“Woodsman Wisdom: Smoothing the Wilderness, Not Roughing It!”

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME TO WORK ON SMALL KITS AND GEAR... THAT WAY ONCE FALL CAMPING ROLLS AROUND YOUR WILL BE PREPARED ..THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@outbackowl3040]

Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, muchly appreciated, thank you for these tips and tricks.

[@gregknight293]

Always a wealth of good tips and tricks . Thanks for the effort you put into it .

[@outbackowl4026]

Hi Bllackie , greetings from Australia, thank you for your time to make these videos,

[@timlacy2284]

Blackie, Thank You for sharing this information, and Tips and Tricks how to smooth it in the woods. This Holiday Day Is To Remember The Heros That Didn't Make It Back Home, and Gave Their Lives For Freedom. God Bless Y'all. Tim Lacy U.S.Army Vet.

[@kylewilkinson6975]

Nice set-up, Blackie. Also concise, splainin'. From a fellow Southerner.

[@branch_preparedness]

I'm glad you decided to use that Silver Wolves logo as well. My wife was wondering if it was going to be ever used.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

too many irons in the fire brother i do the best i can

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

HOWDY BLACKIE! Thanks alot. 👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

🖐 hi there

[@awayinthewilderness4319]

Great idea with the small pouch attaching to the strap on your haversack 👍

[@a.toddmoore7262]

Thanks Blackie, great video and information as always!

[@jeffrichards5106]

Great video, Blackie. Thanks for sharing. Smoothing it, is the way to go! 👍🏻

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks Blackie

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

your welcome

[@dandavis8497]

Blackie, tell those looking for a hat to check out the Stetson Elkhart. It’s a crushable felt very similar to the hat that you wear. Mine is a dark sage green similar to the color of yours but it’s available in a couple of colors.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

will do

[@smoothvern165]

Great ideas for making things simple and easier!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad you like them!

[@apar1560]

Nicely done ! Thanks

[@oldminer5387]

Thank you Blackie.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Blackie, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

glad to do it

[@bretjohnson6188]

Thank you, Blackie. Well thought out and presented!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

My pleasure!

[@Alas-xj8cr]

I enjoy bushcrafting, learning skills and hearing others share their experiences. I believe in having a three day survival/get home bag. It makes sense to prepare. But to be honest almost everyone knows that beneath all of this is the idea that we need to prepare for surviving the end of civilization. Yes we talk about that too but never or almost never talk about that unsolvable and Un survivable problem of what do you eat after your supplies are gone. You simply cannot get enough calories or protein from the plants and edibles you can gather in the wild. And hunting and fishing is so hit or miss that it cannot be depended on. So all of the youtubers chose to simply not deal with this issue. Did you know that the winner of Alone season 9 stuffed himself before the challenge gaining 60 lbs of fat just so he could survive the Un survivable longer than the others? This is the biggest problem that hangs over all preppers and survivalists and bushcrafters and no one will talk about it. Let's put this on the table and deal with it.

[@kylewilkinson6975]

Good thinking on your part. But, if I'm planning for the Apocalypse, I'm not gonna gain 60 lbs for something that might happen maybe 5 yrs from now. I don't want to die of coronary failure 2 yrs before it happens. The Alone guy knew exactly when to plan for, which is totally ok but totally different.

[@Alas-xj8cr]

@@kylewilkinson6975 I'm so sorry that ALL you got out of that was that the winner on Alone had to gain 60 lbs to survive the challenge. It was nothing more than an example to illustrate how important food is and how difficult it is to acquire. In fact I would recommend that people lose weight to survive. I remained the same weight for some 50 years, 230 lbs, but a few years ago decided to lose some weight (30 lbs) since it changed from muscle to fat (i'm 80 YO and not in shape anymore). This means, in theory, that I can carry a 30 lb pack and function pretty much as I was before I lost the weight. But the point of my comment is what we will most likely die from after SHTF is starvation and there is so much we need to learn and these KZbin channels would seem to be the logical outlet for that learning. I would simply like to see more emphasis placed on surviving as a native hunter/gatherer and that means without a gun. This is a tough problem, our community needs to put more time and energy into it.

[@hanginwithbullfrog4657]

Love it Brother

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Appreciate it

[@billg7101]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@johnkostick2041]

Love your videos

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@benrusnak2077]

Blackie you ever think about writin a book if you havent already

[@trynsurviven2440]

I need to get busy and make some of those. I have the cordage just need to stop putting it off.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

the hot summer is a great time to work on such projects so when fall camping arrives your all set

[@Richard-r1x7d]

😀👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@MiClLC]

Is there a way I can make my tarp heat reflective so I'm not roasting underneath it during the summer months?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yes take a reusable space blanket put it over the top of the tarp with the shinny side facing out. if possible leave a small gap between the tarp and the blanket to allow for air flow

[@outdoo4scho1ar]

Who manufactures the haversack?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

I have it made in west virginia by possum pouch.com if you would like to order one go to [e-mail] and request order info i will send you the info from there

[@robertkearney7339]

did you get a chance to use the onewind one person tent

[@Squibknocket]

No

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i have and i will be doing a video on it very soon

[@billhogaboom9941]

How to order haversack, how much ??

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

email me at [e-mail] and i will give you the info