10 Camping Items You'll Wish You Had In a Disaster 

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Food, water, medicine, clothing, shelter, a plan and a means of self defense. Remember multiplicity, the rule of 3’s, one is none and two is one. Skills are paramount. The more you know, the less you have to carry.

Don't forget good pair of hiking shoes and good pairs of trail socks because your feet will start to hate you after walking 20km in runners. Have some walkie talkies too, me and my friends used them if we had to split up during a hike. This is probably one of the most important items to contact emergency services using emergency frequency channels in remote areas where phones have no signal.

Water Filter, Food of preference, shelter, tarps tents, fire starting, lighter- Ferro rod, both a good knife and a multi tool, flashlights, headlight, lantern, power bank/ power station, emergency radio. A good backpack for sure. There's an endless list of stuff you could use, you just need to figure out what you need to have with you in the certain scenario you are in. I try to cover as many areas as I can with different things and eventually I try to get the highest quality in each thing I can and so on. Then use the extras in go bags or vehicles etc

All great options! What I do is, I have a twig stove that I put in the fireplace. No shortage of twigs here lol. Plus, I find feeding the twig stove relaxing.

Everyone should have a swiss army-style knife in their pocket. Its astonishing how often you'll use it and how much you'll miss it when you forgot to carry it. Also, bandana.

You can create a great lantern with any flash/headlight + water bottle (full bottle creates nice light).

Swap the battery filter for one like the "befree" bag style filter. Lightweight and great way to filter large volumes of water. Doubles as a way to carry water in its bag to be filtered later or use as unfiltered later.

Love your calm, reasonable, unflappable tone and sound advice.

That list could be in any backpackers pack plus more items since you have to live out of it. The water filters you listed there is a new one by Sawyer. I got it because of water conditions ( agriculture runoff ) here in some areas of Florida when I'm backpacking. Sawyer makes it , A Water Purifier and not just a Filter. The Sawyer Select Purifier S3 removes Bacteria , Protozoa , Chemicals , Pesticides , plus Viruses and Heavy metals. It comes with a micro squeeze filter and removes 100% of microplastics.

This is a great video AND list, wonderful to share with those new to prepping or just wanting to get a bit more prepared for the summer of 2021! Thank you!

You dont always need 750 lb line. High strength braided fishing line is strong enough for most applications and packs a lot smaller. Keep some moleskin in the 1st aid kit. Mylar blankets are another 1st aid item. Yard lights make good emergency lighting but put in a good battery.

Great informative video about how to prepare for anything that comes up. I also think that everyone needs a sleeping bag and an extra blanket. I also agree with the other comments that everyone should have a good pair of boots to wear.

I like to keep the peel and stick body warmers in the cars for winter break downs. That and some space blankets make a decently small emergency roadside emergency kit for the family until help comes

You can turn any small flashlight into a lantern by aiming it into like a 1 gallon water bottle or just a small water bottle poke it down in the top turn it on you have a lantern and even a small 20 lumen light really lights up a tent or area...

Home Water Filter .. a Ceramic Candle 2 Bucket System. I use one designed specifically for 3rd World Environments .. and the Candle lasts a very long time. Lighting .. in South Africa / 3rd World Conntries where Power Outages are a daily occurrence, Candles and Oil Lamps are a good option. The Lamps also have an attachment for Mosquito Pads .. so that takes care of them too .. for a while.

All good items to have. We could add or replace items as needed for our situation. It’s always good to check and revise our kits to make sure we’re set. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

I have owned one of those Coleman Lanterns (at 5:11 ) for over seven years. It still works like new and batteries last a long time because the lightbulbs are LED.

I feel very confident I am prepared for a number of emergency situations. Thanks for the tips!

Hand warmers are, just, ok, but the foot warmers are designed to work with much less oxygen so will be much hotter and will last longer.

Super glue is a good idea, I always keep a few of them in my pack.

This was great with ONE exception,,,,,how you gonna light the single or double burner stoves.....ferocium,,,,matches water resistant,,lighter ,,the bic type are better than zippo, !! And easy to carry in your pocket!!!!! Great lessons here wish more ppl watched it!!!

On testing the freeze dried food; Me and my gf actually order MRE's and will Share them on the couch/bed while we watch a movie at home. Maybe a weird combo, but we have fun doing it and it lets us test out what kinds we like. Rather than trying them in the woods and realizing the "treat" we brought is no good lol.

