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@nford3886

4 ай бұрын

I am a forager and think it would be a great skill to enhance your woodland experience, both in edible and medicinal knowledge.

Hawken! Young man I’m sixty. I’ve aspired for years to follow through with kindred passions . Humility and transparency are oozing from this video. (my first one , I’m new here) . My son is your age and I kept him in the woods and on the water every opportunity I had . The God given spirit , that dwells in us , is regenerated and charged from being in nature, we are made of dirt ourselves and we glean energy from greeting our hands in it. Your content is most refreshing and I both subscribed and hit the like button as well as the notification bell. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Proverbs 3:5-6 Take care and keep your powder dry and coffee ( chocolate) hot.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

This means so much. Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate you watching to the end!

Hocking. (I thought you said "hawking" at first, then I saw "Hocking Hills" in your description and realized it is the name of a place.) I enjoy your content and hope you continue.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

I got into this along time ago. Still have everything. Shirts,hunting frok ,and loincloth , i got from a trading company called oyo . That was how the French spelled ohio back on the frontier. Their place was a little past yellow springs. Made my leggings myself. My sash, leg ties,and strap for my pouch were all made on a inkel [not sure about spelling] loom , by the sister of the women who owned oyo. I dyed some of my clothing using walnut hulls. My dad and i made my 50 flint. Has all browned iron furniture. I have taken two deer with it. A good friend who does outstanding leather work made my pouch . Has the weeping heart on the flap, not really frontier , more fur trade era. Dave made it and i like it and thats that. I wear dyer double soled trail mocks , so not really period correct. Well got to go ,maybe I’ll see at friendship someday. Keep the wind in your face and your powder dry.

Glade to see you back as for the sugar in the coffee I believe most at that time used a pinch of salt which will remove the bitter taste.

@moorshound3243

8 ай бұрын

Good tip.

In England, we do a thing called wild camping. I say this with the greatest respect to all the other channels I’ve ever watched, amateur and professional alike, but this one kept my interest all the way through. It’s the sheer amount of respect that you have for our ancestors that struck me the most. I really can’t wait for the next vid, when you get even closer to the real thing. Well done 👍

@mc909a

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. It was super wholesome. You have a new subscriber

Hocking... Your BEST video yet! Very enjoyable 30 minutes.

Hocking. What a blessing to have that land to camp in

Hocking, I am now 66 years old and have been doing this since I was 12. I love nothing more than spending time out.in the wilds of my BC Canadian west coast. Keep learning and enjoying, it all goes by way to fast!

Great video

I just found your video and love it. I should have took the path you have taken and live my life that way, I was just born 200 years to late, I’m 67 now divorced and live in a camper right next to the wood and enjoy as much of the old way as I can. I can’t hunt like I used to because of bad knees and hips but I do garden and can when I can. Still cook outside over the fire and in my Dutch oven. Keep the good videos coming it brings out my time in West Virginia before moving to Virginia, be safe and God bless.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

I'll be thinking about this comment while I film my next video this weekend. Really appreciate this. Keep that dutch oven in the fire!! God bless!

Fabulous video. Well done for such a young man. It’s good you are aware of Peter and his wife Cathy. His channel is first rate.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! They are killing it! Thanks for the comment, more content to come!

HAWKEN -Great video hope you continue to improving your skills and accouterments good luck on job search. well done

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching to the end!

Hi there 😁 I’m Tom from Cimbrer Bushcraft Viking Heritage 👍🏻 and I just want to tell you that I enjoy your videos very much. Your passion for the old school style is showing in your work and even though I make videos from another time period I can still be inspired by your content and appreciate your information you present in your videos. Keep up the good work 🏕🔥 Tom

Very beautiful 😊👍👍

Great video very good perspective on the frontier long-hunter. Keep up the great work. .

I've always wanted to camp in a rock overhang. But I'll never forget in muzzleloader magazine when Mark Baker wrote about a rock over hmag he slept in and when he returned to camp there I think a year later the roof had collapsed.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

I read a similar account of a hunter who lost their life in an incident like that. Awful, awful story and was definitely in the back of my mind. My understanding is that warming the cold rock with a fire, especially in the winter, increases the chances of such a thing happening. I won’t be making any big fires in front of this rock face, I can tell you that! Appreciate you watching and thanks for the comment. Settling in tonight with Baker’s Pilgrim’s Journey books!

