Old USAF Guy here. Good video and good presentation! What would I do differently? I’d probably try a Dakota fire hole near a tree, to hide both the fire signature and the smoke. Someone else suggested consuming only half the steak and potato. They could be combined in the cup to make a stew so you don’t lose the valuable fats. Good idea to sleep away from the cooking area. Any leftover food should be hoisted over a tree limb. Wash up afterwards. Save the can the green beans came in. Lots of uses. Keep up the good work.
This is a select scenario out of a multitude of possibilities. The intent is getting you to think outside the box of the common mindset of "Bug out situation" Ask yourself what would you do in this situation. Their is no right or wrong answers.
Opening (landscape, guitar music, wide shot) made me think I was watching a spaghetti western. The Prepared Airman with No Name in . . . . . A Canteen Cup Full of Dollars! You need a poncho and a Toscano cigar.
I live in Poland, and what scares me the most are dogs. I know from experience that it is very difficult to pass them without being noticed. Some are very relentless. Often a single bark starts the whole barking orchestra in the village. Another thing is their tracking / stalking ability. The reality is that our perfect bug out plan may fail due to a single dog, and we may die
Or worse, a bunch of dogs that have formed a “pack” and will follow/stalk people as long as people have the smell of food with them or could “see” people as food too! Yikes! One of many things folks haven’t considered.
Awesome intro music, love how it starts melodic and builds into heavy, foreboding seriousness....much like a SHTF situation could. Great scenario, and awesome content as always. Thank you Airman!🙏🏽✌🏽🇺🇸
Ahh brother I love the creativity. Telling a story and teaching at the same time is a very nice touch. Really had me interested. Keep it up brother. God bless.
Heading out with a Bushcraft group for an overnight campout at a local park this winter, great opportunity to practice food prep in cold conditions with somewhat primitive tools
Another option would have been to leave the beans in the jar and cook them, chop up potato and boil in cup. Mash the potato with the butter. Steak could be cooked on a flat rock or seared on the coals directly.
I liked your scenario and thought that you presented well. I never thought of tin foil...very handy. I would definitely watch more. liked that you cooked in one place and camped in another.
You could also cut the steak 🥩 in half (1/2) so you have the other 1/2 to eat later. I’d only eat 1/2 of the steak, 1/2 of the potato 🥔 and 1/3 of the jar of green beans. As you digest your meal, especially if in the early afternoon/evening, your body could get tired/relaxed, as it digests the food, which could slow you down. Also, someone else mentioned the possibility of a dog noticing the smell of the food on you, or worse, consider you as food! 😳 😱 lots of possibilities.
I agree with other comments, cut it all up, save half, dump it together in the cup and cook it down. Looked delicious! Nice rifle…$10,000 - $12,000 as equipped? Sweet!
I would say thats a pretty solid idea. As for the rifle I'd say $6000 retail but I pieced it together over time so I probably have 3k into it all together.
I love all of your videos, you really think it all out. I would recommend though, that you buy a titanium/aluminum trowel, and dig just far enough in the earth so you can have a smokeless fire to cook everything, then bury the evidence afterwards, so there is no trace of charcoal/coals on the ground. I understand that’s a waste of calories and more time consuming, but in a bugout situation I know you want to move in a environment with as few traces as possible that you where ever there. If they can find the position that you cooked in, they might be able to find the trail you went down to camp out for the night.
Great video brother. People usually pack too many things cause they think they'll need it. And I've definitely done it before too. It's because videos like this that my pack is no longer 75lbs.
Great show mate..... After doing British military survival training.(and for real ). I would of halved the food you had, or even quartered it. Placed the remaining meat with in the beans jar. Sliced the potato as it would of cooked quicker. And placed the remaining potatoe wrapped in the foil. Or dice the lot and make a stew just using your metal mug.... Great show and keep it up.
Absolutely. It would be cool if you continue this way. It would be also great if you could add info about time spent on a specific task because it's one thing watching a short video on TH-cam and another thing when you do it yourself.
