 Welcome back to the great outdoors everybody. Thanks for subscribing here to the channel. If you haven't already go ahead and do so I want to hit that big million mark and we're close We got some deer roaming around this morning here at deer camp and we're getting ready to Head down to set up a bushcraft camp in the Texas backcountry two to three miles back behind me I've camped at the top of it before and I've always thought it'd be a really cool place to set up a camp down at The bottom so the goal for today is to find the perfect spot to set up a bushcraft camp and set up a tarp tarp shelter is Something pretty cool. I've always used like a lightweight backpacking tent, but a tarp is even more compact light weight Normally if you're going backpack hunting Or you know backcountry hiking or something like that. This is going to be something like what you take just pretty minimalistic stuff However We are in rattlesnake country. That's one thing that I am pretty worried about it would be a two to three mile hike to get back here and then a Probably over an hour drive to get to the nearest hospital and I just want to give myself a fighting chance also my first time Going in bushcrafting, you know, I don't I don't know exactly What my gear needs to be for me like what I'm comfortable with dialing in I think I have it all in the backpack But I've got a few extra things saws few extra clothes and I'm trying to dial that in So just practicing like I said in my other video making fire Bushcrafting is supposed to be it's supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be a getaway It's something you can literally do in your backyard or you can take it to the backcountry if you want and You know, you can bring those creature comforts whereas like survival is Worst case scenario like that. That's not fun. Whatever you can carry in that's going to make it comfortable and not be cluttersome I Think that's the way to go But I got the meat wagon today and it's gonna be our first time making a bushcraft camp and spending the night in it So we got some a few extra accoutrements. Let's get in the meat wagon. Let's go get down on the already ran into a hog a Big one is bigger than the one that I got yesterday So there's always a surprise around the corner At the least it's one reason I love it. Look at these huge Just magnificent walls you all they're colored Orange blue green So many little offshoots up there. There's a shelf above me We just got to find that spot that screams homie, you know Doesn't have the creep vibes you got easy access to the river Kind of like in this little area to be honest guys probably aren't gonna believe this But these little fire pits right here Is actually a scene Not from a movie but from a reality show called naked and afraid There's another one right here. So this is where they decided to camp How do I know that? Well Some of the guys showed up here one day and there was a production crew So they use they use this area this lease to do to film naked and afraid. I Don't know sure how they turned out Look at these two gorgeous trees placed Just perfectly apart In a flat area Next to a deep pool. Oh Yeah, we can set up some fishing lines off these trees right here y'all And I want to say that is an ash tree which is good for making fires Feather sticks. I don't even know what kind of trees these are but it's going to work I gathered a bunch of rocks along the way so we could make a fire pit. I've got three fairly straight cedar Posts that I've cut down so we can make a tripod And we're ready to set up camp y'all. I'm liking this setup y'all. We got our fire ring Set up. We're going to be building a fire here in a little bit making some lunch Never done the tarp setup before This one is made by aqua quest I had another one I was playing around with that It was okay But it didn't have all the the deloops that this one does This would be one that I would actually take like backpack hunting. I go into Colorado or Wyoming or something like that So the reason I like it is it has a bunch of these loops and I've got stakes with me so I can stick down This tarp but you can configure this in so many different ways if you wanted to just make like a an a-frame or a Plow point you could just do so many things with it you can fully enclose it and This one is a 10 by 10 So there's a lot of ways that you can set this up what I'm going to do is I'm going to run a ridge line between these two trees and Then I'm going to basically make an a-frame and I'm going to put my hammock underneath it So that'll keep any kind of moisture Do off of me. I think it's going to be down in the 40s tonight. So it should be perfect If it was colder like if it was freezing below freezing I would probably do a plow point on the ground which is like a diamond shaped or just Sort of like an half open like a lean to where the fire can kind of sweep in get some warmth off of that But because we're probably going to be in like the 50s high 40s 50s