Soldiers Always Carry These Survival Tools in the Field! 

Ten minutes of pertinent information with zero fluff. We like it.

I carried the early 600 Gerber in the 90s. Broke it years ago and had it in a drawer for 25 years. I had 2 broken ones and contacted Gerber during covid. They had me send a pic of the broken tools but didn't want me to send them in. They sent me 2 brand new ones about 2 weeks later. I was impressed to say the least. Good on you Gerber.

That gum wrapper trick is cool. Thanks again

0:02 Gerber Multi-Tool 1:57 Knife 2:37 Lighter & Chapstick for starting fires 3:52 ParaCord 4:53 Pen & Notebook 5:22 Chewing Gum 5:37 Flashlight 6:25 Gum Foil & Battery fire starter 7:34 Large Cravatte Bandage 7:56 Snack(s) 8:15 Tourniquet

Pro Tip. Twist on/off AA maglites: turn one battery around until you deploy the flashlight. Otherwise it can turn on when stowed and oops dead batteries right when you need it.

Straight to the point, plain and simple! Thanks Andrew

This is probably the best survival item video I have ever watched. Thank you.

Great pocket dump video, thanks

This was outstanding, thanks General

I love how as much as things change, some things stay the same. This is the same list of essentials my grandfather (also a veteran and a survival instructor) taught me decades ago. My day pack always has these items (and a few other things I’ve found really handy in the bush like a poncho and basic water purification gear) in the large organizer pouch despite me spending most of my time in the suburbs. That bag is never more than 50 feet away from me.

Even if you're not in the military, it's always good to have items like these on hand. Mini Mags are getting harder to come by, but others are available. It's always good to know how to make fire, even in an urban setting.

Great info.I want my son and grandsons to watch..the way things are changing worldwide this skill set could be a life saver..thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your expertise.

Here for the algorithm. Thanks for your time and knowledge.

Thanks again for your service! Appreciate everything you do. Keep up the good work!

Actually bought a Gerber during reception at boot camp in '94. We couldn't carry our pocket knives, but the multitools that me and a buddy bought were used through boot and air by literally everyone including drill sergeants. 😂

I'm formally SF in 1970's and I have forgotten many of these things ....... nice video and thanks for the memories.

Ten minutes of pertinent information with zero fluff. Well done.

Hello … from Nebraska… Another busy day for me… but always listen to this channel as I’m doing my work… Excellent content… Have a blessed day… … and week… 🙏🏻🙏🏻😇💕

Good video Andrew, thanks for sharing, God bless brother !

You know what I like about you, Andrew, what I like about you as you leave your ego aside. You just talk about what to do and how to do it. So many other people it is their style do I know they do it in a Braggadocious kind of way you don’t do it that way and I appreciate that.

Video looks good. Literally had everything here on all of my deployments. Maybe not identically but in some fashion or another. Great vid. Timeless

First rule I learned in the Reserves - carry a Swiss Arny Knife (Tinker Model) & Bic Lighter in your shirt pockets. We used Hexamine Tablets / Stoves to get a brew going for the then boil in the bag meals. You then used that water to shave & have a wash where you needed it. Often the rations were eaten cold but a warm meal was seen as a bonus. The smaller size means you won't be leaving it behind.

Another top shelf video sir. I appreciate the simple, straightforward tutorials. Always been a Leatherman fan, but I may look into one for my nephew. Brain tumor treatment is done for the foreseeable future. So it’ll time to the woods. Cheers and Carpe Diem.🤙

Great information, simple & precise. I have used so many different styles of m.t.'s for thirty years in the field & at work. I love all of them in my collection. I left my Leatherman charge on my bumper of my truck the other day ,& drove away . I went back immediately but It was gone & It broke my heart. It was like losing an old friend. I ordered a new one within a few days. My advice is never set your m.t down always return it to the case or pocket. Use a Paracord lanyard when working around water or when climbing. Love this Ranger channel! Thank you Andrew

Cool & simple ideas👍👍👍!

Thanks Andrew !

There is an artistic beauty to your best videos. Simple still-life paintings brought to life. Red bandanna against the green woods or orange vest against blue water and sky. Etc.

Ive carried a multi tool for a while now i love it.

Served for 12 years, late 80s throughout the 90s. I still carry paracord, knife, multitool, bandana, lighter, flashlight and a few other small things. Of course a pistol has been on my side for 20+ years. Old habits never die and one should always be prepared. 😎

Hello from Detroit Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventure into the woods

That's actually a good idea to carry these small items that fits tactically in pockets because they are light and can be taken on a moment's notice. Thank you very much!

Thank you another outstanding video! Very great pocket dump thank you!

