Summer ‘24 EDC Update! And Injury Update! 

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Heard of your injury from Sean Kelly over at Corporal’s Corner RU-vid channel. Hoping you have a speedy recovery and a successful outcome.🙏 stay strong!

As far as racking the slide, practice with the gun unloaded but you can rack it via the rear sights off your belt, a stable table, boulder, even the heel of ur boot

I am glad that you are going to be able to get the needed surgery done. I will say a prayer that all goes well and you make a good recovery!

I had a small stroke and lost left hand mobility. Took me two years to get back to functionality. You have my best wishes for your recovery.

Corporals Corner channel gave you a Shout out last week. Blessings

The corporal sent me. Speedy recovery!

Get better soon. Nice shirt, knife and pistol !

Hey man, God loves you. Youre in my prayers

I like the softness of well-worn and distressed bandanas, so cool, and they dry quickly.

Hey James I hope you’re feeling better

Having injured my arm a few years ago....I can respect and appreciate all the things you are doing to manage one-handed. A note of encouragement: healing will come, it may not be totally be as before the injury, but healing will come.

I hope you are feeling better and I hope you will heal soon.

Glad you are doing better! 🤝👊🏽

James, hope you heal quickly. Take this opportunity to practice skills with one hand/arm. Train with your fire arm and learn to use your holster to rack it with one hand. This is an opportunity for you to up your skills. Just a thought.

Corporals Corner Loves you so we all love you . Keep your head up!!!!!!!

Praying for your recovery

Cpl Kelly sent me here, and like everyone else would like to wish you a speedy recovery. As far as racking the slide on that Sig, there's a drill you can practice with the pistol unloaded, and it's fairly simple. Just crouch into the kneeling and with your finger off the trigger (very important!!!) place the slide inside the bend of your knee while making sure the barrel is clear of your body and push the gun to rack the slide. You can also reload the pistol one handed this way, holding it inside your knee to introduce a new mag and then rack. Also, don't be afraid to shop around for a firearm that's easier to pull the slide back on (Glocks IMO are great for this). I recommend practicing this for the first time with either a knowledgeable buddy or a trusted range instructor, just to make sure you have redundancy in safety, which is always good with firearms. Just wanted to share this little bit of knowledge, and hope it ticks and item off your list so you can focus on recovering. Best wishes.

Good to see you keeping at it, even in the face of challenges. Lots of people are pulling for you, and wish you the best, James. Heal well, my friend.

Get healed up soon James!🙏🏻

James, keep up the great work!!

Bedankt

Make a junk yard fox bandana, i'd buy it if it helps you during your recovery

Man, 1 thing I always carry in my truck is a half gallon vacuum insulated water jug. I am a water drinker and it's always full of ice water. Even the cheaper wally world brand will hold ice for days. It's a must have year round here in SE Florida.

The case you made for why you have a 2a device is very reasonable as a person who isn’t 2a and a non American citizen I appreciate that I came to watch your videos due to a plea from Shawn Kelly on Corporals Corner

Hope all went well with the surger.

Nice job James👍👍 I know it's a PITA being one handed at the moment but it will get better. Glad a date has been set for medical, good deal. Great gear to take with you EDC, can always modify when needed. Thanks for the trouble filming, knowing it wasn't easy shows the determination. See ya soon.

Love your way James.

I heard about your channel from the Corporal. I hope that you have complete and speedy recovery.

Love the minimalist kit I try to go as slight as possible. Awesome video James. You’re in my prayers.

Another good video James. Hope you get that operation soon. Wishing you the best.

Hope your surgery went well. Heal fast 🙏

Continued prayer for your recovery. Thanks for your honest demonstrations of gear!

Take it easy on that hand, good luck with the surgery and please heal up well and quickly my friend.

Think about an inexpensive revolver with your injury, it may be more practial

I hope you feel better soon.. Thanks for the update on the EDC.

Luck on the surgery whilst it the 18 th hope to see out soon Godspeed on the healing

Good luck on the surgery, definitely wishing you well and can’t wait to see you back on the up and up afterwards! Stay strong !

Hey James heard about you on Corprols corner. Wishing you a speedy recovery and continued success. Life battles are lost only by giving up. Glad to see you're a fighter.

congrats on the surgery! Don't skimp on the rehab work once you are cleared to start. the harder you work, the better the result!

Hope you’re doing great Bro, Sent you a little something. I know everything helps, God bless 🙏🏼

Great video keep up the faith I'm buying a junkyard mug on Thursday to support you as a fellow El Pasoan I know the struggle

Good luck on your surgery!

After hearing of your injury i decided to going your Patreon hopefully you recover soon 🤙🏼

VERY well organized and well thought out. Hope the surgery went well.

Keeping you in my prayers, James. Sending good thoughts for your upcoming surgery and recovery.

Corporal sent me, all the best in your recovery, new subscriber as well due to corporal’s referral! All the best!

Wishing you well my friend. Cheers

This is gonna be great!!!🎉🎉🎉

Maybe borrow Cuervos revolver? Keep going my man! You've got this. There's always a way if we're willing to look for it.

Good kit. I hope your surgery goes well James. Keeping in prayers my friend 🙏

I've got that hat and it works like a champ. I also have two versions of the 'Shapeflexer" hats. with the latest one to be shipped in July. If you can afford it, the Six Moon Designs Gatewood cape is both poncho and tarp. Has guyout points on the corners, and the hood can be cinched tight. I love mine. Good items to have outside. Hope the hand heals right up, and you get full function back. Take my fellow Texan.

You should get a water data sticker from Cana provisions for that canteen. Those guys are really ahead of the curve when it comes to water security. They opened my eyes to a lot of loopholes I had in my plan.

