Rubber bands are so much under appriciated. Luckily not in a survival situation, but i used to Carry a small Bag of Rubber bands in different sizes. Always came handy. Especially sometimes zipties fail. I had a situation where I realized all of my spare zipties were useless as all of their clamps were broken out under months of storage
I agree. Most of these kits at best give you things to hold you over until you upgrade them. They can be useful if it's all you have to grab and go, though. It's certainly better than nothing.
What I like about this bag is the extra pockets. You can tuck so many useful things away in them! Some of the included items are iffy, but the redundancy on both the fire and light is good. Not liking that it doesn’t include a decent knife or multi tool, but you added one, that helps. It’s a good starter survival kit, but it could be so much better off the shelf.
Additions were great, I was amazed they didn't put a knife or super cheap multitool in originally. Would love to add Bandana, Safety Pins, Threaded needle (or sewing kit) and Antibiotic cream which are also common household items. That bag also had some great straps on the bottom, if you had a small stuff sack you could store some bulky items there.
This video brings me back in time to Pre-Pandemic when we had three young troops all attending different levels of the same school. The Philippine De-Ed (Department of Education put out a request for parents to send an emergency bag to school with each child. The kits would be kept in storage at the school. We went overboard to be sure our young troops were well prepared to fend for themselves, at least 72 hours or until we could get to them or send transportation. We do run regular training exercises as a family to be ready for flooding, earthquake, and occasionally volcanic activity. The most important part of the equation is knowing what to do with what you have. Our goal was to provide comfort in the worst of scenarios, including buildings on the school campus collapsing. No question about it, the kits were way too heavy for hiking trips but survival/comfort was the main goal. All of the children knew what to take and what to leave behind when they were ready to exit the campus. They had maps with alternative routes marked for our home and their GrandMother's home in the opposite direction in case the main roads became impassable. Again, we always planned to pick them up or send a trusted person. It would be an extreme case for the three of them to have to make any move on their own. One thing super important here in the Phils is to have cash! This is a cash-based society. The power can go out but the Sari Sari stores on every street corner will usually stay open no matter what unless they run out of stock. Customize your kit according to your operating area and the needs of the user.
I can not with words express how awesome I think this post is, and you for putting out that information. Thank you for sharing. Sometimes a little cash and having a backup plan to the backup plan can be literal life savers.
I love your videos!!! Brilliant job!!! For my kit I would have added a Swiss Champ, slingshot with ammo, 2 bandanas, a knife sharpener, a Uco utensil set, a shemagh, a fresnel lens, my solar panel, solar battery charger with batteries, USB batteries, my solar charger, a power bank, earbuds, a deck of cards, my external hard drive, usb flash drive, prepaid cards, emergency cash, gift cards, my solar/hand crank flashlight, my Rovyvon rechargeable flashlight, a beanie, and my iPod Touch. On the front D-ring I would have my compass, keychain light, whistle, can/bottle opener, and a fire steel with striker. The straps in the front I would add pouches. In my emergency duffle bag I have clothes, medications, vitamins, food, water, my sleeping system, a few entertainment items, a Grayl water bottle, a stainless steel water bottle, a hygiene kit, my laundry system, a fanny pack, a empty sling bag, etc. I have a special needs kid in my family, so I have more power options than most, as well as entertainment/comfort items.
I always tie a flashlight with paracord to,the outisde of the pack. That way you have a light easily accessible, it's connected in case you drop it, and if someone needs to follow you with poor visibility, you can leave the light on for them to follow you. I used to do the button light, but I discovered in a real word situation, they aren't bright enough😊
I really like those portable radios even for just around the house. They come in handy when a storm knocks out your power, you have a light source and access to NOAA radio, plus you can listen to some music to keep you entertained.
Loved the Chicago screw idea. Add a fold up grocery bag. Then put the water you took out into the bag. Think of it like a foraging bag. It also allows you to expand your carrying ability. I have a army surplus medic bag that I roll up and strap to the out side of the back pack. This allows me to redistribute the gear and free up internal space as well more foraging space. I found pretty cheap Solar/winding small flash lights that have a clip. No batteries needed. Also, add a can opener (the old school one that is flat and has a bottle opener on one end and a triangle cutter on the other end). You can easily convert any can into a hobo stove. Last item, get any folding saw. Walmart gardening pruning saw will do. Not great, but will help a ton on fire prep and shelter stuff.
One thing i like about your videos is how reasonable you are, considering the viewer's reality both in matters of living situation and money. Also your recommendations and comments are really great to expand our minds on the ideal items, usage and need of certain kits. Thanks and keep on the good work mate!
you always add the best stuff, I still have some of those old anodized aluminum glasses from the 1970's, I could use some of those other little medicine ones you have there.
I have purchased a few items from Stealth Angel. I would say the most useful have been the portable solar chargers. The military style compass I have seems to be fairly accurate but the luminous dial is useless. Not very bright and the numbers are too small to read without reading glasses so it isn't worth squat for nighttime navigation. Haven't used the modular entrenching shovel for anything yet so I don't know how durable it is. The one thing I don't like about the back packs is they don't have fastex buckles so you can get them out of the way when unzipping. But if you are looking for cheap stuff that is disposable, Stealth Angel is a good start. Just do what this guy does and add your own stuff.
I personally would only add 3 things. 1. a shemagh scarf 2. a small solar panel for charging electronics and batteries 3. a 1 liter or 1.5 liter smart water bottle to use with the sawyer mini
you can also just turn the battery around backwards and it won't be able to turn on. i strongly suggest never ever storing batteries in the device, especially for survival kits. wrap them individually in a piece of paper towel then ziplock. if you value your life that is lol. when you absolutely need that light, and you see the dreaded battery rupture, leakage, and or corrosion, you're going to have a bad time. 😂🤝
I have 2 things, 1st, is I bought from stealth angel- backpack bag, and molle bags, they did NOT last 1 summer, zippers broke, rips etc, 2nd, is you never talk about adding a solar windup emergency radio, Which can also charge a phone, I know it cannot go in smaller survival bags, but I believe it is an important resource to add to a kit!
