Create A Lightweight Hiking Survival Kit With A Grayl Water Filter
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Get your summer hiking survival gear ready for adventure. I go over the Grayl filter and why its a great option for hiking survival kits. Plus I go through everything I carry in my Maxpedition Jumbo Sling Pack.
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I always and never go without it ,, is a 3”X4” plastic mirror. Getting something in your eye and not being able to see what it is . Mole skin is a must ! Great video sir . 👍
When you strike the ferro rod with the back of the knifes sawblade, one thing I've seen someone do to increase safety is find a stick to brace along the cutting edge of the saw and the main body of the knife so that the stick helps prevent it from closing. Another benefit of a signal mirror is you can use it to check for facial injuries that you otherness couldn't see.
Great video and pack. I would make one comment on all the orange. For all of us that are terribly colorblind, a bright blue stands out so much better in the woods, especially in the fall time when leaves are changing. I have a bunch of my survival gear in a bright blue so that if I drop it, I can easily find it out on the trail.
What no one considers is the mental impact of being lost or stranded in the woods. I've been in both situations. Lost was bad but being medically stranded was way worse. I fell down a hill, fractured my knee and leg, couldn't get back up the hill and spent 3 days alone while my friend went for help. (which was delayed my a storm) I would strongly recommend taking 2 days worth of food on top of whatever you typically take on a hike, a pot of some sort and a pocket stove. Remember that most people who need rescuing aren't lost, they are stranded. It's nearly impossible to collect wood when you can't walk or squat down. Good luck swinging an axe when you can't plant your feet. When you can't move around much it's incredibly difficult to stay warm. Take things that you'd find comforting in an incredibly stressful and down right terrifying situation. My radio/mp3 player and a book did it for me, (plus the chocolate and cigarettes I normally keep in my bag)
When striking the Ferro Rod pinch the blade by the body of the scales to Prevent it from closing.
Excellent bag brother, and if I may suggest you should add a Silcock key.
Kudos on the Walmart nylon tarp... Inexpensive.. lightweight can really be a lifesaver.. I would also add a heavy Mill large trash bag and a emergency mylar blanket all inexpensive and lightweight but a lifesaver
Great selection of items for your kit 👍. Those blue nylon tarps from Wally Mart are great. Can’t get them in Canada but my sister was coming for a visit so she brought me 3 of them, perfect size for a small kit. About the only thing I might add would be bug protection. Any kit is subject to location & season. 🇨🇦🔥
Nice pared down lightweight kit for the summer. It is always a constant battle for me to keep things light. I did the same thing and used a small bag that really forced me to think and make some difficult choices. I also use the same Wallmart tarps. Those things are excellent for the money. If you fold them tight there is enough room in the bag that they come with to add a space blanket and some bank line.
Good video, useful info, high production quality. Thanks.
Add a Milbank bag to the kit..takes up little space..multipurpose and will extend the life of grayl or any filter by a lot..
On my list for sure
I recently bought a DRIX stainless steel campfire grill and the canvas carrying bag makes a pretty good Milbank substitute. The grill is excellent quality, too.
That’s a nice kit, I do more hiking/ scouting that anything else these day, always gotta keep in mine you might be spending the night
Nicely done. I make a habit of prefiltering my Grayl with a bandanna to extend the filter life. I use the small 4' x 6' tarp from the Dollar Tree ($1.25) as a ground sheet.
I slip 3-4 ladies knee-high nylon stockings over my Grayl. Take them off the device before collection, then use one as a liner for the outer container. They catch all sorts of "nastys" and keep your filter from clogging as much. They also pad the Grayl if you carry it in a drinking/cooking cup.
Used nylons can be turned inside out and tied to your bag to dry, then a lot of the "stuff" will brush off before you re-use them. I get them at Wal-Mart, 20 in a box for $6.
The spool card is a great idea. I’ve been trying to think a nice tidy way of carrying cordage and that’s so simple and obvious 😵💫😂
Great kit, I definitely picked up some new ideas for you. There is one thing that I carry always and that's a flask with my favorite Whiskey it comes in handy.
