most look at a trash bags and say they're just for trash , that's not true , ground covers , shelter halves , but most forget , fill with dirt and you a brick , fill with sand and it's a sandbag , but the number one use fill with grass , leaves or pine needles and now you have a mattress for sleeping on .
With safety glasses everyone forgets. If you are moving in the woods at night because you have to they may keep a stick out of your eye. So safety glasses should be in your bag. Now earplugs they can keep bugs out of your ears when sleeping on the ground.
Also, don't forget that they also sell energy drinks, beef jerky, granola bars, and maybe even trail mix up at the registers. Definitely good to have some of that on hand if you're going to be hiking.
That Energizer/lantern is the only thing that gave me light during the Texas blackout a couple years ago. It was a big help. I've now increased my preps a lot since then, but I still have that thing.
For that first aid kit add a few maxi pads and/or tampons. They make great emergency dressings as they are individually wrapped, sterile, and have mildly adhesive edges. Also some gauze wrappings, an ace bandage or two, and a claw hammer. And all of that only adds maybe 2 pounds to the weight (less if you drop the hammer, but the hammer is handy as a tool and self defense weapon). And baby wipes can be used to clean things plus as toilet paper.
great video. I have several Husky tool bags and they are virtually indestructible, so that back pack was a good choice. I also purchased at Home Depot a Silcock key. It is small and doesn't take up much room, but is handy for accessing water from outside a business . They generally have water access but you need that key to turn on the hose bib.
Great idea. I have husky lunch bag. Used it for 6 years do far. It looks basically new. I love i. Very well made. It holds 2 bottles of water on the outside and has plenty of room on the inside. Also has 2 zipper outside pockets. One on front and other on the back. It was only $20 I believe.
I'll add a note on the Husky bag. Been using that brand bag for 12 years. My tool bag is around 60 lbs. Full of Vise Grips, wrenches, sockets, steel bars, cordless tools, and lithium batteries. Good product!! I buy the same one about every three years. I wear out the tools faster than the bag.
If you have a Rural King in your neck of the woods. It'd be great if you could do a video like this at Rural King. They sell guns, ammo, Bows, arrows, knives, camping gear, some food including some freeze dried and pouches, water, clothes, fire wood bundles, fat wood, trapping gear, even side by sides, quads, and tractors. It's as close to the old General Stores as we have these days.
Thanks for this video. This will be very helpful. I go for the highest number of lumens on the flashlights. Scored a 1300 lumen with batteries included at Wally world about two weeks ago in the fishing/ammo section. They only had two left.
One word to that. I love bright lights too. However I have found in my cases while comparing flashlights in store that 500 lumens was as bright as much larger lumen flashlights which were much more expensive. I'm sure there are brighter ones but many are not. I don't know how they get away with that. But the important thing to me is they take regular batteries. Of course you can use rechargeable batteries too. But without electricity it's nice to know you can just slap batteries in it. Some of the flash lights are rechargeable but you can't put regular batteries. But if you get ones that use regular batteries you also have the option to use rechargeable batteries too.
I have a PUR faucet filter and a Zero Water filter pitcher. I would do the same as you. The PUR filters are affordable but the Zero Water filters are expensive ($25) but are THE very best by far.
These are always fun videos and a fun idea to do with friends and family too. As a Christmas present I gave a friend a $100 bill and challenged him to make a car kit. We ended up at fleet Farm and made a pretty decent kit!
This reminded me of a channel that used to set various budgets and two guys would go into store and see how they spent $50, $100 whatever and put together best package. Cool mind game … wish I could recall the channel.
I got a Zero Water system a few weeks ago after a review from another channel. After getting it set up, I sampled my regular tap water side by side with water filtered by the Zero Water. The tap water which had always seemed fine before clearly had a subtle chlorine taste in comparison. The Zero Water is noticably crisp and clean in taste, especially in comparison.
I hear zero water filter are the best in the class of filters of that type , my Britta makes the water taste much better , it’s that Carbon layer that does that
They also have a small first aid kit, and they do have cleaning wipes over in the detergent aisle. they have usb charge flashlights sometimes they have items in clearance like your flashlights and other things!
One mistake. You got Duracell batteries. I've had more flashlights, radios, and other items that require batteries get ruined by Duracell. If you are going to use them right away and burn threw'em, fine, but after years of camping with my sons (scouts), taking them out of the device(s) was best practice. Even just sitting in the drawer, I've had MANY leaks. I've stuck with Energizers and even Rayovac's. ACDelco brand (cheap) are prone to leakage also.
