Here's a compact wilderness survival kit that I've been working on. I'm also working on a more "urban" survival kit of the same size that I'll show in a future video. Enjoy! Support this channel via Patreon: / kbsurvival
What a lot of people fail to do, and one of the most important thing is.......Once you put your kit together actually go out and spend a night somewhere and rely 100% on your kit. You'll find out what you really need that works for you. People tend to buy a lot of cool stuff they see on RU-vid but really has no useful functionality. But man is it cool. Kits are good but you have to practice a few times a year.
I thought I was the only person fascinated by survival kits. Outstanding work and I really enjoy your format. Clean, simple, easy to understand. Also a good, well practiced voice that is easy to listen to. Bravo.
I would also recommend loading up the lighter with some other stuff like wrapping it in duct tape or gorilla tape. Gorilla tape can be an amazing fire starter. Plus inside the roll of tape you can add little stuff like fishing line and hooks and any thing else you want
Don't know if it would be economically viable or not, but you should sell these kits. This is damn near a perfect mini survival kit. I'd buy one for sure!
@@djomegaminusI have to be honest here. Rushing off to Amazon every time a new 'dingbat' takes your fancy is silly and expensive. My kit has stuff that I've had for YEARS and I know how to use. I've sourced things from second-hand shops and my current EDC is housed in a bright red fabric pencil case lined with stout see-through plastic that somebody gave me. It's long enough to hold a toothbrush. Oral hygiene is SO important in a survival situation. Anyway this pencil case has several individual compartments and fits EVERYTHING. It drops in my handbag. But I wouldn't mind getting some of the stuff in the video...
What's stopping you from putting one together yourself? He tells you everything that he puts in his kit, and it'd certainly be cheaper to source everything yourself instead of paying for someone else's labor. And it's probably not economically viable unless he upcharges an insane amount. I've learned from putting together a couple kits myself that "survival kits" is one of those things that you really benefit more from doing it yourself. Not only is it cheaper, but you benefit more from knowing what you need for what you have in your area, and it will be different than what someone else puts together. Like this kit is fine and all, but I find it to be a bit too large for what I consider to be a true survival kit. It needs to be something I can easily take with me, because what use is it if I don't have it when I need it? Ideally, it should be small enough to fit in a typical pants pocket. If not that, then small enough to throw in any bag. This one is too large. And while that means it is more capable, it makes it less likely for me to have on a typical trip, which is when you'd least expect to find yourself in a situation where you'd need it. Putting something together like this yourself can be quite the fun exercise as well. You get to learn a few things, you can get surplus or second-hand items to save money, and treat the obtaining of them as quests of sorts. And you'll value it much more than if you just bought someone else's kit.
@@susanp.collins7834 Is oral hygiene really that important in a survival situation? I would think so many other things take priority that a toothbrush wouldn't be worth the space.
For sunscreen, i use some lip balm with SPF 15, can also be used as ointment, tinder (with cotton), and on cold dry winter days you rub some on exposed skin to prevent moisture loss which makes you colder like sweating in summer...
Love it!!! Amazing kit!! JMHO: I would add 1more sewing needle, a sun screen/bug repellent packet, 1 bullion cube, 1 caffeine pill, a mini-signal mirror and a small Fresnel. I think u could lose the small army knife (I love them too... and have dozens - but u have the big one) and maybe even the wire saw since there's one the large knife). Great ideas!!!!
Just my opinion, the one handed Trekker is one of the best knives to have in a survival situation minus a fixed blade. Which having a fixed blade is not always possible or practical. Great video. With your format and content, I have suggested your channel to some of my fellow military and civilian buddies.
Nice kit. Solid on shelter, fire,water and decent on first aid. Being found is very important so I'd certainly put a real signal mirror in the kit and there are so many sizes out now. If one thinks the knife is a bit large or heavy, you could always plan on using your EDC knife and putting a smaller folder or even fixed blade in there. At the end of the day, the owner must be confident in the contents which is why making your own is best.
