Survival Instructor's Springtime Gear Loadout: What Bushcraft Gear Should you Carry?

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[@papaschuette]

Very nice load out. I know not everyone is the same, but I recommend having 2 pairs of backup socks. Being prior military, I know all about keeping your feet in tip top shape. If your feet can't go, you don't go. And plus they don't weigh anything and take up almost no space.

[@mkdy218]

Yep. Copy that. Good advice.

[@debluetailfly]

I was working on a carpentry project and accidentally stepped into some water on a cool day. Fortunately the boss kept a new pair of socks in his truck just for such occasions.

[@papaschuette]

@@debluetailfly That's awesome that he had a pair because that would've sucked working with wet feet.

[@ricknemie93]

I was not in the service, but I learned to carry an extra pair of socks watching Combat TV show back in the 60's.

[@papaschuette]

@@ricknemie93 It's a great habit to get into.

[@barnastil591]

Dan, we just all need to thank you, Townsend's, and MySelfReliance for keeping youtube watchable.

[@michaelbayliss4018]

yup

[@charlessalmond7076]

"Outdoor Boys" is good. Family oriented.

[@slickydicky]

Amen

[@eddiekyler7502]

I agree with this comment. I also subscribe to Grey Bearded Green Beret.

[@AKgrowngal]

Cordage in a roll up pouch - nice! Great video, as always!

[@WortWortBlarg]

Alaska!

[@Sinful_morality]

Hey Dan, love your content as always, now I know you're not really in the "tactical" survival side of things but I would genuinely love to see your take on the classic I.N.C.H. bag (I'm Never Coming Home). I believe it started as a thought exercise decades ago with the main question; "could you fit everything you would ever need into one ultimate pack?". Like I said, you have a different mindset so I'd like to see how your loadout differs.

[@Rooster1964]

TP is a must 😮

[@jobbybohnson6818]

I am a big fan of putting your ropes in the tool bag, cool idea!

[@hansfranson6570]

Happy Easter🐓🐣

[@michaelallen9571]

Ready to see this years loadout!

[@ExpeditionaryJonny]

Good video. Yeah, now is definitely the right time to review our setup as we get ready for the season. I really like how you used the tool kit to store your cordage. I've got one lying around and haven't quite decided what to put in it. Thanks for sharing!

[@user-wu3qe1gr9e]

I think my favorite part of your kit Dan is the "i just kinda deal with it". Ive got that in my kit too. 👍

[@TheStevenRocha]

I had to pause the video and tell you how awesome that lighter drop was. Dan has a bit of dude perfect in his kit! Lol

[@db.mc2]

Thanks Dan!👊 Appreciate you, stay safe and take care my friend 🙏 👍

[@jameswhitworth8487]

As usual and enjoy the video Dan

[@cnybanditoutdoors]

I would highly recommend looking at the Nebo Mycro headlamp. It comes with an optional strap or can clip onto the brim of your hat. I always have a cap on and stays clipped to whatever that I am wearing that day. It's Brite with 5 settings . USB rechargeable and works great if you have a small solar power bank in your kit. On the hat you forget it's there until you need it and frees up space in your bag.

[@tattooninja]

I love my Petzl with red/blue/green options, but I also keep a USB headlamp with my Scorpion radio, which can charge USB w/solar or hand crank... for longer trips or bugout.

[@tattooninja]

​@@survivalnerd-xl4wr It's funny that you think $25+ for a headlamp case is reasonable (I bet a little PB jar is stronger), but you don't think a crank battery with light & radio is worthwhile in a long term or inch bag. Just to explain a bit, I don't carry the Eton, it stays packed w/the USB Petzl headlamp as a backup/add-on option. I agree 800mAh is disappointing, the AAA Eneloop rechargeables I use are 750 Each. But it's just a small bank that could extend my light by at least a couple days, & the crank means it could supply much longer...How long do you think it takes to charge? Solar isn't something I'm big on, it isn't practical in the PNW, so I just have the small option for summer. I doubt I'll expand on solar, doesn't seem like the panels last long anyway. What about a little turbine for a river? Or a bicycle charger setup would be ideal to me. I do have a Baofeng radio, that's the one I'd take on a day hike, if any. I barely know how to use it, I'll learn eventually, but transmitters can be traced so I feel like 2-way radios have limited use in SHTF. For my daily carry, I don't need a battery brick or phone, I rely on the AAAs mostly. I keep the RBG Petzl in my pocket day & night, & another Petzl in my pack. Not sure why people bring extra batteries when it's only a couple more oz for a 2nd lamp!