Lol, I had just the opposite. I will only buy Duracell as they last much longer. I do loosen the close on flashlights that I regularly use so the batteries lose connection until I need it and twist back tight. I also store other lanterns and flashlights, et. without the batteries in them. But I have not had much luck at all with Eveready, Energizer,
and other generic brands. 🙁 I also prefer Duracell batteries or usb charged lights over rechargeable batteries as I have not found a charger for them that works very long and if the rechargeable batteries I have tried ran down too much they would not recharge. I have solar powered battery banks for the usb ones, plus a 1000 watt lithium battery bank/charger that can be hooked up to a couple solar panels in emergency. It is funny how different people have different experiences with these and thus different preferences. 😂
Great video. I like the durable backpack. One item to add would be a good freezer bag to put your wallet and phone in. We did this whenever we went to the field, pre cell phone era (I’m getting old…).
I use a Plano lure box for my cel. I tested it while fishing in a leaky jonboat. It safely floated around the hull all day. That being said, my sister found a perfectly functional cell floating in a brackish canal in a Ziploc freezer bag.
On the big items like bulk matches, There are travel size containers at walmart for the matches and the hand sanitizer. You can pre cut rob and string for your tarp. But I really like your videos, you arr a very smart Man. Thankyou
FlexTape, aluminum duct tape in addition to the gorilla tape. I believe HD had wire breaks so you can fashion snares if you must. In the garden center, you might find activated charcoal for water purification and as a detoxer. Lintless rags are in the paint section as well as multipurpose painter's tool. And if you are creative, the caps to drive nails into wood or concrete. We haven't even covered the plumbing aisles or the air filters for registers and furnaces. Lots of things to look at in HD and Lowe's.
Over in the UK one thing I've noticed a shortage of is "Gloves" Gardening centres, Pound/Dollar stores - the quick and easy gardening gloves seem to have vanished.
You might consider getting some whole body wipes in case you want to wash up and don't want to use your precious water. I have American Infection Control whole body wipes. It says Antimicrobial Bathing System on the package. It has 8 wipes. Save them after use. They are thick and could probably could be hand washed and reused as a wash rag once you have good water access.
Cool! Thank you! The onliest thing I feel like I should tell: be carefull with filtrated water! Most common filtration systems has just a charocal filter, so, if you want to make sure that water you drink will not give you severe diarea, keep in mind that boiling is still the best way of purification. And the very important thingyou should add is something for sharpening your knife and machete. Most cheap knifes are made of 420 or 440 steel, they are fine, but if you use it hard it will become dull very quick.
Love your videos, your the reason I am a prepper now and the events of 2020. I watch a lot of videos on survival and I don't understand why nobody suggest useing a light wieght dome style tent. I keep one in all my vehicles along with my bug out bag and the tent only wieghs about 1.5 pounds., The most wieght I have in my bugout bag is 4 water bottles. I also have a Sawyer mini water filter. We like to think we will only be in a crisis outside of our home for 3 days, but a crisis could last a lot longer than that. Also the government is NOT going to come to the rescue, just look at everything that has happened since 2020 with NO government help.
Tons of other great stuff there. Single use emergency power banks the size of credit cards, Fiskars axe or hatchet, 10n1 screw driver, small first aid kits, snacks, etc
A note on flashlights: a flashlight with a red light or red light filter option can be invaluable for tactical lighting or for helping preserve night vision.
Good haul. If they had multi tools they should be stocked were you found the knife. The steel in that machete is crap. You'd be much better off grabbing a Estwing 12" hatchet. They stock them on the tool isle were the hammers are.
Last I saw multitools they were in the tool area on end caps or saddle bags. If you're just checking things out the app is useful for finding specific items.
I'm in SoCal where we went through TWO Firestorms a couple years apart. We learned to have eye pro, leather gloves, and particle masks. We saw firefighters sleeping on the running boards of the trucks, so ear plugs are an excellent idea. Good video.
Most of my emergency/survival backpack is built up from things I got at Lowe's. If you think about it, survival is essentially home improvement. It makes perfect sense that you find the basics there
Road flares, Shoe Goo,Wide brim hat and insulated blanket ae all things I would add or substitute on the list. Maybe even a hammock. Over all it was a fun and interesting video.
I've tested the Zero Water and the filtration quality equals that of reverse osmosis, only downfall is that each filter is rated for about 50 gallons @ about $9 per replacement filter. Thank you for the video, God Bless...
Something else I've picked up on with the Zero Water filter is if you push the lifespan of the filter too far it will not only stop working, it will actually make the water coming out dirtier than it was going in.