Tourniquets are important to have easily accessible. If you have an arterial bleed, You've got about 4-6 minutes to live and you'll only be awake for half of them. Having one in the bottom of your bag is almost as bad as not having one at all. Also, I always include a water bottle. Single walled steel is best but you need something besides bags for transporting water. I'd also include one or 2 backpacker meals. This is strictly for morale. People feel more secure with a full stomach. I personally carry 2 cups each of (beans, rice, oats, lentils, freeze-dried vegetables/fruit and self rising flour) a handful of salt and sugar packets, some bullion cubes, a couple of spices, tea, hot chocolate and coffee. I've made that last up to six days. I also like a wool blanket and a change of clothes or at least a warm sweater.
Adding onto the water bottle part here - I heard US soldiers in the Korean war put whiskey in their canteens to prevent freezing, So it's not a bad idea to have a "barter bottle" on hand incase of cold weather or...a good trade lol
As someone who lives in Ustate NY the non-liquid filled compass is a reasonable backup when it's 20 below zero and the liquid filled compass has frozen solid.
I've learned so much watching your channel and I have my own bag now, complete with a Mora Companion Spark. Thank you so much for all of your time and effort. You've inspired me to be more prepared. ✊
One of the things I do to buy space in my bags is to use carabiners and make use of the MOLLE straps on the outside of the bag. Using gloves that will take a split ring (keyring) and using a carabiner to attach them to the outside works wonder. A double-stack MOLLE mag pouch is the perfect size to hold a larger multi-tool like a Leatherman Super tool 300.
The hand warmers also can be used when a person is suffering from shock, placing between the armpits & groin then place a blanket over them. Hope this is helpful.
A few years ago, I bought three similar kits from Stealth Angle for my best friend from college and her two sons that had reached driving age. They live in AZ, you leave the city limits and the car breaks down, could be some time before anyone picks you up, better to have a kit, especially with water, than nothing at all.
I’d probably substitute the water bags with several additional squeeze bags for the Sawyer Mini. You could preload them with water. Plus you can reuse them with the Sawyer Mini. It gets away from using a single use product.
Ad a couple bic lighters....they last forever/ over 1,000 🔥 each lighter.. i cant remember one having any problems besides running out of fluid....ive been using them for over 20years..daily. ..if they get wet. Just let them dry out and back to fire 🔥. ✌🏼🤠
Oh, and if you have a 5 Below, they have those blankets that are pretty good size. Not huge, but they provide decent cover, since you habe the straps below, I woukd recommend one of them as well. Again, real world usage, was an absolute lifesaver. Made a great towel, blanket, sling, shelter and eventually sun shade.
Eric, I’ve come to love your videos. I Was worried you hadn’t uploaded in a while. Glad you did. I’ve made a few kits based on your insights, thank you. Mine are tailored to my family as I have a child on the spectrum and is asthmatic. I also bought the rhino ready kit after watching your review .. I got the Black Friday special but it didn’t include everything.. keep them videos coming.
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I still use a two and three person kit as a single person kit. And seeing as I'm allergic to fish, I would trying to make a hunting/foraging kit to go with this. Which would include a deck of edible food playing cards.
For what I'd be buying it for (possibly being stuck in my car overnight in a New York winter) the water and rations sound perfectly adequate. In cold weather (-10 or lower) food becomes much more necessary. I'd definitely swap out most of the China special stuff though
Nice choice in additional kit, Eric! Choices are hard to make sometimes, considering both size, & weight! If there is a second person around, it’s nice to have another compact pack, so as to share the load, & or to put those bags full of water into, to carry! Play carefully, & smile often!
I’d be curious to know the “after” weight. Where I live, we have volcanoes, so I like to have goggles for each person and one or two masks per day because of ash or wildfire smoke. Nicely done Eric.
The batteries I use in my flashlights and all my emergency kits are ever ready ultimate lithium.. I have never had these leak and they last a lot longer also they operate at lower temperatures in the shelf life is 10 years. Little more expensive but I get them on sale definitely worth it
A lot of good ideas. FYI though, Tennessee Honey is the worst whisky you could pick for this. It's 70 proof instead of normal whisky's 80, so it won't work very well as an antiseptic, it won't get you as buzzed, and it's basically pure sugar and flavoring with 35% alcohol.
Checked out a couple of these premade kits including this one . Glad I decided to make my own instead. Do have one question why do you always add the water bags instead of a bottle? I can understand if your purifying the water at camp but wouldn’t they be a pain to carry and drink out of. Also have you ever checked out the BPS knives? Not saying Mora isn’t a good knife ,own several but the BPS is full tang and carbon steel and priced close to most moras.
I agree the price is somewhat reasonable for what you're getting, the bag itself is pretty decent especially since you can easily add your own stuff! Have you thought about doing giveaways of these bags once you've modified them? Might be a fun way to interact with your viewers.
Yes, I will be doing some giveaways in the future...probably when I get to certain subscriber numbers. For example, a nice giveaway when I get to 100K subs.
I think you bring up an interesting point. A lot of people put far too much value in the bag they carry as if they plan to live in the mountains for a month. As long as you're not doing the same stuff the military does for several weeks at a time, almost any backpack will do, even cheapo Chinese knockoffs, even in an emergency. I'm not saying to only buy cheap stuff, but for people new to this stuff, they don't need a $450 Mystery Ranch backpack, or even a $180 5.11 bag. They can go to Walmart or Academy or some other outdoors place and still get a solid backpack for 50 bucks. Anyway, that's just my unwarranted/random internet guy opinion
one of the things i notice is the fact you never put tampons in the kits. there are so many uses for them and not just for females. mydol/pamprin is great for tension headaches. also, put a cheap spigot key in the kit. add a snack sized ziploc baggie of epsom salts. one last thing...a small alum shaving block is amazing at sealing/cleaning cuts...good for anti perspirant/antimicrobial. if you're feeling froggy put a styptic pencil in their too. help to stop small bleeds.
