Way to go in the music Caleb❤️ it’s beautiful ..

@jtjjbannie

3 жыл бұрын

What is a Caleb?

@angellewis1815

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtjjbannie Caleb made the music for the video ~ he’s part of the video team

@jtjjbannie

3 жыл бұрын

@@angellewis1815 AHHH! Thanks for responding....

@James-en1ob

3 жыл бұрын

You read my mind 🤯

@jonnysizzle9846

3 жыл бұрын

Change ur chords more quietly... Less squeeking

The quality of your videos are outstanding. I can see from the earliest ones how much you have improved over the years. In this one you tell a complete story with no words and still teach us.

@AeonSaint

3 жыл бұрын

These videos are a soothing balm for the soul. Whenever I watch one I dare to dream again.

@James-en1ob

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@Lumbeelegend

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even notice that there were no words... lol.

The cinematography level of this channel is through the roof

@BubuH-cq6km

3 жыл бұрын

or down the chimney

@JagerLange

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@chumlee8844

3 жыл бұрын

Had to turn the audio off, but great otherwise.

@BubuH-cq6km

3 жыл бұрын

@Hunter be careful when you say "most" because there are hundreds of thousands of creators out there

@danielkohli1542

3 жыл бұрын

That might make the inside of the cabin wet.

I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to get a good night's sleep beside a fire and inside a house you built with your own hands.

@MayorMcheese12

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's very cold bit aye if you got the fire and a lot of blankets you're probably set

@warbossgrotsmasha23

Жыл бұрын

@@MayorMcheese12 at least they don't have to worry about the local natives getting rowdy and deciding to come a pillaging like them early pioneers had to contend with when they settled on the frontier

@MayorMcheese12

Жыл бұрын

@@warbossgrotsmasha23 lol I suppose

@tylerhall66

Жыл бұрын

Was it the natives who were on the Alfonso or were they just defending their land that was made and treated by the worst enemy possible

@Bluemilk92

Жыл бұрын

@@MayorMcheese12 He's said the cabin is impressively well insulated. Even a small fire can keep it warm.

John this channel has gone from being a commercial for your store to Emmy Award winning material. Great cinematography and story telling. I'd love to see a Townsend's movie

@DecodingDoom

3 жыл бұрын

As long as Disney doesn't buy them I'm fine with this future

@oceanbytez847

3 жыл бұрын

@@DecodingDoom * Disney has entered the chat *

@SirNilzey

3 жыл бұрын

The editing is wicked good.

@evanlabrant5448

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when the vids were mostly "Here's an old-timey recipe, you can buy the ingredients from our online store". Now it's full on historical documentarianism.

@rogeliomuniz9146

3 жыл бұрын

He has a store?!

Sleep tight little Townsend, may your dreams be warm and full of nutmeg.

@baddie1shoe

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@wendycarr133

3 жыл бұрын

Aw-wwwww.

@falsenames

3 жыл бұрын

All dreams with nutmeg are warm and cozy.

@JingleJoe

3 жыл бұрын

a comment worth itis weight in panned golden nuggets

This channel is like a breath of fresh air in a hectic world

@FriedrichBarb

3 жыл бұрын

*Self-sustainability ASMR*

@sonofeloah

3 жыл бұрын

Amin.

@jonschmitz7189

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@scooterdosh777

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more

@Evan-gz3cf

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

I know we've got the music as an accompaniment, but always what strikes me is the silence that such an existence usually had - no radio, tv or internet in the background, and maybe no musical instruments. Unless one had family and children running around of course. The need for personal and community interaction was literally a life saver.

@DeterminedDIYer

3 жыл бұрын

I sing to myself all the time when I'm doing stuff. I imagine people were the same back then. :)

@Stettafire

3 жыл бұрын

Musical instruments were more common then you think. Not big pianos and stuff, but little stringed instruments or small woodwind instruments were fairly common. You look after an instrument and it can last multiple generations.

The spirit of the channel is captured in this episode and not one word was ever spoken. Perfection.

What a lovely, soothing video for a gloomy winter day like today.

@grendelum

3 жыл бұрын

80° and sunny in south florida, dunno what y’all are complaining about.

@s1ider

3 жыл бұрын

Omaha is getting really snowy right now.

@cletushatfield8817

3 жыл бұрын

@@grendelum Subfreezing here in the midwest. Glad I'm not in FL!

@bunnyslippers191

3 жыл бұрын

@@s1ider You guys are getting what the National Weather Service told us we would be getting. We had a bit of sleet last night and off and on today, but mostly we just have had rain. It's been turning to ice on the back window of my car, but so far not on the driveway, the sidewalk, or the streets. The frozen stuff mostly went north of us. Sorry you're getting hammered.

