If you wanted to brain tan the hide using the brain fom he animal's hide you're tanning, how would you preserve the brain long enough to be used i the tanning solution considering that you have to wait a few days for the hide to dry?
You rock man I'm looking to brain tan coyote hides. And this was a big help. And also I was wondering how I could get one of your shirts with that simble of the dude with the bow and arrow Do you sell them?
HAHA bad fire, your smoking. Screw all the assholes who complained about you smoking. I dont smoke but what the hell... people complaining about smoke that is not even around them . Why dont you assholes fuck off . Good video man. I wish I could have watched your "BAD" video.
haha I smoke to what's it matter and im only 17 years old why should someone care about a full grown man that has his own life not just a life on youtube that all you people see if he wants to smoke damit he's going to smoke.pssh.
What do the brains do to the hide? Are there chemicals that are used these days that replace the brains or is this the modern standard method? I'm interested to know how someone came up with using the brains to make soft leather.
you gotta be shittin me! someone complained about you smoking? jesus Dave.. my wife pokes at me because i spend hours after work watching your videos and ordering stufff rom you school.. eventually i would like to head to a class.. i live in massachusetts. im 33 and love the out doors.. im also a hunter but getting interested in trapping(im learning from your videos.. the content is whats important..you rock dave! your vidz rock and you kids are lukky to have someone like you around!~Brandon
I watch Dave's videos to learn ,either a new way to do somthing. or a new skill. if he wants to smoke so be it, i know allot of hunters and woodsmen who smoke. if someone is nit picking on his smoking habbit then they need to go get a damn life.
Dave, Screw the haters and the people who wish to tell everyone else how to live. There are plenty of us who are most appreciative of the knowledge you so generously give us!
YOU SHOULDNT HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR SMOKING MAN YOUR VIDEOS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO A GENERATION ABSENT OF TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE THAT IS CRUCIAL TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL. ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS BOY SCOUTS THAT PROUDLY EDUCATED YOUTH ON SURVIVAL SKILLS AND NOW SUCH SKILLS TRAINNING IS ALL BUT SUPPRESSED IN COMMON PLACE COMMUNITIES ITS A SHAME THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE HAS TO BE SOUGHT OUT RATHER THAN EXISTING AS COMMON SENSE. YOUR DOING THE LORDS WORK IN HELPING EDUCATE OTHERS. THANK YOU
Man, SCREW those lames that give you flak for smoking....this is great time consuming, (on your part), and information! Anyone bitching about smoking would be sitting in a 4 star "camp" reserve anyway...Keep it real Dude!
OMG Dave you put that hide in the water with salt on .dam man your going to contaminate the water.Lord EPA will be bit ting off there fingernails. and man you mean you smoke OMG good thing you didn't have a 5Th of JD there. my point is, NIT PICKERS.they were more focus on that ciggy. than the topic.Hell i smoke to.doesn't make one a bad person
why dont people really start getting there own lifes straighten out then keep there knocking to them selfs.. SO DAVE SMOKES!!!!!! as long as he don't burst into flames he'll be fine and so will the bush!! Dave is still human remember!!
It is funny about the smoking thing. I don't smoke, but when I am skinning a deer I carry some of that Vicks vapor rub and put it on my lip so I don't have to smell it. So I can see that smoking would help with the smell.
I used to hear of people smokin grape vine as a natural alternative.. I wonder what all kinds of substitutes a smoking survivalist could find when they can't buy cigarettes?
if you skin a hide correctly for tanning, you shouldnt have any meat or fat on the hide to attract bugs to begin with. that might clear up some confusion as to not having any salt to cure the hide out in the wild. dont use a knife when your caping the hide, and you wont get little chunks of meat and fat all over the skin. use you hands instead to separate the skin from the outer membrane and no meat or fat will come off with the skin. only use your knife to make initial cuts or remove limbs.
What kind of little NANCY would cry about a man smoking on a you tube video? First you have to think they typed something in to go to your video Dave and they watched it so they must have wanted to learn something from it because that is what all of your videos do is teach nothing but GREAT information to any one looking for it. That is what is wrong with AMERICA people like that that think they can run someone elses life.DAVE you are the man keep up the GREAT work i have learned a great deal.
Everyone has a bad habit or ten. Its a shame that the judgemental ones screw the rest of us out educational material. But at least they havnt bitched about this one to much yet. off to part 2
hey me again ! another quick question, do you have to dry the hide before you start tanning it ? or can you just take the fresh hide off the animal and brain tan it ? thanks a million !
thats a goddamn shame dave. i mean yea i've seen you in one of your videos smoking but i didn't make any comment on it because the actual lesson was more important. people are idiots when they see anything they consider a fault
I cant believe people were criticizing you for smoking... you create the best bushcraft vids on the internet and instead of receiving thanks.. they judge your lifestyle. Unbelievable. Life is short. Thank you Dave, I've learned a lot from your vids.
hope that helps in the future... if not ask any questions u may have.. im more than glad to help if i can since ive learned so much from all of your videos...
this is the first time ive heard of using the brain to tann the hide... very very useful, thanks for the info..... also i would like to comment on another way if ur out in the middle of nowhere is tanning with bark.. more specifically chestnut oak.. they are collected mashed (green or dry), added to water and soaked with the hide..... another noteable teqnique is Lard and flour. to do it u would rub the inside of the hide with the lard then coat thickly with flour, roll it up and let sit..
oh, my god, you people that comment on other peoples habits really need to get a reality check. i bet half of you have worse habits than smoking. leave the guy alone and if you want to critique every thing that has nothing to do with the lesson than dont watch it.
When did smoking a darn cigarette turn into smoking crack?? Just so you know he was doing that because it was apart of the "smoking process" to help separate the skin and fur from the meat. (I figure uptight people are gullible as well).
