Hi Dave , British Army Standard Hotel Accommodation (BASHA) .

@Darragh McTarian Several noticed, I got tired of typing the same explanation over and over. Lol.

@@gotelemwillyboyshere Yep, that's exactly what I was told in the past

@Darragh McTarian lol, man some folks take everything too seriously

Found myself wishing for the thousandth time that I was your neighbor watching this today...

Thank you so much Erwin! That's great to hear!

I second that the best on KZfaq

Exactly Right!

Right on the money. You are AWESOME Dave.

He's genuine bushcraft royalty.

Thank you Brother John! I felt like I should just do my own thing when I started on here. Turns out I was quite different! I've always loved that Ferro rod you made. Thanks for watching and may God bless you too brother!

Lol, Thank you so much! I know exactly where that college is. I have a co worker that sent all three of his kids there.

Lol!

The "rain man".... I'm liking that. 🌦

Yeah I was wondering why I am able to watch his long video's his voice is easy on the ear's plus very informal like being in school for not being an outdoorsman. Just camping where I go the camp ground are not going to let me cut into any tree's. I have to bring my own wood last year they didn't let us burn any wood we had to use a camp stove. From all the California fire's. Then I can see why all it takes is a careless person with fire to ruin many people's live's. I always always was very careful when having a camp fire I know it could get out of hand real quick with all the dry grass tree's and such. I always had a very small cowboy fire just enough to cook on. I haven't been camping or hiking in year's I don't know what they allow not shire if it's even worth the trouble to camp in California, might have to leave the State to really enjoy back packing into the wild I know there was really beautiful places right here in California where you won't see no one near some hidden lake's. At night is creepy dark like a BIG FOOT could come creeping up on you that kinda feeling by this lake I'm talking about but that was about 20 year's ago since I've been there with my brother's most definitely don't want to go alone just in case you brake a leg or hurt one self good to hike in with a few people I would say it's about a whole day's hike in you'll get in about mid day if you start in Morning set up camp it gets dark about 9pm if there is a moon then it's all good if not then I don't think you will see your hand in front of your face. That's the creepy part now I remember at night hearing thing's us city folks are not use to.

Now I would buy a ticket to that event myself!!!

Thats fantastic to hear man! Between you and me she will learn all there is to know about this stuff. Take care Brother Chase.

Thank you so much my friend!

Great to hear that my friend!

Very well said Joel! And I agree with everything you said

Sounds good Greg!

Like the notches on my bedpost! LOL (Just kidding! Well...no..there is more to that...LOL)

-tow mater

You are very welcome and I'm glad you have found the videos helpful!

Thank you so much my friend!

Absolutely! Thanks for watching Brian

Hello Guy and I'm happy you like the videos! Sorry to hear you can't get out any more. Amazing how the memories can come back tho. Take care and thanks for watching!

Thanks Steve! Ah well Ive had weekends off due to changes at work but sometime in May Ill probably be back on seven days a week. A lot has changed at work. I'm glad you liked it and what all I do. Thanks for watching Steve

I know exactly what you mean :-). I never worried about what the name of it was, I just loved to go. Every Friday I went to work with my canoe lashed on top of the packed car, and was off to the woods the minute I was out. Hatchet, tarp, tent, life jacket, sleeping gear, and everything else was geared toward cooking. No need to buy all that endless stuff. Much better to learn to figure out and make what you need. IMHO I'm better equipped that way anyway.

You're very right. Nowadays there's tons of lightweight camping items that makes roughing it quite comfortable

I'm glad you liked that Ken! Thanks for watching

Thanks! I'm happy you liked the. Yep, being a Scout leader was some serious fun years ago!

Great to hear that Lynn and thanks for watching!

Thank you my friend!

All is well here! Yes, I went through the Wood Badge course when I was a scout leader. I try to keep everything here upbeat and fun so it is like an escape from the world! Thanks for watching

Man I love the way you use that perc! Very clever. Thanks for watching Brother

Sometimes I think bulk vs. what a piece of kit can do is a huge deal. If something works well and has multiple uses I say carry it! Thanks for watching

Hello Laura and great to hear from you! That's bad they closed the trail, hopefully it'll open up earlier. Stay safe and thanks for watching!

Thanks Max! We are ok here. I hope all is well your way

@@Reallybigmonkey1 yes sir! So far so good thank you for your kind words!!

Very good point.

Thank you my friend and I'm glad you liked it that much! I love my perc but nothing beats bush coffee!

TinderKeep It is because of his videos that my wife and I tried a percolator 7 months ago and are enjoying the best tasting coffee we have ever had. Even though my parents used percolators for years for some reason we just started out with drip coffee makers, which are OK but do not provide the flavor of perked coffee. Plus his creative bushcraft and survival techniques are second to none.

