Great use of lashings and knots. I will be showing my Boy Scouts how to make this pack when I return from my deployment. When finishing a natural rope; we teach our scouts to wrap the twine to the thickness of the rope being finished. Thanks for you dedication to making videos for the rest of us.
I've been a Astro-physics major for 3 years now, paid an insane amount for my education...and this is by far the coolest thing I have ever learned. Thank you very much Mr.Canterbury for taking the time to make this. Best wishes to you and yours.
thanks dave i am really learning alot people do not realize how helpful it is to learn what you teach whether they are a outdoorsmen or not i do not count on the public officials to help during a disaster i am learning more self reliance from you and others so i can fend for myself and help my neighbors thanks and keep your axe sharp
Easiest way to measure for the Roycroft frame is the two uprights are armpit to finger tips long, and the crossbar is elbow to finger tip, then you have a pack frame that is custom made to your body.
Long overdue, but well worth the wait. This is the classic pack frame that has proven its worth for literally eons! Everyone needs to watch this video! Kudos, brother!
Videos like this make me really see the benifits of carring bank line over or in adition to the 550 cord I carry now . The bank line allows you to carry a lot more and I really think it gives you a lot of options if nothing else being able to carry so much more you can really do a lot of projects and not run out of cordage . Good video Dave
Hey dave that knot you used on your hemp rope at the ends. That is the best knot I have found to tie on points onto a arrow shaft or a spear.That type of knot if done right leaves no ends showing or a big ball where many other knots will.
One option you might look into is getting the nife and making your own review . It never hurts to have new videos from various points of view and from a variety of presenters .Thats one of the best things about RUclips anyone can make a video about what they want to see and post it .
Dave, excellent tutorial! I've seen this pack made several times in videos & everyone does it the same, as shown in another's comments. I think your changes are improvements & very innovative. Nicely done, keep up the good work! ~Steve, Noreast Whips.
Awesome. I think pack frames are the way to go. Pack on and off, whatever you need it for, wood, quarters, or in place of a regular pack any day! Learning to make one is a great skill. I'll have to rewatch a few times, but I'll get it. Wish I would've seen this before I spent all that money on a kelty frame.
Dave Canterbury, Merry Christmas, me and my son,Nicholas love your videos, I love that you are using my favorite bushcrafting knife,old hickory 7" ,I also carry an old hickory meat clever.
Another top 40 hit! Been waiting for this type of video, going out this spring Lord willing building my kit now. I also like Alaskan style pack boards but made from small trees as show here I have seen one example. Hope to try both.
That's an excellent idea. I believe we did something similar back in Boy Scouts decades ago. Of course we never got to use it it was just a project or something. You can sure turn this into a Cadillac pretty easy. For instance if you took a swimming noodle, cut it into three 1 1/2 foot sections. Been split them down the middle to where they were able to go around the wood. And then duct tape them closed again. It would be excellent padding. And instead of a rope you could use an old tow strap, and probably be able to attach a couple of plastic quick release belt buckles. Not exactly multi-use as the Rope. But it might be more comfortable on your shoulders. Option b would me to get a couple of seatbelt pads that go over the shoulder belt and put them over the Rope.
well dave, you've done it again!! definitely trying this at some point this year. thanks for all the knowledge you provide for us. looking forward for part 2
Really great information, Dave! Thanks! Making useable gear is a good skill to have. I was in the Boy Scouts from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. The Boy Scout Fieldbook from that time is still one of my prized possessions. (NOT the Handbook, the FIELDBOOK!) If you don't have one, you should try to find one. It tells how to make all kinds of camping gear. The older BSA handbooks and fieldbooks contained gobs of useful Bushcrafting information! Modern BSA stuff is too Politically Correct.
What a way to teach knots and lashings while building something useful! What weight/size tarred bankline do you recommend carrying for these types of projects? Great video set!
I can see where this would be a very good & important skill/knowledge set to have. Still, looking at it makes me really appreciate my modern pack frame with its wide, very well padded straps & hip belt!
