CUTTING THE SLAB!!!
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Alec a word of warning. Your spare tire stored underneath the bed, the mechanism is prone to rusting especially in winter climates with salted roads and what not. Every so often be sure to lower the spare completely and lubricate the wire and mechanism so your not stuck with a flat and unable to get your spare. Speaking from experience
oh, thanks for the reminder, I haven't checked mine this season yet, though I slathered it in the waxy gel rust preventative I sprayed under the truck for last winter.
yes we have had to replace it on my fathers truck just from rain causing it to rust
Checking your spare tire pressure is good too... Just had a flat yesterday and my spare was almost flat too
That happened to me before. Lesson learned the hard way. I check it every oil change now...
I take the tyre out of underneath and keep it up top, if you ever stake a tyre while you’re in ruts it can be a bitch to get the spare out from underneath
Hey Alec! It awesome you got chains for your truck, if you have never put them on before I would practice putting them on in the parking lot. Nothing is worse than needing to put them on and figuring it out in the snow with cold hands! Being prepared is both having the tools and the knowledge! Keep up the awesome content!
was just going to say practice with the chains.
Don't forget wet / cold legs!
Was going to second this but . . .I third this.
Having helped folks who didn't know how to put their chains on at the side of the road during a storm, I highly recommend practice in good weather. :)
And all of us who drive in the snow had the same thought.
I'm here to read all the "yo Alec where you at?" comments
I live in WA, should I drive out there and make sure he's okay! No video in a over a week! :p
Seriously though, hopefully he’s good, I know the weather up there can get crazy this time of year.
If I still lived in spokane I'd go check. If you know where he is...
Kevin Ross more than likely though it’s his WiFi that’s fucked up.
@@ryanhall591 Maybe he's hit by the Century Link outage - I think there's still some places experiencing outages?
He's still on vacation from Christmas and New Year's probably
Have the tools and education for the sticky situations. - Alec Steele
Great quote :)
This belongs on a shirt
Yep, what Matthew said. How's about it Alec?
"Buy once, cry once" has got to be my favorite one ;)
Make sure you try out these tire chains before you actually need them. You don't want to be reading Chinese instructions off a damp piece of paper with snow up to your knees in the middle of the night.
Jerome...sounds like you know from experience? Lol
Just found this channel and I gotta say, you honestly make me wish that I had taken metal working classes in school. I've been binging on these vids for hours. Love watching how metal transforms under heat and pressure. Beautiful
Loved the editing on the concrete digging and breaking! You guys swing sledges like a beast!
get yourself a 100% wool blanket or two to put in the box, beyond the fact that Montana can get quite cold, and if you are broken down on the side of the road in winter you will be glad for a nice thick wool blanket, wool is not flammable, and so can smother a fire if needed, and will retain heat even when wet, and a good blanket just has too many uses to not keep one or more in your car, in any country
I live in the middle east so I guess it will make a fine picnic rug
So you're saying I can't set a sheep on fire
Amen to that, Ghostfather. Spending the night in your truck is a very real possibility in Montana. And Alec better get those chains on the truck to figure out how to put them on and to check for fit (cut them down if necessary...).
A Canada Goose parka is a great idea for when you Ford begins to act like a Ford....
@@spicy_penguin22 challenge accepted haha. Spicy indeed Mr Pingu
For you air system, I would put shut off valves at key areas so that a misshape like that doesn't take out your entire air system.
Alec???? Will???? Is everything ok??? Starting to get worried. Hope everything is ok..
cprater26 o
Me too
Happy New Year, Alec and Will! May your horizontal surfaces be tidy!
New t-shirt idea:
"Tools and education to solve a sticky situation."
thats dissapointing i was going to do this
Alec I'll buy the shirt so fast if you make it with that saying please do it
If I'm not mistaken, the bench seat in your truck has a bunch of empty space underneath it, you could store some of the stuff down there in a sea bag, their tough as nails! That'll give you some more bed space and clear some dead space in the cab. Best of luck with the concrete slab!! Can't wait to see Pilkingtons little brother working!
Oh, that's a good idea!
I have a 2001 F-150, and my back seats have a lot of space under them. I have my jack, two 3,000 ratchets and straps, and jumper cables. And I still have room for an emergancy kit that I need to get.
6 days later.... I need my update!!!!
Seriously!
I'm sure we will get an amazing update soon. Let Alec enjoy his first Christmas in Montana.
