Dave, seeing you fed the stove, I remember a technique called 'top down method'. Have you tried it? I myself never tryed it in a stove, just in a hearth and openfire. Hope you enjoy the hint.
Well i was going to say everything johar923 just said . anyone who trys to say a yurt is not a nomadic structure or thy can not be moved around easly just dos not know what thy are talking about .
Yurts come from the Mongols and is most definitely a nomadic structure used by a nomadic people for over three thousand years. Marco Polo mentioned Yurts in his writings after his trip to the East.
When I was a teenager .. I happily lived in my (small ) car for well over a year.. Trust me folks .. Since that yurt has a stove .. It can live a person for years , easily . Why would it not?
Dave, depending on your ideas and actions in the yurt, it could be considered both a permanent or non-permanent structure. You are doing a great job in showing and expressing to viewers that it just depends on them. Great job!!
Well the man that wrote that letter was highly knowledgeable.
The fine people of Apalacha make all that they need. Take no more than they require. Are independent of all others except for their own kin and have survived better on this continent than anyone else. They have changed our history for the better and I personally ( being a relation) love them very much.
you can find all sorts of wool clothing at thrift stores or value villages, for dirt cheep just chek the label to make sure its 100% wool, and for a cheap pice or you could buy a bran new 1 for 60-100$ or 1 almost new for 3-5$ thrift stores good cheap deals for highend wools
Dave I really like your clarafication on the mentor thing. I totally agree with you. I look up to you a LOT but I also see people like Terry Barney, John Campbell, Green Dean, Dave Wendle as mentors too. I think it's the cumulation of knowledge that we share that defines us as a person.. I think Mark Twain said it best "The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession". Keep on believin and teaching brother
Dave, there is no need to verify the yurt as a livable structure. Tribes in the steplands have lived in yurts for over a thousand years. They lived at low levels for winter and moved the flocks up the steps in summer, living full time in yurts. Yours is quite a bit smaller than the average family yurt so that is a reason to try it to see. I enjoy your series (well, actually all your videos) but was out traveling the country scouting a new home site for 6 weeks. Where is the vid of putting it up?
What we have here is a failure to pay attention. If people are going to be critical they need to pay attention. The other thing is a lack of basis for understanding. It would be nice if people didn't assume they knew everything & faced the reality that they don't when they get into unfamiliar territory.
Assumptions based on experience that doesn't include the subject are going to probably go lacking severely. In those cases it's better to ask questions, not make judgments without qualification.
the mongolians still use it to this day while movein their hurds to a differient location. granted theirs is a little larger but the knowledge is still bein used today thanks to their ancestors and tradition.
Hi Dave. I like the video. I did want to say for those others that do not think a yurt can be mobile. They should study up on the many nomadic tribes in Mongolia. Yurts have been used there dating back to the time of and before Ganges Kon (I hope I spelled that right). I think your doing a great job on the Yurt series.
What you have to realize if/when you're moving the Yurt, is all the stuff you've gathered over the period of time you were in there. It adds up. Take all those wool blankets you've got hanging on the wall for instance - stuff like that. Well, if you move it a couple of times, excess stuff tends to get trimmed off anyway ;-). Love the series. Thanx very much for taking the time to make them.
Dave this video series is absolutely brilliant. TV is dead, the internet is the here and now. You doing a couple videos a day is great. Keep it up man, I am learning alot.
Thanks Dave, very informative and inspirational advice. It would be nice to see you do some bank line fishing and hunting bigger game soon! :) This the best survival journal ive seen on here, take it easy brother.
i could be wrong but wasn't the yurt invented by nomadic people? it may take 2 or 5 or 10 people to haul the thing but it was a tribes that moved around that invented the device? say your tribe is very, very small. 8 people. that 25 lbs per person. sure thats a lot but factor in cattle/horses etc. i vote that for one person it is not feasible as nomadic. if however you are part of a small group then the weight is dispersed and i bet you could fit 8 people in there. it's a tight squeeze but still
RICKSHAW (final note): The wheel carriage would, of course, be designed such that the ladder platform would ride at approximately waist height (a little lower) so that the operator's (pusher and/or puller's) hands fall (naturally) to the height of the rungs and rails. So ... I feel that YOU and another person could move the YURT on such a cart, or even with a commercial ELK CARRIER.
(I think Cabela's sells them ... maybe Gander-Mountin, etc. (I saw 4x tracks in the mud, in the caves system.
RICKSHAW CART (Continued) ... So, much like a commecial pedestrian game-cart (carrier), the ladder-section would form the cargo platform and the wheel carriage could be mounted at various positions (fore or aft) to balance a particular load, for one or two person portage. Pulleys and/or a come-along winch (and cable) might be used to traverse steep inclines, mud, or obstacles ... Maybe a winch from a light boat-trailer. Could even be attached to a TANK-CHAIR to carry solar panels + xtra batts.
I have been conversing with Houseonfire72 regarding how to transport heavy winter kit over dry or muddy ground (no snow), or how to carry heavy tools to a remote winter camp, in spring or summer, to dig and build a heated bugout scout-pit (and cache). ISo far, we seem to agree that a section of aluminum extension ladder (6ft+) with a pair of bike wheels, BOLTED on (sliding brackets) to form a one (or two) man equipment, materials, and medivac RICKSHAW CART. Variable wheel carriage position.
Hey Dave. I like what you said about not focusing on 1 mentors preferences. Just because 1 person does something a certain way, doesn't mean it will work(or be comfortable) for someone else. That's something i love about Dual Survival. You and Cody don't always use the same techniques but you follow the same basics of survival and the audience can choose for themselves which technique they are more comfortable or efficient with. This Longhunter series is Amazing. Great vids sir.
you would only need to secure one deer, that would do your meat requirement for a long while. I would like to see you process and preserve a deer as one journal entry(smoke houses are easy to make)
Cant wait to see your pack load for the trip! Great idea! Random question, do you know by chance how long home made jerky will last? Just bought a dehydrator.
Dave tell them about the Mongolians how they tote yurts and set up where ever their animals graze. They have larger yurts than you have there and they relocate sometimes every few days. Want to do something great Dave build yourself a yurt from carbon fiber and use space age material to insulate that would be more durable and lighter than canvas. There is a material called Cuban fiber super durable ultra lightweight bet you could build a yurt you could carry in a prius.