tonight The thing with the snakes just buck me. So I want to be off the ground So I'm going to set up with a shelter above my hammer in my backpack. By the way I've just got a sleeping bag. This is my normal one that I take back by cunning Got a puffy jacket that I can make into a pillow I do have a pad Sleeping pad I've set up and I've got I've got a grill grate We're gonna be using that and then I've got just a bunch of Paracords Set up in like 25 foot sections and then I should have a ridge line in here somewhere So I'm really not sure how high I need to set up This ridge line for the tarp, but we're gonna get a bit of shot here hammocks probably gonna be about Chest Chest level first thing I'm gonna do says an anchor point. I'm gonna tie a bow line knot around this tree Bow line not as good because it won't cinch down on itself You can untie it really easily most bushcraft knots you can untie really easily So So the other knot that we're gonna tie over here. It's called a trucker's hitch It's a really cool knot is it cinches down the line Sort of like you would use a ratchet strap I'm gonna come over here about a third way down this ridge line and I'm gonna tie a Loop like that So then what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna take this tag in here feed it through that loop that I made and it's gonna create this Lever here that I can really cinch up That ridge line And I'm just gonna pinch it right there I'm gonna throw a half-itch Over this I'm gonna cinch it down right where that knot is Could be a little bit tired trying to practice this make this good Make sure my ridgeline is nice and tight So it's time to attach our hammock To the mule tape ropes that came with it this also always happens where You know you're going to set up your hammock and the distance between the trees is Kind of weird so they have these loops in here that help you adjust for that, but I've just got one that's like super long the way I tied it the other ones kind of short I just can't get it exactly right so what I'm gonna do just take a toggle All the toggle is is a stick So I'm gonna tie something like a lark's head right here And when you do that and you put your toggle through it That just allows you to easily take that toggle out and you don't have a knot to undo Put the toggle in and that's nice and tight Not going anywhere, and I'm gonna put the carabiner Around the top of that knot So that's gonna go right there. It's gonna press against the knot And then the toggle maybe a little bit and then I'll be able to adjust over here Should be able to get just right Just about perfect so I Don't have a toggle in the other one just attaching it and then you know This would have been way too long would have been touching the ground and when I wrapped around the tree twice It was way too short. So just putting a little toggle in Really helps I think we need to be a hair taller our bed is made Isn't that pretty? You got a bug net set up on it So we can keep the keep any kind of aerial critters out I don't I don't think we're gonna have mosquitoes right now, but when it's the middle of night And you hear a mosquito. I mean it just ruins it and lately when I've been truck camping I've had mosquitoes come out and it's like 40 degrees. So Not gonna do that. Yeah, I got the bug net. It got the sleeping bag in there with the pillow ready to go We're pretty high off the ground feel a little safer, but I've got a high spot right here I can sink my butt into and then of course when I lay in and it sinks down quite a bit So now we have a ridgeline up top and we're going to add some toggles To these press eclipses right here, which is a really cool knot it slides When there's no tension on it when you put tension It won't it won't slide. So that's what we're gonna put some toggles in for the tarp to stretch it out over this and I'm thinking about making a little Little lean-to mod and having it to where it's partially open on this side And then it's it's fully closed on the other side. So we need some stakes We need some bank line and we're gonna get it going. This is gonna be a cool setup Get out a couple toggles. It helps if you smooth them out so you can get the rope off really quick But quite honestly you can pick up any stick off the ground break it and it'll be a toggle But usually about finger width works pretty well Okay, so now we're gonna take our tarp Throw it over the Ridgeline We'll take toggle number one. So you just want to fit. So I'm gonna feed this loop through here Make a lark's head knot and put a toggle through I can slide Looks like The width of these trees is just about perfect We'll slide over here to our other end. We'll feed this Little loop through here get our lark's head put our toggle and then pull tight There we go. So the idea now is we're just gonna take some stakes Some extra string and I might even set up a couple of poles out here to leave this side more open Liking it. It's just taken me a long time because I've