Spent many years logging and leaving pointed stalks in the woods is a major no no. Trip once in that area and a serious accident can happen. Even worse someone else. Don’t leave those. Always good videos. Thanks Andrew
@@josephallen1085 Nah that's good advice. During vietnam the NVA would leave punji spike traps (they also would rub them in feces/urine to cause infections) everywhere specifically to punch right through the bottom of boots and injure US soldiers and take them out of the fight.
@@lucassmith2332 i fell once in the woods and was great full I only brokemy hand on a flat cut piece of re prod cut out of the way to fall a larger tree. Had that been pointed it would have been through my hand. Just saying the faller was aware of this danger
@conwhitlock5187 I worked in a sawmill several years ago the owner did most of his own logging. He told a similar story and had the scars to back it up. Yall live dangerous lives.
I have used a USGI 1917 BOLO knife when i started back in 1974 i got for $25 bucks at a gun show, now in 2005 i have move up to a Ka-bar Cutlass but i still like my 1917 BOLO, I have three kids trying to get in from me . one more thing i really like the videos and thank you .
The bushcraft cot is excellent! That's a good one to know, especially here in Florida, since it keeps you off the ground and away from our creepy-crawlies. Like 18' pythons.
Thanks again major . We all appreciate you taking the time to share your phenomenal field craft and survival expertise . When there's bigger gaps between your videos , nobody asks you where you've been , becsuse we know your reply will be ... " that's classified " ... It is a privilege to be a subscriber sir .
I am constantly impressed with Andrew's videos and the skills he presents. Clear and concise. I look forward to each new video. Learning something new with each and every video. Thank you Andrew.
Personally i like a 12-14inch machete. It is the best one tool option ive ever found. What i like most about machetes are the prices. The knife companies have placed the large bowie out of most peoples reach with the ridiculous prices. $200+ for a piece of sharpened steel is just ridiculous. Sorry about the rant just expressing my bewilderment with the way the market is going. On the bright side this is a great video an even better is hes never pushing overpriced gear.
Thanks for the great vid. I almost always use a parang as my large survival knife. Works just as good in boreal forests as it does in the jungle. Nice simple instructions in all your vids , and easy to understand.
Sir, T Y again, Skipper! This shelter is a great choice when people are marooned in the summer subarctic, due to whatever. Stands of smooth, easily limbed poplar can be particularly useful for building such a quick rain refuge. A long sapling mounted high on close, vertical saplings in place can be used used for a ridgeline. Convenient for duck-taping Pathfinder tarps or drum liners together at the ridge for extra overhead cover. Next step, construct with sturdy poles a 4-sided horizontal palisade with gaps that give some pause from prowling, groping bear, while giving apertures for effective choice of appropriate bullet placement. I have been there, had options, didn't even have to shoot, saved prowling bear.
Your vids seem to be quite good most of the time and you definately have less drama issues than other channels. My eyes are starting to open to what the game really is; better late than never.
I always enjoy your videos and always give you a thumbs up. But I'm just curious. When a plumber does a smoke test on the drain of the plumbing. We always have to notify the fire departments that we are doing on. Do bushcraft instructors do the same or just hope that they don't get fined.
It depends on the area. In the rural areas no one really cares unless there is a fire ban. Even then the law doesn't usually come out. People burn all the time.
Andrew, thanks for the tour. I will ask the stupid question, What do you do or can do for bugs, the blood suckers, Do you smokem out with green wood fire , is a plant out there to add to the fire as flying insect repellent. I go out and after 3 days I burp DEET with every meal.
Thank you...! You proved exactly, that my comment on your "small knife is better" video that a large knife will Always do more for you than a small knife, if you choose to only take one. In reality.. take multiples and use the right tool for the job! Thanks for the video...
I love it when you do the skills videos . I hope to see more of them out of you. Others have moved away from actual skills videos. Keep up the good work, sir.
Awesome video Andrew!!! The skills you have and the educational presentation you do really makes your videos not just educational but also entertaining and teaching the novice the basic techniques to learn survival skills. My goto cutting tool would be a 10 inch Kukri, just my preference. Love your channel and videos. Stay safe and Blessings.
This video is especially useful to us here and now. Our Philiipine subdivision would not be considered a jungle. A short hike from home base and you quickly understand that you are in the "thick of things" This video is proof again that " the more you know, the less you carry." Because so much of the wild water is contaminated, I would add a filter capable of reducing chemical/pesticide contamination along with boiling and for our very dangerous mosquitoes, insect repellant. GOOD TO GO.
