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I appreciate the continuing emphasis on the important "C's". These are perishable skills unless one uses them constantly. Unfortunately you're correct about the West Coast, particularly California. Knives are no longer viewed as tools, but weapons, probably a reaction from 9/11.
Love the video sir. ( Bravo Zulu ) I have a few questions that I hope you don’t mind answering . (1) The mini fire steel is a great idea and I went to your Amazon store front and looked under combustion for the mini fire steel and didn’t see it. Could you PLEASE tell us how to get one or two (or more) and did it come with the green keeper on the end. (2) you stated in a past video that you are thinking about starting a school on the West (Left) coast. I live in Vancouver Washington and If you do start a school I would like to be a student.
I have watched hours of videos on prepping and outdoor survival and these videos are by far the most concised, straightforward and particle. Thanks for all your hard work making them. You are definitely a natural born teacher. No BS, just facts
Sir, I have to say that your description of the machines taking over and we have to darken the skies made me pass 12 yr old scotch thru my nose. Well done, sir.
I really like this. One addition I made to my similar kit is I keep it in a dry bag. Dry bags are great for keeping water out, and the part people forget is they also keep water in! Keeping my kit in a 10 litre dry bag also gives me a huge amount of water storage in a pinch adding almost no weight or bulk. Also if you roll them up empty trapping air in it it makes a decent pillow, or flotation aid!
Watched this video dozens of times. Tailored my kit around this and its never failed me! Added a ground pad, some food, a beanie, and leather gloves. Got stranded in a severe storm in the PNW, while camping in a remote area. This kit saved me. Thank you Corporal!
These videos have been very helpful to me and I'm really enjoying them. I've been out of the military for 25 years and have forgotten pretty much everything. I appreciate your common sense and knowledge. Thank you. Quick story....Left the house last night without my EDC. Just going to the store with a friend. Figured I wouldn't need it for such a quick trip. We're in the burbs, so it's populated, but long stretches of dark road..no sidewalks. Fine in a car, but you may as well be out in the middle of nowhere if you're trying to walk. Well, lady ran a stop sign and we collided. No injuries, but my friend's car was undrivable. Also On Star didn't ask if we were OK like you see in the commercials. My EDC is currently configured for a cold weather urban/city environment. You know what would have come in handy? My disposable ponchos because it was about 34 degrees and pouring rain and neither me nor my buddy were dressed for it. My chem lights to help alert and direct traffic around the accident, and to help illuminate the damage as I was taking pictures. Flashlight for the same because we were in a very low light environment. My second phone which has a better low light camera. Portable backup battery ( neigher of our phones were fully charged) Rite in the rain notebook. Leather work gloves...my "fashionable" gloves were worthless out in the cold rain. My thick cold weather wool hat. Again, fashionable cap was worthless. My handheld CB radio because calls with the tow truck driver kept cutting out and he went to the wrong location, when he got there I saw that he had a CB in the truck. We could have gotten on the same channel and I could have directed him right to our location. Luckily there were no injuries, but if there had been I would have had a first aid kit. Cordage, Gorilla tape, All In One Tool, and heavy duty zip ties may have helped secure the bumper so that we could get the car (our shelter and transportation) home. Tarp would have been helpful while doing the above. I also wasn't wearing the appropriate coat for being out in that temperature for more than 10 seconds because I figured it would be a quick trip in a warm car, so within 2 minutes we were both cold and wet. It is amazing how fast you can be in trouble if you aren't wearing or don't have the right gear. Literally minutes. Had we been away from the city (or on a different road in the area) we would have been in real trouble. We were not prepared. My buddy didn't even have a basic emergency kit in his car. Even in the city no one stopped to see if we were OK or needed help, and to be honest in the city..no one is going to. You could be around 1 million people and they will all pass you by, scared to risk their own well being or resources to help you. What if we didn't have cash on us? What if we couldn't get in touch with someone to come and get us? What if we had to walk back to the house? It was only 2 miles, but in the cold rain in crap clothes it would have been miserable and we would have gotten sick. And walking down dark roads with no illumination would have been very dangerous. The only thing I did right was my boots. Learned a lesson last night. It's called an "every day" carry for a reason and it doesn't have to just be for the apocalypse. 2 miles from the house and we were completely unprepared to lose the safety and comfort of the car. On a side note, this also came to mind last night.... One thing I notice about pretty much all of the EDC, BOB, and other SHTF prep videos is that no one talks about having some kind of communication device. If SHTF does happen, you WILL need some way to get information and possibly communicate with others and possibly officials. If you find out that survival on your own isn't working out and need to get to some kind of FEMA, Civil, or local shelter, you will need to be able to find out where that is. If you get injured and need rescue (assuming there are still rescue operations happening) you will need a way to call for it. If you're in position to help others get help, can't do that without some kind of radio and knowing how to use it. I couldn't imagine not having some kind of radio. I wish more "preppers" considered this important.
@Harold Hecuba. you are so correct in your experience, I went through a blizzard in Dec '95 - Jan-'96 in Virginia, I got to my destination, but the whole state was shut down, I am driving and there are cars along the side of the road and 18 wheelers jack-knifed on the road. No restaurants open went into a Food Lion grocery store, and it was bone dry empty, only one cashier, I asked her why are you open if there is nothing on the shelves? her reply was "I am here in case a delivery truck comes in" I was in military so I had my gear and food, but think of all the folks that get caught with their pants down. I also am looking for a radio communication device, even thinking about a HAM license haven't found anything that's reasonably priced or without lousy reviews. Maybe Corporal can recommend a good shortwave radio.
