Bucket = storage for food , water , fishing , trapping , hunting , tools , cooking , its a seat , table , step stool , hauler for wood , dirt , water . A planter for tomatoes , potatoes . A worm farm , a water filter , a toilet . You can pickle in it , preserve meat in it and hides . Dye clothes , wash dishes and wash clothes . Use it as a floatation divice , target practice and to bury as a cache of valuebles and animal trap .
well done. I keep 4 5 gallon buckets in the back of my Mule. One for garbage. One has ropes and chains and snatch blocks and shackle bolts. Third has canteen and bowl for the dogs, hand tools, two rolled up tarps, zipties, duct tape, baling wire, bank line, and two smemaghs. The 4th has ammo, spray paint, WD40, brake cleaner, CLP, targets, Wasp/Hornet Spray, Woodsman's OFF, and a folding saw. I have no idea why I never thought of using buckets for camping gear. Seems natural. Great video.
I remember when all hunters wore military woodland camo. It's all there was. Crumley came out with the Treebark pattern in the late 70s and aftermarket camo took off from there for hunters. Good luck on a big buck buddy! Your in the right part of the country.😊
I have that exact USMC tent except mine is OD Green where your rain cover is woodland. Mine was manufactured by Eureka. Everything else is identical down to the repair kit. I got mine probably 12 years or better ago from a military surplus store. It was unused and I paid $60.00. I was so exited to get that thing at that price. I haven't run across them many times since and they were always way more expensive. The woodland is really nice. Good find! Thanks for the shoutout as well brother.
Awesome video Dave!! That tent looks awesome. I like the fact that it's not just a rainfly it's like a full tent over the tent. Definitely after the time I was in the Army. Back when your battle buddy packed half of your tent. I'll be looking into that surplus gear.
Hey Dave, Wanted to advise that you should use the further out grommet for the tent poles. They design the tent with two so that once the material has stretched you can maintain tension by moving to the inner grommet. Just thought I’d share the info!
Man I used to live in very close to where you'll be. Jaw dropping beautiful there . I wish I could go to your school. I've been in the woods all my life but still have so much to learn. Even basic stuff I forget. I got lost the other day and had to walk 19 miles out !
Another great video! I like the sound of this bucket system. I know I'm probably the only one in this community that has this experience, not a lot over lap between Dungeons and Dragons dorks and the survival/self reliance communities, but every time you mention Matt Mercer my only thought is voice actor/professional Dungeon Master Matt Mercer teaching a survival class! 😅
I used to have the USMC Combat Tent in Tan and OD made by Eureka... If you call Eureka, they make a foorprint and strap kit for the USMC Combat Tent. The strap kit is so that you can use just the fly alone as a lightweight shelter.
The buckets are a Great idea...I mean, I only have 6 or so scattered between the house and the shop! I'm getting up there in years (even older than you Dave, lol), I forget sometimes - I mainly truck camp now! I'm completely stealing this idea from you! Awesome!!
The bucket system is great. I have a pack that holds a 5 gallon bucket and has the lid with a swivel seat. Pockets on the outside hold an entire box of shotgun shells (in the box) so it can be used to hunt dove or ducks. I currently have it set up as my ice fishing rig
That tent is awesome Dave! Woodland is also my favorite camo. I have that same woodland camo patrol pack, love it! 80 percent of my gear is military surplus. Having a bucket system is ideal, we used them on our canoe packing trips for our grub and other items. Enjoying these videos, thanks Dave
Surplus is definitely the way to start the adventure. Unfortunately, even that is getting expensive. I bought a surplus two half army pup tent for around $50 a few years ago, now that doubled and even tripled new (which mine are). Still the best way to start in my opinion.