He may be snowed in. The weather has been pretty crazy lately
Alec is currently receiving multiple blood transfusions and advanced shin replacement therapy at Johns Hopkins
@@adamschaeffer1436 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Merry Christmas to you, Alec and Will and your families!
Alec, when they pour the new slab, get some threaded bar and sink in for bolting down the hammer, will save drilling holes in it !! Yes you will need to raise higher to roll over but would probably be better than drilling and hitting rebar!! Merry Christmas
I am just commenting to give this more attention, so hopefully Alec sees this. That's all.
bumping a good idea
Bump. Def a good idea
@Indosarnia 100% this the hammers to heavy to deal with having preset anchors
Indosarnia you’d want to use an embedded steel anchor plate. You’re right the bonding of thread to concrete alone probably would’t work
Canadian perspective: Keep your Jumper Cables right on the TOP of that box. They will be used more than any of the rest of your vehicle emergency kit, whether for your own truck, or other people's vehicles. You will be positively appalled at the number of folks who do NOT carry a set of cables in their vehicle, in spite of the climate, and will need to depend on their rescuer (that will be you...) to provide both the cables and the power to get their POS started!
Absolutely! Cables are 1st priority. Lol believe it or not sirSir it is rather amazing how many times I use them even in the relatively warm climate of west Texas. Being in the more industrial environment of the oilfield I chose 30 foot 1 gauge. I use them about avg 1 time a week During the cold months n about 25% of that in the summer months. Temps swing from the teens to 120deg thru the year and often 50 to 60 degrees in a day. Was 30 last night n 72 now. Hard on charging systems (especially mine...not a young man anymore and I despise cold weather lol).
Season greetings and blessed days sirSir, Crawford out
Or just buy one of those battery jumpers. It's great for single ladies because you don't need to wait for a stranger.
Ive rescued a few people with jumpers myself. Its funny pulling up to a 2015 Ford Escape in my POS 1999 Ford Taurus and jumping their car for them.
@@daemonember 💯. Those are amazing.
Finnish perspective: Agreed. Jumper cables are absolutely most needed piece of equipment I have in my car. Second is a good tow-cable, usually needed when someone gets stuck in a snow-bank (me or someone else). Used to be I had to start at least one car a week at my college parking lot...
Nice to see you shopping the HD. Thanks for supporting me in an oblique way. I also wanted to thank you for putting that bar across the bed to hold your gear in place. So many times i see open tailgates with all kinds of stuff floating the the bed. Makes me nervous to follow those guys. I have been enjoying all your videos and look forward to some more new stuff.
Hope you had a good new years super pumped for you to get back to some mpre inspirational content, but all the best with the slab over until you come back!
Glad to see Will is taking the Shinbreaker 2000 seriously 😁
Anyone else notice that Alec's hammer swing technique was loads better than the other guys?
Rupert Miller Those guys aren't trying to get a pretty shot, they have to swing for hours at a time. His technique was great but will destroy your body right quick
Skeets! Do you even tool? Come on man don't be like that.
It's almost like he's been a blacksmith since childhood
@@skeetsmcgrew3282 skeets my man, yer dead wrong there bud.
Fellas, it's been almost 2 weeks. You're killing us!!!
I feel much better about my concrete slab removal job now, good to see progress on the thicc slab!
It might seem strange but i like this "Getting in the new shop"-Videos even more than your (still incredible) "making"-Videos :D
Sandro Schoeberl agreed!!!
All Alec Content Is Good Content (TM) :D
Absolutely. I'm loving this series!
It's a bit of a vicarious thrill to see an industrial workshop under development... especially when you have a good idea, of what amazing work will soon begin taking place there!
About three years ago, I was nearly finished remodeling and tooling up my shop in the US, when I came to the Philippines to get married.
Sadly, I was working on the project alone, and I found it too difficult to shoot any video of that seemingly never-ending process.
I did manage to take a large quantity of photos, though, so eventually I'll be able to show that work in a slideshow type presentation.
When we finally get back home, I want to pick up where I left off, and this time, to begin shooting video, as I had intended, all along.
Since we are still unable to fly home just yet, I'm really enjoying seeing you guys get this shop all set up!
Looking forward to seeing all of the great work that you gents will produce there.
Hope you have a magnificent Christmas, and a smashing New Year, with truckloads of progress and fulfillment!