Shawn only been watching your videos a couple of months ive got to say here in England you have a good quantity of people like myself who really enjoy your films.the effort you put in is excellent .when you corporals corner has ever been mentioned to me when we've been to shows and so on.your subscribers over here always have the same comments about you which have always been positive you are an excellent communicator and your explanations are brilliant thank you so much for all your hard work .from the UK a massive thank you cheers mate des
Where I'm at, I have to add some items I consider survival essentials due to the altitude/cold/potential for sudden storms. Primary among these is a heavy duty XL space blanket a/o bivy bag to help retain body warmth. Another issue I've had is that butane lighters can be less than reliable at high altitude (I live at 8900 feet and it goes up from there). In addition to a Bic, I carry a peanut lighter on my keychain and a Zippo with a piece of bicycle inner tube around it. That limits evaporation of the fluid. I also have a Zippo reservoir that holds enough fluid to refill that lighter at least twice. I keep a spare flint in the bottom of the lighter case. I've found thru experimenting that the Zippo works with everything from its intended fuel to lamp oil, gasoline, charcoal lighter fluid, kerosene, and even HEET (methyl alcohol). Obviously, any of these can also act as an accelerant if needed. I also carry a pump style water filter (based on one of your videos, I've added a nylon stocking to use as a pre-filter), and a Trangia alcohol stove in my overnight kit. It's pre-filled and I keep a 4oz bottle of alcohol fuel with it. Staying hydrated is kind of critical at altitude so I carry a 1qt canteen as well as a military Camelback.
Man, you are awesome! I’ve been researching prepping for the past few years. Covid-19 definitely moved up my plan, but I’ve learned more in just a handful of your videos than the rest put together. I love how you explain “why” for everything and definitely close up of different knots. So very detailed! Thank you!
I found your channel searching for land nav videos and haven’t looked back since. You’ve taught me so much over the past few months that I can never repay. Thanks for all you do, Shawn! 💪🏼🥓
My kit is very similar. Great minds... I have a Stanley and a nesting cup. Ferro rod, a victorinox german army knife, a light my fire spork, 2 bic lighters, a super compact foldable mini stove. Headlamp, and a few other little things. I will be investing in a poncho, liner and a tarp Really soon.
Great explanation. I make it a point to carry the 10c's everyday. It's a small amount of gear with a potential HUGE payout. Thank you sir for sharing your experience!
As a kid I grew up in Vietnam era Australia in high school at the time and spent a lot of time bivouacking in the outback with my fellow cadets (army sponsored training for high school age boys and compulsory at the time). I kept up with camping as an adult (and as a Coastie in some really kewl places), but more sporadically as post service career became more important. Then kids and camping again, a 19' Airstream, then a son in the Marine Corps (E5/0311) and now finally more time to camp. The airstream is gone and I am more interested in my outback roots....a pancho strung between two gum trees, but without the deadly snakes. So, lately I have been watching a lot of Bushcraft videos and happy to have found Corporal's Corner. His presentation is from the heart. He knows his subject matter and is ready to share it from on honest and genuine place. Looking forward to making my way thru his library and to fall and winter in Florida when camping doesn't "suck". Thanks Corporal...Carry on!
With so many mechanical pencils around nowadays I think it's important to note that you are using a 1.1 millimeter pencil (large diameter lead). A smaller diameter may just poke thru a map or piece of paper like say a .03 millimeter diameter pencil especially if it's raining and the paper gets damp or wet a .03 pencil is almost guaranteed to rip the paper. Good choice 1.1 millimeter pencil!
I really enjoy your style of video production; small sections of info, concisely and contextually presented, with well-chosen visuals (great use of close-ups!) that show the "how and why" and keep the viewer's focus. Very well done!
Love the one handed trekker. Have the trekker in each of our emergency jackets that stay next to our go bags. We each have a jacket with hood, and in the pockets are trekker, firesteel (550 corded to the trekker), bandanna, cash, microstream flashlight, 1 extra lithium battery, lighter, cordage, duct tape, water purification tabs, and some various other items....all in an aloksak.
Corporal... I always know I'm going to be informed by your excellent videos. I really really like that you showed how you use your ferro rod by PULLING the rod back from the striker rather than the other way around. I've always considered this the far superior way of striking sparks and am dismayed by so many other survivalists who use the inferior method even though they have made hundreds of fires with their ferro rods. It seems such a no-brainer... if you pull your ferro rod away the spark is far more controlled as to where it lands and most importantly, when you strike toward your soft dry tinder, the force you use to create a decent spark often disturbs the tinder nest which in a true survival situation can be disastrous if you spill your dry birch dust or dry grass into the wet snow.
Me and I 4 years old daughter go out in the back yard and the woods and try to do the bush crafting but I am not very good but we try and I love it that she enjoys it with me even though I am hurt from my injuries from the military. My legs and arthritis in my shoulders lower back and knees, she still loves it because of the videos I watch of you. Again I wish there was a pathfinder school here in Connecticut
Great vid,,,, I have the same knife, I love it. I made a couple mods to it: #1 - I squared off the spine of the bottle opener, so I can use it to spark a firesteel (I know the saw works fine, but it doesn't lock and I've had it close back on me when striking). #2 - I ground the spine of the blade down a bit at the tip to make it just slightly sharper (sharp enough to use to ream out a divot or broad hole in a stick or board -- the awl works great but it's more like a drill bit when sometimes you want a broader divot); and #3 - I added a pocket clip (just stole one off a cheap throw-away pocket knife I bought years ago and never use.
Great refresher on the ten Cs. Timely too, I’m spending a bit of time with my two boys (home for Christmas break) in the woods to go over the heated poncho shelter as an overnight option if they get caught by nightfall while backcountry skiing.
At 6:34 great reference to "The Matrix." I love these videos! Just made an EDC case from a cough drops tin. It was a good lesson in necessity. I included wooden strike-anywhere matches.
The 10 C's is an awesome system! I never leave home without at least the 5 C's and most often the 10 C's. I've been experimenting with pre-making wooden tent stakes for my kit that are light and can be used as tent stakes or in the rare occasion be used as dry kindling in the wet. If they break or get lost it's no big deal for me.
My best friend is a marine. He talks just like you and is the first person I ever saw to use a truckers knot. Found you by accident on YT. Thanks for posting your vids. They are great. Now onto your amazon shop!