@sonofeloah

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. For us it has been a mix of freezing rain and sleet. ALL day long!

Can’t wait to see how the homestead looks when it’s finished (but with a homestead is it ever finished 😁)

@TheSlavChef

3 жыл бұрын

We slavs have a saying, if you have a house/homestead there is always something to do/repair, but this is the beauty of it!

@singletona082

3 жыл бұрын

From my experience? Nope,farms are never finished. You just end up leaving a mess of projects for the next person in line.

@scottklocke891

3 жыл бұрын

😉👍🏾

@mrdanforth3744

3 жыл бұрын

They are doing very well, in those days it could take 10 or 20 years to build up a farm from scratch, build a bake oven, add barns and outbuildings etc.

@krockpotbroccoli65

3 жыл бұрын

I think we can call it finished when the two story center chimney post and beam colonial with obligatory pole barn are completed.

If you are going to cover the whole floor, save the ash from the fire because is the perfect filler for the brick gaps: it's thin and easily go between bricks, and also is an anti-insects and similar animals due to his high alkalinity. Just drop it on the floor and mess around with a broom.do it for multiple days and walk around the floor. When it's done bricks will not move and the floor will seems a unique layer.

@chouseification

Жыл бұрын

ash from the fire goes to make soap :D

We must admire our ancestors who endured. They were strong people or we wouldn’t be here. Thank you.🙏🏻

@MikehMike01

3 жыл бұрын

we are weak

@romanianguy20

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBooblo086 yes it is, if you don't have the grocery store people would die of starvation they don't even know where food comes from, so you saying it's good to be weak is very foolish and stupid comment.

Sometimes the best words spoken are the ones not spoken at all.

@richyoung4051

3 жыл бұрын

this video is pure teamwork and brotherhood. 3 men coming together working hard to create something amazing. absolutly beautiful content

@batmanspy

3 жыл бұрын

Science

Every time I see that there's a new homestead video, I wonder if it will be a short movie or film, telling a dramatic story. You have really raised the bar when it comes to content quality and presentation...simply outstanding!

Dang, I got a little misty there. The atmosphere of being on the frontier, working and living on the lonely plain in the cold of winter... amazing. I hope you don't abandon the "lesson" style videos entirely, but these are art. It brings a whole different dimension. Well done. (Viewers from 11 years ago must be agog.)

@ajerarajones2670

3 жыл бұрын

Most of my my ancestors came to America in mid 1600s-early 1700, it's kind of a window into what their life was like.

@HLBear

3 жыл бұрын

Mine, also, through the northern colonies. I would have been a terrible colonial

I'm VERY impressed with John's fire starting skills.

@pineappleparty1624

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Bear Grylls. I would make the same fire. :P

@skeetsmcgrew3282

3 жыл бұрын

Charcloth is a severely underrated fire starter. Easy to make, lasts forever, and made from trash

That was lovely. You said so much without saying a word.

@playme129

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Great video. Understood every word. Virginia

6 of the most soothing minutes i have had all day. Rarely now do you just see a few people get together, put in hard work on a passion project and just let the act of service speak for itself. Everything here was perfection, the music, the edit the subject. Thank you for bringing us a calm during a storm.

My best friend died today. Thank you for posting this video. Watching it gave me a few moments of peace.

Not a word spoken until five minutes in and even then it’s not directed at the viewer. Still makes an amazing Video! Great Job

I can't imagine how cold that mud must have been

@lynnie57

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@bunnyslippers191

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, pretty brutal, all right. My arthritic fingers hurt in sympathy.

@mokaplittle6543

3 жыл бұрын

Woulda dried the hands out and made them all rough too

@FrikInCasualMode

3 жыл бұрын

@@mokaplittle6543 There should be a piece of lard or suet in the pantry for that :)

@michaelkrull3331

3 жыл бұрын

I live in South Dakota, and have done similar work. Your fingers are icicles when it's over.

It's unbelievable how relaxing this is.

If you mix wood ash with lime you can create a VERY strong mortar to lay bricks and make them more solid. You have to find a tool to work the mortar though because it will eat the skin off your hands if you handle it too long. There's also an ancient roman method for obtaining lime (if you live near the ocean). You can fire sea shells if you make a permanent kiln from the already fired bricks you burn the seashells until all the impurities are burnt off. Then crumble them to powder, mix it with water and your wood ash (romans used volcanic ash from Mt. Etna and Vesuvius alongside volcanic rock for aggregate).

