I fall timber on the west coast for a living so I basically live with an axe in my hands but I’ve always carried it in my wedge belt but when I’m out hiking in the woods camping or whatever I still like to take a smaller axe with me and this is a handy trick when you need to free up your hands I’m a big advocate of if it’s important it needs to be tied to your body ie compass knife axe things of that nature when I went though land navigation in the marines I quickly learned that the best way to not lose critical equipment was to tie it to your person then you can’t lose it without losing yourself
I hear timber fallers are the most fit, strongest people because of all the walking up mountains with a chainsaw, and axe.... You must be hardcore! I hope to hook up with my local loggers when the Chinese invade Oregon. We will need to drop trees/power poles across the roads and set up sniper nests to slow them down a bit.
@@jeffersoncarlisle3125 I wish it was that easy but honestly todays loggers are pretty soft compared to when I was a kid everything is done with machines and they have conditioned air with nice heaters and stereo systems it’s still a demanding job at times but not like it used to be
@@jeffersoncarlisle3125 yeah, everybody is out get themselves a piece of Oregon. you and your logs will really slow them down. i hope you can rejoin reality soon.
@@weregecko Sorry they sent all the good stuff to Ukraine and left a bunch in Afghanistan , so you're going to have to get creative. Block the roads with anything you can get your hands on. You're not going to have fuel for joy-riding so forget about the inconvenience. Bremerton, Washington will be nuked and the Chinese will land on Oregon beaches. They own five US ports and have millions of tons of equipment and personnel here already. The cartels will be coming up from the south, Wagner style, to establish Atzland. Even George Washington was given this information. You can search "George Washington's Vision" to find out about it. This is what the Chinese One Child Policy was about. Boys were preferred over girls and now they have hundreds of millions more men than women. Their obvious expansion option is the West Coast of North America: California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. They will probably start the draft up here first and send most of the fighting age men overseas before it happens, and disarm the American population as much as possible. The globalists are done with the USA being the world leader and are in the process of dismantling it.
That’s a great and simple sling. For my hatchet I carry a small piece of paracord and I make just simple loop. I throw it on my belt and make a quick simple belt holder.
"Unfortunately there's no velcro around "😂😂 that's awesome! Now that's an awesome idea for sure,simple and effective another tool for the tool box indeed! Mule tape is great to use with alot of options! Another awesome video as always brother 👍 💪
@@blackwillowbushcraft Now THAT is cool to hear. Dan just cracks me up with his dry almost sense of humor. Great to hear he's the same in real life! And Congratulations on attending his school!
@bobg.8954 yes super funny right out of nowhere 🤣. I miss his Q and A vids some hilarious spots on those! Thank you bro definitely a great time can't wait to get back there!
Dude I watched your knot tying video last night for my general landscape on the go uses and I loved your presentation and now I needed a rope axe sling and you came up again and this is awesome
I thank you for these videos. Especially the ones about building debris shelters and other things to help if you get caught out and cant get back in time. The young people these time dont know this stuff and have no one to show them how to help yourself in a "situation".
Thank you for this video. That sling method is a great idea. As always, you are straightforward, clear, concise, and comprehensive. No B.S.. Again, thanks for this video.
another banger video. i just made the harness, then i ended up tying the top in place with the 2 extra ends, it really locks it in place as a second layer of stability for longer transport! this is really cool
Great idea, and it will definitely free up mobility and dexterity. Though I will say one thing, as I have seen too much stupid shit to not give a warning. Put the ax head away from your back so the blade is not facing in towards skin. Basically the exact same way he tied it, but the edge should be pointing down and out from your body. You should not see the line coming up the handle when looking at it from behind. This would make this particular sling trick, shoulder specific. Either way, head down, blade down, edge out.
Thanks for another great tool for the toolbox. I have a bunch of mule tape that I 'collected' for free but I didn't know what it was called, now I do. And now I know what to use it for besides a pull string in some conduit or fiber innerduct.
Mule tape is seriously under rated. The stuff holds knots great and is TOUGH. It'll easily hold your body weight several times over. I keep several hundred feet in the kit in my jeep.
Realistically, it’s very practical. I like it and have used the same setup but using paracord and carried it all day that way. I got the idea from raising and lowering axes and other tools from high areas like roof tops while in the fire department.
