Grandpa's 37 Valuable Survival Hacks In a Wild (that might save your life one day)

[@blackz9058]

1:55 About coffee: acorns are containing tannins, which are bad for your stomach. Always rinse them for a long time, or cook em in water, and change it till it is clear

[@JamesCouch777]

Good point. Acorns can be eaten if properly processed.

[@tedlieb4928]

Duct tape also makes an excellent fire starter😮

[@DanielBoyle-e2u]

Caves can be dangerous. Bear, bobcat, mountain lion, bigfoot, snakes,bats, air quality, rats you name it.

[@ocamposbodybuilding3076]

PÉ GRANDE😅

[@reneebrown2968]

That is true but if you find an empty cave you can build a fire at the mouth of the cave to keep animals out.

[@CalicoJack1803]

Chapacabras are also know to inhabit caves.

[@ml8028]

Bat guano can kill u

[@midcoastprepper3495]

You left out Vampires.

[@ronbork684]

Some very helpful pointers. Thank you for sharing.

[@BrianF64]

Using UV to purify water in a clear bottle is a good one. FYI- UV lamps are used in some water treatment plants instead of chlorine to make water to drink.

[@donaldoutterson3071]

An old man told me that pine sap on the hands works like work gloves protecting the hands against slivers and damage.

[@stevezelev7008]

for BURNS there is no better medicine than the Aloe plant. Rub the gelatinous inner part over a burn. This will remove ALL pain from the burn and allow it to heal faster and better. Truly remarkable how well it works!!!. Aloe can be found in grocery stores and Asian food markets.

[@shirley9066]

A baby asprin will relieve the burn pain along w/aloe vera 😊

[@valerieirvin249]

I have used aloe for burns, it does work,👍

[@cillaloves2fish688]

And can find it in the desert... for free

[@dawnelder9046]

I hD a friend put in on a small burn I had. It is how I found out How allergic I am to the stuff.

[@kaitsamari]

Honey

[@mrmissionctrl]

Pine sap can be used as fuel as well.

[@davidallcock6316]

And a sealant..

[@behindthespotlight7983]

13:27 two of the easiest indigenous fish hooks to craft are from either thorny bushes (for a traditional hook, the thorn being the business end) or a piece of chipped bone for a gut hook. Gout hooks look like a tiny spindle with a divot carved around the middle circumference for a knot. The entire spiky spindle travels vertically down the fish’s throat then turns sideways. That’s how many natives caught all their fish in North America

[@behindthespotlight7983]

15:53 unless you know what you’re doing when using indigenous cordage once the stuff gets wet it loosens and your raft becomes a pile of logs. Unless you have manufactured cordage it’s better to make a ginormous bundle, lash it with juniper root or plant vines then ride it native style kinda like a horse. Legs in the water. This isn’t a good idea in predatory waters. Generally speaking in survival situations it’s best to avoid unnecessary water hazards.

[@Ryo_Dragon]

Aloe in awesome for burns. But I have black thumb when it comes to growing plants. Yellow Mustard works too. Tin Foil makes a great protection for burnt skin. Growing up we would use News Paper layered between a blanket and the sleeping bag for Insulation.

[@reneebrown2968]

Mud not only works for sunblock but also bug block. Add either garlic or basil paste and oil into the clay soil to keep it on your skin longer.

[@JustInCases72]

Acorns should be leached before you use it. Has a lot of tannin in it

[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you, for making this video.

[@SavingSavers]

My pleasure!

[@MichaelRobertson-i8f]

Vaseline is great for skin dryness including nasal care. Also as a fire 🔥 starter: rub on damp wood and it forces the moisture out than allows the lighting with a match.

[@russell-hj6kp]

Has other good uses also, keeping bandages from sticking to cuts , plus some other useful things.

[@PhillipStewart-k7f]

My dog baby let me know of a storm she get skittish nervous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnsoncalvin8851]

Moss detection used for direction is usually erroneous.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

That's not true. Miss doesn't ALWAYS grow in the north side, but much of it does. It grows on rocks as well. Best to not look at just one or two samples. Look at multiple samples to get a general idea. To say it never works is hogwash.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Hogwash. You just need to look at enough samples to get a general idea of north. One or two isn't enough.

