DIY Waterproof Pouches anyone can make for peanuts! Plus a chat about sharpening.

[@ronkellis769]

Wandered over from Instructables, very nice contribution. Thanks. Glad I'm not the only one who as I've aged, find that some things just aren't as much fun as they were 30 years ago. I volunteer in a bicycle co-op, so tubes are too easy to come by. Maybe I can think of something else to salvage. Cable housing in lieu of a stick . . .? I'm on lunch break from trying to clean up the garage enough to work rather than simply store my pile of "I'm a gunna . . ." projects. I envy your space.

[@samuelalley7331]

This is a superior diy hack project that is abosultely genius. I can tell it will definitely work well. Thanks for taking the time to show us mate!👍🙏

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

They are top little pouches mate and I was happy to share the info. I'm just glad some other campers are going to get some use from them. Thanks for the comment and support. All the best from OZ, Ben

[@dippinahook6941]

Love this video my grand father taught me number one the sharper the better. Subscribed TY

[@greatscott6755]

Really neat kit & pouch. I really love the idea of repurposing, using old inner tubes is a brilliant idea. Going to put a sharpening kit together asap. Will sharp blades too, THOUGHT I had my machete sharp, obviously not, something to strive for. thanks again for the great video. I left a comment on the Mefflin knives video the other day too.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

I really dislike waste and suffer from wanting to make everything for myself so these little pouches tick the boxes for me as well. Actually I have came up with an idea for the next Instructables and it's along the same lines as these pouches. I need to do some more experimenting with it but it should an easy and fun project especially for younger campers wanting to make their own gear. Ahhh, how sharp is too sharp? I get asked that question a lot but I much prefer to use my machetes every bit as sharp as a bushcraft knife. I do always mention that machetes are a great tool for a beginner sharpener as they will still perform with a not so great sharpening. They are lovely to use when properly sharp though. I do tend to take a small bushcraft knife with me as well and I keep that edge for gentle fine work and save the hard stuff for the machete. Thanks for all the comments and support Greg! It's greatly appreciated! All the best mate, Ben

[@angelus_solus]

Nice pouch idea. I did have to say my eyes got huge when I found out that long tube was your field knife/machete polishing kit and the first thought through my head was: "You carry all of THAT?!" My kit consists of a dual grit Grey Fox ceramic puck and a 7 cm x 13 cm piece of a table saw blade. I can maintain my pocket knife, belt knife, compact machete and pack axe with those...and they fit in my vest pocket. Of course, I do carry a flat saw file in my pack too. The trystick was pretty impressive, especially carving it with your machete. Interestingly enough, the Peruvians blunt the bottom 1/3 of the edge so they can use that portion of the blade as a second handle to do fine carving, skinning or using the blade as a draw knife. Mostly the middle third is where chopping is done with anyway since that's where the centre of mass is.

[@57WillysCJ]

Great minds think alike. I started preaching about using an inner tube back in 2000, the early days of bushcraft. Probably the early Blade forum OSF days. I actually saw Ray Mears using it later. He didn't get it from me. Most thought they were just good for ranger bands. I had learned it back in the 1970s. I believe the person that showed me used it to keep his cigarette pack and lighter dry. Nothing knew they say. Of course they had tubes in car and truck tires still back then in rural areas. Makes good tinder when everything is wet. I like your pieces for closing the ends as we just used another piece of inner tube.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Yep, they are handy little pouches! I'm definitely not the only one who likes to recycle discarded materials into something useful. On that note, the plastic shotgun shell match cases are still a favorite of mine. I do tend to bring BIC lighters with me these days but matches are always packed as a back up. Not that I was ever into ultralight camping but I would pull two brass caps and cut the ends off one of the hulls. That plastic section down the powder end takes up a lot of room in the little match cylinders. It's very unpopular but as far as a fool proof way to get a fire going, Innertube rubber is magic. Plastic bottles and straws work but a ranger band lights fast, burns hot and for a long time. They drip a lot less as well. It does stink though and it's the last thing you feel like breathing in when you're out bush. If you're cold and wet, it's good to know they work. If you use those aluminum clips, the pouches are submersible. It's not as convenient as just folding the pouch over but it's a safe way to keep your fire kit or first aid kid bone dry. Thanks again for taking the time to share 57. All the best mate, Ben

