US Marine Corp Issue Survival Kit Review

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[@toastrecon]

Great review! Not sure it's the best fit: My two cents (what do I know?) 1. No first aid stuff at all. 2. Need water purification tablets 3. Ditch the matches and flint and steel. Bic lighter and tinder tabs. 4. Who's really gonna fish under escape and evasion scenario (including cleaning and cooking your catch)? Most people could survive a long time just on their fat stores. If anything, replace that weight with some of that life raft biscuit. 5. The bags should be reclosable so you don't lose stuff 6. Needs mil spec paracord 7. Fresh duct tape

[@longsnipz]

Fish can be eaten raw.. Sushi... Those matches and Magnesium/flint are 1,000 times better than a bic lighter ever will. Magnesium/flint can and will work soaking wet, a bic will not. When your hands are really cold, you cannot operate a bic lighter but the matches and Magnesium/flint you can. In a damp environment, you can start a fire with the magnesium where you cannot get damp tinder to burn with a bic. A Magnesium/flint will last indefinitely vs very short life of a bic.. The military knows what they are doing.

[@gein2287]

@@longsnipz I was going to say same thing. Bics are good but flint is better in survival or backpacking mode. I like the bbq lighters. They use no fuel and the long flu is handy in case it breaks. They should put a flint on them as a backup. And can be used as a fishing pole. And the fish kit with saw rope is very handy. Hanging clothes, snares, defense, trip wire, etc. Surviving on your "fat" is not a good option. Most military and hikers are not fat. And Going into ketosis is not fun.

[@aussiviking604]

@@longsnipz Zippos and lighter fluid. Water purification kit. Saber saw handle & various saw blades.multi- purpose repair & sewing kit. You get what I am putting down?

[@ladydragon7777]

@@aussiviking604 lighters are worthless for survival,the fluid and Flint run out and wear down.

[@ladydragon7777]

Fresnel spot lens would be better,Flint and steel,or nine volt with steel wool.

[@josephlashley9459]

We saw people in Florida returning generators to businesses and with more than half of Hurricane season left. My house was hit buy three hurricanes in one year. We put sandbags in a shed until needed. We have twenty gallons of gas for generator oil for generator and my go bag with emergency supplies. Thank you for your service and education what’s available as surplus. I like the video on what the cowboys used for sleeping.

[@lancerevell5979]

I had that same folding knife in my USAF issue toolkit, when I was an avionics tech in the late 1970s. Recently I got the same knife via Amazon, but made by Marbles. Good basic utility tool.

[@donwest600]

Its interesting all the items the military has to issue but you never see. When I was in I heard rumors of MRE heaters but never saw one, only the occasional heat tab, most of the time you just ate the food cold. A survival kit was a poncho and your knife.and any other items you bought yourself.

[@ironfae]

Talk about “training wheels”. All they gave me was a Ka-Bar, sewing kit, can opener, book matches, and spare boot laces. Had to steal the rest from the Navy.😂

[@wooki_in-the-wild]

No can openers when I was in ... unless it was bought at Saigon Sams...

[@ironfae]

Aj Fer You’re welcome. Yes, I still have the knife. 👍

[@whybother3913]

You mean "tactfully aquire" right ?

[@ironfae]

why bother Keeping up Joint Relations. 😂

[@hadmatter9240]

You walked out alive.

[@0321man1]

I remember these. The early ones had leathermans in them. They replaced the leathermans with the demo knife because they kept "disappearing ". Leathermans were/ are expensive.

[@Alessandro-tf5xh]

Really man? When they had leatherman?

[@0321man1]

I think it might have been late 80's?

[@mikaluostarinen4858]

That package would be difficult to open with bare hands, especially when injured or exhausted. I'm not criticizing the choice of packing, but everybody should think how to open their first aid kits and survival kits in a real emergency. Is it possible singlehandedly? Will there be a cutting tool at hand? Maybe a tiny seat belt cutter could be taped to the package.

[@randyfleming3004]

Cutter, great idea 👍👍

[@mikaluostarinen4858]

@@randyfleming3004 A seat belt cutter wouldn't (usually) puncture the sealed package accidentally during transport. It can be used with one finger, may be important if hands are injured. Seat belt cutters are cheap. I've read about a shipwreck victim who tried to open supplies in a lifeboat. He couldn't open the packages with bare hands, and lost two teeth while chewing them open. Survival gear shouldn't be just for strong and uninjured. One needs the gear most when exhausted and injured (should be clear, but is seldom talked about).

