Hiking to the Ultra Remote Weston Cabin in the Panamint Mountains PART II

[@tombratton3196]

I cant believe how good of condition this place was, very cool.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

That cast iron box bolted to the wall in the kitchen from Leighmans is for blue tip matches. I live just a little bit away from the store that's still in business. They supply Amish and off grid people with non electric items. The cook stove is a wood or coal stove the fire box is the small door on the left is where you burn the wood. What a beautiful place. My grandma was named Norma and her taste was just like that cabin. Thanks for the video It brought back memories.

[@starman10548]

My Grandmother had one🙂

[@williamwest6387]

0:45 Joshua Hendy stamp mill, for crushing ore samples. 3:10 outhouse is rigged for lights from a solar+battery setup. 6:44 is a homemade solar water heater, which explains the tubing laying around. 8:33 Coleman oven for camp stoves. 9:26 pack frames used for hauling freight, good for gas cans. 10:15 most important books there are those Gurney Seed catalogs. 11:55 12v solar panel, enough to keep a deep cycle battery charged in the desert. 16:29 the firebox with the wood is on the left of the oven, the fire travels over the oven and the hottest burners are on the left, the upper box is for proofing bread or keeping food warm. 24:36 is a box to hold kitchen matches, still available from Lehman's, Their catalog is where the Amish do a lot of their shopping. Great video Desert Mouse, I really enjoy all your adventures.

[@NoGenieinBottle]

Wonderful information you shared William West.....

[@Wonderhussy]

Thank you! Desert Mouse

[@williamwest6387]

You have all the attributes of a real desert rat, except you're little and cute, so you're a desert mouse. Picture a kangaroo rat, with those long legs.

[@mgratk]

Today I learned that there's such a thing as a heartbeat fetish. Wtf?

[@thelyingscotsman197]

William West Not much of a compliment to compare her to a kangaroo rat Lol .I get what you meant .Cute .

[@hairspray4314]

I am sure you will never see this. I don't have any idea why your video came across my KZbin page. I've watched a couple videos of yours and now I am totally hooked.

[@leehurley8358]

Even living in the middle of nowhere, fashion must count! Lol wonderful video! Thanks so much.

[@tracybland2649]

So happy you weren't alone. Just worry about ya, when your solo on most of your journeys. Love your work...smile

[@Rayo_Rob_No.17]

Wonderful spot! I'm so jealous! You find some really neat places, and see some fun "time capsule" like places! The smaller single axle trailer on the property, is easily a late 1930s streamlined job. The details on it, along with the "split window" on the rear, is very 1937-1939. Fun videos, always a fun watch!

[@sunset986S]

I'm on the edge of my seat watching your adventures...I never know what's around the next corner!

[@leehurley8358]

One of the best places yet! So well stocked and yes, very cool. I could live there.

[@Tom-nm6ep]

Nice wrap-up at the end! Fear steals life, Live!!!

[@HarrisFS]

Wow. I never expected to find any info about Norma Weston on the internet but there it is. Thanks for the vid I can't wait to get back to Death Valley.

[@pauladkins9829]

This undoubtedly is one of my favorite wonderhussy videos

[@paulyhoffmann]

One of these days I'm gonna have to get to those Pannament mountains and valley. Hussy is great at this documentaring. Very entertaining.

[@tracygallaway886]

Thanks for bringing this awesome remote cabin to light! You're such an Adventuress!!

[@thomasbailey7505]

The holder in the kitchen is for holding a full box of strike anywhere matches. They put the inside full tray in and used the opening in the bottom to get one match at a time out and used the holder surface to strike the match on.

[@tiger.6509]

I just subscribed to your KZbin today and I just watched seven of your videos your fantastic , describing throughout your videos !!!

[@Momvon1]

Love the kitchen looks like grandmas house too cute

[@jvatell6111]

Great video! Loved that little trailer and the woodwork inside. I would have liked to have seen it when it was new. The peaks and valley views in the end...Spectacular!

[@misskitty999]

Every time you mention mouse droppings I find my self trying not to breathe too deeply. Then I remember I am actually not there.