Cool upgrade! From my perspective the Signal Panel is real new item in the kit. I just ordered it in Hidden Woodsmen. I've built my own kit on your tips.Thanks Shawn! Kind regards from Poland
Great video. Seems like you could swap the signal panel for a red bandana. But the waterproof signal panels made an ok sit/kneel pad in the woods. Keep up the great work.
This is great list, and the main componants of any good bug out bag/ hiking set up. But I always thought EDC leaned more towards what you have on your person at all time, ie. what fits in your pockets or person. Such as wallet, watch, multi-tool, knife etc etc. Other than that, a very good well thought out list of items, some of which I took note of brands, excellent
Very logical and practical as always. I have said before that one can carry enough small items in a waist pouch, fanny pack or even a purse to survive a night in the woods which you prove with a small kit like yours.
One of the best videos you have done yet, great job. The mini fire steel in the knife is pure gold, great idea. I need to go watch your navigation videos, that's next up on my practice list. Keep the videos coming, will be watching.
I found that if you get the big lighters that have the designs in the you can peel the plastic label off. This does two things. If makes it white so it’s easy to find if you drop it plus it’s a more transparent plastic than the regular colored ones. This lets you be able to see how much fluid is left in the lighter
Corp keep doing what you are doing. I have never camped out or backpacked. I am 67 pushing 68 and am in decent shape. Some of the things you show I can do but a lot I cant. Once I get the money I intend to take your Bushcraft and Survival courses.
Has anyone else got the extra ferro stick in their swiss army knife (the type that replaces the toothpick)?? It's tiny, but adds another value to an already valuable tool, as well as an emergency backup for making a spark, and they do work.
Nice explanation of why you carry each item. I bought 2 cotton pillowcases at a charity shop and they became 2 bandannas and a useful lightweight carrying tool. All the best from England across the pond.
great video getting bushcraft 101 for Christmas. using a notebook with waypoints is a great idea, i usually wander off the path and try and remember what i found if anything but thinking about it a simple D&D style map with a ledger makes perfect sense. if it is it found it does not just point to any obvious cache points i have or resources i have found but it is easy for me to use a year later if needed. you and dave canterbury keep up the great work, we in the uk do appreciate it.
As an alternative to a glass magnifying lens, there are flat plastic fresnel lens, credit card-sized and up, available at low-cost stores, that can be substituted for fire-starting. They are light, non-breakable, and can be a backup for reading glasses--because no one is getting younger, and the fine-print keeps getting smaller. As always, test it first before depending on it.
I too go by Dave C's 10 C's of survivability and then some.Extra items are a small shovel/pick,three knives(belt knife,folding knife,and a Mora Carpenter's chisel I use to make bush furniture)I also bring my AR-15 .223 /5.56 NATO carbine and or my Glock 17 9mm mostly to shoot but also to kill game for the cook pot..For my container I have the Pathfinder canteen with a nesting stove,cup,and lid.I like the idea of wrapping a ferro rod with duct tape.I either use a Bic lighter,flint and steel,or ferro rod to make a fire.I carry #36 bankline for cordage.Thanks for the video.
Start doing it with a girlfriend, or wife. She doesn't want to be thirsty, cold, and can put up with a little hungry and cold. Then add a 3 year old, and a backpack to carry him. Add running through the bush with your wife, girlfriend, and child, and trying to water them, shelter them, and comfort their fear. Different game. You have to educate wife/girlfriend early. Your son begins carrying a sheath knife early, and he's killed, skinned his first deer at age 12.
"Good to go" as always. I've gotten those same tent stakes from Walmart, but somehow they ended up on a shelf in the basement instead of with my kit. Think I'll go rectify that right now. Enjoy your vids, keep 'em coming, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever applies.
I can see if you are in the woods all the time, you need to have all of this for your EDC, but for someone in a small town or city that would be stuff for your bug out bag or get home bag. You need more practical things for every day use. Like a multi tool, I use mine almost every day for many a things, a good flash light, you never know when you will need one, I use mine several times per week, water bottle of course, and a few other things. Great video, very important to own that gear and have it ready for an emergency, great information on the uses and why you have it with you. Love your videos keep them coming.
Nylon stakes can be sharpened to a,... what else, a sharp point. I think you can decide the many uses for that, Ouch! I have one in each kit plus a set of regulars for holding down things.
Thank you for your advice for the pocket knife and other items that you carry with you. I had gotten the Victorinox one handed sentinel a few weeks back and it works like a charm. Love it. Also got the Nalgene 38 oz. water bottle. Great when you are in need to have water on the job, at home or on the run. I am slowly working on my EDC/Get Home bag. Keep up the great work Corporal.
I conceal a Microtech Ultra OTF in my front pocket, and have never been questioned. I like it because the lever allows me to use it anywhere, even with gloves on.
Bouncing around on the "Priors" to learn more and reinforce known stuff. Pretty much what 'John D" said below 3 years ago. Can't get enough of your drops. ...Still haven't gotten knots down. Very frustrating! I'm trying to overcome mom's incessant "don't be knotty, young man!". I blame it on flunking Tenderfoot in Boy Scouts and not being allowed to go into the Navy. I'm just going to have to go back to your tutorials over and over again. Carry on.
I just bought that saw using your Amazon link. It is way more impressive than I expected! I also ordered the 240mm version. I can’t wait for it to show up!
I like this video and there are no electronics at all just the old ways of doing outdoors things. The way we used to do it. With out cell phones and smart phones. I
Been carrying the UST stormproof lighter for quite a while and live it. It uses regular butane and never had a problem lighting when wet. It uses a jet flame rather than the standard bic flame. It was $30 but when the shtf and you absolutely need fire immediately and your hands aren’t working well in cold weather this and fat wood in my trouser pockets have never ever failed for instant fire. I️ also carry on the same paracord lanyard a swedish army fire steel. Both are in my pocket along with a hardened striker with the fatwood. I️ also carry a small altoid tin with pathfinder sure fire sticks in my pocket too. Can never have too many ways of starting fire.
My headlamp also has UV blood finder light. Also, Florida lol, has no laws to inhibite fixed blades. I carry my KBar everywhere. Once again, excellent video, my friend.