I ended up with a wooden spool of mule tape from when they installed the fiber optics in this town. They use it for one installation and throw it out. I said thorw it my way. the version I got is 1250 lb test nylon strapping. great stuff for hanging a hammock or other heavy rigging.
Loved your show, and found your videos through your Pathfinder School website. Thank you so much for doing these videos on the frontier way of life. Living in Alaska all these skills can be useful and practiced when we camp. I haven't heard of marine cord before, but it seems to be a good replacement for what would have been sinew used in the old days, right?
Maybe a silly idea Dave but if you checked out the top of your triangle would that be a little more comfortable as both pieces would ride on your back. It would be harder to lash together though. Just a thought. Love your work
The WalMart website claims it is still available, but only in certain stores. Strangely, it does not seem like you can even have it delivered to some areas for in-store pickup.
You have some of the most informative, easy to understand video's that I have seen on YT, Thank You for what You do for us...your viewers. My only suggestion would be for you to switch to American Spirit smokes...organic, additive free U.S grown tobacco... no...I'm not affiliated with them...just sayin'... Old Hickory, one great knife, cheap cost, great quality...
I appreciate everything you've done so far with all the videos you've produced so far. No disrespect to you and making your videos, but i really think you need a second person out there with you to video tape your movements and knot tying. Its really difficult because some people may be new to this whole life style. They may have watched you tie those knots before, but it would be nice to watch you do them again.
Great video as always!! One idea, it might keep the from wanting to spread apart is to use your knifeorsaw and notch out thekidney brace justa bit for the vertical pieces to set in, then thengo ahead and lash it up That way, that will keep the frametogether better under load and it wont "spread" apart at the bottom
Enjoyed Part 1 of this series one thing I noticed during the first part of the video was that when you were lashing the top portion (the V that goes at the top) it was out of frame good commentary though. Also could the three contact points of the frame top of the X and the two points at the at the bottom be notched out to provide more stability? Thank you for your time. Eagle Scout 2002
Walmart has the tared bank line. Try looking in the sporting goods and they usually have a section that has catfishing tackle and it will be in that location
Just got your book collection, all four. I like being able to reference your videos as I read them (Even if I have already watched most of them once or twice)
Great video, Dave! As I was watching, I was thinking that this might be good for packing out elk, rather than the commercial frames a lot of guys use. That way you would not have to make a special trip to go back to camp and get your pack frame. How much weight could you reasonably support with such a frame?
I've had one of these under my table for years from when I made i, it was a peices after a while of uses. Thanks! I kinda rebuilt it after this fashion.
Awesome. I and others used to make makeshift packpacks from wood. Nobody knew what we were doing so the end result was horrible. The straps were made out from 2mm wire coiled to be about 10mm thick. The end result was horrible and the backpak was horrible to carry. We had rope tough but we thinked we would need the rope for something else and we were scared to cut and use it as a strapping cause of the CO. Only if I had known how to make a proper frame and the rope was free to use and not needed
That is a great video! What is the best knot book out there? I know the skill of tying knots is a very handy skill in a survival situation and it is something I would like to learn. Any thoughts?
Ray Mears made a similar pack frame in one of his TV show with the uprights being full arm length and the lumbar about forearm length(the lumbar was made with the same size wood as te uprights though). would you say this is close to what you made here?
keepem coming Dave. I've always wondered how guys jump in rivers with their boots on and go on through the woods as if nothings wrong. please tell me because wet feet and boots would all, but stop me
Dave, could you do a video on packing out large game? I figure you could just figure out how to lash it to the frame, but how do you get it back to camp, overall? I'm also wondering how to not have predators pick up on the trail, as well. I, more or less, know how to skin & gut things, but I don't know when. P.S.- Could you show how to make a frame for a basket? Can't quite figure how to do it without crushing the basket.
hey Dave, great video as always brother. You are the man. Just have a quick question, what pants are you wearing in this video and the reflector oven video? thanks!