[@reneebrown2968]

Moss detection is occasionally very wrong as far as navigation. Think if you are in a dense Forrest.

[@TheWickedirish]

I've been more places where it doesn't work than does. Sure as heck doesn't work here in the pnw.

[@StonewallJackson-n8w]

I always know since I was 5 which way the sun rise and set. Never lost. ​@@joewoodchuck3824

[@reneebrown2968]

Multitool didn't exist when my grandfathers were alive

[@hermitonthelake]

Swiss army knife came out in 1891. You must be very old.

[@SuperD37]

Sand paper to ignite safety matches can work, but is not as reliable as the striking paper that coems with safety matches. Unlike strike-anywhere matches, safety match strike paper includes red phosphorus in the strike paper. The friction converts this to white phosphorus to help ignite the safety match. Striking paper can be purchased separately so wjy bother with sand paper? Glue strike paper inside instead of sand paper or just switch to strike-anywhere matches. Or, just carry a Bic, yank the child safety band off and use that. Pine sap is the foundatuon of a great glue but the video kissed a lot. Don't let the sap boil or it'll become brittle. You also need to add a small amount of charcoal, or dry, pulverized droppings from a rabbit, rat, deer, etc. This stabilizes the glue. Don't add too much or the glue will get brittle. The tips for finding dry fuel for a fire in the rain are beneficial for someone without a knife or axe/hatchet. If you have a cutting tool though, skip the search and split open branches to get to yhe dry inner wood. The duct tape is 100% on target. We lived off the terrain with that and paracord. They did kiss cordage in the video. Get use to carrying 2 or more hanks of paracord at least 6' long. They're very handy in daily life too, not just for survival. I won't use the "solar purification" method. Boil it. Evennif you only have a plastic bottle, you can still boil water. Tie a hanger to the bottle to hold it above and out of the flame. The water inside max's out at 212° so the plastic will be ok if you keep flame off if it.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

19:26 with a solid belt knife and a Leatherman Wave you should train to be competent enough to survive and craft necessary tools and shelter

[@voiceofraisin241]

Interesting they don’t show exactly how much electricity is generated by the potato. It is because it is such a small amount it is worthless.

[@168Diplomat]

It varies by the type of metals used and the potato size and how it was grown. Did this trick in high school electronics class.

[@floridasurvivalcracker4630]

They did. It was 0.73 volts

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

It is enough to power a small LED for light.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

I saw a movie once where the guy had a massive dining room table of potatoes all rigged accordingly. He got a few seconds of 9v charge. From 100+ potatoes

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Not necessarily. This is just a demo. It can be scaled up for real applications.

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Raw flour can give you the shits ! ! ! Coffee doesn't relieve thirst it aggravates it ! ! !

[@EdRoberts-rz1kk]

Pine sap? I got pine resin dermatitis and it spread all over my hands, blister and burning and itching it took a month to clear up and the medicine the doctor gave me didn't work. So pine sap my be a bad thing so be careful cuz it spread and that could be dangerous.

[@WilliamLucascloverelisha]

You must be a framer-carpenter...

[@ryanskelton5588]

Your alergic

[@petemilecmilec1782]

Trolling

[@Amondera3210]

Change your diet, and Eukaryotics are NOT of nature. Only invention. How much fruit fly, pig, rat, and yeast DNA, do you know you have. Get in to genetics, very telling. Read also the Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins...and listen to Led Zeppelin Kashmir...good luck😮

[@Hadrada.]

That’s called pine syphilis

[@NFK20-dc2cl]

You can also tell if it's going to rain by looking at the trees leaves if there pointed outward or backward then it's going to rain

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

1:30 .. I’m kinda thinking that if I have a potato, I’m going to eat it.. I wouldn’t think any one potato can generate enough charge to power anything I’d really need THAT bad 🤔 If I HAVE a potato of all things, I will probably have quite a few other pieces of gear .. .. if I’m traveling “light” and low on equipment, I’d probably have freeze dried food or something along those lines, not a heavy lump of an uncooked potato that will require a lot more fire/time/effort to cook.. 🤷‍♀️

[@Jon-p2w]

I always travel with my coffee- grinds, potatoes, wire, knives, oils, guns, compass, etc.....yeah right😂 What if this stuff ain't at where you breakdown? In the middle of the winter, you ain't gonna find shit😂 Seriously, potatoes? I'll just call Uber, and have them bring me a fucking pizza and a ride home😂

[@randmcnally6442]

Dandelion coffee is amazingly good

[@ba1050]

That moss thing about it growing mostly on the north side is totally wrong.

