45 Survival/SHTF Tips!

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  • @benmarkcrites
    @benmarkcrites 10 років тому +876

    Hey Alfie, I'm a native-American, one trick American natives used to do was to dig a shallow hole the length of their body and the width. rake the coals from their fire into it before going to sleep and covering it with several inches of dirt. The coals will still smolder and give off heat, radiating it strait up to your body through the night.

    • @walkerallen7795
      @walkerallen7795 7 років тому +26

      benmarkcrites Pretty Clever

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 7 років тому +46

      benmarkcrites
      Similarly, stones surrounding the fire can be used to warm up sleeping bags or to dry out boots, providing they aren't to hot.

    • @buckfifty3470
      @buckfifty3470 6 років тому +66

      Just make sure you put enough dirt down pilgrim.

    • @BBSurf37
      @BBSurf37 5 років тому +25

      I'm from Chickasaw Nation and we used to put rocks in the fire then (without burning our hands) transferred it to the ground and cover it. Kinda the same thing I guess.

    • @magpiesmyth6310
      @magpiesmyth6310 5 років тому +5

      @Josh so long as you do it right you won't .. it's kinda like saying if you don't wanna sleep in a bed thats raised off the ground cuz you'll fall off .. only a bit more obvious and painful

  • @zstick
    @zstick 10 років тому +586

    EVERYONE who does prepper videos should take a lesson from AlfieAesthetics. His videos don't waste time with "Hey guys, I thought I'd blah blah blah because blah blah blah... Let me waste 10 minutes telling you a story you don't care about before I get to the 2 minutes of content you came here for."
    Concise and full of useful info! A regular UA-camr would have divided up these 45 tips into 98 different videos. Tell your friends, and get the word out: We don't want fluff, we want content! Way to be Alfie!
    EDIT: Also, he's actually funny unlike so many others.

    • @JohnFourtyTwo
      @JohnFourtyTwo 5 років тому +6

      I agree 110% to infinity and beyond! Seriously though, I completely agree with you. Personally, most UA-cam videos, regardless of content, are very painful to watch and listen to because so much time is wasted on the introduction, poor content delivery due to lack of speaking skills, lack of product/subject matter knowledge, lack of filming/editing skills, .etc.
      Alfie dives right in and delivers the package! Normally I can't stand humor in lecture type videos because the presenter normally isn't funny but Alfie doesn't have that problem and keeps the information and humor perfectly balanced and making you want more.
      Also, Alfie reminds me a lot of the guy here at "Alt Shift X" with his movie and TV reviews, the guy is spot on and doesn't get bogged down dragging you down every rabbit hole with sea stories, fairy tales, and other useless jibber jabber.

    • @atentat07
      @atentat07 5 років тому +8

      Hey guys, I just thought I'd drop by in this sub-comment section and say hello to my fellow commenters and share my thoughts on this comment on this video, but first let me tell you a little story of when I was just starting out, dropping a comment here and there, never even dreamt about commenting on a comment on this video! Obviously if I can do it, anybody can, you just need to believe in your self and you need a youtube account. You need to be firm, but flexible, you know what Im saying? Anyway, I think that's enough from me for today, don't forget to subscribe in order to learn what I think about this video!

    • @raptureangel5409
      @raptureangel5409 4 роки тому

      EXACTLY!

    • @isaacmcginn7923
      @isaacmcginn7923 4 роки тому

      Yess

  • @CityPrepping
    @CityPrepping 8 років тому +138

    Simple and excellent points!

  • @MrBtw999
    @MrBtw999 3 роки тому +2

    ALFIE NEVER GETS OLD, HIS TECHNIQUES ARE LEGENDARY NOW.......

  • @navyman4
    @navyman4 9 років тому +392

    I am here because this guy is actually THE BEST source of prepping tips on UA-cam.

    • @emaronin
      @emaronin 2 роки тому +1

      Still the best.

    • @SHAPPENS16
      @SHAPPENS16 11 місяців тому

      Still the best even if he dont upload

  • @bandofbrothers1964
    @bandofbrothers1964 11 років тому +45

    Mix sugar and lemon together and dry them after. It can give you better taste on the water you collected. Also, dry the rice already cook, put the mixture of sugar and lemon together with the dry rice. Pack them in container for later use. It can help your hunger while you are looking for real foods to eat. I know this works, because my family used this while we were on the boat escaped out of Viet Nam back in 1978.

    • @flyingpaladin2712
      @flyingpaladin2712 5 років тому +7

      I'm glad that you and your family made it, mate.

  • @lockytheozzie4370
    @lockytheozzie4370 8 років тому +86

    instead of cutting wood for shavings its easier to have a pencil sharpener to collect tinder as the quantity is more consistent and lighter

    • @pastagoodness9449
      @pastagoodness9449 4 роки тому +1

      What can shavings be used for

    • @thelionssin701
      @thelionssin701 4 роки тому +1

      @@pastagoodness9449 It works well as an alternative to making feather sticks, and it also makes it easier to sharpen smaller sticks for spears and improvised traps.

    • @pastagoodness9449
      @pastagoodness9449 4 роки тому +1

      mystery prepper how does it make it easier?

    • @thelionssin701
      @thelionssin701 4 роки тому +2

      @@pastagoodness9449 Using a good pencil sharpener will make it easier to get fine, uniformly sized wood shavings with less practice (assuming you can find appropriately sized sticks to fit in the sharpener). It will also decrease the chances of your blade slipping and injuring yourself, someone else, or your blade. And it will also save the sharpness of your blade for other things that a pencil sharpener can't take care of as easily on the off chance that you don't have a knife sharpener with you.