My dad gave me my first victorinox classic SD keychain knife back in 1979.. I am never without one ever since.. and I put them in all my micro survival kits.. I have used the nail file for filing soft metal and even wood in a pinch and the screwdriver tip which is flat head also works on Phillips heads screws in a pinch.. the scissors get the most use in the tweezer does come in handy
What a great kit! One idea/suggestion, if it will fit I would replace the coffee filters with a bandana. SO MANY uses and imo a must have in any survival kit. Thanks for the great videos & kit breakdowns. I love your channel
Wow, you packed an ass load of gear in that tin. The bivy shelter and space blanket is awesome. Great kit. If you could fit an airplane bottle of booze that would be round it out but being so packed i would totally buy it
Best survival kit is the one you never have to use. This one is a darn good one if you did need one. Been a survival kit obsessive for fifty years + and yeah I love the container like crazy. Lol. Truth is that people should have this kit in their cars and a lighter version (sans the trekker?) in their backpacks. Light paracord wrapped around the elegant looking tin (oh how could I even say such a thing,lol) and all that tucked into a ziplock freezer bag. A half this size flint stick and yeah use the small knife as a striker because if ever you actually needed to do so who cares about the rear bit of the blade in such a situation. More tinder let's say just for a rainy day? Lol. I think magnesium shavings mixed in tinder just might get that fire going when it’s really needed. Love the tube tent + space blanket combo cause survival means warmth which is harder than most people think when you are cold, wet and could use some sleep. Aw heck, throw a couple of instant oatmeal packets in there, you know your hungry if you actually need a survival kit. Most 'useful to have' kits help you get past a spell of bad to the bone stormy weather. More food that is actually food is better than candy. Protein bars, protein mix/ powdered milk, dry Ck. Noodle soup/ramen what have you. Warmth, shelter and geez I’m soaked and freezing, and God love ya, he's got food in there too! Lol. Best survival kit I’ve ever seen (maybe add some thin steel wire lol) no joke. Kudos! Really first rate kit.
Nice kit. Built something similar, but a bit larger. Few more of each kinda thing... I'm using a fairly inexpensive multi-pocket fishing vest to carry it and a bunch of other stuff.
I like it, well thought out. Not sure about the mini Victorinox but I love the larger ones, especially with a saw. I personally own that one, great knife
Actually that small one that looks like a toy is great for fixing fingernails, and blade is good enough for small wood shavings. So it is actually useful.
It looks like a pretty good little kit to just have in the car if you are separated from your primary kit ... you aren't left "helpless" ! I'd suggest tossing in a tube of Decent SuperGlue - in case your bivy tears, shoe rips, or applied over a deep laceration/avulsion will help close it/reduce bleeding. And it's small. Maybe a lense out of a cheap Dollar Tree 6 power reading glasses to start a fire. It's small as well. Maybe double the first "tablets" and get a tube of glucose (for energy)
My "sewingthread" is 20m of 0.20mm braid fishingline (powerpro, fireline...), much stronger then regular thread but still great sewingthread. My braid is wound on the bic and a piece of ziptie, that allow me to store the needles (2) in the space between ziptie-lighter-line. Suggestion for the fishing kit, put fishingflies in there (gold-ribbed-hares ear and Red-tag are my choise), they may give you fish without bait (and other animals that eat bugs).
I actually switched to number 95 paracord.. I can carry more with me generally about 30 ft.. it's smaller and lighter yet plenty strong for a Ridgeline.. and other chores along with my survival tin kits I also have a small zip bag that contains 2-Sol XL myler emergency blankets.. and a THIN mil trash liner folded up to make a bro's bed.. use one mylar blanket to make a tarp shelter and the other one to wrap yourself in.. I also added a small tea candle and some waterproof matches ..mini.bic lighter
@@andyndi6717 Maybe they live in a desert, or have a medical condition, or whatever. Each kit is different because everyone has a different set of priorities
Ha! Good man, I swear by Taster's Choice. Love it so much, I don't even need to be in a survival situation to appreciate it - I enjoy it every morning at home.