Absolutely...great info and only way to learn is doing what I always called "the what if training." Since my retirement from the fire service I have been making all kinds of scenario based training. Looking forward to the next one. - Tony
Just stumbled onto your channel. Great camera work and setting up an SHTF scenario. Plus you are out in the environment training, which is excellent because it helps you figure out what actually works for you. Unlike some of the keyboard warriors who think they can just go out and do it without testing themselves first while things are calm. Tonight after what just happened with Russia, this scenario may become real in many ways. Scary times! I will keep following you and doing more training myself. I am a 62-year-old retired Marine and I have found that my body and mind do not react in the same way they use to, so continued retraining is key for me. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
What a great scenario! This puts it in perspective. I learned 2 big things in the video: - Information is more valuable than I thought. By contrast in the digital age, information is cheap. - It may be advisable to cook in one place and sleep in another so that evidence of your meal site doesn't betray your camp site.
Cool music, and yes this series is already awesome. I agree that you would give up a lot to know what is going on. People are curious, and afraid. It is entirely possible to score a good haul trading information. Good call.
Also its better to boil the meat than cook it over fire, lots of fats will drip in to the fire, and fat is best calories in shtf, lean protein is not so good
When I first started backpacking I carry spam and potatoes, dice them up and put in a pot and some water almost taste like ham and greenbeans, anymore I carry rice, potatoes, cabbage, squash, maybe can chilly, during winter I’ll carry some meat cause it won’t spoil then, I don’t think will have steak in a SHTF, chicken and squirrels will be easier to process, I haven’t been eating much meat anymore cause I’m Harding myself up for hard times, Better get use to it now
I really enjoyed this video! Has a nice vibe to it while being educational! Good job! Always important to know about this „basic“ stuff besides being able to protect yourself!
Just a word of caution, don't get rocks from the stream or directly around the stream. Those rock soak up moisture and when they get hot enough, they could explode.
Granite is ok to do that with there is no risk with a small cooking fire. Now if I were to use sand stone then yes that could be an issue. But luckily I have no sand stone in my area.
I just recently came across your channel. Great content, keep them coming! I always keep a few small containers of spices in my bag, and they hardly weigh anything at all. I suppose they are more of a morale item, and not completely necessary, They do come in handy though If you have to forage for edibles or catch small game. I also carry ziplock bags. That was a pretty big meal, and half could have been put away for later using the bags.
Personally I would've cooked the steak that night and the boiled potato and green beans the next. Butter will last for a while even in a bugout scenario.
Were you a boy scout ?, they make backpackers salt an pepper shakers, its one of my luxury items, gotta have salt an pepper, onion flakes, an garlic powder. You would be surprised how good it can change a ok meal to delicious, just sayin. Thx for the vid Bro
I regularly cook a steak "caveman" style. Burn some hardwood down to a bed of coals; add some salt and pepper and toss the steak directly on the coals. Give it about 8-10 minutes then flip it over for another 5-8 minutes. Pull it off, brush off the coals, and let it rest for about 5 minutes, and you will have a perfect (depending on cut/thickness - adjust times accordingly) med. rare steak. Start your canteen cup food when you flip the steak and everything will time out correctly.
So far they are a really good pant. Im use a 32 waist and I have a CCW. The waist has an Elastic band built in on the sides to assist with larger or smaller waist sizes too.
I like this scenario concept, please make more. Have you considered a 5 x 10 cooking grate? the titanium ones are very light and being flat take up little space. I don't believe you would get such a good meal, more like a couple ham and cheese sandwiches for info, but I do think you could barter more time and do some ranch chores to get a meal like that.
Great video. I love the ideas behind the equipment. Can you do a video on if your bug-out bags should be identical for each family member, or if each bag should have key elements that make the whole? I know both are possible, just want to hear your opinion.
I would have cut the steak and potato up and threw a couple green beans in some water and all the butter and boiled it into a coddle in the canteen cup but that’s the Irish in me speaking.
Nice demonstration. Personally I was thinking stew. Cut the meat and potatoes into small pieces. Maybe brown the meat. Could then pack and go or save leftovers.
Would a dakota hole be a better method of cooking in this case? I suppose it doesn’t matter unless you thought you were being tracked. But if you didn’t or at least didn’t think it was a risk, why would you cook and sleep in to different locations?
It's honestly risk mitigation. Depending on the potential threat you will make choices to mask your appearance. In this situation, I wasn't too worried about being found but after cooking the smell can carry vary far.
Old USAF Guy here. Good video and good presentation!
What would I do differently? I’d probably try a Dakota fire hole near a tree, to hide both the fire signature and the smoke.
Someone else suggested consuming only half the steak and potato. They could be combined in the cup to make a stew so you don’t lose the valuable fats.
Good idea to sleep away from the cooking area. Any leftover food should be hoisted over a tree limb. Wash up afterwards.