@@peterbogart4531 A distiller can be a wonderful tool. Keep in mind Jr high and or high school chemistry classes depend on when your district offered the classes. What you are attempting is fractional distillation. Water boils at 212 F / 100 C at sea level. Everything that boils off below that temperature will liquefy in the condenser but could be dangerous and should be discarded. Watch the thermometer in the pot closely. As soon as the temperature begins to rise above the boiling point of water, stop the process because the distillate will no longer be water. The idea is to collect the condensate only during the time the liquid in the pot is at the boiling point of water, nothing below and nothing above that temperature. You can do a double or triple distillation to obtain a higher-purity product. This is the same process used to distill alcohol for drinking or use as fuel. The still may be heated by a wood fire, natural gas, or even a focused solar mirror setup. To boost efficiency, a vacuum pump may be attached to your still which will lower the boiling point of the liquid and require less energy to complete the process.
The idea of basing a survival skill set around a machete or large knife like the one you used here is interesting to me. I have a large spool of extra heavy duty nylon thread that's almost as strong as chordage and I think the possibilities may be endless for comfortable fieldcraft if I use it in combination with the machete and a ferrocerium rod and a mess tin packed with an assortment of smaller items that would facilitate use plus fill in some gaps. A set of needles, fishing tackle, button compass, flashlight, bandanna, water bag, coffee filters, first aid, cargo tape, spork, salt and pepper, instant coffee or tea and a large heavy duty space blanket just off the top of my head. Using the nylon thread, a nice grass matt could be constructed as a mattress for your bed design. A fishing net. Snare. Braided guy and ridge lines. Fishing rig. bow string. A tripod. Whatever you can think of.
It is interesting that you say that you use a Tramontina machete, they are made in Brazil and have been used for a long time. to several generations in buscraft activities, with good results. Hug from Brazil.
That's an interesting knife (Parang?) and looks like an excellent chopper. However, I'd not swop it for my Cold Steel Trail Master San Mai III ! I like the balance of the TM, and the comfortable, shock absorbing handle material, making it a very versatile tool, hence its name TRAIL Master! At 91/2 inches the blade is nearly as long. Your use of the two forked sticks is a useful method that I would like to try. My preferred method is a tripod with a length of light chain, with hooks at both ends. This gives maximum flexibility in adapting height above the heat. Also, it simplifies construction, as the chain is carried in the pack, and all that is needed is any three sticks of the required length - no need to look for those important forks.
I can see doing this, but that greenery your using for bedding, would hold ticks anywhere I've been in the USA. Any type of cover over that would help, but maybe ticks would go, if it layed on the ground long enough. Missed this vid yesterday somehow, oops, my bad. Thx for the vid Andy
Another great video, chocked full of amazing information!!! Thank you! The only thing that I'd change or add is using a handkerchief to filter the water in that shallow creek that you drew the water from! I learned that one form another channel a while back - I just keeps the grit and larger stuff out of the container. Seems like you did well enough without it, however! Thanks again for this great video!
Hi Andrew, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, great skills people should learn, according to their environment as resources maybe scarce, one thing to consider never use poisonous plants or trees, always check poisonous indicators first
Good video Andrew! The smoke 💨 will also deter bugs including mosquitoes 🦟 if you build a small fire 🔥 slightly upwind of your shelter. ⛺️ which is the better tool-a kukri or a parang?
The flies were really bad, not too many mosquitoes since the water is down and the flooded areas near the creek dried up. I prefer the parang overall, but can see the use in both tools. I think the parang is easier to use and maintain. The Kukri is more of a fighting blade thus the shape.
@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft thank you sir. I appreciate you and your hard work and time in making your videos. And thank you for your service. Stay safe and have fun! 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing all or most of your survival knowledge with the rest of us,i really appreciate it,but im dure some people will think they can survive a lifetime with this knowledge but those are the ones who call for rescue after the first 48!anyway ,till the next time man,be well.
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Spent many years logging and leaving pointed stalks in the woods is a major no no. Trip once in that area and a serious accident can happen. Even worse someone else. Don’t leave those. Always good videos. Thanks Andrew
@@josephallen1085 Nah that's good advice. During vietnam the NVA would leave punji spike traps (they also would rub them in feces/urine to cause infections) everywhere specifically to punch right through the bottom of boots and injure US soldiers and take them out of the fight.
