MAKING and COOKING WILD LEEK SOUP at a NATURAL DEBRIS HUT in the FOREST with 2 DOGS

Hello. Hello. I've found a bush man. A man living in the bush. And a wild animal. Oh my goodness it's a half bear half wolf. So this is Bush's shelter. Check this out. Look at how pretty cool that is. I'm quite impressed by the debris hut. So what'd you do here? Well I got some saplings cut them down and then I bent them across over to the cliff it was bolder and then put a ridge pole on top to keep them down and then i wove other saplings through them kind of like braiding and then uh i uh got some uh birch bark from falling down trees that are all punky in the side just hack through them made some shingles and laid on top and filled in the gaps a little bit of moss it looks awesome man thanks man because let's go inside and see what she's like you gonna spend the night here soon yes very soon definitely before the black flies what do you mean yeah that's pretty slick man that's really cool so this birch bark was easy enough to find very easy yeah it's kind of came to me pretty much walking along the creek just to explore and I found some pieces that unfolded from a dead tree well that's kind of neat so I grabbed those and I looked and found another log that was still round but those all punky in the middle and cut that open and got two shingles of each piece and yeah it's pretty easy compared to the rest of it and then you got it backed up right up against this big old rock and look at this backdrop doesn't this look coastal like look at the look at the moss and the trees and the rocks coming up you got a little cave here for half wolf half bear dog her name is Hibbert I'll just call her Hibbert from now on but look at the sizes man we can climb up there later on but there is some serious rock lots of good hardwood and bear dog Man bear dog. There you go. Where was I on that one? What you doing Hibbs? Tripper's here too. We'll go see him in a minute. Hey, babe. So you got rocks on the one side potential fire pit, maybe? I think so. Moss all in this big old rock. Inside that's that's the one wall completely and all these weaved saplings in there. Birch bark, moss, a little bit of Balsam fir boughs. The dog's gonna wreck the joint. Pull it to angles. How long do you think this took? The whole build? Yeah. I'd say Four to five hours. Yeah, that's decent man. By yourself. That's a lot. It's a lot of saplings. It's a lot of moss Birch bark. Head scratching too. Head scratching. Is that a wolf? It's just eating your birch bark. Very good. Beaver. Man beaver dog. Man bear beaver dog. That's all shelter build there. He's still gotta build up the wall a bit there on that side and maybe make a fire pit there. I think for today, said you wanted to build a outdoor fire pit? Yes sir. So we're gonna go right there and then we can cook up. You wanna tell the folks what we're gonna cook up? Sure thing. We're gonna get some wild leeks. We're gonna make some cream of leek soup. Potatoes, leeks, cream, chicken stock. Bonus. Oh, Mr. Tripper's plum tuckered from the hike in, isn't he? You plum tuckered, bud? You doing all right over here? Good boy. Oh, he's warm. He's warm, soaking up the sun. Oh, good boy. Good boy. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Well, this is a similar forest to down where I used to live in Windsor. It's got cherry trees. It's got maples. It's got trout lilies. It's got beech. the only it's the only thing is different is things like this here so we've got a legit stream running through here, a legit stream running through here there's yellow birch that's different but there are leeks as well which is similar to where i'm from so i'm wondering if this type of forest is synonymous where where leeks grow because it's very soily here and that's That's like the same where I'm from either way. I'm excited to have the leeks. We're gonna make some leek soup I'm gonna need to build or sorry Just make a little digging stick cut one out a little bit And then we'll let that leek stew simmer leek soup simmer leek soup simmer trigger these leeks It's a good patch good patch of leeks, and then there's some trout lilies that have flowered in there, too Good cross, better than I did. Good cross, good cross, good cross, yeah. Turn, good turn, good turn. That was the first time he did that, never taught him turn. Good off, good off, yeah. Good job, Tripper, the one-eared, no-eared wonder dog. If you didn't notice, his other ear went down again. I guess it's a common thing. Well, they're teething. Who knows what will happen if any of them will go up. I sure hope they do, that's what I want. But we shall see. I wonder if he's like a orca whale in captivity, his ears don't stand straight up, wild beast. So it was really nice of Boosh to show me his spot. Let's go back over there and check out his shelter a little bit more, start cooking up, get our digging stick, get some water. There's a waterfall right around here too we can go check out. It was a nice day, nice woods, good company. Tripper's a little scared of the big old dog, Hibbard, but she's a good girl. She's not trying to be mean or anything. We're just very excited. Check this out, raspberries or