Hey Dave. About 3 years ago, I bought a tent from SNGPACK called the Bunker. SNUGPACK makes them for the British Military. Dome tent, Dark,Dull olive Drab. Extremely well built. It's a 3 man tent, but actually more of a 2 man tent. I won't go into all of it's features( take too long). But you can watch RUclips reviews. Every bit as good, if not better than the U.S.M.C Diamond brand. I've used it here in Idaho in extreme Conditions and it's been absolutely amazing without any failures. Something to check out if you're bored? Keep up the great work on your channel!! ✌️😁
Woodland is my favorite too it was everywhere when I was a kid 80s 90s I live way up north in the mountains and it works amazing. Now for some stupid reason it's more expensive on gear.
I just bought the woodland chef kit and used it on a camp. I wouldn't mind another video of things you've added. Were looking at building a wooden chuck box for car camping.
I've got one of those 16x16 army tents I bought NOS, and it was way cheaper than a wall tent, and much nicer. And I bought a sled belt with surplus MOLLE pouches. Surplus is certainly something to consider.
I just spent 10 days in one of those tents on a hike-in whitetail hunt. Easy to setup, warm and lots of room for gear. Rained and/or snowed nearly every day. Heavy but durable. Mine is a Diamond Brand as well and has 2 full doors. One on each side.
The yurt series was great. One of my favorite. I found from farm use, not all buckets hold up well. Most of the box store ones only last a year or two outside. The best ones ive found for cheap are the ones for hydraulic fluid and such. Much sturdier.
For R value for sleeping when I was in Alaska in the winter I would put down my poncho, then poncho liner, then my pad, and then sleep system and it helped a lot to insulate from the cold.
I have two of these USMC combat 2 tents, one by Diamond and one by Eureka, another manufacturer. They are awesome 4 season tents. They can take a snow load and are roomy enough for you and your gear. You will love it
For a long term camp dig a hole and bury a barrel with a removable lid. Put foam on top of the barrel top. Use buckets in the barrel to store items in the barrel to help maintain food temperatures.
At the Pathfinder Gathering at Chillicothe, we had the remnants of a tornado go through. I pitched my USMC ICS 2000 tent in M81 camo (aka "Woodland"), the one+ man version of the TCOP here and while just about everybody else's tent or shelter collapsed or was blown down overnight mine was up and completely intact. In fact, I was one of 3 campers whose tents survived the night and I slept like a baby (the other tents that made it were an MSR and a Hilleberg, two expedition grade tents). Mine was a Diamond manufactured ICS also. Bombproof shelters for sure. The modern day version is the "Lightfighter".
I have that same tent. I use a ZRestvunderneath the inflatable pad, plus a fleece, zip up sleeping bag liner. Slide the liner over both , it's like having a fleece sheet
I WAS JUST AT SMKW!!! Ain't no way my wife will let me go back down, especially over our anniversary weekend 🙄😪 Oh well.....enjoy Sevierville and all the hospitality it offers. The Russell Stover's outlet is pretty cool. And the Lodge outlet is a stone's throw from the south entrance of the knife store. I'd stop in if I were you.
Been using buckets for camping for years. My dry panyry bucket has a GAMMA seal. My hammock shelter system has a swivel seat. Clothing bucket will be getting a GAMMA Seal. The buckets can be seats or a bench/table with a plank of wood.
I have, what is essentially a Eureka 2 man Alpine tent, made for and marketed by Brigade Quartermasters in the mid 1980's, (they called it a "B2" tent). It was made of Gortex and had a similar camo pattern. If you were to set it up around "Mountain Laurel" or Rhododendrons, it will vanish into the shade and light patterns of the plants. So to with this tent. I agree with Dave, it needs a ground cloth, mine did too. ;-)
I usually use a piece of 6 mil plastic underneath my cheapy tents to protect the floor. I also stake the floor outline first. That's how I was taught too many years ago ( what did we do before 5 gallon plastic buckets and cordless drills 😂 😂) Thanks for the video
I like the square buckets some cat litter comes in. Easy to pour from the corner into small holes. Packs well and already has a lid. For water tight you can’t beat the gamma seal lids.