Great content! Keep up the good work... 👍🏼👍🏼

The Texas Valentines Day Ice Storm nearly killed me. I was stuck, in my home, no power, now water, no gas....but I did have 4 -20lb bottles of propane and a Coleman 2 burner stove. I also have a Propane powered generator by SPORTSMAN. Both saved my life. The 1 thing that makes generators fail during critical times is the fuel system. Bypass ALL of that with Propane. I love mine!

They make adapters to refill those 1 pound propane bottles from a larger grill size propane bottle. Makes it cheaper to use those.

As far as headlamps I don't have, but I do have cap bill lights that I have used when walking into the woods during bow hunting season and I keep a lot of tea light candles for emergency lighting and the hand warmers are great for cargo pants to keep your legs warm drop them in the pockets and press them against your legs and another great thing to have is the power lighters that the wind won't blow out when trying to light a fire.

Thank you for reminding me about everything I need you the Man keep doing it God bless us all thank you

Great info and thanks for sharing!

Thank you, you gave me some ideas I hadn't thought of.😁

Hello my Outdoors friend, sincere thanks for sharing this very informative video. You brought out some great points. The very best to you. Stay safe and healthy out there. 🤗

Sawyer also has a small filter (perhaps this one) that adapts to your kitchen faucets for when power outages make water "iffy" or when traveling. Love Sawyer.

Good list. I would note that neither boiling (unless distilling) or filters remove chemicals from water. In floods every chemical in the neighbourhood is in the water. Camping near downstream from mine tailings or heavy chemicalled agriculture means that boiling and filtering are ineffective. Knowing your issues, as you said, is important.

For health reasons, I can't really go camping anymore. But I've kept all my gear, and I've even added to it, because I live in an area without family around to help, and I don't drive anymore. So while everybody's carrying on about zombies and bugging out, my reality is a bugging in situation. It's good really, because I would need an RV to carry all this gear and include my pantry. So here are some of the things I've added to my supplies. A solar shower. I didn't want one or need one in all the years I went camping, but if I can heat water without using fuel to do it, that means I can clean myself, wash dishes, etc just by hanging that in my kitchen window over my sink. Thanks to all we've learned with COVID, I have put those cheap single use rain ponchos in with my first aid gear, along with the gloves and masks I already had, to use as PPE. I have a radio / flashlight that also has the NOAA weather band, with a built-in power bank. To charge it there is a solar panel, a mini USB cable, along with a hand crank. I also have two other power banks with flashlights, one in my EDC, and one in my camping gear that has a solar panel. All three are 10, 000 mah. When my sister-in-law moved from the Midwest to Florida, she had ample camping gear, but I found her just a hand crank charger for her phone. And the first time they lost power because of a hurricane, she was the only one around that could keep her phone charged and get the information she needed. Last year I found myself coaching Texans who had never gone camping on how to stay warm. It's one of the reasons I keep a dome tent. And conveniently my dome tent will either sit on the floor, or on top of my bed which is where I spend most of my time anyway. Having a smaller area to heat means I can do it efficiently. And I've done it in cold temperatures outdoors just using my body heat and a couple of UCO single candle lanterns. Regular camping I have a Pur water filter that will do a significant amount and has a hand pump. For individual use, I have a sawyer squeeze. For my day to day life I have taken one of those three gallon beverage dispensers that you see advertised in summertime for family reunions and such, and I've rigged it with a Brita filter. Keeping a Brita pitcher full, means you have to wait a lot of times, especially if you need to filter the water you're using to cook with as well. This way I have a 3 gallon reserve, and because I use it daily the water is always kept fresh. And of course I have my water preps, using gallons that I've stashed in corners here and there, along with several 5 gallon bottles that are generally used for water coolers. I have both a hand pump and a USB rechargeable pump, and the brother picture insert also fits in the top of that bottle. So when I need to refill it, I can fill it and filter it as I go. It's also very beneficial to invest in one of those really large rolls of plastic wrap like you see it Costco or Sam's club. I call it my lifetime supply roll. LOL. It can be used for a lot of different things, waterproofing, insulation, but in a bad situation rather than washing dishes, place plastic wrap over your plate or bowl first. When you're done eating, just peel it off. Also for that matter, use chopsticks when you can. When you're done eating, wipe them off to remove any food debris, which would be pretty microscopic. Then keep a small spray bottle like you see in the trial size section, mixed with vinegar and water. Use that to rinse off & sanitize your silverware or your chopsticks, rather than gathering enough water to immerse them in. If you're afraid of the vinegar taste lingering, or the smell for that matter, use hydrogen peroxide instead. You can buy hydrogen peroxide at the dollar store that's already in a spray bottle, and once it's done with the foaming action, the hydrogen peroxide just becomes water. Make yourself a soda can alcohol stove. It burns efficiently, the alcohol won't go bad no matter how long it's stored, and a little bit goes a long way. I have a homemade alcohol stove, a purchased alcohol stove and I can use either on my old school Sterno stove, my esbit stove, or with this next item.... Hit the thrift stores and the yard sales if you don't have one already, but you can't go wrong with a fondue pot. You can use the can of Sterno, an alcohol burner, or even an old school buddy burner that has corrugated cardboard spiraled in it and topped with paraffin wax. You can cook in the fondue pot, boil water in the fondue pot, or even just use the stand to put a frying pan on it. It's very versatile and accommodating especially for one or two people. And instead of spending all that money on freeze dried food, instead of putting them in a container in the back of the refrigerator where they'll eventually get fuzzy and need to be thrown away, put them on a dehydrator. You can find them every once in awhile at a thrift store or yard sale. I actually picked one up for $5 from a yard sale. I have another friend who has a gas stove, and she just uses the pilot light in her oven to do all her dehydrating. They have an electric stove you can use the warm setting, and if it's too warm just wedgé the door open a little. If you live somewhere like Florida or Arizona where you have lots of sun and lots of heat, make yourself a solar dehydrator. (And look up how to make yourself a solar oven.) I live by myself cook for one, if I opened up one of those big old cans of baked beans, instead of eating it for 3 days in a row, I put the rest of the can on my dehydrator. So there's two more meals that all I have to do is boil water and stir. Homemade chili, spaghetti, stew, etc. Why pay $8 for one serving of somebody else's spaghetti that you may or may not like, when you already know you like yours. Get yourself some Vaseline and cotton balls put it all together in a Ziploc bag and knead them with your hands for a few minutes to get the Vaseline spread everywhere. They are the best fire starters! However, for emergency conditions, get some of those trick birthday candles, the kind that if you blow on them they'll relight themselves. It's the perfect answer to a windy day when you're trying to get your tinder lit. That's it for me, I can't wait to read the rest of the comments! As always thanks for the videos!

