Bushcraft Day Camp - New Hatchet, Fire Making, Campfire Meal

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4 жыл бұрын

As the seasons shift from winter into spring, I enjoy a relaxing day in the wilderness of Alberta, Canada. During this trip I test out a new hatchet, make a small fire suitable for cooking, and make a delicious campfire meal.
I hope you enjoy, and thank you to everyone who watches.
If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below and I'll do my best to reply. Some questions are answered below in the FAQ.
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FAQ:
What hatchet am I using in this video?
The hatchet model is a Marbles 700DB. It's a tiny double-bit hatchet I recently purchased to experiment with. I will be using this hatchet quite a bit in the coming future, and after I have plenty of experience with it I will likely make a video discussing the benefits/disadvantages of the double-bit design.
What did I use to start my fire?
Flint and steel to strike sparks onto a piece of charred cotton cloth.
What meal did I make?
Honey garlic chicken on a bed of white rice. The honey garlic sauce was prepared prior to this trip.
What are my initial thoughts on the double-bit hatchet?
So far I am enjoying it. I can see many advantages to the double-bit design. It is quite tiny. The cutting edges are only 2 1/2" long and the hatchet only weights 1 1/2 lbs including the handle (so the head may only be 1 1/4 lbs). Only time will tell whether or not this will be a functional bushcraft/woodcraft tool, but I will be sure to keep you updated.

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@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

First

@janbernad4729 4 жыл бұрын

congrats :D Also, what happened to your beard? Maybe some ... axident?

@stephenwhittier6439 4 жыл бұрын

Kusk Bushcraft , 😂🤣😂

@philipp26_s60 4 жыл бұрын

Jour wunderfull beard 😥

@philipp26_s60 4 жыл бұрын

Im realy sorry the german autocorrection

@Necron-ez2cc 4 жыл бұрын

I always wonder if you have had any Sasquatch encounters you would be willing to relate.

@pastorpfp1 4 жыл бұрын

I have never seen anyone make a steel and char cloth spark fire out of feather sticks. That is awesome young man!!!!!!!

@jacetheface9606 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Phillips, yeah, that was a first for me. A little skeptical. Makes sense in theory. Gonna have to test this 👍

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

If you can get a thick enough featherstick it works like a charm. Thanks for watching, take care!

@Thonbui78 4 жыл бұрын

😀

@SwervoWorld808 4 жыл бұрын

Watching from new zealand👏🏽

@matthewjohnson8867 8 ай бұрын

Dude! You have to be one of the most skilled outdoorsman I have ever seen or watched. Using a double bitted hatchet to make feather sticks & then you start your fire with a less than normal size piece of char cloth....and that's not even counting the gourmet meal! Keep it going man!...you're one of the true ones. Love the videos! God bless!

@johnhodges6875 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it satisfying to watch that wood curl?

@reginaschmid2657 4 жыл бұрын

That’s some wicked Shirley Temple curls you created with your new hatchet!!!!! That blade must have a wicked sharp edge!! Also, a very nice meal to boot!

@mikedailey4597 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty well rounded for such a young man

@billdemelo3011 4 жыл бұрын

What are you a chef? You always have delicious looking meals. Stay safe my friend, keep those videos coming so we have something to watch during these crazy times.

@ericstoever9577 4 жыл бұрын

I hope that the change of seasons finds you and your family well, and in good health! You trimmed your beard. It doesn’t define you as a person. Your actions do that. Beard, no beard you seem like a straightforward person. The hatchet. It’s fun to switch up tools. This spring I’ll be using a deeply bearded hatchet, actually a ‘hawk for close work, and improve my carving skills. I enjoy watching you cook and hope you still have as much fun making and sharing your videos as we do watching them! Be well, and take good care.

@peter_kelly 4 жыл бұрын

Need to whittle down some bushcraft style chopsticks!

@blacksheep6821 4 жыл бұрын

It’s so soothing to watch you cook. Thanks!! 👍🏻

@doubled3983 4 жыл бұрын

Hello from Oklahoma! Thanks for the great video! Seeing that double bit hatchet brought back a flood of memories. I have one I carried in a canoe back in the '70s in the boundary waters and Ontario. I dug it up, it says Marbles Hunters Axe No.9DB. It was very handy to have. I use it now at deer camp on occasion. Being in my 60's with a heart condition I don't get out as much. But I still go when I can. Remember do all you can when your young. That way when you get old and can't go, you have the memories to help you thru. Thanks again! God Bless! Oh by the way, I like the new look.