Cool idea you may want to use, on your p-38 can opener, take a 6 inch piece of black electrical tape and wrap around it. Keeps the blade closed (no cuts or holes in your clothes) and you have electrical tape on hand. Keep the duct tape on the lighters… Love your channel , one of the few that shows the Texas style of terrain. Would love to see a central Texas Hill Country episode just north of Austin.. Heal well fast and true.

Great EDC. One thing to add just as a precaution and since you use a haversack. Add some sort of food or candy for energy on you adventures. I always carry some Raman noodles with a packet of diced applewood chicken.

🤔 time to revisit gear that's one handed... ❤❤🙏👍🏻🙏🙏🙏😊

Glade see you up and àround

If you ever lost the use a hand in wild 🤔 this is great information. One handed items and their placement about your body, taking notes. 🥰

Just subscribed to your channel yesterday, and I like your idea about having a notebook and something to write with. I do the same thing at work myself, and have decided th a t whenever I am out bushcrafting, hiking, or camping, I'm going to make sure I have one of mine with me then as well, because like yourself, I often get some of my best ideas for stuff during the day while I'm working either y her on my steady 9-5, or around the house on the weekends and during vacation time. I have several that are filled since I started seriously doing more things like this back in 2008. I also keep a journal of my activities related to survival, bushcrafting, and preparedness. Both are a great way to document your work and your ideas from the time that you start, and I've found that they not only help you to remember important things, but they also help you to remain focused on your activities, as well as show you just how far you've come in your life's journey.

wishing you well on your upcoming surgery glad it's going to happen GOD BLESS

Excellent video and very well thought out EDC for your area. I wanted to comment about a super neat daybag that I was given at our local hospital after my Fiancée gave birth early in June. It's made by Enfamil and designed to hold baby stuff, milk/formula/diapers ect but I commandeered it for use as my new daybag/EDC bag and it works awesome! It's compact, lightweight and insulated/waterproof and very un-tactical looking for those who don't want to draw attention. It only has 3 compartments but for use as just a daybag it works extremely well, and they are free in some places or

Hay those Nalgene canteens will fit in a GI canteen case with room for the cup also love the set up 👍🏼👍🏼. 😎🇺🇸🤙🏼

Great place to Camp - Nothing like it in Canada! - I like tuff possum a bit better - Good luck man & Thanks

Sure hope your hand heals up soon with great mobility, nice set up for EDC. Stay Hydrated

so glad you're getting the surgery and hopefully full mobility and minimal nerve damage. Really like your upbeat and positive attitude!! Get well soon!

Great EDC James!

I like your EDC gear, practical and simple. Stay safe.

Thanks!

Nice

Hope you get well soon!

Good vid and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. God bless.

Corps sent me

Hope the hand heals quickly

Get well soon brother

Very cool kit!

Well done brother

Hope that up coming surgery is a great success.

Cool video, thanks man

Beautiful tent shot.

Good to see you out and about. Hope you do well with your surgery. I am getting a new knee next month 😊take care

Great Video!!!!

Good loadout for where you are. I've been stuck somewhat one-handed once due to a very sensitive thumb injury and it does make you rethink life and how you do things. Prayers for 100% healing ASAP.

Practice one hand reloads. Holster weapon, change mag, and use rear site to rack a round off the heel of your boot while kneeling, or you can try using your belt.

Hey James, great video! I have not spent a lot of time in a desert environment, but I have spent a little and the one thing that I would add is some type of glove to protect my hands from the pokey sticky things.

Glad to see you adapting with your hand and hoping for continued healing! LT Wright flat grinds and their 3/32 convex are my favorites! .

So you're having surgery today. Good luck!

Great video again. Lots of info. Something to do. Just a layouts of 4 day camping no vehicle. Glad I found you. Take care. God bless.

Hope you got your arm taken care of 🙏🙏🙏 definitely looking forward to what you bring to your channel next time 🤙🤙🤙

Nice presentation, man. Like your edc kit. Om!

Great overview of your gear, I'll be immediately heading over to the Hidden Woodsman to check out their stuff, it looks like they have some good options. I can't wait to hear how the surgery went!

Happy to hear that your treatment is finally progressing... Wishing you a speedy recovery! 🙏🏻

Read up on nutrients to help nerve injury. B-vitamins, C, Alpha Lipoic Acid 500 mg, omega-3, olive oil 2-3 tablespoons each day , etc. take them for up to a year after injury and surgery. Mike Georgetown TX

Like I told before wishing you full and speedy recovery. About the EDC kit. I think it's heavy on tools. I count 3 blades and 2 saws including the multitool that has a blade and saw. I think one flashlight is enough also. Of course carry water but also some food even if it's just some energy bars. Maybe a boo boo kit?

Lookin' good James. You're gonna make it through this just fine . Keep on Truckin'.

Wishing you well James. Hope your hand fully heals. Once again you deliver an epic EDC. The boots you're wearing are sharp👌😎. Look like the kind of boots I would wear out and about. I know you prefer your cowboy boots but it never hurts to have variety in your footwear.

I bought a flip side 4 wallet years ago love it still like new condition you would love it

Continue - with your dominant hand and place the rear sight against your holster, belt or pants pocket and push down to charge your slide loading your handgun. Hopefully if you need to reload a magazine, press to release and lock the slide to the rear, turn your gun upside down under your arm pit, insert new mag, grab your gun and use your thumb to release the slide forward or one of

You can rack the slide with your clothing, bro. Just pass a "hooky" point of the slide thru an "edge" of your clothing, like a pocket "brim" or something, just like how a Emerson Wave knife works. Try it.

Shawn told me to come check it out so good luck getting better

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