If you’re stuck with shorter rope, you can do a clove hitch at either end leaving slack in the rope to let you wear it the same way! Awesome video! Thank you.
Neat trick but you might want tie it differently. The bit of the ax is literally facing your spine when you turned around. Any kind of trip or tumble could be dangerous.😮
sling for axe is good idea, but I'd rather put in on a side especially if I walk on slippery surface or climbing. Not that I ever expect to fall on my back but if I do I prefer that there's nothing hard attached to my spine.
I’d like so see some longer videos like overnighters or vlogs like your older stuff with the yurt or wigwam! Just a suggestion, enjoyed watching as alway 👍🏼
Coalcracker Did you ever do a video on how to make a axe sheath ??? I would definitely be interested in learning how to make one like you have on the axe in this video
Good tip. Me personally? I prefer just using a pseudo scout style carry system and lash the axe scabbard to the bag I carry, then tie a loop of cordage onto the other side of the bag loop to form a handle brace. That way, all I need to do is release the closure and pull up and forward to draw my axe from it's scabbard. Keeps everything secure, and if I need to adjust it out of the way, all I need to do is swing my bag in back of me. Differential preferences aside though, I do use this shoulder strap/ lanyard rig method for when I use walking sticks, and it works wonders for me.
I mean...🤷 I don't know, it seems like a good idea for people who need it. But considering I'm always wearing a belt when I walk off into the woods, I just usually tuck my tomahawk into my belt at my side. So this seems like it's for people who don't wear belts. And no, I don't wear a belt to hold my pants up because I buy pants that fit me, I wear a belt for this very reason. Because my bekt can carry my knife, tomahawk, folding saw, and a few other things. I just find that wearing a belt makes a lot of things more convenient.
Good idea in general, but I don't like that, although the head is sheathed, the edge is still pointed toward your spine, and would probably be swinging as you walk, banging into you. I would prefer to carry it with the head on top and the edge pointed outward (similar to an arrow quiver). But hey, personal preference rules.
I am also concerned to see this pointed at your backbone. What would happen if you fall. I'm sure you know better. definitely better than holding on your hands
Great idea, very handy tip. Tks. Ps. Get some oil on that ax head, getting a little rusty!! Oh my gosh eh, some peoples coments!! Ha. Ha. Joe Bush Out!!
Great tip. I have a couple questions. When you turned around, the bit was going into your spine. Was that due to the haversack or just the way it was laying? Would it be better to turn the axe around the other way to point the bit out away from your body? Still great tip.
Enjoy your videos and have learned some good bushcraft ideas. I set up a similar thing for my axe but since it is attached to the axe sheath I can just sling it on and off and while using the axe I can sling the sheath on so that I know where it is. I don’t have to mess with all that tying and untying.
We no longer live in an honor based society. I never leave the majority of my equipment out of sight. You can end up with only what you carried with you, away from camp, out in the middle of nowhere. Bad people go into the wilderness too.
@Survivalnerd Was gonna say exactly this. 😂 “Oh, the good ol’ days!” Boo hoo hoo… News alert, people are exactly the same as they’ve always been, angels and assholes. You’re old when you start saying things used to be better back in the day.
@@RustyKnorr no, the behavior of people as a group do change over time, because their circumstances change over time. You are however correct, you are old when you say it was better back in the day, because you are old enough to remember that day, but it is so far away you really cannot remember the bad parts of the day.
Could you also attach it to the strap of your haversack? Have the head of the axe under the flap for safety then wrap the mule tape around the handle and the strap to secure it?
I use the mule tape to wrap around the gathered wood to loop around it and carry all with one hand , the axe on the other free hand .... good to know this sling thou but I need a holster for the axe before I even attempt this .....can you teach us how to make a holster or edge cover for any axe? thanks .
Good video Dan. Remember the old saying, throw salt over your shoulder for good luck, throw an axe over your shoulder so it’s time to make a new video about axe sharpening!
Hey Terry, I use pale boiled linseed oil on my wooden tool handles at least every six months, but it would depend on how much you use the tool , specially in wet weather. If they feel rough, a small dose of oil never hurts, prevention is better than cure.
