Turned out just like the recipe said (I found the website that has the info Dave mentioned). Ate some of it - Saving the rest until 11 May (3 months) to see if it's still edible...
Martha Stewart would be proud! How did it taste after it cooled? Might try adding some Ragu spaghetti sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Pizza party in the yurt! :D
Even better thing that I have in my kit is a small cast iron skillet with a lid. It adds a bit of weight, but the ability to use it as an oven is worth it. With that, I can add coals from my fire on to the top of the lid and it works great.
BTW: good trick is to take a measuring cup when you have one that is and see how much your hand holds. Then you have a measuring cup to carry with you! Do the same with table and tea spoon as well. Usually a pinch between your fingers is 1/8 of a teaspoon, so eight pinches is a teaspoon. A "finger full" of shortening is about a tablespoon. Hope this helps.
You are inspirational, Dave. I am totally making some hardtack this weekend on the wood stove at my cabin in the hills of Colorado. Think I will use the dutch oven though, and I printed out the recipe you recommended. Also going to go hunting for "fatwood".
Hi. Great videos. Your titanium cup is the equivalent of 4 measuring cups, the spork measure for salt was easily a tablespoon. Also, for measure of 1/2 inch depth, use a finger measure -- which is finger tip to knuckle= 1 inch.
I suspected you might have a soft inner part to your hardtack just by eyeball.
Couple questions - I didn't find the premise for your trek to the yurt - what are the objectives of this project? Also - how does one make or find "grease wood" for starting fires? Thanks for all the great information.
Enjoy all the Yurt vid's so far. I think you could use a dutch oven. It bakes, fry's and stews. I'm sure you could do your wash in it, but it might not replace the white bucket as a multi use tool.
Hi Dave! I'm really enjoying this series of videos from the yurt. I made some hard tack according to your recipe. I used some whole wheat flour. The stuff I made tasted pretty salty and the consistency reminded me of a chewy soft pretzel. Since pretzels like mustard, I ate some with some spicy mustard. That was pretty tasty. Added some smoked ham to that and found that it made a really awesome sandwich!
I made some of this hard tack today, and man does it taste good. It so simple and others might not see it as tasteful, but I love this kind of stuff. Thanks man.
When I've made hard tack in the past, the recipe called for cutting it into the 3 X 3 biscuits before baking. That allows it to cook fully in the middle. My understanding (for what it's worth) was that hardtack was supposed to be rockhard (they could break teeth on it if it wasn't in small enough pieces. The rock hard dryness allowed it to be kept for long periods of time, Course, when they were making hardtack back in civil war times it was often a hit or miss. Hope to see u @ Spring Gath.
As someone who cooks a lot I thought about this a long time after you mentioned it. I believe that the reason he mentioned adding the salt to the liquid in his 18xx recipe was that they were likely commonly using what we call rock salt. You are using fine ground table salt that has a lot more surface area, and was less available back then if at all. Normally in baking you add salt to the dry ingredients because you may not add all the water based on the humidity level of the dough.
Mmm. Some wild raspberries or black berries when in season pressed into the dough right before baking would probably make them better. Great video, Dave!
Really enjoyed the video Dave, exploring just one small aspect of the life of a soldier during the Civil War was very interesting. Made a small trial batch of Hardtack and now have a full batch baking. No too bad, and definitely going to stash some away, but I wouldn't want to depend on this as a staple food long term. Thanks again for all your videos.
Great vid Dave. FYI - you're right, 8 oz. is a cup, but what you measured out of the flour I'm pretty sure was 2 cups - looked like way too much to be 1 (might just be the video though).
hey Dave, take a piece of cordage or chain, put a loop on one end and a piece of wood or bone tied in the center on the other, wrap it around that wood at the beginning, and you won't have to bend over and pick each piece up when you split 'em off small.
As always, great video. Could use cooking recipe in discription so we can make without rewatching whole video. Also, are you working in conjusction with the canteen shop? I want to make sure my loyalties are represented by my dollars. Sorry if you've answered that in other videos.
When it comes to survival and wilderness videos the pathfinder system isdefinitly among the best. I love what these guys are doing and they don't charge you for it, but they share their experience for free. Truly amazing!
I've never tasted a hardtack that I like. It's funny that you can add a little salt, baking powder, and some sort of fat and the hardtack will convert to something wonderful.
Just found your Yurk series and I'm playing catchup. I'm loving it. I'm gonna attempt the hardtack today in the PA woods. Always wondered about the receipe for hardtack. It is mentioned on a few documentaries but never the details.
I don't know if this has been covered yet... In the book Into the Wild, didn't they theorize that McCandles's washing and reusing the plastic bags may have grown a fungus that led to his demise? You may want to check that out before trying it yourself. At least limit the amount of times you reuse one bag.