I didn't even realize you were smoking till you said something about it in this video. You smoke, who cares, it's your decision. Never thought you could tube tan.
Please, do not let uneducated people ruin it for the rest of us. It makes no difference in what your doing wether you have a cigarette or not. They only want to have something to say. Please leave it up for real people in a real day in age. Thanks for everything you do!!!
I think you should make a video that is just you smoking a big cigar with a glass of quality scotch to give all the haters a place to gather and bash you. Maybe it will get them off the useful videos.
@porkrind Amen, dammit! There are too many douchebags breathing good air. It's called FREEDOM people. This is not a TRUTH series, not a fucking clean air campaign, not a GD ehtanol pumping, liberal rights dealing, bent knee preaching, bowing to the weakest but loudest speaking, cock up close seeking, whatever other ing that has got us this far from the constitution...ing series. This is about the skills that keep good men and women alive when others choose to roll over and die.
hey dave i got one of those military goretex parkas like you got. its a gen2 got it for 80 bucks on uscalvary.....yeah you got a heck of a deal on yours.
LOL I'm smoking and drinking a beer watching this. Hey dave thanks for posting this I learned alot I always wondered how to do this I've heard you could do it just never seen it done. Thanks a bunch!!!
I've heard of people using sand instead of salt...
As much as it pains me to say... TAKE IT DOWN! You're right... these videos are to educate and show hot to commune with nature. if people are going to concern them selves with smoking. God forbid it's a hot day and you have a beer.
Oh, and thanks for doing the brain tan. It's really cool knowing that the brain has just enough,
HA HA!!! Bad fire for smoking... that was great,,,I'm sorry but that was done so well...
I don't smoke but I still do not see how anyone could be offended that you did so in the other video. As far as I am concerned you can do what you want as long as you are not in my house blowing smoke on everything - but I wouldn't let you skin a fox in my house either!
Back to what's important: Yet another great video Dave, you teach us so much! With every video I watch I realise more and more how much I am going to miss your lessons. However, the guys taking over seem good too.
I heard or read somewhere that flies only fly so far off the ground and that you could hang skins up in the top of a tall tree and it will keep the flies off....... I have never tested this I just remembered it when I watched this and thought it might help.
From someone who doesn't smoke, those people r foolish, it is your perogative to do as you wish & they can bite it.
your lessons are invaluable, and afford people every where the ability gain insight from true practice of skills that might be their first introduction.
after all man, your not an opera singer. and again, it's up to you.
as always, THANK YOU Dave for your descriptive and *rich* free teachings.
skinning is invaluable info, and very much so to me, so thank you.
What I mean is everyone has a vice, and if ONE vice lets people down..let them move on brother, I know that you know that we cannot save the whole herd:) Much respect and the best of wishes to dave and his bad habits...through the thick and the thin this dude is my bro....from a different mos LOL
Dave I dont comment much, and I watch everything. I have been here since before you started. I have gotten the "FLAK" I have gotten the props. If smoking is an issue then the children need to move on. I smoke...and its bad, but I have learned with you brother, if you delete anything, it is a disappointment to the TRUTH of us all.
this sounds gross but, i had a deer hide that i left on my shed floor for a few weeks. when i picked it up to throw it away it was full of maggots. BUT...ALL of the flesh and membrane was eaten off of the hide. The hids was basicle ready to tan. I tried it again with a raccoon and it worked perfectly. The maggots do a great job of fleshing your hide for you. just a thought.
They use maggots in festering wounds in medicine. They eat the rotting tissue, and leave the live stuff alone. People heal up with less scarring then if they had been left alone.
Just thought I'd add that a "warm' wet towell works good after the brains have been applied. High humidity makes it "fun" drying and bucking the hide.
You were smoking a cigerett??? I thought you were smoking the hyde..LOL You want to see a guy smoking a joint at the same time he is skinning and cleaning a goat look up you tube video /watch?v=oKGYY47JfpQ
Everybody has some type of vises. You have to look past that and see what he is trying to bring forward for you to learn from. I myself don't care if he smokes, I gained knowledge from the video. Leave the video up, don't let a few negative comments ruin what you are trying to accomplish.
Anyone watching that video will be old enough and smart enough to make their own desicion on smoking, and act acording to that desicion. Regardless of what Dave does.
Great to see some brain tanning, I have always wondered how it's done.
I never got a chance to see the skinning video. I know how to do it but I always enjoy learning new ways to do it as well. Wish you would put it back up but I also understand why you took it down. I'm also a smoker and know its a bad habit but its my bad habit! Just like you that's YOUR habit not anyone who is judging you in comments. They are ignorant....
damn all kinds of tings going on in this vid dumb asses hating on a fuckn cigg cell phone and train sounds and maybe a dash of H1 N1 (swine flu) lol but all in all thank you for the vid
Dave it's a pleasure to learn from you as always. I hope you reconsider taking the skinning video off of you tube. Your true supporters would hate to miss out on this lesson because of a few insignificant and irrelevant comments. Funny comeback with the "BAD FIre, You're smoking" comment. Thanks for the lesson brother!
Great vid Dave! Crazy that you got any comments on smoking....I was focused on the gloves you were using,the ole primative with modern. You do best videos around Dave. God bless!
lol take out the bad habits..Those ppl are lucky Im not showing them how to skin or outdoors tactics--Im sure they would disaprove of my beer drinking..brb gotta go burn one.
that is nasty in thought (using brains to work a hide) and if I had to do this I think I would opt for the milk and egg way...but if push came to shove and I was in a situation like this, I am glad I have seen this video and now have a basic grasp of what I would need to do, to actually tan a hide in this manner. Beside I always wondered how they did it back in the days before the chromium they use now.
