20 Small Things I Learned From Military Survival Training!

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[@LisaTurner-d1b]

Tampons and pads can be used for first aid uses and they are in my first aid kit.

[@Kaboom-0623]

missing one very important item ... a plastic pencil sharpener the two holer type ... perhaps with the shavings tub ... Sharpens sticks and toggles ... pencils ... makes perfect tinder ... also can use one blade as a razor if really need a sharp blade ... the large hole makes perfect pegs for tents and tarps from thinned branches ....

[@bc4yt]

If your next video isn't about rednecking a radio from a razor blade, I want a refund! 😂💪

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

@@Kaboom-0623 I have a battery operated pencil sharpener with shavings tub in my fire kit. Of course buying pine shavings from the pet store also work as does shredded paper from a paper shredder.

[@kevinsmith7287]

I've posted this before about my military survival training. This was back in the 70s. Learn a poem. It must be a poem that means something to you, I chose daffodils by Wordsworth. There will always be times when things are not going well, maybe constant rain or trying to build a shelter in strong wind. You just take a break, sit as comfortable as you can and recite the poem. This tactic is meant to take your mind to a better place, even if only temporarily. Secondly, if you take a fall and bang your head, recite the poem. If you find it hard to recite the poem you have learned off by heart, then you have self-diagnosed that you probably have concussion. I hope this helps someone.

[@corporaterobotslave400]

I use the scriptures the same way. I always try to bring a Bible with me. There are no atheists in fox holes.

[@thedangerson]

@@corporaterobotslave400 Spot on! My go to is Psalm 23.

[@kevinsmith7287]

@@corporaterobotslave400 Amen.

[@ruidadgmailcanada8508]

Brilliant idea Kevin ❤ You need to keep mentally stimulated and or distracted.

[@preppintrucker]

Lord's prayer

[@jastrapper190]

If you take the floss container and bust it open. The tiny spool of floss inside will take up much less volume. You lose the included cutting slot but that’s not an issue if you have scissors or a knife. Floss is great for dental hygiene or sewing or fishing line. It’s tough little string. Get the waxed and unflavored.

[@jastrapper190]

Never mind… lol. I guess you already know. I should have watched the video.

[@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft]

@@jastrapper190 Great minds think alike!

[@jastrapper190]

@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft I commented before watching. Lol

[@simonwinwood]

@@jastrapper190❤ we've all done it

[@3vil3lvis]

Floss is good, Dental Tape is better. Just double check that it will fit the eye of your needle.

[@BlackSoap361]

Planning on making fish hooks, when actual manufactured fish hooks might be better and pack smaller? I guess if you don’t fish much, you might not have fish hooks lying around everywhere. Instead of dental floss, braided fishing line. High test, resistant to cutting, made of Spectra or Kevlar. Very thin. Works for sewing.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

I was thinking the same thing. I would never be in the woods with out a knife. If I have a knife I can make a fishing spear and don't need the hooks. Or I would rather carry a spool of 10lb test fishing line then thread or floss. If I have fishing line I'd have a few fishing hooks tucked into the spool. A roll of HVAC aluminum tape makes great signal mirrors and can be used to make things water proof enough. Also if I am carrying a tin that large I would have a orienteering compass like I used in Boyscouts. I guess the world has really changed since then.

[@ReasontoLiveAdventures]

Home economics was required back when I was in middle school(ah the eighties). That course taught kids how to sew, cook,iron,etc. Those simple skills have helped me out throughout my life. 🤙

[@NewHampshireJack]

Same with one year of wood shop and one year of metal shop in junior high before you made a decision on your career part. I still use many of the skills I learned way back in time at seventy (70) years old.

[@ReasontoLiveAdventures]

I firmly believe those skills need to taught in schools again.

[@TheSaneHatter]

I grew up in the 80s, too, and I wasn't so lucky, but then it was called, "Home & Career Skills," at my school, and it didn't teach us very much at all.

