Great video. I've recently been watching some stuff about EDC and several people recommend having zip ties. I was just thinking that they *seem* useful but I couldn't think of what I might ever use them for myself. Now I realize that they could be lifesaver for someone like me if I ever need to 'tie' something together, because I absolutely suck at doing knots.
The use of 550 cord and proper knot tying techniques would serve a Prepper far better than the use of single use plastic zip-ties that will breakdown over time, especially when introduced to UV light and the elements. Never use these things as a tourniquet or for bone immobilization, you can cause permanent skin/nerve damage. A good rule of thumb is to use nothing narrower than your belt for first aid use. Love your stuff Sootch, keep on keepin' on.
Yes except hoe much cheaper are zip ties and how many more places are there where you can get them. Very good alternative, much cheaper, much easier to find.
Mr. SirKing Well, 1000' roll of 550 cord is ~$50.00, That's a lot of cordage you can put in every bug out vehicle, get home, range, daily carry, etc bags, tool boxes, glove boxes, etc. and still have a LOT left over. It has far greater tinsel strength, can be re-used nearly ad infinitum, and is a known entity. Not so much when dealing with plastic zip ties that have no minimum standards. Zip ties have their place, I'm a big fan of them for non-load bearing/electrical wiring. Improvising is one thing, but one should always strive to use the right tool for the right job. JMO :) Regards
+Glenn Kievit Nope! Not even close. Ever try threading a needle with numb fingers? Same concept. Not to mention, if it's that cold outside the zip-tie will simply freeze and snap. Real rope and skills win every time.
After more than 60 years in the woods, I learned the Canadian Jam knot and the constrictor knot. They do, with strong, many of the things that zip ties do.
I appreciated your ideas, thank you. As for tourniquette and splint I always carry "ace bandages" folded flat in my pack for those circumstances as they can be loosened from time to time and reused. Zipties have scads of uses ...food for thought!
To release a zip tie just take another zip tie turn it upside down and push it through the one your trying to release,the flat edge will be against the latch and you will be able to pull them both back through. In my old job I have reused thousands of zip ties this way.
This is the first time i recall someone from the East Coast Prepper Association (wink) mentioning Wranglerstar. Thanks for giving our dear homesteader a nod Don.
The alternator belt on my '76 Mazda RX-4 broke one dark night on the way home years ago. I replaced it after I joined several long, wide zip ties together to get me home with the headlights on and the battery wasn't dead after a number of miles. I was prepping way back then in Oregon!
Keep in mind that zip ties can become very weak and brittle when exposed to sunlight, so don't count on them to secure anything long term outdoors. UV stabilized zip ties will hold up a little better.
Another emergency use for zip ties is if your boot laces, belt buckles, our the snaps on you britches (pants) brake. Another way to debur the cut end is to melt it with a lighter. They make zip ties in other materials other than plastic. Metal, Stainless Steel, Cable, and Wire Rope. some even have have release's so they can be taken off without cutting them. Keep up the good work Sootch.
Zip ties for all weather bike tires - that's a new one, I like it. Never saw the paracord trick for cutting zip ties - great idea. I like the knife one as well. Good info - thanks!
I was going to tell you about twisting the end off, but you already knew. You will leave very sharp edges when you just cut the excess off. I have been cut many times working as an electrician. If you can't twist the end off, just leave the tail on. It's simply safer. I will add a couple of tips... Use the black ties for long term, outdoor use. They are made to stand up better to the UV light rays. I also suggest carrying a small pair of wire cutters if you use zip ties a lot. You may not have room to use paracord and zip ties are usually very tough to cut with a knife.
I use zip ties to attached gear to my bags. When I cut down the excess, I use a toe nail clipper to give the zip tie a clean smooth edge. I like the trail marking idea, hadn't thought of that one. Thanks for sharing.