Snake bites 😂
@@ThePreparedWanderer LMAO
Love the Grayl, I have an ols school stainless steel one.
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. I appreciate the vital information. Stay safe out there. ❤🤗 👋
Nice video and kit!
Great kit. Great video. 👍
Great video. The Maxpedition Jumbo is a great bag. I've used mine on and off for 12+ years from EDC to a mission trip to Guatemala
Nice setup, thanks for a great review
nice kit, it got me thinking.
Good kit , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Great video brother. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great tips, I have alot of those items
Great video! Love your choice of gear! I have a Helicon Tex satchel, very similar to the Maxpedition Versa, a small survival kit and a Hydroblu filtration bottle! Just need to throw a few snacks in and I will be all set! Thank you for sharing!😊
This has been a very good video. I have been questioning myself on this by using the Grayl water system myself you make some very good points. Thank you.
Just not enough water for a trip into the woods. Water filter should support a primary bottle of water
I would carry a second one.
Did you watch the video?
I‘d say it‘s enough for the forests.
It‘s DEFINETLY NOT ENOUGH when going to high altitudes when above treeline. Than you need at least a Grayl Geopress, meaning one quart of water.
People sometimes still complain about the taste of water when filtered. So taking something like a watersolving multivitamin tablet or a bag of electrolytes is sth. I‘d highly suggest especially whrn in the mountains without shade. Boiled water will not provide enough electrolytes when sweating a lot.
I took the titanium version everywhere with me in the Philippines,
Awesome video! I'm going to get some of the gear you showed for myself as a birthday present to me 🫠
Happy birthday!
@@ThePreparedWanderer Aaaww, thank you!
Exactly your " Flip flops & t shirt " Hypothermia when it rains in the 70 degree F. Yes , Sadly People die all the time
I purchased a field line SLING BAG at Walmart .@$38 . actually two of them a black one in the army green one.. I used the black one for traveling.. I used to green one for a hiking emergency kit.. lots of pouches.. a pouch for a water bottle which I use..sawyer water filtration bottle again purchased at Walmart for 20 bucks!! The headlamp I use is a AAA×2 Princeton tech BYTE.. I use Energizer ultimate lithium batteries.. and 2 spare AAA batteries.. I don't like rechargeable flashlights for survival the Princeton tech BYTE . Has a LED red light in addition to a white light with high and low very simple... I carry my duct tape just like you do orange duct tape can be used for repair bandaging.. and also as a marker tape stuck to a tree or on a tree branch to keep you from getting lost..
Looks like you have a cross contamination point where the water container and the filter bottle meet. In your video you can see water leaking from the connecting point as you pour water in your palm.
I thought so too. Couldn’t tell if it was a leak or dribble off the spout.
@@MojaveMysteries I think I have a way to fix it because my Grayl started to do that after a year.
@corleyoutdoors2887 please elaborate, mine started doing the same thing
@@80s_Wednesday I have to make sure it works first, and then I’ll put it on a video on my channel, most likely in September. If it doesn’t work I’ll go to the sawyer squeeze which has proven itself through thousands of miles by thru hikers.
suture needles are extremely sharp, you wont get those sewing needles through skin. After being glued together in several emergency rooms I carry several small tubes of superglue, its not medical grade but imo any possible infection is easier to deal with than exsanguination..
Nothing like having a 3inch long 1inch deep laceration irrigated and debrided of rubbish to ruin your day😓
@@jasonpullan488 true that, cleaning a wound anytime is no fun, even less so when you're in the field. Field expedient measures should be followed up with appropriate medical care asap. A lot depends on your situation, a wound like described hours from help needs to be treated different than the same wound during an urban hike. 1st rule is do no harm, 2nd rule is do as little harm as needed to control the situation
a lot also depends on your medical training, some people carry kits that you should be a paramedic to use while never haven taken as much as a cpr class
@@docink6175 agreed, have seen many unfortunate incidents in the backcountry, highly recommend an EPLB, if you want to be rescued! In self reliance situations I've seen, these were the most important things
Compression bandage
Clotting agent
Pre prepared sutures (disposable with "needle" attached)
Antibiotic powder
Alcohol
Saline solution
Inflatable leg and arm splints
Powerful pain killers
Tourniquet
Assorted compression bandages
List I've compiled from injuries that commonly required "evacuation" level treatment, be it tramping or hunting/fishing (fortunately no bears or large predators in my country) personally seen everything from lacerated legs (fell down a 500ft shingle scree) to dislocated knee(stepping uphill and knee popped out) to broken limbs. Fortunately never had to deal with more serious.