@jeffcooper605 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is freaking amazing! Look forward to every video. Please keep em coming!

@aidanm2468 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching you cook please make more like this !

@garypeterson3628 4 жыл бұрын

You are just too cool. Great video. Felt like I was right there with you. Thank you the escape. The perfect way to "social distance". Alone in the woods.

@PetePPA 4 жыл бұрын

Riley you have to come over to the UK and cook me some of your food down my woods, it always looks amazing. I hardly recognised you with your trimmed beard. ATB Pete

@gmanky 4 жыл бұрын

Oh the advantages of a double bit hatchet! Great video, meal looked delicious and the new look suits you. Keep the videos coming and stay safe young man.

@boskyoutdoors8795 4 жыл бұрын

Great, now I'm hungry. Excellent video, and food. Cool axe, and shaving technique.

@rickwhitson2804 7 ай бұрын

Gotta say I love that double bit . I remember I had one when I was young. And yes I miss my youth. LOL 😂

@kaczan3 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite cooking channel.

@DeeMoback 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid ..... made me hungry

@romanlacus2720 4 жыл бұрын

Very very good job....very nice hatchet

@distantlight4527 3 ай бұрын

This is great. Love this.

@waltski4375 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, serene and appetizing. Thank you for posting.

@agustinf9612 4 жыл бұрын

I wiewed this video with my 8 year old son . Thank you for show us this beautiful things to do in nature , and taking the job of recording everything you do for us to enjoy. Saludos desde Uruguay 😀

@dominikszymczyk6613 4 жыл бұрын

I've just realised, thanks to you of course, that small fire is suitable for cooking. Unfortunately, it does not work when there are six of you and it is cold. Everybody wants some warmth and the cook is burning. Great stuff. Thanks.

@theknave4415 4 жыл бұрын

Solo camping, it depends on the menu and the gear. ;) I've brewed coffee over a fire the size of a tin can. Cooked a balanced meal over a fire smaller than a sheet of notebook paper. ;) As you say, when's there's six of you, you need a slightly larger fire. :D Generally speaking, you only need a fire as big around as the bottom of your pot/pan. ;) Another trick is to dig up the sod and create a firepit. Line it - including the bottom - with flat stones, if there are any about. When you're ready to pack up, put the fire out, replace the dirt and sod in the firepit, and no one will know you were ever there. ;)

@OriginalZybeZ 4 жыл бұрын

Just listening to these sounds are soothing. Seems like a pretty relaxed lifestyle, my brain would go nuts by having nu input.

@CrazyCossack1 4 жыл бұрын

excellent so so peacefull

@tomarbo8084 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I have never seen anybody make a feather stick like that that worked perfect good job loved it loved it do it again

@KettleCamping 2 жыл бұрын

The food looks delicious! Amazing feather sticks! Very nice video! Thank you! 👍

@anndoig2459 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done K..... I am looking forward to your video on finishing off your unique and interesting hut when the weather is suitable. Cheers

@Lyndaloulindin 4 жыл бұрын

That feather stick is a thing of beauty 👍🏼😍loved the video!

@m01_m3 4 жыл бұрын

Your followers from Iraq 🇮🇶 You are wonderful, I love you💙♥️🖤👌🏻

@johnjacobs8568 4 жыл бұрын

Watched this trying to get to sleep. So interesting it woke me up more and then I drifted off to your crackling fire. Thank you. Awesome!

@johnhodges6875 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I own a Marbles double bit hatchet, and a Condor double bit axe, I am a big fan of double bits, keep up the good content!

@theknave4415 4 жыл бұрын

I always preferred a double bit, myself. imo, it offers you more control over the ax than a single bit. More control = less effort and a quicker job. ;)

@CuChipkg 4 жыл бұрын

I like your video, because it relax and not long time

@hayattakalmasanat6392 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video I like it.

@tarabravewolf3895 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing place an a hearty meal 🥘 😊

@jjjvclub Жыл бұрын

Nice meal there in the woods!