That gas station / convenience store emergency supplies sounds like a good video for those who did not prepare and have to evacuate and find stuff on the road. Please do your largest gas station store and film what you find there. As you said "that may be the place you have to pick up as many items you can". I know you might find some really cheap "gas station knives"...lol. Looking out for that video. Love from Trinidad, West Indies
I’d have also purchased: a furniture blanket, a can of 3M waterproofing spray, a hat, roofer’s hatchet (w/ finish hammer head), a roll of narrow gauge wire, 18” bolt cutters w/ 2 electrical conduit handle extendors, machinists 5” channel locks, 3M respirator mask, safety goggles, short shovel (or a small spade then saw off the handle (that I’d keep for a baton), and a bag chock full of snickers bars & energy bars, nuts and jerky. I’d also have dummied up some type of pot or dig through the store for a Stanley cook set or thermos w/ metal cup. Lastly maybe a gallon of bleach. Fun video 👊🏼💥
I’d get cord a container to boil water some plastic for a shelter matches lighter. A knife a bag to haul it all. If they have a sweater or blanket that too. Duct tape is try to keep it light and simple
The ZeroWater filters are ion exchange resin based, and won't do much if anything to remove harmful microbes which would be the big concern in a survival situation. A Brita type activated charcoal filter would be better in that regard but still not safe to depend on. ZeroWater could be useful if you have water with heavy metal contamination (e.g. Flint) in conjunction with boiling water to kill microbes.
I would think Home Depot would have a lot of good survival stuff, or things you could use in a survival situation. Now do the same challenge at like a CVS 😮
I know I’m throwing a little shade here but the ZeroWater filter does not filter biologicals from water. While I’m sure it does a great job on taste it’s not something that would help out in the woods. Another really good item to add would be cable ties. They’re available in sizes up to human restraint and many lengths in between
the red light in the lamp not only saves power, but its also used for preserving night vision (for example waking up in the middle of the night to go to the john)….
In a evasion situation never use red light as your stalker if sees that can get an idea how far away you are. In evasion situations use blue as it much more difficult to tell the distance away from light source.
Another great video. That would also make a good learning game for kids "what can you survive with at Home Depot". You could probably go back and get another bag of stuff that's different from your original purchase. Love your channel.
That tool organizer backpack is a copy of those becoming popular in the electrical trade. I have one by Klein, one by Salisbury - both orange and black, so that Husky might be the better choice, as well as being less expensive.
Hi Don, As usual great video. Most people don't think about it, but those bags are rugged. FYI I switched over to Energizer batteries. In my past, I would only use Duracell. Unfortunately it is my recent experience that the Duracell's are constant leakers. The frequency of battery acid destroying everything recently with Duracell batteries is currently not worth it.
I actually went to HD after watching this! I found the exact same backpack. $49.99. Really well made. While looking around, I came across a slightly different version of the backpack that didn't have the rubberized bottom or the pouch for safety glasses. It was made of the same material, heavy duty quality zippers, same inside but...$15.00! I scooped that up and completely redid my "go" bag. The store I went to didn't have weatherproof matches but it was a good exercise to find useful items. Great video.
To make weatherproof matches but paraffin (comes in blocks ) and melt some of the wax and dip the match heads in the wax. Voilà you have weatherproof matches
Zero water is amazing!! Best tasting water but if you live in an area where you have hard water and what not, the filters really don't last. I'm in Canada and the water from the tap is really good anyway so it lasts a long time.
I was a little surprised you didn't include solar landscape lights. They're just so versatile . I have at least two in each vehicle I own. I'd love to be able to find a way to charge my phone using them.
I found a solar phone charger. I figure even if the phone system goes down, I have important info I have saved like campfire recipes and local plant foraging info that I could still access. Plus music will be invaluable to keep up your spirit if tshtf
Great idea on the solar landscape lights. There are a lot of solar power banks out there. I have had a couple from Amazon and I purchased a bunch from 4 Patriots. They work great and can also be charged by plugging them into a wall socket. They could be a great alternative to keep your phone charged and usable.
@@rebeccaclementz3756 I've got several solar power banks, including the 4 Patriots one. It's, um...okay. There are better ones out there for about the same price though. They DO have an excellent advertising campaign and marketing strategy though. 😎👍 Good day mam.
Great video thank you! I've given up on flashlights that use alkaline batteries. I've lost too many great lights from acid leaks. Duracell batteries mostly. I will only buy rechargeable lithium from now on.
But you need electricity to charge them. Keep batteries separate and use them up and replace as needed. Try to get the 10 year ones. You can also buy rechargeable batteries to save your others as long as you have electricity.
Did I miss a sharpening stone? I carry one in my pocket.. one in my truck.. and one in my pack... I also look for them in estate sales and flea markets.
And about that Gerber Gator JR...the steel in those are VERY thin. Do not expect to use it on dry pine and hard wood. :) I have tried. BUT the saw-part is really good!
Great video. One weight saving technique would be swapping bailing wire for twine. Getting rid of the saw because you have one on the machete. Instead of water, make a 20oz bottle of bleach and buy a couple life straws. Instead of tent stakes just make them out of sticks. Or bring only the amount you need for a tent. You cannot have a shortage of knives, rope or fire starting equipment.
In California we only have blackouts and once in a earthquake. All my preps are expiring lol. Flashlights and lanterns have been the only useful thing out here. If you live in the mountains than you definitely need a bugout bag. Too many mudslides and fires.