Another great one Dave. Thanks for sharing. Also, I got my order in for the new canteen cook set but I cant find the duluth pouch that youre using on their site or yours. THink you could point me in the right direction? Thanks
Did you have to replace the blade at some point? Also, what's your bow saw recommendation? It seems Bahcos are good, but what size & what kind of blade? Does it matter if it's for green wood or dead wood? Hear some of the old ones are real good, but I can't find any now.
With all the lashing and rope work to make that frame, you basically did the majority of the rope requirements for a First Class Boy Scout rank. I should have my scouts make something similar. Thanks.
Man this IS bushcraft! Love it! Simple, ingenious, easy to make, easy to replace. Can't wait for the loading part video! Thanks Dave. And btw, can you tell us what it feels like to wear this kind of frame pack when fully loaded?
Nice video Brother! in the SAS survival book there's also a way how to make those frames to improvise a rucksack. Improvising equipment when you are in a survival situation is key. Or you can make a pack like this if you don't want to waste money on a rucksack. lloutdoor
Did you change the grind on that knife? I looked up Old Hickory knives, and the butcher knife, on the page I am looking at, doesn't have that scandi grind on it.
thanks Dave anouther good vid. My fav.was blacksmithing. my frinds and I own a lot of old farm equip. and sush. we are now making our own linceges /lever bars exc..tomorrow I will start my R,road spike knife.Ass I kick back and light up this pall mall I think we must have something incoming .LOL
Is that a pack of cigarettes in your pocket? I did'nt know you smoked. Great video and wanted to thank you for the wealth of information you post on you site.
The rule of thumb for whipping (binding the end of a rope as shown) is for the wrapping to be as wide as the rope is thick. I haven't used it much, but as far as I know that's all you need.,
I do believe, ladies and gentlemen, that I just watched a man tie three sticks and a rope for nearly half an hour. And I enjoyed every minute of it. :) How I miss summer.
good information Dave. I am glad that you give a running commentary, because the video work is not quite as good as you usally do. I must live in a hillbilly town, because my local Walmart has #36 tarred bank line at it !!!!
Ötzi the Iceman, that bronze age "mummie" the found in the Alps about 20 years back, c5000 years old, along with hunting equipment, bronze headed axe, firemaking kit....
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Great use of lashings and knots. I will be showing my Boy Scouts how to make this pack when I return from my deployment. When finishing a natural rope; we teach our scouts to wrap the twine to the thickness of the rope being finished. Thanks for you dedication to making videos for the rest of us.
I've been a Astro-physics major for 3 years now, paid an insane amount for my education...and this is by far the coolest thing I have ever learned. Thank you very much Mr.Canterbury for taking the time to make this. Best wishes to you and yours.
thanks dave i am really learning alot people do not realize how helpful it is to learn what you teach whether they are a outdoorsmen or not i do not count on the public officials to help during a disaster i am learning more self reliance from you and others so i can fend for myself and help my neighbors thanks and keep your axe sharp
Easiest way to measure for the Roycroft frame is the two uprights are armpit to finger tips long, and the crossbar is elbow to finger tip, then you have a pack frame that is custom made to your body.
Long overdue, but well worth the wait. This is the classic pack frame that has proven its worth for literally eons! Everyone needs to watch this video! Kudos, brother!
Videos like this make me really see the benifits of carring bank line over or in adition to the 550 cord I carry now . The bank line allows you to carry a lot more and I really think it gives you a lot of options if nothing else being able to carry so much more you can really do a lot of projects and not run out of cordage . Good video Dave
Gonna try this next weekend maybe the snow will have let up by then and I can get out into the woods. Great vid brother!
Hey dave that knot you used on your hemp rope at the ends. That is the best knot I have found to tie on points onto a arrow shaft or a spear.That type of knot if done right leaves no ends showing or a big ball where many other knots will.
love those old hickory knives, my mom used to let me carve and whittle with hers when i was a kid, best knives i've ever used.
Great frame Dave. Looks like it could used for hunting as well. Tying game to the frame to haul out would be a great help. Thanks for sharing..
One option you might look into is getting the nife and making your own review . It never hurts to have new videos from various points of view and from a variety of presenters .Thats one of the best things about RUclips anyone can make a video about what they want to see and post it .
