Wild America

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Welcome to Wild America! My name is Sam Walker, the creator, researcher, and writer behind this channel. Together, we will explore the legendary heroes of th...

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What Was a Froe The Cabin Tool That Split Boards the Way Mountain Men Needed

What Was a Warmer Stone The Mountain Men’s Primitive Heat Pack You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Chimney Notch The Lazy Man’s Draft That Saved Lives

The Other Lonely Rangers The Forgotten Lives of America’s Basque Sheepherders

What Is Meat Tree The Mountain Men’s Winter Preservation Method You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Bear Grease Coat The Winter Armor You’ve Never Heard Of

10 Ways Sodbusters Heated Homes Without Wood

10 Forgotten Skills Mormon Children Learned Before Age 12

10 Handcart “Hacks” That Made the Impossible Journey Possible

How a Mountain Man Survived the Savage Seasons of the 18th Century Frontier

10 ‘Genius’ Engineering Ideas Mormon Settlers Used to Build Towns in the Desert

What Was a Legging Knife The Mountain Men’s Hidden Blade You’ve Never Heard Of

The Winter of 1827 When Mountain Men Realized Wet Clothing Was More Dangerous Than Cold

How Civil War Soldiers Made Gunpowder From Charcoal and Urine

What Was a Trapper’s Pack The Mountain Men’s 80 Pound Carry System You’ve Never Heard Of

The Winter of 1833 When Mountain Men Built Fires That Burned All Night Without Tending

What Is a Dirt Floor Tamp The Cabin Building Method Frontiersmen Used to Survive Winters

5 Construction Methods Mormon Builders Used to Make Cabins Storm Proof

How the Comanche Made Their Horse Gear From Wood and Hide

What Is a French Drain The Cabin Foundation Trick That Saved Frontier Homes

What Is a Puncheon Floor The Heavy Cabin Plank Mountain Men Built Without Saws

5 Clever Methods Sodbusters Used to Find Water in the Middle of Nowhere

What Is a Saddle Notch Lock The Cabin Joinery Mountain Men Used to Build Walls That Never Shifted

7 Tools Every Mormon Pioneer Carried Across the Plains

What Is a Broad Axe The Cabin Building Tool Mountain Men Swore By

What Is a Notching Scribe The Cabin Layout Tool You’ve Never Heard Mountain Men Used

The Winter of 1836 When Mountain Men Buried Their Cabins in Snow

The Winter of 1886 That Froze the American Frontier.

How Frontiersmen Made Waterproof Cloaks From Animal Membrane and Resin

What Colonial Scouts Understood About Forest Acoustics That We Forgot