This may seem stupid and inconsequential, but one thing I always include in my kit is waxed paper. You can visit your local dollar store and get a roll for a buck. Tear off sheets and fold them down small. You'll always have a great, waterproof tinder on hand. If you tear off a small chunk, fold it and twist it, a simple ignition source will give you an extended-burn match which you can move to a fire lay. Leaving a cup in one end of the twisted chunk will prove useful for collecting/containing magnesium shavings or Maya dust. Throw a spark and you're in business. -- Dirt Nerd
An army ranger that had a lot of jungle time told me a trick with wax paper. Take a 8 x 12 piece, add a pencil size strip of Vaseline 6 inches long, lay some magnesium shavings and birch bark or dry wood shavings in there, add dryer lint or cotton balls and roll it up like a hot dog. They will burn for 2 minutes or so on the worst of days. Can't believe nobody has made a video of that yet.
easily too much weight. I have hiked with 60 lbs, 40lbs, 35lbs and and 28 lbs. I suggest going as light as possible. Movement is life. you don't need knife sharpeners and bungee cords. stick to paracord an ultralight tarp, light weight hammock. I carry no tent stakes or tents that add weight. if you want weight it should be water purification, a super warm sleeping bag, 1 I mean 1 good metal cooking pot. a stove is a waste of time because fuel runs out. it isn't worth the weight. Use wood.
I've since upgraded massively, current INCH bag is 50lbs with two weeks of food. Here's a preview, a breakdown of my food supply. Stay tuned for review in near future - blog.thesurvivaloutpost.com/inch-bag-building-the-food-supply/
You can't fault someone who does a self critique, they've already done it!! An extensive and well thought out kit, I'd have gaiters in the winter and one or two different things for personal preference/differing environment but fundamentally the same. British Army Basha's are a great versatile piece of kit, I'd never part with mine.
The inner tube is a great idea. I need to add one to my kit. Can be used as a make-shift tourniquet, used to make a sling-shot, used to secure extras to your pack, all sorts. Great multi-use item! Awesome vid! Keep em coming!
Never know when you might need it...but this bag is very outdated and rather "lame" IMO :) Check this for the best build I've done yet: th-cam.com/video/yvMLFF_PGdw/w-d-xo.html
Maybe someone already commented this before but I would toss those cans out. Too much weight along with those ramen noodles. The cans just add weight to everything else you're carrying. The lighter the better. Noodle cups are high in sodium which will dehydrate you causing you to drink water faster. It's also very nutrition less. ✌
Yep pretty much worthless I agree 100%. I've learned quite a bit since 2015, check out the new INCH bag build here -> th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks looking forward to seeing your updated bag, I haven't been through mine in a little over a month or 2 so it's about that time for me to look over mine. And again thanks for sharing
Couple of comments; though I openly admit I'm only a theorist and the following doesn't come from experience because I live in a shitty place for such. 1. I see Ramen packed constantly and that seems silly to me. You need to keep your water and electrolyte levels normal as much as possible. In any survival situation, I'd theorize that water is a precious commodity. Ramen, due to the seasoning, is stupidly high on sodium. Jerky provides sodium while also giving protein. Equally, dried beans or Lentils make a nice light weight and substantial food item. If need be, you could easily just pack the flavor packets of Ramen, but I'd say to use only portions of them on any 1 meal. 2. Toilet paper is good but also takes up space. Sometimes but not often I see people pack sanitary wipes. Walmart has really decent flush-able wipes. They provide a better cleaning and take up less space in any pack. Equally, it would probably be smart to carry both sanitary and cleaning wipes. 3. Peroxide and Alcohol should be considered. Again with Walmart, you can pick up the little travel bottles and add some odd mL of one or both to your first aid kit. Equally, in a quick pace situation, the Alcohol can provide sterilization if time is off the essence vs trying to heat clean a needle, knife, or even a spoon/fork. 4. Another comment about food, have you considered something like a protein or body building bar vs something like the Nature Valley granola? A rough example would be something like Muscle Milk. If you were to compare the nutrients between the two the Muscle Milk beats out pretty handily, providing much higher protein as well as iron (which is wayyy too over looked in any survival meal plan). 5. Vitamin C and other little things. Sure, I know you're only out there for a few days or at least that's the design, but what if something were to happen in that time frame? What about something like a daily vitamin C (or combo) supplement drop. Most people comment on things like gum or coffee helping to keep moral up, but some of the candy/lozenge forms of vitamins can also do this trick. 6. Super Beets + 5 hour engery. Get them Nitric Oxides for energy and brain function and B12 for pep, especially in prolonged cold exposure. 7. Last one, perhaps consider an instant hand warmer or two. This is one of those things that some people throw into a BoB or EDC bag and rarely some outdoor survival bag as they plan on primitive fire making. However, the plan for the worst thing always comes to mind and if conditions are bad and shit goes sideways (ie falling into water) motor functions can plummet and the ability to create fire can get hard fast. Cheap hand warmers can be used to keep some core and extremity temperatures up in those dire moments. Again, just thoughts.
+cz75fanatic I appreciate the detailed comments...much has changed since March...in regards to the food, the high salt content has ALWAYS bugged me so now I have more trail mix, dried fruits and smoked chicken/salmon in those sealed pouches. Plus I've added a few protein bars, see this video for example: th-cam.com/video/xSQEGdTGiiw/w-d-xo.html About the TP, I'm now using Coleman brand backpacker wipes, they work great for any kind of sanitary cleanup. Good idea for the supplements like vit c or multi vit, I'll take note on that, same with the B12 complex. Those hand warmers are a great idea, I guess I haven't added them simply b/c it never gets very cold here in Tennessee.
Thanks...and yeah 99% of my injuries have been cuts on my hands from being sloppy with my tools. Check out the new INCH Bag Build, lots and lots of upgrades, cheers! th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
This is for people that wear glasses. An extra pair is wise and a cord to retain them around your neck. Contact lens people need to think about switching to glasses for the long term scenario. You'll eventually run out of solution in the outback.
This is one of the best very well put together bag that I've seen in awhile and I have seen a lot, it covers pretty much everything you need and more, I like this very nicely done fella
I love how you're just hitting everything with your stick, hah! Great video, and interesting to see some old school stuff in there. Maybe you can check out Sam Splint to see if this would be a good add-on for your med kit. Thanks for sharing!
Ever thought of the Sawyer mini water filter? It last a long time, compact and attaches to a hydration bladder, or you can use it like the life straw. Cost around $20.00.
Since this video I've upgraded to the Sawyer Mini, ended up with three now lol. I just finished filming my new INCH bag so that review will be coming out in the next few days, stay tuned (Y)
I too would suggest the Sawyer Mini. Very well put together kit. You can dehydrate your leftovers at home and store them in sealed bags and carry them instead of ramen. They weigh even less and make a TON of food and take up even less space. Its amazing how much food you can carry that way. You can dehydrate the food on a tray in your oven on a very low setting if you don't have a dehydrator. Its also free and low sodium, very healthy just all around awesome choice over any prepackaged stuff. Just an idea :) Only other suggestion is a couple 55 gal drum liners for added shelter and dry storage options. They also offer extra insulation under you when stuffed with debris in cold temps. Super setup you have though for sure! All the best, Dawn
+SouthPaw Bushcraft Funny you mention that, I'm currently sorting out a new kit for long term survival that does indeed include the Sawyer Mini :) The food is a must thing to address. The freeze dried stuff is great but so much salt. I got a dehydrator and a sewing machine on my list of items to get in 2016. Glad you liked the video, stay tuned for the new kit, probably will put the video up in a month or so.
Inner-tube... can be cut into heavy duty rubber bands... to stow gear... or place on the bottom of a rifle magazine to add grip to help with removal from pouches.
What you pack is perfect because it is perfect for you and that is all that matters. Those who wish to humiliate and claim you need more training and more equipment have no idea of the 10 categories of logistics involved. Long term survival requires a team and a shit load of support and 1 man can't carry that much weight alone. Most of the idiots who have something negative to say never served or actually spent 30 or 40 days in the bush. People do not understand that when you are in the shit in a situation everyone calls SHTF everyone outside your team wants your shit. Trade my ass - barter my ass. Those who were unprepared are prepared to take your shit and there will be hundreds of thousands of them.
Solo long term survival...or even with another person requires a lot of food, water and other essentials. It's not logistically possible to carry everything. I've learned a lot over the years and learned to rely on a caching strategy. I don't care about the haters, we are all at varying levels of experience so in my opinion as long as your training and moving forward, its all good!
I did not notice a fishing kit, a sewing & repair kit and most importantly, a signaling kit (whistle, glass signal mirror, orange cloth with a distress black X, strobe light or lightstick for night signaling, orange trail tape). These 3 subkits are absolutely crucial, especially for long term survival. Add these and a couple of heavy duty 55 gallon trash bags and you got it all covered! Nice kit you got there though, I liked it.
Absolutely spot on. Those items were missing, but not anymore :D My new INCH bag covers all the bases and then some. Stay tuned for video, coming up next month (Y) Thanks for watching!
1st piece of advice is to add in ways to get food. Some pre made spares, maybe even a few metal traps for long term food gathering. 2cnd, I would heavily recommend a crank up flashlight because I didn't see any extra batteries in your pack, Also add some more fire making materials. more matches, some wetfire, Ext. Also switching out the life straw is a very good idea, mini soyer water kit works better. In terms of food, add some emergency food bars along with some field strip MREs also add a cooking kit in there. Also some small tuna cans last long and taste great.
