Bedrolls in the Back Country

As a man raised by a single mother, I appreciate all y'all do on this channel. Thanks brother!

Dewayne, I'm a viewer from Mexico and just discovered your channel a few days ago. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, know-how and the old ways which are so valuable and necessary for this world.

I'm not a cowboy and I never plan to be, but this man is full of and blessed with great wisdom, and the ability to share it in a calm understandable way. I always look forward to a new video especially a "cigar video". Keep the great videos coming Mr. Dwayne

Always made me scratch my noggin when the Hollywood cowboys would ride out of town with a thin bedroll and itty bitty saddle bag, then magically in camp have a coffee pot, iron skillets, metal plates, mugs, a whole wagon’s worth of supplies. When they arrived in the next town a change of clothes which looked like they’d never left a closet/hanger.😁

I know this is a little different but was reading “The Book of Camping & Woodcraft” by Horace Kephart this morning and ran by this fitting quote. As I am getting older and have went through some major medical shit including brain and spinal surgery from a line of duty injury, and then going from 600lbs to 200lbs now. “This matter of a good portable bed is the most serious problem in outfitting. A man can stand almost any hardship by day, and be none the worse for it, provided he gets a comfortable night’s rest; but without sound sleep he will soon go to pieces, no matter how gritty he may be.”

Man, I don't even ride horses, travel in the back country, I barely even go camping but I enjoy listening to the wisdom of Dewayne in all his videos. Reminds me of my dad, tough, straight to the point and a no BS kind of guy. Keep up the good work!

Very valuable information for anyone, cowboy or not. If you get up and fix yourself a $15 restraunt style breakfast , the last thing you're gonna want to do is work! In my construction days I learned to eat a light breakfast and lunch. Much of your information could apply to motorcycle touring as well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. That knowledge could save someone's life. It could apply to emergency vehicle kits as well if you get stranded.

Love the fact that cowboys actually liked their rest and put a great deal of care to it. Greetings from Spain.

For those looking for options, I’m 55 and I’ve done many different types of camping. I used to work for the forest service and you would get a paper sleeping bag and that’s it to go sleep on the forest floor. At 18, I could make that work. Those days are long gone. My latest setup is a big Agnes “treated down” bag with a built in sleeve for an inflatable pad that slips into the bag underneath. Since it’s built in, you can’t roll off your pad at night while your sleeping. Treated down isn’t the same as regular down and can get wet to some degree. If you look at the kuiu brand hunting gear, many of their jackets use it. This is very high end stuff. I also have a sierra designs 3 person backpacking tent that takes minutes to erect but big Agnes makes great tents too. I find a three person tent, nice for one person as you have space for your gear inside. All my gear packs up very small as it’s intended for backpacking and I’m beginning to get into adventure riding on a motorcycle. The stuff I’m mentioning is the expensive route. I’ve gotta hand it to Dewayne “no padding” it and actually getting some sleep. That would be a handful of advil with my coffee if I did that. Like Dewayne said, there are many options. There are also some discount retailers like sierra trading post that can save you a ton. Hope this helps someone. Brotherhood of the Leaf.

I'm getting In a habit of starting my day with one of your videos and a cup of coffee, I'm finding a lot more motivation to get things done lately. Thank you

I keep a sheet with my wool blanket just because I know the difference it can make to increase the insulation properties. I can only imagine what effect adding a canvas top cover will do. Have never done that … yet. :)

A lot of this has to do with age…..when in the Marine Corps in my 20’s & 30’s I could sleep on a bed off nails and sleep sound…now in my late 40’s, it’s geared more towards this. Currently I sleep on a cot. Condition yourself…don’t get soft!

Thank you Mr. Dwayne! Love your podcast too! Please keep on doing what you do!

Im new to the channel, watching in Colorado, ive watched I'll bet 30 videos in a few days. I don't even own horses but i do custom leather work on the side and have a close friend who raises mustangs and breaks and trains them and wants some tack repairs and builds, I also help with cattle drives yearly on a atv but rather be on a horse. So why not learn tack from a cowboy! I'm literally watching the bedding video right now, I elk hunt in back country in Colorado yearly and this Canvas Bed Roll is a game changer! My goal is to get horses again, had them in childhood, learn, come to the school and one day be able to pack a elk out! Dewayne your a broken mold my friend, not many like you anymore so it's refreshing to listen and learn from you even if someone doesn't own a horse, they going to hear something they need to hear, just like I did a week ago! Thank you for sharing yours and Mrs. Deanna life with us sir!

Thanks, to mama, Dwayne and the team. I wonder if I could request something even more basic for us city slickers: How to start a fire in the wet conditions. Take care!

yeah; purpose is to "Be Out There". great summation. Never mule packed in; but in early teens , started packing a wool blanket, a old rubber gasket(from oil field) & saddle pad. I still have that wool blanket for these 50+ yrs. Great video tip! As always , enjoy & have safe trip back to Tennessee.

This man is a legend.

I’ve moved to hammocks, but used a bedroll for quite sometime. I respect the bedroll and it’s good sleeping but the convenience of a good hammock is great.

Davis Tent and Awning make an awesome real Cowboy bedroll. Put a 4” high density foam pad in it. I after my bedroll is rolled up, I wrap it in my mantee.

Love your channel. I have learned a lot. I'm about your age .....58. When I lived in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Idaho, I had a couple of sleeping bags and was on the ground. I had a duffle bag that weighed about 80 to 85 pounds that I carried with everything that I needed. I seen the back country and did what I liked and it was tough because I was a disabled vet. I can't imagine taking a bedroll like yours with me and the people I was with. Now that I'm older and have more issues, I would probably do what you're doing. It was tough but I can tell you when you're carrying everything in those 80 pounds are rough. I walked into bear country after hitchhiking with my pack and had one friend with me who also carried his pack and we didn't see another human being for 98 days until a ranger came upon us and told us about a rouge grizzly that had destroyed several livestock in the area where some sheepherders we're. We were about 8000 to 9000 feet above sea level where Utah Wyoming and Colorado come together. I'll always treasure that time but know I couldn't do that anymore. Unless SHTF I would do what I had to do to survive. Sorry about rambling Dewayne, just brought back a lot of memories from 1992. Take care and God bless. Your friend from Hopkinsville KY