Good informative video - FYI there are also reusable zip ties that cost about the same and can be opened time and time again without the use of a screwdriver or blade. Having used various zip ties for many years one word of advice - pay a little more for quality zip ties - the cheap ones are a false economy as they break so easily. Also if the zip ties is to be used outdoors for extended periods [typically used to secure electrical or coaxial cables to a mast] - purchase UV protected zip ties as the other simply snap after a short outdoor use. The warning regarding the use of a blade to cut the zip ties should be listened to as the sharp edge will cut you. You can also use a Bic lighter to melt the sharp edge making it safe. ATB
Zip ties are pretty permanent. If you use one to secure something, be SURE that you have the means to remove it. (This especially applies when using them as restraints.) The traditional tool for this is a pair of wire cutters called "dykes". Also... Another tool for organizing cables is double-sided strips of Velcro. You can find these at home improvement stores. The Velcro strips attach permanently to one of the cable and can be wrapped, unwrapped and re-wrapped around you cables. One more word about using zip ties as restraints: Use discretion when doing this. You can cause permanent injury if the tie is too tight - and they are self-tightening. If you have zip-tied someone, stay with them and keep an eye on them to ensure that the ties are not cutting off blood circulation until police can arrive with proper restraint cuffs. Cheers.
when you put the zip tie through the slot, on the side it comes out of if you look closely there's like a little flap. It's the part that clicks over the notches and locks it. If you get something small enough like a knife or small screwdriver lift that flap and it'll allow you to pull it back out. I reuse my zip ties
Same with your T-shirts, etc. Anything you roll up, use velcro straps instead of zip ties. If it's permanent, use zip-ties. If you take it apart and put it back together use velcro straps.
Toenail clippers are an excellent way to clip the zip tie off flush with the head. Toenail clippers, if you're gentle with them, can often be used to either remove a splinter or to clip a bit of skin off around the splinter to access the splinter. Anything you can carry that has more than one purpose is good.... especially if it's small.
Just Don't ever trust them cheap dollar store Zip Ties , They will not last! (Not UV) You get what you pay for! Spend the extra $2-3.00 when you buy a bag of them to get REAL nylon Zip ties. (Also check the tensile strength) Also if your in cold weather check the temperature rating!
I've never used a zip tie. I am thinking of getting these. Are these some of the better ones? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OK7P3G/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0001IMMJI&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0EAY3DYY14SD15FJ71M5
beahaven I usually buy mine at Lowes or Home Depot. I'm not sure about the ones you are showing on Amazon but the price is right. Testing different brands would be the best. Thanks
another great idea for a zip tie like bind would be velcro. get a few strips of nylon and velcro the ends. If you ever need to take it off, you can use it again. It's how I attach my molle webbing stuff that is not essential. tarp, instead of wasting a zip tie, you could get a ball/rock and put it in the end and tie a rope around it, then secure it to a tree. THAT TIP TO REUSE ...is amazing. seems like common sense!
Great video! I burn my trimmed zip ties like with cut paracord and it rounds the trimmed edge nicely. You probably knew that but just wanted to share. Thanks for all the great videos! Love this channel!
I like velcro better for a lot of these. Reuseable, I'm not accidentally cutting my stuff when I go to clip the zip ties off and I don't need pair of cutters or a knife to free whatever I've bound up.
I do have one criticism. As an EMT....I would really dissuade you from using a zip-tie to fasten and bandages like that. If you over-tighten the zip-tie, you cut off circulation and most zip-ties aren't able to be loosened once they're tightened. I mean, it'd be okay, I guess, in a matter of life & death....or as a tourniquet...but you'd want to exhaust all other options first. If it's a serious wound, medical personnel will need to be able to quickly access it either to begin treatment or just to do a visual inspection to determine severity.
You guys literally use the same scissors that police use to cut off their zip tie handcuffs also 😂 trauma scissors are the best. Anyway, I think you’ll be able to gain access to the wound
Nice - started watching this linked from another site. Kept saying to myself "that sounds like Sootch00" - then saw the patch on the backpack. Nice video!
