25 Survival Skills to Learn Now!

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  • @milododds1
    @milododds1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Growing up with 4-H and FFA (Future Farmers of America) taught me a lot more skills than scouts but both make a difference. I highly recommend taking AG Mechanics to learn all types of welding, metal forging, electrical, tin making, wood working, ropes/knots, surveying and learn how to use and identify all types of tools, materials, and projects. With these skills you can fabricate just about anything. Sure Chemistry, Physics, Math, and English are important courses but having hands on skills will help you survive. Yes I went to college, studied engineering and business but honestly I believe everyone should also go to a trade school as well. You need to be balanced in both white and blue collar skills to truly be successful and secure in life as a whole. Yeah I own a sewing machine and I know how to knit clothing, and I worked as a prep cook in restaurants while in school. At 21 I left for a summer to work in Germany, working in a foreign language and experiencing life as a foreign worker was an amazing and challenging experience. Do things outside your comfort zone.

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If you live in the South you can grow or find a yaupon holly bush and make your own tea. Yuapon Holly has twice the caffeine as regular tea
    There may come a day when the supply chain fails or the price of coffee is not affordable to common People. Yaupon tea is pretty tasty. And could fill the need.

  • @cher4705
    @cher4705 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As an elderly woman, my chances of fighting someone off are slim. Simply having a small spray bottle with ammonia in it gives me an opportunity to protect myself or provide a chance to escape an attack. Ammonia sprayed on the perpetrators chest will stop them in their tracks.

    • @alisongilbert8902
      @alisongilbert8902 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When I was a kid, the minister of our church was telling us about when he'd make house calls out in the country and the dogs would come at him. So he kept a little water pistol filled with ammonia in his pocket and would squirt the dogs on the nose, they left him alone & he could get to the houses without fear of dog attacks 😄

    • @cherylcampbell9369
      @cherylcampbell9369 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! This is very good to know, as I, too, have no delusions of fending off an attacker of much size, either.
      Constant vigilance is key, of course, but not all can be prevented.
      I detest ammonia, but will take your recommendation.
      I also see the reply here about dogs and ammonia. That too is good to know!
      Edit: Oh hey! We have the same first name.

    • @ro.gtheoutlaw8391
      @ro.gtheoutlaw8391 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cherylcampbell9369also don’t forget how much of an asset a nice size furry friend can be to alert protect and accompany you

    • @JaneJones-uh5le
      @JaneJones-uh5le 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Old people fight by outsmarting. I've fought, and I'm 65. Only 5'2", so definitely not brute strength

    • @1Ladybuilder
      @1Ladybuilder 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You might also want to add wasp spray - the kind that shoots a stream 30 feet - to your arsenal as it will quickly blind an attacker.

  • @PeterLehman-il5ru
    @PeterLehman-il5ru 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Growing up in the 60's and 70's we had a choice between wood and metal shop,while the girls had home economics . That was it and there is no cross over allowed. Now your children get a class called family consumer in school and then bused to another location for vocational education .

  • @Eurynomea
    @Eurynomea 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Bleach loses efficacy quickly, best bet is to use pool shock powder. I'm a coastie and grew up in hurricane country. We always had ply sheets stored in the garage to board up windows. I've instilled that precaution in my husband (from California).

    • @PaEMT_FF9
      @PaEMT_FF9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ever consider a sodium hypochlorite generator (turning salt & water into bleach) ??

  • @deevaneyck8043
    @deevaneyck8043 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Sewing can translate to stitching up people, not just britches. I’m an accomplished seamstress and recently learned how to suture.

    • @mercy1962
      @mercy1962 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tbh stitching up wounds is largely cosmetic and can be dangerous if not fatal if you don’t exquisitely clean out the wound with NS. Healing by secondary intention is a lot safer but leaves nasty scars

    • @JoeArn1
      @JoeArn1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mercy1962good point. I’d probably guess you could flush with saline for contacts

    • @mercy1962
      @mercy1962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoeArn1 you can use that but saline is easy to make and can be a real life saver. Brown sugar and powdered silver are great to use on wounds healing by secondary intention. Suturing is a very advanced technique and needs a lot of knowledge to make effective. You can only safely suture when the wound is under 6-8 hours has very defined and non inflamed borders. It’s probably too advanced for the lay person but uptodate has some good teaching on wound care

  • @hvega8199
    @hvega8199 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I grew up dirt poor. I’ll survive.

