@@Reallybigmonkey1 My sympathy for your loss, Dave. My mom passed away quite a few years ago, and I still miss her. It gets easier to bear, but I will remember her always. Thanks for another great video, from another Dave. May your (and Nick's) 2025 be all you could wish it to be.
Condolences on the passing of your mom , you are absolutely correct it takes time to absorb the fact that your loved one has passed on . Here’s to 2025 🎉 hopefully being a better year
I think your mom did so much more than you say... she kept your dad on his toes, raised kids who went on to be very productive. An amazing accomplishment!
No doubt, my favorite channel on RUclips. Miss the weekly videos but I get it, life comes first. Hope you, Nick and the rest of your family have a safe and prosperous 2025.👍
Dave you and Nick have always been like the extended family I have never met but would like to. I hope you have a wonderful and happy 2025. I'm sorry about your Mom. It sounds like she had a full life and enjoyed it. You can't ask for much more than that. I appreciate you always taking the time to reply to the comments. I am looking forward to more moments like this one. Take care.
Please accept my condolences on the loss of your mom, Dave. Sounds like you have a wonderful brother, so it's nice to hear you express your appreciation of him.
Happy New Year, Dave and Nick. Thanks for sharing some great stories about your mom, some bushcraft coffee and those enormous pieces of cheesecake. Family stories highlight the moments that meant the most to us. Prayers for your family for your loss.
Happy New Year Dave and Nick. My sincerest condolences on the passing of your mom. I know that feeling also. Looking forward to a new year of Fun With Dave.
I absolutely love this channel. In think the first one I saw was how to sleep on a hillside. I've never looked back!! Hi Nick, missed seeing you... Happy 2025. God bless America!!
Well Dave, it looks like we made it another year. In my 70's I am still able to go out and bushcraft, hunt, fish, canoe and test survival skills . I have noticed a problem with stalking though as I am no longer as quiet as I used to be. It seems my bones sound like breaking twigs sometimes......lol. Blessings to you and Nick in 2025!!!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Thank you for the comment!! My bones don't break they just squeak and make cracking sounds especially my right right leg that is held together with titanium rods due to military/government service....lol. But I'm not complaining, you just don't want to go hunting with me unless you are willing to hear the tin man stalking with you through the forest....lol
Yes, I understand your problem with stalking. Your bones crack like you're stepping on sticks. Sorry, that's just funny! I'm 6 months older than my cousin and every year on my birthday I call him and tell him,"wait till you see what falls off this year!" All the best to you and yours. CM
My deepest condolences on the passing of your mother. May she rest in peace. Thank you for the video, it made me thirsty to make some coffee. Happy New Year.
one year my mom and dad got into a big fight on thanksgiving day and my mom threw the turkey down the stairs and it rolled out on to the street,,,,,,,,,,my dad brought it back up to the apartment and clean it off and we ate it. I WAS NINE YEARS OLD. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO A REALLY BIG MONKEY AND FAMILY !!! BLESS FLAT HEAD AND BIG NOSE !!!
It's been a great year watching videos with you. Keep them coming. Enjoy the banter between you and Nick. Hope 2025 is a good year for you. Condolences to you and family on loss of you mom.
@Reallybigmonkey1 i love your channel buddy...i find myself watching knife videos a lot...but you do more survival stuff, which is cool, but you also just seem like a good dude.
Hi Dave, sorry to hear about your mum, to Nick, know your situation as lost my grandma this year as well, she was a tough old lady, not the sweet grandma, but amazing lady. thoughts with you both x
To the most fun and sweetest men in bushcrafft, wishing you the best for this new year 2025 ! You truly are a breathe of fresh air, a sanctuary from the crazy world and such a joy to watch! Thank you so much for sharing your time, your knowledge, your skiils, your ideas and inovations... your lives, your great stories with so much wisdom and with most prescious humility and grace, giving joy to me and so many over so, so many years now. My deepest sympathy for your loss, your mom must have been so special to create such special people. May she rest in peace. God bless you both ♡♡♡♡ much love!
Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate your support! I've always tried my best to keep the videos happy and upbeat and an escape from lifes troubles. Happy new year for you too and may God bless you in 2025 my friend!
Wishing you both, health & happiness for 2025...! My condolence and deepest sympathy for the loss, your mom. Thank you Dave, for the time you share with us. Stay lifted and enjoy your weeks end!
Thank you for taking us with you and what a great way to start the New Year. Coffee and cheese cake 🎉🎉🎉 So sorry to hear of your Mom. Prayers for you and your family. Happy New Year.☺️
Hello there Dave and Nick. I must say this that your videos have made such a difference to all of us that have viewed them. Made with integrity, simplicity and with some down home humor. We all thank you for making them. In addition, we send our sincere condolences of the passing of your dear mother. Dave and Nick, may your adventures down the trail never stop and may the wilderness always give her heart to you all…~ Sincerely from the Santa Fe Man now the Green Mountain Man here in Vermont….~
Dave. I just revisited you and Nick tonight. Ten years ago I enjoyed and consistently watched you and Nick when I was a police officer. I retired in 2014 then started a new adventure that seemed to take me on a rocket journey that keeps me even busier. I’m so happy that I found you guys again! I just love you guys! ❤ The happiest of New Year to you!