Thanks for the video and "self-eval" made public. I need to do a full inventory layout (like we'd do say for a Change of Command when I was in the Army) to primarily see what all I have. I have two tote boxes, 1 for camping and the othe BOB items (plus what I have in my BOB backpack). I know I have way too much to carry-out. Heck my BOB (w/ammo) and plate carrier would kick my ass half way down the block. My initial plan would be to bug-in, but if forced to leave, we'd leave in my truck and all camping and survival gear would go in the truck. Whatever SHTF scenario we are faced with we'll do the best we can and figure out the rest as we go along. I watch a ton of videos for skill set training ideas and other ideas. I think a lot of how it may be like in the series The Walking Dead (minus the zombies and Hollywood bs) they make you think about long-term survival. I'm a 55 yr old Veteran who's partly disabled with chronic pain issues, so I'm limited on my training capabilities, but do the best I can. Thanks again for the video. I'm sure you've made a lot of improvements since initial filming.
Great way to think about it. I'm of the same mindset, last resort is having to hump the pack to my fall back position. I've done the same as you, packed the truck with a food supply and camping gear, which is separate from my BOB. In th event of a bug out situation, I use the gear and food supply in the truck before using anything out of my BOB. The gear and food in the BOB is only to be used if I have to ditch the truck and move on foot. Sounds like you're pretty well squared away. Check out this video done a while back on my survival food kit that I stow in the truck. th-cam.com/video/KOravAj1Qvw/w-d-xo.html
Great kit, I wish I could carry around that type of weaponry here in Canada. I'll have to make due with the 30-06 I guess. I would like to make one suggestion to you, add a retractable walking stick. You would be amazed at how much relief it offers for you entire body when carrying that much weight. Don't cheap out on one pay top dollar otherwise they tend to wear out and won't stay together.
Nothing wrong w/ the 30/06, great caliber and highly effective. I've had a few other ppl mention a walking stick, thanks and appreciate the support. Where are you located in Canada?
One thing I'll add is nail clippers. Doesn't have to be big, in fact I use the small ones. I've always bit my nails, but since I stopped I can't bite them anymore, so for me I'll add them for sure. It's a small item, but does add to that "feeling human" aspect you mentioned. Also I agree, if you don't critique your gear, train with it, add something, remove something, then you dunno what you have, need, or even won't ever use
Great bag. I'm a novice, but maybe a small item to add (maybe you had it and I missed it) would be some contractor trash bags tightly folded up with a band around them. They have great uses, but overall I love the bag and it works. All bags use improvements from time to time.
Great point, trashbags are an awesome multi use item. I had 5 55 gallon black bags in the kit, but failed to show me. Check out ver 2.0 -> th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
might add a small fishing kit, mine is just line hooks and split shot works well when set up as a trout line. the med kit a couple maxi pads work great as bandages. always add a simple bow string. I didn't see trapping items either. the first item I added is a medium size coffee pot
Great point, I've added a fishing kit just what you mention. Larger first aid kit is stored in the pack of course, but have a smaller one in the 1st line gear. Going to be doing a video on the new gear soon.
I'm glad to see someone else carries binos. Most kits that I see don't show or have binoculars. I've told the guys that I'm working with to get at least 10X binos. The only thing I can think of that would be very useful and not be hard to obtain is electrical tape. Doesn't weigh very much either.
I'm reading comments where people think this is just a few days I hope we're on the same page when you think of long-term bug out we're talking months or no less than a couple weeks. But I'm still trying to figure out I was going to carry all that
Long term bugout is two weeks or more. Unfortunately when I packed this, I was inexperienced in such matters and you can see that it shows. Food supply is crap, water purification options are slim and so on. I've learned ALOT since that video was filmed years ago. If you are indeed leaving home with no expectation of return, you should expect to have a pack that is going to weigh in at 50lbs in the best scenario. One must pack sleeping bag, a least one week food supply, whatever weapons you are taking, etc. But bear in mind that concept of solo survival in the wilderness without resupply is a fantasy. Majority of us do not have those skills and even those who do end up starving (Alone, Naked & Afraid) etc. The ideal situation is to drive to your fall back position where you have a food cache, weapon cache, etc. This enables you to carry less in your pack. If you did indeed have to hike to your fall back position, then its a good idea to have that route defined before and to lay out a cache or two along the way. That's how I think about it, and I'll address this idea more in a future video
The hiker pro is amazing and much more compact then most people think. Few recommendations... Back to food items again. Canned good are too heavy for the calories gained. Tuna is actually horrible for dense calories. Good for food stores at destination bad for carrying. Often great item used by all preppers for food stock and never used for packs.. Pure honey. Can increase the flavor of bland foods while adding tons and tons of needed calories. Pure maple syrup works too. Second area.. They hygiene pack can be severely condensed just by replacing several of the items with simple effective wet wipes. These can work for toiletries as well as sanitation and cleaning as they are antibacterial. You also have a lot of redundant items in terms of shamogs etc.. I like to throw in a lot of bandanas as they take no space, have many uses even medical. Can be a cleansing cloth drying cloth sling, many things imagination is the only limit. They are also typically the ONLY cotton item I carry. Wools and synthetics for everything else. This is a common theme for backpackers. Many don't take into account getting wet. Cotton holds tons of water adding lots of weight and takes a long time to dry. You also appear to have many clothing items that to some extent all serve the same purpose to a point. You already have a poncho so add a thermal liner and you can remove several things and add a few more pairs of socks. A poncho liner can also do a lot to help stay warm at night when it's cold. Not knowing your climate this might allow you to use a lighter sleeping bag and save space. This is often overlooked as well as the ability to dawn extra clothing inside a bag. I typically find a super small light weight 40-50* bag is plenty with a liner and additional clothes for most environments. Consider some of these and I think you'll find you can actually almost double the amount food and water and medical items you have with the extra space gained and still maintain same overall pack weight..
Second thing.. What is the thinking behind the metal stakes? That is a lot of weight. The rubber inner tube is a great item btw. So many ways it can be used with no pre thought purpose. Compact weight nothing etc.. Can even be used to carry additional water if needed..
there a saying that goes pounds equal pain... I use to carry a heavy pack. went out for a long hike 4 - 5 miles and come the end of it my traps and back muscles were hurting if ur going to carry that much gear be sure to do ruck hikes to get use to the weight. I had to thin out mine, got a smaller bag (camelback H.A.W.G). I also got a sawyer mini with a conversion kit. it allows me to fill my camelback and drink inline when I cant purify by fire. I cut my clothes in 1/2 to 1 extra set of clothes 3 shirts 3 underwear and 3 socks. also look into the new thermal clothing for the military (waffle top and bottom) phenominal for keeping in heat.
Yep if you're going to load up a heavy pack, you better be able to hump that sucker for the distance. Apart from ruck marching with the fully loaded pack, you can also focus on weight training, specifically heavy compound exercises such as deadlifts and squats. When I took my new INCH pack out for a test run, I hiked about 5 miles and had not done a ruck march with significant weight in nearly 6 months. The combination of a good frame and the strength I have from powerlifting made the 5 miles seem like nothing. Wasn't sore at all. Check out new INCH bag video for a look at all the upgrades
Ben Foot Glad you liked it. Like any kit, it evolves over time. Since this video I added the Hiker Pro to my long term kit and added a Sawyer Mini to my summer recon loadout
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I know this video is old, I haven't seen a new version of it. but o would up grade that life straw to a Sawyer mini. it works great and filters 1,000,000 liters of water
Agreed 100%. My new INCH bag was much better due to more training and experience. Check out the video below th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html Bear in mind that recent build is 2 years old. New version coming out in March weighs in much lighter thanks to a new pack and gear
Hey bro, nice set up. Great standard all you need military set up. Only additional gear needed would be gear for food gathering and of course the water purification as you mentioned. I would suggest the sawyer SP194. It should fit in nicely with your current set up. I have a video of my sawyer set up on TH-cam.
The Survival Outpost Sounds good, Thanks for making great videos. I think after the collapse your bullets will run dry first week especially if you get in a firefight. I suggest a back up plan for melee fighting. I would love to see your ideas...
You say you have "A map for the area you're gonna be in". Think about supply caching. Bury extra materials incase you (A) Run Out (B) Get Ambushed and Robbed (C) If you have to ditch your supplies to get away from an overwhelming force. Best of Luck Patriot!!
Hey man love it short and simple and named every product so if the viewers weren't aware they knew a name. I have 1 issue. What are your plans for replenishing food? And one note. I made a hammock from a bed sheet and folded it over and knotter both ends and ran parcord on each side and have hung from 30 foot trees it suits my weight great and you can hang low and put a tarp at an angle over you and your dry and off the ground.
+Ben Cook The food is the biggest issue. You can only carry so much right? My thought is to cache a supply on the route and in the general area of my secondary location. That's a great idea about the DIY hammock.
Otc meds anyone can get and should carry Tabs or Pills(81mg Asp, 600mg Ibuprofen, 25mg dyphenhydromine(benadryl), anti diarrhea, stool softener, tums, multi vitamin. I carry all the pills in Orange Coleman Match Containers, however, I have thought about switching to PET Preform Soda Bottles
Really good bug out kit, but if you're up for constructive criticism, I'd ditch one of the saws, and use the space for two more pistol mags or an extra rifle mag. the trenching tool, your fixed blade knife and the small saw is all the tree-chopping tools you need. Another pair of socks would help too. Trust me on that one. Socks are a major priority. Other than that, your kit looks pretty solid. ^_^
+Lieutenant Drake Hey thanks for watching and thanks for the input. Indeed, I have gotten rid of the bow saw and now just have my e-tool and silky pocket boy
INCH Bag don't have to weigh a ton, quite honestly there is no way to pack everything even if you use the fold up cart. Optimal strategy is to drive to your survival retreat that is stocked with all the long survival stuff - seeds, primitive tools, hunting equipment, etc. IF you should be so unlucky to have to ditch the vehicle and move on foot, a network of supply caches can supplement your INCH bag contents along the journey. The cart while a good idea is very limited in it's application.
