Homesteading and Pioneer skills Part 1, survival, homestead, survivalist, peak oil, back to the land, end of oil

[GRCivDef]

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[fredkyle23]

i think if people wanna criticize they should make better videos themselves

[aner1456]

hey i know where this was shot it was shot in midland mi at there nature center they have one every year i also got one pf those dinner bells

[SurvivalReport]

@aner1456 Off by about 1,900 miles.

[PrimeTargetSecurity]

go ahead and start your loud chain saw once most machines are ceased from no gas... the hords will run to your screaming becon of technology. have fun with those guests

[SurvivalReport]

@PrimeTargetSecurity Your of course assuming that everyone lives in an area with 50,000 neigh bores close to them. I think I've made it clear that it's important to keep a couple year's worth of firewood already cut, split and stacked. 3 years after TSHTF their will be a LOT LESS security problems.

Folks like this need to try LIVING this way, not turning up the thermostat when your cold, and then learn how much work putting up a couple year's wood really is.

[bass109]

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[CobinRain]

I really enjoyed this video! I think it's the first American "survival" video I've seen on YouTube that wasnt in fact a lot of wannabees talkiing about guns.

These country skills you used to find all over Europe and still do to some extent. These people are great and passing on skills.

Two points: it looks as if they are cutting dry wood with the cross cut saw. Cut it as soon as you fall it and it is a lot easier. Try tanning hides in an oak bark soup after flensing..takes months!

[mogges1]

The use of equipment like this is why men back then didn't need a weight room.cut a cord of wood using a cross cut saw you'll know you worked your A off

[aguineapig]

@mogges1 Not really. I cut and quarter split a cord of white and red pine in about 6 hours. I actually enjoy sawing with a CC. It's slower but its actually a little less work than a chainsaw if anything.

[jsmythib]

<4:20 :) I have on of those saws..we tried it once- did the same thing lol :)

[boulevardtalonman]

Im kind of surprised he only tempurs the corners

[aguineapig]

That's a dull saw being pulled by inexperienced sawyers =P A sharp saw with 2 folks who are skilled with a saw can cut as much as a average chain saw in a day. a sharp saw will cut by itself, all you do is pull it. Very little effort involved.

[MrSafetymeeting]

Using a thermal mass rocket stove will save you 75% of that firewood cutting and save you some gas and maintenance on your chainsaw. You can actually get significant heat from scrap wood with that setup. All this stuff is important to know. It's wierd to think this way but I am happy I know how things work and when the economy colapses ,my skills will once again become valued.

[MrEnergyCzar]

It will be interesting to see how people react when having to move towards this lifestyle after Peak Oil forces them to.....

[silentk1987]

I will just learn this type of stuff if and when we have some kind of worldwide disaster,until then I will just rely on the most modern and up to date technology and services available. I can barely handle it when netflix goes down or when walmart is out of mini pizzas. If I had to live in a world without modern conveniences, internet and junk food I would just kill myself. I can't believe there are people who do this survival stuff for fun. Although I do know many urban survival tricks.

[Engineer245]

That crosscut saw was really dull. It should have took less than twelve cycles to cut through it. Maybe they need a lesson in sharpening a cross cut saw. You are right though. The manual stuff should be backup but knowing how to use them should not. We go to the local pioneer dasy in Tennessee and it is fun but most of it is craft stuff like the hind tanning. Making close is a waste of time since even a hundred years after amagadon you can still find factory made used clothes somewhere.

[biospharms]

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[HadesmyboaIMBACKMAKA]

Chainsaws take all the fun out of it.....Buck up.

[KySurivorMan]

Nice video, Keep up the good work. The blacksmtih shop part is my favorite, but I guess that is because I am a blacksmith. Also in the video at the blacksmith shop, what you called a "form" is called a Anvil. The pointed part is called the horn and the top flat part is called the face.

[SurvivalReport]

@KySurivorMan I think if you go back and re-watch, we were asking him if he used a template or something for the bending of the triangle. We had made one but it didn't ring properly. I know what an anvil, horn, face, hardy hole, etc. is, thanks.

[dendog21]

@SurvivalReport I agree with kysurvivorman. In your pop up bubble you refer to the anvil as a form. Also unless you deleted the audio by accident I didn't hear you ask a single question regarding forms or templates. He refers to templates himself as part of his demonstration

[SurvivalReport]

@dendog21 I see what the problem is. At 6:17 the "bubble" says "without a form like he's using this is a pain..." The "bubbles" are hard to put EXACTLY where you want them and since he very briefly is near the ANVIL I guess someone could think that the "form" is the anvil. The "form" "template" etc. is what he first uses for the FIRST bend. I think anyone who has ever seen a Bugs Bunny cartoon wherein an ANVIL drops on someone's head, knows what an anvil is. He's making bends on BOTH.