The zip ties that are designed to be used as restraints will have a bladed metal tab, are smooth and rounded on the towards-skin side, and raised rounded edges on the side away that make them harder to cut with improvised cutting tools. When cutting zip ties off of someone, the recommended tool is EMT shears. They are very effective at cutting the material. They have blunted points so you're less likely to injure the person, and they don't make a good weapon to be used against you. The same cannot be said for most other cutting tools.
ive found that zips sold simply as cable organizers around the holidays are of low quality. these have advantages as you can usually just twist it near the locking tab to release them. and you can bend the tab back up to get a few more uses. the ones found at hardware stores are usually the stronger ones more useful for heavy duty tasks i.e. spring compressing or holding anything that moves a lot.
Good video and good idea to open a knife quickly. I've learned something today. I think the best use of a zip tie that you should have mentioned is: to hold the other zip ties together in a bundle.
I've been using nail clippers to cut it so it's perfectly smooth. It's really fast and easy too, no twisty turning like with pliers, no multiple takes until you get close enough like with scissors.
Some great tips there, I love the Spyderco and they Bicycle mod. As an Electrician I've been using them for years, and they are brilliant. Definitely going in my bag. ATB Gerry
I would use velcro straps for anything I wanted removable - almost everything you showed in the intro for example. Get the kind with a hole in one end so you can attach it to the end of an extension cord near the female end, wind up your cord, wrap the velcro around and you're set. You use it over and over and don't go through a ton of zip ties.
When ever I travel I use zip ties to secure the zips on my bags, I once arrived at an airport and one was off. I went straight to the customs person and told them and they investigated the bag, they told me that zip ties were more secure that small locks which break off easily. Just remember that you have to get back too so carry some extra.
Sootch00, Love your channel! I first found it while looking at khukri's and saw your awesome 3Chirra review. I've been glued ever since! P.S. I picked up a 3Chirra, of course!
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I like all your videos Scootch. And I appreciate the time you take to share so many things with us. You've taught me many, many things. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I gotta disagree with you on using zip ties for marking trails. I don't know how long it takes for a zip tie to rot but it's gotta be a very long time. Leave only footprints and take only memories brother. Maybe retrieve the zip ties on your way back? Thanks Scootch.
Good video. These are notorious for hospital visits though. Remove or twist them off with Leatherman pliers.. not a pocket knife. 5 stitches and a story after cutting some of these loose. Could put you in jeopardy in the woods. Scissors or pliers are the right tools for cutting them off.
Thomas/Betts are good nylon wire ties with a METAL tab that clicks in ties grooves. Not cheap plastic on plastic. many sizes, from small 3" to 6" and larger.
I sailed on merchant ships for 15+ years and I found out that the white zip ties do not last as long as the black ones do in sunlight. Think the white ties are not UV resistant. Make sure when you run cables that it says UV resistant. I was on a ship and the captain came into the radioroom and said there was water coming out of the bottom of the radar indicator! The power cable running up the mast cracked and rain water was coming down thru the cable. My bad for not doing proper maintenance checks. All I did was make a loop in the cable coming down from the overhead and cut the insulation off about 3 inches and let the water drip in a bucket.
Zip Ties. . . the product that comes held together with a rubber band. lol
Good one.
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That's just WRONG in every sense. Use a small zip tie to keep them together, depending on how many you got.
Great video. I've recently been watching some stuff about EDC and several people recommend having zip ties. I was just thinking that they *seem* useful but I couldn't think of what I might ever use them for myself.
Now I realize that they could be lifesaver for someone like me if I ever need to 'tie' something together, because I absolutely suck at doing knots.
The use of 550 cord and proper knot tying techniques would serve a Prepper far better than the use of single use plastic zip-ties that will breakdown over time, especially when introduced to UV light and the elements.