Ive gotten some stuff from Steal Angel, got 2 conceal carry bags an they no longer carry them. I use one for the weekends because where I work is really Dirty. holding up for like 2 years now.
Eric, I have been watching you for a while, I would recommend a 48oz single wall metal bottle you can hang on the outside, this will allow you to boil water, and since it's on the outside does not take any room inside the bag. Also, I would open up that windup radio and put a better quality & larger LG or Samsung 18650 battery in the 3200 mAh - 3500 mAh range. I would put some Stormproof matches and a magnesium bar.
Great bag! I would like to suggest a multivitamin since you don't know how long an emergency will last or what food might or might not be available. Also, since you mentioned your girlfriend add some period relief medicine.
I received one of these kits yesterday. I'm comparing reviews. One man said the card multi tool was the sharpest one he'd seen. I also bought Stealth Angels survival bivy emergency sleeping bag. It's 4.8 oz. and can also be a sleeping bag liner. It fits nicely in the empty front pocket. I found a nice first aid kit in the camping section of a local sporting goods store. It comes in a dry-bag and has a bigger variety of items.
The emergency sleeping bag also has a whistle on the stuff sack. Forgot to mention the gloves will be too big for most women. My food bars say 200 calories per bar🤔. The black box kit is the standard one sold separately on their website. I already added an 8 in 1 flashlight to my kit.
Stealth angel is a starter kit you definitely have to add to it for the situation you think you'll need it for but the bag is decent quality will hold a lot and doesn't take up much space after adding stuff they're good for a get home bag
After you add some real stuff to it it turned out to be a pretty nice. But let me tell you why I don't deal with stealth angel. I bought one of their power banks that folded out with 4 extra solar panels and it wouldn't work so I tried to contact them and they would not respond nor would they Exchange or have anything else to do with replacing the bad power bank and that wasn't all. The bracelet that supposed to have the little Ferro rod on it was nothing but a piece of plastic that looks like a little rod that you could scrape but the only thing that you could scrape off of it was plastic and they would have nothing to do about that either so needless to say I have nothing else to do or nothing good to say about stealth angel and that's all I've got to say about that. Thanks
You may want to consider a couple of small towels. It'd be nice to freshen up by being able to wash your face. And for me, my nose constantly run, so I'd need tissues. A whole box of tissues.
No metal cup for boiling water, no cutting tool (that credit card multi-tool is junk!), no trauma kit items.... I'd keep the bag, the flashlight, one of the two bags of water pouches, the masks, the 1st-Aid kit, one of the food blocks, the water purification tablets, hygiene can be a big moral booster. Keep that. Keep the gloves, the hand-crank radio with built-in flashlight. Toss in a small powerbank for your Smartphone and the included crank radio. (Interesting how you get a charging cable but nothing to plug it into.) Put a hank of 550 paracord in there. Wear the bracelet. Couple of Mini-Bic lighters in bright colors, toss those in there. Replace that El Cheapo compass with one that is liquid-filled. Replace the tube-tent with a tarp. That tube-tent is clearly made for one person. So that 2nd person better be your wife or girlfriend because she's going to be sleeping literally on top of you if you actually need to use that tent. I'm sorry but when the words _"It's better than nothing."_ are constantly mentioned in a review, for a lot of folks out there, this is going to be a kit to avoid. For everything that needs to be removed, added, and done to this kit post-purchase to get it up to a decent standard; if this was a $75.oo kit.... might be worth picking up. For $120.oo, that's too much. Especially a kit that size, no fixed-blade knife no stainless steel metal cup? No way! I mean a cup from Wal-mart (18 oz. S.S.) is under $6.oo. A Mora 511 Basic fixed-blade (3.5" blade) is $10.oo easily online. Both should have been included considering the Asking Price for this kit.
Buddy in today's economy, this is a DEAL. Maybe not 4-5 years ago, but in today's world, this is cheap for everything you get, and if all I gotta do is add in $35 worth of extra stuff, then that means I have an entire kit for less than $160...that's pretty damn good, and I've yet to see a better kit for the same price or cheaper. The bag itself in today's world would cost $50 or more. Just for the bag. 2024, it ain't cheap or easy to but together a solid kit. This is a great start for people new to preparing, and I think you're right they need go add a boiling cup and a fixed blade, but like you said, those are cheap and easy to add. I think it's all around a really solid start, at an affordable price for 2024.
@@hydroxide5507 Not even close. Ended up getting this thing. Did my own review of it on my channel 8 months back. My initial impressions, stand. Overall: waste of money.
you would have to reeaaaaally try to melt aluminum. impossible if it has water in it. you cna boil water in a paper cup or plastic bottle(not good obviously but possible. ) because the water takes the heat away. obivously for long term steel is better but for short them alu. is fine.
I didn't realize we have the same last name! I agree that with a little knowledge on how to prepare, a person can make a better kit with better quality items. Although, my kit has several hundred dollars in gear! LOL
Yes that is good no battery. I'm going to take this kit out in emergency and not know what is inside of the kit. Cause that would be the best thing to do
Great video. I would test out those tins from your medicine before actually putting them in there. They could be coated with some toxic chemical that you don't want to burn off or they could not be as "metal" as you think they are and easily burn up.
As always, nice video. How do we get you to more subs? Hello, 100k 😊 I like your approach to these kits and the logic you use when preparing them. Keep up the good work.
compasses won't be of much value as the poles are in an ongoing major excursion. You could use it to find out where the magnetic north pole is I guess.
