Many years ago when I was a young soldier I was in the mess having a cool one and overheard a couple of SARS guys talking about a rescue they had made. Apparently they had been flying over a large chunk of boreal forest looking for a lost Indian. From miles away they spotted a hunter orange thing on the top of a tree glowing like a Christmas angel. So the Herc moved in and sure enough there was something in 'hunter orange" on the top of a big old Jack Pine. They dropped a jumper in and sure enough at the base of the tree, snug as a bug, was the hatless Indian. He had managed to climb the tree and put his hunter orange toque on the top of it. His snow machine was broken down and bad weather had made him just make camp and wait for help. I never forgot that, an orange toque at 5 or more miles had brought help to a stranded person, I can't even imagine how effective that flag would have been.
This is a pretty decent all around kit in my opinion. Im not so sure about it being labeled exclusively as an evasion kit (with all that fire stuff), but it would definitely work in most if not all situations. there is plenty of stuff to do what you need. Only thing I don't like about those bivy sacks is the amt of moisture retention. in the end it can be worse for you than just making a snow shelter or ground shelter.
Ultimate Survival Tips God this is going to kill me if I don't say anything about this.... His ACU's are so out of regulation! Collar is fu*ked up worse than a football bat, his writing utensil isn't in the correct spot, and his shoulder pockets are fu*ked up. If you're in the Army, you'd better notice this too or else your fu*ked up worse than two boys in a closet.
hi guys, the greatest results that I have ever had was by following the Survivor Crusher System (just google it) definately the most helpful preppers i've followed.
That "orange thing" is called a marker panel. It's used for marking your position while waiting to be found or picked-up. That's why it's blaze orange with the reflective stripes.
Does anyone else notice that this guy has no patches on. There's no US flag on the right shoulder, name tag on right breast, US Army tag on right chest, or a unit patch on his left or right arm, and lastly he has no rank on his chest. I currently serve as active duty soldier and it kinda pisses me off that he's wearing this uniform completely out of regulation.
+Nikalaus Peiler I was never in the military, so I don't understand where you are coming from. If there are no patches anywhere, and he is not representing himself in any way an active duty soldier, then isn't it then NOT a uniform, but just clothing?
+Thomas Maresh it is a US Army uniform regardless and is issued to US Army soldiers as their duty uniform. It is by no means ok for anyone who is not enlisted and on duty to be wearing that uniform with or with patches.
+Nikalaus Peiler That's complete nonsense. Without patches, this is just clothing, and you can buy it at any army surplus store. Many of us have served in the military. Millions have. You don't get to say what anyone not in the military can wear, or how they wear it. As long as the person is not representing himself as an active duty soldier, or as a soldier at all, really, you don't have to like it. That's what the freedom you're supposed to be fighting for is all about.
At $129 I thought this was pretty high, but I could justify it for the simplicity of not having to put it all together (that's actually the part about these kits that I like most, though) but at $250 this is highway robbery.
With the gloves I believe that they were more associated with the scalpel because if you are having to be around someone else's blood, its good to have that protection .
I don't know why but I saw the whole video smiling. Guys you are really fun to watch on screen. Really funny jokes every now & then. Keep it up guys you ROCK! THOSE BULLETS THOUGH!
The first thing I'd want to do with the piece of orange cloth is put it on the ground/surface so I didn't loose any of the small items when looking through the kit. I did like that you said ''know your equipment'' as I've seen people buy survival tins and throw them in the bottom of their backpack/belt kit like owning one is enough. thanks for the vid!!!
Not that I don't appreciate updates about cool gear stuffs, but an update to this showed up in my inbox, and this is a dangerous precedent to set with sponsored uploads being mixed with personal messages and comment responses.