[@ironfae]

Knives, duh! They’re standard issue.

[@FBPrepping]

@@mikaluostarinen4858 Like a pelikan box?

[@mikaluostarinen4858]

@@FBPrepping Lightweight boxes may be good, many just seem to require a lot of force to open, and it's difficult to use any improvised tool to open the latches. A paracord loop in the latch could help opening. If the latch is big and sturdy enough, a hole could be drilled to it, and a loop attached. Try to take your gear out of backpack, and use it singlehandedly. In a real situation your other hand may be injured or occupied, f.ex pressing a wound.

[@Justme-ok3bf]

I just love seeing kits being unpacked... you always learn something!!!

[@majorhykroutdoors1986]

Great run down of this kit. My understanding is this kit was issued to USMC pilots. I believe these kits were stored in the injection seats of the aircraft. The kit that you featured was coded out of inventory due to age and it was probably part of a bad batch that came from the vendor that was discovered to be missing the required compass. They are great for civilian curiosity, but when you purchase military gear from surplus stores there is a good reason why it is being pushed on to the civilian market by DoD; it is obsolete, damaged, or beyond its shelf-life.

[@canadafree2087]

I just got two of the wire saws today. The new ones direct from the company has a notch in the handle you can use to get the screw tighter than just using your fingers.

[@davetruther31]

This was actually for Marine Recon escape and evasion kit, the Air Force used these also..

[@Rubeless]

Some of it

[@scenicdriveways6708]

I used a 1968 U.S. Camillus military pocket knife for over 23 years , carried it every day. My favorite pocket knife ever. I just retired it because the springs are so worn out that I was afraid I'd close the blade on my fingers when using it. I replaced it with a Boker Camp Knife. It has almost the same exact tools as the U.S. Camillus does.

[@survivalcomms]

Ooops someone dropped the ball filling that kit. Good reminder that new in box is no guarantee of quality. Thanks for sharing !

[@skipcox5843]

Those same knives were in Navy life rafts. I still have one from the early 70’a

[@rogerbradley7509]

I was in the Corps from 90-95. Was in the first Gulf War and several deployments and I have never seen one of these or issues one and I wan in the Infantry!

[@grizzbear9355]

Roger Bradley same here 88-2009 never seen one believe this is aircrew issue

[@stever8776]

Google 10 essential items for hiking and camping for a good list. REI has a good list and the gear you need. Everyone has their own essential list. Don't skimp on knife or compass IMHO

[@grandpa9607]

You can make a compass with a needle and a leaf in a pinch.

[@johndowe7003]

yeah as if my area has big enough leafs lol

[@marktsunokai5889]

Recon, Patrolling, Insertion, and Extraction (RPIE) Survival Kit. Actual information on the RPIE kit is covered in the 90's Marine Corp Handbook.

[@marchills4131]

Nice review and good point about how easy it is to put your pack down or even leave a vital item lying in the dirt after stopping to rest. Don't ask me how I know that! :) Pretty frightening lack of QC however that the kit is missing the compass. That's a pretty important item and that little quality lapse could cost lives. Hope DOD is dealing with a different supplier now.

[@johngrealey1894]

But is there $100 worth of stuff in that pack .there's no water purification tablets no fero rod no compass no magnification glass for fire starting .just matches. I know space is a factor but fire starting and water purification is Paramount .some pain killers and anti diarrhea tablets would not go amiss and what about a first aid kit or would that be classed at a separate item .

[@Rubeless]

It’s a basic kit. We didn’t carry all of that, what good would a fishing kit be in Kabul... I only used the water bladder, everything else was from EMS and my sarc. But how awesome would that kit be, if Tom Hanks had it in cast away?

[@99Racker]

May I suggest that if you were very careful, you could have cut the pouches open and later seal them back up with some Gurella Tape, thus utilizing the original protective capability. I have viewed many of your videos. Great job!