Curious about why you got rid of the water and kept all the food when having water is more vital, as you said yourself and we all understand. They didn't seem to be much difference size wise. Also, the extra pair of safety goggles should have gone in. Just consider 9/11 dust clouds or wildfires and dust storms particulates, when eye protection would be extremely helpful. Aside from those points, KUTGW
I would have made the same choice as him for the water bags. Water is heavy to carry (i am a woman so i am trying to make my 72h bag extra light, there is no way i can evacuate with it otherwise) and depending on where you live you may not need to secure a big quantity of safe water if you have a way to filter some... and i would keep some food too. Yes we can survive without it but if your escape plan includes walking quite a lot, eating some calories will help. That being said, these survival biscuits are heavier than other options.
nice vid, however I would question placing the hi-viz mora on the back of the pack, the sheath maybe secure but the knife is not, the knife can easily be removed from the sheath. I would either carry it on my person or place it inside the pack (side of zipped pocket/pouch) which can be easily accessible when you open a zip
As much as I enjoy your videos, I don't understand your logic. You take out water to make room, but you don't break a lot of your items down, or remove bulky packaging. Good video.
I wish people would stop calling the kits they make "survival " this , or that . When very little of it would be any real use to help you actually survive anything . What they are , is more like an " Emergency " item . Use once , and its done , as most items are small , and a bit junky . Survival is up to you . Build an " emergency " or " disaster " kit , with good quality equipment , and hope you never need it , but dont skimp .
Didn’t you comment on one of your videos about having a Huge collection of Swiss Army Knife’s? Felix Immler has a huge channel on projects you can do using just a Swiss Army Knife. He’s actually Swiss by the way. He’s also got every mod known to god on modifying the knifes. Love spiral cut fries? His last project is using a SAK and a tin can to cut them up.
People laugh at those paracord bracelets, but honestly in a last ditch effort if you slipped and lost all you're gear that paracord bracelet will atleast make it possible for you too keep warm with fire make water clean enough too drink with said fire and obviously cook whatever you may catch with said fire. So I feel laughing at the bracelet is a little much as it does provide fire making and a whistle that may get attention incase you can't yell for whatever reason too nearby help. Then yes the amount of paracord isn't much but it is enough if you need to make belt or hold up a shelter if needed and also tie off a bad wound if that serious. I have tested them and they will create fire even though it's a very small working fire steel set-up. So imo too keep one on hand isn't really a bad idea especially if you're not rich and can't afford all the high end gear most all these channel's show case. And I'm not knocking any channel for showing off all the high end gear it's great info, but don't under estimate the simple stuff either is my point. Great video bud it's a decent kit and nice you have the ability too eliminate unnecessary item's for you and add what would work best in each person's case.
Seriously? Have you even tried one? The firesteel on it is junk. I'll trust my own pocket kits over a fake paracord "survival" bracelet. Such gear is not made for you to survive, it is made to get the dollars out of your wallet. My life is worth more than a $5 bracelet, but yes I bought one to try because I was curious, and yes, I have yes paracord bracelet I can wear if I want to but mine were made from real paracord back when you could only make them and not buy them from China.
@Canada&Free No only said in my comment that I have tested them and that yes they are tiny but they do work lmao. I'm not saying it's the perfect piece of gear! If you read and understand what I wrote I said in a last ditch effort if it's all you have it does have users that could help you if you lost all other gear.
I would've removed all of the emergency water packs and just stored a couple of 32 oz bottles of water next to the pack, grabbing the bottles when retrieving the pack is not a hardship and frees up a lot of extra space.
Video Notes:
1) Starting weight was 10 lbs 12 oz, final weight was 13 lbs 3 oz.
Thank you. That’s impressive.
Hey bro I’ve got a good vid I dea
I know there is google, but most people have no idea what 10 lbs 12 oz is without translating it??? Most people think that must be around 5 kilos ;-)
Rubber bands are so much under appriciated. Luckily not in a survival situation, but i used to Carry a small Bag of Rubber bands in different sizes. Always came handy. Especially sometimes zipties fail. I had a situation where I realized all of my spare zipties were useless as all of their clamps were broken out under months of storage
The stuff you add (and your reasoning) is usually more interesting than the items the off-the-shelf kits come with!
I agree with that!😊
Always!
I agree. Most of these kits at best give you things to hold you over until you upgrade them. They can be useful if it's all you have to grab and go, though. It's certainly better than nothing.
Mate. In 1987/88 in the British Army one of those cheap Chinese credit card tools saved my bacon. I still keep them ass I know they work.
Wow, you sure crammed a lot of stuff in there!! Must say your additions make these kits so much better!!❤ Great video!😊
Thanks!
What I like about this bag is the extra pockets. You can tuck so many useful things away in them! Some of the included items are iffy, but the redundancy on both the fire and light is good. Not liking that it doesn’t include a decent knife or multi tool, but you added one, that helps. It’s a good starter survival kit, but it could be so much better off the shelf.
Additions were great, I was amazed they didn't put a knife or super cheap multitool in originally. Would love to add Bandana, Safety Pins, Threaded needle (or sewing kit) and Antibiotic cream which are also common household items. That bag also had some great straps on the bottom, if you had a small stuff sack you could store some bulky items there.
As always great insight into how to customize your own Aand you added the jolly ranchers !! Ha ha nice !!
Thanks for the informative
And fun videos
This video brings me back in time to Pre-Pandemic when we had three young troops all attending different levels of the same school. The Philippine De-Ed (Department of Education put out a request for parents to send an emergency bag to school with each child. The kits would be kept in storage at the school. We went overboard to be sure our young troops were well prepared to fend for themselves, at least 72 hours or until we could get to them or send transportation. We do run regular training exercises as a family to be ready for flooding, earthquake, and occasionally volcanic activity. The most important part of the equation is knowing what to do with what you have. Our goal was to provide comfort in the worst of scenarios, including buildings on the school campus collapsing. No question about it, the kits were way too heavy for hiking trips but survival/comfort was the main goal. All of the children knew what to take and what to leave behind when they were ready to exit the campus. They had maps with alternative routes marked for our home and their GrandMother's home in the opposite direction in case the main roads became impassable. Again, we always planned to pick them up or send a trusted person. It would be an extreme case for the three of them to have to make any move on their own. One thing super important here in the Phils is to have cash! This is a cash-based society. The power can go out but the Sari Sari stores on every street corner will usually stay open no matter what unless they run out of stock. Customize your kit according to your operating area and the needs of the user.