Hi Corpral, Great videos and presented very business like, lookin forward to watchin other vids ont outdoors, I'm a former British army Infantry c coy 3LI, Alt best matey, "If its not raining, it's not training and if it's not snowing I'm not going" 😁 lol
Another good purpose of the signal cloth used as a waypoint when you leave the trail. If you were to get injured or have a medical emergency, it gives the rescue teams, a strong indication of where you left the trail and the area to concentrate their search. It tells them That you got that far before leaving the trail. Too many injured hikers and backpackers aren’t found soon enough because the search teams don’t know where to focus the search.😢😢
I appreciate the permission to have tent pegs. So many vids like this are like “all you need is your KNIFE!!!” And while I love how many things *can* be achieved with bushcraft skills, you’re so right that if it’s raining, you’re already getting wet. We just want speed. *And* not everyone is a bushcraft wizard! So, thank you. I am no survival genius, so I always appreciate non-patronising, realistic advice.
you can also use the cloth bandana as a water filter of sorts ....take container like your steel container take bandanda and some rubber bands put cloth ontop of opening and band it the more layers the beter the filtering..........it least keep dirt and bigger debree out of your water
A bic lighter attached to paracord connected to a roll of chapstick and then add gaffers or gorilla tape around each. Adding a small zip tie around the button of the bic lighter prevents your lighter from losing its fuel and can be removed and replaced once zipped, clipping the extra length makes it a little sharp though can be filed to prevent cuts. Plus the adhesive sticker is also flammable, once you have a empty lighter, if the wheel is removed slowly the springs can be made into a snare & fishing hook and the childproof metal can be removed and can also be made into a fishing hook.
I have a blaze orange hunting vest in my gear instead of a panel. The vest has a few good pockets on it in addition to a game bag on the back. Multi use. I live in Texas so I carry an extra water bottle. My extra water bottle is a wide mouth insulated version. Also good for carrying some components of the kit until you need it as a water bottle then many of those items go into pockets etc. I wrapped my 550 cord around the bottle and taped the bottom edge to keep it from sliding off with eight wraps of good red duct tape. Thats plenty of tape and 550 cord. The bright colored tape can be used to leave trail markers by using a small piece on a tree limb about eye height so it is easy to find.
Blaze Orange quick dry lightweight towel can serve multiple purpose beyond the signalling, trail marker for returning to azimuth. Hygiene, washing and drying equipment being just the first two I can think of.
Binging on your vids this weekend. I also pull the ferrocerium away from the striker rather than pushing the striker towards the tinder... I see so many doing the opposite at the cost of accuracy and less spark going on your intended ignition point. Another great vid. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.
Love your common sense approach to your videos, Shawn. Looking at this video, it appears you are using twisted bank line. If so, can you share your thoughts on twisted vs braided bank line and why you might prefer one over the other?? Keep these great videos coming.
15:35 Cow falls in the creek!🤣 New to your channel, Cpl, but love all of your videos. Super informative. Have you ever considered doing an edc/survival pack for physically challenged/elderly folks? I know I'll probably bite it early if the SHTF, but it'd be interesting how you might modify gear to suit the more vulnerable amoungst us. Thank you and be well!
Hi Corporal. I went to your Amazon page, looking for the mini striker you keep in your knife. Couldn't find it. Would you mind adding that one, if possible? Thank you.
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I appreciate the continuing emphasis on the important "C's". These are perishable skills unless one uses them constantly. Unfortunately you're correct about the West Coast, particularly California. Knives are no longer viewed as tools, but weapons, probably a reaction from 9/11.
Love the video sir. ( Bravo Zulu ) I have a few questions that I hope you don’t mind answering . (1) The mini fire steel is a great idea and I went to your Amazon store front and looked under combustion for the mini fire steel and didn’t see it. Could you PLEASE tell us how to get one or two (or more) and did it come with the green keeper on the end. (2) you stated in a past video that you are thinking about starting a school on the West (Left) coast. I live in Vancouver Washington and If you do start a school I would like to be a student.
its called the firefly and its on there under combustion. Westcoast classes are in the works. Thanks for watching
What do you carry your items in? Did I miss that? Thanks for video, helpful info!
Corporals Corner Got it. Thanks.
I have watched hours of videos on prepping and outdoor survival and these videos are by far the most concised, straightforward and particle. Thanks for all your hard work making them. You are definitely a natural born teacher. No BS, just facts
I agree. Most videos just funnel money to Amazon affiliate purchases. This is actually about what's useful
Sir, I have to say that your description of the machines taking over and we have to darken the skies made me pass 12 yr old scotch thru my nose. Well done, sir.
don't waste the scotch and thanks for watching
Douglas Reeves Yes, but think of the positive antibiotic effects of such accidental occurrence.
Was that to start fires? Couldn't resist...sitting here taking notes... :)
If you happened to be smoking at the same time, you could have been breathing fire out of your nostrils like Puff the Magic fkg Dragon! ;) lol
We need a corporal's corner "good to go" tshirt lol
Outstanding.
and a bacon chief shirt
If it ain't rainin, we ain't trainin'
And how about one that says “Outstanding... in the woods!”
My EDC is a good knife and a G26
I really like this. One addition I made to my similar kit is I keep it in a dry bag. Dry bags are great for keeping water out, and the part people forget is they also keep water in! Keeping my kit in a 10 litre dry bag also gives me a huge amount of water storage in a pinch adding almost no weight or bulk. Also if you roll them up empty trapping air in it it makes a decent pillow, or flotation aid!
I love dry bags ! ! !
Watched this video dozens of times. Tailored my kit around this and its never failed me! Added a ground pad, some food, a beanie, and leather gloves. Got stranded in a severe storm in the PNW, while camping in a remote area. This kit saved me. Thank you Corporal!
These videos have been very helpful to me and I'm really enjoying them. I've been out of the military for 25 years and have forgotten pretty much everything. I appreciate your common sense and knowledge. Thank you.