    • @pastagoodness9449
      @pastagoodness9449 4 роки тому +2

      mystery prepper oh ok thx

  • @rissaestes3071
    @rissaestes3071 10 років тому +384

    It's illegal to collect rainwater in my state but in a survival/shtf situation I don't really think anyone's worried about following the laws

    • @rissaestes3071
      @rissaestes3071 10 років тому +68

      It is considered government property

    • @rissaestes3071
      @rissaestes3071 10 років тому +70

      Exactly what I thought when I found out. It's very dumb when you think about it. The apparent void between earth and the sky is Goverment Property, but not when you cross the state line.

    • @brandonmcdaniel9992
      @brandonmcdaniel9992 10 років тому +41

      That's like owning air something's you can't own and that's the earth itself when they put a law on that you start to realize how much they are against the bible they say in God we trust but yet they are making natural things for profit

    • @Timelywizard
      @Timelywizard 9 років тому +19

      So what about rain that begins falling in your state, but is blown over the border before it hits the ground?

    • @perttiheinuri4762
      @perttiheinuri4762 9 років тому +82

      usa laws are really stupid

  • @youtubesonemancountertime-374
    @youtubesonemancountertime-374 4 роки тому +83

    "Mcdonalds will still be open, even when all hell breaks loose."
    YUP, THAT WAS PROPHETIC.

    • @ed4253
      @ed4253 4 роки тому +1

      And BK is selling shakes

    • @allafinemoriremotutti1677
      @allafinemoriremotutti1677 4 роки тому +6

      Maccies was like one of the first things to shut down in quarantine

    • @mrmagneto554
      @mrmagneto554 4 роки тому +2

      @@allafinemoriremotutti1677 but the global corporation will survive all the bs, unlike many smaller businesses

    • @allafinemoriremotutti1677
      @allafinemoriremotutti1677 4 роки тому

      @@mrmagneto554 ok I was just talking bout maccies tho

    • @mrmagneto554
      @mrmagneto554 4 роки тому +1

      @@allafinemoriremotutti1677 okay then, maccies will survive, unlike many smaller businesses....but why keep your view so narrow?

  • @thatoneaziankid7969
    @thatoneaziankid7969 2 роки тому +3

    Still love coming back to these vids, if you read this hope you are well.

  • @Aconitum_napellus
    @Aconitum_napellus 9 років тому +230

    Bollocks to whether its illegal to gather water in some US states, do it anyway. Surely getting into legal trouble is a better outcome than dying of thirst.

    • @Psycosmurf43
      @Psycosmurf43 9 років тому +23

      Most things can be waived by saying that you were in a survival situation.

    • @Aconitum_napellus
      @Aconitum_napellus 9 років тому +9

      Psychosmurf43 Yeah, seems a bit of a ridiculous notion that they would still enforce it.

    • @patrickgermond2750
      @patrickgermond2750 9 років тому +9

      +platteraider Hahahahaha, way to go. I live i nCraig Colorado and I was thinking the same thing. I'm thinking of storing some for a garden. If they ask I'm just going to say I'm pouring it out anyway, and get off my land!

    • @tao123chi
      @tao123chi 8 років тому +11

      +Nox Aternum it was a few years back. some people were collecting rain water in 50 gal. barrels ot water their gardens and so forth. the local officials stepped in and said something. i am not sure how far it went,i think it was up east somewhere.but i will tell you ,the bureaucracy in the usa is getting worse. i live in the south so we are still free here. heck where i live we still have open carry firearms and any knife you want. we also have concealed carry and almost everyone i personally knows owns some type of ar15,ak47,sks or the like,some many multiples. i would have to think hard to think of someone i know who doesn't have at least one of these. but the winds of change are blowing. we can feel it.

    • @illyakuryakin2927
      @illyakuryakin2927 8 років тому +10

      in GB England we can't carry knives or guns but we can collect water as for knives not over 3 inch blade and license for gun but I have large knife in my rucksack and only a policeman and a judge would be cuntish enough to arrest imprison or fine me for this

  • @mikealgiers7852
    @mikealgiers7852 11 років тому +397

    "Wave the glow stick around like you're at a rave hopped up on smarties" lol

    • @callummckay
      @callummckay 10 років тому +25

      This itself got him a subscriber

    • @mikealgiers7852
      @mikealgiers7852 10 років тому

      callummckay Lel

    • @N3kr0n15
      @N3kr0n15 10 років тому

      Troublesome2008 lol that one was my favorite.

    • @maryjanegreen7601
      @maryjanegreen7601 7 років тому +12

      don't forget the 420 note he showed

    • @darkwizardsfire102
      @darkwizardsfire102 6 років тому +1

      kept laughing every time i heard someone say smarties, guess its British for "E". as a side note if you eat the wrong mushrooms(or the right ones) glow sticks
      can make any prepper look bat shit crazy to the cops chasing you thru the woods...umm that's what a friend said anyways.

  • @bingowashisnameo80
    @bingowashisnameo80 3 роки тому +10

    For any beginners to camping out there or survival please don't use river rocks for your camp fires circle as they are prone to blowing up unexpectedly same with normal rocks if they are wet they have a chance also to blow up.

  • @kickingmustang
    @kickingmustang 8 років тому +52

    Great videos. Informative + humorous. Thanks.

    • @joshturner9766
      @joshturner9766 3 роки тому +2

      fancy seein u here 'ar kid

    • @joshturner9766
      @joshturner9766 3 роки тому +1

      im getting tips ready to take u down in the next airsoft outing :L:L

    • @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx
      @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx 3 роки тому

      @@joshturner9766 Kicking Mustang is an excellent sniper. Good luck!

    • @joshturner9766
      @joshturner9766 3 роки тому +1

      @@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx i got a thermal ibeen waiting to use for ages but lockdown is a bitch booked in now though

    • @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx
      @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx 3 роки тому

      @@joshturner9766 That is a great idea. Happy hunting!!!