In Basic and AIT (osut) at Benning in '91 we were not allowed to carry any blade of any kind. But every day after arriving at my first duty ststion (Schofield) I carried the multi plier by Gerber and the Huntsman by Victorinox, two tools I still use to this day 31 years later.

Great information

I was a mechanic in the army, and most of us were able to fix common vehicle issues with your gerber plus your buddy's gerber. These are solid and hard working, but definitely not as reliable as Leatherman tools. But also, theyre super common. So, while theyre unlikely to fail, theyre also everywhere so you can just borrow one for 5 minutes for whatever you need.

Good video. As With lights and other things, 1 is none and 2 is one. Always have a backup!

I was in the National Guard and carried a Leatherman. Really came in handy. Cannot recommend a good pocket tool enough.

Excellent Video with good advice and No BS. Anyone can put these together and carry them. Nothing out of the ordinary or over-priced gear. Ooorah!

Never underestimate a Ranger with a battery and a stick of gum! Excellent video.

I especially liked the chap stick and bic trick. We survive out of our pockets. The most important six words I have ever heard.

Brief. Cogent. Outstanding. Thanks.

Former 19K here and I remember when the first Gerber multitools came out in the early 90s. A few of us tankers bought them and used them every day on the tank. The pliers and/or flat-head screwdrivers on every single one eventually *BROKE* so we all went back to Leatherman multitools. After that experience, I never touched another Gerber *anything* ever again. Sure, it could have been a steel heat treatment issue with the first batch of Gerbers, but I'm not willing to pay to find out again. Leatherman multitools and Casio G-Shock watches are Tanker-Approved(tm) as those seemed to be the only items we carried on our persons that an M1A1 heavy tank couldn't just outright destroy in the field or on deployment. And I'm not talking about the new fat Leatherman tools but the old-school throwbacks like the Bond or You can keep your Gerber multitool, I'll stick with my old-school Leatherman multitool. A close second to the Leatherman is the Victorinox Swisstool but they're way expensive and much too "shiny" to drag around in the field. I use that one in my day-to-day civilian job and it seems to do OK, but I'm not dragging it to the field like I will my Leatherman. At no time have I *ever* seen CIF issue any sort of multitool to any armored vehicle crewman even though we need them more than pretty much any other MOS so please let me know what MOS gets issued a Gerber multitool?

One of the most straight to the point and very highly informative videos I've ever seen. Very informative. Thanks. This video will be saved

Another informative and beneficial video!

Our Gerber Multitools were the MP-600 Basic. We were not issued any multitools until we went through the Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) lane at CIF when we deployed in 2006. Most soldiers that carried multitools bought them themselves. The first soldier that I knew who used one was in my platoon in Germany before we deployed to Operation Desert Storm. He had the old Leatherman in the brown leather sheath. He was an 88M (Truck Driver) in our Support Platoon for our Mech Infantry Battalion.

Helpful and well done 👍

Love the pocket dump. EDC is vital. If you don't have it on you, then you don't have it in an emergency situation.

I love the Ranger Lighter. The modification I made was to cut two Q-Tips in half, and insert them into the Chapstick at 12-3-6-9 o'clock. Cap still fits. Works great and less messy.

2nd battalion RGJ 1974. My go to kit extras in my pack was a flask of whisky and plenty of cigarettes, dry matches and dry socks.

Really good advice. Although I would personally switch out the folding knife for a fixed blade knife. They are a lot tougher and quicker to get into action. You can baton with them for making kindling for your fire. And in a pinch most fixed blade knives can be lashed to a stick to make a makeshift spear for hunting or self defense. Plus you already have a folding knife on your multitool anyway. But other than that 1 change I think you would have a solid kit if you follow this video.

I go back and forth between a good multitool like the Leatherman Surge or a top Victorinox knife like the Rangergrip and a separate set of Knipex pliers.

I specifically got my Gerber Diesel because it has the scissors and saw I wanted -- and 20 years later I still use it and abuse it every day. Also, another survival use for gum is to use chewed up gum as a fire extender. A wad of used gum will bubble and burn like rubber after you set fire to it, giving plenty of time for your tinder to start burning. I've never tried setting an unused stick of gum on fire, but it seems like it should work too.

Always good to carry something to share, it sets a good example.

No beating around the bush, straight to the point yet informative.

I'm going to show how old I am by adding this one. We used to use the foil from gum or a cigarette pack to wrap around a blown glass fuse to repair them long enough to get to a gas station and buy replacements if we didn't have one in the vehicle. I had this happen on the interstate on my motorcycle back in the mid 70's. Just about dusk my headlight wouldn't come on because of a blown fuse and I pulled over and tore the foil off my cigarette pack and made it the rest of the way home.

The gum foil trick was amazing.

