I Challenged Backpacking YouTubers To Try Bushcraft Gordon Crum 2025-02-23 | I Challenged Backpacking YouTubers @eric_hanson and @MirandaGoesOutside to try Bushcraft camping. It was an absolute blast watching these two overcome fire, water, shelter and final mystery challenges while creating their overnight bushcraft survival camps.Head over to their channels to see their unique videos from the experience!youtube.com/@eric_hansonyoutube.com/@MirandaGoesOutside#survival #bushcrafters #backpacking
From Cold War Secrets to Elk Habitat: A Wisconsin Conservation Story Gordon Crum 2026-09-23 | It was once the largest antenna in the world, a Cold War nuclear communications array that drew over 2 million watts. Twenty years after it was torn down, the mowers are still running, and the reason why is standing in the clearing every September.This is the story of Project ELF, the Clam Lake elk herd, and how a system built to reach nuclear submarines under the Arctic ice became the reason Wisconsin's elk came home after 110 years.Elk once ranged across Wisconsin before unregulated hunting and habitat loss wiped them out in the late 1800s. In 1995, a small group of elk was released near Clam Lake in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and they found something unexpected waiting for them: miles of open, maintained right-of-way cleared for the Navy's Extremely Low Frequency transmitter. Those forest openings became some of the best elk habitat in the Northwoods, and today, long after the antenna came down, they're still kept open as wildlife habitat for elk, deer, grouse, pollinators, and the rest of the forest community.This documentary looks at wildlife reintroduction, habitat management, and the unlikely ways human infrastructure shapes wild landscapes. It's a story about elk restoration, public land stewardship, and the long, patient work of bringing a native species back from local extinction, and about what it takes to keep a wildlife corridor open for the next hundred years.If you care about conservation, public lands, rewilding, hunting heritage, or the history of the Upper Midwest, this one's for you.With thanks to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Wisconsin DNR, and everyone working to keep the corridor open.Get involved with RMEF here: rmef.org/volunteerGet out in Wisconsin and have fun: dnr.wisconsin.gov#ProjectELF #WisconsinElk #ClamLake #ChequamegonNicolet #ElkRestoration #WildlifeConservation #PublicLands #ColdWar #Conservation
The Wisconsin Plane Crash Everyone Forgot Gordon Crum 2026-09-06 | On September 6, 1985, Midwest Express Flight 105 took off from Milwaukee and crashed 15 seconds later. All 31 people on board were killed. The NTSB found the plane was still flyable after the engine exploded.Today there's no marker. No plaque. Just woods.But the ground it came down on is one of the last old-growth stands east of the Mississippi — 42 acres of southern mesic forest, some trees pushing 200 years old, inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network in 2024. This episode is about two disasters at the same coordinates. One took 15 seconds. The other is still running.Everyone who tells this story says the forest healed and you'd never know. Standing in it, I don't buy it.📍 Filmed at Cudahy Nature Preserve, Cudahy, Wisconsin.🤝 Made with @WeirdWisconsin — [he wrote the history side of this story; go watch his channel].🔎 SOURCESNTSB Aircraft Accident Report AAR-86/07 (Midwest Express Flight 105)Old-Growth Forest Network — WisconsinWisconsin DNR — southern mesic forest communityWI DATCP / USDA Forest Service — emerald ash borer, beech bark disease, Dutch elm diseaseIf this one stayed with you, subscribe — there's more where it came from.