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That looks like a really nice kit! That being said, there are a few things that I would add and/or replace. 1) I'd replace both compasses. In my experience the ONLY button compasses that you can rely on are the ones from Tru-Nord. At $34 they're expensive for a button compass, but they work, and you can trust them. That's not something that can be said for any other button compass that I've ever tried! I would also replace the Silva with a good compass that has a sighting mirror. I use the K&R Alpin as my main compass, but the Suunto MCB Amphibian Compass is more compact, a lot cheaper and, if you drop it in the water, it floats. I carry a Suunto Amphibian as my backup compass, and I have a Tru-Nord on my para cord bracelet as the backup to the backup. Both would easily fit into the kit. >>> Trunord button compass: www.trunord.com >>> Suunto MCB Amphibian Compass: amazon.com/dp/B002FA9GYE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=I3SJTQXG4SQ5H6 2) I'd add either the ESEE Izula Gear Survival Card Set & the ESEE Izula Gear Navigation Card Set or the ESEE Rite in the Rain All-Weather Survival/Navigation Notebook. The notebook has copies of the cards built in, although it takes up a bit more space than the cards do. If you have the extra space in your kit take the note book if not take the cards. Either way there's a lot of helpful information there! >>> ESEE Izula Gear Survival Card: www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQ62L3M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=IB2LTD0YFBD6A >>> ESEE Knives NAVCARD Izula Gear Navigation Card Set: www.amazon.com/dp/B007FUYWMA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=I1EDG6JS4X18X7 >>> ESEE Rite in the Rain All-Weather Survival/Navigation Notebook: www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/products/ESEE+Knives/ESSEE%C2%AE+Rite+in+the+Rain%C2%AE+All-Weather+SurvivalNavigation+Notebook/ESEERIR.html 3) I'd for sure add a 100% cotton bandana or two if there's enough room in the pouch! 4) I'd add a Schrade SCPEN4O Tactical/Survival pen. Not only can you write in your ESEE notebook with it, but it also has both a ferrocerium rod, with a striker, and a signal whistle built in. Mine is in blaze orange, and I like it a lot! >>> www.amazon.com/dp/B00BO2EJGY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2J3M199NPYMYI&coliid=I8HBAW11WJ0KN 5) I would most definitely add a real knife! Either a small multi-tool like the Leather Juice XE6 or a Swiss Army Knife like the Victorinox Swisschamp would make a great addition to the kit and take up very little space. >>> Juice XE6: www.amazon.com/dp/B0013AQUQO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=HWNSU14C2OJF&coliid=I1JI4ZGGLZIM5P >>> Victorinox Swisschamp: www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-SwissChamp-Sapphire/dp/B001B152M8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1388202074&sr=8-4&keywords=victorinox+swisschamp 6) One of DMT's D3EFC 3-inch Dia-Sharp sharpening stones is no bigger than a credit card but can be very helpful in keeping your knives sharp! I actually carry one of the fine grit models in my wallet at all times, and it would make a great addition to a survival kit. >>> Fine (600 grit) credit card size stone: www.amazon.com/DMT-D3F-3-Inch-Dia-Sharp-Sharpener/dp/B0001WP1J2/ref=sr_1_5?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1388202466&sr=1-5&keywords=DMT+3-inch+Dia-Sharp%C2%AE >>> Three pack with course (325 grit), fine (600 grit) & extra fine (1200 grit) stones: www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IIO3/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=HWNSU14C2OJF&coliid=IS0URY5LWIAQS Of all the things listed here the only ones that take up any space are the ESEE Survival/Navigation notebook, the knife & the compasses, but the compasses are simply replacing items already in the kit so there shouldn't be a problem there. If the notebook won't fit you can simply get the cards instead. They should easily fit. If you can't get the knife in there I'd find something to throw out to make room for it, because a good knife is the single most important survival tool there is! It should be easy to fit the Schrade Survival pen in there, and you get both a ferro rod and a good signal whistle with it, not to mention a good writing instrument, and a DMT Dia-Sharp® Credit Card Sharpening Stone is literally the size of a credit card. It's the least important of all the items I've listed here, but it's also the easiest to fit into the pouch. There's no real reason to leave it behind. A dull knife is a dangerous knife!
One snag with all this is that in a real evade and escape scenario you don't have all this kit handy. In a British SAS training mission you have next to nothing,not even any food unless you make a waypoint in time. Miss your rendezvous that morning and you go another day without food,and you don't have the time to be trying to catch anything either.