Dave, can you make the "Hard Tack" a sweet bread/cake or is it a savory type bread? I know bannock can be made both ways depending on what is put in it
Fantastic Video. I felt like I was right there with you Dave. I would definitely have a bite. When I was about 14, my Dad made 'Hard Tack' with 'white flour', I do not recommend it. I'm 49 yrs. old now, and I'm quite sure that some of it is still partially blocking my colon. LOL Oh! And he assured me that the Karo Syrup would help it slip on through. He lied. Hehehe
Hay dave great job do try something get a pan that is deep and fit over top of the stove get 4 3/8 nuts put on each corner of the other two pans I have baked in a cardboard box! oh it work great heat count 1001 10002 ect until your hand get too hot! each is 100 deg. heat Scouts Honor keep your powder dry thanks !
Dave, wanted to say it's nice seeing this on your channel. I'm a Civil War re-enactor and at the reenactment in Tazewell VA we always make hard tack & give out to the kids on school day for the reenactment. We gave out 1000+ 1"x1" pieces of hard tack this year. The kids thought it was great & were very interested in how it was made.
Hard tack is not Food, it is Mortar for Brick layers. Seriously though, you need to eat Hard Tack mixed in with Soup or stew IMHO. Straight Tack in my experience is dangerous to eat, if you break a tooth in the wild trying to gnaw on some hard Tack, your going to be sorry. That said, good video.
Looks good Dave if you score the dough into squares prior to baking it can break into neat little bite size pieces just a thought i have done this myself..
Never thought i would see dave doing a baking video. Martha stewart would be proud. all kidding asside, great video dave, very informative. I plan to try this on my next wilderness outing (next week) keep up the good work dave!
Is this in Ohio? I noticed that in your other videos you talk about ohio wild life and stuff. If this is in Ohio what part of Ohio do you camp in? How can you tell what type of wood is good to make fire?
@BareGrizz I'm going to share some field notes of mine with you. Species Smoke Ease of Burning Ease of Splitting Apple Minimal Poor Easy Oak Minimal Poor Hard Beech Minimal Poor Easy Birch Minimal Poor Easy Ash Minimal Good Easy Elm Some Fair Hard Maple Minimal Good Hard Aspen Some Fair Easy Pine Some Poor Easy Cedar Some Fair Easy *Do not burn poison oak,ivy, or wood from or covered in any plants that are known to cause skin irritation. The smoke may provoke respiratory problems.
Nice vid! Not to get side tracked but I'd love to see a vid on how to identify and harvest that fat wood you were using at the beginning to light the fire.
Once that hardtack is firm and browned on both sides, you could put it on the cooling rack inside your makeshift oven to continue cooking it and drive out all the moisture without burning it.
Dave, that was a valiant effort, but what you made was not hardtack, it was unleavened bread. It's called hardtack for a reason. You can hammer nails with properly made hardtack. If stored properly, it will last for decades, not months. It must be dried slowly over a long period of time until all moisture is gone, as that's what prevents spoilage. Do some more research. (It was a decent unleavened bread recipe, though). Give bannock a try. You were closer to it then to hardtack.
Saw your video on youth survival a while ago and you had a coupe sticks of greasewood in your nephew's kit. I was reminded when I saw you use it yourself in this video. I found a bush/tree in AZ called a greasewood, but knowing you live in Ohio I kept looking. I came across a bushcraft video by packrat556 about fatwood ["Bushcraft Series: Finding & Using Fatwood"] being harvested from dead pine.
Are they one in the same? or do you use something different? He used the shavings NOT the whole log.
Good Lord Dave...you look like a young Santa with the glasses! I'm a little woried about you wandering around the woods with all the natural muted colors and that white beard. At a glance, it could be mistaken for a deer rump! Keep up the great videos!
Hey Dave is grease wood manmade? I live in east Texas and have lots of pine trees. You can look around here and find whats called liter pine. Not sure how it happens but it's an awesome fire starter and its natural.
Dave, I hope you realize the role that you have stepped into... one of sensei, teacher, master... survival is your kung fu... and I am honored to be one of your youtube students. Appreciate your time and effort brother. Be blessed always and in all ways.
Quick tip... the salt added to water gives you a more even mix, the general knew his stuff. Bread/pizza doughs work best when the salt/sugar/yeast is disolved in the water. (I spent 5 yrs working in a pizza shop during high school/college). -Rob (the 'r' in rkaag99)
Hey Dave, decided to make up a couple small batches of hard tack tonight. I experimented and added some buckwheat honey to one batch and some cocoa powder to another. They all turned out pretty good!
Interesting. I always thought hard tack was too hard to eat without dunking it in some liquid to soften it up. Are you sure it was cooked long enough?
