Can You Still Survive on Old Gear?

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We compare old and new Flashlights, batteries, knives, multi-tools, water Purification and backpacks
to see what the real advantages are for survival. #Survival #Prepping #Oldgear
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[@lyfandeth]

What many people don't realize about the Mini Maglite, is that you can unscrew the top, and use it as a candle base for the light. It stops the light from falling over and lights up a room. You can also use a white or amber mini-led in as a replacement bulb, and that lasts several lights as an elelctric candle.

[@basher2209]

I used one for many years as an EMT and used to think that trick was so cool, haha.

[@sombra6153]

Mini mags were staples when I was playing army in the 80s. They were better than the issue angle heads. I converted at least one to LED. Had the red and blue lenses. I bought a rechargeable Surefire 9R. At 60 lumins, it was so bright…

[@BadDadio]

I’ve stopped using Duracell batteries. They’ve ruined too many flashlights & remotes. One even leaked by lying flat on a wooden desk without any contact.

[@stevescuba1978]

I gutted my mini mag light and used it to splice together my heater hose while driving through the AZ desert. I still have and use that light 20 years later

[@stevescuba1978]

@@scottcrawford7674 even better, I had to use a dime as a flathead screwdriver, and I did it on the side of the highway with a canoe on top of my jeep. It definitely felt good to limp into town that evening!

[@jameskonrad121]

I will always choose old gear over no gear.

[@midknightrider58]

Old gear works great no matter how old it is. As long as it's taken care of and maintained properly.

[@greekveteran2715]

Actually in our days the older the gear is, the better! Quality goes down every single day...

[@charlessalmond7076]

Quality gear works great. Crap gimmicks are crap gimmicks. Age doesn't improve quality.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

I've been using old gear for most of 69 years. Deer & elk hunting season in very rough terrain was very successful. A 50 year old Randal hunting knife still works great. ATB from New Mexico & Southern Colorado.

[@midknightrider58]

@QuantumMechanic_88 I live in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and I'm going on 66 years old. And I have outdoor gear and especially some fishing equipment and tackle from when I was a kid. Like I said, it's all taking care of and maintaining your stuff. Besides back in the day, stuff was good, high quality. Not like most of the junk that is now made in China and not in the United States like it all once was.

[@charlessalmond7076]

@@midknightrider58 years ago I waited through three encores to hear that song at an Allman bros concert.

[@christopherevans2547]

That old canvas military surplus pack is from Czechoslovakia. It was based off of the Austro-Hungarian military pack designed in the late 1800s. I camped with one for a while when I started camping. It never let me down. You can still find them for around $30

[@michalurbanful]

I send regards from the Czech Republic. :)

[@tomasjasicek3489]

Yes Sir..greetings from Czech....it is called Tlumok M60..it is Big field backpack and it is used together with its small brother bread backpack M60

[@tomasjasicek3489]

@@eugenesvoboda9177 cože?Jaké tele??

[@jakubjonash]

​@@eugenesvoboda9177 Tele is other backpag

[@Eskimo8888]

I have trained on a 45 acre training course for years with nothing more than an A-2 fixed sight rifle. Being in good shape was the key to success

[@jmmartin7766]

Some people think technology makes up for not being in shape and lack of skill: *they would be wrong*

[@unfi6798]

Old gear are just traditionally awesome & reliable just like great grandma & grandad. Have a great & safe new year, Cheers from Australia.

[@graybeardedsheepdog9037]

Great reminder that old stuff is still good & relevant & newer isnt always tge best. Buy / aquire what u can afford & train / practice with it. Knowledge is the key!! Not the newest toy !

[@madtownangler]

My dad uses his blowtorch to start fires it has a firestarter built in. That and scrap oil.

[@clivedunning4317]

In Scotland , in the 1950s and 60s, shipyard apprentices going out into the hills would take their blowtorches with them to heat their food and boil their water, as they couldn't afford camping stoves.

[@Danceswithempties]

After being around for sometime, I'd say the biggest advantage we have today is the ability to purify water so quickly. The advancement of flashlights from this list would be my 2nd choice. The rest of the stuff, while being a lot better, are just convinces. In some cases a hazard ... K.I.S.S.