@1INcamp 4 жыл бұрын

FROM JAPAN!! ハチェットの切れ味最高じゃないですか！！フェザースティックのやり方勉強なりました。今度試したいと思います。ご飯もうまそっ。

@Ben7Seven 4 жыл бұрын

What a country you have there, just love it. God bless you

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you too!

@OutdoorAbenteuer 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Great Meal - best wishes from Germany to you ❤️🌳❤️

@craigdurso3005 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious as to understand what exactly is there to not like about your vid ?? Guess some people are just too tough to please ... kool vid , awesome to watch , keep it going bro 👍

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, thanks for watching!

@anndoig2459 4 жыл бұрын

Ignore the naysayers K - your videos are interesting, and with a curious, enjoyable uniqueness - refreshing.

@FJUH 4 жыл бұрын

Could be the lack of beard! Joking aside, I think that it is just a part of KZfaq. All content similar to this (eg: excellent and completely inoffensive) that I have watched have had dislikes yet no one saying why. It’s just people trolling. Pay it no heed!

@bunnykusk23 4 жыл бұрын

Great job on this video Ryley. Slogging through that deep snow is not easy. Like the new look.

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@phantom6715 4 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video...

@X_explorer 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing clip!

@dracula7328 4 жыл бұрын

looks very delicious

@z.4737 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos 😍

@Hatem_Mo 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. I hope you continuing make videos

@ihaveawokenhaveyou665 4 жыл бұрын

Love your content. Keep it up.

@justinemarkcasipe9166 4 жыл бұрын

seems you have a talent with cooking too not just in survival nice work man! keep it up will support your vids👌🏻

@Christopherjamesmurphy21 4 жыл бұрын

Nessmuk hatchet. I like it!

@yeenosaur2620 4 жыл бұрын

You just now made me realize how useful double sided axes can be. I have never thought of using one and now I can see how people would. I always felt they were impractical but this video proves they aren't.

@lowellwilliamson3491 4 жыл бұрын

Good job again. I was talking to Scranled O and he is watching your stuff now too

@richard_n 4 жыл бұрын

Another great looking meal. Something great I love that you should try is, instead of honey garlic sauce, do an oyster sauce. Make it the exact same way and then add in some cashew nuts as well. You will thank me.

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@davidb8872 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the simplicity of your approach and kit in your vids, I have seen your new hatchet called a saddle axe, perhaps for easy carry by a single horseman

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, these smaller double bit hatchets are often referred to as a saddle cruiser. Thanks for watching!

@KJ99otis 4 жыл бұрын

4:01 Impressive!!

@hococcamping 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video.

@bobos245 4 жыл бұрын

Up watching your videos before bed, only to find myself extremely hungry! Great now I have to rummage thru the pantry because everyone else is asleep...

@andersonpimenta6979 4 жыл бұрын

Nice hatchet congrats brother.

@brianferris1233 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing, Kusk 👍

@alexandergutfeldt1144 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hearing your opinion on that hatchet! When I go bushcrafting/hiking and on overnighters I like to bring a small axe (Gränsfors Mini), a folding saw (tajima) and a neck knife (wm1). When it is really dry and not too cold, like now, I leave the axe at home. I'm a bit weary of that two bit design - worried I'll cut myself!

@theknave4415 4 жыл бұрын

Every bit of gear has it's pluses and minuses. It always comes to comfort levels and personal preferences. ;) e.g. I've often used a machete, instead of an ax. Mild weather, I've gone out with nothing but a pocketknife, a bit of string, and a wool blanket. During late spring, summertime, or early fall, in a deciduous forest, everything else you need is right there. ;)

@alexandergutfeldt1144 4 жыл бұрын

The Knave So true! Choosing the (right?) tools to bring, and leaving the others at home, is part of the learning experience.

@martinzata 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@MISTER_GOLD777 7 ай бұрын

COOOOOL❤❤❤❤❤

@lifetechnoandmedia6366 4 жыл бұрын

I got new Idea from you. Your videos bring me know. ❤️

@jondavis123 4 жыл бұрын

THAT was impressive...

@gorillaninja78 4 жыл бұрын

That’s the life 👍🏻

@altecman21 4 жыл бұрын

excellent...........................................