@blocktube123 When it's fresh it's fine. Military use would sometimes kiln dry to get rid of any moisture and improve shelf-life. Even then it progressively hardens as more moisture is lost and can be like a brick after a year. I'd do it in smaller bricks so the moisture isn't trapped deep inside if for storage.
We make flat bread every year for passover and that looks a lot like the bread we make. It is pretty good. Kinda plain but makes a sandwich a little different.
I'm thinking that adding some wild edibles to the mix would make it a bit more tasty and nutritional no? Maybe some pine nuts, walnuts, berries, what ever kind of wild edibles happen to be in your area at tha time. You're using edibles that are there already, not packing in any extra weight, just my thoughts.
@winstonsmith2600 That is way to much stuff and way to complicated for self reliance. The whole point of his system is simplicity as all of you should know, it doesn't have to be gourmet, it's food to keep you going and alive.
@winstonsmith2600 That's why Dave carries brown sugar with him, the items he carries have multiple uses. I'm not going to get into an argument with you though man. Carry what you want in your pack.Also in a survival situations taste isn't going to matter, if you are hungry you are going to eat or you are going to die, it's simple stuff man.
I make hardtack in 3" by 3" squares. In addition to making holes I score lines forming 1 sqr inch squares with five holes in each, much like the layout on the five-side of a die. When I take it out of a stone oven or whatever method I am using I tap the surface with a finger.. if it got a hollow sound to it, its baked through with no doughy centers. As far as I know the old danish navy recommended baking hardtack no less than 3 times with a cooling period between each baking.
.. It had something to do with shelf life.. any soft parts inside and it would get infested over time when stored. The way you do it is perfectly safe as you use it immediately or within a week after baking. My own recipes includes dried mushrooms, nuts, dried berries, anything that could be assumed not to reduce shelflife of the hardtack. Again an excellent video from you, Dave. I enjoy following your yurt experience.
My history teacher made this for us in class while we were learning about the civil war and he said that soldiers would cook bacon and crush up the hard tack and put it in the becon grease to make it taste better. Thanks and Take Care.
I made hard tack once and didnt like the taste of it at all... but if you are out in the field hunting/trapping for a long period of time with limited supplys i can see how it would be very usefull as it stays good for a long time
Hey dave, i always enjoy watching your vidsthey help me alot keep up the good work.
One thing though, when you removed the dough out of the sealingbag onto the cakepan when you put the flower on it your pretty much wasting resources.
if you flipped it over it might be a bit harder to roll out the dough but you can collect the excsess flower and you wont waste as much recources :) just a thought.
@Spacesqurreil95 It's also called fat wood. made from old stumps from pine trees that the sap has settled into. You harvest the stump and split out the sticks. the hardened sap and wood burn very well. Great for starting fire. Lowes also sells it as Fat Wood.
@Spacesqurreil95 I think it comes from a tree stump. After you cut down a tree, if the stump remains for some time, the root system will continue to increase the resin content of the wood until it is grease wood.
i kept wondering what the hell you meant by greasewood, we call that granny pine down here in south lousiana.
joshhofstad1 1 week ago
you sharpen your knifes great sir.
andrew101678 1 week ago
Turned out just like the recipe said (I found the website that has the info Dave mentioned). Ate some of it - Saving the rest until 11 May (3 months) to see if it's still edible...
UpNorthRedhawk 1 week ago
Got it in the oven now - I'll let you know how mine turns out. Thinking about doing some experiments...
UpNorthRedhawk 1 week ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
Cool, I'm making some this weekend!
UpNorthRedhawk 2 weeks ago
holy canoli, probably the saltest thing Dave has ever eaten.
azuresun13 2 weeks ago
You're not going to eat it?!
SolidusVictorium 2 weeks ago
whats the music or the song in the beginning ?????
milotist 2 weeks ago
Martha Stewart would be proud! How did it taste after it cooled? Might try adding some Ragu spaghetti sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Pizza party in the yurt! :D
whuddafugger 3 weeks ago
add honey or sugar and you get pizza dough!!
plasticspine 3 weeks ago
16:18 how the hell could you take the cover off with your bare hands?
demoniack81 3 weeks ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Not that it matters, but that cup filled to the top looks like substantially more than 1 cup.
