1950s Boy Scout Survival Kit! [ LitePac ]

[@WayPointSurvival]

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[@TMc348]

Hello Sir ! Love your and channel and videos. This video immediately took me back to 1979, sitting in my grade school cafeteria with Cub Scout Pack # 74. We made Scout Survival Kits in match boxes. We had to get signed permission slips to handle matches, fish hooks and single edged razor blades. In that meeting we made melted wax covered matches, cut fishing line and thread holders from card board, stuffed it all into the boxes and filled the remaining empty space with band-aids. I'm 53 years old, and tonight I time traveled. Thank you Sir, keep up the GREAT work !

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool memory! Thanks for watching!

[@PeaceofMindEnterprises]

Yes, this does bring back memories of the 70s. As Jehovah witnesses ,my mom raised us with the belief that Armageddon was just around the corner in October 75. One of her favorite saying was “ I need to know where you are in case Armageddon comes.” I never left home without survival supplies,matches, a knife, fishing line and whatever I could cram into my pockets. Today when I carry my backpack here in Winston-Salem, I carry a bleed kit and also a small road flare, amongst battery packs, cords for phone etc.. Thank you for your comment Peace.

[@choccolocco]

Awesome, I thought we were the only cub scouts that met in the school lunchroom….

[@haroldmiller6853]

Great vid sir as Eagle Scout and former scout master of troop 677 and former cub master of pack 66 this vid took me back thank you for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@wiktorolssonski5447]

I’m from Ukraine and I learn English. Your videos are awesome and I understand everything ❤

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's awesome! So glad I can help!

[@nikolai6489]

Hello, what part of Ukraine?

[@philsmith2346]

I'm 75 years young here in the Parkersburg, West Virginia area, and am still active in Scouting, in Kootaga District, Buckskin Council. Loved seeing your Boy Scout survival kit. I can imagine there being several people who are poo-pooing the kit for no other reason than it being terribly insufficient, and well, it's the Boy Scouts. 1950s, of course. My compliments to the Troop! I'm certain if they were still around right now, they'd be putting together far better ones to help others BE PREPARED better. Thanks so much for showing us what a kit may have looked like back in the day, and not trashing the thing. Please keep up the outstanding work!

[@philsmith2346]

I've spent some time reading responses to your video, and was thrilled to see see a delightful number of Scouters and former Scouts making observations. So much fun! As the saying goes, "Once a Scout, always a Scout. " Great to see you get the love and respect you rightly deserve. I first noticed your neckerchief and neckerchief slide. It can be tied into a loose knot. NOT BY ME, OF COURSE! That's way above my pay grade! (Social Security...ahem!) I still wear a neckerchief. There's a whole load of things you can can do with them. Happy New Year, and thanks for all you do, Sir. ~Phil Smith, Troop and Crew 479, Ravenswood, West Virginia (Do you have senior and Veterans discounts for your courses? Lol! Sorry. I had to be cheesy enough to ask... 😂)

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so very much and for all the kind words as well as for your many years of service to the scouts and to your community!

[@WayPointSurvival]

@philsmith2346 Thanks for watching! At this time we do not offer money off for our courses because they are already fairly inexpensive compared to other schools and what they charge. However, it never hurts to ask!

[@NewHampshireJack]

Pressing the like button is not enough for this video history lesson. There is no way to like this video X10 or X100. It is said that "it is the thought that counts." Well then, here is my thought about this wonderful video! Bravo and great work James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so very much and I really do appreciate the support and the kind words, my friend!

[@sineriafrankenstein7316]

In Girl Scouts we made 'buddy burners' and cooked homemade stew on them. Have you ever done a 100% scout equipment campout? I still have my old GS mess kit, canteen and utensil set. But I lost the jacknife and my poncho eventually disintegrated:( I never outgrew the love of outdoor adventure though and am grateful that girl scouts taught me many useful skills at a young age!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool! No, I have not done a video with a 100% Scout equipment campout. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@recoveringsoul755]

Buddy burners are great, and reusable

[@sineriafrankenstein7316]

@@recoveringsoul755 I'm going to try some out soon. I recently made some in different sizes to fit different small to tiny stove configurations. Id like to know whether they function well or make food taste funny and how long they last etc in the event i might actually need them someday.