I can not with words express how awesome I think this post is, and you for putting out that information. Thank you for sharing. Sometimes a little cash and having a backup plan to the backup plan can be literal life savers.
I love your videos!!! Brilliant job!!! For my kit I would have added a Swiss Champ, slingshot with ammo, 2 bandanas, a knife sharpener, a Uco utensil set, a shemagh, a fresnel lens, my solar panel, solar battery charger with batteries, USB batteries, my solar charger, a power bank, earbuds, a deck of cards, my external hard drive, usb flash drive, prepaid cards, emergency cash, gift cards, my solar/hand crank flashlight, my Rovyvon rechargeable flashlight, a beanie, and my iPod Touch. On the front D-ring I would have my compass, keychain light, whistle, can/bottle opener, and a fire steel with striker. The straps in the front I would add pouches. In my emergency duffle bag I have clothes, medications, vitamins, food, water, my sleeping system, a few entertainment items, a Grayl water bottle, a stainless steel water bottle, a hygiene kit, my laundry system, a fanny pack, a empty sling bag, etc. I have a special needs kid in my family, so I have more power options than most, as well as entertainment/comfort items.
WOW! GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK ERIC! AWESOME VIDEO, REVIEW AND ADDITIONS….AS USUAL!! THANKS BROTHER!
Thanks!
I always tie a flashlight with paracord to,the outisde of the pack. That way you have a light easily accessible, it's connected in case you drop it, and if someone needs to follow you with poor visibility, you can leave the light on for them to follow you. I used to do the button light, but I discovered in a real word situation, they aren't bright enough😊
I really like those portable radios even for just around the house. They come in handy when a storm knocks out your power, you have a light source and access to NOAA radio, plus you can listen to some music to keep you entertained.
Indeed, have a couple of those around, also very handy to charge the phone
Don't count on the solar system, theirs are junk!
Loved the Chicago screw idea. Add a fold up grocery bag. Then put the water you took out into the bag. Think of it like a foraging bag. It also allows you to expand your carrying ability. I have a army surplus medic bag that I roll up and strap to the out side of the back pack. This allows me to redistribute the gear and free up internal space as well more foraging space. I found pretty cheap Solar/winding small flash lights that have a clip. No batteries needed. Also, add a can opener (the old school one that is flat and has a bottle opener on one end and a triangle cutter on the other end). You can easily convert any can into a hobo stove. Last item, get any folding saw. Walmart gardening pruning saw will do. Not great, but will help a ton on fire prep and shelter stuff.
The solar flashlight has a battery in it... it literally needs batteries... smh
@@thomgizziz yep. But I am not relying on finding new batteries for light. Instead it recharges from Solar or hand cranking.
One thing i like about your videos is how reasonable you are, considering the viewer's reality both in matters of living situation and money. Also your recommendations and comments are really great to expand our minds on the ideal items, usage and need of certain kits. Thanks and keep on the good work mate!
Thanks!
What a wonderful gift… for someone that you love… a great starter…. Thank you!!!
you always add the best stuff, I still have some of those old anodized aluminum glasses from the 1970's, I could use some of those other little medicine ones you have there.
I have purchased a few items from Stealth Angel. I would say the most useful have been the portable solar chargers. The military style compass I have seems to be fairly accurate but the luminous dial is useless. Not very bright and the numbers are too small to read without reading glasses so it isn't worth squat for nighttime navigation. Haven't used the modular entrenching shovel for anything yet so I don't know how durable it is. The one thing I don't like about the back packs is they don't have fastex buckles so you can get them out of the way when unzipping. But if you are looking for cheap stuff that is disposable, Stealth Angel is a good start. Just do what this guy does and add your own stuff.
Love your channel. Your Chicago screw idea is awesome.
I personally would only add 3 things. 1. a shemagh scarf 2. a small solar panel for charging electronics and batteries 3. a 1 liter or 1.5 liter smart water bottle to use with the sawyer mini
I think what most ppl don't realize is this just to get you started, then add in or on whatever else you what, and then go from there
you can also just turn the battery around backwards and it won't be able to turn on. i strongly suggest never ever storing batteries in the device, especially for survival kits. wrap them individually in a piece of paper towel then ziplock. if you value your life that is lol. when you absolutely need that light, and you see the dreaded battery rupture, leakage, and or corrosion, you're going to have a bad time. 😂🤝
I have 2 things, 1st, is I bought from stealth angel- backpack bag, and molle bags, they did NOT last 1 summer, zippers broke, rips etc, 2nd, is you never talk about adding a solar windup emergency radio, Which can also charge a phone, I know it cannot go in smaller survival bags, but I believe it is an important resource to add to a kit!
Tourniquets are important to have easily accessible. If you have an arterial bleed, You've got about 4-6 minutes to live and you'll only be awake for half of them. Having one in the bottom of your bag is almost as bad as not having one at all. Also, I always include a water bottle. Single walled steel is best but you need something besides bags for transporting water. I'd also include one or 2 backpacker meals. This is strictly for morale. People feel more secure with a full stomach. I personally carry 2 cups each of (beans, rice, oats, lentils, freeze-dried vegetables/fruit and self rising flour) a handful of salt and sugar packets, some bullion cubes, a couple of spices, tea, hot chocolate and coffee. I've made that last up to six days. I also like a wool blanket and a change of clothes or at least a warm sweater.
Adding onto the water bottle part here - I heard US soldiers in the Korean war put whiskey in their canteens to prevent freezing, So it's not a bad idea to have a "barter bottle" on hand incase of cold weather or...a good trade lol
As someone who lives in Ustate NY the non-liquid filled compass is a reasonable backup when it's 20 below zero and the liquid filled compass has frozen solid.
