When you get properly hungry you will be surprised what you will do and eat. My father went through jungle training in the army on the first couple of days they were shown the bugs etc and told what to eat and they were disgusted and refused to eat the grubs etc. By the 3rd 4th day when real hunger sets in he said they would eat anything. Gret video.
Fun fact, stone knapping was such a versatile technology that even in the Bronze Age you had people working Obsidian for knives, arrows, even blades in around Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean places where it was particularly hard to get Tin or Copper. We often think of flint knappers as ooga booga people but it has been a technique that survived to quite advanced times by comparison.
Also look at the Copper Culture in the Great Lakes. They started working with Copper because it was so readily available, but ended up going back to Stone knapping because stones are tougher and have better edges.
Fun fact: even in the modern day, obsidian knapping is used to manufacture one-time-use scalpel blades for surgical use. They're about 10x the sharpness of surgical steel blades, even when using far more expensive and high-tech sharpening methods.
@@a-blivvy-yus Thats also because scalpels arent that sharp to begin with, because of the type of stainless steel they are made of (rust resistant, chemical resistant and relative soft for a blade). And they are also kind of single use. After every use they get cleaned, sharpend, cleaned and sterilized, or even get trown away
Just a suggestion: maybe add the videos you react to in the description. This guy deserves it that people could find the video with just a click and not have to look for it.
@@Not-Ken-Molestina Not my experience. He SOMETIMES does. For instance, he hasn't done it in this one. No link in description. Some of his other recent videos also fail to link to the source video.
This guy is legit, I've watched him for years now and him make stone tools and clean deer and all kinds of stuff make fire with his hands using sticks and primitive methods this guy really knows his stuff. The Vikings, or better the Scandinavians, used a lot of the same methods from Stars and where the sun rose and set and the moon to find cardinal directions they are very good at doing the very things he's speaking of on the sea and on land.
Looks like this guy has the same energy as that old dude who saved his pup once from an alligator, while underwater... all the while never letting go of his cigar.
Just wanted to say that I love your pronunciation of valheim. As a native Icelander I speak old norse and you pronounce heim exactly like it should be. Kudos
If we're being real, the armour is more likely to be your cause of death in that scenario than the bear itself. The headline would be something like, 'Man crushed into fine paste by Roman armour replica after Grizzly bear attack' lmao
@@joshbull623 Yea you definitely can. Bears are slow and dumb, and no match for a modern day human. In fact, I think you should take a camera and go out into the woods, and fight a grizzly bear. It would be fire content.
This guy is awesome! I think because he’s on Wired, he’s not allowed to discuss guns. If you’re in the USA and are interested in wilderness survival, you should have a gun - preferably a rifle of medium to high power. This is not only the best self defense against dangerous animals, but also the best hunting tool. Bullets are also good for fire starting since you can take them apart and use the gunpowder to help make a fire.
That last trick really isn't all that useful. I've tried it a lot, but mostly the gunpowder just burns off of whatever you're trying to light- and you really need a flame or ember to get the gunpowder started anyway. Generally better off using the bullet as a bullet. You're absolutely right about having a gun though. I think everybody should have a gun, wilderness survival or not.
Granted, while I have taken a bullet apart and gotten the gunpowder, I’ve never tried to start a fire in the wild using that gunpowder. Honestly, for anybody going into the woods or worried about survival, a lighter is one of the easiest things to carry. Even if it can’t help to start fires, guns are super useful for survival.
Alaskan here. Firearms are tremendously effective. But it all depends on your situation and your gun. 45-70 is a good decent size. Aim for the heart/lung area. But the most effective means of dealing with a bear attack is making sure it doesnt happen in the first place by the means he described in the video.
@@randuthayne12 gauge rifled slugs would be effective, but I wouldn't try it with buckshot. 12 ga slugs might leave a bigger exit wound than you would want.
@@paloma4444you want to get an attacker to stop attacking you, if that kills the bear then so be it. The rule even holds for human attackers who are obviously more morally important, so why are you bothered by near death. If it didn’t want to risk death it shouldn’t have attempted to cause your death.
Donny Dust studies, practices, and teaches primitive survival skills. He is an expert on Paleolithic to Neolithic (Stone Age) techniques and anthropology. He is an ex US Marine survival expert. He not only studies the techniques but he also practices the skills himself. He mainly practices primitive North American historic methods, but most of his skills are very universal to around the world. He was started becoming visible with the History Channel's Alone series. Unfortunately, he had previously had a heart attack from Heriditary heart issues. That combined with the extremes of getting food poisoning in alone in the arctic pushed him to the point where the show decided to pull him out. Then got He got really popular in the early days of shorts by having these videos where people would ask him to make stuff. Most of them always started with "Can you make a ....(he would nod) Yeah)." Then cut to him making it in like 60 seconds. He also has a podcast, a book, and other things now. But he is totally the real deal. Where as a lot of guys go out with a knife and a few basics, Donnie is the kind of expert who could walk out in the wilderness with absolutely nothing on him and survive. Most of his channel is just like this but with more time and explanation per topic.
this dude is an absolute legend man, I once watched him throw the atlatl at a bison carcass with different stone tips for someone's studies on the efficiency of ancient hunting weapons. he's the absolute real deal, no bs.
Hunter and gunsmith here to answer your question about bears and guns. As with everything, it really depends. First of all, what kind of gun? I think we all understand what different cartridges have different power levels, but when it comes to dropping something in its tracks that really matters. Most any hunting rifles have the power do that with a headshot, but only the larger ones will do that with a body shot, and even then there’s likely to be a number of moments before the bear expires. Heart shots surprisingly are not as instant as you’d think. When it comes to hand guns, oof. Aside from giant revolver cartridges, you’re almost guaranteed to need quite a few rounds to stop a grizzly bear. The nice thing about that though, modern handguns carry a good number of rounds and you can dispense of them very rapidly. Shotguns are great, especially shooting slugs. A slug is just a massive hunk of lead that’s got a lot of power behind it. Buckshot for a bear is less good, but still effective. The problem with buckshot will be penetration. Bears are big and thick and to reach vital organs you need to penetrate hair, hide, fat and meat. Each individual buckshot pellet carries only a portion of the power, so you need them working together to do damage. The closer the bear, the tighter the pattern, the more effective buckshot will be. And that tidbit about buckshot brings us around to yet another factor, projectile selection. That’s too broad to really get into here, but if you’re low on power then you need to assure that penetration so full metal jacket or solid copper/brass would be preferred. If your cartridge has the energy to manage penetration just fine, we will flip our concerns to expansion. Ideally your round will expand and retain enough percentage of its mass to impart as much energy as possible to the target. That gives you maximum damage and is incidentally why expanding bullets are used almost exclusively for hunting and banned in warfare. And finally the last factor that I would deem of the utmost importance here, what is the intent of the bear? Is it attacking you for its own survival, for food, or in defense of young? If it’s for food you probably don’t need to kill the bear, it’ll probably be sufficiently scared by the sound of the gunshot and certainly from the pain of it. Bears aren’t interested in sustaining serious harm just for the sake of dinner. Now if it’s a momma convinced you’re there to harm a cub, she likely is willing to fight to the death, so any damage or fear is ignored by her until that threat is gone. It’s the same principle with people, most robbers aren’t interested in being shot so if you produce a weapon they’re out of there. Not worth it. But if a person is fighting for their life, as you mentioned a stomach shot is not enough to put them down. Honestly this is easily a topic that warrants a ten minute conversation, if not an hour or more response. Regardless I hope this helps scratch your curiosity itch Metatron👍🏽 as always this was a fun video
Always boil water even if it’s been filtered . Also don’t take rocks from the river to use in a fire the moisture in the rocks boils and the gasses break open the rocks and they blow up . I use hot rocks to to dry socks and shoes I live in Arron in Scotland it’s always wet here .
I simply NEED to put my word in on willow, I am a willow weaver. Before I started weaving I needed fillings and my tooth health improved while I was working full time as a willow worker. Since I've stopped weaving as often I have tooth problems again, I used to chew offcuts for headaches and to fight off nicotine withdrawal. I also used to teach basic bushcraft and I was much more healthy than when I was operating in urban employment, trying to get back to teaching it again, it was great fun 😊
This is fun, I'm a bushcrafty sort and watching Metatron get into a video about the skills is cool. Donny's legit, I was bummed his time on a season of Alone got cut short.
My dad went winter camping every year for decades; he taught me and all of my siblings how to make a good, solid snow cave. If made correctly, a snow cave or igloo can absolutely be heated using a tea light or (very) small fire to a fairly comfortable temperature.
Metatron, I used to work in the armor and ballistics industry, and we used to get data from various Federal service agencies. One set of data I distinctly remember from the US Park and Forestry Service is that by and large most handgun calibers were, on their own, not enough to provide enough central nervous system disruption. If you have nothing else, and were of sound enough mind to accurately place shots into the small area of the brainpan, the minimum needed would be non-standard heavy-grain hotloads of .357 Magnum, hunting loads of.44 Magnum, or other specialty hunting loads of .454, .474, and .480. But the gold standard that the Forestry Service Data recommended for neutralizing an attacking bear was the classic 30.06 Springfield. Modern military service rifle calibers simply did not inflict enough central nervous system disruption to neutralize an aggresive bear. The 30.06 had the perfect blend of bullet weight, propellent charge and burn rate at encounter ranges, and accuracy through even a carbine length rifle to be an effective bear round. Now that data was around 15 years ago, so my information might be off, but I hope that's food for thought for your question.
To answer your question, most Alaskans use firearms over bears spray to defend against bears. Bullets work when the wind is blowing a lot where bear spray does not. It depends on the caliber if it would be effective on a bear. 44 mag, 10mm, 357 mag are some of the most used in handguns for bear defense. There are lots of youtube videos on this topic if you want to go down the rabbit hole.
