Video: Forgotten Skills - Cliff Jacobson

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I posted this in another forum, but thought I would share here to see if anyone else has seen this.

Forgotten Skills by Cliff Jacobson

I just watched this video and thought I would share my opinions.

This is a video about basic tent, tarp, equipment and fire building skills.

The highlights:
Cliff had some great tips on rigging your tent and rain tarps to protect you against winds up to 50 mph. He used three simple knots, he mentions others but says you can do anything with these three that he goes through and shows you how to make and where to use.

Great information on selecting a tent and tarp and how to customize them. Plus he gives some unconventional recommendations on how to stay comfortable in your tent.

Went into detail on how to build a fire in rain soaked woods. From selecting wood to structure your fire base.

Improvements:
I would have liked to hear his opinion on different fire starters instead of using just a match.

There won't be any Oscars given for performance or production, but every method is explained and illustrated fully.

Conclusion:
I would highly recommend this video to beginning campers or anyone interested in setting up their camp more efficiently.

I am in no way associated with Cliff or the production company. I just wanted to share a good video about camping.

I hope it helps.
John
 
Cliff Jacobsen, one time in Tactical Knives, said, and not in a nice way, that anybody that carried and used a big knife was a cowboy. I don't have a lot of time for people like that. 'Nuff said.

Doc
 
I have that dvd to and thought his fuzz sticks were kind of poor and as for making shavings that way that he did I thought that to was poor it worked but if you make up a few fuzz sticks and good ones you will have your fire started faster than he did. Making fuzz sticks are a lot faster and you do not have to pic them up like he does with his shaving. And in the dvd they were all over the place what is the point of that.

Just my thoughts on the fire making that he did.

The rest of the video I thought was pretty good.

Yea Doc I do not care much for his big knife thinking either. They have there place too just like a smaller knife does so instead of going around with that Big vrs small
I just carry both.:D here is a pic
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The smaller knife is called the Handy Little Knife and the bigger knife is called the Peace Maker and the sheath holds them both plus a match safe and a E-Z lap model M sharpener. The match safe holds a bunch of survival goodies not just matches.

Cliff and I do agree on a good thickness though, I like 3/32" for a thickness for a nice small knife. I made mine out of that thickness to and my bigger knife has a thickness of 5/32" i think that is the best of both worlds. So instead of what do I take small or large I now just carry both evey day rian or shine now. I have noticed that big and small knives can make fuzz stick too.

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Wheather using a 4" Handy Little Knife or a 6" Pathfinder It looks like they both work to me but maybe I am missing something. Any one else have thoughts on this?

Bryan
 
Thanks for the tip on the video. I really liked Cliff's books. I like his knife design (IKW Cliff knife) and other knife advise. Cliff is a hatchet fan, instead of big knives.

I like big kniveas for some stuff (clearing brush, limbing, etc) but would not carry one on my belt.
 
Bryan,

Nice setup.

I don't have a problem with a large knife. One of the first knives that I bought when I was 14 was a Buck model 120 which I carried for deer hunting. But lean toward something in the smaller range now.

I like the looks of BRKT bravo 1 leather sheeth with another knife piggybacked on it, but so far just have the bravo.
John
 
Thanks for the comments on my set up. Years ago had and carried the knife buck called the General and thought it was a great knife until i had to sharpen it. LOL

Yea I like the smaller knives to but when it comes down to it and it always happens just when I would like to use the smaller knife I did not have it and when i wanted the bigger knife for the jobs it does I feel better at I did not have it at the time so now I just carry both
LOL what the heck right.LOL

Take care
Bryan
 
sicily02 said:
Thanks for the comments on my set up. Years ago had and carried the knife buck called the General and thought it was a great knife until i had to sharpen it.
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Yep the General I forgot they called it that. I've had it for better than 25 years. I sent it back to Buck a few years back and they sharpened it, I haven't used it since.
John
 
sicily02 said:
Yea Doc I do not care much for his big knife thinking either. They have there place too just like a smaller knife does so instead of going around with that Big vrs small Bryan
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I don't have a problem that he prefers hatchets (which I think are much more dangerous, especially when you're cold, tired, or injured, IMHO, of course) but that he feels the need to put down others who think differently than him.

Who do I listen to when it comes to things of a survival nature? A guy like him that advocates that "an outdoor knife need only to reach to the bottom of a peanut butter jar", or a large knife fan like Ron Hood. I'm sure I don't need to voice my preference.

I don't care what anybody uses. If you like 1/2" thick kukri and find it's indispensable or prefer a SAK and that's all you need, that's fine. Everybody has different requirements and preferences.

I'm sick to death of all these pompous windbags that think they elevate their greatness by putting down others. I think I'll quit now before the steam starts to come out of my ears. :mad:

Doc
 
DiverDn said:
I posted this in another forum, but thought I would share here to see if anyone else has seen this.

Forgotten Skills by Cliff Jacobson

I just watched this video and thought I would share my opinions.

This is a video about basic tent, tarp, equipment and fire building skills.

The highlights:
Cliff had some great tips on rigging your tent and rain tarps to protect you against winds up to 50 mph. He used three simple knots, he mentions others but says you can do anything with these three that he goes through and shows you how to make and where to use.

Great information on selecting a tent and tarp and how to customize them. Plus he gives some unconventional recommendations on how to stay comfortable in your tent.

Went into detail on how to build a fire in rain soaked woods. From selecting wood to structure your fire base.

Improvements:
I would have liked to hear his opinion on different fire starters instead of using just a match.

There won't be any Oscars given for performance or production, but every method is explained and illustrated fully.

Conclusion:
I would highly recommend this video to beginning campers or anyone interested in setting up their camp more efficiently.

I am in no way associated with Cliff or the production company. I just wanted to share a good video about camping.

I hope it helps.
John
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what are the knots and where did he use them?

im guessing bowline, taut-line, and clove hitch
 
hhmm... i'll have to look into this DVD..

great looking set up there brian..:thumbup: i like it..
 
I've always preferred the smaller knife/Hatchet(or folding saw) combo myself for many reasons, but its all sharp, to each their own I say.

Might have to check out this DVD.
 
ajcz said:
what are the knots and where did he use them?

im guessing bowline, taut-line, and clove hitch
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For this video he uses three knots for everything, but states that there are specialized knots for each task.

two half hitches on a quick releases
sheet bend on a quick release
power cinch/trucker knot on a quick release

The quick release is just simply putting the end back through so that you can pull it loose easily.
John
 
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