I've learned so much watching your channel and I have my own bag now, complete with a Mora Companion Spark. Thank you so much for all of your time and effort. You've inspired me to be more prepared. ✊
The backpack makes the most of it. I like that, I'm not thrilled with the rest.
One of the things I do to buy space in my bags is to use carabiners and make use of the MOLLE straps on the outside of the bag. Using gloves that will take a split ring (keyring) and using a carabiner to attach them to the outside works wonder. A double-stack MOLLE mag pouch is the perfect size to hold a larger multi-tool like a Leatherman Super tool 300.
The hand warmers also can be used when a person is suffering from shock, placing between the armpits & groin then place a blanket over them.
Hope this is helpful.
A few years ago, I bought three similar kits from Stealth Angle for my best friend from college and her two sons that had reached driving age. They live in AZ, you leave the city limits and the car breaks down, could be some time before anyone picks you up, better to have a kit, especially with water, than nothing at all.
I’d probably substitute the water bags with several additional squeeze bags for the Sawyer Mini. You could preload them with water. Plus you can reuse them with the Sawyer Mini. It gets away from using a single use product.
Add some electrical tape Paracord and an additional few rubber bands to the mora sheath.
Ad a couple bic lighters....they last forever/ over 1,000 🔥 each lighter.. i cant remember one having any problems besides running out of fluid....ive been using them for over 20years..daily. ..if they get wet. Just let them dry out and back to fire 🔥. ✌🏼🤠
You already added a bic. 😊
Oh, and if you have a 5 Below, they have those blankets that are pretty good size. Not huge, but they provide decent cover, since you habe the straps below, I woukd recommend one of them as well. Again, real world usage, was an absolute lifesaver. Made a great towel, blanket, sling, shelter and eventually sun shade.
Looks cool, and yes it includes items that are luxuries, more like a relaxed camping kit that a survival one.
A leatherman surge is more expensive than the entire stealth angel survival kit
Great video. I agree with you on how this bag is a great starting point for the average person.
Eric, I’ve come to love your videos. I Was worried you hadn’t uploaded in a while. Glad you did. I’ve made a few kits based on your insights, thank you. Mine are tailored to my family as I have a child on the spectrum and is asthmatic. I also bought the rhino ready kit after watching your review .. I got the Black Friday special but it didn’t include everything.. keep them videos coming.
25:46 🗣️🎙️”cancel all additional personnel. Cancel all additional personnel. Dr Eric saved the patient. Repeat Dr Eric raised Lazarus from the cold slab of flea market junk”
I still use a two and three person kit as a single person kit. And seeing as I'm allergic to fish, I would trying to make a hunting/foraging kit to go with this. Which would include a deck of edible food playing cards.
Edible playing cards?????
@@elliottguzman5487 they are playing cards that picture plants in the wild that you can eat
@@BanZandar that’s actually so cool
For what I'd be buying it for (possibly being stuck in my car overnight in a New York winter) the water and rations sound perfectly adequate.
In cold weather (-10 or lower) food becomes much more necessary.
I'd definitely swap out most of the China special stuff though
Nice choice in additional kit, Eric!
Choices are hard to make sometimes,
considering both size, & weight!
If there is a second person around,
it’s nice to have another compact pack,
so as to share the load,
& or to put those bags full of water into, to carry!
Play carefully, & smile often!
The portable radio at 2000mah might get you 20-30percent on a phone
Hey thanks for educating us about the purpose of the water and the prices in every single video
Good to see you back!!!!!! Nice video, (still watching 😅)❤🎉❤
Also as a diabetic I always suggest you add some food as diabetics need to worry about ones blood sugar dropping.
I’d be curious to know the “after” weight.
Where I live, we have volcanoes, so I like to have goggles for each person and one or two masks per day because of ash or wildfire smoke.
Nicely done Eric.
The batteries I use in my flashlights and all my emergency kits are ever ready ultimate lithium.. I have never had these leak and they last a lot longer also they operate at lower temperatures in the shelf life is 10 years. Little more expensive but I get them on sale definitely worth it
A lot of good ideas. FYI though, Tennessee Honey is the worst whisky you could pick for this. It's 70 proof instead of normal whisky's 80, so it won't work very well as an antiseptic, it won't get you as buzzed, and it's basically pure sugar and flavoring with 35% alcohol.
I love your 100 C's of survivability
Checked out a couple of these premade kits including this one . Glad I decided to make my own instead. Do have one question why do you always add the water bags instead of a bottle? I can understand if your purifying the water at camp but wouldn’t they be a pain to carry and drink out of. Also have you ever checked out the BPS knives? Not saying Mora isn’t a good knife ,own several but the BPS is full tang and carbon steel and priced close to most moras.
Great job! I love these videos. Very informative and practical !
I agree the price is somewhat reasonable for what you're getting, the bag itself is pretty decent especially since you can easily add your own stuff! Have you thought about doing giveaways of these bags once you've modified them? Might be a fun way to interact with your viewers.
Yes, I will be doing some giveaways in the future...probably when I get to certain subscriber numbers. For example, a nice giveaway when I get to 100K subs.
I think you bring up an interesting point. A lot of people put far too much value in the bag they carry as if they plan to live in the mountains for a month. As long as you're not doing the same stuff the military does for several weeks at a time, almost any backpack will do, even cheapo Chinese knockoffs, even in an emergency.
I'm not saying to only buy cheap stuff, but for people new to this stuff, they don't need a $450 Mystery Ranch backpack, or even a $180 5.11 bag. They can go to Walmart or Academy or some other outdoors place and still get a solid backpack for 50 bucks.