What about bringing actually water? Like maybe a couple liters at least just in your pack. That’s the only issue I’m having cuz water is heavy and people need a lot of it.
Water is a big variable. Can only bring so much with you. I've learned ALOT since filming this video. Now I carry two canteens and hydration bladder. I plan my route so it takes me close to water sources so I can refill.
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Now that they have the life strong the saw your mini they have become very popular but I see that one weakness that you just covered which is that those filters are not good for filtering a supply of water that you can share with a group or split among multiple containers the other filters are basically to men to be used only buy one person
Why don’t you go with the Sawyer mini that’s one thing the other thing is go onto TH-cam and look up their independent and he’ll show you his first aid kits I fax his kids are awesome we have the cub kit for my daughter when we got it we are 110% satisfied five stars his stuff rocks look him up God bless you be safe
what does your kit weigh? mine varies between 22-28 lbs before food and water, just cannot seem to get any lower. man have i tried . an opinion...swap out the canned meat for foil pouch meat...other than that, nice . i have a fishing kit in mine as well . 44
+Pappy With everything including the pack, it's about 70lbs if I recall correctly. BUT much has changed since I shot this video. My new kit weights about 45lbs which is much eaiser to hump around. I did indeed get rid of all the canned foods. Your kit is very light, I wouldn't worry about trying to keep it lighter, your good to go!
Make a fishing kit, and get some conibear 110 traps learn to use both and you could go much longer than 5-6 days with all of that you have. Obviously you can ruck the weight as our regular load in the pack was around 65 lbs, thats excluding the body armor extra mags etc on our body, but that being said the stove isn't needed when you can just use your canteen cup and wood fire.
Great points all around! So much has changed in the last year or so. Learned alot and you can trust that the new INCH bag is 1000% better build than this one, stay tuned for the review coming up soon!
Aside from your correct self critique on your water filtration issue, you're packing HEAVILY salted foods. How do you purify water for your foods? That's another thing I'd reconsider - get some ready to eat foods. You're relying on water to be available when you eat, have no filter to create water (unless you're sucking and spitting into your cooking pot). Think peanut butter, crackers or mre breads, granola, tuna, etc. Aim for lower sodium, high protein foods, so you're not in trouble with water consumption. (No Ramen, jerky etc.) I'd also ditch the shovel and add an axe. (I love my Wetterlings Hudson and Hultafors carpenter's axes.) Cut down to one saw - a larger Silky and get rid of the canteen for an MSR dromedary bag. And where's your mess kit? I chose the Pocket Filter due to longevity and family needs. I also think you're way too tactical - you will not blend, unless trees and dirt are your preferred friends. I went with a framed hiking pack, which is lighter weight than military packs and is just as large.
Are you a city slicker?Correct answer: yesYour pack has way too muck gear for 5-6 days, you are trying to live comftoribly not survive. With that pack you could survive for several months easy. A good metal water bottle can boil water and make it perfectly safe. Look up pictures of a third world country, you should learn that you can be hungry. Take out the big gun it is just dead waight for 5-6 days and the pistol can provide self defence and food if practiced with. And if you have trees where you live all you need for shelter is 550 cord a tarp and pine straw or ferns or some other abundant material. One more layer of rely warm clothes for the night is all you need there and you will have shoes on your feet when you need the pack. Do you rely need to sharpen a knife for 6 days?Answer: no And you don't need three of them either.A 5-6 day pack should be just over bear minimum, and 5-6 days is not long term.
+Blake Montgomery Maybe we have a language barrier here or you didn't watch the video. Everything you suggested IE, the metal canteen, basha, 550 paracord, etc is included in this kit. If I'm not coming home, you can bet your ass I'm taking my primary rifle :) This is about a reasonable amount of gear you can pack for a week in the field in a hostile situation. Anyone who has spend time out will tell you the same. If you honestly believe you can survive without resupply with just a little 20L pack, you're dead wrong
Great video! How much does all that gear weigh in at? My guess is that it weighs at least 40 pounds maybe 45. Am I close? I have old school ALICE Medium pack which I truly love! Vietnam poncho with woobie liner, WWII era or Vietnam era canteen, canteen cup, and stove with esbits or trioxane fuel tabs. Gelled alcohol works pretty well too. I have a sawyer mini filter, a thermarest air matress, a 3F UL gear Lanshan tent , two trekking poles that are used as tent poles too. I have REI rain suit, which might be overkill since I have the poncho and woobie liner. I am trying to lighten it all up. I have a REALLY lame IFAK. Yours is soooo much better. I take water bottles that you buy at 7-11 with me and beef jerky, protein bars, granola bars, and dehydrated backpacking food like you have. I still need to lighten up by about 15 pounds. Any ideas on how to do that? I have the MSS patrol bag, the green one, the black one, the goretex bivvy shelter, and the compression stuff sack it all fits into also. Help! I weigh too much. How do I lighten the load?
It actually weighed in at lot more...i think about 60lbs. I've since cut weight and made a much better kit. Regarding how to lighten the load, I would first look to cut weight on your sleep system. Then ditch the rain suit and change the pack to something more modern such as MOLLE 2. That will reduce weight. Also you can check out this video on cutting weight: th-cam.com/video/lJjvXSbm-C8/w-d-xo.html
+Jeroen hazz It's a build of many items...it is a 1977 Romanian G build with a Polish side folder stock and Endom sling. The rest of the parts and such I found on various websites such as theakforum.net
To be honest the Term survival and the growth industry that has arisen around it is jut like any other consumer market there for one thing and that is to make money bottom line. There are many useful tools out there of varying quality. The industry sells you their vision of what you need and you can spend 1000s getting a load of stuff you will never need in most survival situations a lot of which you can’t carry in any give situation. When most think of survival they are playing survival with the tour they have bought its more like camping and trying out your latest purchase than it is about real life survival preparedness. I see a lot videos on survival Kits for preparedness most have a dozen knives 10 different ways to make fire space blankets a thousand feet of various string guns etc etc. In my experience you only need a few key pieces of equipment if you are serious. Survival is a matter, at the end of the day of avoidance. Avoiding, exposure, conflict, injury, thirst, hunger etc. One of the critical factors in survival is calories. Calories main function is to maintain body temperature. If your cold you burn calories if you have no food you burn body fat. 80% of the calories you consume are used to keep you warm a man uses 1500 calories just maintaining body temperature when the outside environment is lower than your body temperature.The larger the gradient the more you burn. To put it simply the body needs 100 calories an hour to maintain core temperature if we are shivering we burn 500 per hour of course the body can only produce so much heat. Without sufficient calories your ability to function becomes impaired both physically and psychologically. If we assume a situation is purely you agains nature maintaining energy balance is critical for our chances of survival. When we include other desperate people in situations of disaster on a larger scale, it becomes not about calories but in not being killed or robbed for your resources then your priorities may be how well you can become invisible or blend in. I see people with guns camouflaged up like military this is great in the woods but is absolutely a crazy strategy in the event of civil breakdown of society in an urban situation where 90% of us will be. It designates you as a target possibly armed. Military will try and disarm you, civilians that may be armed will feel threatened and wish to eliminate that threat. In the uk this may not be such an issue as 99% of people are not armed or allowed to carry weapons so it may be an advantage. In the USA you are an army of one with possibly every one around you having the ability to shoot you in the back. If you are not perceived as a threat you will most likely be able to move or escape hostile urban environment. Those with guns will be trying to eliminate threats. Once you reach relative safety, which is not the urban environment with its finite resources and thousands of predators you are in a survival situation. Civil breakdown is another topic life after civilisation is probably for another discussion here we will discuss lost or stranded situation. The main elements of survival in the bush are clean water and shelter, which will kill you over night, or within 4 days depending on environment. First I will discuss is shelter. If you want to build a shelter this takes skill the right materials time as much as 3 or four hours, and energy. You may have neither skill or proper resources and have to carry tools rope etc etc. It also is reliant on your physical condition best used perhaps to build a fire perhaps as a signal and provide heat even keep predators away depending again on your location and situation. A simple waterproof wind proof bivi tent will provide shelter from elements and takes a couple of minutes and very little energy to erect in most any environment regardless of available resources or craft knowledge. These shelters typically weigh as much as an axe and cordage and a book of instructions and in the end may not keep you dry and fully protected and somewhat importantly allow you to move frequently to find resources or trek your way out of remote locations or avoid detection in hostile areas and allow you to be less visible if you don’t have to rely on fire to keep you warm reducing your local environmental footprint that would allow you to be tracked. A good sleeping bag weighs little takes up little space also and will save you a couple of thousand calories a day keeping you cosy allow you to rest and recover. These two items ail give you confidence and keep moral up beyond measure. Some form of insulation between you and the ground this can be a insulation mat preferred or simply leaves foliage etc. a hammock may offer alternative in warmer climates to get you off the ground in wet conditions or to keep you away from snakes poisons infects etc again dependant on environment. Survival depends on clean water not just water if water is contaminated it can kill you or at least make you sick vomiting and diarrhoea affecting both moral, hydration and your ability to cope with hostile conditions. A container for carrying water such as hydration sack camel back some purification tablets take up no space and a survival straw to allow drinking on the move when encountering water source. So the main elements are covered apart from clothing which is an essential. Synthetic