Dave, when you speak, your military is showing! Haha. Love your videos, I usually try to learn something from everyone/video. And sometimes what not to do, either they are honest mistakes or blatant stupidity(keyboard warriors).The buckets are a great idea for base camp uses, didn't know they made padded lids . loved your camp tool box video as well. Always looking for cool tools. Thanks again and hope your next video adventure with the film crew is a blast!
Today at a grocery store in Michigan, I was wearing my pathfinder hoodie. For the first time someone says “hey nice shirt, I love the pathfinder guys, I personally know all of them” I forgot his name but I think he said he teaches self defense and knows all of you guys. Anyway, it was a cool conversation!
I wish I could find the 7 gallon buckets, worth the money. While I'm dreaming, may as well dream of 2-liter and 5-gallon prepops (preforms) for less than completed bottles or carboys full of product... Hey, Mr. Canterbury, I have some ideas for your store!
Dave the reason I think they don’t issue a separate footprint is because everyone in the platoon will have the issues tarp and you’d just use one of those.
That looks like the exact same design we used in the Corps back in the early 2000's. At that time it was made by Eureka! tents and had a reversible rainfly that was OD Green on one side and desert tan on the other.
Wow, nice setup for sure. Just fyi... Kodiak Lodge has some really thick black tent footprints that are nice. I have one for my 12x12 Kodiak Lodge Tent. I also have ine for the add on vestibule 8×8. That would be the perfect footprint for that surplus tent. Thanks for the video. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
There was a time when US Milsurp gear was available and a good value here in Canada, but prices have gone crazy for most things lately. Can't even find a woobie for under a hundred dollars now, unless you want a knock off or one that's torn to pieces.
I have that same tent and I always liked it but I like the new litefighter better if you can get one of those at a good price grab it, also for not to much money they sell a winter liner for it for four season camping in the winter.
Bucket = storage for food , water , fishing , trapping , hunting , tools , cooking , its a seat , table , step stool , hauler for wood , dirt , water . A planter for tomatoes , potatoes . A worm farm , a water filter , a toilet . You can pickle in it , preserve meat in it and hides . Dye clothes , wash dishes and wash clothes . Use it as a floatation divice , target practice and to bury as a cache of valuebles and animal trap .
well said, you can also burn the bucket as plastic for signaling or use as a drum for signaling
Just to name a few things..lol! But seriously, alot of people underestimate the value of a bucket. I 100% agree with you!
I really enjoyed the Yurt series all those years ago. I watched it several times.
well done.
I keep 4 5 gallon buckets in the back of my Mule. One for garbage. One has ropes and chains and snatch blocks and shackle bolts. Third has canteen and bowl for the dogs, hand tools, two rolled up tarps, zipties, duct tape, baling wire, bank line, and two smemaghs. The 4th has ammo, spray paint, WD40, brake cleaner, CLP, targets, Wasp/Hornet Spray, Woodsman's OFF, and a folding saw.
I have no idea why I never thought of using buckets for camping gear. Seems natural. Great video.
The bucket idea is brilliant 👏
I would absolutely love to see more on this series when you can, Dave!
I remember when all hunters wore military woodland camo. It's all there was. Crumley came out with the Treebark pattern in the late 70s and aftermarket camo took off from there for hunters. Good luck on a big buck buddy! Your in the right part of the country.😊
Oh man, Harvey the bucket. Does that bring n me back to the good ol days.
Too legit! I really like that surplus tent. I've never seen such a thorough repair kit before, period. Let alone for a tent.
Thanks for the series Dave. It is great hearing about the ways Pathfinder is involved in the greater bushcraft/survival community.
I have that exact USMC tent except mine is OD Green where your rain cover is woodland. Mine was manufactured by Eureka. Everything else is identical down to the repair kit. I got mine probably 12 years or better ago from a military surplus store. It was unused and I paid $60.00. I was so exited to get that thing at that price. I haven't run across them many times since and they were always way more expensive. The woodland is really nice. Good find! Thanks for the shoutout as well brother.