Anyway, that's just my unwarranted/random internet guy opinion
one of the things i notice is the fact you never put tampons in the kits. there are so many uses for them and not just for females. mydol/pamprin is great for tension headaches. also, put a cheap spigot key in the kit. add a snack sized ziploc baggie of epsom salts. one last thing...a small alum shaving block is amazing at sealing/cleaning cuts...good for anti perspirant/antimicrobial. if you're feeling froggy put a styptic pencil in their too. help to stop small bleeds.
Ive gotten some stuff from Steal Angel, got 2 conceal carry bags an they no longer carry them. I use one for the weekends because where I work is really Dirty. holding up for like 2 years now.
Great stuff. I love your breakdowns. Stay safe bro.🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Analog radio is good for tuning into week signals that digital cannot
Eric, I have been watching you for a while, I would recommend a 48oz single wall metal bottle you can hang on the outside, this will allow you to boil water, and since it's on the outside does not take any room inside the bag. Also, I would open up that windup radio and put a better quality & larger LG or Samsung 18650 battery in the 3200 mAh - 3500 mAh range. I would put some Stormproof matches and a magnesium bar.
A nice addition would be the total weight before and after add-ins.
I did the weight before the add-ons. I'll add the post mod weight in later videos.
I made my own GTC bag the pack has a camelback hydration water bag in it I put a life straw in the hose too btw gtc means get to cabin lol !!
Great bag! I would like to suggest a multivitamin since you don't know how long an emergency will last or what food might or might not be available. Also, since you mentioned your girlfriend add some period relief medicine.
Good idea.
I agree, always surprises me that not one TH-camr has ever suggested multivitamins.
I received one of these kits yesterday. I'm comparing reviews. One man said the card multi tool was the sharpest one he'd seen. I also bought Stealth Angels survival bivy emergency sleeping bag. It's 4.8 oz. and can also be a sleeping bag liner. It fits nicely in the empty front pocket. I found a nice first aid kit in the camping section of a local sporting goods store. It comes in a dry-bag and has a bigger variety of items.
The emergency sleeping bag also has a whistle on the stuff sack. Forgot to mention the gloves will be too big for most women. My food bars say 200 calories per bar🤔. The black box kit is the standard one sold separately on their website. I already added an 8 in 1 flashlight to my kit.
Stealth angel is a starter kit you definitely have to add to it for the situation you think you'll need it for but the bag is decent quality will hold a lot and doesn't take up much space after adding stuff they're good for a get home bag
These videos are the best. Great job sir!
After you add some real stuff to it it turned out to be a pretty nice. But let me tell you why I don't deal with stealth angel. I bought one of their power banks that folded out with 4 extra solar panels and it wouldn't work so I tried to contact them and they would not respond nor would they Exchange or have anything else to do with replacing the bad power bank and that wasn't all. The bracelet that supposed to have the little Ferro rod on it was nothing but a piece of plastic that looks like a little rod that you could scrape but the only thing that you could scrape off of it was plastic and they would have nothing to do about that either so needless to say I have nothing else to do or nothing good to say about stealth angel and that's all I've got to say about that. Thanks
I missied your videos brother. thanks
I made my own survival kit thanks to you migthy guideness.
Thanks!
You may want to consider a couple of small towels. It'd be nice to freshen up by being able to wash your face.
And for me, my nose constantly run, so I'd need tissues. A whole box of tissues.
No metal cup for boiling water, no cutting tool (that credit card multi-tool is junk!), no trauma kit items.... I'd keep the bag, the flashlight, one of the two bags of water pouches, the masks, the 1st-Aid kit, one of the food blocks, the water purification tablets, hygiene can be a big moral booster. Keep that. Keep the gloves, the hand-crank radio with built-in flashlight. Toss in a small powerbank for your Smartphone and the included crank radio. (Interesting how you get a charging cable but nothing to plug it into.) Put a hank of 550 paracord in there. Wear the bracelet. Couple of Mini-Bic lighters in bright colors, toss those in there. Replace that El Cheapo compass with one that is liquid-filled. Replace the tube-tent with a tarp. That tube-tent is clearly made for one person. So that 2nd person better be your wife or girlfriend because she's going to be sleeping literally on top of you if you actually need to use that tent.
I'm sorry but when the words _"It's better than nothing."_ are constantly mentioned in a review, for a lot of folks out there, this is going to be a kit to avoid. For everything that needs to be removed, added, and done to this kit post-purchase to get it up to a decent standard; if this was a $75.oo kit.... might be worth picking up. For $120.oo, that's too much. Especially a kit that size, no fixed-blade knife no stainless steel metal cup? No way! I mean a cup from Wal-mart (18 oz. S.S.) is under $6.oo. A Mora 511 Basic fixed-blade (3.5" blade) is $10.oo easily online. Both should have been included considering the Asking Price for this kit.
Buddy in today's economy, this is a DEAL. Maybe not 4-5 years ago, but in today's world, this is cheap for everything you get, and if all I gotta do is add in $35 worth of extra stuff, then that means I have an entire kit for less than $160...that's pretty damn good, and I've yet to see a better kit for the same price or cheaper. The bag itself in today's world would cost $50 or more. Just for the bag. 2024, it ain't cheap or easy to but together a solid kit. This is a great start for people new to preparing, and I think you're right they need go add a boiling cup and a fixed blade, but like you said, those are cheap and easy to add. I think it's all around a really solid start, at an affordable price for 2024.
guy that never goes outside " yeah my bag is better than others because it weighs 200 lbs. it even has a diesel generator"
@@hydroxide5507
Not even close. Ended up getting this thing. Did my own review of it on my channel 8 months back. My initial impressions, stand. Overall: waste of money.
Great video I missed your uploads, you made this Kit amazing I wish they sold the kit like this
Great as always, Thank You and Regards
Just a note while the food is not important for most people. If your diabetic or need food with meds it’s importance jumps up a bit. Just a thought
Aluminium melts at relatively low temperatures, I wouldn't rely on that to boil water. Try using a steel coffee can.
you would have to reeaaaaally try to melt aluminum. impossible if it has water in it. you cna boil water in a paper cup or plastic bottle(not good obviously but possible. ) because the water takes the heat away. obivously for long term steel is better but for short them alu. is fine.
