Belt Kit

What I carry on my belt when in the woods

[@coalcracker]

Guys I'll do a video on how to make a similar pouch. Also I never thought of the small fishing kit but that is getting added thanks for the tip!

[@lukedorrington7455]

I'm about 6 years too late, but I like to throw a tube of Superglue on my belt kit that acts as a basic first aid kit for me, I've lost count of how many cuts I've glued shut, brilliant stuff

[@FrankO-iy9ux]

Hey Dan, now we are 4 years later. I am just still waiting... Ah kidding ;) I am recently new on your channel, but I love your belt pouch and it is to expensive for me. Will you show us, how to do this belt fine belt pouch on our own? best regards Frank

[@TheKlickitat]

I carry a pouch similar to this myself. I hunt and gather in the Cascades which is quite steep. I am always worried of being separated from my pack, so took to carrying a small pouch similar to yours. One of the things I like to carry in it as well is a folded up plastic produce bag. You can slip it in your knit cap for carrying water. It takes up no room. I also carry a box of dental floss for cordage in my belt kit. It is waxed and burns if needed but also is 55 yards long and you can lash almost anything with it. It is super strong, much like synthetic sinew.

[@ramrodhare4700]

You just earned yourself another subscriber. I watched 3 of your videos in a row and I was happy with what I saw in your kits. Most people use the term "Bushcraft", but carry tons of modern high-tech gear. It's nice to see someone who is actually using more true bushcraft items. The char cloth, the flint and steel, leather pouch, round tin, etc. I've noticed your gear looks like it's seen use, meaning it's been tested and proven. The fact that none of it is overpriced name brand gear made from some exotic carbon fiber nano-tech electro-sorcery crap makes you and the things you carry, more relatable. I'm not saying that some new advancements can't play a part in bushcrafting, ferro rods are fairly modern and I wouldn't leave the house without at least one. They are cheap and easy to use, so had they been available back in the day, Horace Kephart and George Sears would have carried them too. I just get annoyed when I see someone claiming to be a "Bushcrafter" makes a video advertising a $500 hatchet made of some aerospace alloy, saying you can't survive without it. Then telling you if you buy one, you can get $10 off by mentioning you saw the video on their youtube channel. When I watch bushcraft videos, I want to see handmade, or vintage gear. Flea market/antique store finds, blacksmith made knives and repurposed gear. So far you've been one of the few who seems to understand what bushcraft is all about.. Keep up the great work.

[@coalcracker]

Ramrod Hare thanks for subscribing and enjoying the vids

[@heathenshaunt681]

Ramrod Hare you have no idea how ahead you are with this comment. Just because it's expensive does not mean it will be better. Simple cheap and reliable and durable actually matter to most of us. If I am going to spend large sums of money on something it better be great and truly needed.

[@aaronhughes4583]

I really like the idea of wrapping separating the char cloth with cotton. Thank you Sir !!

[@grindstone4910]

I've been looking for belt pouch ideas and I like the style of yours. Could you show a little more of how it's made?

[@502deth]

my kit is a bit bigger with a bit more stuff, but very similar. one trick i learned long ago, put a rubber band around the lighter under the valve lever. 1. its an extra rubber band... you never know when youll need one, but more importantly, 2. it stops the valve from being depressed so the lighter never get accidentally drained if/when it shifts around in your pack.

[@coalcracker]

deth502 great idea!!

[@martinlee9391]

Thanks for the great information, precise, how and why. As a new exponent of Bushcraft here in Australia, your info is priceless.please give us more

[@mateiros_carijos]

Very cool your primitive kit for belt! Well complete and the bag with rustic style, it was show! Congratulations! A hug from the South of Brazil!

[@Rick1dat]

Very nice kit you have made. I like that its small doesn't take up a lot of space but what you have in it packs what you need for hard time anytime.

[@h8uall66]

Great belt kit. I really appreciate that you explained your reasons for carrying each item.

[@watermain48]

Another great video, thanks for sharing it. I like all your redundancies for fire starting. Pays to be prepared.

[@tomahawkpunk82]

Nice setup, I carry pretty much the same thing in my pouch but I also add a pine pitch salve and bug dope I made. Both are light weight and nice to have on hand. Great videos.

[@coalcracker]

TomahawkPunk bug dope is in my kit all summer! Love that stuff

[@edfaringer8671]

Dan, received my order of the leather belt pouch and blanket pin and I must say I am truly impressed with the workmanship on both items. I have already stocked the pouch much the same as this video depicts. Thank you for the fantastic items…….Ed

[@coalcracker]

Glad you like them Ed!!!

[@jerrylake6825]

100,000 subs...good for you bro. Great channel love your gear, your knowledge. Your passion for it all...

[@heikohotellima3977]

Hey man, this is a real god fire equipment , better than today from your I find !