All great options. Ive had to use my stove many times due to the power being out. The battery banks/packs are often over looked in bags good picks

Hand wormers are good to use in sleep bags. Warming rocks around camp fires then using in tent or sleeping bags don’t over heat the rocks

I started off using a SOG multi tool in the early 1990’s at work and swapped to a letterman the SOG plyer head kept flipping over on fingers , there fixed on the new SOGs

Thank you for this info and thank all of you watching for some extra info

Gas canisters run out. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when you go to a shop to get one they will have sold out. I always use a twig stove when camping. It always works. There will always be trees, twigs,leaves, pine cones etc etc.. Lighters run out or get lost, so I just use my fire flint..I stick to water purification tablets, because filters stop working after a while. I have a good quality head torch so I can use both hands, and take extra batteries. It works as a lamp in the tent and a torch outside the tent. And I always take a good first aid kit.

Great video!

I keep a kindle paperwhite in my prep gear with hundreds of books (a great many of them free) to stave boredom. Keeping your mind occupied helps when you body is uncomfortable in emergency survival.

Nice intro to prep in. I’m a bike packing tripper , always fun to see different things.

one of the little butane stoves for cheap. I have two of them. I have a colman coffee pot made by colman it is like your electric pot at home, it just does not have the warming thing.

For urban power outage survival: candles (and safe candle holders), bottled water, canned or dry goods, lighter(s) and matches, working CO detector and fire detector, blankets, battery operated radio, working cell phone as well in addition to what you have mentioned above.

Thanks Again For Sharing

I've had a Coleman multifuel stove for years, which was sadly underutilized due to the lack of camping opportunities. I've often wondered if getting it was even a good idea (it was a trade), but I was reassured when you mentioned it here so prominently. And why, you ask? Because I was caught up in that Texas Freeze: my own power was not out long, but a friend's was, and I had to "host" someone for several days. So I know very well, what you're talking about.

I always keep a box or so of granola bars in my bug out bag. I enjoy eating them as regular food so as survival good it's prime, I like them! Like is good when your hungry. No preperation just consume. I have one of those tac light flash light and pull out lantern. Its has different light levels to conserve power and it fits in your pocket, very convenient and small. I put in a rechargeable battery. I have the large Sawyer filter. Sucker has a life time, warrenty. It never needs replacing. Just wash out the filter. Happy living💫🌎

As far as lanterns.? I got a small $5 lantern that lights up there whole area. And I got it at Tractor Supply. They're small, compact, and light weight. 😎👍

Many flashlights, lanterns (and headlights) can be charged thru a USB connection AND a built in solar panel. I always keep them charged thru the USB connection; I recharge them at least once a year because when the grid goes down, you do want your lanterns and flashlights charged. The built in solar panels become useful when the grid stays down for a long time.