[@bsherman8236]

I wanna learn so i can teach, education is the best gift

[@dougbotimer8005]

Around 64 or 65 my Cub Scout pack made little kit in aluminum 35mm film canisters. It had an eye screw through the top, onto which we braided a little lanyard. We also shortened and waterproofed kitchen matches to go into the kit. The center was 4 or 5 aspirin tablets wrapped in a bit of foil. A bit of wide medical tape was wrapped around that bundle. Next a couple ordinary bandaids were wrapped around and that was stuffed in the canister. The waterproofed matches were stuck in where they would fit. Finally the most important component, a dime for an emergency phone call. I thing this is what sparked my interest in kits. And the C. B. Colby books in the school and city library added fuel.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool! I do indeed have a couple of those old film canisters and that would make a fun video, I believe!

[@normjohannsen9121]

Thanks for reminding me about putting the dime in the bottom. Had forgotten that,😊

[@independentthinker8930]

Decent kit for back in the day

[@WayPointSurvival]

True!

[@sherrybillings6311]

Now that's nice. Love old school survival . 💜

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@sherrybillings6311]

@@WayPointSurvival Very welcome 🙏

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. Those kits from the old days are, to me, endlessly fascinating.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you like them!

[@carlray4809]

HEY COOL VIDEO ! I WAS A CUB SCOUT IN THE 60'S. WE HAD A FLINT ROCK AND PIECE OF STEEL. IT WAS HEAVY BY TODAYS STANDARDS , BUT IT WAS AN OFFICIAL ISSUE ITEM.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Yes, and there are Flint Strikers that are well over a hundred years old and still working well!

[@PREPFORIT]

Very Nostalgic-cool. That list of contents was definitely made with a Typewriter. Not the easiest thing to do,. Tiny kits like that have saved lives.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@sherrybender8763]

Very interesting and very well presented 😃

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michael-ms4ho]

Jersey boys here born and raised about 15 minutes from Montclair… will be in Monclair on Saturday… thanks for sharing that fun to watch

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@shawnsadventures2852]

I love survivor and antiques.. this video hits both interests.. cool

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@masonbrooks4274]

As a Boy Scout, I greatly appreciate this! I have been collecting old BSA gear for a while now, and I’m hoping to have a full kit, this might just add to it😅❤

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent! Glad you liked it!

[@rozilmer]

This reminds me of the " AB Päckchen" ( translates to " All Timme Ready Pack") we use to have at the german Boy Scout when I was a boy. Ours where put together individually by every Scout himself. But it had to have at least the following items and be build to be beltcarried: A little bit of cordage, bandaid and bandage for more serius wounds, matches, pen and a paper, needles, thread and safetypins, two or three buttons, a small sissor. a very little candle and at leat a little bit of cash. Every Boy scout makes his own beltpouch for it and adds what he thought he might need. I added a little microbottle of iodine and a compass. Together with a SAK and some sort of beltknife this was my Boy Scout EDC.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's very interesting! Thanks for watching and for sharing your old time kit!

[@robertbates6057]

Cool James. I was a Boy Scout 1971 - 73 in GA. Great memories. My first troop kind of resembled the troop in Follow Me Boys lol. We had to buy everything. The troop did have some central gear but that was it. My Mom saved S&H Green stamps for me. I got a lot of my stuff through them at their stores. I was and still am a woods lover and never forgot...Be Prepared.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Frank7748124]

The Litepac reprint from the Boy Scouts of America is one of my favorite items left over from my younger years. I built a survival kit as a youth following this article but using a Sucrets metal box. I never needed to use it, thankfully. About 7 years ago I decided to test out my ability to start a fire with just the items in the kit. The matches dipped in wax had softened over the years and I was unable to strike them to get a fire started. If I was in a true survival situation I may not have made it. Good lesson learned. Remember to update your equipment; you never know when you might need it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Absolutely true!

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

I remember the neckerchief slide kid found in the Boys Life mag. Now THAT was cool.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Right!

[@arhtwhl]

So cool. I would have loved this when I was in scouts. We did survival campouts but all of our gear had to fit in a 5lb coffee can.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@ronaldrose7593]

James, thank you my friend for sharing this informative video. Stay safe and healthy. 😊

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're very welcome!

[@SheepDogActual]

Well done. Boy Scout leader here. Going to share this with my troop, 262.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@WayneClarke-e2s]

Back in the 1960's Boy Scouts we made ours using the narrow type "bandaid" metal containers which were a bit larger than yours. In addition to yours, ours also contained a few bouillon soup cubes, a square of I believe bakers chocolate, a small plastic magnifying glass, aspirin, aluminium foil and also if available, a few water purification tablets.

[@SDMountainMan]

Very cool you find the neatest kits

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@markrobinson5511]

I really enjoy the boy scout/ cub scout info.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@hedge313]

Never thought about just cutting pcs of I shaped cardboard. Very cool little pack. I have Altoid tins that I use.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@brujero13]

Awesome, thanks for this tidbit of survival history.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rodbowden9086]

Awesome James. A great journey to the past and still very relevant.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@giantskunk]

We made survival kits out of plastic soap dishes in our scout troop back in the 70’s. Good times!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed! Thank you for watching!

