Bushcraft Camp Update 14 - Tunnel, Fire Pit Upgrade, Blacksmithing, Wood Mallet Carving
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Date: 2019-09-10
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Elaine S
Hi found you about 10 days ago. Truly love you guys and seeing the countryside of England like never before. Excellent way to de-stress after political news in USA. Still love to learn new how to even at age 74. (Though I am a passionate gardener and your lack of vegetables on your camping grilling is a hoot. How did your veggie planter work out without being around to water it? ) Re Grandparents, passing knowledge on to their grand kids: Paying for every service instead of doing it yourself has dumbed down the adults so less to pass on Lots more TV and internet so literally massive outside influences predominate even upon young children, together with grandparents often living too far away, or frankly show themselves disinterested in their grandchildren. Its sad but I've witnessed it a whole bunch. It may also be a literacy issue as many elderly refuse to learn electronics, or computer/internet functionality, where the young are natural whizzes at it. For example years ago now, I needed to get an upgraded phone to text my grandson cause he just didn't answer his phone or even look at his email. Now even that is going, he's 22 & we spend an afternoon together doing chores and going out to lunch together. Literally making time for each other is the key, together with - for the young to respect you, you have to respect them. That and being willing to sit on the floor or where-ever and focus genuinely on them. And be willing to share your stories that show who you are. I got my gardening from both my grandfathers, even though one was a doctor who learned in a horse and buggy from his father also a doctor and became a New York City society doctor on 5th Avenue. (Yet even he taught me zero about medicine) The other was the Comptroller of the Cotton Institute on Wall Street (in NYC too ) He wrote an auto-biography at 65. then added more for 30+ years before he quit writing supplements. He was born in a log cabin in Rapid City South Dakota, a telegraph runner grade school drop out by necessity, wanted his education dearly, graduated Harvard, ended up watching the Space shots at Cape Canaveral Florida, I did a lot of tagging along watching his gardening, he's the one that gave me his time and attention and love. (I'm mostly of English ancestry) Elaine Colorado Springs CO USA
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Hi found you about 10 days ago. Truly love you guys and seeing the countryside of England like never before. Excellent way to de-stress after political news in USA. Still love to learn new how to even at age 74. (Though I am a passionate gardener and your lack of vegetables on your camping grilling is a hoot. How did your veggie planter work out without being around to water it? ) Re Grandparents, passing knowledge on to their grand kids: Paying for every service instead of doing it yourself has dumbed down the adults so less to pass on Lots more TV and internet so literally massive outside influences predominate even upon young children, together with grandparents often living too far away, or frankly show themselves disinterested in their grandchildren. Its sad but I've witnessed it a whole bunch. It may also be a literacy issue as many elderly refuse to learn electronics, or computer/internet functionality, where the young are natural whizzes at it. For example years ago now, I needed to get an upgraded phone to text my grandson cause he just didn't answer his phone or even look at his email. Now even that is going, he's 22 & we spend an afternoon together doing chores and going out to lunch together. Literally making time for each other is the key, together with - for the young to respect you, you have to respect them. That and being willing to sit on the floor or where-ever and focus genuinely on them. And be willing to share your stories that show who you are. I got my gardening from both my grandfathers, even though one was a doctor who learned in a horse and buggy from his father also a doctor and became a New York City society doctor on 5th Avenue. (Yet even he taught me zero about medicine) The other was the Comptroller of the Cotton Institute on Wall Street (in NYC too ) He wrote an auto-biography at 65. then added more for 30+ years before he quit writing supplements. He was born in a log cabin in Rapid City South Dakota, a telegraph runner grade school drop out by necessity, wanted his education dearly, graduated Harvard, ended up watching the Space shots at Cape Canaveral Florida, I did a lot of tagging along watching his gardening, he's the one that gave me his time and attention and love. (I'm mostly of English ancestry) Elaine Colorado Springs CO USA
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luell2u
I agree that generally kids don't respect their elders. Perhaps it is because our traditional family units have changed since the 1960's. It used to be that we grew up with grandparents and great-grandparents close by. Then we stayed close by as young adults and families and, traditionally, moms didn't work outside the home. Begining in the mid-1960s, people moved farther away from their childhood homes, usually to find better job opportunities. We became a more industrial society. Yes, we waited longer to marry and have children. That did create a generation gap. We also had access to more information via television. And there were a lot of experts telling us how our children should be raised. In the 70s, there was a lot of open rebellion against the established ways of life and child rearing. There were a couple generations of permissive parenting, where children weren't given many boundaries and weren't taught the value of the older generations. And there are many older people who haven't stayed in tune with the changing technologies. That tends to broaden the generation gap, as well. I'm 63. I have a 30 year old son. We have a close relationship. My son respects his elders because that's how I taught him to behave. Should he ever grace me with grandchildren, I know they will respect and value me and other older people. I was lucky enough to have a great-grandmother, two grandfathers and a grandmother until I was a young adult. My grandmother was still alive until my son was about 6 and my parents are still alive, in their early 90s. I have always valued the things that I could learn from older people and so does my son. But I truly think that it's because of my attitude toward older people and that I have passed that on to my son. My favorite preserve is Orange Marmalade, but I like to change it up by using a mix of citrus fruits. To keep it from being bitter, only use the zest and not the white part of the peel. I also like making Elderberry jelly, when I can find enough wild fruit to do so.
