Inside a Longhunter Camp - American Frontier Trek
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I am so jealous! Remember, a bad day reenacting is still better than a good day at work.
Day 3. Raccoons broke into our stores of food, we have little else for the rest of the trip. Gary got kicked by his horse and his leg bone is showing. And we have all caught violent diarrhea.....
@@serronserron1320 still better than work
@@serronserron1320 🤣☠
@@MrHocotateFreight Where the heck do you work? Microsoft?
Hey I know some of those guys
6:39 ramen noodles?
haha those are totally ramen noodles!
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed Ye Olde Ramen. A frontier staple!
This video is already one of my favourites. Really wish i was at least 5x longer, i could fall asleep watching this every night.
That type of RUclips Channels make a cultural task! 👍👍👍
As a woman I can appreciate how men like these strong self sufficient dudes would be very much sought after for a possible husband if one lived in the frontier! Good looks and straight teeth...optional! Lol
To see more of the people featured in this video check out Keith Syers/Ramshackle Homestead with Keith and Jen.
Gotta credit the incredible men and women keeping these practices alive!
excellent, thanks for sharing, i must read more about theses times..
Next time I’ll let y’all borrow my mountain curr squirrel dog for authenticity
hunting like that I'm surprised they didn't starve 😮..thank you
Where do I sign up for that? That seriously looks lime more fun than a vacation to Cancun!
Outstanding 👌
You have the absolute best life.
Well done
Good on the re-enactors for using authentic looking horses rather than going for an over refined looking modern bred and using authentic squirrel hunting technique with a feist dog.
Beautiful video guys. You know, I don't know what you guys season that game with, but the wild garlic is growing everywhere right now. That in the meat pan with a little deadnettle tea or dandelion root coffee and you've got a good meal with that meat you got.
That dog looks like a blue heeler mix, what other breed is it mixed with?
вот это настоящяя охота👍👍👍
Modern "fashion" and stretch of plastic in modern clothing has greatly affected how we think of wearable fabrics and ruined the utility of most clothing. I would love a video that explained the thinking behind 18th-century clothing design. Pocket placement, layering, and materials.
Man I love this video. It’s wild to see what life could have been like for those who chose to live it this way. I know I would have chosen this life.
I understand that life like this could be very dangerous, but man, I envy the absolute freedom and experiences that these guys must have had. It must have made their trials and tribulations seem all worth it in the end.
The grass is always greener on the other side… but they certainly had some advantages and elements to life that we lack in our modern luxuries and societally made complexities.
Really like how they made they own shot and everything.
*their
Is that a way to make a birdshot or something bigger?
Always wondered
Guess the CCP had not invented Walmart yet - I know not funny - but true - yes, they had to make their own shot
@@marthaadams4393 so true
My husband's 5th great-grandfather is William "Long Hunter" Harrelson. Thank you for this peek into his lifestyle.
Quite excellent to have a name put to the Past. I would say we should all be humble when we think about what they did with so little given where we are now. I come from a humble background and I'm Amazed with where my family is now
cool, my 8th great grandfather is Elisha Wallen the Longhunter
@@noahgilbert8218my dad is the king of England
Caaaaaaaap
I think we would be remiss to say that everyone who lived that way did so out of necessity alone. I believe there were many men who were drawn to that life and they loved it, that was home to them. The way some of these people wrote about their travels is nothing short of poetry.
Still happens every spring up here in Alaska. People looking to homestead. Some stay, some we have to go get with helicopters and airplanes.
@@georgeschmitt8205 That sounds similar to what happens in Maine, just a little less air rescue involved.
@@georgeschmitt8205 my parents mistakenly thought that we had what it took to “homestead” in Alaska back in the summer of 1970. It was primarily my father’s romantic notion. We got to Fairbanks and my dad found work on the University of Alaska Experimental Farm in College. From there our education about Alaska began in earnest. We drove up in April and by September, as school began, my mom finally convinced dad that we were in no way ready to homestead in Alaska. It was the summer of my 14th year and one that I have never duplicated.
A lot of people laugh at the neo homesteaders. I don't. They have an adventure and even if we have to go rescue them they have a cool story to tell everyone.
At the very least they tend to buy things here and that helps the economy.
Men were created for this stuff.
This was utterly transporting. What a treasure. It was like seeing scenes from my novels come to life. Love this slice of wilderness/frontier life. Please do more of these.