That bacon looks mighty fine, I can't wait till I'm off work so I can get out into the bush and enjoy it. Thanks for sharing Dave, loving this whole series. It's one of the things I've been looking forward to. Take care and stay safe!
I am looking forward to seeing a hunting overnight trip.. =D I hope you're going to be filming it.
About the mentor thing: I totally understood what you meant. I get advise from about 20 different sources. Some Youtube, some Discovery channel, some the internet (forums, comments, reviews so on and so forth) While at this point I am not looking to self reliant in the woods I still want to come home alive should something happen to me in the woods. I day hike a bit and I want to start backpacking.
Another great video Dave; you keep making them, and I'll keep watching! Hope you can answer a question about your more recent videos. What is the intro music that you've been using for the Yurt series? It's a good tune!
DAVE . i think it s perfectly possible to live long term in a yurt or any canvas tent with stove . i thought the purpous of this experiment also to have a shelter witch you can bring by car anywhere in the world . this said the lifestyle changes with where you live . my goal is to pack everything down in a pack . stove tent sleep system food tools .
Dave, who do you see in your State for regulations and restrictions on primitive living?
For the guys who don't think these yurts are mobile, see a movie called The Weeping Camel. It shows a family living in a yurt in the Gobi desert. The thing is covered in hide, not canvas, and they have more lavish furnishings than Dave does. They can be moved. Real ones (Heavier than Dave's) take several camels to move, but they house an entire family.
Dave you are making educational videos which people either enjoy or they don't. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone! Your a human that wakes up every morning like the rest of us that has new ideas, new thoughts, new insight from helpful comments from others and you to are constantly evolving, you have the right to change your mind!!! Never mind these morons telling you you contradicted this or your not surviving coz your on a property and your not lost, or you can't move that yurt on y
Most travois was pulled by dogs and women before the horse was introduced. Tipis weighed much more than a yurt. They were mostly covered with buffalo hide, which generally weighed between 60 and 80 lbs each and would take several to make a tipi.
Hey Dave, Thanks again for another interesting video. I'm hoping you get around to answering my earlier question by explaining what you meant about eating salty bacon being a bad idea in low water situations. How does salt affect a body that is lacking in water intake?
Very cool Dave! I lived in a 18 foot tipi for six weeks in the mountains of western Wyoming not to long ago. There are permanant yurt communities north of Jackson Hole Wyo at the foot of the Tetons. Some really interesting people who live on the cheap and enjoy life in an area that mostly multi million dollar homes. ive met alot of them, and most utilize alot of natural resourses. Its refreshing to be reminded that you dont have to have the all the expensive crap thats marketed to enjoy a camp
Another differnece but perfectly in line with the 21st century long humter is in earlier days they used huge sheets of felt and dave is useing wool blankets, to acheive the same effect. This PDF file on yurts might be of interest to folks who want to build there own yurts.
Yurts were and still are used for nomadic life styles on the steps of russia the yurt Dave is using is not far different from the ones they used there the major difference is the the yurt dave is using has a shallower roof which became common with advent of portable stoves becomeing available(1750 -1780 ish) earlier times the roof were steeper and allowed for a better draft to the smoke hole.Yurts were comonly broken down moved and set up in a location with better grazing
Hey Dave just had to say the yurt is very mobile. One of the reasons I say this is there are several SCA members that live in yurts during Pennsic over in Pennsylvania. They will come from all over the country set up for 2 weeks and then leave. They will also go to weekend camping events and use them. Plus also the mongolians have been using them for centuries.
Dave, I no longer come home from work and plop in front of the TV (Winter now so it's dark and going out not as much of an option). Instead I have "Journal of the Yurt" episodes to watch! Thank you!!
@Edzherenow99 NO DOUBT. LOL Dave has just come up with the next 'Reality TV Show' and didn't even realize it. I have only gotten about 5 hrs. sleep per day, in the last 22 Yurt Videos. Hehe. This is great stuff. My cousins and I do this sort of thing (but in a little pull behind trailer shoved (permanently) into their wooded land in Adams Co. Ohio all the time. But then Dave goes and does this. I love it brother. Wish I were there.
Dave, you soooo rock on Brother Man. LOL God bless ya.
Another great vid brother. I just wanted to touch on the guy's comment about not being a nomadic shelter. My ppl are Lakota(Sioux) they lived in tipis and moved their camps sometimes 3 times a year or more, and a tipi traditional style weighs prolly 3-5 times what that yurt weighs and they LIVED, not semi permanent but PERMANENT , in those tipis, and they could strike it down and be moving by travoi in less than 2 hours. Keep on keepin it real and you and Mrs. Iris have a great Christmas..
Dave, have you looked at any of the speciality rounds avaliabe for the 12 gauge? I am curious about what you would think of them for a survival condition. The people I buy from are at wolf hil ltrading co. Some of the rounds are a bit overboard, but the fire rounds for signaling or starting a fire? I am convinced of the defensive ability. I hope you will let me know. Keep it up, love the channel and the series!
Hi Dave - I'm currently watching Season 2 of Dual Survival, as well as your yurt journals, and I just want to express a sincere thank you for the insight and information you share. You're a good man! Merry Christmas!
Yurts and a similar structure called a ger have been used by Turkish and Mongolian nomads since the 13 century or longer and the whole point of using them is portability. They are called nomads for a reason. When they need/want to move they pack up with their yaks, oxen, reindeer, etc. and move.
Mongolian shepards have been living in yurts for a lot of yrs. Packed them onto llamas and off they went with all they own into the plains of Asia minor. A Nomadic lifestyle. Dave, you need a llama.
regarding the yurt not being "suitable for nomadic living." If I'm not mistaking, is the yurt not used by the nomadic herders of horse and reindeer in Mongolia & Siberia? Anyways, Merry Christmas to u & yours Dave. Keep it up. My 13yr old son & I can't get enough=)
The people who designed the structure move them a few times a year just like natives move tipis a few times a year. Carnivals move large square tents at the end of every fair and it Ain't that hard. If I can manage a canvas top for a carny joint by using ropes for leverage and some help to get it in the truck you big men should not have a problem. Women moved and set up the tipi and still do the yurts. Heck I would live in one year round given the chance. Nomads move with game or grazing herds.
i totally agree on the mobility of the yurt you were talking about, there are families in mongolia that live in yurt type houses and raise their live stock and they might move the yurts one a month or once every three or four months depending on how fast the animals eat the vegitation in the area. they've been doing this for thousands of years, so it's obviously not impossible to do and they are just using ox and cart type technology
If it wasnt for bacon, I would start lighting up some of these comments and block till my finger fell off. You need to get a force field over your property, like Spec Ops has for keeping vermin out of the perimeter. Pack your stuff on the back of one of your dragons and move it wherever (at night of course). Please dont ever take my comments seriously.