  • @republicoverwatch5718
    @republicoverwatch5718 9 років тому +69

    The very fact that it is illegal to collect rainwater in any state in America is why we need these videos.

    • @3vanguardofthephoenix335
      @3vanguardofthephoenix335 4 роки тому +1

      Thats the problem america values the profit of farmers more than the SURVIVAL of the pupolous. Lets be real, very few people gather rainwater, and those who do are wise, and those who need it.
      I hate america but I praise GOD for this life, these friends and fam, and his beautiful nature. But fuck uncle Sam and his tyrannical mindset

    • @pinehawk9600
      @pinehawk9600 Рік тому +1

      Because the water is full of chemicals

  • @sphynxboy2006
    @sphynxboy2006 10 років тому +418

    Tip # 46:
    Advice administered by a person with a British accent carries four times the importance of advice administered by any other nationality.

    • @stepitup5409
      @stepitup5409 6 років тому +12

      You are right, I only buy my products on TV from guys screaming at me in a foreign accent. Americans will just not do.

    • @jackbright2377
      @jackbright2377 6 років тому +3

      Lol

    • @teancrumpets5685
      @teancrumpets5685 5 років тому +16

      Other accents you should probably listen to :
      Latino mother
      Very old Asian person
      Long-time janitor

    • @tinybigbus1873
      @tinybigbus1873 5 років тому +1

      @@stepitup5409 What about Aussie accents?

    • @toffybatter1034
      @toffybatter1034 5 років тому +5

      The thing is if you're English he sounds like a chav.

  • @ronnieyoungblood482
    @ronnieyoungblood482 9 років тому +11

    Place a ranger band around your Zippo lihhter to cover the seam between the top and the base. This will make it water resistant and almost air tight. This will slow the evaporation of the fuel. It will make the fuel last longer and lessen loss of fuel frim evaporation.
    By the way, great video with awesome tips. Don't forget anti-diarrhea pills in your kit. And benadryl.

  • @NfldBiker
    @NfldBiker 10 років тому +31

    I don't comment much on prepping videos because so many have good and bad points but I have to say this video is quite impressive and straight to the point. Well done!

  • @egzalotyl6099
    @egzalotyl6099 2 роки тому +2

    We miss you Alfie, stay safe everyone ❤️❤️❤️

  • @laurentdelattre4630
    @laurentdelattre4630 9 років тому +30

    Great video Alfie, I would add SuperGlue. I always have some with me, it works perfectly for keeping closed wounds and cuts even blisters.

    • @deangestner8792
      @deangestner8792 5 років тому +4

      Yes, It was first used during the Vietnam war by medics to close wounds.

    • @rebelsaint4305
      @rebelsaint4305 5 років тому +3

      Gather pine resin from a pine tree's wound, boil and sift it then apply to your wound as a better and healthier natural glue, for pine sap is a natural antibacterial and one of the best out there. you can mix it with beeswax or charcoal to add consistency

  • @MrDrinkthekoolaid
    @MrDrinkthekoolaid 10 років тому +166

    lol /k/ on the bag. good vid /k/ommando

  • @CanadianPrepper
    @CanadianPrepper 10 років тому +221

    This are excellent tips thanks for sharing!

    • @natehuff8257
      @natehuff8257 7 років тому +2

      Agreed, as a Bushraftman myself... all of these were spot on for anyone just wanting some basic knowledge. Couldnt find a single thing outdated or wrong!

    • @malloysfootagearchive8919
      @malloysfootagearchive8919 4 роки тому +1

      Hey there mate, I agree

    • @justingayomali1571
      @justingayomali1571 4 роки тому +7

      Yo I’m from 2020 congrats on your channel

    • @bakedhawaii
      @bakedhawaii 4 роки тому +4

      We are from the future

    • @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx
      @GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx 3 роки тому +2

      @@justingayomali1571 I'm from the future in 2021. We barely made it

  • @lenawell9136
    @lenawell9136 7 років тому +94

    45b: you can also use the tinfoil to protect your brain from alien signals

  • @albertgarcia4468
    @albertgarcia4468 9 років тому

    Excellently spelled put.No studering or excessive talk.Straight and clear.

  • @MrAjusog
    @MrAjusog 9 років тому +9

    Smear petroleum jelly into a ball of lint or a cotton ball, and squish and reshape it into a ball shape for about 5 minutes. Put the petro-lintball into an empty medication bottle for later when you need to start an emergency fire. One spark from a ferro-rod will ignite the ball instantly, as long as you don't use hypoallergenic petroleum.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 7 років тому +2

      AJ Usog
      Better in ziplock bags, less bulky and can be squashed into shape to fit into smaller spaces or to pad out.

  • @joekatz2010
    @joekatz2010 10 років тому +5

    Just finished watching several of your videos, outstanding! I love the intellect and sense of humor in your episodes. Excellent job, man.

  • @all4theweekend219
    @all4theweekend219 10 років тому +234

    Fantastic mate well done

    • @jamiehodges3577
      @jamiehodges3577 9 років тому +6

      AlfieAesthetics your videos are really good, thanks and keep up the good work :)

    • @szanten13
      @szanten13 9 років тому +6

      AlfieAesthetics Hah I just noticed those cigs at 6:40 are polish :-) I wonder how I didn't notice this the first time I watched this video.

    • @thegoldendarsh2179
      @thegoldendarsh2179 8 років тому +1

      I think you mean gg well played

    • @imowtflol
      @imowtflol 8 років тому

      +AlfieAesthetics You are a fuckwit. I turned off after the first tip-destroy your zippo to make a fire. How about try to use some low flashpoint fluid like diesel or kero in your lighter if possible.
      If not, save your lighter for when you can refill it, and use your fire stick or old fashioned stick rubbing to light the fire.

