I don't often leave comments, but after finding your channel a week or so ago, just wanted to tell you how much I love your videos. The poetic nature of the film and narration, and just the general love of the outdoors you share just warms my heart. Keep up the awesome work!
Seth Dombach Thanks so much! It always means a lot to us when people enjoy the narration/philosophy parts. By the way, great photography reel on your account. Thanks so much for watching! -Andrew
Your videos aren't so much about the hike, as are so many other channels I subscribe to. You give us the general layout of the terrain, not every step of the trail. However, I enjoy those kinds of hikes as well. But in videos such as yours, the general layout is enough. Your videos are about camaraderie among good friends (and I assume relations), enjoying the moment, teaching a way of life as well as how-to's, although not always by words but also by quiet example. And your videography is very good. I know what Andrew meant when he talked about his hike alone (not the bear part), as I do all my hiking alone-really just walking on pathways in state parks and conservation areas, no backpacking. Really, it's just good to get out. As usual, I love the music, even the "calls to the wild" in a couple of songs that someone was complaining about. I've got plenty of videos to catch up on, as I decided to start from the beginning. It's a relaxing way to spend an evening.
Echo every great mention in the comments below.. best channel I've discovered on RUclips in so long and I just love the long-form, well produced content.. I lowkey wish I had this as a TV show growing up haha.. Thanks for being so inspiring!!
I remember watching this exact video years ago, I think shortly after you guys had released it. I live fairly close to Morgan Monroe, and this video was the one that really inspired me to get back into hiking/camping after years of being out of it because my lack of finances (and frankly, depression). I love your approach to making videos; It seems like most RUclips campers/hikers are more interested in obsessing over gear (and don’t get me wrong, I DO love gear) or making silent solo trips (which can be fun to watch, but I would have that kind of video running in the background). You guys really make it about the experience and the friendships, which is what so many of us crave in the end. You don’t have to have $5000 worth of gear on your back to have a good time, and you don’t have to hike 20 miles in ultralight gear to feel fulfilled. Simply enjoying/respecting nature, learning, and exploring new places is what it’s all about!
By golly I love the way you all stroll through the woods. While out doing a day hike the other day I realized there are 2 basic hikers; a point to point get there kind of person or the stroll & take in everything hiker. You guys show that even the slowest of us hikers can get out there & enjoy!! Thanks again.
Loved your video. I found it very informative, cozy n interesting. The bonding of friends respecting n enjoying nature. I'm now a subscriber. I live in Bedford now. But use to live in bloomington. Been to Stepp cemetery several times around Halloween. Thank you.
Okay... So I've been going back and watching the full episodes a second time (or third, depending). Y'know what I really really love about this one (in addition to all the usual reasons), and I don't think I caught it in my first viewing last year? I really love the closing line "...until then we will enjoy these memories -- in our adventure archives"! Not only does it tie the philosophy, the closing, and the show title all together, but it perfectly puts into words the feeling of knowing you just created some amazing memories, and you're already looking forward to the next trip. The memories, pictures, and stories are such a valuable thing, in between adventures. Great line & theme!
I don't like the fact that I can't add extra likes to your videos. you guys make trail running fun, insightful, and retrospective. Awesome channel keep it up.
I'm 13 and usually stay inside but you guys have reminded me why it's good to go outside every once and a while so I've started backpacking a lot more so thank you guys for showing me what it's like to be outside
I started watching your videos recently - Superb! I love trekking/hiking and watching your videos made being stuck at home through the last year-year and half so much more bearable. The beautiful photography, narration, music and food….👍🏼😋😃. Keep hiking and keep sharing!
I want to eat eveytime yal do. Lol gona get fat watching you guys. I'm mostly bedridden these days unfortunately disabled from injury. I really enjoy watching your videos. Takes me places I'll never be able to go now as i once was very active in the forest, a lot. I really miss those times. And guys don't worry about me getting fat, i only weigh 120 even not being too active. Lol
My MOM, age 95, feels just like you do--- used to be on the woods, and, we want to eat, ... we watch together by facechat...we may make a sandwich, for next time, 🥰
Hey Big Dawg! Congrats on such an awesome accomplishment!!! I really appreciate your dedication and extra commitment on top of hiking the trail that you made by filming your journey. I was sad to see it end, but so happy for how it seems to have brought you closer to your sons. Thank you from SC, your journey has given me the thought that even I, at 53 years old can conquer the AT. All the best to you and your family Dawg.
- Amedin4 - Haha, glad you enjoyed it! Dream forest as in a place you've dreamed of, a place you've imagined, or somewhere you've actually been? Either way, you should check it out sometime, it's a beautiful place.
AdventureArchives A place I imagined, a beautiful place I go to in my mind and want to find a place that is similar in real life. But I gotta go in Autumn because thats how I imagine itl. Thanks for replying! I also subbed
This is my new favorite channel on RUclips! You guys are a great resource to learn more about the environment and just....good for the soul (is that weird to say)? I really needed to watch something positive and relaxing that reminded about the good that still exists in the world. Thanks AA crew!
Wordsmyth8 Thanks so much, and thank you for watching! Haha, that off-trail song with the vocals is one of Robby's favorites that he's made, I think. --Andrew
wow. i have been to morgan monroe state forest too and i live in indiana. but i didnt know that you could camp off of the campsites wherever you want. also great video *hits subscribe button*
Quentin Fowler Thanks so much! Yeah, the backpacking map PDF says off-trail camping is allowed. It doesn't say much more than that, but I assume there are no limits so long as it's in the backpacking area. It's a lot of fun, especially in the fall/spring. Thanks for watching and subbing! --Andrew
oh dont worry i think my adventure will be fun and i can tell you about it! im going this saturday :D but the sad part is that i wont get to go off the campgrounds and camp but i will hike a few miles randomly in the forest. i cant wait to go it is exciting. thanks for replying. you guys are awesome and i hope to see more videos soon! :)
Just recently found your channel and subscribe! Excellent videos. ironically I was just on the ODNR website learning about the Pawpaw tree. as an Ohio native I'm a bit ashamed I didn't already k ow about it. Great job!
Thanks so much! I remember when I was first learning about the trees and plants here, it was amazing finding out just how much cool stuff there was. And pawpaws are so delicious! -Andrew
+Angie Brackin Thanks for the kind words, Angie! And give yourself some credit! If you're making videos and that's what you want to be doing, you are living the dream. I'm watching this Lake Murray State Park one right now and it's great! Just keep doing what you love and they will keep evolving and slowly become more and more exactly what you want them to be. -Robby
+AdventureArchives (robby) Thanks for the encouragement and I appreciate you taking the time to read and watch as well. I don't know if you guys ever come out to Texas but if you were needing a new place to check out, check out caprock canyon. Very different kind of earth for sure. Subscribed so I can keep up with you guys :).
@10:50 I can't help but feeling like doing this / suggesting scattering the coals over leaves and underbrush may eventually lead to a fire. All it takes is a small ember still warm, a leaf against it and a small breeze. Just a thought; there is a fine line between leave no trace and burn down a forest. When I think of the suggestion of scattering the fire out I think of making sure there is no logs still touching that will smoulder. I grew up surrounded by woods in Kentucky and sometimes it would get so dry that even having a fire sparks flying could light the leaves on fire. However your videos are great! Keep it up and its awesome to see you all removing any trash seen. Its a good reminder to people to not leave things, they don't just disappear naturally. Ever been to the Porcupine Mountains? If not you all should check it out and make sure to do the whole Escarpment Trail. After :Labor Day is less bugs and March / April can have impossible river crossings.
