2017

8 best knots for camping, survival, climbing, hiking, and just everyday life. How to tie these basic knots and when to use them. These are the 8 knots you need to know. 1) Chain Sinnet (AKA Daisy Chain or Monkey Chain) 2) Farrimond Friction Hitch 3) Trucker's Hitch 4) Constrictor Knot 5) Cow Hitch 6) Half hitch 7) Fisherman's Bend 8) Water Knot

Here is a sneak peak at some of the videos that we will be posting in 2017. We post at least one video a week (Saturday morning) and will post VLOGS and short vids occasionally throughout the week.

No Nathan, 2 is too young for a gun...(Lots of tears) LOL. Here is a little VLOG from a normal friday night with the Outdoor Boys.

In a zombie apocalypse, which is the better zombie weapon: Negan's bat Lucille from the Walking Dead or the cricket bat from Shaun of the dead? We put a cricket bat head to head with Lucille to find out which is the better zombie weapon.

We had our one and only snow day, and we didn't waste it. We towed the kayak behind the car. Then we wanted to see if we could build a giant sling shot out of 300' of bungee cord that would hurl me into the lake ontop of my kayak.

Went to Cayo Costa in Florida with Fish Skinner Charters in Fort Meyers FL

Took the family out to lunch and I got in the mood for some east coast raw oysters. And Tommy (4) and Nathan (2) seemed excited to give it a try.

Your fishing gear and a baseball are all you need to help teach kids to play baseball. Forget T-ball this is better.

My tandem kayak turns into a wading pool when Nathan and Tommy grab a hose. Just chilling with the boys

Here is a entertaining tuttorial on how to make Negan's bat Lucile from the TV show The Walking Dead. This bared wire wrapped bat is a beast. We also test this bad boy out on some melons as well.

Camping with the kids!!!! WARNING do not try this at home. Camping with children is for entertainment purposes only!!! We had a great time camping with the family at Assateague MD but it was a lot of work. Have some fun, watching the kids and learn a few things too.

Becca has a conference for work so the family went on a road trip. We went fishing for carp and fall fish and had a ball. The boy loved playing in the hotel pool and we had a great time.

Knife making with no power tools other than an angle grinder. How to make a knife from all thread. Wooden sheath and pararcord handle. I made the wood burning forge myself in this video

We have tons of Fowler's toads here in Virginia and my boys love to catch them for fun. Once or twice a summer I let the boys stay up late and go catch toads for fun.

What happens when you put a 5 lb gummy bear in a black smith forge!?? And me and Tommy do a roasted gummy bear taste test.

Me and the boys go to cabelas and just spend some time together

In Virginia, getting ticks is just part of life when you love the outdoors . There are a lot of myths about how to remove ticks. Removing a ticks isn't painful or complicated and you don't need any special tools. I video taped this tick removal and demonstrated a Tick Key.

The amazon.com groceries were delivered with some dry ice to keep the groceries cold. And we had some fun playing with the dry ice and some cider.

If you fall out of a kayak or canoe can you get back in unassisted. Well you sure can, but only if you know how. If you swamp your kayak or canoe can you get that boat unswamped in open water. Its easier than you think, but only if you stay calm and know what to do. Check out these kayak and canoe safety tips.

Restoring this rusted antique axe head took me about two weeks and about 30 hours. Cleaning and repairing and polishing the axe head, carving, shaping and sanding the axe handle. Making an axe sheath from scratch. This is the entire ax restoration process. I made the handle from Morado hardwood. and the I amde the sheath from waxed harness leather.

How to build a perfect one-match fire! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced outdoors men, this video is going to teach you how to build a campfire using just one match. Also, we'll teach you some great fire starters, some fire safety and how to build a fire in the rain.

Here are the 10 best campfire snacks you'll ever taste! These camping foods will take your campfire cooking to the next level. Roasted Strawberries, Roasted Starbursts, Cinnamon Rolls on a stick, Baked Apple, and Kettle Corn, Nutella smores, campfire cherros, campfire doughnuts, campfire bannana split and baked yams.