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I agree that generally kids don't respect their elders. Perhaps it is because our traditional family units have changed since the 1960's. It used to be that we grew up with grandparents and great-grandparents close by. Then we stayed close by as young adults and families and, traditionally, moms didn't work outside the home. Begining in the mid-1960s, people moved farther away from their childhood homes, usually to find better job opportunities. We became a more industrial society. Yes, we waited longer to marry and have children. That did create a generation gap. We also had access to more information via television. And there were a lot of experts telling us how our children should be raised. In the 70s, there was a lot of open rebellion against the established ways of life and child rearing. There were a couple generations of permissive parenting, where children weren't given many boundaries and weren't taught the value of the older generations. And there are many older people who haven't stayed in tune with the changing technologies. That tends to broaden the generation gap, as well. I'm 63. I have a 30 year old son. We have a close relationship. My son respects his elders because that's how I taught him to behave. Should he ever grace me with grandchildren, I know they will respect and value me and other older people. I was lucky enough to have a great-grandmother, two grandfathers and a grandmother until I was a young adult. My grandmother was still alive until my son was about 6 and my parents are still alive, in their early 90s. I have always valued the things that I could learn from older people and so does my son. But I truly think that it's because of my attitude toward older people and that I have passed that on to my son. My favorite preserve is Orange Marmalade, but I like to change it up by using a mix of citrus fruits. To keep it from being bitter, only use the zest and not the white part of the peel. I also like making Elderberry jelly, when I can find enough wild fruit to do so.
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Léo
You mention that respect for elders (and I am paraphrasing) is something to be taught with an iron fist: Your mom was quite hard on us. manner wise. Fear is an amazing teacher but what about inspiring this respect instead? You can threaten a kid to obey, be polite or don't speak his mind but if you don't explain, inspire or tell him why, if you don't give him a reason for this respect (love) to exist, it isn't respect. It just means that he is afraid. Kids are not the ones to blame. Faulty education methods, lack of role models, rites of passage, etc. could be better candidates. Elderly people are usually quite stiff, many of them have crystallized after a lifetime of frustration and lost their inner child. It is obviously not the case of your dad (which is freaking awesome) but let's not generalise and think that all of them are like this. It would be a million times easier for a kid to respect and love your dad than to respect a depressed, lonely retiree. Kids are not the one to blame for that. The society that creates those lonely, depressed elders is. The problem lies at several levels, one of them being the lack of opportunity for young and old to be together, connected through meaningful activities. Where exchange can happen, just like what you are doing with your dadSchools should implement in their curriculum a lot more interactions between young and old. It would be a fantastic way to re-establish this link, tackle the elderly loneliness problem and create the right conditions for kids to love and respect the seniors. Respect has to be earned, it cannot be taught.
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You mention that respect for elders (and I am paraphrasing) is something to be taught with an iron fist: Your mom was quite hard on us. manner wise. Fear is an amazing teacher but what about inspiring this respect instead? You can threaten a kid to obey, be polite or don't speak his mind but if you don't explain, inspire or tell him why, if you don't give him a reason for this respect (love) to exist, it isn't respect. It just means that he is afraid. Kids are not the ones to blame. Faulty education methods, lack of role models, rites of passage, etc. could be better candidates. Elderly people are usually quite stiff, many of them have crystallized after a lifetime of frustration and lost their inner child. It is obviously not the case of your dad (which is freaking awesome) but let's not generalise and think that all of them are like this. It would be a million times easier for a kid to respect and love your dad than to respect a depressed, lonely retiree. Kids are not the one to blame for that. The society that creates those lonely, depressed elders is. The problem lies at several levels, one of them being the lack of opportunity for young and old to be together, connected through meaningful activities. Where exchange can happen, just like what you are doing with your dadSchools should implement in their curriculum a lot more interactions between young and old. It would be a fantastic way to re-establish this link, tackle the elderly loneliness problem and create the right conditions for kids to love and respect the seniors. Respect has to be earned, it cannot be taught.
