Opening My 45 Year Old Survival Kit 

This deserves more views!!! I watch survival kit vids a lot, but this still took a month to show up in my feed. Really interesting and fun. You are a very good presenter. I'd love to see you do an update on this kit

Dang, that's a great kit! I miss Band-Aid Tins. My grandfather used to use them for just everything. Random hardware, a survival kit, piggy bank, literally anything!

From one USAF Veteran to another....I served during the same time period 1971-1975. I enjoyed your video very much! Thank you! Have you thought about cleaning up and salvaging some of the contents, replacing the nasty stuff and keeping the tin and contents just for your personal history? I think that would be awesome! Really good survival kit sir! Well done!

Wow thanks for sharing this and for your service. 👍🏼🇺🇸

On closer examination I discovered that two of the packs of four squares was not bullion cubes but sugar cubes. I also forgot to mention that the tin could but used as a container to boil water. Overall a well rounded kit.

Wow, great kit, that was like a cool time capsule! lol. I think you should clean up the things you can salvage (even the old water tablets- just for the history, not to use of course) and put it back together just for the memories. Also, I am stealing your idea for the fishing kit, it was so neat and tidy, and not prone to get tangled. Loved the video. :)

I LOVED THIS VID YOUR LOOKING BACK AT HISTORY 🙏🏾❤

Amazing to see your survival kit. It's like a time capsule that is pretty much the same as these days ! Awesome.

I LOVE how you organized that fishing kit.

I remember making one of these when I was in the marines it came in very handy to have thank you for the memories

I bet that opening this up brought back a lot of old memories for you. I enjoyed watching the video.

Oh Man, that ferro rod and striker in a wooden case is a true collectible! Build the same kit today, substituting bullion powder in mylar foil sachets (we have that here in the Philippines, maybe you can find it also?), perhaps add a moisture absorber and you will be good to go just as you were 45 years ago. Thank you for your service and the tour of your kit.

Neat 👍. A great 'blast from the past' .. thanks for sharing. Nothing much has changed .. just variations on a theme .. just more 'marketing blurb' in this day and age. My survival kit (those days known as a 'bush kit') was (and is still very much) based on a soldiers handbook, named 'Don't Die in the Bundu' written by Colonel D. H. Grainger, a Rhodesian army officer back in the late '60's, for operating in the Southern African Bush. Was in my loadout then with associated kit .. became so dog-eared and weathered that I had to replace it in the early 80's. Was relevant then and still today. I read, many years back (and for the life of me cannot recall where and by whom) something by a then-recognised Survival Expert regarding actually how little one really needed to 'survive out there'. Wish I could find it .. Once again .. a nice share .. have subscribed .. take care ..

The knowledge and insight garnered from this "unboxing" is quite invaluable. What a gem of a video. Thank you so much for sharing this. And thank you for not only your service, but your sacrifices as well. From one Vet to another, happy trails and safe journey, sir.

Love this! Thank you for sharing your kit!

Absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing this with us!

Thanks for showing this old (I was 12 year old pupil) but well designed survival kit ! I plan & give my now grown up young adult kids which already live in shared appartement (2 daughters > 500km away), part by part multi-usable things (every day house hold, weekend trip, longer xmax journey back, emergency survival pack). I hope they learn to start preparation for emergency at home or abroad by using these parts. Even germany government recomments 14 day emergency/crisis preparation (electrical black out, now Ukraine war sanction back effects).

Nice kit! And Thank You for your service!🙏

So cool to see such an old personal kit! I'd be happy to have that with me in a survival situation! Thanks for sharing 👍

This was amazing! Love this. You are amazing 👏Thank you for your service.

Wonderful piece of history! I'm glad I found this video!

Amazing kit. I was really impressed with the fishing accessories.

I like your kit. I was a city kid in High School when you made that and it wouldn't have held any interest to me at all at that time. Now it is very interesting to me. I know A LOT about pocket survival kits now, and had no idea how similar the rational for their construction was back then. I thought we just got smart, recently LOL. I just bought some goofy bandaids that look like bacon strips, just to get the tin, flip top box that they came in, so I could build a pocket survival kit. It turned out the bandaids are pretty damn good, too. If you think back, you may remember that we had shoe polish tins to store our treasures in as well as the world famous "Sir Walter Raleigh" in a can, of phone prank fame. I seem to remember that they sold Bugler tobacco for hand rolls in metal tins as well. The women in my family cherished the tins that came with their sewing machines. They held the bobbins and cams for the machine. I hate even thinkin' back to pre zip lock bag days. Fold over sandwich bags sucked. LOL

I love these vids, especially the old vintage ones. The fishing kit and ferro rod holder-mini saw did it for me. Good job. It endured the test of time. Nicely done👍

Very interesting to see your old kit!