Nice to see ya back. Enjoyed the premiere keep up the good work!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I really enjoyed this video, and one thing you said made me think. You said you doubted that back them they would have been burning cloth to use to start fires and I totally agree, cloth would be to valuable and expensive. One thing i have thought, never have really seen reference to it though, is something I have done in the past, I used burnt wood from a cold fire, to use to spark the next one. You can gather a few choice pieces to carry with you and use them to catch a spark when you are ready for your next fire, just like you would if you use punk would to char it. Also when you commented on hot chocolate and whether they used sugar or not, I would imagine sugar was used, but more likely than not in the settlements or in the home, not so much on the trail. Possibly they carried some when first starting out, if they had canoes or pack animals, even maybe for a day or two on the trail packing on their back, but the extra weight even then was like now, ounces equal pounds. On the breakfast and getting moving, I agree, they most likely woke, packed and moved on, eating cold on the move or possibly stopping later to cook something. I read somewhere years ago where even at night, they would stop before dark, not where they were going to camp, cook a meal on a small fire, unless it was to dangerous for a fire, finish, put out the fire then move on to their camp spot. This way the smell of a fire, or food cooking, would not be the same place they bedded down for the night, so as to be harder to locate. Keep on with your journey, as an older man, I can tell you, time flies by very fast, especially the older you get, I got my first black powder firearm in 1966, this hobby you have can give you much satisfaction now in your youth and when you are older, but starting young gives you so much more time to enjoy it. I know you are enjoying it and I hope to be around to continue watching you move forward. Thank you for sharing your adventure.

What a good vid I have been historic treking for fifty years and the last ten in the eighteenth century. Nothing beats it.

Hocking is like 1 hour from me beautiful place I think you did an incredible job I like how you go into detail with everything love your new video brother keep them coming !!!!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Make sure you get out there these next few weeks, the leaves are about to pop!

@timwoods9579

8 ай бұрын

@@FrontierTradingCompany definitely will it will be beautiful !!!!

Hocking - Very nice job Alex on your gear and video! Hope to see you again at School of the Long hunter!!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

I will be there!! Thanks for watching to the end!

Glad you're back at it and I love the content.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Very enjoyable video! Thank you for sharing😊

I am jealous of what you do and enjoy your videos. Continue the great work and videos. I wish you Godspeed and safety on your adventures.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Really appreciate this. Thank you. What I do isn’t so hard if you can find a place to do it and some people to guide you!

Great video young man

Hawken! My young friend, you are on the right path to doing what was,, as this world is headed that way again if things don't change. However, I am 73 and will be 74 on Halloween. I have been in 2 wars and grew up in the Bayou of La. I am a master knife/Hatchett maker, but you can't guess what is the best knife sharpener you carry with you? Sand stone is fine, but your leather belt is king in this case. Just take it off turn it over on it's rough side stand on one end and sharpen like a razor. I have skinned a lot of hides in my life and still do, try it😸🦝🐊

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic idea. Absolutely fantastic. You will see this mentioned in future content. Thank you! And I appreciate you watching to the end!

That mold for the ball has to be warm to get a good musket ball

I appreciate the time you take to produce these videos so I may enjoy them.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

I started getting into Living History years ago but never took it to fruition. I'm regretting that in a big way. Are any of your friends interested in it? None of mine were and I believe that helps a lot.

@markmorse9445

8 ай бұрын

Sorry I forgot to add Hocking

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching to the end! I've been fortunate to make a few friends in the hobby but none that live nearby. I agree - anything is better with a group around you!

Hawking!! Man its so good to see you filming again my friend! I hooe school went well for you and i absolutely can not wait to see what's in store!! Thisbwas an awesome overnighter! Great content as always!!!!!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it and thanks for watching to the end! Wrapped up school on a good note and am enjoying a new job, new place, and a lot more time to work on future videos like this one. Have another camp coming up in about two weeks, actually! Thanks again!

Very interesting video. Thank you for this. I would love for you to show how you use the wet stones if at all possible?

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

I will make a note of this for a future video! Thank you!

I have been fascinated with bedrolls since my favorite movie "The Earthling" starring William Holden. I have found that a 6x8 canvas tarp is the right size to fold over like a taco for cowboy camping, provides a lot of cover when set up in a plow point, and light/small enough for walking distance. Think a good period meal is Grits & Salt Pork, gives plenty of Carbs, Protein & Fat, plus if you make the Grits out of regular corn meal, you can also make Hoe Cakes/Corn Dodgers. You can char twigs, leaves, mini pine cones, other natural materials.

Son, you have this stuff figured out.

One more thing . Man if you could have seen the primitive area 45 years ago it was a site to behold. Teepees and baker tents filled the whole floor of the valley.

ASMR videos are overrated. Your dialogue is very welcome in your videos.

Hocking. Good video. Nice to see someone with a passion for primitive camping. I'm 77 and plan to keep on rendevousing until I can't do it anymore. Keep up the good work.