Do you put the door pole below or above the 2 cross poles when putting the door pole on the side of the tent?
I loved the journal of the yurt series and harvey the bucket😂! Love this series as well! Keep it up brother!
Beautiful tent!
Got myself a bucket list now.! Cheers DC from Australia.
Great video Sir. I like this hunt camp series. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video Dave!! That tent looks awesome. I like the fact that it's not just a rainfly it's like a full tent over the tent. Definitely after the time I was in the Army. Back when your battle buddy packed half of your tent. I'll be looking into that surplus gear.
Hey Dave,
Wanted to advise that you should use the further out grommet for the tent poles. They design the tent with two so that once the material has stretched you can maintain tension by moving to the inner grommet. Just thought I’d share the info!
Good stuff. Thanks Dave.
Absolutely, Dave. Please continue the series as you can!
Awesome. Simple. Basic stuff we need .great setup...
Awesome surplus tent. That bonus pack with the repairing and other options is epic.
Woodland M81 is my favourite too!
Man I used to live in very close to where you'll be. Jaw dropping beautiful there . I wish I could go to your school. I've been in the woods all my life but still have so much to learn. Even basic stuff I forget. I got lost the other day and had to walk 19 miles out !
Great video...freedom for all people..
I like your honesty about switching out tents because the single pole is leaking.
Another great video! I like the sound of this bucket system.
I know I'm probably the only one in this community that has this experience, not a lot over lap between Dungeons and Dragons dorks and the survival/self reliance communities, but every time you mention Matt Mercer my only thought is voice actor/professional Dungeon Master Matt Mercer teaching a survival class! 😅
That's an awesome dome tent. Gotta get me one.
Love this series Dave. Lots of great knowledge and content. Thank you.
Keep em coming Dave! Thanks for sharing 🤠
I used to have the USMC Combat Tent in Tan and OD made by Eureka... If you call Eureka, they make a foorprint and strap kit for the USMC Combat Tent. The strap kit is so that you can use just the fly alone as a lightweight shelter.
The buckets are a Great idea...I mean, I only have 6 or so scattered between the house and the shop! I'm getting up there in years (even older than you Dave, lol), I forget sometimes - I mainly truck camp now! I'm completely stealing this idea from you! Awesome!!
The bucket system is great. I have a pack that holds a 5 gallon bucket and has the lid with a swivel seat. Pockets on the outside hold an entire box of shotgun shells (in the box) so it can be used to hunt dove or ducks. I currently have it set up as my ice fishing rig
That tent is awesome Dave! Woodland is also my favorite camo. I have that same woodland camo patrol pack, love it! 80 percent of my gear is military surplus. Having a bucket system is ideal, we used them on our canoe packing trips for our grub and other items. Enjoying these videos, thanks Dave
Yurt series was the best you ever did. Really enjoyed that !
Surplus is definitely the way to start the adventure. Unfortunately, even that is getting expensive. I bought a surplus two half army pup tent for around $50 a few years ago, now that doubled and even tripled new (which mine are). Still the best way to start in my opinion.
I'll be getting one of those tents as soon as I get paid. Those are badass. Thanks for the reminder.
Hey Dave. About 3 years ago, I bought a tent from SNGPACK called the Bunker. SNUGPACK makes them for the British Military. Dome tent, Dark,Dull olive Drab. Extremely well built. It's a 3 man tent, but actually more of a 2 man tent. I won't go into all of it's features( take too long). But you can watch RUclips reviews. Every bit as good, if not better than the U.S.M.C Diamond brand. I've used it here in Idaho in extreme Conditions and it's been absolutely amazing without any failures. Something to check out if you're bored?
Keep up the great work on your channel!!
✌️😁
Thank you Dave!
I really love the fire bucket plan. Awesome!
Woodland is my favorite too it was everywhere when I was a kid 80s 90s
I live way up north in the mountains and it works amazing.