Dave, excellent tutorial! I've seen this pack made several times in videos & everyone does it the same, as shown in another's comments. I think your changes are improvements & very innovative. Nicely done, keep up the good work!
~Steve,
Noreast Whips.
Awesome. I think pack frames are the way to go. Pack on and off, whatever you need it for, wood, quarters, or in place of a regular pack any day! Learning to make one is a great skill. I'll have to rewatch a few times, but I'll get it. Wish I would've seen this before I spent all that money on a kelty frame.
Dave Canterbury, Merry Christmas, me and my son,Nicholas love your videos, I love that you are using my favorite bushcrafting knife,old hickory 7" ,I also carry an old hickory meat clever.
Another top 40 hit! Been waiting for this type of video, going out this spring Lord willing building my kit now. I also like Alaskan style pack boards but made from small trees as show here I have seen one example. Hope to try both.
Great video. Right at the beginning that area behind you looked like a good spot for some morels!
the lashing on the rope is very similar to a knot used to tie fishing hooks , great video !!
That's an excellent idea. I believe we did something similar back in Boy Scouts decades ago. Of course we never got to use it it was just a project or something. You can sure turn this into a Cadillac pretty easy. For instance if you took a swimming noodle, cut it into three 1 1/2 foot sections. Been split them down the middle to where they were able to go around the wood. And then duct tape them closed again. It would be excellent padding. And instead of a rope you could use an old tow strap, and probably be able to attach a couple of plastic quick release belt buckles. Not exactly multi-use as the Rope. But it might be more comfortable on your shoulders. Option b would me to get a couple of seatbelt pads that go over the shoulder belt and put them over the Rope.
well dave, you've done it again!! definitely trying this at some point this year. thanks for all the knowledge you provide for us. looking forward for part 2
I'm gonna go make one now. I was surprised to see the old hickory knife. I carried one around my property also. Good hard use blade
Really great information, Dave! Thanks! Making useable gear is a good skill to have. I was in the Boy Scouts from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. The Boy Scout Fieldbook from that time is still one of my prized possessions. (NOT the Handbook, the FIELDBOOK!) If you don't have one, you should try to find one. It tells how to make all kinds of camping gear. The older BSA handbooks and fieldbooks contained gobs of useful Bushcrafting information! Modern BSA stuff is too Politically Correct.
What a way to teach knots and lashings while building something useful! What weight/size tarred bankline do you recommend carrying for these types of projects?
Great video set!
I can see where this would be a very good & important skill/knowledge set to have. Still, looking at it makes me really appreciate my modern pack frame with its wide, very well padded straps & hip belt!
I was always taught to start a diagonal lashing you start and end with a clove hitch but it's your video so I'm happy to do it how you say
I ended up with a wooden spool of mule tape from when they installed the fiber optics in this town. They use it for one installation and throw it out. I said thorw it my way. the version I got is 1250 lb test nylon strapping. great stuff for hanging a hammock or other heavy rigging.
Loved your show, and found your videos through your Pathfinder School website. Thank you so much for doing these videos on the frontier way of life. Living in Alaska all these skills can be useful and practiced when we camp. I haven't heard of marine cord before, but it seems to be a good replacement for what would have been sinew used in the old days, right?
Dave, Thanks a ton for all the great video's and knowledge passed on. Have a great christmas!
I'm loving these videos Dave, I'm also looking forward to more from the Waters edge, Camp Cookery and Bombproof Bushcraft on a Budget series!
Another amazing video, Brother! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and skills. I love watching your videos.
Maybe a silly idea Dave but if you checked out the top of your triangle would that be a little more comfortable as both pieces would ride on your back. It would be harder to lash together though. Just a thought. Love your work
The WalMart website claims it is still available, but only in certain stores. Strangely, it does not seem like you can even have it delivered to some areas for in-store pickup.
Big fan Dave.. Keep sharing your knowledge brother..
very cool. thanks Dave. looking forward to some green color in your vids.