Yall go show Shawn's adventure some support he loves outdoors and works with kids
I fall timber on the west coast for a living so I basically live with an axe in my hands but I’ve always carried it in my wedge belt but when I’m out hiking in the woods camping or whatever I still like to take a smaller axe with me and this is a handy trick when you need to free up your hands I’m a big advocate of if it’s important it needs to be tied to your body ie compass knife axe things of that nature when I went though land navigation in the marines I quickly learned that the best way to not lose critical equipment was to tie it to your person then you can’t lose it without losing yourself
I hear timber fallers are the most fit, strongest people because of all the walking up mountains with a chainsaw, and axe.... You must be hardcore! I hope to hook up with my local loggers when the Chinese invade Oregon. We will need to drop trees/power poles across the roads and set up sniper nests to slow them down a bit.
@@jeffersoncarlisle3125 I wish it was that easy but honestly todays loggers are pretty soft compared to when I was a kid everything is done with machines and they have conditioned air with nice heaters and stereo systems it’s still a demanding job at times but not like it used to be
@@MBwelding Thanks for the reply. Yeah I guess we all are not as tough as back then...
@@jeffersoncarlisle3125 yeah, everybody is out get themselves a piece of Oregon. you and your logs will really slow them down.
i hope you can rejoin reality soon.
@@weregecko Sorry they sent all the good stuff to Ukraine and left a bunch in Afghanistan , so you're going to have to get creative. Block the roads with anything you can get your hands on. You're not going to have fuel for joy-riding so forget about the inconvenience. Bremerton, Washington will be nuked and the Chinese will land on Oregon beaches. They own five US ports and have millions of tons of equipment and personnel here already. The cartels will be coming up from the south, Wagner style, to establish Atzland. Even George Washington was given this information. You can search "George Washington's Vision" to find out about it. This is what the Chinese One Child Policy was about. Boys were preferred over girls and now they have hundreds of millions more men than women. Their obvious expansion option is the West Coast of North America: California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. They will probably start the draft up here first and send most of the fighting age men overseas before it happens, and disarm the American population as much as possible. The globalists are done with the USA being the world leader and are in the process of dismantling it.
That’s a great and simple sling. For my hatchet I carry a small piece of paracord and I make just simple loop. I throw it on my belt and make a quick simple belt holder.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother thank you for sharing this information
Thank you Dan another great tip. Have a fab weekend in the woods!!
"Unfortunately there's no velcro around "😂😂 that's awesome! Now that's an awesome idea for sure,simple and effective another tool for the tool box indeed! Mule tape is great to use with alot of options! Another awesome video as always brother 👍 💪
I thought the exact same thing!
@bobg.8954 that's awesome! Dan is the best I've learned so much from him and he's hilarious! I've been to his school and he is the same in person!
@@blackwillowbushcraft Now THAT is cool to hear. Dan just cracks me up with his dry almost sense of humor. Great to hear he's the same in real life! And Congratulations on attending his school!
@bobg.8954 yes super funny right out of nowhere 🤣. I miss his Q and A vids some hilarious spots on those! Thank you bro definitely a great time can't wait to get back there!
Dude I watched your knot tying video last night for my general landscape on the go uses and I loved your presentation and now I needed a rope axe sling and you came up again and this is awesome
Dude, love your content! Another fantastically practical tip! Keep it up bro, these videos are valuable to a lot of us.
I thank you for these videos. Especially the ones about building debris shelters and other things to help if you get caught out and cant get back in time. The young people these time dont know this stuff and have no one to show them how to help yourself in a "situation".
You’re very knowledgeable and entertaining keep up the good work
I love your quick tips Dan
Thank you for this video. That sling method is a great idea. As always, you are straightforward, clear, concise, and comprehensive.
No B.S..
Again, thanks for this video.
Great video Dan!
another banger video. i just made the harness, then i ended up tying the top in place with the 2 extra ends, it really locks it in place as a second layer of stability for longer transport! this is really cool
Great idea!
I hope to use it in the future.
Thanks Dan!
Great idea, and it will definitely free up mobility and dexterity. Though I will say one thing, as I have seen too much stupid shit to not give a warning. Put the ax head away from your back so the blade is not facing in towards skin. Basically the exact same way he tied it, but the edge should be pointing down and out from your body. You should not see the line coming up the handle when looking at it from behind. This would make this particular sling trick, shoulder specific. Either way, head down, blade down, edge out.
Thanks for another great tool for the toolbox. I have a bunch of mule tape that I 'collected' for free but I didn't know what it was called, now I do. And now I know what to use it for besides a pull string in some conduit or fiber innerduct.