NexusRebellion 3 weeks ago
i never knew you wore glasses dave :P
xMrjamjam 3 weeks ago
looks like my grandmas indian pan bread
JustinJaybrown 4 weeks ago
Even better thing that I have in my kit is a small cast iron skillet with a lid. It adds a bit of weight, but the ability to use it as an oven is worth it. With that, I can add coals from my fire on to the top of the lid and it works great.
willybhooper 4 weeks ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
u should have throw some yeast in there that would make a nice loa of bread
tommysixgunner 1 month ago
BTW: good trick is to take a measuring cup when you have one that is and see how much your hand holds. Then you have a measuring cup to carry with you! Do the same with table and tea spoon as well. Usually a pinch between your fingers is 1/8 of a teaspoon, so eight pinches is a teaspoon. A "finger full" of shortening is about a tablespoon. Hope this helps.
momkatmax 1 month ago
I have used two cast iron pans, one inverted on the other as a make shift oven. Dad used to make the BEST bannock on top of the stove.
momkatmax 1 month ago
I feel confused. I am watching this on my 55 inch TV and eating venison jerkey I made myself.
lotzoso 1 month ago
Harry Potter of the woods 3:40
iShemagh 1 month ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
making some as i type this :D thank you for the vid
Xxfadedshadows1xX 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
Mmm Mmm with a bit of Michigan or Ohio Maple syrup, yup, yup.
TheYankeesniper 1 month ago
2:17 no glasses 3:49 with glasses
beararcher16 1 month ago
You are inspirational, Dave. I am totally making some hardtack this weekend on the wood stove at my cabin in the hills of Colorado. Think I will use the dutch oven though, and I printed out the recipe you recommended. Also going to go hunting for "fatwood".
striderz69 1 month ago
Thats the thickest 1/2" I have ever seen.....;lol
parkert51 1 month ago
Hi. Great videos. Your titanium cup is the equivalent of 4 measuring cups, the spork measure for salt was easily a tablespoon. Also, for measure of 1/2 inch depth, use a finger measure -- which is finger tip to knuckle= 1 inch.
I suspected you might have a soft inner part to your hardtack just by eyeball.
Hope this helps the next batch you make. Cheers!
BobWyreWalker 1 month ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Couple questions - I didn't find the premise for your trek to the yurt - what are the objectives of this project? Also - how does one make or find "grease wood" for starting fires? Thanks for all the great information.
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MrPoopInChest 1 month ago
Better than 95% of commercial TV out there.. thanks for making the vids!
Ockall 1 month ago 3
awesome !
ghostsoftherepublic 1 month ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Enjoy all the Yurt vid's so far. I think you could use a dutch oven. It bakes, fry's and stews. I'm sure you could do your wash in it, but it might not replace the white bucket as a multi use tool.
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Thanks for the idea! Anzac biscuits could be another good option if you want snack food that preserves for a decent amount of time
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mattsp92 1 month ago
Hi Dave! I'm really enjoying this series of videos from the yurt. I made some hard tack according to your recipe. I used some whole wheat flour. The stuff I made tasted pretty salty and the consistency reminded me of a chewy soft pretzel. Since pretzels like mustard, I ate some with some spicy mustard. That was pretty tasty. Added some smoked ham to that and found that it made a really awesome sandwich!
uzi75020 2 months ago
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TERORIIST 2 months ago
where do u get those sporks?
unicron24 2 months ago
hope the flower is gluten free....thanks dave..
unicron24 2 months ago
@unicron24 It's whole wheat flower, so it'ed be pretty high in gluten.
drackar 1 month ago
I made some of this hard tack today, and man does it taste good. It so simple and others might not see it as tasteful, but I love this kind of stuff. Thanks man.
onemindAnyweap0n 2 months ago
Looks like scorpions to me wildernesssurvival1
anubis1335 2 months ago
what are the tattoos that are on your thumbs?
WildernessSurvival1 2 months ago
When I've made hard tack in the past, the recipe called for cutting it into the 3 X 3 biscuits before baking. That allows it to cook fully in the middle. My understanding (for what it's worth) was that hardtack was supposed to be rockhard (they could break teeth on it if it wasn't in small enough pieces. The rock hard dryness allowed it to be kept for long periods of time, Course, when they were making hardtack back in civil war times it was often a hit or miss. Hope to see u @ Spring Gath.
emummy2 2 months ago
As someone who cooks a lot I thought about this a long time after you mentioned it. I believe that the reason he mentioned adding the salt to the liquid in his 18xx recipe was that they were likely commonly using what we call rock salt. You are using fine ground table salt that has a lot more surface area, and was less available back then if at all. Normally in baking you add salt to the dry ingredients because you may not add all the water based on the humidity level of the dough.
wb5mgr 2 months ago
Mmm. Some wild raspberries or black berries when in season pressed into the dough right before baking would probably make them better. Great video, Dave!
S0XF0X 2 months ago
Really enjoyed the video Dave, exploring just one small aspect of the life of a soldier during the Civil War was very interesting. Made a small trial batch of Hardtack and now have a full batch baking. No too bad, and definitely going to stash some away, but I wouldn't want to depend on this as a staple food long term. Thanks again for all your videos.
palaina61 2 months ago
In Australia we call that damper, however we add a bit more water so it turns in to a bread rather than a biscuit. Gret vid, lovin the yurt!
