In the event you would have to use your shoes in a survival/emergency situation, you would need something to carry all that gear in you placed in your shoes. How about adding a small waist pack on top of the shoes prior to sealing? That way you have a “container” to carry your survival gear in. Just a thought! Great video! Thanks!
Add a carabineer to the kit. Or do a double seal, punch a hole at the edge for the carabineer and go ahead and attach it. When you open the kit, use the vacuum bag to carry contents and clip it on your belt loop. A length of paracord in the bag could be used for a shoulder strap if you don't usually wear clothes with belt loops.
I appreciate you using my idea! I love the way you ran with the idea and used your hiking experience to improve my initial proposal. Watching you turn this idea into a sealed bag of shoes gave me some more thoughts, but these are just extrapolations on the important stuff you have already included. If you roll the socks tightly, I think you could squeeze some more items into the first shoe. You might consider adding a 99 cent pair of one-size-fits-all knit gloves, just in case it is cold and especially if you had to sleep in cool conditions overnight on the hike home. A small vacuum sealed first aid kit mainly consisting of one-use packet antibacterial stuff for cleaning wounds or blisters. The leukotape you already included would double as bandages all wounds including blisters. If your packets include iodine, that would be a back up water treatment. A pair of extra shoelaces would double as decent cordage allowing you to turn the emergency blanket or poncho into a shelter. A stick of beef jerky would be totally unnecessary, but tasty. If you could fold and store a bandana in the bottom of each shoe, in the event of cold weather, you could tie your pant legs shut around your ankles to prevent the dreaded sock to pant's end gap and to keep your body heat from escaping. In warm weather, they are good sweat wipers, headbands, wrist bands, etc. A vacuum sealed 3 day hygiene pack would also be handy. Maybe throw in a pack of matches. To meet all 5 C's of survival, include a razor blade, box cutter, or pocket knife and you have Cover, Cordage, Containers, Combustion, and Cutting. From a purely TH-cam perspective, being able to advertise The 5C Shoes might pull in more prepper, survivalist, and camping eyeballs. Again, I appreciate you reading my comments, responding, running with the ideas, and crediting me within the video! It has been great fun tot both watch and participate!
I want to thank you for the great idea. I had a blast doing it. As you mention above there is so much more that can be done. This could be the next Altoid box challenge We are going to set up shoes for our vehicles. My brain was spinning as I did it and discovered how much I could fit in a 9 1/2 shoe. I definitely showed my excitement when it worked. It took longer than normal so I didn't know for sure it would seal and when it did, I knew we had something good here.
You can make mini triple antibiotic tubes with a plastic straw and a lighter. Take the lighter, crimp the end of the straw with pliers, and seal the end of the straw with the flame. Add the antibiotic to the tube and seal the other end. Use a permanent marker to label the tube. I also made fire starters with Q tips and Vaseline and stored 2 tips in a tube that would fit in an Altoids kit. You can find a lot of uses for the straw sealing method -- very compact!
I am still thinking about this idea and love the comments you are getting on the video. Couple of more enhancement ideas: 1. Latex Rain Boots Waterproof Shoe Covers - Temu is selling pairs of these for as low as $2. Basically, they are a rubber overshoe you can pull over whatever shoes you are wearing to keep your feet dry in wet conditions. For this case use, you could put all your stuff into the shoes, then put the shoes into the rubber overshoes, then vacuum seal. When the time comes to use the shoes, if it is not wet, remove the overshoe, but if it is wet, you are good to go. 2. A bag to store the stuff from the shoes - Rather than add an actual bag which would be outside the shoes, I would use a bandana which you can form into a bag and tie to your belt in the event you do not have any pockets. If there is a fear you will not have a belt or belt loop to tie to, carry cordage which will wrap around your waist. This will allow you to keep all supplies within the shoe for minimal storage space while not in use. If you really want a bag, I would store the sealed shoes in your preferred bag in the car. This would allow you to store a few other items in with the shoes, still provide the on-the-go storage solution, and provide a "home" inside the vehicle for the shoes and supplies to live. 3. For additional supplies, add a pair of cargo pants, put stuff in the pockets, vacuum seal, store in the bag with the sealed shoes. My suggestions for the pant's contents would be a full rain suit which you can purchase for less than $20 in most cases. I think if you roll the jacket and the pants separately and tightly, secure with girly hairbands you can get in packs at the dollar store, you can fit both into a single cargo pocket. This gives you not only rain protection, but a fairly decent extra layer for warmth. It also allows you to use your emergency blanket and poncho for shelter, if needed. Stuff a cheap beanie hat into another pocket to keep your head warm. As you said, everyone needs to tailor these kits to their own needs. My personal philosophy is each kit should supply you with options to allow you the most choices when the emergency arrives, so they should probably include items for all the types of weather you may encounter, then you ditch what you don't need when the actual emergency arises.
