Here are the links if anyone is interested: Stowaway Pot MSR Seagull: amzn.to/3r1AzPd Tatonka Kettle: amzn.to/30Y1NLO MSR Fry Pan: amzn.to/3tyEogf Cheap Canteen Set: amzn.to/2NtCw9c Titanium Canteen Set: amzn.to/30ZARv6 New Titanium Version: amzn.to/3lvJ2sU EDC Stainless Waterbottle: amzn.to/2OLoh0c
If you don't like using bad chemicals to treat water, research iodine. Naturally anti-septic and it's a mineral you need trace amounts of anyway. I have a big jug at home because the soil in my area is deficient in iodine and goiters (due to iodine deficiency) were a big problem until 1940 or so.
@@stanervin6108 if Lilly was a little more German she would have given us the chemical formula make up of every bottle and the exact weight of each one. 😉
Ich würde sogar auf die Plastikdeckel verzichten. Denn wenn du die Flasche einen Tag liegend mit Wasser lagerst, wirst du auch dann das Plastik schmecken.
Lilly, I've watched everyone of your videos and enjoy them immensely. Viewing this one i kept laughing when you said I have this one, but I don't use it. I also have this one, but I don't use it. Oh and I also have this one and I don't use it. From having viewed your videos I know your a Titamium gal. I'm surprised you don't have one of those Titanium Woks. Check them out. Yes they're expensive but great for backpacking even though they don't fold. Titanium is the best and will last a lifetime. You convinced me of that. If one can save up (I know its not easy for many these days) and get the Titatium canteen set, Titanium wok and kettle you're golden. Buy it once and have for life. I did without a lot to save to get all mine. PS, I bought your APO 1S. It's everything you sad it was and more. Love it. Respect and admiration from Long Island, New Yotk.
You can use Titanium perfectly to boil water. If ypu want to cook or roast, better use stainless steel. Titanium has a very punctiform heat distribution, stainless steel a better heat distribution over the whole surface.
You are perfectly at liberty to choose not to use cookware/storage vessels made from any particular material. That is entirely your choice. But to state, baldly, that aluminium cookware is toxic is nonsense. The evidence for aluminium cookware posing any hazard is VERY scant indeed. There is some evidence that cookware made in third world countries from recycled aluminium may contain undesirable metallic elements (heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium) that can leach into cooking. Far more aluminium enters our bodies from sources other than cooking vessels. Aluminium is the most abundant metallic elemement in the earth's crust/surface.
Most plastics today are BPA free. They're fine. I love my 3L hydrapack for hiking and hunting. Everything will release particles. For heating things, I do like stainless over anything else for quality and longevity.
@@kerbalairforce8802 True. And in Chris Ryan's book about the doomed Bravo Two Zero (SAS) mission, he writes of how he drinks the effluent from some kind of industrial complex because, by that point, he's been without water for a number of days of very high stress and activity. I understand Lily's point here though; if you have a choice, avoid plastic and aluminium and chemicals. I do exactly the same and will only drink from stainless steel if possible. But of course if I were unlucky enough to find myself in a sufficiently desperate situation I'd drink whatever I had to to survive.
For water bladders what I like to do is fill it up with coca cola (maybe the non sugar ones ), leave it for a day or so then toss it out. then the water doesn't taste like plastic anymore
Lilly, an easy way to clean and sanitize your canteens is to use denture cleansing tablets, available at any pharmacy (apotheker) for very low price. Narrow mouth canteens will require crushing them before opening the packaging. Use several for a one liter canteen with a fill up of warm water all the way to the top. Put the lid on loosely so that when they fizz (effervesce) they also clean the top and threads. They are safe and not only clean, but also sanitize. After a quick rinse, your canteen is as good as new, with no odd smells or taste. Thanks for all your great videos.
That's a similar mechanism to what I've done for some bottles, which is put in paper towels or other basically abrasive items and shake with hot soapy water.
I got Stanley cook sets, MSR pot and their water bladders, GSI cup etc first time around. Almost 10 years of prepping. I always buy the best first time and never upgrade anything. Retired carpenter, always buy the best 1st. Just found a 47oz stainless steel Stanley vacuum food jar on special on Amazon arriving in a few minutes. I want it for emergencies keep food warm after cooking so I don't have to make too many cooks
Micro plastics are a big concern. I've had two Camel backs and both began to taste really bad after a few uses. Now I use a 3 litre Returnable Coca Cola bottle. It's not ideal but it doesn't make my water taste weird.
A study by some scientists say on average we consume about 5 grams of plastic per week, about the size of a credit card, and that by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the sea. Reliable research now shows that tiny bits of plastic are in our food, drinking water, the air we breathe, and, yes, inside our bodies. ... One research review published in 2019 calculated that the average American eats, drinks, and breathes in more than 74,000 microplastic particles every year.Apr 30, 2020
Aluminium is not toxic. It is a reactive metal, more so than iron/steel. Aluminium reacts with oxygen to form a layer of aluminium oxide on the surface (aluminium oxide is the black residue you see if you scrub an aluminium pan but a new oxide layer forms almost instantly) so aluminium will not get into the food/water. It's safe to use for cooking and storing water etc.
Alluminium is not toxic or dangerous. I am a healthy 67 year old walking 10,000 steps per day. My mother only had alluminium in the kitchen for first 20 years of my life.
Great! First my favorite anti-perspirant was ruined because of going aluminum free, and now my outdoor products are being affected by it as well, thanks to people spreading this information that it is bad for you! The amount of aluminum exposure from these products is harmless, and it's sad that misinformation is steering people away from the lighter weight options that are probably better for most people.
to avoid scratches on your pots & pans, use a plastic pot scraper. They are super cheap and very durable. After scraping the pot, sprinkle baking soda inside and wipe with a sponge or soft cloth. Baking soda will also remove the soot from the bottoms of your cookware.
If you cook with it you get a much higher dose than just using it to carry water, it also puts off fumes when heated. Still it is a relatively low dose, but many people prefer to avoid it. Better to be paranoid than suffer problems.