Its all about the journey. Also educational. How many would be blacksmiths inspired by Alec would get so far only to crack their floor not knowing it needed to be 6inches thick
The best part of getting into bad situations... you learn what to do & how to be prepared for next time... funny thing "next time" rarely comes, haha. Murphy's law always kicks in and you never have what you need at the time, but you usually get through it... Hope your 1st Christmas in the U.S is a good one... Have a great day, take it easy...
It never happens again because you learn to not make the mistakes that led up to it in the first place.
@@4xdblack I don't know about that... When it comes to other drivers, a lot can happen. there are a lot of idiots out there... I guess Alec could of started backing out in the 1st place to avoid the whole situation... but hindsight is 20/20
“Luck is the residue of design”
I'm surprised he didn't cut an inch off that shovel handle to make it fit.
@@AndyFromBeaverton What shovel??? The one at the end? That would make that small shovel almost unusable, especially in situations where you are stuck, not to mention, it fit diagonal on top of everything else fine...
Alec, Merry Christmas to you and your friend and all at your new facility! Again, welcome to America! You guys are just fantastic with all your craft skills and the logistics in setting up your shop despite some of the setbacks you've had. I never miss your videos because it's even a learning experience for me. I grew up in the machining, sheet metal fab, a gearhead in the automotive/heavy truck field. Design and fabrication of anything that comes to my mind that I need to build as well as restoration and repair of so many things that were quite challenging. I just love to work with my hands and still do even at 71 years of age. I wish you luck and the best in your new business and looking to see your new challenges in 2019! From the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania again best wishes!
Happy Christmas Alec - Hope your first in the U.S. is joyful and full of hope for a wonderful year!
Who else is watching this on Christmas?
Merry Christmas everyone.
Marry Christmas random person
me!
Don't forget a ax and colapsable 5 gal bucket will need those in summer
Have it and not need it is better than not having it and needing it.
White92Guy better to be looking at it than looking for it.
Better to be a machine than to be a tool?
Jimmy Diresta
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours Alec & Will!
Best wishes for 2019!
Glad to see things are coming along. Welcome to Montana and Merry Christmas!
Alec, you should make a steel touch mark to put into the new floor.
its unrealistic since its a rented unit meaning he will have to break up the concrete and put i a new floor when he moves out eventually. but the idea is really great so he could paint or spray of wrap his touch mark on the floor.
Put one under the slab
@@grillbar4 Not Really it's just an
s shaped touch mark, it doesn't have to be 5 feet long. Because of who it is that's renting his building the owner didn't have a problem letting him cut the floor up and add more concrete, I highly doubt he would have a problem with a 5 or 6 inch long s shaped squiggle on the floor
🙄 But then again
😏there is a stick for every ass
Pretty sure he mentioned in a previous video that his landlord was actually doing/paying for the concrete work since he signed the lease under the pretense of a certain slab thickness. So it’s unlikely that anything will be removed once Alex moves out of the space. He’s just adding to the value/versatility of the property for a future tenant. And why would he need to make a touchmark he can simply draw in the concrete with his finger after the finishers leave.
What he really should do is have the bobcat dig a proper hole for the mailbox a while they are at it.
@@tilendynaguy4895 well the reason he was allowed to cut up the floors was because it was suppose to have the supportive thickness so cutting it up and putting in a thicker floor is only a benefit for the owner. the metal can have some issues in the structure and strength of the concrete, slippery surface on the metal, rust meaning it will eventually have to be cut up before time and cracks in the concrete around the touch mark.
at least with the design i had i mind these could be the possible issues. but im no expert so i could be highly wrong.
and maybe he would be okay with it. i would just imagine that if you paint or do a non slip burn or wrap on the floor it would work just as well, the only issues with that is that its not a durable and its not metal
but who knows haha
I can just see Alec's eyes light up when those guys busted the sledgehammers out
👀 LOOK WILL ⚒️
LET'S SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE💪
You need a bed box for your truck Alec!! You can put all kinds of stuff in there and lock it up! Love seeing all the progress being made on the shop!
Merry Christmas and a happy new year Alec and Will
6 workbenches huh?? Gonna be covered in crap within the week, mark my words!!
100 percent guaranteed. More space, more clutter. It's a law of nature when it comes to workspaces.
@@snappingbear It's not clutter, it's strategically placed items.