If you ever want some padding in your moccasins I'd recommend an old native trick. As a Native American myself who does 18th century reenactments in my traditional regalia. I use either moss or leaves in my moccasins to pad my feet. It feels weird at first but eventually you get use to it. You can use animal fur hides also. Make sure after every use of your Bison hide to get check it for any ticks, fleas, or other insects that will try to hide inside the fur. I have one and I take either a flea comb or something and comb the fur real good.

Hawking... When I make punk wood fire starters. I threw it in the microwave to dry out the wood. 20 seconds at a time and let it rest in between. After a few sets of heating and cooling, The punk no longer gets warm. You know it is ready to take the little chare on one end for start a fire. I will cut the punk block to fit a shoe polish tin. No I do not char the full block of wood in a tin. All you need to do is char the side facing out.

Another great video…they just keep getting better! Now that summer heat is giving way to cooler temperatures, I think it’s about time to fire up my great-grandfather’s forge, and make some improvements to my own kit…

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! I’m getting back out onto this same land in a few weeks once the leaves turn. This is the best season for it! Thanks for watching!

I remember decades ago while in college spending time living off the land. Have a great friend who is a native Ute indian. We attended colorado state university together in the early 80s. Spent many a weeks toting and living in a teepee he made. We wore deer skins clothing his family made. Only firearms we carried were 1858 new army model BP revolvers. We shot Jack rabbits prairie grouse. We set traps and gathered native plants to eat. Watching you makes me yearn for those days. I missed an 8 pt white tail with my flintlock on my farm in eastern nc. Times certainly have changed. While living in the dorms on campus we were allowed to keep our guns in our dorm rooms. Enjoy watching your channel.

Peter Kelly: Right! YOU have a fine start on American historical reenacting.

#hocking Great great video!!!! Really enjoy your content and seeing how you've made your 18th century setup. I'm need to 18th century living, less than a year, so still have a lot to learn. I've always been attracted to 18th century life style and have read everything by Allen Eckert multiple times. Been going to the Red River Gorge for over 20+ years now and also get that feeling every time of how many eyes have seen these views over the 100's of years. One question I'm wondering is how did you waterproof your moccasins? I recently made my first pair and was wondering how to make them a little more water resistant. Can't wait to see your future videos and learn a thing or two. Again GREAT video!!!

Good work young Buck! If you ever make it up to northern Idaho you can stop in my camp anytime. I live in Lewis and Clark country!

Im like you , ive made virtually everything i own for trekking. I built my rifle Using the isaac haines pattern, my bag i bought leather at friendship ind. And sewed it up. Bought raw horn and made my powder horn. Even made my Moccasins i hand stiched. Iakw everything for the challenge and the thought that back then those frontiersmen had little or no money . My daughter lives in hocking hills. beautiful reminds me of back home in Potter and McKean Co Pennsylvania mountains where i roamed as a boy. On multiple families propertys. Refreshing to see a young guy like you out there . Shamr more folks font get out there too. Great video my friend

Hocking. Great video. Glad to see someone your age doing this. I watch Peter Kelly all the time. I have been to Prickets fort also. I am 68 now and live in SC but I was raised in the Allegheny mountains near Pittsburgh. Love Ohio especially Holmes county area. Hope to see more of you.

Hocking Hills State Park area is great, though have never visited. You have a good amount of 18th century gear and working on more so that is excellent. I especially like to see people camping in full or partial natural shelters and a rock overhang is spectacular for this. I especially liked the "not on camera, i saturated the fire pit area with water" and then you proceeded to put your hand on it to show it is cold. I have seen a lot of people on KZread not make sure the fire was completely out before they moved out (sometimes they even show a wisp of smoke from the fire that is supposedly out). I would second the "find a sharpening stone in the creek bed" approach also.

Hocking!! Always here to support you and your passions. Proud of this all!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate you!

if you read William Johnstone's books he was historically accurate in describing daily life and times of the original mountain men of North America

Very good video and information share, envious of your little piece of time travel property. Your camp and kit are coming together nicely, looking to weave a tump line this winter.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it, thanks for watching and good luck on the tumpline!

I love the comment "that you can't touch anything like this in the city".. i camp in a very different place.. well continent.. but there is a certain peace that you can't get anywhere else but surrounded by nature living simply.

Hawken! In my personal opinion, the study of history is one of the best things a person can do. immersing yourself in that history is the way to completely understand that time period. Thanks for sharing 🤠

HAWKEN. I am happy to use charcloth. Every family would have had a bit of cotton rag around. Whetstones: we regularly camped at Whetstone Creek State Park in Upstate New York. The shale in our region was especially suited for harvesting sharpening stones.

Hocking! Great information, great video. Thank you for living your dream and sharing it.

Subbed to you a couple months ago, glad to see this channel is still alive! I'm not American, but I find frontier life and indigenous culture interesting. Please continue your hard work!