I agree hope to see more
Yes. This. ☝🏻
@Chief Wildhorse can't have that, to much fact would destroy their narrative. the truth would ruin their "story"
@Chief Wildhorse I agree. Show what the Comanche are really like.-APACHEE NATION
The leather stocking tales
You should host a festival like this!
Half role play and half educational helping instill the knowledge of self reliance. Love the content!
I would go to this %100
@@DocPicklez Me too, I would absolutely go to that!
Only if I can play tecumseh and try to drive you out lol
Go to Manskers Station in Goodlettsville, TN. They do frontier living history all the time.
School of the Longhunter at Prickett's Fort.
School of the Ranger at Fort Frederick
It's amazing to think that in 1775 Versailles was at the height of gilded decadence and yet the emerging nation of America was mostly wilderness. The rugged lifestyle helped to shape the sense of individualism that we still value today.
El torita, you seem to forget that the white europeans took over you're land. Annexed if you will.
@@nicholasdiaz9424 Those of us who are products of conquered lands and people have to accept it. As a Tejano, I am a mix of everything that clashed together here.
@@gabe6645 aren't we all wild mixes to day? i am a southern german and look the part. my family lives here since at least 1500 and likely much longer. give me a tunic and i could easily act in "barbarians".
Now i found out that i have some 3.x % persian in me.
Well, those romans brought persian auxilliaries, so that's that ;)
Rugged individualism is a dangerous myth that has killed countless people
I don't know if "individualism" is the right word here, community was very important. I'd say self-suffiency
Wow I am the first one on here hi everyone! Love your videos btw
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeer
I recently read "Recreating the American Longhunter" for the first time and started on "The Bark Covered House" for the first time last night. I found it amusing that my first studies with the life of the longhunters and pioneers coincides with the release of this video, especially since I recognized one of the excerpts you read in the narration from a story I had read within the past 18 hours. The only books I have on the subject are the two mentioned above, along with "The American Frugal Housewife" and a book called "The Prairie Traveler" by Randolph B. Marcy. What other books would you suggest I add to m collection? I am particularly interested in books that describe how and why they did things, not just what they did. For instance, "The Prairie Traveler" explained why a traveler would want to take a specific trail west and why they would choose to begin their journey at a certain time of year. It is far more valuable to know why something is done than just knowing what happened.
From a time when people ran to work rather than from it
Dang, just boys being boys, out in the woods as nature intended. Looks like a good time.
are you assuming their gender?
I actually live in the area he's describing. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio were the frontier during this time and most of it was completely unknown and unexplored.
I'm in south western NY, right on the PA/NY state line, about 50 miles east of Erie PA. This video all looks too familiar. Lol.
Except the natives who were already there lol
I’m in pa I got videos of my adventures
@@pinchevulpes well rip
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad
What part of PA?
I'm in Fayette county.
Can't think of a better feast for Easter.
Excellent timing, and Happy Easter following Good Friday!
I love how Jim looks like a city folk brought into a hunt, even with period clothes
so true
Who is Jim? Jon Townsend is our host in these vids.
Jim was wearing his fancy duds 😂
This is so well done! It’s been so fun to watch how Townsends has grown and matured over the years. Your level of sophistication in producing videos has increased noticeably but not at the cost of your authenticity and ability to appeal to a society that is craving decency and sincerity as well as being able to learn “up close and personal” about the 18th century. I am so grateful for Townsends and your RUclips channel.
Wonderful recruitment video for longhunting/buckskinning! Who ever knew history could be so much fun !?!
Love this video style. No narration but excerpts from historical literature while watching scenes straight from the 18th century. Do more of these videos please!
Yeah, I really like this new kind of narration. Townsends is good at explaining things, but sometimes it's nice to just soak in the vibes.
This is awesome! I live near Connellsville, PA near Braddocks crossing on the Youghiogheny River.
Makes me wanna do a lewis and clarke expidition but in real life.
I do that kind of stuff but I’m using military surplus, I have been just using candles lately
That would be interesting. Live as they did back then, but with the knowledge that if something goes wrong there's always the 21st century to rely on as a backup.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 oh yeah i would def use gps instead of some local guides.
I was most immersed by this video! I could see myself there, sipping away at the broth of freshly cooked ramen noodles, hahaha! Jokes aside, I love this! Thank you so much for sharing a glimpse of the longhunter experience!
A long time ago I was metal detecting in the Washington PA area and found a large silver spoon with a hole drilled in middle of the bottom. Thinking it useless I sold it for scrap. I later learned that may have been used to make swan shot.