Ha See I was right. I told the guy the other day that was what the purpose was. To put it in a vehicle. I like when I'm right. it only happens about 3 times a year. Thanks Dave.
You gotta think that someone down on his luck in this depression we have been living in could aquire an acre of wooded land cheaply would want a cheap way to get shelter. And a yurt would be better than a two room tent.
Dave, I would really, REALLY like a DVD series (or, at least, a few segments on Youtube or the SAN) on medicinal plants & using spices for medicinal purposes. I'm looking for something extensive (like it would include quick fixes for cuts, burns, congestion, etc... as well as more complex things). Please do some things on that (or tell me where to look for this ingormation). It's a pretty important subject for me and there have been some times where this would have been useful.
Not since one of my favorite mentors, "Henry David Thoreau" and his," Walden", have I been consumed with a series as wonderful as your "Journals of the Yurt". Great info, its like I'm right there with you Dave. You and Critter are definitely a couple of my new favorite mentors. Thankx for helping show the way.
@cheeselyman google "moccasin pattern" and "tire shoes." i'd love to see dave's concepts though! also: you can make moccasins and stitch and or glue on tire tread for better longer lasting soles.
Your time in the woods and experiments with bushcrafting is much appreciated. I started watching youtube because of you. Now I have over 65 channels that I watch and learn from. It has been a great experiance. I have recently gone back to camping every chance I get, something I haven't done in 10 years (after retireing from the military). Thanks you for all that you have done for me.
First of all, i think the yurt is a mobile structure in every sense of the word. Secondly, when it comes to a nomadic existence, that can be regulated by many things. The Native American tribes that were nomadic in existence were following food sources in the great plains. People in general tend to think of natives as all living in teepees following the bison, when in fact many of the eastern and far western tribes lived in the same areas for many generations because the land could sustain them.
how true you are Dave on both I wanted to stay in one ,we have yurts( in some) ours Pa. state parks thier little more fancy then yours ? how come you didn,t build your on stove!
I would say that is a moble structure. People have lived in those in Mongolia forever just like your doing. Then packing them up on horses and moving. I watched Ray Mears live with them on the BBC. I really enjoy watching this experiment progress. Thank you for sharing it.
to whom ever made the comment about not beging able to live out of the yurt/tent I say unto them take a look at our military they have lived out of them for almost 10 year now with the War that we have been fighting. What did they think that the military was over there in the Hilton or somthing.
Dave, I think you can pretty much sum up your "tunnel vision" speech on learning from more than one person by saying, "What I teach you is A way, but not necessarily THE way."
Dave once again great video. Im really really enjoying the series.
Question how does the yurt compare to a US Military GP small tent in size and price and durability? It appears seems from the video that the yurt is very comparable in size. Cant really tell on the sturdiness and durbility though. Not sure on cost difference either.
If a guy wanted a set up like that but couldnt afford a yurt, do you tjink a GP small would be a good alternative?
The yurt or wall tents are truly a great investment. I look at the nomadic tribes from around the world and how they survive in the harshest of conditions from deserts to the great white north. They transport with pack animals from dogs to horses, camels, alpaca's or relying on their own bipedal power and utilizing wagons or drags,, sled's. A person can drag alot more weight than they can carry.
Dave I will be honest with you on the "Mentor Issue". I agree with you. I have learned a lot from yourself, Cody, Rick Mears, Michael Hawk and some from Les Stroud. Each of you have your own ways of skinning the "Proverbial Cat" so to speak. I have tried each method, and I have put together a "tested workable" system that works for me. I am just thankful I have had so many mentors to learn from. At least I have peace of mind knowing I could survive in the wild, if the day comes when I have to.
#1 are there any fish on the proporty you can catch in the pond or small brooks?
#2 what are your thoughts on the canvas tents like the Cabela’s Outfitter Wall Tents by Montana Canvas?
thanks for what i hope will be a reply , (i know ther are alot of questions and you cant answer every 1 of them) and really looking forward to the next video!
I am always amazed at why people can't just watch and enjoy in lieu of always passing judgement. There are no modern experts on this stuff. We have all been spoiled by technology. Keep up the good work!
I dont think you would have any problem packing the yurt and an ATV on a small trailer, and cross the country, Then pull the yurt on the trailer with the ATV and get further back than most people could walk in days. And set camp up just about anywhere in North America...
10-4 on learning from each other. I keep trying to find time away from work so I can toss you a video of me starting a friction fire with palm fronds(known to my peeps as cabbage stalks), my grandma taught me when I was a kid. Good luck in the woods...Lamar
Everything in your yurt, including the yurt itself can be packed out (and in) on horses. We used to pack multiple canvas wall tents including (collapsible) wood stoves on top of food, misc. supplies etc... into the rockies, on horses. And moved camp every two weeks. Without vehicles. The term "Nomadic" should be self explanatory I would think.
Fully understood you Dave when you went over the mentoring thing . And I agree 100% , like golfing, how many teachers are out there telling you how to swing a club this way or that way , I've learned to incorporate many ideas to make it work for me. Much like hunting, growing up I was told to one thing by one individual and something else by another guy , but when ever I saw you cooking with fire(cover scent) I Said now what do I have to lose and BOOYAH got me some venison. Thanks again Dave.