never set up a You know real bushcraft camp like this. I like having my little backpack tent so so easy And I feel safe sleeping in it on the ground But the reason I'm making so many Preparations because I want to be able to actually get a good night's sleep and be able to do this come out here to this spot Often and hunt out of here. I don't want to feel like sketched out I want it to feel really really good. Just like I'm sleeping in the truck Not quite at home. Let's not get ourselves So I'm tying a bow line One end feed it through This loop right here. There's one that looks good. I think what I'm gonna do now. We might as well Make this thing fancy y'all. I'm gonna take some of these posts that I was gonna make a tripod out of Got these gathered earlier to loop these Around the tarp I'm gonna have to clean these up a little bit, but I can take some bank line pull on it put a stake in the ground Do that on both sides and I've got a nice open Area I don't think we're gonna have rain. There's like a 20% chance But if we do I can move these back I can shorten this you get the idea though and move these back Still pull on it stake it and then I've got an actual angled roof that the rain is going to roll off of but Having it up like this is Plenty of shelter and it's gonna give me some heat off of my my fire this evening. So Feel really good about this good strong cedar posts. I'm just gonna clean them up with the knife. I'll actually use Actually use this bark right here To start my fire the cedar barks really good stuff So There we go We're just uh, we're just doing it out here in the woods guys making a little Paradise Just trying to get the circumference of this just Wide enough. I've got a sharpen now I could stick in the ground And then this is the end I'm gonna pull out and just need it to go around that that loop so Should be pretty much there you go two of these staked We got a good shelter. Thanks for this out And we're just gonna Do a larks head Larks head loop Let's put around our stake Probably the easiest knot ever to tie And it just comes right out right in that little groove there and then I can Pull this right angle that should be Perfect push that in the ground. There we go. All right. So we're snugged up right there. That looks good Bow line knot again in a simple way to remember it You'll make a loop in your line the bunny goes In the hole around the tree And back into the hole And that is just easy to get out even when you put a lot of pressure on it Takes just a little bit of you know finger nailing and then it's out So that's the beautiful thing about it So I'll tie that up here again Just big enough to go around our Our big stake And then we're in business. I don't know about y'all, but I'm thinking that is looking Pretty juicy right there All right. One more little knot right here on our stake. We are good La bam shelter with hammock Between the trees. We got our campfire up here. We're going to use this leftover cedar bark to get our fire going Dad gum Just crafting that in the bush Quite proud of it quite proud of it. So this is my first time setting one up And uh, I like it Again, if it starts to rain I can just pull these back and make it more of an a-frame, but It's kind of a little modified a-frame Loving it And then we got Our hammock right here. This is going to be cozy Feeling good about camp y'all. I'm actually going to be able to sleep in peace as long as No mountain lions come down here. And I'm sure as you guys can see this this game trail Game trail goes right through here. I'm sure we're going to have some things walking through tonight But since I went ahead and used my posts that I was going to use for my tripod Uh, I'm going to go ahead and just find some other ones I'm just going to rummage around the campsite here. See if I can find some semi-straight Sticks and then we're going to make a tripod Just trying to smooth the ends of these These posts out a little bit. So when I go to put my cordage on here It's going to be nice Delightful Okay, that's pretty good. I've got uh most of the outer bark removed From just the ends and the cedar I went ahead and took most of it off So we got three really good Stakes about six foot tall that Now we're going to make our tripod I'm still pretty green on Tying together stuff like this using cordage To really do it the best way but I've been trying to learn So I'm going to show you guys what What I know to do I'm going to leave a tag end a couple feet long Go around these you want to leave them flat And I'm going to leave about um You know a hands length from the the rope to the top Because when we space these out they're going to want to uh They're going to want to ride up. So I'm going to wrap this Four times it's pretty wrap on it one more for luck And I'm just going to loosen One of these knots a little bit and bring The rest of the line through And that's called a clove hitch Which it's not a really tight knot, but it Kind of gets things going There's