Ah, Dano below is right, its a signal flag. U r going through a "Survival & Evade" bag. >> U would place it in a visible location, so rescue responders can see it. U would do as Dano said & tie it to a tree so a search party on the ground can see. But if u think u will be more likely to be spotted from the air > u would stake it flat on the ground in an open field or clearing
red light DOES STILL RUIN NIGHT VISION any light will for that matter ,however red light is the light used as its effects arnt as strong as white light it still will affect night vision(always told wrong,just clarifying :) )
Well done; always good to have options in a small space. Options are critical and this tiny pack creates them. You could spend days in woods and surely have time investigating what you have in the pack....better to check beforehand.
love the eye protection solution - but for very cheap u can get a pair of tinted swimming goggles + they fold up only slightly bigger than the tube the rollup glasses came in + they are more usefull - it surprises me that u never see them(swimming goggles) in any1's BOB...
Insane, that is absolutely insane and you men are mad. 23 minutes worth of digging around in some compact 'survival' kit that was designed for some evasion process is pretty styling! i dig the fashion. We may see to this that everyone who bought those kits put them to good use, died trying, or donated them to a lost cause..
try: hardware store folding knife, plastic copy of a lensmatic compass, paracord, plasic freezer bags, Magnifying lens to start fires, plasic match cases and strike any where matches, garbage bags taped together to make a bivy sack, thrift store water bottles, #10 can modified into a hobo stove, gorilla tape. Tell old guys what your doing. They'll give you gear that they have replaced with a high priced version. I bought four compasses before I got just the one I wanted. I know guys that are on there tenth survival knife.
im 14 too but my kit has overall costed me 300 so far ? Go work around the neighbourhood or help your parents rub feet work on cars if possible mow lawns look for change ask for a couple bucks every other day ?
Escape and Evade was a type of hide and seek game we did in JROTC were the the parents and officers had paintball guns and flashlights and we had to get to point to win without being shot
They make rolled up "sun" glasses for when you get an eye exam and they put that solution in your eyes that makes everything 10 times brighter. I have a pair of $5 sunglasses in my kit along with latex gloves. Joe you should know that blood drys out your hands. Great vid guys. But i still don't see $130 worth of products.
Hey this may sound silly but why don't most of these kits throw in the p-51 can opener? If you are running around evading things you probably eating sealed food. Sure it's not a big cost or space to throw it in but I feel like instead of 10 ways to make fire they could have included one way for you to open your food.
Those gloves could be REAL useful in a jungle/forest area. It would be excellent for getting a Poison Dart Frog off of you. That will be great for no skin contact!
Just some info, Silva has worked to produce an app called OS LOCATE which works on all IOS systems and now android and its free. No connection needed to work. Check it out and pass the word around. Its another way to confirm where you are and to get you safe.
lol before the video I got a happy birthday Canada ad by a bunch of people from different countries. it was nice. but uhh one they said"thanks for taking in the refugees" I skipped the ad in a heart beat.
Forget these craps and take with you Izraeli T3 bandage, shemagh, thick alu-blanket, water ziplog bag, pur-tablets, lighter+matches, knife and eventually compass. That's so simple...
Hi David, I'm not entirely sure but I believe that (according to the items described) you reviewed the "Survival Metrics Escape & Evade Operator Survival Kit" (cost: $236) and not the "Escape & Evade Tactical Military Survival Kit" as you stated and linked in the description, perhaps you would like to double check that, you don't want to set someone to a disappointment if they order the wrong kit. Great review as always though, cheers
I know where is the address the redundant fire devices. If you're trying to evade fire is the one item that would definitely give away your position. if you just happen to light a fire and the enemy is in the area you have to put it out and you could be putting it out several times before you're finally able to keep one going. So just imagine if you only had one and you used it and had to put it out because the enemy was in your area, now what do you do. Risk it was made for the military there is 100 percent reason behind redundancy!
First of all, i wanted to say you make great videos! Keep it up! Second of all, you should have him in more of your videos. You guys make a great team!
Your link just takes us to Amazon. Where is the link to the product? It appears that you are just looking to get us to click and search Amazon so you can profit from what we buy.
Looks like good value for money, I would never think of half the stuff in there, I probably wont be buying one because my priorities are to be found and get out alive, I hope they make an orang/neon coloured one. Great insparation otherwise.~Sam
Saludos folks. Amazing kit. I concur with the addition of the nitrile gloves and sunglass. Well thought about placing nitrile instead of latex gloves since there is a chance of allergic reaction with latex and/ or the powder inside the latex gloves. Nice review guys.
How about using the orange w/ reflective square as a Signal Flag. The grommets and bungie look like they would make it easy to attach to a small branch! (HaHa @ You Two)! Nice Kit & as always, great video.