[@eternaladventure-wm5fn]

When I first started survival skills and what not, I used military surplus and the inexpensive brands like Coghlans, UST, Ozark Trail, Outdoor Products, Coleman, and regular household items. It did the job fine. Nowadays most of my gear is “higher end”

[@rwoods6132]

I will not carry anything but my Opinel knife. Carbon steel blade that locks. Razor sharp. No, it is not cool. It is a farmers knife. It is very forgiving and the carbon blade is easy to maintain!

[@baneverything5580]

I found a nice old Schrade (sp?) pocket knife testing a new metal detector in my new rural lot a year ago. It was three inches deep but when I got the dirt off it was still sharp! I love detecting old farms the most because of the cool old tools and axe heads and coins you can find. They have some amazing inexpensive "starter" metal detectors coming out in the past couple of years that are 100 times better and cheaper than the very best we had when I started in the 1970s.

[@madtownangler]

I carry one around without the lock. I think it's the #5? No one else that I know has one or has even seen it. I buy two case knives per year with gift certificates I get at Christmas too...My deer cleaning knives are both Buck.

[@herrschafts-wissen]

By the way, you are providing one of the best content with regards to prepping that is available on YT! Very informative, to the point, in a very good structured way. Love it!

[@Iridium242]

Lots of old gear works just fine, Its funny I was cleaning up some gear and rotating out some stuff and came across my old maglights, its amazing how far technology has come when it comes to flashlights, no comparison to modern flashlights, but hey in their day they did their job.

[@chanman916]

My dad bought me my first Maglight when I got my 1st car , in the 90’s, loved it! I always had and still have at least one flashlight in my car!👍

[@baneverything5580]

A 12v 120 watt DC immersion water heater made for heating water in cups can be used with a solar power station (with 10 amp cigarette lighter port) to boil water or eggs. You can rig up a cigarette lighter port with MC4 cables and connect one directly to a 12v solar panel or two panels in parallel* for higher amps. The same thing can be done to power 12v 100w DC rice cookers or Road Pro pans...but these pans are 165 watts and can`t be used with cig ports on power stations. It can be connected directly to two solar panels in parallel to double amps for cooking directly with solar. I have several of the cheap plasma candle lighters for backup and one decent pocket one. I like the fact I can easily solar recharge.

[@toastbuster9050]

More information in this comment than in most prepper vide

[@baneverything5580]

There`s a video somewhere about cooking with solar panels. Those common fans that use D batteries sold in the big stores can be plugged into a portable 100w suitcase solar panel`s 12v port too and so can the EBL universal NiMH chargers. They have USB powered battery chargers too that work with those ports on these panels. But the best fans to use for direct solar power with the larger folding panels are the 3 speed USB fans. A 60 to 100 watt panel can power them even if it`s cloudy or under the shade of trees. But on a sunny hot day the small backpack size panels power them fine. I had to figure all this out here in Louisiana storm country. @@toastbuster9050

[@Biomass1]

Alot of old gear can be improved to make it more comfortable or useful. If the straps on your old pack are thin and uncomfortable, add some padding to them. An old towel and some electrical tape or duct tape can do wonders. It ain't pretty but done well it can totally change the item.

[@steveh7823]

I like that you end with a basic Case in your hand. The simplest things are what people really need. I overspend terribly on gear. But what I really have used in emergencies were the smallest Olights, the i3E and iR2, a 2 layer SAK and a Bic lighter.

[@thomasbrandon5111]

Carried a kellite and case folder my entire LE career😎 the new stuff didn't come into being until after I retired.

[@ErwinBrady]

I like my mini-pry bar. I keep one on my keychain. The main purpose is to do things with it that would abuse your blade, as a pry bar. And, you can use it to open boxes, without digging your knife out of your pocket. Plus, it can make do as a screwdriver.

[@coffeelover7687]

I still keep my old generic USB flashlight even when I got my Arcfeld.

[@chriscon8463]

I’ve still got my old OD green, angled, 2D-cell flashlight I got in the Air Force in the late’’90s. It now lives on top of my extra fridge in the garage. It’s amazing how much whiter & brighter the LED lights are now!