layers fabric with water proof Poncho camouflage and good water resistant boots are a given to allow you to travel over a variety of terrain. The question of hunting in the longer term provision of food etc is another issue this will depend on the situation fleeing evading lost etc. Emergency short term I would take dried rations light compact add water high calorie these need little skill provide high level nutrition and little wasted energy to prepare. Protein Flapjack 12x 90G - Blueberry and Cranberry are a third the cost of similar proprietary ready meals if you want pure survival rations without the same palatability and don’t require fire to consume if you need to stay invisible. I’d take a few meal stile to ad variety. Some stock cubes take up little room and can make all the difference when using foraged food in a stew type meal but optional you will appreciate the addition and they do add salt to compensate for loss through sweating. Salt is not bad if your diet has little naturally occurring salt in your diet. You can use salt water for cooking to replace electrolytes just make sure you are drinking fresh water for hydration. So a pot or mess tin to heat water a lighter and matches (waterproof) Fire starters are ok but again take more skill and if you have a match use it if it is a long term survival stay put situation you would always keep a fire alight rather than lighting lots of fires this would probably be your main focus. Hexamine blocks can facilitate fire starting worth the small space they tie up or some alcohol and alcohol burner alcohol can also be used for sterilisation. Hunting is more difficult that you imagine and takes much energy often for no gain. Plant knowledge again takes skill and usually provides little in the way of high value nutrition. For longer term ready made snares take little room and are portable. Hooks and line effective fishing time while snares are doing their thing. One piece of equipment that is versatile is mono filament net which can be more effective for river fishing and can be used to catch small game and birds if driven in its direction for little energy expenditure. A proprietary skinning knife/kitchen knife. Im a great believer in the premiss the right tool designed for the right task saves time and energy a hunting or utility knife is just that not great any task but will do the job. Kitchen knife has a purpose and is designed to prepare food period with efficiency it also makes an excellent weapon being more efficient at piercing than a thicker bladed weapon. Tomahawk is good for defence and chopping wood. That covers most cutting tasks in two tools. You may say guns are a prerequisite for hunting and protection.Most survival situations if long term, in my opinion have something light and portable bullets run out and also attract sometimes unwanted attention This may be desirable depending on the situation but if you want to be rescued a mobile phone and a pocket solar charger is better and lighter. perhaps . McMurdo's latest Fast Find PLB if you are serious costs less than half the cost of a mobile phone and similar in size.Dedicated 406MHz frequency global network of search and rescue COSPAS-SARSAT satellites. A compound or recurve bow is quieter and you can fashion arrows easier than making bullets. A hand crossbow is more portable and quite effective in close quarters compact with reusable ammunition. A wound dressing and Antiseptic Spray Plaster 40ml covers minor injuries and Some broad spectrum antibiotics a scalpel and tweezers to remove debris. I would suggest a pocket book on survival skills would be valuable. SAS survival handbook would cover almost everything. If you loose your primary Kit what should you keep on you? Carry a machete or my preference Tactical tomahawk on you and good protective clothing and fire starting kit in pockets if you have to ditch your kit for any reason and a life straw for clean water perhaps some de A few energy bars a poncho and hammock all can be in your pockets weigh little and allow you to travel fast. Survival straw for drinking clean water. A hand crank torch for light would be a good idea or LED torch with spare battery most last weeks on a single battery. A few of my thoughts to consider if you need to survive questions welcome lol situations are usually unique and may require further consideration.
I'd highly recommend getting the idea of surviving long-term outdoors in winter out of your mind, and instead plan on moving to a warmer climate ASAP when shit hits the fan; there's just no need to make it that much more difficult for yourself when there's so much other land. That being said, I know there will be less population in the colder temperature areas, but that's for a reason....
Oh ok, that's good, because when you mentioned "winter sustainment kit" (4:24) I was worried... I live in the North, so my first step is to head south. :P
Yeah i was going to say every day when i leave my house i have a pocket Knife a lighter, my wallet, a coffee cup, and appropriate clothing... I could survive for a weekend, if i had to, with nothing else honestly...
Nice vid you kept the B S to a minimum. I would put a Sawyer Products Mini Water Filtration System in as this will attach to the hose on your balder and you can gravity feed it as well it will give you many many gallows
+luke garcia Thanks for watching, I'm putting out a video on Version #2 very soon, stay tuned, lots of upgrades/changes based on my experiences in the previous year
fire kit should be bigger for the size bag you have. I will have a cart for my total survival kit but I will have a backpack kit if I got to dump the cart.
This sounds like a stupid argument but um. My buddy and where having a conversation about pistol calibers for survival while I carry a 9mm for self defence in my bug out bag I carry a 45acp and in the other I carry 10mm where I'm from we have black bear mountain lions etc he says I 9mm will do just fine and I kinda question that. What are your thoughts
I prefer the 9mm since it is such a common caliber and when loaded out with my favorite ammo, it can be effective on predators. Black bears not sure...much can be said for shot placement. An acquaintance of mine shredded a bear with an AK74, nearly dumping an entire mag if I recall correctly and it took that much lead to stop it.
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This may seem stupid and inconsequential, but one thing I always include in my kit is waxed paper. You can visit your local dollar store and get a roll for a buck. Tear off sheets and fold them down small. You'll always have a great, waterproof tinder on hand.
If you tear off a small chunk, fold it and twist it, a simple ignition source will give you an extended-burn match which you can move to a fire lay. Leaving a cup in one end of the twisted chunk will prove useful for collecting/containing magnesium shavings or Maya dust. Throw a spark and you're in business.
-- Dirt Nerd
+cmrsvids Excellent idea about the wax paper, thanks for sharing that!
Most certainly, my pleasure.
An army ranger that had a lot of jungle time told me a trick with wax paper. Take a 8 x 12 piece, add a pencil size strip of Vaseline 6 inches long, lay some magnesium shavings and birch bark or dry wood shavings in there, add dryer lint or cotton balls and roll it up like a hot dog.
They will burn for 2 minutes or so on the worst of days. Can't believe nobody has made a video of that yet.
easily too much weight. I have hiked with 60 lbs, 40lbs, 35lbs and and 28 lbs. I suggest going as light as possible. Movement is life. you don't need knife sharpeners and bungee cords. stick to paracord an ultralight tarp, light weight hammock. I carry no tent stakes or tents that add weight. if you want weight it should be water purification, a super warm sleeping bag, 1 I mean 1 good metal cooking pot. a stove is a waste of time because fuel runs out. it isn't worth the weight. Use wood.
Great Advice!! He needs a Tier Plan. Essentials to necessities
I've since upgraded massively, current INCH bag is 50lbs with two weeks of food. Here's a preview, a breakdown of my food supply. Stay tuned for review in near future - blog.thesurvivaloutpost.com/inch-bag-building-the-food-supply/
What do you sharpen your knife with when it gets dull? after the first week its going to be pretty dull from use.
yeah wtf this guys dumb
You can't fault someone who does a self critique, they've already done it!! An extensive and well thought out kit, I'd have gaiters in the winter and one or two different things for personal preference/differing environment but fundamentally the same. British Army Basha's are a great versatile piece of kit, I'd never part with mine.
The inner tube is a great idea. I need to add one to my kit. Can be used as a make-shift tourniquet, used to make a sling-shot, used to secure extras to your pack, all sorts. Great multi-use item! Awesome vid! Keep em coming!
sawyer makes a nice in-line filter to use with hydration bladders.
sawyers are good for 100k gallons .01 microns its my next filter.
This video coming in handy for 2021
Never know when you might need it...but this bag is very outdated and rather "lame" IMO :) Check this for the best build I've done yet: th-cam.com/video/yvMLFF_PGdw/w-d-xo.html
You can survive 5 to 6 days with a canteen , lighter and a trash bag
CoGhostRider it would suck, but yea totally!!
You can survive for months with a determined will, and good common sense
Years with those concepts, even for life.
with the right knowledge and a knife you can however long you want. tools are overrated
Maybe someone already commented this before but I would toss those cans out. Too much weight along with those ramen noodles. The cans just add weight to everything else you're carrying. The lighter the better. Noodle cups are high in sodium which will dehydrate you causing you to drink water faster. It's also very nutrition less. ✌
Yep pretty much worthless I agree 100%. I've learned quite a bit since 2015, check out the new INCH bag build here -> th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks looking forward to seeing your updated bag, I haven't been through mine in a little over a month or 2 so it's about that time for me to look over mine. And again thanks for sharing
Great kit, thanks for sharing. It's about time someone posted a video presenting a well thought out and common sense kit. Atb Shaun
Couple of comments; though I openly admit I'm only a theorist and the following doesn't come from experience because I live in a shitty place for such.
1. I see Ramen packed constantly and that seems silly to me. You need to keep your water and electrolyte levels normal as much as possible. In any survival situation, I'd theorize that water is a precious commodity. Ramen, due to the seasoning, is stupidly high on sodium. Jerky provides sodium while also giving protein. Equally, dried beans or Lentils make a nice light weight and substantial food item. If need be, you could easily just pack the flavor packets of Ramen, but I'd say to use only portions of them on any 1 meal.
2. Toilet paper is good but also takes up space. Sometimes but not often I see people pack sanitary wipes. Walmart has really decent flush-able wipes. They provide a better cleaning and take up less space in any pack. Equally, it would probably be smart to carry both sanitary and cleaning wipes.
3. Peroxide and Alcohol should be considered. Again with Walmart, you can pick up the little travel bottles and add some odd mL of one or both to your first aid kit. Equally, in a quick pace situation, the Alcohol can provide sterilization if time is off the essence vs trying to heat clean a needle, knife, or even a spoon/fork.