    • @lastcreedsurvival1613
      @lastcreedsurvival1613 8 років тому

      +AlfieAesthetics have you ever served in the military

  • @trynsurviven2440
    @trynsurviven2440 8 років тому +24

    I don't care where I am. If it's raining and I have a poncho or tarp I'm collecting rain water.

    • @bussiboibrian6058
      @bussiboibrian6058 8 років тому

      You can collect it but not hoard it and make it into property. Such as made dams and reservoirs.

    • @hidemyass1753
      @hidemyass1753 8 років тому

      Hey, you stole my picture.

  • @katesdad0
    @katesdad0 9 років тому +1

    Agree with the backup bit of foil for fashioning a cup or bowl. I add a couple of straws (just swipe a few from McDonalds). Makes drinking small amounts of water, or water in awkward places much easier. They burn nicely if it's wet and your struggling to start a fire.

  • @dandeleona4760
    @dandeleona4760 3 роки тому +2

    I was playing around with km and miles and you're right it's pretty accurate for miles under 100 km. If the distance is over 100 km, the estimate can be several miles short. It turns out it's even more accurate to do what you said: half, then add first TWO digits (of a 3 digit number) ... and then add 2X the first digit.
    100 km / 2 = 50 ; 50 + 10 (first two digits of 100) = 60 ... and then ... + 2x 1 (first digit of 100) = 62. ACTUAL miles: 62.1, a difference of 2.1 miles in estimate w/o the last addition
    200 km / 2 = 100; 100 + 20 = 120; 120 + 2 x (2) = 124 miles ACTUAL miles: 124.3
    300 km / 2 = 150; 150 + 30 = 180; 180 + 2x (3) = 186 miles ACTUAL miles 186.4
    1000 km / 2 = 500; 500 + 100 = 600; 600 + 2 x (10) = 620 miles ACTUAL miles 621.37
    I suppose I COULD use conversions but this is more fun for me. Thanks for the tip. :D

  • @johnt4060
    @johnt4060 6 років тому +3

    I've been watching survival videos for years and this these are some of the best tips I've heard. Thanks man!

  • @NavySEAL11
    @NavySEAL11 11 років тому +59

    If something goes down here in the States and I need to collect water I could care less about a law saying it's illegal to collect it lol

    • @jamessawley213
      @jamessawley213 7 років тому

      No American cop will care if your collecting rainwater.

    • @iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743
      @iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743 6 років тому

      I heard a few people got life in prison because they got lost in the woods and collected water to live. I think one person got executed for their crime.

    • @delallen7189
      @delallen7189 6 років тому +1

      Jacob S. Shtf,won't be any law

    • @willvalentine4374
      @willvalentine4374 4 роки тому

      Its about thatb time 2020

  • @ScreamingSkullSaloon
    @ScreamingSkullSaloon 10 років тому +5

    Great tip on the Guitar case! I remember someone posting that on one of the Survival Forums before. I may have to convert my Urban Go Bag to a Guitar Case.

  • @davidwhitehouse8888
    @davidwhitehouse8888 5 років тому +5

    I must say,
    that was one of the most informative, interesting, non-bullshit videos I have seen in a long time !!!
    Well done lad,
    Thank you !

  • @CriticalEnmity
    @CriticalEnmity 10 років тому +103

    Top kek /k/ on your bag

    • @richardjohnson5588
      @richardjohnson5588 7 років тому +12

      It's just scratched in with black marker too, what a champ

    • @lukek4109
      @lukek4109 6 років тому +1

      CriticalEnmity good eye anon

    • @nxxynx5039
      @nxxynx5039 5 років тому +2

      @@richardjohnson5588 it's more authentic

    • @connorpickens7523
      @connorpickens7523 4 роки тому +4

      All he needs is the /out/ certified Cairn Kicker patch and he's ascended. Probably already has it, I'd imagine.

    • @Professorkek
      @Professorkek 4 роки тому

      @@connorpickens7523 where to cop?

  • @Crazy727King
    @Crazy727King 8 років тому +198

    I have a great survival tip
    Find someone who knows a lot about survival

    • @quelorepario
      @quelorepario 8 років тому +41

      yeah, and always keep a dwarf in your backpocket in case you lose the main one.

    • @samtilden9014
      @samtilden9014 8 років тому +2

      relly

    • @cthulhu6697
      @cthulhu6697 6 років тому +2

      I prefer midget in a tube :)

    • @Logan-th2vs
      @Logan-th2vs 6 років тому +1

      sam tilden r/woosh

  • @greymajickjedi
    @greymajickjedi 11 років тому +8

    One of the best, real World SHTF videos i've ever seen. i like how simplistically it was presented, making it palatable for newer survivalist initiates. There were some misleading items however.
    1: Where do people get the idea that a HIGH center of gravity is good for a pack??? Have any of these people actually tried this?? All it does is put you off balance and fatigue your back, abdominals and core muscles prematurely. Employ the waist belt of your pack to distribute the weight to your hips (that's what it's there for). Your hips and legs can carry far more weight for far longer periods of time than your back can.
    2: Unless UK snaplights are made completely different than the American and German ones, NEVER TAKE THEM OUT OF THE FOIL UNTIL YOU NEED TO USE THEM!!!! They are packaged so meticulously for a reason, not just to make them pretty or tell you what color they glow. The air, light (or both) can degrade the chemicals in them, making them virtually inert over a period of time. Seriously, am i the only one that has actually tried this??? After a few weeks, you get so little light, it is completely useless to you - even as just a signaling or identifying light.
    i hope this helps people survive the zombie apocalypse.

    • @WeThePeople2020
      @WeThePeople2020 11 років тому +1

      Also with the snap lights keeping them in the foil cover helps in other ways, when you open them tear off just a little bit of one end and you can use the cover to limit the amount of light or hide it completely if you need to.

