Ofcourse not... Hardening in fire is so much easier to do, and really full hardened. With dry wood, it is a nice way to start a fire though.. (search friction fire and you will see a lot of vids, using this,,,,, "friction hardening" techniques.
Hello 👋 As a female outdoor loving person, I must say that I really enjoy all of your survival video tips...from a male perception. Since you are putting together your $100. Kit, add a big package of disposable wipes. Fir us female survivors out there, we need this for basic hygiene, cleaning wounds etc. They are in a soft pkg which will compress down, and under $3. No one wants to survive without this . Wiping your privates with an unfamiliar bush can be avoided altogether just packing these with your necessary gear. Thank you for your service, we are Airforce Vets from Vietnam era and appreciate everything you're doing to help everyone succeed outdoors!
Dear P K, I am a gentleman outdoor female survival person loving person. I do so love the outdoors and U. So nice to hear everything from your perspective. Cheers and hearts 2 U.
You can Google what to use however I think most don't use mother nature's tp due to it being rougher that what one is used to and just play with the notion of knowing survival more for entertainment purposes.
Every time I see a wooden weapon being made, I always remember my childhood. We would chase down the ice cream man and when we were done eating our popsicles, we would take the popsicle sticks and sharpen them into pokers on the sidewalk for fun and shenanigans. Or split them into fine needles and use a rubber band to shoot darts at each other :p You could also break off a sharp tip and shove them into the end of a plastic straw, using the same rubberband you could make a basic rocket that would travel great distances. Good times.
I understand that these videos are for folks needing and wanting to learn techniques, but some of us, no doubt you as well Andrew, learned these things in our youth. Nothing like sharing them.
Awesome Video and very educational! Alway's like all your videos. Blessings to you and your family and a very special thanks to you for serving our country. 👍
I really appreciate the price cap type challenges. They make you think about using items with multiple uses and what items facilitate fabricating with natural materials. It's also good to work with limitations because essentially, that's what makes it a survival situation. The dollar stores are not going to have everything but they're a great place to fill a few gaps. You can get things like birthday cake candles, small tins, disposable table cloths, first aid items, tape, string, towels, hand sanitizer, foil and lots of other repursable items.
Store bought “survival kits” can’t compete with your “custom made real life kits”. You inspired me to make my own and have one in each vehicle I own. Keep it up Andrew.
That's a 100 bucks well spent. The more you know philosophy gives one a creative edge for building budget kits. Thanks Andrew, you got my wheels turning. Bravo.
Hi Andrew, adding a cheap first aid kit would be a good idea, some safety pins, and few cable ties are always useful, and a small mirror has various uses, especially if you get something in your eye, and for signaling. You did well whith the selection you picked, and covered basic needs. Thanks for another interesting video Major, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
At home, I often spend time making shavings from sticks I cut from branches/logs. It's kind of my fun relaxing thing to do, along with cutting the wood in the first place.
Great idea with the gill net, excellent snare setup. Another great item overlooked by many today, is a newspaper. A newspaper can be added underneath the clothing to provide wind block/ and a absorbent layer, especially placed over the core to keep heat in. Once the paper is wet, exchange it for a dry piece. Take the wet paper place it near the fire to dry out / warm up. I've used this trick many times when I haven't brought the appropriate kit along. Newspapers aren't as common as they once were, yet often times one can find free or nearly free real estate or thrift pages at a convenience store or similar. Besides the above suggestions, newsprint can be used as TP, and as a fire starter. If a newspaper can't be found, then find a Amazon box it can function in the same manner.
Are newspapers even sold anymore? All I ever see now is that cheap artificial material ad inserts in the mail. But that is a good idea in the city, you can use waste cardboard to do the same thing, especially to insulate concrete so you don't freeze in the winter. Learned that from watching homeless people.
In an urban environment when natural resources is scarce or nil, newspaper can also be torn into narrow strips to create an improvised bird's nest for use with charred material to blow into flames.
You can do the same thing with a yellow pages phone books, the pages are made of the same type of paper that newspapers are, I keep one in my car for emergencies.