Dave your stuff is more educational than anything any smoke nazis kid has ever learned in school. dont sweat it bro, if they cant take the fact some of us do enjoy a smoke on occasion then they do not beleive in freedom of choice and I know fans of yours will beleive if personal freedoms. anyhow the other guy was right awsome vids always but the last few weeks are the best yet. God bless< hope no ones ofended by that. :P -I---
If you get a chance, would you explain how and what you were doing to pull the tail skin off during the skinning process? I couldn't see what you were doing clearly and have never kept that part of the hide...
It's not disgusting, it's fascinating, you can preserve something with one of it's own Organs!
Thanks Dave!!!! I have to say, the contract scare has produced some of the best video's to date. I have really enjoyed the material the last few weeks.
This is the first time I've ever seen this method demonstrated! Thanks a million! Can't count the number of things I've learned from your videos - things I didn't know at all and things you do just a bit differently that offer me alternatives to how I already do them.
(And for the record, I'm glad you take being a role model seriously, even if it's a pain to keep the smoking vids out of site. I wouldn't compain if you didn't, but I do appreciate that you do...)
Man all the fricken jews that dog on dave for smokin suck. Some of us luv dave and whant to learn and he aint going to be here much longer so if you dont have a positive comment dont comment
everyone might aswell stop typing about the smoking issue, its a video on primitive skills not about how many comments you can get for the small details
dave, if you want to smoke, go right ahead. if there are people out there that have nothing better to do than comment about your smoking they are not concerned with using primative skills anyway.
Thank you for posting this, I have been wanting to learn about natural tanning.
It's a shame that you feel the need to take down the skinning video on account of whiners who can't handle the fact that it's a free country where responsible adults such as yourself have a right to use tobbaco. Just HORRIBLE that they had to be exposed to brief video footage of someone with a cigarette...
Im sorry that so many people only cared about the fact that you were smoking, because that was a good video. Im glad that I was able to watch it already.
Dave, man who cares if you smoke. People are quick to praise you for what you do, but even quicker to pass judgement. I say to hell with em brother. What you do is your business, I know that you like to keep the habit out of your videos for the younger viewers, but I mean turn on the tv for 10 minutes and see how many people you see not smoking. Anyway great video man. later Dave...
Hey I don't care what you are smoking! Don't take a video down because of some bitchy people. Your videos are free like a gift and you don't criticize a gift like that. . Some people are just rude.
I don't smoke but if you want to smoke it's up to you. What kind of condesending idiots ignore all the great advice you were offering and instead concentrate on the smoking?
Great video Dave! I could care less if you smoke in any of your videos. You have the knowledge and are kind enough to share it freely with us. Thank you for that.
Wow, sorry you have to deal with such crazzies! Thank you for your great videos. Ya kinda gross. got a brain ache just thinking about it.lol Very valuable info and I want to know how to do it. Thanks Mark
Habits are part of the human condition man. Don't sweat the worry-warts out there. I loved that video and this one too. I have been curious about the skinning an tanning and how to get the skin of the head off. I'm loving it man. Soon as I get in the position where I can swing it, I am gonna try to get to the school. Keep it up while you can...
you were smoking? LOL I didn't even notice that, didn't even care really, I was watching the knife and the skinning process, whoever noticed that you were smoking was purposely watching for that, just morons.
thanks a lot you pricks, we lost a lesson we would have had to keep on here, now you forced him to remove it, shame on you, you ingrates.
ok isnt that salt like very bad for the environment around there i mean in a survival situation i wouldnt care but as just testing and practicing isnt it bad to do this in the water and on the first vid the ground?
@wolfbrother2501 the amount of salt used is quite insignificant and won't cause any lasting harm... the damage you are concerned of requires tons per 100 acres and this is equivalent to leaving a super-sized fries unattended in the bush. don't worry, salt is quite natural and in my area (near the sea) is an integral part of the ecosystem.
no i know that but doesnt salt when put in the earth prevent the growth of plants maybe not in ohio but here in ireland salt is rarer? i do know that the rusians when they retreted burned and salted the earth so the germans couldnot use their land
no, salt occurs naturally in fresh water too, not as high as in the ocean, but it's there, it'll dilute in minutes after entering the water, most animals can endure a short time in salty water, it's extended time that can hurt.
i mash the brains up in a smaller container with some warm water first and then put it in the soaking container... makes it easier, i think. makes a paste which mixes quickly and saves having to fish around for chunks... i tan about 20 large whitetails a year and have the benefit of elders to steer me. might want to mention to clean hands thoroughly afterward or you can tan your own hide.. the enzymes are pretty strong. i love your videos and enjoy all of them. wish we were neighbors. peace.
If you wanted to brain tan the hide using the brain fom he animal's hide you're tanning, how would you preserve the brain long enough to be used i the tanning solution considering that you have to wait a few days for the hide to dry?
aburns1511 1 month ago in playlist Utilizing Resources; Pathfinder
You rock man I'm looking to brain tan coyote hides. And this was a big help. And also I was wondering how I could get one of your shirts with that simble of the dude with the bow and arrow Do you sell them?
joey7928 1 month ago
HAHA bad fire, your smoking. Screw all the assholes who complained about you smoking. I dont smoke but what the hell... people complaining about smoke that is not even around them . Why dont you assholes fuck off . Good video man. I wish I could have watched your "BAD" video.
CplPrimeaux 1 month ago
@CplPrimeaux - I forgot my r and e in youre. Brain not thinking and fingers movin to fast, ah well
CplPrimeaux 1 month ago
haha I smoke to what's it matter and im only 17 years old why should someone care about a full grown man that has his own life not just a life on youtube that all you people see if he wants to smoke damit he's going to smoke.pssh.