[@bluehollar6127]

FYI- it's not CAM- il-lus, but ca-MIL-lus, from central NY, near Syracuse; gr8 info otherwise

[@therealfilthyanimal]

Great info, don’t see $100 worth

[@arthurleslie9669]

Filthy animal .... True ... But the Government probably paid $500 apiece for them. LOL

[@ironfae]

Your life is worth less?

[@BELCAN57]

I'd use the content description as a roadmap for building my own.

[@ironfae]

Steve P You’re smarter than most. Too many people just buy a kit and blindly trust the contents. Test your gear if you expect it to keep you alive.

[@griff8858]

@Erich Von Wachter Yeah, times sure have changed. Bushcraft never used to be considered survival, it just meant going out with your kid and teaching him how to handle tools and rifles and such.

[@maxx0xxam]

Spent four years in the Marine Infantry, ‘87 to ‘91. Never saw or heard of this thing. I want that knife...

[@murphyzlaw13]

USMC Combat veteran here....where did you get this survival kit..???

[@timbaka1480]

Sootch, buddy, about that lifeboat knife -- pleeeeeease, close the cutting blade before trying to open the can opener. You almost got to demonstrate your first aid skills at the 5:20 mark on the video! Also, after adding the compass, also think about a couple vee-shaped coffee filters and a couple chlorine dioxide tablets to go with the water bag. Good video, as always.

[@nickx8411]

if you google “smoke chaser compass” you find a small compass from brunton, mil issue. 22$ on ebay. that was the missing piece. sheese, what a critical thing to leave out while packing the kit. 😳

[@deangullberry5148]

One of my deployments we were all issued two kits. One for the deployment, one for training. Every kit my platoon opened was missing something, thank God none of us had to open our mission kits....

[@tinkmarshino]

Speaking as a marine.. 69-72.. we put our kits together for well trained individuals not the week end duffer that thinks he can survive if he has just the right gear.. survival is 90% mental 10% present gear.. You will survive if you strive... as for a compass if you can not figure out north from south with out a compass stay in the city.. Long live the republic! "Don't tread on me !"since 1778...

[@rutleyj]

04-08 I have never seen a kit like this. I can't imagine them teaching us to fish with those types of lures. It doesn't even look legit.

[@tinkmarshino]

@@rutleyj yeah I agree Jon.. But then civilian's will buy up anything they think i military even though they have no idea if it is or not.. it is the old adage "a fool and his money are soon parted" Semper FI brother.

[@survivedsavedjohn1468]

Come on?! A hundred bucks?! That's crazy expensive for so little. Just put you're own together folks...

[@mikeb.5039]

I got the same kit and it did come with a good quality compass.

[@ytubeerr]

That's a cool kit I did a video on a kit like this but mine was a gift one of my friends got after completing Bud/s training it came with a cool little pelicans case as well

[@thomast8539]

My only question. Why is the knife on the inside of a kit that you cannot get into without it?

[@uncatila]

$100 worth of info. Now I know what to put in a fishing kit for the bug out

[@ladydragon7777]

Buy a squiddi hand reel off of Amazon,some extra line, hooks and steel leaders and some weights for your bug out bag.

[@ladydragon7777]

Squiddi is 20 bucks on Amazon.

[@TheBigjake04]

I went through SERE in2016. That kitt has been discontinued. The new one is very similar though.

[@juditharsenault2131]

Can I please have the link to the army surplus site where I can purchase one of these? I didn't find it in the description.

[@jimmyruger7529]

nice little kit for maybe $50. i have bought n sold the US miltary knives at flea mkts and gun shows. Harbor Freight has the Magnesium striker bars for $2 or $3 I buy a handful n keep 1 in car ,truck and Harley.

[@stever8776]

The made in the USA Doan magnesium fire starter are superior to the Chinese knockoffs. The steel throws off better sparks. The real doan should have a NSN and Doan stamped into it.

[@truckerenoch8824]

Can you post the link to the survival kit? I looked all over, but haven't found it.

[@stoneblue1795]

That knife is now vintage, they bring $70 and up on ebay alone for new-unused from that era.

[@shawnr771]

This kit is not designed as a stand alone survival kit. They are considered supplements to standard issue equipment. Military personnel would already be carrying Knives, Cordage, a Compass etc.

