient outdoor living has not changed, only the gear and surroundings. This video can and should be the beginners first lesson on living in the wild, because it gives them the basic skill ideas to develop their own modern method to live outdoors, 24/7/365. Thanks for sharing this with us. I tell people that we all should be able to live as if it was 1800. You have shown us what it is like, very, very, cool. ;-)

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much. Glad you like the video and hope you are enjoying the series as well!

[@scottc3165]

Fascinating! With that bedroll I imagine you would be travelling just during summer months, or way down south.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Actually, they would travel this way in all seasons. They were much more hardened to the environment than we are. Thank you for watching!

[@ILoveMuzzleloading]

Great breakdown. Thank you for mentioning the craftsmen who made your gear/tools as well!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@timhaugen6410]

Always a treat to see a video, like this, that isn't from 10 or 15 years ago. Full Sails and Happy Trails, fellow Time Traveler.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much! Have you had an opportunity to watch the other three episodes that I put out so far?

[@fokkerd3red618]

People really had to be prepared back in those times. I'm impressed with all your gear. Thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. There was no place to resupply when they were out in the wilderness. Thanks for watching!

[@kevinmason930]

Thank you so much for the video. It is crazy how many thing were needed for survival. This makes me want to travel back in time. Please keep up the amazing work.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching, my friend!

[@packrat2569]

I love this part of our heritage. You are doing a wonderful job of presenting it. Please tell us more!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you! Episode 4 is in process!

[@martinmeltzer2696]

I am always interested in seeing what other muzzle loaders carry AND how they pack it. I'll be looking forward to seeing how it "rides", when you're on the trail! Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you! I'm sure that the character in my story will be making adjustments along the trail as he learns more about the wilderness and trades with other folks on the frontier. Thank you so much for watching!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

James, I’ve grown to love these videos. I wonder: what do you suppose your character’s economic status would’ve been? I know in the intro video he wrote to his family that the surveying trip is to improve their prospects. Perhaps consider doing a video early in this series that gives us your character’s back story? Who are his parents? What’s his nationality? Did he inherit a few bucks? Wife maybe had a small dowry? You’re putting tremendous effort into this series and my only suggestion is shading in the character a bit more so that we are imbued with empathy. What motivated the trip? Loss of a job? Conflict in town? New religious beliefs? My suspension of disbelief is at Hollywood levels and your work thus far is superb. I cannot overemphasize my delight. -Jon Robberson

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for your interest in the series! I do actually have most of those details already worked out before I started filming. I will be weaving that information in and throughout the series as we go.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

@@WayPointSurvival Perfect. I went to your Patreon page several hours after leaving the comment and read some of your stuff from the fall of 2020. Storytelling. That’s what it’s all about. God bless you brother. 👊🏼💥

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much! I will be adding to that story in the next several weeks as well.

[@claycoon_70]

Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Wow, thanks so much!

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

I first found you from your 1880’s series, it’s cool to see you doing early America again. I do 1860 (non-CW) myself.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much, I really do appreciate it!

[@charlesshepherd9132]

Excellent video.

[@hildolfrdraugadrottin7279]

That's a nice period kit, very well thought out. I've always thought that would have been a great time to live, much better than today imo. The idea of exploring new lands and being able to settle it has always been appealing to me. I guess a guy could still explore parts of South America but that doesn't seem like it would be much fun to me.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@claudiomalcherfilho4356]

This playlist is is one the most informative and interesting that I ever saw.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks. We are currently working on filming episode 15.

[@stevesudbury2423]

Hi James, Really enjoying the 1790's series. As you know, we don't have guns in the UK, but that flintlock and all the equipment you need for it is fascinating. Please could you make a video showing how you maintain it, and load it, and maybe explain in more detail all the extra equipment. Many thanks.

[@moorshound3243]

We do have guns in the UK. What are you talking about? Go to your local gun club & try shooting air rifles then shoot clays, then maybe find a rifle range & shoot some big boys toys, then maybe put in for your cert, then maybe do your deer stalking cert, then you might be granted a finishing pistol. Guns are everywhere in the UK. It's just we are professionals with them, & the media would have you think they are bad things that need to be banned. This is not the case what is needed is proper education. I was taught to view a firearm as a tool not as a weapon. A hammer doesn't just leap up & kill someone, it can be used to build a house but the person using it dictates what it is used for. Take care & have fun while being responsible, let me know how you get on?