@@manlystranger4973 Those are good ideaa. I am still amazed at the potential this has. I am glad a viewer brought up the fact that we will need to carry this when wearing our shoes. I like both yours and the other viewer's idea. It is good to think out of the box and have options.
Man, you are on a roll. As I watched this, my mind drifted to the two wheel crowd. A huge percentage of the population in the Philippines depend on their motorbikes for daily transportation. Many are in the 125 cc to 155 cc class. Some new models have a liquid cooled engine, and CVT transmission.The trunk space under the seat is impressive. These bikes will exceed all speed limits on the Philippine highway system but are still excluded from the NLEX system because they are under 400cc. Being forced to always ride off the main highway system exposes the rider to many additional road hazards. A kit built for the tropical conditions in the Philippines would benefit thousands of Filipinos. This will be a MUST SHARE! I will send this first to my friend from Belgium. He is planning an excursion 400 klicks from home base in the near future. His machine is nearly new (just nicely broke in) with superior maintenance. Nevertheless, he should be ready for rough road conditions in some spots. Even now, my friend is collecting extra emergency gear in case of need during his trip. He and I both agree, "it is better to have and not need than to need and not have."
Thank You! When I read the comment suggesting this, my mind went crazy with ideas. I thought I could put only a couple of things in each shoe, but they held a lot and I could of fit more. I didn't want the video to drag on and I thought that everyone is different. I just wanted to get people thinking. My mind was blown when it actually vacuum sealed. I think I showed the excitement in the video. It was so suspenseful listening to the machine and hoping it would work, and it did! This will be perfect for the 2 wheel crowd. Thank you for watching, commenting and sharing.
Great idea, but maybe vacuum seal the socks with a pair of gloves and then put in shoes. Also, I would put anything that you are going to be putting in your mouth, like the sawyer in a baggie.
OK - one more idea cause I just can't stop. Arrange all the stuff you finally decide on in your shoes, then take it all out and arrange it on the table as if it were in your shoe. Grab a plastic shopping bag (or a double bag for strength) and slide the stuff for one shoe into the plastic bag. This should make it fairly easy to slide the bag and contents into the shoe and then you can tie off the bag. On the flip side, the bag should make it easy to pull all the stuff out of the shoe quickly, plus you have it all in a bag for easy carrying in the event you do not have pockets or another more permanent bag. Do the same for the other shoe. Slide each shoe into its rubber booty cover. Then vacuum seal. The plastic bags can also be used for emergency rain headgear or even over your hands like rain mittens. Or you can make a small slit for each finger to poke through and your palms will stay dry, even though your fingers will not. These uses would also help with heat retention, if needed. A bag without a puncture could conceivably carry or store water, although actual performance would be far from ideal. I saw a video about the homeless recently and one of their strategies for insulation in cold weather is to stuff their clothes with plastic shopping bags, which they say works even better than crumpled newspaper (which is no longer as readily available as in the past). If you double bagged the contents of each shoe, that would be 4 bags to use for insulation, which would not be much, but if you were combining the shoes into a larger kit in which you also were storing items in double bags, you might be able to carry enough to insulate your upper body and/or arms at virtually no increase in weight or space to each sub-kit.
That is another great idea. It fits in with what I do when I go backpacking. I try to bring items that have many uses to keep my pack weight down and use less space. You are hitting it out of the field with your ideas!
A get home bag is nonsense simply because it implies all transportation options are no longer available. That communications are out and there are no first responders available and you are ALONE. If this occurs then something serious has happened and assuming your home is still there or you can even get there should be considered a fantasy. At a minimum you should have your bugout bag with you.
Just because they are called a get home bag does not mean you only use them to get home. You may need it to get to a safe place like a shelter, or friends or relatives home. We experienced a major wildfire that quickly over whelmed emergency services. They were no help. If we broke down coming home, we would need those supplies. Just watch what is happing in North Carolina.
Always enjoy the different ideas that can be adapted for me. Others have said a bag to carry things. Plastic grocery bags are small and cheap. I also like the nylon bags you can get at Home Depot. They are orange fold down like your plastic poncho/emergency blanket (Lowe’s sells blue ones). Some simple cordage to use as a shoulder strap or belt for the plastic poncho. You didn’t mention it, but I assume you have a few edc items on you already like a knife and flashlight, etc. thanks!
In the event you would have to use your shoes in a survival/emergency situation, you would need something to carry all that gear in you placed in your shoes. How about adding a small waist pack on top of the shoes prior to sealing? That way you have a “container” to carry your survival gear in. Just a thought! Great video! Thanks!
That is a great idea! I would be out of luck if it all didn't fit in my pockets!