Unless you V C. Charlie wood be happy with those pointy stubs.
@@lucassmith2332 i fell once in the woods and was great full I only brokemy hand on a flat cut piece of re prod cut out of the way to fall a larger tree. Had that been pointed it would have been through my hand. Just saying the faller was aware of this danger
@@josephallen1085 you my friend do not understand and only god can fix stupid, or you yourself. Naaa , leave it to god
@conwhitlock5187 I worked in a sawmill several years ago the owner did most of his own logging. He told a similar story and had the scars to back it up. Yall live dangerous lives.
Nic!e. Job plain and simple
This channel is so refreshing.
Pure bushcraft without the relentless pushing of merch like on the corporals corner channel.
I enjoy his videos
He's not a gear wh*re like so
many others on here are
Thank you, sir!
I have used a USGI 1917 BOLO knife when i started back in 1974 i got for $25 bucks at a gun show, now in 2005 i have move up to a Ka-bar Cutlass but i still like my 1917 BOLO, I have three kids trying to get in from me . one more thing i really like the videos and thank you .
The perfect Florida Swamp shelter. Thanks!
It is! And if you can set one up between some trees, that's the real deal!
Thanks Andrew for the videos and your time to do them!!! 🇺🇲
I love how he narrates exactly like a field guide! Super cool
Good morning 😊
Always include you in my Sunday activities…
Thanks for all you do …
God bless you - real good😊😇
Say Andrew, what’s your take on Bowie knives?
In terms of a one tool option?
The bushcraft cot is excellent! That's a good one to know, especially here in Florida, since it keeps you off the ground and away from our creepy-crawlies.
Like 18' pythons.
Making survival look easy again. Thanks
7:03 Finally, a viable sleeping solution in a survival situation for people who sleep on their bellies! Thank you very much!
Thanks again major .
We all appreciate you taking the time to share your phenomenal field craft and survival expertise .
When there's bigger gaps between your videos , nobody asks you where you've been , becsuse we know your reply will be ...
" that's classified "
...
It is a privilege to be a subscriber sir .
I really enjoy your no bs training method. Less likely for me to forget the important points. Thank you.
👍
I am constantly impressed with Andrew's videos and the skills he presents. Clear and concise. I look forward to each new video. Learning something new with each and every video. Thank you Andrew.
Thanks for what you do for us , that shelter would be good to use all over the world and simple to set up with a mosquito net.
Always the best survival techniques and very good explanation!!👍
I have one of those Condors too. One of my favorite blades. Makes life in Florida do-able. Great video!
Great video Andrew!! Keep them coming.
Personally i like a 12-14inch machete. It is the best one tool option ive ever found.
What i like most about machetes are the prices.
The knife companies have placed the large bowie out of most peoples reach with the ridiculous prices. $200+ for a piece of sharpened steel is just ridiculous.
Sorry about the rant just expressing my bewilderment with the way the market is going.
On the bright side this is a great video an even better is hes never pushing overpriced gear.
That big Knife at the beginning looks much like a copy of the British Army Golok. Nice video.
Bravo Andrew. Great class. Thanks.
Nice video Andrew..thank you for spending the time to share with us..
Ciao from Italy! Ranger video is the best part of the day! Olive trees are prevalent here should be suitable for making friction fire.
Thanks for the great vid. I almost always use a parang as my large survival knife. Works just as good in boreal forests as it does in the jungle. Nice simple instructions in all your vids , and easy to understand.
I feel like I need that condor parang in my life now. Thank you for helping to feed my obsession for cutting tools. Great video brother.
Thank you for a video and the tips how to hide from a thermal heat Centre🇿🇦😃😃
Thank you for another Outstanding video! Very cool!
I like that you have crafted a wooden mallet. Much better than just striking things with with a round piece of wood you happen to pick up to use.
That mallet is two years old and survived a flood down in the creek and still works!
Outstanding AF.
Another great video. You make my Sundays better.
you are awesome
Hi Andrew, watching from brazil, learning so much with your videos, thx for sharing your knowledge 🤝
Great stuff!
Always enjoy your videos
Great video
Too funny, I have both the Condor parangs you use. This one and the bushcraft one
Sir, T Y again, Skipper! This shelter is a great choice when people are marooned in the summer subarctic, due to whatever. Stands of smooth, easily limbed poplar can be particularly useful for building such a quick rain refuge. A long sapling mounted high on close, vertical saplings in place can be used used for a ridgeline. Convenient for duck-taping Pathfinder tarps or drum liners together at the ridge for extra overhead cover. Next step, construct with sturdy poles a 4-sided horizontal palisade with gaps that give some pause from prowling, groping bear, while giving apertures for effective choice of appropriate bullet placement. I have been there, had options, didn't even have to shoot, saved prowling bear.