+Brian CY For sure - you've got to make sure you dowse it in water and that it is completely cool to the touch. It looks like there's still smoke coming from our embers, but it's just the steam from the water we poured on it. As long as it's damp and cool enough to touch, there shouldn't be any issue with it causing a fire. But that is definitely something always worth considering! Thanks so much for watching :) We haven't been to Porcupine Mountains, but our friend Thomas has actually suggested we go there! I'll be sure to look into that trail, and it's good to know the best time to avoid bugs, haha. Thanks again for watching and for the comment! Cheers -Andrew
I just discovered your channel and this is the first video I watched. I enjoyed it very much. I live in Ohio and can relate the type of landscape in which you were traveling. I went on my first backpacking trip, last year. with some other members of my family. It was very relaxing, just like watching your video. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. I will certainly be watching more of them, possibly even tonight.
+Jeremy Buchanan Sounds like an incredible time - where did you go backpacking? How was it? I used to think this sort of landscape was boring, but I've grown such an appreciation for it, and I think it's now my favorite kind of environment. Thank you so, so much for watching, and we're glad you enjoy it. -Andrew
I mentioned our trip in another comment, on one of your other videos (Wayne National Forest). I would certainly like to try some other types of terrain, but not sure it would impress me anymore than this.
Just recently found your channel and was scrolling through your past videos and saw this. So cool you guys hiked here, I grew up very close to that park and spent countless hours in my childhood and early adulthood hiking there. I've hiked Low Gap there probably a dozen or so times. So cool to see it on a channel like this.
Solid. If you had all your episodes up, I'd devote the rest of this Tuesday to binge watching Adventure Archives. I'm looking forward to visiting this channel.
Wonderful video!! Wherever you go to, I see you bring the joy to these places :). /ps: just never cut anything on your lap. Mistakes do happen, that's the easiest way to get yourself into trouble in the wilderness
So I was looking for something about autumn camping on RUclips and stumbled upon this channel. Great quality, great material, really focused on the nature. Nice soundtrack thou. Will watch all the videos. Surprised there are so few subscribers. But good things never are mainstream
+Test Thank you so, so much! Autumn is such a great season. Unfortunately we didn't get to get out this year, but I really, really want to do another autumn camping episode sometime soon. Thanks again so much for watching! - Andrew
Yep. Nice to have come across your channel. Great job once again! Nice production all around. I like that you have brought more of yourselves into episode 2. Also, I noticed some new gear as well! Keep up the good work and thank you.
Thanks so much! Yeah, it's funny how self conscious a camera can make someone, but I think we've gotten better too, haha. Also we'll try to get some side videos with gear reviews up too --A
Man, I sure do hope you guys harvested and ate some of those beautiful Maitake mushrooms. If I am ever lucky enough to find some I sure will. And make a dual extraction tincture for medicinal purposes too.
You know I've hiked and camped there since 1982 and help with the Tecumseh Trail back in the late 90s. My section was the one that crossed the old forestry road in the back section, down a finger ridge through a crick, along a fence row and down to Bear Lake. Glad younger people are enoying it as much as I have through the years!
hoobilly 65 Oh awesome, were you part of a volunteer group or something? And has the place changed much since the 80s you think? Someone online said they had done some logging in the area, but I haven't been back there since we filmed this episode. I hope to go back sometime again and enjoy it more! Thanks so much for watching! --Andrew
I was part of the Hoosier Hiking Council that worked on the early stages of the Tecumseh Trail, the Northern 50 miles of the Knobstone Trail. It's changed alot to one degree. My intent is to start hiking again this year ( for my health!!!). Ifor some weird reason got into motorcycling for 6 years and motorcycle camped all over God's creation. Then ne day I met my wife. So I'm try to simplify things and do what I loved when I was younger.. You ever go back let me know, I'd go for the day, lol.. I'll bring my ENO Double Nest hammock for lunch break. You guys should try them!! Check out WAWHIKER's chanel on hammocking. Bill's got some cool gear too.. And I think he's a photographer...
+Chas2Can Thank you so much! Really glad you liked it, and thank you for watching! It's taking a lot longer to edit the Yosemite episode compard to this unfortunately, haha. -Andrew
Thanks! It's great to be able to enjoy a trip during, and a long time afterwards by capturing it on film. We're glad we're able to share it with everyone too
I haven’t finished the video yet but I already love it. I live in Alaska, but grew up near Morgan-Monroe and explored it often when I was young. I’ll be spending time there this summer and appreciate your help getting reacquainted. What inspired me to stop watching and write a comment was your description of the sassafras tree. As a kid in Indiana I ate and drank locally harvested wild food whenever I could. This included bark from sassafras and some mushrooms that are also questionable (at the least) for safe consumption. I was pretty much taught to eat stuff that I now know is not ok to eat, at least not regularly. I’m hopeful I ate those things rarely enough that long term consequences won’t, well, kill me or make me suffer. 🤷♂️
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - and check out ep. 1 if you haven't yet (and if you have, sorry for the shameless plug, haha) Adventure Archives Episode 1: Dolly Sods --andrew
You guys are awesome! With the great quality video, sound, editing, music, love of nature, great info for making stuff, cooking, narration of the videos, knowledge of trees, flowers, mushrooms, and always packing stuff out that you find along the way that someone else did not but should have done! You guys need your own tv show! That would be awesome! Thanks for sharing your journeys with us, we are very grateful!!
Indeed! Well, part of the reason we hike so little is we stop to film a lot. But we definitely prefer taking our time and taking things in instead of just gunning it to the next campsite. Thank you for watching, I'm glad you liked it!
I came across this channel a couple weeks ago and just now saw this one. I was already in love with your videos but I am from Indianapolis and frequent Morgan-Monroe so finding this video really made my day! I know Low Gap like the back of my hand! Surprised you didn't take the Maitake as a nice addition to that dinner. If you are looking for another nice Indiana hike Brookville Lake is a great one to try. Cheers
Love Morgan Monroe.......were based about an hour from there.....look up wolf creek on brookville reservoir.....love to do a trip with you on it.....it’s my neck of the woods ......since a child........your knowledge of indigenous plants and trees is awesome....
This was a beautiful trip to watch. U said some very true things about nature and humanity. At 20:09 it seemed to me like a Maitake mushroom. What do u think Andrew? I was hiking in the woods all time too. Now i have to stay in bed the fourth year because of an illness. Your videos are really bringing me back to nature. Thx!
+Sebastian Vigl OH mann, I think you're right!! I wasn't too knowledgable about mushrooms back then unfortunately. In episode 1 we saw a Lion's Mane fungus but didn't talk about it on camera cause I didn't know what it was at the time, haha. Glad our videos are helping, and I hope you can get better and have a chance to do some hiking, or at least be out in nature! Thank you for watching! -Andrew
U seem to know quite a lot about nature now.. I am curious to see the American flora. Some species like Sassafras I used during my work as a natural health professional.. But never seen theme in nature.. Lion's Mane fungus, this is an impressing fungus..