4. Another comment about food, have you considered something like a protein or body building bar vs something like the Nature Valley granola? A rough example would be something like Muscle Milk. If you were to compare the nutrients between the two the Muscle Milk beats out pretty handily, providing much higher protein as well as iron (which is wayyy too over looked in any survival meal plan).
5. Vitamin C and other little things. Sure, I know you're only out there for a few days or at least that's the design, but what if something were to happen in that time frame? What about something like a daily vitamin C (or combo) supplement drop. Most people comment on things like gum or coffee helping to keep moral up, but some of the candy/lozenge forms of vitamins can also do this trick.
6. Super Beets + 5 hour engery. Get them Nitric Oxides for energy and brain function and B12 for pep, especially in prolonged cold exposure.
7. Last one, perhaps consider an instant hand warmer or two. This is one of those things that some people throw into a BoB or EDC bag and rarely some outdoor survival bag as they plan on primitive fire making. However, the plan for the worst thing always comes to mind and if conditions are bad and shit goes sideways (ie falling into water) motor functions can plummet and the ability to create fire can get hard fast. Cheap hand warmers can be used to keep some core and extremity temperatures up in those dire moments.
Again, just thoughts.
+cz75fanatic I appreciate the detailed comments...much has changed since March...in regards to the food, the high salt content has ALWAYS bugged me so now I have more trail mix, dried fruits and smoked chicken/salmon in those sealed pouches. Plus I've added a few protein bars, see this video for example: th-cam.com/video/xSQEGdTGiiw/w-d-xo.html
About the TP, I'm now using Coleman brand backpacker wipes, they work great for any kind of sanitary cleanup.
Good idea for the supplements like vit c or multi vit, I'll take note on that, same with the B12 complex.
Those hand warmers are a great idea, I guess I haven't added them simply b/c it never gets very cold here in Tennessee.
then don't put the seaoning on it.
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Great video. Most first aid items are used for hand injuries, a good pair of gloves are great, even for simple projects or carrying stuff.
Thanks...and yeah 99% of my injuries have been cuts on my hands from being sloppy with my tools. Check out the new INCH Bag Build, lots and lots of upgrades, cheers! th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Top Notch presentation all around!!! Keep-up the good work and "Praise God" in everything !!!
Jack Flash thx for all the support!
Good stuff, looks like you have it pretty well put together my friend...
+Central Oregon Survival Network Thanks but much has changed since then. Stay tuned for a new video on the subject
Nice, look forward to it!! I have one coming soon also... Good stuff!!!
Very good, thanks
This is for people that wear glasses. An extra pair is wise and a cord to retain them around your neck. Contact lens people need to think about switching to glasses for the long term scenario. You'll eventually run out of solution in the outback.
Go for laser surgery, long term solution.
Blaidler187 hehe you can possibly go blind from the surgery though
This is one of the best very well put together bag that I've seen in awhile and I have seen a lot, it covers pretty much everything you need and more, I like this very nicely done fella
+Loren Armentrout Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
I love how you're just hitting everything with your stick, hah!
Great video, and interesting to see some old school stuff in there.
Maybe you can check out Sam Splint to see if this would be a good add-on for your med kit. Thanks for sharing!
I tried a laser pointer, but it was not nearly effective as the stick :D Since this video I've added a SAM splint. Thanks for the support!
2 things that i found 2 B must haves (for me at least) is two 160 conibear traps & a 1 gallon stew pot
So many videos right up my alley! I know what i'll be watching and commenting on for the next week haha
Enjoy, thanks for the support!
Ever thought of the Sawyer mini water filter? It last a long time, compact and attaches to a hydration bladder, or you can use it like the life straw. Cost around $20.00.
Since this video I've upgraded to the Sawyer Mini, ended up with three now lol. I just finished filming my new INCH bag so that review will be coming out in the next few days, stay tuned (Y)
I too would suggest the Sawyer Mini. Very well put together kit. You can dehydrate your leftovers at home and store them in sealed bags and carry them instead of ramen. They weigh even less and make a TON of food and take up even less space. Its amazing how much food you can carry that way. You can dehydrate the food on a tray in your oven on a very low setting if you don't have a dehydrator. Its also free and low sodium, very healthy just all around awesome choice over any prepackaged stuff. Just an idea :) Only other suggestion is a couple 55 gal drum liners for added shelter and dry storage options. They also offer extra insulation under you when stuffed with debris in cold temps. Super setup you have though for sure! All the best, Dawn
+SouthPaw Bushcraft Funny you mention that, I'm currently sorting out a new kit for long term survival that does indeed include the Sawyer Mini :) The food is a must thing to address. The freeze dried stuff is great but so much salt. I got a dehydrator and a sewing machine on my list of items to get in 2016. Glad you liked the video, stay tuned for the new kit, probably will put the video up in a month or so.
Great video! well explained gear & info. Thumbs up.
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Inner-tube... can be cut into heavy duty rubber bands... to stow gear... or place on the bottom of a rifle magazine to add grip to help with removal from pouches.
Good ole ranger bands...good advice especially for mags.
What you pack is perfect because it is perfect for you and that is all that matters. Those who wish to humiliate and claim you need more training and more equipment have no idea of the 10 categories of logistics involved. Long term survival requires a team and a shit load of support and 1 man can't carry that much weight alone. Most of the idiots who have something negative to say never served or actually spent 30 or 40 days in the bush. People do not understand that when you are in the shit in a situation everyone calls SHTF everyone outside your team wants your shit. Trade my ass - barter my ass. Those who were unprepared are prepared to take your shit and there will be hundreds of thousands of them.
Solo long term survival...or even with another person requires a lot of food, water and other essentials. It's not logistically possible to carry everything. I've learned a lot over the years and learned to rely on a caching strategy. I don't care about the haters, we are all at varying levels of experience so in my opinion as long as your training and moving forward, its all good!
So nice to see the browning Hipower getting some love!
+greatnortoni I love that pistol, has a lot of history and meaning.
How long do you think your flashlight will last? Do you have a way to recharge it? Spare batteries?
Looks like a great setup!
+Learning Self-Reliance Haven't had to replace them yet, I have AAA and AA batteries in my kit, probably forgot to show them.
That's the least painful load out review I've seen in a while! Digging the stick!
+mike w I like to keep it low tech ie the stick pointer :D
Great Setup. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure, glad you liked it.
A hatchet for chopping and shaping wood would come in handy . Cheers
Yup good call!
I did not notice a fishing kit, a sewing & repair kit and most importantly, a signaling kit (whistle, glass signal mirror, orange cloth with a distress black X, strobe light or lightstick for night signaling, orange trail tape). These 3 subkits are absolutely crucial, especially for long term survival. Add these and a couple of heavy duty 55 gallon trash bags and you got it all covered! Nice kit you got there though, I liked it.
Absolutely spot on. Those items were missing, but not anymore :D My new INCH bag covers all the bases and then some. Stay tuned for video, coming up next month (Y) Thanks for watching!
You are welcome!
Good to know and practical tactical!
practical and tactical can't beat it
good video looks like you covered everything thanks for sharing
1st piece of advice is to add in ways to get food. Some pre made spares, maybe even a few metal traps for long term food gathering. 2cnd, I would heavily recommend a crank up flashlight because I didn't see any extra batteries in your pack, Also add some more fire making materials. more matches, some wetfire, Ext. Also switching out the life straw is a very good idea, mini soyer water kit works better. In terms of food, add some emergency food bars along with some field strip MREs also add a cooking kit in there. Also some small tuna cans last long and taste great.
Great input, indeed my first go at an INCH bag was pretty sad lol. The new INCH Bag build is MUCH better
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Thanks for the video and "self-eval" made public. I need to do a full inventory layout (like we'd do say for a Change of Command when I was in the Army) to primarily see what all I have. I have two tote boxes, 1 for camping and the othe BOB items (plus what I have in my BOB backpack). I know I have way too much to carry-out. Heck my BOB (w/ammo) and plate carrier would kick my ass half way down the block. My initial plan would be to bug-in, but if forced to leave, we'd leave in my truck and all camping and survival gear would go in the truck. Whatever SHTF scenario we are faced with we'll do the best we can and figure out the rest as we go along. I watch a ton of videos for skill set training ideas and other ideas. I think a lot of how it may be like in the series The Walking Dead (minus the zombies and Hollywood bs) they make you think about long-term survival. I'm a 55 yr old Veteran who's partly disabled with chronic pain issues, so I'm limited on my training capabilities, but do the best I can. Thanks again for the video. I'm sure you've made a lot of improvements since initial filming.
Great way to think about it. I'm of the same mindset, last resort is having to hump the pack to my fall back position. I've done the same as you, packed the truck with a food supply and camping gear, which is separate from my BOB. In th event of a bug out situation, I use the gear and food supply in the truck before using anything out of my BOB. The gear and food in the BOB is only to be used if I have to ditch the truck and move on foot. Sounds like you're pretty well squared away. Check out this video done a while back on my survival food kit that I stow in the truck. th-cam.com/video/KOravAj1Qvw/w-d-xo.html
Great kit, I wish I could carry around that type of weaponry here in Canada. I'll have to make due with the 30-06 I guess.
I would like to make one suggestion to you, add a retractable walking stick. You would be amazed at how much relief it offers for you entire body when carrying that much weight. Don't cheap out on one pay top dollar otherwise they tend to wear out and won't stay together.
Nothing wrong w/ the 30/06, great caliber and highly effective. I've had a few other ppl mention a walking stick, thanks and appreciate the support. Where are you located in Canada?
One thing I'll add is nail clippers. Doesn't have to be big, in fact I use the small ones. I've always bit my nails, but since I stopped I can't bite them anymore, so for me I'll add them for sure. It's a small item, but does add to that "feeling human" aspect you mentioned.