You gathered a nice collection of heritage cooking gear. Fully agree with you on drinking from plastic and Aluminium containers on a regular basis, but in an emergency it's ok . Water bladders are always worth carrying, you can use it as hot-water bags to get you through the night - can't do it with sturdy containers, because they will collapse when the water cools down. Water purification drops or pills are very useful too, but only in an emergency, in case you can't boil it due to a thunderstorm or in a bone-dry forest. The easiest way to clean small-mouth Water bottles is to fill in a good amount of clean, not too fine sand, light gravel or natural rice (2-3 tablespoons) with 200-300ml cold water, close it up and shake violently in all different directions for several minutes- unscrew the cap in an upside-down position to flush everything out. Repeat, if needed. If it's really bad, fill it with boiling water and some soda and let it sit over night or use false teeth cleaning tablets. Thanks for showing
I rinse out my water bladders before I use them with some baking soda and vinegar... let it do it's fizzy thing, roll it around the sides of the bladder then rinse with cold water 4-6 times... it keeps the water tasting clean and sweet. Try to store them open when not using them!
I've already heard the story of toxic aluminum. But I thought it was such a joke. Aluminum cookware really has one limitation, you cannot store and cook food with acids in it, because acids dissolve aluminum. This is just one limitation. If a food manufacturer talks about the dangers of aluminum cookware, then its products contain acids. Here you already have to decide for yourself what is right: to use products with acids that are capable of dissolving metal, or to cook food without acids in an aluminum dish without fear. Normal drinking water should not contain acids, so it is absolutely safe to store and boil it in an aluminum flask. Be healthy! ☺️✌️
@@ИванИванов-ъ1д6н Because the acids in the tea had a reaction in an aluminum pitcher I had. I left the tea in it over night, drank it the next day and got violently ill. The tea also permanently discolored the pitcher and I had put it in cold ready to serve. That's why. The aluminum leached into the tea from the chemical reaction.
@@Katesharpandvoice" If tea is brewed for too long, tea polyphenols and essential oils begin to oxidize spontaneously, which not only deprives the tea of transparency, taste and aroma, but also significantly reduces the nutritional value of tea due to the oxidation of vitamins C and P, amino acids and other valuable ones contained in tea leaves substances." But aluminum is again not to blame. This is a feature of the culture of drinking tea ☺️🌷
Great educational video on titanium and stainless steel camping gear,I as well hate water that has a plastic taste to it. I drink bottled water as well,but miss glass jars and bottles. Take care Survival Lilly.
Awesome video as always Lilly. Have you thought of getting one of the Stanley cook sets? I have one, haven’t used it yet, but I soon will. Waypoint Survival did so many hacks with his that that Stanley cook pot is all you would need for cooking. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Lilly about the canten that is to hard to clean because the small mouth. I will use clean sand and a couple piece of small gravel with water and soap. Then shake the bottle a couple minutes and rinse.
Great cooking gear sets. @Cleaning metallic bottles: Avoid the need for cleaning: fill only water and no other fluids in the bottle/container. When using the water first fill water into cup/pot (than mix coffee/tea or other ingridiants). After the hike/trip returned to home/hotel bottles might be cleaned in a dishwasher. Thats why I prefer metal bottle/thermo can over plastic bottles. (I learned by expirience bottle-clean-avoiding-strategy on my childrens kinder garden/school SIG bottles filled with apple/orange juice had sticky caps after dish washer cleaning procedures).
I've been trying to stick to titanium products, more expensive but worth it, I buy a piece of Ti kit whenever I can fit it into the budget. Aluminum isn't bad if it's not used with excessive heat, but that said my pots will be replaced by Ti soon. Thanks for the video Lilly, enjoy your videos
A lily I enjoy your videos. I'm from Foley Alabama in the US you just gave me a good idea. I am 57 years old handicap disabled and I'm going to give it a shot camping for the weekend I know I sound crazy but I'm like a dear I don't give up too bad your water bottle didn't have an extra pouch to put your water purification stuff in it put that away all your water stuff is together I have some camping gear but it's not that large of pots and pans it's just enough for one person I enjoy watching your programs and two other people but I never see nobody bring no fishing gear ultralight fishing pole and some spring-loaded yo-yos the catch fish you always got to be by some water my backpacks about 95 lb a little rough but I have everything sometimes I only carry me about four five packs of MREs and powdered flavored drinks all I do is pour the powder inside with my freshwater and some Gatorade hope this goes through correctly I'm on voice text love your show sweetie keep up the good work
I wanted to give you the information that stainless steel can also be harmful if it is not of high quality. if it is made with stainless steel with a 14/ it is unfit for eating. it would have to be 18/8 or 18/10, 18/0 would be best, but the 18/0 is not dishwasher safe.
Thanks 4 sharing this knowledge 👊 im a sittydwellers ofspring but,.... I went another way 😁 almost ready to hit the dirt and get away from the coronacopalypse ☮️
Best! Thank you for sharing! I'm interested in knowing more about the APO - 1 Cooking Stove that runs on an alcohol burner. Have you done a specific video review? if you did I missed it.
I got some Al you miniyum containers and cook sets that I I love. You just threw a monkey wrench into that relationship. Thanks for nothing Lilly!!! And what I really mean is...all good in the hood. Thanks for the concern and now I’ll do my homework and make informed decisions. Peace!
Save some of those white foam/plastic bottle cap liners found in some bottled water or other bottles. If needed trace the shape and cut it to fit. Use that to replace the missing rubber seal in the military style stainless steal canteen. And save another to add to the existing rubber seal in your other stainless military style canteen. Works great. Cleaning these canteens is easy too. First dont store water in the canteen when not using it. Let it air dry with cap off when not in use. To clean the inside of these canteens heat up water mixed with white vinegar and add perhaps add dish soap. Shake the mix around and in a while later empty and rinse the canteen.
Wow! all I have is stainless steel cup and one of those folding military style mess kits and that's it. If you do a video on stoves and mention the DIY alcohol cat can stove you'll trigger me.