Nomads used Yurts all the time and traveled all over and the yurt worked great.They pulled them on sleds and packed them on horses many family members slept in 1 yurt. So yes it can be used very well as a travel shelter.
im pretty sure through these videos you have become the mentor for alot of young people in the modern world who up until now haven't been able to tape into this knowledge, to be able you go out and try this stuff and find out what works you really need to know it exists in the first place, and i thank you for enlightening us all
i 'liked' and added this vid to my favorites along with all your other 'journal of the yurt' vids, really enjoying this series and the '21st century long hunter' series! keep em coming dave, really love them! :D
What type of paint would you requemend to prevent rust on your stove
666smoothboy 3 weeks ago in playlist Yurt
i swear i smelt that bacon frying
zuseable 3 weeks ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
man these videos have to be made into a tv series!!!!
plasticspine 4 weeks ago
Dave, I like this series. I've always been more of a find one spot and stay there for a while.
iamcavemandan 1 month ago
Dave, seeing you fed the stove, I remember a technique called 'top down method'. Have you tried it? I myself never tryed it in a stove, just in a hearth and openfire. Hope you enjoy the hint.
Bobcaolho 1 month ago
Looks delicious!
I've found, when mixed in drinks, the raw "Orange Blossom" honey contains 2-3 time more honey flavor than the "Wild Flower".... FWY
Ps38sinnersprayer 2 months ago
Love the series brother!
BushcraftScout 2 months ago
Dave, Have tried " scotch eggs"? Basically it is a Hard boiled egg wrapped cooked meat and baked inside bread. Great scouting food.
Good Journey
Sunblade
sunbladerr 2 months ago
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mmmm...Scotch Eggs. Now we're talking some good eating!
wildcatactual 2 months ago
@sunbladerr Tasty hehehe.
TheRATPT01 1 month ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
How long will salt pork keep in the field?
Arelak 2 months ago
nomadic tribes didn't move on a daily basis. they moved with the seasons or animal herds.which was usually only 2-3 times a year.
frhans1166 2 months ago
Well i was going to say everything johar923 just said . anyone who trys to say a yurt is not a nomadic structure or thy can not be moved around easly just dos not know what thy are talking about .
ramsessilent 2 months ago
Yurts come from the Mongols and is most definitely a nomadic structure used by a nomadic people for over three thousand years. Marco Polo mentioned Yurts in his writings after his trip to the East.
johar923 2 months ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt 10
@johar923 On the cold, open, inhospitable steppes of Asia, no less. :)
mysss29 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
When I was a teenager .. I happily lived in my (small ) car for well over a year.. Trust me folks .. Since that yurt has a stove .. It can live a person for years , easily . Why would it not?
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MultiAhka 2 months ago
As much as I like your videos, this lengthy series is by far my favorite...keep up the good work, and Merry Christmas to the Canterbury Clan!
ipponutoo 2 months ago
Dave, depending on your ideas and actions in the yurt, it could be considered both a permanent or non-permanent structure. You are doing a great job in showing and expressing to viewers that it just depends on them. Great job!!
YTSKI 2 months ago
Well the man that wrote that letter was highly knowledgeable.
The fine people of Apalacha make all that they need. Take no more than they require. Are independent of all others except for their own kin and have survived better on this continent than anyone else. They have changed our history for the better and I personally ( being a relation) love them very much.
robcas631 2 months ago
The Yurt experiment is excellent! It has taught me a lot.
robcas631 2 months ago
Is the hole at the top of the yurt always open? If yes, then how do you keep lots of rain or snow for that matter out of the inside of the yurt?
jsddf8455 2 months ago
you can find all sorts of wool clothing at thrift stores or value villages, for dirt cheep just chek the label to make sure its 100% wool, and for a cheap pice or you could buy a bran new 1 for 60-100$ or 1 almost new for 3-5$ thrift stores good cheap deals for highend wools
skyhlgh 2 months ago
where did you get that great sweater?
TheSerb111 2 months ago
stove top is lookin good.
TOW2012 2 months ago
Dave I really like your clarafication on the mentor thing. I totally agree with you. I look up to you a LOT but I also see people like Terry Barney, John Campbell, Green Dean, Dave Wendle as mentors too. I think it's the cumulation of knowledge that we share that defines us as a person.. I think Mark Twain said it best "The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession". Keep on believin and teaching brother
Iowabushcraft 2 months ago
I hope you spend Christmas with your family Dave!
TacticalAngel86 2 months ago
I think the experiment rocks
nycbike73 2 months ago
Dave, there is no need to verify the yurt as a livable structure. Tribes in the steplands have lived in yurts for over a thousand years. They lived at low levels for winter and moved the flocks up the steps in summer, living full time in yurts. Yours is quite a bit smaller than the average family yurt so that is a reason to try it to see. I enjoy your series (well, actually all your videos) but was out traveling the country scouting a new home site for 6 weeks. Where is the vid of putting it up?
BigFireDave 2 months ago
What we have here is a failure to pay attention. If people are going to be critical they need to pay attention. The other thing is a lack of basis for understanding. It would be nice if people didn't assume they knew everything & faced the reality that they don't when they get into unfamiliar territory.
Assumptions based on experience that doesn't include the subject are going to probably go lacking severely. In those cases it's better to ask questions, not make judgments without qualification.
tblbaby 2 months ago
modern day nomads use ford =)
Sociopath33 2 months ago
the mongolians still use it to this day while movein their hurds to a differient location. granted theirs is a little larger but the knowledge is still bein used today thanks to their ancestors and tradition.
Justin5king 2 months ago
out of the yurt for a day. good.
ANXIETOR 2 months ago
Amazing channel !
cheesestr4wz 2 months ago
Hi Dave. I like the video. I did want to say for those others that do not think a yurt can be mobile. They should study up on the many nomadic tribes in Mongolia. Yurts have been used there dating back to the time of and before Ganges Kon (I hope I spelled that right). I think your doing a great job on the Yurt series.
Trevor
MrTrevor132323 2 months ago
Dave another awesome video. I hope the hunt goes well. Be safe.
Socalsnipe 2 months ago
What you have to realize if/when you're moving the Yurt, is all the stuff you've gathered over the period of time you were in there. It adds up. Take all those wool blankets you've got hanging on the wall for instance - stuff like that. Well, if you move it a couple of times, excess stuff tends to get trimmed off anyway ;-). Love the series. Thanx very much for taking the time to make them.
marcjacobi 2 months ago
Dave this video series is absolutely brilliant. TV is dead, the internet is the here and now. You doing a couple videos a day is great. Keep it up man, I am learning alot.