    • @OldNavajoTricks
      @OldNavajoTricks ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was born with nothing and I still got most of it left 😂
      Seasick Steve lyric 👍

    • @Neal-b2e
      @Neal-b2e ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep

    • @hurricaneheather1420
      @hurricaneheather1420 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Best Survival Skill there could be 😊

    • @Let_there_be_peace
      @Let_there_be_peace ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bless you! Love your attitude. 😊

    • @428Jonathon
      @428Jonathon ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well I grew up on Beans and Hotdogs. Best I can hope for.

  • @Helm-w1q
    @Helm-w1q ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Learning to make your self useful. People have a habit of keeping useful people around. From there, there is a list. Prepare your community. Organize a civil defense/recovery. Make sure you have lawinforcement , fire fighters,medical tects. Stock a food bank, secure a water supply. If you think sitting in a bunker with guns pointed at the door is going to save you, you have already lost.

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Home Depo sells vynial rain gutter in 10ft lenghts. You could buy the leaf filter covers for the gutter and a cap for each end. Put a downspout on one end. You could put one of these gutters up on any shed, shop or eve of any house and run that downspout to a 55 gallon drum.
    These could be pre-made and put up in minutes to catch water. Almost anywhere.
    The water would need to be filtered or boiled but it would keep you alive.

  • @sharimiller4546
    @sharimiller4546 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I would love it if you could do a video on how to survive in this HEAT. In the home, in a car, in the woods. Keeping certain supplies in the car in this heat is dangerous.
    I live in NE North Carolina and the heat and humidity is almost unbearable.

    • @brynnleapierce5600
      @brynnleapierce5600 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I understand the same is true living here in Alabama “high humidity with heat index ranges reaching 102 - 112”, “to me” It's the most miserable season! This alone would be the most critical to face in the outside elements. Throw in medical compromises “a very challenging scenario” Winter I could manage much better if choosing one over the other‼️

    • @luketimmer6108
      @luketimmer6108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dig a nice deep basement. That's the trick in Wisconsin. I've seen designs with looped airline abt 10 feet underground and you blow air through it and it keeps your house around 60F.

    • @TonyLocke-m6g
      @TonyLocke-m6g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Keep a shovel in car the deeper you dig the cooler it gets

  • @sbwoods1
    @sbwoods1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bartering and Gardening are great skills that I'm trying to learn. I had no idea the soil had to be a certain PH for different plants and crops. Better to mess up now and learn rather than when I need the skills for survival.

  • @swilsonandassociates
    @swilsonandassociates 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've spent a lot of time with your awesome videos in the last month or so. They are invaluable in helping me to prep. Thank you so much!

  • @FrankMuchnok
    @FrankMuchnok ปีที่แล้ว +7

    (30:00) Beavis was way ahead of his time, "Fire, Fire ! heh-heh, heh-heh". 😉
    Books, books, books. You don't need electrical power or internet to read a book. It doesn't take that many books to cover a lot of know-how on hunting, trapping, prep, and cooking of land and water creatures, wild edible and medicinal plants, gardening, raising animals, etc. It's better to have the skills in advance but there are only so many hours in a day.

  • @Skeetersbuzz
    @Skeetersbuzz ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video Don. I wasn’t able to watch it live but got back as soon as it ended and just finished watching it. Fantastic information and as far as you (and Robbie) doing classes and teaching………I have an idea to start Sootch Academy that we can discuss after I move down there, lol!

  • @ianhuff7746
    @ianhuff7746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey great video! You had mentioned having carpentry skills and what not, well just over the weekend I had purchased a book on how to fix and repair anything in the home! I'm a renter but I still love to fix things myself and tools! I'm always purchasing tools lol! again love your videos! God bless!

  • @eddiehudson7043
    @eddiehudson7043 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live down the road from Carolina readiness. I don't know about the store till you talked about it. We went today and was a great place. Told them about you and knew you well. Anyone near Waynesville need to check them out.

  • @stephenkuron6906
    @stephenkuron6906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I worked down in Alabama a few years back and ate my first pickled green tomatoes.I never knew they could be so delicious.