some buzzards sitting on the edge of this canyon looking down on me Making weird noises next. I'm going to take the rope. I'm going to put it These cracks right here, and I'm going to make some loops this way It's kind of a pain when you have a ton of rope like I do because you got to run this Run this through multiple times. So I'm going to do two times really starting to get tight Do one more time through there Now we're going to come over To this next one. Oh, it's tight There we go I'm going to change angle so you guys can see this Okay, so coming up through here now I'm going to do a couple of these One more time through here. Okay Just to finish it off. We'll do a couple more of those wraps And then we'll just come in through here Do that clove hitch So now that clove hitch is in there It's pretty much done. So I've got a lot of excess. I'm just going to wrap this up Make some medium-sized loops here Just wrap it on itself like that and we'll do Clove hitch and that Tighten that off And then we can put that loop right there And we're good to go and now Should be able to spread out our tripod like so That works pretty good That's a pretty good tripod Got some wood ready to go This tripod is going to hang over the fire like this So now what we can do Is we can make ourselves a little toggle To go on the end of this Then you could take a lark's head knot Like I've been tying on all these toggles and put it through there or you could do a Marline spike hitch which is another good knot for adding toggles Like this it kind of does uh Adds like a knot on each side of it and it's it's adjustable So then we can hang our pot So let's just grab our pot for example Stick it through here So we can hang our pot And then if we need to raise it up We could come up here and Come around one of the sticks Raise it up. I don't really like doing it that way What I'll probably do is build a uh pot hanger And a pot hanger you can take Stick like this for example Stick like that it has a a natural Curved little branch like that on it so you could take your pot hanger And then you could put it on a loop and you could adjust that that loop Or you could take your lark's head And you could move your your lark's head down Move it up. There's just a lot of ways that you can do it, but Anyways, we're going to get a fire going And now we have a complete camp y'all bed's made Uh, it's time to enjoy camp Cook up some food, baby. All right guys starting the fire This is kind of the last step So I've got all this great cedar bark I'm gonna crunch it up in here I'm just gonna make a giant bird's nest out of this stuff Wow I think I actually found some bird's nest That is luck right there That's like hair or bird's nest or something. I've heard you can even use the down off feathers like You know off birds Now I've just placed two medium-sized Fuel logs in there Bird's nests down there and we'll just get our fire steel Like I showed you in the other video Use them a different knife today Bark River Aurora Which I should get a decent Fling off this thing. That's more of those shavings right there Get our kindling going on top. All right. That's going pretty good. I think that only took three strikes Off the fire steel using a little bit better steel today A2 And I try to get the biggest fire stills I can get I think it's six eight six inches long and three eighths round But it just makes it a lot easier and it lasts a long time We're up and going here off to the races Oh, man guys, this feels good I can do it I can do this I wanted to test my skills all the stuff I've learned and um I feel confident enough to hunt out of here, which I think we are I think we are going to do some hunting out of here So the other thing is pretty cool here guys This is just setting up so perfect As long as I keep that fire, you know a medium fire don't get too crazy with it That heat is just traveling right in here And it's circulating Around my bag. I mean it's just perfect To keep warm at night. This is a really good tarp Really good quality tarp So I just got to be careful that I don't get you know embers going up in there And putting holes in my tarp. So we'll just Keep the fire on medium And uh Now it's time to cook something up. All right. Last thing we're gonna do last thing we're gonna build for now That's all fun though. It's fun doing this We're gonna take our bushcraft for the next level I got my Got my toggle that was on the pot I'm gonna make two notches in it It's gonna be holding two pieces of wire. So I've got uh I've got some jalapeno poppers believe it or not That I've been wanting to cook up here today And I've got some trapping wire some trapping line It happens to be metal So I have this grate and I thought well I could put two rocks in there And that would probably work. I could put the grate on top of that But usually it gets pretty ashy in there. You got to wait till it's pretty much straight coals So I've got these two notches in here. I'm gonna put my paracord