I grew up in Greenland, so admittedly it's polar bears, not grizzlies, so larger than most grizzly bears, but I can assure you that a bear of that size will NOT be stopped by a few shots unless it's in the face. You can't shoot the bear in anything that matters when it's running towards you. This is 2nd hand information btw, I haven't personally shot a bear, but my father has a pelt in his livingroom shot by my uncle on the east coast 😅
Alaska: the only state in the union where law enforcement will give you firearms (or at least they did in the 80s) One of Dad's friends was camping out hunting deer when they stopped by his camp site asking about what he brought with him. He told them he had his 22 for the deer. They said that isn't big enough; there are moose in the area. Let's get you something bigger. He said he brought his 45 for that.
~17:00 look up a lovely little grandma named Bella Twin. She stopped a grizzly bear with a single shot lr22 rifle. She got it around the ear/eye and took out a 9' 6" bear. So as they always say, placement beats caliber.
Yea that's great and all, but the bear wasn't mauling her or even charging her. Her situation is vastly different then a defensive situation, while an amazing story it is definitely the exception and not the rule. And this story has no grounding for someone that is thinking of what to be armed with for bear defense, because again the bear was not charging or showing any aggression. If a ton of fluffy death is running at you I guarantee you will want the most amount of gun you can.
What he means by 'north and south' is that the sun casts shadows, within which, cold and moisture has some safety from the heat. This is why moss grows strongest on the north side of a tree, and vegetation which uses the sun to aid growth thrive on south facing land. You can also find your bearings in cities if you can see satellite dishes, as they mostly point toward the equator, to positions in geostationary orbit.
Mentioning the placebo effect made me remember the fact that in middle ages there were already doctors that were aware of it. I remember that for example, Arnau de Vilanova, belived that charms and amulets made ill people feel more secure about regaining health, and that people who show that invigorated believe, had a bit more chances to survive. He knew that the charm probably didn't have any power to cure, but he also knew that the mental state of the patient did have some effect on regaining health. He probably took that idea feom Costa Ben Luca, and I think its easy to imagine that they weren't probably the only doctors who knew about this. This info I found it in an article called; The "Experience-Based Medicine" of the Thirteenth Century, by Michael McVaugh. Really interesting to have a little insight in how people from the past especulated around how to link the cause and effects on medicine and treatments.
I'm not an expert on this topic, but second hand I've heard that when it comes to bear defense you generally want 10mm or bigger in caliber, with a lot of people now opting for 500 magnum.
26:58 Preach, my friend, preach. As an italian, who doesn't really understand United States's culture and therefore doesn's really understand all of the "bad rep" around preppers, I've always found that these type of individuals, as long as they do it for fun, as a hobby and whatnot, deserve full respect and should even be admired. Ideally, "normal city people" like myself should try and learn as much as possible from these people, since they have abilities and skills that will be valuable *everywhere*, not just in the city like mine are.
The main reason some see them negatively is that a lot of the more notorious preppers out there are anti-government and can have extreme political views. There's been some infamous ones that basically force their family to be in the prepper "lifestyle" as well and make them live out in the forest with them and have no contact with civilization. Most preppers aren't that extreme, but the reputational damage has already been done
There have been natural disasters causing short term to several weeks of isolation including lack of services over the world THIS year. Supplies of food, water, medical basics, sturdy clothing, a way to get heat and preparation are the difference between life and death.
@@ChristoffRevan Thanks for the explanation my friend. Unfortunately, if one's only reference is basically Hollywood (as in my case) one would think that "preppers" are basically all nut-jobs. Wich Seems like a shame and a wasted potential, but hey...
As an American these people usually aren’t made fun of it’s 2 different types of preppers the people that sell prepping equipment like $400 to $3000 meal kits and things like that which people HATE And people that have Tv shows and the like which are presented as stereotypical nut jobs These are the two most common to see in media and it’s what people think of when prepper is brought up not someone who’s an outdoorsman
Yes, boiling water is a method of cleaning water. That's why public water utilities sometimes issue boil orders. We lost water from hurricane helene and when it came back, we had 7 days of a boil order to be on the safe side.
Willow bark has salicylic acid, aspirin has acetylsalicylic acid. Not sure what the acetyl-prefex does, but apparently they both work for pain medicine 😅 Never tried willow bark tea though.
A lot of people scoff at preppers and people who live off grid, but the fact is these people keep alive the old skills that helped our Ancestors thrive.
It's such a good time when you're enjoying the experts. Not that I don't appreciate your debunks and critiques when you don't, but these ones, where you are clearly having fun and adding to rather than opposing, are just... a better feel for me I guess. Glad to see you keep the positivity alongside the objectivity, even if neither can ever be perfect. We are all only humans. Glad you keep doing what you do. :-)
Have you ever watched Primitive Technology? The guy is basically showing technological evolution, first hand, from stone tools, brick making, to iron smelting. Sure he has access to the know how but it still is fascinating. I highly recommend it! edit: Regarding firearms and bears, lucky gunner has a great video on the topic. And apparently there aren't that many studies on the topic.
@@pskarnaq73 Well, he has grays in hair . And, spending time in wilderness makes your skin a bit wrinkly (tougher). On other side, i am 50, no gray hair (only beard) and fair pale-gray skin - looking 10 years younger; but it takes me 15 minutes only to get out from bed - from back pain, knee pain, hart not pumping right, no proper circulation on legs, coughing out black bricks... The way he looks, and his stance, and clear eyes... I WISH that i could be at least 10% of him. 😂🤣
You in advertently described very well why we need multiple rounds in our guns whilst describing about the Bears and how hard it is to take them down or even people
17:04 suppose it depends on the caliber. Any gun will kill a bear,but during a charge I'd say you at least want a revolver in 454 casull,a rifle in .308 or a 12 gauge shotgun with slugs. Shot placement matters,their skulls are freaking tough
I'd adjust that by saying any gun CAN kill a bear... But whether you're gonna be able to get a vital shot in a panic is a different story. Generally though, higher caliber is better.... Their bones are tough, skull is pretty much bullet proof, and they have a lot of really strong muscle.... Most of the time, you're kinda just better of firing into the air to scare them off. Worst case scenario, especially with a grizzly.... You just end up pizzing them off.
Keep in mind he said be loud. The sound of the discharge of the firearm would probably do a lot to turn the bear away over actual damage. Depending on caliber, of course, creating the sound.
@@nathanmclaughlin304 Even a 22 is pretty loud, but sometimes sound isn't enough. The whole sound thing is more about saying"hey, I'm here,go away" rather than when it actually comes down to protecting yourself
Kentucky Ballistics actually did a video on that and ballistic dummies actually sent him a custom made bear skull dummy. they put the caveat that they made it as tough as possible, but it isnt a 1 to 1 of a bear skull, but they got it as close as they could with the materials they had. (ill put a link to the video below) and yeah....... a big revolver wrecked it, smaller calibers did some damage XD but the revolver.............. like damn the damage it did lol th-cam.com/video/SrRhFdyBWEc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=KentuckyBallistics
This guy reminds me of my grandpa. my grandpa taught me everything he knows about woodcraft. I know a lot of stuff about the woodlands environment and I love the environment because of my grandpa and this guy reminds me of him.
Regarding his excellent teeth, there was a dentist / anthropologist a century ago, Weston A. Price, whom observed that the majority of "primitive" tribes, living on diets of meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and _a lack of processed grains,_ displayed greater conditioned teeth, next to no cavities, better tooth alignment, and what is more, more immense smiles if not also accompanying larger jawlines, in contrast to their "first world" contemporaries in residing in civilized cities.
That's true, when archaeologists were digging up ancient graves they found something interesting. Teeth of people living in the neolithic era were significantly worse than those from earlier mesolithic era. And that's because when neolithic revolution happened people started eating way more carbohydrates which caused carious teeth.
The moon thing blew my mind. If you think about the earth, sun and moon as points on a flat space, it makes perfect sense. That being said, the crescent isn’t directly parallel to the location of the sun because our view of the sky distorts the true location of celestial bodies, the general direction is correct.
The second I saw his face on this thumbnail I knew Metatron would have a blast watching him, I've seen this experts videos before, the dude rocks (no pun intended)
I REALLY enjoyed this one! Super cool to watch, interesting, informative and fun; I’m happy to have seen this man. I’m with you on the WIRED videos, they are always a hit or miss. 💜
33:02 Wow... I didn't know you were such a sweetheart Metatron. I am surprised you didn't know how important boiling water is though. I learned that as little kid.
13:58 just if anyone wonders, you don't need a perfect round rock with a divet perfectly carved in it, any rock with a natural divet deep enough to hold the stick centered will be perfect and you can find one easily; Even another piece of wood would do just fine, it purpose is just to help you apply pressure down to create enough friction.
This guy is a genuine survivalist. It's not a studio or green-screen but his own house, possibly studio, where he records his video's and shows true ancient survivalism.
Donny Dust is friggen awesome! The guy has been in multiple survival shows and everything. I know he had to tap outline time because of his heart. But dude just flourishes when he's out.
Aside from medicinal aspects, stinging nettle is one of my favorite forages for food (springtime, it gets gritty once it flowers) . A quick blanch is all it takes to neutralize the sting.
I use to do off trail backpacking/bushcrafting in the winter a lot and found a few things out the hard way. 1. Navigating by trees, moutains, puddles, etc, is so much harder to do than described. Sun, moon, and stars is relatively easy. 2. Ferro rods are a waste. Carry a bic lighter instead. They work better and can be soaked then dried and good to use within a couple minutes. Ferro rods are not more dependable than ferro rods because in snowy or wet environments they take so long to work. Those bics are rock solid. 3. Friction fires in the wild take a good 30min to an hour if you are actually harvesting the materials from the forest. If not significantly longer. Not premade nonsense designed to make someone look cool.