+Sebastian Vigl Interesting. I've recently been learning a bit about herbalism and natural health, but I'm sure you know much more, haha. Yes, I love the Lion's Mane. Supposedly some research suggests it might have cancer-inhiiting effects. Thanks again for watching! -Andrew
Lots of people have been telling us about this place, it definitely looks awesome, and I will say that we are definitely planning on going there for season 2! ~ Bryan
***** Yeah, lots of my friends have gone there for backpacking and climbing, and I've always wanted to go. That would be awesome if we bumped into each other! When we get closer to planning a trip, we'll let you know when it is. --Andrew
Great video, guys! I really like that you guys are young, fresh, and not reliant on thousand dollar backpacking equiptment. People get caught up in the Osprey- elitism and what not, you guys focus on the experience and how it can be enjoyed by anyone. Also, credit to the camera/editing work. These videos are a thing of beauty! This is a fantastic series and I am glad you guys are doing it :) Some criticism, if you want it: The music, while original and pretty awesome, can dominate the video a bit, you may want to think about lowering it on the mix. To add to this, the song with the yelling ( at 22:30 and 38:10) was terribly distracting- I don't mean to insult the artist, just that it didn't seem to fit and took away from the video. Also on audio, I know it is expensive, but investing in some mics or even a boom would be a huge benefit for you guys. It is really difficult to watch these videos in a public place because I have to adjust the audio non-stop to account for quiet talking scenes followed by really loud music. You could fix a lot of this in post by normalizing the audio but it would be good to have better audio sources for the conversations and interviews. Also, who is the third guy (Bryan?)? Why do we never see him or hear his comments on anything? Please don't take these criticisms negatively, I am a fan of your work and only want to offer feedback, I want you guys to succeed. Thanks for making the videos, and happy trails!
Great feedback, thank you very much! Audio levels are something we're specifically working on. We got all of our audio equipment figured out now and with any luck the music will be mixed properly with dialogue now too. We actually just bought lavalier mics and got our shotgun mic configured better. And as for music fitting the scenes in the video, we'll keep working on that too. Thanks again and glad you enjoyed the video! Happy trails to you as well. -Robby
Again... Nice video! Have you guys already tried some warm mulled wine (Glühwein) at the campfire, when its cold? 😜 That will definitely keep you warm for a while, LOL.
Wonderful video and a good adventure. Thank you for sharing this. Haha, I've come to the conclusion that AA hikes through the forest but Andrew eats his way through it like Yuel Brenner. I noticed that one of you in narration mentioned getting up only twice in the evening to add more wood to the fire. RUclipsr, Far North Bushcraft and Survival, has several videos on a couple of techniques that serve to have a fire that goes on for the duration of a night with no maintenance.
Haha, thanks so much! And thank you for the recommendations, I will definitely have to look into that. It's been so hot recently, I've forgotten what it's like to feel cold at night, haha. Thanks again for watching! Cheers :) -Andrew
Hey Guys - Good Job, I love backpacking. Don't like to correct you but the Sassafrass roots are good for tea, the reason you shouldn't drink too much is it thins your blood and can cause you to bleed from the nose.
+Wilderness Bound Ah, I see! Thanks for the info, that's interesting to know. I assume it's alright to drink it once in a while in the woods, haha. Thank you for watching! Cheers :) -Andrew
Yep, there's the Adventure Trail in Harrison - Crawford State Forest. Plus it's part of the American Discovery Trail if you didn't know?. I hear Ohio has some nice trails too! I here about Hocking Hills is a nice park also.. Did you see the thing I sent you on Facebook on the "Pepper Show" at the Indiana State Fairground this weekend :9-6 on Sat/Sunday 9-4.I will probably going to go "IF" I don't have to work..
hoobilly 65 Haha yup, Hocking Hills is great. Yup, just saw that - I have yet to respond but we are defintiely interested. Actually I think some of us might be in Indiana possibly this weekend. -Andrew
hoobilly 65 Oh you know, I saw that driving to Indy yesterday (i'm originally from there) and was like, hmm what's that. I didn't see the message but one of the other guys must have. Sounds like something we should go to some day and advertise the channel!
You should, with your guys experience, you should do a video there. That would be cool! I really want to go because outside of like a gun show, I think this can contribute some knowledge that everyone could use in a "worse case scenario", like what happen to Henryville, IN a couple years ago!! Plus it's the first one here, so it ought to be at least interesting. Mark...
hoobilly 65 So I was driving through IN a week ago and saw the billboards for that! Unfortunately never ended up having time to go, but I would love to go to that event next time there's one happening. Hopefully they'll keep it going -Andrew
I wish I knew how you guys find your parks. I don't know any where that allows hiking off trail and I feel like that would be a great experience! Also, I am extremely jealous of the trees you find. I very badly want to eat a paw paw, and you didn't mention that the leaves of the sassafras when dried and ground up become known as file' which is a popular cajun flavoring (most commonly used in gumbo).
What is the white tree at 10:16 into the video? And does the 'bark' peel off in long strips? Keep up the good work. I really enjoy watching your videos!
Are you guys local? If you're in the Bloomington area, I'm sure you can find it.ay have to call around though. If'n you can't, let me know! I'd intrigued by your "kraut" dude!! Ain't had me some good Kraut in awhile! My wife doesn't like it sooo... lol... I think it's best with pork!! Pork loin, pork chops, etc...
hoobilly 65 I went to school in Bloomington (preschool and college haha), but we're all in Ohio. We may make it back up there for a trip eventually. Still plenty of great places to check out there. -Robby
I give Andrew a lot of credit for going with the tarp in the cold weather. I also have a Grand Mesa 2 tent, but have never used it in the cold. Would you say it holds its own in the cold weather?
Andrew here - haha, the second night under the tarp was pretty pleasant thanks to the fire, but from what I remember the first night did have a fair amount of waking up and shivering. I don't think i woulda made it without the air mat though.
For the situation we were in it did very well. I noticed no wind leaking in once I had the rain fly on the tent (unless it was very gusty, and even then it was miniscule). Bottom line is, if you have a decent sleeping bag you will be fine in this tent. - Bryan
Thank you for watching! I believe it is called the Siberian hitch - I will film and upload a video by Tuesday with clear instructions on how to do it. -Andrew
Jared McCutcheon Hey Jared, sorry it's taken so long to get this video up. But here's the video on the knots! How to Tie 3 Essential Knots for Bushcraft and Camping
repairdrive Yeah if memory serves it wasn't very hilly, so it was pretty easy hiking. You could see hills in the distance through the trees in the fall, though. The biggest change in elevation was probably when we went off trail. From there, you could hike back up some big hills if that's what you're more looking for, but otherwise the trails are pretty suitable for anyone. --Andrew
If you went off the path it might be better. But Hoosier National Forest might give you more options - you can hike and camp off the trail there and it's fairly hilly. It's not too far from this area. Hope this helps!
Have you guys ever hiked on'' Isle Royal'' off the north shore of Lake Superior? Or the Superior hiking trail along the Sawtooth Mountains, Also on the north shore? Very rocky.... you'd need hammocks.
+Margie Claire Leone Isle Royale is something we're looking at, and a lot of people have mentioned it lately, definitely something we're interested in!