Save the can the green beans came in. Lots of uses.
Keep up the good work.
Good point about keeping the fats of the steak by cooking it in the cup, I hadn't thought of that.
How are the fats lost when cooking the stake?
This is a select scenario out of a multitude of possibilities. The intent is getting you to think outside the box of the common mindset of "Bug out situation" Ask yourself what would you do in this situation. Their is no right or wrong answers.
I'm glad your potato didn't explode sometimes they do if you don't poke it a hole in . LOL. I was in the Air Force too a g e. What did you do?
definitely make more videos like this very entertaining.
Opening (landscape, guitar music, wide shot) made me think I was watching a spaghetti western. The Prepared Airman with No Name in . . . . . A Canteen Cup Full of Dollars! You need a poncho and a Toscano cigar.
I live in Poland, and what scares me the most are dogs. I know from experience that it is very difficult to pass them without being noticed. Some are very relentless. Often a single bark starts the whole barking orchestra in the village. Another thing is their tracking / stalking ability. The reality is that our perfect bug out plan may fail due to a single dog, and we may die
Barking orchestra in the village...
I can feel that... Lol.
@@apugali What? It is not about dogs. It is about people being alarmed that something is wrong
Or worse, a bunch of dogs that have formed a “pack” and will follow/stalk people as long as people have the smell of food with them or could “see” people as food too! Yikes! One of many things folks haven’t considered.
Or plan be as silent as possible take out the dog. Should last for a couple meals depending on size.
@@lucassmith2332 good idea if it’s just one. However, one thing I’ve learned about dogs, they can form a pack pretty quick.
Knowledge is always the best tool in your kit. Thanks for sharing.
I like the scenario videos, it showcases the equipment and improvising at the same time
Yep. Scenarios are valuable. We all do them in our heads anyway. But, not everyone thinks of the same things. Good video.
Awesome intro music, love how it starts melodic and builds into heavy, foreboding seriousness....much like a SHTF situation could. Great scenario, and awesome content as always. Thank you Airman!🙏🏽✌🏽🇺🇸
I really like the scenario based concept and actually “acting it out”. I learned something new: using the foam pad to kneel on
U must feel like a god
"sEnEiR0" is the word of the day 📖💪🧠
This practical real life scenario and teaching is great! Thank you for sharing!!! Awesome video Sir!!!
Take shot every time he says "what not"!
Great video!
Lol
Ahh brother I love the creativity. Telling a story and teaching at the same time is a very nice touch. Really had me interested. Keep it up brother. God bless.
Heading out with a Bushcraft group for an overnight campout at a local park this winter, great opportunity to practice food prep in cold conditions with somewhat primitive tools
Another option would have been to leave the beans in the jar and cook them, chop up potato and boil in cup. Mash the potato with the butter. Steak could be cooked on a flat rock or seared on the coals directly.
I liked your scenario and thought that you presented well. I never thought of tin foil...very handy. I would definitely watch more. liked that you cooked in one place and camped in another.
Realistic and practical scenarios. Love the armed “INCH Bag” videos you’re putting out. Phenomenal content brother keep up the great work 👊🏼
Great video. I'd like to see more like this. Thanks.
You could also cut the steak 🥩 in half (1/2) so you have the other 1/2 to eat later. I’d only eat 1/2 of the steak, 1/2 of the potato 🥔 and 1/3 of the jar of green beans. As you digest your meal, especially if in the early afternoon/evening, your body could get tired/relaxed, as it digests the food, which could slow you down. Also, someone else mentioned the possibility of a dog noticing the smell of the food on you, or worse, consider you as food! 😳 😱 lots of possibilities.
Really enjoyed this video. This scenario based video is really useful.
Definitely interested! Love where your going with this block of videos, makes the mind wonder and think of all possibilities.
Really cool video concept. Keep it going! Scouting, tracking, camp setup/tear down etc.
Yes! Keep up the scenarios! Great job!
I agree with other comments, cut it all up, save half, dump it together in the cup and cook it down. Looked delicious! Nice rifle…$10,000 - $12,000 as equipped? Sweet!
I would say thats a pretty solid idea. As for the rifle I'd say $6000 retail but I pieced it together over time so I probably have 3k into it all together.
I enjoyed the video. I would like to see you do more like this.