9 Million People Ate Poison... And No One Noticed for a Year Gordon Crum 2026-08-25 | In 1973, nine million people in Michigan were slowly poisoned and almost nobody noticed for a year.This is the story of the wrong bag. How an industrial flame retardant called PBB ended up in cattle feed. How it got into the milk, the meat, and the eggs of an entire state. And why, half a century later, most of the people who ate it are still carrying it in their bodies as are their children, and their grandchildren.— This is Part 1. The same plant made something else. And every spring, it still comes up in the bodies of the birds. That story is next.SOURCES & FURTHER READINGEPA — Velsicol Chemical Corp. Superfund Site:cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0502194Investigate Midwest — Michigan's Toxic Legacy (2025):investigatemidwest.org/2025/06/11/michigans-toxic-legacy-how-a-chemical-plants-error-poisoned-farms-and-generations-of-familiesBridge Michigan — A Town With a Toxic Legacy (2025):bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-town-toxic-legacy-residents-fought-decades-healMichigan Public — One Company's Toxic Legacy:michiganpublic.org/one-companys-toxic-legacyU.S. GAO — Superfund Funding & Cleanup (2025):gao.gov/products/gao-25-108408Emory University — Michigan PBB Registry: https://pbbregistry.emory.edu/Featuring interview clips with :Gary Smith and Dr. Robert Hood—New eco-noir conservation documentaries from Gordon Crum — true crime for the natural world.Subscribe: Full case file & sources dossier on Patreon: patreon.com/c/gordoncrum/membership#PBB #Superfund #Michigan #EnvironmentalDisaster #TrueCrime #Documentary #DDT #ToxicWaste #GreatLakes #EcoNoir
The Deepest Lake in Wisconsin Wasnt Supposed to Exist Gordon Crum 2026-08-11 | Lake Wazee outside Black River Falls is the clearest water in the state and the deepest inland lake in Wisconsin — 355 feet, 146 acres, visibility that runs past 28 feet on a Secchi disc when a normal Wisconsin lake gives you eight. It's also, ecologically, close to empty. This video is about why that water is so clear, and why "clear" is not the same word as "clean."Nobody makes a documentary about the poison that didn't get into the groundwater. So this is that documentary.VISITING WAZEEWazee Lake Recreation Area is a Jackson County park east of Black River Falls, off I-94. Beach, campsites, picnic shelters, hiking and mountain bike trails, kayaking, and the most popular inland dive site in the Midwest — staged dive platforms, submerged attractions, open-water certifications most summer weekends, and fills available up the road. Trout hold deep and cold even in August.SUPPORT THE CHANNELCase files, full source documents, and early access: patreon.com/gordoncrum━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#Wisconsin #LakeWazee #WazeeLake #BlackRiverFalls #Conservation #Limnology #ScubaDiving #AbandonedMines #Ecology #WisconsinDNR
The Endangered Karner Blue #conservation #naturalhistory #wisconsin #insects Gordon Crum 2026-08-10 | The Endangered Karner Blue #conservation #naturalhistory #wisconsin #insects
The Legal Loophole Killing Our Wildlife Gordon Crum 2026-08-08 | On July 14, 2026, the federal government deleted the definition of the word "harm" from the Endangered Species Act. It takes effect September 14.No new definition replaced it. It was deleted outright.For fifty years, that one sentence meant you didn't have to lay a finger on a protected animal to break the law — destroying the only place it could live counted too. It's the reason a developer has to check for bats before knocking down a barn. It's why a timber company can't just level a nesting stand.This isn't a story about one animal. There's no species named anywhere in the rule. It's a change to the definition of a word, which means it lands on roughly 800 listed animals simultaneously — and not one of them was ever mentioned by name.Here's what actually changed, in plain English. Why I think it's wrong. And three things you can do about it, two of which you can do from your own driveway.Every source is linked below. Don't take my word for it — read them yourself.WHAT YOU CAN DO1. Your state's endangered species statute is separate from the federal one and did not change on July 14. Contact your state legislator and your state natural resources board.2. Support the litigation. Four federal lawsuits are already filed. They run on donations.3. Do the habitat work yourself. Get involved in your local wildlife groups and plant the native species that some of these creatures live on. SOURCESPrimary documentsFinal rule: "Rescinding the Definition of 'Harm' Under the Endangered Species Act," Federal Register, July 14, 2026 — Docket FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034 regulations.gov/docket/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034Proposed rule and the full public comment record (358,000+ comments), regulations.gov, Docket FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034regulations.gov/docket/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034/commentsBabbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon, 515 U.S. 687 (1995) supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/515/687Department of the Interior press release, July 10, 2026 (Secretary Burgum statement) doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-restores-clear-esa-enforcement-rescinding-misguided-harmReporting and analysisYale Environment 360 — Ted Williams, "For America's Rarest Wildlife, Survival May Hinge on a Single Word": https://e360.yale.edu/features/endangered-species-act-harm-definitionNPR — "Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act": npr.org/2026/07/14/nx-s1-5891858/trump-esa-harm-endangered-species-act-threatened-lawsuitStanford Law School — "The Endangered Species Act's Harm Rule, Explained": https://law.stanford.edu/2026/07/23/endangered-species-acts-harm-rule-explained-what-the-change-means-for-wildlife/Species and program sourcesU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ECOS database — current listed species counts ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-listings-by-state-totals?statusCategory=ListedUSFWS — finalized critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee, effective June 1, 2026 federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10846/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-rusty-patchedWisconsin DNR — Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/endangeredresources/karner/determineWisconsin DNR — Bumble Bee Brigade dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/BumbleBeeBrigadeGreenwald et al., PeerJ (2019) — the study behind the "99% prevented from extinction" figure pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6482936LitigationEarthjustice / Center for Biological Diversity complaint, W.D. Washington, filed July 14, 2026 earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/earthjustice-esa-harm-complaint.pdf
The Fatal Mistake Killing Our Butterflies Gordon Crum 2026-08-03 | There's an endangered species living in this grass, and the federal government is about to set it on fire on purpose. With a permit. They know exactly what's in there.The Karner blue butterfly has a wingspan of about an inch, lives roughly a week, eats exactly one plant, and won't fly more than a few hundred meters from where it hatched. Nothing about it is built to survive anything. By the time it was federally listed in 1992, an estimated 99% of them were already gone.📷 Check out Josh's channel here: youtube.com/@FoxandFir📍 Filmed at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Juneau County, Wisconsin — 44,000 acres of sand on the bottom of a glacial lake, and currently home to the largest population of Karner blue butterflies in the world.All drone footage was captured outside of the refuge. ABOUT GORDON CRUMI make eco-noir documentaries — true crime for the natural world. Every ecosystem has a body count, a suspect, and something still worth saving. New films regularly. Subscribe and I'll see you out there.#KarnerBlue #Conservation #Wisconsin #PrescribedFire #Nabokov
We Almost Saved This Bird To Death Gordon Crum 2026-07-28 | We Almost Saved This Bird To Death #shorts #kirtlandswarbler #conservation
We Poison The Great Lakes To Save Them Gordon Crum 2026-07-27 | Every few years, someone walks into a river and poisons it on purpose. It's not a crime. It's the only thing keeping the fish alive.Somewhere along a Great Lakes stream tonight, a person in waders is measuring a dose. They'll pour something in that kills one specific animal and lets everything else swim past untouched. Then they'll leave. And in three years, they'll come back and do it again.They have to. Because something is down there in the mud, and it has been waiting since before there were fish worth catching.For most of a century, the Great Lakes ran one of the largest freshwater fisheries on the planet — until, over about twenty years, it fell off a cliff. A fish that had been here since the glaciers didn't just get rare. It was gone. And the ones that turned up all wore the same mark: a perfect circle, rasped clean through the scales, sometimes straight into the body cavity. Not a bite. A drain.Something was in the water. Something that latched on and emptied a fish like a fuel tank.This is the story of what it was — and the strange, calibrated poison we built to hold it back forever.
Why We Deleted 100 Million Fireflies Gordon Crum 2026-07-21 | They paid a penny for the light in your backyard. No questions asked.Between 1960 and the mid-1990s, a chemical company in St. Louis ran a nationwide operation to buy wild fireflies off the American public — one cent apiece, mostly from children, close to 100 million bugs over 35 years. Nobody was ever charged. There was no crime. But there was a reason.This is the story of the firefly harvest: what a chemical company actually wanted from the light in a lightning bug's tail, why that glow turned out to be a test for life itself.It ends where every one of these stories seems to: with a gap where a species used to be, and a question about what we took that we can't give back.The light was never ours to sell. It was borrowed.—▶ SUPPORT THE WORK — PATREON: patreon.com/gordoncrum/membershipEvery film comes with a full case file: behind-the-scenes photography and video from the shoot, plus all the evidence, research, and sources bundled together. Members get the complete dossier. #fireflies #lightningbugs #conservation #luciferase #naturalhistory #ecology #truecrime #wisconsin
The Nuclear Secret Hidden in a Chicago Forest Gordon Crum 2026-07-14 | In a forest preserve just miles from Chicago, families picnic on top of one of the most dangerous objects ever built and most have no idea it's there. Red Gate Woods was once home to secret nuclear reactors built during the Manhattan Project. Today, buried 23 feet underground and capped with concrete, the remains of CP-3 sit silently while the land above is restored to oak savannah and native grass.Follow along for more stories from the edges of conservation, the margins of history, and the places we've buried and forgotten.Support this channel and get early access, bonus content, and a behind-the-scenes look at how these videos are made: patreon.com/gordoncrumThanks for watching. See you out there.