[@rudolfb9359]

You can put a led in that flashlight will be way nicer.

[@chriscon8463]

@@rudolfb9359 thanks! I’ll check that out!

[@redsorgum]

​@@rudolfb9359I upgraded my old school L shaped military flashlight with an LED bulb, what a difference!

[@tombob671]

My favorite is the old KaBar from my days in the Marines

[@Squibknocket]

Most these people couldn’t survive without the internet

[@TheJoeshExperience]

Great video as always sootch! Love the longer videos

[@davidhawkins847]

Ferro rods are the modern flint and steel. Always works if you know how, with a higher spark rate and temperature. Don, I could be wrong but that CR123 you held in the video does not appear to be a rechargeable version and not all lithium batteries are rechargeable. A rechargeable version of the CR123 is usually designated as RCR123.

[@OtherThanIntendedPurpose]

the mentality that you have to have " the latest and greatest" is the same one that makes people demand "super steel" for EDC pocket knives that will never cut more than some cardboard or twine. I have been involved in "bushcrafting" since well before the word existed. my Dad and grandfather started teaching me, and taking me to the woods for hike in trips in the early 1970's. I was in the ARMY from '85-94, and had gear that today would be considered old, and heavy and terrible. the ski8lls I learned as a child, and the things I learned in the ARMY, as a paratrooper, served me well, and would continue to do so today. Being gear dependent, instead of skill dependent will limit you and ultimately fail you.

[@randyyeager]

A few ya missed. Water carriers, from sheep skins to canteens with cups to bottles with cups. Also cover. From animal skins to canvas tarps and tents, to nylon tarps and tents.

[@Nanan00]

I still have a ton of old mag lights that have been upgraded with LED bulbs and LIPO batteries and have them stashed all over my house.

[@CosmicTaco333]

Yes. But don't limit yourself to just US surplus.

[@debluetailfly]

I never had much luck with the miniMaglites. Constantly in need of repair, or wouldn't work when I needed it.

[@justjonoutdoors]

As a midnight patrol officer, I have spent SO much money over the years getting the latest, greatest, brightest flashlights! What you can buy now for pocket change is SOOO much better than anything I could buy as a rookie for any price!

[@steverose3318]

Wal-Mart lights are much better than even those rechargeable Scorpion bad boys. I hear ya.'

[@MrMadhouse70]

I remeber back in 93 in Bosnia that first maglite you show was in every swedish soldiers combat rig or on a belt and we love it:) That huge maglite i use as an rifle lamp on my AK5 and i put it under the front grip with electrical tape.(there was no gorilla tape back then in sweden) Also many of us use the SOG paratool multitool and that multitool is not very well tought out, it colapse in your hand if you put it to hard work but back then we did not know better haha. Also the orginal Gerber BMF and Gerber LMF was popular, Nobody understand what BMF and LMF stood for so we call them , Big motherfucker and Light motherfucker. Pardon my french and thanks for a very good video.

[@jonlouis2582]

I love it!

[@ezralena8396]

Love the BMF!

[@Nunya9876]

Thanks for the informative video. In a survival situation, you’re limited to what you have at hand in the moment of that situation. When you need to make a fire, you can’t just remember your latest fire starters, tinders, etc that you left in the car or at home. Survival is about recognizing what you have at hand, in your pockets or your bag, the resources around you within reach of you, at the moment you absolutely need what you need to get through the unexpected situation. Most people don’t really think about how to use what’s in their pockets until the “oh crap” moment actually happens. People panic and stress out easily, especially when they know they have “good gear” in the car, or at home but they don’t have it on them when they unexpectedly need it. That is why unorthodox, creative thinking is problem solving skills are so important to practice and repeat until it’s just mnemonic/instinctive. What if you’re on a fishing day trip or a short day hike, or just out camping overnight in a campground. As you venture away from your car, your camp, or start exploring for fish or your hike, your mind is focused on just what you are doing-finding an area to catch fish, or a location or scenic view on your hike or maybe when you set up camp at your campsite, you’ll take a walk around the area to see the lake or maybe find that bathroom or shower building. Survival situations happen when we are least prepared, usually we don’t have the survival gear on us, or we just take a short trip “over there” to see something interesting. Then bam! You slip or trip, possibly injuring yourself, or you become confused over the way back, so you “get lost” or something. Now that “quick day walk” or quick trip has become a scary situation, because you think you were going to wherever you had in mind, but now you question every step. So what’s in your pockets, your pack and in your fishing bag/tackle box that you can use in this survival situation? You just want to get back to safety but not get any “more lost” than you already are. And let’s not even start factoring in variables like weather, climate, possible threats like dangerous animals or why if any food and water one may have on hand or ways to process water to make it safe to drink etc at this point. Just slow down, take an inventory of what you have on you/with you and what’s available to you within reach or nearby. Just be realistic about what you’re doing, plan to do, have a small basic kit of emergency tools and items even food and water processing capabilities, on you whenever you go, wherever you go. Even in daily life, build or make some basic small kits and leave them at work, in your car(s), at places you frequent (such as friends or family’s homes, etc), that you can access when you get there, in addition to keeping a kit on you everyday everywhere. You can’t use what you don’t have available, so keep it with you!