@my2cents581 4 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that your beard is its own celebrity and it garners so much attention! What can I say, you’re an amazing guy with an awesome beard! My guess is you cut it back for hygiene reasons during the Covid pandemic. If I’m right, do I win an all inclusive overnight stay in the New Cabin?! LAL

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for watching! I trimmed it because it's easier to maintain when it's short, but I suppose being trimmed it has some hygienic advantages as well. Once I finish the log cabin you're more than welcome to come spend a night or two haha. Thanks again. Take care!

@albertwho9020 4 жыл бұрын

bravo (from italy)

@vishalkanaujiya89 4 жыл бұрын

You are a great survivor from India

@Thonbui78 4 жыл бұрын

Very well , i view very like

@hermit6208 4 жыл бұрын

Holy hell. 162 k! I haven't watched your videos in a while, so this is a bit of a surprise.

@themadkay 4 жыл бұрын

Next level feather sticks!!!! Dave who????

@KT-dx1jl 4 жыл бұрын

Yum!

@The1Solamnus 4 жыл бұрын

Currently rewatching your older videos for meal ideas 🤣

@andrewczuba498 5 ай бұрын

That almost looks like you made General Ryley's Chicken, Canadien Style w/maple syrup!!! Noice🤙 You are an Voyageur for Sure!!!

@davecurda2350 3 жыл бұрын

Lunch looked very good. Ps. I like the trimming of the beard probably the wife’s idea.

@smoke5620 Ай бұрын

I really like your videos a lot. Great information on living in the woods. How did that new double bitted hatchet work out for you, I’m giving some serious thought to adding one to my kit. The make and model would be welcome information for me. Thanks for all you do and share with the bushcraft community 👍👍

@nm-ge4tb 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍Oh I hungry now Ryley , hope all well . handy looking hatchet though . cheers Wayne👍👍🪓😉

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Wayne! Take care and stay safe!

@PKovar9 4 жыл бұрын

My first thoughs was "wtf, it's not him!" Haha.. Anyway, nice video as usual my friend. :-)

@ShelleyRaskin 4 жыл бұрын

Nice little dB hatchet there!

@f50koenigg 4 жыл бұрын

Next time can you show us how do you clean ur cooking stuff in the winter.

@user2144 4 жыл бұрын

Dishwasher. D'uh 😁

@thefunky_brassmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

With cast iron, most people just give it a quick scrub and wait to really clean it when they get back. Not saying you cant do it, it's just a pain in the ass, because cast iron needs a fresh coat of oil on it. For everything else, bring some extra water if there isn't a natural water source. Put some water in the pan/pot, put it on the fire and boil it. when it cools down a bit, but still warm to the touch, pour some of the water out and add some soap. Lather up the soap, let it sit for a minute, then wipe it up, a couple of paper towels should work fine. Bring a sponge if you want but keep in mind you need to let it dry out or bring something you can put it in so it doesn't get other stuff wet.

@thefunky_brassmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Tip, DO NOT put the soap in the water and then boil it. Cooking soap, or burnt soap smells like ass!

@KuskBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Once the snow's gone I will make a video about cleaning dishes in the woods. Thanks for watching, take care!

@f50koenigg 4 жыл бұрын

I mean when there is snow around. Like in this video, how did you clean ur cooking stuff after cooking.

@bevmchenry2588 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Picked up some tips for my canoe tripping. Wondering how after you make a meal like that you clean the pans? I usually use dirt and lake water. Is there a better way?

@reydelacosa 4 жыл бұрын

My man really out here making Sesame Chicken in the woods 👏🏽🔥💯

@nutthrower4415 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your cooking, I’ve asked before I’m sure but what are your pans you use. Thanks again, top notch vids

@viviandeville9761 4 жыл бұрын

Btw....love the beard trim! Just noticed today.

@alanchomor701 4 жыл бұрын

great vid, always nice shots, one of the better skills to have Kusk. Damn that beaver chewed that tree down, and a record featherstick for me. Now tell us 2 things Kusk. 1. you slipped some tinder in the feather, but more important the wife asked you to cut the beard now didn't she. At any rate it looks good & enjoyed the fine meal....