What Happened at Bachelors Grove Cemetery (Not what you think) Gordon Crum 2026-07-09 | America's most haunted cemetery isn't haunted by ghosts. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery — one acre, 80 or so graves, tucked into Rubio Woods Forest Preserve 25 miles south of Chicago — is called the most haunted place in the Midwest. The woman in white. The vanishing farmhouse. The phantom lights over the pond. The Prohibition-era gangster dumping ground.This is the story of how a settlement becomes a forest, how a cemetery becomes an orphan, and why the real haunting at Bachelor's Grove has nothing to do with spirits.SUPPORT THE CHANNELEverything I make is viewer-supported. If you want to help me keep telling stories like this one, you can join on Patreon: patreon.com/gordoncrumBachelor's Grove Cemetery is protected land within the Cook County Forest Preserves. If you visit, stay on the trail, pack out what you bring in, and leave the stones alone. The vandals already did enough.#BachelorsGrove #HauntedCemetery #Chicago #EcoNoir #AbandonedPlaces #ForestPreserve #GhostStories #NaturalHistory
What’s Hiding on Americas Failed Bomber Base? Gordon Crum 2026-06-23 | They built a $300 million air base to fight the Soviet Union and abandoned it 3 days before it was finished. Then nature did something nobody planned for.What followed is stranger than the cancellation: a vice president accused of killing the project, a political rival dead five weeks later, fifteen years of lawless no-man's-land, and a body in a farmhouse cellar with the FBI standing over it.But the strangest part is what grew back. The same destruction that ruined this land for farming — the stripped topsoil, the raw subsoil, the treeless open ground — created exactly the kind of unbroken grassland that's nearly extinct across the Midwest. Today Bong State Recreation Area is a recognized Important Bird Area with 230+ species, home to grassland birds like the Henslow's sparrow that can find a refuge almost nowhere else.The bombers never came. The cranes did.This is the story of the base that was never finished, the war that never came, and the accidental wilderness they left behind.🌲 If you care about conservation, wild places, and the strange ways land heals — follow for more.—📍 Bong State Recreation Area, Kenosha County, Wisconsin🎥 Drone footage provided by @foxandfir#Conservation #ColdWar #Wisconsin #Grassland #Wildlife #BongAirForceBase #NaturalHistory #Rewilding #Birding #StatePark
Why Are The Fireflies Disappearing? Gordon Crum 2026-06-16 | If you've been wondering where the lightning bugs went, this one's for you.This is a story about light pollution, pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change. But it's also a story about a multi-year, neurotoxin-injecting predator beetle most of us only ever saw in the last two weeks of its life — and a Wisconsin twist that even most Wisconsinites don't know.—CHAPTERS00:00 — The Memory00:30 — Where Did They Go?02:00 — Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong04:00 — The Four Suspects07:00 — The Wisconsin Twist09:00 — The Curveball10:00 — What Actually Works—SOURCES & FURTHER READINGXerces Society Firefly Conservation — xerces.org/endangered-species/firefliesFirefly Atlas (Xerces + IUCN Firefly Specialist Group) — fireflyatlas.orgIUCN Red List firefly assessmentsUW-Madison Arboretum jumping worm research (Brad Herrick)Wisconsin DNR jumping worm fact sheet — dnr.wisconsin.govEisner et al., "Firefly femmes fatales acquire defensive steroids (lucibufagins) from their firefly prey," PNAS 1997Wisconsin Horticulture / UW Extension — Lampyridae overview—FOUR THINGS YOU CAN DO TONIGHTLeave the leaf litter — that's where the larvae liveTurn off the porch light — at least until midnight in summerSkip the lawn chemicals — especially the soil-applied onesLeave a corner of your yard wild—ABOUT I'm Gordon. I make eco-noir documentaries about the Upper Midwest — the parts of nature that don't fit on a postcard. Predators that hunt in the dark. Invasive species nobody's tracking. Old crimes hidden in the soil. Subscribe if you want more like this. New videos most weeks.