Great kit! If you can find them Trader Joe’s had all in one coffee packs that also includes creamer and sugar. You might also want to think about a small square of moleskin and a packet of insect or bite relief packet.
Sun screen: Make your own. Take a straw and heat seal one end. Fill with the sun screen. Heat seal the other end. The length selected by how much sun screen you want. The small baggies you use to store some items can be used as as fishing floats. Place a piece of neon flagging tape inside to increase visibility. Melt a small hole above the bag seal. Melt not poke the hole. Melting forms a rim around it so it is less likely to tear out. To use inflate reseal and tie your line in the hole.
Only the best comes from the best. It is now our favourite too & will duplicate it into our compact kit complimentary to our fully kit first aid bag. Cheers mate.!
I have a Maxpedition Beefy stuffed to bursting with enough stuff to get you by for a long time except for food and water. I have everything from water purification and fire making to temporary shelter, first aid and just about anything else you might need to get you through most emergency situations and it's not a bunch of "tacticool" or useless flashy wallet emptying gadgets. I also hooked it to a chest rig so I can throw it on over my clothes and under my pack if I happen to be where I can grab it also and won't have to take off my pack to access important and frequently used items. Something a lot of people don't think about is adding one or two heavy duty contractor or barrel bags to your kit to be used as shelter, poncho or ground cover.
Nice! I could make out components from at least 4 other kits you videoed. Defiantly saw some stuff from BCB and adventure medical kits! Looking forward to seeing what else you can create!
May I suggest a headlamp? You can put sun screen in large straws. I believe they make mosquito repellent wipes. I personally like a Victorinox Swiss Champ if I am going to have a SAK. One of those steel credit card size tools sharpened can be used to batton or split wood for tinder.
Overall excellent kit. I would try to get a pot grabber in there if you are even considering boiling or cooking in that tin. That 1H trakker is in my EDC, but I have replaced the toothpick with a ferro rod (search victorinox firefly to find it, not an actual victorinox product) and have a few tinderquicks stuffed into the body of it. This makes the knife itself a fully contained fire kit. Nothing beats a modern lighter though.
Just a thought for all these kits that you have supplemented with various meds. I would put a label on the bags with the meds expiry dates so that you know when you need to replenish them.
Great little kit! Can see why it’s your fav. Consider packing emptied heavy aluminum foil stand up bags from ground coffee. Can cook, carry spare water, etc. Folds into nothing...
Norewgian here new fan, just wanna say these little kits are great and all in a cast away situation but real survival most importent thing is the clothing you have on you including shoes. And having a good light tent and sleeping bag, a real bag and ground mat not that sol crap that might be good in a desert. And having some food you can eat while walking that don't need heating up. And atleast 2 liters of water in 2 water containers.I could go on but get the point people.Also those micro fishing kits, anyone who actually have not done any fresh water fishing will be in for a suprise as most will go hungry.Getting a fish to bite can be super hard most of the time.Fish can be real emo and very cautious.
I love that kit! Nice job. I have watched many of your videos and I like seeing how you supplement pre-made kits. I have been trying to create a little kit like this that I can keep in a bag or purse, and I am terrible at it! hahaha. I am going to use this video as a model and see what I can do. It can get expensive to pull all of this stuff together, but I feel like buying a pre-made kit is also expensive and sometimes the quality of the items suffers and it seems like the kit would be risky to rely upon. I think I would rather just try to make my own, even if it costs a little more. I like that you have a good knife/multi tool in there and a bivy sack, and overall it's a not too much but not too little type of kit. I really enjoy your videos, thank you for continuing to create and review these items. :)
they sell small little packets of sunscreen, as small as 1/8oz on amazon. i always keep a bunch in my EDC pouch living in a tropical locale and it has saved my butt from sunburn many a times
@@friendofcoalIt won't BE exposed to air - it will be in a plastic straw with both ends sealed shut. To access it you stick a tiny hole in the CENTRE of the straw with a pin and applying pressure to each end with your two thumbs and two forefingers you squeeze the requisite amount out through the tiny hole. You close the hole with a tiny piece of duct tape.