SuhwoopGGs503 1 month ago
tell them smoking dual purpose it helps with insect stings
mykael82 1 month ago
omg dude who give's a shit if he's smoking a cig put the vid back up please
budensity 2 months ago
What do the brains do to the hide? Are there chemicals that are used these days that replace the brains or is this the modern standard method? I'm interested to know how someone came up with using the brains to make soft leather.
mommahunter77 2 months ago
can hides be dried out by using smoke when you have no salt out surviving in the woods?
Any way you can make a video about how to turn hides into blankets,clothing etc?
Thanks, and who gives a shit if you smoke
freestylmx311 2 months ago
you gotta be shittin me! someone complained about you smoking? jesus Dave.. my wife pokes at me because i spend hours after work watching your videos and ordering stufff rom you school.. eventually i would like to head to a class.. i live in massachusetts. im 33 and love the out doors.. im also a hunter but getting interested in trapping(im learning from your videos.. the content is whats important..you rock dave! your vidz rock and you kids are lukky to have someone like you around!~Brandon
maoaz 3 months ago
I would only be upset if you were smokin' weed......... And didn't share with me.
TruthBeTold2K 3 months ago
Dave, your the man,
clamcrabber 5 months ago
I watch Dave's videos to learn ,either a new way to do somthing. or a new skill. if he wants to smoke so be it, i know allot of hunters and woodsmen who smoke. if someone is nit picking on his smoking habbit then they need to go get a damn life.
MrDwaynedavis 5 months ago
dave just ignore all those pricks that are haters of smokers its your choice if you want to smoke its your life live it how you wish
xMrjamjam 5 months ago
Dave, Screw the haters and the people who wish to tell everyone else how to live. There are plenty of us who are most appreciative of the knowledge you so generously give us!
holajim 5 months ago
Smoke away.....grow and cure your own tobacco. People don't like it - F*** 'EM!
combatjm89 5 months ago
YOU SHOULDNT HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR SMOKING MAN YOUR VIDEOS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO A GENERATION ABSENT OF TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE THAT IS CRUCIAL TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL. ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS BOY SCOUTS THAT PROUDLY EDUCATED YOUTH ON SURVIVAL SKILLS AND NOW SUCH SKILLS TRAINNING IS ALL BUT SUPPRESSED IN COMMON PLACE COMMUNITIES ITS A SHAME THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE HAS TO BE SOUGHT OUT RATHER THAN EXISTING AS COMMON SENSE. YOUR DOING THE LORDS WORK IN HELPING EDUCATE OTHERS. THANK YOU
umla69 6 months ago
im really enjoying ur vids while smoking a stogie!
firemed86901 6 months ago
Braaaaaaaaains O.O
Jafarmarar 6 months ago
Man, SCREW those lames that give you flak for smoking....this is great time consuming, (on your part), and information! Anyone bitching about smoking would be sitting in a 4 star "camp" reserve anyway...Keep it real Dude!
labandit1 6 months ago
O my God. He smokes. I mean really? Build an effin bridge. Take your non-smokin selves elsewhere. Don't mind me, Just venting.
clannmacgregor 6 months ago
hey where is part 2 i cant find it...you can use wood ash instead of salt, but it does not have the insect repelling properties.
mark97722 8 months ago
oh nvm just watched part 4
kj40000 8 months ago
did you deflesh the hide before you started tanning it with the brains?
kj40000 8 months ago
Thanks for the video Dave, I always wondered how to tan a hide with brains.
Question about smoking in the bush: If you were in a wilderness situation, is there anything you can use as a tobacco substitute?
Josephusofantioch13 9 months ago
Nice video Dave, Shame about the smoking complaints though. thats carebears for you though.
cowboyfromkettins 9 months ago
Dave, Could you 'smoke' the hide with a small fire to coals with the smoke protecting from insects and warmth drying the hide? Thanks for all you do.
MrJoeyBoombotz 10 months ago
dam it I'm sitting here eatting a blow of rice while your mashing them there brains.
mogges1 10 months ago
Answerd my own question..couldnt one use smoke to dry the hide,if you dont have any salt
mogges1 10 months ago
OMG Dave you put that hide in the water with salt on .dam man your going to contaminate the water.Lord EPA will be bit ting off there fingernails. and man you mean you smoke OMG good thing you didn't have a 5Th of JD there. my point is, NIT PICKERS.they were more focus on that ciggy. than the topic.Hell i smoke to.doesn't make one a bad person
mogges1 10 months ago
why dont people really start getting there own lifes straighten out then keep there knocking to them selfs.. SO DAVE SMOKES!!!!!! as long as he don't burst into flames he'll be fine and so will the bush!! Dave is still human remember!!
TheWaggaBloke 11 months ago
It is funny about the smoking thing. I don't smoke, but when I am skinning a deer I carry some of that Vicks vapor rub and put it on my lip so I don't have to smell it. So I can see that smoking would help with the smell.
Love your vids. Keep them coming.
srvvlhm 1 year ago
isnt it bad to soak he fur to ?
timehero9 1 year ago
thank you
smalli16 1 year ago
Thanks for the video. Is the brain of an animal your tanning enough to do the job?
patts111 1 year ago
@ve1ocity32 lol. what a coincidence!
destroyfaith94 1 year ago
I used to hear of people smokin grape vine as a natural alternative.. I wonder what all kinds of substitutes a smoking survivalist could find when they can't buy cigarettes?
rshighfill 1 year ago
I wonder what brain feels like
NothingCoherent 1 year ago
@NothingCoherent i've touched a lot of awful things.... but brain definitely tops the lisr
FueledByTyeler 11 months ago
by the way great video!!!