  • @cryhavoc9748
    @cryhavoc9748 5 років тому +3

    The local music store has a big jar of guitar picks for 10 cents each. Even though I do not play the guitar, there are always several in the flat slots in my wallet. When a flame touches one, they burn like crazy long enough to get a fire started. His suggestion to use a guitar case is good urban camouflage, a friend of mine carries his AR15 pistol in a tennis racquet case.

    • @bob9644
      @bob9644 5 років тому

      Cry Havoc its true i play guitar and noticed that when a flame touches them, they burst into flame and burn like a torch

  • @jasonwoodard8132
    @jasonwoodard8132 10 місяців тому

    That elbow pass is the most badass pass I've ever seen!! Nothing will ever beat it!

  • @wattyler9806
    @wattyler9806 3 роки тому +1

    Like a reference book always go back to watch. And refresh your memory. With those videos. Great advice. I watched this years ago and still it makes sense.

  • @georgemstew22
    @georgemstew22 9 років тому +4

    The best tips I heard on UA-cam hands down.

  • @archiemticehurst8086
    @archiemticehurst8086 10 років тому +46

    "At a rave hopped up on smarties." Classic great video.

  • @brianc1481
    @brianc1481 9 років тому +5

    carry 9v batteries and steel wool for fire making. . Quick Clot in your med pack to slow down heavy bleeding. .. and a small mirror is a must... you covered most everything I would mention. . great vid

    • @brianc1481
      @brianc1481 9 років тому

      vulpes vulgaris if you touch a tiny piece of steel wool to a 9v battery it flares right up. One of the best most consistent fire starting methods I've seen.. you only need a tiny piece. .. try it out. .. gotta be plain steel wool, not the cleaning kind with soap infused in it..

    • @brianc1481
      @brianc1481 9 років тому

      +vulpes vulgaris I believe in making things as difficult as possible. . it's more rewarding that way.. no jk.. obviously carry other fire starting materials but also stash away as many types as possible. . steel wool lights in the most harsh conditions.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 7 років тому

      Finding yourself somewhat short of steel wool, a chewing gum wrapper does the job, too.

    • @buckfifty3470
      @buckfifty3470 6 років тому

      00000 steel wool.

  • @cloakofshadows7276
    @cloakofshadows7276 7 років тому +1

    Tip for blisters anywhere but feet. Don't pop them at all if possible. They will eventually dry and harden then turn into a scab and fall off. I've had this happen many times. No open wound to worry about.

  • @Dave-oh2sv
    @Dave-oh2sv 3 роки тому +1

    plain and simple and straight to the point. Outstanding

  • @cubix6495
    @cubix6495 6 років тому +13

    A tip:
    Carry a condom because you can carry (more water than you think) water for a last resort if you loss your tinfoil/bottle/some other water storage.
    I also think it is flammable but I am not 100% Sure.

    • @redmoon5096
      @redmoon5096 5 років тому

      Best comment by far

    • @bruhmoment1498
      @bruhmoment1498 5 років тому +2

      UNLUBED. You definitely don't want these nasty oil lubes in your water.

    • @weirdscience8341
      @weirdscience8341 4 роки тому

      U have to put the condoms in socks when carrting water otherwise it can and will pop soaking your kit in your bag i learned the hard way

  • @ALoonwolf
    @ALoonwolf 9 років тому +51

    Pay no attention to what is illegal. Staying alive may be illegal, but it is lawful! Soon it will be illegal to consume the oxygen resource and expel the carbon dioxide poison, unless a tax is paid to someone who did not make it, and to whom it is of no concern.

    • @Storm_x
      @Storm_x 6 років тому

      ALoonwolf lmao

  • @bywilk7681
    @bywilk7681 8 років тому +3

    Birch trees can be tapped like maples for sweet pure water.. The water can also be made into wine, good to know since surviving doesn't have to suck!! Cheers!!

  • @anoren4480
    @anoren4480 6 років тому +1

    One of the most enjoyable channels on the subject. Very clear and simple.

  • @justincase7661
    @justincase7661 2 роки тому +2

    I highly recommend a rechargeable headlamp. Plus a homemade tinder kit: 12-16" round piece of leather with 1" spaced holes around the perimeter to thread a leather thong thru the holes, finish with a 3" antler tine to cinch the closure. Also:) Two 2 large garbage bags: Cut 2 holes in each corner of each bag, about 3" wide, find 2 smooth branches about 8' long x 2.5" thick, run each branch thru the holes with the tops of the bags overlapping in the center, which you can stuff with clothing or leaves for insulation, now you have a hammock. Next make two tripods 5' high out of 2" branches tied together at the top, anchor your tripods about 7' apart; now place your hammock on the tripod Aframe & gravity will hold it in place a couple feet off the ground. You can even put an 8' long ridgepole from the tops of both tripods & rig up a solid rainfly, Justin Case of inclement weather. Ciao!

  • @pepperoni-prepper
    @pepperoni-prepper 10 років тому +8

    well done. finally a refreshing survival vid without the sales pitch and fashion statement

  • @PapaGleb
    @PapaGleb 9 років тому +10

    Great work mate. Just superb. Best survival tip video I have seen!

  • @frankblack1185
    @frankblack1185 5 років тому +3

    LOVE IT ! !
    Lots of Great advice in a short time.
    Well done !

  • @unfi6798
    @unfi6798 2 роки тому +2

    Another great vid matey. Definitely useful when we go for our 3 days challenge in the hills of the Darling Range. Cheers guv.!

  • @Joeben2016
    @Joeben2016 4 роки тому +2

    First vid a saw of this guy. One of the best!