  • @StubbsMillingCo.
    @StubbsMillingCo. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We build apple buildings here in Columbia, SC. We use metal for the roof and walls. The metal has a 40 year warranty on fade breaks etc. It is SAFE to catch rainwater on. You aren’t going to have rust issues in your water or contaminants unless it’s caught by the metal (dust small particles) then you should be filtering it anyways past the gutter and barrel. Filter it going into the barrel and when you pull some out. Boil it still. Add a drop or 2 of bleach per gallon. Let it run through rocks and fine sand to pick up minerals and such so yo I do t lose your teeth or die from being leeched by distilled water!

  • @rmason5477
    @rmason5477 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad l can still watch and listen, as l was unable to when you were live

  • @sherrycapito6736
    @sherrycapito6736 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    FYI-An idea is to always have REAL old fashioned State/City Maps. GPS is not dependable during grid down or if ur stuck in a flooding , etc.situation, u can go by the map to see where u are & where nearest area for safety is.

  • @TonyLocke-m6g
    @TonyLocke-m6g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Carbon steel rusts but makes great knives easy to keep sharp and use ferro rod to make fire

  • @davidlittle6621
    @davidlittle6621 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is really good content. thank you for what you do.

  • @dugger5302
    @dugger5302 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great one, thank guys and SM!

  • @64samsky
    @64samsky ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GMRS is one that our group uses for some of our non Hams.

  • @JaneJones-uh5le
    @JaneJones-uh5le 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Save melted candles, and recycle the drippings.

  • @amn1308
    @amn1308 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thing to remember about rabbits, you can starve to death without ever being hungry.

  • @b.r.holmes6365
    @b.r.holmes6365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding video

  • @jamesswick7534
    @jamesswick7534 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy birthday!

  • @denniseasom5432
    @denniseasom5432 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have a conversation with a local water and wastewater operator in your area. If water is so important on the list, please know that pool water has chlorine levels way higher than municipal water. Other chemicals are added to stabilize the water for post and pre treatments. Some are as simple as chlorine and done, other water companies go into great detail.

  • @paulhart9102
    @paulhart9102 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First on my list ,though it may be too late is a fallout shelter. Second is a two year supply of MREs. Medical supplies. Guns and ammo for my family . An armored vehicle and belt fed.

    • @Swearengen1980
      @Swearengen1980 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So basically the most unrealistic things unless you're rich lol

    • @KevinWilliams-q3x
      @KevinWilliams-q3x 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would hope you'd lean more toward good foods than 2 years worth of MRE's. Healthier and Hella lot less expensive

  • @Tao_313
    @Tao_313 ปีที่แล้ว

    David German spoke of the blind learning Newaza, or mat work. Entirely by feel, I trained by keeping my eyes closed on the ground. He also spoke of Parker's see your technique from the 3 perspectives.
    RIP David German....

  • @jasonblack6142
    @jasonblack6142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's nice listening to all the items I can not afford

  • @MrAnderson3615
    @MrAnderson3615 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As an auto mechanic, how would you rate auto repair with a lot of tools in a prepper in a prepper group?

  • @Maine_Prepper
    @Maine_Prepper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you’re on the road travel time is approximately - 1 hour by plane (500 miles), 1 day by car, 1 week by bike and 1 month by foot

  • @amazinggramma5970
    @amazinggramma5970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good things!

  • @Diebulfrog79
    @Diebulfrog79 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched and left a nice comment.

  • @ninjasquirrels
    @ninjasquirrels ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a HUGE fan of Mystery Ranch bags but, I just ordered a Elevate 22 from Hyperlight Mountain Gear for lighter weight and better quality materials…we’ll see how I like it when it gets here.

  • @Lstractorman
    @Lstractorman ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They still teach you how to sew in the military but only for drag outfits.

  • @jasonbrewer9325
    @jasonbrewer9325 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ex water treatment guy here: Not nearly as much chlorine in drinking water as a pool. Unless your treatment guy really sucks, there should only be a trace of chlorine at the tap.

  • @unfi6798
    @unfi6798 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheers cobber.!

  • @TheMadAgorist1
    @TheMadAgorist1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dont buy bics!! Clipper lighters are cheaper, last longer, and are refillable. Butane is cheap in bulk too!

  • @cherylcampbell9369
    @cherylcampbell9369 ปีที่แล้ว

    25:00 re communication! Learning Morse Code, i believe, would be a good idea.

