Tanning Hides with Smoke

[trapperjacksurvival]

@WinterWoodlands smoke permeates the hide with creosote, (wood tar) waterproofing and preserving the hide, this process also gives the hide the "Tanned" coloration that can range from yellow to dark brown. creosote is toxic to bacteria,

[LinxTech]

u are da boom u are better than bear grilz hhaa

[riddle28]

Jack would you leave it out in the sun?

[sevengable]

GREAT video

[theshadowfag]

That was great. I was wondering if you can show how to skin a furred animal like a rabbit or some other animal. is the technique similar? i think it would be more difficult. thanks

[totmirmis]

happy 100th :-) keep them commin´'

[Imhighandhungry]

wheres ur new videos man =p

[BrandonSWAT82]

Fishing4snakes is correct. This snake is still definitely as dangerous also. Great video.

[fishing4snakes]

I have been studying snakes for seven years and one snake I have been studying greatly was the copperhead snake. I am pretty sure the snake in the video was a cottonmouth snake aka water moccasin which is still respectively poisonous

[fishing4snakes]

Im pretty sure that's not a copperhead snake

[scrm1]

@fishing4snakes I would have to be an expert to ever doubt Jack - the man's a legend

[fishing4snakes]

Im pretty sure that is not a copperhead snake

[kitsurubami]

how did you cook the snake? the only time i had snake before it was chewy and dry as hell. do you eat the ribs & backbone?

[bushfosterdad]

say brother, why do you wear a demon t shirt?

be safe...

Ted

[pedalpusher101]

Thanks Jack, I needed to know how to do that.

[Theauthenticmindset]

this is badass!

[briargoatkilla]

I've said it before, and Lord willing I'll say it again; You da man, Jack!

[Crox300]

DAMN YOU ATE SNAKE OMFG

[heapner]

Great video. Stupid question but what do you use the hide for?

[saradreaming]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial, it brought back memories. My uncle used to tan snake skins in a smoke house and still has a few that must be at least 40 years old. Back in the 70's everybody had to have a snakeskin hat band. : )

[TheOutdoorsmanJoe]

great vid and demo brother, I was going to ask what did you think it taste like, I think it taste like pork as well.

[scavenski]

Another great video, thank you Jack.

[scavenski]

Another great video, thank you Jack.

[satan31337]

how about the old way of smoking meat/making jerky

[muncleike]

your my favorite minimalist on youtube, you have taught me so much ty.may i ask where you learned it?

[MrColoradowilderness]

wow, never really knew you could do that! been trying some brain tanning but i think i'll give this a shot. we kill a lot of rattle snakes around here so i'll try it on one of those!!!

[Waldhandwerk]

Great Lesson and Tutorial, as usual, my friend. Thanks a lot. All the best, Sepp

[Naturliebe]

This is another great video from you, Jack.

Always exciting to watch you. :-)

Have a nice day.

Greetings Tito

[biggrex]

So many videos on youtube, but this is one guy who you can tell knows what he is doing

[sirthickman]

It was nice of that snake to volunteer like that.

[TheCaryeHoy]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us ........

[craftymaggot]

You have some really interesting vids..keep them coming.

[ArtistBlade1972]

Great video man.

[TheTribeOfBenjamin]

Hey awesome video man . Really liked this one!. Great tips too! thanks

[calmingbrook]

I enjoy watching your videos for my own sense of self assurance that in an extreme situation I can take care of my self are there snakes in North America that you can not eat?

[teunversluis18]

congratulations jack 100th video!

[bigjohntightlips]

enjoyed the vid jack realy good , ATB john

[trapperjacksurvival]

copper head tastes like stringy pork

[buckarue100]

I enjoyed the video. What does Copperhead taste like? I never thought of eating one.

[kayak17]

Is there a reason why you did not cut the head off prior to skinning other than persevering it for the hide? Does this tanning method work with mammals?

[trapperjacksurvival]

@kayak17 this method works well with any hide. i leave the heads on all of my hides, they have little or no value if they are not whole and complete.i am a fur trader and i still practice the old way skinning and tanning. to have a trade value the hides have to be complete with as few holes as possible

[kayak17]

@trapperjacksurvival Understandable; for tanning mammals would you still remove the membrane and salt the hide or just go ahead and smoke it?

[trapperjacksurvival]

@kayak17 Salting a hide is not necessary that only speeds up the drying process,it doesnt cure or tan. it is better to air dry and smoke. the hide is stronger and easier to soften . salt stiffens the raw leather and makes conditioning more difficult. salt is a drying agent . salt promotes shrinkedge

[MrGasparotto1978]

@trapperjacksurvival

This procedure cannot be called tanning , because once you re soak these hides they will start to rot once again , tanned hides can be soaked over and over without any rot.

You get this with modern chemicals ( metal /resin based) or bark tanning.

[sebenzalover]

That snake was already dead when you hit it with the rock.