Starting a fire with a ferrorod is extremely easy once you learn how they work and you have a decent dry tinder bundle. You might need to strike a few times, but it's WAY easier than friction fire from pieces of wood. Always keep a ferrorod and a knife near you in the wild, they'll be invaluable.
Luckily of the 40.000+ described spider species only 10 to 20 are considered deadly to humans. (assuming your not allergic) So the vast majority can be considered friends. ^^
19:29 square knots are great, but if you already know there’s going to be tension on the line, a sheet bend is way better. It’s stronger and also allows you to connect two pieces of rope that are different diameters. This is from a sailing perspective so maybe survivalist’s needs are different, but if I’m trusting one of the two to hold something securely it’s definitely going to be a sheet bend. That said I still use square knots all the time
Donny is the real deal and is a phenomenal instructor. Regarding your firearms question I would go with whatever you can shoot accurately and a projectile/load geared towards penetration. 300win mag with a 178 grain ELD-X has served me well for all north American game. Bear spray works great as well.
I spent the better parts of my 20s in the US Army, where I served in the interior of Alaska. That is where I caught the bushcraft bug. It started with two different survival schools (one Army, one Air Force). Since then, I have discovered TH-cam and added to my skill set. I'm 59 now, and even though I move slower and everything hurts, I still manage to get outside and hone my skills. Donnie Dust shares probably the best content i have ever watched. This is my first time hearing about his channel, and I have to admit... I learned a couple of things! I do believe you should try out a few of his ideas in a safe, controlled environment. I practice all my skills in my backyard before hitting the trail. Great video, Metatron.
What he calls a 'square' knot, we call a 'reef' knot in Britain. We were _so_ lucky when I was growing up, as we had Ray Mears on tv teaching us bushcraft on the BBC, what he taught us was so much more than 'just' bushcraft, though.
reef knot was well known in Aus as well. basically the first thing you learn in Scouts Australia. as a 'flat' knot it's useful for things like medical slings if you need it as well because it's more comfortable. in fact a scout scarf is designed so you can use this knot to tie a sling or form a bandage if needed.
Chert/Flint blades are INSANE! Even ancient blades can still cut you in half, and obsidian is a hell of a thing too. I have some experience with Mayan archaeology, and when we found any sort of chert or obsidian we had to be careful picking it up. these blades were made over 2000 years ago and they will still slice you open with no effort at all, and you don't even realize it until you see blood. A freshly knapped obsidian blade will have an edge as fine as a couple nano meters. To put that into perspective, a DNA molecule is roughly 2 nano meters wide. Edit: Another fun fact, every lava flow is chemically different, meaning you can analyze any obsidian blades that are found and figure out exactly where they came from.
Speaking of the grizzly bear vs weapons. I saw a video of one of those tour guides in bear country and he was packing a smith and wesson 500 magnum. He was not playing games. Thats one of the most powerful rounds.
that guy was an idiot then, you'll get 1, maybe 2 (if you're EXTREMELY lucky) shots off out of that thing before the bear reaches you. The intense recoil means you can't put a lot of rounds on target (what ACTUALLY stops bears) quickly. Brown bears have been killed with 9mm many times, simply because you can put 15 rounds into the thing before it hits you. The .500 you only get the one good shot, and you'd better hope it was immediately lethal, which isn't common in the slightest. There's a reason 10mm has become one of the most common handgun rounds for bear country, large heavy bullet for energy transfer coupled with high round count and relatively low recoil for follow-up shots. 5-15 shots in the boiler room is ALWAYS better than one when the animal you're dealing with can kill you in seconds.
The best place to learn about Artic survival is Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Arctic Manual. For example, he tells how and why you do not keep moving in a blizzard. He shows how to build a pure snow igloo and tells how it keeps you warm. He explains the proper way to wear a bearskin parka. He explains how and why you can live entirely on meat, what to hunt and how, what not to hunt, and why to stay near the ice and away from the forest. Why you never should eat bear liver. Etc etc.
Legumes would actually be difficult in the wild. We have to do a lot to prepare them because they have some chemicals in them as a deterrent from being eaten. They need to be soaked to remove them. So, if you have somewhere that you can do that, you're in good shape. If not, they will irritate your gut, at best... sometimes far worse depending on your tolerance and existing predispositions.
A survivalist method of reclaiming moisture from urine (and other preferable sources) is to dig a pit and put an empty pot in the middle of it. Fill the pit with urine or other sources of water (e.g. vegetation, sea water, wet leaves etc.), stretch plastic over the pit and put a rock over the center of it. The moisture will condense on the top of the plastic, drip down to the center where the rock is and drop into the pot.
Something that Bear Grylls (urine fetishist, if you ask me) never really emphasized about saving your urine was if you crashed in an arid area, were well-hydrated, the first voiding of the bladder could be used directly & maybe get you to a natural source of water that hasn't been through your body. Your method is definitely preferable, though. Best to prepare and not need it.
Such a fun video, both the original and the reaction. That survivalist is such a cool guy, and it would definitely be useful for everyone to learn more about survival. Myself included.
About bears; Don't Run, prey runs. Most people run at about 8-12 mph, most bears can easily hit 25- 40 mph. Just don't. If you encounter a bear and it hasn't committed to aggression the best thing you can do is; Don't Stare, most bears consider staring very rude and they will want to slap you silly. Instead, drop your head and shoulders a little, casually turn away and at a slow but steady pace walk away. If the bear sits down to watch you leave, keep moving. If it starts moving towards you change your angle of retreat so you can watch it better but keep moving away. If it changes its angle of approach to intercept you, you are boned. In that case, turn to face it directly while standing on your tiptoes and raise your arms as high above your head as you can. If you're wearing a jacket or coat, slip it off and grabbing it by the arm holes and raise it up behind your head. You are trying to seem as big as possible. Just be aware that what you're saying to the bear is, "WHAT! You want a piece of me?" Try to remember this little ditty, "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight."
17:18 I have a 10mm pistol loaded with heavy 220 grain hard cast ammo for bear country near me, but we only have black bears where I live. Black bears are way less likely to attack (although it happens). A 10mm should suffice for a balck bear, if you can land your shots. For a brown bear, a 10mm *might* work, but big emphasis on the might. The minimum I see from people in the Alaskan bush recommending is .44 magnum for a pistol, but most say you want a 30-06/300win mag rifle bare minimum, or a shotgun that can fire heavy slugs. There are a lot of specialized calibers for big game, like 338, .375 (various variations), .450 marlin, etc. The key is a heavy bullet. 200 grain minimum, but preferably over 300 grain from what I have read. The best thing, as he mentioned, it to avoid it, since theres a real good chance you don't hit your shots. I've seen grizzlies up close in Alaska (at a conservation center), and an enormous bull grizzle can be really hard to spot 10-20 meters away when bedded down in 4-5 ft of grass. You look and think it's an empty field, then boom, 600lb bear poking its head up right there. They close distance fast as well.
33:40 Excessive animal empathy is a luxury of the safe and civilization dependent person. That all goes WAY out the window when you HAVE to hunt to live. In fact, retaining your empathy toward other humans will be difficult enough in said scenario.
22:30 about drinking water. This is coming from personal non-professional experience as well as advice I heard from hunters, fishermen and other outdoor hobbyists. I have family and have lived in Alaska for a large portion of my life and spent a lot of it hiking and doing trails as well as camping. From my understanding you can drink water straight but you have to have a couple factors in place first. First and foremost if the water is not clear then you can't drink it straight. Full stop. You have to filter it out and then boil it so you're not drinking a bunch of bacteria or even just heavy amounts of sediment. This usually only applies to still water or very contaminated river water. If the water is clear, but is still or moves very slowly then you still need to boil it because you need to kill the bacteria in there. If the water is running as well as clear you can likely drink it but you need to factor in how fast the water is moving. If the water is only making ripples as it runs past the rocks then it's probably safe enough to drink in small portions because the movement of the water through and over rocks helps filter it out. But if any animal recently did their business and shat by the stream then you would be rolling the dice and its probably best to boil it to be safe. But If the water is moving so rapidly that it's causing white streaks of air and foam in the stream as it churns through the rocks then the odds of getting sick after drinking it straight are extremely low. I would fill up multiple bottles of water from McHugh creek and go hiking all day from that water and i never had any issues from it in the thirty years ive been here. Again this is assuming the water is clear. There are streams like that in Wasilla which are deep grey despite the rocks because of the clay sediment. But even then i would assume that all you would need to do is filter that sediment out and skip the boiling because bacteria cant grow in there.
The willow 'tooth brush' thing: I have seen, first-hand, people doing this in sub-Saharan Africa. Not sure they used willow, but they absolutely did that same trick with a twig.
17:55 it depends on the caliber of your firearm, a small caliber will likely do little to stop a grizzly unless hit somewhere vital. A larger caliber will do far more damage especially on an exit and be louder to possibly deter a continued assault from the bear
This was a pleasant surprise I didn’t expect you to react to this guy I remember watching a bunch of his TikTok’s years ago where people ask him if he can make something from natural resources and he would make all types of stuff people requested.
Around here in rivers or streams that are prone to times of high water, you can find all kinds of flint stones (novaculite) in the high water areas when the water is low. Sometimes you can find arrow and spear heads that are no telling how old. Some are still in perfect condition.