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SavingSavers]

You're welcome!!!!

[@MojoMountainMan]

5:18 if you notice, those matches in this jar are "strike anywhere" matches, this hack will not work if your matches are not "strike anywhere" matches. The way to tell is if it has a different colored tip on the top of it, in this case, the tip is white. Sandpaper does not contain the necessary phosphorus to make the match light if it's a regular match. Edit: if your Striker is wore out on your regular matches, you can get the match to light if you use a magnifying glass and the Sun

[@k94536]

or rocks, bow drill, hand drill you get the point MY TAKE THINK THEN DO....

[@johnnieforbes1618]

Agreed it wouldn’t work for safety matches….

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Can also use 2 matches to strike each other... Although you may not want to waste a match if it's a real survival situation

[@MojoMountainMan]

@@cillaloves2fish688 you can strike two matches together to get them to light, but only if they are "strike anywhere" matches. Regular matches will not light by being stuck together like that. That is why they are safety matches

[@timothygould790]

It worked in JEST and SERE

[@short-hand4312]

white pine sap may be taken externally or internally. unfortunately, I'm highly allergic to pine.

[@Blue-tt6xm]

Me too.

[@russell-hj6kp]

Used shotgun shells filled with strike matches ,put one over the other filled with stick matches, then cover both shells in melted wax to seal out water, from rain,, to falling in water, the matches will stay dry, and usable especially when hypothermia is a big consideration, fire 🔥 is heat, and a life saver in cold weather or rainy conditions, fire 🔥 is key for surviving 👌

[@EdwinDelPilar-o4n]

Moss in my country points to the east. I have a jackfruit tree and on its trunk live moss and was it a mistletoe? A kind of Vine plant that sinks its vine unto the bark of a tree and live from there.

[@donlute3444]

Much of this is very good information. Pine sap is one. However the moss on a tree for direction can be very dangerous. If you don't know north, do not rely on moss. Learn a more accurate way. Best of all keep a quality compass and a back up. In anything seek out quality items. Cheep may do well. Then again it may not. Your life depends on your choices.

[@danielholman7225]

A lot of good information here. Your gram was a smart man.

[@SavingSavers]

Glad you think so!

[@Louis-e6q]

When I was a young teenager I kept a fishing pole made from hickory near the river and it looked like every other stick on the trail All summer long 😊

[@bushcraftchip]

Ever have hot resin drip on your arm ???😅😅😅Goodtimes!!!

[@jager9825]

When I was young and kinky.

[@reneebrown2968]

Lol. I agree

[@JonDough-412]

Awesome! Subscribed!

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks for the sub!

[@JonDough-412]

@@SavingSavers you got it! Thanks for the awesome vid. Keep it up 👊

[@warlord2pfa]

I'm betting your grandpa 's initials are A.I.

[@DanielBoyle-e2u]

O.k. putting leave in clothing is insanely stupid. Tick and chigars and poison ivy. I would rather freeze to death. Also if you make noise ourdoors while hiking is the only way to scare most predators off. You should try to sneak up on a bear to test that survival stategy.

[@becausehelivesministryintl6841]

Exactly. Yeah let's get Lyme poisoning from ticks. Or yeah let's sneak up on a Mt. Lion or Bear. This should be called what not to do in th we woods. LoL. I guess that's why they call it DOPE

[@americanmade7997]

That was my first thought... Im not stuffing leaves in my briefs... ticks, spiders, mites, ect... nope. Leaves are great for insulation, sure, but im also not gonna dress my shelter with them either, knowing my fire will be next to my shelter

[@timothygould790]

You would freeze to death then. All Spec ops worldwide are taught this...and it's been proven in real life survival so use it if you have to

[@jimburden3428]

Yeah, y'all are not gonna, make it... Learn everything you can, file it away. Survival is survival, and it isn't a joking situation. How many you armchair warriors actually served in military? Probably all watching, walking dead thinking you learned how to survive? Listen, learn, read your Bibles and Pray you aren't left behind...