[@seangunnells9958]

Great video! I was curious where you got the maps? Im trying to get some of North Carolina and Tennessee for my kit.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Unfortunately, I don't remember anymore. However, you can do some online searches and you can locate people that still sell them at different sutlers.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

Your videos should be shown in every American school. You help the viewer understand just how our ancestors lived before us, so informative and realistic. Thank you for making these wonderful videos ! 8-30-23, Love, from Michigan ❣️🇺🇸

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching and for all the kind words! I'm glad that you are enjoying the series. We are working on episode 16 currently.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

@@WayPointSurvival That’s great news for me ! I’m a 69 y/o female and the shape our country is in concerns me very much. Thank you again for showing how the generations before us, sacrificed and lived so simply. True Patriots they were. Much appreciation for your wonderful videos. ☝️🇺🇸

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

@@WayPointSurvival I will be watching ! 👍🇺🇸

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

we have allot of similar gear, bullet mold , turn screw, pliars, southern mountain rifle though mine is 42 inches and .40 cal. which is the largest legal size for hunting squirrels in Arkansas. I also choice that size because it allowed me to use a 3/8 ramrod. I found that the bottom of soda cans is a great mold for a lead ingots to carry and they fit the ladle well, though I bought Mr. Callahan's copper ladle

[@WayPointSurvival]

Sounds like a great setup, and Mr Callahan's accoutrements are top notch!

[@RockyGully]

Your rifle is the same as mine,which was originally a percussion,but I changed the lock over to a flintlock .My rifle is also too.50cal and I have deer antler powder measures for 50 and 70 grns, which I have made myself as well as most of my acctroutements.It was a lot of fun making gear to accompany my kit as well hunting down other bits and pieces which I coudn't make. A fantastic hobby!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@HistoryOnTheLoose]

It is refreshing to see your enthusiasm, and I recall fondly those early years of mine pursuing the same interests. Your kit is quite extensive, and as I commented on your last video, you will adjust the contents as your journey continues. The contents of a pack are entirely up to what the individual feels are necessary combined with what they are willing to carry. It is entirely plausible that you will omit "clean clothes" from your bundle as you embrace some of the trade-offs between our current culture and that of living within the period and situation. You aren't asking for advice, so I won't offer any other than to say a sleeping hat is invaluable, parch your corn for ease of use and replace the artificial sinew with waxed linen (it is weakest at the knots, where the fibers bend, so be aware). Your efforts at correctness shouldn't be stymied by a simple oops on modern fibers when correct ones are readily available. Seldom do I await subsequent videos from my subscriptions as I have yours in this series. If I lived closer, I'd be severely tempted to go run some woods with you (ok, maybe not run, but walk at a limp at the very least).

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching the series and for the suggestions! I was supposed to pack my knit cap in my bedroll but I forgot when I filmed the video. Also, I do have some linen thread on the way, but I did not have it in time when I was shooting the gear series. Trying to do a series like this on a shoestring budget is kind of tough, and so I am trying to make it as period correct as I can with what I have available. And, indeed, my character will be growing along with this series as he encounters other frontiersmen and learns along the trail.

[@HistoryOnTheLoose]

@@WayPointSurvival your proven thoroughness in the past has been substantiated here with your reply. Should have expected a perfect explanation. Goodness knows I've found myself miles out on the ground without a piece of kit that I only then remember taking out to repair and didn't put back lol. I will heartily encourage you to try producing as much of your kit as you can, even learning new skills along the way. The original folks usually made everything, for lack of a budget, and reserved finances for only the most specialized of items (powder, gun, etc.). You've a fair hand at crafting and building in your videos, and I am confident you can produce not only serviceable but attractive items. Please don't hesitate to contact me to discuss things or exchange ideas. I belong to an organization dedicated to researching and educating on the pre-1840 era and welcome any such contact.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for the invite! Do you have a Facebook page? That way, we can message privately. Or, you can also find me on Instagram as well.

[@scottsmith6643]

Wow! We are absolutely loving this series. I have been subbed for quite sometime - I can't imagine why I've never gotten a notification for this series, I get the others. I dunno. We love 'em! Thanks, God bless, all

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! I put an enormous amount of time and energy into this series and it seems that it might be not getting promoted as well because of the subject matter.

[@scottsmith6643]

@@WayPointSurvival We've watched the first two (really four cos explanatory vids in-between) vids and we'll continue. (The series would make an awesome Playlist) Thanks, again. God bless, all

[@WayPointSurvival]

@@scottsmith6643 I intend to make it into a DVD set. That's why I haven't turned it into a playlist. Also, I figured that if people had to search through my channel they might find more interesting things that they hadn't watched yet.