[@Modern_Warrior_School]

I was actually just working on an article and video of this exact topic this week and should have them both posted in the near future. Pretty cool to see that I'm not the only person thinking about this.

[@rickyhurtt5568]

Yall remember the big assed Coleman flashlights? Whole light was big around as a loaf of bread and half as long. It had the old monster battery that costed a fortune. Is was nearly big as the light. Used it till battery died then laid around the house for a year or 2 cause I was always gonna replace the battery but never did. Now I've got one of the olight keyring batteries that puts out as much lite as 1 of those did. It's amazing how some things have changed

[@johnkeo358]

I would recommend a fire piston as well, pretty nifty little device to start a fire

[@davidglazener7921]

Great rundown on so many things. Excellent video!

[@TechnoPunk64]

“Be strong. Be of good courage. God bless America. Long live the republic.” LOVED the video on preparedness equipment. Wonderful information and visual! Examples. But that ending made me so happy to see and hear your support for this great country!’Thank you for the excellent video, and God bless you as well.

[@justjonoutdoors]

The biggest change with the lithium (specifically the CR123A which you are displaying) is that they are 3Volts, which is twice the voltage of the AA, AAA, C or D cells. Twice the voltage is basically twice the brightness out of any specific bulb, so you’re doubling your performance right out for the gate. (this is an over-simplification, but you get the idea…)

[@madtownangler]

I remember in the late 80's when one of my friends got a AA powered maglite for Christmas. We used it a lot backpacking it was pretty awesome. I dont even know if they had invented LED lightbulbs yet I have probably gone through at least twenty of them one a year at work. I have so many parts and colored parts mixed up its awesome. I mostly use headlamps away from work just to free up my hands for stuff like night fishing.

[@w.o.v.1033]

I appreciate you making this video just another one of the mini videos that you have made that you’ve proved it’s not about the latest and the greatest and how much money a person got to spend on the most high-tech BS, which there’s nothing wrong with that in a lot of applications But I’m glad you took time to prove to us in this video just like many before that you can survive on Yesterdays technology to make ends meet because in a lot of cases, it works better than the new stuff once again I thank you for sharing your knowledge to help your fellow man that is Minuteman👍👍👍👍👌🏼 now let’s drink to old Jim Bridger and lift our glasses high as long as there’s a USA we won’t let his memory die👍👍👍👌🏼

[@natetruxillo-jw2xu]

I have a few 6volt lights and I changed the bulb to led. Talk about made a big difference. Been having the same battery for a while and haven't had to change it yet

[@eighteenin78]

I recall back in the 90s when a 10 year old boy asked me "So you think your Swiss Army knife is going to help you survive the collapse of Civilization". His comment has always stuck with me. There are multiple meanings of the word survival. Crashing a small plane in the northern words is one thing. What having a metal striker, flashlight and good knife has to do with long term survival as you sit at home waiting out the Apocalypse stumps me.

[@Helm-w1q]

My gear is right out of a mountain man's play book. Simple and rugged. These guys were among the best survivers .

[@CITYPREPPER016]

Some time old school is the best school.