[@DanielBoyle-e2u]

I love the pine sap remedies.

[@garyvignal3052]

Grandpa got ran over by a reindeer 😂

[@valerieirvin249]

Grow up

[@Hcdav-s5y]

Potatoes and wire, in the wild. Lol. Ok If you are supposedly in the wild, you don't need any electricity.

[@shirley9066]

Cell phone

[@Reverend_Boony_34C]

05:07 I tried usin sandpaper to strike a match on and it didnt work so take this advice with a bit of salt.

[@timothygould790]

Had to be strike anywhere matches

[@Josh-m3d]

Coffee grounds for thirst? I've always used a tiny pebble to suck on like hard candy to relieve thirst and make carried water last longer.

[@PhillipStewart-k7f]

All boy scouts knowledge ❤❤❤ handbook 😊

[@vincentdavidson755]

If you run out of water put a pebble in your mouth, I use to have a 7 foot stick for walking at night to tap in front of me to hear or run off any rattlesnakes , have a mirror to single your friends at a distance or chopper for rescue, set up a snare with fishing line making a round lupe so when they Move down a path and go through the lupe it will draw down on them and catch them, put string with cans with pebbles in them to put a perimeter around your camp site to hear any animals coming around your tent, eat garlic if you get sick, I almost walked into a bear once, almost got bit by rattlesnakes meny times, watch the birds they fly towards water, leave your hood up at night to keep the rats from getting into your moter and eating the rubber off your engine wires, wear boots and wrap newspaper around your legs for snake protection , Cimmion and garlic spray for bugs, meny tools you need to carry you can also look for gold and gemstones ,

[@vincentdavidson755]

Yes learn a lot living in nature and climbing a rock ledge that gravity can trick you holding and pulling yourself up is one thing but holding your weight going down can b dangerous watch for animal tracks had my ice chest led broken off and my stakes eaten by a mountain lion seen his big tracks when I got back to my camp, location of camp is important often I used my propane single stove for cooking because I did not want any one to smell my camp fire was probeing for. Gold I would pound a pipe in the ground at certain places to pan and see if any coler of fine gold, can take a sheet of plastic to make into a funnel to get drops of water , would skin catus and boil, and fry in a pan to eat, and certain plants for morman tea, their are also plants and root you can eat good idea to stock up big by march 2026 after that date money may have no value according to my dowseing safest place to b is northern Colorado and that's a FACT 🧝🏝️⚡🌻

[@Blue-tt6xm]

Never cook where you sleep because of bears. They xan smell sweets 5 mikes away & can roam up to 60 miles a night. Bury your dishwater. If you spill food on your clothes, leave them by kitchen site.

[@bungalobill7941]

Grandpa carried pine sap in his underwear. He walked funny but he was always prepared.

[@robertcole-gc2uf]

Just no, half of this information is false

[@stevefaulkner6689]

Definitely grandpa confused or drunk 😊

[@timothygould790]

No most is true

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Neem leaves are native to India. In the US you’ll likely find them from Southern California down through the Gulf area of Florida

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Citrus cells work better than potatoes, but use what you can get your hands on.

[@Blue-tt6xm]

Sunbear told us that if you see mice in your house in daytime, snakes coming out of holes & horses running in circles in pastures=an earthquake.

[@hermitonthelake]

Frequently bathing in mud also prevents the Predator from seeing you.

[@JackyHeijmans]

The advice you give with edible plants is rather dangerous. There are sweet berries that can kill you, and bitter plants you can eat. People really should study what they want to eat in their own area before trying something. There are also a lot of look alikes that are very different, one could kill you, the other one can heal you. It is a study, since we didn't learn from our ancestors what is good for us and what is not. Unfortunate treasure of knowledge that got lost with that.

[@Sarpiente]

The moss one is fake

[@FraterMerovius]

Valuable survival hacks when stranded in the wild that require you to have prepared for exactly those situations. Potato battery? First, do potatoes grow in the wild where you live? Then finding two different metals? C'mon, man! Wires? D'you know anyone who carries wired while backpacking? I can't watch any further.