[@pnyarrow]

Hi James. Thank you for that blast from the past - brings back memories. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it, my friend!

[@clivedunning4317]

Another great video. Brought back many happy memories, thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're very welcome!

[@John-ib1zo]

We made similar kits at spring Scout-o-Rama back in the 1980’s, packing almost the same items into a film canister or Sucrets tin. I carried it for a couple years as a scout.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@keithricketts4867]

It really is coop to see these old kits, and how much of a minimalist mindset we had in our youth.. but I still have to say, in today's world, just give me a good knife.. I'll be fine..

[@WayPointSurvival]

You must be very skilled!

[@keithricketts4867]

​@@WayPointSurvival not sure if I'd call it skill..?? I grew up between a dairy farm and a tobacco farm along a river in the hills of Virginia... in a far different time than we live in now.. I've spent a good 70% of my life living with my knife on my side and down in the woods.. what most people call "survival" today isn't what it really takes to live in a more simple manner.. you know this sir, with the experience you have recreating the 20s and 30s and true hobo life.. 95% of what I see either through videos or items for sell in my opinion are just gimmicky novelties.. I love your work sir..!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks very much! I really appreciate the kind words!

[@williammccaslin8527]

We use to make those back in the 60's when I was a boy scout, don't remember everything thing we put in them, an I think the ones we built were bigger. Thx for the vid James

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're most welcome!

[@willames363]

Hello, thank you, sir! Really appreciate these older survival kits. Thank you very much for your effort in preserving this aspect of history.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you like them!

[@sineriafrankenstein7316]

Omg AMAZING that plastic is still intact!!! I remember those little boxes!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I have been trying to be careful with it during handling.

[@branch_preparedness]

You're becoming a real historian, my friend. Great job.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, brother!

[@b1laxson]

Pocket, Pouch, Pack. One concept is for survival and first aid is to have different sizes of kits. Pocket should be on you all the time and do that needs to be small enough for a pocket. Pouch is belt pouch with a low weight so you have it most times you are out of camp/home. The pack is then the heavy set which is your backpack, rucksack, haversack. With this idea when you head into the bush you have 3 of each critical items in different locations so are unlikely to lose/break/consume all of them at once. What you showed is a great pocket level kit. You could even stuff it in a shorts or with a sandwich bag and an elastic even in a swimsuit.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Absolutely! The idea was that it was small enough that you could always have it with you in a pocket no matter what happened.

[@dustin7562]

Wish they still made kits like these. Very well thought out and not just cheap junk you get with alot of premade kits these days. Best glide is closest thing we got now to the old BSA kits. Great vid thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@Oldsparkey]

As an 80 year old person that likes the outdoors you videos bring back memories of some really good times. Now in modern times it's an standard size Altoids box that is used. Old habits are extremely hard to break , Thankfully.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

I think this would make a great series like army survival kits pilots navy etc... thanks again James✊️🔥✌️💚

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

@@WayPointSurvival always enjoy brotha!

[@justjackfromsc]

I would love to see if you can catch a fish with that fly. Thanks for the video. God bless.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

[@asmith7876]

It was astounding how all that fit into that tiny plastic case!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@RickBelt]

I am an 50 years old boy scout and thank you for show us a little but important part of our history. Stay safe!

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome and thanks!

[@bholdr----0]

Wow! My Dad, who was an eagle scout way back when, had a 'survival pack', we carried: it was something like this! In the early 80s through the 90s, we always had a kit like this on backpacking trips. It was eventually lost somewhere/sometime... I still do have a couple of the 'ten essentials' kits (mandated first by the Mountaineers Club, then by the Scouts in Washington- which we used to carry, always. (I still keep a variation on it in my pack, and car!) What a great vid- it took me all the way back! Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@sbcinema]

great, I love these old things

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@jdboswell3308]

My Scout Troop made these from this very instructions in the 1960s and 70s. I love the one man trap tent.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@wetcanoedogs]

i was a scout in the 50's-early 60's.we made lost kits because we were told you would not have to survive because we will find you.mine was in a round metal fish hook box.i still have parts of it including a tiny bottle of halazone tablets.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool!