Personally, I suggest swapping out your 550 cord for #36 tarred bank line, if you're mostly using it for construction of shelter and/or tools and snares. Quarter pound roll of 450 feet for ten dollars, 350lb breaking strength, still meltable and not as stretchy. It's also a bit toothier, and bypasses the possibility of buying fake 550 cord (which I've ran into more and more over the past five or so years.)
These cheap challenges are always the best 👍 Thanks Andrew ! I'd add a $1 card size fresnel lens, a $3 mylar survival blanket to sleep under and a $2 collapsible water bottle to my kit. Given the low quality of that saw I'd buy a $9 hatchet.
@@PlayaSinNombre You forget that HBF regularly has their 20% off one item coupon. Hickory Hatchet is $10.40, where as the Fiberglass Hatchet is $8, after the 20% been applied. Also HBF folding saw is $4.80 after 20% coupon. Saving a couple of $ here and there would be able to afford anything extra even some food.
Excellent video sir. For 9.97 wally world carries a 5'x7' nylon tarp. Not the highest quality but, not crap either. Packs small enough to carry in a cargo/back pocket. I like'em enough, I bought 2.
Thank you for another Great Video! That was very informative on a $100.00 kit to survive with. You always do a fantastic job with your videos and I always learn something. Thank you!!!!!!
Great video. Awesome information. The mora companion is a great knife for the money. I have several of them. I watched your video on attaching the paracord to the sheath. Thanks
Love this stuff,can Never get enough of it!I use old t shirts cut up for char cloth,put into an altoids tin,pop a little hole in the lid,place it in the coals,when it stops spewing smoke from the hole,it is done.If I wore your shoes,I'd go to the PX and buy some of that MRE cheese w/bacon bits,aside from an xlnt soup,It works well for baiting of hooks for fishing & trapping.It would be the "Topper" for your Already Xlnt kit!Thanx Andrew for giving us the Best! Cheers!!
Outstanding video Andrew! That gill net making is awesome! I always have something to take away from every video you do. Thanks again Andrew for sharing your skills.
I love how l always learn something new from every one of your videos. Please keep doing what you do best. I believe hundreds of people will remain alive in times of adversity. All because you took the time to share your knowledge freely. May you be blessed for your selflessness. Thank you.👍
This is probably one of the best survival focussed videos I've watched, in that it's not specifically geared towards survivalists or people with extensive survival knowledge and is presented in a clear & concise, no B.S manner. As someone with only very basic skills in this area, I learned several things and enjoyed the whole presentation. Thanks.
Good kit. One of the things I would do differently is fractionalize the kit by purchasing two or three Bic lighters for $5, shuck the ferro rod and emergency blanket giving you $25 left to spend on a larger, stronger tarp say for $15 and the rest on food. I'm thinking a quart size can of ravioli along with a military can opener (P51). Once the food is gone I can use the aluminum can for boiling water, cooking food I catch, char making without having to use the canteen cup. Any money left over I'd buy bug spray or more food.
Happy Sunday to you!!! As I’m watching this, I’m processing my green beans to freeze!!! So excited… next will be my peas… Bountiful garden… so blessed… Anyway… this channel is always part of my Sunday… I am always in awe of your expertise in your field …and your teaching as well… Making a net from fishing line??? Absolutely amazing…! I’m learning so much… God bless you and your viewers 🙏🏻😇🥰
@@peterbogart4531 hey there…😊 I use field fence with small squares at the bottom and the squares get bigger going up… reinforced with chicken wire… And raised beds… I’m continuing to add to my garden… Of course I pray for Gods blessings too… all is well.. praise the Lord the grasshoppers didn’t do anything to it this year…and no hail either…
I haven't used a compass since I was a little kid (camp, Scouts). I did get loss a couple of times over the decades, but managed to find my way out before it got too late. And that was when I was young.
I believe there are two groups. Group1. People will view a kit like this and proclaim, "I have nothing, NOTHING I tell you to work with here." There are no matches or butane lighter, no can opener, and not even a pop-top can of soup. Group 2. These folks have practiced building skills and stored knowledge for use when needed. Group 2 folks will rejoice in what their kit contains. In a small package, they have tools to build a shelter and start a survival fire to cook and sterilize water resources from the wild. With skill and some effort, they can replenish their food and water multiple times. I will choose group 2 any day. Thank you, Ranger, for what you do.