  • @2APatriot
    @2APatriot 11 років тому +6

    Know your tools, practice, and maintain them. A tool without skill is a danger. A tool without care is a danger. It will fail you or even harm you when you need it most. Learn how to properly sharpen a knife, axe, and how to clean and service a gun. Always have 4 ways to make fire. Add a Fresnel lens, creditcard size, to your wallet. It can start fires or magnify hard to see text. Learn how to make your own tools including basic flintcrafting to make knives, axeheads, and arrowheads. Learn how to take scrap metal and forge it into a useful tool. Know how to make good proper charcoal, char cloth, and char oil (heat+oxygen deprivation) so that you can easily take the fire with you. Know your limits. Practice before the event. Things are a small fraction of being prepared. Knowledge is everything.

  • @Tazzy5
    @Tazzy5 5 років тому +5

    The British humor catches me by surprise and I am cracking up and taking notes. In love, and subbed! Ya snagged another Yank!

  • @vvs3796
    @vvs3796 8 років тому +12

    "always carry a survival tin"
    Lofty Wiseman

  • @tysonb5898
    @tysonb5898 8 років тому +1

    this is one of the best survival tip videos. pretty basic stuff, but can be critical to survival

  • @sambonia42
    @sambonia42 2 роки тому

    Forgot how good these videos are. A lot of information with no nonsense, but fun to listen to.

  • @k956upg
    @k956upg 9 років тому +7

    This is down to earth good stuff I like the delivery & you can tell it's not American as he doesn't have 60% of a survival clip devoted to weapons...

  • @lordofhej
    @lordofhej 11 років тому +20

    /k/omrade:D
    First rule of surviving, get fit to fight. I've seen a lot of preppers and survivalists that have planed well, but are not in shape. Know your limits and always work on expanding them.
    Second rule is knowledge, learn anything that may be useful. Plus knowledge doesn't have any weight.
    Third rule is mental health. Buying gadgets and train up some muscles is not that hard. The first thing that will effect you is your mental health. Thinking of going lone wolf? Think again. You need others around you to keep up a healthy mind.
    and of course there are tons of other things, but to begin with, it's some advice for you:)

    • @thegoldensaber4531
      @thegoldensaber4531 11 років тому +1

      I see what you're saying, and I agree for the most part, but I really don't think I need other people with me and I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels that way. I think most other people would slow me down, deplete my resources, and overall be more of a disadvantage than an advantage.
      I'm no marathon runner, but I am in much better shape than most people. I also have no bad habits, which I think is good and rare these days. Any bad habit, like smoking, drinking, doing drugs, etc is a weakness. The less weaknesses you have the better. I am also a much better shot than most people, judging by what I see at the range.
      I think I would be just fine if the SHTF.

  • @skullcrushers1000
    @skullcrushers1000 10 років тому +7

    Cigarettes are also great trading material. Love your commentary and great tips!

    • @hypernovie
      @hypernovie 10 років тому +5

      So true..ask any prisoner when money has no value cigarettes are next in line and if you can't smoke Instant Soup is next, Then sugar and coffee.

  • @Miburec
    @Miburec 9 років тому +1

    Talking about stining nettles: Formic acid can be used against muscle exhaustion if you need to walk some extra miles. Just take a piece of cloth and rub it on the nettles (or disturb an ants nest and cover it with a piece of cloth for a while). If exhausted, rub the trenched cloth over your aching muscles.
    There is a practice called "urticaiton" which is all about purposely getting stung by nettles to cure different kinds of pain.
    Additionally formic acid is antiseptic but the only halfway safe method of utilizing this (as far as i know) is to boil the nettles or the cloth used to collect it in water for some kind of tea.

  • @daniellemack5648
    @daniellemack5648 6 років тому +2

    Actually with a good fixed blade knife you can cut into the bark of a birtch tree, carefully remove it and score the outer bark for folds to create a watertight container. Better yet use bark from a walnut tree as the inner bark is full of natural iodine that can be used to purify the water.

  • @coreyshier7526
    @coreyshier7526 9 років тому +24

    nice video, some good tips n tricks here.
    One thing about making your fire ring with rocks. . . .Don't use rocks that have been sitting in water, like down by a creek or river. They tend to get water logged so when you put tem next to the fire and the water heats up enough it will cause it to build up pressure inside the rock and the rock will explode like a hand grenade. NOT Good!!

    • @Leto_0
      @Leto_0 5 років тому +1

      Waterlogged rocks?

    • @flyinglawnmower7457
      @flyinglawnmower7457 2 роки тому

      It wasn't necessary to compare a bursting rock to a shrapnel grenade but i guess you could loose an eye so yes,be careful

  • @brucewaren6636
    @brucewaren6636 9 років тому +17

    7 drops of chlorox to 1 gal. of water for the west side of the pond.

  • @paulhenry7122
    @paulhenry7122 10 років тому +4

    good tips dude .good job pushing all that information through in that short time.

  • @ShopTalkWithJason
    @ShopTalkWithJason 8 років тому +1

    One thing I found in my U.S. Army survival manual is called the Pyramid Fire.
    Build your fire pit.
    Put your big logs on the bottom, followed by medium logs.
    Add your small logs and big sticks. Then your medium and small sticks. Last bit of wood is your twigs.
    Then put your paper on it and your tinder, charclotch, etc at the very top of the pile.
    This fire essentially burns downward And if memory serves, it burns longer.
    The cool thing about this fire system is that as each progressively larger fuel source burns, it preheats and also dries the layer underneath of it which helps each layer ignite.
    Theoretically, you could put some fairly wet or green logs at the very bottom of the fire. This will dry them out as the fire burns and by the time the rest of the fuel is spent, you'll have a nice bed of coals sitting on top of your green logs. Therefore, they *will* burn.

  • @Gaellynnd
    @Gaellynnd 8 років тому +2

    This was a great video with lots of wonderful advice. However, when using bleach to purify water, don't use scented bleach. The perfume may not be good to drink.