1crimm 2 months ago 28
Thanks Dave, very informative and inspirational advice. It would be nice to see you do some bank line fishing and hunting bigger game soon! :) This the best survival journal ive seen on here, take it easy brother.
jeremytwinkleforth 2 months ago
The Yurt has been used ( for those who don't know) for hundreds of years by the nomadic Mongolians, and are still in use today
there are very mobile
Easy to pack up and out from one place to another
Thanks Dave another great video
winnipegdiver 2 months ago
if you dont wanth cut your paper, make yorself a cuting board(sory for gramar) :) helo from Croatia
glassupka 2 months ago
if you had 2 guys living in that yurt and both of them had horses or I think you could easily move it with the 2 guys and their horses
BUCKrub91 2 months ago
i could be wrong but wasn't the yurt invented by nomadic people? it may take 2 or 5 or 10 people to haul the thing but it was a tribes that moved around that invented the device? say your tribe is very, very small. 8 people. that 25 lbs per person. sure thats a lot but factor in cattle/horses etc. i vote that for one person it is not feasible as nomadic. if however you are part of a small group then the weight is dispersed and i bet you could fit 8 people in there. it's a tight squeeze but still
pedestrian0101 2 months ago
@pedestrian0101 Your not going to have 8 people living in one yurt sure there were that many people in one tribe but im sure they had multiple yurts
BUCKrub91 2 months ago
RICKSHAW (final note): The wheel carriage would, of course, be designed such that the ladder platform would ride at approximately waist height (a little lower) so that the operator's (pusher and/or puller's) hands fall (naturally) to the height of the rungs and rails. So ... I feel that YOU and another person could move the YURT on such a cart, or even with a commercial ELK CARRIER.
(I think Cabela's sells them ... maybe Gander-Mountin, etc. (I saw 4x tracks in the mud, in the caves system.
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RICKSHAW CART (Continued) ... So, much like a commecial pedestrian game-cart (carrier), the ladder-section would form the cargo platform and the wheel carriage could be mounted at various positions (fore or aft) to balance a particular load, for one or two person portage. Pulleys and/or a come-along winch (and cable) might be used to traverse steep inclines, mud, or obstacles ... Maybe a winch from a light boat-trailer. Could even be attached to a TANK-CHAIR to carry solar panels + xtra batts.
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phrankus2009 2 months ago
I have been conversing with Houseonfire72 regarding how to transport heavy winter kit over dry or muddy ground (no snow), or how to carry heavy tools to a remote winter camp, in spring or summer, to dig and build a heated bugout scout-pit (and cache). ISo far, we seem to agree that a section of aluminum extension ladder (6ft+) with a pair of bike wheels, BOLTED on (sliding brackets) to form a one (or two) man equipment, materials, and medivac RICKSHAW CART. Variable wheel carriage position.
phrankus2009 2 months ago
Hey Dave. I like what you said about not focusing on 1 mentors preferences. Just because 1 person does something a certain way, doesn't mean it will work(or be comfortable) for someone else. That's something i love about Dual Survival. You and Cody don't always use the same techniques but you follow the same basics of survival and the audience can choose for themselves which technique they are more comfortable or efficient with. This Longhunter series is Amazing. Great vids sir.
Biohazard3435 2 months ago
the dislike will probably die in a survival situation...hahah..:D
MsTrapmaster 2 months ago
you would only need to secure one deer, that would do your meat requirement for a long while. I would like to see you process and preserve a deer as one journal entry(smoke houses are easy to make)
waveman0 2 months ago
Cant wait to see your pack load for the trip! Great idea! Random question, do you know by chance how long home made jerky will last? Just bought a dehydrator.
SwitchbackOutdoors 2 months ago
Not getting stuck on one mentor is a sound philosophy. It's the same philosophy Bruce Lee changed the world of the martial arts with.
wtinnen 2 months ago
I love hearing the sound of rain on canvas :)
gusthemuss 2 months ago
Dave tell them about the Mongolians how they tote yurts and set up where ever their animals graze. They have larger yurts than you have there and they relocate sometimes every few days. Want to do something great Dave build yourself a yurt from carbon fiber and use space age material to insulate that would be more durable and lighter than canvas. There is a material called Cuban fiber super durable ultra lightweight bet you could build a yurt you could carry in a prius.
cdltpx 2 months ago
That bacon looks mighty fine, I can't wait till I'm off work so I can get out into the bush and enjoy it. Thanks for sharing Dave, loving this whole series. It's one of the things I've been looking forward to. Take care and stay safe!
atruepatriot92 2 months ago
that thick ass bacon looks so good
tempestaisback 2 months ago
I am looking forward to seeing a hunting overnight trip.. =D I hope you're going to be filming it.
About the mentor thing: I totally understood what you meant. I get advise from about 20 different sources. Some Youtube, some Discovery channel, some the internet (forums, comments, reviews so on and so forth) While at this point I am not looking to self reliant in the woods I still want to come home alive should something happen to me in the woods. I day hike a bit and I want to start backpacking.
markshmily 2 months ago
" The less a man carries in his pack, the more he must carry in his head.
A camper cannot go by recipe alone.
It is best for him to carry sound general principles in his head, and recipes in his pocket.
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements. "
~ Horace Kephart
cuagusgiorrai 2 months ago
do you carry a folding knife in urban settings .yes what kind no why not thank you for the education
gerardoaguilar100 2 months ago
hey dave, anything set in stone for dual survival season 3?
fatboyphl 2 months ago
Well said on the purpose of the yurt. It would be great as a hunting season base camp shelter.
snappydog357 2 months ago
Another great video Dave; you keep making them, and I'll keep watching! Hope you can answer a question about your more recent videos. What is the intro music that you've been using for the Yurt series? It's a good tune!
deadbishop 2 months ago
DAVE . i think it s perfectly possible to live long term in a yurt or any canvas tent with stove . i thought the purpous of this experiment also to have a shelter witch you can bring by car anywhere in the world . this said the lifestyle changes with where you live . my goal is to pack everything down in a pack . stove tent sleep system food tools .
alexgoyettemobile 2 months ago
im thinkin the yurt would be what the army tent was based on portable easy to set up and could be lived in for an extended period if need be
rdnkrfnk 2 months ago
Dave, who do you see in your State for regulations and restrictions on primitive living?