Neat! In my country people used to make bricks out of "mud" they are called "kirpich", people used to build whole houses out of them due to lack of other material.

@mrdanforth3744

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see the videos of making the bricks from clay dug on site, and baked with a wood fire? He tells how in the old days they made them on site by the thousands to build houses.

@dimesonhiseyes9134

3 жыл бұрын

But what I want to know is did they used to build them while squatting and wearing Adidas tracksuits?

@hiimryan2388

3 жыл бұрын

@@dimesonhiseyes9134 and drinking vodka

@TheSlavChef

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrdanforth3744 I may have missed this, but will search, because now im interested!

@TheSlavChef

3 жыл бұрын

@@dimesonhiseyes9134 Hehehe, you are a man of culture as well!

5:52 I learned when camping to not sleep head towards a fire. Sleep with feet facing. Your nose and ears are cold but you dont get choked out with smoke or stray embers lighting your hair or clothes on fire. Though, they are inside by a fireplace im sure its fine. There's no gusts

@LindaCasey

3 жыл бұрын

Falling Floor: Kind of like not turning your back to the ocean I guess...

@victorialazareva

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. I'd rather have cold head but warm and cozy feet

@SteelyDanzig

3 жыл бұрын

@@LindaCasey what does that mean? I've never heard that before

@DeathAngelHRA

3 жыл бұрын

@@SteelyDanzig Many people get injured, killed or swept out to sea by turning their backs to the ocean and unsuspecting waves getting them.

@michaelwoodruff9825

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be more worried about sleeping that close to the fire after eating all those beans....

Can't believe the music is in-house. Incredible job. Creative chimney shot too!

For some reason, I found myself getting all choked up watching this. It is deeply moving to me. Beautiful.

I was having a pretty awful day then I sat by the fire with you all and feel so much better now. Thank you🤗

@tw3035

3 жыл бұрын

glad you're feeling better, Townsends always helps me too

Seeing you lay down by fire and going to sleep brought back forgotten memories from my childhood. A Kalamazoo stove heated the kitchen and the fireplace heated the rest of the house. I thank you for dusting off those long forgotten and now pleasant memories.

@mikeskelly2356

3 жыл бұрын

Mom was glad to be rid of the big Kalamazoo and get a Monkey-Ward gas range, but I missed the way that old monster would heat the whole kitchen and dining area, even if I had to split and feed it...Had a water heater on the side and a warming box on top, she was a black beauty! One 9"ring was in three circular sections w/lift eyes in each. You could pull the 3" center and get the coffee going right quick open to the flames. Guess it was a lot more work for Mom, but it made some amazing corn bread...

@krazeekalvin

3 жыл бұрын

I remember sleeping in front of the fire as a kid with my cousin at our grandmother's house

@kayspence7044

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeskelly2356 .

They even sound like "Real" bricks, "Clinking" together. Am enjoying anything that happens there at the cabin, thank you...

I love how you took a video about using bricks and made it into a really awesome piece of art that tells the story without saying a word.

Fun fact: I like the sound od those old fashioned bricks scraping along each other.

That moving shot down the chimney was awesome! Great work!

@paca_bill4863

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, always wondered what Santa Claus saw when he came down the chimney? Jon laying bricks, of course!

@ronteal2195

3 жыл бұрын

Aren't you supposed to have a smoke shelf in that chimney?

@Pygar2

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronteal2195 Great big flat rocks are rare there...

@tennesseehillbillie8227

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronteal2195 A lot of the old chimneys were built by homesteaders who didn't have the knowledge or skill to incorporate a smoke shelf in the chimney, without one heat loss up the chimney is increased and the possibility of a downdraft blowing embers and ashes out into the room is increased. But it is not absolutely necessary.

Sometimes, no commentary is the perfect commentary.

As for someone who's been living in a tropical country his whole life, living like this would mean the world to me. Very simple and cozy 🥰

This video takes your cinematography to a new level. Marvelous story telling without a word spoken!

Thank you, I and the dog slept in front of the fireplace in camp many times when I was a kid,, you brought back some good memories

I am honestly so happy you guys make videos, this was really profoundly beautiful. Thank you

Ten years from now, a 10 bedroom, two story granite chalet with 200 acres of oak pollard grove and apple orchard with a 10,000 square foot pole barn to store the acorn/apple fed pigs and the home distillery for the winter - all to accentuate this new brick fireplace, of course! LOL All kidding aside, this channel has continuously impressed with the cinematography improvements. The down the chimney shot was EPIC! Keep it up lads!