Please either wear the uniform properly, or not at all. That means correct patches, regulation hair and loosing the goatee. Also be sure to secure the Army's permission to endorse a TH-cam channel before wearing said uniform or you can be charged under UCMJ.
+Veteran Of the Third War No. Just no. It's as silly as it gets to say he's wearing his uniform wrong. It isn't a uniform. No patches means it's now just camo clothing that anyone can wear, any way they want to wear it.
i'm not a fan of tinder quik! it just seems like it would not work in wet/rainy places and don't produce the heat needed to get a good fire started...... but that's me
one of the things that miss in this pack is a little fix blade but in it is all what you need and i would be happy to have one, where i live i dont get this pack.
Thanks Dave, I enjoy your reviews very much. In the future I was hoping you could do a near woods edible and medicinal plants. God bless and keep up the great work.
Like the video. But don't have full ACU on. Even without patches its disrespectful. Just the pants with a go army shirt is fine. Just please keep that in mind.
Hey David, great video! I was hoping you could do a knife comparison within the next few days or so. I would like you to compare the ESEE 3 and the Ontario Rat 3. It would be much appreciated!
Orange Flag Thingy....Civ Div version of a VS17 Signal Panel, Survival Bandage in the "sucked down" waterproof package....Vacuum Sealed Israeli Bandage, you guys are funny as all get out. You guys should move to Aurora, IL.....Survival Time Excellent! (Wayne's World)
Many years ago when I was a young soldier I was in the mess having a cool one and overheard a couple of SARS guys talking about a rescue they had made. Apparently they had been flying over a large chunk of boreal forest looking for a lost Indian. From miles away they spotted a hunter orange thing on the top of a tree glowing like a Christmas angel. So the Herc moved in and sure enough there was something in 'hunter orange" on the top of a big old Jack Pine. They dropped a jumper in and sure enough at the base of the tree, snug as a bug, was the hatless Indian. He had managed to climb the tree and put his hunter orange toque on the top of it. His snow machine was broken down and bad weather had made him just make camp and wait for help. I never forgot that, an orange toque at 5 or more miles had brought help to a stranded person, I can't even imagine how effective that flag would have been.
A J Taylor my ex gf wad stranded and put her pink scarf on a tree... rescuers saw that from miles
You can assemble a kit with the same functionality for 50 dollars.
This is a pretty decent all around kit in my opinion. Im not so sure about it being labeled exclusively as an evasion kit (with all that fire stuff), but it would definitely work in most if not all situations. there is plenty of stuff to do what you need.
Only thing I don't like about those bivy sacks is the amt of moisture retention. in the end it can be worse for you than just making a snow shelter or ground shelter.
Thanks for going to the time and expense to do such a thorough review. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks man. Our pleasure.
Ultimate Survival Tips God this is going to kill me if I don't say anything about this.... His ACU's are so out of regulation! Collar is fu*ked up worse than a football bat, his writing utensil isn't in the correct spot, and his shoulder pockets are fu*ked up. If you're in the Army, you'd better notice this too or else your fu*ked up worse than two boys in a closet.
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(just google it) definately the most helpful preppers i've followed.
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Don't buy survival kit before you read my review. Go to *williamreviews(dot)net/survival-kit-review/*. Thanks, Darrel.
That "orange thing" is called a marker panel. It's used for marking your position while waiting to be found or picked-up. That's why it's blaze orange with the reflective stripes.
Does anyone else notice that this guy has no patches on. There's no US flag on the right shoulder, name tag on right breast, US Army tag on right chest, or a unit patch on his left or right arm, and lastly he has no rank on his chest. I currently serve as active duty soldier and it kinda pisses me off that he's wearing this uniform completely out of regulation.
+Nikalaus Peiler I was never in the military, so I don't understand where you are coming from. If there are no patches anywhere, and he is not representing himself in any way an active duty soldier, then isn't it then NOT a uniform, but just clothing?
+Thomas Maresh it is a US Army uniform regardless and is issued to US Army soldiers as their duty uniform. It is by no means ok for anyone who is not enlisted and on duty to be wearing that uniform with or with patches.
+Nikalaus Peiler it is also cammo trousers and jacket. mabey he has multiple, he might like the design/warmth of them.