Don't rely on someone else to pull you out of a ditch; get yourself a winch and a couple pulleys ( each pulley will double the pulling power).
A chainsaw winch is a great way to go. You are not limited to what you can reach with your front bumper. You can take it out and use it anywhere for anything.
At the cost of either a new bumper or winch receiver plus the cost of a winch and snatch blocks. Who the hell calls em pulleys? Lol ;) For the light offroad work they're doing, traction boards like maxtraxx are more than adequate.
2nd that. Maxtraxx are worth their weight in gold.
Can I also recommend a winter emergency kit: hand warmers, flares, extra phone battery, mylar blankets, a sheet of steel plate for putting a fire on in the snow, army meal bars, wool socks, 2 heavy tarps, rope, flint n steel, 10 gallon gas can and collapsible snowshoes. That'll save your bacon if you get stuck out in the snow for sure.
"Tools and education to fix a sticky situation!"
Love it!!
Merry Christmas Alec and everyone! Alec, with all of the mishaps going on, I can tell you right now that you are supposed to be here in Montana. I have found that the more trials and mishaps we encounter in life, the more we are supposed to be where we are and do what we are doing. Keep on going, don’t give up!
Wishing the best of luck to all of you and a very Merry Christmas from Utah!
just like games, the right path is the one where you encounter more enemies or obstacles.
As someone who has removed concrete quite a bit. If you're removing a large square of concrete. Its easier and cleaner to cut squares out of the concrete then drill holes in the concrete, hit some anchors into it and lift it out piece by piece with some I-hooks. Sounds like its complicated but so long as you have a decent drill it will get done more quickly.
I was thinking the same thing.
The fact that they have to remove concrete from a slab originally poured for commercial use, I'm thinking there might be some missing knowledge in Montana on how to work with concrete in the first place. 😒
Has more to do with the original contractors lying cheating and paying off inspector's than anything trust me I see it happen daily!
@Zachary Sant - That may explain the original pour, but it doesn't explain the lack of jackhammer on this go round.
I just think concrete work training was never optimized in Montana. 😕
Hoping all is well, looking forward to hearing from you two!
Happy Christmas to you and Will 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️🎄🎄 I hope they will find time to relax and enjoy!!
*It will be awesome to see that new power hammer in action!! Can't wait!* 💥💥👍👊
Me too agreed
Have a good Christmas Alec, still loving your work, all the best mate
Good job chipping in with the concrete demo. Looks like fun.
I just binge watched episodes 1-8 on this cause I couldn't sleep! Amazing job on that beauty, proud to say I subscribed.
for your truck make a custom bumper and install a winch (edited for spelling)
Science Center yes!!
Wench... Typo or pun?
@@christophersavignon4191 honestly i messed up and i will fix it right now
@@nezpierce2488
Oh, I didn't mind either way. It was funny.
Merry Christmas when it comes for you both, Alec and Will!
I have been binge watching the Series and love it please keep making more videos and going to ace hardware 👍
Missing your videos Alec. Happy New Year!!!
Two things Alec.
You might want to add a set of Maxtrax to your recovery gear. They will get you out of more stuck situations, quicker and safer than most conventional methods.
Second, be sure to actually practice installing your tire chains at the shop where you have space, time and room for error. Don't wait until you NEED them, and find out that they don't really fit your tires, or have issues mounting properly due to how they were manufactured.
Additionally, I made a wooded straddle to place one tread chain across so I can drive the truck up onto leaving ample space below for the chain to have room to move around loosely under the tire while I pulled the rest of the chains up and around the tire. This allows you to get everything as close to perfect before you even put on the tensioning bands.
Merry Christmas Alec and Will!
I am icelandic and we do things like this when we need to drive through massive snow: let the air out of the tyres down to about 3 to 5 psi, it increases the field of touch to the ground. For very large machines we tend to put chain straps on the tyres for better all around traction. Sand bags are fine but they take room and aren't replenishable on the spot. One more helpful thing, since you spent all that money on stuff, you could have instead spent it on a wee shop project instead; fitting a winch on your truck. There are boulders and large trees all around your area, use them as leverage.
Something else for the truck that a lot of people don't think of: Maps. Get yourself a compass and some paper maps of the area, and topo maps of places you're likely to be off-roading, and learn how to read them if you don't already know. GPS is awesome right up until you're not actually on a road, and following other people's tracks is easy until you've got caught by unexpected snow.