[@KevinsCampingAdventure]

That was really nice. Thanks for sharing. ✌️

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@pek5117]

I started scouting in 1990 and became a troop leader of my scouts in 99 or 2000. Great Lil kit we were always making these. Might be a squeeze but I'd add a sewing and suture needle and some thread. I've slipped my thumb over a razor and had to stitch myself in the field before and having a needle and thread for a wound if only a tiny bit is a godsend. I also had the iodine from the last Lil kit you had so it was enough. The fish I caught didn't have scales but I'd need the razor to gut them, I've definitely caught cleaned and cooked a fish with what's in that kit and with the compass would find my way to be able to get home. Thanks for the video

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and that's a great idea about adding the needle and thread!

[@SDMountainMan]

Very cool you find the neatest stuff

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, my friend!

[@bradlafferty]

Enjoyed this very much. Thank you!

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@jameskelly1680]

Snappy looking hat! Great video. I remember making little EDC kits like this one when I was a kid.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimhale3879]

Very cool little kit, thank you for sharing !!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnburgin7478]

That’s a very cool item to add to your collection. Have a great day

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! You too!

[@jeffventure6078]

Once your start reading the old scout manuals you are heading down the rabbithole. They really wanted to turn-out woodsman and passable soldiers/scouts back in the day! So many of the chapters start with 'you wont have any resources to buy stuff so here is how you do it'

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@becca318]

🇺🇸🙋‍♀️🐴🍃 .. Loved this little kit. Could add more if inclined. The cotter pin was greatly inventive!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@naughtyfred1639]

Fascinating video! In my line of work, I get lots of splinters. Metal and wood. Never can find tweezers. But I do have cotter pins and grinders.👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dorseyblack9833]

What a cool find! I remember putting my own similar kit together 50 years ago.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@johncrouch8988]

Hi 👋 I did the same about 50 years ago. I read a comic called Bullet and the hero had a small survival tin in his pocket 😮 So of course I was going to put one together. Great fun and useful stuff in a small package. Yes I still carry my tin and a knife where ever I go!😂

[@willames363]

Super cool, been watching most of your hobo series. Would love more from the Great Depression. Thank you very much, God bless

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! Hope you liked today's upload then!

[@ryanreay4167]

This reminded me of my great grandfather who grew up at that magical time around WWI. He was a lifelong Boy Scout, and his home was inundated with army surplus and any BSA equipment available. Much of the gear grandpa made himself. When I see such items on antique store shelves or online, it takes me back to grandpa teaching me scouting skills and making our own survival kits.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's great! Those are wonderful memories for sure!

[@Georgecobb-s1v]

Another good one & another walk down Memory Lane since I was in Scouting from 1949 to 1956. Years later I was an adult volunteer Scout leader. Thanks a million.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're most welcome!

[@rogueraven7603]

That was great. Much appreciated.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnlea8519]

I think the idea behind that little kit is to instill in scouts that survival in the great outdoors needs thought and preparation. A lot of folks these day haven't a clue.

[@paulamcclure3402]

True... The 5 P's: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance Happy Trails! 🇺🇸 🏕 🪢

[@WayPointSurvival]

True enough!

[@TerryC69]

Hi James! Another excellent video. Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're very welcome!

[@dianatrott5359]

Loved your video tonight! I think that plastic box looks like it was recycled from an old emergency clothing mending kit. Too bad it has a crack. You are such a blessing to the world for doing these videos. Thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! You're very welcome!

[@thedriftingspore]

Right on James, very cool little kit.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@rtoguidver3651]

The Boy Scouts were organized to train kids to be in the Military when they turned 18. I had one of the Remington Model No. 4 “ American Boy Scout” .22 Cal. Rolling Block Rifle they were trained to use...

[@asmith7876]

I was in Boy Scouts in the 70's, they told me not to come back if I wasn't going to wear the uniform properly so I dropped out. 10 years later I was in the Army 🤣🤣🤣. Imagine nowadays teaching kids how to use guns, knives, axes, make fire, archery...probably get arrested!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching! That would indeed be a cool item to own!

[@evolv_85]

Awesome content as usual James! Love the authentic lil kit. 🙏

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@clintstinkeye5607]

Mr James, I like all of your videos. They are interesting and remind me of some good years I've had. Thanks.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're very welcome!

[@Sh311Sh0ck3d]

That's really cool. Those items are all still in modern survival kits which just show whoever put that kit together knew what they were doing. Great video, very interesting.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very true! So much of what we do today came from the folks who lived much closer to the outdoors than we do nowadays.

[@Sh311Sh0ck3d]

@@WayPointSurvival The way things are going that might be about to change. I miss my Grandparents and their wisdom so much. I wish I had listened to them when they were still here. My Grandfather was born in 1923 and my Grandmother in 1925. They took so much of what they knew with them. I don't know the half of what they did but they didn't have internet and they probably didn't think they knew everything already lok Take care

[@alicerafferty9595]

Very cool! It has everything you need. It is surprising it all fit in tiny box. A safety pin and a needle might be nice if it fits. I guess you want to keep it original. Thanks for sharing this.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I was attempting to stay with the original plan but those items would be a nice addition!