  • @havardben3887
    @havardben3887 9 років тому +3

    you have made me even more intrested in the nature, Thanks a lot!!!!!!!

  • @jerdog333
    @jerdog333 8 років тому +35

    This fucking guy is great! I wish I could go camping with him, or get a pint. Or both. I think he could teach me a lot about both.

  • @theoriginalkeepercreek
    @theoriginalkeepercreek 8 років тому +3

    Thought I knew a lot - your video proved me lacking. Thank You! Do you have any more information like a part 2?

  • @dianasmithhill4678
    @dianasmithhill4678 9 років тому +2

    Let me ad this - newspaper is a great insulator to retain body heat.- uesd under the armpits close to the body. Also works great as a floor insulator (depending on where you get stranded where SHTF. Carry steel wool and a flint and scraper to start fires. If you don't have any steel wool, dryer lint with vaseline on it will also be great tinder to make fires.

  • @samuelcoronel7725
    @samuelcoronel7725 4 роки тому +1

    In order to conserve fuel (matches and lighters) - Use a candle to light fires, light a short flat candle and then place it under tinder to light the fire, once the logs light remove and blow the candle out. This will extend your fuel use for fires.

  • @faniefaze
    @faniefaze 8 років тому +10

    Sure beats having to watch a 15 min movie of someone getting tinder going !

  • @fluidiousprancersizermagni6724
    @fluidiousprancersizermagni6724 5 років тому +3

    These are really some decent common sense tips. Cheers, Mate!

  • @BLocos
    @BLocos 4 роки тому +7

    Whens alfie gonna bless us with another video

    • @sclop249
      @sclop249 4 роки тому +1

      been waiting for years 😢

    • @fatherofdragons4880
      @fatherofdragons4880 3 роки тому

      Haven't you heard? Those damn Argentinians got him!

  • @cloakofshadows7276
    @cloakofshadows7276 7 років тому

    Tip. I never knew it but Liz Claiborne has some survival mentality. I have a sweater made from the best fabric! 60% Wool & 40% acrylic. It insulates great when wet because of the Wool yet dries fast from the acrylic! It's pretty soft plus it has so many pockets too! 😀

  • @1erinjames
    @1erinjames 5 років тому

    You are a gift to any that would stop to listen and learn. Thank you.

  • @TypeSly
    @TypeSly 8 років тому +3

    Wow, a video to actually learn something! Thank you :)

  • @girthydoinks
    @girthydoinks 9 років тому +4

    Best videos ever: funny and informative

  • @Darfail
    @Darfail 9 років тому +14

    lol "420 blaze it"

  • @hpylori7
    @hpylori7 10 років тому +1

    Thank you for sharing so many tips. It would take us a lifetime to gather such knowledge. You gave it to us in 11 minutes. I took many notes. I am now going to view some of your other videos.

  • @damianfugate
    @damianfugate 10 років тому +21

    Tampons....works for 7.62 wounds.

  • @TheSRDR79
    @TheSRDR79 9 років тому +4

    1- if u use a car make ur bugout bag into the spare tire in your baggage so that no one can loot it. and if you walk u can pull it. (buy run on flat tires and use tire repiering spreys in them)
    2- always use Bicycles and any dc motor (like one in ur washing machine) to make elect. Smaller motors like pover drills can jenerate while ur on the road.
    3- fill the tires of ur bicyl. with staff u find.
    4- carry crowbar
    5- layer of plycarbonate can make armor (like water jugs and cds)
    6- untreated river should water never thouch ur eyes have a polyc. eye wear.(polarized is best)
    7- buy hight power lenses (+/ hipermetrop) or find in old photgrafmachines/ binocular fire starting.
    8- sea water and tobacco can bea consumed eat or drinked if intestent parasites are the problem.
    9- dont carry any soap or other hyj. things, u wont need then at least a week when shtf just make with any oil/fat and lye (from wood ash) u can carry animal fat.
    10-always carry honey (for medic and consuption)
    11- always carry a walki talky.
    12- select a light source with cranking arm.
    13- any power tool (like a drill)can be turnt in to power generators by using a L shaped wood or metal.
    14- u can build under gournd rocket stoves for cooking by digging it no light can be seen.
    15- pen + cigarette + filters and a piece of charcoal can male a primative water distlator.
    16- with a stick 1 m long and 10 minitutes time u can find the N & S.
    17- have ur maps of ur area in ur bag.
    18- used cigarette butts can be used as repellent.
    19- put a net in ur bugout bag.
    20- u can calculate approx. distince of a object bu placing ur thumb up and looking with each eye at a time and mesuring the deviation of your finger from the target.
    21- learn and try at least once hot to make soap from lye&oil, bio disel from methanol lye and vegetable oil, charcoal from wood , snails, deadfall traps, ATLATL weapon from wood, a basic harpoon from a rubber inner tire and a spear of any type.
    22- maybe u cant carry a weapon in ur area but u can carry a harpoon it is basicly a crossbow.
    23- have razors in ur bugoutbag.
    24- know that most of the run on flat tiers habe kevlar sideing on them harvest them.
    25- have a slingshot in ur bugout game for small game anim.
    26- have a dog whistle in ur bag. (if u wanna call them to eat them :( )
    27- means of travel; camels, horses, bicyles,cars. good to bad visit local zoo and friend the camel. they can eat any vegetation.
    28- if ur alone and someone finds u always use hand gestures looks like ur signaling a team from far. like ur telling friends to take cover, surround the intruders.
    29- when ur camping alone use a rope to tie to a bush of suprize any intruder and gain inciative move.
    30- know that any broken glass can be a arrow or spear head.
    thats it for know, i got lots of knowlage if u ask. Please make more good videos like this one.

