EDC considerations for SURVIVAL 

Thank you for the summary!

Thanks! Much appreciated…

Make sure that dropper bottle of bleach is labeled, I've heard an awful story about one that wasn't. I carry potassium permanganate in a little plastic pill tube enough in water to just be able to see a pink color and it'll sterilize it. Enough to turn purple and it's an antiseptic/wound wash. It only takes a few tiny crystals in a liter of water to sterilize it.

With all of the content bombarding all of us in the algorithm, I wholeheartedly agree.

Need more lights 💡on Kevin… too hard to see what is in this video.

Really enjoyed this. Couldn’t put my finger on why til I read your comment

Agreed, you can have top notch technical skills and still be a horrible teacher. Estela brings solid skills, no-nonsense practicality and obvious teaching ability, which is rare.

Huh, I always thought those had a vacuum between them

Nice face diaper, dude. lol 🐱

@@williamj4538 🤣😂🤣 I know.. I work in a hospital

Exactly. I got my wife on this mindset & we pass this onto the kids. Bring good shoes with you, always. One thing that sucks is hampered necessary movement, whether it's quick & brief or long & continuous.

good point, most "waterproof" clothing loses much of its waterproof ability once you wash it 1 time, plus it's not ideal to begin with when you consider the umbrella. The only downside is the umbrella taking up a hand, but you can always just drop it in an emergency. Also having waterproof spray cans might also be smart

A puffy jacket works better here in Utah. Walking up and down these mountains in high winds holding on to a woobie or even tying it to yourself won't work out the way you think it will.

If there is any inclement winter weather on the radar, we toss 20 degree down sleeping bags in the vehicle.

"German T/C mayo Hegar Needle Holder Driver 5.5" With Tungsten Carbide Inserts" is the Ebay listing of the one I just paid for, and it is kinda a splurge... at $14 lol. I'm serious guys, this is the best EDC version you'll probably find (I kinda explain my preference/qualifications for that, but you do you). They range from about $4-$20 unless you look at the weirdly specific $200+ range stuff that is probably useless for your applications. Be aware that these are medical tools, so the designs and titles for these things are graphic to browse through. I've got a super short guide to get you through my shopping process as follows... As a general guide, you want them as long as you are able to carry for your application. Longer arms between the rings and hinge aren't for leverage; they offer a spring action that will allow you to pinch thicker stuff more reliably. These things typically have three teeth on each side, so you need a lot of sping to make ends meet with that longer jaw that you want: you will always be able to close the ratchet onto a needle, but they will bend A LOT to grip larger stuff and get those first two teeth to clasp. Somehow they always make it, but on the average you will get almost destructively high pressure with shorter handles; and consistently, beautifully firm pressure with longer handles. Hemostatic forceps will have the longest usable jaws for clamping the bleeding bits, but aren't as strong outside of surgical applications. Pretty much everything else will have VERY short jaws which are not as versatile, but you can get them down to around 4" if you don't mind that they will have a far greater bite. The ones I posted at the top have a jaw length similar to a small hemostatic type, but much shorter footprint than the 7"+ size, and it features MONSTROUS hinges behind a checkered carbide jaw. If you don't know what carbide is, go do some learning, but the checkering marrs and shreds less than serrated varieties, which are easily over 90% of all of them so i consider this an amazing find in every way.

Self-made using a yellow birch pouch.