Quick story....Left the house last night without my EDC. Just going to the store with a friend. Figured I wouldn't need it for such a quick trip. We're in the burbs, so it's populated, but long stretches of dark road..no sidewalks. Fine in a car, but you may as well be out in the middle of nowhere if you're trying to walk.
Well, lady ran a stop sign and we collided. No injuries, but my friend's car was undrivable. Also On Star didn't ask if we were OK like you see in the commercials.
My EDC is currently configured for a cold weather urban/city environment.
You know what would have come in handy?
My disposable ponchos because it was about 34 degrees and pouring rain and neither me nor my buddy were dressed for it.
My chem lights to help alert and direct traffic around the accident, and to help illuminate the damage as I was taking pictures.
Flashlight for the same because we were in a very low light environment.
My second phone which has a better low light camera.
Portable backup battery ( neigher of our phones were fully charged)
Rite in the rain notebook.
Leather work gloves...my "fashionable" gloves were worthless out in the cold rain.
My thick cold weather wool hat. Again, fashionable cap was worthless.
My handheld CB radio because calls with the tow truck driver kept cutting out and he went to the wrong location, when he got there I saw that he had a CB in the truck. We could have gotten on the same channel and I could have directed him right to our location.
Luckily there were no injuries, but if there had been I would have had a first aid kit.
Cordage, Gorilla tape, All In One Tool, and heavy duty zip ties may have helped secure the bumper so that we could get the car (our shelter and transportation) home.
Tarp would have been helpful while doing the above.
I also wasn't wearing the appropriate coat for being out in that temperature for more than 10 seconds because I figured it would be a quick trip in a warm car, so within 2 minutes we were both cold and wet. It is amazing how fast you can be in trouble if you aren't wearing or don't have the right gear. Literally minutes. Had we been away from the city (or on a different road in the area) we would have been in real trouble. We were not prepared. My buddy didn't even have a basic emergency kit in his car.
Even in the city no one stopped to see if we were OK or needed help, and to be honest in the city..no one is going to. You could be around 1 million people and they will all pass you by, scared to risk their own well being or resources to help you.
What if we didn't have cash on us?
What if we couldn't get in touch with someone to come and get us?
What if we had to walk back to the house? It was only 2 miles, but in the cold rain in crap clothes it would have been miserable and we would have gotten sick. And walking down dark roads with no illumination would have been very dangerous.
The only thing I did right was my boots.
Learned a lesson last night. It's called an "every day" carry for a reason and it doesn't have to just be for the apocalypse. 2 miles from the house and we were completely unprepared to lose the safety and comfort of the car.
On a side note, this also came to mind last night....
One thing I notice about pretty much all of the EDC, BOB, and other SHTF prep videos is that no one talks about having some kind of communication device. If SHTF does happen, you WILL need some way to get information and possibly communicate with others and possibly officials. If you find out that survival on your own isn't working out and need to get to some kind of FEMA, Civil, or local shelter, you will need to be able to find out where that is. If you get injured and need rescue (assuming there are still rescue operations happening) you will need a way to call for it. If you're in position to help others get help, can't do that without some kind of radio and knowing how to use it.
I couldn't imagine not having some kind of radio. I wish more "preppers" considered this important.
Man thank you so much for sharing this
This is the best testimonial. The machines don't have to rise for your emergency to begin. Thank you.
@Harold Hecuba. you are so correct in your experience, I went through a blizzard in Dec '95 - Jan-'96 in Virginia, I got to my destination, but the whole state was shut down, I am driving and there are cars along the side of the road and 18 wheelers jack-knifed on the road. No restaurants open went into a Food Lion grocery store, and it was bone dry empty, only one cashier, I asked her why are you open if there is nothing on the shelves? her reply was "I am here in case a delivery truck comes in" I was in military so I had my gear and food, but think of all the folks that get caught with their pants down. I also am looking for a radio communication device, even thinking about a HAM license haven't found anything that's reasonably priced or without lousy reviews. Maybe Corporal can recommend a good shortwave radio.
Don't forget the kitchen sink too. Very important.
Shawn only been watching your videos a couple of months ive got to say here in England you have a good quantity of people like myself who really enjoy your films.the effort you put in is excellent .when you corporals corner has ever been mentioned to me when we've been to shows and so on.your subscribers over here always have the same comments about you which have always been positive you are an excellent communicator and your explanations are brilliant thank you so much for all your hard work .from the UK a massive thank you cheers mate des
Left coast! that was genius ! Love the channel man, I learn so much... Thank you so much!
This is the best survival/bushcraft channel on UA-cam thanks Corporal
If only UA-cam Felt this way instead of promoting mindless Bullshitters. Thanks for watching
Where I'm at, I have to add some items I consider survival essentials due to the altitude/cold/potential for sudden storms. Primary among these is a heavy duty XL space blanket a/o bivy bag to help retain body warmth. Another issue I've had is that butane lighters can be less than reliable at high altitude (I live at 8900 feet and it goes up from there). In addition to a Bic, I carry a peanut lighter on my keychain and a Zippo with a piece of bicycle inner tube around it. That limits evaporation of the fluid. I also have a Zippo reservoir that holds enough fluid to refill that lighter at least twice. I keep a spare flint in the bottom of the lighter case. I've found thru experimenting that the Zippo works with everything from its intended fuel to lamp oil, gasoline, charcoal lighter fluid, kerosene, and even HEET (methyl alcohol). Obviously, any of these can also act as an accelerant if needed. I also carry a pump style water filter (based on one of your videos, I've added a nylon stocking to use as a pre-filter), and a Trangia alcohol stove in my overnight kit. It's pre-filled and I keep a 4oz bottle of alcohol fuel with it. Staying hydrated is kind of critical at altitude so I carry a 1qt canteen as well as a military Camelback.
Man, you are awesome! I’ve been researching prepping for the past few years. Covid-19 definitely moved up my plan, but I’ve learned more in just a handful of your videos than the rest put together. I love how you explain “why” for everything and definitely close up of different knots. So very detailed!
Thank you!