Sounds like a great childhood my condolences on your mom my mom was 83 she passed 07 i hope this coming yr will be better id need to pages to say how this yr went lol hey nick dave have a great yr guys
Thank you both for all the excellent videos you have made for us this year! I watch them all and have recommended your channel to many of my friends over the last few years! Starsky and Hutch was one of my favourite programmes as a kid and was gutted at the loss of David Soul. Very sad to hear of the loss of your mum too! Too many good people gone this year! Everyone is skint in this country too so goodbye and good riddance to 2024! Wishing you and the family and all of us, a much happier and richer 2025! Keep sending us the wonderful videos Ol Dave... they're always a bright light in often darker moments! Respect to you both! Happy new year and many thanks again!
You are very welcome Spencer and we are glad you liked the videos so much! 2024 was pretty lousy so we can only hope for a great 2025 with less famous deaths! Take care and thanks for watching
Hope you guys put out more content this year. Colhane was an awesome channel and learned so much. I messaged him a few times, including after he won Alone. He always responded very quickly and gave awesome advice. He definitely will be missed. I'm also sorry for the loss of your mom.
I know I'll still be filming, I'm not sure how often Nick will be able to join. Dave was definitely a great guy. Thanks for the condolences and thanks for watching my friend
I'm so sorry about your Mom,Dave. My Dad passed away last year. He would have been 82 last month. Both of you guys are the buddies I never had. I wish you and yours both, a great New Year.
I truly pray for a great year and that we all have enough. Enough money, enough to eat, enough health and enough to enjoy. Sad to hear that your mom passed. My mother left 30 years ago and I still miss her. Happy new year!
Dave and Nick, whenever i watch your channel, i see genuine, honest, sincere, and hard-working people. Happy New Year, and stay safe. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your mum.
Best wishes to you and Nick for 2025! I look forward to each video and truly enjoy the channel! Prayers to you and your family on the loss of your Mom! I lost my Mom in 1969 when I was 13.
Great way to start the year off with Dave and Nick together. So sorry to hear about your mom. Prayers for comfort and peace. Can't wait to see what kind of cool new gear or ideas you come up with year. Stay safe and healthy.
Yes, this "has to be" a better year! Condolances on the loss of your Mom and Grandma. And good of you to pay respects to the others on your list. I enjoyed my Lav Azza Gold with you this morning. Happy New Year and awesome to see you both. Thanks for all the great videos. 👍😎🇨🇦✨️. 🙏🌎✌️
27:20 when talking about Dave's username "Pict," the Picts were the original celts that inhabited Scotland. The Scots were an offshoot of an Irish Gaelic monarchy that slowly united the clans and became "Scotland."
I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. Your brother definitely is a saint. On another note, the smoke from that coffe pot between you is such a great visual on video. Keep up the videos. Condolences from Sweden.
Thanks for the condolences Tom and my brother is absolutely a saint! Lol, that white steam off the coffee pot did look pretty cool. Take care and thanks for watching my friend
Thank you for posting this, absolutely loved it. Watching while I cooked a burger. I got a SOG Sogzilla Kukri that I love; tough and sharp. Sorry about losing your mother. Happened to me 2016. Not a day goes by I don't think of mom, but I know that she's with God now and not hurting. Occasionally when I get to thinking and missing her, a Cardinal bird will just show up and hang around until I feel better and say I love her, then it moves on. God is in nature's everywhere and it's a great reason to Bushcraft. May God bless and keep you and looking forward to a much better year of 2025.
I'm glad you liked the video and your SOG sounds good! I've got a SOG Jungle Canopy knife that I love. Moms definitely in a better place. Thanks for the comments and may God bless you too Richard
Happy new year's fella's. Thanks for the stories Dave lol. Losing people close to us is never easy. Keep moving forward, as my brother from another used to say.
Thanks for inviting us, the viewers, to join in with you two at the campfire. Yes, without getting too political, I also think this, 2025, will be a good year. Happy New Year to both of you and your loved ones.
Dave, Nick, good to see y'all starting the new year. I hope y'all had a very good Christmas. Condolences on your mother passing, Dave. I'm 71, and my mother is 94, still in pretty good health, but I know the day will come. The past couple of years have been crazy, and I'm really looking forward to some good changes. This old world is getting out of control. Seems the only peaceful time is to get out camping, fishing or hunting. Just getting out away from society with just friends and family around. Looking forward to the videos of a new year. God bless y'all and stay safe through the new year.
Thank you for the kind words and I hope your mom stays healthy for many years to come! We're looking forward to a good year too, and I agree the entire world is in bad shape. Thanks for watching, happy new year and may God bless you too Brian
Happy new year! Well, we'll see about the happy part but I'm sorta with Nick on this one; seems like the odd years have been better lately. Now I gotta reminisce on the past 30+ years I can remember to see how far it applies..
the mod I made on molle 2 shoulder harness works great, it is much more comfortable. I also added a piece of foam in middle of waist belt, it fits right into the small of my back now. over all the mods made the pack more comfortable with a heavier load.
Dave and Nick, first I am sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. Your Thanksgiving story made me smile. I can imagine how it was. Watching your videos is like dropping in with friends. I really enjoy it when I do. Let's hope 2025 is a good year as you two think it will be. Whatever it is, we will do our best with it.
Aw, man. Condolences on the passing of your mom, Dave. I'm so glad you were there with her at the end, and I am positive that she wanted none other than that. Bless you and yours.