Also I agree, if you don't critique your gear, train with it, add something, remove something, then you dunno what you have, need, or even won't ever use
yes that's a great point...nail clippers and tweazers
That is a really nice kit sir. Thanks for the video..!!
+Edwin Lopez Glad you liked it!
Great bag. I'm a novice, but maybe a small item to add (maybe you had it and I missed it) would be some contractor trash bags tightly folded up with a band around them. They have great uses, but overall I love the bag and it works. All bags use improvements from time to time.
Great point, trashbags are an awesome multi use item. I had 5 55 gallon black bags in the kit, but failed to show me. Check out ver 2.0 -> th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Never thought about a compact folding bow saw, so you gave me that idea for my INCH.
It's a great addition, cost is about $40 for the one I have. Thanks for watching!
this is my favourite bob kit.. just a bit too much weight
The INCH bag build cuts weight down a bit, but any bag designed for long-term survival is going to come with weight. hard to avoid.
might add a small fishing kit, mine is just line hooks and split shot works well when set up as a trout line. the med kit a couple maxi pads work great as bandages. always add a simple bow string. I didn't see trapping items either. the first item I added is a medium size coffee pot
Great point, I've added a fishing kit just what you mention. Larger first aid kit is stored in the pack of course, but have a smaller one in the 1st line gear. Going to be doing a video on the new gear soon.
Badass video bro. Great kit and great job.
I always have powder energy drinks it takes less room and beef jerky you can survive on it even long term
Yup, doesn't take much, beef jerky and mixed nuts are a good blend of protein and fats.
I'm glad to see someone else carries binos. Most kits that I see don't show or have binoculars. I've told the guys that I'm working with to get at least 10X binos. The only thing I can think of that would be very useful and not be hard to obtain is electrical tape. Doesn't weigh very much either.
+895austin I never leave without my binos. Electrical tape is not a bad idea to add
I'm reading comments where people think this is just a few days I hope we're on the same page when you think of long-term bug out we're talking months or no less than a couple weeks. But I'm still trying to figure out I was going to carry all that
Long term bugout is two weeks or more. Unfortunately when I packed this, I was inexperienced in such matters and you can see that it shows. Food supply is crap, water purification options are slim and so on. I've learned ALOT since that video was filmed years ago.
If you are indeed leaving home with no expectation of return, you should expect to have a pack that is going to weigh in at 50lbs in the best scenario.
One must pack sleeping bag, a least one week food supply, whatever weapons you are taking, etc.
But bear in mind that concept of solo survival in the wilderness without resupply is a fantasy. Majority of us do not have those skills and even those who do end up starving (Alone, Naked & Afraid) etc.
The ideal situation is to drive to your fall back position where you have a food cache, weapon cache, etc. This enables you to carry less in your pack.
If you did indeed have to hike to your fall back position, then its a good idea to have that route defined before and to lay out a cache or two along the way.
That's how I think about it, and I'll address this idea more in a future video
The hiker pro is amazing and much more compact then most people think. Few recommendations... Back to food items again. Canned good are too heavy for the calories gained. Tuna is actually horrible for dense calories. Good for food stores at destination bad for carrying. Often great item used by all preppers for food stock and never used for packs.. Pure honey. Can increase the flavor of bland foods while adding tons and tons of needed calories. Pure maple syrup works too. Second area.. They hygiene pack can be severely condensed just by replacing several of the items with simple effective wet wipes. These can work for toiletries as well as sanitation and cleaning as they are antibacterial. You also have a lot of redundant items in terms of shamogs etc.. I like to throw in a lot of bandanas as they take no space, have many uses even medical. Can be a cleansing cloth drying cloth sling, many things imagination is the only limit. They are also typically the ONLY cotton item I carry. Wools and synthetics for everything else. This is a common theme for backpackers. Many don't take into account getting wet. Cotton holds tons of water adding lots of weight and takes a long time to dry. You also appear to have many clothing items that to some extent all serve the same purpose to a point. You already have a poncho so add a thermal liner and you can remove several things and add a few more pairs of socks. A poncho liner can also do a lot to help stay warm at night when it's cold. Not knowing your climate this might allow you to use a lighter sleeping bag and save space. This is often overlooked as well as the ability to dawn extra clothing inside a bag. I typically find a super small light weight 40-50* bag is plenty with a liner and additional clothes for most environments. Consider some of these and I think you'll find you can actually almost double the amount food and water and medical items you have with the extra space gained and still maintain same overall pack weight..
Second thing.. What is the thinking behind the metal stakes? That is a lot of weight. The rubber inner tube is a great item btw. So many ways it can be used with no pre thought purpose. Compact weight nothing etc.. Can even be used to carry additional water if needed..
Yep I ditched those stakes a long time ago, too big too heavy. I picked up a pack of REI plastic stakes a while back.
there a saying that goes pounds equal pain... I use to carry a heavy pack. went out for a long hike 4 - 5 miles and come the end of it my traps and back muscles were hurting if ur going to carry that much gear be sure to do ruck hikes to get use to the weight. I had to thin out mine, got a smaller bag (camelback H.A.W.G). I also got a sawyer mini with a conversion kit. it allows me to fill my camelback and drink inline when I cant purify by fire. I cut my clothes in 1/2 to 1 extra set of clothes 3 shirts 3 underwear and 3 socks. also look into the new thermal clothing for the military (waffle top and bottom) phenominal for keeping in heat.
Yep if you're going to load up a heavy pack, you better be able to hump that sucker for the distance. Apart from ruck marching with the fully loaded pack, you can also focus on weight training, specifically heavy compound exercises such as deadlifts and squats. When I took my new INCH pack out for a test run, I hiked about 5 miles and had not done a ruck march with significant weight in nearly 6 months. The combination of a good frame and the strength I have from powerlifting made the 5 miles seem like nothing. Wasn't sore at all. Check out new INCH bag video for a look at all the upgrades
Very Nice video!
Enjoyed the video keep up the good work
Great vid. You and I share a lot of the same types of kit. I agree on the life straw. I use the Hiker pro and it has been great
Ben Foot Glad you liked it. Like any kit, it evolves over time. Since this video I added the Hiker Pro to my long term kit and added a Sawyer Mini to my summer recon loadout
Never ending evolution.
*** The only thing I think you are GREATLY missing is a small, portable, lightweight, "LA Cross All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio." It Has a hand crank and or solar panel for continuous electricity (no batteries needed), an LED light, AM/FM/WB Radio. Great for changing weather conditions and other important information... plus an option for continuous music. Great for the home, car or in the woods. Check one out... I use mine all the time!
I completely agree, in the new INCH bag I've added a scanner that will pick up all emergency channels including NOAA
I know this video is old, I haven't seen a new version of it. but o would up grade that life straw to a Sawyer mini. it works great and filters 1,000,000 liters of water
Good news, I have upgraded my INCH bag and it does indeed include a Sawyer Mini, check out the video here -> th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Dang bro where you gonna be when you have to bug out! In Somalia?
Lol, if I'm leaving home for good, I'm 100% taking my primary weapons
Inner tube = Ranger bands, slingshot band, tourniquet, even fire-starter (in an emergency)
Just commenting to appease the algorithms
Semper Fi
Thanks
I still rock my Novorossija patch, how about you? :-) Wow, 7 years, time is flying.
I sure do, and people still say I"m a racist Confederate lol
@@TheSurvivalOutpost 😂 will they ever learn ;-)
@@couchcamperTM Nope hahaha. Signed sincerely your favorite racist Confedrate
Omg i want it too.
I suggest more food, and a sawyer water filter $15 will filter 100,000 gallons of water and attaches to any soda bottle.
Agreed 100%. My new INCH bag was much better due to more training and experience. Check out the video below
th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
Bear in mind that recent build is 2 years old. New version coming out in March weighs in much lighter thanks to a new pack and gear
Hey bro, nice set up. Great standard all you need military set up. Only additional gear needed would be gear for food gathering and of course the water purification as you mentioned. I would suggest the sawyer SP194. It should fit in nicely with your current set up. I have a video of my sawyer set up on TH-cam.
Thanks for the input, the Sawyer is my go to now. Enjoyed the video on your channel.
Check out the latest build here: th-cam.com/video/PiEJxuwhbAk/w-d-xo.html
You are on point.
Looking back on this over a year later, there are so many holes. Version 2 of this kit will be reviewed early next month.
The Survival Outpost Sounds good, Thanks for making great videos. I think after the collapse your bullets will run dry first week especially if you get in a firefight. I suggest a back up plan for melee fighting. I would love to see your ideas...
The Survival Outpost I think a Vulture/ Melee Setup would be cool. I had to many knives in my Vulture/ Melee setup.
You say you have "A map for the area you're gonna be in". Think about supply caching. Bury extra materials incase you (A) Run Out (B) Get Ambushed and Robbed (C) If you have to ditch your supplies to get away from an overwhelming force. Best of Luck Patriot!!
Bike inertube AKA Ranger bands yes good vid thanks
Replace your Esbit tabs with Weber Lighter Cubes.
24 cubes, burn 20 to 30 min and 3$ a box of 24. They are 2x the size of Esbit.
Awesome, I'll check that out, way better price!
Nice bag bro
10 days camping in the boundary waters is no problem.
Easy enough especially when I lived in coastal regions of Florida.
i really love your vids
Thanks! I appreciate the support!
I make survival vids to thanks
cool stuff
Hey man love it short and simple and named every product so if the viewers weren't aware they knew a name. I have 1 issue. What are your plans for replenishing food? And one note. I made a hammock from a bed sheet and folded it over and knotter both ends and ran parcord on each side and have hung from 30 foot trees it suits my weight great and you can hang low and put a tarp at an angle over you and your dry and off the ground.