[@warrior--poet5418]

"YOU CAN BECOME A BOOGER - FOR BEING PICKED ON SO MUCH" in '78 to '81, home-ec got me lots of money jibes from the other guys, as that class was predominately a girl thing (especially in small-town); still, it taught cooking, darning, the bhdget of a famiky & home, had an overall contest for each year & was better than some other exploratory classes - each season, we could in iur own time, create new (or follow) recipes for the class to get credits, and if they upvoted your goods that were baked "in class", you got an 'A' that added to your grade average.. - €π[) - ~WarriorPoet~

[@JO-rk5gu]

@@NewHampshireJack When I was in school, it was an elective and if you played sports like I did, your elective was lifting weights. Luckily, later in life, I learned to sew from my Mother

[@patrickcooley6849]

I've said it before I'll say it again Studied survival most all my adult life Yet I learn something on each and every one of your videos. Thank you sir.

[@AldoSchmedack]

Agreed

[@techmarc6996]

Andrew, here's a tip for Bow-saw Blades. The protective strips that come on longer vehicle Wiper Blades make great flexible protective covers for Bow-saw Blade edges. Add a bit of Duct tape to hold it in place. This replaces the heavy plastic cover the blades come with.

[@markfillery1002]

go one better and get a commando saw

[@markfillery1002]

not the wire one the buck one

[@AldoSchmedack]

The wiper blade spring inserts make great picks too.

[@jeffhaddox2239]

For the alcohol pad I was taught as a Corpsman 40 years ago or so to cut from corner to corner in an x to open a make shift alcohol pad stove to heat up a pin or needle to burn though finger or toenail to relieve pressure from a hematoma under the nail.

[@alanrice39]

Yep, learned that trick years ago in the ER.

[@robshirewood5060]

We do that regularly with a paper clip end, heated and pushed through to relieve the pressure, and pain, held by forceps. Casualty or ER is very busy lol.

[@jeffhaddox2239]

@ yup

[@andrewheynig2721]

I tip from the Bible don't patch your old clothes with new fabric. Because the new fabric will shrink and pull apart. So if you are going to bring patch cloth make sure the fabric has been pre shrunk.

[@clockworkvanhellsing372]

That explaines what the no mixed fabrics was about.

[@andrewheynig2721]

@clockworkvanhellsing372 Not exactly that is a different parable. Back in those days like the Irish that where plaids every family tribe would where a different weave of fabric. So to not mix fabrics means to not to intermarry with other groups especially those that were of questionable lineage Born of a different father Nephylim or just other groups that worshipped other "gods" Fallen Angels.

[@jordant.teeterson3100]

Also don't put new wine in old wine skins

[@andrewheynig2721]

@jordant.teeterson3100 Yes which has nothing to do with wine or wine skins. We are the new wine skins and Jesus Christ is the new wine. The Old Skins are those under the Law that could not accept the NEW Wine Jesus Christ who is the Fulfillment of the Law and the Word of God through all the Prophets. The Word made flesh.

[@robshirewood5060]

Good advice, its why everyone i know cuts up their old shirts etc military ones especially and keeps swatches in a ziplock in their rucks, along with a second sewing kit.

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

Coconut oil, is good for both hygiene like wounds, dental hygiene and also for firestarters. It has natural antiseptic properties and can also be used for cooking obviously.

[@AlexanderMason1]

Coconut is not the best. Keep some pine tar in a small vial And add that along pine sap, and some oil to whatever wounds you have. It’s anti-microbial and antifungal.

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

@@AlexanderMason1 Thanks, good to know, Cheers!

[@roxasparks]

I swear by the stuff

[@codered7453]

Excellent point about the button compass. I have the exact same one that came with a first-aid kit and even though its still filled with liquid, it has failed and doesnt work. A cheap button compass has the potential to turn a simple hike into a survival situation if you trust it to the exclusion of purchasing a quality compass. You cant afford to trust something that's so cheap.

[@lexloose2112]

I usually carry a few small tubes of super glue for larger cuts

[@roxasparks]

Looking for this comment

[@galatians328]

You can boil water in the oven bag. They are a great sturdy light weight very functional container.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

You can boil water using rocks heated in a fire with anything that can contain water.