[@viktor200085]

Vouch, Nebo makes great powerful products at a decent price point

[@terryqueen3233]

Man I know what you mean about have gathered stuff through the years oh, wow. If I laid everything out on my living room floor it would cover the whole thing because my living room floor goes all the way through the middle of the house so yeah I know what you're talkin about all the gear I've collected through the years. I love that pack I'd like to be able to get one but I already have for larger packs of which one is a waxed canvas and for daypacks of which can carry enough for a one or two overnighter but I still love the shape of that pack. Thanks for the video stay in the woods

[@wambroser]

I like that bag. Nice load out.

[@Cath.me.if.you.can..]

I like your watch

[@IronMike777777]

Bro, you got to adjust your EQ for your hard "S"s as you speak on your videos. Around 5-8k cut. It's hard on the ears coming out of a cellphone. But keep the videos coming. Great stuff you share.

[@wayneandrews1278]

Great video 👍

[@joonkeeg2871]

Thanks Dan, really welcoming this Spring Season. Happy Easter, have fun out there...

[@bakyuvlogs]

Wow super nice video ❤❤❤❤ love from lohit district tezu Arunachal Pradesh north east India

[@kennethwilson8633]

Lots of bags like my old lady and her Coach bag collection.

[@johnruckman2320]

Nice and compact. Basic gear for general camping according to the season and Intent. Regarding SHTF. Something I haven't seen is on, Batteries; how much to stock each size, how many each, what types of batteries, storage, etc. Battery Charger(s); charging more than just a couple at a time, charging multiple sizes and types. Alka Charger comes to mind, but it only charged alkaline batteries. Charging at home, on the go, in the woods.

[@jerrydeanswanson79]

I love your attitude!

[@daemonharper3928]

Very informative - I always, always carry a comprehensive first aid kit inc tourniquet when I'm out hiking or even walking the hounds.....our 3 vehicles and home have the same but obviously bigger. Between my wife and I, we rattle - sooo many prescription pills I think we've got most bases covered for 90% of the population.😮

[@Danbombard1]

Awesome spring load out! Love the Yucca pack will be getting one of those soon! I think I'm finally the first to comment is that still a thing haha. Another awesome video as always brother 👍 💪

[@drcsep]

Happy Spring 2023…

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks Dan

[@stiffchocolate7546]

Nice sales ad

[@Chris_uncut]

Nice gear👌🏼 Happy Easter from Germany 😉🐣🐥🐇🌷🌿🪺

[@peterott-tn6pf]

Thanks for sharing this with us Dan. Great video!!

[@MBwelding]

lol it was like Mary poppins’s bag you just kept pulling out gear after gear good packing skills I like the simplicity of the load out list covers everything and more without over packing

[@dennisleighton2812]