[@JohnDoeRando]

When i was a boy scout in the 90s, we were using gear from the 70s. Hell, we had some stuff left over from ww2 as well.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Hey, if it's in good condition, who cares that it's not the latest and greatest name brand thing you dropped 5 bills on.

[@josephloya4747]

Use what you have.....! 100 percent excellent information and the truth thank you for providing quality and accurate self reliance/survival information. Many times I have given away gear and my head explodes trying to explain older doesn't mean useless. Thank you for the video now I can let people watch uour video and let you break it down for them😊

[@gregbailleul8828]

Legit, I taught Survival/SERE in the USAF from 95-18. Old gear works great, not as flashy but still legit.

[@chriswilson9230]

The mini mag is the best. I still have one. I think the original can be upgraded to LED.

[@travislupum]

For the lights and im a flashaholic i carry a wuben e7 now 2000lumen turbo excellent run times up to 180hrs 18350/18650 configurations its a very nice set up for under $30

[@alfoutdoors9660]

What you have to remember is, old gear is very heavy gear. Modern gear is much, much lighter, works better and can last longer, whilst doing exactly the same job. So while old gear can still be perfectly functional, it is best reserved for car camping, where weight is not an issue. Backpackers, on the other hand, need the lightest gear they can get, which is nearly always the newest gear available, or certainly nothing more than about 10 years old. Super heavy Canvas tents were replaced with lighter Polyester tents and these with even lighter Nylon tents and these have been replaced with even lighter DCF tents. So your typical 2P tent from 70's that would weigh at least 3kg, has been replaced with an ultralight DCF version that is almost 10 times lighter! The DCF tent will not only be far lighter, it will also be far stronger, it will be far more waterproof, it will never stretch or sag when wet, and it will never rot either. So while the 70's tent might still be functional, you would have to be a fool to pick it over a modern DCF tent.

[@WastelandWarfighter273]

Fantastic idea for a video! Thank you for your perspective!

[@jaamja73]

Unexpected video from SOOTCH00 and I love it, Just surfing around the channel looking for old vid. And I see "new upload 5 hours ago" is 2am in pennsylvania and I thought 🤔 well SOOTCH uploading videos at 7pm? (Eastern time) thumbs 👍 way uuup l. And yes old gear for survival worked 30-40 years ago still useful now days modern era. Thank you for the video

[@mariarogers9964]

My husband said this was one of the best videos he had ever seen on KZbin

[@jasonjulian1]

@28:43 ... Centuries? Otzi the Iceman would like to have a word... lol

[@tdgdbs1]

The Alice packs had served me well 1994-2020.

[@JohnSmith-sb2fp]

Great video Sootch! Very informative & fun bud.

[@Just_Chuck_It]

You can survice with stone tools if you had too. So of course you can survive with old gear.

[@maxlvledc]

Fantastic video idea! You heading to shot show 2024?

[@daveyjones5702]

dude the leatherman juice and squirt series both are discontinued. apparently too many people were sending them back with a broken scissor spring.

[@kurtsteiner8384]

It does not matter how old an itenm is it works, no frills or b.s.. I have a 2d cell maglight it works still, but also have divers lights by intova very good and bright and can get them submerged in water. Knives vitrinox swiss army old ones, they do the job 50 years old now.

[@RazilSontas]

Wonderful advice!

[@arbanasialbanesi]

Nylon and Polyester tears 2-3times commonlier off than Canvas (either Cotton, Linen or Henf).

[@WizzdummHeadley]

MagLite is still my favorite flashlights not because they're the brightest but because "lumens" despite what many think really is kind of a gimmick & what makes ML some of the best around, is the lenses along with a good xpe2-cree which gives a great throw!

[@kv9568]

I still use all my old gear. I've upgraded flashlights and water purification items. I have some new items to play with but a lot of items are in my vehicle kits so I have something that works in an emergency.

[@rocknrollguitar]

Very very short awnser: yes with the right knowledge and skill

[@ericwooten6897]

To me with in aspects of navigation, I believe you really need a compass and learn to use it .