[@YPO6]

Everything is connected in atomic level.

[@moonlighter6]

I occasionally soak the floor of my barn down with a bleach solution, I hate mice and rats and their droppings.

[@claytoncolcord7933]

the metal box on the wall is a matchbox

[@candysantillo3325]

Margie Evans LOL Just caught myself doing the same thing

[@WrecksHavoc]

Thank you for bringing a smile to this old dudes face, you crack me up with some of your comments, keep the vids crankin`...Right on ! Wrecks

[@jacklisiecki2389]

Wow! Another way cool adventure! The Weston cabin was a real find! Thanks Wonder Hussy!!!

[@tomthomas334]

Really enjoyed this one

[@BIGBADWOOD]

Wow ... another great video !

[@troystutsman1400]

It’s nice to hear that there are still some good people out there...

[@drhambone1598]

thank you for sharing your adventures excellent second part

[@kanuckbrewero6118]

That antenna at 25:50 looks like a 7 element ham radio antenna. Very interesting video, Ms Wonder, thank you for doing all the leg work. My grandma had one of those match holders, and used it.

[@lindydowns8230]

The little metal box on the wall by the kitchen stove is a match box for wood matches. My great grandmother had one in her mountain cabin kitchen before she converted to electricity in the '60's. I remember it well & used it as a child when we'd go up to the cabin in the summer. I think I like old wood cooking stoves better than anything & miss those old days.

[@Wonderhussy]

ahhhhh good memories! thanks for sharing!

[@martinjcamp]

Close... It's a Match Holder. You put the match-box in and pluck them from the bottom.

[@wiseeyes3990]

mine did too

[@steve216loki4]

We called them "kitchen matches".

[@oldhdriderhdrider5822]

Thank you again for another awesome video. So many interesting places you take us.

[@lillustra]

Minute 20;35 This was a desert refrigerator. A container with incredible tiny holes would drip down water in the burlap on all four sides of it. Behind the burlap there was metal mesh to keep the critters out. The air was going through the wet burlap keeping the temperature down. I had the fortune of drinking a soda offered me by Jim and Norma that came out of that very same refrigerator. It was cooool.

[@charlestibbey2666]

This is the effect of latent heat - the evaporation taking heat from the surface behind!

[@milotorres6894]

Pretty neat story rudimentary reefer box necessity's mother of all inventions for convenience in the middle of nowhere for comfort or reward working a mine.

[@Cinziaking]

I love how inquisitive you are.. And the jelly donut comment cracked me up! Oh, and the Coleman is a 70's vintage camp oven. Your sense of adventure, and 'wonder' at what you find, make even the crummiest buildings interesting...

[@donaldheitger6731]

Yes, I too love near Lehman's they specialize in old times stuff especially for the Amish nearby. Matches for lighting your stove, that little wall hanger holds the box.

[@lovesdiy5660]

Love the adventures :) Thanks Wonder Hussy!

[@marcegrecco53]

That’s an old solar panel in the cabin. I love your vids. Great exploring, I feel like I am with you.

[@RJCooper2]

It's good to know someone else likes the Bookman Swash font. I'm not going to say it's my favorite, but it does rank right up there with Baskerville, Avant Guard, and Bauhaus Standard. You definitely have a terrific sense of adventure. I think a studio or producer will probably recognize your talent and cast you in some kind of dramatic or situation comedic role-down to your mystery sister, and your less mentioned, home-based brother, who does research and scouting for you, while you're on the road. You are doing a great job of fleshing out the All-American, Girl-Next-Door, Would-Be-Heroic-Character that is "Wonderhussy." Is there a way to build that other aspect of your personality, the professional model-with the Far-Away-Look-In-Her-Eyes, who clearly needs to be discovering Amazing-Places, Possible-Treasure-Discovery, and highly interesting People-With-Stories-To-Tell…all of which and whom ultimately contribute to the fulfillment of your character's purpose; your storyline denouement? Isn't it time to double-back to the elderly gentleman who hid the treasure-for more clues?