Weaselnest 1 year ago
if you skin a hide correctly for tanning, you shouldnt have any meat or fat on the hide to attract bugs to begin with. that might clear up some confusion as to not having any salt to cure the hide out in the wild. dont use a knife when your caping the hide, and you wont get little chunks of meat and fat all over the skin. use you hands instead to separate the skin from the outer membrane and no meat or fat will come off with the skin. only use your knife to make initial cuts or remove limbs.
Weaselnest 1 year ago
What kind of little NANCY would cry about a man smoking on a you tube video? First you have to think they typed something in to go to your video Dave and they watched it so they must have wanted to learn something from it because that is what all of your videos do is teach nothing but GREAT information to any one looking for it. That is what is wrong with AMERICA people like that that think they can run someone elses life.DAVE you are the man keep up the GREAT work i have learned a great deal.
macgyverAAJL 1 year ago
hahaha...bad fire,,,, bad fire!! your awesome Dave!
W7TMD 1 year ago
LOL, you rock dave!
"bad fire, stop smoking!"
Antondsh 1 year ago
Smoking is inappropriate nowadays? How pussified has this country become? There was a time when real men smoked, drank whisky and flew to the moon.
aseglkj 1 year ago
bad fire lol
klumsykid89 1 year ago
screw what anyone says do what ever you want dave! its definetly working for you!
noherostokillx 1 year ago
Everyone has a bad habit or ten. Its a shame that the judgemental ones screw the rest of us out educational material. But at least they havnt bitched about this one to much yet. off to part 2
Thyrinal 1 year ago
u can also use eggs
josealvarado150 1 year ago
hey me again ! another quick question, do you have to dry the hide before you start tanning it ? or can you just take the fresh hide off the animal and brain tan it ? thanks a million !
jacelyte 2 years ago
could you smoke the hide to dry it faster instead of salt , or would that affect the tanning process ?
jacelyte 2 years ago
thats a goddamn shame dave. i mean yea i've seen you in one of your videos smoking but i didn't make any comment on it because the actual lesson was more important. people are idiots when they see anything they consider a fault
boredism07 2 years ago
I cant believe people were criticizing you for smoking... you create the best bushcraft vids on the internet and instead of receiving thanks.. they judge your lifestyle. Unbelievable. Life is short. Thank you Dave, I've learned a lot from your vids.
TheRunnerOfTheWoods 2 years ago 2
doing a the best job ever
kyotemaster 2 years ago
hope that helps in the future... if not ask any questions u may have.. im more than glad to help if i can since ive learned so much from all of your videos...
jebus419 2 years ago
this is the first time ive heard of using the brain to tann the hide... very very useful, thanks for the info..... also i would like to comment on another way if ur out in the middle of nowhere is tanning with bark.. more specifically chestnut oak.. they are collected mashed (green or dry), added to water and soaked with the hide..... another noteable teqnique is Lard and flour. to do it u would rub the inside of the hide with the lard then coat thickly with flour, roll it up and let sit..
jebus419 2 years ago
great job with the video dave
wildside126 2 years ago
hey can you make a video and collecting tallow?
nightmare2772 2 years ago
Posted one last night.
wildernessoutfitters 2 years ago 3
oh, my god, you people that comment on other peoples habits really need to get a reality check. i bet half of you have worse habits than smoking. leave the guy alone and if you want to critique every thing that has nothing to do with the lesson than dont watch it.
CanadianOutdoors 2 years ago 3
When did smoking a darn cigarette turn into smoking crack?? Just so you know he was doing that because it was apart of the "smoking process" to help separate the skin and fur from the meat. (I figure uptight people are gullible as well).
mprichep 2 years ago 2
I didn't even realize you were smoking till you said something about it in this video. You smoke, who cares, it's your decision. Never thought you could tube tan.
daemonsdaddy 2 years ago
Please, do not let uneducated people ruin it for the rest of us. It makes no difference in what your doing wether you have a cigarette or not. They only want to have something to say. Please leave it up for real people in a real day in age. Thanks for everything you do!!!
daywalker627 2 years ago 2
"Bad fire, you're smoking!"
Haha.
I think you should make a video that is just you smoking a big cigar with a glass of quality scotch to give all the haters a place to gather and bash you. Maybe it will get them off the useful videos.
porkrind 2 years ago 49
@porkrind Amen, dammit! There are too many douchebags breathing good air. It's called FREEDOM people. This is not a TRUTH series, not a fucking clean air campaign, not a GD ehtanol pumping, liberal rights dealing, bent knee preaching, bowing to the weakest but loudest speaking, cock up close seeking, whatever other ing that has got us this far from the constitution...ing series. This is about the skills that keep good men and women alive when others choose to roll over and die.
hereticIV 1 year ago
Dave, what kind of watch are you wearing? I'm due for a new one.
LowBudgetBushcraft 2 years ago
its amazing lol a pig thinks with the mush
what the....?
chrissept21 2 years ago
damn it people
now i cant watch that video cuz yall talked about stupid things on the video
thanks alot
chrissept21 2 years ago
awesome, i didnt know you could use brains.
hey dave i got one of those military goretex parkas like you got. its a gen2 got it for 80 bucks on uscalvary.....yeah you got a heck of a deal on yours.
llshamelessll 2 years ago
LOL I'm smoking and drinking a beer watching this. Hey dave thanks for posting this I learned alot I always wondered how to do this I've heard you could do it just never seen it done. Thanks a bunch!!!
joeman80128 2 years ago 2
I've heard of people using sand instead of salt...
As much as it pains me to say... TAKE IT DOWN! You're right... these videos are to educate and show hot to commune with nature. if people are going to concern them selves with smoking. God forbid it's a hot day and you have a beer.