Nick in that tree! Boys will be boys! Happy New Year to you all. I sure do hope Nick is right about 2025 being a great year! I am ready to move forward! I'm very sorry for the loss of your Mom.
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your mom and Nick's grandma. Dave, I'm raising a mug of bush coffee to you and thanking you for all the knowledge you share. I hope you have a successful and happy 2025.
Thanks for sharing Dave. Sorry for your loss. Never an easy thing. I'm glad you had a good relationship with your mother. Good to see you and Nick getting out. And yes, that coffee looked stout, lol. Here's to 2025. Cheers.
Well, you guys have done it again; two Georgia boys in the woods sitting by a fire, eating New York Cheesecake, drinking Neapolitan coffee, and reviewing the year that was. What a way to bring in the new year! BTW Dave, I met the owner of the Lavazza Caffè company. In the U.S., their coffee is imported by Ferrero in NYC and is sold under the name "Medaglia d'Oro".
Sorry to hear about your Mom. I'm taking care of mine since 2020 when Dad died. She's 86 and still at her home. Thanks for recognizing your 'saint' brother - it's a load. That's quite a nice camp for two backpacks...(?) In any case I enjoy your content and am looking forward to new things in 2025!
Thanks for the condolences Paul and wow! Four years of taking care of your mom is very admirable! My brother only went 1 year and it was tough. Pretty much everything was in the backpacks except for the pot and chairs. Take care and thanks for watching brother
Dave, so good to see you and Nick together. Nick looks really well. Nothing like a campfire and cheesecake. Didnt know David Soul had left us. Starsky and hutch were big in the UK where I used to live. All the best to you and Nick and to all your subscribers for 2025. Hope its agood one for us all. Take care. Keith
G'day David Nick, Well, cobbers a very Happy New Year to you both; your family and friends plus all my mates in America. Heck, 2024 is not the kind of year I want to see again; yet, when you wake up and suddenly realise you're in your 70th year; I guess you can't be too picky. I've had the pleasure of being subscribed to your channel for quite some years now and it's been fantastic to see young Nick grow and learn to appreciate the woods and the great outdoors like his Dad. Thank you too for the story about your Mum who, sadly, passed. Just 'The Turkey Story' tells me she was a special person with a great sense of humour. It also made me think of my Mum who sadly passed while I was away with the Air Force, many years ago. It was with their help that I caught rides on our aircraft heading down South to Tasmania to make it to her funeral service just in time. On a happier note; every single time I've watched you on your channel I've learned something new. Your trick with the cold water in extra hot coffee is some kind of a chemical miracle; beats me how that works but I'll take your word for it. You've never steered anyone wrong yet, Your bushcraft advice and tips can be 'taken to the bank', as they say. Here's hoping 2025 is a much better year for everyone on the planet. We've really got to get the message that we're all in this together. If we don't look after our Earth she won't be kind to us. Take care, men and have fun in the woods! Cheers, Bill H. Tasmania P.S. There's got to be something wrong with RUclips. Your video you made on New Year's Day only 'dropped' on my version of RUclips about an hour or so ago... the date here is the 3rd of January. Maybe I'm so far away the electricity slows down... 😉
Hello Bill and I agree, we don't need another 2024! Thanks for sharing that about your mom. Sad she passed but good you got a way to attend the funeral. And very well said on taking care of the planet. Just in my lifetime we went from repairing appliances to just throwing them away and buying new. Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you too brother
I do my coffee for 5 minutes and add water gently over the surface to settle the grounds and wait a minute. I perk my coffee for 12 or 13 minutes. I like it a little bitter and have it with a sweet. Cheesecake will work. Happy New Year Dave and Nick. I wish you lots of great adventures for 2025. Stay safe! A mothers passing is a major milestone in every mans life. May she rest in peace.
I've actually made cowboy coffee several different way and times and it always tastes the same. This just seems to be the easiest. Thanks for the condolences and a happy new year for you too Ralph!
Blessings for both of you for 2025 and years to come…like always, this is an outstanding video… Dave… what happened to Mike Barton? I haven’t seen for a long time a new RUclips video… he is an awesome guy
Thanks and blessing for you! Someone hacked Mikes channel and then deleted every single one of his videos. He tried worked with RUclips to recover it but just gave up and said he was done dealing with it. I miss him
Yeah.....I really enjoy your videos Dave. Just a couple good fellas, relaxing and discussing things. Dave Mc is the real deal. Condolences concerning your mom. We will all be there some day...... Glory awaits us!!
Dave, always glad to see you & Nick out in the woods together! I’m a father of 4 and there is no substitute for being together. Our family extends our deepest & most sincere condolences for the passing of your mother. Always remember Dave, "A mother's goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on-like a legacy of love that will always be with you". Take care my friend!!
So sorry for your loss Dave. I hope you and your family have a better 2025. I was taught when making cowboy coffee, you use 1/4 cup coffee grounds per qt of water. Add the grounds when the water starts getting hot. Once it is at a rolling boil, boil the coffee for 4 minutes. At 4 minutes pull it off the fire. Then poor cool water around the edge of the pot and that will draw all the grinds down to the bottom of the pot. Just fyi. Thanks for the video, have a great year.
I’m sorry for your loss. Thanks for the video. I lost my mom in 2005. She was only 57 but had a really rare cancer. Take care guys. Good to see Nick on this one.