I want a Pall Mall so bad right now! :). Great video Dave thanks for posting.
You have some of the most informative, easy to understand video's that I have seen on YT, Thank You for what You do for us...your viewers. My only suggestion would be for you to switch to American Spirit smokes...organic, additive free U.S grown tobacco... no...I'm not affiliated with them...just sayin'... Old Hickory, one great knife, cheap cost, great quality...
I appreciate everything you've done so far with all the videos you've produced so far. No disrespect to you and making your videos, but i really think you need a second person out there with you to video tape your movements and knot tying. Its really difficult because some people may be new to this whole life style. They may have watched you tie those knots before, but it would be nice to watch you do them again.
Great video as always!! One idea, it might keep the from wanting to spread apart is to use your knifeorsaw and notch out thekidney brace justa bit for the vertical pieces to set in, then thengo ahead and lash it up That way, that will keep the frametogether better under load and it wont "spread" apart at the bottom
"Afternoon guys, Dave Canterbury with the Pathfinder School..." I can't help myself but say those words along with you every time. I'm such a dork.
Enjoyed Part 1 of this series one thing I noticed during the first part of the video was that when you were lashing the top portion (the V that goes at the top) it was out of frame good commentary though. Also could the three contact points of the frame top of the X and the two points at the at the bottom be notched out to provide more stability?
Thank you for your time.
Eagle Scout 2002
Walmart has the tared bank line. Try looking in the sporting goods and they usually have a section that has catfishing tackle and it will be in that location
That was a awesome video, Thanks Dave for sharing your knowledge with us, i have learned so much for you
Great video! Looking forward to the next part.
Nice. Great tutorial. Waiting for the next part.
Just got your book collection, all four. I like being able to reference your videos as I read them (Even if I have already watched most of them once or twice)
Thanks Dave, looking forward to part 2.
cool Mr,Dave I realy injoy all your commn man vids. GREAT JOB.
Great video, Dave! As I was watching, I was thinking that this might be good for packing out elk, rather than the commercial frames a lot of guys use. That way you would not have to make a special trip to go back to camp and get your pack frame. How much weight could you reasonably support with such a frame?
awesome Video Dave, like the other Scout Master in here I now have a new tool to teach my Scouts how to lash and a new use for lashings.
john
Hey Dave, love your videos. I was wondering why you use a #36 bankline instead a #48 or #60?
I've had one of these under my table for years from when I made i, it was a peices after a while of uses. Thanks! I kinda rebuilt it after this fashion.
Awesome. I and others used to make makeshift packpacks from wood. Nobody knew what we were doing so the end result was horrible. The straps were made out from 2mm wire coiled to be about 10mm thick. The end result was horrible and the backpak was horrible to carry. We had rope tough but we thinked we would need the rope for something else and we were scared to cut and use it as a strapping cause of the CO. Only if I had known how to make a proper frame and the rope was free to use and not needed
That is a great video! What is the best knot book out there? I know the skill of tying knots is a very handy skill in a survival situation and it is something I would like to learn. Any thoughts?
Ray Mears made a similar pack frame in one of his TV show with the uprights being full arm length and the lumbar about forearm length(the lumbar was made with the same size wood as te uprights though). would you say this is close to what you made here?
keepem coming Dave. I've always wondered how guys jump in rivers with their boots on and go on through the woods as if nothings wrong. please tell me because wet feet and boots would all, but stop me
Dave, could you do a video on packing out large game? I figure you could just figure out how to lash it to the frame, but how do you get it back to camp, overall? I'm also wondering how to not have predators pick up on the trail, as well. I, more or less, know how to skin & gut things, but I don't know when. P.S.- Could you show how to make a frame for a basket? Can't quite figure how to do it without crushing the basket.
Great job Dave.
awesome dave. best to you and your familly
hey Dave, great video as always brother. You are the man. Just have a quick question, what pants are you wearing in this video and the reflector oven video? thanks!