[phillipgaley]

@SurvivalReport To be ringable, the musical triangle is: 1) formed of a heat-treatable or high carbon steel; 2) it must be heated and quenched; 3) the hardness must not drawn or tempered.

"Tempering" is a three-step process: 1) heating to correct color; 2) immediate quenching in the correct fluid; 3) re-heating to a lower temperature, from a color chart.

[scotty1269]

how do you obtain natural internet?

[swirlcrop]

Your videos are very good. Thanks for posting them.

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[jocomag4]

And those are the dullest saws i ve ever seen me and my brother cut thru a 12 inch oak log in 35 seconds with a big sharp crosscut and the salt takes the blood out of the skin and then you break the membrane with a bone and it will stay soft as long as you use it. you need to learn the wild foods like lambs quarter, blackberries wild plums and wild peaches there is lots to eat in the woods and fields down here and you dont have to water it or loose it in the heat good things to know for survival

[DeltaBravo1216]

That kid in the red sweater might have some trouble surviving.

[minimadmen1996]

Wonder when it's all gonna' go. Coz' then were back to darwins theory. Survival of the fittest, no artificial help. Sp we got to prepare, therefore making us the fittest. Right? Intelligence is one of mans greatest tools.

[TheFarmerbrownw]

Home stead with a team of horses check us out at farmer browns plow shop on the web we can supply old plows and cultivators and plow handles. We teach farming with horses and logging with horses.

We are looking for people interested in learning how to home stead. We are in the thinking stage of setting aside some of our property into home stead plots.

[rufus89ful]

Well fellow, This is called Survivalreport, Now if things get bad, which they will. You will not be going down to your filling station and getting gas for your 2 or 3 chainsaws, and gas mixed for the saws goes bad fast. I myself will stick to the pain in the butt bucksaw and axe . I was taught in the military (keep it simple). If need to, I'll loan you my crosscut saw. Enjoyed your videos.

[SurvivalReport]

@rufus89ful Well fellow, being that this is "called Survivalreport" don't you reckon the fuel issue isn't probably well covered? ;) Thanks for the offer of the saw, I have numerous backups and tend to keep 3 years wood on hand to begin with. Thanks for watching.

[SurvivalReport]

Yes it's pretty evident that the kid working the skin isn't exactly Jeremiah Johnson.... :) I coached him through answering some of the questions if you noticed....

[BEGOODTOYOURDOG1]

The boy working on that skin is no expert.

[TheWizzooo]

That, uhhh, "tanner" is a real subject matter expert /sarcasm

Nobody at the pioneer festival knows how to make a tanning liquor? Hell people, read some Kephart or Nessmuk! Stick to festivals, folks, not one of you is a woodsman.

[donze52]

I gave up chain saw many years back, I own two 36 inch bow saws. I also have 6 extra new blades, a  new blade make cutting jobs easy,

Old saying was cutting your own wood warms you twice.

[ghjjfsbf]

Haha, I remember cutting down a small, dead poplar with a hatchet. Figured it'd be easy.

And that's how i got my first real blisters.

Chainsaws make people forget just how hard cutting against the grain really is.

[TeamLibertyExpress]

What did that dude say? What did the indians soak the skin in to make it soft?

[UniqueExposures]

what is funny is how lazy people became and lost all the skills there parents and grandparents knew.

[bob2me2002]

@UniqueExposures Its not just laziness, cheap clothes, shoes, etc remove the necessity to learn to repair our own clothes and in our crazy society they prefer people throw things away and but new ones all the time. If the clothes arent damaged they will go out of fashion so people will buy new ones anyway. People have more money so they prefer pay other people to do various jobs also. Personally Id prefer to learn the skills and trades for myself but its expensive to attend all the courses

[leanne5670]

you can learn alot of these skills by buying books or going to the old folks home. Our elders, some of them, still remember these skills.

[TheWizzooo]

That is a fantastic idea! I've been wanting to visit some oldies and now what to talk about. I bet they all have something worthwhile.

[JoZuko]

EXACTLY I mean I know how to turn your washing machine into a generator that can generate enough energy to power most electronics inside you house ALL DAY. Most people dont know it, when SHTF and it will. I will be ready, I have basic skills, and even then some very valuable books. I suggest you get some books on the skills and practice for fun. I have the U.S. Army Suvival manual its about 500 -700 pgs. Very helpful,

[JonnyTommyGuns]

People in America lack survival skills. When the industries fail simple survival skills and basic supplies will keep you alive. Even if it's a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or whatever. It's not that hard to learn and it's cheap.