[@ExcuseMePhoney]

I actually made my own micro/pocket survival kit a few months ago. I wanted a very small, but very tough, preferably waterproof container that could be opened with one free hand. After years, I settled on one of those waterproof lighter cases. I even has a keychain loop so I dummy cord it to my pocket. Inside, I keep: ·spare house key ·strike anywhere matches, sealed in plastic straw ·micro red led keychain light (generic for Photon micro light) ·X-Acto knife blade with improvised handle and sheath ·mini whistle ·ferrucerium rod ·mini file ·mini handcuff key ·barret/stealth tool/lockpick ·button compass (May or may not include in the bottom) ·a few inches of strong but thin cord ·rubber band ·paper clip ·additional safety pin

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent! Thanks for watching!

[@matthewsmom010902]

Thank you brother ❤

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@MichaelR58]

Nuce find and kit James , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome and God bless you too!

[@jaquesfrick]

Great video and ver good research. Thank you 👍🙏

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leearmstrong2743]

Hello!! Love your videos!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you like them!

[@Blrtech77]

Thanks once again, James! Another amazing video to start 2024 off right.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so very much!

[@jamesmcgee2447]

That’s pretty cool 👍🏻👍🏻

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@keithbarker-e4q]

Another very interesting video. Thank you. In the UK Maximus Ironthumper(blacksmith , restorer of old Landies and much more) actually made a tent, rucksack, lamp and other things from a 1950s BS leaflet. Really worth watching, (YT)and then takes them camping. A must to see ! All the best to all. Keith

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the heads up on that!

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk4518]

Really interesting thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keinlieb3818]

I have one of these kits mixed in with my grandpa's scouting box that I received when I became an eagle scout. They definitely are incredibly cool. I'm sure I need to replace the bandaids and fishing line though, but everything else is good to go.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That is excellent! What a great way to remember your grandpa!

[@debluetailfly]

Looking dapper!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@milododds1]

Add a few more fish hooks, we all know how things go on "Naked and Afraid" when it comes to them losing fish hooks. I like the cotter pin tweezers. I have a kit similar that's a Brass Spark Lite Firestarter Kit 8 Tinder Quik Tabs Aviation Military Survival Kit. It comes in a small container like this kit.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, there are ways that you could add a few more little items to this.

[@bq7227]

I can remember when this came out in Boys Life magazine. Guessing it was 1970. I think it was a Green Bar Bill column. I made and carried that kit for a long time.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool!

[@johnredburn3760]

Great stuff!!! I went through the whole Canadian Scout Program and was an adult leader, I appreciate the old gear .

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@susanp.collins7834]

That cotter pin might also make a good frog gig!

[@WayPointSurvival]

True!

[@NikonRules303]

How fun is that! Guess I better implement a few of those ideas.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, it's quite fun to pack things in tiny kits like this.

[@susanp.collins7834]

This is ENTHRALLING!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks James

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@DaNerdOne]

really interesting and fun video, thanks for share it

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevbwoodman1]

I've just recently discovered your channel. A new favorite. Thanks for the great content.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Awesome, thank you!

[@christophergallagher531]

I particularly enjoy your hobo vid. This caught my eye. Our '60s kit fit in a small metal 'bandaid' box. Around that time I moved that kit into a 35mm 100' metal film can. This kit I still carry. At one point to comply with NYS fishing rules, I removed the fishing gear, except for the line. Those rules stated that it was illegal to carry fishing gear, out of season or with out a license. I came to my senses, and put it back in. Of note, I have cooked in those film cans many times. Endurance Room had a vid of my kit, still sans hooks. Thanks for your content.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your kit ideas!

[@markpinther9296]

Great video! Cotter pin tweezer is a spiffy idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes! Thank you!

[@OriginalZo1]

Dude, I fuck with you you spread the knowledge that used to be common 😊

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching.

[@grimbo73]

as a former Scout up here in Canada, this is pretty cool. I think I still have the one scout manual kicking around here somewhere. That cotter pin idea is pretty clever...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I also really liked the cotter pin trick!

[@richschwartz8004]

Thank you James for another interesting and educational video. God bless and stay safe.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome and God bless you too!

[@ericktamberg670]

4:32 It appears to be a modified hand grenade pin. As a police officer, I have dozens of grenade pins collected from the training camp after tear gas exercises. You gave me an excellent idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Actually, it really is just a common Cotter pin.