i was suspicious how much a camalbak would help you float, but then i looked it up and: according to the internet humans are on averege 0.98 (I don't know if this includes lung capacity) the weight of water. So a 180lb person is floating by only 3.6lb. 3 liters of air in the camelbak would displace 6.6lb of water, so you could go from like 3.6lb of floating to 10.2lb of floating. another way to put it: your two lungs combined can hold 6 liters of air, so the camalbak is like getting a third lung worth of air for floating. Thanks for the tip!
@@pousinboots I interested to know if you are still issued the canteen cup or any other cook pot? If you have a soldier stove or burner in case you run out of MRE's and have to boil water and prepare food in the field. Best regards former Swedish Grunt.
I never knew you can blow air into your camelbak! I'm gonna be sleeping with my camelbak blew with air when im in my sleep system from now on, seems like it won't leak, thank you!
For sure! Some guys would blow air in their CamelBaks at basic training to make it seem like they had a full bladder. But it was really obvious and would make more splashing noise (nice try I guess) 😄
I am the one who asked about the waterproof combat boots and socks. Do you remember? In combat boots, I go thumbs up with Garmont T-8 Extreme. Most of the Army Rangers uses and recommends that kind of boots according to my research. When it comes to socks, I am not conform your explanation and sharing your experience. Wetting your combat boots and socks is unsanitized and susceptible to foot illnesses like trench foot. I also make a research about waterproof socks that there are lots of advantages. All of those who wear waterproof socks are happy with the results. They feel the dryness and cleanliness of their feet. They use that kind of socks in fording the river or stream even during summer. If I were you, I will use waterproof socks in crossing or fording a body of water and will change with my extra pair of waterproof socks for the sake of the health and sanitary of my feet.
Hey! Yes of course I remember. Hmmm interesting. I never tried waterproof socks so I can only speak from the feedback I got. I just heard that they’re hot and make your feet sweat because they trap in the heat. But that theoretically the sweat turns into vapor and flows out the Gore-Tex.
@@pousinboots I recommend to own waterproof socks and wear them so that you have your own judgment or conclusion based on your experiment. I hope you make a video blog of crossing the body of water while you are wearing waterproof socks. Maraming salamat po sa pagkakaroon ng pag-uusap sa akin. Ako po ay nagbibigay ng kuru-kuro na may pagmamahal. Sana pasyal po kayo sa aming bansa kung may panahon. (Use Google Translate for translation)
I use my Dry bag for this, allowing me to not waste my water supply. Back in the day we were trained to take off our pants, tie off the leg ends, and fill the pants with air, then closing off the waist area. Mind you, this will not work with all fabrics. Hope you finally showed Evans that pond location, and brought a 6-pack and a pair of fishing rods.
Yes, using the wet weather bag is the way to go 👌🏼. I solely showed this technique for beginner swimmers to learn how to get comfortable in water. I’ve also done the pants technique. It works ok. I’ll probably make a video on combining multiple flotation techniques to compare.