[@57WillysCJ]

@@MacheteBushcraftAustralia I tried to make a match case from a brass 10 ga and a brass 12 ga. You probably call them bore. Trying to find 1 or 2 10s has been almost impossible here, well at reasonable prices. The 12 has been so popular for so long full brass in lesser calibers is almost impossible. A Marbles match safe is just way easier and a bicycle tube over it and you are good to go. Modernizing to me is putting a butane insert in my Zippo.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Actually, we took the USA vernacular on that one. Although we take a lot of our spelling/speech from England, we call them 10 and 12 gauge as well. 10 gauge is not so common here in OZ anymore and like the US, the 12 is by far the most common size. I got to say, like minds mate. I did look into the same thing a while back but 10ga all brass is hard to find and 12ga all brass, you need to buy them by the box. They would make very handsome match cases though. I'm sure I will stumble across them when the time is right. You're right, there are better match cases already on the market, but I do suffer from the 'tinkerers curse' and need to make the things that pop into may head at 3am in the mornings. All the best and Merry Christmas from OZ 57, Ben. BTW, I'm curious about your name. I'm guessing it's a 57' Willy Jeep? I think every boy that grew up in the west wanted a Willy Jeep at some stage in his life.

[@57WillysCJ]

@@MacheteBushcraftAustralia Yes I have a 57 CJ5, a 47 CJ2 and a 51 M38A1. I have had a lot of Jeeps. I have come to regret selling the CJ7s. Just a bit more room for my age. But the 5 is what I wanted and couldn't get when I was in high school. Cheers

[@mikemagnum7987]

Another very informative video Ben, Thank you. I plan on duplicating this sharpening kit, Thanks for another well done video. That you "talk" as much as you do makes you who you are and adds to your excellent personality! I wouldn't stock too much in what the you tube critics have to say about that! Real people will accept you the way you are.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Mike Magnum Cheers Mike M! I recently did a bit of searching on the net for another USA camper that was looking for comparable equipment. The ezelap hones are easy to find as well as the flat chainsaw files and green chrome stropping compound. The stone choice was harder to match but a two sided axe stone is all good. Any medium or fine pocket stone will get that job done. Yep I can talk under water some times. I'm glad that I can get away with it!. To be honest, I was expecting more of a backlash but have since learnt to include a note where people can skip fwd to the good bits. Thanks for the kind words mate! Regards, Ben

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Thanks Ron! Sorry, I could not reply to your comment directly as there is not reply button? Did you catch that line in Instructable where I sad 'Bike people are nice people'? Very good idea with using the cable housing to replace the stick. You could reuse the cable as a clip keeper as well. Would be worth a test mate. "I'm gunna do that" projects are all part of the fun and all makers suffer from that problem. Too many projects is a far smaller problem than having nothing enjoyable to do in life! Yep, the warm and dry workshop just felt better on the day. I Still enjoy camping in the elements as I refuse to let the weather cloud a trip but dragging all the film equipment out in it just did not look fun at the time. I know I'm spoilt with my workshop, but I pay if forward and share the space with others when ever I can. I often have family and friends for project weekends here on the farm so they can use my workshop. Best of luck mate and thanks for the kind words! Regards, Ben

[@bushcraftkelso2013]

Mornin sir, awesome idea in both functionality and working with reused material. In my goofing around I actually stumbled across a simple and cheap alternative to aluminium for the tubes. I used 3/8 ( 10mm for y'all fellas ) polyethylene air line. It's not at ridged as the aluminium but it worked well and was easily cut with a razor knife. Just thought I would share! Again, keep up the good work with the crafting and the videos!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