@@OnTheRiver66 thank you my friend

Thanks for watching Mike!

Great to hear that Rich! Thanks for watching and may God bless you too Brother

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Chuck

Thank you for that great info Dave and Thanks for watching

You are very welcome and I'm glad you liked it Frank!

Lol, nah I'm just a machinist and a welder but I am thinking constantly! Good ideas and thanks for watching

Reallybigmonkey1 I used to work in the ship yards... I was a pipe fitter and production welder... You being a machinist is no surprise - I can see the wheels spinning whenever you talk.

Thanks Jameson!

Thanks Brother! Oh absolutely man, it's very hard to just stick to five items when in reality it needs to be ten. Nothing beats a Silky! Thanks for watching

@@Reallybigmonkey1 Definitely agree. 👊💀

You are very welcome and I'm glad you liked it Steve! Lol, I know everyone likes the gear room but I'm so ready to be back in the woods! Take care, thanks for watching and may God bless you too Brother

Thanks Brother! Im happy you liked it man

Thank you so much Nikki and Im glad you liked it and the others!

Thank you Dr. Tom! Yep, I think this should be a ten item minimum... Five just doesn't cover it. Stay safe and thanks for watching!

Thank you Marjie!

Always great to hear that Steve! When time flies during a video I must be doing something right!

Thank you and I'm glad you liked it! Ive always thought there was a lot of confusion surrounding the Scandi grind. Im glad it clicked for you Thanks for watching and lots more to come!

Very well said!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it and that's a very good saying you have! Thanks for watching

Thanks Perry! I'm glad you like the videos and have used some of my ideas. Take care and thanks for watching.

That's a very good idea for a video

Well put. And sometimes one should simply not make the fire… Remembering some really bad wild fires here not too long ago. One or two wild fires being suspected to be started by backpackers making camp fire during a brief summer period of fire ban (ban declared due to the extreme climate/local weather conditions at the time). They didn't really NEED to make a camp fire and should not have put others property, living and life at risk, but they did. Also, they may put their own Lifes or other backpackers Lifes at risks also if things goes really bad fast and then fire fighters and rescue people is risking their life doing their job. As far as I can see, nature tends to recover in the long run after a wild fire, but dead or badly injured may not. People living from forest they and their folks owned and tended for generations may get their heart broken to see their forest burned, perhaps burned by human carelessness (we have a great very generous tradition here of having the rights to walk over others land, but some misuse this right greatly and don't understand their responsibilities connected to their rights). I read about one guy doing suicide after his beloved forest was destroyed and seen grown men close to tears looking at the ashes of what they and their grandfarthers lived in and worked with. I LOVE a good camp fire or stove in the wild, but IF there is a declared ban there is a ban for a good reason. Regardless, some people leaves their fire place not really extinguished and I hate that. It's not good form and not good respect to nature, animals and people.

Thanks man and I'm glad you liked it. You totally get it! Bushcrafting is creating things in the wilderness, it ain't camping. Take care and thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for your comments Paul! And thanks for subbing Brother.

I'm glad you liked it Jon!

Thank you Sheila and I'm glad you've found the videos helpful! When you do finally venture out you'll be hooked for life. All is well here and I hope you're doing good. Take care and thanks for watching!

Sounds great! Enjoy the outing my friend!

Thanks Brother and I'm glad you liked it! Yes, people really need to learn this stuff. All is well here and I hope you're doing well. Thanks for watching brother

Thank you Dianna!

swagmanandy Thanks for that explanation.

Thanks for the info

That's exactly what I was was told by British soldiers.

Lol, I'm missing Snake Island too!

Charles ord wingate fame.

I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful. Man as time goes on you're gonna grow to love that Companion HD. Good luck with that handle and thanks for watching

You are very welcome and that's great to hear! Enjoy the wilderness when you can!

Saw is in cutting category, just as the knife is. Two is one, one is none if you lose any of them....

Thanks Brother

Be careful out there in Georgia, Dave. 🙏👍

Brian S I liked to fell off my chair with the food service comment. I love that Dave got that barb in on BG! The Monkey Man has true wit!

Lol, that wasnt even a planned comment!

@@steveturner3999 Lol, man Bear is actually a good guy, Discovery channel is what ruined him.