Great knowledge as always
Informative and beneficial video Major!
Your vids seem to be quite good most of the time and you definately have less drama issues than other channels. My eyes are starting to open to what the game really is; better late than never.
Good video Andrew , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Outstanding video, dude! Always informative. Keep 'em coming and Ranger On!
Cool Video 👍
Thank U for the Info and links 👍
I always enjoy your videos and always give you a thumbs up. But I'm just curious. When a plumber does a smoke test on the drain of the plumbing. We always have to notify the fire departments that we are doing on. Do bushcraft instructors do the same or just hope that they don't get fined.
It depends on the area. In the rural areas no one really cares unless there is a fire ban. Even then the law doesn't usually come out. People burn all the time.
This is important news! Imagine methane + fire: Whoosh-bang, geyser with flame!
Andrew, thanks for the tour. I will ask the stupid question, What do you do or can do for bugs, the blood suckers, Do you smokem out with green wood fire , is a plant out there to add to the fire as flying insect repellent. I go out and after 3 days I burp DEET with every meal.
Great video. Thanks for posting this.
Outstanding video great set up. I really appreciate the information you provide. Cheers.
Good knife, good video!
Aaaaaaand....... another great video. Informative, concise, well presented, professional. Kudos... 🙂 Love my Condor mini Duko too.
Great video Major Andrew thanks. Can you please do a video of the ridge line used in this video? Thanks 👍🇺🇸
Thank you...!
You proved exactly, that my comment on your "small knife is better" video that a large knife will Always do more for you than a small knife, if you choose to only take one.
In reality.. take multiples and use the right tool for the job!
Thanks for the video...
Thanks for another great informative video
Looking forward to many more
You got me thinking sir, about changing up my knife situation. The Berrang seems like a pretty cool tool.
Nice work.
And Now Charles Knows You’re In Country With That White Smoke!!! LMAO!!!!
Thanks man always enjoy your videos. Keep it coming. ❤
Great job as always Andrew. Concise presentation delivers
Awesome
Great video...all of your videos are very good...keep em coming....freedom for all people...
Great video. How many feet did you used too make the tri-pods? The leafy material couldve been used too make a firepit shelter?
I love it when you do the skills videos . I hope to see more of them out of you. Others have moved away from actual skills videos. Keep up the good work, sir.
Wang Dang sweet Parang!
Excellent Info. Thanks Brother. Always Learning something New. Stay Cool.
Great video and excellent instruction. Thank you!
Awesome video Andrew!!! The skills you have and the educational presentation you do really makes your videos not just educational but also entertaining and teaching the novice the basic techniques to learn survival skills. My goto cutting tool would be a 10 inch Kukri, just my preference. Love your channel and videos. Stay safe and Blessings.
This video is especially useful to us here and now. Our Philiipine subdivision would not be considered a jungle. A short hike from home base and you quickly understand that you are in the "thick of things" This video is proof again that " the more you know, the less you carry." Because so much of the wild water is contaminated, I would add a filter capable of reducing chemical/pesticide contamination along with boiling and for our very dangerous mosquitoes, insect repellant. GOOD TO GO.
Distillation not even a sure remedy? I suppose fighting chemical specifically with chemical would be necessary.
@@peterbogart4531 A distiller can be a wonderful tool. Keep in mind Jr high and or high school chemistry classes depend on when your district offered the classes. What you are attempting is fractional distillation. Water boils at 212 F / 100 C at sea level. Everything that boils off below that temperature will liquefy in the condenser but could be dangerous and should be discarded. Watch the thermometer in the pot closely. As soon as the temperature begins to rise above the boiling point of water, stop the process because the distillate will no longer be water. The idea is to collect the condensate only during the time the liquid in the pot is at the boiling point of water, nothing below and nothing above that temperature. You can do a double or triple distillation to obtain a higher-purity product. This is the same process used to distill alcohol for drinking or use as fuel. The still may be heated by a wood fire, natural gas, or even a focused solar mirror setup. To boost efficiency, a vacuum pump may be attached to your still which will lower the boiling point of the liquid and require less energy to complete the process.
Wouldn't laying on the green material make you wet, from crushed leaves? Thanks.