G'Day Robert! I'm sorry for the late reply. It has been well hectic around these parts of late. That is another good find of yours mate. One of the potential problems with these Aluminium sliders is salt water corrosion. I have not had any issues personally (I spend much more time inland where the water is fresh) but I have seen many boat engines with bad aluminium corrosion. Poly airline will easily get around that issue. As you mentioned, it sounds like and even easier DIY alternative. Thanks for sharing that info! Oh, and thanks for the imperial/metric conversion! That is polite and appreciated. Most metric tradesmen of any age know the basic conversions but the rest of the west is strictly metric... that is unless you're over 60 and still remember the 'old money'. All the best mate! Ben

[@claycan2]

Thanks for a really good video and a great diy waterproof kit. I will try it myself soon. Carry on friend!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Clay Chambers Thanks for the kind words Clay! I really like these little pouches and I hope you find them useful as well. Cheers Mate, Ben.

[@doetexas]

Hey there! I came to watch this video right after I read the 'ible' and I now fully understand how to make your "Bush Bag" (yeah, that was me who suggested that name :-) I told my hubby about it and he thinks it's a good idea, too!! see you later doetexas

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Doe Harden Thank You Doe! I'm glad you found the video helpful! I know that I tend to understand something better when I see it in action. These little pouches proved to be a real hit and I'm glad I shared the info so others can get good use of them. I keep finding more uses for them and since I posted up the Instructable, everyone is coming up with great modifications and alternatives. Thank you for your kind words Doe! Regards, Ben

[@Outcaste153]

Awsome video brother, and killer idea.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Cheers Ash. These are darn handy little pouches and I still use them regularly. They are great for tinder and small first aid kits.

[@Outcaste153]

@@MacheteBushcraftAustralia I was think tinder when I saw them. Can never bet dry tinder when you really need it.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for this very interesting content. I subscribed your channel. Greets from Switzerland Felix

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

G'Day from OZ mate! Switzerland will always be my favorite travel destination. I camped on the Bern river across from the zoo for two weeks and spent another three in the Mountain Hostel in Gimmelwald. Very special place in this world thats for sure! Thanks for the complement and sub Felix! Much appreciated and kind regards, Ben

[@CreativeRedundancy]

This is great stuff. More DIY to try.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Cheers mate! I still really like these little pouches. Darn handy for a wet camping trip that's for sure!

[@cathycaudill7177]

Thank you for a great video. I learnt a lot

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Cathy Caudill Thanks for the kind words Cathy! I'm glad this clip was helpful.

[@jorgeh.farfan7381]

excelente video amigo, saludos desde Chile!

[@joefrank7159]

How to make the waterproof pouches? How and of what material are the "things" that close the pouches? Metal, plastic? How to make them? Got the part of the inner tubes. Great idea for waterproofing. Thanks for the help.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Joe Frank G'Day Joe. I'm guessing but English probably is not your first language so I will keep the answers short. Click this link: www.instructables.com/id/Waterproof-Pouches-Almost-Free/ It will take you to the written instructions and lots of pictures. This should help a lot! The things that close the pouch is just aluminium tube. You can cut the slot with a hacksaw and sand it smooth. Automotive paste wax goes a long way to making the water bead up! Hope this helps Joe. Kind regards, Ben

[@joefrank7159]

+Machete Bushcraft Australia Yes. Thank you.

[@mynameis6064]

thank you for the great video!! it really helped me!! keep making!! 😀😀😃😃☺☺☺

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

glad you liked the clip and found it helpful! I really like these little pouches and I think it is great others are getting good use out of them!

[@brianvannorman1465]

Bucketing? I take it that would mean something similar to "it's raining buckets". Oooohh!!! You made a whoppingly huge ranger band with a motorcycle's inner tube. Yeah I wanna see how you made the tube thingy. Hello from San Diego, California.