In this video I demonstrate how to build a fire in the rain and it was POURING RAIN and blasting lightning!!! You can light a campfire in the wettest conditions with wet wood as long as you have enough kindling, dry tinder and a way to fan the fire. This is a very important survival skill to have, and this video includes some survival hacks and techniques. If you would like to learn more about how to build a fire and my techniques check out my video on how to build a fire

The Outdoor Boys is on a 2 week adventure in Alaska and this video is part 1. We travel to Alaska for an awesome Alaskan vacation and fishing trip. Fishing for silver salmon, four wheeling near Kashwitna and Talkeetna. And enjoying some great Alaskan food. Alaska Bagel restaurant,

I go hunting and fishing on the Denali highway in central Alaska with Tommy my son, my brother Dan, and a few of my nephews. We fish for grayling, shoot and eat ptarmagin and hunt for caribou. It was an amazing Alaskan adventure and vacation. We also picked berries and camped.

Our two week adventure in Alaska with the family was amazing. Not only did we get to visit family but we got to hike Exit Glacier in Seward Alaska, go to gold panning at the Crow Creek mine in Girdwood Alaska, go to the Alaska State Fair, at ate some great food at the Seven Glacier restaurant on top of Mount Alyeska in Girdwood. My wife Rebecca and I also celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary.

This is our final video in our Alaska Adventure series. During the last few days of our trip we went pink salmon fishing in Whittier Alaska, visited the Alaska zoo, snagged salmon in Seward and went fishing for halibut and rock fish and silver salmon with Puffin Charters in Seward Alaska.

Foraging for wild berries is one of my favorite things to do in the fall but it is also a great survival food. One of the most plentiful wild berries on the east coast is the Autumn olive berry. They are invasive and grown in massive clumps that make them super easy to harvest in large quantities in the fall. My boys and I harvested 27 lbs of berries in about 2 hours. In this video I show how to make Autumn olive jelly - and even what not to do when making autumn olive jelly.

My son Tommy really wanted to fly a kite with Grandma and Grandpa but there was No WIND so he says lets fly kites on the boat... GENIUS!! So that is exactly what we did.

The Alpine Butterfly Knot (the Alpine Butterfly loop and Alpine Butterfly bend) is one of the most useful knots to know for arborist, camping, climbing, hiking, and survival. It has many uses and this video explains 3 ways to tie the alpine butterfly knot. The twist method, and two hand methods for tying the Alpine Butterfly.

Me, Tommy and Nathan go treasure hunting in an old playground using my metal detector and we see how much we can find in 1 hr. Metal detecting is an awesome hobby and I'll give you some tips how to metal detect.

Ever wondered what it is like traveling around shooting fishing videos for Youtube? I just posted a fun fishing video on my other channel the Catfish and Carp YouTube channel

This spear is based on the Maasai spears in Africa. It has one spear hear for stabbing and fighting and another head for throwing. It is an amazing weapon and hunting spear.

Just a fun little time lapse video of Me and Tommy getting sheered like spring sheep.

Thanksgiving day we were invaded and our home defiled. Man stands up to the furry horde and defends his family from certain death at the hands of blood thirsty mice.

Want to know how to back up a trailer easily. This one trick makes it super easy and only takes seconds to explain.

DO NOT put canned green beans in a fire....Just enjoy the video and learn from my mistakes! Also check out this video on what happens when you put a 5 lb gummie bear in black smith forge

Its Christmas time and I am making a wooden sword and shield set for my two sons Tommy and Nate so they can go dragon hunting together in the woods behind our house. I don't have a wood shop so I am doing this cheap and easy. The swords and shield came out looking amazing and this is a great project especially for a grandfather out there who wants to spoil the grandkids. If you want to see tons of fun projects and adventure with me and and my boys click subscribe we put out new videos every week.

Epic bike crash on Tommy's balance bike. Tommy got a balance bike and spiky helmet for his birthday and was VERY excited to learn to ride a bike. So excited in fact, he wanted me to film him so he could "make an epic bike video". However, things went a little sideways on him and he experienced a painful fail.

Black walnuts are a great wild edible and survival food. We show you how to harvest black walnuts, crack, clean, dry and cook black walnuts with the family.

his is so freaking horrible it is hilarious. I wasn't going to actually post this but it made my wife and I laugh so hard I just had to share. So I hope you all enjoy laughing at this super cringey christmas special and rest assured I already know how AWFUL we sound LOL - If you want to see great videos from the Outdoor Boys YouTube click subscribe for great fathers and son projects, outdoor hacks and more of our antics.

Nathan and Tommy went out dragon hunting in the snow with the wooden swords and shields I made for them in a previous video. Click here to learn how to make those swords and shields.

I found this antique hewing axe head and decided to restore and mount it on a brand new African mahogany handle.