[@BUZZSITO]

I think you are forgetting something animals hate loud noises they know its humans so they tend to run away trying to be stealth will only increase chances of animal attacks

[@wandahall4435]

Great value ❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@kaitsamari]

Some of these must have come from after your grandfather got alzheimers

[@rakpe]

Never walk quiet in woods,only if you are avoiding man contact . Walking quiet will lead you straight in to the bear claws,and supprising a bear is not fun and could get you killed

[@Mr.Drew-gaming]

.73 volts on the potato. You just need to pay attention

[@davidallcock6316]

Do not ignore dogs..they can hear and smell things long before you can..

[@reneebrown2968]

Yellow mustard works better than Epsom salt or even aloe. Just slather it on and forget about it

[@goodwater2020]

Not sure Pappaw made potato batteries???

[@DanielBoyle-e2u]

Mr. Potato head in North Korea should be excited.

[@ethanbox2010]

Grandpa also said rub dirt in a wound. That can cause tetanus. Not saying he wasn't smart. Just saying we know better now.

[@ManInTheWoods76]

The moss one is garbage. Ignore that one.

[@jayt658]

Sap should be mixed with black charcoal powder for glue. 1 part char 2 part sap

[@DavidMcquiston-k5n]

Substitute coffee has zero caffeine

[@dechannigan2980]

Imagine finding a potato and copper wire in the wilderness to create a battery

[@Sparkles-u7e]

Thanks Pray to Jesus for guidance

[@SavingSavers]

Amen 🙏

[@behindthespotlight7983]

18:32 BOLLOCKS! Coffee is a major diuretic. That’s why survival kits generally come with tea bags in lieu of anything to do with coffee. If you are already in water austerity do not introduce coffee or energy drinks into your system. Encourage your belly to hold onto its water storage as long as possible. To prevent caffeine withdrawal headaches carry green tea extract caffeine tablets in your survival kits. Just don’t forget the Benadryl so you can sleep too 😹

[@badger31738]

Hate to tell you this but tea is a diuretic also.

[@B4Zathras2257]

How can dandelions be edible if their sap is toxic?

[@timothygould790]

Sap is not toxic

[@nigelengland2639]

Wild potatoes?

[@travellingjack8960]

Grandpa ?

[@terryi8892]

Beware of acrylamide danger in making roasted coffee substitute.

[@DGibsonxio]

If you see a terrapin going up hill, rain is for sure on the way!

[@exiledintheus7251]

No offense bro but the mas thing has been debunked already like the sun couldn't do that though

[@mohammadkatebi_ssf_coach]

👌💫✨🌼

[@keith455-73]

That was not a pine tree.

[@jordanbr3wer689]

0:24 well I just pre’d

[@bigp5375]

good thanks now if i can only remember lol

[@ajand4471]

Frugal

[@rogerachimon4424]

Hello

[@Soundofwindonsand]

I am now old enough to say that somebody else's grandpa is full of shit

[@oldgeekster1]

I think you have a great idea for a Channel, unfortunately your content is so repetitive, it all tends to just get jumbled together and makes this old boy, (very near 79), feel like he is listening to his own old grandpa telling the same damn story over and over again. Sorry - I have to say good plan, poor execution. Each video would do OK standing on its own - but the channel is too repetitive for me to follow any longer. Please feel free to delete this post but I do hope you listened to both the complaint and can find the obvious fix. Dave

[@bruderk4257]

Nice words found.

[@aricksundberg5546]

I lasted till the potato battery. 59 second. I'm out

[@dennistate5953]

Coffee is a diuretic...

[@steviedonaghue2175]

He loved it ,. The u ,.

[@bulldawg6259]

I didn’t get through three

[@johnjacobs3502]

........

[@jimmieblue6262]

A lot of hogwash.

[@robertherronii4773]

Moss grows all over the trees where I live.

[@jimcy1319]

If you've gone to the trouble to carry a galvanised nail a copper coin, wire and a potato, wouldn't it be easier to carry a spare battery.🥔🪙 Or 🔋

[@Rapture_Ready_Rabbit]

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[@PhillipStewart-k7f]

My dog baby let me know of a storm she get skittish nervous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