[@CuriousFord]

When I saw the Trojans I thought urban survival 🤣

[@rickreese5794]

IDF approved 😮

[@chuckfarley567]

"Shelter" for yer Willie...keeps it warm....

[@jastrapper190]

@@chuckfarley567 🤣 make sure to “double bag it” when frequenting the tunnel bunnies.

[@dammitdan106]

Victor Charles weaponized Victor Delta. Remember that.

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Essential equipment for native encounters 😜

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Add a few moist lens wipes for spectacles (ones that are alcohol based). Apart from cleaning your EyePro and optics, they are good for fire starting, even when used & dry, plus they are bigger and therefore last longer than using medical prep pads for fire starting. Additionally, they are a lot cheaper than the medical pads! Keep the sterile alcohol pads for wound care.

[@adamparks6756]

I've been making these ever since I went from Benning to Bragg in 1983. In the field in those days people knew who to come to (sometimes to my annoyance), but field bartering was interesting. I like these videos from you Andrew, you always give me new ideas so keep them coming. ALL the WAY sir.

[@jastrapper190]

Scalpel blade handles are relatively cheap (they all come from Pakistan as the vast majority of surgical instrument do). You can take a hacksaw and cut one in half and then file the cut smooth. The handle then becomes not much longer than the foil packages for the blades and can be rubber banded together. The hacked down handle will still accept and secure a blade as normal. Makes a very compact blade for light cutting duties, medical tasks, or game processing. And it requires no effort to construct an improvised handle and is much safer than trying to just use the blades alone.

[@pepelemoko01]

A trick I learned as a nurse, was to wrap the foil wrapper around the blade as a handle.

[@jastrapper190]

@@pepelemoko01 good trick. you can also just use a regular pair of forceps that lock or hemostats. Ideally a needle driver. But they can all “lock” on a scalpel blade and make an improvised handle in extremis. I watched a video of the history of Navy Corpsman performing emergency appendectomies (removing a burst appendix) on WWII submarines at sea on Combat Patrols and this is what they were forced to do as their normal duties didn’t include minor or major surgical procedures so they didn’t have scalpel blade handles. For some reason they did still have the blades though.

[@pepelemoko01]

@@jastrapper190 I have long retired from nursing but I will remember that. I know the forceps you mean.

[@anontimothy8]

Nothing says precision like Made in Pakistan

[@jastrapper190]

@@anontimothy8 Lol. Agreed. If you ever find a medical instrument with a MILTEX stamp or laser engraving… hold onto that one. It’s made in Germany. It’s astounding the difference in quality. You would think that a hemostat is a hemostat or a pair of suture scissors is a pair of scissors the world over…. But no no no. You would be greatly mistaken. When you find a German made surgical instrument it immediately becomes apparent what “quality” is and can be.

[@charlesechols6354]

Use a drop of fingernail polish to mark North on your magnets. Also, a credit card size map protractor can give you 108° bearings.

[@GrandFatherOutdoors]

Welcome back. I've always enjoyed your survival kit ideas.

[@zeldaconnection9945]

If you cut off one wing of the the splint pin on the one keyring and sharpen the end to a needle point, Than you also have a "medieval like brooch" to secure al blanket like a medieval clock.

[@kowalski3769]

I add one or 2 of those small tubes of Gorilla Glue. They can come in handy for patching up clothes or rain gear, sealing a wound with cloth in an emergency, fire starting, tool making or repair, making traps, glue part of a razor blade to a stick or piece of wood for a makeshift cutting tool, etc. With that I also add some finger cots or make your own by cutting a rubber glove. You use that so you don't accidentally glue you finger to something.

[@robshirewood5060]

Small metal thimble for needles too

[@merlinbooper6756]

Tip from the front lines: A small cake of soap. It needs to be a traditional soap bar; a little spit can create a lather that WILL save your life. Rub the lather onto insect bites, cuts and scratches, it will help stop infections and goes a very long way. It also helps with sores from chaffing etc. Carry some in all environments, the anti-bacterial effect is impressive and will save you.