+Nikalaus Peiler That's complete nonsense. Without patches, this is just clothing, and you can buy it at any army surplus store. Many of us have served in the military. Millions have. You don't get to say what anyone not in the military can wear, or how they wear it. As long as the person is not representing himself as an active duty soldier, or as a soldier at all, really, you don't have to like it. That's what the freedom you're supposed to be fighting for is all about.
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I can't even watch this, the comments say it's terrible and I can't take this guy seriously wearing dicked up ACU's
Interesting kit....a few items I haven't seen in other kits.
Also.....gotta love the 1970s porn music in the background.
They should have added salt in tablet form for dehydration.
At $129 I thought this was pretty high, but I could justify it for the simplicity of not having to put it all together (that's actually the part about these kits that I like most, though) but at $250 this is highway robbery.
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS??!! DAMN!! I'll just build my own for A LOT less.
*****.......WRONG. Unless he changed it.
*****....If I did, it was an accident.
*****.....If I did it again, it was an accident.
CanisLupus24....
You can alot more for less.
LOL its peewee herman flirting with bazooka joe non stop!
XD WTF
With the gloves I believe that they were more associated with the scalpel because if you are having to be around someone else's blood, its good to have that protection .
I don't know why but I saw the whole video smiling. Guys you are really fun to watch on screen. Really funny jokes every now & then. Keep it up guys you ROCK!
THOSE BULLETS THOUGH!
The first thing I'd want to do with the piece of orange cloth is put it on the ground/surface so I didn't loose any of the small items when looking through the kit. I did like that you said ''know your equipment'' as I've seen people buy survival tins and throw them in the bottom of their backpack/belt kit like owning one is enough. thanks for the vid!!!
Not that I don't appreciate updates about cool gear stuffs, but an update to this showed up in my inbox, and this is a dangerous precedent to set with sponsored uploads being mixed with personal messages and comment responses.
Good comment. We / Ultimate Survival Tips on TH-cam does Not control what shows up in your inbox from TH-cam or Google+. You have to change your subscriber preferences to reflect what level of notifications you get on the social media channels and sites you subscribe to. Hope this helps! ~David
emergency reflector flag is a signal panel, useful for combining with movement to get the attention of search and rescue aircraft...
That looks like a really nice kit! That being said, there are a few things that I would add and/or replace.
1) I'd replace both compasses. In my experience the ONLY button compasses that you can rely on are the ones from Tru-Nord. At $34 they're expensive for a button compass, but they work, and you can trust them. That's not something that can be said for any other button compass that I've ever tried! I would also replace the Silva with a good compass that has a sighting mirror. I use the K&R Alpin as my main compass, but the Suunto MCB Amphibian Compass is more compact, a lot cheaper and, if you drop it in the water, it floats. I carry a Suunto Amphibian as my backup compass, and I have a Tru-Nord on my para cord bracelet as the backup to the backup. Both would easily fit into the kit.
>>> Trunord button compass: www.trunord.com
>>> Suunto MCB Amphibian Compass: amazon.com/dp/B002FA9GYE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=I3SJTQXG4SQ5H6
2) I'd add either the ESEE Izula Gear Survival Card Set & the ESEE Izula Gear Navigation Card Set or the ESEE Rite in the Rain All-Weather Survival/Navigation Notebook. The notebook has copies of the cards built in, although it takes up a bit more space than the cards do. If you have the extra space in your kit take the note book if not take the cards. Either way there's a lot of helpful information there!
>>> ESEE Izula Gear Survival Card: www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQ62L3M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=IB2LTD0YFBD6A
>>> ESEE Knives NAVCARD Izula Gear Navigation Card Set: www.amazon.com/dp/B007FUYWMA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=30EHY1XZ0EJG7&coliid=I1EDG6JS4X18X7
>>> ESEE Rite in the Rain All-Weather Survival/Navigation Notebook: www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/products/ESEE+Knives/ESSEE%C2%AE+Rite+in+the+Rain%C2%AE+All-Weather+SurvivalNavigation+Notebook/ESEERIR.html
3) I'd for sure add a 100% cotton bandana or two if there's enough room in the pouch!
4) I'd add a Schrade SCPEN4O Tactical/Survival pen. Not only can you write in your ESEE notebook with it, but it also has both a ferrocerium rod, with a striker, and a signal whistle built in. Mine is in blaze orange, and I like it a lot!