Andrew here - to get a bit of an idea of the music-making process, check out this video Robby made featuring the music in the credits sequence: Behind the Scenes - Music Sneak Peek
Have another camera question for you guy's. I want to know how you did the shot during credits, before the blue foot prints roll? You have a shoting up towards the sky near the fire, through the fire and you can see the star rotate. How did you do that and what was you apeture setting? DUDE! That is SO freakin cool!!! I tried a similar shot like that years ago on an over nite in Deam Wilderness Area just above Patton Cave. But that was pre-digital days with a Nikon fm2n' a 75-200 Tamron lens, Bowen tripod and a cable release. Andrew-- "it gets lonely in the wilderness:/you brought your blow up doll, dang dude, lol....
hoobilly 65 Ooh, sorry to disappoint, but that shot is a composite of two shots, haha. I would love to be able to capture something like that in one single shot, but we just took a shot of the campfire, where most of it was black (besides the fire of course). Then we used this "chroma key" tool in Sony Vegas to make all of the black translucent, and we put a timelapse of the stars that we took behind it. That being said, there is a camera that we rented and played around with that can capture stars in real time (not just using timelapse photography) because it has really good low-light settings. It's called the Sony a7s. The only problem is it costs around $2500. Also I'm not sure how the fire would look in that case - it might be completely washed out if the stars were visible. And hahaha, glad you liked that joke. Hope this helps! --Andrew
Im sitting here watching the Mor/Mon Video again. Between my pickle baloney, your pine needle tea and Robs kraut, all four of us need to get together for lunch, lol... Andrew; I would love to pick you brain on your knowledge of wild flowers and edibles. Dude, that is awesome! Yes it did and thank you for the clarity on that shot. When I did mine, the embers warmly lit up the Dogwood near by, but the shot came out ok. Probably would of been better with a 105 and 1.8 aptr! I've heard of those Sony's--ouch 25g's oh but the clarity. If I spent that on a camera, my wife would divorce me, lol...
Hey Robby; Being a ol' hillbilly's son and when I was a lot younger my dad produced this 2 gal jar of what looked liked "pickled pig intestines" from a trip from where he was from, Kentucky! I was like, I'm not eating that!!! He explained that I have already been eating it, as he laughed, just in sliced form! SO, you could imagine my discontenetment and that I had to try! So, out came the slatine crackers and the jar was emptied in NO time.... LOL. But wait Robby, there's more! So you have this 2 gal jar of pickled juice, do you just throw it away? What? That would just uncivilized as I was told. Anything you can pickle, eggs, peppers- "banana peppers", cucumbers, beets, etc.., goes in. Oh yah, "red neck salad", lol... My dad WAS old school. You guys keep doing an awesome job!!! Mark...
hoobilly 65 Ah man, haha I definitely want to try this sometime. The juice in the sauerkraut is the best part man! So I'm sure that is pretty damn tasty.
It looks like Salami all curled up in a huge jar with pickling juice in it. Where regular baloney is just in slices, packaged and not fermented. Now there is a smaller type that look like "Ball Park" franks in a quart jar with the juice, but I don't think it taste the same as the big size jar. But that may have something to do with the fermentation and the smaller jar is plastic, where the big jar is glass!?! Of course the smaller jar would be more travel size I guess. But one could use a Nalgene Bottle and cut some hanks off the normal sized and pour some juice in to that! Trial and error I guess. Mark...
Robby, I have a question about your camera equipment, only because I am need of upgrading mine! I have a older Sony Handycam that takes for ever to upload and doesnt like to convert to usable "mb's" ! So why do you use what you use? Have you though about an Go-Pro model? I'd like to have one, but I would like two formats to use, so cost is a factor! So, I'm thinking of a Sony action cam for weight and cost. Now I've used Nikons in the past (predigital days) and may stick with those since I'm familiar with that brand . However if a Canon is lighter I could be coherst in to switching, lol.. Looking at a D3200 Nikon with acouple of lenses package for the price is nice... What do you use to protect you gear while out in the wood's, case wise..?
hoobilly 65 Hmm, I think for ease of use and portability, those gopros are awesome. We use a Canon T3i, and pretty much don't protect it at all. It's out of the bag so much for shooting anyway. We've got two of them and they have been beat to death, but they keep on trucking. Depending on your level of expertise and budgets, there's different cameras I would recommend. Can't go wrong with a D3200 though, cheap and good quality.
Both the D3200 and 3300 use the same board, just have to get approval from the boss, she controls the big buys, lol... unless I sell my 01 Strat Deluxe and tube amp I never play! LOL...
I don't often leave comments, but after finding your channel a week or so ago, just wanted to tell you how much I love your videos. The poetic nature of the film and narration, and just the general love of the outdoors you share just warms my heart. Keep up the awesome work!
Seth Dombach Thanks so much! It always means a lot to us when people enjoy the narration/philosophy parts. By the way, great photography reel on your account. Thanks so much for watching! -Andrew
Thank you so much!
+AdventureArchives that's the best part!
TJack Thanks!!
Your videos aren't so much about the hike, as are so many other channels I subscribe to. You give us the general layout of the terrain, not every step of the trail. However, I enjoy those kinds of hikes as well. But in videos such as yours, the general layout is enough. Your videos are about camaraderie among good friends (and I assume relations), enjoying the moment, teaching a way of life as well as how-to's, although not always by words but also by quiet example. And your videography is very good.
I know what Andrew meant when he talked about his hike alone (not the bear part), as I do all my hiking alone-really just walking on pathways in state parks and conservation areas, no backpacking. Really, it's just good to get out.
As usual, I love the music, even the "calls to the wild" in a couple of songs that someone was complaining about. I've got plenty of videos to catch up on, as I decided to start from the beginning. It's a relaxing way to spend an evening.
Thanks so much for your comment! Really glad you enjoyed the video, and we hope you enjoy watching the other episodes :)
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Echo every great mention in the comments below.. best channel I've discovered on RUclips in so long and I just love the long-form, well produced content.. I lowkey wish I had this as a TV show growing up haha.. Thanks for being so inspiring!!
I remember watching this exact video years ago, I think shortly after you guys had released it. I live fairly close to Morgan Monroe, and this video was the one that really inspired me to get back into hiking/camping after years of being out of it because my lack of finances (and frankly, depression).
I love your approach to making videos; It seems like most RUclips campers/hikers are more interested in obsessing over gear (and don’t get me wrong, I DO love gear) or making silent solo trips (which can be fun to watch, but I would have that kind of video running in the background). You guys really make it about the experience and the friendships, which is what so many of us crave in the end. You don’t have to have $5000 worth of gear on your back to have a good time, and you don’t have to hike 20 miles in ultralight gear to feel fulfilled. Simply enjoying/respecting nature, learning, and exploring new places is what it’s all about!
By golly I love the way you all stroll through the woods. While out doing a day hike the other day I realized there are 2 basic hikers; a point to point get there kind of person or the stroll & take in everything hiker. You guys show that even the slowest of us hikers can get out there & enjoy!! Thanks again.
Dudes - going back and watching all of your full episodes again. It never gets old. This channel has gotten me through some hard times.
Loved your video. I found it very informative, cozy n interesting. The bonding of friends respecting n enjoying nature. I'm now a subscriber. I live in Bedford now. But use to live in bloomington. Been to Stepp cemetery several times around Halloween. Thank you.
Just finish watching this video.. The guitar piece is sublime... It just puts a smile on my face and my heart.. You just amazing guys
Okay... So I've been going back and watching the full episodes a second time (or third, depending). Y'know what I really really love about this one (in addition to all the usual reasons), and I don't think I caught it in my first viewing last year? I really love the closing line "...until then we will enjoy these memories -- in our adventure archives"! Not only does it tie the philosophy, the closing, and the show title all together, but it perfectly puts into words the feeling of knowing you just created some amazing memories, and you're already looking forward to the next trip. The memories, pictures, and stories are such a valuable thing, in between adventures. Great line & theme!
Whoa, just saw this comment, but thank you so much for your kind words! And thank you for watching :) Cheers! -Andrew
I don't like the fact that I can't add extra likes to your videos. you guys make trail running fun, insightful, and retrospective. Awesome channel keep it up.