elderberries, something very edible growing on this old dead log and then there's whole mushrooms. Very woodsy, very terrarium-y. That's a sketchy log. Another patch of leeks over there. Another small one over that way. Lots of leeks, lots of leeks. Leeks for days. Nothing. It goes all the way around. That's crazy, eh? We're gonna find a badger or something. Porcupine up in there. Hibs. Hey, oh hello. Oh hello there. That's funny. She's like, what? Plenty of room to spare. You backin' up? Are Hibs backin' up? Back up the bus. What a good dog. Lay down in there. Take a little nap. Tripper's layin' down next to my backpack. It's kinda hard to see from over here. Lens flare, boy. Lens flare. I love this type of terrain. Very fun. Moss is like carpet. I was too busy with my head down on the ground working the last time I was here to admire it. It's a good viewpoint. Yeah, this is a really nice spot. Buds are coming over on the trees and everything. While I'm up here, there's this old maple, it's already broken, pretty good size around, might as well use this for my digging stick. Whoa, danger camera, oh my gosh. All right, I just got my knife up here, so we'll make it a decent length. So we got some oak to it, just gonna make some notches, and then I'll just break it over my knee. supposed to do that it's already got half of a shovel-y part made so we'll just continue on with that i got my digging stick what are you saying trip how you doing just enjoying the sun big guy i'm gonna go get some leeks you coming start on the outskirts here don't trample too many oh it's leeky you can smell the leeks some people call them ramps before that's a double they're still small still on the small side the good thing is we have that stream creek to wash all these off handy very good spot have i said that yet this is a very cool spot lots of resources and it looks cool too that's why i moved up here guys right to have all the options in the world going outdoors and filming videos and having fun putting my dog out even if it's a different dog dog than i started with a little earthworm in here i got this much we'll see if we need any more if we do it's right there but uh it's a good start Anyway I'll go back clean them up chop them up see how Bushy's coming along with making his fire pit check out my dog too you're gonna be okay thank you thank you Bushy's making a stone bridge for himself to cross put that shot shot that putt I should say good bridge pretty good bridge really big shoe here we are he's on so a thorough washing is needed because there's these little fuzz on no big deal damn kitchen nonsense going on here. Alazam, Alakazam. Do you want to be breaking things? It was. It would be fate. The fate of my animal. The **** of fate. Good tenacious deal. Those guys are cool, I like them. So why the rocks on the bottom? I like having those there just to protect the forest floor. And I had a friend who had a big bonfire in his backyard one year. And about a week later, all of the earth around collapsed. And what happened was the fire from the fire pit got underground and burned all the fill underground and uh almost caught the whole neighborhood on fire yeah it's a real problem pine duff and stuff like that's super bad yeah yeah i've uh i've done the same for many years lining the pit with rocks nice settle with the barrier at least yeah and it's it's it's a piece of pine it retains the heat you know it's just being a good good steward of the land as you're bushcrafting you haven't done any kind of damage here right you used a little bit of twine and you used all dead stuff yeah a couple saplings but other than that a lot of the saplings are from brushing on the way in too right that's nice yeah pretty slick man i got the uh the leeks just sitting out there in the sun to dry out a little bit i'm gonna clean them out too soon but uh we're just hanging out with hanging out with hibbert over here hanging with hibbert trevor has no desire to come over here she's going high a little bit of a keyhole here hoping that we can pull coals into here yeah that's a great idea i might keep the keep it a little bit lower yeah that makes a lot of sense so you can pack it in with poles yeah i had to deal with pre-made provincial park pits for so long i want to make my own make it perfect no man this place is uh this place is really cool like even yeah just be able to being able to do what you're doing right now you know what i mean yeah yeah it's a lot, it's, it's a lot. Looks good, it's very good filming materials, just standing here and watching you work you know So we're both getting hungry and we're going to make that leek soup and it has to cook for what? An hour? An hour, yeah. Hey, get down. Get down. You want to be on camera too? Okay. So we're going to divvy up chores. We both need firewood and we need a tripod. I found a really nice piece of seasoned hardwood we're going to take down while Boosh makes up a tripod. He's got his really cool fire pit already built so we're almost there. We've got, what goes in the soup? It's a bouillon cube, water, potatoes, leeks, and heavy cream, heavy cream, heavy cream, oh, oh natural check, oh it's the perfect firewood hey buddy, hey