📢Lilly, ➡️can you please site a credible study stating food grade aluminum drinking bottles and cookware are toxic? 🤔 If you want to make such wide range of statements, you should site your sources!
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071840/ Aluminium is toxic. Aluminium is super soft, even tiny scratches will scrape off tiny shavings of the aluminium directly into your food. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why anybody should use aluminium when there is foodgrade stainless steel or titanium available.
Hi Lilly, I was just thinking about revamping and replacing some of my old camping cookware gear this past weekend. Thanks for sharing your ideas! Definitely going to look into a lot of what you use 😎🤙
Aluminum is not as toxic as people think. If it was we wouldn't use Aluminum Foil while cooking. My cook pot is aluminum and I've used it for years. I also drink from smart water bottles, (mostly because the Sawyer squeeze filter fits them perfectly). But when I camp, I'm hiking and my base weight it 25 lbs/11kg.
Lily we're new to your channel. My 4 yr old daughter loves watching your videos and in this video we both liked the folding spoon and fork a d wanted to know what name brand they were so we could try to find them too. I didn't see the brand for them listed in your video notes. Did I miss it, or can you please comment on the brand? Thanks!
Thank you for the more health-conscious reasoning, it's been a growing concern of mine as well. Maybe not to the extreme of replacing the piping in the whole house, but that's because I figure I can filter my drinking/cooking water separate from my washing water. Coming from Michigan, what happened with flint was, lead leeched into the old metal pipes and forever ruined them. Or at least thats my understanding of it. I think plastic PVC would not have that sort of chemical reaction.
Funny thing is in my entire lifetime, every single one of my friends that were "health freaks" have ALL died already, without exception. and they all died terrible deaths of prolonged sickness. EVEY SINGLE one of them. thy were the whole "aluminum is bad for you" folks. "you have to drink out of bp free plastic". etc. recycling fanatics as well. NOW, I completely agree that recycling is an important thing we should all consider. but the whole health freak thing WILL GET YOU AN EARLIE DEATH. I'm talking 7 of my very best friends throughout my lifetime. all dead years ago now.
You have a nice assortment. I wanted a pot that had a lid that doubled as a frying pan made of stainless steel that would be large enough to store my MSR Dragonfly stove. I went with the Olicamp 3 liter pot. I used to use an old Peak1 1 liter stainless Alaskan style pot that actually had a copper covered bottom. It was too small for the dragonfly. I like that canteen cup cover. I remember when Dave Canterbury was first selling those covers.
Thanks for the info. I'm currently on a bug hunt for a good, substantial pot that will hold a minimum of 64 ounces (2 liters) to re-create the Mors Kochanski Survival Pot. I still keep plastic water bottles in my vehicle as back up. If it gets real cold and freezes the plastic can accommodate ice expansion. Other than that I stick to stainless steel metal containers just because you can boil in them and they are bullet proof. I'm leaning towards the large Tatonka.
Great video Lilly! For cleaning your cups etc try using Steradent (denture cleaning) tablets, just make sure they don't contain persulfate. I use them to clean all my tea and coffee cups, bottles etc. Rinse well before use. No need to scrub, works like magic.
I work in a plastic recycling place. The bottles say they were made from recycled plastic, but it was not. Food grade products will never be made from recycled plastic. Virgin plastic is also cheaper then recycled plastic.
You have made the right analysis of plastic hydration systems. But the plastic bladder itself is not the main problem. The main problem is that the hose and mouth-piece will quickly collect germs and bacteria. Sanitizing in the field requires de-assembling and manual chemical cleaning or boiling, a time consuming procedure that most hikers will not bother with. A few days in the field is enough time for this bacteria to become a health hazard, and you will arrive home with a stomach problem. To ensure healthy hydration, only use bottles that are easy to clean and rinse out in the field, your Nalgene wide mouth stainless bottle is a good example. Remember when you compare the weight between containers that you should do it with the container filled with water. Then the difference between plastic, stainless and titanium becomes almost irrelevant. /Greetings from the Swedish Army.
my dear lilly try military mess kit WHY LESS EXPENSIVE and ecolo because its ever making because surplus and strong try military mess french kit the bet like food like people like MDR LOL
I’ve lost count of how many time I watched this video ahah I love the tatonka billy pots, which I discovered from this vid. I don’t understand the reasoning behind buying an MSR stowaway since the tatonka billy is just far superior. Only thing I could imagine is storing leftover food form a meal inside the stowaway.
I've heard other channel hosts mention Lilly (rare female bushcrafter), and this was my first video I watched of hers. Ehh... I was more impressed with her plumbing upgrades than her camping cookery. Amazon gear is garbage. "Best cookware for camping" my ass... This is a list of things NOT to use.
Aluminum is one of the best materials for camp cooking because of even heating. Titanium is the worst because it will spot burn. SS and cast iron in your kitchen is best for day to day cooking.
Hi Lilly, I agree that all outdoor enthusiasts should buy the best food grade stainless steel cook ware and bottles, that they can afford!!! That being said, lets remember that sodium hypochlorite (regular 5% bleach), hydrogen peroxide (its the whitener in your toothpaste), are used in hospitals for disinfection along with iodide and natural products like citric acid (lemon juice) and vinegar (your choice) will also kill most bacteria and even many if not most viruses in water. Always research concentrations and methods of everything you use for cleaning items for your drinking water for best results since too much is not a good thing either. Use them routinely, followed by complete fresh chlorinated water rinsing. Leaching from plastics is more common, however, the brand name "Nalgene" is an inert siliconized plastic that will not leach into potable drinking water. Storing emergency potable water in any plastic that is not Nalgene or food-grade is not a great idea for long term storage.