They don’t have jackhammers in Montana?
First thing I thought too lmao. I couldn't believe the concrete guys didnt have even a little 60lb electric dob
i dont think there real contractors cause thats a 2 day job at most and the air line shouldnt have been touched
They probably have a reason to use a jackhammer or the company contracted didn't have any cause they working on other places with the same issueXD
I was thinking the same thing.
They're always saying we Germans are efficient and not funny.
But you just wouldn't see 4 guys wielding sledgehammers for that job over here.
2 guys, jackhammers, a decent excavator instead of an anemic bobcat to get rid of the rubble and you get the job done in half the time with half the people.
It’s not about quality work anymore. The more you get done the quicker you get payed lol but now they have to pay for a new air line
You guys should fabricate a nice custom Bumper for the front & back of your truck! You could put a Brush Guard & Winch on it too & it would make a cool Video! Merry Christmas by the way & am glad to see the Concrete issue resolved!
dhgodzilla1 ....brush guard with fog lights and a winch is a MUST HAVE if you are going to start bush driving. Just look up what tree cutters ,oil workers , foresters, etc have on their trucks because there is nothing worse than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with crappy cell phone service.
Agreed it would be wicked!
And inside the bumper place a few compartments that allow to store the outside equipment like rope, wrenches, etc.
@@hunterscheib6882 Don't forget the most important part, the place to mount his swords! lol
@@dhgodzilla1 this is why we keep you around!! Brilliant!
Alec hope you’re ok buddy...hope to see a video of yours soon :)
Alec, I've been following you for quite some time and I find you a breath of fresh air and you make me smile. I just got through watching a chauvinistic neanderthal who made me ill. I recognize I'm not physically as strong as men but I'm certain my brain is equal in most challenged and you seem to encourage everyone. Well done!
Get a winch for that truck.
He said he has a come-along ordered. Which isn't a powered winch, but it's better than nothing!
Or AAA. LOL
Get a winch and then a video series of building a winch bumper
@@travisprince1701 that would be awesome. New brand "forged bumpers"
With a proper front bumper and rollers.
You need to get some sandbags in your bed for better traction. Don't forget to put a good first aid kit and some food and water in as well.
Merry Christmas.
Also a metal coffee can and a big candle as well as blankets. (for Alec the coffee can and Candle are to help keep you warm if you get stuck for a long time.) you put the candle in the can and light it and you dont have to worry about CO1 poisoning.
Empty sand bags...dirt's everywhere, and you've got a shovel.
Ah so Ford didn't come out with the heated tailgate (to push it home in the winter) yet... sodded!!
When he has a whole frikinʿ furnace...
Joe R a good winch mounted on the frame won’t hurt either.
That's quick progress in one day without a minidigger.
ALEC! *presses his face against the monitor* You OK?
Merry Xmas to you Alec, Will, and all of my fellow Steele-heads out there in UA-camland! From the Jewish guy in the back corner! Cheers everybody!
Lol you just can’t catch a break can you? First your car, the. Your machines, the. Your slab, then your air line... yikes bud, can’t wait for business as usual as I’m sure you can’t.
Please tell me it's a coincidence that companies in all those different segments of the market suddenly prove unreliable when they're North American instead of European. Don't let me lose what little hope I have in our brethren on the other side of the pond...
+giddy - Yeah, I'm aware. I fear that after all the insults that Farage, Johnson, Rees-Mogg etc. have flung this side of the Channel, the feeling is rapidly starting to become mutual... Anyway, that's just the EU; it's not as though Britain won't still be part of Europe as a continent post-Brexit.
Rough as guts those concrete cutters lol
Scott King
But it'll all work out!
They'll soon be through all of the preliminary worst-case-scenarios, and begin making busy with the work that they most want to do!
@@rjfaber1991 I'm an American of European descent, and I think Farage is an extraordinary gentleman. If the West had more men like him, I think we would all be better off. Not to mention you would still have your heritage and culture for the foreseeable future.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted huh? I guess I better grab my sombrero and you can grab your prayer rug, and we can all enjoy diversity together.
Merry Christmas Alex and Will hope yall have a great day
Remember what Archimedes said: "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it on, and I can move the world."
I was worried you didn't get to Ace this week until you showed the shovel.
Merry Christmas to all. Good to see things are moving along.