[@JP-ey3xw]

I really like the video awesome job on the series. Just curious what are the dimensions of the haversack

[@WayPointSurvival]

I think it's roughly 9 by 14 in

[@josephmartin1540]

I've loved this stuff since I was about 3 - 4. That is 1960 - 61! Been hyper focused on kit [no kidding] ever since. And been waiting on a presentation like this ever since... Sho Nuff! So thanks AGAIN and carry on! PS even at that age - watching a lot of old westerns, Daniel Boone, etc., I panicked inside at the rifles and pretended I was this era but with a lever action... I really did. A few years after I wished to have lived then except with an M14... Ah, children! Glad you get to do this stuff and that you share it with us!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertrobert7924]

Thanks for the memories of Treks, Rendezvous, Ft. Frederick, and shooting matches (1979 -2005). I will treasure those days forever, I still shoot flintlock and percussion for relaxation in 2021. My eyes and my body are old, so I wear spectacles and shoot seated at a bench rest because I still love the sport.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

That is a great kit. I particularly love that kettle-boiler! Adjustments are happening to my kit. Thank you for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

@@WayPointSurvival I'm a regular viewer of your shorts but I'm binging this Frontier series right now and really loving it!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great! So glad you like it! We are currently filming for episode 16.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Make sure you watch the introduction to the series as it gives background information. It's about 3 minutes long.

[@davidbrand5326]

James you might check out Wilderness strong they are doing a series on no char plant material for flint and steel. I used to rendezvous. You have a great kit and setup. I enjoy your modern videos now I have these to watch. Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I am aware of their videos on plant material. Very good!

[@trentnichols5075]

Dang dude! You blind sided me! I’ve been watching you for years now & never had a clue you where into the early frontier long hunter thing?! Really good video, one of your best.

[@WayPointSurvival]

If you enjoyed that one, I am currently filming a series that is on my KZbin channel from the 1790s. This is just the gear list video that you watched. There are 14 episodes so far that tell a story and I'm currently filming for episode 15.

[@mikeday8295]

One of the best kit vids I have seen!!!! Thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching and glad you liked it!

[@NewEnglandLyle]

Not for nothing, I am certainly envious of your set up and ability to go back in time. I hope to invest in that equipment someday. Now go take all the shiny stuff and get it dirty! Use it! Have fun, and God bless.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much. Hope you are also enjoying the series that I'm filming using the gear. God bless you too!

[@chadlassiter6380]

All that kit looks very well sorted on your person, obviously spent a good bit of time working out the kinks .new subscriber and really enjoying your channel

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

[@kirkboswell2575]

Gourds and wooden "canteens" were more commonly used than glass. Even leather wine botas got some use - I'm thinking more so than glass. Unless you are talking about "home" use. Glass receptacles were used there. A trekker wouldn't trust glass on a trip. Otherwise, I like your choices and equipment. The ball molds were made specifically for the individual rifles. The most common material was pillow ticking, and without being told otherwise, that's what the gunsmith sized the mold for. However, "trekkers" would often use things like buckskin for patching, and the gunsmith would make a slightly smaller ball mold for those people (to accommodate the thicker patch material). Your 47 caliber balls are quite correct for a trekker - but not because of the "loose fit" you mentioned - rather ball size was dictated by the bore and the patch thickness. Overall, good video. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@moonrunner-01]

Absolutely incredible frontier kit and videos. I do appreciate you taking the time to make these. They seem to be becoming more rare as each year passes. One thing I would like to know is, who was the manufacturer of that fine southern mountain rifle?

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching! I have no idea who made it as it is completely unmarked. However it came from the Pennsylvania area.

[@michaeljones5395]

Great video and Kit load-out for the trail! Thanks for sharing!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@MichiganSilverBack]

Wow! Very cool. I was waiting for you to pull out the kitchen sink!

[@Tipi_Dan]

Top notch kit and exposition.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

Fascinating kit, James!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@triscotsman8431]

With the chocolate (or maybe any consumables), have you used or considered using waxed/oiled cloth to protect it? I've seen some videos on oiling lighter cotton linen/muslin so as to wrap foods like pemmican or jerky in. Usually done with part linseed part bees wax.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, actually a couple of the bags that I have in my kit are waxed canvas. Thank you for watching!