>>> www.amazon.com/dp/B00BO2EJGY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2J3M199NPYMYI&coliid=I8HBAW11WJ0KN
5) I would most definitely add a real knife! Either a small multi-tool like the Leather Juice XE6 or a Swiss Army Knife like the Victorinox Swisschamp would make a great addition to the kit and take up very little space.
>>> Juice XE6: www.amazon.com/dp/B0013AQUQO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=HWNSU14C2OJF&coliid=I1JI4ZGGLZIM5P
>>> Victorinox Swisschamp: www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-SwissChamp-Sapphire/dp/B001B152M8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1388202074&sr=8-4&keywords=victorinox+swisschamp
6) One of DMT's D3EFC 3-inch Dia-Sharp sharpening stones is no bigger than a credit card but can be very helpful in keeping your knives sharp! I actually carry one of the fine grit models in my wallet at all times, and it would make a great addition to a survival kit.
>>> Fine (600 grit) credit card size stone: www.amazon.com/DMT-D3F-3-Inch-Dia-Sharp-Sharpener/dp/B0001WP1J2/ref=sr_1_5?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1388202466&sr=1-5&keywords=DMT+3-inch+Dia-Sharp%C2%AE
>>> Three pack with course (325 grit), fine (600 grit) & extra fine (1200 grit) stones: www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IIO3/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=HWNSU14C2OJF&coliid=IS0URY5LWIAQS
Of all the things listed here the only ones that take up any space are the ESEE Survival/Navigation notebook, the knife & the compasses, but the compasses are simply replacing items already in the kit so there shouldn't be a problem there. If the notebook won't fit you can simply get the cards instead. They should easily fit. If you can't get the knife in there I'd find something to throw out to make room for it, because a good knife is the single most important survival tool there is! It should be easy to fit the Schrade Survival pen in there, and you get both a ferro rod and a good signal whistle with it, not to mention a good writing instrument, and a DMT Dia-Sharp® Credit Card Sharpening Stone is literally the size of a credit card. It's the least important of all the items I've listed here, but it's also the easiest to fit into the pouch. There's no real reason to leave it behind. A dull knife is a dangerous knife!
why would anyone want to dislike his videos? I love Davids videos
One snag with all this is that in a real evade and escape scenario you don't have all this kit handy. In a British SAS training mission you have next to nothing,not even any food unless you make a waypoint in time. Miss your rendezvous that morning and you go another day without food,and you don't have the time to be trying to catch anything either.
Those sunglasses are cool they could prevent from snow blindness if you were in a snowy place
Ah, Dano below is right, its a signal flag. U r going through a "Survival & Evade" bag. >> U would place it in a visible location, so rescue responders can see it. U would do as Dano said & tie it to a tree so a search party on the ground can see. But if u think u will be more likely to be spotted from the air > u would stake it flat on the ground in an open field or clearing
I couldn't keep watching. Way too painful.
was it the sexy jazz music?
Martyupnorth haha i made it like 2 mins..
Was expecting them to start making out at any moment.
Your bromance is rather distracting, but the kit is well stocked.
red light DOES STILL RUIN NIGHT VISION any light will for that matter ,however red light is the light used as its effects arnt as strong as white light it still will affect night vision(always told wrong,just clarifying :) )
Nitrile gloves are recommended for skinning game to prevent the passage of disease from the critter to the human.
You guys are such a great duo, and always informative, thank you David
Well done; always good to have options in a small space. Options are critical and this tiny pack creates them. You could spend days in woods and surely have time investigating what you have in the pack....better to check beforehand.
love the eye protection solution - but for very cheap u can get a pair of tinted swimming goggles + they fold up only slightly bigger than the tube the rollup glasses came in + they are more usefull - it surprises me that u never see them(swimming goggles) in any1's BOB...
He was wearing his ACU(army combat uniform) incorrectly, wear it right or not at all.
Good point... I'll beat him up about that next time...
The gloves an glasses were pretty cool being in such a small pack
Insane, that is absolutely insane and you men are mad. 23 minutes worth of digging around in some compact 'survival' kit that was designed for some evasion process is pretty styling! i dig the fashion. We may see to this that everyone who bought those kits put them to good use, died trying, or donated them to a lost cause..
guh being 14 i dont have a lot of funds but when something is 200 bucks for a survival kit doesnt really help -_-
Whoa, I'm 14 too! Haha I felt like I was the only kid in the survival/bushcraft community.