[@alexoja2918]

Underrated tip right here

[@jastrapper190]

I have come to like Spiderwire. Specifically their braided fishing line. It’s a Kevlar or Dynema (don’t remember which) material. It’s slightly more expensive than regular monofilament fishing line. Also some might argue that it’s not quite as good bc it’s more noticeable to fish (even though I’ve never found this to be an issue). But that Kevlar Spiderwire will make excellent sewing thread. Excellent fishing line. And is also an excellent material to create dummy cord or small lashing tasks. And because it serves double duty… you can have two bobbins of it. Twice as many bank lines. Or twice as much sewing stitch length. Plus it’s fire resistant and can hang things like pots over a fire (if used with care). It is sold in many different tests all the way up to 50-75 pound (or more) range.

[@jastrapper190]

One word of caution. That when using as a sewing thread… after many years of Washing/Drying cycles… the material does tend to slightly “shrink”. For 99% of sewing jobs it’s not an issue and actually makes the stitch better. But with some materials (like tight stitching on leather) and how your sewing/using it. The material is so strong that once it shrinks… it will start “cutting” the material. That’s one of the small drawbacks I’ve found for using it as thread. After many drying cycles it does slightly “shrink”.

[@jasonprairie9968]

I use spiderwire as well just add a 2-3' Vanish leader to the hook, vanish is alot tougher in my experience than mono.

[@maxpinson5002]

​@@jastrapper190 Spider wire will also cut your hands badly when used as intended for fishing. When you're used to grabbing monofilament line for decades of fishing, the first time you grab onto spider wire is a surprise

[@jastrapper190]

@@maxpinson5002 it is super strong and thin compared to traditional monofilament. There is also a bit of a “learning curve” when using it in a reel with a pole. It casts much differently and it bends/can tangle in a different way than monofilament. Also because it’s so strong… you can’t “break” a line if you ever get a snag. Or cut it with your teeth. Nail clippers even sometimes have a tough time with it. You’ll fail most hooks or pull the boat before you can get it to snap. Good line for fishing for turtles or catfish or pike where it’s extreme abrasion and cut resistance will keep the line from breaking. It almost feels like “cheating”. The opposite of using the lightest possible test for the challenge of being skilled enough to land a fish with the light line.

[@BlackSoap361]

Spiderwire and PowerPro are good, but other braids are even thinner for the same tensile strength. A spool that holds 320 yards of 30# PowerPro will hold over 400 yards of 30# Fins.

[@jimpage1296]

Alcohol pads can also be inhlaled, to decrease the symptoms of nausea. Potentially useful in a survival situation.

[@andrecharlebois705]

Hit that button compass with a rare earth magnet; that will switch the polarity back.

[@hedonisticpunkvatos]

Love the dual use to maximize efficiency and be prepare for anything.

[@Reverend_Boony_34C]

14:07 Type 1 paracord is actually rated at 95 pound strength and very usefull for many projects including necklace string.

[@stuartniven2401]

Ugh I’m late today but couldn’t go a Sunday without a weekly survival update from Andrew!! Thank you Sir!!

[@jtig75]

That was cool. Thanks for the info. I believe this may come in handy for more people than you realize.

[@ARAW-__-]

Casually mentioned crafting a radio with a razor blade... 😅

[@TheScoundrel70]

That perked up my ears too! Seems google-worthy and a fun bit of bodgeneering to have in the cranial toolbox.

[@ARAW-__-]

@TheScoundrel70 Best toolbox, not on the market 😁 Be safe brother

[@waynehendrix4806]

Breaker 1 9. Unlikely expectation of success.

[@ARAW-__-]

@waynehendrix4806 Didn't get that one... What do you mean ?

[@frost8077]

I like how basic the items are, like a hobo survival kit since you might be able to find some of these items for free on the side of a street and a trip to the dollar store. As someone who walks around a lot, you'd be surprised what you can find laying around. Knives, wrenches, screwdrivers, and other odd pieces of metal, stone, and wood, plus fresh new lighters too.