[@brianferris1233]

I recently recovered a partial fired-clay pipe bowl from the sea mud of Bay of Fundy in Saint John NB Canada harbor with the bowl's inscribed design and bowl peg still intact. It was fired in the Circa 1780 to 1820 I am sure you would love to get a boo at it to fire up your work on the subject.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very interesting. Thanks for watching!

[@brianferris1233]

@@WayPointSurvival 👍find a whole pipe would have been a blessing

[@johnclarke6647]

That is a Viking axe. Tommy hawks are of a little different design. They don’t have a long beard. I would probably carry my GB SFA. I once had a Thompson Hawken flint lock. Did not care for it. I am a rifleman but never could get used to the which-boom and had a tendency to flinch on the whish. I can only imagine what my ancestors went through in their travels. Thanks for reminding me.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching! It's actually a real Frontier style Tomahawk made by a professional blacksmith and is a colonial style from the late 18th century.

[@TRPufnStuf]

Very nice and comprehensive kit. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching, glad you liked it!

[@duncanidaho2097]

Great video. I’ve been more geared toward 18th century Scots Highlander re-enactor. I have an old brass Ted Cash made oval tinder box with removable glass burning lens, which I used to light my clay pipe when doing Renaissance Faire. Worked great and attracted curious onlookers. Back when you could smoke at those events. I miss them. Thanks for this instructive video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching and glad you liked the video!

[@ThatguyDiscGolf82]

This gonna be a good series like the 1880 series, I love the historical accuracy

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@DerekMurawsky]

I'm amazed at the number of little things that went into this kit... Hard to believe that they would take all those tools and parts with them. And so few food items.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Tools were more important and food could be readily hunted for along the journey.

[@Roqjoru]

The bag could have taken from the Scottish and Ulster-Scot (Northern Ireland) "Sporran" style. Since the Scots were "clan", "Chiefton" structure, they were able to understand that Native Chiefton Patriarchal structure. Some were taken in by the Tribal Chiefs to marry their daughters. The Scots tended to be tradesmen, to include trading posts, like Cameron trading post Arizona. "Cameron" being a Scot surname. Wool Tartan style blankets where also popular, that the Native Amerians really liked and were used in trading.

[@paulhowes1396]

Well done James,i look forward to whatching all the other parts. BB

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@redcanoe9810]

They really had everything figured out! Nice job!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed they did. Thank you for watching!

[@DougPalumbo]

Outstanding! Excellent kit James!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you my friend!

[@HarshmanHills]

been getting more into this again. great setup

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent! Thanks so much for watching this old video!

[@StevenBryanKnives]

Man! What an enjoyable video. Great tour of your kit

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! Have you watched any of the series?

[@StevenBryanKnives]

@@WayPointSurvival just starting to pick away at them in my free time. Very entertaining stuff. More interesting than what that they put on TV.

[@stevenkreitlow8349]

Wow! I like your gear. You are very nicely equipped. Very thorough. Thanks for showing. Nice flint lock too. Never fired a flint lock, but I do have a .50 cal. Hawken percussion rifle and the.58 cal Springfield I used in my Civil War re-enacting. I also carried a lot of gear like yours, but from the 1860s. I’m enjoying this series and looking forward to more.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@jamesaritchie1]

Flintlock is one word.

[@haroldmiller6853]

Looks very authentic nice pieces of kit for sure another good one James thank you

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@6foot8jesuspilledpureblood82]

you're really geared up bro. cheers from NZ. might bring my leather kit out of retirement

[@WayPointSurvival]

Sounds great, thanks for watching!

[@firstlast-vq4xt]

WOW James! That's some awesome looking gear! I'm particularly looking forward to seeing you cooking with the contents of the food kit! :-) Do us a favor, though - lose that apostrophe in 1790's. REALLY looking forward to this series!!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@WayPointSurvival]

It's proper to use an apostrophe for a date when it's for a fact or occurance that belongs to that decade. I thought it was correct, but after your comment I had to look it up. Sorry it took me a little while to get back to you on it.

[@jackraney5439]

This place reminds me of the Old Virginia Primitive Rifleman’s rendezvous in Smithfield Virginia in October and March every year

[@WayPointSurvival]

It's actually at a YMCA Camp here in ohio.

[@kenthatfield4287]

I like the music you're playing old time fiddle tunes that's great. It fits the era as well. You forgot to tell me if you're firing a rifle or a musket in this presentation with the 47 caliber ball

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks. It's rifled.