[@trynsurviven2440]

That Camillus knife is very cool. Nice kit.

[@ladydragon7777]

Piece of junk

[@jthorne7563]

What website and how do we order one ?

[@nemo6686]

Serious question: that nice tough packaging - how easy is it to get to the knife without a knife?

[@wetcanoedogs]

thats the best saw i have ever seen.big loops and a way to repair the blade with the thumb nuts.

[@johnnyblak7575]

Sootch! Great to see you on the SD channel!

[@shaunbrooks3632]

Don I love your videos I never miss one keep it up brother and god bless

[@vivianp5962]

That outer packaging probably cost more to make than the contents.

[@mitchcoleman1238]

I like it!! You can find inspiration for your prep kit all over the place!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@clivedunning4317]

Those flat ACR survival whistles are great !

[@bobcastle7308]

I don’t see the link to order the kit?

[@ronman2221]

where you can get one i want one of those

[@aliceanderson5154]

I have never understood the point of the fishing kit. Does a lost soldier really have time to go angling? a net would make more sense. that could fold up as compact as the space blanket. and maybe double as mosquito protection.

[@stever8776]

Yes fishing kit seems silly even though this is a very nice one. SERE schools don't spend any time on fishing. I would rather have water purification tablets and a bigger compass. But that's just me. You're right a net would be easier to use. cheers👍

[@Romin.777]

That's nice but not cheap. Nice to see i've got my basics covered though. Merry Christmas and a happy 2020 everyone! :))

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

lol, in 1991 we were in the desert. not much call for a fishing kit in the desert!!

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Always like seeing the contents of such kits to get ideas from.

[@hellsbellspreparedness2722]

That’s a great kit and setup for a rucksack but a lil bulky for edc survival kit. Another great option for something similar is the b.o.s.s. kits. I always keep those in my systems and keep a small kit on my person. Great kit though!👍🍻

[@lawrencebiel9767]

IF PEOPLE WANT TOP GRADE INFORMATION ON SURVIVAL CAMPING FIRST AID ETC THIS IS GOING TO SOUND SILLY BUT THE BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK IS AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK FROM EVERYTHING FROM FIRST AID TO kNOT TYING TO BUILDING SHELTERS IT'S REALLY A VALUABLE BOOK FOR ANYONE TO HAVE IN THEIR SURVIVAL GEAR

[@texasdustfart]

I don't see a $100 worth of stuff here, seems to be geared more to fishing than anything else. I live and work in a semi arid environment and I would be in more of a need to find water than to fish in it. Cut the fishing kit down to a small spool of fishing line, couple of hooks and split shot sinkers then provide some clear plastic sheeting to build an emergency water distiller. As mentioned by others some first aid might be nice.

[@Charlielizard]

Good video with some thoughts for my own small packs.

[@chiefkirk]

Handy items to have. I especially like that knife. I see those fairly regularly at the local flea markets. Thanks for sharing brother.

[@phillipdavis5241]

Had one of those knives about 30 years ago. Damn good knife! Lost it while fishing😞 ( when near water, hook a string or something to it, just in case)

[@ladydragon7777]

The knife is a piece of garbage.

[@mousiem4864]

Didn't need the signal mirror, just use the tin the fishing stuff came in

[@rescueraver]

Instructions: To open bag chew through bag to obtain folding knife to open survial kits. A embedded pull wire might have been a good idea to open bags.

[@odgreenoutdoors20]

What if you had false teeth ? How could you chew through then ? And what if a marine had false teeth where is the denture glue that should be in the kit ?

[@richardsmith9050]

Great info video as usual.

[@tomb1198]

What. no Kabar knife?

[@jeffreydavis6164]

How much for the knife???

[@friendofcoal]

Do you have the link for the surplus site?

[@maddog2557]

No crayons? What are they supposed to eat?

[@frugalmum7943]

How do you open the survival kit if you've lost your knife?

[@middknightdream1577]

You have 3 options such as. 1: teeth, 2: sharp rock, 3: sharpened stick.