Thanks for sharing, i like to see wat changed, and not much has, but ive still learn a lot

its like a time capsule..glad to see keep it after all this years to show it to us and we can learn something from your survival kit,,, thank you very much sir ..more power to your video...keep safe.

If ever you are reduced to drinking Lipton tea, you know you’re in a survival situation… :)

Well cool video. Thanks for sharing and your service 😀

Sir, i love that video! It's still impresively practical survival kit, well thought. Best regards!

Really enjoyed watching this.

Just found your video thank you for sharing with us and thank you for your service god bless

Interesting elder kit, I like it.👍👍👍

Really interesting. Thanks 🙏🏻

Thank you for sharing.

Very interesting video. I had a very similar survival kit which contained almost all, if not all of, the same items you put in this kit, plus a few more like a boy scout folding knife and a small flashlight. I used an old WWII surplus first aid kit with the old style snap in the canvas lid. I made my kit when I was in Scouts from '72 to about '76. I took it everywhere with me for years on every hike and backpacking trip. I upgraded to a cheap, zippered, small fanny pack in the 80's sometime that I still have and use. My old bouillon cubes did the same thing to me, they fell apart. The sugar disintegration surprised me the most. I was really impressed with the quality of the electrical tape and the fishing line. Both looked viable and strong. This was a cool look backward to the days of my youth. Thank You Sir! I'm about to watch part 2.

After seeing so many survival time this was amazing. Thank you. Also it reminded me not to mix my food with my tools. Moisture can become an issue after time.

That was fun. Like opening a time capsule. Think the pills that were a powder may have been tums? Thanks and reminds me of the kit I made when I was in the Navy. Mine was in a chem warfare test kit.

I pay my respects to you, I've never knew survival tins was a hobby many years ago. 🫂

Great video I have a couple of kits from the 70's nothing has really changed over the years

I agree.This deserves way more views...Thumbs way up.

Really liked seeing this

While the cubes and candle conspired against the longevity of this kit, there is a very involved history to those cubes and a reason why many people in the 1900's considered them as a "go to" survival pantry or kit item. While exact origins are lost to time the "portable soups" of the 1600's to 1700's became one of the "foods of interest" to people in the 1800's (such as Heinz with Ketchup and Kellogg with Corn Flakes etc). Justus Freiherr von Liebig in around 1840 created a beef concentrate, and by the end of 1899 OXO had been formed. Justus is also the founder of Organic Chemistry (a very large body of science today). Then there came WWI, and even though OXO had been the invention of German origins, the British Army did the entire war with OXO as a major part of their rations. Following the war, a variation of Hard Tack soup became popular and known as bread soup (bread and OXO) and this led into depression era survival. Following the next war (WWII) when nations were rebuilding, creating new communities and moving people from ice boxes and hand wringers and pot belly stoves to the new modern living with electricity OXO again was a prominent food because it helped exemplify how simple electricity made your work a day life at home. Through many countries even today, national identity foods start off with water and bouillon cubes. I can say there is no doubting the important place in history bouillon holds and that is reflected in your choices in that tin. But then, there are all the other items in that tin! There is so much history in there and so many other stories it can also bring out. This was a very enjoyable time capsule to watch opened.

thats really cool. thanks for the upload.

That’s a ice little kit. It’s funny how times change, but some things don’t. There is nothing it your kit that I wouldn’t consider in mine today. Packaging has improved, the the contents are spot on.

good kit for the 70's surprised no knife

Very cool like opening a time capsule

Very cool I used to keep my baseball cards in bandaide tins the smaller one but it protected them haha😊

I opened my Father-in-law's old survival kit. It included three "strike on the back" matchbooks from local restaurants.

Great fun video ❗💯🔥👍

Here’s a hack to consider, fellow patriots. Do not pack ANY consumables in pocket-carry survival kits. Amazon offers so many aluminum or titanium canisters, boxes etc, all one need do is utilize a second unit that carries nothing but consumables (and maybe 1 more mini Bic or UCO’s). For example I built several 4 inch round tins (w/screw lids) that are 2 inches deep. Each contains: •beef & chicken bullion cubes •sugar •salt •200mg caffeine tablets •Jolly Ranchers •Hard caramels •tea •coffee •aspirin •Whirlpack stand up water bag •Aqua tabs •mini Bic •hard chocolates •single serve (16oz) Crystal Lights I run 3 feet of electricians tape around to seal them water tight. Since every adventure involves my wearing at least 6-8 pockets carrying the 800 calories, hot drinks & caffeine separately is a non issue. Like this gentleman is so perfectly demonstrating, there are too many instances when sugar or bullion or melted chocolate ruined batteries, a knife, headlamp, matches. Yep. Best to keep consumables AND first aid boo boo meds (Neosporin, burn cream, alcohol pads, betdyne pads & iodine) away from things like fishing tackle, fire starters, writing instruments, compasses et al. RU-vid is full of channels that do noting but wilderness rescues/hikers in trouble. Almost every single one traipsed off into the wilderness with nothing but a phone. Don’t be one of those people. “Know what kills everyone out here? Shame. They die of shame” -Anthony Hopkins “The Edge”

I did a similar video last year but the kit wasn't as old as yours, apart from the bullion cubes it was in pretty good shape. Thanks for posting.