I went to our local Dollar tree and they had a ton of survival items rope power cord etc it was a lot cheaper than home Depot and the quality is excellent granted they don't have a lot of things that you might need but you can save yourself a few bucks by checking them out
Never would of thought a tool bag for a get home bag also a great budget option. Swapped hand sanitizer for beef jerky or granola bars. Definitely need some calories
Great video, but I have to disagree with you on the Duracell batteries. I have had bad luck with Duracells. I have had them burst prior to their expiration date (as well as after their expiration date). They have totally ruined one of my radios and two expensive Olight flashlights. I have replaced all of them with Energizers and haven't had any problems so far. I read a review somewhere that there are some alkaline batteries that won't ever burst and I think they were AC Delco batteries. I need to research this further, but Duracells are no longer welcome in my electronics.
I save my plastic spice containers and use them for hand lotion, aloe vera gel, salad dressing for my work lunch. For small things like hair pins and Qtips, containing my phone charger cord, pine shavings for tinder, you could use it for scaling down that large container of sanitizer. Also, an empty spare water bottle could be used to put water in and add a little bit of sanitizer to make a hand wash.
Great video. Unfortunately on a social security income that would be WAY out of my price range. I know it would work for a lot of people though. Thank you for sharing.
I.... would hope you can assemble some sort of decent B.O.B in a home improvement store. After all, most of the functions of our homes have evolved over time from our needs for survival. Dont get me wrong, it is a nice thought experiment
Before breakfast one last source farmers cooperative are great for finding things like a better kerosene lantern, also you may find the fuel or a fuel size double bit ax.
Back when I was shooting practical rifle and pistol the the local club had a rule against camo so I had a blue outdoor products day pack with a leather scuff bottom, used this for 15 years it was repaired with pop rivets and needle and thread. A battle belt was in the distant future so my belt was a bright yellow Fanny that with a long pocket. These were acceptable to the brain trust that ran the club. But I still wish I had purchased 4-5 of the blue packs 😊
Bag of misc size zip ties would ge good addition lite weight and compact. Usually found in electrical.
most look at a trash bags and say they're just for trash , that's not true , ground covers , shelter halves , but most forget , fill with dirt and you a brick , fill with sand and it's a sandbag , but the number one use fill with grass , leaves or pine needles and now you have a mattress for sleeping on .
i am pretty sure the number one use is for trash
I have always loved roofing hatchets around the campsite
Also tyvek or house wrap makes a great tarp as well.
With safety glasses everyone forgets. If you are moving in the woods at night because you have to they may keep a stick out of your eye. So safety glasses should be in your bag. Now earplugs they can keep bugs out of your ears when sleeping on the ground.
Also, don't forget that they also sell energy drinks, beef jerky, granola bars, and maybe even trail mix up at the registers. Definitely good to have some of that on hand if you're going to be hiking.
They also usually have small hand santizer and sunblock up there.
@@tenchraven he bought a large hand sanitizer, and it can also be used as an emergency fire starter because it’s flammable and burns for a while
@@kuzinit2374 good to know, Russell, thanks!
The one near me was selling freeze-dried food buckets for awhile.
@@kuzinit2374 best use for hand sanitizer. Be careful it doesn't put off much flame and will burn you.
That Energizer/lantern is the only thing that gave me light during the Texas blackout a couple years ago. It was a big help. I've now increased my preps a lot since then, but I still have that thing.
Add a 1st aid kit to the list. They usually sell them.
You can also get dishwashing soap, TP, paper towels, and a hatchet.
For that first aid kit add a few maxi pads and/or tampons. They make great emergency dressings as they are individually wrapped, sterile, and have mildly adhesive edges. Also some gauze wrappings, an ace bandage or two, and a claw hammer. And all of that only adds maybe 2 pounds to the weight (less if you drop the hammer, but the hammer is handy as a tool and self defense weapon). And baby wipes can be used to clean things plus as toilet paper.
I'd say the pliers would be absolutely necessary if your carrying a spool of wire around.
The Reflectix insulation can also be used as a ground pad or in a hammock as another layer of insulation in an emergency.
great video. I have several Husky tool bags and they are virtually indestructible, so that back pack was a good choice. I also purchased at Home Depot a Silcock key. It is small and doesn't take up much room, but is handy for accessing water from outside a business . They generally have water access but you need that key to turn on the hose bib.
Great idea. I have husky lunch bag. Used it for 6 years do far. It looks basically new. I love i. Very well made. It holds 2 bottles of water on the outside and has plenty of room on the inside. Also has 2 zipper outside pockets. One on front and other on the back. It was only $20 I believe.
I'll add a note on the Husky bag. Been using that brand bag for 12 years. My tool bag is around 60 lbs. Full of Vise Grips, wrenches, sockets, steel bars, cordless tools, and lithium batteries. Good product!! I buy the same one about every three years. I wear out the tools faster than the bag.
If you have a Rural King in your neck of the woods. It'd be great if you could do a video like this at Rural King.