Between location A and relocation B, I spent 4 weeks in a glorified leaking tent on an off-grid property in Australia. I had the luxury of getting to spend time playing with trying to figure this stuff out from scratch. Sticks are very useful and go further if thrown bend forward with a horizontal fling - not overhead. I spent a lot of time on that one. My aim got okay. Couldn't fully figure out the stone napping. Breaking and breaking again until I got something sharp - yes - anything I would be wanting to show off, that's a nah. Dental hygiene - mindfully remove the tooth-fur off with a plant based cloth wrapped around an index finger. Terry cloth is great. Pretty sure I could make a shelter to wait for rescue teams.
Not a survivalist or anything even close to that cool, but just something I've learned from fishing in general. Grasshoppers seem to get a bigger amount of fish going after them than most insects I've used as bait, so if you've already got one, why not go for that better meal?
My old man told me, decades ago, that grasshoppers make for good bait in a pinch. He had a good amount of fishing tournament trophies while he was doing them in my small years.
The rare and most fascinating thing about this video is that this wild expert is educated in his language to sophisticatedly explain everything that is being asked of him.
It's cool seeing Metatron watching a video on survivalism. It's a nice change of pace. Around 26:10 when Metatron begins talking about how preppers and survivalists are made fun of, I see that a lot and only from urbanites. I've never seen any such derision come from people from a rural background. Do you know why? It's because any person from such a background will be taught at least half of the skills discussed in Donny's video as they grow up. Metatron is absolutely right: It's good to learn skills. Especially practical skills.
23:00 Boiling water is generally a must (though you're generally safe to drink from clear running streams as well) but not always the only thing you should do to it. Depending on your source of water the _best_ thing to do would be filter it prior to boiling it to separate any larger contaminates like dirt, silt, leaves, Buicks, etc, but doing _both_ would be the safest and provide the best luxury (because no one wants to chew water). A purchased survivor filter would obviously be the most convenient thing to use, but if you only have basic materials you can construct one using a packed layer system with whatever available container (disposable empty water jug or 2litre, etc) of twigs, gravel, sand, charcoal, sand, and stones (bottom to top; pouring over the stones). It is a primitive filter but will filtrate 99.9% of particulate contamination, but _will not_ remove bacteria -- so boiling post filter is a must. Or you can just boil the water, leaves with dirt and all, and enjoy some _really_ shitty bacteria free tea. You can take my word for it, or double check for your own ease of mind that I'm not bullshitting you into wasting your time -if it ever comes to you needing survival tips- which I always suggest people do anyway. Edit: Oh shit. He.... literally said this exact thing after I made the comment. :| Well fuck.
4:00 - most of the methods of noticing the patterns in the Sun and Stars was discovered before recorded history. It varies but we do have various stone age clues that people back then knew several of the very consistent star formations and basic patterns of the sun/moon. More complicated tracking with complex calendars started to show up early bronze age civilizations. Early man tended to be very observant and noticed complex patterns. They didn't know why they occurred, but they could track and use them. 8:32 - He has made replicas of most of those on his channel. 13:54 - This is his indoor workshop area. Sometimes he films things in his home, sometimes he is out in a survival shelter or one of his caves, sometimes he is off on a trek somewhere. The guy still has a normal life, kids, wife, house, training/teaching/consulting job, etc... He doesn't live 24x7x365 out in the wilderness, although he could.
Hunger would push out your empathy toward animals eventually like on Naked and Afraid, I think, or similar shows where they have to kill animals to survive. I think eventually you would get used to it.
Well, you know what they say. Black bear poop is full of twigs and berries, and Grizzly bear poop is full of little bells and smells like pepper spray.
The thing about pepper spray is, as last resort when the bear is already close, its useless or even contraproductive. It has to be used when the bear is far enough away that he can make the decision to leave you alone, if he is already too close, he will see the use of pepper spray as an attack and get angry
WIRED is mostly a miss with its content, but when it hits, it's great. 22:21 the boiling water thing isn't a myth, exactly. Water from a lake needs purification beyond boiling it to make it drinkable, water from a river largely just needs to be boiled, as he mentions later in around about way. Water in general would need to be boiled; lake water would need more filtering in comparison to river water.
This guy is legit he served overseas and then came back to teach us how to survive from the ground up and develop tons of knowledge and experimentation regarding the Stone Age
26:25 I mostly agree, but I feel there are 2 different kinds of preppers. those that learn skills and those that hoard guns. Those that learn survival skills should be respected, those that hoard guns without also learning skills are just hoping to rob the rest at gunpoint.
The reason he mentioned the bear spray rather than a fire arm is that the Bear has an extremely sensitive nose. The bear spray's initial shock is much more pronounced that the shock the bear would feel from common firearms. Meaning it would be more effective at making the bear flee in the initial encounter. However, if it fails and a bear is still attempting to attack yeah a firearm will over the long term have a more powerful deterrent but the time is severely limited as the bear will knock the individual down quickly. As far as what firearms I'm talking about I'm mostly taking about small arms (handguns) and most snall caliber hunting rifles. If you got a powerful rifle it should be more effective than the spray but not everyone who is outdoors is hunting big game or hunting in general. So many people IF they carry is usually a handgun if some kind to defend themselves of an animal but more importantly other people who could be in the area with ill intent. But small enough that they can carry it in their daily bag without adding too much weight or capacity.
I've always wondered would it be better to have say bear spray in the left hand and a 10mm in your dominant hand as a double precaution. As much as I trust bear spray I'd be worried that the bear is either desperate or the cubs are around and the spray wouldn't work.
Wonderful video. I have a degree in emergency management so seeing things like this or hearing about preppers always tickles that part of my brain because it is very practical and useful mitigation measures.
I found his actual channel. Go subscribe it’s incredible
youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=0UIkbCv5U-GTquqg
mate he literally did bass and vocals for slayer for decades, you so disrespectful
When you get properly hungry you will be surprised what you will do and eat.
My father went through jungle training in the army on the first couple of days they were shown the bugs etc and told what to eat and they were disgusted and refused to eat the grubs etc. By the 3rd 4th day when real hunger sets in he said they would eat anything.
Gret video.
@@connie_d huh?
@@connie_d How am I disrespectful? I just praised him and shared his channel with my subscribers (?)
@@metatronyt its a joke. He bears a passing resemblanceto the basist from Slayer. Tom Araya.
This guy has his own dedicated channel where he just does this stuff.
He absolutely a legit badass.
Care to drop the link?
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youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=nNwti1jspYWpQNH0
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youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=nNwti1jspYWpQNH0
his knapping video is fascinating.
I tried it a few times and had mixed results, but this was before such things as youtube.
@@shawnwolf5961Danny dust's paleo tracks
Fun fact, stone knapping was such a versatile technology that even in the Bronze Age you had people working Obsidian for knives, arrows, even blades in around Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean places where it was particularly hard to get Tin or Copper. We often think of flint knappers as ooga booga people but it has been a technique that survived to quite advanced times by comparison.
NORTH02 has some great videos about different prehistoric cultures that showcase how advanced flint knapping got.
Also look at the Copper Culture in the Great Lakes. They started working with Copper because it was so readily available, but ended up going back to Stone knapping because stones are tougher and have better edges.
Archers in Roman imperial legions still preferred flint heads. Possibly because you could make new ones on long campaigns.
Fun fact: even in the modern day, obsidian knapping is used to manufacture one-time-use scalpel blades for surgical use. They're about 10x the sharpness of surgical steel blades, even when using far more expensive and high-tech sharpening methods.
@@a-blivvy-yus Thats also because scalpels arent that sharp to begin with, because of the type of stainless steel they are made of (rust resistant, chemical resistant and relative soft for a blade). And they are also kind of single use. After every use they get cleaned, sharpend, cleaned and sterilized, or even get trown away
Just a suggestion: maybe add the videos you react to in the description. This guy deserves it that people could find the video with just a click and not have to look for it.
He has. Consistently he always does.
@@Not-Ken-Molestina Not my experience. He SOMETIMES does. For instance, he hasn't done it in this one. No link in description. Some of his other recent videos also fail to link to the source video.
I'm fairly certain the guy has his own youtube channel.
@@KingZealotTactics Donny Dust
It’s in a pinned comment now
This guy is legit,
I've watched him for years now and him make stone tools and clean deer and all kinds of stuff make fire with his hands using sticks and primitive methods this guy really knows his stuff.
The Vikings, or better the Scandinavians, used a lot of the same methods from Stars and where the sun rose and set and the moon to find cardinal directions they are very good at doing the very things he's speaking of on the sea and on land.
Looks like this guy has the same energy as that old dude who saved his pup once from an alligator, while underwater... all the while never letting go of his cigar.
Clint's Reptiles reacted to that in his video yesterday! "That's the most Florida thing I've ever seen."
The cigar would be so soggy afterwards but that's pretty legit lol
@@kyo-raikogen9493 He's the hagfish of Florida Man.
He looks like a viking
Meta have you tryied ancient cities game and 0ad and The other stone age game?
Just wanted to say that I love your pronunciation of valheim. As a native Icelander I speak old norse and you pronounce heim exactly like it should be. Kudos
"Breaking News: Ancient history nerd survives grizzly bear attacks thanks to his Roman armor replica."
Bear is now part of said Roman armor costume.
If we're being real, the armour is more likely to be your cause of death in that scenario than the bear itself. The headline would be something like,
'Man crushed into fine paste by Roman armour replica after Grizzly bear attack' lmao
@@Blisterdude123 Pretty sure you can take on a Grizzly bear just fine, it is polar bears that are impossible to defeat.
No, Bear would rip it apart like it was butter.
@@joshbull623 Yea you definitely can. Bears are slow and dumb, and no match for a modern day human. In fact, I think you should take a camera and go out into the woods, and fight a grizzly bear. It would be fire content.