  • @Callummullans
    @Callummullans 11 років тому +5

    Tie a plastic bag around a leafy branch for water if u have ran out and cannot find a body of water as the condensation creates water in the bag. ( no waxy leaved trees as it will not work)

  • @cleanvids6934
    @cleanvids6934 10 місяців тому

    The voice difference is huge I'm glad I grew up learning abt this stuff I always loved going outside and finding opportunities to use these videos to my advantage thank you for so many great years and videos I'm gonna rewatch everything on this channel

  • @crafty714
    @crafty714 8 років тому +1

    rubber bands and coffee filters...fit the coffee filter around the intake, it will filter out the fine silt that makes its into the inner filter.

  • @SH-hl3ce
    @SH-hl3ce 5 років тому +4

    If youre above the north tropic, the sun always indicates SE on the morning, SW in the attention, due south around 1pm. The moon follows the exact same path (the axial plane), rise SE, sets SW. So do the planets and the 12 zodiac constellations. At night pay attention to where the sky is lighter (SW in the evening, SE in the early am.
    Orient yourself by paying attention to where the sun relative to you eg keep the sun to your left all morning and you know youre not going round in circles but are heading south.
    Visualise the cardinal points in your mind and practice finding north by orienting your "inner compass" to the sun or moon.

  • @OnePrepAhead
    @OnePrepAhead 11 років тому +16

    Don't waste time or valuable energy by chopping logs with an axe or a machete, just give them a swift kick and snap them in half by force. You are not making furniture, it doesn't have to be perfect.

    • @chownful
      @chownful 11 років тому +8

      Most logs that people use an axe to chop are way too thick to simply prop up against something and kick the middle to snap them.

    • @duffbeer989
      @duffbeer989 11 років тому +15

      Novice advice is never good. You never use your feet in anyway to break, bend, or snap anything in the bush or in general. You hurt/injure your feet/legs the recovery time to extremities guarantees you an unsuccessful outing and return.

    • @greymajickjedi
      @greymajickjedi 11 років тому +3

      Duff Man Duff Man is thrusting in the direction of the problem! XD

    • @ryanmdowling86
      @ryanmdowling86 11 років тому +1

      Duff Man ya there is no way to injure yourself using an axe? lol

    • @duffbeer989
      @duffbeer989 11 років тому +3

      Miss the point much? or being a dumbass just your natural attitude?

  • @cfroi08
    @cfroi08 5 років тому +34

    "The plow, which it's more commonly known as"
    What? I've never heard the Big Dipper called that in my life.

    • @SirShanova
      @SirShanova 5 років тому +3

      Same

    • @_Meriwether
      @_Meriwether 4 роки тому +10

      cfroi08
      Alfie is English, in the U.K. we know it almost exclusively as The Plow. If you called it the Big Dipper you’d probably get a funny look.

    • @Aconitum_napellus
      @Aconitum_napellus 4 роки тому +3

      This is why the rest of the world is laughing at you people.

    • @cfroi08
      @cfroi08 4 роки тому

      @@Aconitum_napellus The call the orange pulp in OJ "juicy bits" These people once ruled entire continents and now where are they.

    • @jonnyinch8158
      @jonnyinch8158 4 роки тому

      @@cfroi08 no we don't...

  • @zpedrick
    @zpedrick 5 років тому +2

    Dude! Great job on the video! Fast paced with zero BS. Perfectly done sir, keep up the good work. Subscribed.

  • @TombstoneHeart
    @TombstoneHeart 5 років тому +1

    Just a small addition to the blister treatment - once you have lanced and drained as much of the fluid in a blister, rub the area with methylated spirits ( denatured alcohol / rubbing alcohol ) As well as acting as an antiseptic, it will dry out the blister and it will form into a callus faster than normal. A word of warning though - this will sting like hell, but I've always thought that the pain was worth suffering, especially if you need to keep moving or working. Metho is also good for reducing the heat and the sting of sunburn, so carrying a small bottle of it might be handy.

  • @TheAntiglock
    @TheAntiglock 9 років тому +7

    great series. ( like listening to myself :)). But.... one thing that I would add. "pool shock" - powdered chlorine - is MUCH more convenient than bleach or water purification tabs and cheap as hell. ( like $3 a sealed pound bag at Walmart type stores). a couple teaspoons of the stuff in a dope dealer 1" x 1" plastic ziplock bag ( available at your local head shop and also a great survival idea) will make a couple of gallons of Clorox strength bleach. research it to get the right strength for water disinfection.

  • @coolblu77
    @coolblu77 11 років тому +4

    If you don't have a canteen with you or any foil. You can boil water using a plastic water bottle. Simply fill the plastic bottle full to the top with water making sure there is no air in the bottle. Place the bottle on the fire and it will boil without melting the bottle. :)

    • @mynamenotgiven5717
      @mynamenotgiven5717 2 роки тому

      But won't the chemicals leach into the water? 🤔🕵🤔

  • @irenec8361
    @irenec8361 9 років тому +3

    Really liked this video. New subscriber.
    Let me add quite funny narration :)

  • @mikebahl4864
    @mikebahl4864 8 років тому +1

    So glad I found your channel. I find the information very well done. I have seen allot of these survivalist video but I think yours is the best. I have learn a lot watching. Thx.

  • @stephenross5586
    @stephenross5586 4 роки тому +1

    One big tip, a big knife can do everything a small knife can and more in most cases, especially if its a fine point tip like a clip point, the only case where this is wrong is in small fine work and throwing knives and even then that's dependent on the kind of big knife you have

  • @timmyd9940
    @timmyd9940 8 років тому +3

    keep the heavy stuff on the bottom.cause you want it as close to your center of gravity

    • @OldNavajoTricks
      @OldNavajoTricks 7 років тому +1

      timmy d your shoulders bear weight much better than your hips can.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 7 років тому +1

      timmy d
      Humans weren't designed to stand upright.
      Weight around the hips isn't a good idea, especially longterm.