  • @BlueRidgeCritter
    @BlueRidgeCritter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One question I wanted to ask - rabbits. You guys were talking about the advantages of raising them. I have always been taught, from survival resources, that rabbit meat is a poor food source. Supposedly it requires more nutrients and energy to digest it, than it provides and people have starved to death even though they had plenty of it. If true, then other than just for variety, raising rabbits would be a bit counterintuitive, would it not?

    • @debbiecurtis4021
      @debbiecurtis4021 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could maybe have something like beef tallow put aside, and chicken stock, and roast the rabbit with tallow, then make gravy with the stock. And eat with canned potatoes and carrots, and fresh dandelion leaves.

    • @Swearengen1980
      @Swearengen1980 ปีที่แล้ว

      It has nothing to do with nutrients/energy to digest. It's protein poisoning from being a very lean meat. You need the fat.

    • @cheryl_345
      @cheryl_345 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well...since born in 46', my dad after WWII got out, later, a couple of yrs went back in for 25 yrs. Now, when I was 19 days old...my sad took mom and I up 10,000 ft., to cabin he bought. 6 lots and a car with deal. Stream running in-between 4 and other 2. Now, all I remember being told was...I loved "snowshoe rabbit". That at 1 yrs. Old I could name every tool he had. In late 70'S he asked me, do you not remember that.....UNBELIEVABLE. NO. BUT WISH HE WAS STILL ALIVE AND WITH ME, WISH MY HUSBAND HAD NOT PASSED. WORKED FOR POWER COMPANY. GUYS AND GALS.....ELECTRICITY KILLS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE DEDICATED TRAINING ON ALL TYPES OF WIRING AND TEANSFORMERS, AND KNOWING HOW TO DOUBLE CK SOMEONE ELSES WORK WHO CAME ON JOB BEFORE YOU. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO OR USE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT OR SIMPLE BOY, GIRLSCOUT LESSONS... DO NOT TOUCH IT. THERE ARE TOO MANY WHAT IF'S IN THIS WORLD. YES, FIGHT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT, TRY AND SURVIVE. THERE ARE TOO MANY THINGS OUT OF OUR CONTROL. I KNOW A LITTLE. BUT, MY DADDY, YES, A DADDY'S 77 YRS.OLD GIRL...HE WAS VERY SMART MATHMATICALLY, MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND COMMON SENSE. HE WAS 39 WHEN I WAS BORN. AGE HAS EXPERIENCE. MY HUSBAND WAS REARED IN A HARDWARE MOM AND POP BUSINESS. THEN WE HAD IT. MY SON AT 8 YRS OLD COULD TAKE A MAN, USUALLY TO ANYTHING HE NEEDED. UH, THERE ARE SOME VERY UNPREPARRED MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS WORLD. IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU WERE REARED. I AM MILITARY MINDED. NOW, I CANNOT FIND MY WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG.....BUT, I CAN STILL PROBABLY GET UNDER A DESK AND COVER MY HEAD FOR A ATOMIC DRILL ON A SCHOOL ON A MILITARY BASE. UNBELIEVABLE..... NOT REALLY, LOOK AT THE LAST 3 1/2 YRS. IN 1 DAY AMERICA WAS LOCKED DOWN...EARTH. YES, BE VERY AFRAID AND TRY AND DO THE BEST YOU AND ME INCLUDED CAN DO. OH, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.

    • @bcase5328
      @bcase5328 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some rabbit's combed fur/hair can be spun into angora yarn.
      Learning to properly process pelts into long term soft furs to a useful skill/art.

    • @johnndavis7647
      @johnndavis7647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A wild rabbit has to work for a living so it has little fat.
      Tame rabbits rest in a cage and eat all day. They have some fat on their bodies.

  • @brynnleapierce5600
    @brynnleapierce5600 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What are your thoughts on “pool shock” since regular store-bought products like Clorax have a limited shelf life (long-term) ?????

    • @kimmin7422
      @kimmin7422 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recently purchased bleach tablets on Amazon. I saw a prepper recommend them because they have a longer shelf life than the liquid does. Just don't use the scented tablets. Just a thought...

    • @TheGshank00
      @TheGshank00 ปีที่แล้ว

      Provident preppers website has some good info on this

  • @Nofretari
    @Nofretari 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rabbit poo is also good for your gardens

  • @remb9614
    @remb9614 ปีที่แล้ว

    The people that have always made fires and taken it for granted are the ones that won’t be able to do it when times are tough

  • @hawkgrunt4182
    @hawkgrunt4182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Berkey leaches aluminum from it's filters.