I found your channel searching for land nav videos and haven’t looked back since. You’ve taught me so much over the past few months that I can never repay. Thanks for all you do, Shawn! 💪🏼🥓
Nice kit. I like the Silky saw. Gotta get one pf them 👍. Lol the cow falling in the water....
My kit is very similar. Great minds... I have a Stanley and a nesting cup. Ferro rod, a victorinox german army knife, a light my fire spork, 2 bic lighters, a super compact foldable mini stove. Headlamp, and a few other little things. I will be investing in a poncho, liner and a tarp Really soon.
Great explanation. I make it a point to carry the 10c's everyday. It's a small amount of gear with a potential HUGE payout. Thank you sir for sharing your experience!
Love this channel. It is all knowledge clearly presented. Thank you.
As a kid I grew up in Vietnam era Australia in high school at the time and spent a lot of time bivouacking in the outback with my fellow cadets (army sponsored training for high school age boys and compulsory at the time). I kept up with camping as an adult (and as a Coastie in some really kewl places), but more sporadically as post service career became more important. Then kids and camping again, a 19' Airstream, then a son in the Marine Corps (E5/0311) and now finally more time to camp. The airstream is gone and I am more interested in my outback roots....a pancho strung between two gum trees, but without the deadly snakes. So, lately I have been watching a lot of Bushcraft videos and happy to have found Corporal's Corner. His presentation is from the heart. He knows his subject matter and is ready to share it from on honest and genuine place. Looking forward to making my way thru his library and to fall and winter in Florida when camping doesn't "suck". Thanks Corporal...Carry on!
With so many mechanical pencils around nowadays I think it's important to note that you are using a 1.1 millimeter pencil (large diameter lead). A smaller diameter may just poke thru a map or piece of paper like say a .03 millimeter diameter pencil especially if it's raining and the paper gets damp or wet a .03 pencil is almost guaranteed to rip the paper. Good choice 1.1 millimeter pencil!
It’s so cool that you share knowledge from the military thank you
I take you more seriously than most of the people on this topic. Great things you do here. Thanks.
I really enjoy your style of video production; small sections of info, concisely and contextually presented, with well-chosen visuals (great use of close-ups!) that show the "how and why" and keep the viewer's focus. Very well done!
Great information without the fluff and additional noise. I learned plenty. Thank you.
Crown Royal Bag. Love it.
Love the one handed trekker. Have the trekker in each of our emergency jackets that stay next to our go bags. We each have a jacket with hood, and in the pockets are trekker, firesteel (550 corded to the trekker), bandanna, cash, microstream flashlight, 1 extra lithium battery, lighter, cordage, duct tape, water purification tabs, and some various other items....all in an aloksak.
Corporal... I always know I'm going to be informed by your excellent videos. I really really like that you showed how you use your ferro rod by PULLING the rod back from the striker rather than the other way around. I've always considered this the far superior way of striking sparks and am dismayed by so many other survivalists who use the inferior method even though they have made hundreds of fires with their ferro rods. It seems such a no-brainer... if you pull your ferro rod away the spark is far more controlled as to where it lands and most importantly, when you strike toward your soft dry tinder, the force you use to create a decent spark often disturbs the tinder nest which in a true survival situation can be disastrous if you spill your dry birch dust or dry grass into the wet snow.
I'm guilty of this
Your vids are a much watch. Experienced or noob always learning something. Thx for all the effort. Cheers from the Canadian Rockies
Watched again. You are getting me out more and helping me solve problems way beyond bushcraft stuff. Connecting synapses. Still can't play violin...
Again, practical advice, for a corporal you are vastly underateed!!!
Me and I 4 years old daughter go out in the back yard and the woods and try to do the bush crafting but I am not very good but we try and I love it that she enjoys it with me even though I am hurt from my injuries from the military. My legs and arthritis in my shoulders lower back and knees, she still loves it because of the videos I watch of you. Again I wish there was a pathfinder school here in Connecticut
Great vid,,,, I have the same knife, I love it. I made a couple mods to it: #1 - I squared off the spine of the bottle opener, so I can use it to spark a firesteel (I know the saw works fine, but it doesn't lock and I've had it close back on me when striking). #2 - I ground the spine of the blade down a bit at the tip to make it just slightly sharper (sharp enough to use to ream out a divot or broad hole in a stick or board -- the awl works great but it's more like a drill bit when sometimes you want a broader divot); and #3 - I added a pocket clip (just stole one off a cheap throw-away pocket knife I bought years ago and never use.
Great refresher on the ten Cs. Timely too, I’m spending a bit of time with my two boys (home for Christmas break) in the woods to go over the heated poncho shelter as an overnight option if they get caught by nightfall while backcountry skiing.
I like the straightforwardness and simplicity of your videos
Outstanding as usual and I learnt a lot thankyou 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
man, what a rabbit hole channel! I didn't have time for this! haha...thanks ...God bless...doug
Bushcrafters helping to keeping Bic in business since 1973 lol
..is the best 🙂
Cigarette sales down 47%... BIC lighter sales up 68%!!! Hooda thunk it?? lol
Try the better Clipper lighter
As a weed smoker i go through dozens a month
@@dethslaker1990 👍
Concise and to the point. Well done yet again.
At 6:34 great reference to "The Matrix."
I love these videos! Just made an EDC case from a cough drops tin. It was a good lesson in necessity. I included wooden strike-anywhere matches.
The 10 C's is an awesome system! I never leave home without at least the 5 C's and most often the 10 C's. I've been experimenting with pre-making wooden tent stakes for my kit that are light and can be used as tent stakes or in the rare occasion be used as dry kindling in the wet. If they break or get lost it's no big deal for me.
No nonsense, no BS, informative all the way. You’re the best!
My best friend is a marine. He talks just like you and is the first person I ever saw to use a truckers knot. Found you by accident on YT. Thanks for posting your vids. They are great. Now onto your amazon shop!
Cool upgrade! From my perspective the Signal Panel is real new item in the kit. I just ordered it in Hidden Woodsmen. I've built my own kit on your tips.Thanks Shawn! Kind regards from Poland
Great video. Seems like you could swap the signal panel for a red bandana. But the waterproof signal panels made an ok sit/kneel pad in the woods. Keep up the great work.