[@mobiltec]

That trailer in the back is a 1949 Mainline. I have a 48 just like it in my shop in very good condition. I'll send you photos of it. Great videos. We've sure been to a lot of the same places but I've never been to the Weston cabin.

[@badgerpa9]

The cast iron box by the stove is for wood matches for lighting stove, etc. Glad you had fun and were safe. I think they took the note down though, but glad it worked out good.

[@BradGryphonn]

It always makes me feel a little sad when people comment about the 'dangers' of strangers when you go hiking. I mean, a stranger is just a friend you've never met right? I believe this paranoia is what leads to a collective disconnection with fellow humans. Keep up the awesome adventures :).

[@toordog1753]

Brad Griffin I'm not sure if you've ever don't anything like this but I've had people come up to me with bad intentions several times. I'm lucky I know how to defend myself.

[@Wonderhussy]

I think it's more exciting and fun for people to imagine there's danger around every corner....the reality is much more boring; people are generally cool. But movies make it seem different

[@rickobrien4025]

"People on the internet are the weirdo's" , RG ? YOU'RE on the internet. Doesn't that make you one of those weirdo's ? It's better to be safe, than sorry. My camp was raided by the Ballarat Bandit and we followed his tracks to the top of a mountain that was over looking our spot. He must have been watching us for an entire day, and THAT kind of experience is enough to spook anyone.

[@BradGryphonn]

+Michael Marquez A good part of my life has been spent hitch-hiking, bushwalking, hiking and living in the bush. From my experience, the populated places like inner city are more dangerous than out bush. Having said that, in nearly 40 years of tripping around on foot, I've only ever had 1 occasion where I was concerned for my safety. Met plenty of unusual people, but only ever in danger once, and that was a gang of drunk lads in a city.

[@BradGryphonn]

...said every overly paranoid human ;)

[@rodcrookes6036]

Love your videos! Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@stripervince1]

Love these wilderness western adventures. I did the same thing 30 years ago when I lived in Palmdale and worked for the southern pacific railroad. I’d explore all around DV and sierras. I miss it. Great video WH. . No jehovahs. Lol. You have a great sense of humor

[@bgebbq314]

Great to hear anything about Lightfoot Louie. He was a friend of my Uncle!

[@thomasottvideos]

Hey, Sarah: Thank you and your sister for being brave enough to bring us another amazing adventure. Both you and your sister must have natural super-antibodies that avoid the hantavirus. Personally, I'm certain I caught the virus just watching you root through all that stuff in the cabin. As a matter of fact, I just developed a small cough ; ). Wishing you continued good luck! With kind regards, T. Phoenix, AZ USA

[@lawrenceharp6396]

Yep, put your box of Ohio Blue Tip Matches in that little cast iron box in the kitchen to light the stove, lanterns or whatevahs. I had a yellow one like that in my 100+ year old apartment on the mainland to light the pilots in the ancient gas stove in my blue and yellow kitchen that had to be shut off / on to use. (Also had to use that old stove to heat the place in the winter) There must have been some kind of decent road at one time to get all that stuff up there, the cabin and trailer were amazing! Mahalos for another 2 part adventure!

[@BearWa11ace]

Hey.. cool stuff.. thanks for take'n us along with you!

[@cheryltomlin6761]

I love your videos. I'm happy to see you are gaining subs keep up the great videos. :)

[@Wonderhussy]

thanks!!!

[@cheryltomlin6761]

Wonder Hussy yw :)

[@moonlighter6]

Glad the extra guests turned out to be two cool older guys.

[@Wonderhussy]

+moonlighter6 yeah... It was still an awkward experience but all's well that ends well

[@mattjones1376]

Jim and Norma, who lived in and built this cabin are both alive and currently living in Texas...

[@genekelly8467]

Why did they leave?

[@craigschofield3222]

Got old , lived there for 30 years

[@sddarkman619]

@@genekelly8467 the park forced them out.

