Chem Light Glow Sticks: An Overlooked Item For Preppers!

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[@johnwilliams7102]

We use em in CERT search & rescue drills to mark passageways and exits. Also colors can indicate various types of hazards.

[@reynaldorivera7641]

Used them in the military to Mark rooms clear, make ied holes in roads etc. good thing to have.

[@bhamptonkc7]

please say more about the color or refferance

[@jamesmccready2365]

I found a couple recently that expired in 2013. I tested one and it fired right up, stayed lit for 12 hours. Shelf life on the package says 4 year shelf life, which makes it over 10 years old.

[@94SexyStang]

Mine are 15 Years expired......still work perfect.

[@moonlightguitars]

Glow sticks are great for night navigation and orienteering.

[@dannynimmo3052]

I think people forgot about these because flashlights have improved so much recently, I agree, they still have a place.

[@casualpreparedness2347]

I keep about fifty glow sticks on hand in the bags, house and vehicles. Excellent Video As Always. 💯👍👍😎🇺🇸

[@urbansurvival3801]

Nice

[@BrandonClarke7]

very smart. you can never have enough sources of light. you never know what may happen

[@jackpinesavage1628]

Great idea! I have glow sticks for signaling at night. Tie one on the end of a string and swing it around in a wide circle. You'd be amazed what that looks like at night across a big lake.

[@secoura]

Glow sticks really are underappreciated. No danger of fire, completely waterproof and they even float in water - what's not to love! I may be biased though, I grew up using these because my parents knew if they gave me a flashlight as a kid I'd go through batteries playing with it.

[@hunter-mh9kv]

I would drink the glow stick juice

[@kishascape]

They also are immune to EMP and give off no electrical or RF signature.

[@renaissancemarinetv3536]

chemlights certainly have their place. i have a few of the "grownup" version, but i also buy the big bags sold in fallapart as kids toys. cheap as could be, and can be used for all kinds of things. just a couple weeks ago i tied a few on to the back of a friends boat trailer when his trailer lights would just not work and he had to get to the house.

[@warlockcommandcenter]

As a scoutmaster it was fairly important to be ready to go and check on a scout at night or to mark my tent at night so I could be found so I hung an activated chemlight out side my tent and another ready to use in my tent pocket.

[@timturrell1241]

These are an excellent prep and you can use them to mark trail heads and such; that way you can keep your good light with you.

[@debbiekerr3989]

I have about 10, or 15 of them. They are great for power outages. I live in an apartment, and these are good because they won't start a fire.

[@user-mj4lu5wm1w]

I think flash lights are brighter and last more

[@thangtrinh3237]

@@user-mj4lu5wm1w The real answer is to have both of them

[@wookenny2116]

Hi ， for chemical light stick ,There are professional disaster prevention glow stick, the glowing duration can reach 48hours

[@markplane5994]

I have normal Chem lights, however I have found the bendable type chem light bracelets and similar used by kids at Halloween can have a use too such as marking tent pegs or marking the kids backpacks and the kids ( so I know where the kids are) when travelling in the dark and they are cheap.

[@reynaldorivera7641]

I have loads of them. You can get packs of them at the dollar store- wal mart. If you don’t have access to a military store(PX). When I go outdoors I have IR chem sticks

[@jchiliw]

These are great for emergency car repairs. I bought 5 items from your amazon store. Thanks for the reviews.

[@renwhite1809]

The itty bitty greens are cheap and perfect for marking passage ways in a new area

[@nobodynoone2500]

The green are typically the brightest and longest lasting, red are good for marking but are often the weakest. There are even IR ones for spooky activities in the dark. Also note the differences between the camo packaged milspec/nato "chemlight" and the civ "snaplight". There are also many different formulations, from short but bright 5-50min ones to 24hour+. Keeping them dark, cool, and with minimal variation in temperature keeps the good longest. We never used those sleeve things, tape worked fine.

[@TheGreekPytheus]

Have them in all my Go Bags. Also give the older ones to my granddaughter to play with.

[@lorettawinters7687]

I use glow sticks. Dollar tree stores usually have them. Inexpensive. Thank you for sharing. Low light intensity

[@sitbone3]

To avoid accidentally crushing the glow stick in my pack and starting it to glow inside the wrapper, I put two in a length of thin, PVC pipe with caps on the ends.

[@craigbetts1586]

I've never saw any of the white ones here but keep several of the red ones in the truck in case of break downs along with flares

[@craigbetts1586]

@Al Burkholder thanks for the information

[@HarshmanHills]

I love glow sticks. I pick them up at dollar store. Get 4 for a dollar. Last 6 to 8 hours.

[@94SexyStang]

I buy the expired Cyalumes on ebay.......mine are 15 years Expired, and they work good. When we lose power, I stick them to the walls, so if I get up in the middle of the night, I don't need a flashlight.

[@rneedham667]

I'm going to get some of these. Thanks!

[@brittanycunningham787]

If you put glow sticks in hot water they glow way brighter. I put a reusable clear plastic bottle in my bag, if you heat the water till a near boil then drop 2 or 3 of these in the bottle its super bright. I always have these on hand including the small 3 inch and 1 inch kind.

[@SJ-db1lh]

Thanks for the reminder! I have 1 pack of 12. I'll be ordering more.