Now for the unsolicited advice....For off roading I agree with those that recommend a winch, but get one on a receiver hitch mount that you can put on the front or the back, or lock up in the bed for security. Thay way you can get yourself out of trouble instead of just further into trouble.
Also a high lift jack in place of one of the afore mentioned bottle jacks. You can move lots of stuff with one and in a pinch you can use it as a winch.
I think Montana still wants you to have an axe, shovel, and bucket if you are on public lands or camping for basic firefighting tools. And get a real shovel, the teaspoon size one seems like a good idea right up till you need to use it, it's better than nothing, but only a little better. Throw in a first aid kit, blanket, water (when temps allow) a couple MRE's, and a roll of paper towels in a plastic ziplock bag (can work as TP in a pinch). Other than possibly a Hilux on a trailer that should be about all you could need. That'smy $.02, and it's worth every bit you paid for it.
How much did you write
Alec and will taking the sledge hammers had me on the floor dying from laughter!!🤣🤣
Merry Christmas Alec! Get a winch!
I'm surprised it hasn't been suggested yet, or at least not that I've seen, but you should put a brush guard with a winch on the front of your truck. Something to think about also is wildlife like deer. They will walk right out in front of you and stop. Plus a winch is much faster and easier than a come along. Merry Christmas Alec. Enjoy your first one in America.
Physical Therapist here: I'm really worried about Will's body mechanics with a sledgehammer he rotates his spine, his spine and pelvis is flexed (buttwink) and in the long term not a good story. Alec has amazing body mechanics when wielding a hammer, can you teach Will not to mess up his back before he's 20?
Shin pads!!! 😂 Perfect present! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄🎉
Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New year. Long time watcher and ty for your time and teaching.
A 2' thick slab will outlast the building, supporting powerhammers run by Alec's great-great-great-great grandchildren.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
This will make a good training video for my crews, of what not to do on a slab removal job.
Haven’t heard from you in awhile dude hope everything is ok
Moving heavy machinery:
I've seen really, really heavy machinery moved (The mass of your machines and most of the building, including the floor) across flat surfaces.
They used air pads. They look like upside down baker's pans with air lines attached. Moving over concrete requires laying down a rubber mat first. Otherwise you loose too much air through the concrete. It's amazing how little air pressure it requires to lift the the heaviest of equipment 4-5mm (3/16" or so). Little pressure but lots of volume.
The pressure in psi is approximately the weight of the machine divided by the area it's riding on in square inches. To have one atmosphere (about 15 psi) lift 5000 lbs, you would need approximately 333 square inches or a square pad roughly 18 inches wide.
Well I've not seen this but theory is sound. Pretty kuul idea. Seen air bags in tow and recovery just never thought of them for material transfer.
Season greetings and blessed days sirSir, Crawford out
Be careful if the floor has even a small amount of incline. A heavy piece of machinery sitting on air can start accelerating down hill with nothing to stop it.
@@ExaltedDuck the machines I moved required 4 pads (1 each corner) and sometimes a total of 6 pads
List for off road winter driving in 'Murca:
Snowshovel, short D-handle shovel, air compressor, 2 bottle jacks, come-along, winch (Seriously, get one of these if you are doing any offroading), 2 tow straps, some D links, chains, 2-4 gallons of premixed antifreeze (more of a summer offroad thing, but it should be in your vehicle year round), 2-4 quarts of motor oil, 4 emergency blankets, 2 flashlights, a full sized spare tire (doughnut spare tires are a joke, never use them), 2 handheld radios (FRS and GMRS capable so you can call for help and/or communicate with your spotter outside the vehicle. They are about $100 a pair, but totally worth it), 2 pairs of wool socks (stepping knee deep in slush or cold water sucks and can lead to frostbite), 2 pairs of water resistant insulated gloves (these have came in handy way too many times when I have driven in the winter), 2 regular blankets, first aid kit, 2-8 road flares, compass, power bank for phone charge, GPS capable phone with app to record your path as you drive, physical map of where you are going, handheld compass.