Mike Litton same thought here bro #underagebushcraft
Same here too!!
try: hardware store folding knife, plastic copy of a lensmatic compass, paracord, plasic freezer bags, Magnifying lens to start fires, plasic match cases and strike any where matches, garbage bags taped together to make a bivy sack, thrift store water bottles, #10 can modified into a hobo stove, gorilla tape. Tell old guys what your doing. They'll give you gear that they have replaced with a high priced version. I bought four compasses before I got just the one I wanted. I know guys that are on there tenth survival knife.
im 14 too but my kit has overall costed me 300 so far ? Go work around the neighbourhood or help your parents rub feet work on cars if possible mow lawns look for change ask for a couple bucks every other day ?
These guys sound awkward lol
Nice thing about redundancy is that you can use the instructions as tinder as well.
the light is also red to help see blood trails when tracking, also animals cant see red and or green lights.
The "Operator Survival Kit" shown is going for $250 on Amazon as of this writing. The lesser $129 model doesn't include nearly as much.
Escape and Evade was a type of hide and seek game we did in JROTC were the the parents and officers had paintball guns and flashlights and we had to get to point to win without being shot
Red ruins night vision. Green doesn't. But red is invisible to worms and Ꮤith the mount it's probably for finding bait for those fishing hooks.
I've never seen many survival kits that include eye ware or rubber gloves
They make rolled up "sun" glasses for when you get an eye exam and they put that solution in your eyes that makes everything 10 times brighter. I have a pair of $5 sunglasses in my kit along with latex gloves. Joe you should know that blood drys out your hands. Great vid guys. But i still don't see $130 worth of products.
Hey this may sound silly but why don't most of these kits throw in the p-51 can opener? If you are running around evading things you probably eating sealed food. Sure it's not a big cost or space to throw it in but I feel like instead of 10 ways to make fire they could have included one way for you to open your food.
Very good comment and idea. Thanks
The Red Light is also for reading maps
Those gloves could be REAL useful in a jungle/forest area.
It would be excellent for getting a Poison Dart Frog off of you.
That will be great for no skin contact!
Just some info, Silva has worked to produce an app called OS LOCATE which works on all IOS systems and now android and its free. No connection needed to work. Check it out and pass the word around. Its another way to confirm where you are and to get you safe.
lol before the video I got a happy birthday Canada ad by a bunch of people from different countries. it was nice. but uhh one they said"thanks for taking in the refugees" I skipped the ad in a heart beat.
I noticed on Amazon there are two bags the one In there views. Is actually $249.00. The small bag is $129.00
Forget these craps and take with you Izraeli T3 bandage, shemagh, thick alu-blanket, water ziplog bag, pur-tablets, lighter+matches, knife and eventually compass. That's so simple...
I don't know, but i get the impression that Dr. Joe is about to put it on David... They're laughing' a lil' too hard with each other... lmfao
Hi David, I'm not entirely sure but I believe that (according to the items described) you reviewed the "Survival Metrics Escape & Evade Operator Survival Kit" (cost: $236) and not the "Escape & Evade Tactical Military Survival Kit" as you stated and linked in the description, perhaps you would like to double check that, you don't want to set someone to a disappointment if they order the wrong kit.
Great review as always though, cheers
Yes... you are right Max. I did make a mistake... Thank you.
Dr Joe seems like a cool guy
I know where is the address the redundant fire devices.
If you're trying to evade fire is the one item that would definitely give away your position. if you just happen to light a fire and the enemy is in the area you have to put it out and you could be putting it out several times before you're finally able to keep one going.
So just imagine if you only had one and you used it and had to put it out because the enemy was in your area, now what do you do. Risk it was made for the military there is 100 percent reason behind redundancy!
Also you put the orange reflection tarp over your backpack so it is easily visible.
Just an idea but you could super glue the button compass to the bottom of the whistle and have a 2-1 deal kind of thing.
Good idea.
A link to where we could just get those glasses would be cool. Most unique item in the kit I think.
First of all, i wanted to say you make great videos! Keep it up! Second of all, you should have him in more of your videos. You guys make a great team!