[@rogueraven7603]

Very good video. Great load out.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@thomaslcarpenter2105]

That frying pan looked very interesting! Could you tell us where you got it?

[@WayPointSurvival]

I purchased it from this company. They have a lot of great gear and make a lot of the items themselves. www.turkeyfootllc.com/Trekking.html

[@peterott9162]

I love your kit James. The series of amazing, I just finished episode 13 and can't waitbto see what happens next. Keep up the great content my friend!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much! I do hope to have episode 14 done in the next 2 to 3 weeks.

[@peterott9162]

@@WayPointSurvival AWESOME!!!!!

[@mbarr1029]

Wow, that is one nice complete kit. Thanks for the Vid James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@historysmith]

Great presentation with historic accouterments! What might be added is one or two separate turn screws rather than, or in addition to the combo tool… may just be the blacksmith in me :-).

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you. I'm already carrying a lot of weight so I need to be careful about that. Still a good suggestion. Plus, unless there is a major breakdown or malfunction with the lock, it wouldn't be taken apart very often. Thank you for watching!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Great kit James. Love it. Good demonstration. Take care.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you my friend!

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk4518]

Thanks Jim for sharing I am very interest in your series great job of explaining everything.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@Jay-ud6jv]

This guy is fantastic. Please keep them coming.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@rtoguidver3651]

All you need now is a Mountainman Rendezvous. The next one near me isn't till May that I attend each year.. Someday I'll get to the Green River Rendezvous....

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I tried to get to some events when I can.

[@lanced3256]

Amazing gear loadout with explanation. Thank you for a great presentation!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@johnlweeks8096]

Nice job! Heavy load.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, a lot of that old gear was very heavy but also very durable for the long haul!

[@garyhotchkiss4207]

Awesome and so COOL what you are doing here. GREAT Hobby. Maybe put the round "Sun Glass" in a piece of leather for more protection than the piece of paper you have it in now??? You OBVIOUSLY know what you are doing. FANTASTIC Kit you made up.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@cnybanditoutdoors]

Fantastic load out and presentation!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@howardgreen9718]

What a great ensemble thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnburgin7478]

I know it’s a labor of love for you to accumulate the items you’re using . The reading glasses are really nice . I like watching Townsends . I’ve actually tried some of the recipes they describe. Lack of coffee would have me foraging for acorns. Not sure how they fought battles. Trying to ram the third successive round in my black powder is a challenge. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching! I believe that's one of the reasons why the ball they used was a smaller diameter than what we would used today. They perhaps were not as accurate in some ways but then many of them also were used to shooting smooth bore.

[@tomcurran1538]

Great detail on how to equip for the late 1700s.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@deanpricepestboss]

Love your haversack and all your kit 👍🏼 Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much!

[@carlmcintyre631]

Good presentation. Neat stuff.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it!

[@tined_trout4460]

thank you sire for the kit review I will be heading to the castle to watch the live execution.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@kan-zee]

I've always been curious about the kits they use in the movie "The Revenant" You gave me some pretty good ideas and a good spark of inspiration...thankyou for sharing your video . 2:11 I love the flint WALLET ....😍👍 4:29 I love my blanket pin....Mr Dav Canterbury sells blanket pins with a metal Striker for a flint on it....pretty cool stuff 😎👍 8:16 ❓❓ I am super curious about that journal kit ?? it appears to be only rolled up soft leather

[@WayPointSurvival]

The journal was purchased at The Blockade Runner. It is a proper journal with sheets of paper in a leather bound cover along with an 18th century brass pencil and lead from Townsends. Thanks for watching and for your questions!

[@pnyarrow]

Hi James. Thanks for sharing all that information. Looking forward to seeing how your bear gets on with out scissors! Stays safe out there. ATB. Nigel

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching, my friend!

[@LKS-1976]

Solid load out! Period correct!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@james_lessick892]

Great video! You have a nice, well thought out kit and a really sweet rifle. Don't stop what you do, I have learned so much on the channel..

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, will do!

[@jasonnichols7067]

Please keep making these!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! This is only the beginning of a 16 episode series with several supporting videos. I hope you like them all!

[@kenthatfield4287]

What kind of accuracy are you getting with that 47 caliber ball out of the 50 caliber. In what thickness of patch are you using?

[@WayPointSurvival]

You can get normal accuracy using a .00015 to .0002 patch or, as they used to do you start out with a double patch until it gets fouled and then you go down to a single patch.

[@bgcurbvulture5216]

Thanks for answering this. I had the same question about the patch and ball combination.