Stitches:
In a less then sterile environment, it is almost always a horrible idea to stitch. Infection follows closely.
You are better off carrying compression material and a few bandages/bandanas. The piece that REPLACES stitches in the woods (few know) is honey or refined white sugar. Bring either.
-rinse wound
-pack with sugar
-compress
(Bacteria simply cannot grow in that environment)
Ask a farmer, they do this daily to their injured cattle. Heals up wo further intervention.
Not really a fan of the Grail to expensive for me. I have a membrane solution filter and 6liter bag. I like it because it’s very easy to take apart an you can replace any part you need. It also is the only filter with carbon.
Gotta add I really like your hat I love that blue.
I haven’t found a better more affordable filter that sells every piece. A refill kit is like $7 I believe its $11 for a two pack which is 2 hollow tube filters and 2 charcoal filters.
Maybe the grail is easier but not by much. Especially when you figure in cost and filter cost. I wouldn’t go out without a backup filter.
Good Kit, well thought out what is the NSN for the signal panel?
Wow! What a great kit. Do you ever make kits to sell?
I've made pocket kits and sold them before.
@@ThePreparedWanderer what would you want for a kit like the one in this video?
👍 Good kit ideas, but in the American Southwest we many times do not have available water sources and the Grayl filter (especially by itself) is IMHO not a good choice for your water container. In fact, I prefer the Sawyer Mini due to it’s size and weight when I carry a filter.
Even in relatively arid regions you can use a handkerchief to sop up any water from a puddle or even dew, for examples, and squeeze it into a Grayl, a technique which doesn't work as well with Sawyers and Lifestraw. But yes, I also carry a Sawyer as backup.
@@Cetok01 Thank you for the input. I agree that technique does not work well with a Sawyer filter that is why I carry a small container of 2% tincture of iodine. Taste is not great but weight savings is appreciable when sopping up water from puddles, hoof prints, or even dew.
If I lived in the Eastern third of the country, the South, or even parts of the Rockies and Pacific NW the Grayl could be worth carrying, but no tool works well for every job.
@@ROE1300 I agree with your last point and understand your reasoning. Another aspect of the Grayl is that it does generally remove bad taste (depending on metal or chemical contaminants, although it also removes many of those too), and it also acts as a reservoir you can carry with you. IN the end, though, it's personal choice.
@@Cetok01 In the Southwest in the Summer we start out with enough water for the entire trip unless we have recently seen water in the area we are traveling to. So, we have sufficient reservoirs for the water retrieved from the “hoof prints” during an emergency. At no time during the year do I head out for a weekend without at least 1-1/2 gal. of water. The capacity of even the largest Grayl is not sufficient for the weight IMHO.
Remember, if we are in an emergency situation our plan as failed and we should have gone to Plan-B before sopping water from “hoof prints” and/or puddles.
I’m glad you enjoy your Grayl, I’m sticking with what works for me.
Great kit that you put together, just throw a cravat in it….
Hi, what battery that headlamp use?
How can I dye my walmart backpack like you showed in your Walmart doesn't suck video
I made a video about dying gear not that long ago
@@ThePreparedWanderer thanks, I searched over and over and couldn't find it.
Can you send me the link
I live in Indiana and I’m surrounded by fields and I’m more worried about fertilizers etc. does it remove that stuff
It does work on farm run off
O always had worse experience about charging light even head light or flash light bcoz of battery
To keep that saw blade from folding up and cutting you put a small stick in between your hand and the teeth so it can't fold up when applying pressure to the fero rod
TOILET PAPER ?
I usually have wipes with me but I showed toilet paper in the kit
Anyone found that walmart tarp link? Tia!