My maternal 6th great-grandfather, Dietrich "Teter"Nave, a 1st generation American colonist of Swiss-German ancestry & Overmountain veteran of the battle of Kings Mountain (1780), was a longhunter & early settler in the East Tennessee Watauga Valley.
I wish I could turn back the clock permanently to this America.
Naves Crossroads/Cooperstown Tennessee outside of Nashville?
@@sambush1032- not sure if that has any direct relation to Teter"Nave, perhaps a descendant.
Dietrich 'Teter' Nave was one of the early settlers of the Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee about 1771, he had a large tract of land there, It included Siam Valley on the south side of the Watauga River (now Carter County).
@@sambush1032 - I was just doing some quick reading on Nave's Crossroads. I would hazard a guess that David Nave who it was originally named after was descendant of my Nave kin.
I will be looking into this further, thank you for the lead!
The way food prices are shooting up here in California I may just have to do some longhunting of my own 🙄
Or just do what they did and eat Ramen noodles.
I like the spiral pan holder! You can see bits of medieval life here as well as signs of the modern world to come; neat.
Imagine you're just taking a walk through the forest and you see these guys and think you are hallucinating the past
Was about to post this, glad I wasn't the only one thinking it lol.
Hey, you, you're finally awake
It’s actually happened to a few of us before 😂
Seruiously by now, I'd rather be braving the wilderness than having another job interview in my life. I'm so sick of it. Disgusting raisin picking.
what's stopping you
@@jakobinobles3263 a lot of people I know are doing that
Fantastic!
Please keep these 18th Century Frontier survival and trekking videos a'comin.
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I've always thought those guys with the single shot muskets must have been very true with their aim. And during battle must have been incredible in terms of refilling the musket
Given the discord and tumult of the world at large and here at home, this video soothes the restless aching I have for the balm of hard work, peace, tranquility and a sense of community. I plan on watching this again and again at home with a couple drams of very good bourbon and a prayer for better times. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
I like those very authentic ramen noodles in the pot at 6:38! (Just poking fun, I love the video and imagine this trip was a blast!)
It becomes 18th-century ramen if you add a little nutmeg.
Beautiful work, Townsends! Enjoyed it so much that I just had to watch it a 2nd time! A new favorite for my Townsends playlist. Love it, love it, love it! Giving this one 5 out of 5 nutmegs Bravo to all involved!!!! 👏👏👏
I agree that this is so good. Hope you have a Happy Easter. Cheers, Rose! ✌️
I wish I would accompany You in and the band of sameminded folks around. Alas I'm living in the Europe, there is lack of companies who are making these trips. I love nature, and would like to enjoy it, but a modern life just dissallows me this. You ... work, , work... and two days in a week for rest... :D
I love this video because of all the Western Pa references! Fort Pitt, Ohio River, Monongahela River, Youghiogheny River, Braddock's Field. Another well done video from Townsends!
what a wonderful video. This is the type of history I love. The intimate, personal accounts of daily life. Thank you so much and greetings from Canada.
this was fascinating! I'd love to learn more about the saddles & bridles used as the time, given that the ones you were using in this video seem quite different than the ones I've seen
Take away cell phones and in a lot of ways hunt camp hasn't changed . Brotherhood and family both strengthened with being in the woods and prairies or on the mountain or in the boat .
Lived in the bush a lot of my life so watching your video just bring me back home
This night I sat and looked upon Towsend’s RUclips theatrics and there did espy wonderful visions of times past. That done, and in a state those of sound disposition would describe as an alcoholic stupor, I did seek my repose and regretted that I might not take part in such forays myself on the morrow.
Good stuff, Jon. How did you get mixed into one of Keith's outings?
He didn’t know what he was getting into 😂
I can't make any higher complements tha the other posters except:
Wow! I've never seen lead shot made that way before! VERY clever indeed! Certainly not shot tower quality but more than good enough to get the job done!
And it looks a LOT easier than cutting shot from sheet lead, which was also done in those days.
I did the shot and regularly take game with it.
@@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen Thanks for the response! Is that technique something you picked up from an historic source or did you come up with it yourself?
I used to do quite a bit of muzzle-loading years back (I used to shoot trap with a Brown Bess carbine) and worked for Navy Arms Company back in the 1980's, but I've never heard of home-made shot, at least not like that. Again, VERY clever!
It was done historically. Id have to dig for the reference. I have a video where I test it against round shot.
@@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen Thanks!
With all the conveniences that a life in this century contains, I cannot imagine the hardships that these folk went through in their times, and I am awed by the simple fact that they did not view this as a hardship, because it was their way of life. I'm happy that there are still those that carry on their traditions.