They sell guns, ammo, Bows, arrows, knives, camping gear, some food including some freeze dried and pouches, water, clothes, fire wood bundles, fat wood, trapping gear, even side by sides, quads, and tractors. It's as close to the old General Stores as we have these days.
Thanks for this video. This will be very helpful. I go for the highest number of lumens on the flashlights. Scored a 1300 lumen with batteries included at Wally world about two weeks ago in the fishing/ammo section. They only had two left.
You never know what you might find in these big box stores! Good Find! Thanks for watching~
One word to that. I love bright lights too. However I have found in my cases while comparing flashlights in store that 500 lumens was as bright as much larger lumen flashlights which were much more expensive. I'm sure there are brighter ones but many are not. I don't know how they get away with that. But the important thing to me is they take regular batteries. Of course you can use rechargeable batteries too. But without electricity it's nice to know you can just slap batteries in it. Some of the flash lights are rechargeable but you can't put regular batteries. But if you get ones that use regular batteries you also have the option to use rechargeable batteries too.
Good tip I received was buy a Britta, filter through that first, then through my Berkey. It’s supposed to make the Berkey filters last longer.
Let tap water stand for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate. That will also extend the life of your filters.
I have a PUR faucet filter and a Zero Water filter pitcher. I would do the same as you. The PUR filters are affordable but the Zero Water filters are expensive ($25) but are THE very best by far.
Great points Ranger Annie and Logan. FYI, the Channellock 87 rescue tool is a great addition to a buyout bag.
These are always fun videos and a fun idea to do with friends and family too. As a Christmas present I gave a friend a $100 bill and challenged him to make a car kit. We ended up at fleet Farm and made a pretty decent kit!
Thanks David! These are fun, but expensive videos to make! 😂
Fleet Farm! I loved that place when i lived in MN
This reminded me of a channel that used to set various budgets and two guys would go into store and see how they spent $50, $100 whatever and put together best package. Cool mind game … wish I could recall the channel.
Tent pegs? Get very large stainless nails. they will double as potato nails or skewers,
I got a Zero Water system a few weeks ago after a review from another channel. After getting it set up, I sampled my regular tap water side by side with water filtered by the Zero Water. The tap water which had always seemed fine before clearly had a subtle chlorine taste in comparison. The Zero Water is noticably crisp and clean in taste, especially in comparison.
I hear zero water filter are the best in the class of filters of that type , my Britta makes the water taste much better , it’s that Carbon layer that does that
I’m a manager at Home Depot. One of our biggest sellers and a great little EDC knife is the Milwaukee Fastback.
They also have a small first aid kit, and they do have cleaning wipes over in the detergent aisle. they have usb charge flashlights sometimes they have items in clearance like your flashlights and other things!
My first thought was a first aid kit.
One mistake. You got Duracell batteries. I've had more flashlights, radios, and other items that require batteries get ruined by Duracell. If you are going to use them right away and burn threw'em, fine, but after years of camping with my sons (scouts), taking them out of the device(s) was best practice. Even just sitting in the drawer, I've had MANY leaks. I've stuck with Energizers and even Rayovac's. ACDelco brand (cheap) are prone to leakage also.
Lol, I had just the opposite. I will only buy Duracell as they last much longer. I do loosen the close on flashlights that I regularly use so the batteries lose connection until I need it and twist back tight. I also store other lanterns and flashlights, et. without the batteries in them. But I have not had much luck at all with Eveready, Energizer,
and other generic brands. 🙁 I also prefer Duracell batteries or usb charged lights over rechargeable batteries as I have not found a charger for them that works very long and if the rechargeable batteries I have tried ran down too much they would not recharge. I have solar powered battery banks for the usb ones, plus a 1000 watt lithium battery bank/charger that can be hooked up to a couple solar panels in emergency. It is funny how different people have different experiences with these and thus different preferences. 😂
Great video. I like the durable backpack. One item to add would be a good freezer bag to put your wallet and phone in. We did this whenever we went to the field, pre cell phone era (I’m getting old…).
Stasher bags offers a bags in a variety of colors for your cell phone 📱
I use a Plano lure box for my cel. I tested it while fishing in a leaky jonboat. It safely floated around the hull all day.
That being said, my sister found a perfectly functional cell floating in a brackish canal in a Ziploc freezer bag.
I still have old matches, vacuum sealed in food storage bags, in my camping stuff. Its probably 10 years old now.
On the big items like bulk matches, There are travel size containers at walmart for the matches and the hand sanitizer. You can pre cut rob and string for your tarp. But I really like your videos, you arr a very smart Man. Thankyou
FlexTape, aluminum duct tape in addition to the gorilla tape. I believe HD had wire breaks so you can fashion snares if you must. In the garden center, you might find activated charcoal for water purification and as a detoxer. Lintless rags are in the paint section as well as multipurpose painter's tool. And if you are creative, the caps to drive nails into wood or concrete. We haven't even covered the plumbing aisles or the air filters for registers and furnaces. Lots of things to look at in HD and Lowe's.