Roger that on the Kabar. My bro got my father's used in the Pacific campaign. I had to get one and put it through it's paces of this and that and eating. ~ It's a joy to sharpen, and times I feel I keep it too sharp for all around. Hopes I never have to test how deadly it is...oh say as a cougar dragging off the missus. (-: ~~ oh, do you have the leather washer handle QM? ~ A year back in some comments elsewhere some pointed out they thought the handle was too slick in some conditions. One guy chimed in and spoke of there's a certain of numbered size O ring (I forget which) that will fill the grooves staying in place yet rise above level of handle to give a better grip. (lol, I talk like a sausage..hopes ya got that)

@Brian Bartulis - I have large and small Kabar with the stacked leather washer handles and treat the handles and sheath with olive oil which protects the handles and they feel great . No desire to use Orings . The D-2 Extreme with Kraton handles is carried mostly for butchering large and small game and general camp use . Very very comfortable handles . All the best . Lefty

Thank you my friend and I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you my friend!

Thanks Robert! All is well here Brother!

Earl, that is an excellent idea. I second that idea. I'd love to buy a set from Dave. His experience is very valuable and should be captured for posterity. Dave, please consider contacting some media guys who do this type of project well. I don't have any contacts to offer you, but you are so well connected, I'm sure you could put out some feelers to get this idea going. Thanks for considering it.

I like the idea but I have no idea how to go about making that happen. I know if KZfaq ever shuts down all my stuff will vanish. Nick says hello, we both say thanks for watching and may God bless you too!

@@Reallybigmonkey1 do you have them on a pc? or did you upload them and then delete them? and by the way, you encourage us to sew stuff, well I sat down to make a covid19 mask for work, and it turned out great, then my wife made me sew her one too! Thanks for all the time you put into our lives with your videos.

@@earlschultz7880 I edit and upload on KZfaq them keep the raw footage on a portable harddrive. Great to hear you sewed up some masks!

If you ever want to do this just ask and I'll show you how easy it is to put on a Flash drive and 2 chapter it And I know I would buy many Flash drives and give them out to friends!!!!!

You are very welcome Gary and I'm glad you liked it. I may just do a 20 item video in the future! Thanks for watching

I'm glad you liked it Jed! All is pretty good round here. Thanks for watching

Thanks John, I'm glad you liked it Brother. I'm ready for some woods time too!

Thanks! I'm glad you like em that much!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it that much! Well maybe I'm spoiled by scandi grinds because any time I tried to carve with a common grind it always dug in. Either their blades were tweaked or they had major knife skills!

@@Reallybigmonkey1 There you have the answer ave you have a choice in my situation I had no other knife and my dad sitting next to me showing me how to do this with his huge old Bowie it does take time you do need to be care full as always but it's doable the KEY THERE WAS NO CHOICE.the only thing I had to do was WRAP THE BLADE WITH SOME BURLAP.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I used that terminology on scouts myself and it always did well! Thanks for watching

I'm happy you liked it! We are good here and I hope you and your family are doing well

Yes, thanks for the explanation, I never knew the grinds made a difference like that. Good to know.

Thanks Scott and Im glad it helped!

@@rld1278 You are very welcome Robin and Im glad it helped out

Thank you Brother Ross! I'm glad you liked it and I'm happy to share this stuff. I'm trying my best to keep everyone's minds occupied. Stay safe and thanks for watching

Thanks Jay!

Thanks Spencer, I'm glad you liked it. Man I love talking about gear and kits! Thanks for watching

Lol, I haven't tried that yet

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I love mentioning my good friends on here! Thanks for watching Chris.

Thanks Raymond! We are good but man did it storm!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

Lol!

Lol, absolutely!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Neil! Thanks for watching

Thanks for the comments, support and for watching Julian!

Absolutely Brother! Thanks for watching Rodney

I'm only able to upload two a month for now but maybe one day a lot more!

@@Reallybigmonkey1 I hope you keep em coming! Have you considered a podcast? We can still hear from you without you having to push a whole video production.

and yes, good video. Very well done. You nailed it.

Congrats!

​@Chris Kavanaugh lol, yes. I will buy someone some coffee ;-)