[@MG.50]

Thanks! Excellent video, but I'm probably biased, as our belt kits hit about 85% the same; same size and almost same items. You did inspire me to increase the fuel/tinder sources. Some time ago I bought a fire box made by Cash Mfg. Co. that is a repro of an 18th/19th century tinderbox or tobacco box. It is an oval brass box about 3 1/2" long with a magnifying/burning lens set into the center of the lid and with a smaller cover cap to protect the lens. These are available from suppliers to buckskinners (mountain man era historical reenactors), which I was about 30 years ago. It means not having to keep track of lens, but requires separate char box (in my pack or shoulder bag), so nothing gained. I also prefer the large ferro rods (but carry several sizes distributed around my backwoods kit, too). I have not been able to find large round lantern wicks for quite some time, so I, too, carry flat wicks with pre-charred ends. A fire tube is a great little item: cut a 3/8" to 1/2" diameter brass tube about 1-1/4" to 2" long, roll your lantern wick into a cylinder and push it through the tube (should fit snug) so 1/2" or a little better sticks out, leaving the "tail" of longer wick hanging out the "back end". Char the short end, and you have a persistent coal. Pull it slightly (1/4" or so) back into the tube to extinguish, then push out a bit and strike a spark into it to reignite. (Round wicks worked better.) Takes practice to hit that round rolled end with flint & steel, but not impossible, and burning glass works, too. I used to be a smoker, and these are also great for lighting a pipe (mtn men do not carry cigarettes). Optionally hard solder or braise a piece of solid brass wire (decoratively curved/curled) to one side of the tube for a hanging loop and/or small handle. I look forward to more vids. Thanks again!

[@UrbanSurvivalcraft]

Consider a blue lighter during the fall. Lots of orange leaves in your area it seems.

[@coalcracker]

Urban Survivalcraft great idea!!

[@ThisRightSideUp]

cerulean blue does not occur above ground, so is the most visible color in all seasons...LOVVVVE your videos...bushcraft is a hobby of mine!

[@lonewolfsbushcrafttravels]

Awesome 😎 Belt Kit! 👍 Found this belt kit video helpful!

[@indianabushcraftwoodsman7414]

Good kit. Covers all the basic. Thank you my friend.....Kevin

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Great kit. Love the pouch and the contents. Definitely plenty of ways to get a fire. atb Opal

[@wyrdwildman1689]

Binge watching your content. Hi from Eastern Ohio.

[@Woodswalker1965]

I like your style brother. Ill be sticking around to learn and share. Thank you.

[@The.Alabama.Woodsman]

Im a subscriber, but triple the redundancy seems a bit much. I'd trade out the 3rd F-rod for more tender. Great video.

[@sosteve9113]

very nice belt kit like the traditional look of it happy new year fellow bushcrafter atb steve

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good. Thank you very much

[@dinkeredwards5187]

Love this set up...Would love to have a nice handmade belt pouch like that!!..Great video..im new to your channel and appreciate you sharing your knowledge 👍

[@markedeloy]

Great video, thanks

[@paulie4x1]

I think a survival belt is very important, I've been testing it for a while now, on it I have a pouch with the necessities, fire, carb bars, first aid, compass etc., but also a compact saw (Wicked Tough Saw made by Wicked Tree Gear), my hatchet (2Hawks Double Bit Hatchet), canteen with cooking kit which is light), and my knife, anything from my Swamp Rat Modified Rodent 6 with the top gaurd off, or my Bravo 1, or my Rodent 7 or Rodent 9, or my CarbonV S.R.K, or my new Busse ASH-1, you get the picture, believe it or not, all my survival belt gear is light and very comfortable to wear, I look for lightweight to punch like a heavyweight (I like a robust knife tho) and I carry the larger on person and the smaller on on my pack, I try to proportion the weight so it wears balanced so more comfortable, and my other C's in my shoulder sling or pack, they say the best survival knife is the one you have on you, that belt stays on until I know it's safe to tale it off, when I wonder off from my base camp, it's right there, on person. So I have the best survival knife.

[@isaaclevy7469]

Nice and simple! I like it

[@0311cmc]

Great video brother!!! Love the kit!!! Similar to mine but I have a small molle pouch on a dangler. Really want a nice leather pouch similar to yours. I subscribed, can't wait to check out some more of your work.

[@Howlingdingobush]

Great work on the pouch..

[@PHDinTHC-OG]

dude i like your kit it kicks ass

[@louisbuss6068]

So a knife and 11 ways to make a fire... got it Edit: Thinking as it is always on your person, isn't that redundancy a bit overkill? something i would carry instead was: knife and steel of course, but the pouch would be the bank line, a compression gaze as it can handle a lot of first aid situations, some high energy snacks as food is probably gonna be a bigger issue than fire if you try to get to a road or is stranded somewhere, then i would leave all the redundant fire options in my backpack Just my two cents.. Nice video though. keep it up:)

[@johnndavis7647]

When Liver Eaten Johnston was captured by the Blackfeet indians he managed to kill his guard and escape with his knife and fire makin belt pouch. He said he felt pretty good about his chances having those things.