[@spiritlove2]

There is paintings online of hers too

[@michaelkaiser4674]

Stepping into the twilight zone zoned,hahaha you are so much fun

[@1xsol]

WOW,That was Great!! Thanks once again Sarah, I'd love to take a hike with you someday. You'd be a lot of FUN. I love your running commentary, it's like I'm right there with you exploring too. I see William West already identified a lot of the stuff. Good info. (Hahaha I know what you mean about not getting any J W's out there..)You skipped over it but that white enameled steel sink unit is a Kelinator. Wish you could find a make on the trailer, wish I hadn't sold my old 60's era Alladin now. but it went to a good place; A group of gals buy up old 4 X 4's & old trailers to go around the Pacific North West fly fishing. Neat bunch. I agree with Brad Griffin about strangers.Good to know that Lehman s is still in business. Thx Sue. Be Safe & Happy Trails.....:-)

[@erikandreassen6531]

This is the most intact place I've seen you investigate this is catching up from 2021. Now this is place you could spend a night in.

[@selbyorear5070]

No Wonderhussy, it just shows that you were lucky this time! Remember, it just takes one nut to completely ruin your day! 5' 3' 115 lbs is not much . Anyway glad you enjoyed your hike, I also enjoyed it. Be safe Wonderhussy!

[@skipgarner2263]

That little cast iron thingy is an old kitchen match holder. Cast iron was used because it was rough enough to rub the match on and light it.

[@garbage854]

Good video That cabin was really neat :)

[@mobiltec]

I know Lightfoot Louie. He caretakes at the Porter mine. I've been there. I have photos and video but they asked me not to put it on the internet. That trailer in the back is a 1949 Mainline. I have one just like it in my shop in very good condition. I'll send you photos of it. Great videos. We've sure been to a lot of the same places but I've never been to the Weston cabin. There is a road up from the bottom but the BLM closed it off some years back.

[@puchski1]

Yes, there was a road and that is how all the heavy equipment got up there. I wonder if the BLM closed it because of a major washout or because of the proximity to the NP boundary? Amazing about abandoned roads in the desert; the disturbed ground seems to proliferate in vegetation one order of magnitude more than the surrounding area. That is why it disappeared on the air photos. Thanks for the added info @mobiltec!

[@19bishop56]

The BLM, no not the ones marching in the cities, the ones that “manage” the land. They are not your friend, especially if you’re a miner. Many years ago, my dad, a WWII Veteran worked very hard on his claims, but he became very ill, in the hospital, so my sister & I stayed with him, as we were concerned about his life. After midnight on Jan 1st, the BLM reclaimed all the land he’d been working, as the notice was in the mailbox 200 miles away. They did not budge, moved all his equipment, & old trailer, then closed the road. For the “tortoises”, they said. Broke his heart. My dad would stop anytime on any road to pick up & move any tortoise so it wouldn’t get hit. He respected them, the land, & all other animals. Such a shame, that “We The People” can’t enjoy the land we pay taxes on. Enough said.

[@staceykelly5343]

I would love to see you Larry and other friends make a video for you guys restoring and old cabin just like that pull out the broom and use parts from other put buildings.

[@wvmontani]

24:56 That "iron thing" bolted to the wall looks a holder for a big box of stick matches. You stick the box through the top, and pull the matches out at the bottom as needed.

[@cappy6459]

At 24 mins, that is a wooden match holder screwed to the wall - had one in our house growing up in CT!

[@n6shr]

That cast iron black box in the kitchen looks like what you would use to hold match sticks

[@scenichwys4952]

Very interesting video. I live in southern BC close to the US border. When I travel into the back country I always have 4 cans of bear spray in my truck and always 2 on me. There are a lot of grizzly bears in BC and most are not very friendly. If you had bear spray with you and had to use it on a person that man would be down and out for some time. That is wicked stuff.I have had to use it on aggressive bears that would not take no for an answer. They do get blinded for a while and foamy at the mouth. When they do recover you had better be long gone, because they will be in a very nasty mood.