This is great list, and the main componants of any good bug out bag/ hiking set up. But I always thought EDC leaned more towards what you have on your person at all time, ie. what fits in your pockets or person. Such as wallet, watch, multi-tool, knife etc etc.
Other than that, a very good well thought out list of items, some of which I took note of brands, excellent
Always learning from you Cpl. Kelly,,, ALWAYS!
Even on the 3rd, 4th or 5th watch of the same vid.
Thank you!
Very logical and practical as always. I have said before that one can carry enough small items in a waist pouch, fanny pack or even a purse to survive a night in the woods which you prove with a small kit like yours.
One of the best videos you have done yet, great job. The mini fire steel in the knife is pure gold, great idea. I need to go watch your navigation videos, that's next up on my practice list. Keep the videos coming, will be watching.
I found that if you get the big lighters that have the designs in the you can peel the plastic label off. This does two things. If makes it white so it’s easy to find if you drop it plus it’s a more transparent plastic than the regular colored ones. This lets you be able to see how much fluid is left in the lighter
Thank you for your service to this great country.
Corp keep doing what you are doing. I have never camped out or backpacked. I am 67 pushing 68 and am in decent shape. Some of the things you show I can do but a lot I cant. Once I get the money I intend to take your Bushcraft and Survival courses.
Has anyone else got the extra ferro stick in their swiss army knife (the type that replaces the toothpick)??
It's tiny, but adds another value to an already valuable tool, as well as an emergency backup for making a spark, and they do work.
Nice explanation of why you carry each item. I bought 2 cotton pillowcases at a charity shop and they became 2 bandannas and a useful lightweight carrying tool. All the best from England across the pond.
One of THE BEST videos yet.
great video getting bushcraft 101 for Christmas. using a notebook with waypoints is a great idea,
i usually wander off the path and try and remember what i found if anything but thinking about it a simple D&D style map with a ledger makes perfect sense. if it is it found it does not just point to any obvious cache points i have or resources i have found but it is easy for me to use a year later if needed.
you and dave canterbury keep up the great work, we in the uk do appreciate it.
As an alternative to a glass magnifying lens, there are flat plastic fresnel lens, credit card-sized and up, available at low-cost stores, that can be substituted for fire-starting. They are light, non-breakable, and can be a backup for reading glasses--because no one is getting younger, and the fine-print keeps getting smaller. As always, test it first before depending on it.
That's actually a good idea. Thanks for the tip!
Great look at your EDC. I have borrowed so many ideas from watching your videos. Thank you for all the insight.
Thank you 🙏. Your videos and instructions are great and easy to understand!😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I too go by Dave C's 10 C's of survivability and then some.Extra items are a small shovel/pick,three knives(belt knife,folding knife,and a Mora Carpenter's chisel I use to make bush furniture)I also bring my AR-15 .223 /5.56 NATO carbine and or my Glock 17 9mm mostly to shoot but also to kill game for the cook pot..For my container I have the Pathfinder canteen with a nesting stove,cup,and lid.I like the idea of wrapping a ferro rod with duct tape.I either use a Bic lighter,flint and steel,or ferro rod to make a fire.I carry #36 bankline for cordage.Thanks for the video.
In addition to the solar lens any reading glasses could be used as a fire starter just find the focal point, and as you say "your good to go".
Start doing it with a girlfriend, or wife. She doesn't want to be thirsty, cold, and can put up with a little hungry and cold. Then add a 3 year old, and a backpack to carry him. Add running through the bush with your wife, girlfriend, and child, and trying to water them, shelter them, and comfort their fear.
Different game. You have to educate wife/girlfriend early. Your son begins carrying a sheath knife early, and he's killed, skinned his first deer at age 12.
Your cow/burger comment actually did make me laugh. There's not usually a lot of humor in outdoor/survival type videos. Well done.
Nice EDC. Knowledge is power. Cheers
"Good to go" as always. I've gotten those same tent stakes from Walmart, but somehow they ended up on a shelf in the basement instead of with my kit. Think I'll go rectify that right now. Enjoy your vids, keep 'em coming, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever applies.
I can see if you are in the woods all the time, you need to have all of this for your EDC, but for someone in a small town or city that would be stuff for your bug out bag or get home bag. You need more practical things for every day use. Like a multi tool, I use mine almost every day for many a things, a good flash light, you never know when you will need one, I use mine several times per week, water bottle of course, and a few other things. Great video, very important to own that gear and have it ready for an emergency, great information on the uses and why you have it with you.
Love your videos keep them coming.
Nylon stakes can be sharpened to a,... what else, a sharp point. I think you can decide the many uses for that, Ouch! I have one in each kit plus a set of regulars for holding down things.
Brilliant video thanks for showing us, I can now improve my EDC.
I have just subscribed to learn more. 👍🇬🇧🍻
Outstanding job, much appreciated. One of the few presentations on core kit I'd be happy sharing with non bushcrafters.
Thank you for your advice for the pocket knife and other items that you carry with you. I had gotten the Victorinox one handed sentinel a few weeks back and it works like a charm. Love it. Also got the Nalgene 38 oz. water bottle. Great when you are in need to have water on the job, at home or on the run. I am slowly working on my EDC/Get Home bag. Keep up the great work Corporal.
Always good to review, older i get the more i need it, hope to be teaching my grandson what i learn.
LOL @ the Crown Royal. I had a similar pouch @ a church I was playing piano for, you should've seen the looks I got from the "Saints"
Great stuff! Too bad you couldn't post a video of their expressions. Priceless
I conceal a Microtech Ultra OTF in my front pocket, and have never been questioned. I like it because the lever allows me to use it anywhere, even with gloves on.
All these old videos are popping up and I'm loving it 😂😂😂 love the old days
Bouncing around on the "Priors" to learn more and reinforce known stuff. Pretty much what 'John D" said below 3 years ago. Can't get enough of your drops. ...Still haven't gotten knots down. Very frustrating! I'm trying to overcome mom's incessant "don't be knotty, young man!". I blame it on flunking Tenderfoot in Boy Scouts and not being allowed to go into the Navy. I'm just going to have to go back to your tutorials over and over again. Carry on.