[@frugalmum7943]

@@middknightdream1577 it isn't regular packing, it's abrasion 'proof'. I'm curious if that would work or not 🤔

[@middknightdream1577]

@@frugalmum7943 if you're talking about the methods that I mentioned to open it should work just fine. If it's able to penetrate into it even just the tip it'll be easier to open at that point. You could also use a fishing hook that secured to a tree and actually pull on it and that should tear it open. This is actually why a lot of pilots back in the day prior to like the last decade would carry a small boot knife so they had a knife just to be able to do something like this. In all honestly nowadays it's kind of rare that a military member ends up anywhere without even just a basic pocket knife.

[@frugalmum7943]

@@middknightdream1577 I love that fish hook idea :)

[@deangullberry5148]

If memory serves, the compass wasn't great. It was just one of those cheapo button types. Good for general headings, in hostile territory, not so great for precise navigation.

[@deangullberry5148]

@Erich Von Wachter Unwad your panties, dude. I got out almost 20 years ago, so I don't remember EVERY damn thing perfectly. I'll also add that the Navy and AirForce are the only branches that have "set in stone" contents (mostly because of fixed wing aviators). Not that this very video doesn't prove that the occasional kit gets issued with the wrong (OR missing) components....

[@deangullberry5148]

@Erich Von Wachter by the way, I hadn't called you anything, until now. YOU are the one who deflected their own shortcomings. You are the one that stated these kits have X items. You are the one that claimed expert status.

[@1o-FoiL]

Escape and evade with a space blanket ? Noise discipline would be rough

[@boathemian7694]

I was a Marine, lol when did they start handing those out? All we got was a steel pot and an M16…

[@dynaflow666]

Semper Fi! Thanks, sailor!

[@ironfae]

dynaflow74 That’s Marines, idiot! Squids don’t speak Latin.

[@savagepatchkidz2759]

Not gonna lie but if I was behind the lines my first sign of hope I would be looking for in my bag would be my compass then to find out they gave me 2 signal mirrors instead, I'd be pretty pissed lol

[@stever8776]

Great point.👍 As part of my EDC I always have a compass and a good Spyderco combo edge physically on me. You can wear a compass on your wrist or on a dog tag chain along with a whistle. I also try to keep my bearings to know what direction to head in case of an emergency. Always know what direction I should go to get to a road if hiking et cetera.

[@drakenilesovnguard8718]

What's the full weight of the kit

[@MaZEEZaM]

The 1967 Vietnam US Leg Holster Pilot Survival Kit was FAR more comprehensive.

[@loudonleasing9435]

Love this! Thanks!

[@lilz8848]

Nice kit! I'd add a small med kit and water purification tabs

[@haroldmilroy4489]

So if you’re in a survival situation will you really need a bottle opener?

[@iwinrar5207]

Gotta get drunk somehow man!!!

[@shawnr771]

You can use the bottle opener as a hook to lift things. An example a bail on a cook pot.

[@iwinrar5207]

@THANOS yes bottle openers are great for plastic

[@shawnr771]

@THANOS Did you try to put .50 cents in it?

[@KevinNordstrom]

Hey sooch, Did you served in the military?

[@meditationsoundscapes5203]

missing compass demonstrates the problem of mass produced kits. you dont know till you unseal it

[@mattbrennan8088]

where do you find these?

[@RBG-tr9ce]

The Camillus knife is the best thing in the whole kit.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

An old school era Camillus U.S.G.I. Army demo knife, finders keepers, still that water skin seem very durable, but I would rather have a water purification tables rather than have to boil water in that small tin, it's not like I am going to make coffee or tea any time soon, that being said I make 1 cup each morning, still from my experience with the outdoors, having something like a utilitarian pocket knife on you alongside a combat & or survival knife is a valuable thing, the U.S.G.I. Army emo knife, Sheffield British Army Knife, Victorinox SAK 1916 & GAK 1971 are as such,

[@iyn1911]

Great find.

[@kevinpembrook2120]

pocket knife is not cheap alone about 25-50 dollars on e-bay

[@EdwinHolland7]

Wow. You kind of breezed past the fact that this is an US military survival pack and stuffing up and putting 2 mirrors and no compass is quite substantial. Considering soldiers have to rely on it in dire situations.