Mule tape is seriously under rated. The stuff holds knots great and is TOUGH. It'll easily hold your body weight several times over. I keep several hundred feet in the kit in my jeep.
Realistically, it’s very practical. I like it and have used the same setup but using paracord and carried it all day that way. I got the idea from raising and lowering axes and other tools from high areas like roof tops while in the fire department.
Great very easy to remember and very useful thank you
I think I saw this in the Ashley book of knots? Pretty cool.
I'd recommend the book of knots to anyone with an interest in cordage by the way
Great video!
This is best thing I have seen is so long!
Great tip as always! 🙂
Good one, Dan.
Very nice! 👍 Thanks for the tip.
Great work Sir thank you
If you’re stuck with shorter rope, you can do a clove hitch at either end leaving slack in the rope to let you wear it the same way! Awesome video! Thank you.
Nice sasquatch structures in the background at 0:00-00:09. There's a white one directly behind watching you at ground level, to the left of the tree.
Thanks. Good advice sir.
Love it.
Thanks for the instructional video :)
Neat trick but you might want tie it differently. The bit of the ax is literally facing your spine when you turned around. Any kind of trip or tumble could be dangerous.😮
When he turned around, I noticed the edge aimed at his back. Not ideal.
😊nice Dan, thanks 😊
Another great tool for the tool box
Very Helpful. Thank you.
sling for axe is good idea, but I'd rather put in on a side especially if I walk on slippery surface or climbing. Not that I ever expect to fall on my back but if I do I prefer that there's nothing hard attached to my spine.
👍makes it a quick release too and I like that.
Thank you, give thanks.
God bless you
Great idea!
Webbing is a good idea. I have a paracord sling and it tends to bite the longer you have it slung.
Awesome tip that I know I'll be using!
Thank you!
nice tips mr ❤
Nice idea, simple is best 👍
Very cool idea dude
I’d like so see some longer videos like overnighters or vlogs like your older stuff with the yurt or wigwam! Just a suggestion, enjoyed watching as alway 👍🏼
So simple but very practical! Another great idea!
Very nice thanks I carry a skeggøx in the woods and yes I usually carry in my belt this is much safer I think.
Thanks for this good idea, succesfully replicated 😀
smart. i like it.
Great video… have paracord but I like the mule tape idea. Thanks
Coalcracker
Did you ever do a video on how to make a axe sheath ???
I would definitely be interested in learning how to make one like you have on the axe in this video
Good tip. Me personally? I prefer just using a pseudo scout style carry system and lash the axe scabbard to the bag I carry, then tie a loop of cordage onto the other side of the bag loop to form a handle brace. That way, all I need to do is release the closure and pull up and forward to draw my axe from it's scabbard. Keeps everything secure, and if I need to adjust it out of the way, all I need to do is swing my bag in back of me.
Differential preferences aside though, I do use this shoulder strap/ lanyard rig method for when I use walking sticks, and it works wonders for me.
Nice!
Bravo! Bravo!! Bravo!!! 👍👏
I mean...🤷 I don't know, it seems like a good idea for people who need it. But considering I'm always wearing a belt when I walk off into the woods, I just usually tuck my tomahawk into my belt at my side. So this seems like it's for people who don't wear belts. And no, I don't wear a belt to hold my pants up because I buy pants that fit me, I wear a belt for this very reason. Because my bekt can carry my knife, tomahawk, folding saw, and a few other things. I just find that wearing a belt makes a lot of things more convenient.
Great footage 👍 liked & subscribed, thanks for sharing, grüße Michael
Nice!😊
Wow just mind blowing who would have thought to tie a bit of rope and make a sling. I wonder if this could be done for anything else.
Super simple and effective! Very little extra weight to carry. Great instruction video! Thanks for posting!
thanks for this great method
A firefighter's axe hitch with "baggage", lol!
I was just today struggling to carry an axe and a rifle with no sling and NOW I see this??? Funny how these things happen. 😂
Good idea in general, but I don't like that, although the head is sheathed, the edge is still pointed toward your spine, and would probably be swinging as you walk, banging into you. I would prefer to carry it with the head on top and the edge pointed outward (similar to an arrow quiver). But hey, personal preference rules.