The 200 Million Bird Mistake Gordon Crum 2026-06-01 | Something is eating your state alive. And it started with a lie.And it traces back not to a Shakespeare fanatic, but to something that should scare you a lot more than that.The real story is older, stranger, and far more dangerous — because the actual villains aren't a curiosity from the 1890s. They're still here. Still doing it. Probably in your backyard right now.This is the story of what actually happened, who actually did it, and why — more than 135 years later — it still isn't over.Your state's invasive species list → invasivespeciesinfo.gov/usGordon Crum covers conservation, wilderness, and the stories that shaped the land you're standing on. Thanks for being here.
Why are Poison Traps on Public Land? Gordon Crum 2026-05-26 | U.S. government has been deploying M-44 traps on American public lands for almost sixty years.It's been banned twice. Brought back twice. Five different presidents have flipped the policy. The 2023 Biden-era prohibition on BLM land was rescinded six weeks ago, in a nine-page memo most people will never read.This is how we got here, who got hurt along the way, and why the M-44 keeps coming back.
Why Are There Boxes Of Ticks? Gordon Crum 2026-05-18 | In March of 2026, a single TikTok racked up over 10 million views in a matter of days. The claim? Farmers across the Midwest were finding boxes of ticks in their fields — released, allegedly, by someone who wanted them there.The internet ran with it. Comment sections caught fire. Theories spiraled from Big Pharma cover-ups to Cold War bioweapons.Then journalists started asking questions. And the story began to unravel.But here's where it gets strange — the boxes are real. Just not for the reason anyone on TikTok thinks.The truth behind the tick boxes is more interesting than the conspiracy. It's also more useful. And by the end of this video, you'll know exactly what to do the next time you find one of these things in the grass.Found a tick on you this season? Drop where you were in the comments — I'm tracking how far the range expansion is going this year.👍 If you learned something, hit like and subscribe for more videos about Wisconsin's wild places, the ecology shaping them, and the stories the internet keeps getting wrong.#TickSeason #LymeDisease #WisconsinOutdoors #Conservation #TickPrevention #Hiking #OutdoorMystery
Why Is This Wisconsin Island Overrun By Bears? Gordon Crum 2026-05-12 | Oak Island is one of 21 islands in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore — and it's the one the National Park Service once had to close to humans because of bears.With an estimated two to three black bears per square mile, Oak Island carries one of the highest bear densities in Wisconsin. But the story of how it got that way isn't just about bears. It's about old growth forest that survived the logging era, Ojibwe stewardship that shaped the landscape for centuries, and a chain of conservation decisions that locked the door just in time.I went to Oak Island to see it for myself and to tell the story of how history, geography, and a little bit of luck created one of the wildest patches of wilderness left in the Midwest.🐻 Bear Vault BV1 — the collapsible bear canister I brought on this trip:bearvault.com/products/bv-one?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grim-granite
Why Wolves Are So Controversial in Wisconsin Gordon Crum 2026-04-30 | Gray wolves were functionally gone from Wisconsin by the 1960s. Today there are somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 of them. By every scientific measure, that's a triumph. But the debate over what happens next has been deadlocked for over a decade — swinging between court-ordered protections and approved hunts, with Wisconsin rarely in control of which way it goes.I sat down with three people who've been inside this issue for years: a tribal educator and enrolled member of the Oneida Nation, a bowhunter and hunting rights advocate with thirty years in the north woods, and a policy director for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau. None of them agree on the solution. But none of them want wolves gone either.This is a film about what's underneath the controversy — the sacred names, the lost livestock, the deer camps that stopped happening, and why this animal means something completely different depending on where you're standing.#Wisconsin #Wolves #Conservation #Wildlife #NativeAmerican #Hunting #ESA
Why Wisconsin Is Being Quarantined (Its Not What You Think)🚫 Gordon Crum 2026-04-09 | Wisconsin is facing one of the largest outbreaks in North America — and it all started with a backyard experiment gone wrong over 150 years ago.Whether you're a Wisconsin landowner, a hiker, or just someone who loves the woods, knowing what to look for can make a real difference in slowing the spread.🌲 Found a spongy moth egg mass on your property? Drop a photo in the comments — I'd love to see what you're finding out there.👍 If you learned something, hit like and subscribe for more videos about forests, wildlife, and the small stories shaping our wild places.#SpongyMoth #WisconsinForests #InvasiveSpecies #ForestHealth #Conservation
The Forest Raised on Buried Children Gordon Crum 2026-03-05 | Seminary Woods, in St. Francis, Wisconsin, looks like an ordinary forest — quiet, mature, almost timeless. But beneath its canopy lies a much darker human history.This video tells the true story of a place that shouldn’t have survived at all and a tragedy that was never fully explained. Today, Seminary Woods is a rare 68-acre beech-maple mesic forest — the last remaining example of this ecosystem along the Lake Michigan coast. Its survival is not accidental. It exists because people chose to protect it, care for it, and allow it to remain quiet.This is a story about loss, memory, and how nature sometimes becomes the final witness.If you found this story meaningful, consider liking the video and subscribing for more explorations of hidden history and wild places.We’ll see you out in the woods.