Over in the UK one thing I've noticed a shortage of is "Gloves"
Gardening centres, Pound/Dollar stores - the quick and easy gardening gloves seem to have vanished.
You might consider getting some whole body wipes in case you want to wash up and don't want to use your precious water. I have American Infection Control whole body wipes. It says Antimicrobial Bathing System on the package. It has 8 wipes. Save them after use. They are thick and could probably could be hand washed and reused as a wash rag once you have good water access.
Thanks, you got useful picks. Said “yep” when you picked up the trash bags. I keep both black and clear ones.
Whenever you buy a water filtration system like that, buy extra filters.
Cool! Thank you! The onliest thing I feel like I should tell: be carefull with filtrated water! Most common filtration systems has just a charocal filter, so, if you want to make sure that water you drink will not give you severe diarea, keep in mind that boiling is still the best way of purification. And the very important thingyou should add is something for sharpening your knife and machete. Most cheap knifes are made of 420 or 440 steel, they are fine, but if you use it hard it will become dull very quick.
Don't forget a small fold up shovel
They sell a Milwaukee knife similar to the glock field knife. Cost is $20. Definitely worth picking up one or two of them for your kit.
Love your videos, your the reason I am a prepper now and the events of 2020. I watch a lot of videos on survival and I don't understand why nobody suggest useing a light wieght dome style tent. I keep one in all my vehicles along with my bug out bag and the tent only wieghs about 1.5 pounds.,
The most wieght I have in my bugout bag is 4 water bottles. I also have a Sawyer mini water filter. We like to think we will only be in a crisis outside of our home for 3 days, but a crisis could last a lot longer than that. Also the government is NOT going to come to the rescue, just look at everything that has happened since 2020 with NO government help.
Tons of other great stuff there. Single use emergency power banks the size of credit cards, Fiskars axe or hatchet, 10n1 screw driver, small first aid kits, snacks, etc
A note on flashlights: a flashlight with a red light or red light filter option can be invaluable for tactical lighting or for helping preserve night vision.
Nice trip there Sootch!! I love going to our local Ace to get prep stuff as well. They really have even more stuff sometimes than HD or Lowe’s.
Thanks
Good haul. If they had multi tools they should be stocked were you found the knife. The steel in that machete is crap. You'd be much better off grabbing a Estwing 12" hatchet. They stock them on the tool isle were the hammers are.
Last I saw multitools they were in the tool area on end caps or saddle bags.
If you're just checking things out the app is useful for finding specific items.
Multi-tools would have been right near the box cutters.
Don, did you weigh the back pack after loading it up? It would be interesting to see what it weighed. Very informative video!!! 😁👍
77 pounds!
New time pick up the Husky headlamp instead of the Energizer. Have both, and the Husky is way better @ 500 lumens on high.
I'm in SoCal where we went through TWO Firestorms a couple years apart. We learned to have eye pro, leather gloves, and particle masks. We saw firefighters sleeping on the running boards of the trucks, so ear plugs are an excellent idea. Good video.
Outstanding...thanks for doing this! What did that HD receipt look like? 😂
Great vid! I drill a small hole in a piece of fat wood and secure it to the outside of my pack with a length of wire. Always there!
Thanks so much “another great idea for unforeseen situations” 😊👍✅
Awesome to see you making these types of videos again. Thank you 🇺🇸
Most of my emergency/survival backpack is built up from things I got at Lowe's. If you think about it, survival is essentially home improvement. It makes perfect sense that you find the basics there
Road flares, Shoe Goo,Wide brim hat and insulated blanket ae all things I would add or substitute on the list. Maybe even a hammock. Over all it was a fun and interesting video.
I've tested the Zero Water and the filtration quality equals that of reverse osmosis, only downfall is that each filter is rated for about 50 gallons @ about $9 per replacement filter. Thank you for the video, God Bless...
If it were truly that effective Zero Water would advertise it that way. They don't on their website. Just saying.
Something else I've picked up on with the Zero Water filter is if you push the lifespan of the filter too far it will not only stop working, it will actually make the water coming out dirtier than it was going in.
Houseware cleaning supplies has smaller bottles you could buy and transfer some of the hand sanitizer into for a smaller amount in pack.
That gas station / convenience store emergency supplies sounds like a good video for those who did not prepare and have to evacuate and find stuff on the road.
Please do your largest gas station store and film what you find there. As you said "that may be the place you have to pick up as many items you can". I know you might find some really cheap "gas station knives"...lol.
Looking out for that video.
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On flash lights I like a small low lumen cause I don’t want to telegraph my location unless I’m in trouble! Then the light sticks are great.