I love all of your videos, you really think it all out. I would recommend though, that you buy a titanium/aluminum trowel, and dig just far enough in the earth so you can have a smokeless fire to cook everything, then bury the evidence afterwards, so there is no trace of charcoal/coals on the ground. I understand that’s a waste of calories and more time consuming, but in a bugout situation I know you want to move in a environment with as few traces as possible that you where ever there. If they can find the position that you cooked in, they might be able to find the trail you went down to camp out for the night.
Yes would l like to see your take on things brother.
Former Recce-scout, early 80's. You are doing a great service
Great video brother. People usually pack too many things cause they think they'll need it. And I've definitely done it before too. It's because videos like this that my pack is no longer 75lbs.
Great show mate..... After doing British military survival training.(and for real ).
I would of halved the food you had, or even quartered it. Placed the remaining meat with in the beans jar. Sliced the potato as it would of cooked quicker. And placed the remaining potatoe wrapped in the foil.
Or dice the lot and make a stew just using your metal mug....
Great show and keep it up.
Absolutely. It would be cool if you continue this way. It would be also great if you could add info about time spent on a specific task because it's one thing watching a short video on TH-cam and another thing when you do it yourself.
Absolutely...great info and only way to learn is doing what I always called "the what if training." Since my retirement from the fire service I have been making all kinds of scenario based training. Looking forward to the next one. - Tony
Just stumbled onto your channel. Great camera work and setting up an SHTF scenario. Plus you are out in the environment training, which is excellent because it helps you figure out what actually works for you. Unlike some of the keyboard warriors who think they can just go out and do it without testing themselves first while things are calm. Tonight after what just happened with Russia, this scenario may become real in many ways. Scary times! I will keep following you and doing more training myself. I am a 62-year-old retired Marine and I have found that my body and mind do not react in the same way they use to, so continued retraining is key for me. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
What a great scenario! This puts it in perspective. I learned 2 big things in the video:
- Information is more valuable than I thought. By contrast in the digital age, information is cheap.
- It may be advisable to cook in one place and sleep in another so that evidence of your meal site doesn't betray your camp site.
Yes i would like to see more of this type of videos and also a video on what you would carry in a never coming home situation.
Great video! Love these type of scenarios videos played out!
Great video, I'd like to see more of these scenario based videos 👍
Dude your bug out scenarios are great, keep it up!
I like where to channel is going...good job!
Loved the music and your editing of it.
Thank you!
Known as the steak and run plan.
Yes, more science friction, please!
Great video…like this style of video and using all your bug out bag gear to get to final destination👍🏻
Very informative. Seeing different situations we may encounter helps a lot in determining how to practice for the future.
isn't that just a beautiful state where you're able to do what he does. Unlike mine, you'd be a felon
Watching this video of a man eating food in the wild is slightly better than watching a man try an MRE flavor LOL
Lol
Great video. Would love to see more of these.
Good info to think about. There's logic to the scenario
Recently found the channel...like the content and the bugout videos do tend to make people think....I'd like to see more of them
Cool music, and yes this series is already awesome. I agree that you would give up a lot to know what is going on. People are curious, and afraid. It is entirely possible to score a good haul trading information. Good call.
Good video as always brother have a good week
Yes Awesome video great content I would like to see an overnighter if possible thank you keep up with the great videos!
I liked the scenario video. It shows what you can do and possibly not do with minimal gear going up against a SHTF scenario. Great job.
Your videos are great.
The SHTF scenarios are great because there's not too many good TH-camrs out there that do it
Also its better to boil the meat than cook it over fire, lots of fats will drip in to the fire, and fat is best calories in shtf, lean protein is not so good
When I first started backpacking I carry spam and potatoes, dice them up and put in a pot and some water almost taste like ham and greenbeans, anymore I carry rice, potatoes, cabbage, squash, maybe can chilly, during winter I’ll carry some meat cause it won’t spoil then, I don’t think will have steak in a SHTF, chicken and squirrels will be easier to process, I haven’t been eating much meat anymore cause I’m Harding myself up for hard times, Better get use to it now
Kick ass video brother keep them coming....
I really enjoyed this video! Has a nice vibe to it while being educational! Good job! Always important to know about this „basic“ stuff besides being able to protect yourself!
Definitely like the bug out scenario for thought.
2.5 hrs later, the potato is done😄
so much greate info in there. Thank you for making this content
Yes more scenarios
Thanks
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Love the scenario vids man. You always fo a top notch job.
Awesome vid as always.