Why No One Lives Here Anymore Gordon Crum 2026-02-19 | A hundred years ago, northern Wisconsin was one of the most heavily logged regions in the United States.What followed was collapse.Abandoned farms. Bankrupt counties. Repeated wildfires. And by the time the Great Depression arrived, much of northern Wisconsin was environmentally and economically broken.But this story doesn’t end in the 1930s.The forest you see now carries long-term consequences: simplified ecosystems, thin understories, and an imbalance driven by exploding deer populations and the absence of apex predators.Wilderness isn’t always accidental.And silence doesn’t always mean balance.If you hike, hunt, camp, or care about public lands, this story is part of the ground you’re standing on.Thanks for watching. I’ll see you out in the woods.
The Most Revisited National Park Gordon Crum 2025-07-13 | Why is Isle Royale National Park the least visited in the lower 48 states but the most revisited?Join me as I take a seaplane to this iconic island park and explore some of what it has to offer as I backpack a 20 mile loop over 3 days. 🏕️ Camping gear I love:Outdoor Vitals CS40 Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS49Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS3mOutdoor Vitals Stormloft Quilt 0 degree alnk.to/h6HkNiVThermarest Neoair Xtherm amzn.to/4h2MBSkFiremaple Greenpeak Stove tinyurl.com/nhe3ys69Firemaple Petrel Cook Pot tinyurl.com/2phh7z2pOutdoor Vitals Tern Sun Hoodie alnk.to/3U2ve6JOutdoor Vitals Novapro Mens Jacket alnk.to/4qMMaxyOutdoor Vitals Down Booties alnk.to/4qMMaEzWrangler fleece lined pants amzn.to/3QHxuTJSatu Adventure Pants alnk.to/8tQcJsJFood bags etsy.com/shop/BackcountryExposureReadywise backpacking meals tinyurl.com/5ah2patr🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with your trail buddies!#ultralightbackpacking #backpackinggear #hikinggear #campinggear #lightweightbackpacking #thruhiking #outdooradventure #gearreview #minimalistbackpacking #backpackingtrip
Algal Blooms and Water Filters Gordon Crum 2025-07-10 | Agal Blooms and Water Filters #shorts #waterfilter #isleroyale
Ticks Are Spreading! Here’s What You NEED To Know Gordon Crum 2025-05-07 | Ticks are on the rise across the U.S. — and so are the diseases they carry. From Lyme disease and babesiosis to Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the meat allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome, tick-borne illnesses are showing up in new places and more frequently than ever.In this video, I visit the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute to learn why tick populations are booming and how citizen science is helping track their spread. I go behind the scenes of the TICS study (Tick Inventory via Citizen Science) led by Dr. Jennifer Meece, where we explore the lab, head into the field, and dive into what’s really driving this surge — climate change, changing land use, and even global travel.We’ll look at how ticks “quest” for hosts, which species are showing up in surprising new regions (hello, Lone Star tick!), and what you can do to actually protect yourself outdoors. From tick checks to permethrin-treated clothing, we’ve got you covered.Don’t let fear keep you inside — nature is still worth it. Just like sunscreen helps with sunburn, tick safety is about smart precautions, not panic.👉 Got a tick story or question? Drop it in the comments.🧪 Visit the TICS study website here: https://redcap.mcrf.mfldclin.edu/redcap/birc/api/?type=module&prefix=tick_citizen_science&page=views%2Ftick_citizen_science_dashboard&pid=1325&NOAUTHCheck out the TICK App here: tickapp.us#ticks #lymedisease #outdoorsafety #citizenscience #tickprevention #hikingtips #alphaGalSyndrome #babesiosis #camping #outdooreducation