[@Nanyael]

Great video. You miss the wear and sleep. Part 2 please 🙏

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Cavemen survived with rocks and sticks so anything better is a bonus

[@Soggz7785]

Any tool is as only as good as the person using it. The biggest tool is the mind. All the best.👍🏾😉🇬🇧

[@marvinbrock960]

I would make the argument.. in an SHTF event… ie emergency or whatever… battery life trumps brightness most of the time.. rule out the “tactical” muh 1000 lumens for the bad guy… 99% of the time will be spent using the light to see! Cooking, walking, etc.. all these newer lights with only 1-1.5 hrs of battery life kinda sucks In a world where batteries or chargers aren’t available. And yes, I know, lights have 22 settings blah blah.. still more to fail.. a 20-30 lumen light will do much more than one would think and last a LONG TIME doing it.. just an alternate talking point..

[@acbigal]

I'm so far behind, I didn't get started learning about survival until 2020 and still haven't been able to afford prepping as in stockpiling goods.

[@baneverything5580]

Old incandescent flashlights make a rabbit`s eyes glow at night at long range. Even a carbide miner`s lamp lights up their eyes at night and in fact is EASIER to hunt with because rabbits don`t run away as quickly from a flame light as they do when they see an incandescent light. But these new LED lights are worthless for this purpose. So if you plan to get rid of garden pests or get rabbits to eat very easily then skip the LED lights. Rabbits panic and run when I am able to accidentally spot one. So the first time I tested an LED flashlight for this purpose I was disappointed. And when the rechargeable battery quits it happens quick. Old style flashlights and head lamps used to last the entire weekend camping on a set of batteries. So to me these new flashlights are a step BACKWARDS for some very significant reasons for my needs where I live. They have a good purpose but the 18650 lithium ion batteries barely last 20 or 30 minutes. But I do like the fact that I can easily solar recharge these batteries from my various sized portable folding solar panels with a USB powered charger or directly in the light. But for Louisiana survival I need my old school gear...and a carbide mining lamp is one of the best rabbit hunting lights you can have. Incandescent is next on the list.

[@crazytexan7532]

I was wondering why strike anywhere were hard to find super expensive too, i need to get some for a project

[@Jaxon1776]

Some of my old gear is so much better than the new stuff

[@arbanasialbanesi]

*All of your old gear

[@TheIndustrialphreak]

They make LED upgrades to the Xenon bulbs in the early maglights, I upgraded all my mags to LED bulbs and it litteraly makes the batteries last forever. I do want to work on a project to 3D print some blank C/D cells to drive the bigger lights from a single AA and a joule Thief.

[@RuralRet]

I haven't watched the video, but i am liking it because of the 6 cell maglite in the thumbnail. That thing will cave in a grizzly skull.

[@velvanae]

To go with maps I would like to add compasses because sometimes maps and GPS just will not work. Everything I use is old tech except for a flashlight and a rechargeable headlight. I even just use a seabag from the 90's for a pack. I am looking to make some mods to that though. That is if I don't get the new style of seabag, which will still be modded.

[@aaronjordan8789]

The old gear is buy far The best hence why it's still about and available 👍🏻. Oh you forgot to mention that the opinal is as a locking mechanism 🇬🇧

[@Juiceboxdan72]

Very cool video, thanks

[@jamesbowen5573]

I don't mess around with iPhone. I use Android but the thing about your phone is you can download the offline maps and whether you have service or not GPS will work. If you carry a solar charger you can always charge it too As far as backpacks go I have that old backpack myself but I put new shoulder pads on it Generation two Alice pack shoulder straps. With just a little bit of modification. As far as knives I'd take an old knife over a new knife any day you can't trust the new ones. They look cool but there's too much that can go wrong with them. And I absolutely hate serrated blades what good is that Gerber with the sharpening stone when over half the blade is serrated?

[@wayneandrews1278]

Great video ty

[@RR4711]

I’ve used nonlocking knives my whole life and never accidentally cut myself. With the correct skills/technique they are perfectly safe.

[@henrydillard6217]

Heck yes you can. You don't need the latest and greatest, actually the latest and greatest just gets you noticed and someone else might want what you have more than you...