I would try to put the knive um the D-ring of the straps. Foi forgot the silver tape. Nice video.
Thank you good review as always. Helpful info and would be an ok grab n go kinda solution!
Nice setup when all is said and done. I'd have tried to stuff a folding saw and a full tang mid-size survival knife in there to back up that Mora
I didn't realize we have the same last name! I agree that with a little knowledge on how to prepare, a person can make a better kit with better quality items. Although, my kit has several hundred dollars in gear! LOL
Personal hygiene is a luxury....but don't forget your mask😂
Yes that is good no battery.
I'm going to take this kit out in emergency and not know what is inside of the kit.
Cause that would be the best thing to do
Great video. I would test out those tins from your medicine before actually putting them in there. They could be coated with some toxic chemical that you don't want to burn off or they could not be as "metal" as you think they are and easily burn up.
That's a hefty pack of stuff!
As always, nice video. How do we get you to more subs? Hello, 100k 😊 I like your approach to these kits and the logic you use when preparing them. Keep up the good work.
We used Peptobismol tabs when in China, light to pack and works good w GI upset.
Maybe add something for panic attacks (you never know). And an entertaining thing like dice or cards.
Touching grass my help
compasses won't be of much value as the poles are in an ongoing major excursion. You could use it to find out where the magnetic north pole is I guess.
Lotta junk included imho. I like your own additions.
Curious about why you got rid of the water and kept all the food when having water is more vital, as you said yourself and we all understand. They didn't seem to be much difference size wise. Also, the extra pair of safety goggles should have gone in. Just consider 9/11 dust clouds or wildfires and dust storms particulates, when eye protection would be extremely helpful. Aside from those points, KUTGW
I would have made the same choice as him for the water bags. Water is heavy to carry (i am a woman so i am trying to make my 72h bag extra light, there is no way i can evacuate with it otherwise) and depending on where you live you may not need to secure a big quantity of safe water if you have a way to filter some... and i would keep some food too. Yes we can survive without it but if your escape plan includes walking quite a lot, eating some calories will help. That being said, these survival biscuits are heavier than other options.
I live this setup cool it jast needs an individual personal touch
Eric on the bottom of the bag ID add two fleece throws or blankets
nice vid, however I would question placing the hi-viz mora on the back of the pack, the sheath maybe secure but the knife is not, the knife can easily be removed from the sheath. I would either carry it on my person or place it inside the pack (side of zipped pocket/pouch) which can be easily accessible when you open a zip
Thanks
I was about to guess Trellegy for medication package tin. Another asthma med packed the same way. Guess how I know...
Same here
Nice! I keep all those tins cuz they come in handy for all sorts of stuff.
@@KitbashedSurvival I keep them too LOL
Hey @kitbashed!! Have you ever reviewed the echo sigma line of kits?
As much as I enjoy your videos, I don't understand your logic. You take out water to make room, but you don't break a lot of your items down, or remove bulky packaging. Good video.
The radio would be nice to have to keep my hand held ham radio charged
I wish people would stop calling the kits they make "survival " this , or that . When very little of it would be any real use to help you actually survive anything . What they are , is more like an " Emergency " item . Use once , and its done , as most items are small , and a bit junky . Survival is up to you . Build an " emergency " or " disaster " kit , with good quality equipment , and hope you never need it , but dont skimp .
cope
looks good but there is no way in hell i would have that knife on the outside for anyone to grab... or even see i have.
Didn’t you comment on one of your videos about having a Huge collection of Swiss Army Knife’s? Felix Immler has a huge channel on projects you can do using just a Swiss Army Knife. He’s actually Swiss by the way. He’s also got every mod known to god on modifying the knifes. Love spiral cut fries? His last project is using a SAK and a tin can to cut them up.
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People laugh at those paracord bracelets, but honestly in a last ditch effort if you slipped and lost all you're gear that paracord bracelet will atleast make it possible for you too keep warm with fire make water clean enough too drink with said fire and obviously cook whatever you may catch with said fire. So I feel laughing at the bracelet is a little much as it does provide fire making and a whistle that may get attention incase you can't yell for whatever reason too nearby help. Then yes the amount of paracord isn't much but it is enough if you need to make belt or hold up a shelter if needed and also tie off a bad wound if that serious. I have tested them and they will create fire even though it's a very small working fire steel set-up. So imo too keep one on hand isn't really a bad idea especially if you're not rich and can't afford all the high end gear most all these channel's show case. And I'm not knocking any channel for showing off all the high end gear it's great info, but don't under estimate the simple stuff either is my point. Great video bud it's a decent kit and nice you have the ability too eliminate unnecessary item's for you and add what would work best in each person's case.
Seriously? Have you even tried one? The firesteel on it is junk. I'll trust my own pocket kits over a fake paracord "survival" bracelet. Such gear is not made for you to survive, it is made to get the dollars out of your wallet. My life is worth more than a $5 bracelet, but yes I bought one to try because I was curious, and yes, I have yes paracord bracelet I can wear if I want to but mine were made from real paracord back when you could only make them and not buy them from China.
@Canada&Free No only said in my comment that I have tested them and that yes they are tiny but they do work lmao. I'm not saying it's the perfect piece of gear! If you read and understand what I wrote I said in a last ditch effort if it's all you have it does have users that could help you if you lost all other gear.
They're small and not that great...but they do technically work. Like I said in the video, it's certainly better than nothing.
@Kitbashed Survival I know you stated it and obviously you understand my point unlike other's.
Are those survival ration cookies really hard ?
I would've removed all of the emergency water packs and just stored a couple of 32 oz bottles of water next to the pack, grabbing the bottles when retrieving the pack is not a hardship and frees up a lot of extra space.
aew the zippers metal or plastic ive gotten a ffew bags and there plastic and they come apart
Metal