Descripción
What did America's founders actually carry every day?
Long before flashlights, smartphones, and titanium pocket tools, people still relied on everyday carry gear to survive. Fire, cordage, knives, navigation, water, shelter, and practical tools weren't hobbies, they were necessities.
In this vidja, Brandon (@CURRIN1776 )and Joey ( @DeadRunJoey ) compare the everyday carry gear of the 1700s to the gear many of us still carry today and show how surprisingly little has changed.
Which piece of historical gear do you still carry today?
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Chapters:
00:00 The original everyday carry
00:45 The 1700s version of an EDC bag
02:05 The knife everyone needed
03:21 Fire kits before lighters
05:06 Why cordage never went away
06:03 Wool blankets still work today
08:17 Navigation before GPS
09:44 Morale gear: journals & Bibles
12:01 The fixed blade advantage
13:26 Hatchets, muskets & survival
15:25 What hasn't changed in 250 years
16:05 Questions for the community
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