This guy is awesome! I think because he’s on Wired, he’s not allowed to discuss guns. If you’re in the USA and are interested in wilderness survival, you should have a gun - preferably a rifle of medium to high power. This is not only the best self defense against dangerous animals, but also the best hunting tool. Bullets are also good for fire starting since you can take them apart and use the gunpowder to help make a fire.
That last trick really isn't all that useful. I've tried it a lot, but mostly the gunpowder just burns off of whatever you're trying to light- and you really need a flame or ember to get the gunpowder started anyway. Generally better off using the bullet as a bullet. You're absolutely right about having a gun though. I think everybody should have a gun, wilderness survival or not.
Granted, while I have taken a bullet apart and gotten the gunpowder, I’ve never tried to start a fire in the wild using that gunpowder.
Honestly, for anybody going into the woods or worried about survival, a lighter is one of the easiest things to carry.
Even if it can’t help to start fires, guns are super useful for survival.
Alaskan here. Firearms are tremendously effective. But it all depends on your situation and your gun. 45-70 is a good decent size. Aim for the heart/lung area. But the most effective means of dealing with a bear attack is making sure it doesnt happen in the first place by the means he described in the video.
And don’t use a shotgun you’re just going to piss it off
@@randuthayne12 gauge rifled slugs would be effective, but I wouldn't try it with buckshot. 12 ga slugs might leave a bigger exit wound than you would want.
@@AliceBowie You should not want to be killing bears. Period.
@@AliceBowieif it’s a bear charging you I doubt the exit wound size is the most relevant issue.
@@paloma4444you want to get an attacker to stop attacking you, if that kills the bear then so be it. The rule even holds for human attackers who are obviously more morally important, so why are you bothered by near death. If it didn’t want to risk death it shouldn’t have attempted to cause your death.
Donny Dust studies, practices, and teaches primitive survival skills. He is an expert on Paleolithic to Neolithic (Stone Age) techniques and anthropology. He is an ex US Marine survival expert. He not only studies the techniques but he also practices the skills himself. He mainly practices primitive North American historic methods, but most of his skills are very universal to around the world.
He was started becoming visible with the History Channel's Alone series. Unfortunately, he had previously had a heart attack from Heriditary heart issues. That combined with the extremes of getting food poisoning in alone in the arctic pushed him to the point where the show decided to pull him out. Then got He got really popular in the early days of shorts by having these videos where people would ask him to make stuff. Most of them always started with "Can you make a ....(he would nod) Yeah)." Then cut to him making it in like 60 seconds.
He also has a podcast, a book, and other things now. But he is totally the real deal. Where as a lot of guys go out with a knife and a few basics, Donnie is the kind of expert who could walk out in the wilderness with absolutely nothing on him and survive. Most of his channel is just like this but with more time and explanation per topic.
this dude is an absolute legend man, I once watched him throw the atlatl at a bison carcass with different stone tips for someone's studies on the efficiency of ancient hunting weapons. he's the absolute real deal, no bs.
Hunter and gunsmith here to answer your question about bears and guns. As with everything, it really depends. First of all, what kind of gun? I think we all understand what different cartridges have different power levels, but when it comes to dropping something in its tracks that really matters. Most any hunting rifles have the power do that with a headshot, but only the larger ones will do that with a body shot, and even then there’s likely to be a number of moments before the bear expires. Heart shots surprisingly are not as instant as you’d think. When it comes to hand guns, oof. Aside from giant revolver cartridges, you’re almost guaranteed to need quite a few rounds to stop a grizzly bear. The nice thing about that though, modern handguns carry a good number of rounds and you can dispense of them very rapidly. Shotguns are great, especially shooting slugs. A slug is just a massive hunk of lead that’s got a lot of power behind it. Buckshot for a bear is less good, but still effective. The problem with buckshot will be penetration. Bears are big and thick and to reach vital organs you need to penetrate hair, hide, fat and meat. Each individual buckshot pellet carries only a portion of the power, so you need them working together to do damage. The closer the bear, the tighter the pattern, the more effective buckshot will be. And that tidbit about buckshot brings us around to yet another factor, projectile selection. That’s too broad to really get into here, but if you’re low on power then you need to assure that penetration so full metal jacket or solid copper/brass would be preferred. If your cartridge has the energy to manage penetration just fine, we will flip our concerns to expansion. Ideally your round will expand and retain enough percentage of its mass to impart as much energy as possible to the target. That gives you maximum damage and is incidentally why expanding bullets are used almost exclusively for hunting and banned in warfare. And finally the last factor that I would deem of the utmost importance here, what is the intent of the bear? Is it attacking you for its own survival, for food, or in defense of young? If it’s for food you probably don’t need to kill the bear, it’ll probably be sufficiently scared by the sound of the gunshot and certainly from the pain of it. Bears aren’t interested in sustaining serious harm just for the sake of dinner. Now if it’s a momma convinced you’re there to harm a cub, she likely is willing to fight to the death, so any damage or fear is ignored by her until that threat is gone. It’s the same principle with people, most robbers aren’t interested in being shot so if you produce a weapon they’re out of there. Not worth it. But if a person is fighting for their life, as you mentioned a stomach shot is not enough to put them down. Honestly this is easily a topic that warrants a ten minute conversation, if not an hour or more response. Regardless I hope this helps scratch your curiosity itch Metatron👍🏽 as always this was a fun video
I will just add here that if you shot a bear but didn't kill it you may have just made the situation worse.
Always boil water even if it’s been filtered . Also don’t take rocks from the river to use in a fire the moisture in the rocks boils and the gasses break open the rocks and they blow up . I use hot rocks to to dry socks and shoes I live in Arron in Scotland it’s always wet here .
Eeewww,why no just buy 7 pair
@@BrianHart-s2dyou still need to dry them….thats how fungus grows in shoes easier…
I don’t use rocks from the river, I see it as counterintuitive but good to know
Yeah if you do dry them near the fire for a day or 2 before you even think of putting it in the fire
Yep. Always _always_ boil water. Even those fancy survival filters cannot filter out viruses and those straw filters to me are absolute quackery.
I simply NEED to put my word in on willow, I am a willow weaver. Before I started weaving I needed fillings and my tooth health improved while I was working full time as a willow worker.
Since I've stopped weaving as often I have tooth problems again, I used to chew offcuts for headaches and to fight off nicotine withdrawal. I also used to teach basic bushcraft and I was much more healthy than when I was operating in urban employment, trying to get back to teaching it again, it was great fun 😊
I have been subscribed to Donnie's channel for years now. Amazing man. He is singlehandedly keeping these ancient skills alive.
This is fun, I'm a bushcrafty sort and watching Metatron get into a video about the skills is cool. Donny's legit, I was bummed his time on a season of Alone got cut short.
When you responded "Yeah! How?!" your excitement to learn about the insulating properties of igloos was hilarious/infectious. Good stuff!
My dad went winter camping every year for decades; he taught me and all of my siblings how to make a good, solid snow cave. If made correctly, a snow cave or igloo can absolutely be heated using a tea light or (very) small fire to a fairly comfortable temperature.
Metatron, I used to work in the armor and ballistics industry, and we used to get data from various Federal service agencies. One set of data I distinctly remember from the US Park and Forestry Service is that by and large most handgun calibers were, on their own, not enough to provide enough central nervous system disruption. If you have nothing else, and were of sound enough mind to accurately place shots into the small area of the brainpan, the minimum needed would be non-standard heavy-grain hotloads of .357 Magnum, hunting loads of.44 Magnum, or other specialty hunting loads of .454, .474, and .480. But the gold standard that the Forestry Service Data recommended for neutralizing an attacking bear was the classic 30.06 Springfield. Modern military service rifle calibers simply did not inflict enough central nervous system disruption to neutralize an aggresive bear. The 30.06 had the perfect blend of bullet weight, propellent charge and burn rate at encounter ranges, and accuracy through even a carbine length rifle to be an effective bear round. Now that data was around 15 years ago, so my information might be off, but I hope that's food for thought for your question.
To answer your question, most Alaskans use firearms over bears spray to defend against bears. Bullets work when the wind is blowing a lot where bear spray does not. It depends on the caliber if it would be effective on a bear. 44 mag, 10mm, 357 mag are some of the most used in handguns for bear defense. There are lots of youtube videos on this topic if you want to go down the rabbit hole.
I went down that rabbit hole before and was about to say, yeah definitely 10mm, but the rabbit hole I went down was actually for Dogman, LOL.
Bear spray is for the two legged threats. That, and hornet spray is far more effective, and cheaper than bear spray.
I grew up in Greenland, so admittedly it's polar bears, not grizzlies, so larger than most grizzly bears, but I can assure you that a bear of that size will NOT be stopped by a few shots unless it's in the face. You can't shoot the bear in anything that matters when it's running towards you. This is 2nd hand information btw, I haven't personally shot a bear, but my father has a pelt in his livingroom shot by my uncle on the east coast 😅
.454 casull alaska edition pistol
Alaska: the only state in the union where law enforcement will give you firearms (or at least they did in the 80s)
One of Dad's friends was camping out hunting deer when they stopped by his camp site asking about what he brought with him. He told them he had his 22 for the deer. They said that isn't big enough; there are moose in the area. Let's get you something bigger. He said he brought his 45 for that.
~17:00 look up a lovely little grandma named Bella Twin. She stopped a grizzly bear with a single shot lr22 rifle. She got it around the ear/eye and took out a 9' 6" bear. So as they always say, placement beats caliber.
Yea that's great and all, but the bear wasn't mauling her or even charging her. Her situation is vastly different then a defensive situation, while an amazing story it is definitely the exception and not the rule. And this story has no grounding for someone that is thinking of what to be armed with for bear defense, because again the bear was not charging or showing any aggression. If a ton of fluffy death is running at you I guarantee you will want the most amount of gun you can.