When hiking, I carried the following:
Compass, physical map with as much detail and landmarks as possible, signal mirror, 2 flashlights, 2 glowsticks, small first aid kit, pocket knife (or multi-tool), survival knife, whistle (sports or signal), paperpad and pens, small bag of trail mix or nuts (for emergency only), canteen, water purification tablets, some para-cord, and 20-50 feet of light rope. I would add in now a cellphone with GPS and a trail recording or hiking map app, a solar charger for the cellphone, a powerbank for the cellphone, and a FRS and GMRS handheld radio. The GPS cellphone can help a lot to prevent you from getting lost, but it will run out of power and should not be fully relied upon in emergencies because of this. The radio is for if you get lost and/or are unable to move because of injury or are stuck. Rescue and search teams will be using radios of this type when looking for a lost hiker and this will allow you to contact them easier. You won't be able to put out a constant SOS with the radio because of the battery life, but you can passively listen for traffic on channels while in scan mode (if it has one) or by manual scanning while using very little power.
I would add to your vehicle kit the following:
2 - Heavy duty tarps in the 8x10 to 10x12 range; 1 - Axe with 15 to 19 inch handle; 1 - Full change of clothing (suitable to the season).
Tarps have a thousand and one uses, i.e. tents, carrying devices, dry seats in wet conditions, large signaling devices, etc. The axe is a no brainer for chopping wood for emergency fires, removal of fallen trees on roads, chopping a hole in the ice to get to the water of a frozen over stream, pond or lake or many other uses. A full change of clothing is self explanatory.
To the hiking kit I would add the following:
2 - Bic or similar lighters; 1 - Package Wetfire or similar product; 1 - Set flint & steel or ferro rod & striker; 3 - Emergency blankets (mylar "space" blanket); 3 - 100% cotton bandanas (the bigger the better); 1 - Stainless steel or titanium camp cup; 1 - Hiker's folding stove; 2 - Packages of hexamine tabs (for use with stove); 1 - Nesting utensils set (fork, knife, spoon) in stainless steel or titanium; 1 - 9x12ft 3mil painters plastic sheeting; 8 - metal tent steaks; 1 - Axe with 15 to 19 inch handle (can be from vehicle kit as long as replaced each time); 2 - Reliable fixed or locking blade knives (or one of each); 1 - Double sided sharpening stone; 1 - 4 pattern metal file.
Lighters are the easiest and most reliable method of making flame for fire starting. One should be in the pocket and one in the fire kit in your bag (more than 2 is ok). Wetfire is a product that is available at any WalMart or outdoors suppler. It is used to help make a fire when good tender is in short supply or soaking wet. A flint & steel or ferro rod & striker set are a good secondary for fire-starting when used with good tender or shavings from a product like the aforementioned Wetfire. They may take a little practice but are a great backup for when you find your lighter leaked all the fluid out (trust me I know from experience). Emergency or "space" blankets made out of mylar are compact, lightweight and offer multiple uses in the field. You can use them to make a (flimsy) shelter, wrap yourself in to keep warm, a heat reflector for a fire, a signal device, etc. Cotton bandanas are another of those lightweight multitools. You can use them as a cloth for washing yourself, drying dishes or hands, a sling for an injured arm, as a filter for silty water (always boil or use purification tabs on your water if gathered), as a signaling device, etc. Making sure they are 100% cotton also will allow you to make charcloth for fire-starting. The camp cup, folding stove, hexamine tabs and utensil set will allow for heating of water for purification purposes, cooking and consuming a meal, etc. I usually keep one of the clean bandanas, spare lighter and a cube or two of Wetfire with mine. The painter's plastic is a little sneaky trick I use for when I need a decent emergency shelter, to build a solar still for water collection or any other time I need something water tight. They are very lightweight, low cost and take up very little room in a pack. The metal tent steaks are a reusable item as well as one that is a time saver. You can get them in lightweight aluminum, steel, etc. They save time of making them in the field, can be used for toggles in rope works, can tack down the corners of your shelter, etc. The axe is again a no brainer, see reasons for use in vehicle kit section. When it comes to knives, two is one and one is none. If you have spent any time in the woods you will have dropped, broken or lost a knife. Having more than one is just good practice and will not add a lot of weight or space used to your pack and I always keep one in my pocket reguardless of how many are in my bag. Finally the sharpening stone and 4-pattern file. Again, if you have spent any time in the woods you will know that a knife or axe will dull with repetitive usage. These two tools will not take much room but will allow you to sharpen and retouch the edges of your bladed devices. Remember a sharp knife or axe is a safe one.
This may seem like a lot of stuff, but it will all (except the axe or sheathed knives) easily fit in a large pocket of your pack. I cannot tell you how many times this list has made a hike or camping expedition much easier for me than the other guy.