    • @johnndavis7647
      @johnndavis7647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is no reason to have aluminum in a water filter.
      For some reason the govt doesn't want us to have effective water filters.
      First they took away antibiotics from feed stores now they want to take away water filters. Somehow it doesn't feel like they have our best interests at heart.

  • @Awesnap
    @Awesnap ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Missing out on the fact that you can use an InstaPot as an autoclave for water.....

  • @granden2077
    @granden2077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you recommend some type of radio for your get home bag?

  • @MaineOffGrid.
    @MaineOffGrid. ปีที่แล้ว

    Whereabouts in Maine? Northern? Central, western? I live in western Maine.

  • @derricksartistryshed5976
    @derricksartistryshed5976 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in upstate SC. I would love to link up and train with you guys. How would I go about doing that?

  • @christysantos3852
    @christysantos3852 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is the best self defense for a woman over 50

    • @kimmin7422
      @kimmin7422 ปีที่แล้ว

      ROBBIE! 😉😁

    • @debbiecurtis4021
      @debbiecurtis4021 ปีที่แล้ว

      Baseball bat, hunting knife and freedom seeds with bang stick.

    • @doristhompson166
      @doristhompson166 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wasp spray to the eyeballs.

  • @HaroldJohnston-ku3eo
    @HaroldJohnston-ku3eo ปีที่แล้ว

    Blue green algae, does it filter out ?

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want my son to do martial arts. He's 15. He's asked if I'll take him back to archery club.

    • @Swearengen1980
      @Swearengen1980 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Never force a kid to do an extra-curricular activity just because YOU want him to. Unless you want them to get pissed at you, start fights, and have them half ass it, essentially wasting your money anyway.

  • @nokosha1
    @nokosha1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OohRah!

  • @MariaN-wf1jh
    @MariaN-wf1jh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HELLO GTSY

  • @donfilkins298
    @donfilkins298 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How many drops of bleach to a gallon of water

    • @Robert-pp6ff
      @Robert-pp6ff ปีที่แล้ว

      I use 10 drops per gallon

    • @kimmin7422
      @kimmin7422 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      16

    • @debbiecurtis4021
      @debbiecurtis4021 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in the UK. I believe a gallon is 8 pints. So if I had just one pint of water, would it be one drop of bleach?

    • @CazSmith
      @CazSmith ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never ask TH-cam something like that. you'll end up dead lol

  • @nyantun2643
    @nyantun2643 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @stevenbp101
    @stevenbp101 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Stay close to Jesus.

  • @groundfog
    @groundfog ปีที่แล้ว

    👍🏻🔥

  • @Clarke441
    @Clarke441 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No protein in rabbit meat fellas

  • @h.h.1266
    @h.h.1266 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please show us, don’t just talk about it. 👍🏼

  • @b.r.holmes6365
    @b.r.holmes6365 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Abandon cities. Buy farms. Learn agriculture

    • @DrSchor
      @DrSchor ปีที่แล้ว

      close. but you have it wrong. development of agriculture was a huge mistake. leads to the development of cities, which causes wars between cities. we were all fine as hunter-gatherers for 90,000 years before the development of agriculture screwed up humans forever. farms turned out to be a really bad idea.

  • @bettyc.parker-young1437
    @bettyc.parker-young1437 ปีที่แล้ว

    😎❤️👍

  • @enascott5963
    @enascott5963 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where are 25 skills?

  • @Robert-pp6ff
    @Robert-pp6ff ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow just how much money you make on these videos.

  • @wannabe4668
    @wannabe4668 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s hard to teach kids how to fight when all these stupid moms (especially Christians) are telling their kids to just be nice play nice, be sweet don’t be mean, blah blah blah blah blah.

  • @Swearengen1980
    @Swearengen1980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    KUIU Venture Divide 3000 - Perfect get home bag, weekend hunting pack, or hiking pack. REI contributes to anti-firearm organizations and stopped carrying products who do business with firearm companies. I boycotted them years ago. The other guy is right, us country folk have a lot of survival skills that are second nature and one of the important of those is mentality, not just knowledge. Fleming Traps is a great website for very affordable traps. Kill traps, foot traps, dog proof coon traps, live traps, snare wire....Whatever you want. I've used all those methods to kill the predators that come for my chickens.