What he means by 'north and south' is that the sun casts shadows, within which, cold and moisture has some safety from the heat.
This is why moss grows strongest on the north side of a tree, and vegetation which uses the sun to aid growth thrive on south facing land.
You can also find your bearings in cities if you can see satellite dishes, as they mostly point toward the equator, to positions in geostationary orbit.
I don't want to be the grammar police, but sun doesn't cast shadows, it does the exact opposite.
What, wow, no waayyy
@@Geographyandhistory2024 yeah, obsticles does. Such as mountains and trees.
Compasses work pretty well also 😊
@@Geographyandhistory2024 1, 'Grammar, not gramar.
2, Try making shadows without a directed light source.
"A Valheim character with good textures" is the best compliment I have ever heard.
Mentioning the placebo effect made me remember the fact that in middle ages there were already doctors that were aware of it. I remember that for example, Arnau de Vilanova, belived that charms and amulets made ill people feel more secure about regaining health, and that people who show that invigorated believe, had a bit more chances to survive. He knew that the charm probably didn't have any power to cure, but he also knew that the mental state of the patient did have some effect on regaining health. He probably took that idea feom Costa Ben Luca, and I think its easy to imagine that they weren't probably the only doctors who knew about this.
This info I found it in an article called; The "Experience-Based Medicine" of the Thirteenth Century, by Michael McVaugh. Really interesting to have a little insight in how people from the past especulated around how to link the cause and effects on medicine and treatments.
Thanks for the article recommendation. It sounds really interesting. I'm heading the way after this video ends!
I'm not an expert on this topic, but second hand I've heard that when it comes to bear defense you generally want 10mm or bigger in caliber, with a lot of people now opting for 500 magnum.
26:58 Preach, my friend, preach.
As an italian, who doesn't really understand United States's culture and therefore doesn's really understand all of the "bad rep" around preppers, I've always found that these type of individuals, as long as they do it for fun, as a hobby and whatnot, deserve full respect and should even be admired.
Ideally, "normal city people" like myself should try and learn as much as possible from these people, since they have abilities and skills that will be valuable *everywhere*, not just in the city like mine are.
The main reason some see them negatively is that a lot of the more notorious preppers out there are anti-government and can have extreme political views. There's been some infamous ones that basically force their family to be in the prepper "lifestyle" as well and make them live out in the forest with them and have no contact with civilization. Most preppers aren't that extreme, but the reputational damage has already been done
There have been natural disasters causing short term to several weeks of isolation including lack of services over the world THIS year. Supplies of food, water, medical basics, sturdy clothing, a way to get heat and preparation are the difference between life and death.
The motto of the Boy Scouts of America is: Be prepared.
~boB
@@ChristoffRevan Thanks for the explanation my friend.
Unfortunately, if one's only reference is basically Hollywood (as in my case) one would think that "preppers" are basically all nut-jobs.
Wich Seems like a shame and a wasted potential, but hey...
As an American these people usually aren’t made fun of it’s 2 different types of preppers
the people that sell prepping equipment like $400 to $3000 meal kits and things like that which people HATE
And people that have Tv shows and the like which are presented as stereotypical nut jobs
These are the two most common to see in media and it’s what people think of when prepper is brought up not someone who’s an outdoorsman
Yes, boiling water is a method of cleaning water. That's why public water utilities sometimes issue boil orders. We lost water from hurricane helene and when it came back, we had 7 days of a boil order to be on the safe side.
Can confirm. Willow bark and Poplar bark work as aspirin.
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), too.
@Madonnalitta1 good to know. Just had to check if it grew in my country.
Willow bark has salicylic acid, aspirin has acetylsalicylic acid. Not sure what the acetyl-prefex does, but apparently they both work for pain medicine 😅 Never tried willow bark tea though.
@pohjanvanamo tea... from experience just from chewing the bark, or the inbetween bark. It's very bitter. But works lekker.
@@pohjanvanamo It's a functional group that allows the molecule to cross the blood-brain barrier more easily.
A lot of people scoff at preppers and people who live off grid, but the fact is these people keep alive the old skills that helped our Ancestors thrive.
It's such a good time when you're enjoying the experts. Not that I don't appreciate your debunks and critiques when you don't, but these ones, where you are clearly having fun and adding to rather than opposing, are just... a better feel for me I guess. Glad to see you keep the positivity alongside the objectivity, even if neither can ever be perfect. We are all only humans. Glad you keep doing what you do. :-)
Have you ever watched Primitive Technology? The guy is basically showing technological evolution, first hand, from stone tools, brick making, to iron smelting. Sure he has access to the know how but it still is fascinating. I highly recommend it!
edit: Regarding firearms and bears, lucky gunner has a great video on the topic. And apparently there aren't that many studies on the topic.
Oh cool! Metatron reacting to his long lost brother!
*father lol
@@pskarnaq73 I think that Donny Dust might just be a couple of years older than the Metatron! He was 37 in 2017 according to a Guardian article.
@Xituculumucumba whoa. Not that the dude looks to be in bad shape, he just looks older than that.
@pskarnaq73 it's the grey hair i can see him being a little over 40
@@pskarnaq73 Well, he has grays in hair . And, spending time in wilderness makes your skin a bit wrinkly (tougher).
On other side, i am 50, no gray hair (only beard) and fair pale-gray skin - looking 10 years younger; but it takes me 15 minutes only to get out from bed - from back pain, knee pain, hart not pumping right, no proper circulation on legs, coughing out black bricks...
The way he looks, and his stance, and clear eyes... I WISH that i could be at least 10% of him.
😂🤣
You in advertently described very well why we need multiple rounds in our guns whilst describing about the Bears and how hard it is to take them down or even people
17:04 suppose it depends on the caliber. Any gun will kill a bear,but during a charge I'd say you at least want a revolver in 454 casull,a rifle in .308 or a 12 gauge shotgun with slugs. Shot placement matters,their skulls are freaking tough
I'd adjust that by saying any gun CAN kill a bear... But whether you're gonna be able to get a vital shot in a panic is a different story. Generally though, higher caliber is better.... Their bones are tough, skull is pretty much bullet proof, and they have a lot of really strong muscle.... Most of the time, you're kinda just better of firing into the air to scare them off. Worst case scenario, especially with a grizzly.... You just end up pizzing them off.
Keep in mind he said be loud. The sound of the discharge of the firearm would probably do a lot to turn the bear away over actual damage. Depending on caliber, of course, creating the sound.
@@vinnie666 absolutely,no guarantee it'll kill it in time
@@nathanmclaughlin304 Even a 22 is pretty loud, but sometimes sound isn't enough. The whole sound thing is more about saying"hey, I'm here,go away" rather than when it actually comes down to protecting yourself
Kentucky Ballistics actually did a video on that and ballistic dummies actually sent him a custom made bear skull dummy. they put the caveat that they made it as tough as possible, but it isnt a 1 to 1 of a bear skull, but they got it as close as they could with the materials they had. (ill put a link to the video below)
and yeah....... a big revolver wrecked it, smaller calibers did some damage XD
but the revolver.............. like damn the damage it did lol
th-cam.com/video/SrRhFdyBWEc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=KentuckyBallistics
This guy reminds me of my grandpa. my grandpa taught me everything he knows about woodcraft. I know a lot of stuff about the woodlands environment and I love the environment because of my grandpa and this guy reminds me of him.
Regarding his excellent teeth, there was a dentist / anthropologist a century ago, Weston A. Price, whom observed that the majority of "primitive" tribes, living on diets of meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and _a lack of processed grains,_ displayed greater conditioned teeth, next to no cavities, better tooth alignment, and what is more, more immense smiles if not also accompanying larger jawlines, in contrast to their "first world" contemporaries in residing in civilized cities.
It's a shame Price fell out of popularity for a few bad takes. Many of his concepts were powerful and helpful in an individual and collective way.
bc the food industry is literally poisoning us with sugar. We aren't build to live from chococlate pudding and soda.
Those same studies also found big differences in people from certain areas despite similar diets to others. The genetic factor is big.
That's true, when archaeologists were digging up ancient graves they found something interesting. Teeth of people living in the neolithic era were significantly worse than those from earlier mesolithic era. And that's because when neolithic revolution happened people started eating way more carbohydrates which caused carious teeth.
You can see the difference in teeth from Henry the 8th's time till now from when people started using cutlery.
When faced with a grizzly that is no doubt attacking, the firearm is not applied to the bear but to the bearer of said firearm.
The moon thing blew my mind. If you think about the earth, sun and moon as points on a flat space, it makes perfect sense. That being said, the crescent isn’t directly parallel to the location of the sun because our view of the sky distorts the true location of celestial bodies, the general direction is correct.
Brings me back to my “Scout” days as a boy! One of your best to date Metatron! Keep up the good work!
The second I saw his face on this thumbnail I knew Metatron would have a blast watching him, I've seen this experts videos before, the dude rocks (no pun intended)
I REALLY enjoyed this one! Super cool to watch, interesting, informative and fun; I’m happy to have seen this man. I’m with you on the WIRED videos, they are always a hit or miss. 💜
33:02 Wow... I didn't know you were such a sweetheart Metatron. I am surprised you didn't know how important boiling water is though. I learned that as little kid.
13:58 just if anyone wonders, you don't need a perfect round rock with a divet perfectly carved in it, any rock with a natural divet deep enough to hold the stick centered will be perfect and you can find one easily; Even another piece of wood would do just fine, it purpose is just to help you apply pressure down to create enough friction.
my man looks like he found ICELAND and created first village there
This guy is a genuine survivalist. It's not a studio or green-screen but his own house, possibly studio, where he records his video's and shows true ancient survivalism.
