B.O.S.S are the only kits that are well thought out. There fishing kit had a yoyo fisherman and that shows that they get that you have a lot to do in a survival situation other than sitting there fishing. They get tinder + kindling in this kit with the fat wood. They give a shit about their kits without charging an arm and a leg..
The fire kit is awesome. The hunting and fishing kit which is really fishing kit looks pretty awesome because it has a lot of little things that would be cool to have. After going to their website my opinion is their shelter navigation water and signaling boss kits are overpriced and suck. Of course that's my opinion.
i got one of these kits based on this video. went up to the mountains a few times with it and i gotta say: i was pretty impressed with it. and that fire steel is probably one of the best ones i've ever used.
The #1 thing missing from that kit are"trick birthday candles". They can be easily lit with any spark,or flame. They take up very little space,are inexpensive,and they will also stay lit under even the worst weather conditions.
@@falkharvard8722 IAWoodsman made a bucksaw with one, pointing out that they break very easily if you try to use the rings as pull handles with your hands. Definitely the best way to use a wire saw.
On another note once the lighter runs out of fuel and if the metal guard is removed can still set spark to many of the materials in the kit to start a fire, just an FYI.
I love listening to your voice. It's soothing and gentle and automatically makes me feel comfortable. I appreciate your videos so much. I'm starting to put together a small survival kit of my own and your advice and reviews have been extremely helpful to me! Thank you for all you do!
I watched another channel reviewing this series of Kit's. I immediately purchased all their kits for my vehicle. I do how ever build my own, but for the contents and price it's an excellent buy. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work.
Wow, if you bought them all it would be around $150 for a really good survival starter kit. Great stuff! Thanks for the honest review video. Much appreciated. 🙏
Familiarising yourself with the kit & building your skills .... best advise ever!! So many people buy things and pack it away, expecting to just know how to use it in an emergency. Love your work 👍
Thanks for introducing me to the BOSS kits Don! It is great to have EVERYTHING close at hand and prepackaged in waterproof bags. Nice to have such convenience with all 🔥 starting options! Another great Prepper video!
Normally I don't like these type of kits as they tend to be filled with cheap and nasty rubbish but in this case it looks really great, an exception to the rule. Thanks for the review.
Sootch00 - - I've learned so much from your VID's. But it's nice to see a company who sells products that we novices can say: "Oh, I learned about that from the Sensible Prepper". Plus as you mentioned, even if you have one or two of these devices, redundancies are a good thing. 2 is 1, 1 is none. I really do thank you Sir!
The 33 piece kit I made at home myself. It all fits in an October Country leather belt bag that goes on my outer belt with my shorty K-Bar knife and my Silky axe. I also carry an extra kit in my pocket; an oval old-fashioned tobacco tin with a burning lens in the top. A third kit is in my outer pocket of my pack. That one has flint and steel in it with jute and Chaga chunks and Paper Birch bark. If I cannot start a fire with all of this, I must be underwater or on the Moon.
Really like the inclusion of the bering swivel for the bow drill. Never thought of that one and have now added one to my kit. Imagine I will have to embed it into a curved out spot or a knot hole to hold it well
Thank you for doing this video I have been looking something like this for awhile. I love having redundancies in my kits, as the saying goes "Two is one, and one is none."
So glad they included the ball bearing pivot. Crafting a fidget spinner in the woods is such an underrated aspect of survival. Hehe just kidding! Great video :)
Nice kits! And I REALLY appreciate them because they are REASONABLY priced! Too many kits and individual items are just expensive to the point of being EXTREMELY hard to justify.
For the wire saw, id just like to add, when using this it is in your best interests to find a couple of sticks to put through the loops to protect your fingers and give yourself a better grip, otherwise those steel loops will blister the hell out of your fingers and wear out the muscles in your hands. Also another quick suggestion, after you baton down that fat wood, id run it through the pencil sharpener.
Great video, my survival / bug out bag is finished, but it would be a great gift to give to family for birthday or Christmas gift, and who knows maybe it could save their life one day 👍🏻
Another good addition to the rule of 3's: 3 seconds without hope. If you don't have hope, drive and determination to stay alive, all the food, water and gear won't save you if you lay down and give up.
You just keep having these wonderfully, informative and interesting videos. And I’ll just keep watching and learning, as much as I can. Thank you very much. Be Safe!
I already have most of those items and the fatwood is one thing we have plenty of around my home as there are many dead pine trees in my area and we have been using the aged pine for decades to start fires in our heaters and stoves.
With the fat wood sticks I baton them down so far and then run them thrue the pencil sharpener it is easier to do and if you want you can do it at home and place the shavings in a small zip lock bag for storage and use as needed it saves time when needed in case of cold wet weather when fire and heat are needed most
Nice magnesium capsules, WARNING the mag bars at walmart are fake dont waste your money or risk your life on it. Luckily I tested the dang thing. Great video.
Good stuff Sootch, I'll definitely be checking it out.. One stop shop for for all those kits is really nice! Like you said, saves time for someone who works a lot..
I have great confidence in your recommendations. I purchased the BOSS fire kit and the fishing/hunting kit, plus a book that I think will be good reading. A while back I took advantage of the silver deal you offered. How about another one of those deals?
That was a decent kit, and convenient for the price. It keeps someone from having to do a bunch of shopping. Alsoblikevyou said it is easy to upgrade. Good video, good kit.
Not a bad kit at all to start with. Though only through practice can you figure out what works for you. Then build your own or customise an existing kit. A word of caution too, there is a tenancy to pack everything and the kitchen sink. Practice with this stuff till you can put your kit together with what works in your environment using the essentials and a couple of extra "just in case" helpers. Experience and planning will win over fancy gear in most situations. Empty zip lock bags for gathering/storing extra tinder not a bad item to bring along too. You'll be glad you did if you have to use it. For example for me 100 m jute twine £2, fire steel £3 and clipper lighter £1.38. Would all work great as a fire kit. 100m of jute will last a long time and has never failed me. the above also has 3 methods of lighting the jute that I have used personally. Lighter flame, sparker from clipper and fire steel.
Awesome review as always Don!!! Nice looking kit and a lot cheaper than I was expecting. Someone is finally putting out decent gear without jacking up the price so much. Looking forward to the other B.O.S.S. kit reviews.
Patrelium jelly comes in squeeze tubes and can serve as fire paste, just sharing. Just keep other flammable stuff away when you light it up folks, accidents suck.
These kits together, will make for one good b.o.b. Toss em in a pack with some food items, & a few extra personal choice things and ya got an excellent pack
2 things I noticed right off the bat. When using that saw to cut you want to use as much as the surface as you can to avoid wearing it out in one place also it distributes the Heat and it doesn't get as hot which damages them overtime so you need to use long pulls. The second thing is that fatwood would work better with your pencil sharpener than that little knife. You can baton it down to pencil size. I'm not saying it doesn't work the way you did it it would just be quicker and easier and I think that's a hell of a cool idea that little pencil sharpener. I'm going to have to get one for my kit
I know you haven't reviewed the shelter kit but if you have looked at it do you think it would be usable for tall people? that is an issue I have ran into with a lot of outdoor stuff. And thanks for the review. I will be picking up a couple of the kits, the water one especially.