+Ben Cook The food is the biggest issue. You can only carry so much right? My thought is to cache a supply on the route and in the general area of my secondary location. That's a great idea about the DIY hammock.
Where's your anti-diarrheal?
I'm sure I had it somewhere, but this video was done nearly 2 years back. Much has changed since then!
Otc meds anyone can get and should carry
Tabs or Pills(81mg Asp, 600mg Ibuprofen, 25mg dyphenhydromine(benadryl), anti diarrhea, stool softener, tums, multi vitamin. I carry all the pills in Orange Coleman Match Containers, however, I have thought about switching to PET Preform Soda Bottles
a block of extra sharp cheddar will do
KosukiFire, don't forget to change them out at the expiration dates 😉
Really good bug out kit, but if you're up for constructive criticism, I'd ditch one of the saws, and use the space for two more pistol mags or an extra rifle mag. the trenching tool, your fixed blade knife and the small saw is all the tree-chopping tools you need.
Another pair of socks would help too. Trust me on that one. Socks are a major priority.
Other than that, your kit looks pretty solid. ^_^
+Lieutenant Drake Hey thanks for watching and thanks for the input. Indeed, I have gotten rid of the bow saw and now just have my e-tool and silky pocket boy
long term kits will weigh a ton so I use a fold up cart, if I have to ditch the cart , I will have my back pack.
INCH Bag don't have to weigh a ton, quite honestly there is no way to pack everything even if you use the fold up cart. Optimal strategy is to drive to your survival retreat that is stocked with all the long survival stuff - seeds, primitive tools, hunting equipment, etc. IF you should be so unlucky to have to ditch the vehicle and move on foot, a network of supply caches can supplement your INCH bag contents along the journey. The cart while a good idea is very limited in it's application.
most bug out shtf will be within the county that a person lives in, so a cart will work.But if things get worse, the bug out bag will be my choice.
What about bringing actually water? Like maybe a couple liters at least just in your pack. That’s the only issue I’m having cuz water is heavy and people need a lot of it.
Water is a big variable. Can only bring so much with you. I've learned ALOT since filming this video. Now I carry two canteens and hydration bladder. I plan my route so it takes me close to water sources so I can refill.
I CAN DIG IT...YOU DA MAN...I LOVE THE HARD CORE STUFF...WHY IS IT ALLWAYS 72 HOURS????? THINGS DONT JUST GET BETTER AFTER3 DAYS???? AM READING ALL THE HATERS ON HERE ....WOT DO THEY FUCKIN KNOW RITE....KEEP IT MOVIN BROTHER...MORE VIDS...
Gotta be flexible with the gear and the situation, if you're not...you'll be DOA :D
Now that they have the life strong the saw your mini they have become very popular but I see that one weakness that you just covered which is that those filters are not good for filtering a supply of water that you can share with a group or split among multiple containers the other filters are basically to men to be used only buy one person
Great point. Much has changed in the years since I made this video. Now my goto is the Sawyer Mini or Squeeze combined with a 3L hydro bag
Why don’t you go with the Sawyer mini that’s one thing the other thing is go onto TH-cam and look up their independent and he’ll show you his first aid kits I fax his kids are awesome we have the cub kit for my daughter when we got it we are 110% satisfied five stars his stuff rocks look him up God bless you be safe
Yes the Sawyer Mini is a much better choice. I've since upgraded this gear quite a bit. Cheers ATB
Get snow shoes if you live up in the snow. Try walking in the snow with the gear without snow shoes and it will suck
i learned this the hard way. Now I live in Florida so its not a concern. But back when I lived out West, it was a must
Wal-Mart: Sawyer made 100k gallon filter can be used 3 ways (inline, straw, squeeze bag) $20.00.
I've since made massive changes and upgrades to this kit, one of the first purchases was the Sawyer Mini. Thanks for watching!
That Sawyer filter is great! I use it while camping to minimize the amount of water I need to carry and it works perfectly.
what does your kit weigh? mine varies between 22-28 lbs before food and water, just cannot seem to get any lower. man have i tried . an opinion...swap out the canned meat for foil pouch meat...other than that, nice . i have a fishing kit in mine as well . 44
+Pappy With everything including the pack, it's about 70lbs if I recall correctly. BUT much has changed since I shot this video. My new kit weights about 45lbs which is much eaiser to hump around. I did indeed get rid of all the canned foods. Your kit is very light, I wouldn't worry about trying to keep it lighter, your good to go!
Make a fishing kit, and get some conibear 110 traps learn to use both and you could go much longer than 5-6 days with all of that you have. Obviously you can ruck the weight as our regular load in the pack was around 65 lbs, thats excluding the body armor extra mags etc on our body, but that being said the stove isn't needed when you can just use your canteen cup and wood fire.
Great points all around! So much has changed in the last year or so. Learned alot and you can trust that the new INCH bag is 1000% better build than this one, stay tuned for the review coming up soon!
Aside from your correct self critique on your water filtration issue, you're packing HEAVILY salted foods. How do you purify water for your foods? That's another thing I'd reconsider - get some ready to eat foods. You're relying on water to be available when you eat, have no filter to create water (unless you're sucking and spitting into your cooking pot). Think peanut butter, crackers or mre breads, granola, tuna, etc. Aim for lower sodium, high protein foods, so you're not in trouble with water consumption. (No Ramen, jerky etc.) I'd also ditch the shovel and add an axe. (I love my Wetterlings Hudson and Hultafors carpenter's axes.) Cut down to one saw - a larger Silky and get rid of the canteen for an MSR dromedary bag. And where's your mess kit? I chose the Pocket Filter due to longevity and family needs. I also think you're way too tactical - you will not blend, unless trees and dirt are your preferred friends. I went with a framed hiking pack, which is lighter weight than military packs and is just as large.
Are you a city slicker?Correct answer: yesYour pack has way too muck gear for 5-6 days, you are trying to live comftoribly not survive. With that pack you could survive for several months easy. A good metal water bottle can boil water and make it perfectly safe. Look up pictures of a third world country, you should learn that you can be hungry. Take out the big gun it is just dead waight for 5-6 days and the pistol can provide self defence and food if practiced with. And if you have trees where you live all you need for shelter is 550 cord a tarp and pine straw or ferns or some other abundant material. One more layer of rely warm clothes for the night is all you need there and you will have shoes on your feet when you need the pack. Do you rely need to sharpen a knife for 6 days?Answer: no And you don't need three of them either.A 5-6 day pack should be just over bear minimum, and 5-6 days is not long term.
+Blake Montgomery Maybe we have a language barrier here or you didn't watch the video. Everything you suggested IE, the metal canteen, basha, 550 paracord, etc is included in this kit. If I'm not coming home, you can bet your ass I'm taking my primary rifle :) This is about a reasonable amount of gear you can pack for a week in the field in a hostile situation. Anyone who has spend time out will tell you the same. If you honestly believe you can survive without resupply with just a little 20L pack, you're dead wrong
Great video! How much does all that gear weigh in at? My guess is that it weighs at least 40 pounds maybe 45. Am I close? I have old school ALICE Medium pack which I truly love! Vietnam poncho with woobie liner, WWII era or Vietnam era canteen, canteen cup, and stove with esbits or trioxane fuel tabs. Gelled alcohol works pretty well too. I have a sawyer mini filter, a thermarest air matress, a 3F UL gear Lanshan tent , two trekking poles that are used as tent poles too. I have REI rain suit, which might be overkill since I have the poncho and woobie liner. I am trying to lighten it all up. I have a REALLY lame IFAK. Yours is soooo much better. I take water bottles that you buy at 7-11 with me and beef jerky, protein bars, granola bars, and dehydrated backpacking food like you have. I still need to lighten up by about 15 pounds. Any ideas on how to do that? I have the MSS patrol bag, the green one, the black one, the goretex bivvy shelter, and the compression stuff sack it all fits into also. Help! I weigh too much. How do I lighten the load?
It actually weighed in at lot more...i think about 60lbs. I've since cut weight and made a much better kit. Regarding how to lighten the load, I would first look to cut weight on your sleep system. Then ditch the rain suit and change the pack to something more modern such as MOLLE 2. That will reduce weight. Also you can check out this video on cutting weight: th-cam.com/video/lJjvXSbm-C8/w-d-xo.html
Don't sweat the negativity,. Everyone has opinions. What you need to carry is what YOU are comfortable with.
Thanks for the video. Good job.
Always a work in progress, thanks
A list of the items with buy links would be nice :)
I'd do ya one better, here's a link to the blog writeup for my latest INCH bag build. blog.thesurvivaloutpost.com/inch-bag-red-dawn-edition/
That rifle looks very nice.Do you happen to have a link to the parts website?
+Jeroen hazz It's a build of many items...it is a 1977 Romanian G build with a Polish side folder stock and Endom sling. The rest of the parts and such I found on various websites such as theakforum.net
nice
To be honest the Term survival and the growth industry that has arisen around it is jut like any other consumer market there for one thing and that is to make money bottom line.
There are many useful tools out there of varying quality. The industry sells you their vision of what you need and you can spend 1000s getting a load of stuff you will never need in most survival situations a lot of which you can’t carry in any give situation.
When most think of survival they are playing survival with the tour they have bought its more like camping and trying out your latest purchase than it is about real life survival preparedness.
I see a lot videos on survival Kits for preparedness most have a dozen knives 10 different ways to make fire space blankets a thousand feet of various string guns etc etc. In my experience you only need a few key pieces of equipment if you are serious.
Survival is a matter, at the end of the day of avoidance.
Avoiding, exposure, conflict, injury, thirst, hunger etc.