[@maxpinson5002]

Found many a tool on the side of the road where they fell out when someone left it laying in the chassis or underneath the hood of a vehicle during repairs. If they'd engrave their full name on them, it'd be way easier to return them. Nothing I've ever found was marked at all

[@frost8077]

@@maxpinson5002 Plus construction site and infrastructure workers will forget items too. An adjustable wrench I found was in the middle of a road, in really good condition, as if it fell off someone's truck.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

@@frost8077 find of my life? A 10mm socket. I shit you not.🤘😂

[@EsyuDach]

the 1.5 lb XL size of reflective Tyvek bivy from 2GoSystems, 3 heavy-duty drum-liners, 3 ozs each, a small roll of gorilla tape, some cordage, 4 stakes, a 1 lb net hammock, a 3x4 ft hunk of clear PEVA shower curtain, a couple of Amazon "cut leaf" type of camo net (1/2 lb each) and a couple of their 1/4 lb each, full body bugnet "suits". and a 1/2 lb tyvek coverall This all add up to 5. 5 lbs, but they mean you can sleep ok at 34FF in wind and rain, ,in just cammies, gloves, unlaced shoes, 3 pairs of sock liners, balaclava and shemagh, without any heat source. You can without a lot of things in the wild, but proper cover element is not one of those things, especially if it's cold, wet and windy. This 5.5 lbs replaces the 1.5 lb poncho, 3,5 lb patrol bag, 3.5 lb M65 field jacket, 1.5 lb wool pants, 2 lb bivy, 1 lb sleeping pad of the MSS, which is not warm enough at any cold temps and has nothing to keep your legs dry, nothing to hide you or yourself, nothing to get you up in the breezes, out of the snow, or mud, nothing vs bugs. You save 7 lbs doing it my way, and the stuff rolls and folds into a very compact bundle and gain more versatility. It's often not feasible or very risky to have a fire, and many places lack the materials needed to make a shelter, or all that movement/noise is likely to get you shot by hostiles.

[@patricecohen6605]

Whoa ! Somebody knowing the 2gosystem TRIFECTA !! I’m using the large one 😊 great product.

[@EsyuDach]

@@patricecohen6605 avoid the regular size Trifecta. It's much too small. The 1.5 lb EX size bivy aint much by itself, BUT if you surround it with an 'envelope' made out of a couple of heavy duty drum liners, taped-together, it's pretty effective. You have to pull a net hammock and a ridgeline thru the bivy and another ridgeline between the bivy and the envelope. Dont let the bivy touch either you nor the envelope. If it's cold, set the hammock 6" off of the ground, with you in it. Kick debris under the envelope, so as to stop air from flowing under you. This suffices to let you sleep at 40F, in just cammies, unlaced shoes, 3 sets of sock liners, gloves, shemagh and balaclava. I always carry a couple of amazons' cut-leaf" type of camo nets, 1/2 lb each and a couple of their 1/4 lb each bugnet "suits". I don one of the suits, twist the camo nets so that the leaves cannot "lay flat" and wrap them around myself. Then I don the other bugnet suit and add my cammies. Then I can sleep ok in the bivy at 34F, in wind and rain. and no need of a heat source. It can handle about 25F if I add a Tyvek painter's coverall (1/2 lb) and get down to 20F if Ive conditioned myself to the cold, exercised a bit and eaten a hot meal and hot drink right before bed. If it CAN get cold at night, you should be wearing a coat and at least the pants of wool longjohns, or have them in your pack. With those items, I can sleep ok at 20F. Hot rocks or hot water bottles inside of the bivy gain you 10f degrees, too, for 2-3 hours. Then you have to warm them up again. I have a 3x4 ft hunk of clear PEVA shower curtain and some gorilla tape to let me utilize the one way projected heat of a Siberian fire lay, or to use the morning sun. The PEVA and the reflective bivy combine to give you the "greenhouse effect", and by 11 Am, it'll be 20F degrees warmer in the bivy than it was at dawn. So, if you had to use calithenics and a UCO lantern (Beeswax candle ONLY) to shiver thru a night, you can sleep thru the "warmth Of the next day.