Dave and Nick, thank you for the life experience and adventures y'all share with us. My condolences on the passing of your mother, Dave.
Thank you and we are always happy to share! Thanks for watching
@@Reallybigmonkey1 My sympathy for your loss, Dave. My mom passed away quite a few years ago, and I still miss her. It gets easier to bear, but I will remember her always. Thanks for another great video, from another Dave. May your (and Nick's) 2025 be all you could wish it to be.
Very sorry for the loss of your Mom. 😢
Sorry to hear about your loss, Dave and Nick. Thank you for your awesome vibe and content.🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words and thanks for watching Victor
Condolences on the passing of your mom , you are absolutely correct it takes time to absorb the fact that your loved one has passed on . Here’s to 2025 🎉 hopefully being a better year
Thanks for the condolences Harold, ya gotta enjoy family while you can.Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too
I think your mom did so much more than you say... she kept your dad on his toes, raised kids who went on to be very productive. An amazing accomplishment!
Very good point I hadn't thought of!
No doubt, my favorite channel on RUclips. Miss the weekly videos but I get it, life comes first. Hope you, Nick and the rest of your family have a safe and prosperous 2025.👍
Thanks, I'm glad you like the videos that much and Happy New Year to you too
Very sorry about your mom, Dave! Been watching your channel for years, and it was easy to tell you come from good people. My condolences.
Thanks for the condolences David. Its tough to lose a mom but its eventually going to happen.Thanks for watching
Sorry for your loss guys. Thanks for all the good times. Let’s have a great 2025!
Thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too
Dave you and Nick have always been like the extended family I have never met but would like to. I hope you have a wonderful and happy 2025. I'm sorry about your Mom. It sounds like she had a full life and enjoyed it. You can't ask for much more than that. I appreciate you always taking the time to reply to the comments. I am looking forward to more moments like this one. Take care.
That's exactly why we do RUclips, to connect with others. We are glad you have liked the videos for so long and a happy new year for you!
How cute are the plates and forks. I love seeing you guys back together. I pray the Lord bless you guys real good this year.
Lol, tiny in comparison to the coffee. Thanks for watching and may God bless you Dianna
Please accept my condolences on the loss of your mom, Dave. Sounds like you have a wonderful brother, so it's nice to hear you express your appreciation of him.
Thank you Paul. Man my brother has a heart of gold!
Happy New Year, Dave and Nick. Thanks for sharing some great stories about your mom, some bushcraft coffee and those enormous pieces of cheesecake. Family stories highlight the moments that meant the most to us. Prayers for your family for your loss.
Im glad you liked it, Lol that cheesecake was a joke in relation to 2 gallons of coffee! Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too Jim!
I'm so sorry about your Mom and Dave. It's good to see you again, Nick. God bless you both.
Thanks and may God bless you too
Happy New Year Dave and Nick. My sincerest condolences on the passing of your mom. I know that feeling also. Looking forward to a new year of Fun With Dave.
Thanks for the condolences James, Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too
May we all know a year with many happy moments as one united family - Thank you very much for the video🌲🤍🙏🤍🌲
Very well said Ofer, thanks for the comments and thanks for watching
I absolutely love this channel. In think the first one I saw was how to sleep on a hillside. I've never looked back!! Hi Nick, missed seeing you... Happy 2025. God bless America!!
Thanks and I'm glad you like the channel that much! And a Happy New Year to you as well!
Happy new year love the channel
I haven’t started watching yet but I always look forward to your year’s end videos. I know they’ll be funny and often with some sort of mild calamity.
Lol, we are a laugh a minute! Thanks for watching Jason
We wish you an your familie a good 2025.
Our condolences for the lost of your mother.
Greetings
Rob&Christine
Thank you and we hope y'all have a happy 2025 too!
Dave and Nick happy 2025, and wish every one all the best.
love bushcraft coffee and cheesecake, love the vid.
Thanks, we are glad you liked it all and a Happy 2025 for you too!
Happy New Year Dave & Nick ~ Love your channel, keep up the great videos from Alberta.
Happy New Year to you too! Thanks for watching and greetings from Georgia
Blessings for all of 2025.
Sincerest condolences on passing of your mother,
Thank you for vids
Thank you and a Happy New year for you too
Well Dave, it looks like we made it another year. In my 70's I am still able to go out and bushcraft, hunt, fish, canoe and test survival skills . I have noticed a problem with stalking though as I am no longer as quiet as I used to be. It seems my bones sound like breaking twigs sometimes......lol.
Blessings to you and Nick in 2025!!!
That is awesome! Ah well everything except for the bone breaking part. Lol. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year for you too Richard
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Thank you for the comment!! My bones don't break they just squeak and make cracking sounds especially my right right leg that is held together with titanium rods due to military/government service....lol. But I'm not complaining, you just don't want to go hunting with me unless you are willing to hear the tin man stalking with you through the forest....lol
Yes, I understand your problem with stalking. Your bones crack like you're stepping on sticks. Sorry, that's just funny! I'm 6 months older than my cousin and every year on my birthday I call him and tell him,"wait till you see what falls off this year!" All the best to you and yours. CM
@@calvinmientke3539 Thank you, and yes, it is funny............Blessings!
My deepest condolences on the passing of your mother. May she rest in peace. Thank you for the video, it made me thirsty to make some coffee. Happy New Year.