Never use these things as a tourniquet or for bone immobilization, you can cause permanent skin/nerve damage. A good rule of thumb is to use nothing narrower than your belt for first aid use. Love your stuff Sootch, keep on keepin' on.
Yes except hoe much cheaper are zip ties and how many more places are there where you can get them. Very good alternative, much cheaper, much easier to find.
Mr. SirKing Well, 1000' roll of 550 cord is ~$50.00, That's a lot of cordage you can put in every bug out vehicle, get home, range, daily carry, etc bags, tool boxes, glove boxes, etc. and still have a LOT left over. It has far greater tinsel strength, can be re-used nearly ad infinitum, and is a known entity. Not so much when dealing with plastic zip ties that have no minimum standards.
Zip ties have their place, I'm a big fan of them for non-load bearing/electrical wiring. Improvising is one thing, but one should always strive to use the right tool for the right job. JMO :)
Regards
KnightFireLT1 what if you use a cable tie as a belt?
+KnightFireLT1 the thing about zip ties is that they are alot quicker and easier to use and when ur hands are cold even more so
+Glenn Kievit Nope! Not even close. Ever try threading a needle with numb fingers? Same concept. Not to mention, if it's that cold outside the zip-tie will simply freeze and snap. Real rope and skills win every time.
You sir, have a very firm grasp of the obvious. !!!!!!
+Ron B hehe...:-)
After more than 60 years in the woods, I learned the Canadian Jam knot and the constrictor knot. They do, with strong, many of the things that zip ties do.
I appreciated your ideas, thank you. As for tourniquette and splint I always carry "ace bandages" folded flat in my pack for those circumstances as they can be loosened from time to time and reused. Zipties have scads of uses ...food for thought!
To release a zip tie just take another zip tie turn it upside down and push it through the one your trying to release,the flat edge will be against the latch and you will be able to pull them both back through. In my old job I have reused thousands of zip ties this way.
This is the first time i recall someone from the East Coast Prepper Association (wink) mentioning Wranglerstar. Thanks for giving our dear homesteader a nod Don.
WranglerStar is the man.
Fantastic ideas for uses of zip ties. Also thanks for the mention. I love that quick deployment method right out of the pocket.
I remember when you were showing us that trick and I thought it was the coolest thing. Keep up the good work my friend.
In some states that is illegal so check your states knife laws.
I saw the TNP all stars video back in 2010, and immediately put one on my Spyderco Endura. Been using it ever since! Awesome trick
THIS is why I love this channel! I rarely see that kind of stuff somewhere else! VERY VERY USEFUL! More of this please!
The alternator belt on my '76 Mazda RX-4 broke one dark night on the way home years ago. I replaced it after I joined several long, wide zip ties together to get me home with the headlights on and the battery wasn't dead after a number of miles. I was prepping way back then in Oregon!
As a paramedic, thank you so much for addressing the fact that zip ties should never be used as an improvised TQ.
Don, You never cease to amaze me. No wonder you're a TH-cam legend!
I love the zip ties on the bike wheel. What a great idea.
Keep in mind that zip ties can become very weak and brittle when exposed to sunlight, so don't count on them to secure anything long term outdoors. UV stabilized zip ties will hold up a little better.
Another emergency use for zip ties is if your boot laces, belt buckles, our the snaps on you britches (pants) brake. Another way to debur the cut end is to melt it with a lighter. They make zip ties in other materials other than plastic. Metal, Stainless Steel, Cable, and Wire Rope. some even have have release's so they can be taken off without cutting them. Keep up the good work Sootch.
Zip ties for all weather bike tires - that's a new one, I like it.
Never saw the paracord trick for cutting zip ties - great idea. I like the knife one as well.
Good info - thanks!
I was going to tell you about twisting the end off, but you already knew. You will leave very sharp edges when you just cut the excess off. I have been cut many times working as an electrician. If you can't twist the end off, just leave the tail on. It's simply safer. I will add a couple of tips... Use the black ties for long term, outdoor use. They are made to stand up better to the UV light rays. I also suggest carrying a small pair of wire cutters if you use zip ties a lot. You may not have room to use paracord and zip ties are usually very tough to cut with a knife.