Looking forward to seeing this homestead in the final envisioned state. Looks amazing so far, keep up the great work!

@chomama1628

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone that has a homestead will say that is the truth.

"Imma get on the thatch roof in the snow so we can get a down the chimney shot" Don't do it! Imma do it.

"You've come far Pilgrim..." "Feels like far." "Were it worth the trouble?" "What trouble?"

@rikster66jan

3 жыл бұрын

@Nunya Business mine too

@jimmyrustler9980

3 жыл бұрын

What movie?

@pwessie

3 жыл бұрын

Love this film.

Really makes you appreciate the work that went into these old houses that are rotting down all over the country.

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing 😊😊😊

Your channel is a balm to everything. Thank you for this.

So amazing. I watched you make those bricks! Can’t say enough good things...

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing 😊😊😊😊

I'm not sure why, but a simple, wordless, comforting video like this, of a bunch of people working hard but harmoniously towards a common purpose, was exactly what I needed today. Thanks so much Mr. Townsend.

I really liked the change in this video. No talking, no commentary, just a slow gentle guitar and scenes of life in the 1700's. It shows the three essentials: Shelter, Warmth, and Food.

Hello brick laying daddy

@rosemcguinn5301

3 жыл бұрын

There you are! Hi unique Nicole!!!

@KL005

3 жыл бұрын

NYCHOLE

@mrdanforth3744

3 жыл бұрын

Good ol' Nicole. We missed you.

@rosemcguinn5301

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrdanforth3744 Good ol' Mr D. We sure have missed Nicole, haven't we?

@Michael_______

3 жыл бұрын

💟

I have edited tons of videos on my channel and I have to say this was beautifully done. Video and music just flowed so well. I loved it

Townsends has the awesome ability to make an incredible video without saying a word. None too common.

Nothing more needs to said when you sit around an open fire on a cold winters day with friends in a backwoods cabin, eating and sleeping. The music is appropriate to the mood.

Awesome video! Looks great. You all did an amazing job. Kudos to Aaron for great cinematography.

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing 😊😊😊😊

I got unreasonably excited when I saw this in my feed.

Thank you, John and crew, for your outstanding work. Thank you for telling an entire story without speaking a word, for all your hard work, and.... Just helping make things seem like it's all going to be okay

like how he doesn't even need to say a word. so peaceful and the culmination of months of work very cool!

Thank you so much for documenting your journey! So excited for the next season of projects

Some of the best stories can be told with no words at all. Delightful.

This is one of my favorite videos of all time. Such elemental human needs being satisfied needs no words. Knowing the work that went into making those bricks made it even more satisfying.

This is some of the most wonderful content on KZread, it helps me to appreciate the strength, ingenuity and resourcefulness of our ancestors. Thank you for this.

This is remarkably beautiful. The cinematography, the attention to the detail, and especially the music. I am overwhelmed, and inspired.

On a side note. Really love your content. It's shoot so beautiful and also a great pleace to know abour a period that set the fundations of what USA is today. Thank you for your work.

Best. Channel. Ever. Interesting, educational, great people on and behind the screen, and absolutely completely totally POSITIVE content. No negativity or politics or divisiveness. God bless you all for your work and keep them coming!

The level of dedication to the authenticity of this project is absolutely remarkable. Thanks to all of you involved in the making of these outstanding videos!

No politics, no Twitter, no riots, just John and the gang eating beans by their new fireplace. Ahhhh....

@theelectricant98

3 жыл бұрын

@@paddyotterness BASED

@frigglebiscuit7484

3 жыл бұрын

these colonials EATIN BEANZ!

@frigglebiscuit7484

3 жыл бұрын

@@cat-le1hf grill pill is for people who already know all the problems, stopped caring, know the world is going to burn, and are just gonna laugh while it collapses.

@paulandrews8113

3 жыл бұрын

Back in those days peoples minds were so little stimulated by their simple lives... they saw ghosts often around them. The spirits of the dead found it hard to hide from the bored living

This is pure tranquility in an insane world... well done! 🙏🌺

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing hope you're having a wonderful day?

This is one of my favorite video so far. No talking, no messing around. Just hard work, tasteful music and beautiful photography.

What I love about this is that the basic technology for creating a homestead and then a village is thousands of years old. Iron tools make it easier, but even those are thousands of years old. Hard work and a little knowledge is all it really takes. These homesteads and villages are the stepping stones for cities and human civilization. Even the clay bricks you have made are a technology that is almost as old as civilization itself.