[@tenchraven]

Still keep a Minimag in my bag- it can be a kubaton, it can be a TQ windlass, and being incandescent means that they is no question about EMP. Ditto the Solitaire. And their batteries last longer than most similiar sized LED. As for the big boys... I put an LED conversion into my 6C, and just let it run. After six days, I called the test. For something I can use as electric candle, that's a big deal. Gave up 15 minutes in, our host never gets to the point unless he's getting paid. To address the thesis, can't you still use old gear, of course! The "inferior" tech got used more and harder than anything we who are spoiled with "the right tool" are going to do.

[@johnjones3208]

It's not the age of the equipment. It's the skill and knowledge of the equipment.

[@sailorjerry5133]

The other thing you need to think about, in a survival situation when it comes to fire....Matches will run out.....

[@HunterGargoyle]

Carry an AK bayonet on my belt everyday... my dad gave it to me when i was 5, the man kept it as a boot knife told mr a story of how he got it during his time in SAS and during the 70s... would have been the last time i saw him before he vanished into thin air, didn't know he died a year later till i was a teenager

[@lindah6954]

Solid information.👍

[@danielphillips2737]

I'll take a magnesium bar over anything. But use a pocket knife. It burns hotter than anything else and once it starts you can't put it out. With wet tender it will work better than anything else

[@Skellanuts]

I’ll say this now and forever. I will ALWAYS carry an older draw string closure knapsack/rucksack over a zippered pack. One of the greatest failures and non sensical decisions humanity has made is to go away from draw string closure packs. Yes, it’s not as convenient, hasn’t convenience made everyone less capable with their own two hands and more reliant on something else needing to do the work for you? You can replace buckles. If a buckle breaks, you can lash it with cordage. But zippers? You can’t replace a zipper track without a mechanical mechanism to restitch a entire new zipper track into a pack. Yes there are self healing zippers, but typically in my experience the self healing zippers also unzip themselves unless you have a buckle system to keep it in place. (Especially the full zipper packs that zip open like a luggage bag. God forbid the zippers on those break everything would fall out. You might not even notice if something small falls out if it’s only a tiny zipper break. With a draw string closure, yes you have to dig around for things, but if there is a failure on those kind of bags it’s usually a hole in the bottom, that’s why you carry around a sail needle and thread/#12 bank line. You sow it up, then it’s back in the game. Yes there is the argument about getting certain things in a hurry, but there are many packs like the Alice pack that have outside compartments where you should be carrying the things you presume you might need in a hurry. It might take a little more thought when it comes to organization, BUT the pros FAR out way the cons with old school rucks/knapsacks. We need to get back to more options that have no zippers and no velcro.

[@PorkyPrepper]

I will not give up on my medium ALICE pack. Repaired by the parachute shop 50 times. My son says I am dependent on it?

[@steveharlech4919]

Im not young, ive been around the block more than once. One thing i have noticed is build quality or rather component quality has weakened on some items over the years. I have quite a bit of equipment. Some old and some new. My go to items are mostly from 70s and 80s when durabilty seemed to be more important than aesthetics. Full tang blades of quality steel and trusty trangia cookers with no moving parts will still be working perfect for my grandchildren. I doubt a jetboil or biolite will be working just as perfect in 40 or 50 years time. My lavvu will outlive most hillbergs or tarp grommets. But my modern torches are great. More waterproof, more lumens or chargable from a pocket solar panel. So not all old is better. Modern advancements have their benefits. I do like my trangia though!

[@jerezindraj6723]

Hello Sootch00. Can you please do a Video on your Martial Arts Training? Can you also do a Video on your EDC 2024? Thank you.

[@georgecox461]

Great tips

[@robert4027]

my maglight is 6 years old. it's been dropped.thrown and used as a hammer. .. still works just fine. . I won't use anything else. .

[@dallasmore6703]

Every seen a deer, bear, buffalo, human shot with a 30/30 or a 45/70? Both do a hell of a lot more damage than a 5.56.

[@adriaannikken7519]

My opinion : its worht it to learn how to start a fire with a piece of steel, and almost any rock. You never know when you will need it, its easy to learn

[@larson0014]

old gear has a track record, proven. New gear may or may not last the test of time. Plus price difference