[Flyz2Fast]

Obviously this is why the old timers were so tough. You get strong just surviving... What no Mcdonalds?! How will i ever survive?? LOL

[psychoferret24]

dull saw a sharp ax would be faster manpower(labor pool) vs speed (seasonal timing) Cut wood in late summer so if its green it has some time to dry and you will have a stock by winter to do less work outside and have more time for hunting food storing and metal working

[borderraven]

100% mesquite charcoal gets HOT! Try it in your forge.

[DAV19800]

that person knew nothing about tanning a hide.

[skeletonmom]

Learn to use good manual tools. Oil will not last forever. And, if something happens in our society, oil will be one commodity for awhile that people will be fighting over until it is gone. The chainsaw will probably be the last tool you will need oil for in that type of situation....

[simplelivingskills]

Thanks for this series. I look forward to checking out Pioneer Day myself next summer.

[joltzkrieg]

@forester9415 THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! SO VERY VERY TRUE!!!! we all know what PETA stands for!!! People Eating Tasty Animals!!!! ROFLMAO

[Kriegsarschmann]

I use charcoal in my forge, it's nearly as good as coal but for better quality steel you definitely need coal for coke. The trick with charcoal is to make it yourself, otherwise it will be absolute shit and worthless. Though, if needed, you could use the charcoal to work other metals, like bronze or, my favorite, silver. Though it's hard to get that charcoal up to the temperature you need to melt silver though I have done it.

[joltzkrieg]

@Kriegsarschmann very true, but when it comes to tool making you can only use coal (or gas if your a lazy pansy)

[TheDudeRulez09]

knowing the amount of time it would save with motorized and fueled tools is fine, having those of course is great but knowing the skills to achieve the same results with out those fueled tools is priceless, we will not always have oil nor oil byproducts. In a SHTF scenario gas will last only so long before manual tools are required to do menial tasks. Please take the time to learn these skills as they may very well save your life.

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[TheDailyRon]

Great videos! Just subscribed

[pumkinvine]

that tanner don't know squat

[tuddyfruity4]

how do i find this in my area?

[yermyahu]

The two man crosscut saw...the saw to lose a friend over! It's better to use someone with an equal amount of tug - rarely was that common and even so the blade will ALWAYS bind. Great video!...will watch the others ; )

[twitchtwitchreel]

average lumber jack would burn 7000 calories a day. it was hard to eat enough to stay healthy. now, we burn 1000 and eat 8000 LOL mabe a little sawing would do us some good

[minstrelmanswife]

Boy, I wished I HAD a dinner bell just the other day at our 4th of July picnic! LOL. How much did you say they were?

[SurvivalReport]

That wasn't me selling them.

[singful]

brain tanning is just brain. some people just scrape it and let it become raw hide and mix it with mashed up brain. thats all

[tylenoljohnson]

you get some of that animal fat under your fingernails it'll swell up and hurt like hell.

[apolloniavitelli]

@tylenoljohnson: Really? I did not know that. Good to know.

[oldetownjames]

I am about to start clearing 5 acres of my 14 acre tree farm for my homestead. I am so glad that I don't have to use axes to fell and crosscut saws to buck. thank God for my chainsaws!!

[buckandjan]

we call that saw a cross cut up my way and i remember my dad jerking me back and forth when i was little holding on to the the other end. you're supposed to run it from hilt to hilt to maximize the cutting power though. another great vid !

[tsiwoni]

Excellent video have recommended to a lot of people and subscribed. Cant wait for your next video

[SPCkeith]

the bunny hides :)

[BiggAndyy]

You said n'at... are you from Pittsburgh?

[SurvivalReport]

Philly. Forgetaboutit!  ;)

[61804shill]

The bucksaw is a killer...God Bless Mr. Stihl!

[tessieoshay]

This stuff is soo important. I have had a real urge to learn how to become self sufficient recently..almost like some kind of obsession! I just feel we've become pets to our society, totally disconnected from our food source or ways to survive without modern conveniences. Just think of the what if's! Scary.

[scotty1269]

@tessieoshay

I agree 100%, the more I watch,read,learn the more I realize how dependent we have become and how hard it will be to make that transition, I think I will work for awhile long just to save the start up to becoming self sufficient. Location though?? where ? water supply etc. nice comment made me think thanks

[zoneyzoo]

Great videos makes you realize how hard it was for are ancestors to get by. No wonder we are all fat.

[cloudberry121]

No way, I want a chainsaw and maybe a goalie mask. Have a little fun while I cut wood and impress the neighbors.

[bearsagainstevil]

the thing about using a crosscut saw or cutting firewood by hand with a axe is its great exercise , Ive cut all my firewood since I was about 8 -10 years old all by hand , I wouldnt want a chainsaw .

my grandfather was a miner he used hand tools all day and had a better body than any bodybuilder or those 300 spartan guys , he looked incredible in his 70s you wouldnt get that from using a chainsaw

[SurvivalReport]

True. Good point.