1ghostronin 2 months ago in playlist Journal of the yurt
Looks good Dave. There is a picture of the Civil War era Hardtack on Wikipedia that looks pretty much like yours!
Nacholibre1968 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
Great vid Dave. FYI - you're right, 8 oz. is a cup, but what you measured out of the flour I'm pretty sure was 2 cups - looked like way too much to be 1 (might just be the video though).
vevans1505 2 months ago
My grandma makes hot rolls :P good stuff. Put some melted butter ontop then bake. Ohhh yeah.
kaldicuct 2 months ago
Hardtack seems easy to make. Ty for teaching the process.
robcas631 2 months ago
Can you use the sparks from a spent lighter to start a fire?
robcas631 2 months ago
Great stuff Dave. Your breathing some life back into the history of our great nation.
flyfishscm 2 months ago 12
Hi dave
Can you please send me a link for that HARD TACK Guide that you read ?
thanks dave
19wael96 2 months ago
If you take a blunt chisle you can mark your ti cup in 1/4 cup intervales to have more acurate measurements.
MrOsmosis9999 2 months ago
hey Dave, take a piece of cordage or chain, put a loop on one end and a piece of wood or bone tied in the center on the other, wrap it around that wood at the beginning, and you won't have to bend over and pick each piece up when you split 'em off small.
cramerrho 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
@cramerrho bungie cord works pretty slick
TheDavidMalachi 2 months ago
As always, great video. Could use cooking recipe in discription so we can make without rewatching whole video. Also, are you working in conjusction with the canteen shop? I want to make sure my loyalties are represented by my dollars. Sorry if you've answered that in other videos.
F1FireKing 2 months ago
Man, these are good videos.
mdickson92 2 months ago
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When it comes to survival and wilderness videos the pathfinder system isdefinitly among the best. I love what these guys are doing and they don't charge you for it, but they share their experience for free. Truly amazing!
darmader 2 months ago
Is it supposed to be a little soft inside or rock hard through and through?
dullbrass 2 months ago
I've never tasted a hardtack that I like. It's funny that you can add a little salt, baking powder, and some sort of fat and the hardtack will convert to something wonderful.
Heavyb2u 2 months ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
3:49 santa
beararcher16 2 months ago 22
Just found your Yurk series and I'm playing catchup. I'm loving it. I'm gonna attempt the hardtack today in the PA woods. Always wondered about the receipe for hardtack. It is mentioned on a few documentaries but never the details.
luckyned7 1 month ago in playlist Dave Canterbury - Journal of the Yurt
@beararcher16 it isn't any different from the rest of the video
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@cekinxxx 2:17 no glasses 3:49 with glasses
beararcher16 1 month ago
I don't know if this has been covered yet... In the book Into the Wild, didn't they theorize that McCandles's washing and reusing the plastic bags may have grown a fungus that led to his demise? You may want to check that out before trying it yourself. At least limit the amount of times you reuse one bag.
neanderthor66 2 months ago
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Don't lock it after you wash out the bag, but let it dry out and you should be fine to reuse it as many times as you like.
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norriszd 2 months ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Consider adding yeast and sugar to your cooking supplies. It adds a lot of versatility to the different types of things you can make.
SNUZZLETHAT 2 months ago
Hard tack was used by all military's, primarily navy, all over the world throughout history. It was known by various names. Look it up on Wikipedia.
utubeworms 2 months ago
Dave, can you make the "Hard Tack" a sweet bread/cake or is it a savory type bread? I know bannock can be made both ways depending on what is put in it
minekksredd 2 months ago
Is that you Dave Potter, i like the yurt series
alexpoz09 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
Fantastic Video. I felt like I was right there with you Dave. I would definitely have a bite. When I was about 14, my Dad made 'Hard Tack' with 'white flour', I do not recommend it. I'm 49 yrs. old now, and I'm quite sure that some of it is still partially blocking my colon. LOL Oh! And he assured me that the Karo Syrup would help it slip on through. He lied. Hehehe
FacetsOfTruth 2 months ago
love the vids bro but if u have fresh eggs they r harder 2 peel.but u may already know this.just trying to help my bro hillbillys.
nightwolf6901 2 months ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Yeah we do not want to wasting food.LOL
mogges1 2 months ago in playlist Journals of the Yurt
Make you some dumplings Dave! That's what I would do, especially on a cold evening.
AmericanCryer 2 months ago
dave do you think maybe a duch oven might have done better in a fire outside with hot coals on the top of the lid ?