I use zip ties to attached gear to my bags. When I cut down the excess, I use a toe nail clipper to give the zip tie a clean smooth edge. I like the trail marking idea, hadn't thought of that one. Thanks for sharing.
These type of videos are absolutely amazing for learning about the outdoors and SHTF situations keep it up
Good informative video - FYI there are also reusable zip ties that cost about the same and can be opened time and time again without the use of a screwdriver or blade. Having used various zip ties for many years one word of advice - pay a little more for quality zip ties - the cheap ones are a false economy as they break so easily. Also if the zip ties is to be used outdoors for extended periods [typically used to secure electrical or coaxial cables to a mast] - purchase UV protected zip ties as the other simply snap after a short outdoor use. The warning regarding the use of a blade to cut the zip ties should be listened to as the sharp edge will cut you. You can also use a Bic lighter to melt the sharp edge making it safe. ATB
I made a bracelet with these adding beads for my daughter. great ideas!☺
Zip ties are pretty permanent. If you use one to secure something, be SURE that you have the means to remove it. (This especially applies when using them as restraints.) The traditional tool for this is a pair of wire cutters called "dykes".
Also...
Another tool for organizing cables is double-sided strips of Velcro. You can find these at home improvement stores. The Velcro strips attach permanently to one of the cable and can be wrapped, unwrapped and re-wrapped around you cables.
One more word about using zip ties as restraints:
Use discretion when doing this. You can cause permanent injury if the tie is too tight - and they are self-tightening. If you have zip-tied someone, stay with them and keep an eye on them to ensure that the ties are not cutting off blood circulation until police can arrive with proper restraint cuffs.
Cheers.
when you put the zip tie through the slot, on the side it comes out of if you look closely there's like a little flap. It's the part that clicks over the notches and locks it. If you get something small enough like a knife or small screwdriver lift that flap and it'll allow you to pull it back out. I reuse my zip ties
Same with your T-shirts, etc. Anything you roll up, use velcro straps instead of zip ties. If it's permanent, use zip-ties. If you take it apart and put it back together use velcro straps.
Basically, use to cinch things down lol
Thanks for the video!
Lee Valley tools sells some really nice releasable zip ties. I bought a couple bags and find them even more handy than the regular ones.
Toenail clippers are an excellent way to clip the zip tie off flush with the head. Toenail clippers, if you're gentle with them, can often be used to either remove a splinter or to clip a bit of skin off around the splinter to access the splinter. Anything you can carry that has more than one purpose is good.... especially if it's small.
Awesome uses to zip ties! thanks for sharing. I will definitely buy me a bunch soon.
great tips. At least three I would have never thought about.
The Spyderco mod was something I have never thought of, thanks!
Just Don't ever trust them cheap dollar store Zip Ties , They will not last! (Not UV)
You get what you pay for!
Spend the extra $2-3.00 when you buy a bag of them to get REAL nylon Zip ties. (Also check the tensile strength)
Also if your in cold weather check the temperature rating!
I've never used a zip tie. I am thinking of getting these. Are these some of the better ones? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OK7P3G/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0001IMMJI&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0EAY3DYY14SD15FJ71M5
beahaven I usually buy mine at Lowes or Home Depot. I'm not sure about the ones you are showing on Amazon but the price is right. Testing different brands would be the best. Thanks
Also, stay away from Harbor Freight zip ties. All are crap from there. Among many more things from that store.
i loved the bike one. definetly going to use it soon
Zip ties are nice, but I want that bookbag!!!
another great idea for a zip tie like bind would be velcro. get a few strips of nylon and velcro the ends. If you ever need to take it off, you can use it again. It's how I attach my molle webbing stuff that is not essential.
tarp, instead of wasting a zip tie, you could get a ball/rock and put it in the end and tie a rope around it, then secure it to a tree.