[@0neTwo3]

Something you may want to take into consideration about those pouches.... UV exposure. I covered a couple of knife handles with bicycle inner tube a while back, and left them on my covered back porch. Within two weeks of daily partial sun exposure the tubes had gone completely to crap, they actually split themselves right off the handles. Just something to be aware of and maybe different tubes have different UV tolerances? Anyway you shake it some testing of the rubber before one trusts life to them would be prudent.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Nathan Schmoekel I think you hit the nail on the head. You need to test the tools you use. Even what you buy off the shelf is no guarantee of quality anymore. I can't say I have ever seen inner tubes that break down like you mentioned. I have been using recycled innertubes for lots of projects including tool handles and I can't say any of them ever showed signs of uv damage. Good point though! I will look into it as maybe some makers are trying to develop biodegradable tubes?

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Machete Bushcraft Australia Ok, I looked into it and found very little. Most inner tubes are made from butyl rubber and a few are made from latex which is not as chemical or UV resistant as butyl rubber. Maybe there was a reaction with something on the handle? I know Danish Oil has a solvent in it but thats just a guess. I have used inner tubes as a handle wrap and they have been stable for the life of the tool. Maybe try a different brand?

[@0neTwo3]

+Machete Bushcraft Australia I bet my issue was the latex... Bike shop grade bicycle tubes are made of the lightest possible materials, latex is lighter. I'll have to shop for a motorcycle tube that's made of the good stuff! Thanks for letting curiosity get the better of you :)

[@sovereignaussie8627]

Awesome, keep the vids comin' :)

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Aussie TruthRider thanks ATR! Mate I copped a bit of flack over this video! Some people though I talk to much!! Actually the comments gave me a good laugh...and here I was thinking I was entertaining! Thanks for the kind words Mate! Regards, Ben

[@GBLW]

Hey Ben will be doing this soon and testing your first aid Pouch but I'm finding the dirt bike inner tube very expensive and hard to find... any suggestions

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

It does not have to be a dirt bike innertube (but most road bikes are now tubeless). Any motorcycle shop should stock them new for around $20 but they have always had used ones for free. I usually buy one and ask if they have any old ones that are getting tossed. Always had a friendly response to that. Also bunnings has a aluminium shade sail track that already has the slot cut in it for the innertube and 20mm wide flat that you can cut off or drill holes in it to mount whatever. I picked some up last year but never tested it but from memory, the gap was about right. It was fairly cheap as well. Would love to know how it worked out mate!

[@GBLW]

Hey Ben Bunnings don't sell this anymore different shape now they have changed it but I got the aluminium from hobby shop but I will have to cut myself as for the tire still looking...

[@alfonsocasillas7290]

Your instructions to making the waterproof pouch the aluminum tube how do you cut it?

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Alfonso Casillas G'Day Alfonso. I'm guessing you're asking about the long slits? The easiest way is with hacksaw and clamp the tube long ways in a vice. Here is a link to the instructables Step 2. Take a look at the 4th picture along. www.instructables.com/id/Waterproof-Pouches-Almost-Free/step2/Step-2-The-Fancy-Aluminium-DryPouch-Clips/ I hope this helps mate! Kind regards, Ben

[@MadScienceHacksTV]

Subscribed ;)

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Mad Science Hacks | Life hacks & How to Cheers mate! thanks for the sub!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Anyone wants to share what is in there sharpening kit?