Donny Dust is friggen awesome! The guy has been in multiple survival shows and everything. I know he had to tap outline time because of his heart. But dude just flourishes when he's out.
Aside from medicinal aspects, stinging nettle is one of my favorite forages for food (springtime, it gets gritty once it flowers) . A quick blanch is all it takes to neutralize the sting.
Bears
Black- FIGHT back
Brown- lie down
White- Good night
Black bears generally aren't that big tho 300-500 pounds is still pretty scary
panda- hand it some bamboo
'fight' back
right back?
@soluna2252 ya "fight back"... black bears are small but lightning fast...I suggest kungfu
I use to do off trail backpacking/bushcrafting in the winter a lot and found a few things out the hard way.
1. Navigating by trees, moutains, puddles, etc, is so much harder to do than described. Sun, moon, and stars is relatively easy.
2. Ferro rods are a waste. Carry a bic lighter instead. They work better and can be soaked then dried and good to use within a couple minutes. Ferro rods are not more dependable than ferro rods because in snowy or wet environments they take so long to work. Those bics are rock solid.
3. Friction fires in the wild take a good 30min to an hour if you are actually harvesting the materials from the forest. If not significantly longer. Not premade nonsense designed to make someone look cool.
Metatron’s content and reactions are always gold.
Starting a fire with a ferrorod is extremely easy once you learn how they work and you have a decent dry tinder bundle. You might need to strike a few times, but it's WAY easier than friction fire from pieces of wood. Always keep a ferrorod and a knife near you in the wild, they'll be invaluable.
33:53 But Metatron Spiders in your home are friends. Unless they are deadly. They keep all the other nasties away
Agreed
With spiders in the house, much like wives, results vary...
I'm the opposite, I leave the spiders alone... the fish 😋
Har har @@Miner-dyne
Luckily of the 40.000+ described spider species only 10 to 20 are considered deadly to humans. (assuming your not allergic) So the vast majority can be considered friends. ^^
“… I’d bring my Roman armour” 😅 you’re the best Metatron
This is how belgian bears invented the waffle iron ...
19:29 square knots are great, but if you already know there’s going to be tension on the line, a sheet bend is way better. It’s stronger and also allows you to connect two pieces of rope that are different diameters. This is from a sailing perspective so maybe survivalist’s needs are different, but if I’m trusting one of the two to hold something securely it’s definitely going to be a sheet bend. That said I still use square knots all the time
Donny is the real deal and is a phenomenal instructor. Regarding your firearms question I would go with whatever you can shoot accurately and a projectile/load geared towards penetration. 300win mag with a 178 grain ELD-X has served me well for all north American game. Bear spray works great as well.
I spent the better parts of my 20s in the US Army, where I served in the interior of Alaska. That is where I caught the bushcraft bug. It started with two different survival schools (one Army, one Air Force). Since then, I have discovered TH-cam and added to my skill set. I'm 59 now, and even though I move slower and everything hurts, I still manage to get outside and hone my skills.
Donnie Dust shares probably the best content i have ever watched. This is my first time hearing about his channel, and I have to admit... I learned a couple of things!
I do believe you should try out a few of his ideas in a safe, controlled environment. I practice all my skills in my backyard before hitting the trail.
Great video, Metatron.
What he calls a 'square' knot, we call a 'reef' knot in Britain.
We were _so_ lucky when I was growing up, as we had Ray Mears on tv teaching us bushcraft on the BBC, what he taught us was so much more than 'just' bushcraft, though.
Ray Mears is still making things on TH-cam btw
In NZ, too. And if you tie one the wrong way you get a "granny knot".
reef knot was well known in Aus as well. basically the first thing you learn in Scouts Australia. as a 'flat' knot it's useful for things like medical slings if you need it as well because it's more comfortable. in fact a scout scarf is designed so you can use this knot to tie a sling or form a bandage if needed.
What did you think of him calling a bowline a bow-line instead of rhyming it with rollin'? Americans 😊
Chert/Flint blades are INSANE! Even ancient blades can still cut you in half, and obsidian is a hell of a thing too. I have some experience with Mayan archaeology, and when we found any sort of chert or obsidian we had to be careful picking it up. these blades were made over 2000 years ago and they will still slice you open with no effort at all, and you don't even realize it until you see blood. A freshly knapped obsidian blade will have an edge as fine as a couple nano meters. To put that into perspective, a DNA molecule is roughly 2 nano meters wide.
Edit: Another fun fact, every lava flow is chemically different, meaning you can analyze any obsidian blades that are found and figure out exactly where they came from.
Speaking of the grizzly bear vs weapons. I saw a video of one of those tour guides in bear country and he was packing a smith and wesson 500 magnum. He was not playing games. Thats one of the most powerful rounds.
that guy was an idiot then, you'll get 1, maybe 2 (if you're EXTREMELY lucky) shots off out of that thing before the bear reaches you. The intense recoil means you can't put a lot of rounds on target (what ACTUALLY stops bears) quickly. Brown bears have been killed with 9mm many times, simply because you can put 15 rounds into the thing before it hits you. The .500 you only get the one good shot, and you'd better hope it was immediately lethal, which isn't common in the slightest. There's a reason 10mm has become one of the most common handgun rounds for bear country, large heavy bullet for energy transfer coupled with high round count and relatively low recoil for follow-up shots. 5-15 shots in the boiler room is ALWAYS better than one when the animal you're dealing with can kill you in seconds.
The best place to learn about Artic survival is Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Arctic Manual. For example, he tells how and why you do not keep moving in a blizzard. He shows how to build a pure snow igloo and tells how it keeps you warm. He explains the proper way to wear a bearskin parka. He explains how and why you can live entirely on meat, what to hunt and how, what not to hunt, and why to stay near the ice and away from the forest. Why you never should eat bear liver. Etc etc.
Legumes would actually be difficult in the wild. We have to do a lot to prepare them because they have some chemicals in them as a deterrent from being eaten. They need to be soaked to remove them. So, if you have somewhere that you can do that, you're in good shape. If not, they will irritate your gut, at best... sometimes far worse depending on your tolerance and existing predispositions.
Yeah... I couldn't think any wild legumes that would be edible. We have Vicia cracca, which is mildly toxic, I don't think I would like to try that 😅😆
I’ve always been into the outdoors and bushcraft, Donny is one of the very best people for information on anything outdoors
A survivalist method of reclaiming moisture from urine (and other preferable sources) is to dig a pit and put an empty pot in the middle of it. Fill the pit with urine or other sources of water (e.g. vegetation, sea water, wet leaves etc.), stretch plastic over the pit and put a rock over the center of it. The moisture will condense on the top of the plastic, drip down to the center where the rock is and drop into the pot.
Something that Bear Grylls (urine fetishist, if you ask me) never really emphasized about saving your urine was if you crashed in an arid area, were well-hydrated, the first voiding of the bladder could be used directly & maybe get you to a natural source of water that hasn't been through your body.
Your method is definitely preferable, though. Best to prepare and not need it.
Such a fun video, both the original and the reaction. That survivalist is such a cool guy, and it would definitely be useful for everyone to learn more about survival. Myself included.
About bears; Don't Run, prey runs. Most people run at about 8-12 mph, most bears can easily hit 25- 40 mph. Just don't. If you encounter a bear and it hasn't committed to aggression the best thing you can do is; Don't Stare, most bears consider staring very rude and they will want to slap you silly. Instead, drop your head and shoulders a little, casually turn away and at a slow but steady pace walk away. If the bear sits down to watch you leave, keep moving. If it starts moving towards you change your angle of retreat so you can watch it better but keep moving away. If it changes its angle of approach to intercept you, you are boned. In that case, turn to face it directly while standing on your tiptoes and raise your arms as high above your head as you can. If you're wearing a jacket or coat, slip it off and grabbing it by the arm holes and raise it up behind your head. You are trying to seem as big as possible. Just be aware that what you're saying to the bear is, "WHAT! You want a piece of me?" Try to remember this little ditty, "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight."
God forbid one should be rude to a bear😂
Running is good, as long you are out there with someone who runs slower than you
@wolf310ii
That's called the "Buddy system"😁
You said that bears consider staring rude…. Oh dear Paddington!!!😢
Type of bear matters....
17:18 I have a 10mm pistol loaded with heavy 220 grain hard cast ammo for bear country near me, but we only have black bears where I live. Black bears are way less likely to attack (although it happens). A 10mm should suffice for a balck bear, if you can land your shots.
For a brown bear, a 10mm *might* work, but big emphasis on the might. The minimum I see from people in the Alaskan bush recommending is .44 magnum for a pistol, but most say you want a 30-06/300win mag rifle bare minimum, or a shotgun that can fire heavy slugs. There are a lot of specialized calibers for big game, like 338, .375 (various variations), .450 marlin, etc. The key is a heavy bullet. 200 grain minimum, but preferably over 300 grain from what I have read. The best thing, as he mentioned, it to avoid it, since theres a real good chance you don't hit your shots.
I've seen grizzlies up close in Alaska (at a conservation center), and an enormous bull grizzle can be really hard to spot 10-20 meters away when bedded down in 4-5 ft of grass. You look and think it's an empty field, then boom, 600lb bear poking its head up right there. They close distance fast as well.
Donny’s videos are so soothing and educational. I love his videos
I enjoyed watching this video with you. It was interesting and had a lot of information. And you made me laugh, a lot! 😂
I grew up in Alaska. I thought it was hilarious when you said run from a bear. That's literally the last thing you want to do.
With a polar bear you may as well nothing fools or scares them.
Be a ware. wares avoid bears and bears avoid wares. kick rocks and break sticks so predators think you're bigger than you are.
as a fellow alaskan i had the same reaction lol
It's exactly what you *want* to do.
It's just not what you *should* do!