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Norma Hall
This generation, as a whole, is so broken. I would venture to say that the largest segment of younger people don't have a father in their life at all and many don't even know who he is. And as for the ones who do know their fathers, many have been abused or neglected by them, which has caused them to be insecure and mistrusting. Your relationship with your son has been the most important human bond he's had in his development into a man and that is why he's such a well rounded, engaging young man with a caring heart. like father like son is a true saying. Another important aspect is politically incorrect, but true nonetheless; today's gender neutral society has tried to squash every ounce of masculinity out of men, but your guidance and example of what a true man is, has helped him become the strong man of integrity and wisdom that you've been throughout your own life, Dad. This would be a much better world if all fathers were as devoted and involved with their children as you are, Sir. I'm very thankful for fathers such as yourself, my husband and my own father. God bless you, both
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This generation, as a whole, is so broken. I would venture to say that the largest segment of younger people don't have a father in their life at all and many don't even know who he is. And as for the ones who do know their fathers, many have been abused or neglected by them, which has caused them to be insecure and mistrusting. Your relationship with your son has been the most important human bond he's had in his development into a man and that is why he's such a well rounded, engaging young man with a caring heart. like father like son is a true saying. Another important aspect is politically incorrect, but true nonetheless; today's gender neutral society has tried to squash every ounce of masculinity out of men, but your guidance and example of what a true man is, has helped him become the strong man of integrity and wisdom that you've been throughout your own life, Dad. This would be a much better world if all fathers were as devoted and involved with their children as you are, Sir. I'm very thankful for fathers such as yourself, my husband and my own father. God bless you, both
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Paul Newman
Yeah, both my granfathers passed away before I was even born and my granmothers both died out of cancer when I was in early elementary school. So sadly I have no idea what they could've told me, but I was always interested in the old ways of thinking. Working hard, making things yourself (like long-lasting food, alcohol, furniture, agriculture and even survival like this one were always very interesting to me. Maybe it's just a regret because I wasn't able to meet my grandfathers, but I also feel like from my generetion onwards (I'm 25) we lost a lot of valuable knowledge. On the other hand we can learn it easily thanks to the internet now, but today it's not practically very useful when you can buy anything for less than the time you spend making such things by yourself is worth. We got too lazy and dependent on technology and when shit hits the fan 95% of people will be totally screwed without electricity and even basic knowledge about things like food preservation (not to mention gathering and making food by yourself.
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Yeah, both my granfathers passed away before I was even born and my granmothers both died out of cancer when I was in early elementary school. So sadly I have no idea what they could've told me, but I was always interested in the old ways of thinking. Working hard, making things yourself (like long-lasting food, alcohol, furniture, agriculture and even survival like this one were always very interesting to me. Maybe it's just a regret because I wasn't able to meet my grandfathers, but I also feel like from my generetion onwards (I'm 25) we lost a lot of valuable knowledge. On the other hand we can learn it easily thanks to the internet now, but today it's not practically very useful when you can buy anything for less than the time you spend making such things by yourself is worth. We got too lazy and dependent on technology and when shit hits the fan 95% of people will be totally screwed without electricity and even basic knowledge about things like food preservation (not to mention gathering and making food by yourself.
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Ste R
Couldn't agree more with the theory about family. I'm 38 and moved back home to keep an eye on my dad after my mum passed away and he's very much old school. He's 82 in January and a retired electrician but still goes out and does odd jobs. Things have definitely changed for the worse in regards to respecting older people. I've been very fortunate to have been brought up old fashioned and fully intend to teach that to my unborn daughter when she's old enough to understand. Keep up the amazing videos guys, reminds me very much of my childhood. My mum was an akela in the cubs for over 30 years so I spent a lot of time camping and some of my best memories were round a campfire so thank you for the reminders of good times. We are both very lucky mate in that were both very close with our dads, unfortunately not everyone has that nowadays.
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Couldn't agree more with the theory about family. I'm 38 and moved back home to keep an eye on my dad after my mum passed away and he's very much old school. He's 82 in January and a retired electrician but still goes out and does odd jobs. Things have definitely changed for the worse in regards to respecting older people. I've been very fortunate to have been brought up old fashioned and fully intend to teach that to my unborn daughter when she's old enough to understand. Keep up the amazing videos guys, reminds me very much of my childhood. My mum was an akela in the cubs for over 30 years so I spent a lot of time camping and some of my best memories were round a campfire so thank you for the reminders of good times. We are both very lucky mate in that were both very close with our dads, unfortunately not everyone has that nowadays.