Now for some stupid reason it's more expensive on gear.
I just bought the woodland chef kit and used it on a camp. I wouldn't mind another video of things you've added. Were looking at building a wooden chuck box for car camping.
Loving this series! Thank you
Dave, manda um alô pro Brasil, você tem vários fãs aqui. 👍👍👍
Loving the series. This is the first one Ii've seen. I gotta watch the first 3
I've got one of those 16x16 army tents I bought NOS, and it was way cheaper than a wall tent, and much nicer. And I bought a sled belt with surplus MOLLE pouches. Surplus is certainly something to consider.
Thumbs up on the military surplus my favorite is the side zip duffle bag perfect on my quad
Yes..woodland cook kit..refresher review please
Love these videos
The woodland camo is CLASSIC and really good. Somehow I also ended up with a lot of flecktarn, which I also really love and works great where I am.
I just spent 10 days in one of those tents on a hike-in whitetail hunt. Easy to setup, warm and lots of room for gear. Rained and/or snowed nearly every day. Heavy but durable. Mine is a Diamond Brand as well and has 2 full doors. One on each side.
I still use my military woodland camo. That I was issued. It will last for a very long time.i got out in 1991.
I’ve been buying up Belgian military surplus gear. The pattern and color is too cool 🎉
The yurt series was great. One of my favorite. I found from farm use, not all buckets hold up well. Most of the box store ones only last a year or two outside. The best ones ive found for cheap are the ones for hydraulic fluid and such. Much sturdier.
For R value for sleeping when I was in Alaska in the winter I would put down my poncho, then poncho liner, then my pad, and then sleep system and it helped a lot to insulate from the cold.
I love this series!
I have two of these USMC combat 2 tents, one by Diamond and one by Eureka, another manufacturer. They are awesome 4 season tents. They can take a snow load and are roomy enough for you and your gear. You will love it
Great ideas/information
Loving the camping hunting videos!
M81 Woodland camo is God's plaid
Amen! I just got back from a waterfowl hunt, I was decked out in M81 top to bottom.
Awesome video I have 70 acres in Tennessee and I plan on setting up camp just like this. Thank you.
For a long term camp dig a hole and bury a barrel with a removable lid. Put foam on top of the barrel top. Use buckets in the barrel to store items in the barrel to help maintain food temperatures.
At the Pathfinder Gathering at Chillicothe, we had the remnants of a tornado go through. I pitched my USMC ICS 2000 tent in M81 camo (aka "Woodland"), the one+ man version of the TCOP here and while just about everybody else's tent or shelter collapsed or was blown down overnight mine was up and completely intact. In fact, I was one of 3 campers whose tents survived the night and I slept like a baby (the other tents that made it were an MSR and a Hilleberg, two expedition grade tents). Mine was a Diamond manufactured ICS also. Bombproof shelters for sure. The modern day version is the "Lightfighter".
I have that same tent. I use a ZRestvunderneath the inflatable pad, plus a fleece, zip up sleeping bag liner. Slide the liner over both , it's like having a fleece sheet
Lookin healthy Dave!~
Thank you for the advice. I was looking for something to use in the woods.
I’m a huge fan of the 5 gallon bucket system. I would even have 5 gallons of clean water put back so that I had access to potable water.
I WAS JUST AT SMKW!!! Ain't no way my wife will let me go back down, especially over our anniversary weekend 🙄😪 Oh well.....enjoy Sevierville and all the hospitality it offers. The Russell Stover's outlet is pretty cool. And the Lodge outlet is a stone's throw from the south entrance of the knife store. I'd stop in if I were you.
Awesome content, as usual.
I got a heavy cloth tarp I put my tent on works well
Been using buckets for camping for years. My dry panyry bucket has a GAMMA seal. My hammock shelter system has a swivel seat. Clothing bucket will be getting a GAMMA Seal. The buckets can be seats or a bench/table with a plank of wood.