I love how you guys don’t use any fancy hiking gear. Just get out and hike.
Awesome
I'm 13 and usually stay inside but you guys have reminded me why it's good to go outside every once and a while so I've started backpacking a lot more so thank you guys for showing me what it's like to be outside
the taco army Thats awesome to hear! Go out and have some awesome adventures!
Sure will keep up the good videos
I started watching your videos recently - Superb! I love trekking/hiking and watching your videos made being stuck at home through the last year-year and half so much more bearable. The beautiful photography, narration, music and food….👍🏼😋😃. Keep hiking and keep sharing!
" Fire joints " love it!
So inspiring on so many levels. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Motivated to do hiking thank you guys
This was such a nice video. The off trail hikes have a certain feel to them 👍
I want to eat eveytime yal do. Lol gona get fat watching you guys. I'm mostly bedridden these days unfortunately disabled from injury. I really enjoy watching your videos. Takes me places I'll never be able to go now as i once was very active in the forest, a lot. I really miss those times. And guys don't worry about me getting fat, i only weigh 120 even not being too active. Lol
My MOM, age 95, feels just like you do--- used to be on the woods, and, we want to eat, ... we watch together by facechat...we may make a sandwich, for next time, 🥰
Hey Big Dawg!
Congrats on such an awesome accomplishment!!!
I really appreciate your dedication and extra commitment on top of hiking the trail that you made by filming your journey. I was sad to see it end, but so happy for how it seems to have brought you closer to your sons. Thank you from SC, your journey has given me the thought that even I, at 53 years old can conquer the AT. All the best to you and your family Dawg.
I'm so thankful that I found your channel it's exactly what I need right now. I can't wait until the next video to see what happens next.
thanks guys
I just discovered these old ones, sweeeeet I'm going to have lots to watch while I paint. Great video guys
Dave from Canada
I don't know why the fuck I watched this but it made me feel good and the landscape was very similar to my dream forest
- Amedin4 - Haha, glad you enjoyed it! Dream forest as in a place you've dreamed of, a place you've imagined, or somewhere you've actually been? Either way, you should check it out sometime, it's a beautiful place.
AdventureArchives A place I imagined, a beautiful place I go to in my mind and want to find a place that is similar in real life. But I gotta go in Autumn because thats how I imagine itl. Thanks for replying! I also subbed
Amazing work! you guys are the real deal it's nice to share that outdoor bond with nature nothing better!
Jason Chasteen Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. And definitely, there is nothing better!
This is my new favorite channel on RUclips! You guys are a great resource to learn more about the environment and just....good for the soul (is that weird to say)? I really needed to watch something positive and relaxing that reminded about the good that still exists in the world. Thanks AA crew!
Really excited to have you guys on the Benchcast next week. Can't get enough.
We're excited to be on there! Thanks for watching!
Another nice video, guys. Thanks. I enjoyed the music too, and I especially liked the part with the vocals. Nice.
Wordsmyth8 Thanks so much, and thank you for watching! Haha, that off-trail song with the vocals is one of Robby's favorites that he's made, I think. --Andrew
AdventureArchives This is correct. -Robby
great job guys! and i couldn't agree more with your perspectives on community. - stony
Thanks stony - your praise means a ton to us. And it's good to know the philosophizing doesn't annoy everybody, haha. --Andrew
i got a BA in philosophy. so it's refreshing to me. can't speak for anyone else. haha. - stony
The amount of professionalism in your videos make me wonder why this doesn't have over 100,000 views....
Mike Truong Man, thanks so much for the high praise! Glad you like the videos.
wow. i have been to morgan monroe state forest too and i live in indiana. but i didnt know that you could camp off of the campsites wherever you want. also great video *hits subscribe button*
also great music i am a music player too :D i am also thinking of taking an adventure there soon :D
Quentin Fowler Thanks so much! Yeah, the backpacking map PDF says off-trail camping is allowed. It doesn't say much more than that, but I assume there are no limits so long as it's in the backpacking area. It's a lot of fun, especially in the fall/spring. Thanks for watching and subbing! --Andrew
Quentin Fowler And nice! Would love to hear some of your music, and let us know how your adventure goes!
oh dont worry i think my adventure will be fun and i can tell you about it! im going this saturday :D but the sad part is that i wont get to go off the campgrounds and camp but i will hike a few miles randomly in the forest. i cant wait to go it is exciting. thanks for replying. you guys are awesome and i hope to see more videos soon! :)
GREAT video! So much information! Nice footage.
Just recently found your channel and subscribe! Excellent videos. ironically I was just on the ODNR website learning about the Pawpaw tree. as an Ohio native I'm a bit ashamed I didn't already k ow about it. Great job!
Thanks so much! I remember when I was first learning about the trees and plants here, it was amazing finding out just how much cool stuff there was. And pawpaws are so delicious! -Andrew
Love all your video's and your story telling, you guys rock and are living my dream :) I wish I was as good.
+Angie Brackin Thanks for the kind words, Angie! And give yourself some credit! If you're making videos and that's what you want to be doing, you are living the dream. I'm watching this Lake Murray State Park one right now and it's great! Just keep doing what you love and they will keep evolving and slowly become more and more exactly what you want them to be. -Robby
+AdventureArchives (robby) Thanks for the encouragement and I appreciate you taking the time to read and watch as well. I don't know if you guys ever come out to Texas but if you were needing a new place to check out, check out caprock canyon. Very different kind of earth for sure. Subscribed so I can keep up with you guys :).
@10:50 I can't help but feeling like doing this / suggesting scattering the coals over leaves and underbrush may eventually lead to a fire. All it takes is a small ember still warm, a leaf against it and a small breeze. Just a thought; there is a fine line between leave no trace and burn down a forest. When I think of the suggestion of scattering the fire out I think of making sure there is no logs still touching that will smoulder. I grew up surrounded by woods in Kentucky and sometimes it would get so dry that even having a fire sparks flying could light the leaves on fire. However your videos are great! Keep it up and its awesome to see you all removing any trash seen. Its a good reminder to people to not leave things, they don't just disappear naturally. Ever been to the Porcupine Mountains? If not you all should check it out and make sure to do the whole Escarpment Trail. After :Labor Day is less bugs and March / April can have impossible river crossings.
+Brian CY For sure - you've got to make sure you dowse it in water and that it is completely cool to the touch. It looks like there's still smoke coming from our embers, but it's just the steam from the water we poured on it. As long as it's damp and cool enough to touch, there shouldn't be any issue with it causing a fire. But that is definitely something always worth considering! Thanks so much for watching :) We haven't been to Porcupine Mountains, but our friend Thomas has actually suggested we go there! I'll be sure to look into that trail, and it's good to know the best time to avoid bugs, haha. Thanks again for watching and for the comment! Cheers -Andrew
You guys are very talented videographers and musicians. I will always be looking forward to your adventures…Great job and ATB Tim
Thanks, we really enjoy producing these videos too!
I just discovered your channel and this is the first video I watched. I enjoyed it very much. I live in Ohio and can relate the type of landscape in which you were traveling. I went on my first backpacking trip, last year. with some other members of my family. It was very relaxing, just like watching your video. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. I will certainly be watching more of them, possibly even tonight.
+Jeremy Buchanan Sounds like an incredible time - where did you go backpacking? How was it? I used to think this sort of landscape was boring, but I've grown such an appreciation for it, and I think it's now my favorite kind of environment. Thank you so, so much for watching, and we're glad you enjoy it. -Andrew
I mentioned our trip in another comment, on one of your other videos (Wayne National Forest). I would certainly like to try some other types of terrain, but not sure it would impress me anymore than this.