what's up big guy, what are you doing here, what are you doing here, watch your first tree fall right on your dad just stay there peeing on the leaks what a jerk, don't Don't pee on those leaks, bro. Good boy, Tripp. My good dog. Yeah, you're my good boy. His ears are down, his ears are down. Did I mention that? I'm gonna tripod, because one little piece of string. All right. Nice, sturdy tripod. Somewhat. A little tripod. Once you hang a, you know, a pot of water, it'll be pretty sturdy. Oh, yeah. I got some spikes in here, too. Oh, nice. No, that looks mighty fine. Mighty fine. I should've got a plumb bob. you can see exactly what's above. What? A plumb bob. It's like a, it's a thing they use in carpentry to make sure something's standing up right. It kinda acts like a level, but you hang a heavy pointed thing from a string, it shows what's directly below the point. That makes sense. Yeah. Plumb bob. Yeah, yeah. Oh, plumb bob. Oh, come on. I thought you said plumb bill. Oh, never heard of those. Here, Joe. Nice. Decent hardwood cut up. I'm gonna split up some of those pieces just because they have the check, and it's gonna be really fun to split them. I mean, we need to split them. That's why. That's fun. Fun wood to split. Look at that. Super dry. Oh, here, boy. There's a little break for you, eh? Oh, it's amazing. He's not hating life out here, either. He's pretty happy just smelling the smells, I think. Every sometimes, I'll bring her for a hike, and she'll be chill for like a half a week. After? It's the most beautiful thing. Yeah, no doubt. Good dog. My firewood broke. I guess it keeps her busy, eh? I haven't had to say that in a while. My firewood broke. It's so nice not lighting a fire on snow. It's so nice literally just being able to film instead of doing things and filming at the same time. No, I'm dead serious. And I really, it's just so much easier. Little fat out of here. Yeah, what's that? What do you got there? Put the head of action figure on the ferro rod. It's Boba Fett, man, call him Dangle Fett. Thanks for clearing that up. Bobo fire? Yeah, Bobo fire. Oh, man. Damn, Bobo. That's the secret. All that birch bark, I love the smell of it, eh, when it just sparks up. Very oily. Got some potatoes we gotta chop up, throw them in the pot with some leeks, draw out the moisture, and then add the rest of the greens besides the cream. Look what we did. We're so Bruce Crafty. We got a bunch of potatoes in there, cut up with just the leeks so far, right? Yeah. Alrighty, so what we're gonna do, we're gonna throw that on dry? Yes, throw it on dry. That makes some moisture for us. Alrighty. the stuff that comes out of that is what we want to start the soup with yes yeah I'll make a bit of a stock and then we'll add the chicken stock too oh my gosh oh I'm hungry thinking about it yeah dude it smells phenomenal straight phenomenal looks like bok choy like swiss chard yep you have me at bok choy you ever play plants versus zombies yes bok choy we've had this over the fire for about an hour or so and turned into this nice pasty consistency and then we added about 500 milliliters of water so everything's soft in there we're gonna boil that out a little bit and then add the bouillon add the cream salt and pepper all good damn it boom it's 60 frames too so it looks super smooth that's cute that's gonna be a good picture Hey wait I'll come help you Hey bud. Wait. You're good. You're good. There he is. There he is. There's your boy. You want out? Okay, let's get out. Come on. Are you gonna stay in or are you coming out? You wanna come out of there? Oh no you don't. Oh no you don't. You wanna stay in there. This dog. Hey good boy. Wanna make up some tea? I just so happen to have this bushcraft all day mug, enamel camp mug. Order yours at bunkerbranding.com under influencers Joe Robinette. Oh hello. That's my bushcraft all day mug. He's taking the stir stick. He took the stir stick. Leek flavored, and there he goes. You saw that? Nice. He went back for the stick. Good boy. See, she's okay. No, he's fine. I'm so worried. It's just me. I own her. Can't be that bad. He is more worried about you than her. Yep. More worried about puppies, more worried about you. You're bringing it on yourself, homie. Angry water. Bushcraft all day. So this is the tea I'm drinking. That's organic turmeric with meadow sweet and ginger. Doesn't it sound appetizing? It's actually pretty good for my tummy. So that's what it's all about. So she's about done cooking, who she's saying. Yes, sir. So it goes with that, some cream now, put it on low heat near the flame type thing yeah yeah with ten minutes and it should be ready nice looking good smelling really good too look at the leeks oh my man it's a mash of leeks check out this turmeric tea it smells decent but look look at the yellow earth color it is look at the string it doesn't look that appealing okay that's That's hot, buddy. Anyway, I'm gonna drink it. Burnt potato at the bottom. Scraped out burnt potato. Oh yeah, the fishing line stuff. Sure. This has been all day, coming. It's past 5.30 now, we got over here in the morning. She's thick. She's thick. She's thick. Worth it. I'm gonna try to serve this without taking