Mark III Individual Australian Military Survival Kit!

Australian Military Survival Kit Tin by Bob Cooper!
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[@NewHampshireJack]

For those requiring a visual, this is a great kit to copy. We found some stainless steel containers that were sold as "bento boxes." at a DIY outlet here in the Philippines. The included snap-on handle made it a decent cooking/water-pasteurizing container. Filled with items similar to what was in this kit, we were happy with the end result. Our little DIY kits would absolutely get you past a rough spot.

[@uuuultra]

who is we?

[@NewHampshireJack]

@@uuuultra Beautiful Bride, our young troops, and the old guy, me.

[@simonh6371]

I've eyed those up before, they're available on ebay from both UK sellers here, and as imports from China, so they are available pretty much anywhere in the world, and not expensive.

[@asmith7876]

Omg the playing cards triggered a memory from the 80’s…we were on a field exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida during a hurricane. Not good for a fair-weather, daytime-only gun system…so we had some down time. No one had money or playing cards but at some point I hear the excited banter of an obvious card game. Wtf? I walk over and see the guys had gotten scrap paper from who knows where and made cards, and were using slivers of pine cones as money! Gotta love a soldier’s ingenuity! 😂😂😂😂

[@michaelw2288]

Potassium Permanganate used to be the chemical equivalent of duck-tape, 1001 uses: fire, water, signalling, medical.

[@gunterlangesschwein.kieran1784]

I have a container in each of my medical kits

[@indiathylane2158]

Altho some of the 'bush remedies' it was claimed PP could do,never worked for me. I'd try them at home before trusting them in the bush.

[@BarKingWuffSpider]

What do you mean "used to be"? Still is, use it often.

[@victorchinchillvas]

Best voice on KZbin, hands down🤣. 👍🏽🤘🏽💪🏽🇺🇸

[@quimblyjones9767]

I remember going into Aussie Disposals when I was just a teenager and seeing the "Bob Cooper's survival kit" drooled over that $60 thing and thinking I could survive anything 😅 Looked exactly like this too

[@AboveAverageMan97]

Rather have a case of Castlemaine xxxx.

[@AboveAverageMan97]

@@silverfern No thats the Vickies Bitters formula.

[@cindyjean3208]

“Sweet falsetto voice”🤣😂 I love reviews… My takeaway is to make sure I periodically update my kits… Your deep manly voice and that attractive smile…. Just added perks to this channel that’s so full of much needed survival information… Be safe God bless 🙏🏻😊

[@tekpic04]

On one channel, a woman showed how waterproof a unlit matchsticks by applying some nail vanish to half the length, then putting it in water. After that process, she lit the match and worked. Good job from her.

[@daviddilley8310]

Thanks for the video. I have used the military version of this kit and had the great experience of doing one on Bob's advanced courses in the Pilbara. He teaches many other skills as you might imagine. We lived for 3 days off the land using the civvie version of the kit, basically the same. Well considered and repeatedly tested and used in the outback, a good kit. The knife in my original tin was Smith & Wesson, I think they still are same manufacturer, but unbranded. One or two issues:- the tin leaks, or did, don't know if that's been fixed. You will need to use another container if you want a hard container. These days I just keep a metal bottle and nesting cup on my belt, and the kit contents modified for me are distributed through my pockets. The Condy's crystals can be used as an alternative to bleach / chloride tabs for water purification. Also good as a disinfectant. Bob used to joke the cards were the most important thing in the kit as he guaranteed if you started playing Patience/Solitaire, it would be no more than 15 mins before you heard a voice say "Red 10 on the black Jack".

[@michaeldunwoody3629]

I appreciate you sharing some cool ideas with us. TY

[@simplefieldcraft]

Bob still sells that as a civilian version and is the kit you get if you do one of his courses. So good to see that he practices what he preaches in use of kit.

[@canadafree2087]

You mean the pink thread was not for civies? lol

[@simplefieldcraft]

@@canadafree2087 depends on what team you bat for.

[@indiathylane2158]

I've got mine from the course I did circa 1997. Civilian version is smaller than this one.

[@dotconnector3889]

You can still buy these from adventure stores here in Australia, the new version. They are about 70 - 90 AUD. Hello from the Blue Mountains on the outskirts of Sydney and thanks for the review.

[@jimmyfields5831]

Safe travels home, and pleasure meeting you. This weekend at the basic class

[@kevinmathis1278]

Awesome little kit. Plenty of room in there for water purification tablets, a small Bic lighter, etc when you take the papers and cards out.

[@gunterlangesschwein.kieran1784]

Condies crystals can be used for water purification.

[@stuartniven2401]

Awesome! Thanks, Andrew!

[@andrecharlebois705]

A sewing tip: it can be difficult to get a needle through thick fabric. Use your leatherman pliars to get a good grip on it. I find much easier to get the needle through the fabric this way.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Does work. Can snap needles, beware.