Oh, and thanks for doing the brain tan. It's really cool knowing that the brain has just enough,
HA HA!!! Bad fire for smoking... that was great,,,I'm sorry but that was done so well...
YouMockMe 2 years ago
Dave, you have a browning tat? You. Are. My. Hero. Allot.
PCRedman 2 years ago
How does the brain tan the hide?
PCRedman 2 years ago
Sorry about those idiots Dave
hhudini3 2 years ago
How the hell did the ancients come up with this?!
Just astonishing. Thanks Dave!
PUMACABRA 2 years ago
thanks for the info brother, this is something i have been curious about for a while, AWESOME INFO
and to all you anti smoking fools and idiots, i smoked all through this video and i think i'll chain smoke all through part 2. bite me
evcrawfish 2 years ago
"bought some pig brain" i don't think i'll hear that ever again
b1gje55e 2 years ago 3
I don't smoke but I still do not see how anyone could be offended that you did so in the other video. As far as I am concerned you can do what you want as long as you are not in my house blowing smoke on everything - but I wouldn't let you skin a fox in my house either!
Back to what's important: Yet another great video Dave, you teach us so much! With every video I watch I realise more and more how much I am going to miss your lessons. However, the guys taking over seem good too.
jaseth1337 2 years ago
well said good sir
nickbownz 2 years ago
lol bad fire! lolol
liketadied 2 years ago
I heard or read somewhere that flies only fly so far off the ground and that you could hang skins up in the top of a tall tree and it will keep the flies off....... I have never tested this I just remembered it when I watched this and thought it might help.
heml0ck01 2 years ago
I don't think so.
kaziklu79 2 years ago
From someone who doesn't smoke, those people r foolish, it is your perogative to do as you wish & they can bite it.
your lessons are invaluable, and afford people every where the ability gain insight from true practice of skills that might be their first introduction.
after all man, your not an opera singer. and again, it's up to you.
as always, THANK YOU Dave for your descriptive and *rich* free teachings.
skinning is invaluable info, and very much so to me, so thank you.
rebeccalegia 2 years ago
you should pull this video off too since the fire is smoking lol
asf4321 2 years ago
What I mean is everyone has a vice, and if ONE vice lets people down..let them move on brother, I know that you know that we cannot save the whole herd:) Much respect and the best of wishes to dave and his bad habits...through the thick and the thin this dude is my bro....from a different mos LOL
survivalhelper 2 years ago
Dave I dont comment much, and I watch everything. I have been here since before you started. I have gotten the "FLAK" I have gotten the props. If smoking is an issue then the children need to move on. I smoke...and its bad, but I have learned with you brother, if you delete anything, it is a disappointment to the TRUTH of us all.
survivalhelper 2 years ago
Random question:
Can you save brain tanning solution and use it later?
Can you store it in a bucket or something (with a top) and tan more than one hide, or is it a one shot deal?
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
Thanks for this video Dave. I've read about brain tanning, but seeing it is so much better.
I heard you can do this with acorns too. You can boil the tannins out.
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
this sounds gross but, i had a deer hide that i left on my shed floor for a few weeks. when i picked it up to throw it away it was full of maggots. BUT...ALL of the flesh and membrane was eaten off of the hide. The hids was basicle ready to tan. I tried it again with a raccoon and it worked perfectly. The maggots do a great job of fleshing your hide for you. just a thought.
pk066392 2 years ago
They use maggots in festering wounds in medicine. They eat the rotting tissue, and leave the live stuff alone. People heal up with less scarring then if they had been left alone.
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
maybe ill throw some maggots in my kit, you never know when you might need em, lol
pk066392 2 years ago
Haha.
I think you can just leave some meat out for a day and collect as needed.
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
oh ya am I the only one trying to come up with a new brain soup recipe lol
Thunderhook715 2 years ago
For Everyone that complained about smoking. most likely has about 2 or more vices that can be complained about by someone else.
Thunderhook715 2 years ago
man i love you dave regardless of smoking! your series is so cool! i am just such a big fan! keep it up!
huronhorde 2 years ago
i have always wanted to know how to do this thanks for posting it and for keeping it real..
who gives S*** if you smoke dave you do what you want
otowise 2 years ago
smoke em if ya got em
who cares
i liked the skinning video
ndtoknw 2 years ago
Just thought I'd add that a "warm' wet towell works good after the brains have been applied. High humidity makes it "fun" drying and bucking the hide.
Soaringeagle3942 2 years ago
lol use a potata masher
stelth1hunter2 2 years ago
Please, do not remove the skinning video!
SSanf 2 years ago 2
You were smoking a cigerett??? I thought you were smoking the hyde..LOL You want to see a guy smoking a joint at the same time he is skinning and cleaning a goat look up you tube video /watch?v=oKGYY47JfpQ
dsarti1 2 years ago
Everybody has some type of vises. You have to look past that and see what he is trying to bring forward for you to learn from. I myself don't care if he smokes, I gained knowledge from the video. Leave the video up, don't let a few negative comments ruin what you are trying to accomplish.
biguy525 2 years ago
Don't apologize for smoking Dave! I'm an ex-smoker myself, but I'll be damned if I let the tobacco Nazis run my life!!
Cameron1942 2 years ago 2
Dave is a grown man!!!!
If he smokes, then that's his "problem".
Anyone watching that video will be old enough and smart enough to make their own desicion on smoking, and act acording to that desicion. Regardless of what Dave does.
Great to see some brain tanning, I have always wondered how it's done.
Stargazer88 2 years ago 2
rofl "bad fire your smoking." People smoke. Get over it.