Add a carabineer to the kit. Or do a double seal, punch a hole at the edge for the carabineer and go ahead and attach it. When you open the kit, use the vacuum bag to carry contents and clip it on your belt loop. A length of paracord in the bag could be used for a shoulder strap if you don't usually wear clothes with belt loops.
I appreciate you using my idea! I love the way you ran with the idea and used your hiking experience to improve my initial proposal. Watching you turn this idea into a sealed bag of shoes gave me some more thoughts, but these are just extrapolations on the important stuff you have already included. If you roll the socks tightly, I think you could squeeze some more items into the first shoe. You might consider adding a 99 cent pair of one-size-fits-all knit gloves, just in case it is cold and especially if you had to sleep in cool conditions overnight on the hike home. A small vacuum sealed first aid kit mainly consisting of one-use packet antibacterial stuff for cleaning wounds or blisters. The leukotape you already included would double as bandages all wounds including blisters. If your packets include iodine, that would be a back up water treatment. A pair of extra shoelaces would double as decent cordage allowing you to turn the emergency blanket or poncho into a shelter. A stick of beef jerky would be totally unnecessary, but tasty. If you could fold and store a bandana in the bottom of each shoe, in the event of cold weather, you could tie your pant legs shut around your ankles to prevent the dreaded sock to pant's end gap and to keep your body heat from escaping. In warm weather, they are good sweat wipers, headbands, wrist bands, etc. A vacuum sealed 3 day hygiene pack would also be handy. Maybe throw in a pack of matches. To meet all 5 C's of survival, include a razor blade, box cutter, or pocket knife and you have Cover, Cordage, Containers, Combustion, and Cutting. From a purely TH-cam perspective, being able to advertise The 5C Shoes might pull in more prepper, survivalist, and camping eyeballs. Again, I appreciate you reading my comments, responding, running with the ideas, and crediting me within the video! It has been great fun tot both watch and participate!
I want to thank you for the great idea. I had a blast doing it. As you mention above there is so much more that can be done. This could be the next Altoid box challenge We are going to set up shoes for our vehicles. My brain was spinning as I did it and discovered how much I could fit in a 9 1/2 shoe. I definitely showed my excitement when it worked. It took longer than normal so I didn't know for sure it would seal and when it did, I knew we had something good here.
You can make mini triple antibiotic tubes with a plastic straw and a lighter. Take the lighter, crimp the end of the straw with pliers, and seal the end of the straw with the flame. Add the antibiotic to the tube and seal the other end. Use a permanent marker to label the tube. I also made fire starters with Q tips and Vaseline and stored 2 tips in a tube that would fit in an Altoids kit. You can find a lot of uses for the straw sealing method -- very compact!
@@libertyg4402 Yes, and talk about a small light kit with almost everything you will need. I use straws for a lot of things too.
Shrink wrapping the items inside the shoe might fit more items. Would also allow keeping a set of things dry and clean until you really need them.
This is such a genius idea! I'm going to see how much I can fit into my shoes! Thanks for sharing!
I know, I am obsessed with it. This is a game changer for sure.
I am still thinking about this idea and love the comments you are getting on the video. Couple of more enhancement ideas:
1. Latex Rain Boots Waterproof Shoe Covers - Temu is selling pairs of these for as low as $2. Basically, they are a rubber overshoe you can pull over whatever shoes you are wearing to keep your feet dry in wet conditions. For this case use, you could put all your stuff into the shoes, then put the shoes into the rubber overshoes, then vacuum seal. When the time comes to use the shoes, if it is not wet, remove the overshoe, but if it is wet, you are good to go.
2. A bag to store the stuff from the shoes - Rather than add an actual bag which would be outside the shoes, I would use a bandana which you can form into a bag and tie to your belt in the event you do not have any pockets. If there is a fear you will not have a belt or belt loop to tie to, carry cordage which will wrap around your waist. This will allow you to keep all supplies within the shoe for minimal storage space while not in use. If you really want a bag, I would store the sealed shoes in your preferred bag in the car. This would allow you to store a few other items in with the shoes, still provide the on-the-go storage solution, and provide a "home" inside the vehicle for the shoes and supplies to live.
3. For additional supplies, add a pair of cargo pants, put stuff in the pockets, vacuum seal, store in the bag with the sealed shoes. My suggestions for the pant's contents would be a full rain suit which you can purchase for less than $20 in most cases. I think if you roll the jacket and the pants separately and tightly, secure with girly hairbands you can get in packs at the dollar store, you can fit both into a single cargo pocket. This gives you not only rain protection, but a fairly decent extra layer for warmth. It also allows you to use your emergency blanket and poncho for shelter, if needed. Stuff a cheap beanie hat into another pocket to keep your head warm.
As you said, everyone needs to tailor these kits to their own needs. My personal philosophy is each kit should supply you with options to allow you the most choices when the emergency arrives, so they should probably include items for all the types of weather you may encounter, then you ditch what you don't need when the actual emergency arises.