@@KenLieck grizzly can run 40 mph your just going to die tired
33:40 Excessive animal empathy is a luxury of the safe and civilization dependent person. That all goes WAY out the window when you HAVE to hunt to live. In fact, retaining your empathy toward other humans will be difficult enough in said scenario.
11:58...Thor about to make Mjolnir out of a rock 🪨 😂 fascinating presentation 👍
22:30 about drinking water.
This is coming from personal non-professional experience as well as advice I heard from hunters, fishermen and other outdoor hobbyists. I have family and have lived in Alaska for a large portion of my life and spent a lot of it hiking and doing trails as well as camping.
From my understanding you can drink water straight but you have to have a couple factors in place first.
First and foremost if the water is not clear then you can't drink it straight. Full stop. You have to filter it out and then boil it so you're not drinking a bunch of bacteria or even just heavy amounts of sediment. This usually only applies to still water or very contaminated river water.
If the water is clear, but is still or moves very slowly then you still need to boil it because you need to kill the bacteria in there.
If the water is running as well as clear you can likely drink it but you need to factor in how fast the water is moving. If the water is only making ripples as it runs past the rocks then it's probably safe enough to drink in small portions because the movement of the water through and over rocks helps filter it out. But if any animal recently did their business and shat by the stream then you would be rolling the dice and its probably best to boil it to be safe.
But If the water is moving so rapidly that it's causing white streaks of air and foam in the stream as it churns through the rocks then the odds of getting sick after drinking it straight are extremely low. I would fill up multiple bottles of water from McHugh creek and go hiking all day from that water and i never had any issues from it in the thirty years ive been here.
Again this is assuming the water is clear. There are streams like that in Wasilla which are deep grey despite the rocks because of the clay sediment. But even then i would assume that all you would need to do is filter that sediment out and skip the boiling because bacteria cant grow in there.
The willow 'tooth brush' thing: I have seen, first-hand, people doing this in sub-Saharan Africa. Not sure they used willow, but they absolutely did that same trick with a twig.
17:55 it depends on the caliber of your firearm, a small caliber will likely do little to stop a grizzly unless hit somewhere vital. A larger caliber will do far more damage especially on an exit and be louder to possibly deter a continued assault from the bear
This was a pleasant surprise I didn’t expect you to react to this guy I remember watching a bunch of his TikTok’s years ago where people ask him if he can make something from natural resources and he would make all types of stuff people requested.
Thanks again for also highlighting people that at first glance are awesome! I love building up along with challenging nonsense. Thanks, Metatron!
It's always scary to see your favorite content creator on metatron's thumbnail ngl 😂
Nice to see donny getting more attention, randomly found him on shorts flint knapping and been a subscriber for years at this point
Around here in rivers or streams that are prone to times of high water, you can find all kinds of flint stones (novaculite) in the high water areas when the water is low. Sometimes you can find arrow and spear heads that are no telling how old. Some are still in perfect condition.
So true. As a kid, me and my father used to go way out in the woods around areas like that and f0und dozens of arrowheads
33:58 "I just put myself in their shoes[...]" That is a lot of shoes mate! 🤣🤣
22:45 boiling kills a lot of bacteria but nowadays water and soil is polluted with things that 100 degrees won't disintegrate
Between location A and relocation B, I spent 4 weeks in a glorified leaking tent on an off-grid property in Australia.
I had the luxury of getting to spend time playing with trying to figure this stuff out from scratch.
Sticks are very useful and go further if thrown bend forward with a horizontal fling - not overhead. I spent a lot of time on that one. My aim got okay.
Couldn't fully figure out the stone napping. Breaking and breaking again until I got something sharp - yes - anything I would be wanting to show off, that's a nah.
Dental hygiene - mindfully remove the tooth-fur off with a plant based cloth wrapped around an index finger. Terry cloth is great.
Pretty sure I could make a shelter to wait for rescue teams.
Not a survivalist or anything even close to that cool, but just something I've learned from fishing in general. Grasshoppers seem to get a bigger amount of fish going after them than most insects I've used as bait, so if you've already got one, why not go for that better meal?
My old man told me, decades ago, that grasshoppers make for good bait in a pinch. He had a good amount of fishing tournament trophies while he was doing them in my small years.
Been watching you on a binge since discovering the channel, but I have to ask, is that a Commodore 64 on your desk? If so that’s pretty sick.
Nice, Metatron is really on a roll this year. And hopefully more to come. ;)
The rare and most fascinating thing about this video is that this wild expert is educated in his language to sophisticatedly explain everything that is being asked of him.
It's cool seeing Metatron watching a video on survivalism. It's a nice change of pace.
Around 26:10 when Metatron begins talking about how preppers and survivalists are made fun of, I see that a lot and only from urbanites. I've never seen any such derision come from people from a rural background. Do you know why? It's because any person from such a background will be taught at least half of the skills discussed in Donny's video as they grow up.
Metatron is absolutely right: It's good to learn skills. Especially practical skills.
23:00 Boiling water is generally a must (though you're generally safe to drink from clear running streams as well) but not always the only thing you should do to it. Depending on your source of water the _best_ thing to do would be filter it prior to boiling it to separate any larger contaminates like dirt, silt, leaves, Buicks, etc, but doing _both_ would be the safest and provide the best luxury (because no one wants to chew water).
A purchased survivor filter would obviously be the most convenient thing to use, but if you only have basic materials you can construct one using a packed layer system with whatever available container (disposable empty water jug or 2litre, etc) of twigs, gravel, sand, charcoal, sand, and stones (bottom to top; pouring over the stones). It is a primitive filter but will filtrate 99.9% of particulate contamination, but _will not_ remove bacteria -- so boiling post filter is a must.
Or you can just boil the water, leaves with dirt and all, and enjoy some _really_ shitty bacteria free tea. You can take my word for it, or double check for your own ease of mind that I'm not bullshitting you into wasting your time -if it ever comes to you needing survival tips- which I always suggest people do anyway.
Edit: Oh shit. He.... literally said this exact thing after I made the comment. :| Well fuck.
In some places in the world, or even far nothern places, it's much harder to use the sun as navigation
4:00 - most of the methods of noticing the patterns in the Sun and Stars was discovered before recorded history. It varies but we do have various stone age clues that people back then knew several of the very consistent star formations and basic patterns of the sun/moon. More complicated tracking with complex calendars started to show up early bronze age civilizations. Early man tended to be very observant and noticed complex patterns. They didn't know why they occurred, but they could track and use them.
8:32 - He has made replicas of most of those on his channel.
13:54 - This is his indoor workshop area. Sometimes he films things in his home, sometimes he is out in a survival shelter or one of his caves, sometimes he is off on a trek somewhere. The guy still has a normal life, kids, wife, house, training/teaching/consulting job, etc... He doesn't live 24x7x365 out in the wilderness, although he could.
Hunger would push out your empathy toward animals eventually like on Naked and Afraid, I think, or similar shows where they have to kill animals to survive. I think eventually you would get used to it.
This guy definitely knows his stuff. He's not only good at explaining but he is also providing visual examples.
Well, you know what they say. Black bear poop is full of twigs and berries, and Grizzly bear poop is full of little bells and smells like pepper spray.
I have literally never heard that.
@@CertifiedSunset joke about people wearing little bells so bears avoid them
The thing about pepper spray is, as last resort when the bear is already close, its useless or even contraproductive.
It has to be used when the bear is far enough away that he can make the decision to leave you alone, if he is already too close, he will see the use of pepper spray as an attack and get angry
My Dad told me that joke over 20 years ago!! Thanks for the flashback!
this survival expert video on wired is my favorite on their channel. Probably the best they ever did.
WIRED is mostly a miss with its content, but when it hits, it's great.
22:21 the boiling water thing isn't a myth, exactly. Water from a lake needs purification beyond boiling it to make it drinkable, water from a river largely just needs to be boiled, as he mentions later in around about way. Water in general would need to be boiled; lake water would need more filtering in comparison to river water.
This guy is legit he served overseas and then came back to teach us how to survive from the ground up and develop tons of knowledge and experimentation regarding the Stone Age
26:25 I mostly agree, but I feel there are 2 different kinds of preppers. those that learn skills and those that hoard guns. Those that learn survival skills should be respected, those that hoard guns without also learning skills are just hoping to rob the rest at gunpoint.
The reason he mentioned the bear spray rather than a fire arm is that the Bear has an extremely sensitive nose. The bear spray's initial shock is much more pronounced that the shock the bear would feel from common firearms. Meaning it would be more effective at making the bear flee in the initial encounter. However, if it fails and a bear is still attempting to attack yeah a firearm will over the long term have a more powerful deterrent but the time is severely limited as the bear will knock the individual down quickly.
As far as what firearms I'm talking about I'm mostly taking about small arms (handguns) and most snall caliber hunting rifles. If you got a powerful rifle it should be more effective than the spray but not everyone who is outdoors is hunting big game or hunting in general. So many people IF they carry is usually a handgun if some kind to defend themselves of an animal but more importantly other people who could be in the area with ill intent. But small enough that they can carry it in their daily bag without adding too much weight or capacity.
Firearms are lethal deterrent, doesn't matter how much pain the Bear feels if it's shot through the lungs.
I've always wondered would it be better to have say bear spray in the left hand and a 10mm in your dominant hand as a double precaution. As much as I trust bear spray I'd be worried that the bear is either desperate or the cubs are around and the spray wouldn't work.
One does not use 9mm against a bear unless it's fmj. You bring a bigger gun to bear country.
Wonderful video. I have a degree in emergency management so seeing things like this or hearing about preppers always tickles that part of my brain because it is very practical and useful mitigation measures.
The question of the firearm stopping a bear really depends on what firearm you have and its caliber!