That Mora is OK for small jobs, but splitting wood requires a more robust knife/machete.. A collapsible fishing rod is cheap and easy to carry. The best teacher is experience, each time I go out I learn what I need to carry next time, like a map & compass.
I appreciate the tips on making do with so little - like the gill net and the shemagh slingback carrying system. So much easier once you know how. Thanks.
Another awesome video! Something I've noticed about your videos - they always seem much shorter than they actually are. Lol I'm pretty sure that's a good thing, but I'm always a little bummed when it ends. Keep it up, man! 👍👍
I watch many survival/outdoor videos. I enjoy yours the most. Awesome, informative, packed with loads of great tips. Presentation is excellent. Always look forward to the next. Thank you!
Awesome video Sir! Your videos always keep the gears turning in my head, and remind me to keep it simple! Keep it up I always look forward to your videos. Thank you!
Great video as usual. The only thing I would add is a way to chemically treat water. There are many situations where a fire creates too much danger even in a survival situation. We have had extremely dry weather in Southern Maine. Starting a fire could create a very large fire that you could lose your life in.
Sunday morning with coffee, bacon, eggs and Andrews survival vid 👍
That friction hardening of the spear tip is something I've never seen anywhere else. Outstanding tips! Keep up the great work.
Ofcourse not... Hardening in fire is so much easier to do, and really full hardened.
With dry wood, it is a nice way to start a fire though.. (search friction fire and you will see a lot of vids, using this,,,,, "friction hardening" techniques.
Doesn’t work pure b.s.
Hello 👋
As a female outdoor loving person, I must say that I really enjoy all of your survival video tips...from a male perception.
Since you are putting together your $100. Kit, add a big package of disposable wipes. Fir us female survivors out there, we need this for basic hygiene, cleaning wounds etc. They are in a soft pkg which will compress down, and under $3. No one wants to survive without this . Wiping your privates with an unfamiliar bush can be avoided altogether just packing these with your necessary gear. Thank you for your service, we are Airforce Vets from Vietnam era and appreciate everything you're doing to help everyone succeed outdoors!
Dear P K, I am a gentleman outdoor female survival person loving person. I do so love the outdoors and U. So nice to hear everything from your perspective. Cheers and hearts 2 U.
And also some of those disposable wipes made out of certain materials, when dried can be used as tinder for firestarting.
You can Google what to use however I think most don't use mother nature's tp due to it being rougher that what one is used to and just play with the notion of knowing survival more for entertainment purposes.
@@kidbach Just don’t inhale…
@@timothyfirth4809 Flatten half a roll of bear tissue - Charmin.
Good basic kit. Add to it for increased comfort/convenience. Happy camping folks
Anyone else think he had a mandalorian helmet as part of his kit from the thumbnail? Much love . Wales UK
Every time I see a wooden weapon being made, I always remember my childhood. We would chase down the ice cream man and when we were done eating our popsicles, we would take the popsicle sticks and sharpen them into pokers on the sidewalk for fun and shenanigans. Or split them into fine needles and use a rubber band to shoot darts at each other :p You could also break off a sharp tip and shove them into the end of a plastic straw, using the same rubberband you could make a basic rocket that would travel great distances. Good times.
Ah the good Ole days bb gun fights riding bikes to gather up your group of friends for fishing,exploring, swimming
Hi Andrew. Great video, great info. I really liked the gill net. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel
Very helpful. Thank you Andrew.
Bless you and your family, Mr. Andrew
I understand that these videos are for folks needing and wanting to learn techniques, but some of us, no doubt you as well Andrew, learned these things in our youth. Nothing like sharing them.
Nice showing the friction technique I know about it glad your sharing not to many people know that trick.
Just 1 item missing from the 10 c's: sail needle (Canvas needle). Cool video!
Excellent. The spear tip deal - fantastic. Thanks.
Wow! So many tips. Thanks Andrew.
As always, need to know content, best channel on UA-cam for learning survival.
thanks Brother Awesome video.