I understand the fears of plastics and Ali products . But we have spent years using plastics and Ali items , mirco plastic is now everywhere to be found in our eco system. Ali was always known to be toxic both in it manufacturing processes with it waste and to use long term . Stainless steel is also proberly bad for the Environment with it production and waste products , the trade off been it is proberly an item that will last a life time and have to be replaced . I would rate Plastic as my major concern over Aluminium items , plastic is far more damaging to us and the world than most of our Metal products .yes the trade off is more weight to carry .but this is the normal balance that as to be found for backpacking or Bike packing and tours . Thanks for the video as I am currently look at camping cookware one for bike packing and 2nd for the current risks of energy outages and shortages because of this Crazy War in Eastern Europe and the very real risk of shortages in gas and other fuels come winter, for now I am only thinking of weekend bike trips .
lady, you are a paranoid. replacing your home plumbing is rediculous as the water treatment plant uses plenty of plastics to transfer water to you. you should just filter at the kitchen in a high stage gravity filter or rev osmosis system. aluminium does NOT 'flake off' in unheated vessals. use for cooking i'd agree on not using. SAFETY TIP: don't use those plastic canteens for gasoline! maybe donate to some young prepper
Good point but I wouldn’t over worry on aluminium it’s about as toxic as copper, normally your body will just flush it out, its only in very extreme cases (underlying health conditions) or prolonged exposure over decades will it cause any real issues.
Isn't this channel survival, whatever it takes to stay alive. Looks like making to much money stainless pipes in the home? Maybe stainless car and carpet next. WOW
A very good way to get rid of bad taste in any container, including plastic water containers and drinking tubes, is wash or flush them out with brown vinegar. Brown vinegar nutrilises all chemicals.
Put hot water mixed with a cup of baking soda and a few tablespoons of lemon juice. Let it sit for a few hours. The plastic taste from the bladder will go away.
Nice collection, most of my canteens are military but using nalgene. I don’t like water bladders, I am going to get the G I style titanium canteen to fit in the military pouch. Those are great pouches. Alan R.
Oooh ima come back to this. Ima travel with the rennies in a few years, cause i wasnt prepared enough for this year and i didnt have enough money for everything. But I also love camping so yeeesss
Stanley stainless steel cook sets are good quality steel. most stainless steel cook sets are thin resulting to food being burned at the bottom. Stanley’s steel are a little thicker so food doesn’t easily burn…
Aluminum is not toxic to drink from ;o If it was, there would be a mass scandal between the FDA and similar entities in regards to all the Aluminum can's a lot of people drink from every day. :O
I have some bottles with small spouts I hate it for cleaning too! But with that, a good baby bottle brush can work good on them (sometimes; depending on the size) anyways, I love this video! Great camping info! I subscribed a looooong time ago and just came back to check out your channel :) thanks Lilly!
Out of all tv shows on woodsmen, survival, the most successful angler is without doubt Survival Lilly, and her sheer joy at the catch is so genuine and lovely to watch.
To people saying "you use what you have in a survival situation": she is making sure that what she has is stainless steel. What you expect her to do, toss it out mid survival trip for an aluminum tin she didn't previously have? Geez you guys
Here are the links if anyone is interested:
Stowaway Pot MSR Seagull: amzn.to/3r1AzPd
Tatonka Kettle: amzn.to/30Y1NLO
MSR Fry Pan: amzn.to/3tyEogf
Cheap Canteen Set: amzn.to/2NtCw9c
Titanium Canteen Set: amzn.to/30ZARv6
New Titanium Version: amzn.to/3lvJ2sU
EDC Stainless Waterbottle: amzn.to/2OLoh0c
Awesome video....i love the topic ive been trying to find a backpacking do all cookset. i will watch your video as soon as i go on my lunch break! 👍
If you don't like using bad chemicals to treat water, research iodine. Naturally anti-septic and it's a mineral you need trace amounts of anyway. I have a big jug at home because the soil in my area is deficient in iodine and goiters (due to iodine deficiency) were a big problem until 1940 or so.
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Gasoline may turn that plastic into gel. Put some gasoline in it and leave it outside a few weeks. If the inside gets sticky, it's a no-go!
@@stanervin6108 Theres 2 ways to find out.... 😆
@@stanervin6108 if Lilly was a little more German she would have given us the chemical formula make up of every bottle and the exact weight of each one. 😉
You could use the water bladders to carry fuel, for a FLAMETHROWER!!!
I know its a joke but foe your information gasoline or fuel eat soft plastic it would go right trough like acid
Mike Hetfield, yeah, that could end really badly.
I love my MSR pot. I wish that there was a high-quality carbon steel pan/pot set for backpacking.
Ich würde sogar auf die Plastikdeckel verzichten. Denn wenn du die Flasche einen Tag liegend mit Wasser lagerst, wirst du auch dann das Plastik schmecken.
Lilly, I've watched everyone of your videos and enjoy them immensely. Viewing this one i kept laughing when you said I have this one, but I don't use it. I also have this one, but I don't use it. Oh and I also have this one and I don't use it. From having viewed your videos I know your a Titamium gal. I'm surprised you don't have one of those Titanium Woks. Check them out. Yes they're expensive but great for backpacking even though they don't fold. Titanium is the best and will last a lifetime. You convinced me of that. If one can save up (I know its not easy for many these days) and get the Titatium canteen set, Titanium wok and kettle you're golden. Buy it once and have for life. I did without a lot to save to get all mine. PS, I bought your APO 1S. It's everything you sad it was and more. Love it. Respect and admiration from Long Island, New Yotk.
You can use Titanium perfectly to boil water. If ypu want to cook or roast, better use stainless steel. Titanium has a very punctiform heat distribution, stainless steel a better heat distribution over the whole surface.
Jeez, I just bought a set and this video comes out...
you eat in MC Donald but you dont drinck in aluminium contenant very funy ...........
@@thomasmusso1147 yes so fun ...
You are perfectly at liberty to choose not to use cookware/storage vessels made from any particular material. That is entirely your choice. But to state, baldly, that aluminium cookware is toxic is nonsense. The evidence for aluminium cookware posing any hazard is VERY scant indeed. There is some evidence that cookware made in third world countries from recycled aluminium may contain undesirable metallic elements (heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium) that can leach into cooking. Far more aluminium enters our bodies from sources other than cooking vessels. Aluminium is the most abundant metallic elemement in the earth's crust/surface.