all of the seaweed. Yeah, you better not take all that seaweed. Nori. How am I gonna do this? I don't know. I should grab a glove. Scoop. That's gonna be a lot of scoops. Or maybe, yeah, do you wanna go up here? Sure. I am so unprepared. He's exploring up on the rocks. Oh, cool. Yeah. As much as you want, you don't need much. No? Well. That's quite a bit actually. Definitely take, yeah, like take at least half. Yep, there we go. Yeah, that's the one? Yeah, justice. Long on with the law All right, we're good then? You're good. Salt and pepper that piece up and call it good. Where is my dog? Dog, where you go? He went through your shelter. Did he? Yeah, he walked right through and out this way. Oh, cute. And he's off. Don't forget, I'm here, bud. All right, I tried it, it's pretty decent. I'm not gonna lie. Can you back up? Thank you, thank you. Look at how green this is. Look at how green and snotty this looks. It's really good, it's like, It's kind of hard to get past the texture looking at it, but in your mouth it's fine. Oh my goodness. It's good. It's good, yeah. It's really good. Okay, this just looks ugly. It didn't look like this at home? No, no, no. Immersion blender is a nice and fine paste. What, did it taste different? It did, because they're older leeks. Okay. And they stunk a bit. Leave it. The leeks that you had. Yeah, they're pretty potent, like, I don't know, fast food joint onion smell oh yeah jealous and the little charred bits in here add a little extra flavor to it that's really easy and simple few ingredients tastes good worth making in the bush definitely I'll be my springtime favorite of mine now it's cool enough to have soup still yeah and the leeks are growing yeah oh no I know it's like there's carrots in that bouillon or something there's like a other vegetables oh I do see a little orange that's okay nummy-nums yeah man this is all I see like little tiny pieces of carrot for sure well leek soup at a birch bark cave shelter in the forest with two dogs and a friend and a hammock eating leek soup in the forest by a waterfall by a waterfall by a huge lake hidden waterfall wow it's been a good day it has been a very good day it's been a very relaxing comfortable this place has a very comfortable feel to it you saw me up in the hammock with the dog he did really well with in that he loved it oh good spot good day I'm ready to get over here after this packed up and get going oh yeah get the dog it's about it's a good hike it's a good hike to get in and out of here so on the way in tripper got exhausted he literally slept half the day like he didn't move from that so I've never seen this dog so still oh my gosh ever so this was good him he met Hibbert for the first time and this is his first real interaction with another dog he's met the neighbor's dogs a couple times but it's not been good they're very barky Hibbert's been good a little trampley but after that it was okay very excited and for good reason new people walking um new doggy around so anyways very good day thanks Bush Bush thanks Bush no problem man thanks Bush for having me out here for showing me this is your spot this is a really I am tickled pink with this spot I probably will come in. That's the problem There's the Airbnb account, right? Yeah Transfer the old cash But yeah, I hope you guys enjoy this video a little bit different Mainly just focused on making the soup a little bit with the dogs here and there Well, you know you watch the video right if you're here you've seen it So I'm gonna probably end it here. Thank you for watching um i have a specialist appointment uh on monday and on tuesday both about some uh existing problems i've had for years but been having since before christmas so um i might have to go under the knife i might i might be having surgery and uh yeah we'll see i might be out of commission for a month or so if that's the case i'll definitely let you know but i think it needs to happen because if not nothing's getting better i'm not going to be able to do multiple day stuff ever um if i don't so i think i have to bite the bullet and do it but we'll see what they say and uh yeah if there is any kind of surgery or whatever i'll let you guys know and yeah keep you along with us until then check out Bushy's video he's got a channel Bush Trek Bush i'll link him in the description check out my instagram joe robin at bushcraft be on the lookout for more videos oh merchandise like crazy uh bunker branding.com and um oh and if you want my spice Joe Robin at com or sorry shop Robin at com shop Robin at com for the Balm Sun spice there's a whole new shipment out right now so everyone really loves that everybody who's ever tried it has loved it I guarantee everybody's bought it and rave good reviews on it give her a try won't you all right I'm done shameless plugging I'm allowed to do that every once in a while right I don't do that normally like in all honesty if you watch my videos you know I don't I don't even say anything about it for most most videos but here we are so again thanks for watching trippers doing good we'll see you guys on the next one goodbye yeah it's good it's very hearty to like you feel like a warming chili almost like yeah