[@lumpylumpy3931]

I use em on the lake to find my trot lines

[@rebeccaswilling1771]

Those are a great ideal. Getting me some

[@Homestead925]

i have some from my time in service, plan pon getting more since they do have there uses

[@BrandonClarke7]

I have a pack also they are great for power outages but also using it for a mad scientist costume

[@KaylynnStrain]

I keep these in my bugout bag and camping pack and group nedical kits

[@winginitwithirishcolleen6692]

I have so many of these but they sound way cooler called “chem lights”! Great video 👍🏼 my nieces and nephews rob my stash of glow sticks, lol. I stock the neon green and yellow, I’ve had good luck with those!

[@urbansurvival3801]

Nice

[@Diebulfrog79]

I got your back , George. Yup, wild weather. Used up my chem lights. I still talk about them. Nobody watches my videos.

[@MrRayMac1963]

Chem lights do the job, but if you can invest the money Lazerbrite powered glow sticks are top notch. You can turn them off, and will get days of use from one set of batteries. That’s what I upgraded to in all my packs and prep kits.

[@barascr1]

Try your local military surplus store, I get mine from there. And I have chemlights in my packs and rigs.

[@stephengonzalez2530]

I got the same backpack 🎒 and it's a great bag! Hikes Work Travel 😁👍

[@TheAngdragon]

You are not alone lol, keep them mostly for the kids

[@Cheemsus0]

Probably gonna get some for camp markers

[@darylobey8867]

Been saying it for years chems are better then flash lights led lighting and candels crack toss and thats it light i mainly use the Coghlan's brand in green and yellow

[@jujitsu84asdf73]

Glow sticks are also waterproof so they are nice to use in the rain. The one thing you might have to worry about is that the light comes from a chemical reaction, so if you are in South Dakota in the winter and they have been sitting in your truck all night, the glow sticks will only produce a very small amount of light (if they produce any at all).

[@angryzergling7832]

Pondering the usefulness of these for identifying friendlies in a hectic situation. Stick a glowy boy to your backpack or back of your rig and you have an easy way of identifying your buddy from distances where making an instant ID might be sketchy, but the glowsticks are dim enough not to give away your position. I understand there's an issue here in whatever makes you more visible to your buds makes you more visible to the baddies, so this wouldn't work in a situation where you needed to be absolute sneeki breeki or at nighttime - daylight situations where given line of sight, you can see them and they can see you and you can spot each other whether or not they tucked a glowie into their MOLLE. Blue on blue casualties is something that will always happen in combat - it happens with soldiers who are well-trained, have identifiable uniforms and control measures. If ever something really bad happened that necessitated civilians take action to defend their land or families, you'd have armed civilians, many lacking formal training, who have never been in such a situation before. People are nervous, jumpy. That makes friendly fire go from a significant concern to a seriously significant one. A visible indicator, even if a tad bit too visible, may be called for here. The glowie could provide an instant, clearly visible indicator that your eye is immediately drawn to if you and your bud stumble into each other in the woods during a defensive action. And, again, I don't think deploying these in that manner at dawn or dusk while you're moving openly would let a baddie see you that would have otherwise missed you, if ever, but flagging yourself to the bad boi is a concern and I'm not sure if it's a bigger worry than I'm giving it credit for. Any thoughts? Good idea? Or is it akin to strapping a flashing LED onto their helmet while blowing a whistle and shouting to the bad guys that you're there?

[@omegaforeverpahrump4436]

Flow sticks are the best

[@regularguy9219]

I keep 50 or so cyalume sticks in my go bag and some around the house for power outages. You might want to check them out. I think they work out to be a buck or so a piece. Cyalume is officially issued to the military and have a shelf life of over 3 years outside of the foil wrapper. But theoretically should last forever. Even if it they dont light up as much or for as long. Also, overdue ones can be put in the freezer for a couple hours before snapped and i found they light up better. But do this with it in the foil and unsnapped. Great video!

[@94SexyStang]

Cyalume is the ONLY brand I buy! I got some that are 15 years Past Expiration...........still work.

[@g.s.republic1679]

I really like your green pack. What brand is it? Do you remember where you purchased it?

[@Iridium242]

Did a review on it a few years ago, Its just a pack from Walmart that happened to be very well made. Here is the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4nYaqqZgth2Zsk

[@NYPrepper]

I have a whole bag of cyalume red glowsticks

[@elijahprieur3]

How well will this work under water?

[@94SexyStang]

Very good actually....almost better than on land.

[@dangerdoberman]

Can be used as a distraction too.

[@danielc.1169]

Where can we get that military style carry case ?

[@Iridium242]

Not really sure, I got mine in a military surplus store years ago so would check there first, who knows amazon may even have them

[@danielc.1169]

@@Iridium242 ya , I just found a web site that sell glow sticks and has this item also , thanks

[@ruffmansavageveteran1345]

How about budget NVGs?

[@Iridium242]

I did a vid on some budget NVG a while back, I plan on doing more, Working with a company to see what they have to offer, I want to at the very least make sure they are worth it!

[@ruffmansavageveteran1345]

@@Iridium242 Cool.

[@knightwind5967]

People ask me a lot why I became a wildlands firefighter and I say to them, 'Because I'm no longer afraid of going to Hell and I want to survive the end of human society and civilization with my trusty dog, Copper.' Those chemlights really do work like a charm. I always pack a few of them with me when I go out. I find them highly convenient along with flashlights.

[@herveyduran4728]

Second

[@braindeadnewyorker9569]

First comment

[@GT1Vette]

Why didn't you at least show how bright they are in complete darkness? Seems pointless.

[@rudrakshsharma5317]

you sounds like colonal :)