Increases risk for Dementia
But when survival situations remember dehydration will kill you a lot quicker than aluminum or plastic toxicities.
if I have the choice I avoid aluminium or plastic
Most plastics today are BPA free. They're fine. I love my 3L hydrapack for hiking and hunting. Everything will release particles. For heating things, I do like stainless over anything else for quality and longevity.
I think the lesson here is get this stuff while you have the chance so that way you will have the choice.
@@thomasmusso1147 when thirsty, a person will stoop to drinking sea water, even if they know it'll kill them.
@@kerbalairforce8802 True. And in Chris Ryan's book about the doomed Bravo Two Zero (SAS) mission, he writes of how he drinks the effluent from some kind of industrial complex because, by that point, he's been without water for a number of days of very high stress and activity.
I understand Lily's point here though; if you have a choice, avoid plastic and aluminium and chemicals. I do exactly the same and will only drink from stainless steel if possible. But of course if I were unlucky enough to find myself in a sufficiently desperate situation I'd drink whatever I had to to survive.
For water bladders what I like to do is fill it up with coca cola (maybe the non sugar ones ), leave it for a day or so then toss it out. then the water doesn't taste like plastic anymore
Interesting trick, I'll have to try that
Lilly, an easy way to clean and sanitize your canteens is to use denture cleansing tablets, available at any pharmacy (apotheker) for very low price. Narrow mouth canteens will require crushing them before opening the packaging. Use several for a one liter canteen with a fill up of warm water all the way to the top. Put the lid on loosely so that when they fizz (effervesce) they also clean the top and threads. They are safe and not only clean, but also sanitize. After a quick rinse, your canteen is as good as new, with no odd smells or taste.
Thanks for all your great videos.
Thankyou
That is genius!
Alcohol and sea salt works really well for cleaning bottles with small openings. I picked that up from stoners that clean their bongs.
clean bong or no bong
Dude, that was a secret just for us, I mean them, uh, you know, stoners. haha.
That's a similar mechanism to what I've done for some bottles, which is put in paper towels or other basically abrasive items and shake with hot soapy water.
Also egg shells are a secret tip from grandma to clean bottles or flower vases.
I got Stanley cook sets, MSR pot and their water bladders, GSI cup etc first time around. Almost 10 years of prepping. I always buy the best first time and never upgrade anything. Retired carpenter, always buy the best 1st. Just found a 47oz stainless steel Stanley vacuum food jar on special on Amazon arriving in a few minutes. I want it for emergencies keep food warm after cooking so I don't have to make too many cooks
Micro plastics are a big concern. I've had two Camel backs and both began to taste really bad after a few uses. Now I use a 3 litre Returnable Coca Cola bottle. It's not ideal but it doesn't make my water taste weird.
Great idea. 👍
A study by some scientists say on average we consume about 5 grams of plastic per week, about the size of a credit card, and that by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the sea.
Reliable research now shows that tiny bits of plastic are in our food, drinking water, the air we breathe, and, yes, inside our bodies. ... One research review published in 2019 calculated that the average American eats, drinks, and breathes in more than 74,000 microplastic particles every year.Apr 30, 2020
I too am sharing this information.
A bright spot of the pandemic is that plastic production went way down and created a "shortage" of plastic.
Thanks for the advice and your very useful video. Hello good day 👍
Aluminium is not toxic. It is a reactive metal, more so than iron/steel. Aluminium reacts with oxygen to form a layer of aluminium oxide on the surface (aluminium oxide is the black residue you see if you scrub an aluminium pan but a new oxide layer forms almost instantly) so aluminium will not get into the food/water. It's safe to use for cooking and storing water etc.
I agree. My parents only had alluminium in the kitchen until I was about 20 years old. I am 67 now and nothing has stopped.
Alluminium is not toxic or dangerous. I am a healthy 67 year old walking 10,000 steps per day. My mother only had alluminium in the kitchen for first 20 years of my life.
Great! First my favorite anti-perspirant was ruined because of going aluminum free, and now my outdoor products are being affected by it as well, thanks to people spreading this information that it is bad for you! The amount of aluminum exposure from these products is harmless, and it's sad that misinformation is steering people away from the lighter weight options that are probably better for most people.
Is there going to be a part 2 on your off grid hut??
to avoid scratches on your pots & pans, use a plastic pot scraper. They are super cheap and very durable. After scraping the pot, sprinkle baking soda inside and wipe with a sponge or soft cloth. Baking soda will also remove the soot from the bottoms of your cookware.
Combine with vineagar,it fizzles up but helps clean and kill bacteria
Hi Lilly: I agree with getting rid of plastic! But Aluminum is not toxic at low doses.
Low doses repeatedly over long term causes irreversible brain damage.
If you cook with it you get a much higher dose than just using it to carry water, it also puts off fumes when heated. Still it is a relatively low dose, but many people prefer to avoid it. Better to be paranoid than suffer problems.
@@AwesomeFish12 I agree with minimizing exposure as much as possible. Just trying not to alarm people.
Been drinking and cooking out of stainless at home and in the woods for years.
You gathered a nice collection of heritage cooking gear.
Fully agree with you on drinking from plastic and Aluminium containers on a regular basis, but in an emergency it's ok .
Water bladders are always worth carrying, you can use it as hot-water bags to get you through the night - can't do it with sturdy containers, because they will collapse when the water cools down.
Water purification drops or pills are very useful too, but only in an emergency, in case you can't boil it due to a thunderstorm or in a bone-dry forest.
The easiest way to clean small-mouth Water bottles is to fill in a good amount of clean, not too fine sand, light gravel or natural rice (2-3 tablespoons) with 200-300ml cold water, close it up and shake violently in all different directions for several minutes- unscrew the cap in an upside-down position to flush everything out. Repeat, if needed.