Thank you and I'm glad you liked the video. Happy New year to you too
one year my mom and dad got into a big fight on thanksgiving day and my mom threw the turkey down the stairs and it rolled out on to the street,,,,,,,,,,my dad brought it back up
to the apartment and clean it off and we ate it. I WAS NINE YEARS OLD. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO A REALLY BIG MONKEY AND FAMILY !!! BLESS FLAT HEAD AND BIG NOSE !!!
Thanks for sharing that story! Lol. Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year you two. Good to see your smiling faces!
Thanks Louise and a Happy New year for you too!
Dave, I am sorry for you losing your mom...You have my condolences.. Nick, all that stiff coffee keeps you healthy! To a great new year you guys!
Thank you for the kind words, and a happy new year for you
David and Nick, I'm so sorry about your Mother /Grandmother. Keep the adventures coming coming.
Hello Steve and thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching and lots more to come!
It's been a great year watching videos with you. Keep them coming. Enjoy the banter between you and Nick. Hope 2025 is a good year for you. Condolences to you and family on loss of you mom.
Im glad you liked it Roger, thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too
Happy New Year guys! Thanks for sharing a part of y’all’s lives with the world! Best of luck this year and looking forward to y’all’s new adventures!
Thank you Brett and a happy new year for you too brother!
I came for the outdoors talk...i stayed for the accent
Lol, thanks!
@Reallybigmonkey1 i love your channel buddy...i find myself watching knife videos a lot...but you do more survival stuff, which is cool, but you also just seem like a good dude.
@EtotheFnD Thanks!
The water is bowling!
Hi Dave, sorry to hear about your mum, to Nick, know your situation as lost my grandma this year as well, she was a tough old lady, not the sweet grandma, but amazing lady. thoughts with you both x
Thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching Keith
To the most fun and sweetest men in bushcrafft, wishing you the best for this new year 2025 !
You truly are a breathe of fresh air, a sanctuary from the crazy world and such a joy to watch!
Thank you so much for sharing your time, your knowledge, your skiils, your ideas and inovations...
your lives, your great stories with so much wisdom and with most prescious humility and grace,
giving joy to me and so many over so, so many years now.
My deepest sympathy for your loss, your mom must have been so special to create such special people. May she rest in peace.
God bless you both ♡♡♡♡ much love!
Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate your support! I've always tried my best to keep the videos happy and upbeat and an escape from lifes troubles. Happy new year for you too and may God bless you in 2025 my friend!
Wishing you both, health & happiness for 2025...!
My condolence and deepest sympathy for the loss, your mom.
Thank you Dave, for the time you share with us. Stay lifted and enjoy your weeks end!
Thank you and Happy New Year to you as well! Have a great weekend my friend!
Happy New Year to you and your family as well. Thanks for all you do to entertain and educate us.
Happy New Year to you too Randy
Thank you for taking us with you and what a great way to start the New Year. Coffee and cheese cake 🎉🎉🎉
So sorry to hear of your Mom. Prayers for you and your family. Happy New Year.☺️
Thank you, we're glad you liked it and a happy new year to you too Lynda!
That is a great Thanksgiving story. And with that much coffee to drink I think you ain't sleeping to night.
Im glad you liked it Rich! Lol, we were awake for 3 days man
Hello there Dave and Nick. I must say this that your videos have made such a difference to all of us that have viewed them. Made with integrity, simplicity and with some down home humor. We all thank you for making them. In addition, we send our sincere condolences of the passing of your dear mother. Dave and Nick, may your adventures down the trail never stop and may the wilderness always give her heart to you all…~ Sincerely from the Santa Fe Man now the Green Mountain Man here in Vermont….~
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, you have no idea what that means to us. And thanks for the years of friendship Ross!
Deepest condolances to you and Nick on the passing of your mom. Great memories. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Thanks for the kind words and a Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year Dave and Nick! You always bring a smile to my face! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy every moment!
Thanks for the kind words and a Happy New Year to you too Dennis!
Dave. I just revisited you and Nick tonight. Ten years ago I enjoyed and consistently watched you and Nick when I was a police officer. I retired in 2014 then started a new adventure that seemed to take me on a rocket journey that keeps me even busier. I’m so happy that I found you guys again! I just love you guys! ❤ The happiest of New Year to you!
I love your videos, you feel like family. Thanx Dave and Nick! ❤😊
Thanks and we are glad you enjoy the videos Diane!
Sounds like a great childhood my condolences on your mom my mom was 83 she passed 07 i hope this coming yr will be better id need to pages to say how this yr went lol hey nick dave have a great yr guys
Oh man, the best times of my life was when I was a kid! Thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too Tom
God bless you guys. Nice to see you and Nick together in a video again.
Have a happy and safe and blessed new year.😊
Thanks and Happy New Year to you too!
Thank you both for all the excellent videos you have made for us this year! I watch them all and have recommended your channel to many of my friends over the last few years! Starsky and Hutch was one of my favourite programmes as a kid and was gutted at the loss of David Soul. Very sad to hear of the loss of your mum too! Too many good people gone this year! Everyone is skint in this country too so goodbye and good riddance to 2024! Wishing you and the family and all of us, a much happier and richer 2025! Keep sending us the wonderful videos Ol Dave... they're always a bright light in often darker moments! Respect to you both! Happy new year and many thanks again!