Outstanding kit! A couple ad suggestions, if you don't mind. Wrap the mini bic in hempwick, saves a lot of fuel. Add a 1 quart zip lock bag to dump the contents if necessary, as an additional water container, for foraging or gathering tinder. I appreciate the classic as a backup, but I would choose a small (cheap) fixed blade neck knife. I think you have a fantastic kit. I'm not trying to be critical, only helpful. I love your videos. Keep them coming.
Also Maxwell house was making single cup coffee in like a tea bag, for one cup of perked coffee. Kinda like the ones in a hotel room. They did sell them by the box, Sometimes you can still find them around, but they stopped selling them so much when they came out with K Cups. They are great for travel, and for bug out since you can have perked rather than instant. If everyone were trying to get them maybe they would bring them back!
To be honest Erick .that one of the best kit iv seen on your channel I love it .I'm not going to toot my horn but from my base o knowledge I'd take it with confidence
Very well done. Very well thought out. Always interested in kits like this to pack while out on my bike. Not much space to put stuff on a motorcycle. New subscriber. Cheers ! Guy Speight
It's about time, Eric! :-) Cool to see one you designed and built from the ground up. There's not much I will criticize; for the size I think it's excellent. You could probably get two Whirl-Paks in there as they're flat, and honestly I think 10 or 12 water treatment tabs is about the minimum depending on your AO. As others have said, maybe keep the birthday candles in a small baggie in case they melt. I'm not really convinced about the candies but you do you. ;-) If you're not diabetic then I'd think salt tablets/packets will have more survival utility (you'll die faster without salt than without carbs). The coffee & beverage base are nice for comfort but for the exact same space you could include two packets of fruit flavored electrolyte base which has a lot more survival value. About the only things aside from adding more water treatment tabs in the ranger bands- since they take no extra space you really ought to add a few more. It's redundancy in case one breaks, it would add more power to keep it closed and in a pinch they burn extremely well. So if you had even five of 'em on the case they'd never be in the way and they'll extend your fire making ability. You might want to investigate flat rolls of duct tape. I've ditched my rolls in most of my kits in favor of flats because generally they fit in my various containers better. Lastly, looking back at the still photo do you have a signal mirror in there? I forget. If not that's a big thing you should add. Still, a nice kit. There's no area where you really cheaped-out, all the items are good quality. It would be cool to see your no-holds-barred, end-of-the-world survival kit. Not really an end of civilization so much as just hardcore wilderness survival. As in, if you were going to dropped off in Yellowstone or the Bob Marshall wilderness and had to survive for a few days. Good stuff, thanks for another entertaining video!
Love that you have the shelter gear in there. Nice kit I guess the smaller knife has the scissors? If you can fit one in I would replace the fishing kit with a speedhook when your trying to survive you want to have the best shot at catching a bite with the least effort but it is a great well thought out kit. Oh and buy some Bogata lock picks and a hancuff key and good to go on easy to use E&E gear bobby pins are useless on most locks.
Great kit, been loving your videos. The main thing I would do different is to upgrade the torch (flashlight) to a headlamp like the Petzl e-lite, or even something bigger - if I was stuck somewhere at night I'd rather have a good headlamp than a knife. I'd also take more cord and less of the nice to haves like coffee and pain killers. Finally, I watched a video where someone modified that case by replacing one of the latches with a homemade handle that folded over the lid, making it much easier to cook with. All in all though, great stuff