If it's really bad, fill it with boiling water and some soda and let it sit over night or use false teeth cleaning tablets.
Thanks for showing
I rinse out my water bladders before I use them with some baking soda and vinegar... let it do it's fizzy thing, roll it around the sides of the bladder then rinse with cold water 4-6 times... it keeps the water tasting clean and sweet. Try to store them open when not using them!
I've already heard the story of toxic aluminum. But I thought it was such a joke. Aluminum cookware really has one limitation, you cannot store and cook food with acids in it, because acids dissolve aluminum. This is just one limitation. If a food manufacturer talks about the dangers of aluminum cookware, then its products contain acids. Here you already have to decide for yourself what is right: to use products with acids that are capable of dissolving metal, or to cook food without acids in an aluminum dish without fear. Normal drinking water should not contain acids, so it is absolutely safe to store and boil it in an aluminum flask. Be healthy! ☺️✌️
Don't put iced tea in there!
@@Katesharpandvoice but why? ☺️
@@ИванИванов-ъ1д6н Because the acids in the tea had a reaction in an aluminum pitcher I had. I left the tea in it over night, drank it the next day and got violently ill. The tea also permanently discolored the pitcher and I had put it in cold ready to serve. That's why. The aluminum leached into the tea from the chemical reaction.
@@Katesharpandvoice" If tea is brewed for too long, tea polyphenols and essential oils begin to oxidize spontaneously, which not only deprives the tea of transparency, taste and aroma, but also significantly reduces the nutritional value of tea due to the oxidation of vitamins C and P, amino acids and other valuable ones contained in tea leaves substances."
But aluminum is again not to blame. This is a feature of the culture of drinking tea ☺️🌷
@@ИванИванов-ъ1д6н It was the tea. I brewed it perfectly in another vessel. Do you not read what others post? Must not since you know everything.
Great educational video on titanium and stainless steel camping gear,I as well hate water that has a plastic taste to it. I drink bottled water as well,but miss glass jars and bottles. Take care Survival Lilly.
Your name is sponsored lilly so we cant trust you .
Love your video keep up the good work
I love Lilly's Tatonkas.
Awesome video as always Lilly. Have you thought of getting one of the Stanley cook sets? I have one, haven’t used it yet, but I soon will. Waypoint Survival did so many hacks with his that that Stanley cook pot is all you would need for cooking. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Lilly about the canten that is to hard to clean because the small mouth. I will use clean sand and a couple piece of small gravel with water and soap. Then shake the bottle a couple minutes and rinse.
That's how I always cleaned my pots in the desert.
Great cooking gear sets.
@Cleaning metallic bottles: Avoid the need for cleaning: fill only water and no other fluids in the bottle/container. When using the water first fill water into cup/pot (than mix coffee/tea or other ingridiants). After the hike/trip returned to home/hotel bottles might be cleaned in a dishwasher. Thats why I prefer metal bottle/thermo can over plastic bottles. (I learned by expirience bottle-clean-avoiding-strategy on my childrens kinder garden/school SIG bottles filled with apple/orange juice had sticky caps after dish washer cleaning procedures).
A little tip - the military canteen with the butterfly handles actually lock together (you will hear them click). It makes the cup very sturdy.
I've been trying to stick to titanium products, more expensive but worth it, I buy a piece of Ti kit whenever I can fit it into the budget. Aluminum isn't bad if it's not used with excessive heat, but that said my pots will be replaced by Ti soon. Thanks for the video Lilly, enjoy your videos
A lily I enjoy your videos. I'm from Foley Alabama in the US you just gave me a good idea. I am 57 years old handicap disabled and I'm going to give it a shot camping for the weekend I know I sound crazy but I'm like a dear I don't give up too bad your water bottle didn't have an extra pouch to put your water purification stuff in it put that away all your water stuff is together I have some camping gear but it's not that large of pots and pans it's just enough for one person I enjoy watching your programs and two other people but I never see nobody bring no fishing gear ultralight fishing pole and some spring-loaded yo-yos the catch fish you always got to be by some water my backpacks about 95 lb a little rough but I have everything sometimes I only carry me about four five packs of MREs and powdered flavored drinks all I do is pour the powder inside with my freshwater and some Gatorade hope this goes through correctly I'm on voice text love your show sweetie keep up the good work
I'm proud of you my brother! Its impressive you get out to camp. God Bless you.
I wanted to give you the information that stainless steel can also be harmful if it is not of high quality.
if it is made with stainless steel with a 14/ it is unfit for eating.
it would have to be 18/8 or 18/10, 18/0 would be best, but the 18/0 is not dishwasher safe.
Thanks 4 sharing this knowledge 👊 im a sittydwellers ofspring but,.... I went another way 😁 almost ready to hit the dirt and get away from the coronacopalypse ☮️
Best! Thank you for sharing! I'm interested in knowing more about the APO - 1 Cooking Stove that runs on an alcohol burner. Have you done a specific video review? if you did I missed it.
I got some Al you miniyum containers and cook sets that I I love. You just threw a monkey wrench into that relationship. Thanks for nothing Lilly!!!
And what I really mean is...all good in the hood. Thanks for the concern and now I’ll do my homework and make informed decisions. Peace!
Save some of those white foam/plastic bottle cap liners found in some bottled water or other bottles. If needed trace the shape and cut it to fit. Use that to replace the missing rubber seal in the military style stainless steal canteen. And save another to add to the existing rubber seal in your other stainless military style canteen. Works great. Cleaning these canteens is easy too. First dont store water in the canteen when not using it. Let it air dry with cap off when not in use. To clean the inside of these canteens heat up water mixed with white vinegar and add perhaps add dish soap. Shake the mix around and in a while later empty and rinse the canteen.
Wow! all I have is stainless steel cup and one of those folding military style mess kits and that's it.
If you do a video on stoves and mention the DIY alcohol cat can stove you'll trigger me.
The canteen cup with the butterfly handle is the “improved “ version. The folding handle dates back to WW2 or earlier.