You are very welcome Spencer and we are glad you liked the videos so much! 2024 was pretty lousy so we can only hope for a great 2025 with less famous deaths! Take care and thanks for watching
Hope you guys put out more content this year. Colhane was an awesome channel and learned so much. I messaged him a few times, including after he won Alone. He always responded very quickly and gave awesome advice. He definitely will be missed. I'm also sorry for the loss of your mom.
I know I'll still be filming, I'm not sure how often Nick will be able to join. Dave was definitely a great guy. Thanks for the condolences and thanks for watching my friend
I'm so sorry about your Mom,Dave.
My Dad passed away last year.
He would have been 82 last month.
Both of you guys are the buddies I never had.
I wish you and yours both, a great New Year.
Ah man I hate to hear about your Dad thanks for the condolences.Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too Kevin
I truly pray for a great year and that we all have enough. Enough money, enough to eat, enough health and enough to enjoy. Sad to hear that your mom passed. My mother left 30 years ago and I still miss her. Happy new year!
Amen! I doubt anyone ever gets over loosing their mother. Thanks for the condolences and thanks for watching Jonathan
Happy new year guys,, all the best from across the pond,, 👍👍
Thanks and a happy new year for you too
Dave and Nick, whenever i watch your channel, i see genuine, honest, sincere, and hard-working people. Happy New Year, and stay safe. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your mum.
Thanks for the words and condolences. We try to just be ourselves on the videos. Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you too
Best wishes to you and Nick for 2025! I look forward to each video and truly enjoy the channel! Prayers to you and your family on the loss of your Mom! I lost my Mom in 1969 when I was 13.
Thank you for the kind words and prayers! We truly appreciate it. That's so sad you was only 13. Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you
My kinda fellas!!
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to you too brother!
Great way to start the year off with Dave and Nick together. So sorry to hear about your mom. Prayers for comfort and peace. Can't wait to see what kind of cool new gear or ideas you come up with year. Stay safe and healthy.
Thank you and we hope you have a happy 2025 too! I've got a long list of experiments to film! Thanks for watching Matt
loved the turkey story That coffee would float a mule shoe👍
Lol, I'm glad you liked it
Yes, this "has to be" a better year! Condolances on the loss of your Mom and Grandma. And good of you to pay respects to the others on your list. I enjoyed my Lav Azza Gold with you this morning. Happy New Year and awesome to see you both. Thanks for all the great videos. 👍😎🇨🇦✨️. 🙏🌎✌️
Thank you for the kind words and Im shocked you had some Lavazza Gold! Happy new year to you and we are glad you enjoyed the video!
27:20 when talking about Dave's username "Pict," the Picts were the original celts that inhabited Scotland. The Scots were an offshoot of an Irish Gaelic monarchy that slowly united the clans and became "Scotland."
Thanks for the info!
I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. Your brother definitely is a saint. On another note, the smoke from that coffe pot between you is such a great visual on video. Keep up the videos. Condolences from Sweden.
Thanks for the condolences Tom and my brother is absolutely a saint! Lol, that white steam off the coffee pot did look pretty cool. Take care and thanks for watching my friend
Thank you for posting this, absolutely loved it. Watching while I cooked a burger. I got a SOG Sogzilla Kukri that I love; tough and sharp. Sorry about losing your mother. Happened to me 2016. Not a day goes by I don't think of mom, but I know that she's with God now and not hurting. Occasionally when I get to thinking and missing her, a Cardinal bird will just show up and hang around until I feel better and say I love her, then it moves on. God is in nature's everywhere and it's a great reason to Bushcraft. May God bless and keep you and looking forward to a much better year of 2025.
I'm glad you liked the video and your SOG sounds good! I've got a SOG Jungle Canopy knife that I love. Moms definitely in a better place. Thanks for the comments and may God bless you too Richard
God bless you and may He comfort you in your loss and give you words to comfort the rest of the family.
Amen and thank you my friend
Cheers Dave and Nick. Condolences for your mum. Best of health and peace of mind for 2025. I look forward to seeing more videos.
Thank you Colin and a Happy 2025 for you too!
Happy new year's fella's. Thanks for the stories Dave lol. Losing people close to us is never easy. Keep moving forward, as my brother from another used to say.
Thanks for watching and a Happy New Year for you too. You're right, it's tough but we all have to move on.
Thanks for a fantastic 2024 ,happy new year. May God bless you and your family and happy camping 🏕 🙏 😊 ☺️. Lee
You are very welcome Lee! Happy new year for you too and may God bless you brother!
Thanks for inviting us, the viewers, to join in with you two at the campfire. Yes, without getting too political, I also think this, 2025, will be a good year. Happy New Year to both of you and your loved ones.
Thanks for watching Lonnie and man 2025 has got to be better! happy new year for you too my friend and it's always great to hear from you!
Have a goood 2025! Thank you for your interesting videos !
Happy new year for you too and thanks for watching
Happy new year to you both.
Happy new year to you too!
Happy New Year guys. 🎉 May many Bushcraft adventures come your way.
Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too Michael!
Dave, Nick, good to see y'all starting the new year. I hope y'all had a very good Christmas.
Condolences on your mother passing, Dave.
I'm 71, and my mother is 94, still in pretty good health, but I know the day will come.
The past couple of years have been crazy, and I'm really looking forward to some good changes. This old world is getting out of control.