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TheAuntieQ
Just catching up on your videos. Great drone work. Between the fire air tunnel and the new grill, the camp is really coming up in the world First off, blackberry jam. Incredible stuff. I still use my grandmother's recipe for BlackBerry jam cake with caramel icing. Total sugar overload, but it's delish. Secondly, you really hit on something in theory time. When convenience became the norm and the costs of living began to skyrocket, more families had to have two working parents and families lived further from grandparents or other relatives. We have lost a great deal of tradition and knowledge in that culture shift, but the respect for elders was the greatest loss. I think it has led to a major of problems in today's society. Keep having fun, guys. I certainly enjoy your videos and get lots of tips and ideas.
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Just catching up on your videos. Great drone work. Between the fire air tunnel and the new grill, the camp is really coming up in the world First off, blackberry jam. Incredible stuff. I still use my grandmother's recipe for BlackBerry jam cake with caramel icing. Total sugar overload, but it's delish. Secondly, you really hit on something in theory time. When convenience became the norm and the costs of living began to skyrocket, more families had to have two working parents and families lived further from grandparents or other relatives. We have lost a great deal of tradition and knowledge in that culture shift, but the respect for elders was the greatest loss. I think it has led to a major of problems in today's society. Keep having fun, guys. I certainly enjoy your videos and get lots of tips and ideas.
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Canuckvapor
I agree with everything you guys mentioned during your shout out segment about grand parents and the lack of respect towards the older generation. I was brought up by very old fashioned Scottish / English great grand parents. I learnt my values from them. My parents were pretty flaky and not around much. I think I was lucky in that regard. I learnt from a generation that had good common sense and morals. Today, things are much worse. Technology, Far left feminism, SJW's and a few other factors have caused our modern society to change their values to something more selfish and disposable. It is refreshing to see a good father son relationship in this modern era. Keep up the great videos and I truly and sincerely appreciate the ones where you guys work together. Greetings from Canada.
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I agree with everything you guys mentioned during your shout out segment about grand parents and the lack of respect towards the older generation. I was brought up by very old fashioned Scottish / English great grand parents. I learnt my values from them. My parents were pretty flaky and not around much. I think I was lucky in that regard. I learnt from a generation that had good common sense and morals. Today, things are much worse. Technology, Far left feminism, SJW's and a few other factors have caused our modern society to change their values to something more selfish and disposable. It is refreshing to see a good father son relationship in this modern era. Keep up the great videos and I truly and sincerely appreciate the ones where you guys work together. Greetings from Canada.
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caza00caza
Your very right about the grandparent theory. I was a bit of a spoilt first child and my grandmother despite my hatred of the things she made me do made me a much better person today and instilled better manners and all that into me and my brothers. Now Im seeing my young cousin glued to his devices and how poorly he behaves and crys when he dosent get what he wants and I notice how much better mannered he is around our grandparents. Send your kids to live with their grandparents for a month with no phones. Let them take the kids to school, do homework, teach them gardening, cleaning. They will cry and hate parts of it maybe all of it but youll see a change in them and they will one day see the benefit of the the time they spent there
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Your very right about the grandparent theory. I was a bit of a spoilt first child and my grandmother despite my hatred of the things she made me do made me a much better person today and instilled better manners and all that into me and my brothers. Now Im seeing my young cousin glued to his devices and how poorly he behaves and crys when he dosent get what he wants and I notice how much better mannered he is around our grandparents. Send your kids to live with their grandparents for a month with no phones. Let them take the kids to school, do homework, teach them gardening, cleaning. They will cry and hate parts of it maybe all of it but youll see a change in them and they will one day see the benefit of the the time they spent there
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Rue Stahl
Most Universities in America are Owned by Red China and Russia. The only ones that aren't are Christian Universities. When you allow the Prisoners of Prisons control what happens there is no punishment for their Crime. When you allow the Students who don't know nothing Control what happens in Public Schools, then you get Communists Activists who have been Pardoned by a President we had to Suffer with for 8 years which most of us didn't think He was even an American Citizen. Of course any Records pertaining to whether he was or not were put into his Library and no one is allowed to look at them. Except those who will Lie for him.
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Most Universities in America are Owned by Red China and Russia. The only ones that aren't are Christian Universities. When you allow the Prisoners of Prisons control what happens there is no punishment for their Crime. When you allow the Students who don't know nothing Control what happens in Public Schools, then you get Communists Activists who have been Pardoned by a President we had to Suffer with for 8 years which most of us didn't think He was even an American Citizen. Of course any Records pertaining to whether he was or not were put into his Library and no one is allowed to look at them. Except those who will Lie for him.
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