Basic Starter Survival Pack Revisited
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- This video details some additions to the basic starter survival pack that weren't covered in my previous video. If you haven't seen that video yet I encourage you to visit my channel and have a look.
🔗02:19 Compass Comparison: $10, $24, and $65 compasses, are they worth the money?
🔗04:46 Suunto MC-2 Compass Up Close
🔗05:30 Crank Up Solar Flashlight
🔗06:28 All Pack Contents and Loaded Pack
Here's a complete list of all the gear included in this video:
Arcturus Heavy Duty Survival Blanket 60" x 82"
Bayite 1/2 Inch X 6 Inch Large Ferro Rod
BeaverCraft BSH2 Bushcraft Knife
Bic Lighter
Coghlans Signal Mirror
Emergency Glow Sticks with 12 Hours Duration (x4)
Everlit Survival Emergency Mylar Thermal Blanket (x2)
First Aid Only 442 All-Purpose Emergency First Aid Kit
Hand Crank Solar Powered Flashlight LED Rechargeable
Homyall Pocket Chain Rope Saw
IFAK Medical Pouch Molle
Kuvik Titanium Trowel
Luxogear Emergency Whistle
Meriwool 100% Merino Wool Ski Neck Gaiter
Merewill Cotton Shemagh Tactical Desert Wrap
Mil-Spec 550 Paracord (30' x2)
Nalgene Sustain Tritan BPA-Free Water Bottle
Outdoor Edge 3.5" Onyx EDC - Pocket Knife with Replaceable Blades
Pacific Crest Trail: Klamath Mountains Map
Practical Survival High Capacity Emergency Survival Water Straws
Prepared4X Emergency Rain Poncho with Mylar Blanket Liner (x2)
Princeton Tec Remix LED Headlamp
Rothco Milspec Wool Jeep Cap
Suunto MC-2 USGS UTM Compass
The North Face Borealis Laptop Backpack
The North Face Sierra Etip Gloves
UCO Titan Stormproof Match Kit with Waterproof Case
Victorinox Swiss Army Huntsman Pocket Knife
Zippo Matte Pocket Lighter
Food. Also, you should buy a foam sleeping or yoga mat. You can get hypothermic if you sleep directly on the ground, even in summer. the ground is cooler than you are and saps heat from your body. A foam mat will stop this. Also if you cut the mat into a few pieces that fit the back of the pack, it gives your back protection from the gear inside and it stiffens up your pack a bit, making it easier to carry. And if you duct tape the pieces back together to give it an accordion effect. it still works perfectly as a sleeping or sit mat.
You can’t go wrong with the MC2. Clear winner. Great addition. 🔥
That’s a nice pack and good choices of gear
Thank you very much for that feedback! I really appreciate it!
@@BackcountryGearShed your welcome
Just subscribed. I see you fixed the microphone issue from the last video.
Thanks for the sub, it is greatly appreciated! I'm doing the best I can with what I have at the moment, but I ordered a new mic that will be here in a few days so I expect my audio to be much better after that. Thanks for sticking with the channel, and thanks for your comment!
Great video!!! You really did a good job. I am a new subscriber. For your Bic lighters I would get an Exotac Firesleeve, a water sillcock key, an emergency radio, a bandana, a water filter/purification water bottle, and walkie-talkies in case cell phone towers are down and you guys are separated.
Thanks for the great feedback and suggestions, and thanks for the sub! We are often easily over 10 miles from cell service so the walkie-talkies definitely sound like something I should add, and the emergency radio too. I've seen the Exotac Firesleeves and they look pretty good. I'll give them a shot. A life straw style water filter is included in the pack, but I recognize there are advantages of filtering bottles over the straws. The Sillcock key was something I was not aware of, but I will definitely be adding them moving forward. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention! I will likely incorporate most if not all of these suggestions so keep an eye out for them in future videos.
I skipped around a bit on both videos because to be honest the audio is painful but I didn't see any method of water replenishment. DIdn't see containers either though I did hear you mention two water bottles. Is one of them single wall metal to boil? Or have a built in filter? Tablets? Separate filter?
This is a great starter setup for day hikes and such but as a survival pack you are just paying lip service to the 3 most important things. Water, shelter, fire. There is no means to acquire safe drinking water (shown anyways). Already covered in questions above but you should have something.
The thicker survival blanket is great but in practice one small mylar blanket by itself really doesn't cut it. You need something to wrap around yourself to fight off hypothermia AND something to block weather. Bushcraft is fun but you don't want to waste hours building a shelter you have to abandon the next day when calories are at a premium. A lightweight tarp would improve this survival pack 1000%.
Finally, fire. You have a lighter and matches. That's good. I would add a ferro rod so you have unlimited fire starting. Fuel can leak and not be there when you need it and matches run out. The biggest issue though is lack of catalyst. You can have a dozen methods of fire starting but if you have no dry tinder or accelerant you will have a bad day. Some cotton balls in vaseline, waxed jute, wetfires, char cloth..... something, anything to help if you're stuck in a saturated area or even just cold. It can be a bitch to light a fire when it's 5 degrees out even if everything is dry.
Those three things should be covered with a main and backup solution first every time when assembling a survival kit. Certainly before moving on to a poop trowel. In a survival situation no one, including yourself, is going to care if you leave a deuce on the forest floor. I get wanting to keep the pack light but this shouldn't add much weight.
Thanks for the detailed response, but it appears you missed a lot in both videos. Check the description of this video for a complete list of pack contents. Most of what you mentioned is covered. For example, there's a .5" x 6" ferro rod, a life straw style water filter, a Nalgene water bottle, two emergency blankets in addition to the thicker blanket, two ponchos with thermal blanket insulation, and more. I agree with your suggestion about tinder though. I usually use Old Man's Beard to catch a spark but it's a little scarce in some of the places we frequent which has caused me to have to resort to using a Bic lighter instead of a Ferro rod before. Thanks for the feedback. If you like this type of content I encourage you to check out my channel again in the future. I have a new microphone coming in on Monday which should help a lot with the audio.
@@BackcountryGearShed Had a feeling I missed some things. Like I said, skipped around a lot due to the audio. I’ll definitely check out future vids
Talk louder ☺
Sorry about the low volume. I'm using a better mic and adjusting the gain before publishing my new videos so there should be a noticeable improvement. Thanks for the feedback!
Holy Crap... Speak up.
Sorry about that. I'm using a better mic and adjusting the audio levels prior to publishing in my new videos. Thanks for the feedback.