THAT TIP TO REUSE ...is amazing. seems like common sense!
Pretty cool tricks, Cody from the Wranglerstar channel is a cool guy !!
Just came across this-FANTASTIC!
Really like the idea for traction with the bike.
Ah the ol zip tie....invaluable if your planning to pick up a hitch hiker or two.
Great video! I burn my trimmed zip ties like with cut paracord and it rounds the trimmed edge nicely. You probably knew that but just wanted to share. Thanks for all the great videos! Love this channel!
I never thought of that! Thank you
I like velcro better for a lot of these. Reuseable, I'm not accidentally cutting my stuff when I go to clip the zip ties off and I don't need pair of cutters or a knife to free whatever I've bound up.
Great video. Was a great invention. There are also ties w/ metal interlocking mechanisms.
I use zip ties all the time. Some nice uses of it here I never thought of.
Great idea to tie them together.
Great video again and especially appreciate the opening and re-use section.
Lots of clever, practical uses. Thanks!
Putting Zip tie's on the tyres of a bicycle in the snow is a brilliant idea will have to give it a go.
I do have one criticism. As an EMT....I would really dissuade you from using a zip-tie to fasten and bandages like that. If you over-tighten the zip-tie, you cut off circulation and most zip-ties aren't able to be loosened once they're tightened. I mean, it'd be okay, I guess, in a matter of life & death....or as a tourniquet...but you'd want to exhaust all other options first.
If it's a serious wound, medical personnel will need to be able to quickly access it either to begin treatment or just to do a visual inspection to determine severity.
You guys literally use the same scissors that police use to cut off their zip tie handcuffs also 😂 trauma scissors are the best. Anyway, I think you’ll be able to gain access to the wound
I'm holding part of my passenger fender together with two zip ties. Still going strong, two years.
Lmao
Thanks for sharing these awesome tips!
They say: if you want to sail around the world, all you need to overcome nearly everything is duck tape and zip ties! A super invention!
Great advice as always. Thanks Sootch!
Nice - started watching this linked from another site. Kept saying to myself "that sounds like Sootch00" - then saw the patch on the backpack. Nice video!
The zip ties that are designed to be used as restraints will have a bladed metal tab, are smooth and rounded on the towards-skin side, and raised rounded edges on the side away that make them harder to cut with improvised cutting tools.
When cutting zip ties off of someone, the recommended tool is EMT shears. They are very effective at cutting the material. They have blunted points so you're less likely to injure the person, and they don't make a good weapon to be used against you. The same cannot be said for most other cutting tools.
ive found that zips sold simply as cable organizers around the holidays are of low quality. these have advantages as you can usually just twist it near the locking tab to release them. and you can bend the tab back up to get a few more uses. the ones found at hardware stores are usually the stronger ones more useful for heavy duty tasks i.e. spring compressing or holding anything that moves a lot.
Good video and good idea to open a knife quickly. I've learned something today.
I think the best use of a zip tie that you should have mentioned is:
to hold the other zip ties together in a bundle.
I've been using nail clippers to cut it so it's perfectly smooth. It's really fast and easy too, no twisty turning like with pliers, no multiple takes until you get close enough like with scissors.
I keep plenty of zip ties, cordage, tarps, and duct tape. Amazing what can be done with these items.
Thanks again for making the time for your video's and that goes for Crocket too.
Team sootch all the way. thanks for all your educational videos. I've learned a lot since watching you. keep em coming
great video as usual.. zip ties are great. always keep them in my edc and a bundle in the jeep..
Some great tips there, I love the Spyderco and they Bicycle mod. As an Electrician I've been using them for years, and they are brilliant. Definitely going in my bag. ATB Gerry
Really great idea with the knife crocket and sootch....