8 Mistakes Every New Bushcrafter Makes Gordon Crum 2025-04-09 | New to bushcraft? Before heading into the woods, make sure you’re not making these common beginner mistakes. From choosing the right knife to avoiding paracord pitfalls, this video walks through 8 key tips to help you stay safe, prepared, and respectful of the outdoors.Learn how to:Choose a knife that actually works for youPick the right cordage (hint: it’s probably not paracord)Follow Leave No Trace principlesAvoid legal trouble with smart planningPrep fires properly and use your gear with confidenceWhether you're just starting out or refining your skills, this guide will help you get the most out of your time in the wild.🏕️ Camping gear I love:The Grim Granite Knife: outdoorelement.com/products/scout-feather-adventure-survival-knife?ref=grimgranite&variant=49029948342465Use Code: GRIMGRAN10 for a discount at checkout!Teton Quick Tent tetongear.com/?rstr=grimgraniteOutdoor Vitals CS40 Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS49Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS3mOutdoor Vitals Stormloft Quilt 0 degree alnk.to/h6HkNiVThermarest Neoair Xtherm amzn.to/4h2MBSkFiremaple Greenpeak Stove tinyurl.com/nhe3ys69Firemaple Petrel Cook Pot tinyurl.com/2phh7z2pOutdoor Vitals Tern Sun Hoodie alnk.to/3U2ve6JOutdoor Vitals Novapro Mens Jacket alnk.to/4qMMaxyOutdoor Vitals Down Booties alnk.to/4qMMaEzWrangler fleece lined pants amzn.to/3QHxuTJSatu Adventure Pants alnk.to/8tQcJsJFood bags etsy.com/shop/BackcountryExposureReadywise backpacking meals tinyurl.com/5ah2patr👍 Like this video if it helped you out🔔 Subscribe for more camping content & survival challenges#Bushcraft #SurvivalSkills #OutdoorTips #LeaveNoTrace #CampingBasics
Is Jetboil Changing the Camp Cooking Game? | The Flash 1.0L Gordon Crum 2025-04-02 | 🔥 Is the New Jetboil Flash 1L the Ultimate Camp Stove? 🔥Today we're putting the brand new Jetboil Flash 1L to the test to see if it truly changes the game for camp cooking and backpacking meals.👀 In this video:00:00 - My Jetboil history01:15 - What's new in the Flash 1L05:37 - Boil time test06:30 - Who should (and shouldn't) buy this08:10 - Comparisons to knockoffs10:00 - Final thoughts💬 What stove do you use when you’re out in the wild? Drop a comment below — I love hearing other gear takes.👍 Like this video if it helped you out🔔 Subscribe for more camping content & survival challengesThanks for watching & happy trails!🏕️ Camping gear I love:The Grim Granite Knife: outdoorelement.com/products/scout-feather-adventure-survival-knife?ref=grimgranite&variant=49029948342465Use Code: GRIMGRAN10 for a discount at checkout!Teton Quick Tent tetongear.com/?rstr=grimgraniteOutdoor Vitals CS40 Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS49Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS3mOutdoor Vitals Stormloft Quilt 0 degree alnk.to/h6HkNiVThermarest Neoair Xtherm amzn.to/4h2MBSkFiremaple Greenpeak Stove tinyurl.com/nhe3ys69Firemaple Petrel Cook Pot tinyurl.com/2phh7z2pOutdoor Vitals Tern Sun Hoodie alnk.to/3U2ve6JOutdoor Vitals Novapro Mens Jacket alnk.to/4qMMaxyOutdoor Vitals Down Booties alnk.to/4qMMaEzWrangler fleece lined pants amzn.to/3QHxuTJSatu Adventure Pants alnk.to/8tQcJsJFood bags etsy.com/shop/BackcountryExposureReadywise backpacking meals tinyurl.com/5ah2patr#Jetboil #BackpackingGear #CampCooking #JetboilFlash #CampingStove #HikingGear #OutdoorCooking #GearReview
Finding Dry Tinder In Trees Gordon Crum 2025-03-23 | Finding Dry Tinder In Trees #shorts #survival #camping