[@andrecharlebois705]

@@Surv1ve_Thrive Right; the technique is to grip the needle close to the point, so the bending moment is minimized. Gradually work the needle through the material, inching the pliars bit by bit back towards the eye.

[@davidleonard1813]

Sweat or oil from your nose same as carpenters, back when they used nails on site before nail guns and prefab, raan the nail through their hair

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

@@davidleonard1813 lube!

[@angryshrub1]

Thanks Dave for the old expired half broken survival kit!

[@jamespaul2587]

Lol, still better than no kit at all 😊

[@anthonywood7420]

Do stock cubes ever go off? I have used coffee that had gone to toffee, when I was a student. Dissolved ok.

[@jamespaul2587]

@anthonywood7420 I don't think they spoil as long as they're sealed and kept free of moisture, they're full of salt which is a preservative

[@daviddilley8310]

They go off, I use or replace them every 6 months or so. @@anthonywood7420

[@kennedymcleod1479]

That orange whistle is one of the best I have used for survival or day to day purposes while solo ocean sailing.

[@Guns_RedRoses]

For cordage you can substitute it for unscented dental floss, and it's around 50 yards for around the size of a quarter.

[@swagmanandy]

Those boullion cubes will be just fine as long as you make your soup with BOILING water , they do go soft and mushy but are still perfectly edible as long as you use boiling water. That tin can be used to make char cloth and you should magnatise your sewing needles so you can use them as a compass.

[@thomasbrandon5111]

This kit is very similar to the US jungle kit I had until the plastic container fell apart. Thx Col

[@jayneubauer3401]

reminiscent of the pocket kits we carried in the 80's that were based on the Royal Marines Commandos kits. Fit in an Altoids tin or more commonly a PX soap dish, which were a little larger. We used a large rubber band around the outside to keep it from self-destructing in the jungle/water/airborne ops. I love how things have become so much smaller since then, and the added small multitool. I have several Gerbers from knife kits that have found their way into my pocket kits.

[@joshcline8764]

Dude...those cards were kinda sweet. Haha.

[@lowieapitz8575]

The playing cards are a great asset.

[@eternaladventure-wm5fn]

Could use the bandaid wrappers or unfold the cardboard box for the playing cards to use as writing paper

[@daviddilley8310]

as well as the back of the "instruction sheet" which is blank for that reason.

[@robertdodd9623]

Potassium permanganate will treat water from what I've learned. Although not the best , it is an oxidizer . It will remove some bad properties, including odor . Probably intended to be used in plastic bag.

[@tjmatthews7474]

Yes it can!

[@americanpatriot6918]

You could make char cloth with that tin too. Love your videos! Thanks for keeping them coming!!😎🇺🇸🦅👊

[@tenchraven]

The original Bob Cooper kits with the small, double edged knife were better quality. The ferro rod just had a hole in it for the lanyard as I recall, with a bit of actual hacksaw blade rather than the spatula scraper, and more wire IIRC. The big killer was the Aussie knife laws which killed the original blade. I've seen that model of multi-tool- the blade isn't the worst grade of chinesium but it's pretty close, as are the rivets, which will be fine for cutting the wire moving a pot but they can't take much abuse. The playing cards weren't there in the 90s, and I seem to recall the tin being smaller. This was back when Mr Cooper used to recommend a Ka-bar or similar in a sheath with pouches for a stone and real pliers.

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

Thanks for this and all of your videos! There is an updated version of this kit on BC's website. But still no water purification tabs! ;)

[@angryshrub1]

That looks more like a 10” long lid said my wife.

[@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210]

I guess you don't let your old lady to park your car :P

[@jamespaul2587]

Lol, you must have taught her to use cm instead of inches to boost your ego! 😊

[@asintonic]

lmaoo. you silly

[@victorchinchillvas]

🤣Fck yeah lol

[@anthonywood7420]

A good review, i like these kits, shame there's no commando saw, you've shown they have their uses. The potassium permanganate christals can be used to sterilise water. You have to judge the consentration by the colour, too weak it won't work, too strong it'll poison you! It's a wound steriliser somewhere along there too, good for foot fungus I've just heard.

[@outbackowl3040]

Hi Andrew, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, you have water purification in kit , condys crystal, muti use. I have used this kit and very formila with it. It goes cup canteen set, and a space blanket, in which you should have.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

well done

[@aussie_rebel5876]

The condies crystals has so many used including water purification, mouth wash, disinfectant and other uses such as fire etc.

[@richardkibler3870]

Xlnt review of Aussie kit.I'll bet 1 of those cubes is Vegimite,lol! The soft inside of the lid can be used for tyeing the hooks,making flies,etc. That was interesting & fun,to come up with our own idea's. Cheers Mate,lol!