Show us how to sharpen a convex on stone or a dc4
The idea of basing a survival skill set around a machete or large knife like the one you used here is interesting to me. I have a large spool of extra heavy duty nylon thread that's almost as strong as chordage and I think the possibilities may be endless for comfortable fieldcraft if I use it in combination with the machete and a ferrocerium rod and a mess tin packed with an assortment of smaller items that would facilitate use plus fill in some gaps. A set of needles, fishing tackle, button compass, flashlight, bandanna, water bag, coffee filters, first aid, cargo tape, spork, salt and pepper, instant coffee or tea and a large heavy duty space blanket just off the top of my head. Using the nylon thread, a nice grass matt could be constructed as a mattress for your bed design. A fishing net. Snare. Braided guy and ridge lines. Fishing rig. bow string. A tripod. Whatever you can think of.
Awesome video! Thank you! Very inspiring. Question for me is, How is the comfort of the handle of the parang?
As usual, an excellent video with simple and very effective tips. I don't miss any videos!!!!
Andrew, I send you a big hug from Brazil.
Thanks again!
Damn man your blowing up. Remember when you were at 50k or so a few months ago.
Thank you.
Excellent content! I use a 12" Tramonita Machete for the same tasks here in Florida.
It is interesting that you say that you use a Tramontina machete, they are made in Brazil and have been used for a long time.
to several generations in buscraft activities, with good results.
Hug from Brazil.
@@josehenriques3301 I have had a Tramontina for decades.
@@peterbogart4531 wow this is really cool. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙂
That's an interesting knife (Parang?) and looks like an excellent chopper.
However, I'd not swop it for my Cold Steel Trail Master San Mai III ! I like the balance of the TM, and the comfortable, shock absorbing handle material, making it a very versatile tool, hence its name TRAIL Master! At 91/2 inches the blade is nearly as long.
Your use of the two forked sticks is a useful method that I would like to try. My preferred method is a tripod with a length of light chain, with hooks at both ends. This gives maximum flexibility in adapting height above the heat. Also, it simplifies construction, as the chain is carried in the pack, and all that is needed is any three sticks of the required length - no need to look for those important forks.
I can see doing this, but that greenery your using for bedding, would hold ticks anywhere I've been in the USA. Any type of cover over that would help, but maybe ticks would go, if it layed on the ground long enough. Missed this vid yesterday somehow, oops, my bad. Thx for the vid Andy
Awesome job bro
I love these videos
Easily the best. Honestly they're instructional video quality.
Another great video, chocked full of amazing information!!! Thank you!
The only thing that I'd change or add is using a handkerchief to filter the water in that shallow creek that you drew the water from!
I learned that one form another channel a while back - I just keeps the grit and larger stuff out of the container. Seems like you did well enough without it, however!
Thanks again for this great video!
Hi Andrew, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, great skills people should learn, according to their environment as resources maybe scarce, one thing to consider never use poisonous plants or trees, always check poisonous indicators first
Good vid.
I'd like to see what you could do with the Terava Skrama.
Great video! Thanks
Another excellent video Andrew. Thank you. Cheers 🍻
Outstanding Major !
Great video as usual. Thanks for the information
I use the Esee junglas as my bush knife. It’s not a curved blade but it’s everything else a good bush knife is. Great video as always
👍 skills
As always a great video with lots of info….
Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
What brand cook pot is that ?
You’re the goat
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Is there a way to sand rough wood in the bush to prevent splinters ? Like with that hammer/club you made ? Thanks. Love your videos bro
Stones work well enough.
It’s never a bad idea to keep a pair of gloves on you too. ✌🏼
You could carry a light wood-rasp & file.
Good video Andrew! The smoke 💨 will also deter bugs including mosquitoes 🦟 if you build a small fire 🔥 slightly upwind of your shelter. ⛺️ which is the better tool-a kukri or a parang?
The flies were really bad, not too many mosquitoes since the water is down and the flooded areas near the creek dried up. I prefer the parang overall, but can see the use in both tools. I think the parang is easier to use and maintain. The Kukri is more of a fighting blade thus the shape.
@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft thank you sir. I appreciate you and your hard work and time in making your videos. And thank you for your service. Stay safe and have fun! 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing all or most of your survival knowledge with the rest of us,i really appreciate it,but im dure some people will think they can survive a lifetime with this knowledge but those are the ones who call for rescue after the first 48!anyway ,till the next time man,be well.
Outstanding