Just a word of caution, don't get rocks from the stream or directly around the stream. Those rock soak up moisture and when they get hot enough, they could explode.
Granite is ok to do that with there is no risk with a small cooking fire. Now if I were to use sand stone then yes that could be an issue. But luckily I have no sand stone in my area.
Idk why but this had some weird fallout and skyrim crossover vibes 😂. Good stuff tho!
Good idea Thanks
Now I want a baked potato.
Just the potato!? Lol
Good video
Man, you're not gonna see sunset on the first day.....wow.
This was just a fun exercise... most don't even get off the couch..
Yes very useful info
I just recently came across your channel. Great content, keep them coming! I always keep a few small containers of spices in my bag, and they hardly weigh anything at all. I suppose they are more of a morale item, and not completely necessary, They do come in handy though If you have to forage for edibles or catch small game. I also carry ziplock bags. That was a pretty big meal, and half could have been put away for later using the bags.
Personally I would've cooked the steak that night and the boiled potato and green beans the next. Butter will last for a while even in a bugout scenario.
Were you a boy scout ?, they make backpackers salt an pepper shakers, its one of my luxury items, gotta have salt an pepper, onion flakes, an garlic powder. You would be surprised how good it can change a ok meal to delicious, just sayin. Thx for the vid Bro
No kidding seasonings go a long ways in making something real tasty
Yes I'm an Eagle, 2010. Ahh yes I know exactly what your talking about. I do have salt and pepper but not the rest I should probably get on that lol
You might have said that yrs ago, can't remember, but to many tells gave it away, at least to me anyway, thx bro
How about setting up a listing post / observation post?
Liked this video. Made me hungry. 😂
Sorry lol
Good 👍
You can also drink the juice from the green beans
I regularly cook a steak "caveman" style. Burn some hardwood down to a bed of coals; add some salt and pepper and toss the steak directly on the coals. Give it about 8-10 minutes then flip it over for another 5-8 minutes. Pull it off, brush off the coals, and let it rest for about 5 minutes, and you will have a perfect (depending on cut/thickness - adjust times accordingly) med. rare steak. Start your canteen cup food when you flip the steak and everything will time out correctly.
How do the Truspecs actually fit? If you're a 34, does the waist actually measure 34? Another great video. Enjoying the track in the background.
So far they are a really good pant. Im use a 32 waist and I have a CCW. The waist has an Elastic band built in on the sides to assist with larger or smaller waist sizes too.
The only thing missing is some A-1 Sauce!
I like this scenario concept, please make more. Have you considered a 5 x 10 cooking grate? the titanium ones are very light and being flat take up little space. I don't believe you would get such a good meal, more like a couple ham and cheese sandwiches for info, but I do think you could barter more time and do some ranch chores to get a meal like that.
Realistically I wanted to eat steak on my hike... I also wanted to bring everyone along lol. So I did both lol
Hi, what trousers are you wearing?
Dude, put cover on that therm a rest, it shines like christmas in night vission
I have something in route 😁
Great vid dude
Love these vids
Great video. I love the ideas behind the equipment. Can you do a video on if your bug-out bags should be identical for each family member, or if each bag should have key elements that make the whole? I know both are possible, just want to hear your opinion.
No creates runduncty one bag gets multi tool other gets small vice grips one gets hemostats. But everyone should have the ten C's .
Cut the potato and the steak into chunks. Boil them in the cup.
I would have cut the steak and potato up and threw a couple green beans in some water and all the butter and boiled it into a coddle in the canteen cup but that’s the Irish in me speaking.
That sounds like a great way to do it!
Nice demonstration. Personally I was thinking stew. Cut the meat and potatoes into small pieces. Maybe brown the meat. Could then pack and go or save leftovers.
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You should have helped with one nights security for them for that steak. Allies are hard to come by.
I think you sold them short in this deal.
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What do you do against enemies with thermal?
Don't rule out cutting the steak and potato, wrapping them up in the foil...More realistic bugout videos please!
Woah 😳
Would a dakota hole be a better method of cooking in this case? I suppose it doesn’t matter unless you thought you were being tracked. But if you didn’t or at least didn’t think it was a risk, why would you cook and sleep in to different locations?
It's honestly risk mitigation. Depending on the potential threat you will make choices to mask your appearance. In this situation, I wasn't too worried about being found but after cooking the smell can carry vary far.
Gotcha. Thanks for the quick response. 👍