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

No Vegemite in that tin mate lol

[@ruzzellp]

Use the multi-tool to hold the broken ferro rod

[@jimhale3879]

very cool!!! thank you!

[@spartan7042]

Great content as always, thanks.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Andrew, thanks for sharing, God bless !

[@recondo4u]

Thanks Andrew!

[@nauticalknotcraft]

Interesting kit. Thanks for the look see.

[@simonh6371]

Thank you Sir, good vid as always.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

Thank you for sharing. Stay safe.

[@dw.bushcraft2780]

great job + cool kit = awesome video

[@vaughanellis7866]

You can also use the "Cody's Crystals" as a purifying agent for water, and it oxidises iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulphide into particles.which can then be filtered out the water, they can also be used in a solution to disinfect wounds.

[@anthonyconte2018]

Nice break down good job thanks for the video

[@shamilton2719]

Thanks!

[@monaangeloutdoors514]

Very interesting kit. Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@dougcfrary]

Interesting vid. Thanks for sharing. Hope you didn’t get carpel tunnel from the broken Ferro rod!😅

[@alanrice39]

Nice kit, l really like these tin survival kit videos, thanks Andrew

[@timsmith9169]

Good video Brother ,I enjoy all your videos. Always walk away with the great tips .🇺🇸👍

[@wayneandrews1278]

Great job

[@jeffhowell3310]

Interesting kit, was somewhat impressed by a lot of what was in it.

[@xingmenneigong]

As an Australian I approve!!! thanks so much for this one!!

[@jasonprairie9968]

Is a good start add a few things and your good to go.

[@theamazingfreak]

G'day James. When you got to the Glucose tablet I knew it was for fire starting when crushed and mixed 1:1 with the condy's crystals. I am glad you mentioned that later. Condy's crystals can also be used for water purification and to stop bleeding.

[@gunterlangesschwein.kieran1784]

Jock and foot rot too

[@ericsolomon9522]

Would Like to see YOUR build out (today’s) recommendations In a kit. Really appreciate what you do & HOW you. Do it. Very unique & Interesting- useful. Thx again

[@unfi6798]

Cool find mate.

[@chadpescod-realtor3308]

Fish first. Your videos are like Jasper's 6 Ways In 12 Ways Out in video form. A dream come true as that is the best guide I've seen.

[@jamesmurray895]

Sweet falsetto 😂

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks

[@hiramhaji7813]

Great video

[@tomritter493]

Interesting blast from the past

[@williamneal7210]

Informative as always. Remember things like the gauze pads, band-aids, and prep pads--when you finish using them for their primary function, if your are resource constrained, keep them, put the pads back in the packaging or containers and even keep the used band-aids in your fire kit, cause, yep, all these pads and patches will still be useful as tinder

[@Eat_My_Bum]

Definitely bring sucrose as well Andrew

[@JustInCases72]

Nice size tin. And a nice older survival kit.

[@timothysluss1080]

Thanks 🇺🇲

[@hemanttripathi3175]

Good one

[@boydman68]

$92 for a current Bob Cooper kit on Amazon. Holy $hit!!! I’m in the wrong business.

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

$89.95 on BC's own website LOL

[@NelsonZAPTM]

The tea bag is the most important item. The first thing you should do when lost in the bush is stop and have a cup of tea. Often by the time you've had a cuppa, you have figured out where you went wrong and made a fresh plan.

[@andrewbraithwaite1365]

The multi tool provided is meant to be refinished and sharpened by the user. It’s divided like that so that the sharp edges do not corrode away. Think about how a knife, even if unused, loses a fine edge over time.

[@wjf213]

That's a really good point. It's also like survival rations and people complain they don't taste very good. That's by design too, because if they tasted like a Snickers candy bar, people would eat them out of boredom and then if a real survival situation happened, they'd have no food. So, they make them taste good enough to eat if you're starving, not bored.

[@holts9596]

Great video thank you should test it out an see how well it stand up to the test

[@T37912]

Hi, 3 minutes in. Bouillon cubes are in my kit. Not only are they used like codfee or tea as a comfort item.but they also replennish salts you would lose in sweating. Kind regards Alain

[@alimfuzzy]

You're being very kind. I have that kit. I had to throw away that multi tool... it broke in my hands. The metal crushed when i squeezed it too tightly and those screwdrivers were flimsy. I guess the kit was more of a guide of what to put in. Bob cooper is one of the few survivalists that was a celebrity and his book is pretty good. Its hard to find survival/prepper books that cater to ausyralias unique fauna and flora.

[@azhomeboy2000]

That multitool looks like a generic version of the Leatherman PST (pocket survival tool) now discontinued. The PST was designed by Timothy S. Leatherman for the US military.