Seems the only peaceful time is to get out camping, fishing or hunting. Just getting out away from society with just friends and family around.
Looking forward to the videos of a new year.
God bless y'all and stay safe through the new year.
Thank you for the kind words and I hope your mom stays healthy for many years to come! We're looking forward to a good year too, and I agree the entire world is in bad shape. Thanks for watching, happy new year and may God bless you too Brian
Loved hearing the mom stories! Great video! I sent Nick some pictures, make sure he shows them to you! Thought you would like them.
Thanks Earl! We are glad you liked it. Man that was an awesome photo! Ive never been any where near a president!
Happy new year!
Well, we'll see about the happy part but I'm sorta with Nick on this one; seems like the odd years have been better lately.
Now I gotta reminisce on the past 30+ years I can remember to see how far it applies..
Only time will tell! Thanks for watching and a Happy new year for you too
I can see that your mom lives on in you and Nick. Condolences on your loss. And here's to the New Year!
Thank you Brother and a happy new year for you too
the mod I made on molle 2 shoulder harness works great, it is much more comfortable. I also added a piece of foam in middle of waist belt, it fits right into the small of my back now. over all the mods made the pack more comfortable with a heavier load.
Sounds good to me Jerry
Dave and Nick,
first I am sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. Your Thanksgiving story made me smile. I can imagine how it was. Watching your videos is like dropping in with friends. I really enjoy it when I do.
Let's hope 2025 is a good year as you two think it will be. Whatever it is, we will do our best with it.
Thanks so much and we are glad you like the videos that much! Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you too
Aw, man. Condolences on the passing of your mom, Dave. I'm so glad you were there with her at the end, and I am positive that she wanted none other than that. Bless you and yours.
Thanks brother, it wasn't easy but I'm glad I was there. Thanks for watching my friend
Nick in that tree! Boys will be boys! Happy New Year to you all. I sure do hope Nick is right about 2025 being a great year! I am ready to move forward! I'm very sorry for the loss of your Mom.
Nick is becoming "Really Big Monkey 2"
Lol,I honestly didn't know that Nick was such an excellent climber! Kinda like I used to be. Here's to a happy 2025 and thanks for watching my friend!
That looks like just enough coffee for Nick 😅 Wishing you a healthy and really nice 2025 Love from Holland
Lol, you know Nick well! Thanks for watching and a Happy 2025 for you
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your mom and Nick's grandma. Dave, I'm raising a mug of bush coffee to you and thanking you for all the knowledge you share. I hope you have a successful and happy 2025.
Thanks for the condolences Rob and a very happy 2025 for you too brother
Nice seeing you and Nick getting to hang out. That was a cute story about your mom. Sorry for your loss. Here's to a great 2025.
Thanks, I love every day I get to spend with Nick and I hope you have a great 2025 too!
Thanks for sharing Dave. Sorry for your loss. Never an easy thing. I'm glad you had a good relationship with your mother. Good to see you and Nick getting out. And yes, that coffee looked stout, lol. Here's to 2025. Cheers.
Thank you so much for the kind words, I appreciate it. Mom and I always got along good. Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you too
Happy New Year to you Dave and the same to Nick! - I look forward to watching this very soon. _John_
Happy New Year to you too John, I hope you enjoy the video!
Well, you guys have done it again; two Georgia boys in the woods sitting by a fire, eating New York Cheesecake, drinking Neapolitan coffee, and reviewing the year that was. What a way to bring in the new year! BTW Dave, I met the owner of the Lavazza Caffè company. In the U.S., their coffee is imported by Ferrero in NYC and is sold under the name "Medaglia d'Oro".
Lol, we rung in the new year the only way we could. That's awesome you met the owner of Lavazza! We love that coffee! Thanks for watching Dr. Gio!
WOW, 29 likes in 17 minutes. Good morning early risers or those who sleep by day. Many blessings. Stay warn.
Good morning! Lots of early risers here!
Sorry to hear about your Mom. I'm taking care of mine since 2020 when Dad died. She's 86 and still at her home. Thanks for recognizing your 'saint' brother - it's a load. That's quite a nice camp for two backpacks...(?) In any case I enjoy your content and am looking forward to new things in 2025!
Thanks for the condolences Paul and wow! Four years of taking care of your mom is very admirable! My brother only went 1 year and it was tough. Pretty much everything was in the backpacks except for the pot and chairs. Take care and thanks for watching brother
Happy New Year Dave & Nick, super first 2025 video. Sorry for your loss.
Thank you my friend and a happy new year for you too
Happy New Year! looking forward to many more adventures in the back woods and collecting ticks and chiggers.
Stay safe, and well.
Happy New Year to you too and I'm looking forward to tick and chigger free adventures! Lol, thanks for watching!
Dave, so good to see you and Nick together. Nick looks really well. Nothing like a campfire and cheesecake. Didnt know David Soul had left us. Starsky and hutch were big in the UK where I used to live. All the best to you and Nick and to all your subscribers for 2025. Hope its agood one for us all. Take care. Keith
It's always more fun with Nick around. I remember growing up watching Starsky and Hutch. Take care and a happy new year for you too Keith!
Sorry to hear about your Mom Dave, my truest condolences. Happy 2025 to you and Nick both.
Thank you my friend and a happy new year to you too
G'day David Nick, Well, cobbers a very Happy New Year to you both; your family and friends plus all my mates in America.