Great supply, absolute best prep. You must have everything & AMY completes it all! Always ck your videos.🐾
📢Lilly, ➡️can you please site a credible study stating food grade aluminum drinking bottles and cookware are toxic? 🤔
If you want to make such wide range of statements, you should site your sources!
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071840/
Aluminium is toxic. Aluminium is super soft, even tiny scratches will scrape off tiny shavings of the aluminium directly into your food. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why anybody should use aluminium when there is foodgrade stainless steel or titanium available.
Thank you for sharing this information. I had not considered this information previously, but it gives me some basis to look into it further.
@@SurvivalLilly Then I suggest banning antiperspirants and gastric antacids 😂
Hi Lilly, I was just thinking about revamping and replacing some of my old camping cookware gear this past weekend. Thanks for sharing your ideas! Definitely going to look into a lot of what you use 😎🤙
Aluminum is not as toxic as people think. If it was we wouldn't use Aluminum Foil while cooking. My cook pot is aluminum and I've used it for years. I also drink from smart water bottles, (mostly because the Sawyer squeeze filter fits them perfectly). But when I camp, I'm hiking and my base weight it 25 lbs/11kg.
If you are so sure then do a blood test for aluminum. Would be interested in your levels
@@SurvivalLilly normal blood aluminum levels range from zero to 5.41 micrograms per liter
@@SurvivalLilly I hardly ever go to the Dr., but next time I do I'll have them check.
Lily we're new to your channel. My 4 yr old daughter loves watching your videos and in this video we both liked the folding spoon and fork a d wanted to know what name brand they were so we could try to find them too. I didn't see the brand for them listed in your video notes. Did I miss it, or can you please comment on the brand? Thanks!
Thank you for the more health-conscious reasoning, it's been a growing concern of mine as well. Maybe not to the extreme of replacing the piping in the whole house, but that's because I figure I can filter my drinking/cooking water separate from my washing water. Coming from Michigan, what happened with flint was, lead leeched into the old metal pipes and forever ruined them. Or at least thats my understanding of it. I think plastic PVC would not have that sort of chemical reaction.
Funny thing is in my entire lifetime, every single one of my friends that were "health freaks" have ALL died already, without exception. and they all died terrible deaths of prolonged sickness. EVEY SINGLE one of them. thy were the whole "aluminum is bad for you" folks. "you have to drink out of bp free plastic". etc. recycling fanatics as well. NOW, I completely agree that recycling is an important thing we should all consider. but the whole health freak thing WILL GET YOU AN EARLIE DEATH. I'm talking 7 of my very best friends throughout my lifetime. all dead years ago now.
You have a nice assortment. I wanted a pot that had a lid that doubled as a frying pan made of stainless steel that would be large enough to store my MSR Dragonfly stove. I went with the Olicamp 3 liter pot. I used to use an old Peak1 1 liter stainless Alaskan style pot that actually had a copper covered bottom. It was too small for the dragonfly. I like that canteen cup cover. I remember when Dave Canterbury was first selling those covers.
Thanks for the info. I'm currently on a bug hunt for a good, substantial pot that will hold a minimum of 64 ounces (2 liters) to re-create the Mors Kochanski Survival Pot. I still keep plastic water bottles in my vehicle as back up. If it gets real cold and freezes the plastic can accommodate ice expansion. Other than that I stick to stainless steel metal containers just because you can boil in them and they are bullet proof. I'm leaning towards the large Tatonka.
I just bought Mors Kochanski's book, Bushcraft!
Her home water pipe system looks like a laboratory. Nice job! 😂
Great video Lilly! For cleaning your cups etc try using Steradent (denture cleaning) tablets, just make sure they don't contain persulfate. I use them to clean all my tea and coffee cups, bottles etc. Rinse well before use. No need to scrub, works like magic.
I work in a plastic recycling place. The bottles say they were made from recycled plastic, but it was not. Food grade products will never be made from recycled plastic. Virgin plastic is also cheaper then recycled plastic.
You have made the right analysis of plastic hydration systems. But the plastic bladder itself is not the main problem. The main problem is that the hose and mouth-piece will quickly collect germs and bacteria. Sanitizing in the field requires de-assembling and manual chemical cleaning or boiling, a time consuming procedure that most hikers will not bother with. A few days in the field is enough time for this bacteria to become a health hazard, and you will arrive home with a stomach problem. To ensure healthy hydration, only use bottles that are easy to clean and rinse out in the field, your Nalgene wide mouth stainless bottle is a good example. Remember when you compare the weight between containers that you should do it with the container filled with water. Then the difference between plastic, stainless and titanium becomes almost irrelevant. /Greetings from the Swedish Army.
my dear lilly try military mess kit WHY LESS EXPENSIVE and ecolo because its ever making because surplus and strong try military mess french kit the bet like food like people like MDR LOL
And with your alcohol stove. To transport alcohol use old peppermint oil container!!! 🇵🇱🧸⛺️🛶🏳️🌈👩🍳🇺🇸
I just tried the life straw I bought a few years back tasted like plastic as well unfortunately I bought a replacement not knowing
I’ve lost count of how many time I watched this video ahah
I love the tatonka billy pots, which I discovered from this vid. I don’t understand the reasoning behind buying an MSR stowaway since the tatonka billy is just far superior. Only thing I could imagine is storing leftover food form a meal inside the stowaway.
I guess you quit eating out in restaurants? Can't be eating from all those aluminum pots that EVERY restaurant uses can we?
I've heard other channel hosts mention Lilly (rare female bushcrafter), and this was my first video I watched of hers.
Ehh... I was more impressed with her plumbing upgrades than her camping cookery. Amazon gear is garbage.
"Best cookware for camping" my ass... This is a list of things NOT to use.
COPPER IS STILL THE BEST FOR WATER . It gives a disinfectant to to water over time . homes after 1986 are Lead free Solder .
Aluminum is one of the best materials for camp cooking because of even heating. Titanium is the worst because it will spot burn. SS and cast iron in your kitchen is best for day to day cooking.