Let's start! 2:33 lighter - not a full size? Or tin too flat? Love to see that candle! yeah! No pencil sharpener? I like those discs. 2:53 aluminium cup and plate are great, and the spork. Pliers? Hook knife - assume for practising. Awl? I like the twine & needles! [Strong enough for leather or thick fabric!] Haversack - now that is a cool idea. I love that cordage bag thingie! Excellent. Tarp and groundsheet. My feeling is for something slightly different. I saw a guy show how a rectangular tarp gives one just so many more options so I'm for a 4X3 metre tarp, and a 2.5 X 2.5m groundsheet. 5:00 wool blanket. Damn. Now I'm conflicted and would want a sleeping bag, but then .... well, you know! 5:15 Food! Now, here's the thing. If it's a two-dayer, I'd take a little special something for the first night! I'd freeze up a nice little steak, Zip-loc it, and pack a nice fat potato and a couple of small mini tubs of butter (pack with the steak so they don't melt! And 4-5 sachets of salt. For the rest of the time I'd pack some packets of GORP, and several sticks of jerky (or as the South Africans call it, biltong! Great stuff! Of course I'd have a container with tea bags, coffee, sugar, and powdered milk sachets, etc, enough for two days Takes up little space. I'd pack a small stainless steel grid to do cooking on, and a length (say 4-5 ft of light chain, to hang the pot over the fire from a tripod. 5:34 Clothes. Yeah, 2 x extra socks, a rain-proof jacket, and a small med kit. Now at the beginning you mentioned you "might" carry an axe with you. OK, that's fine, but I don't do axes. If one is even thinking in that direction, then it heavily impacts my choice of cutting tools, as it suggests I am anticipating some heavy wood processing for whatever reason. I would ditch the axe (heavy and too limited). Instead I'd change my cutting loadout as follows: Firstly, I'd have a saw as a first priority (Silky Gomboy)! Not negotiable. Then I'd carry my large knife: Cold Steel Trail Master San Mai III on my belt (it has a dangler sheath). For lighter tasks I'd carry a Victorinox Ranger Grip 79 knife (either in my pocket but more likely in that utilities pouch). I'm never without my Victorinox Swiss Champ, which is on my off-hand side in its belt pouch. This gives me 3 saws of 3 differnet sizes for different types of cutting. \Pliers/awl as you mentioned - already there in my Swiss Champ! With these tools I could build some pretty reasonable stuff, and probably better than I would with an axe/hatchet. This loadout ought not to weigh more than your axe, knife and back-up knife, probably even less. Looking at how your stuff fits into your pack, I don't think my additions/replacements will impact it too heavily, and some of it only temporarily. Loved your video!

[@neesbushcraft]

Great kit, Dan!

[@marko7969]

Great setup

[@bruceschlegel8588]

Happy Easter

[@chriskeating5926]

Great short video on the important stuff ...always love the great NO BULLSH*T INFO you give us ...Happy Easter to you and your family ! Stay in the woods !

[@kippdog536]

It´s time in NEPA. Everyone always talks great camp fire meals. Steaks and burgers and all the fixins. How about keeping food fresh on your adventure and storage for a two or three nighter?

[@randybeeson3424]

Packs get lighter in spring. I have to have a bug net hammock too .

[@mariatorres9789]

I was thinking that. #1 fire #2 bug netting lol. I'm in FL tho.

[@randybeeson3424]

@@mariatorres9789 Me too

[@sar4x474]

“It’s not a purse, it’s a satchel!”

[@kennycraven2648]

😂

[@JohnnyHildebrand1969]

Cool gear.

[@maxpinson5002]

If you've ever been hurt bad or had a bad case of the runs way out in BFE, you won't leave your house without some analgesic and imodium. You don't need a fully equipped ER on your back, but a few basics are just good sense BTDT

[@kingsclownvideos]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@donallen890]

Hey Dan, really enjoyed your content. If you ever make it to Montana, I would love to set around a fire with ya and drink a cup of good coffee. Be safe out there

[@brnrecluse2946]

Great video!

[@aaronbilansky374]

Coalcracker humm must be from my area I live in Pottsville PA

[@Michael-ie1rv]

Vlogs are good.

[@paulvanetten6551]

Love your videos

[@freddyoutdoors]

Ace stuff great tips dude thanks

[@66bigbuds]

That pack looks like a kids size when on you. I wish there were larger packs for us big guys. That's why I use the military large ruck. But I think I'm going to dye one so it doesn't look military.

[@darrellmustoe3937]

Great video! What brands are the clothing that you are wearing? Trousers and shirt etc

[@jimjasinski4861]

😮 Buy this 😅

[@k9six185]

Heard another you tuber describe a small first aid kit his “boo boo kit”….you ain’t saving lives but you can put a bandaid on a blister if needed

[@jerrydeanswanson79]

You are so organized. While we will never survive the Zombie Apocalypse...you will be doing well...smiles.

[@azizsalimazizsalim3380]

Good 👍 👍 👍 ‏‪0:31‬‏

[@mehmetkupeli8611]

Great!

[@christianvillegas138]

Nice bro👍

[@Hemp1972]

I have the same carving knife. 🔆

[@R.C.1161]

common bro! The haversack is just a cheap purse! Cause us guys don't need a clasp.

[@user-lz2qr6ih4c]

this plus acid in kits i wounder how acids and salts and iodine and bunt and coffee could be helpful

[@bitcomputers]

Could you please include links to other videos?