@@manlystranger4973 Those are good ideaa. I am still amazed at the potential this has. I am glad a viewer brought up the fact that we will need to carry this when wearing our shoes. I like both yours and the other viewer's idea. It is good to think out of the box and have options.
Man, you are on a roll. As I watched this, my mind drifted to the two wheel crowd. A huge percentage of the population in the Philippines depend on their motorbikes for daily transportation. Many are in the 125 cc to 155 cc class. Some new models have a liquid cooled engine, and CVT transmission.The trunk space under the seat is impressive. These bikes will exceed all speed limits on the Philippine highway system but are still excluded from the NLEX system because they are under 400cc. Being forced to always ride off the main highway system exposes the rider to many additional road hazards. A kit built for the tropical conditions in the Philippines would benefit thousands of Filipinos. This will be a MUST SHARE! I will send this first to my friend from Belgium. He is planning an excursion 400 klicks from home base in the near future. His machine is nearly new (just nicely broke in) with superior maintenance. Nevertheless, he should be ready for rough road conditions in some spots. Even now, my friend is collecting extra emergency gear in case of need during his trip. He and I both agree, "it is better to have and not need than to need and not have."
Thank You! When I read the comment suggesting this, my mind went crazy with ideas. I thought I could put only a couple of things in each shoe, but they held a lot and I could of fit more. I didn't want the video to drag on and I thought that everyone is different. I just wanted to get people thinking. My mind was blown when it actually vacuum sealed. I think I showed the excitement in the video. It was so suspenseful listening to the machine and hoping it would work, and it did! This will be perfect for the 2 wheel crowd. Thank you for watching, commenting and sharing.
Not a bad idea. I would have added more plus road snacks.
Great idea, but maybe vacuum seal the socks with a pair of gloves and then put in shoes. Also, I would put anything that you are going to be putting in your mouth, like the sawyer in a baggie.
Awesome video bro great idea I'm subbing!
Thank You!
Nice informative video.
Thank You!
OK - one more idea cause I just can't stop. Arrange all the stuff you finally decide on in your shoes, then take it all out and arrange it on the table as if it were in your shoe. Grab a plastic shopping bag (or a double bag for strength) and slide the stuff for one shoe into the plastic bag. This should make it fairly easy to slide the bag and contents into the shoe and then you can tie off the bag. On the flip side, the bag should make it easy to pull all the stuff out of the shoe quickly, plus you have it all in a bag for easy carrying in the event you do not have pockets or another more permanent bag. Do the same for the other shoe. Slide each shoe into its rubber booty cover. Then vacuum seal. The plastic bags can also be used for emergency rain headgear or even over your hands like rain mittens. Or you can make a small slit for each finger to poke through and your palms will stay dry, even though your fingers will not. These uses would also help with heat retention, if needed. A bag without a puncture could conceivably carry or store water, although actual performance would be far from ideal. I saw a video about the homeless recently and one of their strategies for insulation in cold weather is to stuff their clothes with plastic shopping bags, which they say works even better than crumpled newspaper (which is no longer as readily available as in the past). If you double bagged the contents of each shoe, that would be 4 bags to use for insulation, which would not be much, but if you were combining the shoes into a larger kit in which you also were storing items in double bags, you might be able to carry enough to insulate your upper body and/or arms at virtually no increase in weight or space to each sub-kit.
That is another great idea. It fits in with what I do when I go backpacking. I try to bring items that have many uses to keep my pack weight down and use less space. You are hitting it out of the field with your ideas!
nice idea. add some cash also.
Good idea! I will do that.
Came on, unless you are brain damage or you have never travel, every body knows to put your socks and/or others items inside your shoes
A get home bag is nonsense simply because it implies all transportation options are no longer available. That communications are out and there are no first responders available and you are ALONE. If this occurs then something serious has happened and assuming your home is still there or you can even get there should be considered a fantasy. At a minimum you should have your bugout bag with you.
Just because they are called a get home bag does not mean you only use them to get home. You may need it to get to a safe place like a shelter, or friends or relatives home. We experienced a major wildfire that quickly over whelmed emergency services. They were no help. If we broke down coming home, we would need those supplies. Just watch what is happing in North Carolina.
What a waste of time!
Only to you ! It gives us ideas on how to do things. You can just scroll by next time.
Always enjoy the different ideas that can be adapted for me. Others have said a bag to carry things. Plastic grocery bags are small and cheap. I also like the nylon bags you can get at Home Depot. They are orange fold down like your plastic poncho/emergency blanket (Lowe’s sells blue ones). Some simple cordage to use as a shoulder strap or belt for the plastic poncho. You didn’t mention it, but I assume you have a few edc items on you already like a knife and flashlight, etc. thanks!