Maddawwg45 2 months ago
Dave, I could improve the heck out of that with some sourdough starter.
predcaller 2 months ago
i imagine it could be useful to add a protein powder to the mix for nourishment
and flavor...they make some good chocolate ones, hahaha
briancornelius13 2 months ago
Hay dave great job do try something get a pan that is deep and fit over top of the stove get 4 3/8 nuts put on each corner of the other two pans I have baked in a cardboard box! oh it work great heat count 1001 10002 ect until your hand get too hot! each is 100 deg. heat Scouts Honor keep your powder dry thanks !
smd482000 2 months ago
Dave, wanted to say it's nice seeing this on your channel. I'm a Civil War re-enactor and at the reenactment in Tazewell VA we always make hard tack & give out to the kids on school day for the reenactment. We gave out 1000+ 1"x1" pieces of hard tack this year. The kids thought it was great & were very interested in how it was made.
bubbawv2 2 months ago
Hard tack is not Food, it is Mortar for Brick layers. Seriously though, you need to eat Hard Tack mixed in with Soup or stew IMHO. Straight Tack in my experience is dangerous to eat, if you break a tooth in the wild trying to gnaw on some hard Tack, your going to be sorry. That said, good video.
D3mang3l 2 months ago
Looks good Dave if you score the dough into squares prior to baking it can break into neat little bite size pieces just a thought i have done this myself..
Snowalker13 2 months ago
The video freezes up at 37 seconds, what"s up?
rlmccullough 2 months ago
Never thought i would see dave doing a baking video. Martha stewart would be proud. all kidding asside, great video dave, very informative. I plan to try this on my next wilderness outing (next week) keep up the good work dave!
r15957 2 months ago
Is this in Ohio? I noticed that in your other videos you talk about ohio wild life and stuff. If this is in Ohio what part of Ohio do you camp in? How can you tell what type of wood is good to make fire?
BareGrizz 2 months ago
bobaloosb 2 months ago
Nice vid! Not to get side tracked but I'd love to see a vid on how to identify and harvest that fat wood you were using at the beginning to light the fire.
friskyrabbit 2 months ago
Excellent stuff to bring on a trip.
C535916 2 months ago
Glad to see you limit the multi-use and didn't use the white bucket for mixing...LOL
Great series Brother...keep em rollin.
frosthound13 2 months ago
does anyone know when dual survival season 3 airs?
etekballer14 2 months ago
Thanks ! Great idea on putting this together!
mpccenturion 2 months ago
Once that hardtack is firm and browned on both sides, you could put it on the cooling rack inside your makeshift oven to continue cooking it and drive out all the moisture without burning it.
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maybe can use a comb to do the job
hubbabt 2 months ago
Dave, that was a valiant effort, but what you made was not hardtack, it was unleavened bread. It's called hardtack for a reason. You can hammer nails with properly made hardtack. If stored properly, it will last for decades, not months. It must be dried slowly over a long period of time until all moisture is gone, as that's what prevents spoilage. Do some more research. (It was a decent unleavened bread recipe, though). Give bannock a try. You were closer to it then to hardtack.
owimok 2 months ago
Saw your video on youth survival a while ago and you had a coupe sticks of greasewood in your nephew's kit. I was reminded when I saw you use it yourself in this video. I found a bush/tree in AZ called a greasewood, but knowing you live in Ohio I kept looking. I came across a bushcraft video by packrat556 about fatwood ["Bushcraft Series: Finding & Using Fatwood"] being harvested from dead pine.
Are they one in the same? or do you use something different? He used the shavings NOT the whole log.
NateNorris 2 months ago
Hey Dave I wonder if you could some cocoa powder to the mix to add some flavor.
1025Ronin 2 months ago
Anyone know where Dave get's his intro music?
LowBudgetBushcraft 2 months ago
Good Lord Dave...you look like a young Santa with the glasses! I'm a little woried about you wandering around the woods with all the natural muted colors and that white beard. At a glance, it could be mistaken for a deer rump! Keep up the great videos!
lawfin60 2 months ago
I was just making damper on the weekend....I love the plastic bag idea for mixing
Greatbloke 2 months ago
Hey Dave, about how many calories is in one hard tack also I guess you would snack on one a day if you carried all 10.
Officizer 2 months ago
I always wondered how hard tack was made. Sounds great. Thanks for all you do. How was the hard tack?
CITET444 2 months ago
couple small vise grips one or two on each end of the pans. then just flip the whole pans and all.
pangolin9 2 months ago
Interesting video Dave.. thanks for all your hard work brother! =D
markshmily 2 months ago
Hey Dave is grease wood manmade? I live in east Texas and have lots of pine trees. You can look around here and find whats called liter pine. Not sure how it happens but it's an awesome fire starter and its natural.