Awesome Video and very educational! Alway's like all your videos. Blessings to you and your family and a very special thanks to you for serving our country. 👍
I really appreciate the price cap type challenges. They make you think about using items with multiple uses and what items facilitate fabricating with natural materials. It's also good to work with limitations because essentially, that's what makes it a survival situation. The dollar stores are not going to have everything but they're a great place to fill a few gaps. You can get things like birthday cake candles, small tins, disposable table cloths, first aid items, tape, string, towels, hand sanitizer, foil and lots of other repursable items.
Store bought “survival kits” can’t compete with your “custom made real life kits”. You inspired me to make my own and have one in each vehicle I own. Keep it up Andrew.
Great kit for those on a budget or for an emergency kit!
Always learn something new watching your vids. Thanks!
That's a 100 bucks well spent. The more you know philosophy gives one a creative edge for building budget kits. Thanks Andrew, you got my wheels turning. Bravo.
Hi Andrew, adding a cheap first aid kit would be a good idea, some safety pins, and few cable ties are always useful, and a small mirror has various uses, especially if you get something in your eye, and for signaling. You did well whith the selection you picked, and covered basic needs. Thanks for another interesting video Major, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
He has cloth I seen willow for pain relief by the water and sure he has pines for sap antiseptic so basics are met.
Thank you Andrew..✌
I carry most of these items + a few extras for comfort in my "strandpack", just in case..😂😂
At home, I often spend time making shavings from sticks I cut from branches/logs. It's kind of my fun relaxing thing to do, along with cutting the wood in the first place.
Lot good ideas. Thanks. The only other thing I think would be a small axe for bigger tree branches.
Cool tape bucket, that's definitely a first
Great idea with the gill net, excellent snare setup.
Another great item overlooked by many today, is a newspaper.
A newspaper can be added underneath the clothing to provide wind block/ and a absorbent layer, especially placed over the core to keep heat in. Once the paper is wet, exchange it for a dry piece.
Take the wet paper place it near the fire to dry out / warm up. I've used this trick many times when I haven't brought the appropriate kit along.
Newspapers aren't as common as they once were, yet often times one can find free or nearly free real estate or thrift pages at a convenience store or similar.
Besides the above suggestions, newsprint can be used as TP, and as a fire starter.
If a newspaper can't be found, then find a Amazon box it can function in the same manner.
Are newspapers even sold anymore? All I ever see now is that cheap artificial material ad inserts in the mail. But that is a good idea in the city, you can use waste cardboard to do the same thing, especially to insulate concrete so you don't freeze in the winter. Learned that from watching homeless people.
In an urban environment when natural resources is scarce or nil, newspaper can also be torn into narrow strips to create an improvised bird's nest for use with charred material to blow into flames.
@@kidbach indeed it can.
You can do the same thing with a yellow pages phone books, the pages are made of the same type of paper that newspapers are, I keep one in my car for emergencies.
@@middknightdream1577 Indeed
Another good one!
Liked the Pawpaw Wigwam!
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Great kit. Thanks for sharing. I definitely want to learn how to make a fishing net.
Personally, I suggest swapping out your 550 cord for #36 tarred bank line, if you're mostly using it for construction of shelter and/or tools and snares. Quarter pound roll of 450 feet for ten dollars, 350lb breaking strength, still meltable and not as stretchy. It's also a bit toothier, and bypasses the possibility of buying fake 550 cord (which I've ran into more and more over the past five or so years.)
Been part of the prep/survival world for the past few years and you're the f
1st I've seen make a net, outstanding!
As always another great video Andrew, keep em coming bud. Stay safe and be well brother. Strength and Honor... 👊 🤙 🍻
This is, hands down, the best survival/field craft channel on UA-cam!! Keep up the good work Sir👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
And Corparals corner
These cheap challenges are always the best 👍 Thanks Andrew !
I'd add a $1 card size fresnel lens, a $3 mylar survival blanket to sleep under and a $2 collapsible water bottle to my kit.
Given the low quality of that saw I'd buy a $9 hatchet.
You can make that water bottle with the duct tape, as he showed, but it won't have sealing capabilities for transport.
Unfortunately, the $9 hatchets are $13 at harbor freight, now...