@Chris Kavanaugh True. And it will probably be appreciated. I will do it if I happens to see one. We do have homeless in Sweden, but they are not as many (at least those being Swedish citizens) and not as clearly seen as in other countries. There are beggars travelling back and forth from other countries and these can be spotted easily enough, but strictly speaking I think these are not homeless (I have visited "the home country" of some). The latest official statistics in Sweden talks about 30 000 homeless in Sweden, but mind you, this have a definition of "Homeless" that does not mean you have nothing, sleeping outdoors or in a charity shelter, so those actually having nothing is way fewer. For example, if you live in a home own by the city or in a private home of family or friends, you are still counted as homeless in our statistics. You then HAVE a home, but not really your OWN home. Regardless, I think the difference is huge if one compare to those actually trying to sleep outdoors, in cellars, night open junk food places or if lucky a night in a charity shelter. The number of people being "actually" homeless is less than 6 000 or so I read in the papers (figure vary depending on definitions and year) and even so, it seems a substantial degree is offered a indoor bed as long as they behave, conform to a few rules, are momentarily sober etc. It appears that there are still a small number not conforming, some being kicked out from these shelters and still a smaller number actually still choosing to live by themselves outdoors (there are documented cases of the latter). In my life time, I have never heard or read anything about anyone being born in Sweden without a home. Heard and read about many that LOST the home they had, sometimes due faults of their own but often due a mix of things going really bad in a short time frame. I have been around a number of other countries and some places you can't be in a city without seeing "true" homeless in deep poverty. I have seen what having nothing means in countries like India and USA and how shockingly great the contrasts are between having and not having. Never seen a homeless claiming to be veteran in public in Sweden, but saw it first day in USA. Due to the system we have in Sweden I think a substantial percent are saved from the initial problems that may lead into homelessness. NOT bullet proof no and not without tax money invested no, but certainly making a huge difference. I guess that most people here thinks it is the right thing to do and it paying back in the long run. It is not only a kind of morals but also an effort to think of a long term system: People not being homeless has a better chance of keeping a job and if you have a job you are a tax payer. While being a member of EU, it seems to me that the number of homeless has increased, but I may be proven wrong on that or it is true but having no connection.

Absolutely! A flame is just too easy to choose anything to burn. Thanks for watching

You are very welcome Patrick and I'm glad you liked it. Ill be making videos as long as possible! Thanks for watching

You are very welcome and you made some great points! Thanks for watching brother

not really to distill water you need to catch the steam and convert it back to water with some kind of tubing or an umbrella of some type

You don't have to distill water to make it potable. letting it boil at a rolling boil for five minutes will render it clean of parasites and Bacteria. However water containing chemicals or toxins must be distilled or filtered!!!!

Nope. Distilled water is when you boil the water (Or let it evaporate up from the ground), catch the steam as it rises/evaporates, and let the caught steam re-condense back into water into a different clean container. The water that has re-condensed is called 'distilled water". Do not do this distillation within a closed or sealed system. Why: Because if the water you started with has any aromatic contaminants in it, those aromatics will rise up with the steam and be transferred into your clean container with the water. If you suspect this, leave an airgap above the dirty water container so the aromatics can escape.

The others that have replied are correct. Thanks for watching my friend!

Fantastic to hear that Dan!

Those rope beds are so cool. I only know basic knots. Thanks for watching John

Yes, rod size matters. It is easier to achieve your goal of "igniting" a fire with a larger rod. lol.

Lol, yes it does

For one thing, if numb of cold or shaking, dexterity will not be at its best. When you may need a fire the most, it is likely to be harder to create the fire. Having a fire rod which is use before (and hence pre scraped), having a good big grip on both the fire rod and the scraper helps. The big grips or anything attached to the tool may also help finding it on the ground when dropping it out of decreased dexterity or general exhaustion. When I did a small, easy, training session outdoors in a dark cold evening, only one guy in the team successfully ignited the given material within the given time frame , the rest failed. So training training training and be sure to also challenge yourself one step at a time. Being tired, wet and cold and perhaps having poor visibility and a hurt strong hand... Every bit helps then, also better equipment (lighter may be lost, broken, crushed, out of fuel or not functioning due extreme conditions. Matches may be lost, used up or their water proof container compromised). Start training easy, learn the tool and learn what variant or quality works better for you. The fire rod does not replace matches or lighter, but is a great backup and backups should always be tested and proven.

@@ghanaboyz , thank you. That's great advice. Even if not planning for extreme conditions, storms do come up suddenly. Sending lots of love 💜 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵

@@suzisaintjames You are welcome :) And thank You for the sending. Well send, well received :) The world is a better place with some love.

Exactly!

Thank you Jon and that's fantastic to hear!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked that Bill

Thank you so much my friend! Fantastic to hear that!

As a former teacher, I agree!

Hello Ric and thank you so much for your words Brother! I do love teaching stuff like this. Take care and thanks for watching!

@@marianfrances4959 Thank you Marian!

Thank you Gary!

Thanks Matt, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and greeting from the USA

Thank you Stuart! Great idea to make use of lock down time learning skills. Take care and thanks for watching

Thanks Jeff, I'm glad you liked it! Stay safe and thanks for watching brother

Thanks for the input Barron and Thanks for watching

I'm glad you liked it Jimney