The instant noodles look a bit out of place but otherwise I love videos like this. Well done. Don't think that anyone could expect such a diverse feast with so many different things
My 6th great grandfather was a longhunter, Elisha Fly Sr., and he was in his teens when he married a teenaged Cherokee girl of the Piedmont region of NC in the 1760s. As I understand it, it was not uncommon for longhunters to marry Cherokee women. Very honored to have such a heritage - and appreciative to you for bringing it to life!
Wild survival in the forest requires many great challenges. You need to be very wary of the wildlife around you.
Great video, Jon. Thanks for taking my mind off of troubles for a time. Does Nicolas write much about fishing in his journals? Would make a nice segment.
Jon you'll have to do something about your appearance. You're way too well-groomed for that kind of adventure 😀
Beautiful. I love how they brought lunch for the horse. What happened to it's tail I wonder.
Very good video
I am watching from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Oh neat, I grew up near the Monongahela river, though locally pronounced mon-en-GALE-ya, it's funny how local areas do that
Which is how the county named after it is spelled but we would pronounce them the same
You gota be in WVa
This is unequivocally one of the top 5 videos Townsends has uploaded over the years.
The sounds if metal breaking , the sound of the rifle muzzle make, the wood splitting under the axe, the horses nickle and snort, the rain drizzling, the wind blowing through the branches, the fire popping and cracking. What an experience indeed. 👏
These are the people who beat the most powerful army in the world. Viva 1776👍
The saturation on the thumbnail is so high the blue healer is actually blue
Was that a Ramen brick in that pot at 6:39???
Really hope yous do more of this slice of life stuff. Just really soothing and relaxing!
Good morning x I love watching this channel. Its so very informative, love American history, especially love cabin life. Thank! You been enjoying these beautiful film episodes, for a very long time. Never dissatisfied or dissapointed. ❤️💕💖. I very much like the ethnicity, Asian, I know much less about. 👀
Great group of guys Keith and the boys. I can't wait to camp with them again.
Looking forward to it !
Talk about what the native people were up to at this time and how settlers interacted with them. There were nations of people that settlers had to deal with during these years.
If I have to divorce my wife I'm going back to this way of life
Great vibe. 6:56 What on earth isn't he wearing!?
This video was great. I was surprised and disappointed when it ended so quickly. EDIT: More like this please. Really made my morning.
Great story and videography!
absolutely loved this! Only wish it was longer! :D
Considering the amount of meat, this was one expensive outing.
I just LOVE this channel.
Beautiful video. Loved the whole thing. Reading from the journals made it enriching.
Reminds me of a past time Beautiful!
Great video and story. Was wondering when you and Ramshackle were going to get together. HAPPY EASTER! God Bless and stay safe.
Thank you! More like this please!
Well this was awesome. Except for the 20/21 century grommet at 3:44. :P
Still loved the video. Wonderful. Loved making the shot. Thanks.
And the one dude wearing totally modern glasses throughout the video. not the biggest deal but when reenacting to this level, everyone is putting in their all and then you got one dude looking like he should be playing an acoustic guitar at some coffe house.
@@maxwellsplinter2994 Agreed. But God I do love this chan so much!
I like when you talk about shooting at deer while aiming at the top of the trees. Most people don't know they were such good climbers back then. They had to stop doing it shortly after that because those huge nests were too easy for hunters to find.
They were actually hunting squirrels. The period quotes were for ambience. They weren't narrating the task at hand.
I weep for how far from common sense folks these days have gotten. Humanity is going to die out soon, crushed under the weight of countless fools.
Hello from Detroit Michigan brother 👋 thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventure through time
John this is one of the best reacting senes!verry nice senery!I would like reenact this way!I like the way the shot was made!Learned something new. Keep up the good work! God bless you and Townsends!David Back
Wonderful as usual. Such a joy and talk
about being transported. Thank you.
Thought I clicked on a Ramshackle Homestead video until Jon started talking! Cool collab!
Based and.. dare I say it… Frontierpilled
Where do you guys get your time machines?
Thanks for sharing your camp with us on this journey. Really enjoyed the time around the campfires. The food was awesome and plentiful. Stay safe my friends.
I love this style of video. These journal entries were written an hour from home, it made this especially satisfying.
I was so fascinated that I stared at the screen long after the show was over, as if waiting for more.
7:02 Ahh, yes, the tinted shades of X-ty x-ty six! Seriously, though, might one appear so damned cool in such an age? He has all the other garb, I assume it's all kosher.