Officizer 2 months ago
Really enjoying these journals from the yurt! Keep them coming
Dperez812 2 months ago
Dave, I hope you realize the role that you have stepped into... one of sensei, teacher, master... survival is your kung fu... and I am honored to be one of your youtube students. Appreciate your time and effort brother. Be blessed always and in all ways.
ldmak90 2 months ago
Awesome glasses!
ChaseSchieferPhotos 2 months ago
hard tack is pretty much unleavened bread.. im guessing it doesnt go bad .. and has a long shelf life... must be a great survival food :D
christianmetalpwns 2 months ago
hey dave thanks for the recipe , just succesfully made hard tack at home. keep the videos coming brother.
westernsurvival 2 months ago
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Thanks for the entraining and educational videos you post Dave! Looking forward to watching your next video, keep up the good work!
jasonlongan 2 months ago
Dude, your hardcore, but man to got to get another bucket for a latrine! That can't be healthy.
TheDeputydawg24 2 months ago
Aw man, you were supposed to eat it at the end and tell us how good it tasted and make us all hungry. lol.
biggrex 2 months ago
yea im ready to see season three of dual survival
MultiTrigger22 2 months ago
Quick tip... the salt added to water gives you a more even mix, the general knew his stuff. Bread/pizza doughs work best when the salt/sugar/yeast is disolved in the water. (I spent 5 yrs working in a pizza shop during high school/college). -Rob (the 'r' in rkaag99)
rkaag99 2 months ago
Baking is lot of fun. Double-bake, (can kiln draft like a Dakota fire pit on exhaust side) the hard-tac for long life
Some good aussie recipes:
Anzac Biscuits:
1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, 1 cup coconut, 3/4 to 1 cup sugar
Melt together 2 tbls golden syrup + 125g butter in pan, add 1 teas bicarb dissolved in 2 tbls water.
roll tbls sized balls, Bake 125dC 13mins
Damper:
3 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup milk powder, 1 tea salt, 1 1/2 cup water
Dutch over for greatness. Tap, hollow sound = done
mryellow123 2 months ago
Thanks for the video on hard tack. Going to make some tomorrow.
benjamindshoemaker 2 months ago
Hey Dave, decided to make up a couple small batches of hard tack tonight. I experimented and added some buckwheat honey to one batch and some cocoa powder to another. They all turned out pretty good!
deadbishop 2 months ago
"Professor Dave Canterbury", Masters of Wilderness Self Reliance.
Glasses look fine brother, makes you look smart....
jdouglasfisher 2 months ago
I love the journal videos, Reminds me of military school when we were out in the field... Ah, good times.
busted6shootermusic 2 months ago
Interesting. I always thought hard tack was too hard to eat without dunking it in some liquid to soften it up. Are you sure it was cooked long enough?
blocktube123 2 months ago
@blocktube123 When it's fresh it's fine. Military use would sometimes kiln dry to get rid of any moisture and improve shelf-life. Even then it progressively hardens as more moisture is lost and can be like a brick after a year. I'd do it in smaller bricks so the moisture isn't trapped deep inside if for storage.
mryellow123 2 months ago
I keep hearing "grease wood", what kind of tree does that come from?
Zen3y3 2 months ago
@Zen3y3 its pine
foreverlizzy22 2 months ago
Awesome intro music. Definitely a keeper.
blocktube123 2 months ago
Julia Child is rolling over...
JCB7710 2 months ago
Absolutely awesome videos from the yurt. Great idea and great videos!
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blocktube123 2 months ago
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Another great video ..Simple and easy to remember ! Thank you,Dave ..I will try that.
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vek0zzzz 2 months ago
Where did you find the notes from the civil war guy? I'd like to get a copy..
hikerboy16 2 months ago
Cool Informational Video..
sbjennings99 2 months ago
Great stuff Dave. Wish I had your energy!!
redrocco44 2 months ago
Aint that ur piss bucket? Yikes!
TruthBeTold2K 2 months ago
We make flat bread every year for passover and that looks a lot like the bread we make. It is pretty good. Kinda plain but makes a sandwich a little different.
hillbillybushcraft 2 months ago
That wood makes a beautiful noise when you cut it.
Wiegieboard 2 months ago
I'm thinking that adding some wild edibles to the mix would make it a bit more tasty and nutritional no? Maybe some pine nuts, walnuts, berries, what ever kind of wild edibles happen to be in your area at tha time. You're using edibles that are there already, not packing in any extra weight, just my thoughts.
MrOutdoorMatt 2 months ago
dave... you showed a video using corn flour to make a breakfast cereal. could you post another video making another breakfast meal. thanks.
stud93muffin 2 months ago
there are rollingpins that are glass bottles to put ice in to keep pie crust from getting to soft.
shampoovta 2 months ago
Brings back memories great video
doublegit 2 months ago
Like the new tunes !
pup9et 2 months ago
Great series Dave. And the beard really suits the style of your videos.
blackthorn1975 2 months ago
I like this series Dave! Good stuff. Thanks for making them.