Another great one Dave. Thanks for sharing. Also, I got my order in for the new canteen cook set but I cant find the duluth pouch that youre using on their site or yours. THink you could point me in the right direction? Thanks
at first i thought 'oh no not another product review', but it just turned out to be another awesome informative video
Did you have to replace the blade at some point? Also, what's your bow saw recommendation? It seems Bahcos are good, but what size & what kind of blade? Does it matter if it's for green wood or dead wood? Hear some of the old ones are real good, but I can't find any now.
Great knot use! Good looking setup
With all the lashing and rope work to make that frame, you basically did the majority of the rope requirements for a First Class Boy Scout rank. I should have my scouts make something similar. Thanks.
Man this IS bushcraft! Love it! Simple, ingenious, easy to make, easy to replace. Can't wait for the loading part video! Thanks Dave. And btw, can you tell us what it feels like to wear this kind of frame pack when fully loaded?
Nice video Brother! in the SAS survival book there's also a way how to make those frames to improvise a rucksack. Improvising equipment when you are in a survival situation is key.
Or you can make a pack like this if you don't want to waste money on a rucksack.
lloutdoor
This was awesome. I might not remember every little detail, but I think I could come close if I had to. Thanks!
Very cool.. that rocks!
Great stuff Dave!
Thanks for the great videos =D
You are the best Dave.
Fascinating! Thanks Dave.
thats a beautiful knife, i have a marble handle bowie coming in soon
This was a fantastic video! Very, very important skills to know how to do. Thanks!
I notice your presenting lashing techniques that you can use if you had only vine or roots?
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for everything you do.
Will the frame be a little stronger if the mating surfaces are flattened or will that make any difference?
Did you change the grind on that knife? I looked up Old Hickory knives, and the butcher knife, on the page I am looking at, doesn't have that scandi grind on it.
thanks Dave anouther good vid. My fav.was blacksmithing. my frinds and I own a lot of old farm equip. and sush. we are now making our own linceges /lever bars exc..tomorrow I will start my R,road spike knife.Ass I kick back and light up this pall mall I think we must have something incoming .LOL
Those leg pockets on Carhart Carpenters pants are awesome for your Bacho Laplander.
great demo brother. my little boy has high jacked mine lol. how's the carving jack working out for ya.
great job dave! thank you for doing what you do!
Milk crate attached to that works as a basket, and I use a detergent bucket inside the milk crate as a bucket/basket pack combo.
Is that a pack of cigarettes in your pocket? I did'nt know you smoked. Great video and wanted to thank you for the wealth of information you post on you site.
The rule of thumb for whipping (binding the end of a rope as shown) is for the wrapping to be as wide as the rope is thick. I haven't used it much, but as far as I know that's all you need.,
more different stuff for me to view and learn Thanks again DC
Great video Dave.
-Cheers!
I do believe, ladies and gentlemen, that I just watched a man tie three sticks and a rope for nearly half an hour. And I enjoyed every minute of it. :)
How I miss summer.
dave you should try a silky saw they are the bomb
In missouri there still caring tarred bank line but it could be whats left though
dave your beard looks righteous!
Hay Dave is there a way I could send you a rough draft for you're magazine like a hunting or fishing story or a DIY back pack from the rambling days
Good information. Thank you , Dave.
This is basically awesome! Get it? I'm grateful for the free lesson!
good information Dave. I am glad that you give a running commentary, because the video work is not quite as good as you usally do. I must live in a hillbilly town, because my local Walmart has #36 tarred bank line at it !!!!
dave this is a little off subject but what kind of pants do you adn what kind would old 1700 1800s scouts wear in the snow?
hey dave. what is the difference between the fiskars folding saw and the bacho you have, except for fiskars being Finnish and bacho Swedish.
where did you get the sheath for that old hickory knife?
Thanks again Dave!
Ötzi the Iceman, that bronze age "mummie" the found in the Alps about 20 years back, c5000 years old, along with hunting equipment, bronze headed axe, firemaking kit....
I remember that last knot we used something like it to tie the nets on the shrimp boat.
greatest part of lashing no matter how big they get, it's all the same. just add couple more lashings for assisted safety.
Very nice. Thanks Dave.