[@freethought2296]

Lehman's & Mt. Hope Hardware, For more than 50 years, Lehman's has been your source for old-fashioned, practical housewares, appliances, tools, gardening supplies, and toys. The box looks to be a matchbox holder for stick matches. You just partially open the box and put the box into the holder and you get a tray of matches. It looked like the matchbox holder my grandma had by her coal burning stove in Mordans Ville PA

[@travelingtimothy]

The cast iron box is for wooden matches. Perhaps some of you remember putting one of those large boxes of matchs into a box like this, the matches fall with gravity so you just dip your finger in when you need to light the stove.

[@casedoumasr656]

When you found what looked like pile of scrap iron looked to be a ore crucher to me . Then in the cabin you found a metal Box on the Wall with a little door on top that is what you put a box of wood matches in to so that you get 1 or 2 matches and the box holder is mounted on the wall to make it easier to get a stick match. wash state hope this help's cjd

[@Jake0007]

Olympia was the cheap beer of choice when I was in WA state. (-: Was thinking mailbox for Lehman, but now that I see the matches answer, I vaguely remember one from childhood.

[@wiseeyes3990]

My gma had a step stool like that,i loved it,old white sink and drainboard too,ahh good memories.

[@rica967]

It was a stamp mill made by Joshua Hendy Iron works in San Francisco around 1903

[@ronalddawson3873]

Ms.Hussy,I'm now watching Part ll/Hiking to the Ultra Remote Westin Cabin in the Panamint Mountains.03-03-22.

[@johncarpenter987]

WH, I love your videos. I have a few puffs and just enjoy the ride with you. You make the places interesting and are so sincere in your emotions. I always tell people that to see the desert you have to slow down and be in the moment. You passed 10,000 subscribers, it will go up even more. People like your travelogues. You should talk to other KZbinrs and find out how they make money from it. They have an annual convention called vidcon where you mighty meet others making videos.

[@Wonderhussy]

thanks! I'm looking into it :)

[@miketaylor2810]

That cast iron on the wall is for stick matches for lighting the stove. Doesn't matter what brand of match goes in there as long as they fit...Smiles

[@merrypatrick4417]

the two little side doors next to the oven is where you would put the wood. my mom had one of these when she was growing up in Iowa

[@abbeykroeter]

Very cool video! I wondered about how tough it was hauling that wood burning stove to that cabin. Looks like it weights quite a bit. A couple questions; Is there a safe way to get rid of that mouse poop without stirring the Hantavirus? Or is it just not worth it and better to use a tent? I usually use my tent in the mountains and canyons but I've always wanted to try those community cabins (or whatever you call the shared cabins). ...and what would you recommend for books to find those nice hikes? I have one that is kind of basic and more "touristy", but I would like to try the tougher hikes you have done soon if my body is doing a little better. Thanks again!

[@gibbygibson8442]

Match box mounted on wall by wood burning stove. I have one from my grandmother and use it to keep the old wooden matches in at my house.

[@eddiekunert2719]

Thats a wood match stick holder from the 50s to the 70s in the kitchen on the wall by the stove.

[@sosteve9113]

you wonder how they get things overthere awesome video, greetings from Belgium steve

[@DiscoverWithPajerico]

Great video

[@marthaholcomb8148]

Same problem, nothing new under the sun. How true!

[@davideo1954]

William West says the first item was a stamp mill. I thought it was a corn grinder....looking around I see lots and lots of rocks....no corn fields....lotsa rocks...The win goes to Mr. West!

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

That is a cool little place.

[@tomthomas334]

I hope I get to go back out west someday, sometimes these videos are hard to watch because I miss the desert so much, its been like 26 years :/

[@robbcobb7390]

Tom Thomas Same here. I'm from the CA desert living in Louisiana.

[@tomthomas334]

Still haven't been out west, and yourself?

[@Magnusscipioiterum]

That iron thing screwed to the jam is a match stick holder.

[@robin5380]

They Should have left😣 SO glad you Girls stayed. You didn’t let them push u out. They should share 😂👍all there goodies

[@bigagold5763]

Jaw crusher with the wheels and one was broken off of the axle.... that was a great piece of equipment sad they broke it.