@@PlayaSinNombre You forget that HBF regularly has their 20% off one item coupon. Hickory Hatchet is $10.40, where as the Fiberglass Hatchet is $8, after the 20% been applied. Also HBF folding saw is $4.80 after 20% coupon. Saving a couple of $ here and there would be able to afford anything extra even some food.
Excellent video sir. For 9.97 wally world carries a 5'x7' nylon tarp. Not the highest quality but, not crap either. Packs small enough to carry in a cargo/back pocket. I like'em enough, I bought 2.
Good idea
I kept several in my car fak ,plus a couple of strong magnets. A hasty rain/snow shelter in case of arriving on a accident .
Thank you for another Great Video! That was very informative on a $100.00 kit to survive with. You always do a fantastic job with your videos and I always learn something. Thank you!!!!!!
Outstanding, sir! I learned a few new things! I'll definitely be researching how to make a gill net!
Great video. Awesome information. The mora companion is a great knife for the money. I have several of them. I watched your video on attaching the paracord to the sheath. Thanks
Love this stuff,can Never get enough of it!I use old t shirts cut up for char cloth,put into an altoids tin,pop a little hole in the lid,place it in the coals,when it stops spewing smoke from the hole,it is done.If I wore your shoes,I'd go to the PX and buy some of that MRE cheese w/bacon bits,aside from an xlnt soup,It works well for baiting of hooks for fishing & trapping.It would be the "Topper" for your Already Xlnt kit!Thanx Andrew for giving us the Best! Cheers!!
Lots of great useful ideas, explained simply and concisely, thank you.
Great video possibly one of your best. Never heard of the fire plough tip hardening before, makes sense! Thanks
well done Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding video Andrew! That gill net making is awesome! I always have something to take away from every video you do. Thanks again Andrew for sharing your skills.
Outstanding as always thanks Andrew, enjoy your Sunday Gunday. God bless you and your family
Wholesome kit for the budget and great set of skills.
Excellent video. Thankyou for your time to make this video.
I love how l always learn something new from every one of your videos.
Please keep doing what you do best.
I believe hundreds of people will remain alive in times of adversity.
All because you took the time to share your knowledge freely.
May you be blessed for your selflessness. Thank you.👍
I love this stuff, I'm always putting together cheapo kits to leave in cars, at work, stashed around here and there.
Excellent presentation with just a handful of small items
This is probably one of the best survival focussed videos I've watched, in that it's not specifically geared towards survivalists or people with extensive survival knowledge and is presented in a clear & concise, no B.S manner.
As someone with only very basic skills in this area, I learned several things and enjoyed the whole presentation. Thanks.
Another great teaching aid video, thanks Andrew
Excellent as always! I like the duct tape water container.
Thanks for the video
Good kit. One of the things I would do differently is fractionalize the kit by purchasing two or three Bic lighters for $5, shuck the ferro rod and emergency blanket giving you $25 left to spend on a larger, stronger tarp say for $15 and the rest on food. I'm thinking a quart size can of ravioli along with a military can opener (P51). Once the food is gone I can use the aluminum can for boiling water, cooking food I catch, char making without having to use the canteen cup. Any money left over I'd buy bug spray or more food.
Happy Sunday to you!!!
As I’m watching this, I’m processing my green beans to freeze!!! So excited… next will be my peas…
Bountiful garden… so blessed…
Anyway… this channel is always part of my Sunday… I am always in awe of your expertise in your field …and your teaching as well…
Making a net from fishing line???
Absolutely amazing…!
I’m learning so much…
God bless you and your viewers 🙏🏻😇🥰
Dear C J, what sort of fence do you use? How do you deal with rabbits, deer, etc.? Hard to beat vegetables fresh from the garden...
@@peterbogart4531 hey there…😊
I use field fence with small squares at the bottom and the squares get bigger going up… reinforced with chicken wire…
And raised beds…
I’m continuing to add to my garden…
Of course I pray for Gods blessings too…
all is well.. praise the Lord the grasshoppers didn’t do anything to it this year…and no hail either…
CJ, second that.
@@cindyjean3208 I have seen where people use hardware weave for snake fence about a foot and a half high. I wonder if that is high enough.