[@innovationflow4437]

⬆️This guy survives⬆️

[@EsyuDach]

@@innovationflow4437 theres no guarantees. If youve got a year's supply of food, spices, etc, scatter-buried at your BOL, dig a tunnel post shtf and stay in it for a year, except for 1 hour per night, you might be ok. The 1 hour is to access a food bucket and cook a meal. After a year, at night, you can probably get away with tending small plots of root veggies, sprouts and peanuts, After another year, at night, you can probably get away with scrounging what you need. There's more long range rifles, silencers, NvD's, sets of armor, and real rifle MEN in the US than all the rest of the world put-together. If you have to be out in daylight, dont be holding still, moving at the same speed, or in just one direction, or you'lll get shot. Diseases will run rampant, and various types of booby trap are likely to be set and remain dangerous for many years.

[@oscarcra9635]

Thanks Ranger. Always enjoy your content.

[@pB-vp3mo]

Another great video! Good presentations and examples. Keep up the great work.

[@rogerwade9141]

Excellent ,INFORMATIVE,usefull,practical. THANK YOU

[@RomanPepper]

Andrew ,спасибо!

[@rogueraven7603]

How about a little paint maybe green one outside end and red the other of your magnets to help quick orientation. Good video. Thank you

[@MrSjGibbs]

Floss is a very over looked item. Thanks for adding that.

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

I carry a Super absortant maxi pad , for an emergency compress that sucker will soak up a quart of water

[@songman0]

From Pro to Rookies valuable knowledge. Thanks very much. Stay healthy and live long.

[@JoeandAngie]

Used to recommend Nexcare, there are several excellent types, to the thru App-uh-latch-un Trail hikers when i was an RX. Blisters, cuts, etc. They also make ones for burns, as does Spenco. Great products. All otc.

[@ruidadgmailcanada8508]

My family doctor orders special bandages from Germany, much better adhesion and long lasting than anything I’ve seen available in 🇨🇦 or 🇺🇸.

[@NewHampshireJack]

Great kit for our young troops to keep in their lockers at school or in their backpack/schoolbag. Knowing our young ones, no need to pack supplies for a snare, they could not bring themselves dispatch any small critter. With the water they have in stainless steel flasks and a few quality snack bars, they should do great until a parent reaches the school during an emergency. No worry, we live in SE Asia and do not have a lot of anti-gear "wienies" prowling the halls of the school or the students lockers. Students just have to be smart about how they carry emergency supplies.

[@artcianfanojr]

The magnets are a great idea! And I like that you can put the bobbin on the end of a drill on slow and really speed up winding.

[@allmyhobbiesareexpensive2676]

Compass might not be working because it was in an Altoids tin with magnets 😂

[@ruidadgmailcanada8508]

They’re absolute cheap junk. Even when they work they’re off. I’d stick with regular magnets and the sun.

[@alexoja2918]

Mylar poncho with aluminized inside is the best thing ever. Small, works as a bivy, warm, waterproof, and if you sit with it and light a candle in between your legs it really warms you up. Cheap too.

[@petezahrbock]

Andrew. Great video!! Small tools are key. Keep up the outstanding work 👍

[@fredbustin3788]

Great ideas and a couple I never thought of. THANKS!

[@hangonitsgettinreal]

BIC lighter wrapped in duct tape . Install a little zip tie under where you put your thumb so the lighter won't lose fluid in your pack accidentally.

[@jamescrowe7892]

Good tip on the hand sanitiser. Also, thanks for showing the safety pin fishing hooks. Always wondered how they were made. Marry Christmas everyone. Hope y’all have a safe and happy Holiday Season.

[@cordellkent4790]

Thanks again Andrew. How do you make a radio out of an old safety razor blade please?

[@GNPBES]

Good stuff brother! Peace!

[@tracycannaday1406]

Outstanding

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Good tips for kit .

[@gringo3009]

Great info as always. The minis are always helpful.

[@Joe-po9xn]

Please do elaborate on the foxhole radio thing. I’d love to see someone go out into the woods and just get a frickin radio working from scratch.