Recreating the Night that Nearly Killed Me, 26 Years Later Gordon Crum 2025-03-19 | 26 years ago, I faced a night that nearly took my life. Now, I'm heading back into the wilderness to recreate that night—on my own terms.In this video, I build a survival shelter deep in the woods, relying only on my skills, instincts, and a few basic tools. With unpredictable weather, minimal supplies, and the weight of my past experience on my shoulders, I attempt to endure the night once again.How does this night compare to the one that almost ended everything? Watch as I put my survival skills to the test and reflect on what truly matters when you're fighting to stay alive.🔥 Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoy survival challenges and outdoor adventures!If you would like to have me coach you in survival training, email me at: gordon@grimgranite.com 🏕️ Camping gear I love:The Grim Granite Knife: outdoorelement.com/products/scout-feather-adventure-survival-knife?ref=grimgranite&variant=49029948342465Use Code: GRIMGRAN10 for a discount at checkout!Teton Quick Tent tetongear.com/?rstr=grimgraniteOutdoor Vitals CS40 Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS49Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight Backpack alnk.to/gp2iS3mOutdoor Vitals Stormloft Quilt 0 degree alnk.to/h6HkNiVThermarest Neoair Xtherm amzn.to/4h2MBSkFiremaple Greenpeak Stove tinyurl.com/nhe3ys69Firemaple Petrel Cook Pot tinyurl.com/2phh7z2pOutdoor Vitals Tern Sun Hoodie alnk.to/3U2ve6JOutdoor Vitals Novapro Mens Jacket alnk.to/4qMMaxyOutdoor Vitals Down Booties alnk.to/4qMMaEzWrangler fleece lined pants amzn.to/3QHxuTJSatu Adventure Pants alnk.to/8tQcJsJFood bags etsy.com/shop/BackcountryExposureReadywise backpacking meals tinyurl.com/5ah2patr Hipcamp camp site app hipcamp.com/en-US As an Amazon affiliate I may earn from qualifying purchases.#Survival #Wilderness #SoloCamping #SurvivalShelter #OutdoorAdventure
Testing My Winter Survival Kit On A Cold Night In Wisconsin Wilderness Gordon Crum 2025-02-12 | Watch as Gordon takes on a Winter Survival Kit Challenge. He will put his survival skills to the test as he uses the items in a survival kit to build a super shelter, make slumgullion stew from hard tack rations, and braves the cold winter weather.#WinterSurvivalKit #SuperShelter #SurvivalChallenge
Investigating An Actual Haunted Treasure Cave Gordon Crum 2024-07-27 | Gotham Wisconsin is home to some bizarre legends. This week I am kayaking down the Wisconsin River, camping on islands, and spelunking in a cave system rumored to hold vast treasure, artifacts, and human remains in totaling the hundreds. Located near the peak of Bogus Bluff, the cave not only has hundreds of years worth of legends about it but was also home to counterfeiters who made it their hideout for more than 20 years. It’s been said that if you shout into this cave, what comes back from its depths will send shivers down the backs of warriors. Join me as I search for Death Song Cave. I would not have been able to research or actually do this trip without my favorite outdoor app, OnX Backcountry. They have generously provided you, my audience with 20% off of any subscription. You can check out a free trial here: onxmaps.com/backcountry/r/gordon Thank you to the landowner for graciously giving me access to this amazing cave.
Small Adventures and Day Hikes Gordon Crum 2024-06-28 | Gordon was challenged by a fellow YouTuber to show how he packs a modern day haversack for a day hike. Gordon talks about turning 40, the launch of his new channel, updates on new gear from The Outdoor Retailer show and why he loves helping people get outside.Thanks to Honorable Outfitters for the challenge!