My grandfather use to put razor edge on his knives using creekstone and a piece of one of grandmas broken porcelain cups. He would hone the blade on his belt.

Good to see you back!

Outstanding! Live it!

Fantastic video!!

Thank you for sharing your adventures. 👍

Any shelter will work in a pinch

Awesome video! Thank you.

I used to live just south of there and serviced the college. There are monster bucks down there for sure and I knew all the spots because I drove at night when they'd be out & about. Great video. I wouldn't call what you do reenacting. You're livin' it. Good stuff man.

Keep up the old ways brother! So awesome

That was a joy to watch. Thank you very much.

Outstanding Video....Thanks

I loved this video (right to the Hawking end) and the respect you show for the past and for the land is heartwarming. I’ve taught the “science” of outdoor wilderness/Bushcraft survival and have competed in the Archeolympics Primitive Skills Competition here in Texas, and this video brings back some great memories. Subbed.

Watched the "Night Under a Rock Outcropping" video in the Hocking Hills area of Ohio. It is wonderful to see how this young man has matured since his early videos. He is one of the four makers of late 18th to early 19th century videos this old man watches to learn how to begin the hobby of reenactment of frontier life in the period.

Hocking. Know the area well. We recently moved to near Serpent Mound. Enjoyed your video thanks.

Fantastic, thanks for sharing this one with us. Look forward to seeing more

Awesome video. Bravo!

Great video! I love that you’re giving more thought to the availability of resources and how they would have actually been used. I am not a reenactor, but I would definitely take classes from you on what you’ve learned over the years. Keep it up!

Hawken, getting out in the woods, can't beat it. i spent a night in the middle of winter under a big rock over hang on top of a place called Jones town mountain back when i was a young man and i didn't have enough wood for the whole night, being winter with two foot of snow on the ground i needed a big fire so i ended up gathering wood all night. didn't get much sleep, but i still enjoyed myself. these simple pleasures are largely lost on most people, it's a shame. about ten years ago i spent about a year and a half living in a small canvas wall tent 2 miles back in the Loyal sock state forest and wintered in my cousins horse pasture along the Conaduquinet creek here in Penna. i enjoyed that life immensely and would do it again if i ever had to, still have my wall tent and 3 dog tent stove. enjoyed your video. take care.

Great video!

Can’t wait to see the new video

Loved the video! Keep making content great stuff!

Good on you man. Cool video!

Nice video, thanks for sharing.

Great new video , keep it up

Hocking! Thanks for taking us along on this adventure with you. It is awesome to see you develop your 18th century skills and gear. Your videos are educational, refreshing, and very much appreciated. Thank you

Awesome love it

How cool and informative. Nice job. 👍🏼

Hawken. I have been following you from the beginning. Like your input and encouragement. Hope to make school of the long hunter sometime.

Your passion is inspiring

I am super stoked I happened across your channel. I grew up doing black powder camps, rendezvous, and AMM related events with my grandparents here in KY. I fell out of it for a while but I am now getting my items and kits back in order and will be attending Events again soon. I couldn’t be happier thinking about spending time out with like minded individuals doing something I love.

Hawken. Your videos are a great motivation to me; to get out into the woods more than when I’m hunting. Thank you for your concern with being truly authentic. Keep up the good work and God bless everything you put your hands to.

I love this sort of thing so it's great to see you out there having fun doing it.

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

It’s a win-win! I like doing it, folks like watching it, and together we build a community! Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!

Hocking! Great job as always man

Fantastic! Adding up your time doing your research, making your script, editing, gathering gear and making your clothing you must have hundreds of hours in this. Thanks for bringing your passion to the screen and keeping history alive. Makes me appreciate my air conditioning, fridge, and bed!

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the recognition, I merely hope to educate and perhaps entertain. The channel is a lot of work but it's easy to put out your best effort when you find something you love!

welcome back

Hocking, awesome video glad to see you're back.

Great video.

Dude, that is a great video and experience. Thank you for sharing it. Greetings from Brazil.

hawking, what a great video. i love the content.

Hawken, a wonderful adventure. Thanks for letting me come along.

Are you planning on trying an 18th Century hunt during muzzleloading season this year? Love hocking hills, just back from Ukraine and am looking forward to doing a day hike there when the leaves change color for fall

@FrontierTradingCompany

8 ай бұрын

I'll be back out there in about two weeks! I do not have a hunt on the calendar but I'd like to get out and give it a shot. Need a little more mentorship in that area. Thanks for watching!

Nice my friend. Really enjoyed your little adventure. I’ve always been interested in the more traditional ways of the woods as well. Cheers!

This was a really fun watch, Hot King. :) I really appreciate anything that helps me get that itch to go back out in nature again. Sometimes I need it!

Hocking! Great video, well filmed and thought out.

Thumbs up! You seem to have it sorted.