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@@barrybritcher ita a high torque chain tightening device. You can hook up a chain and pull it tight bu hand. The come-along stretchs out and grabs 2 links of the chain about a foot and a half apart. The you upper a lever which shortens the come along pulling the 2 lengths of chain together. Usually used for tightening a load on a trailer. There are other come alongside that will wrap up the slack chain on a spool as you pull the lever allowing you to take a new bite and pull again.
And what kind of semi do you recommend to transport all that bollocks?
Jesus christ it's an established trial he's not over landing 🙄
Merry Christmas Alec!
Hey Alec love your videos. Originally from Wyoming myself. One bit of advice. Get a truck bed tool box instead of the box you used in this video. One the truck box mounts in the bed and is secure. Two it will fit all the things you have.
Bruh where are you?!?! I'm getting withdrawals!!!!!!
He's getting a new concrete slab - do they have the mafia in Montana?
Awesome video as normal. Alec moves to US, encounters one issue on a mountain road, hmm... "I wasn't prepared for that", turns into a prepper and spends all his personal money on prepping and survival materials... Hahaha. Always better to be prepared for an emergency than stuck out in the cold. Nice shin gaurds by the way... Lol. If you start selling Steele bed frames you should include them as part of the purchase. Have a wonderful and happy Christmas guys.
Alec I recently found your channel looking for ideas on what I should forge next and I have since watched many many hours of your videos I am a young (wouldnt call it a blacksmith) but I’ve made a few knives and I’ve been loving your Channel and can’t wait for more videos! Keep up the amazing work!
Alec, remember your subscribers to like your videos, hope your channel grow a lot this year, happy 2019!!
Okay who knows where Alec is . The only person in Montana with a British accent someone find him
Lets do a "Gavin" in montana. who is up for that? :)
Alec is just secretly preparing for the zombie apocalypse. "Snow" troubles are actually the least of his worries d:
My brother has used those same Rubbermade boxes in the bed of his Ranger for years. Great boxes, stay dry. But for my Tacoma I found those black w/yellow lid ones from HD to be better for the extra space, a little cheaper, plus they stack very well. And they do stay pretty much leak-free in downpours (maybe find a rare drip in them; I have no problem leaving tools in them in the rain). Good choises for truck bed toolboxes.
As a long-time Rocky Mountain backcountry driver, looks like a damn good kit. I might add:
1: A warm sleeping bag in case you *really* get stranded or just arrive at a trailhead too late. Pretty handy for couch surfing as well.
2: Replace that awkward dirt shovel with a folding avalanche shovel. You may want a wider shovel blade for dealing with snow.
3: Heat-packets for gloves and other cold body parts. These are cheap, portable, store for years, and generate heat for hours. I keep spares in my vehicle and winter jacket pockets.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and keep up the great work!
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When Alec publishes new video
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Love the vids. Keep it up.
After watching how much it took to break the slab and looking at the soil underneath it, I would have tried to run the hammer on the slab just as it is. Maybe cutting the slab beforehand so if the hammer should start cracking the slab it would be only locally. If You would put an elastomer matting under the hammer some of the kinetic energy would be "stopped" before the slab. Would have been a nice little experiment..... but my mistake I didn't leave a comet before ;-).
Very often heavy machinery is said to need a foundation of its own, but I found out that often a good slab is just enough.
A Happy New Year!!!
Alec, check out a Hi-Lift jack for your truck. Most jacks that come with newer truck aren't tall enough. There is a great video on Tactical rifleman about why these are needed.
You might want to make sure that you get your hands on a set of jumper cables.
I wonder if those guys know there are jackhammer attachments for that bobcat. Might make business easier.
But then how can they show off their mad hammering skills
BTW how the heck do they controll the damn attachment
Masked Redstoner Pro Z - the controls for most attachments are on the control handles for the bobcat. It’s a thumb switch. You push it right or left. Gives you bidirectional control for thinks like an auger or tiller.
I'm sure they know about it. However I doubt they do a LOT of concrete removal and so the attachment isn't very high on there list of things to drop money on. They probably want it but cant afford or justify it yet.
D Rock That’s what my thought was. Watching them, should tell you enough that, they don’t do this as their main job description.
Going to part store to buy "essential accessories" is Christmas gifts coming early 😊, love it & always fun. Can spends hours at metal shops, parts stores, home stores, tech stores, etc etc....
Merry Christmas Alec