For the guys who don't think these yurts are mobile, see a movie called The Weeping Camel. It shows a family living in a yurt in the Gobi desert. The thing is covered in hide, not canvas, and they have more lavish furnishings than Dave does. They can be moved. Real ones (Heavier than Dave's) take several camels to move, but they house an entire family.
CelticCross9 2 months ago
has the outdoor bare foot hippie visit your new digs yet you tqo had a good show on tv will it keep going
MrTerry428 2 months ago
Dave you are making educational videos which people either enjoy or they don't. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone! Your a human that wakes up every morning like the rest of us that has new ideas, new thoughts, new insight from helpful comments from others and you to are constantly evolving, you have the right to change your mind!!! Never mind these morons telling you you contradicted this or your not surviving coz your on a property and your not lost, or you can't move that yurt on y
theoriginalwah 2 months ago
The discovery channel should pick this up as a series! Awesome man.
Deriust 2 months ago
Most travois was pulled by dogs and women before the horse was introduced. Tipis weighed much more than a yurt. They were mostly covered with buffalo hide, which generally weighed between 60 and 80 lbs each and would take several to make a tipi.
Heavyb2u 2 months ago
keep up good work man
grant56482 2 months ago
Hey Dave, Thanks again for another interesting video. I'm hoping you get around to answering my earlier question by explaining what you meant about eating salty bacon being a bad idea in low water situations. How does salt affect a body that is lacking in water intake?
johncajunmanbrown 2 months ago
Very cool Dave! I lived in a 18 foot tipi for six weeks in the mountains of western Wyoming not to long ago. There are permanant yurt communities north of Jackson Hole Wyo at the foot of the Tetons. Some really interesting people who live on the cheap and enjoy life in an area that mostly multi million dollar homes. ive met alot of them, and most utilize alot of natural resourses. Its refreshing to be reminded that you dont have to have the all the expensive crap thats marketed to enjoy a camp
alpinerd2009 2 months ago
I'm sure if Indians can move a camp of teepees that two or three people living in a yurt could move it by some means if needed.
3kimmber 2 months ago
Another differnece but perfectly in line with the 21st century long humter is in earlier days they used huge sheets of felt and dave is useing wool blankets, to acheive the same effect. This PDF file on yurts might be of interest to folks who want to build there own yurts.
osgkar 2 months ago
sorry It won't let me post the link I will send it to Dave
osgkar 2 months ago
Dave its killin me to watch you try to flip that bacon with that damn spatula! :D keep em comin buddy!
-dilla
minimalistsurvival 2 months ago
Yurts were and still are used for nomadic life styles on the steps of russia the yurt Dave is using is not far different from the ones they used there the major difference is the the yurt dave is using has a shallower roof which became common with advent of portable stoves becomeing available(1750 -1780 ish) earlier times the roof were steeper and allowed for a better draft to the smoke hole.Yurts were comonly broken down moved and set up in a location with better grazing
osgkar 2 months ago
Hey Dave, How about a week or so in a Hammock or a Wickiup or maybe a debris shelter. it would be cool in my opinion
TheMadisonpwns 2 months ago
You should have cody come see the hut
GregTheRussian47 2 months ago 66
@GregTheRussian47 Seriously huh? Cody would probably crap his pants. lol
SwitchbackOutdoors 2 months ago
@GregTheRussian47 I'm sure he gets more than enough of that goofy hippy while filming the show.
Ilovetheplatypus 2 months ago
@GregTheRussian47 No, if Cody came... he would say; "No Dave, its done this way"
TacticalAngel86 2 months ago
Enjoyed this one alot dave
GregTheRussian47 2 months ago
Hey Dave just had to say the yurt is very mobile. One of the reasons I say this is there are several SCA members that live in yurts during Pennsic over in Pennsylvania. They will come from all over the country set up for 2 weeks and then leave. They will also go to weekend camping events and use them. Plus also the mongolians have been using them for centuries.
1025Ronin 2 months ago
Eight people can live in it, eight people can break it down and carry it!
westaners 2 months ago
Might be a bit easier to flip the bacon with your spork dave
chrissept21 2 months ago
Dave, I no longer come home from work and plop in front of the TV (Winter now so it's dark and going out not as much of an option). Instead I have "Journal of the Yurt" episodes to watch! Thank you!!
Edzherenow99 2 months ago 34
@Edzherenow99 NO DOUBT. LOL Dave has just come up with the next 'Reality TV Show' and didn't even realize it. I have only gotten about 5 hrs. sleep per day, in the last 22 Yurt Videos. Hehe. This is great stuff. My cousins and I do this sort of thing (but in a little pull behind trailer shoved (permanently) into their wooded land in Adams Co. Ohio all the time. But then Dave goes and does this. I love it brother. Wish I were there.
Dave, you soooo rock on Brother Man. LOL God bless ya.
FacetsOfTruth 2 months ago
@Edzherenow99 I'm doing the same thing. LOL.
crookesx3 2 months ago
I think this is a great series. Though it's a "yurt" series... It applies to soo many situations. DO NOT GET TUNNEL VISION.
rfiguero081 2 months ago
Dave I will continue to "Like" every one of these Yurt videos, please keep them coming!!!
elpadrino1024 2 months ago
Another great vid brother. I just wanted to touch on the guy's comment about not being a nomadic shelter. My ppl are Lakota(Sioux) they lived in tipis and moved their camps sometimes 3 times a year or more, and a tipi traditional style weighs prolly 3-5 times what that yurt weighs and they LIVED, not semi permanent but PERMANENT , in those tipis, and they could strike it down and be moving by travoi in less than 2 hours. Keep on keepin it real and you and Mrs. Iris have a great Christmas..
TheRedneckViking 2 months ago
would you save that bacon grease and use it as you would lard ?
blacktippydog 2 months ago
@blacktippydog and would it be able to make a grease lamp as is, or would it need bee's wax mixed in?
ilovealldeadthings 2 months ago
@ilovealldeadthings ...a grease lamp that smells the place up like bacon!!! its a win-win!