I’d have also purchased: a furniture blanket, a can of 3M waterproofing spray, a hat, roofer’s hatchet (w/ finish hammer head), a roll of narrow gauge wire, 18” bolt cutters w/ 2 electrical conduit handle extendors, machinists 5” channel locks, 3M respirator mask, safety goggles, short shovel (or a small spade then saw off the handle (that I’d keep for a baton), and a bag chock full of snickers bars & energy bars, nuts and jerky. I’d also have dummied up some type of pot or dig through the store for a Stanley cook set or thermos w/ metal cup. Lastly maybe a gallon of bleach. Fun video 👊🏼💥
I’d get cord a container to boil water some plastic for a shelter matches lighter. A knife a bag to haul it all. If they have a sweater or blanket that too. Duct tape is try to keep it light and simple
awesome video, thanks for the time you put into bringing great content to your viewers.
The ZeroWater filters are ion exchange resin based, and won't do much if anything to remove harmful microbes which would be the big concern in a survival situation. A Brita type activated charcoal filter would be better in that regard but still not safe to depend on. ZeroWater could be useful if you have water with heavy metal contamination (e.g. Flint) in conjunction with boiling water to kill microbes.
I just love your ideas around the forming of groups in an emergency situation. It makes so much sense.
I'm bad. I go into hardware stores and ask for a few paint stirring sticks and save them. If they're willing to give them away I take them for tinder.
That's wise. I'm do similar new things myself. Gov are kill us.
I would think Home Depot would have a lot of good survival stuff, or things you could use in a survival situation.
Now do the same challenge at like a CVS 😮
That would be interesting 🙂
last time I was at CVS, I actually thought about what they have for a survival kit.
@@STB-jh7od Imagine the length of the receipt for that attempt. 😂 Fire tinder for a year.
@@wmluna381 exactly 😊😊
Your receipt will be 600' long.
I know I’m throwing a little shade here but the ZeroWater filter does not filter biologicals from water. While I’m sure it does a great job on taste it’s not something that would help out in the woods. Another really good item to add would be cable ties. They’re available in sizes up to human restraint and many lengths in between
the red light in the lamp not only saves power, but its also used for preserving night vision (for example waking up in the middle of the night to go to the john)….
In a evasion situation never use red light as your stalker if sees that can get an idea how far away you are. In evasion situations use blue as it much more difficult to tell the distance away from light source.
Another great video. That would also make a good learning game for kids "what can you survive with at Home Depot". You could probably go back and get another bag of stuff that's different from your original purchase. Love your channel.
That loop on the side is a tape loop. You have a roll of tape. You can save space inside the bag by utilizing the loop.
Good stuff. Thanks! I may have missed it, but didn’t see a first-aid kit.
That tool organizer backpack is a copy of those becoming popular in the electrical trade. I have one by Klein, one by Salisbury - both orange and black, so that Husky might be the better choice, as well as being less expensive.
Hi Don, As usual great video. Most people don't think about it, but those bags are rugged. FYI I switched over to Energizer batteries. In my past, I would only use Duracell. Unfortunately it is my recent experience that the Duracell's are constant leakers. The frequency of battery acid destroying everything recently with Duracell batteries is currently not worth it.
I actually went to HD after watching this! I found the exact same backpack. $49.99. Really well made. While looking around, I came across a slightly different version of the backpack that didn't have the rubberized bottom or the pouch for safety glasses. It was made of the same material, heavy duty quality zippers, same inside but...$15.00! I scooped that up and completely redid my "go" bag. The store I went to didn't have weatherproof matches but it was a good exercise to find useful items. Great video.
To make weatherproof matches but paraffin (comes in blocks ) and melt some of the wax and dip the match heads in the wax. Voilà you have weatherproof matches
Tyvek Tape is waterproof, UV resistant, super sticky. I. I always keep a few rolls on hand.
Ya good show yes you don't need the latest gadgets to survive plain common heavy duty items will do love the bag for in my truck thanks for the show
Zero water is amazing!! Best tasting water but if you live in an area where you have hard water and what not, the filters really don't last. I'm in Canada and the water from the tap is really good anyway so it lasts a long time.
Great video sir! I saw the hurricane heading to your area. Saying an extra prayer for you and your family. Stay safe.
Just buy two good rain jackets and two sets of rain pants. Golfing rain gear are nice and work really well.
I wish my Home Depot was as well stocked, organized and clean as yours.
I was a little surprised you didn't include solar landscape lights. They're just so versatile . I have at least two in each vehicle I own. I'd love to be able to find a way to charge my phone using them.
I found a solar phone charger. I figure even if the phone system goes down, I have important info I have saved like campfire recipes and local plant foraging info that I could still access. Plus music will be invaluable to keep up your spirit if tshtf
Great idea on the solar landscape lights. There are a lot of solar power banks out there. I have had a couple from Amazon and I purchased a bunch from 4 Patriots. They work great and can also be charged by plugging them into a wall socket. They could be a great alternative to keep your phone charged and usable.