[@averagecamper4265]

I know you're more into traditional/older gear Have you ever considered rocking a waterbottle bag instead of a haversack

[@clivedunning4317]

Mini-wash bag ? Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, soap, facecloth, small towel, toilet paper, nail brush ?

[@MatthewSmith-cp3hu]

sleep on the ground, is their a bug protection strategy you use? ticks, spiders, blood suckers

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your adventures and information and Happy Easter and JESUS CHRIST has risen from the dead

[@mrmicro22]

He is risen, indeed.

[@earlshaner4441]

Amen my friend and yes JESUS CHRIST has risen from the Grave and was taken into heaven while he was in the upper room with his followers and ate with them

[@Gmar69]

What about your sidearm to go with the knife?

[@edporter9355]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@stevestumpy6873]

I want a bigger pack, I don't have to fill it but I might want to.

[@travisturner8088]

Is there any way you can put all of your videos onto dvd?

[@kennycraven2648]

How was cooking covered? I see eating was.

[@phillipdavis4507]

You keep your compass in the same place you have all that other metal in? don't you know you can demagnetize your compass that way?

[@davehumpleby3440]

Wow. That's travelling light. I'm typing this in the dark, in the woods, in my hammock. Fires are prohibited where I camp, plus my (UK) Spring is obviously much colder than yours, so I'm carrying WAY more kit. With food, stove, fuel, first aid, toiletries, meds, thermal layers, and warmer sleeping kit, I'm hauling 19kg on my back. I hiked in from home, so there's no conveyance involved; just good old-fashioned leg work. Must be a real pleasure carrying so little gear.

[@shofarox4037]

🤔...What are the pliers for...?🤨

[@bigb7315]

What's the weight on this load out? Always curious on this with some of the load outs I made the mistake one time of trying to do a 10x12 canvas tarp she was heavy hobofreight edition 😂 rambling on just curious of the weight on some of these load outs.

[@stroop3666]

Gloves

[@FireCampSecurity]

Not just any pliers. Knipex. A man can do some work with those haha

[@hemansr3893]

NICE SACK MAN!!!

[@stroop3666]

First aid lantern

[@stroop3666]

Have u considered going on Naked and Afraid?

[@ehayward3719]

😃😃😃😃

[@adamchilds9070]

Imagine if you've ever used the stuff

[@kek148]

How about a GoPro and a drone.

[@josephg.3370]

👍

[@stroop3666]

No trashbags

[@guadalupeskitchen3734]

Good content, but blurry video.

[@SS-st6ou]

You got everything that you need in your truck parked just behind the camera that you are shooting with 😅😅😅

[@robertsanders2255]

Why the tarp ? Why not the T6Zero ?

[@wesvan6]

I was wondering that as well. Maybe because it’s spring In Pennsylvania?

[@aydencook03]

Where did you find a tin big enough to fit the ferro rod?

[@colinbrown4008]

Metal pencil case mate 👌

[@chris-edward2264]

So basically, a haversack is a purse.😅

[@billg7101]

🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍

[@zip2692]

😢

[@NoctilucentArts]

What about toilet paper?

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

i dont see the money you owe me. ok i tried. 🤣. have a good day.

[@danielvehlewald3625]

Toilet paper?

[@sirocursoksuff9057]

First

[@Gmar69]

Can't believe you would camp for two days with no food or water. Not my idea of an endorsement.

[@macvena]

Seriously dude, you are more likely to need ibuprofen, imodium, tweezers, antiseptic wipes than a bloody tourniquet. Extra socks and drawers are also quite useful. Like really, really, really useful. SMH.

[@anthonymorelli1636]

I have been looking at a lot of spring loadout videos lately and only the most professional outdoors folks sre the ones that carry an xtra bag ,haversack, foragers pouch etc , from seeing this I think I will now do the same because it's better to have and not need than to need and not have ,yeah?? Thank-you for your time. I will try to stay in the woods 👍👍👍

[@charlessalmond7076]

Just be careful with that mindset. You could end up with a 80 pound pack. I went through a spell about a decade ago. I had a 29ltr pack crammed full. Then I got realistic. I started looking at what did and didn't get used regularly. I looked at My skill set and packed appropriately. I now run a 17ltr pack.

[@sirocursoksuff9057]

First