Great video Ranger, but I do have a suggestion (from an ol' Devil Dog if that gives me any credibility.) One of the most important tools for me when I went to the field was (and is) a Swiss Army Knife. While I do have a many leathermans and pliers based multitools, one huge way they fail for me is the grooming/healthcare aspect. Hear me out, when being in the field for a long time, the first thing people neglect is grooming and hygiene, a small swiss army knife bridges a huge gap there. Need a clean and sharp knife for digging out foreign objects without the fear of infection? Want to trim a mustache, hang nails, or pop blisters? I like to keep a clean swiss army knife for "sanitary" purposes only tucked away somewhere, hell, I even throw them in IFAKS and other med kits just because. If you do get separated from your main blade, you have an alternative to at least open up some MREs. Also a cool little trading item, I used to trade the little ones for patches, or gear or whatever some other dude in the unit might have that you need. Oh and btw you can make little slots for them almost on any piece of clothing and weigh nothing! Great content man!

The battery/bubblegum wrapper trick is a new one for me. Thanks!

Been going over emergency/first aid and survival kits recently with my Scouts; this is exceptionally well-timed to show up in my feed. Thanks!

*maybe add a 4-way Sillcock Key for tapping water faucets*

Love your Soldiers EDC. Greetings from germany

One of the best informational videos hands down!

Lol I am so old that I was issued the demo knife. We didn't have leathermans or Gerbers at the time. I was also issued the green wrist watch

GOOD VID! GREETS

Another outstanding 'down and dirty' video Major! Thank you for your contributions to the outdoor/survival community!

The gum wrapper and battery was super cool. I had to try it out myself. Works great!

Thanks a lot for the tips, I am a novice backpacker/hiker and your video helped me realize that I already carry a small multitool, chapstick and gum in my kit so it should not hurt to have a few spare cotton balls and bring my I3tEOS Olight since it good enough and it is powered by a AA battery for use as an emergency fire starting tool with the before mentioned items.

Thank you.

Great info to have Soldier. Thanks for Your Service.

Straight to the point, plain and simple! Thanks Andrew. Ten minutes of pertinent information with zero fluff. We like it..

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Great video. I learn a lot from the comments as well.

Thank You Andrew!

Another Awesome video. Thank you.

Thank-you.

I remember the 90s, still have mine as well.

Andrew, can you do a video, on opening a ration pack, and what you like to keep as survival items, later use?

I love your videos. You always teach us/demonstrate things that no one else talks about. I've watched thousands of videos over the years, by all sorts of people from all over the world: nomads, doomsday compounders, current and ex-military, preppers, survivalists, homesteaders, thru-hikers, bushchrafters, vanlifers, pacifist hippies, right-wing gun nuts, men, women, old, young, and even some children, yet I always learn something new from you. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.

Just plain awesome. thank you.

Outstanding video..!!

Short, direct to the point, my kind of presentation. Very useful, thank you.

Bravo Andrew. Excellent video, thanks.

I've carried a Leatherman since they came out in the 80's. Surprisingly, in all those years, the tool I used most was the File. It's amazing the uses of a simple file.

That's the model I have, but mine is silver vs black MP600 (non) replaceable wire cutters tho. Had it for YEARS and years now. I also carried a mini mag for almost 20 years! I remember when they had these LED replacement kits for them, and when they first came out haha, came of a new lens/cone and the three little LEDs in a group together that plugged into the spot where the bulb used to plug in. I always kept the extra light underneath the spring tho just in case lol, but the LEDs never broke or run out like the bulbs sometimes did. They're still fantastic and I'd love to carry one just on nostalgia alone! You Can get crazy rechargeable batteries for anything thease day last forever so you still have battery replacement options.

I actually learned a few things ! Much thanks and appreciation

Thanks!

Thanks again ranger

Outstanding. I'm generally partial to a Leatherman. Currently I have the Rebar and have recently upgraded my knife to a Benchmade Bugout mini. Does what I need on the daily.

Wow, great video. Learned a lot.

Nice video. Can confirm all this kit and use thereof is correct. One difference - I used sniper tape instead of the duct/100mph/gorilla tape, effectiveness was the same.

Really good video for anybody !👋🇫🇮

Thanks Andrew

Love it. Hooah

This is one of the best content out there, I really appreciate you!

I'm impressed. An American that can actually speak English without constant "like", "umm". Very good video.

Great stuff. Had to buy mine .Still got it from back in the day.

Thanks Andrew. It's a great helpful video. To make those, on the fence decisions. As to what is important. On your edc items. Cheers 🍻

Thanks again major . Much appreciated .

Excellent!

This is awesome! I’m going to teach my boys this. Thank you. ✌️😎🌸

The peanut butter and cheese spread can also be used as fire starters. Knead them up real good and smear it on some cardboard. The cardboard also makes the cheese or peanut butter taste much better.