One of the critical factors in survival is calories. Calories main function is to maintain body temperature. If your cold you burn calories if you have no food you burn body fat. 80% of the calories you consume are used to keep you warm a man uses 1500 calories just maintaining body temperature when the outside environment is lower than your body temperature.The larger the gradient the more you burn.
To put it simply the body needs 100 calories an hour to maintain core temperature if we are shivering we burn 500 per hour of course the body can only produce so much heat.
Without sufficient calories your ability to function becomes impaired both physically and psychologically.
If we assume a situation is purely you agains nature maintaining energy balance is critical for our chances of survival.
When we include other desperate people in situations of disaster on a larger scale, it becomes not about calories but in not being killed or robbed for your resources then your priorities may be how well you can become invisible or blend in.
I see people with guns camouflaged up like military this is great in the woods but is absolutely a crazy strategy in the event of civil breakdown of society in an urban situation where 90% of us will be.
It designates you as a target possibly armed. Military will try and disarm you, civilians that may be armed will feel threatened and wish to eliminate that threat.
In the uk this may not be such an issue as 99% of people are not armed or allowed to carry weapons so it may be an advantage.
In the USA you are an army of one with possibly every one around you having the ability to shoot you in the back. If you are not perceived as a threat you will most likely be able to move or escape hostile urban environment.
Those with guns will be trying to eliminate threats. Once you reach relative safety, which is not the urban environment with its finite resources and thousands of predators you are in a survival situation.
Civil breakdown is another topic life after civilisation is probably for another discussion here we will discuss lost or stranded situation.
The main elements of survival in the bush are clean water and shelter, which will kill you over night, or within 4 days depending on environment.
First I will discuss is shelter. If you want to build a shelter this takes skill the right materials time as much as 3 or four hours, and energy.
You may have neither skill or proper resources and have to carry tools rope etc etc. It also is reliant on your physical condition best used perhaps to build a fire perhaps as a signal and provide heat even keep predators away depending again on your location and situation.
A simple waterproof wind proof bivi tent will provide shelter from elements and takes a couple of minutes and very little energy to erect in most any environment regardless of available resources or craft knowledge.
These shelters typically weigh as much as an axe and cordage and a book of instructions and in the end may not keep you dry and fully protected and somewhat importantly allow you to move frequently to find resources or trek your way out of remote locations or avoid detection in hostile areas and allow you to be less visible if you don’t have to rely on fire to keep you warm reducing your local environmental footprint that would allow you to be tracked.
A good sleeping bag weighs little takes up little space also and will save you a couple of thousand calories a day keeping you cosy allow you to rest and recover.
These two items ail give you confidence and keep moral up beyond measure.
Some form of insulation between you and the ground this can be a insulation mat preferred or simply leaves foliage etc. a hammock may offer alternative in warmer climates to get you off the ground in wet conditions or to keep you away from snakes poisons infects etc again dependant on environment.
Survival depends on clean water not just water if water is contaminated it can kill you or at least make you sick vomiting and diarrhoea affecting both moral, hydration and your ability to cope with hostile conditions.
A container for carrying water such as hydration sack camel back some purification tablets take up no space and a survival straw to allow drinking on the move when encountering water source.
So the main elements are covered apart from clothing which is an essential. Synthetic layers fabric with water proof Poncho camouflage and good water resistant boots are a given to allow you to travel over a variety of terrain.
The question of hunting in the longer term provision of food etc is another issue this will depend on the situation fleeing evading lost etc.
Emergency short term I would take dried rations light compact add water high calorie these need little skill provide high level nutrition and little wasted energy to prepare.
Protein Flapjack 12x 90G - Blueberry and Cranberry are a third the cost of similar proprietary ready meals if you want pure survival rations without the same palatability and don’t require fire to consume if you need to stay invisible. I’d take a few meal stile to ad variety.
Some stock cubes take up little room and can make all the difference when using foraged food in a stew type meal but optional you will appreciate the addition and they do add salt to compensate for loss through sweating.
Salt is not bad if your diet has little naturally occurring salt in your diet. You can use salt water for cooking to replace electrolytes just make sure you are drinking fresh water for hydration.
So a pot or mess tin to heat water a lighter and matches (waterproof)
Fire starters are ok but again take more skill and if you have a match use it if it is a long term survival stay put situation you would always keep a fire alight rather than lighting lots of fires this would probably be your main focus. Hexamine blocks can facilitate fire starting worth the small space they tie up or some alcohol and alcohol burner alcohol can also be used for sterilisation.
Hunting is more difficult that you imagine and takes much energy often for no gain. Plant knowledge again takes skill and usually provides little in the way of high value nutrition.
For longer term ready made snares take little room and are portable.
Hooks and line effective fishing time while snares are doing their thing.
One piece of equipment that is versatile is mono filament net which can be more effective for river fishing and can be used to catch small game and birds if driven in its direction for little energy expenditure.
A proprietary skinning knife/kitchen knife. Im a great believer in the premiss the right tool designed for the right task saves time and energy a hunting or utility knife is just that not great any task but will do the job. Kitchen knife has a purpose and is designed to prepare food period with efficiency it also makes an excellent weapon being more efficient at piercing than a thicker bladed weapon.
Tomahawk is good for defence and chopping wood. That covers most cutting tasks in two tools.
You may say guns are a prerequisite for hunting and protection.Most survival situations if long term, in my opinion have something light and portable bullets run out and also attract sometimes unwanted attention
This may be desirable depending on the situation but if you want to be rescued a mobile phone and a pocket solar charger is better and lighter. perhaps .
McMurdo's latest Fast Find PLB if you are serious costs less than half the cost of a mobile phone and similar in size.Dedicated 406MHz frequency global network of search and rescue COSPAS-SARSAT satellites.
A compound or recurve bow is quieter and you can fashion arrows easier than making bullets. A hand crossbow is more portable and quite effective in close quarters compact with reusable ammunition.
A wound dressing and Antiseptic Spray Plaster 40ml covers minor injuries and Some broad spectrum antibiotics a scalpel and tweezers to remove debris.
I would suggest a pocket book on survival skills would be valuable. SAS survival handbook would cover almost everything.
If you loose your primary Kit what should you keep on you?
Carry a machete or my preference Tactical tomahawk on you and good protective clothing and fire starting kit in pockets if you have to ditch your kit for any reason and a life straw for clean water perhaps some de
A few energy bars a poncho and hammock all can be in your pockets weigh little and allow you to travel fast. Survival straw for drinking clean water. A hand crank torch for light would be a good idea or LED torch with spare battery most last weeks on a single battery.
A few of my thoughts to consider if you need to survive questions welcome lol situations are usually unique and may require further consideration.
I'd highly recommend getting the idea of surviving long-term outdoors in winter out of your mind, and instead plan on moving to a warmer climate ASAP when shit hits the fan; there's just no need to make it that much more difficult for yourself when there's so much other land. That being said, I know there will be less population in the colder temperature areas, but that's for a reason....
I am in a warm environment, the American South
Oh ok, that's good, because when you mentioned "winter sustainment kit" (4:24) I was worried... I live in the North, so my first step is to head south. :P
Yeah i was going to say every day when i leave my house i have a pocket Knife a lighter, my wallet, a coffee cup, and appropriate clothing... I could survive for a weekend, if i had to, with nothing else honestly...
It was suck of course but anyone can survive a few days with just basic edc. The biggest issue being cold nights and getting sleep
Nice vid you kept the B S to a minimum. I would put a Sawyer Products Mini Water Filtration System in as this will attach to the hose on your balder and you can gravity feed it as well it will give you many many gallows
+Richard Laut Yep agreed 100%. I bought a Sawyer a few months after this video was shot. Now I have two, one for my INCH bag and one for my 72hr bag.
enjoyed your video a lot. You have a lot of similar gear as I except that nice rifle. Good work. Be well
Cool kit man!
+luke garcia Thanks for watching, I'm putting out a video on Version #2 very soon, stay tuned, lots of upgrades/changes based on my experiences in the previous year
The Survival Outpost awesome man! Sub'd and looking forward to more vids. Thanks for letting me learn from what you've learned!
Awesome gear✌️
you should switch out either the large knife or the kurkri for a crowbar or prybar
A small pry bar as addition is a good idea. Thanks!
fire kit should be bigger for the size bag you have.
I will have a cart for my total survival kit but I will have a backpack kit if I got to dump the cart.
Hey Blitz, where did you get the pack? I want one but I want to make sure it is actually surplus. My last 2 packs have ripped out.
Picked it up on Ebay, $350 for the entire set - main pack, assault pack and hydro pack
@@TheSurvivalOutpost hey thanks a lot.
This sounds like a stupid argument but um. My buddy and where having a conversation about pistol calibers for survival while I carry a 9mm for self defence in my bug out bag I carry a 45acp and in the other I carry 10mm where I'm from we have black bear mountain lions etc he says I 9mm will do just fine and I kinda question that. What are your thoughts
I prefer the 9mm since it is such a common caliber and when loaded out with my favorite ammo, it can be effective on predators. Black bears not sure...much can be said for shot placement. An acquaintance of mine shredded a bear with an AK74, nearly dumping an entire mag if I recall correctly and it took that much lead to stop it.
Where is the toilet paper or baby wipes and shower wipes to keep hygienic?
I think I had wet wipes, but don't recall. These days I use compressed towels
Bicycle inner tube used for starting a fire 🌈
Nice video. You can cut that bike innertube into 1/4" or 1/2" slices and make ranger bands out of some of it.
+Sharonius54 - You can also burn it for a signal. It makes very black smoke. I'm assuming, though, that he doesn't want to be found.