I don't do multi-tool. I have had them at times since I was young and never end up using it. I don't end up where I need those things. Out in the woods I only really need my knives (smaller and bigger knife) and folding saw and maybe even my auger for building a shelter or chair or something out there in _the great outdoors._

I just found rechargeable hand warmers on Amazon. I didn’t know such a thing existed! I’m going to be buying two for my husband for Christmas, so he can use them as he goes out hunting (put one in each pocket, and switch out which hand is in the pocket so the other hand can hold the rifle). I think these rechargeable hand warmers will be an EXCELLENT prep for a vehicle emergency bag, or in case the power goes out, not to mention just practical every day here in Idaho. I also wanted to give a shout-out for the LuminAID lantern. I kept waiting for you to turn yours on, but you didn’t. It’s got a beautiful light, though, and I’m just in love with mine. Thanks for the great video!

I have a solar flashlight & put in a clean Gatorade bottle. Zip tie an old lanyard works great. The bottle diffuses the light.

Good video , just came back from week long. Tent camping trip didnt wana leave !

7:30 That's the solar battery charger I got, not long ago. A bit heavy, but still good. Solar panel, built-in battery pack, does wireless charging on back side of it, has 2 LED light flashlight on the end. Oh yeah... and it looks kool!

I have a larger stove and thinking about getting that single small model.

Mountain House makes the best freeze-dried foods by far.

You need medicine, especially those for treatment of diarrhea - diarrhea can kill. The pills are lightweight, not taking up much space, but a life saver.

Oh boy I have that exact phone charger and a important feature left out is it can change wireless charging devices. You may have to play with the position or remove armor but it works well which could be important if you forgot a cable or the phone charger port is not working.

Extra, full, propane tank(s) for outdoor portable barbecue was really useful in aftermath of Hurricane Iniki.

Great info, pricing would help me a lot, especially for the quality items. I want a really good solar generator for charging that can power a small heater at night. I have no natural, or common sense, about what is actually quality and not just expensive. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

I would add a Mr. Buddy heater to this list..you would already have some propane for the stove..

I don't really need my solar power pack, but I do use it for my phone and my Bluetooth speaker, which has micro SD card slot in it, so I don't really use the Bluetooth feature to play my music. Thing is, I use it when I'm in the shed relaxing or at the fire pit in the yard and don't like to bring it back in the house to plug it in. I just use the solar battery pack and I can keep playing my music while the speaker charges up.

Fence solar lights, I have them on my privacy fence they can be charged in just a few hours and taken inside at night for additional lighting in the house..cheap and effective

just one item. my 40' class A diesel with 10kw generator, propane refrigerator and stove, ice maker, aircon, heat pump, furnace, shower and toilet facilities, with a $1000 mattress.

Thank you

I carry a B/Bury multi tool off amazon for about $25 its the closest to a leather-man ive found and has a great set of pliers on it, I use them all the time at work

I do some traveling on my Softail. I carry a small amount of stuff like this on my bike. Just in case of breakdown. 😊

I was visiting my parents for dinner when the power went out just as we finished. I grabbed a few candles & had the place illuminated as I walked to my car. After camping, I still had my butane gas cooker so quickly boiled some water for my parents & took a thermos of hot water to each of our elderly neighbours.

Very good!

Thanks.for the video. Makes good sense and was.i formative. Are your links below, affiliate links? I prefer working through affiliates when possible. Thanks.

Zip ties! Lol. One of my items is a solar AM/FM radio with weather band. It also has a dynamo so you can charge anytime. Of course, it has USB ports to charge your phone and other items.

As a survivalist all these items is great. I have learned survival skills from Dave Canterbury. I think it's best to learn how to survive without all the today's gadgets. Having a fire and know how to light one without a lighter or magnesium rod in my opinion is success for boiling water and cooking food. Great video by the way.

Dear Survival, Good video, content was good. Kept it simple and covered a lot of ground. Would like to see you and Warrior Life do a few videos together.