[@Manon5624]

Thé black box bolted to the wall is a match box! What a beauty!

[@bret354]

That large cast iron machine is a rock crusher

[@dianebenzler9133]

I'll bet that box with the opening on the bottom is where they kept matches!

[@ivanferguson2019]

The stove in the kitchen is indeed wood burning, the firebox is on the side. My grandparents used one similar to that, ate many a meal off it.

[@williamcrooker8329]

Coleman camp oven. Wood-fired cook top / oven. Iron box attached to the kitchen wall, is for wooden matches .

[@MsDawggysLuckyLife]

That cast iron thing is a match stick holder! I explore historic farms in Colorado and have found them next to old iron fireplaces. Great place tho. Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience here

[@BERRIRICH]

Sorry your sister, doesn't like the camera. I would love to see her too. Your video's are amazing, thanks for sharing

[@MrGeronimoe]

Like how you handled the intrusion. Benefit of the doubt and general respect can carry quite a bit of weight with the majority of such encounters

[@ov50music56]

love your videos :) you earn a new subscriber

[@andrewbeaudry4399]

good to see you have ads I hate them but it's a small price to pay for great fun and educational videos

[@rcf7250]

That looks like a little Coleman Smoker and Miracle Whip is awesome..........

[@YoutubeCrittic]

gotta be a old road there..how did they get the couches and trailers there?

[@avnostlga]

That chunk of iron you came across (at 0:45) that says J.A.Hendy, was made in S.F. by an ironworks of the same name. The item is a Hit/Miss engine. It was a simple gasoline engine.

[@rogersmith7396]

Jaw crusher.

[@fkrkrkgnf]

a classic!😎💗👍

[@rondaking2984]

The thing on wall by stove is for holding stick matches 🙂

[@busybeenation]

kidron device is a wood match holder. Matches were dangerous back then and could spontaneously combust.

[@MrGaryRoberton]

That table setup outside with the new looking bolts was probably a solar panel base, must have been a way to adjust it for angle and direction. You would think the solar panels walked away, they are pretty valuable.

[@lorrinbarth1969]

What may be the solar panel is seen at 11:55. If that is the solar panel I doubt it would power a refrigerator. Wooden matches were (are) sold in a box that fit the cast iron match box you noted on the wall by the stove. The open topped cardboard match box had a sleeve on it. So, drop in the box and pull out the sleeve and matches were available at the bottom.

[@stevengarner3479]

Hopefully, you will be able to continue these romps in the middle of nowhere without encountering evil, but here is some advise you really ought to heed, "it's better to have a gun and not need it, than too need a gun and not have it". Generally you will continue have good luck with strangers, but luck can run out. Be careful and good luck.

[@jameslilly884]

And take an NRA safety class if you get a gun. Never pull a gun unless you're prepared to use it. Be safe you have a lot of fans and I am one. Thanks for the videos

[@BradGryphonn]

I had to Wiki the Hendy stamper. I think it was a single hammer Gold stamper. Interesting history: The Joshua Hendy Iron Works was an American engineering company that existed from the 1850s to the late 1940s. It was at one time a world leader in mining technology and its equipment was used to build the Panama Canal, amongst other major projects. The company went on to serve many different markets during the course of its existence but is perhaps best remembered today for its contribution to the American shipbuilding industry during World War II.... ...In the early 1920s, Hendy's hydraulic mining equipment was used in the regrading of Seattle, described as perhaps the largest such alteration of urban terrain in history. With the onset of the Great Depression, and hampered by indifferent management, fell on hard times. The company adapted by finding new markets, for example by contracting for the building of giant gates and valves for the hydroelectric schemes of the Hoover, Boulder and Grand Coulee dams. During this period it also produced equipment as diverse as crawler tractors, freight car wheel pullers, parts for internal combustion engines and standards for street lamps. Some of the ornate street lamps built by the company can still be seen in San Francisco's Chinatown district today.

[@tonyray5125]

Long live the pioneer