@@peterbogart4531 hmmmm, I’ll need to look into that…
At this point I’ve been very blessed, not seeing any in my garden…(🙏🏻🥰)
Great video..thanks for all the great tips...freedom for all people
Very helpful video. I would be very interested to learn how to make Gill net maybe in a future video in detail. Thanks for tips.
Terrific video: clearly demonstrated and using inexpensive gear accessible to anyone. A+
I am going to have to learn that net making. That could come in handy. Great stuff.
I have been waiting for ya to do one of these. Great job man! Always look forward to the next one from Rangersurvival
Andrew , Good video and tips , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Nicely done bud keep them coming 👍
Great tutorial sir. Love your educational, knowledgeable videos. I learn alot. Much love from Boston, Massachusetts.
I haven't used a compass since I was a little kid (camp, Scouts). I did get loss a couple of times over the decades, but managed to find my way out before it got too late. And that was when I was young.
Major Andrew great video. Love these skills video's. Can't wait to see the next video. Strength and honor .
I believe there are two groups. Group1. People will view a kit like this and proclaim, "I have nothing, NOTHING I tell you to work with here." There are no matches or butane lighter, no can opener, and not even a pop-top can of soup. Group 2. These folks have practiced building skills and stored knowledge for use when needed. Group 2 folks will rejoice in what their kit contains. In a small package, they have tools to build a shelter and start a survival fire to cook and sterilize water resources from the wild. With skill and some effort, they can replenish their food and water multiple times. I will choose group 2 any day. Thank you, Ranger, for what you do.
Another great segment, we'll be using your survival kit for our outback weekend.
Outstanding video sir ,keep them coming .
Rock Steady Ranger
I'll definitely need your skill to saw the wood at incredible spred!
Good stuff as always Col.
Always learn something thanks for sharing
Friction is a hard point i never thought of. Great video style. Short, simple, just the core of useful technics. Thank you.
You have amazing ideas brother inspiring more Great Show once again
Comfort is a side effect of survival.😎
Always so clear and concise, your instructions leave no room for misinterpretation.. good job Andrew..
Very good kit and choices. I especially like the gill net.
I have 2 Morakniv knives... The Companion and the Bushcraft Pathfinder. I love them both. I actually have multiples of the Companion.
That Mora is OK for small jobs, but splitting wood requires a more robust knife/machete..
A collapsible fishing rod is cheap and easy to carry.
The best teacher is experience, each time I go out I learn what I need to carry next time, like a map & compass.
Great Video thank you!
Liked that fishing net! Wish you'd shown how to weave it, tho. Never made one. Got a sm spool of fishing line and could be used to make such.
I appreciate the tips on making do with so little - like the gill net and the shemagh slingback carrying system. So much easier once you know how. Thanks.
Another Excellent Vid. Thanks Major.
Another awesome video! Something I've noticed about your videos - they always seem much shorter than they actually are. Lol I'm pretty sure that's a good thing, but I'm always a little bummed when it ends. Keep it up, man! 👍👍
Awesome!!
Gill net is nuts!!! Lol
I follow you from France since a long time and i really love what you learn. It's useful and we can do it without too much material. Thank you so Much
Thanks Andrew
Awesome love that net
Outstanding. Thank you for your hard work.
I watch many survival/outdoor videos. I enjoy yours the most. Awesome, informative, packed with loads of great tips. Presentation is excellent. Always look forward to the next. Thank you!
Great video, you’re killing it!
Awesome video Sir! Your videos always keep the gears turning in my head, and remind me to keep it simple! Keep it up I always look forward to your videos. Thank you!
Good stuff Andrew especially with hardening the spear point very clever idea if you dont have a fire 😁
awesome video you are an amazing person please keep doing what you are doing.👍
Great kit for $100. Well done. Crow✌️
Great video Andrew,thank you for sharing this one. All the best to you. Stay safe and healthy. 🤗
Great video as usual. The only thing I would add is a way to chemically treat water. There are many situations where a fire creates too much danger even in a survival situation. We have had extremely dry weather in Southern Maine. Starting a fire could create a very large fire that you could lose your life in.
Awesome video I would love to see you do a in depth video on the gill net tool and making the net you explain things very clear.
Amen
Nice kit, thanks from Canada
Cool Video! I've never seen a net made before