Heck, 2024 is not the kind of year I want to see again; yet, when you wake up and suddenly realise you're in your 70th year; I guess you can't be too picky.
I've had the pleasure of being subscribed to your channel for quite some years now and it's been fantastic to see young Nick grow and learn to appreciate the woods and the great outdoors like his Dad.
Thank you too for the story about your Mum who, sadly, passed. Just 'The Turkey Story' tells me she was a special person with a great sense of humour.
It also made me think of my Mum who sadly passed while I was away with the Air Force, many years ago. It was with their help that I caught rides on our aircraft heading down South to Tasmania to make it to her funeral service just in time.
On a happier note; every single time I've watched you on your channel I've learned something new.
Your trick with the cold water in extra hot coffee is some kind of a chemical miracle; beats me how that works but I'll take your word for it. You've never steered anyone wrong yet,
Your bushcraft advice and tips can be 'taken to the bank', as they say.
Here's hoping 2025 is a much better year for everyone on the planet. We've really got to get the message that we're all in this together. If we don't look after our Earth she won't be kind to us.
Take care, men and have fun in the woods!
Cheers, Bill H. Tasmania
P.S. There's got to be something wrong with RUclips. Your video you made on New Year's Day only 'dropped' on my version of RUclips about an hour or so ago... the date here is the 3rd of January. Maybe I'm so far away the electricity slows down... 😉
Hello Bill and I agree, we don't need another 2024! Thanks for sharing that about your mom. Sad she passed but good you got a way to attend the funeral. And very well said on taking care of the planet. Just in my lifetime we went from repairing appliances to just throwing them away and buying new. Thanks for watching and a happy new year for you too brother
Enjoyed listening to Nick more.
I wished he could be back filming with me more often
I do my coffee for 5 minutes and add water gently over the surface to settle the grounds and wait a minute. I perk my coffee for 12 or 13 minutes. I like it a little bitter and have it with a sweet. Cheesecake will work. Happy New Year Dave and Nick. I wish you lots of great adventures for 2025. Stay safe! A mothers passing is a major milestone in every mans life. May she rest in peace.
I've actually made cowboy coffee several different way and times and it always tastes the same. This just seems to be the easiest. Thanks for the condolences and a happy new year for you too Ralph!
Blessings for both of you for 2025 and years to come…like always, this is an outstanding video… Dave… what happened to Mike Barton? I haven’t seen for a long time a new RUclips video… he is an awesome guy
Thanks and blessing for you! Someone hacked Mikes channel and then deleted every single one of his videos. He tried worked with RUclips to recover it but just gave up and said he was done dealing with it. I miss him
@ I missed him too… thanks for the update
Thank you for another year. I appreciate the peak behind the Big Monkey curtain.
I'm glad you enjoyed the year and I'm here for another! Thanks for watching Andy
My condolences to you my friend and Nick may God bless you always and give you strength to heal your heart stay safe outdoors
Thank you so much Lewis and may God bless you too
Yeah.....I really enjoy your videos Dave. Just a couple good fellas, relaxing and discussing things.
Dave Mc is the real deal.
Condolences concerning your mom. We will all be there some day...... Glory awaits us!!
Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I thought the world of Dave. Thanks for watching Brother Kent
Dave, always glad to see you & Nick out in the woods together! I’m a father of 4 and there is no substitute for being together. Our family extends our deepest & most sincere condolences for the passing of your mother. Always remember Dave, "A mother's goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on-like a legacy of love that will always be with you".
Take care my friend!!
Thanks for the comments John and very well said! Family bonds as a whole can last forever. Take care and thanks for watching
Dave & Nick, it's good to see Y'all are still kickin it out there, Happy New Year to you and your Family and God bless you always.
Always great to hear from you Scott! Happy new year for you and may God bless you too brother
So sorry for your loss Dave. I hope you and your family have a better 2025.
I was taught when making cowboy coffee, you use 1/4 cup coffee grounds per qt of water. Add the grounds when the water starts getting hot. Once it is at a rolling boil, boil the coffee for 4 minutes. At 4 minutes pull it off the fire.
Then poor cool water around the edge of the pot and that will draw all the grinds down to the bottom of the pot.
Just fyi.
Thanks for the video, have a great year.
Thank you for the condolences and so far in the comments section pretty much everyone makes cowboy coffee different. Thanks for watching brother Jeff
Happy new year Dave and Nick. Great video looking forward to many more this year..
We are glad you liked it Deano and a Happy New year to you too brother!
Awesome man. Great bush coffee, great stories. Really great to see you and Nick out together Dave. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year to you too my friend and we are glad you liked it!
Happy New Year Dave and Nick...Tony Lawrence died in 2025 as well. Nice bushpot stick! Wish you would come to Hangcon!
Happy New Year to you too. I need to look into that Hangcon event, I've never heard of that. Thanks for watching Randy
Happy new year to you both.
Hope this year is the best yet.
Always a pleasure to watch you both.
Thanks, and Happy New Year to you Richard!
Wishing you another awesome year in the woods have some fun.
Thank you my friend
I’m sorry for your loss. Thanks for the video. I lost my mom in 2005. She was only 57 but had a really rare cancer. Take care guys. Good to see Nick on this one.
Thanks and I'm sorry for your loss too. 57 is really young. Take care and thanks for watching