-dilla
minimalistsurvival 2 months ago
I love this channel thanks I dig dual surv too
MrRampro 2 months ago
Dave, have you looked at any of the speciality rounds avaliabe for the 12 gauge? I am curious about what you would think of them for a survival condition. The people I buy from are at wolf hil ltrading co. Some of the rounds are a bit overboard, but the fire rounds for signaling or starting a fire? I am convinced of the defensive ability. I hope you will let me know. Keep it up, love the channel and the series!
ilovealldeadthings 2 months ago
Hi Dave - I'm currently watching Season 2 of Dual Survival, as well as your yurt journals, and I just want to express a sincere thank you for the insight and information you share. You're a good man! Merry Christmas!
steve51704000 2 months ago
I would still like to see how you would go about packing it down to move. I didn't mean to diss the experiment before.
Whipt 2 months ago
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steve51704000 2 months ago
Yurts and a similar structure called a ger have been used by Turkish and Mongolian nomads since the 13 century or longer and the whole point of using them is portability. They are called nomads for a reason. When they need/want to move they pack up with their yaks, oxen, reindeer, etc. and move.
chazmyrtormtor 2 months ago
Dave, which Pathfinder watch do you have? Do you find yourself using most of the features? Thanks for the great videos, I've learned a ton!
roundabout136 2 months ago
Mongolian shepards have been living in yurts for a lot of yrs. Packed them onto llamas and off they went with all they own into the plains of Asia minor. A Nomadic lifestyle. Dave, you need a llama.
bobsr3 2 months ago
regarding the yurt not being "suitable for nomadic living." If I'm not mistaking, is the yurt not used by the nomadic herders of horse and reindeer in Mongolia & Siberia? Anyways, Merry Christmas to u & yours Dave. Keep it up. My 13yr old son & I can't get enough=)
TheBigLeeg 2 months ago
situation dictates, semper gumby
JMoyerUSMC 2 months ago
The people who designed the structure move them a few times a year just like natives move tipis a few times a year. Carnivals move large square tents at the end of every fair and it Ain't that hard. If I can manage a canvas top for a carny joint by using ropes for leverage and some help to get it in the truck you big men should not have a problem. Women moved and set up the tipi and still do the yurts. Heck I would live in one year round given the chance. Nomads move with game or grazing herds.
RebLin51 2 months ago
i totally agree on the mobility of the yurt you were talking about, there are families in mongolia that live in yurt type houses and raise their live stock and they might move the yurts one a month or once every three or four months depending on how fast the animals eat the vegitation in the area. they've been doing this for thousands of years, so it's obviously not impossible to do and they are just using ox and cart type technology
dean24ish 2 months ago
If it wasnt for bacon, I would start lighting up some of these comments and block till my finger fell off. You need to get a force field over your property, like Spec Ops has for keeping vermin out of the perimeter. Pack your stuff on the back of one of your dragons and move it wherever (at night of course). Please dont ever take my comments seriously.
1sgbrewer 2 months ago
Ha See I was right. I told the guy the other day that was what the purpose was. To put it in a vehicle. I like when I'm right. it only happens about 3 times a year. Thanks Dave.
thadarryl 2 months ago
You gotta think that someone down on his luck in this depression we have been living in could aquire an acre of wooded land cheaply would want a cheap way to get shelter. And a yurt would be better than a two room tent.
andrewsheldonreeves 2 months ago
Dave, I would really, REALLY like a DVD series (or, at least, a few segments on Youtube or the SAN) on medicinal plants & using spices for medicinal purposes. I'm looking for something extensive (like it would include quick fixes for cuts, burns, congestion, etc... as well as more complex things). Please do some things on that (or tell me where to look for this ingormation). It's a pretty important subject for me and there have been some times where this would have been useful.
Atkrdu 2 months ago
Mmm, bacon. There's something very relaxing about you talking and cooking bacon on a woodburning stove, lol.
Photo314159 2 months ago
beans, beans, beans
TheJeffro396 2 months ago
Not since one of my favorite mentors, "Henry David Thoreau" and his," Walden", have I been consumed with a series as wonderful as your "Journals of the Yurt". Great info, its like I'm right there with you Dave. You and Critter are definitely a couple of my new favorite mentors. Thankx for helping show the way.
flyfishscm1 2 months ago
Thumbs up this comment if you want Dave to make a video on how to make boots/shoes out of animal hide (your boots wont last forever in the wild)
cheeselyman 2 months ago 67
@cheeselyman google "moccasin pattern" and "tire shoes." i'd love to see dave's concepts though! also: you can make moccasins and stitch and or glue on tire tread for better longer lasting soles.
pedestrian0101 2 months ago
@cheeselyman
foxvalley560400 2 months ago
Dave this is a great series and your videos are outstanding, not that I would expect anything less. Keep up the great work Dave.
1PhoenixRider 2 months ago
Your time in the woods and experiments with bushcrafting is much appreciated. I started watching youtube because of you. Now I have over 65 channels that I watch and learn from. It has been a great experiance. I have recently gone back to camping every chance I get, something I haven't done in 10 years (after retireing from the military). Thanks you for all that you have done for me.
wyattoneable 2 months ago 2
First of all, i think the yurt is a mobile structure in every sense of the word. Secondly, when it comes to a nomadic existence, that can be regulated by many things. The Native American tribes that were nomadic in existence were following food sources in the great plains. People in general tend to think of natives as all living in teepees following the bison, when in fact many of the eastern and far western tribes lived in the same areas for many generations because the land could sustain them.
amishassassin25 2 months ago
how true you are Dave on both I wanted to stay in one ,we have yurts( in some) ours Pa. state parks thier little more fancy then yours ? how come you didn,t build your on stove!
smd482000 2 months ago
I would say that is a moble structure. People have lived in those in Mongolia forever just like your doing. Then packing them up on horses and moving. I watched Ray Mears live with them on the BBC. I really enjoy watching this experiment progress. Thank you for sharing it.
cayochr 2 months ago
Nice sweater! Can I adopt you as my grandpa? :) Merry Christmas!
mostlymichaelcanada 2 months ago 2
Dave, what shirt are you wearing in this video? I am assuming it is wool. Great video!
jdmredteg 2 months ago
Every living creature is a teacher. Discover how to think, not what to think.
txjcarroll 2 months ago
Don't think outside the box...Think like there is no box.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
to whom ever made the comment about not beging able to live out of the yurt/tent I say unto them take a look at our military they have lived out of them for almost 10 year now with the War that we have been fighting. What did they think that the military was over there in the Hilton or somthing.