[@RichardStark-o2h]

Ive just wanted to thank you for keeping my morall during the covid 19

[@skeetersaurus6249]

If you REALLY want a survival kit like this, BUILD IT YOURSELF! While you can address survival kits from a thousand perspectives, with a lot of opinion in-between, they really should address FOUR points: Shelter building, Fire Starting, Food and Water Supply and Signaling. A 7-inch, $15 folding pruning saw (Fiskars?) is FAR more reliable than the 'doomed to fail' wire saw. A good, compact utility tool (Leatherman, Victorinox Tinker (or super Tinker) etc.) is far better than the old 'army issue' folding knife. A couple of good ferroceramic rods and some 1/4-inch all-cotton rope (soaked in melted vaseline) are lighter and more-dependable than the old magnesium block. A collapsible water bladder is GREAT, but don't forget the purification tabs or purifying drinking straw and a way to boil the water afterwards (filters don't remove viruses unless it is an RO filter). A mess kit can make a great container for the whole survival pack, but the best thing to do is use an old STAINLESS (not aluminum) canteen cup as an outer package case...don't forget the eating utensils...a 'Hobo Knife' (take-apart knife, fork, spoon is a great survival kit stuffer!), and a stainless mirror is FAR SUPERIOR to a glass one. The Suunto 'Map Compass' or 'Card Compass' is the best, light-weight answer to back-up land nav, too. I built a kit very similar to what I describe, and adding two sterile sutures, disposable razor and toothbrush cost me LESS than your kit shown here, with double the functionality.

[@olgabenavidez447]

Even hopefully have some defense for when they fall out comes and the cold Winters the question is how do we survive that in any other of emergency earthquakes we get quite frankly but the war the third one and how close is going to escalate very soon by Russia how do we have time to prepare

[@stephengonzalez5578]

GReat kit I would buy that just for the knife and fishing kit!

[@StillenG37]

I was in the Marine Corps and never ever saw anything like this. I will also note in the infantry

[@TheAvkdutch]

Well you probably didn’t need it where you were.

[@myecolife4333]

I was starting to get a little upset wondering why I didn't get one... But that means I would have had to stay in four more years... Okay I've calmed down now... I've always liked survival kits and I had a cool military survival jacket when I was a kid with tons of pockets filled with all kinds of goodies to survive... United States Marine Corps Recon Ranger SWIFT SILENT DEADLY ... Semper Fi... I started an affordable off-grid Eco Escape Casas community for those of you looking to escape before the Meltdown begins... You can contact me through my channel for information... down here we are surrounded by farms and food that grows year-round so you'll never go hungry here and that is one of the keys to survival... have plenty of good food and water and shelter... Adios from the mountains of Guatemala on stress-free Lake atitlan

[@_s_9920]

Not so much a survival kit as a fishing kit to pass the time and keep morale up until someone picks you up

[@undergroundmetals498]

Thanks for review

[@Milkman3572000]

That is a nice kit. A tad pricey maybe. But if it saves your life, well worth it.

[@cr1382]

You misspelled corps

[@rudymontana4515]

$ 100 for two small bags of cheap junk. The blanket is the only good item. The knife has a bottle opener... for all the bottles that aren't made any more.

[@aaronbrownlee4281]

Hey Sooch it's pronounced CAM-illus. It's a town in upstate NY and yes it's were the knife company started. I'm from the area.

[@arweninnj]

👍 I was going say the same. I also cringe when people refer to Olean, NY (home of Ka-bar and Cutco) as "Oh-lean" instead of "Oh-lee-an".

[@asmith7876]

Sadly they're simply a name brand now, no longer family owned or operated. They made amazing knives, including some for Cold Steel in the 90's. I forget who owns the name now...

[@vidili68]

Hi there Good information God Bless America have good day and happy day be safe god bless be safe god bless 👍👍🇺🇸

[@nilepax8168]

No compass... Kinda guessin these kits were assembled in Vietnam or a prison shop. And how's a man supposed to catch fish without any beer? Sheesh.

[@ironfae]

nile pax If you need beer or a compass to survive, just stay home. Nobody wants to rescue a lost drunk anyway.

[@nilepax8168]

@@ironfae chill the fuck out mate. By the way, I once read that part of SBS training consisted of being dropped off by Heli on a completely inhabited Scottish/Atlantic Island. Winter, stark naked, with one big roll of hessian/ sack cloth between six.. Nothing else, 7 days later Heli picks em up.