[@quercus4730]

A little redundancy but you did not over do it. Great kit. Thank you.

[@jeromegiltibon7465]

pretty good kit there. thumbs up!

[@willahern9601]

I enjoyed the video but what are you do for water what do you carry or use yourself

[@thomassmestead9905]

Don't care for Ferro rods. Much prefer steel and flint, (or quartz, or jasper, or agate, etc.,etc. ). Instead of bankline, I prefer jute twine which serves both as cordage, and fine tinder, once processed. If I have room, I'll carry processed fatwood in a tin. Also a small folding knife, as well as a small awl. Of course, I'm carrying a belt knife, usually a Green River hunter model.

[@heathenshaunt681]

Steel wool can be used with a battery to start a fire if your cleaver

[@carlcrutchfield5094]

You rock 👍

[@willames363]

Great video, thanks for the cool ideas!

[@coalcracker]

Happy you enjoyed it

[@stevephillips6719]

Thanks for another great video. You really do need to show us how you made the pouch. Please!

[@stevephillips6719]

Thanks bro

[@jorgearroyo6881]

Cool kit.

[@robertmiller4580]

Also if you are interested I found a fairly good source for tamed hides on the cheap price it is wish shopping made fun or shopping mad easy it takes a little time for delivery but not bad in size currently making a sheath for my tomohawk/peace pipe.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

good video old linkless really liked that bag

[@nate_thealbatross]

My friends make fun of me for being prepared. However, there are two fero rods in the pouch and a lighter, plus a third rod in the knife sheath. And you mentioned bow drill. Have you ever lost two fero rods and a lighter in a situation where you couldn't bow drill. Seems like weightlifting to me at that point...

[@coalcracker]

Grindstone it's in the works for future video

[@DamionVander]

The pouch itself is well designed. I would like to make a similar pouch. Could someone share a link to the patterns, please?

[@bennyvoncannon197]

pretty sweet I do think you got it covered.

[@haunter2804]

not gonna lie for first 3 seconds of the intro I thought was the breakfast at tiffany's song ha

[@aitora979]

Very cool!!!

[@CreachterZ]

Why do you carry a large ferro rod? What advantage does that give you over the sparks from a smaller one unless you are in distress for a couple of hundred years?

[@robertmiller4580]

I like the idea of the lamp wicks but I am wondering if you treat yours I heard that if you dip them in wax and linseed oil that they will last longer or is that a myth

[@LordThree]

Got a problem with lighters? I’ve got tons of rods but I keep a lighter at all times

[@edfaringer8671]

Dan, really enjoy your videos. Two questions for you, 1: Will a 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 round tin fit in your belt pouch? 2: You mentioned making the fire steel holder on you knife sheath able to hold a larger ferro rod, how do you do this?

[@coalcracker]

Yes that tin will fit snugly and just wet the loop well then work the thick rod through it let it dry with the rod in and you're set.

[@EdwinDueck]

The problem with lighters, are fuel getting wet and if your in cold temps the bics are you to be hard to light.

[@EdwinDueck]

Thanks to spell check, it sounds a bit odd. I have tried to use bics in cold weather and they can be a pain. Having lighters along works, but you have to keep them warm inside your cloth.

[@davidhofmann6746]

Do you sell those belt packs ?

[@andreasforsberg7163]

Hi bud, what kind of Carhartt jacket is that?

[@thurizaz795]

Why 3 rods?

[@robertmiller4580]

Also trying to find decent bank line. Can't find it in my neck of the woods ( Rhode Island ) any ideas?

[@jerrylake6825]

Most walmarts have it.

[@bristol8920]

I'm puzzled, why you need seven ways to start a fire, I only need two, one main way, the other as a back up......

[@chrisratliff4904]

So how exactly do you get the large Ferro rod in the standard loop?

[@coalcracker]

I'll do a video on it for you.

[@TJackSurvival]

Fire fire fire! Well done. I like the Hard Cover canteens. Work great. What do you use for water? Great channel. I subscribed. Check out my channel. I have a lot of videos on fire stuff as well.

[@JapanScott1]

Is that tin from SRO?

[@coalcracker]

Scott Koenig no I got that at a container store. I have them on my website also

[@JapanScott1]

I was glad to see this video. I thought about making (or having made) a pouch for tins I have. But I thought, "No, it'll be too big." But after seeing yours, I want to make a pouch like that as well.

[@elohansen8971]

Beware you firesteel and leather, together; it is not, a good combination. I have experienced, leather destroyer a firesteels - It got my firesteel, to dissvolve.