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winstonsmith2600 2 months ago 6
@winstonsmith2600: Salt paste lasts longer ;-)
wzukr 2 months ago
@winstonsmith2600 That is way to much stuff and way to complicated for self reliance. The whole point of his system is simplicity as all of you should know, it doesn't have to be gourmet, it's food to keep you going and alive.
atruepatriot92 2 months ago
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winstonsmith2600 2 months ago
@winstonsmith2600 That's why Dave carries brown sugar with him, the items he carries have multiple uses. I'm not going to get into an argument with you though man. Carry what you want in your pack.Also in a survival situations taste isn't going to matter, if you are hungry you are going to eat or you are going to die, it's simple stuff man.
atruepatriot92 2 months ago
@atruepatriot92 I understand what you're saying. I'm just in the long term(years living on food storage) survival mindset.
winstonsmith2600 2 months ago
Damn Dave you look like Santa with your glasses. I love that yurt, if it is anything like my wall tent, I bet it is nice.
readyinthehills 2 months ago
Lovin the Yurt vids Dave!!!
USNVET81 2 months ago
Great video series! Will have to try some of that hard tack.
:) Hopefully the bucket ya rinsed the pan in was different from the one you said would be used as a urinal in the last vid... ;)
Seriously though love the series!
RealitySurvival 2 months ago 2
Good video teacher. We will just keep learning together!
Mrlnwizard8 2 months ago
I make hardtack in 3" by 3" squares. In addition to making holes I score lines forming 1 sqr inch squares with five holes in each, much like the layout on the five-side of a die. When I take it out of a stone oven or whatever method I am using I tap the surface with a finger.. if it got a hollow sound to it, its baked through with no doughy centers. As far as I know the old danish navy recommended baking hardtack no less than 3 times with a cooling period between each baking.
NygaardBushcraft 2 months ago
.. It had something to do with shelf life.. any soft parts inside and it would get infested over time when stored. The way you do it is perfectly safe as you use it immediately or within a week after baking. My own recipes includes dried mushrooms, nuts, dried berries, anything that could be assumed not to reduce shelflife of the hardtack. Again an excellent video from you, Dave. I enjoy following your yurt experience.
NygaardBushcraft 2 months ago
do u hunt or fish in the yurt
assasyanteo98 2 months ago
My history teacher made this for us in class while we were learning about the civil war and he said that soldiers would cook bacon and crush up the hard tack and put it in the becon grease to make it taste better. Thanks and Take Care.
1097411 2 months ago
I made hard tack once and didnt like the taste of it at all... but if you are out in the field hunting/trapping for a long period of time with limited supplys i can see how it would be very usefull as it stays good for a long time
BUCKrub91 2 months ago
Hey dave, i always enjoy watching your vidsthey help me alot keep up the good work.
One thing though, when you removed the dough out of the sealingbag onto the cakepan when you put the flower on it your pretty much wasting resources.
if you flipped it over it might be a bit harder to roll out the dough but you can collect the excsess flower and you wont waste as much recources :) just a thought.
Ic3Viper 2 months ago
Santa, you've lost so much weight. :-o
ducttapewireandglue 2 months ago
Dave, Please get another bucket to piss in. Otherwise, thanks for the videos!!!
CILO132 2 months ago 2
You would make a good old lady, Dave...
todddguillory 2 months ago
Grease wood, what is that? pine wood? :)
Spacesqurreil95 2 months ago
@Spacesqurreil95 It's also called fat wood. made from old stumps from pine trees that the sap has settled into. You harvest the stump and split out the sticks. the hardened sap and wood burn very well. Great for starting fire. Lowes also sells it as Fat Wood.
Mrlnwizard8 2 months ago
@Spacesqurreil95 Yeah I've never heard of it either. I'm very curious too..
hikerboy16 2 months ago
@Spacesqurreil95 I think it comes from a tree stump. After you cut down a tree, if the stump remains for some time, the root system will continue to increase the resin content of the wood until it is grease wood.
fastacker2 2 months ago
1 teasp= cup one hand, pour salt about the size of the end of your ring finger in the palm of your cupped hand.
TribTrekker 2 months ago
Looks like your jacket is green on video, but I don't see green anywhere online was yours special order? Thanks
riverwalker53 2 months ago
Hard tack + jerky and lots of water. Yum Yum
sgone0 2 months ago
was it snowing while you were making this video?
brenloveshalloween2 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
hey dave what did you put under the woodstove is it some type of bricks ?
btw love the videos brother keep up the good work !!!
bobrt28 2 months ago