[ridgerunnersurvival]

the problem with some of the demonstrators is they really don't know their craft. the first kid really needs to read more..

Learning blacksmiths is a very useful skill...

the "tempering is called a quench, tempering is the re-heating of the steel to take some of the hardness out of it and add spring. you do it with knives and such.

good video though...I like the shelter he built for his smithing shop..nice and open for working on hot days..

[LoneSquirrel7]

I agree. You never push when cutting wood as a team. It binds up the saw as well as wearing each person out. The saw is pulled one direction, then that person relaxes and lets the other person pull the saw. This way each person only works in one direction and the saw won't bend and bind. It's not hard if you do it right.

[chainsaw355]

this is'nt mule day by chance ? looks like it, just wondering

[SurvivalReport]

You must be in S. GA? You mean Mule Day up near Alma? Nope, this was up at the state park near Douglas.

[chainsaw355]

we do civil war reenacting and living history demos, we also demo open fire cooking with castiron at these kind of events and yes Mule day near Alma

[nicolasss82]

this is an actual school? I wonder how much it costs to take the course or whatever. I am very intrested. Also, where is this?

[SurvivalReport]

Not a school, a festival at a state park where they highlight pioneer living skills. South Georgia.

[xxXtuchitXxx]

this is the "and such" guy isnt it? damnit, not again!

[SurvivalReport]

You don't have to watch "and such." You can always get off your butt and learn on your own "and such." Course complainers and cry babies rarely ever DO anything other than that. ;)

"And such"

[SPCkeith]

lol nice comeback.

[bluzy25]

i would let that bother you! always one idiot in the bunch!

[alger71]

the Chukchee of eastern Russia (liver, urine and smoke), nomadic peoples of Asia (fermented milk, butter, and egg yolk), northern Asia (brains, liver and sour milk,) China (smoke), South America (smoke) and North America (brains, smoke, liver, sweet corn, eggs, pine nuts, yucca root and a whole lot of other things!).

[SeppDietrich555]

Where was this?

[Zarbod]

I'd like to try to work metal like that one day. Looks pretty cool.

[byzzers]

I'm not sure the guy tanning that hide really knows what he's talking about.  Just what was he planning to use that stiff leather for?

[SurvivalReport]

I agree. We tried to asked "leading" questions to get folks to talk more about what they were doing. I think he was covering this display for someone else, perhaps his Dad? We done a lot of bunny hides the same way he is doing it but they do get rock hard and you have to put them in the bath tub with some shampoo after bending and flexing them for a while. About 75% of ours come out pretty soft again after doing that.

[jokertim777]

I've been told that skin which is scraped and dried (possibly salted?) is called "rawhide." Then if you take the brains of the animal (each animal has enough brain to tan its own hide). and rub it into the hide and then bend it over trees/rocks it will soften into "leather." I leaned this from the lady working the 1750s Ioway Indian Village at Living History Farms. They had an elk hide in the rawhide stage on display.

[0urGaia]

I have a cheapish electric chainsaw that does the job on the small stuff, have my eye on electric log splitters. Enjoyed watching the blacksmith at work, I imagine its heaps harder than he makes out.

[kevlarthehorribleone]

Nice vid, as usual, man. I just wish I had more land. :/

[700eyesonly007]

My husband and I have talked about the time factor, we figured if he just had to build us a cabin, we would probably die from exposure the first winter.

The metal working was interesting, I wonder is the metal rod rebar?

I look forward to the soap and candle making.

[SurvivalReport]

I think it was just round stock. Rebar is REALLY REALLY hard to work, ask me how I know ;)We get a lot of our metal stock for smithing from scrap or buy pieces of metal from Lowes, but that gets expensive! I made a nice screwdriver out of round stock like that last year.

The time factor is a HUGE issue. We have a clothes washing by hand video on the other channel here on youtube. The intent of that was to show various methods AND how much time it would consume doing it by hand. Thanks.

[Josiah531]

Gotta love the blacksmith

[SurvivalReport]

That pattern he made for the dinner bell was the perfect example of what a blacksmith does- improvises. The wife had made one last spring and we did NOT have a pattern, it was MUCH harder to make than what he showed- without the pattern. We'll have another video later on showing the forge we built and working some metal.

[larsbadboy]

always enjoy your videos

[fringlishman]

me too

[michaelispan]

ditto

[fringlishman]

how`s Auggie?

[michaelispan]

Fat, Happy  and Outdoors! Gave her some nut's this afternoon.

[SurvivalReport]

Thanks for watching :)