Great EDC kit - thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 👍
Excellent as ever thankyou. Again your knowledge gives me a little more confidence whilst out there.
I just bought that saw using your Amazon link. It is way more impressive than I expected! I also ordered the 240mm version. I can’t wait for it to show up!
I like this video and there are no electronics at all just the old ways of doing outdoors things. The way we used to do it. With out cell phones and smart phones. I
Been carrying the UST stormproof lighter for quite a while and live it. It uses regular butane and never had a problem lighting when wet. It uses a jet flame rather than the standard bic flame. It was $30 but when the shtf and you absolutely need fire immediately and your hands aren’t working well in cold weather this and fat wood in my trouser pockets have never ever failed for instant fire.
I️ also carry on the same paracord lanyard a swedish army fire steel. Both are in my pocket along with a hardened striker with the fatwood. I️ also carry a small altoid tin with pathfinder sure fire sticks in my pocket too.
Can never have too many ways of starting fire.
Good choices, well thought out. I would add a leatherman (surge is my favorite) to the list.
Personally,..I would carry strong, lightweight Aluminum stakes over plastic ones. Everyone knows what happens to the plastic ones after a while.
My headlamp also has UV blood finder light. Also, Florida lol, has no laws to inhibite fixed blades. I carry my KBar everywhere. Once again, excellent video, my friend.
Very good video. I like the link to Amazon to get a military style poncho. I have my old Silva compass. Works great
Hi Corpral, Great videos and presented very business like, lookin forward to watchin other vids ont outdoors, I'm a former British army Infantry c coy 3LI, Alt best matey, "If its not raining, it's not training and if it's not snowing I'm not going" 😁 lol
Another good purpose of the signal cloth used as a waypoint when you leave the trail. If you were to get injured or have a medical emergency, it gives the rescue teams, a strong indication of where you left the trail and the area to concentrate their search. It tells them That you got that far before leaving the trail. Too many injured hikers and backpackers aren’t found soon enough because the search teams don’t know where to focus the search.😢😢
Great video! You never missed a beat when that Cow took a swim. Growing up on Dairies, that is a sound I have heard a few time.
I appreciate the permission to have tent pegs. So many vids like this are like “all you need is your KNIFE!!!” And while I love how many things *can* be achieved with bushcraft skills, you’re so right that if it’s raining, you’re already getting wet. We just want speed. *And* not everyone is a bushcraft wizard! So, thank you. I am no survival genius, so I always appreciate non-patronising, realistic advice.
you can also use the cloth bandana as a water filter of sorts ....take container like your steel container take bandanda and some rubber bands put cloth ontop of opening and band it the more layers the beter the filtering..........it least keep dirt and bigger debree out of your water
A bic lighter attached to paracord connected to a roll of chapstick and then add gaffers or gorilla tape around each. Adding a small zip tie around the button of the bic lighter prevents your lighter from losing its fuel and can be removed and replaced once zipped, clipping the extra length makes it a little sharp though can be filed to prevent cuts. Plus the adhesive sticker is also flammable, once you have a empty lighter, if the wheel is removed slowly the springs can be made into a snare & fishing hook and the childproof metal can be removed and can also be made into a fishing hook.
I have a blaze orange hunting vest in my gear instead of a panel. The vest has a few good pockets on it in addition to a game bag on the back. Multi use.
I live in Texas so I carry an extra water bottle. My extra water bottle is a wide mouth insulated version. Also good for carrying some components of the kit until you need it as a water bottle then many of those items go into pockets etc.
I wrapped my 550 cord around the bottle and taped the bottom edge to keep it from sliding off with eight wraps of good red duct tape.
Thats plenty of tape and 550 cord.
The bright colored tape can be used to leave trail markers by using a small piece on a tree limb about eye height so it is easy to find.
another superb, incredibly informative video, Corporal! thank you! PS; the mini firesteel is clever accessory, as a last resort.
Awesome that you're an instructor at The Pathfinder school. Dave Canterbury is The Man. This was a good show. Keep it going.
Blaze Orange quick dry lightweight towel can serve multiple purpose beyond the signalling, trail marker for returning to azimuth. Hygiene, washing and drying equipment being just the first two I can think of.
I love watching your videos. You are to the point and easy to follow. You would have made an excellent instructor in the corp.
Great Channel, KUDOS.
Just thinking I might add a Road Flare (6") for signaling and a "no nonsense" instant fire starter.
Great idea, William
Binging on your vids this weekend. I also pull the ferrocerium away from the striker rather than pushing the striker towards the tinder... I see so many doing the opposite at the cost of accuracy and less spark going on your intended ignition point. Another great vid. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.
Love your common sense approach to your videos, Shawn. Looking at this video, it appears you are using twisted bank line. If so, can you share your thoughts on twisted vs braided bank line and why you might prefer one over the other?? Keep these great videos coming.
15:35 Cow falls in the creek!🤣
New to your channel, Cpl, but love all of your videos. Super informative. Have you ever considered doing an edc/survival pack for physically challenged/elderly folks? I know I'll probably bite it early if the SHTF, but it'd be interesting how you might modify gear to suit the more vulnerable amoungst us. Thank you and be well!
Awesome brother! Navigation is something I definitely need to brush up on and thats putting it lightly.
Thank you
Hi Corporal. I went to your Amazon page, looking for the mini striker you keep in your knife. Couldn't find it. Would you mind adding that one, if possible? Thank you.
will add it now, check back in a few. Thanks for watching
It'll be a Firefly, have a google, a Sak user invented them as he found it to be of more value than a toothpick :-D
@@OldNavajoTricks Honestly I've found the toothpick plenty useful, I'd rather find scales with the room for both.
Kimberly g it's a Firefly ferro rod and the only way I found them was in 12 packs on Amazon
Sage advice. I laughed out loud at your "Left Coast" thing.