Hi Lilly, I agree that all outdoor enthusiasts should buy the best food grade stainless steel cook ware and bottles, that they can afford!!! That being said, lets remember that sodium hypochlorite (regular 5% bleach), hydrogen peroxide (its the whitener in your toothpaste), are used in hospitals for disinfection along with iodide and natural products like citric acid (lemon juice) and vinegar (your choice) will also kill most bacteria and even many if not most viruses in water. Always research concentrations and methods of everything you use for cleaning items for your drinking water for best results since too much is not a good thing either. Use them routinely, followed by complete fresh chlorinated water rinsing. Leaching from plastics is more common, however, the brand name "Nalgene" is an inert siliconized plastic that will not leach into potable drinking water. Storing emergency potable water in any plastic that is not Nalgene or food-grade is not a great idea for long term storage.
Should be using silicone bladders and hoses as well as stainless or aluminum fittings for water.
I understand the fears of plastics and Ali products . But we have spent years using plastics and Ali items , mirco plastic is now everywhere to be found in our eco system. Ali was always known to be toxic both in it manufacturing processes with it waste and to use long term . Stainless steel is also proberly bad for the Environment with it production and waste products , the trade off been it is proberly an item that will last a life time and have to be replaced . I would rate Plastic as my major concern over Aluminium items , plastic is far more damaging to us and the world than most of our Metal products .yes the trade off is more weight to carry .but this is the normal balance that as to be found for backpacking or Bike packing and tours .
Thanks for the video as I am currently look at camping cookware one for bike packing and 2nd for the current risks of energy outages and shortages because of this Crazy War in Eastern Europe and the very real risk of shortages in gas and other fuels come winter, for now I am only thinking of weekend bike trips .
the titanium lid was nice for cleaning , u never showed the APO FLASK OPENING ?
lady, you are a paranoid. replacing your home plumbing is rediculous as the water treatment plant uses plenty of plastics to transfer water to you. you should just filter at the kitchen in a high stage gravity filter or rev osmosis system. aluminium does NOT 'flake off' in unheated vessals. use for cooking i'd agree on not using. SAFETY TIP: don't use those plastic canteens for gasoline! maybe donate to some young prepper
Good point but I wouldn’t over worry on aluminium it’s about as toxic as copper, normally your body will just flush it out, its only in very extreme cases (underlying health conditions) or prolonged exposure over decades will it cause any real issues.
You get a like just for the fact this is a video of YOUR equipment that YOU own. All the other bs youtube vids just advertisements.
The original butterflie handles lock together making them very stable and not floppy
From South Africa this vid is all about your foibles and nothing do do with best cookware...
Isn't this channel survival, whatever it takes to stay alive. Looks like making to much money stainless pipes in the home? Maybe stainless car and carpet next. WOW
A very good way to get rid of bad taste in any container, including plastic water containers and drinking tubes, is wash or flush them out with brown vinegar. Brown vinegar nutrilises all chemicals.
I also think of the chemicals in plastic, including the recycled stuff. Terrible what goes into making it yet we can’t seem to escape it’s use.
Hi Lilly, what happened to your Pathfinder stainless steel canteen with thr wide mouth? Would you still recommend that product?
Not many scorch marks. Well done. You can remove the heat discolouration by cleaning it with dirt.
Put hot water mixed with a cup of baking soda and a few tablespoons of lemon juice. Let it sit for a few hours. The plastic taste from the bladder will go away.
Those surplus American cups are common to find here still in the plastic, ask some American viewers, I got one for 15$ out of a pile of 30
Nice collection, most of my canteens are military but using nalgene. I don’t like water bladders, I am going to get the G I style titanium canteen to fit in the military pouch. Those are great pouches. Alan R.
Oooh ima come back to this. Ima travel with the rennies in a few years, cause i wasnt prepared enough for this year and i didnt have enough money for everything. But I also love camping so yeeesss
Stanley stainless steel cook sets are good quality steel. most stainless steel cook sets are thin resulting to food being burned at the bottom. Stanley’s steel are a little thicker so food doesn’t easily burn…
How many people do you know of in your country that died from aluminum containers????
Aluminum is not toxic to drink from ;o If it was, there would be a mass scandal between the FDA and similar entities in regards to all the Aluminum can's a lot of people drink from every day. :O
There are plenty of us here in the US that can probably get you US Military surplus items not subject to ITAR at a much better price.
You have all this equipment yet you can not afford new jeans. lol just kidding.
Lilly Your canteen that you lost your rubber seal for replace it with a cork seal it will seal better and easier to replace NICE VIDEO
Thanks for the tip. I have some old cork from a champaign bottle laying around somewhere which I could use for it. Many thanks 👌
Sounds like you should be drinking from containers made from ice.
I have some bottles with small spouts I hate it for cleaning too! But with that, a good baby bottle brush can work good on them (sometimes; depending on the size) anyways, I love this video! Great camping info! I subscribed a looooong time ago and just came back to check out your channel :) thanks Lilly!
Thank you for sharing. Use wooden spoons and utensils so you don’t scratch your pans.
Beautiful collection .
Hate smoky hot cocoa. I had to live with that for months on a extended camping trip.
I have drank out of aluminum containers for decades. I can say I’m healthy as a horse
Out of all tv shows on woodsmen, survival, the most successful angler is without doubt Survival Lilly, and her sheer joy at the catch is so genuine and lovely to watch.
Stainless steel and copper you cannot go wrong! Glass is great but not practical!
I'd try to see if a gasket for faucets would work on those canteen that you've lost the seal on.
To people saying "you use what you have in a survival situation": she is making sure that what she has is stainless steel. What you expect her to do, toss it out mid survival trip for an aluminum tin she didn't previously have? Geez you guys
I use sand or even dirt and a little water to clean inside container I can't reach, and then just rinse it out.
Hi Lily the tatonka kettle is 1.6L or 2.5L. Thank you.
That Cup you got for cheap in south Africa we call it a fire bucket
Love from pakistan ....visit pakistan some time sooner