in the middle and The metal rings that are on this This trap snare Are gonna go right in here It's important that I get that stick balanced All right, so we have a grate The grate is on our Our snares Basically snared it on both sides And there is a cooking grate Suspended above the fire. I just need to adjust it A little bit so it's hanging perfectly level Now we have a suspended cooking grate on trapping wire Balanced on our toggle on our tripod Wabam bushcraft All right, little appetizer Made a stop with the buckies as usual Jalapeno poppers baby stuff with cream cheese wrapped in apple smoked bacon And we're going to be putting that on an oak Oak smoke and fire here let to balance our food Weight-wise this little teetering job could get dangerous So far we're looking pretty good. Let's move it a little bit closer into our fire That is the sound of greatness right there camp built Just chilling on a stump right now and that bacon grease is dropping in there giving that sizzle pop Oh, man, it's a great day to be in the outdoors. Glad you're with me y'all first time doing this I feel I feel like I can do it I can hang I've gotten lucky with conditions obviously Everything's pretty much perfect and it's like 50 degrees outside and Overcast hardly any wind. I'm going to enjoy some jalapeno poppers and I'm going to throw chicken breast on here And it is just straight living the good outdoor life ladies and gentlemen. Oh no In a tragic accident I lost I lost most of my my poppers They all fell in the fire I'm left with just nasty bacon Cream cheese That is just that's something to cry about, you know, don't don't cry over spilled milk But definitely cry over spilled jalapeno poppers into the fire Well, I'm going to have some grimy ones some crusty ones to eat Got to make sure I don't make that mistake again Not the best engineering. I was feeling pretty good about myself. Not the best engineering So I mean this thing has to be balanced There's got to be a better way for me to do this. Hey, you want to know how those jalapeno poppers taste it? I don't know. Good to tell you I dropped the rest of them in the fire made a little adaption here Put a knot my system's bad. All right. Don't do this guys. Be smarter than I am Okay stuffed with jalapeno cream cheese chicken breast. We can't lose this one y'all We just can't lose this one. Oh my god. The system's terrible I'm immediately regretting this Oh, what a fail. Oh no. Oh that bacon is so slippery. Oh no Oh no, you think I would learn massive fell massive fell lol's Go ahead drop them in the comments. I deserve it Lost all of my bacons And I don't even know why I'm cooking with this thing at this point. This is a this is a terrible contraption that I've built terrible bushcraft build build What I should do is just let the fire work its way down and then put the grate on top of some rocks But I'm hungry and I got in a hurry and I just said I'll just cook it above the fire. So I don't know exactly what to do to make this situation better But it's looking like we're gonna be getting some nice nice little char on our our chickens I might have salvaged like one jalapeno popper Maybe I mean it's It's nasty, but It is bacon. It's protein It's got grass on it She's gonna go for it. There's definitely some extra in there. Is it possible to just Take the spine of your knife and scrape all the crusties off We'll try an ashy one not bad pretty gritty Not really good either. I think I might take the rest of the bacon And use it as bait for fishing a little dangler here. Oh, I think we might be ready Move you right here. All right, we've had a minute to cool. Let's see what we're working with here Not the proudest of my uh my cooking setup here, but Things have been learned we'll scrape off a couple of the crusties Yeah, we definitely got some sticks and ash and stuff in there, but It's looking pretty good cream cheese chicken bacon Looking pretty nice. Let's give it a go. Oh, that'll work Well, we salvaged it y'all Had to go in there hands are a little burned Had to fish it out with the axe and the knife but It's cooked good. I cooked it on oak. So There's real no nasty smoke flavor. It's really good. We're gonna set out some lines Tonight and I also have my first rifle ever here My lever action 22 So we're gonna be looking for squirrels If uh, if some hogs come in, you know, a little piglet over the fire, you know what I'm saying Or maybe even get a fish I think we're gonna be fine. Thanks to our our good setup here So, thank you guys for tuning in today Life in the outdoors really living it feels good y'all and I gotta say bushcraft whether you're doing it You know out here in the bush or Just in the backyard. It's pretty fun to do. It's pretty fun to craft things out of natural materials and You know just living living off the land the old way. So Go ahead and smash that like button for the great outdoors Subscribe because you don't want to miss the next one and I'll see you guys on the next one