Pay no attention to these unimaginative baboons your zip tie presentation was awesome
I would use velcro straps for anything I wanted removable - almost everything you showed in the intro for example. Get the kind with a hole in one end so you can attach it to the end of an extension cord near the female end, wind up your cord, wrap the velcro around and you're set. You use it over and over and don't go through a ton of zip ties.
As an I.T. engineer and also someone who's worked on cars and other hobbies like RC Helicopters, etc., I can verify: Zip Ties are the shit.
I shouldn't have watched the Paracord, Duct Tape, and Ziptie videos back to back :) Turns out the all do the same thing, haha
Haaa I was thinkin this sounds just like that Sootch00 guy, and nearly 2 minutes in there it is right on the bag.
Keep em comin!
You really love them zip ties..
Great video Sootch!!!!
Thanks for your kind demo.
Thanks Sootch; you always have good ideas!
You can also flip the way you put on the zip tie to making it stay tied with friction, useful for light holding.
When ever I travel I use zip ties to secure the zips on my bags, I once arrived at an airport and one was off. I went straight to the customs person and told them and they investigated the bag, they told me that zip ties were more secure that small locks which break off easily. Just remember that you have to get back too so carry some extra.
Learn the arbor knott, too! Some bankline with arbor knots can do what zip ties can do, at any length.
Outstanding video, thanks for sharing.
always a pleasure to.watch your videos.
Shared with my peeps. Thanks!
Happy Prepper, you should go to your website and fix it. Some of your text is walking all over other parts of your text. Just a friendly head's up.
Pretty cool uses. Very Nice!
I love zip ties now :)
Perfect!
As usual!
I'm learning alot from this guy
Sootch00, Love your channel! I first found it while looking at khukri's and saw your awesome 3Chirra review. I've been glued ever since!
P.S. I picked up a 3Chirra, of course!
I use cheap ones to put up my outdoor Xmas decorations ... saves me tying string in cold weather. Also, I don't want 50 small pieces of paracord!
some of these were a stretch.
It was all stretch, and most of it was useless. Why would I hang tools I use alot on the outside of a pack with a zip tie.
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I like all your videos Scootch. And I appreciate the time you take to share so many things with us. You've taught me many, many things. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I gotta disagree with you on using zip ties for marking trails. I don't know how long it takes for a zip tie to rot but it's gotta be a very long time. Leave only footprints and take only memories brother. Maybe retrieve the zip ties on your way back? Thanks Scootch.
Good video. These are notorious for hospital visits though. Remove or twist them off with Leatherman pliers.. not a pocket knife. 5 stitches and a story after cutting some of these loose. Could put you in jeopardy in the woods. Scissors or pliers are the right tools for cutting them off.
Valuable Tip: Zip ties are very good for fastening one item to another!
Ideas are a good thing. Thanks.
Brutal !!! Excelente Gracias. Thank you
Great ideas!
Also about tourniquets, you need to be able to loosen them after a while if you’re farther away from help/rescue/hospital etc
Good Video.
I would also remind folks that they also make removable/reusable Zip Ties.
Great ideas! Thanks for the video
I personally think this video is very useful
Love the video keep up the house hold videos there my favorite
Thomas/Betts are good nylon wire ties with a METAL tab that clicks in ties grooves. Not cheap plastic on plastic. many sizes, from small 3" to 6" and larger.
Your 5 tricks are awesome!
this dude is like my pop, but good with a computer. good stuff!
Love this !! Right to the point
I sailed on merchant ships for 15+ years and I found out that the white zip ties
do not last as long as the black ones do in sunlight. Think the white ties are not UV
resistant. Make sure when you run cables that it says UV resistant. I was on
a ship and the captain came into the radioroom and said there was water
coming out of the bottom of the radar indicator! The power cable running
up the mast cracked and rain water was coming down thru the cable.
My bad for not doing proper maintenance checks. All I did was make a loop
in the cable coming down from the overhead and cut the insulation off about 3
inches and let the water drip in a bucket.