I am also concerned to see this pointed at your backbone. What would happen if you fall. I'm sure you know better. definitely better than holding on your hands
That's handy!
Great idea, very handy tip. Tks. Ps. Get some oil on that ax head, getting a little rusty!! Oh my gosh eh, some peoples coments!! Ha. Ha. Joe Bush Out!!
Great tip. I have a couple questions.
When you turned around, the bit was going into your spine. Was that due to the haversack or just the way it was laying? Would it be better to turn the axe around the other way to point the bit out away from your body? Still great tip.
Ya that part kind of sketchy. I'm sure he wanted it the other way.
I think a baldric set up would be best...and it could always be carried with confidence.
Thankya
Enjoy your videos and have learned some good bushcraft ideas. I set up a similar thing for my axe but since it is attached to the axe sheath I can just sling it on and off and while using the axe I can sling the sheath on so that I know where it is. I don’t have to mess with all that tying and untying.
I did the same thing..leather strap attachment to the sheath…easy and safe!
I use a small medium size fishing magnet on a guitar strap.. 🤷🏻♂️
You could mount it on the strap on your haversack that goes across your back..
ROFL
That velcro joke had me busting out loud!
~~~ thankyou~~~
I thought when you threw it that was what you were talking about "slinging " your axe hahaha
Cool way to solve a problem
We no longer live in an honor based society. I never leave the majority of my equipment out of sight. You can end up with only what you carried with you, away from camp, out in the middle of nowhere. Bad people go into the wilderness too.
Oddly enough lately I have had worse luck with people in the wilderness...
I don’t know how many times I heard friends say they go out to their tree stand and it was gone.
@Survivalnerd Was gonna say exactly this. 😂
“Oh, the good ol’ days!” Boo hoo hoo…
News alert, people are exactly the same as they’ve always been, angels and assholes. You’re old when you start saying things used to be better back in the day.
@@RustyKnorr no, the behavior of people as a group do change over time, because their circumstances change over time.
You are however correct, you are old when you say it was better back in the day, because you are old enough to remember that day, but it is so far away you really cannot remember the bad parts of the day.
@Survivalnerd I know. When I did use a stand I never left it out. I don’t even bother with them anymore.
Wood carting intro I still use a external frame pack for reason.
Could you also attach it to the strap of your haversack? Have the head of the axe under the flap for safety then wrap the mule tape around the handle and the strap to secure it?
Yup
I use the mule tape to wrap around the gathered wood to loop around it and carry all with one hand , the axe on the other free hand .... good to know this sling thou but I need a holster for the axe before I even attempt this .....can you teach us how to make a holster or edge cover for any axe? thanks .
Great as a no hook fishing lure for catching gar .
🙌
Not judging, simply a question. Looking @03:16, when was the last time that you actually used that Axe? Much rust. I would throw that one too.
You could use your sheath and make a easy removal sling of leather on it. 😎👍💪
I have a sling for my ax and hatchet
you so funny dan
When said carry hatchet belt use leather belt loop
Take the cordage,properly bundle the wood and tie it up. 😉 Just being a smartazz. 😁 I will try that sling.
👍
You mean I don’t have to pay a hundred bucks for a fancy axe sling? But leather and lace looks cool
👍😁
From hayward, wisc. Great idea, keep them coming. 👍⚓️🇺🇲🍺🍺
Is that an "Small Forest axe" with the "Carpenters handle ?
Good video Dan. Remember the old saying, throw salt over your shoulder for good luck, throw an axe over your shoulder so it’s time to make a new video about axe sharpening!
Cool tool for the toolbox😅
Why wouldn't you use the hole in the handle? Seems like it would take some of the complications out.
QUESTION
I'VE BEEN TOLD TO PUT BOILED LINSEED OIL ON MY AXE HANDLE SHOULD I DO THIS AND HOW OFTEN SHOULD IT BE DONE
Hey Terry, I use pale boiled linseed oil on my wooden tool handles at least every six months, but it would depend on how much you use the tool , specially in wet weather. If they feel rough, a small dose of oil never hurts, prevention is better than cure.
@@robertgow7952 thanks Robert I'll be oiling it up to prevent the moisture from getting into it thanks again
Jungle
RUSTY. Oh man. Clever trick
axe frog. goes on belt.
i duct tape my axe to my bare skin like a MAN 😂