I have a lantern like the green collapsible one and it has a hand crank at 1 end so you can put some power in it if the battery drains

Hi very basic survival helpful thank u l ,I just Nd to get a gas ring that uses a bottle or can a light i put on Ur head and sm sort of touch as I've been busy prepping other things at present ,so much to learn so much to get .I also HV learned a lot from Alaskan prepper and city Prepper 😄👍,I also HV a snow suite to kp my body tempter at HM in winter if Grid was down as I HV nothing for heating as yet ,I once had to put my tent up in HM a few days it gvs a few decrease more heat,folk can put blankets rnd a table and make a tent only u HV to leave a little bit blanket pegged up for air ,Well I would if u dnt HV a tent ⛺

Those solar lights are awesome. Need to know how to make them.

I am new to getting some prep items set up. Thanks for this... I have a question - will the butane be easier to get? and how long will propane bottles be good while storing them. Same question for the butane?

Texas Winter Storm survivor here-thanks to having band kids for four years I had plenty of hand warmers. Throw them into the stands at cold band kids during football playoffs and you’re the best band parent ever! So thankful I still had a stash on hand. Hand warmers (especially the big body warmers and shoe inserts) were such a great thing to have while we were freezing in our home.

The lumanaid original was designed by a father son combo that worked at Simplot fosfate here in Rocksprings wy. Bought my first three a friend in 2013.

Born and raised in Maryland. I saw your Maryland flag wall hanging. Hon, loved your videos. Keep up the good tips! From Baltimore County.

Use iso butane stoves, because they are lighter weight and way more efficient than propane. Also the sawyer mini that you showed for a water filter has an atrociously slow flow rate of water. The regular sawyer squeeze has a much better flow rate and it is only marginally larger

Wish you didn’t shake items all about when holding them up for display. Thank you for great suggestions.

I have an old two burner Kerosene burning Coleman stove. Works great. Have been taking it out truck camping truck for years. All I have to do to use it in the house is keep it outside on the patio or in front of an open draft, like the patio door-no problems. I also have a Kerosene lantern, but it's only good for outside; too dangerous with those mantles burning. Propane refills are expensive as is a new stove, even a one burner. So I'll stick with this. I will, however, look for an in house rechargeable lantern. Don't have money to buy all new stuff.

I prefer chemical glow sticks for lighting when the power goes out. They will last all night and I put then in the stairwells, where you need light. After the sun goes down, you go to bed, so you won't need any lantern in the house.

are you doing any cold hour camping. I have two little butaine stove and a case of fuel and would have more if I had the space. I have three camp stoves one even burn gasloine.

Excellent video,I would have to agree with you 100 percent !

candles...and to go further on that point, one of those candle lanterns like the UCO one...don't need batteries and gets heat and light at the same time...and can cook a cup of water of you're desperate. so need a way of lighting the candle...so a good lighter like a zippo with UCO storm matches would be a good backup...

For safety always remember to use a propane burner outdoors or in a ventilated area. It is not recommended that they be used indoors. For example in a power outage it’s best to take it outside, or open your garage and use it in there. If it isn’t safe to use outdoors as in a severe storm, maybe it won’t be an option for you.

Mountain House Buckets are my go-to for freeze dried food. A flashlight aimed at your ceiling will illuminate the entire room.

Would have been cool to turn on the luminaid light to show how bright it gets. They're great products

Titan cord ftw! 🙌🏽

Is there any water cleaning service that will do saltwater to freshwater?

What adout the 48 roll bundle of TP?

Solar generator ( no noise ) . Base camp or home .

Many of these items can fit in small back pack in trunk of the car . Also MRE add water meal warmers bag . $1 or $2 each

1- have it- multiple propane/biofuel stoves, 2- have it- portable filters/iodine, 3- have it- solar/battery, 4- have it- solar/usb, 5- have it- Gerber/Swiss, 6- have it, 7- have it- multiples for car and in bug out bag/emergency kit, 8- have it- multi-week kit, 9- have it- in car/home/purse, 10- have it

I used to carry a first aid kit in my car. I live in the desert and temps can exceed 115 for weeks at a time. I found that the bandages in the kit were worthless because the heat ruined the adhesive.

I would like to get that battery thing. what is the brand? and what is it called? battery bank?

As good as these are you need a wind screen, you need a measuring device to measure the amount of gas left in the cylinder, you need an alternate method if you are not near a walmart, or sporting good store. At least with sterno if you run out of fuel you can refill the can with hand sanitizer and burn that? And when finished replace the cap. But the burner attachment does not have multiple uses that other pocket stoves might offer. And the empty cylinder cannot be refilled.

Where are you located in Maryland? We are in Anne Arundel County.