You would not want to camping with those two shirt lifters ha ha
The piece with the x on it was to mark where you are in case you are lost, oh brother.
holy transitions batman!
rule #1 never forget your knife lol great vid
Your link just takes us to Amazon. Where is the link to the product? It appears that you are just looking to get us to click and search Amazon so you can profit from what we buy.
Another great video by David love all your videos very informative great job also love the humour when these two get together
Yoda: the bromance is strong with these ones.
Solid kit. I've never seen glasses like that either.
Looks like good value for money, I would never think of half the stuff in there, I probably wont be buying one because my priorities are to be found and get out alive, I hope they make an orang/neon coloured one.
Great insparation otherwise.~Sam
I think these company's charge far to much for these kits , I think for $250.00 you could put together many of these kits and much better kits.
some cool ideas in this, esp the mini shades, but light sticks are dumb, same size you can get a one battery torch that also acts as a battery tester.
Saludos folks. Amazing kit. I concur with the addition of the nitrile gloves and sunglass. Well thought about placing nitrile instead of latex gloves since there is a chance of allergic reaction with latex and/ or the powder inside the latex gloves. Nice review guys.
Awesome Video Dude. Keep up the great work. Nick.
There's a couple of nice items in that pack. I like the ferrocerium rod. But $129 in insane.
That orange reflector is used for helmets
How about using the orange w/ reflective square as a Signal Flag. The grommets and bungie look like they would make it easy to attach to a small branch! (HaHa @ You Two)! Nice Kit & as always, great video.
Very good survival kit thank you for putting all the time and effort into your videos keep them coming 👍
Please either wear the uniform properly, or not at all. That means correct patches, regulation hair and loosing the goatee. Also be sure to secure the Army's permission to endorse a TH-cam channel before wearing said uniform or you can be charged under UCMJ.
+Veteran Of the Third War No. Just no. It's as silly as it gets to say he's wearing his uniform wrong. It isn't a uniform. No patches means it's now just camo clothing that anyone can wear, any way they want to wear it.
@5:00 probably not the first time he saw a 4inch
They should have added a CRKT mk5 so you have some type if blade you can use for a spear or cutting the para cord etc.
Surgical staplers can be purchased online for about $6. What do you think for the average person
i'm not a fan of tinder quik! it just seems like it would not work in wet/rainy places and don't produce the heat needed to get a good fire started......
but that's me
one of the things that miss in this pack is a little fix blade but in it is all what you need and i would be happy to have one, where i live i dont get this pack.
Great review guys you always know how to make AWESOME videos
Adding some emergency food and more medics items.
Thanks Dave, I enjoy your reviews very much.
In the future I was hoping you could do a near woods edible and medicinal plants.
God bless and keep up the great work.
Like the video. But don't have full ACU on. Even without patches its disrespectful. Just the pants with a go army shirt is fine. Just please keep that in mind.
Great video, great kit, and two great guys, thank you for a great review.
just by looking at the compass i know where you guys took the picture
Glad that you can laugh at yourselves.
He thought the fire steel was a flashlight lmfao
Old homage: One is none two is one.
In my understanding of SWFF (shelter, water, fire, food) Fire = weapons
Very interesting kit and some cool stuff in there! I also love when you do reviews with Dr. Joe! :)
Hey David, great video! I was hoping you could do a knife comparison within the next few days or so. I would like you to compare the ESEE 3 and the Ontario Rat 3. It would be much appreciated!
Really enjoyed the video. Thanks.
Omg these discussions are always so awkward i love it so much lololol
My kit bag contains a carton of Lager and a bucket of the Colonels finest.
Blizzard blanket items are the best.
Thanks David I have purchased this product for my BOB
ok that mirror is an signal mirror line up that hole with what you wana shoot a beam of light at
K now go on amazon and buy all this stuff individually and while your at it add a few upgrades. You two are funny by the way, like your videos.
Orange Flag Thingy....Civ Div version of a VS17 Signal Panel, Survival Bandage in the "sucked down" waterproof package....Vacuum Sealed Israeli Bandage, you guys are funny as all get out. You guys should move to Aurora, IL.....Survival Time Excellent! (Wayne's World)
a lot of useful gear in that kit, it would be a great kit to keep in a car for emerg.
Indeed!