DEADBYTED 2 years ago
I never got a chance to see the skinning video. I know how to do it but I always enjoy learning new ways to do it as well. Wish you would put it back up but I also understand why you took it down. I'm also a smoker and know its a bad habit but its my bad habit! Just like you that's YOUR habit not anyone who is judging you in comments. They are ignorant....
woodpimps 2 years ago
youtube is full of immature imbeciles and we gotta suffer because of their opinions... sad but true
I'm against smoking but I keep my mouth shut and let you do what you want to do cause its your decision and I have nothing to do with it.
it makes you wonder where this world is going if ppl start trashin a good guy like Dave cause of one habit they got nothing to do with...
FighterAceee94 2 years ago 18
Great vid Dave! thanks for everything you have done for me, love you man!
Gabbis85 2 years ago
damn all kinds of tings going on in this vid dumb asses hating on a fuckn cigg cell phone and train sounds and maybe a dash of H1 N1 (swine flu) lol but all in all thank you for the vid
ninjuggalo420 2 years ago
Great video
JRNY1605 2 years ago
thanks dave, i wondered why the skin had to be stretched in the tanning process. you are the best. peace mik
m6996j 2 years ago
I'm a smoker, we all know smoking is bad health. So is eating lots of cheese burgers.
Kudos on the skinning video Dave.
Stilweel 2 years ago
Dave it's a pleasure to learn from you as always. I hope you reconsider taking the skinning video off of you tube. Your true supporters would hate to miss out on this lesson because of a few insignificant and irrelevant comments. Funny comeback with the "BAD FIre, You're smoking" comment. Thanks for the lesson brother!
truecallin 2 years ago
Great vid Dave! Crazy that you got any comments on smoking....I was focused on the gloves you were using,the ole primative with modern. You do best videos around Dave. God bless!
Zarthalad 2 years ago
lol take out the bad habits..Those ppl are lucky Im not showing them how to skin or outdoors tactics--Im sure they would disaprove of my beer drinking..brb gotta go burn one.
xsleef 2 years ago
Yeah, you tell that fire whos boss dave!
JustinBaker2567 2 years ago
i dry mine by the fire
backwoodsoutdoor 2 years ago
its a fucking cig. you cant walk outside w/o seeing sum one smoking glad i got a chance to watch b4 the haters ruined it
thanks for showing the brain method was ur choice basied on a guy asking you how to do this method? 5*
godsend420 2 years ago
bad fire your smoking ha ha
dave your the man
thanks for the info and the vid
locolobo338 2 years ago
wow this is awesome....you can completely process a hide while staying in the woods....great info! 5/5
spikespeigel 2 years ago
that is nasty in thought (using brains to work a hide) and if I had to do this I think I would opt for the milk and egg way...but if push came to shove and I was in a situation like this, I am glad I have seen this video and now have a basic grasp of what I would need to do, to actually tan a hide in this manner. Beside I always wondered how they did it back in the days before the chromium they use now.
RavenBlaze 2 years ago
I'm lovin' this series on Utilizing Resources Dave. Go Bro go!
oregonmikes 2 years ago
Man you know I just rememberd they even have smoking areas at Dineyland so come on.
Sheridan3511 2 years ago
Dave if all some person is interested in is that you were smoking, then are watching for the wrong reason. please leave the first video up please.
tsiwoni 2 years ago
Dave please let the first video stay because it shows a interesting topic and it also shows how you are normally.
I guess people react to fast because they did not know that it was a "home video" instead of an pure educational video
gimepepe 2 years ago
Dave your stuff is more educational than anything any smoke nazis kid has ever learned in school. dont sweat it bro, if they cant take the fact some of us do enjoy a smoke on occasion then they do not beleive in freedom of choice and I know fans of yours will beleive if personal freedoms. anyhow the other guy was right awsome vids always but the last few weeks are the best yet. God bless< hope no ones ofended by that. :P -I---
Sheridan3511 2 years ago
If you get a chance, would you explain how and what you were doing to pull the tail skin off during the skinning process? I couldn't see what you were doing clearly and have never kept that part of the hide...
winterskyshadow35 2 years ago
It's not disgusting, it's fascinating, you can preserve something with one of it's own Organs!
Thanks Dave!!!! I have to say, the contract scare has produced some of the best video's to date. I have really enjoyed the material the last few weeks.
capnlost 2 years ago
This is the first time I've ever seen this method demonstrated! Thanks a million! Can't count the number of things I've learned from your videos - things I didn't know at all and things you do just a bit differently that offer me alternatives to how I already do them.
(And for the record, I'm glad you take being a role model seriously, even if it's a pain to keep the smoking vids out of site. I wouldn't compain if you didn't, but I do appreciate that you do...)
johncajunmanbrown 2 years ago
decide whatcha gonna make yet? Maybe a knife sheath?
desertcamelbak 2 years ago
Man all the fricken jews that dog on dave for smokin suck. Some of us luv dave and whant to learn and he aint going to be here much longer so if you dont have a positive comment dont comment
KnifeCrazzzzy 2 years ago
It is a shame that u have to take that one video down, I like it and thought it was usefull
kore1184 2 years ago
everyone might aswell stop typing about the smoking issue, its a video on primitive skills not about how many comments you can get for the small details
seanweimorts 2 years ago
dave, if you want to smoke, go right ahead. if there are people out there that have nothing better to do than comment about your smoking they are not concerned with using primative skills anyway.
Good luck with your Discovery travels.
jadam822004 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this, I have been wanting to learn about natural tanning.
It's a shame that you feel the need to take down the skinning video on account of whiners who can't handle the fact that it's a free country where responsible adults such as yourself have a right to use tobbaco. Just HORRIBLE that they had to be exposed to brief video footage of someone with a cigarette...
StormRider308 2 years ago 2
Im sorry that so many people only cared about the fact that you were smoking, because that was a good video. Im glad that I was able to watch it already.