Just recently found your channel and was scrolling through your past videos and saw this. So cool you guys hiked here, I grew up very close to that park and spent countless hours in my childhood and early adulthood hiking there. I've hiked Low Gap there probably a dozen or so times. So cool to see it on a channel like this.
Solid. If you had all your episodes up, I'd devote the rest of this Tuesday to binge watching Adventure Archives. I'm looking forward to visiting this channel.
I've noticed all your comments in succession, I'm really glad that we have captured your attention and praise, thanks for your kind words! -B
Wonderful video!! Wherever you go to, I see you bring the joy to these places :).
/ps: just never cut anything on your lap. Mistakes do happen, that's the easiest way to get yourself into trouble in the wilderness
Great little camping area in Indiana, if IU didn't happen to be in that town I'd love to go there myself.
Haha, we actually end up getting even closer to IU in Episode 4. Even lovlier area actually.
Nice job can't wait to see more.
So I was looking for something about autumn camping on RUclips and stumbled upon this channel. Great quality, great material, really focused on the nature. Nice soundtrack thou. Will watch all the videos. Surprised there are so few subscribers. But good things never are mainstream
+Test Thank you so, so much! Autumn is such a great season. Unfortunately we didn't get to get out this year, but I really, really want to do another autumn camping episode sometime soon. Thanks again so much for watching! - Andrew
You guys are amazing, I love what you do and I really would like to give it a go!
nice video! thanks for beautiful views....
Excellent video guys. It's a refreshing change from the garage/gear review "bushcraft" videos. Can't wait to see future episodes!
Wow. Just wow. Great vid. Cinematography and score.. Just fabulous.. Well done.
Thank you so much! very kind words, we're glad you liked it. --andrew
Yep. Nice to have come across your channel. Great job once again! Nice production all around. I like that you have brought more of yourselves into episode 2. Also, I noticed some new gear as well! Keep up the good work and thank you.
Thanks so much! Yeah, it's funny how self conscious a camera can make someone, but I think we've gotten better too, haha. Also we'll try to get some side videos with gear reviews up too --A
Another brilliant video from you guys! I was looking at Morgan Monroe a couple weeks ago. Thanks again!
Nate Buker Thanks so much, and thank you for watching man! -Andrew
Hey, guys. I'm from El Salvador now living, hiking and camping in Arizona and I love your channel! Keep up the great work!
P. S.
Nice knife! 😉👍
Man, I sure do hope you guys harvested and ate some of those beautiful Maitake mushrooms. If I am ever lucky enough to find some I sure will. And make a dual extraction tincture for medicinal purposes too.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Thank you!!
Nicely made and well narrated. Thank you from Victoria Canada.
kinezo1961 Thanks much - glad you enjoyed it! I'd love to go to that part of Canada some day. I've heard it is absolutely beautiful. --Andrew
Id like to see and hear more about the trail, water sources, show your location on a map. Maybe talk about terrain.
You know I've hiked and camped there since 1982 and help with the Tecumseh Trail back in the late 90s. My section was the one that crossed the old forestry road in the back section, down a finger ridge through a crick, along a fence row and down to Bear Lake. Glad younger people are enoying it as much as I have through the years!
hoobilly 65 Oh awesome, were you part of a volunteer group or something? And has the place changed much since the 80s you think? Someone online said they had done some logging in the area, but I haven't been back there since we filmed this episode. I hope to go back sometime again and enjoy it more! Thanks so much for watching! --Andrew
I was part of the Hoosier Hiking Council that worked on the early stages of the Tecumseh Trail, the Northern 50 miles of the Knobstone Trail. It's changed alot to one degree. My intent is to start hiking again this year ( for my health!!!). Ifor some weird reason got into motorcycling for 6 years and motorcycle camped all over God's creation. Then ne day I met my wife. So I'm try to simplify things and do what I loved when I was younger.. You ever go back let me know, I'd go for the day, lol.. I'll bring my ENO Double Nest hammock for lunch break. You guys should try them!! Check out WAWHIKER's chanel on hammocking. Bill's got some cool gear too.. And I think he's a photographer...
Good Job guys. In content, advice, videoing and editing. Well done.
+Chas2Can Thank you so much! Really glad you liked it, and thank you for watching! It's taking a lot longer to edit the Yosemite episode compard to this unfortunately, haha. -Andrew
Fantastic!! Enjoyed every second. The camp craft and info excellent and movie making skills great. I must subscribe!!
Thanks so much - I'm very glad you liked it! Your videos look great too!
Thanks!! ATB
Love your videos guys. Thanks so much for sharing these experiences with us all. 👍
Glad you enjoy the videos :) Thank you so much for watching! -Andrew
Great stuff guys, you should be very proud of your work.
Thanks! It's great to be able to enjoy a trip during, and a long time afterwards by capturing it on film. We're glad we're able to share it with everyone too
I haven’t finished the video yet but I already love it.
I live in Alaska, but grew up near Morgan-Monroe and explored it often when I was young. I’ll be spending time there this summer and appreciate your help getting reacquainted.
What inspired me to stop watching and write a comment was your description of the sassafras tree. As a kid in Indiana I ate and drank locally harvested wild food whenever I could. This included bark from sassafras and some mushrooms that are also questionable (at the least) for safe consumption. I was pretty much taught to eat stuff that I now know is not ok to eat, at least not regularly.
I’m hopeful I ate those things rarely enough that long term consequences won’t, well, kill me or make me suffer. 🤷♂️
Very very nice long video, thanks !
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - and check out ep. 1 if you haven't yet (and if you have, sorry for the shameless plug, haha) Adventure Archives Episode 1: Dolly Sods --andrew
Superb Job Guys! Looks like a great place to camp. Thank you for taking the time to share!
+FogDog68 it is! I live in Bloomington
Might have to try that out this spring.
You guys are awesome! With the great quality video, sound, editing, music, love of nature, great info for making stuff, cooking, narration of the videos, knowledge of trees, flowers, mushrooms, and always packing stuff out that you find along the way that someone else did not but should have done! You guys need your own tv show! That would be awesome! Thanks for sharing your journeys with us, we are very grateful!!
Very glad to hear that you're enjoying our videos! Thank you so much for the kind words!
Really well done video. You guys seem to take it slow and really absorb the whole experience, that is what a retreat to the woods should be.
Indeed! Well, part of the reason we hike so little is we stop to film a lot. But we definitely prefer taking our time and taking things in instead of just gunning it to the next campsite. Thank you for watching, I'm glad you liked it!
Dat marimba tho lordy that's quite a beat!
I can’t believe how far you guys Have come since these early videos.
Bryan, I just noticed what a part of your fire making kit was called! Dude I'm rolling, literally!! lol...
I came across this channel a couple weeks ago and just now saw this one. I was already in love with your videos but I am from Indianapolis and frequent Morgan-Monroe so finding this video really made my day! I know Low Gap like the back of my hand! Surprised you didn't take the Maitake as a nice addition to that dinner. If you are looking for another nice Indiana hike Brookville Lake is a great one to try. Cheers
Nice vid! I like watching nature, explore and decompress...
Love Morgan Monroe.......were based about an hour from there.....look up wolf creek on brookville reservoir.....love to do a trip with you on it.....it’s my neck of the woods ......since a child........your knowledge of indigenous plants and trees is awesome....