[@robshirewood5060]

Me too

[@OldNavajoTricks]

@@Joe-po9xn cans and string.

[@alanrice39]

Enjoyed this video, gave me some good ideas, thanks Andrew

[@hoka8382]

Mad respect on the nails.

[@lloydh1100]

Excellent info as always! Thanks!

[@fivelakeoutdoor]

Very cool tipps! Thanks a lot! 🌲🔥👍🏻

[@mikeoxley6303]

Another quality video andrew nice one

[@peterbogart4531]

Sir, in Guanajuato in the countryside I found a piece of a hacksaw blade with electrical tape as a handle. I have always wondered who did it , and why it was necessary. All I know is that it was goat country.

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

I've taken the cutting surface from a roll of aluminum foil and will see if it can cut anything.

[@brushbum7508]

Good Morning Andrew ! Have a GREAT SUNDAY. TAKE CARE..

[@unityxg]

Awesome video as always Andrew! Thank you for the great content.

[@roadsidecamper]

One item I started using was the petroleum jelly. Not only for skin, fire starter but for mechanical applications in case you have to field repair something and need lubricant for pullies, gears, bearings, axles, etc. at least to get you where u need to go

[@maxpinson5002]

Thanks for the video Looking forward to many more

[@BoJericho]

I was in MI back in the 80s. We were taught most of these back then. Later I was attached to a LRRP unit (heads up Andrew) , lol. Anyway we switched to annealed aircraft stainless steel wire. Amazon carries it. Super strong but stretches before breaking and resistant to chew out. Doesn't hold odors much at at all. Brass wire was hard to get in the field but we could barter with flyboy mechanics for it. I still use it in my kits. Liked the vid. Thumbs up.

[@greyscout01]

I always manage to pick up a tip or two... thanks

[@karl2851]

Watching this while swapping the scales of the legendry victorinox huntsman.

[@ulrikek5497]

Many Thanks - very good inspirations! And it is great, that there is a tranlation voice now -so it is much easier for me to follow you (from Germany).

[@agentbawa]

I learned to use baby diaper safety pins for the added safety in that they lock closed but for winter those plastic heads could crack so I also have some 2 and 3 inch all metal heavy duty blanket pins

[@gregelgie]

Thanks. I learn so much off these videos

[@tinamathews3379]

You can also use tampons that are not in an applicator for a fire starter. Either way, though, you're going to have to pull the cotton apart a bit, so that it will light .

[@jasonprairie9968]

There are small folding scalpel handles (folding knives) that fit great in an altoids tin or small bag. They are big enough to use even if you get a bit of blood on your hands, much better than cut down handles in my opinion. Great ideas. Stay safe, Andrew.

[@robshirewood5060]

There is a garden tool called a STRIMMER that has a reel of green plastic line, that is much like the plastic picture line. It uses a spinning reel with a piece of the line to cut through grass, weeds etc I don't know if they have them in the USA. The reels are refillable on reels so you can buy generic strimmer line and feed it onto the detachable reel for the machine, but use the refill/reel on its own.

[@mastrsk8]

The Nexcare bandages can also be used as butterfly bandage if you cut them in strips. If you can apply them without touching the adhesive much.

[@joshuaschoonyan3263]

Your hands are made for videos. Even your knuckles are perfect. Makes a man wonder.

[@garybrown585]

Thanks for the teaching, sir😊

[@JosephTower-k6m]

TY building a bow saw, wasn't looking forward to carving little wooden pegs I woukd prolly lose Great tip 👍

[@thomasbrandon5111]

Thanks Col.

[@elevatorman7750]

Great video

[@user-yu1zp2vu9x]

Thanks for sharing

[@RomeoDelta-gw7dd]

With a couple safety pins and wire a treble hook can be made. Snagging fish is illegal because it’s so effective!