[@waw-westaussiewilderness8291]

Haha the old Mklll. Great piece of kit and surprised DC gave it away (probably has another dozen at home) I use the modern civilian version from Bob Cooper here in Perth, WA. Just a note, the condys crystals can be used as water purification as well, just be careful on the solution ratio or you end up with purple water that's only good as a disinfectant. Awesome video 👍

[@os2soliz]

Use the pliers to hold the fero rod.

[@thomasapplewhite8672]

Nice review. Lots of room in that tin for a space blanket and lighter or matches. Certainly more important than the cards.

[@roguetrooper9871]

The coating on the lid is a barrier between bare metal and skin, when heated can be used as a hand warmer.

[@taylorcougle5598]

Potassium permanganate has many uses other than lighting fires. You can use it to purify water and several medical purposes.

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. Excellent review! If you include a ferro-cerium rod in any kit, it is imperative that you coat it with a goodly layer of beeswax. Otherwise, the cerium will spontaneously combust over time, and what was once a ferro-cerium rod will become a small pile of useless dust.

[@arigan-53]

I have exactly the same multitool has helped more than once, but the pieces suck

[@maxpinson5002]

Yeah Received one as a gift, but it's still mostly useful. I'm not much on multi tools myself

[@DTFTACTICAL]

the felt can be used to filter/collect water as well as tinder if ypu scrape your blade across it

[@OneLifeGames]

Nice 🇦🇺

[@tmille10]

Love your vids Andrew all business no BS, where is your go to surplus supplier?

[@anoren4480]

GOD Bless you Andrew, for your service in many ways. I have appreciated your work for many years and just want to know what luminous tape you use. Thank you.

[@BarKingWuffSpider]

Condy's Crystals can be used in place of water purification (disinfectant) tabs.

[@preacherjayk]

Some types of bullion can be used also as flame extender,, just putting that out there,

[@negolfman]

You could probably add a few sheets of Rite in the Rain paper and fresh bouillon cubes.

[@lourensvanrooyen1578]

Thank you for a video let's say next year is the day the world goes to War what items will you take if you want to survive on your own or your family make a video of the things you will take to survival your.🇿🇦

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Thanks mate for posting something Aussie, however I have never heard of this guy maybe he lives over in the west. Some of the contents looked like they were from the 90's as for the multi tool definitely Chinese made and may last awhile lol. The surgical blade is still usable even though it said it was expired good fishing kit always good to have a sewing kit even if the thread is multi coloured lol. The rubber band looked like it was on it's way out so everything is replaceable plus I assume the felt on the upper lid is for noise reduction I would remove it. I also would not have a ferro rod & steel I prefer a Bic lighter & matches . I guess we all have our own specs but if this was the only thing you had in an emergency then make good with it.

[@ernestogarciavicente717]

Hello mate. Thanks for your amazing channel. Could you please do something about surviving in the desert or dry areas pal? Cheers mate, well done

[@aaronrhoades509]

Potassium manganate can purify your water it is also a wound flash or AKA improvised fire starter

[@ruthfurlow5468]

If the multi tool screw driver is not sharp and you can’t sharpen it in the field, use a piece of cloth to use on the end of the screwdrivers to get a better grip.

[@peterbogart4531]

Sir, a kit from Down Under, Skipper! This container is easily long enough to accommodate a 4-inch mini suture driver, a short forceps, and other standard surgical items for sewing up the more major camping cuts that continue to bleed instead of clot up. Considering that a hospital may charge a thousand dollars just to judge whether sutures are warranted, preparing for some DIY surgery may be sound practice for many people. Also, the buddy system can really come into play if the cuts are in any way hard to reach for sewing, as they often are. I still recommend a combination of Florence Nightingale and Annie Oakley for a gentleman's wilderness companion, plus a good dog. Survival with style, sir!

[@daviddilley8310]

Be very careful sewing up/closing a wound in the bush. Close a contaminated wound and you get infection, especially if the suture material is not sterile. There is a technique called "delayed primary closure" where a wound can be sutured any time within about 5 days with no detriment to healing. The first few days of wound healing are "preparatory". Often best just to clean a wound and dress it. Suture later when it's clear there is no infection, and you are in a cleaner environment. Remember, sutures are just one method of holding wound edges together to allow healing with minimal scar, and almost all bleeding will stop with adequate direct pressure. Twenty + years of dealing with trauma, I found tourniquets RARELY necessary.

[@outbackowl4026]

Hi Andrew, greetings from Australia, out of that kit missing 4 aqua tabs, messages ment to be written on back of instructions. It goes with military cup canteen set in which you all should have.

[@neoaliphant]

i had that same multitool, the plier head was decent, the screwdrivers were so rounded and soft tho....

[@canadafree2087]

It is a $90 kit today, and those food items did not come with it, they are an extra $7. For that price, make your own.

[@maxpinson5002]

Or more like several of your own

[@willbedone777]

👍👍

[@AFizz-cw3on]

Cards can also b used as trail markers