TheWoodsmenJoe 2 months ago
Dave, I think you can pretty much sum up your "tunnel vision" speech on learning from more than one person by saying, "What I teach you is A way, but not necessarily THE way."
Sol3aris 2 months ago
Dave once again great video. Im really really enjoying the series.
Question how does the yurt compare to a US Military GP small tent in size and price and durability? It appears seems from the video that the yurt is very comparable in size. Cant really tell on the sturdiness and durbility though. Not sure on cost difference either.
If a guy wanted a set up like that but couldnt afford a yurt, do you tjink a GP small would be a good alternative?
Thanks.
Jj
RealitySurvival
RealitySurvival 2 months ago
The yurt or wall tents are truly a great investment. I look at the nomadic tribes from around the world and how they survive in the harshest of conditions from deserts to the great white north. They transport with pack animals from dogs to horses, camels, alpaca's or relying on their own bipedal power and utilizing wagons or drags,, sled's. A person can drag alot more weight than they can carry.
Erik22552 2 months ago
@Erik22552 thanks for the info
GWHcraig1088 2 months ago
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
Dave I will be honest with you on the "Mentor Issue". I agree with you. I have learned a lot from yourself, Cody, Rick Mears, Michael Hawk and some from Les Stroud. Each of you have your own ways of skinning the "Proverbial Cat" so to speak. I have tried each method, and I have put together a "tested workable" system that works for me. I am just thankful I have had so many mentors to learn from. At least I have peace of mind knowing I could survive in the wild, if the day comes when I have to.
johnny30806 2 months ago
dave, i have asked before but you did not answer.
#1 are there any fish on the proporty you can catch in the pond or small brooks?
#2 what are your thoughts on the canvas tents like the Cabela’s Outfitter Wall Tents by Montana Canvas?
thanks for what i hope will be a reply , (i know ther are alot of questions and you cant answer every 1 of them) and really looking forward to the next video!
GWHcraig1088 2 months ago
@GWHcraig1088 A few Small ones nothing worth trying to get in the winter when small game abounds.
wildernessoutfitters 2 months ago
I am always amazed at why people can't just watch and enjoy in lieu of always passing judgement. There are no modern experts on this stuff. We have all been spoiled by technology. Keep up the good work!
ArtisanTony 2 months ago
What watch are you wearing.
metsfan12110 2 months ago
What watch are you wearing? And is their any watches you can reccomend.
metsfan12110 2 months ago
Good hunting Dave! Can't wait to see what ye get up to on your hunt excursion.
cuagusgiorrai 2 months ago
definitely a mentor to me, Dave. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
bd36576 2 months ago
great vids, keep em coming brother.
Hmetalz 2 months ago
I dont think you would have any problem packing the yurt and an ATV on a small trailer, and cross the country, Then pull the yurt on the trailer with the ATV and get further back than most people could walk in days. And set camp up just about anywhere in North America...
homeinthewhiteoaks 2 months ago
I believe Ray Mears did a vid on the yurt and a Mongolian Family and showed just how portable one is in the right hands.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
@SilentWolf1966 that's right mate put this code into youtube search zcHQRq4JXsg
cuagusgiorrai 2 months ago
@cuagusgiorrai Yup thought i seen it on here.Thanks Mate.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
Every thing is better with bacon... I was thinking yurt was not in keeping with the Pathfinder System. Thanks for setting me straight!
JohnLock1977 2 months ago
10-4 on learning from each other. I keep trying to find time away from work so I can toss you a video of me starting a friction fire with palm fronds(known to my peeps as cabbage stalks), my grandma taught me when I was a kid. Good luck in the woods...Lamar
Wigler80 2 months ago
Everything in your yurt, including the yurt itself can be packed out (and in) on horses. We used to pack multiple canvas wall tents including (collapsible) wood stoves on top of food, misc. supplies etc... into the rockies, on horses. And moved camp every two weeks. Without vehicles. The term "Nomadic" should be self explanatory I would think.
Loving the videos - Thanks!
14backwoods 2 months ago
@14backwoods Right on Brother it is very Portable.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
Awesome vid Dave!!!
Quick Q: do you have internet there? How do you post vids?
KiloSierraAlpha 2 months ago
Fully understood you Dave when you went over the mentoring thing . And I agree 100% , like golfing, how many teachers are out there telling you how to swing a club this way or that way , I've learned to incorporate many ideas to make it work for me. Much like hunting, growing up I was told to one thing by one individual and something else by another guy , but when ever I saw you cooking with fire(cover scent) I Said now what do I have to lose and BOOYAH got me some venison. Thanks again Dave.
nuckkingfuts 2 months ago
Nomads used Yurts all the time and traveled all over and the yurt worked great.They pulled them on sleds and packed them on horses many family members slept in 1 yurt. So yes it can be used very well as a travel shelter.
SilentWolf1966 2 months ago
Dave i watched a program on TV where they moved them on yacks in the mountains of Nepal.
werb1961 2 months ago
bacon flavored bread... this man... is my hero
oppisiteofafredfan 2 months ago 4
im pretty sure through these videos you have become the mentor for alot of young people in the modern world who up until now haven't been able to tape into this knowledge, to be able you go out and try this stuff and find out what works you really need to know it exists in the first place, and i thank you for enlightening us all
Tskimmo 2 months ago
i 'liked' and added this vid to my favorites along with all your other 'journal of the yurt' vids, really enjoying this series and the '21st century long hunter' series! keep em coming dave, really love them! :D
Fireseed124 2 months ago
did somebody say bacon! living in a yurt and cutting some slab bacon,doesn,t get any better then that.
werb1961 2 months ago 11
Thanks Dave!
cinbrian28 2 months ago
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Fireseed124 2 months ago
Does that make me third or second? Can get enough bacon now Dave...Thanks. Great series
frosthound13 2 months ago
Oh, and great property you have.
survivalfreek 2 months ago
really diggin these Yurt videos Dave. Definitely going to check out one of the courses one day.
survivalfreek 2 months ago
first
davidvswild23 2 months ago
First! Nice vid
BreakingWild 2 months ago