As always I now have to add yet another mod I now have to go do to my kit to better store/pack my mini kits...honestly, I love the new changes I get to make after your videos. Gonna have to start taking off the lid on my drinks so I an save my straws for storage supplies. lol..thanks!
Yey!! (I haven't watched yet, but I m really excited that at last someone does this ( although there may be others on RU-vid, but my life doesn't normally include RU-vid, except for music, as I don't own a PC). Since the early 1990-ies I've been thinking about what all could be stored in straws! But only since I've started getting "into survival" does the whole thing make sense (apart from being on the road lightweight). So I'm real happy your vid crossed my path =) .
Thanks. In addition to Tin 1 and Tin 2 I now have a third Tin 3 I am working on and I am tentatively calling the upcoming video for it "Tactical Tool Tin".
crazyrussianhacker used this idea for his video. i complained that he should give you credit. Maybe you will get more hits. You deserve them. Your channel is fantastic.
Hey thanks. That's really nice of you. Although some of the things in my videos are my own ideas, some are just minor twists on other things I've seen out there myself. I know others before me, for instance, have sealed straws, usually filled with Vaseline for fire starting with cotton, by melting the ends and pressing them shut. But the thing is I don't know who thought of it first so I don't know who to give credit to myself! In the end I think many ideas are a combination of many peoples' ideas put together, so by sharing our ideas everyone benefits. Cool to know you were looking out for me though! Thanks again.
I officially love you now. You are a GENIUS! This looks not only easy and handy, but so readily re-make-able that I won't be hesitant to actually USE the things I pack away. THANK YOU!
You make the greatest videos and your creativity is remarkable. I was frustrated with the straw idea and being able to reuse them. To solve the problem I have begun using electrical twist connectors and invert them into the straw like a cap. More recently I discovered Ace hardware actually so sells small corks, although they are a bit expensive at 60¢ a piece. I would love to see how you an age to roll the produce bag into a straw. I have tried a half dozen time and I think you must have some magic behind that one.
+Ron Cascioli Thanks. Since making this video most of my kits keep the supermarket produce bag folded instead of rolled, largely because I must admit it is not easy to roll up. If you must, there are several important tricks: A. NEVER open the bag exposing the interior to air which will cause bubbles and thickness. Take it off the roll, fold it loosely to get it home; and then roll it B. Use a form such as a toothpick or a BIC pen ink tube to get you started with the roll, but then once you have gone around it a few times pull the form out laterally and squash the center hole it has left flat and continue to roll. C. Keep the bag flat and slightly taut as you roll it up, obviously from the bottom to the top, allowing the air bubble to squeeze out and escape out the top, open end. D. When you reach the end and it is time to stuff it in the straw, rotate it as you twist it in, bit by bit, rotating the bag in the direction which tightens it even further...when you finally give up in frustration, ha-ha, watch how I now deal with bags in this bag video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBxoXaM1N6s.html
By the way, if you have no pliers at hand, but want to (re)seal the straw, just hold the flame near the straw and the press it together between thumb+indexfinger [its not too hot, just a bit!] ( in southamerica I was watching drugdealers selling coke this way ... . I thought it a brilliant idea, generally ... )
I’ve never been very impressed with safety pins … even as a child, watching them hold a dipper together. ( was always thinking they would open up ) I think Carrying some cordage, and learning a few knots … can replace those pins, and then add some fishing hooks, and snare wire. Maybe 1 pin for splinters … 🤷🏻♂️
+brickdog976 The briefly exposed lighter at 01:25 is a Ronson Jet Lite, one of the least expensive US retail store ones. They sell them at Walgreens for about $5.
The clothes pin idea looks a ton like a lighter so it you wanted to you could rig it to cut a trespasse's finger when they use it to slightly disable them.
Hi, again, I'm sorry if I ask sth. about the next video for which comments are disabled (??). → water carrier bag - "prodies" (?) bag. I'm not familiar with those at all! Never heard of them. Did I understand correctly? You got them at the supermarket? We used to get (here in Switzerland) the normal shopping bags - but not anymore! (reducing plastic waste). Do your supermarkets sell any liquids without containers, or what are these prodies bags made for? I'm confused ...
Produce meaning raw, complete fruits and vegetables. These bags are dispensed from a master roll and each consumer pulls off their own bag and fills it with the loose goods, cherries, etc..to bring to the check out point (cash register).
+George Webster Mostly take out food restaurants like Subway, etc.. Bubble tea shops have really fat ones or reasonably fat ones are called milkshake straws.
+MeZillch Thanx Just picked up a 24 count of "Milkshake Straws" at the dollar store. 11.5mm dia. Big suckers... I just discovered your vid's, keep up the good work...
It depends on what plastic is used, although most are polypropylene, I believe. I discuss some other problematic fluids (I tested) in the notes of this earlier video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-En5Kjtb640U.html
+Just a Black Dude Butter will eventually go rancid without refrigeration, although if you kept it cold by some means it might sort of work. I try to avoid keeping edible goods in these melted straws because they are not sterile so bacteria may grow inside and the plastic they use was never designed to be heated with a lighter so it may potentially leak harmful chemicals into the food. My limited understanding is that mineral oil is often used for folding knives that are used to cut foods because it doesn't go rancid and although it might not be tasty, at least it is edible. Because of those reasons it is my go to oil for these sorts of micro survival kit straws, although I can't guarantee the safety.
2SavedByChrist Mostly free from fast food and take out restaurants. Skinny black ones are given out by McDonalds as coffee stirrers. Extra large ones are sold as "milkshake straws" in super markets and really fat ones are called bobba tea or bubble tea straws.
Check the master container. It may be that "expiration" in this case really means it might solidify into a crystal form as it ages in years. Sort of like a large, very old jar of honey.
Some constructive critic: The captions in your videos are way too short cutted in. It is annoying to always rewind and pause to read it. Please make them longer:)
Thanks. For some people they are too short, for others, they are too long. There is no easy solution to make everyone happy, but I will try to be more careful to make them all about the same. I usually shoot for a slightly shorter version of what's needed to speak them aloud.
+Paul Dean The super tiny red pencil came with an AMK survival kit I bought in a heavy duty zip lock pouch. It was once a much longer pencil until it snapped and I sharpened it into small pencilS:Adventure Medical Kits Pocket Survival Pak