Thank you so much for the peaceful, relaxing, cozy imagery. You make everyone's blood pressure lower and their spirits soar.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures brothers while I am in quarantine here in snowy Syracuse NY

Love it, love it, love it. No voice over; no need for voice over. Just the sound of work and the satisfaction of the work.

There's just something sublimely peaceful and wholesome about this entire channel.

I really appreciate how things are progressing. This video is great. Thanks for the excellent quality content. Cheers!

❤👍 that was very enjoyable. Hard work for y"all but relaxing for us. The strumming from Ryan sets the mood. The videography is superb 👌 👏

My appreciation for history only grows with your videos. Thank you for the great videos.

I have watched this channel off and on for over a year, normally for the historical cooking aspect. I have to say, this was the best video yet!! Keep up the great work! Outstanding!!!!!!!!

Awesome, Jon! You guys are really making great progress! I love it that you demonstrate that work in the 18th century never stopped, regardless of the time of year.

that was just wonderful. after a long day at work to come to your cabin for a pipe and a well deserved rest. fantastic

My wife, baby daughter, and I are stuck far from home since the pandemic. This gives us a window back to better days. Thank you.

John, I watch your all’s videos for a number of reasons. First one is I feel like I’m connecting more with my ancestors, and seeing how they lived via your guys’ reenactment and interpretation. Second reason being that your videos are just so pure. The lack of modern technology and convenience just seems to help bring us back to a much simpler time when our foods weren’t processed or genetically modified, and relying upon your community was truly a necessity and not something we should take for granted. And thirdly, you guys make it seem possible to do these things that I never really considered being able to do myself. Building a log cabin with both a fireplace and chimney is amazing. You guys are incredible, and you should be proud of yourselves. I love your videos. Keep it up.

"Hey Ryan- we're a couple bricks short. Why don't you make up some more real quick?"

@hiimryan2388

3 жыл бұрын

Sure comrade do you want some concrete too?

@stgermain1074

3 жыл бұрын

Are you saying Ryan's a few bricks short of a load?

This is such a great series of videos. To celebrate, im going to turn on my heater, open a can of soup, and microwave my dinner.

Sometimes silence (or ambient in this case) express more than words! Great video.

You all seem like the best of friends doing this together. Lots of fun times but also hard and rewarding work. So cool!

First time I'm among the first to watch a new video of this channel. I was really looking forward for this particular series. I've learned a lot, and can't wait to put it into practice myself. Thanks!

This was shot and edited magnificently, very beautiful and tranquil.

Mr. Townsend, please never go away. It is channels, such as this, that helps bolster my, sometimes flagging belief, that there are far more good decent people in this country than not.

I never thought "meditative" and "bricklaying" would pair together until now. Exquisite music and delightful craftsmanship. This video is an earthen balm for the soul. :)

The best things aren't said at all. This was truly refreshing! Cheers to the new year

A barrel full of building bricks is why Paddy's not at work today. The sick note

A good filmmaker can tell a good story without using words. Look at this video!

Jon, this was just what I needed today. I got a wonderful new puppy and haven't slept in 4 days. I watched this twice in a row and it brought my brain to my "happy place" like meditation does. The puppy watched it too. Hopefully, tonight, we sleep.

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing 😊😊

Really like the 'no commentary' in this video!

That is a "proper" hearth.

@jamessilberschlag1705

3 жыл бұрын

That will make cooking much more efficient - won't have to find the right rocks so that the spider sits level!

Everything about this video and this channel on general makes me happy..

I wish I was part of the Townsend family. A good day's work laying the bricks you made by hand, then a hot meal by the fireplace.

AWESOME video! It's great to finally see them bricks get put to use!

Beautiful just beautiful! I really do love this channel they help me to understand what my grandmother and great-grandmother were talking about and it's really cool! 👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👌👌

James Townsend....the man to know if the power grid ever goes down for a long period of time. I grew up on a farm in a very rural part of the country (as in, I was literally 8 years old before we got running water in my grandparents house). I like to think I could survive and I probably could for awhile. But, people like this man have forgotten more than I know. I would have to survive off my memories. This man lives this lifestyle. Modern life has it's good points, but, there is something to be said for simple pleasures as well. You inspire me sir to share what I know (tho little it is compared to your knowledge) with my grandchildren. To pass on those things my grandparents shared with me. Thank you for your content and for sharing your own journey and may you always have nutmeg.

I have enjoyed the homestead series more than I thought I would have! Especially, the way you show the changes to the home like adding the bricks to the hearth and repairing the roof. Very inspiring and it really allows viewers to experience some of the challenges people faced while trying to survive!