CaliforniaWilderness 2 years ago 2
Dave, man who cares if you smoke. People are quick to praise you for what you do, but even quicker to pass judgement. I say to hell with em brother. What you do is your business, I know that you like to keep the habit out of your videos for the younger viewers, but I mean turn on the tv for 10 minutes and see how many people you see not smoking. Anyway great video man. later Dave...
logansdad10506 2 years ago
I hear you calling me a newb.Snatcth n booze and your dancing shoes
FLUGERS 2 years ago
Dave did you split the ears and remove the cartilage before tanning?
abclandscapingfx 2 years ago
Hey I don't care what you are smoking! Don't take a video down because of some bitchy people. Your videos are free like a gift and you don't criticize a gift like that. . Some people are just rude.
noweirdbeard 2 years ago
who cares if you smoke you put out the very useful info. i enjoy your videos and have learned alot from all of them. thanks
codyayres 2 years ago
I don't smoke but if you want to smoke it's up to you. What kind of condesending idiots ignore all the great advice you were offering and instead concentrate on the smoking?
imr22 2 years ago
Cant wait for the next one.
dlvmark 2 years ago
Great video Dave! I could care less if you smoke in any of your videos. You have the knowledge and are kind enough to share it freely with us. Thank you for that.
chirj728 2 years ago
Wow, sorry you have to deal with such crazzies! Thank you for your great videos. Ya kinda gross. got a brain ache just thinking about it.lol Very valuable info and I want to know how to do it. Thanks Mark
dlvmark 2 years ago
thanks for the Vid Dave, its hard to find tanning videos on YouTube.
Krzyzacy19 2 years ago
Habits are part of the human condition man. Don't sweat the worry-warts out there. I loved that video and this one too. I have been curious about the skinning an tanning and how to get the skin of the head off. I'm loving it man. Soon as I get in the position where I can swing it, I am gonna try to get to the school. Keep it up while you can...
TheAnthemsOfTime 2 years ago
you were smoking? LOL I didn't even notice that, didn't even care really, I was watching the knife and the skinning process, whoever noticed that you were smoking was purposely watching for that, just morons.
thanks a lot you pricks, we lost a lesson we would have had to keep on here, now you forced him to remove it, shame on you, you ingrates.
flamedrag18 2 years ago
I am going to leave it brother I know many people appreciate the vid smoking or not!
wildernessoutfitters 2 years ago
thanks, seems weird how people focused on that? you really need to look for it to notice it, I just don't understand some people.
flamedrag18 2 years ago
Excellent... the content was definitely worth keeping ...glad the support was there for you..
bassfuryvi 2 years ago
ok isnt that salt like very bad for the environment around there i mean in a survival situation i wouldnt care but as just testing and practicing isnt it bad to do this in the water and on the first vid the ground?
wolfbrother2501 2 years ago
No, salt is found naturally everywhere.
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
yes but doesnt it make the earth fallow?
wolfbrother2501 2 years ago
@wolfbrother2501 the amount of salt used is quite insignificant and won't cause any lasting harm... the damage you are concerned of requires tons per 100 acres and this is equivalent to leaving a super-sized fries unattended in the bush. don't worry, salt is quite natural and in my area (near the sea) is an integral part of the ecosystem.
hawkdreaming 2 years ago
No, it would take an enormous amount of salt to make the soil worthless.
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
In fact, a spring tonic I use on my plants outside, uses 3 tablespoons of epsom salts in it. It's great stuff.
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
ARE YOU FREAKING SERIOUS???????
There are Salt licks all over Ohio, DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE MAKING REDICULOUS COMMENTS!!!!!!
wildernessoutfitters 2 years ago
no i know that but doesnt salt when put in the earth prevent the growth of plants maybe not in ohio but here in ireland salt is rarer? i do know that the rusians when they retreted burned and salted the earth so the germans couldnot use their land
wolfbrother2501 2 years ago
I am going to assume you are young BUT-that 3 lbs of salt is not going to hurt anything and I will leave it at that.
wildernessoutfitters 2 years ago
lol i am 18 dave and my appologies i wasnt considering the volume of salt to the average rain fall
wolfbrother2501 2 years ago
no, salt occurs naturally in fresh water too, not as high as in the ocean, but it's there, it'll dilute in minutes after entering the water, most animals can endure a short time in salty water, it's extended time that can hurt.
flamedrag18 2 years ago
what kind of watch is that?
ironlionkalo 2 years ago
Casio Pathfinder (of course LOL)
wildernessoutfitters 2 years ago
Aww cmon Dave, Dont punnish us for what other ppl say or do LOL. I got the edjucational point of the vid. Keep up the good work.
AFTMILITIA 2 years ago 3
hes a grown man he can smoke if he wants people are just stupid theses days
navyseal205 2 years ago 2
From one smoker to another - I just want say thank you. You have taught me so much. Every video is a new lesson for me.
5starrater1 2 years ago 5
Man you got me so hooked on your videos that I cant wait until the next one comes out
And I would like to know as soon as possible when the program on discover comes out
bowerman939 2 years ago 2
Great to see the pride and enjoyment you take in making very informative and interesting videos.
Keep up the awesome work and your love of the outdoors when making your videos.
The1TrickP0ny 2 years ago
keep it rippin ,
unicron24 2 years ago
i mash the brains up in a smaller container with some warm water first and then put it in the soaking container... makes it easier, i think. makes a paste which mixes quickly and saves having to fish around for chunks... i tan about 20 large whitetails a year and have the benefit of elders to steer me. might want to mention to clean hands thoroughly afterward or you can tan your own hide.. the enzymes are pretty strong. i love your videos and enjoy all of them. wish we were neighbors. peace.
hawkdreaming 2 years ago