Clear and awesome view in this video and very good narrative. You did a good job, guys 👍👍👍
Great video, guys. The effort that goes into these is apparent, really well done. Subbed after the first couple of minutes.
Thanks for your kind words and sub!
Your guys videos are awesome
This was a beautiful trip to watch. U said some very true things about nature and humanity. At 20:09 it seemed to me like a Maitake mushroom. What do u think Andrew?
I was hiking in the woods all time too. Now i have to stay in bed the fourth year because of an illness. Your videos are really bringing me back to nature. Thx!
+Sebastian Vigl OH mann, I think you're right!! I wasn't too knowledgable about mushrooms back then unfortunately. In episode 1 we saw a Lion's Mane fungus but didn't talk about it on camera cause I didn't know what it was at the time, haha.
Glad our videos are helping, and I hope you can get better and have a chance to do some hiking, or at least be out in nature! Thank you for watching! -Andrew
U seem to know quite a lot about nature now.. I am curious to see the American flora. Some species like Sassafras I used during my work as a natural health professional.. But never seen theme in nature.. Lion's Mane fungus, this is an impressing fungus..
+Sebastian Vigl Interesting. I've recently been learning a bit about herbalism and natural health, but I'm sure you know much more, haha. Yes, I love the Lion's Mane. Supposedly some research suggests it might have cancer-inhiiting effects. Thanks again for watching! -Andrew
I guess there are no bears where you hiked? Great vid, thanks!
Great video! Y'all should come out to the Red River Gorge!
Lots of people have been telling us about this place, it definitely looks awesome, and I will say that we are definitely planning on going there for season 2! ~ Bryan
Maybe we will bump into each other. Also make sure to hit Miguels on your way out.
***** Yeah, lots of my friends have gone there for backpacking and climbing, and I've always wanted to go. That would be awesome if we bumped into each other! When we get closer to planning a trip, we'll let you know when it is. --Andrew
Look forward to it.
Great video, guys! I really like that you guys are young, fresh, and not reliant on thousand dollar backpacking equiptment. People get caught up in the Osprey-
elitism and what not, you guys focus on the experience and how it can be enjoyed by anyone. Also, credit to the camera/editing work. These videos are a thing of beauty! This is a fantastic series and I am glad you guys are doing it :)
Some criticism, if you want it: The music, while original and pretty awesome, can dominate the video a bit, you may want to think about lowering it on the mix. To add to this, the song with the yelling ( at 22:30 and 38:10) was terribly distracting- I don't mean to insult the artist, just that it didn't seem to fit and took away from the video. Also on audio, I know it is expensive, but investing in some mics or even a boom would be a huge benefit for you guys. It is really difficult to watch these videos in a public place because I have to adjust the audio non-stop to account for quiet talking scenes followed by really loud music. You could fix a lot of this in post by normalizing the audio but it would be good to have better audio sources for the conversations and interviews. Also, who is the third guy (Bryan?)? Why do we never see him or hear his comments on anything? Please don't take these criticisms negatively, I am a fan of your work and only want to offer feedback, I want you guys to succeed.
Thanks for making the videos, and happy trails!
Great feedback, thank you very much! Audio levels are something we're specifically working on. We got all of our audio equipment figured out now and with any luck the music will be mixed properly with dialogue now too. We actually just bought lavalier mics and got our shotgun mic configured better.
And as for music fitting the scenes in the video, we'll keep working on that too.
Thanks again and glad you enjoyed the video! Happy trails to you as well. -Robby
Again... Nice video!
Have you guys already tried some warm mulled wine (Glühwein) at the campfire, when its cold?
😜
That will definitely keep you warm for a while, LOL.
Dave Kennedy, I can't respond directly to your comment for some reason, but definitely go for it! And thank you!
Wonderful video and a good adventure. Thank you for sharing this. Haha, I've come to the conclusion that AA hikes through the forest but Andrew eats his way through it like Yuel Brenner. I noticed that one of you in narration mentioned getting up only twice in the evening to add more wood to the fire. RUclipsr, Far North Bushcraft and Survival, has several videos on a couple of techniques that serve to have a fire that goes on for the duration of a night with no maintenance.
Haha, thanks so much! And thank you for the recommendations, I will definitely have to look into that. It's been so hot recently, I've forgotten what it's like to feel cold at night, haha. Thanks again for watching! Cheers :) -Andrew
Hey Guys - Good Job, I love backpacking. Don't like to correct you but the Sassafrass roots are good for tea, the reason you shouldn't drink too much is it thins your blood and can cause you to bleed from the nose.
+Wilderness Bound Ah, I see! Thanks for the info, that's interesting to know. I assume it's alright to drink it once in a while in the woods, haha. Thank you for watching! Cheers :) -Andrew
+AdventureArchives Sure nothing wrong with moderation - me I love the taste of sassafrass tea
Lovely video, Thank you and thanks to alone wolverine 1984 for suggesting your channel.
Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! AloneWolverine1984 is awesome! --Andrew
Yep, there's the Adventure Trail in Harrison - Crawford State Forest. Plus it's part of the American Discovery Trail if you didn't know?. I hear Ohio has some nice trails too! I here about Hocking Hills is a nice park also..
Did you see the thing I sent you on Facebook on the "Pepper Show" at the Indiana State Fairground this weekend :9-6 on Sat/Sunday 9-4.I will probably going to go "IF" I don't have to work..
hoobilly 65 Haha yup, Hocking Hills is great. Yup, just saw that - I have yet to respond but we are defintiely interested. Actually I think some of us might be in Indiana possibly this weekend. -Andrew
hoobilly 65 Oh you know, I saw that driving to Indy yesterday (i'm originally from there) and was like, hmm what's that. I didn't see the message but one of the other guys must have. Sounds like something we should go to some day and advertise the channel!
You should, with your guys experience, you should do a video there. That would be cool! I really want to go because outside of like a gun show, I think this can contribute some knowledge that everyone could use in a "worse case scenario", like what happen to Henryville, IN a couple years ago!! Plus it's the first one here, so it ought to be at least interesting. Mark...
hoobilly 65 So I was driving through IN a week ago and saw the billboards for that! Unfortunately never ended up having time to go, but I would love to go to that event next time there's one happening. Hopefully they'll keep it going -Andrew
AdventureArchives right on...
I wish I knew how you guys find your parks. I don't know any where that allows hiking off trail and I feel like that would be a great experience! Also, I am extremely jealous of the trees you find. I very badly want to eat a paw paw, and you didn't mention that the leaves of the sassafras when dried and ground up become known as file' which is a popular cajun flavoring (most commonly used in gumbo).
Great vid. I am from southern Indiana and haven't been back for many, many years. Your vid. brought back many memories for me.
Your music is lovely btw
+NKH Wilson Thanks so much! :D
Great video
What is the white tree at 10:16 into the video? And does the 'bark' peel off in long strips?
Keep up the good work. I really enjoy watching your videos!
Cool 😎 video
Are you guys local? If you're in the Bloomington area, I'm sure you can find it.ay have to call around though. If'n you can't, let me know! I'd intrigued by your "kraut" dude!! Ain't had me some good Kraut in awhile! My wife doesn't like it sooo... lol... I think it's best with pork!! Pork loin, pork chops, etc...
hoobilly 65 I went to school in Bloomington (preschool and college haha), but we're all in Ohio. We may make it back up there for a trip eventually. Still plenty of great places to check out there. -Robby
I give Andrew a lot of credit for going with the tarp in the cold weather. I also have a Grand Mesa 2 tent, but have never used it in the cold. Would you say it holds its own in the cold weather?