Awesome information!!!
It was cheep,that's why they used it. My pops used it alot,from a canvas tent to a Keychain canopener called a p 38
I have, what is essentially a Eureka 2 man Alpine tent, made for and marketed by Brigade Quartermasters in the mid 1980's, (they called it a "B2" tent). It was made of Gortex and had a similar camo pattern. If you were to set it up around "Mountain Laurel" or Rhododendrons, it will vanish into the shade and light patterns of the plants. So to with this tent.
I agree with Dave, it needs a ground cloth, mine did too. ;-)
Thank you for doing a series on atv/sideXside camping. Disabilities suck lol
I usually use a piece of 6 mil
plastic underneath my cheapy
tents to protect the floor.
I also stake the floor outline
first. That's how I was taught
too many years ago
( what did we do before 5 gallon plastic buckets and
cordless drills 😂 😂)
Thanks for the video
I like the square buckets some cat litter comes in. Easy to pour from the corner into small holes. Packs well and already has a lid. For water tight you can’t beat the gamma seal lids.
Good video Dave
Surplus gear works and it’s usually less expensive
I love you dave...dont stop making videos please!!!
Nice setup.
Thanks Dave
Thank you for the helpful tip. Looks like I’m going to be buying a camouflage tent.
The military tent I had had 1 inch thick poles and was made from heavy canvas. I think it was 12x16
Dave, when you speak, your military is showing! Haha. Love your videos, I usually try to learn something from everyone/video. And sometimes what not to do, either they are honest mistakes or blatant stupidity(keyboard warriors).The buckets are a great idea for base camp uses, didn't know they made padded lids . loved your camp tool box video as well. Always looking for cool tools. Thanks again and hope your next video adventure with the film crew is a blast!
Today at a grocery store in Michigan, I was wearing my pathfinder hoodie. For the first time someone says “hey nice shirt, I love the pathfinder guys, I personally know all of them”
I forgot his name but I think he said he teaches self defense and knows all of you guys.
Anyway, it was a cool conversation!
Active duty Marine here, I can still smell the inside of this tent😂
I wish I could find the 7 gallon buckets, worth the money. While I'm dreaming, may as well dream of 2-liter and 5-gallon prepops (preforms) for less than completed bottles or carboys full of product... Hey, Mr. Canterbury, I have some ideas for your store!
If I am car camping, I use a moving blanket on the bottom of my truck or tent depending on what I am using.
Just FYI I own a food ranger with a 4.0 engine and 4x4 with an extended cab.
I have that same tent,and I BELIEVE.. the top cover is reversible to use a different color. But yes the tent is built like a tank.
Just bought a bucket today, $6 wow have they gone up... Making a diy apple presser for cider
Awesome video. I really enjoy your content!
Dave the reason I think they don’t issue a separate footprint is because everyone in the platoon will have the issues tarp and you’d just use one of those.
That looks like the exact same design we used in the Corps back in the early 2000's. At that time it was made by Eureka! tents and had a reversible rainfly that was OD Green on one side and desert tan on the other.
Cool series
Would love to see more on the bucket system for camp supplies.
Wow, nice setup for sure. Just fyi... Kodiak Lodge has some really thick black tent footprints that are nice. I have one for my 12x12 Kodiak Lodge Tent. I also have ine for the add on vestibule 8×8. That would be the perfect footprint for that surplus tent. Thanks for the video. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
There was a time when US Milsurp gear was available and a good value here in Canada, but prices have gone crazy for most things lately. Can't even find a woobie for under a hundred dollars now, unless you want a knock off or one that's torn to pieces.
Great series. Thank you!
I have that same tent and I always liked it but I like the new litefighter better if you can get one of those at a good price grab it, also for not to much money they sell a winter liner for it for four season camping in the winter.
I'm curious if one could use the camp shell of the tent for shelter by itself. Just a thought.
Where do you get that woobie hoodie?
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