[@ToddDWebb]

Decent video, but the title is misleading. This video is all about knife sharpening, with just a few brief mentions of the bag in passing. I'd say 99% regarding knife sharpening and 1% regarding the bags. The title is completely incorrect. Good information on knife sharpening, but the title should appropriately reflect the content of the video.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Todd D. Webb Sorry you found the title to be misleading Todd. Honestly, that was not my intention. I had a tremendous amount of information to organise and upload all in one go with the Instructable and KZbin video together. I’m finding this to be a bit of a juggling act as I am new to both and not that savvy on a computer, but I’m getting there mate! As with only 1% being about the pouches, I feel there is a lot more than that. The original point of the video was to show these pouches in action and how they can be used for the I’ble viewers as I know some of us learn better by watching. Well I do anyway. I kept talking and the camera kept recording...I got caught up in the moment! I feel I kept a lot of the relevant information about the pouches to the first half of the clip for that reason. I also added a decent description with a breakdown of what is in the video clip. I always read them as well as comments people make. I assumed others would as well. As with the title, you’re only given enough room for a very short sentence. Trying to come up with a description that covers all the topics in a diverse clip is challenging. So I picked what I felt was the focus and most relevant which is the pouches. One point I made in the description was that I can ‘talk under water’ sometimes. The clip was much longer than I first intended. I felt the information was interesting and relevant to the outdoors community so decided to include it towards the second half. Over all I feel it was well received. Honestly, thanks for the feedback Todd! Sometimes lessons come in the form of gentle criticism and I will be more diligent in future. Cheers,Ben.

[@jdmeaux]

Although it was a good video, mate, you spent too much time trying to explain everything. The title was misleading as you spent your time explaining about what you use to sharpen a knife edge. If you would have gone from the talk about the rain and not being out camping, you could have shown the pouches and then explained how you made them by constructing one. Then you could have made a second video explaining what you keep in the sharpening pouch and show how you do sharpen the knife edge. But you did do a good video.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+jdmeaux First off, I'm glad you thought it was a good video! I'm still very new to all this and so far my clips are generally well received ( ....I think anyway). Very long story short, from all my research pro's are recommend slow talking. I'm not good at slow talking so I changed the style back to myself in this video. More to my point, I'm learning as I go! Thumbs up for the polite criticism! Viewer comments are important (good and bad) and you put your point across in a polite manner! Thanks for that mate. Manners are for free and it does make a difference. After all, the information is for all of you and I'm happy to share what others have taught me. You're the second person to make that point and it's duly noted! The clip was originally intended just for the Instructable viewers on how these pouches work as I know, some people understand a project clearer when they see something in action. I kept talking (I'm good at that!), the camera was recording and I guessed the content would be interesting for some viewers? Honestly, Thanks for the comment. I'm going to be more careful with that in future! Regards, Ben

[@jdmeaux]

Thanks for the reply, Ben. You had enough in the one video for 2, as I said. I've watched one other of yours. May I suggest making an outline of what is the point you are trying to get across, and staying close to it. You may want to look at a video or two of RunWithTheDolphin on KZbin. Dolphin stays on one topic for the entire video, or touches on several briefly in the video with additional videos coming out later. Keep up the good work. We Yanks need to learn more. :-)

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+jdmeaux Thanks for the helpful comments and I will look up Run With The Dolphins. Researching other youtubers has been really helpful and a hand picked example is even better! Thanks for your time, it's much appreciated Mate!

[@dt6452]

Good video seems real smart good talker but uses UM way to much sorry bud .

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+David Torres um...really?! Honestly I did get a good belly laugh when I read that and I'm glad you liked the content. I'm more than happy to pass on what has worked well for me. Stopping me from stuttering and saying um....there is more chance of pulling me away from a decent pizza, cold beer and a good chat! It ain't going to happen! But I'm well conscious of it and working on it. You should see the first few clips... I took the advice from the youtube pro's in slowing everything down so viewers can keep up.. It just caused more UM's than anything else. In this latest clip I'm just talking the way I normally do..well as normal as you can be talking to a camera anyway. Thanks for the comment and belly laugh mate! Will keep working on the UM's. Hey, on the bright side, I could be 'ya know what I'm sayin' 50 times in a clip.

[@Abdihakim-com]

too many explanation too many borning

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Cabdixakiim Yusuf nice one mate! straight to the point... A few of my German mates would have said it the same way. Cutting edge entertainment is exactly what I'm not, but I will do my best in future to keep it more interesting!