Andrew here - haha, the second night under the tarp was pretty pleasant thanks to the fire, but from what I remember the first night did have a fair amount of waking up and shivering. I don't think i woulda made it without the air mat though.
For the situation we were in it did very well. I noticed no wind leaking in once I had the rain fly on the tent (unless it was very gusty, and even then it was miniscule). Bottom line is, if you have a decent sleeping bag you will be fine in this tent. - Bryan
AdventureArchives Awesome! Thanks for getting back to me guys. As always, keep up the good work.
great video, great knowledge sharing. thanks. - zaidi -
Zaidi Badron Glad you like it! Thanks!
Thanks for the video! What is that knot that you use?
Thank you for watching! I believe it is called the Siberian hitch - I will film and upload a video by Tuesday with clear instructions on how to do it. -Andrew
Thank you. That would be awesome!
Of course! (It might not be up until tuesday evening, haha)
Jared McCutcheon Hey Jared, sorry it's taken so long to get this video up. But here's the video on the knots! How to Tie 3 Essential Knots for Bushcraft and Camping
Thank you for the great video!
Moving not too far from here soon (Kankakee, IL). How hilly was this place?
The path we took had some altitude changes, but they were gradual so I would say it wasn't very hilly at all. ~Bryan
repairdrive Yeah if memory serves it wasn't very hilly, so it was pretty easy hiking. You could see hills in the distance through the trees in the fall, though. The biggest change in elevation was probably when we went off trail. From there, you could hike back up some big hills if that's what you're more looking for, but otherwise the trails are pretty suitable for anyone. --Andrew
AdventureArchives Ok cool. I was actually looking FOR hills being that the county in IL I'm going to is pool table flat. Thanks guys!
If you went off the path it might be better. But Hoosier National Forest might give you more options - you can hike and camp off the trail there and it's fairly hilly. It's not too far from this area. Hope this helps!
Have you guys ever hiked on'' Isle Royal'' off the north shore of Lake Superior? Or the Superior hiking trail along the Sawtooth Mountains, Also on the north shore? Very rocky.... you'd need hammocks.
+Margie Claire Leone Isle Royale is something we're looking at, and a lot of people have mentioned it lately, definitely something we're interested in!
Andrew here - to get a bit of an idea of the music-making process, check out this video Robby made featuring the music in the credits sequence: Behind the Scenes - Music Sneak Peek
Have another camera question for you guy's. I want to know how you did the shot during credits, before the blue foot prints roll? You have a shoting up towards the sky near the fire, through the fire and you can see the star rotate. How did you do that and what was you apeture setting? DUDE! That is SO freakin cool!!! I tried a similar shot like that years ago on an over nite in Deam Wilderness Area just above Patton Cave. But that was pre-digital days with a Nikon fm2n' a 75-200 Tamron lens, Bowen tripod and a cable release.
Andrew-- "it gets lonely in the wilderness:/you brought your blow up doll, dang dude, lol....
hoobilly 65 Ooh, sorry to disappoint, but that shot is a composite of two shots, haha. I would love to be able to capture something like that in one single shot, but we just took a shot of the campfire, where most of it was black (besides the fire of course). Then we used this "chroma key" tool in Sony Vegas to make all of the black translucent, and we put a timelapse of the stars that we took behind it.
That being said, there is a camera that we rented and played around with that can capture stars in real time (not just using timelapse photography) because it has really good low-light settings. It's called the Sony a7s. The only problem is it costs around $2500. Also I'm not sure how the fire would look in that case - it might be completely washed out if the stars were visible.
And hahaha, glad you liked that joke. Hope this helps!
--Andrew
Im sitting here watching the Mor/Mon Video again. Between my pickle baloney, your pine needle tea and Robs kraut, all four of us need to get together for lunch, lol... Andrew; I would love to pick you brain on your knowledge of wild flowers and edibles. Dude, that is awesome!
Yes it did and thank you for the clarity on that shot. When I did mine, the embers warmly lit up the Dogwood near by, but the shot came out ok. Probably would of been better with a 105 and 1.8 aptr! I've heard of those Sony's--ouch 25g's oh but the clarity. If I spent that on a camera, my wife would divorce me, lol...
hoobilly 65 I literally can't imagine how people used to use SLRs before the digital days. I would waste so much film getting the shot right. -Robby
Hey Rob, Andrew and Bryan you mention your guy's Canon's. Are those T Rebels or another model?
hoobilly 65 Yup! The T3i Rebel. Also, I'd be happy to share any plant knowledge with you if you've got any questions! --Andrew
Were you channelling Pachelbel's Cannon when you composed?
+NKH Wilson Haha yeah Robby was. He even titled that song "Taco Bell's Canon" -Andrew
+AdventureArchives omg, excellent!😂😂
Hey Robby; Being a ol' hillbilly's son and when I was a lot younger my dad produced this 2 gal jar of what looked liked "pickled pig intestines" from a trip from where he was from, Kentucky! I was like, I'm not eating that!!! He explained that I have already been eating it, as he laughed, just in sliced form! SO, you could imagine my discontenetment and that I had to try! So, out came the slatine crackers and the jar was emptied in NO time.... LOL.
But wait Robby, there's more! So you have this 2 gal jar of pickled juice, do you just throw it away? What? That would just uncivilized as I was told. Anything you can pickle, eggs, peppers- "banana peppers", cucumbers, beets, etc.., goes in. Oh yah, "red neck salad", lol... My dad WAS old school. You guys keep doing an awesome job!!!
Mark...
hoobilly 65 Ah man, haha I definitely want to try this sometime. The juice in the sauerkraut is the best part man! So I'm sure that is pretty damn tasty.
As soon I get some for you guys, I'll let you know..
So is pickled baloney pretty different form the regular baloney slices you buy in the store? I'm so intrigued, haha --Andrew
It looks like Salami all curled up in a huge jar with pickling juice in it. Where regular baloney is just in slices, packaged and not fermented. Now there is a smaller type that look like "Ball Park" franks in a quart jar with the juice, but I don't think it taste the same as the big size jar. But that may have something to do with the fermentation and the smaller jar is plastic, where the big jar is glass!?! Of course the smaller jar would be more travel size I guess. But one could use a Nalgene Bottle and cut some hanks off the normal sized and pour some juice in to that! Trial and error I guess. Mark...
Robby, I have a question about your camera equipment, only because I am need of upgrading mine! I have a older Sony Handycam that takes for ever to upload and doesnt like to convert to usable "mb's" ! So why do you use what you use? Have you though about an Go-Pro model? I'd like to have one, but I would like two formats to use, so cost is a factor! So, I'm thinking of a Sony action cam for weight and cost. Now I've used Nikons in the past (predigital days) and may stick with those since I'm familiar with that brand . However if a Canon is lighter I could be coherst in to switching, lol.. Looking at a D3200 Nikon with acouple of lenses package for the price is nice... What do you use to protect you gear while out in the wood's, case wise..?
hoobilly 65 Hmm, I think for ease of use and portability, those gopros are awesome. We use a Canon T3i, and pretty much don't protect it at all. It's out of the bag so much for shooting anyway. We've got two of them and they have been beat to death, but they keep on trucking. Depending on your level of expertise and budgets, there's different cameras I would recommend. Can't go wrong with a D3200 though, cheap and good quality.
Both the D3200 and 3300 use the same board, just have to get approval from the boss, she controls the big buys, lol... unless I sell my 01 Strat Deluxe and tube amp I never play! LOL...