[@jasongarling20]

Andrew, I sincerely appreciate these kind of videos! Tips and tricks may seem like common sense knowledge , however, some individuals and or families weren't privy to outdoors experiences. And even east coast west coast is different in knowledge and basic life skills. So you sharing you knowledge is beneficial for everyone! Thank you sincerely! I'm twice your age... but I am not proficient in radio. So the razor blade... heating til blue.. fox hole radio... never heard of such a thing... thank you for that, I can now try to research and understand the concept. I see alot of videos about frequencies... and how bad they are for the body..

[@cranna31]

Out standing content. I have an idea for your next video. Build a fox hole radio. Keep up the amazing work.

[@bangalorebobbel]

interesting collection, thanks. Missed some glue, e.g. a couple of drops of super glue or a piece of a hot glue stick.

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

Pretty good video with useful information. Most videos I’ve seen just talk about items to carry without saying what the uses are for odd items like aluminum foil. I’m sure MacGyver wished he had a few more items instead of a Swiss Army knife, length of string, and a paperclip.😉👍

[@mrwdpkr5851]

My favorite band aids are curad H style . They are the only ones to stand up to rough use at work and come off in a hot shower . Don't forget the single use packs of neosporin so it doesn't get infected .

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Andrew, thanks for sharing, YAH bless brother !

[@jeremymoses7401]

Tell us more about the foxhole radio!! I think that needs a video

[@JohnB1163]

You seem to be missing a lighter or something to create a spark to start your fire. Also old inner tubes of various sizes make good strong rubber bands. And a large Ziploc bag is also good for collecting water and/or keeping some of your gear dry such as an extra pair of socks. Strips of wax imbued cardboard from vegetable boxes also make good tinder and are already waterproof

[@SURVIVOR-og6dl]

Great presentation 😃

[@godsbackcountryoverland]

Nice video and well put together flows well full of info.👍🏽

[@thihsareb]

I think those razors that are used to scrape paint off of windows would be ideal. They have a metal across them for a handhold.

[@SuperD37]

I've never been a big fan of scalpel blades due to the thin blade design. I've always carried #10 Xacto blades. They're just as sharp but thicker and more durable. Another change I make is that I put hair extension thread in my kit rather than regular sewing thread. This stuff is strong enough to cut you if you try to yank it to break it. You have to use a tool to cut this thread. Lastly, trauma doc told us to discontinue cleaning wounds with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Reportedly it damages the healthy cells and slows the healing process. They want is using only soap and water.

[@ricks4361]

Like others watching this, the mention of ‘foxhole radio’ when talking about razor blade uses caught my attention. Had never heard that term. Sure enough there are many yt videos showing how to make one. Story is GIs made these radios during WW2. Similar to the crystal radios many of us made as kids. Would like to see a simple field craft version.

[@miguelperez8373]

Buen aporte gracias por mostrarlo un saludo

[@highchamp1]

Good kits (with the best items) Prepper stores help. Or a supplemental kit (full of the best Survival kit items) saving time looking for them. It's a real pain to find various items. Material for survival (Bandana, Shemagh, Blankets etc.) Furoshiki, Arabic headdress, Ninja face mask t shirt etc. Items for survival Origami cups, bowls etc.

[@zeldaconnection9945]

A mini lighter (like Bic Mini and or a mini fire rod is missing and may also add a Surgical thread ore two.

[@UniversalSovereignCitizen]

I use 60lb fishing braid for fishing, trip lines and gear repair. I keep approximately 4 to 5 bobbins worth on a fishing rig keeper that goes into some pvc pipe with one cap just pushed on firmly. Hooks, mountain dew bottle plastic, various size pieces of sheet lead etc all go inside. Two gauge types of stainless steel mono fishing wire goes into my trapping kit coiled at the bottom. I don't want to be a killjoy, but the videos on camp site selection in non permissive enviros were exeptional. (My notes are extensive on those ones so practical app was easy.) So would a real example be possible to give folks bound by work etc to their city/suburban life be a thing? We know you're busy so understand if not pos. I know not all people are apt to being observant, and some are better at using their imagination than others, so these videos are well worth keeping a journal of. Cheers buddy, appreciate all your help and thanks for being you! 💜👍 Universal Sovereign Citizen

[@yagopaim2843]

Exelente como sempre. agora em português ficou melhor ainda