Awesome kit, you sure listened carefully to your instructor - the same content (fresh items of course) would serve you well today. Bouillion cubes are great to replenish lost minerals, so nothing wrong with having a handful in your kit. Having them packed in a heavy duty roll-top plastic bag and sealed with some e-tape it wouldn't mess up everything else, same for the candle. Your cotton balls look pretty fluffy, putting them in a tube container allows to squeeze them rather tight and fit in 3-4 times the amount - can always be fluffed up again. I think, the light yellow pills that turned into dust might be amphetamin, quite common for the military. I love your compass, still working after 40+ years, that's real quality! In the description box you mention to use the container to boil water - I think, this wouldn't work, the seams are made much too flimsy to be waterproof and will most likely drip and kill the fire.

Respect for you 👏👏👏

The compus was doing it's job the whole time

Thanks I enjoyed that allot hasn't changed like you said, stay strong&healthy safe&happy!!(=✌💚

Amazing!

You were smart to add soap. Hygeine is so important in survival situations

Great video like it a lot

Like your comment . . . "of using what you have" . . . In the UK in the 1960's two ounce hand rolling tobacco tins were widely used for this type of kit. Plus, a patent medicine called 'Carter's Little Liver Pills' came in a small glass bottle with a screw top, which was prized as a match safe. Great informative video by the way.

I was two years old when you made that kit. lol

Good video. We made similar kits in Boy Scouts in the 1960s. Those Baidaid cans were very useful. When I left for the Army, my youngest brother took all of my stuff(except what I had hidden in the attic). The Army didn't really teach survival in those days so I had to do my own. The accessory pouch from the C rats was a pretty handy kit. Some small supplies from the medic and a good Scout Knife and you were set. The poncho was probably the handiest piece of gear. I bought 2 new ones(the issue ones leaked). They fell apart 10 years ago. Good Luck, Rick

The quality everything was made of back in those days, is noticably better than our days. This old kit is a great lesson, for newer made kits (You don't put buillon cubes inside kits, they carry moisture!!)

I had a lot of fun watching this! Surprised a little Victorinox wasn't in there. Maybe just too expensive "back then."

Very nice kit! Not sure I would want to drink water that was boiled in it though! I'm working on a kit that uses a collapsible stainless steel cup. Thanks for sharing!

Brother that “old” bandaid box is substantially better than the silly Altoids things. Btw I’m 51 and Remember getting the metal bandaid boxes and mercurochrome at the “five and dime” (sigh) Things were better then.

I would like to see some 9f the items used, like matches to see if they kept the properties

Nice !

That's crazy I was born is Spokane, lived around Idaho and there my whole life. there's a lot of people around that area that really know their stuff when it comes to survival. Great Northwest have so many woods and places she didn't have a kid or something you could easily die. I'm not a huge fan of the city but definitely of the woods north of there hahahaha and in north Idaho

Interesting video...it hasn't changed....

Include a small Pencil in the kit.. Rest is perfect 👍

Incroyable 🇨🇦✊🇺🇸

Wow, what a great little pocket kit ! Are you planning on cleaning it up and re-packing it with fresh items ?

Someone opens the kit and sees condoms at the top, may keep them from digging in any further 😂

Watching this was very reminiscent of perusing a video by Steve1989.

After all that time much is still usable.

Good lord. Three and a half minutes of chatter before you actually got to the kit

Lead reacts with fero rod.. A little moisture causes the reaction.. Also will do the same with magnesium

You and the kit survived. Maybe what we should take from this is that " Survival kits" aren't used much LOL.

I am really upset that this video is not as popular as it should be.

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Not a bad idea to check your survival kit every forty five year

Im missing a knife 😮

Don't make wire saws like they used to

You know what? Dont want to be rude but I got fed up just looking at that tin. We dont need to know all the details about a tin. Just open it and show the contents. Thank you😮😮😮😮

Buy a decent microphone dude.

That's bulshit I can tell you right now that is not true that thing is not 45 years old the bandages would have fell apart everything in there would be old looking and it wouldn't matter that he put them away anything like that they still would have got dried out and that is not the way it would have looked that stuff was put in there just recently or within the last ten or twenty years but not 45 years ago and 19 was 74 75

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