I have the 4 Patriots solar power bank. It has a flashlight. They sell a good portable radio also.
@@rebeccaclementz3756 I've got several solar power banks, including the 4 Patriots one. It's, um...okay. There are better ones out there for about the same price though. They DO have an excellent advertising campaign and marketing strategy though. 😎👍 Good day mam.
@@FluffyBunnyArsenal Which companies would you recommend?
Cool video. Would like to see more of these..... Walmart, target, gas station, dollar store.... pretty cool.
Great video thank you! I've given up on flashlights that use alkaline batteries. I've lost too many great lights from acid leaks. Duracell batteries mostly. I will only buy rechargeable lithium from now on.
But you need electricity to charge them. Keep batteries separate and use them up and replace as needed. Try to get the 10 year ones. You can also buy rechargeable batteries to save your others as long as you have electricity.
Did I miss a sharpening stone? I carry one in my pocket.. one in my truck.. and one in my pack... I also look for them in estate sales and flea markets.
And about that Gerber Gator JR...the steel in those are VERY thin. Do not expect to use it on dry pine and hard wood. :) I have tried. BUT the saw-part is really good!
It's definitely light-duty. I carried mine for defense. I am looking at Cold Steel for a work machete.
So helpful. I really appreciate this and all your videos. My kit is ever growing. Going to look for your video on building shelters with tarps.
Nice job! Felt good to see you picked some of the identical ones I have👍🏻
Never would of thought you could build a nice bug out bag at a hardware store, great video. Be safe !
Great video. One weight saving technique would be swapping bailing wire for twine. Getting rid of the saw because you have one on the machete. Instead of water, make a 20oz bottle of bleach and buy a couple life straws. Instead of tent stakes just make them out of sticks. Or bring only the amount you need for a tent. You cannot have a shortage of knives, rope or fire starting equipment.
In California we only have blackouts and once in a earthquake. All my preps are expiring lol. Flashlights and lanterns have been the only useful thing out here. If you live in the mountains than you definitely need a bugout bag. Too many mudslides and fires.
Bright yellow is probably more common in the wild than the blue. Some mud or soot can break up the solid yellow color in a deciduous forest.
I went to our local Dollar tree and they had a ton of survival items rope power cord etc it was a lot cheaper than home Depot and the quality is excellent granted they don't have a lot of things that you might need but you can save yourself a few bucks by checking them out
I love the husky backpack.
Never would of thought a tool bag for a get home bag also a great budget option. Swapped hand sanitizer for beef jerky or granola bars. Definitely need some calories
Great video, but I have to disagree with you on the Duracell batteries. I have had bad luck with Duracells. I have had them burst prior to their expiration date (as well as after their expiration date). They have totally ruined one of my radios and two expensive Olight flashlights. I have replaced all of them with Energizers and haven't had any problems so far. I read a review somewhere that there are some alkaline batteries that won't ever burst and I think they were AC Delco batteries. I need to research this further, but Duracells are no longer welcome in my electronics.
I buy cheap alkaline for normal use but have 10 year ones so you are good for a long time. But inspect once in awhile.
I save my plastic spice containers and use them for hand lotion, aloe vera gel, salad dressing for my work lunch. For small things like hair pins and Qtips, containing my phone charger cord, pine shavings for tinder, you could use it for scaling down that large container of sanitizer. Also, an empty spare water bottle could be used to put water in and add a little bit of sanitizer to make a hand wash.
Nice video, thanks for posting this. Surprised that, I didn't see a multi tool.
Discovered your video about 2 weeks ago, great info. Wish I could afford a lot of these. Thank you so much.
ear plugs can double as fishing float (bobber).
Zero Water is the best for filtering solids but NOT bacteria!!! Also Zero Water filters out minerals that are beneficial.
Nice video, when I worked at H.D. we sold a small first aid kit. Also, not all home depots carry the same things.
Great video. Unfortunately on a social security income that would be WAY out of my price range. I know it would work for a lot of people though. Thank you for sharing.
Home Depot also sells a pre.packed bug out or get home bag My store carried them and they sold out
I.... would hope you can assemble some sort of decent B.O.B in a home improvement store. After all, most of the functions of our homes have evolved over time from our needs for survival.
Dont get me wrong, it is a nice thought experiment
Before breakfast one last source farmers cooperative are great for finding things like a better kerosene lantern, also you may find the fuel or a fuel size double bit ax.
Vise grips over channel locks. More versatile, lighter etc.
Back when I was shooting practical rifle and pistol the the local club had a rule against camo so I had a blue outdoor products day pack with a leather scuff bottom, used this for 15 years it was repaired with pop rivets and needle and thread. A battle belt was in the distant future so my belt was a bright yellow Fanny that with a long pocket. These were acceptable to the brain trust that ran the club. But I still wish I had purchased 4-5 of the blue packs 😊
This is awesome. I like the haul, except the backpack. Can't wait to see the comments on the backpack.